Gearhead Gazzette Vol 17 Issue 12 Mar 23-29 2017

Volume 17 Issue 12

March 23-29 2017

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Vol. 17 Issue 12 Mar 23– 29, 2017

inside It’s All The Gearhead News You Can Use! Publisher / Editor Feature Writers Art Director-Designer Photography Web Producer Senior Feature

The Staff Jim “Jimmy B” Brandau Jim “Jimmy B” Brandau Larry Williams – Williams Graphics “Jimmy B” & Butch Pate/P8 Photography Jack Cobb - tnhost.com Writer Emeritus: Ed Woodard Contributors “PC Svcs,

Advertising Publisher: Jim “Jimmy B” Brandau Car Show & Event listings, Cruise Night Listings, Personal FOR SALE/SWAP ads, Car Club Listings are all listed for free.

For all other advertising cost & availabilities contact Jim Brandau at 615-3002003 8am—6pm CST or at gearheadgazzette@gmail.com Editorial content is the sole property of the GEARHEAD GAZZETTE. All information contained in each issue is the sole opinion and comments of the editor. The opinions and comments expressed in this issue do not reflect in any way either written or implied on any of the Sponsors or Advertisers in each issue. No portion of the GEARHEAD GAZZETTE maybe reproduced in any form, without written permission from the publisher .All information relating to dates, times and locations of events is only as accurate, as provided to the GEARHEAD GAZZETTE. The GEARHEAD GAZZETTE will not be held responsible for any errors in the information provided.

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The Fun Starts Here 5 Road Rumblings 6 Southeast Car Shows 8 Midwest USA Car Shows 12 Western USA Car Show 12 West Coast Car Shows 16 East Coast Car Shows 16 2017 Legend Cup 18 Upcoming Car Shows 24-32 Cruise-In’s Across the USA 34 Cover: 2017 Legend Cup Winner shot

by Jimmy B Contents Page: Cool “John Law” artwork by Larry Williams—Williams Graphics gearheagazzette@gmail.com www.gearheadgazzette.com www.facebook.com/gearhead-gazzette twitter@gearheadgazzett Instagram@gearheaddgazzette Send submissions via email or direct mail to GEARHEAD GAZZETTE 2685 Buckner Rd Thompsons Station TN 37179

“ Ya Gotta know where to Go….The FUN Starts Here….” “have an amazingly hard job to do” While we all think this, (or you wouldn't be competing), the reality is, only the judging will determine from show to show, class by class who the best of the best really is.

With warmer Spring weather comes the wind down of the indoor car shows and the ISCA shows too. They take a break until later in the fall.

For the competitors it is a busy hectic time, from the start of the show car season until around now. Traveling around earning points at various shows, competing against one another to see who the best of the best is.

Years or training, learning and judging help them hone their role, so that they know what to look for, where to look and most importantly how to score. The clipboard is full of notes of each car they look at so their decisions are data driven, based on the criteria set up to judge by.

Somebody who gets overlooked a lot, but is always there, are the show judges.

Thank you for what you do. We are not always the nicest person if we don’t win the BIG AWARD, but that comes form our desire to succeed. Thanks for making us better at what we do.

They have an amazingly hard job to do, and they do it well.

All of us, and I will raise my hand first, as I have shown my cars over the years in these type of shows, thinks we have THE BEST car in the show...PERIOD

Jimmy B.

“the fun starts here”….

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Road Rumblings‌.

Write or call your U. S. Representative in Congress today. This bill is important to all of us. Your voice does count.

The U.S. House of Representatives has introduced a bill that would prohibit the sale of E15 gasoline, capping the amount of ethanol that can be blended into conventional gasoline at 10 percent, according to SEMA Action Network.

Spring is almost here, and in some states, it has already arrived. For many of us, this means it's finally time to pull out our specialty/collector car, and give it a once over before we make our way to the first car event in our area.

The bill (HR 1315) also eliminates the Renewable Fuel Standard’s (RFS) mandate that requires 15-billion gallons of corn-based ethanol be blended into the U.S. fuel supply each year, according to SEMA Action Network. HR 1315 would eliminate mandates imposed under the RFS, such as requiring refiners to blend 36-billion gallons of biofuels by 2022.

What should you be concerned with since the last time you had the car out? Let's take a look at some items that will help make for a good driving season in 2017.

We'll skip the fancy "apply a coat of wax to your car" fluff, and get to the meat and potatoes of mechanical issues: Battery - Check the terminals; clean corrosion; tighten as needed. If it hasn't been on a trickle charger or disconnected, make yourself a note to get one for future use. Call it an early birthday present for your car(s)!

Better roll your gem back in the garage and get her up in the air.

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Why? Because your grease gun is calling you. It's beckoning you to have some interaction with you and your car! Grease those tie rod ends, U -joints, and suspension points. You know you have been putting it off, so let's cross that off the list today.

sion to show off that dirty filter for all to see? Oh, and your engine will thank you for it.

Fuel - Ethanol ... need I say more?

Check for leaks, stains, smells. Rubber lines put up a good fight, but eventually they can lose the battle and begin to 'weep' or split. Engine fires are not fun. Trust me. While you're at it, get a fire extinguisher and keep it close-by during first start up.

Heck, you might even want to push the car outside as it would save the garage and home if the worst ends up happening!

Finally, after you've completed your pre-flight checklist, reach into your glove box (or where ever) and ensure you have your most recent vehicle registration and insurance I.D. card.

We don't want you getting pulled over

by Johnny Law and NOT be in compliance.

Now that we've got spark, fuel, and air, we're ready for contact, right?!

Wrong. When was the last time you checked the air in the tires? Better yet, what's the date code on those shoes? Tires on collector cars tend to "time out" before they wear out. Have you ever seen one delaminate and weed-whack the heck out of the fender on a full fender car at 75 mph?

While you're stooped over checking tire pressure, grab your torque wrench? Yep, those lug nuts could use a quick check, too!

Now that you have checked your ride out‌.drive the wheels off it!

Air - Inspect the air cleaner, and replace it if you have one. Who wants to pop the hood on their prized posses 7

MAR 2017: MAR 22-26: MEMPHIS TN: Outlaw Street Car Reunion IV: Car Show, Drag Racing and more! Largest Payout ever at OSCR IV! $20,000 up for Grabs! Located at the Memphis International Raceway. Gates open at 8am, racing starts at 10am daily. $20,000 to win, $3,000 to runner up, $1,000 to semis, $500 to Quarters, $200 to eights. $200 entry Fee. $50 weekend passes for crew members. VP racing fuels pre-race test sessions on Thursday ($100). Last chance test blast on Friday morning ($50).

For more info: 731-345-9058 or www.racessp.com MAR 24-25: METAIRIE-NEW ORLEANS LA: AUTOGRAS 2017: Car, Truck & Bike Show.

Burnout Competition. DJ Getlow & DJ Sky Nola. MC Toasta. Tons of Vendors. Live Worm Eating Contest For Cash!! Milk Chugging Contest For Cash!! Jalapeño Eating Contest For Cash!! Drive Thru Judging. Registration Info : Saturday 7am-6pm & Sunday 7am-2pm. Spectators: Saturday 8am-6pm, Sunday 8am-5pm. Event being held at New Orleans Zephyr Field located at 6000 Airline Drive. For more info go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1594235944225787/

MAR 24-26: DAYTONA BEACH FL: THE 28TH SPRING DAYTONA TURKEY RUN: Located at the infield of the Daytona International Speedway. Car Show, Car Corral, Swap Meet, Arts & Fashion, Shop here. For more info: www.turkeyrun.com MAR 25: WHITE HOUSE TN: C10 CLUB TENNESSEE 2ND ANNUAL PRE-SHOW SEASON GET TOGETHER: Located at 3414 Pleasant Grove Rd, Bullock’s Body Werks. Show starts 10-2. Re-Scheduled to April 15th MAR 25: CAMDEN TN: SWAP MEET / FLEA MARKET: Being held at the Benton County

Court Square, Camden, TN. Times: 7am - 3pm. Vendor fees $10.00. Sponsored by Legend Cruisers Car Club. Yard Sellers welcome. Free admission for buyers & browsers. For more info, Call James 731-642-8124 or Terry 731-441-1675, Vince 731-220-1090.

MAR 25: MURFREESBORO TN: 45TH SEMI-ANNUAL MUSIC CITY CLASSIC VINTAGE COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION. Located at 1815 Old Fort Pkwy. Open to the public, spectators welcome, $10 admission. For more info: www.southernclassicauctions.com or 615-496-2277 or southernclassicauctions@gmail.com 8

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MAR 2017: MAR 25: CLEVELAND TN: GET-A-GRIP: BICYCLE SHOW, SWAP MEET & POKER RUN: Located at George R Stuart School, 802 20th St. Gates open at 10am for Everyone!

Types of Bikes: Vintage, Old School original, Muscle Bike, Road Bikes, BMX, Rat Rod, Custom. Set up at 10am-noon. Show noon to 3pm, awards at 3pm. Show Bikes $5 entry fee for each bike. Awards for top 20 entries. Best of Show & People’s Choice.

Swap $10 vendor fee for each 10’ x 10’ layout. First 40 vendors receive goody bag.

Open to bicycles, Parts & Vintage Ride ons. No VEHICLES IN SWAP OR SHOW AREA FROM NOON TO 3PM. Show wagons $5 entry fee for each wagon awards for top 5 entries and Best of Show. Poker Run 8+ mile round trip with 6 card stops along the way. Starts at 11am last bike out at noon. $5 per hand played with Top 3 prize winners! For more info: Facebook & Youtube “Get A Grip Bicycle Show” MAR 25: CALHOUN GA: SHOW & GO “NOSTALGIA DRAG MEET, CAR SHOW & SWAP MEET EARLY BIRD SHOW & GO: Located at Paradise Drag Strip, 500 Chatsworth Hwy. Rain date March 25. See Vintage Gassers, Nostalgia super stocks, front engine dragsters. Best Swap Meet around. Don’t miss the chance to run your car on the Histori-

cal Paradise Drag Strip. Gates open at 7am for vendor set up and remain open all day. Show/Swap Meet $25.00, Drag Rac $35 admission $10 under 10 free. For more info: 706-934-3437 or 706-278-2846 or www.paradisedragstrip.net MAR 25: SMARTT TN: YOUTH GROUP CRUISE-IN: Located at First Baptist Church of Smartt, 4907 Manchester Hwy. Cruise time: 10-2. It’s time to get your ride out of the garage again and cruise on in to the Youth Group Cruise-In. Fuel Bags for kids.

These bags of food are for children who do not have anything to eat during the weekend. On Friday, they are able to take home one of these bags of food and have

food to eat until they come back to school on Monday for free lunches. Some of the food we need is Mac N Cheese, Canned soup, juices, canned veggies, pop tarts, instant oatmeal, fruit, snacks, traditional breakfast stuff, ramen noodles. Or a donation would be appreciated.

MAR 25: HENDERSONVILLE TN: MOPAR Strong GTG #3: Event location is at Sanders Ferry Pizza & Pub. Event Hours: Starts at 2 pm. Mopar Strong will be giving away a detailing gift bucket. Great people, cars, and food. If you have a Mopar (Dodge, Ram, Chrysler, Jeep, Plymouth) bring it out. We had about 35 cars last month. Get more info and find a link for pictures from our last event at, www.facebook.com/ events/1876065889278529/

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MAR 2017: MAR 25-26: NOVI MI: MOTOR CITY HOT ROD & RACING EXPO: Located at Suburban Collection Show Place. Show time: Saturday 9am-6pm & Sunday 9am-3pm. Public welcome, $10. Show features Performance Parts Manufacturers, Muscle Car Part Manufacturers, Racing Retailers, Engine Builders, Race Tracks & Sanctioning Bodies, Truck & Trailer Sales/Manufacturers, Hot Rod & Restoration, Sales and Services,

Money Saving Show specials. For more info: www.hotrodracingexpo.com or order tickets @ www.etix.com MAR 26: PEOTONE IL: Chicagoland Auto Racing Memorabilia & Collectibles Show: Event also includes Raceway Park & Santa Fe Speedway Reunion. We have over 60 vendors selling local racing memorabilia as well as Indy Car and NASCAR stuff. New this year is the Racers Reunion. Come mingle with former drivers as they take part in driver interviews, racing roundtables, fan Q&A sessions, autograph tables and more. Show runs from 10AM to 4PM and admission is only $7 - Kids 11 & under are FREE. Come join us for the unofficial start to the local racing season at the Will County Fairgrounds in the Atrium building. For more info go to https:// www.facebook.com/events/421491121522576/

MAR 2017: MAR 24-26: SAN ANTONIO TX: San Antonio AutoRama & World of Wheels: Located at the Freeman Coliseum. Friday 4pm-9pm, Saturday 9am-9pm. Sunday 11am-

6pm. General admission $15. 3-day weekend pass $20, 3-day family pack $30(up to 2 adults & 2 children), Daily with military ID & Senior (65) $10, Child admission (6 -12) $5, and children under 5 free. Purchase of a ticket does not guarantee pictures or autographs with any celebrity guests. For more info: 866-495-8111 MAR 24-26: ST JOSEPH MO: MIDWEST MOTOR-RAMA 2017: Car, Truck, Bike & Rat Rod Show. Show being held in the St. Joseph MO Civic Arena. Friday 12-10pm, Saturday 9am-10pm and Sunday 9am -5pm. Adults $12.00, Kids 6-12 $5.00 and under 6 free. Best of the Best in the Midwest. Six states being represented. Missouri movie cars, Custom car builders and Smokey & the Bandit. For more info call 816-

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MAR 2017: MAR 24-26: VICTORIA TX: SPEEDING TO THE CROSSROADS OF SOUTH TEXAS 2017: The Texas Mile welcomes drivers of street legal sports cars, motorcycles, trucks, and concept race cars to test their top speeds on a 1-mile straight stretch of pavement. This event is held at Victoria Regional Airport located at 609 Foster Field Dr. The event features everyday people as amateur participants, novices, and profes-

sional racers alike who all share the need for speed- without fear of tickets or jail time and in a safe environment. Spectators witness racers going full throttle for 1mile and have the opportunity to see the vehicles up close and personal. There are onsite concessions to enjoy while at the event and fun for the whole family. Spectator Schedule (tentative): Friday, March 24: Gates open 8 AM- DUSK Saturday, March 25: Gates open 8 AM- DUSK Sunday, March 26: Gates open 8 AM- 4 PM ***We run each day until the sun goes down! Spectator tickets will be available for purchase at the gate. Cost: $25/person for the weekend (in and out). Kids 12 and under are FREE. For more info call 281-303-1844 or go to www.texasmile.net MAR 25: MESA AZ: 6TH ANNUAL APACHE WELLS CAR SHOW: Open to all makes and models. Anything on wheels including golf carts. Event being held at the Apache Wells Country Club located at 5601 East Hermosa Vista Drive. Car show awards, Live Music, Giant Raffle, vendors and great food! Event runs from 9am – 3pm. $20.00 entry includes t-shirt, dash plaque and goody bag. Entry form available on cruisinarizona.com. For more info go to www.nancyperryproductions.com MAR 25-26: LUBBOCK TX: WEST TEXAS ROUNDUP: Located at Cook’s Garage, 11002 Hwy 87. Pre ’63 traditional-styled hotrods and customs, live music. Cash

best of show award. For more info: 806-778-7519 or email revlimitcustoms@yahoo.com

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MAR 2017: MAR 25-26: PLEASANTON CA: 35TH ALL AMERICAN GET TOGETHER: Located at Alameda County Fairgrounds. Featuring all years of American Made or Powered Hot Rods, Customs, Classics, Muscle Cars and Trucks, Goodguys AutoCross, Indoor Car Show, Vendors, Swap Meet and Cars 4 Sale Corral. For more info: call 925-8389876 or go to www.good-guys.com

MAR 2017: MAR 25-26: NAUGATUCK CT: CABIN FEVER CUSTOM CAR & MOTORCYCLE SHOW: Located at the New Naugatuck Entertainment Facility, 6 Rubber Ave. Indoor show.

Show hours are Saturday 10am-7pm Sunday 10am-5pm. Custom and Classic Cars, Race Cars, Motorcycles all brands, Dealers, Vendors, Club displays, Specialty vehicles, Auto & Bike Swap section, DJ Music, Entertainment and more! General admission $10, children 8-13 %5/ children under 8 free/ plenty of free parking. For more info about sponsorships, vendor spaces, club space or other opportunities to participate, email donclady@ctcruisenews.com or 860-354-5110

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Story & Photo’s by Jimmy B

If you missed it, you missed a great show and car show competition that as not been seen before...ever...EVER!

Add in 2 other Great Eight finalists from this years Detroit Autorama, a contender in the ISCA Grand Finale and one awesome ‘63 Corvette and you have the CHICAGO WORLD OF WHEELS Select Six Finalists for 2017.

This years LEGEND Cup competition was one for the ages. Never before have the current America’s Most Beautiful Roadster (AMBR) from the Grand National Roadster Show and the current RIDLER Award Winner from the Detroit Autorama, gone head to head for a prestigious award such as the LEGEND CUP is. They can’t compete against each other at the GNRS or Detroit Autorama based on the rules for the AMBR and RIDLER Competition, but they can in Chicago!

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Some of you are saying about now, what is the LEGEND CUP?

In order to qualify for the LEGEND CUP, the vehicle must be shown for the first

The LEGEND CUP award is handed out only at the CHICAGO WORLD OF WHEELS show. It was created by show producer Harry Willet and the Advisory Board team of the Chicago WOW show 11 years ago, to add excitement to the Chicago WOW show. Since it’s inception it has done just that. Some of the winners include Bobby Alloway, Steve Tracy, Troy Trepanier.

time ever at the Chicago World of Wheels show. The winner comes from the TOP 20 picks and then the SELECT SIX picks at the show. The winner takes home with them, a smaller version of the LEGEND CUP and a check for $5000.00, not to mention serious bragging rights for the next year.

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Having been at the show, having seen the AMBR deal at this years GNRS in person and also the RIDLER deal in person at this years Detroit Autorama, in no way do we envy the Legend Cup judging team.

In our opinion, they had by far, THE HARDEST JUDGING deal of any show car judges...PERIOD. At the awards ceremony on Sunday Afternoon, anticipation was high on who would win this years Legend Cup. All of us “NON Judges” had our thoughts and feelings of who should take home the big award of the weekend. Opinions and idea’s varied across all six of the contenders based on attributes that each had.

At the end of the awards ceremony, The Mulholland Speedster owned by Bruce Wanta and built by Troy Ladd and his team at HOLLYWOOD HOT RODS in Burbank California won the 2017 LEGEND CUP. While the Mulholland Speedster won the LEGEND CUP, all of the SELECT Six are some awesome vehicles. Just making it into the SELECT SIX is a great honor in our opinion, and one to be very proud of.

We’ll let the cars speak for themselves here for you to check out and enjoy.

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MAR 2017: MAR 29-APRIL 1: SEVIERVILLE TN: PONIES IN THE SMOKIES: 4 Days of Mustangs & Mountains. Day 1: Shine Run & Kickoff Party at the Hard Rock Café, Pigeon Forge, Day 2: Shine Run & After Party at Nascar Speed park, Sevierville, Day 3 #Pits Car Show, Sevierville Convention Center/ Show/Vendors/Swap Meet, Day 4 All Ford Cruise-in & awards, Sevierville Convention Center, Vendors/Swap Meet/Car Show Awards. Shine Run includes stops at Floyd Garrett’s Muscle Car Museum, The Tail of

the Dragon and several local distilleries. The Car Show will be held on Friday @ The Sevierville Events Center. Space will be limited so please keep an eye on registration to open. The show will be open to all Mustang’s. The event center will also be open during the day of the show and will feature a large indoor air conditioned area featuring many vendors as well as several special vehicle displays including our “Mustang Corral” display which will feature one example of each year Mustang 1964 -2017. The Mustang Corral will have one set of judges (MCA) and the outdoor lot will have another set. Scoring criteria is based on cleanliness and execution for the given classes. Awards will be given for Top 75 along with various specialty awards.

The awards ceremony will be held on Saturday. Saturday’s cruise in will be open to all Ford Chassis’d cars & trucks. Check out the Registration page for more info on the entry. We have over 500 space available but it will fill up fast! Saturday will also feature the door prize giveaways and our car show awards from the day before. For more info: www.poniesinthesmokies.com MAR 31 – APR 1: PERRY GA: PERRY AUTO FEST & SWAP MEET: Georgia National Fairgrounds is the location for this spring show and huge swap meet. This is a Car Show, Judging and Awards for Saturday ONLY. Registration begins at 7am-11am, Awards begin at 2pm. Entry is $25 per car and includes 2 people. With the entry you can attend Friday and Saturday. There are 25 judges for choice awards: 5 Best of the Best Awards, Best of Show Award and Club Participation Award. Money Tree Drawings (cash based on # of cars). The Swap Meet and Car Corral: All spaces preregistered before 3/18/17 are priced as follows and include passes for 2 people.

15x30 Swap Meet/Vendor spaces $50 each, 10x20 Car Corral spaces $50 each, 110 power available-$50 for the weekend. Spaces can be purchased at the gate for $60 after 3/18/17. For more info call 478-662-2267, 478-318-1096 or go to www.perryswapmeet.com 24

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MAR 2017: MAR 31-APR 2: TAMPA FL: NSRA SOUTHEAST STREET ROD NATIONALS: Located at Florida State Fairgrounds. See over 1400 street rods, street machines, pro-touring, cool trucks, customs and any type of specialty vehicles 30 years and older. To go along with all of the cool rides, there will be over 40 manufacture exhibits, a vintage parts Swap Meet, an Arts & Crafts Display, a Model Car Display, a Ladies Tea, a Poker Run, rock n roll band, the Revell Make N Take, a 29 Below Program for the future hot rodders, the NSRA Super Prize Program, the NSRA vehicle Safety Inspection Program, a StreetKhana, Sunday Church Service. All of this and lots more. For more info call (574) 875-4032 or visit us at www.nsra-usa.com or see us on our Facebook page APR 2017: APR 1: CHATTANOOGA TN: CHATTANOOGA CRUISE IN BY COKER TIRE: The biggest Cruise In event in the Southeast keeps getting bigger! We've had a hard time containing all of the cars that want to be a part of the Chattanooga Cruise In and we're making another huge effort to have enough room. For the April 1, 2017 event, we are making some big changes to hold even more cars...we'll have more on that later. We will still have the Coker Tire building open for tours all day, and of course, we'll have apparel available in both Coker Tire and Honesty Charley storefronts. We also plan to order more than double our Event T-shirt order, so that EVERYONE gets a chance to buy one. Event T-shirt prices will still be $10. We guarantee to have more vendors, more food and more restroom facilities than ever, in an effort to ac-

commodate the massive crowd. We will keep this page updated with information regarding the event, including parking maps and additional info that will be valuable for everyone attending. Please share this event, and invite your friends to take part in this epic cruise in! The fun starts pretty early...we'll call it 8am but we always have early birds who like to sneak in before the start time. We know you want a good parking spot, but please be considerate of others cruise in participants and our parking crew. For more info go to https://www.facebook.com/ events/1845224965762817/ 26

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APR 2017: APR 1: MOBILE AL: 24TH MOBILE BAY MUSTANG CLUB CAMELLIA CLASSIC CAR SHOW: This is an Open Car Show, 8am-3:30pm. Rain or Shine. Gates open at 8am, gates close at 11am. Registration 8-11. Judging 11 am – 1pm. Award Presentation 2:30pm. This years Charity of Choice: Feeding The Gulf Coast Can Good Donations encouraged, Alabama Children’s Autism, Free T-shirts/dash plaques for 1st 100 Pre -registered entries. Food & Entertainment, door prizes, No Pets allowed inside gardens, No smoking allowed inside gardens. There will be 36 Car Classes judged. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies awarded to all classes, 10 Honorable Mention awards, Special Awards for Best of Show, Best Paint, Best Restoration, Best Vintage Original, Children’s Choice and Sponsor awards. Pre register at www.mobilebaymustangclub.org APR 1: HOHENWALD TN: 5th Annual Hillbilly Hotrod: Event Location is at the Natchez Trace Wilderness Center, 1363 Napier Road. Entry fee, $10.00 per vehicle.

Guest fee $5.00. Rat Rods, Tractors, Motorcycles & Campers. Gates open at 8am,

$10 entry fee per vehicle $5 guest fee. Pin Up Girl Contest - Trivia - Activities. More info 931-796-3211 APR 1: RED BOILING SPRINGS TN: CYCLEMOS SPEED SHOP 2017 SWAP MEET: Located at 319 East Main St. $5 admission at the gate. Free vendor spaces! Must preregister. For more info: 615-670-8942 APR 2: LEBANON TN: APRIL FOOL’S FEST: Located at James E. Ward Ag Center, 945 E Baddour Parkway @ the Poultry & Rabbits Shed. Trophies for 1 st-3rd places. Phat Medals, Best of Show Trophies. No Demos permitted. Show and Shine 10 classes-

$20, Car/Truck/Motorcycle Show. Registration & Clinique's @9am, judging @ 10:30am. Concert Car Showdown, SPL Smackdown and Dueling Demos, Winner determined by Judge Team-$30. Spectators free. For more info: 615-476-PHAT Mobile or www.meccacaraudio@comcast.net or www.meccacaraudio.com APR 2: NASHVILLE TN: ROCK N RODS: Kustom Thrills Tattoo is celebrating 10 years in East Tennessee. Event sponsored by the Poor Boys CC. Event being held at Kustom Thrills. Speed Rock from Germany. V8 Wankers. Home Grown Rockabilly! Hillbilly Casino. Surf guitar-stylings by Kenny Taylor and The Tikiongas. Live Bands, Car Show, and Its all FREE! 28

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APR 2017: APR 2: NASHVILLE TN: 60th Season Nashville Speedway Opener: The Nashville Speedway presents, Big Machine Family Day. Event Location is a the Historic Fairgrounds Speedway, 625 Smith Ave. We will be welcoming back in 2017 the Happy Hour Special on the Party Deck. We will have an Easter Egg Hunt at our season opener, The Easter Bunny himself will make a special appearance. Kids free bouncy house will return this season in Turn 4. General Admission pricing will remain the same for 2017, $10. Adults, $8. for Senior/Military/ Kids 6-12, Kids 5 and under ARE FREE. Grandstand Gates will open at 12-Noon, Green Flag will fall at 1:30 pm.

We will now offer Credit Card machines at all Ticket Booths and souvenir booths.

For more info call: (615) 254-1986. FYI - Also here in the Speedway Schedule. http://www.fairgroundsspeedwaynashville.com/schedule MAR/APR 2017: MAR 31-APR 1: ABILENE TX: BIG COUNTRY SWAP MEET AND CAR CORRAL: Located

at Big Country Raceway. All weather surface, on premises food services, permanent restrooms and pull-thru spaces available. Complete vehicles and parts for Antique Cars, Hot Rods, Trucks, Special Interest Vehicles, Race Cars, Off-road vehicles, Motorcycles and Scooters, Auto Memorabilia. For more info email: bigcountryswapeet@hotmail.com and like us on Facebook to get the updates or www.BigCountrySwapMeet.com APR 1: CHANDLER AZ: 2ND ANNUAL REV’D UP FOR AUTISM CAR & BIKE SHOW: Located at Hamilton High School, 3700 S Arizona Ave, Show 10am-2pm. All makes and

models welcome, registration at 9am. Vendors, raffle prizes, food, kid zone, trophies, dash plaques, 50/50 raffle. $20 pre-registration through March 15th. ( includes free event T-shirt). $25 day of show, spectators free. For more info: 770256-2775 or www.pawsitivefriendships.org

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CALLING ALL 2017 Car Shows, Cruise-In’s, Swap Meets or Gearhead Events If your Car Club, Organization, or you produce or coordinate any gearhead type events in the USA, you need to send them to us to list for you. Over 40K readers a month will see your event listing either on our website or in the weekly Gearhead Gazzette Magazine.

The Gearhead Gazzette is free to read and that is why it is so popular with our subscribers and readers.

Event Listings are always FREE! Send us your flyer and event info at least 3 weeks in advance to ensure it makes the magazine timely.

Email all you event info to gearheadgazzette@gmail.com

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APR 2017: APR 1: SURPRISE AZ: SUN CITY GRAND CAR SHOW & FARMERS MARKET: Located at 19753 N Remington Dr. Show time-9am-3pm. Spectators Free. All makes, models, years and Golf Carts. The Market at Grand is coupled with jaw-dropping Car Show.

Come and partake in this amazing fun day at Sun City Grand! Mark your calendar!

Live band, DJ, Farmers Market, food, judging and trophy’s all a part of the festivities.

Spectators free! $20 car entry includes t-shirt, dash plaque, goodie bag and awards.

For more info: 623-876-2942 or www.NancyPerryProductions.com MAR/APR 2017: MAR 31-APR 2: DEL MAR CA: GOODGUYS DEL MAR NATIONALS: Location: Del Mar Fairgrounds. Open to 1972 or older vehicles. Featuring Hot Rods, Customs, Classics, Muscle Cars and Trucks thru ’72, Goodguys AutoCross, Vendors, Indoor Car Show, Swap Meet, Cars 4 Sale Corral and All American Sunday. For more info: call 925-838-9876 or go to www.good-guys.com APR 1: SANTA ANA CA: Santa Ana Drags Reunion: Event runs from 10 am to 2 pm.

Being held at Santiago Creek Park located at Lawson Way and East Memory Lane. No charge to attend, light lunch provided by Gene Mitchell. Group photograph at 1 pm.

MAR 2017: MAR 31-APR 2: BOSTON MA: 43rd Annual Town Fair Tire World of Wheels: Located at Seaport World Trade Center. The Pilgrim Award $2,500 cash. Plus a beautiful trophy.

Host car club, Lug Nuts. For more info: 508-660-1542 or www.worldofwheels.com APR 1: MEDFORD NJ: BIG MOTHER FLYING CAR SHOW 3: Located at Flying W Airport.

Show time 10am-5pm. For more info: www.deadrodz.com or email deadrodzrevival@gmail.com or facebook.com/deadrodz/

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SATURDAY MORNING CRUISIN’: FRANKLIN TN: NASHVILLE CARS & COFFEE CRUISE: Cruise runs from 8-11am. Held at the CARMIKE THOROUGHBRED 20 Theatre Complex located right off Cool Springs Blvd.

LAST SATURDAY MORNING CRUISIN’: LaVERGENE TN: CARS & COFFEE CRUISE AT GATEWAY CLASSIC CARS OF NASHVILLE: Cars and Coffee is now Year Round and starts on Jan 28th! Cruise Location is 320 Tech Park Drive, Ste 600. We get it, you do not want to drive your prized jewel in the winter months, Gateway Classic Cars doesn't want you to either. Bring your daily driver and still enjoy donuts and coffee on us! Come hang out, have breakfast/ coffee, and check out all our New Arrivals on the 3rd Saturday of every month from 9am till 12 noon. Need more info? Call: 615-213-1800 or Visit: www.facebook.com/events/1151199428311489 LaVERGENE TN: STREETSIDE CLASSIC CARS & COFFEE CRUISE IN: Held the last Saturday of the month (rain or shine) from 9am-12pm. Open to all makes and models.

Being held at the Streetside showroom at 6000 Reliance Drive LaVergene TN. Drive your classic car out and check out the showroom too!

ANDERSON SC: 27TH ANNUAL McDONALDS CRUISE-IN SEASON: Open to all Classic & Collector Cars & Trucks, Street Rods, Rat Rods, Classic & Modern Muscle Cars, & Specialty Vehicles. This is a family event that promotes the hobby and passion of the Automobile Cruise-In is held March - October on the 4th Saturday each month.

Cruise runs from 4-8pm. Located at 4542 N Hwy 81. https://www.facebook.com/ events/227893134305867 LAST SATURDAY NIGHT OF THE MONTH: COVINGTON LA: G3C MONTHLY CRUISE: Hosted by the Gulf Coast Classic Cruisers (G3C). The monthly cruise start on Saturday March 25th and runs each month thru Oct. Cruise takes place from 5p-9p at Pinnacle Shopping Center, right behind Texas Roadhouse. 50/50 raffle, door prizes and of course great music from the one and only DJ Wanda. If you have an questions please contact them at paul@gulfcoastclassiccruisers.com

MONDAY NIGHT CRUISE-IN’S: MORRIS IL: WENDY’S CRUISERS CRUISE-IN: Cruise happens every Monday night from 5-9pm. Rain, snow or shine! Held at the WENDY’s just south of I-80 exit 112(Rt47).

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4th FRIDAY NIGHT CRUISE-IN’S: LEES SUMMIT MO: LEES SUMMIT 4TH FRIDAY CRUISE NIGHTS: Cruise is held on the 4th Friday Night starting March 24th and running thru Oct. Cruise runs from 5pm - ??

Cruise is held at 805 S.E. 3rd St. For more info call 816-600-5106 LAST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH: KILLEEN TX: CARS & COFFEE KILLEEN: A free event held on the last Sunday of each month from 9am -12noon. Cruise is at the Domain Clear Creek Plaza at 2408 S Clear Rd. Community*Coffee*Car. A monthly social event for car enthusiasts. For more info follow them at www.facebook.com/killeencandc

4th SUNDAY NIGHT CRUISE-IN’S: SAN DIEGO CA: CARS * COFFEE * DONUTS: March Meet March 26th. Cruise being held at Donut Touch Café at 6755 Mira Mesa. Cruise runs from 7am—930am.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT CRUISE-IN DOWNEY CA: BOB’S BIG BOY HOT ROD AND CUSTOM CRUISE NIGHTS: Held every Wednesday Night at the Car Hop. Runs from 5-10pm. Hot rods, Classic’s and Muscle cars. Located at 7447 E. Firestone Blvd. Bring the whole family for a night of fun. For more info call 562-928-BOBS

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