My pop loves old cars. He often watches restoration shows on the Discovery Channel, the History Channel or TLC. Something about the bad economy seems to help the popularity of those types of shows. I guess it’s a sort of escapism; an opportunity to live vicariously through people having a better time than we are. Of course it’s also nostalgic. These cars bring back memories of better days, like youthful photographs from a bygone era. Well this Saturday East Texans have an opportunity relive some of those memories in a small way, in person.
This Saturday, the parking lot of UT Tyler on Lake Dr. and University Blvd. will be the site of the second annual Classic Car Show. Original and modified vehicles from the 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s will be on display from 9 am until 2 pm. Awards will be given for the following categories: best paint, best interior, people’s choice, best in show, a crank it up contest, a rev it up contest, and the best wheels contest. There will also be live music and food venders, including (one of my personal favs), Stanley’s Bar-b-que. Admission is twenty dollars and the first fifty registrations will get a free t-shirt. For more information contact Ronald Gorman, at (903)253-3213 or Valerie Hammontree, at (214)232-9914. Interested readers can also visit the following websites: http://www.rgcarshows.com/uploads/ut.pdf , or http://www.rgcarshows.com .