AutoRama Salt Lake City 2016

Salt Lake City's O'Reilly Auto Parts AutoRama presented by Magnaflow is this weekend! See the coolest cars and meet Steve Darnell from Vegas Rat Rods all weekend and the Original Daisy Duke, Catherine Bach today. 

From March 4 - 6 at the South Towne Exposition Center in Sandy, Utah see America's finest hot rods, customs, trucks & motorcycles.

Show information available at https://autorama.com/attend/saltlakecity/

Utah International Auto Expo 2016

The Utah International Auto Expo at the South Towne Exposition Center in Sandy, Utah starts today and runs through Monday.  Don't miss this great opportunity to see the newest cars, trucks and SUVs up close as well as test drive select vehicles!  

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Free Parking

Kids 12 & under are free on Sunday and Monday

South Towne Exposition Center:

9575 South State Street
Sandy, UT 84070
385.565.4400

Hours:

Friday 11 am – 10 pm
Saturday 10 am – 10 pm
Sunday 10 am – 8 pm
Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) 10 am – 8 pm


Ticket Prices:

Adults (13+) $10
Senior Citizens (62 & Over) $6
Military (with any DOD ID) $6
Children (7–12) $6
Children (6 & under) FREE
Family Days – Sun/Mon (12 & under) FREE with paying adult

Presented by the New Car Dealers of Utah

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Rods, Hogs & Rigs Car Show to Benefit Stansbury Elementary

The 6th annual Rods, Hogs & Rigs Car Show takes place this Friday, May 30th at the Kenworth Sales Company dealership in West Valley City, Utah.

This "extravaganza" is a community fundraising event with 100 percent of the proceeds set to benefit student programs at Stansbury Elementary School.  

The event will feature classic cars, motorcycles and trucks on display plus food, music and a raffle with prizes for families.  Kids will love this show with the Chick-Fil-A Cow, Grizzbee from the Utah Grizzlies and Bumble from the Salt Lake Bees all expected to be in attendance.

Olympic champion Derek Parra, Amanda Jones, from 101.5 the Eagle, the Geek Squad and Governor Gary Herbert will all be making appearances and will help out on judging the vehicles for awards. 

Utah car show veteran, J.C. Hackett will be on hand spinnin' the oldies and the fun kicks off at 4pm.

The show is free to attend and is also free to show your vehicle. However, because this is a charity event with all proceeds going to Stansbury Elementary there are suggested amounts of a $15.00 donation to enter your vehicle and a $5.00 donation at the gate.

For more info call Ashley Moody at (801) 412-4342 or visit:  RodsHogsRigs.com

WHAT: Rods, Hogs & Rigs

WHEN: Friday, May 30th: 4 pm - 8 pm

WHERE:  Kenworth Sales Company, 2125 South Constitution Blvd, Salt Lake City, 84119

Day of Hope Car Show to Benefit Child Victims of Crime

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The Day of Hope Car Show, Utah's fastest growing car show, will be held this Saturday at Veteran's Memorial Park in West Jordan, Utah.  This show should be a lot of fun with hundreds of vintage and contemporary cars on display and plenty of family friendly events throughout the day.

Enjoy the only food truck war in Utah, live music, vendors and family fun for the kids.  Awards will be handed out by V.I.P. judges and all the proceeds for the day's event will benefit the over 1,600 child victims of crime served each year by the Children's Justice Center of Salt Lake County.  

Admission is free to attend and car entries are $25 the day of show.

For more information visit:  www.dayofhopecarshow.com

When:  Saturday, August 3rd

Where: 8020 S. Rosa Park Drive (West of Redwood Road)

Time:  Noon - 4:30 p.m

You can learn more about the Children's Justice Center of Salt Lake County at:  www.cjcslc.org

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2013 Cache Valley Cruise In to Feature 1969 Dodge Super Bee Grand Prize Giveaway

The Cache Valley Cruising Association is set to present the Cache Valley Cruise In July 4th, 5th and 6th at the Cache County Fairgrounds in Logan, Utah.

The Cache Valley Cruise-In has grown each successive year and is now attracting over 1000  vehicles which include Street Rods, Street Machines, Customs, Restored Vehicles, Motorcycles, and Trucks, while spectator attendance has risen to more than 30,000 people. This is one of Northern Utah and Southern Idaho's most loved premiere events and it is all capped off Saturday night from 6:30 - 8:30 with a Main Street Cruising Parade. 

The Grand Prize Giveaway Car this year will be a 1969 Dodge Super Bee.  Equipped with the standard 383 Magnum engine and heavy-duty 4 speed transmission, it is a shining example of Mopar’s take on the muscle car.  The style is vintage 60’s. The blue paint and the white vinyl top are complemented by the white bumblebee stripe across the trunk and rear quarters.  

Rock superstar Pat Benatar will perform as the headline act Friday, July 5th.  Joining her onstage will be her husband and longtime lead guitarist/songwriting partner Neil Giraldo.  Benatar is a 4-time Grammy Award winner and has sold over 30 million albums, garnering 14 Top 40 hits, including such classics as "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" and "Love is a Battlefield."

The Cache Valley Cruise In has grown to be one of the largest outdoor vintage car shows in the Mountain West.  Show admission is $5.00 each for anyone age 18 and over and $1.00 for ages 5-17. Your admittance ticket gives you a chance to win the giveaway car.  A ticket is good for all 3 days of the show.

Cache County Fairgrounds: 400 South 500 West, Logan

Event dates and times:

THURSDAY - July 4, 2013

8:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration at Crystal Inn Hotel & Suites (853 South Main, Logan)

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Women's World

10:00 am - 5:00 pm Swap Meet, Commercial Booths, Food Court

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Poker Run

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Café Rio Dinner (Poker Run last stop)

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Sock Hop at Fairgrounds

FRIDAY - JULY 5, 2013

8:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration at Crystal Inn Hotel & Suites (853 South Main, Logan)

9:00 am – 4:30 pm Show-N-Shine

10:00 am – 5:00 pm Women's World

10:00 am – 6:00 pm Swap Meet, Commercial Booths, & Food Court

11:00 am – 12:00 pm Kids Games

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Lip Sync Contest, Street Rod Fashion Show

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Concert at Fairgrounds (gates open at 6:30 pm)

SATURDAY - JULY 6, 2013

8:00 am – 11:00 am Breakfast at fairgrounds (Local Firefighters)

8:00 am – 12:00 pm Registration at Crystal Inn Hotel & Suites (853 South Main, Logan)

9:00 am – 4:30 pm Show-N-Shine

10:00 am - 5:00 pm Women's World

10:00 am – 6:00 pm Swap Meet, Commercial Booths, & Food Court

11:00 am – 12:00 pm Kids Games

4:30 pm – Awards Ceremony in Rodeo Arena

6:00 pm – Drawing for Giveaway Car

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Main Street Cruising Parade

Source:  Cache Valley Cruising Association

UVU Auto Expo & Swap Meet to Feature Over 700 Cars

One of the largest car shows in Utah takes place this Saturday, May 19, from 7 a.m - 5 p.m. at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi.   The UVU Auto Expo and Swap Meet will have more than 700 cars on display and is expected to draw more than 12,000 people to Thanksgiving Point.   This year's event is the 25th anniversary of the car show and swap meet.  Proceeds from the event benefit students in the Department of Automotive Technology at Utah Valley University.

This year there will be some really special vehicles on display including the Batmobile (from the 1989 movie Batman starring Michael Keaton in the lead and Jack Nicholson as The Joker) and the 1964 Cadillac Coupe DeVille customized by Kindig-it Design for Olympic champion Apolo Anton Ohno.  Also on display will be the Bonneville Salt Flats racer known as the "City Of Salt Lake".

This year's event will also feature special guest Dennis Gage from the TV show My Classic Car on the Speed channel.

Admission to the car show is $5 per person with children under 5 admitted for free.

UVU is also sponsoring an automotive swap meet at Thanksgiving Point (admission is free) from noon - 4 p.m. on Friday, May 18 and 7 a.m - 4 p.m. on Saturday.

To learn more visit:  http://www.uvu.edu/autoexpo/

Do you remember the Monkeemobile?

News last week of the death of Davy Jones, lead singer for The Monkees, brought up some fond memories for fans of the 1960's pop band and TV show. Swept up in the nostalgia, a question about one of the most iconic cars in TV history started to emerge: Whatever happened to the Monkeemobile?

The Monkeemobile, was a highly modified version of a 1966 Pontiac GTO convertible. Marketing execs working with Pontiac at the time saw the show as a huge promotional opportunity and worked out a deal to provide the base model vehicles.

Two vehicles were created, one to be used on the TV set and the other, a "show car", to travel around to hot rod and car shows as publicity for the show.  The show car is the one that has received the most attention lately, including some controversy over who designed and built it, but that version of the Monkeemobile was sold at auction in 2008 to a private collector in Michigan for $360,000.

The video below shows The Monkees, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Englishman Davy Jones riding in the Monkeemobile.   RIP Davy Jones.