Antique Car Show and Swap Meet

This year’s American Thresherman Association antique car show and swap meet take place on Sunday, August 20 on the west side of the grandstand. This year the show is featuring FOREIGN CARS produced before 1973.

Judging takes place at 1 p.m. and Trophies are awarded at 2 p.m. Vehicles must be at least 1973 or older to enter and have no modifications. Weather conditions determine when and whether people get their cars out to participate in the show, so all registration takes place at the show. There is no entry fee.

Car registration time: 8:00 a.m. to noon; Judging: 1 p.m.; Trophies awarded at 2:00 p.m.

The first 100 participants in the show receive a dash plaque. Cars are judged on 10 areas that revolve around originality. Any modifications found on the vehicles call for deductions. Among the areas of the car judges are the interior, body, engine and underneath the frames. In addition to placing in the show, entrants also have the opportunity to earn the Joe Mann Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to the favorite vehicle of the late Joe Mann’s family members.

“We don’t have cars that have been modified into street rods”, Clara Kiser said. EAAC intends to “keep the heart and spirit for the show as developed by its originator and 50-year leader, Joe Mann. The uniqueness and quality of the cars present at the show attract many visitors from the St. Louis area as well.”