Classic car show zooms into WHS campus July 19
High Country Classics Car Club will host its fourth annual car show Saturday, July 19, in the parking lot of Watauga High School in Boone.
This show has become one of the area’s biggest and best events of its kind, with approximately 100 entries each year. Plaques are given to the top 50, trophies awarded to Best of Show, Longest Distance Driven, People’s Choice and Club Participation.
Goodie bags will be given to the first 75 entries, and everyone in attendance will have a chance at numerous door prizes, a fifty-fifty drawing and lots of fun, fellowship and good music with fellow car enthusiasts from all over the southeast.
Registration fee is $20 per vehicle; admission is $3 per person. Vendor spaces are available for $25 and sponsorship spots are still available and greatly appreciated.
Proceeds from the event will go toward helping local charities, in addition to the Watauga High School’s automotive technology class.
Registration begins at 8 a.m. and closes at 12 noon, with judging beginning soon thereafter. The show will end at 3 p.m.
Hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, drinks and all the fixin’s will be available on-site. The rain date for the event is scheduled for July 26.
The High Country Classics Car Club is dedicated to the collection, restoration, preservation and promotion of classic cars and trucks, as evidenced by the time and effort its members dedicate to their hobby.
Currently under the leadership of president Roger Dalton, the club is approximately 85-members strong and has been a supporter of such charitable organizations as Hospice, Santa’s Toy Box, Project Graduation and the Children’s Miracle Network, just to name a few.
As a civic-minded group, the club supports other car shows and related community events, sponsors Friday night Cruise-Ins twice monthly at the AF Bank parking lot in Boone (weather permitting) and travels as a group to both in and out-of-town locations for cruises or car shows sponsored by neighboring car clubs.
Many of the club members are experts on various techniques of restoration and preservation and are always willing to help others with questions or problems they may have with their own vehicles.
As a spokesperson for the club shared, “At classic car events, so many times you hear the phrase, ‘They just don’t make them like that any longer.’ The classic cars, just like antique furniture, are a part of our heritage and will always bring back fond memories of a more youthful and carefree time.”
Ownership of an old car is not required to join the club or attend the cruise-ins, just an appreciation for the classics. Regular meetings of the club are held on the first Monday of every month at 7:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall of Poplar Grove Baptist Church. Membership dues are only $25 per year, pro-rated for new members, and help cover the cost of the informative monthly newsletter.
Those interested are encouraged to mark their calendars for Saturday, July 19 and cruise on in to the parking lot of Watauga High School, located off N.C. 105 in Boone, though organizers have requested there be no bicycles, skateboards or pets.