We would like to recommend some of our favorite car shows, Concours d' Elegance shows, swap meet and car shows, National club shows and Cruises. At various shows we display some of our customers cars that we have restored. Check out our winners page to see some of the winners we have had over the years at these shows.
The Velocity Channel is featuring an Allard J2 that we restored on their One of a Kind series on Tuesday night, February 7th. It is a great show and they will do reruns throughout their season in case you miss it. The link to their site is: http://velocity.discovery.com/videos/one-of-a-kind/ The custom Roadster we did extensive work on is being auctioned at Barrett-Jackson and shown on the Speed Channel Saturday all day. You can check out their webpage for this car at this link: The photo below is a screen shot of that page http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/lotdetails.aspx?ln=1247.1&aid=443&pop=0
Cruise In to our open house the first Saturday of each month, March through November, 8am - noon. Drive over in your favorite car, hotrod or just drop by. View the jobs in progress at our shop and network with like minded people. Enjoy coffee and doughnuts. The address is 304 Jandus Rd., Cary, IL 60013. For information call 847-639-5818.
Pebble Beach Concours d' Elegance is one of the biggest, classiest shows in the United States. It is held on a golf course on the beach at Pebble Beach, California mid August and features art, apparel, architecture, interior design, auto tour of the area, retro-auto pavillion and the show on Sunday. To check out the event click on this link: pebblebeachconcours.net
Amelia Island Concours d' Elegance is on a beautiful golf course on Summer Beach in Florida in the beginning of March. This show has a silent auction, road race, and the car show. To check out the event click on this link: ameliaconcours.org
Meadowbrook Concours d' Elegance is a fabulous show on a golf course, on the grounds of the Dodge Mansion (considered one of the American Castles) in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The show is always the first weekend of August and features automobile art, fashion show, motoring tour, auction, gala cocktail party and the car show on Sunday. To check out the evect, click on this link: meadowbrookconcours.org
Masterpiece Style and Speed Showcase is on a beautiful lakefront in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the end of August. It is sponsored by the Wisconsin region Classic Car Club of America. To check out the event, click on this link: oldride.com
Geneva Concours d' Elegance is in a beautiful setting in quaint, historic downtown Geneva, Illinois at the end of August. The gala dinner is on Saturday and the show on Sunday. Check out this event at the link: genevaconcours.net
Barrington Legends & Legacies had their inaugural Concours d' Elegance in mid September of 2007. The show is held on a golf course in Barrington, Illinois. There is a rally for any entrants on Saturday and the car show on Sunday. To check out this event click on the link: barringtonconcours.org
Woodward Dream Cruise is in Detroit, Michigan the middle of August. The cruise is along a sixteen mile route around the Detroit and suburban area. To check out this event, click on the link: woodwarddreamcruise.com
Detroit and Chicago Autorama World of Wheels is a series of shows. The Detroit, Michigan show is the beginning of March. It is the king of all hot rod shows featuring the "Great 8" choices and the "Riddler Award". The Chicago, Illinois show is at the end of January. To check out these shows, click on the links: autorama.com/casi/show/detroit.php or autorama.com/casi/show/chicago.php
Hershey AACA National Fall Meet is in Hershey, Pennsylvania and is always at the beginning of October. The show boasts a huge auto swap meet and aa AACA car show on Saturday. To check out this event, click on the link: hersheyaaca.org
Jefferson Swap Meet and Car Show is hosted by Madison Classics in Jefferson, Wisconsin. There is a meet in the spring and the fall. To check out this event, click on the link: madisonclassics.com
Palm Beach Cavallino Classic is held in beautiful Palm Beach Florida at the end of January for the last 16 years. It is a spectacular show for some of the best Ferraris around. The show includes racing, a driving tour of Palm Beach and a Concours d' Elegance show. To read more about the event click on the link: cavallino.com
