SHOW COVERAGE
AACA at AutoFair
WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY RICHARD LENTINELLO
Thanks to all the hard work from the fine folks of the Hornet’s Nest fi Region of the AACA, the Charlotte
Autofair once again jump-started the col-
lector-car season with another exciting
show.
Besides all the swap meet spaces filled fi
with old car and truck parts and budding
project cars, and a car corral that is without question the largest in the country,
circling the entire one-and-a-half miles
of the track that make up the Lowe’s
Motor Speedway, it was the AACA show
that was the center for that club’s members throughout the day on Saturday.
Located on the outside of turn two,
the grassy show field quickly fi fi lled up by fi
9:00 a.m., thanks to the gorgeous, sunny
weather which makes this such a prime
location for a spring meet. From early
pre-war touring cars and a few CCCA-recognized Full Classics, to the rarest
muscle cars and desirable British sports
cars, there truly was something for everyone to feast upon.
In total, approximately 200 cars, and a
few trucks, as well as a restored Lola Can-
Am race car, were entered in the AACA’s
annual Southeastern Spring Meet to
earn their much-deserved Junior, Senior
and Preservation Awards. Compared to
many other events, the quality of the cars
here was well above average, with many
of them having been completed just days
before the show. It was a real treat to view
the quality of their outstanding restorations up close, and to be able to talk to
many of the car owners and learn just
how their collector cars were restored.
To learn more about this and other
AACA events, visit the club’s website at
www.aaca.org. Better yet, for a mere $35
per year, you too can become an intrinsic part of this truly great organization,
which will then afford you the opportunity to show your car or truck at many of
the best collector-car events this hobby
has to offer.
Nearby Hickory, North Carolina, resident David Clark showed his incredibly beautiful black-on-white
1957 Cadillac Series 62 convertible, and took home a First Preservation Award.
