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I’ll be back tomorrow, but it was a banner day! We had to wait in line at 6:30 and I heard others arriving around 9 had to wait in line for hours and/or couldn’t find anywhere to park! A beautiful day, the car corral is amazing!
Spring Jefferson was one of the best I have seen. Many very interesting cars for sale, many rare ones I hadn’t seen before. I am still interested in a number of them. You couldn’t ask for a better weekend. I think it goes to show show how strong the car hobby is.
I am in agreement with what Circletrack and GTOMAN said. The car hobby is growing by leaps and bounds every year!
Not only were there many more cars for sale this year in car corral, but the quality of the cars seems to be up from years past.
Did anyone check out that red, ‘cuda convertible Hemi car? The car was originally built with a 318?, but was replaced with a Hemi motor. Asking price was reduced from 95K down to 80K. With what these cars are doing at the major auctions, it seems 80K would be a bargain.
Marshall
Arrival/Departure (easy to find, easy to leave?) –
B+ I blew by the road to turn in but got myself turned around just fine.
Parking Location –
A
I parked at the show (can’t beat 6 bucks to get in and park)Food – C+. Normal burgers and brats. I had no issues getting food or water. No lines, so Sunday must of had a few less people.
Entertainment –
B+ One DJ in one spot.Dash Plaque –
A Yup. nice and big.Variety of Cars –
Awesome variety or cars. Nice to see some wagons, and 4 door cars for sale. I think the wagons and 4 door cars will be the next big cars to sell as the Hobby moves to the younger folks with a families.Bathrooms –
A. Here, there and everywhere.Weather –
A. Great!Entry Fee –
A. 6 bucks to park my car so I could enjoy the show works for me.
Overall Rating:A
My only suggestion is take the cars for sale to the next level. Allow the folks that are coming for sure to submit a write-up and photos of their car. Email address, or phone numbers would be listed with it after the show has ended and then keep the cars up for like 4 weeks. Also offer, for a fee, a day of show listing in which you can hand over a write-up and the Jefferson folks will snap a photo of car. Finally each car listed on the site would have a number as a reference. That way, for the person who wants to think about it, they have a reference to go back too…
I made it out today too. Got there at about 8:30 and it was wall to wall people! by 9:30 they were looking for any place to stick cars at.Lots of very nice cars for sale will some great prices for folks looking to get into the hobby.
I also saw the hemi convertible with the 80k price tag. a quick search of ebay will find you 2 71’s for over 100k:
Specific Ratings (A-F):
Arrival/Departure (easy to find, easy to leave?) – B – It was easy to find and leave but we did have to wait a big coming because the cars were backed up a couple miles
Parking Location – B – Parked in the funeral home’s parking lot for $5, close walking distance to the entrance
Class Organization – N/a
Trophies & Prizes – N/a
Food – C – Always good food at Jefferson but the lines were long everywhere
Entertainment – N/a
Judging – N/a
Dash Plaque – N/a
Variety of Cars – A – A fantastic variety of cars in all stages of restoration. This was the most diverse and packed Jefferson I have seen
Bathrooms – B – Many of them strategically located around the grounds, waits weren’t too bad
Weather – A – fantastic sunny, warm, enjoyable weather. A Spring Jeffesron rarity
Trophy Presentation Timing – N/a
Entry Fee – B – $6
Overall Rating:B+I went back today and the crowd was considerably less than yesterday. We had to wait in line (as a vendor) at 6:30 yesterday and worried today would be the same and/or even worse with the show cars, but drove right in. I think most people came yesterday as we were told they ran out of food and drinks late yesterday and had to get more today. When is the last time that happened at Jefferson? I imagine years ago. What a beautiful weekend, I hated to see it end!
Specific Ratings (A-F):
Arrival/Departure (easy to find, easy to leave?) – B was easy to find but with the number of people parking could be difficult.
Parking Location – A Parked at the funeral home for $5.
Class Organization –
Trophies & Prizes –
Food – B+ Always a good selection of food
Entertainment –
Judging –
Dash Plaque –
Variety of Cars – A for cars for sale
Bathrooms – B
Weather – A
Trophy Presentation Timing –
Entry Fee –
Overall Rating:B+Overall a very enjoyable weekend.
Quote:My only suggestion is take the cars for sale to the next level. Allow the folks that are coming for sure to submit a write-up and photos of their car. Email address, or phone numbers would be listed with it after the show has ended and then keep the cars up for like 4 weeks. Also offer, for a fee, a day of show listing in which you can hand over a write-up and the Jefferson folks will snap a photo of car. Finally each car listed on the site would have a number as a reference. That way, for the person who wants to think about it, they have a reference to go back too…That’s a good idea and it wouldn’t be that hard to setup but would make it a lot easier to get back in touch with the owner of a car you saw and liked
Specific Ratings (A-F):
Arrival/Departure (easy to find, easy to leave?) – A
No problems here.
Parking Location – A
Got right where we wanted to be.
Class Organization – B
Things were where you’d expect them to be
Trophies & Prizes – N/A
I was there as a spectator only
Food – A
Plenty there and accessible.
Entertainment – A
As expected
Judging – N/A
I was there as a spectator only
Dash Plaque – N/A
I was there as a spectator only
Variety of Cars -A
Great variety. Saw all sorts of out of the ordinary like Studebakers, Volkswagen Squareback, a canvas-sided trunk, and my favorite – a DeSoto.
Bathrooms – A
No lines
Weather – C
Although sunny and nice temps, the wind blew up a lot of dust.
Trophy Presentation Timing – N/A
I was there as a spectator only
Entry Fee – A
$6 for spectators and $3 for parking was a deal.
Overall Rating:C-
Our visit was on Sunday afternoon. Although so many things were great about the show, the lack of dust control by the organizers or grounds team really made this event much less enjoyable than it should have been. We were only able to stay for 2 hours and did not get a chance to visits the outdoors vendor booths due to the dust. Portions of the car corral areas were made unbearable as well. I’m not sure whether the Jefferson Fairgrounds people will be able to address this in the future or not. I’m really going to have to reconsider whether I take my kids to this venue again. If it is windy, then I can guarantee the answer will be “no.” Too many tears were shed by my sons because of dirt in their eyes, when all they wanted to do is enjoy a car show.Garibaldi,
How many “big bars” did you consume this year?
icon_cheesygrin.gif icon_cheesygrin.gif icon_cheesygrin.gif icon_cheesygrin.gifMarshall
A couple notes here… I’m positive that Madison Classics keeps information on the cars in the corral for up to six months or so after the show ends, all you need to do is contact them.
They tried to control the dirt/dust during the day by wetting down the roads multiple times, but it’s virtually impossible to make everyone happy. If you walked in the back fields at all ~ those poor vendors would’ve liked nothing better than dry roads as they were sitting in mud. Our vendor spot was near the road, the cars were quite dirty by the end of the day ~ nothing a little soap and water won’t cure!
Quote:Garibaldi,How many “big bars” did you consume this year?
icon_cheesygrin.gif icon_cheesygrin.gif icon_cheesygrin.gif icon_cheesygrin.gifMarshall
None, shocking as it may seem! 😯 I think Blanchardville should really have those too, they would make a killing on a hot mid-July day like that!
Quote:What a beautiful weekend, I hated to see it end!Agreed! icon_punk.gif crybaby2.gif
Quote:Did anyone check out that red, ‘cuda convertible Hemi car? The car was originally built with a 318?, but was replaced with a Hemi motor. Asking price was reduced from 95K down to 80K. With what these cars are doing at the major auctions, it seems 80K would be a bargain.Marshall
Leave it to Ford guy to not know that car was a Dodge Challenger Drogar-Laugh(LBG).gif
That car was kinda rough, 80K for that was too much. Now, the ’71 Hemi ‘cuda clone that was for sale and the ’70 440+6 ‘cuda next to it were the two nicest cars for sale. I happen to know both the owners of these cars and they are great machines!
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Thanks, moparkid25, for keeping me on my toes!!!
You’re absolutely right, it would take a Ford guy, to confuse a Challenger with a ‘cuda. My sincerest apologies.
Not knowing much about these cars, I thought that the red convertible clone was a real bargain at 80K with a hemi power plant.
Marshall
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