Why You Should Attend An Antique Automobiles Show By Norm Stamm Many people have been attending autombiles shows for years, meeting like-minded individuals and seeing cars that were roaming the streets decades before. However, many people have yet to experience what it is like to attend an automobile show, and for the uninitiated majority, they do not know what they are missing out on! cars shows, believe it or not, are about more than just seeing beautiful cars – it is also about the atmosphere, the people and the opportunities for networking.
Great Family Day Out!
Antique automobile shows are a great day out for the whole family. Anyone in your family who has a passion for engineering or cars will not be able to take their eyes off everything that is going on. Even those who aren't as passionate about automobiles will still be able to have a great day with everything that is on offer. Like what? Depending on which show you attend, you can usually count on good food, great people and an enjoyable day sun-drenched day(weather permitting of course)!
Magazines and On-line Offer No Comparison
Sure, you have seen that dream car that you lust over in magazines, and you have even seen it from all angles on your favourite classic car website, however until you have seen it for real – right in front on your eyes – you will not be able to truly experience the culture and history that surrounds it. Also, if you are lucky you will be able to sit inside it, and come one step closer to what it would feel like to drive the car of your dreams. If you are really, really, lucky you will be able to drive it, which surely goes beyond looking at your favorite car in a magazine – doesn't it?
Network, Network, Network!
Everyone who has a passion, has to have someone to share it with. Everyone has heard of the classic example of our serviceman talking about the war, much to the disappointment of their friends and family who have heard the same story
The Ins and Outs of Online Antique Appraisal -- click for full article Call it online estimate or something. "Appraisal" means formally establishing a value and the best you can hope for would be an online estimate. A true antique appraisal is a legal document! Antique appraisal is an art and generally performed by an appraiser using "experience" and a "trained eye". So, to be fair, don't expect an appraiser (blinded in an electronic world) to be able to provide you with anything more than an estimate..... more Antique Pricing -- click for full article Thanks to the popularity of programs like Public Television's "Antiques Roadshow" Americans are looking more closely than ever at stuff that, a few years ago, they might have unthinkingly taken to the local charity thrift shop or just tossed into a recycling bin never considering the price or value of an item.... more Know What an Antique Is! -- click for full article The definition of antique varies from source to source, product to product and year to year.... more
thousands of times! Little do car lovers know, they are just as bad when it comes to talking about cars. When you attend a classic car show you will be able to meet people who are just as desperate to talk about cars as you, meaning you can waffle on and on as much as you like!
Thinking Of Buying Or Selling?
If you are thinking about buying or selling classic cars then an car show could well be the best place to do it. You will be able to meet people who are active buyers, and also people who own the kind of cars you like, meaning that the opportunities available to you are vast. If you know someone who is looking to buy a car that is on display there you could even consider ways to flip the car and make a profit! The opportunities available, in terms of buying and selling, are unlimited so get your thinking hat on and you could well make money and enjoy yourself at the same time.
Norm Stamm is the co-founder of the Web's premier site for showing off antique automobiles and hot rods. Visit his car photos site, MyOwnCarShow.com, and learn how to make your own car show online (for free).
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<p>Pull through camping sites available at Old Cranks</p>
About Old Cranks Motorcar Museum & Ice Cream Shop <p>Old Cranks Motorcar Museum hosts an eclectic collection of vintage automobiles including examples of a very early one cylinder Orient Buckboard, a Stanley Steam Car, a Detroit Electric Auto and many others. There are Hit & Miss Gas engines, and coming soon: Antique Farm Equipment.</p>
<p>HOURS:<br />
Saturday: 12:00noon - 4pm<br />
Sunday: 1pm - 4pm<br />
Other times by appointment</p>
<p>Please call for special events, group tours and rates. Let us host your next antique car tour! Our vintage soda fountain serves delicious hand-dipped ice cream cones.</p>
<p>Fiddlers! We have camping and parking space available!</p>
Map <p>Directions from I-77</p>
<p>Take Exit 14, turn west on Route 58 toward Galax. Turn left onto Main Street, go past 6 traffic lights and turn left on Fair Street. Drive down the hill, bearing left on Railroad Avenue. The museum is on your right.</p>
<p>Directions from the Blue Ridge Parkway</p>
<p>Exit the Parkway at Route 89 and turn North toward Galax. After the first traffic light, turn right on Fair Street. Go down the hill, bearing left on Railroad Avenue. The Museum is on your right.</p>
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