Car Shows & Events

  Since 1983, the Goodguys Rod & Custom Association has been hosting fabulous national classic car shows and events that bring together vintage, classic and collectible car enthusiasts and their families for a jam-packed weekend of hot rodding. The Goodguys PPG Nationals, which takes place at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus every year, is the biggest car show on ...

For several years running, Mr. John Pitz is not only one of the faces of the annual Artomobilia auto show in Carmel, Indiana, he is also one of Classic Auto’s video hosts during the event, interviewing car enthusiast owners and collectors who labor to restore replicas of bygone eras, preserve pieces of automotive history and even loan their classics to ...

One of Tim Mottiel’s favorite car shows is Artomobilia, which takes place every August in Carmel, Indiana. “The setting is so much different than all the other ones,” he tells John Pitz at the 2019 event. “This is on the streets of Carmel, which is this beautiful setting.” Tim shows one of the most enduring legacy cars of the Lamborghini ...

  Owner Scott Holly tells us about a jaw-dropping piece of hot rod history. This smoothie-styled Highboy is puzzled together from the body of a 1929 Roadster and the chassis of a 1932 Ford and is powered by a 256-cubic-inch Ford 59AB flathead V-8 engine. Even more impressive, though, it comes straight from the estate of legendary hot-rodder Ermie Immerso. ...

The license plate of this 1932 Highboy reads “Nailed” as a reference to the Ross 401 Buick Nailhead racing engine that gives it life – and also perhaps as a statement of how on-point the design of history’s most popular hot rod is. Eric the owner enlists the help of Reisinger Custom Rebuilding in Evansville, Indiana to custom-build this black beauty, ...

The magic of Artomobilia Weekend is in the celebration. Held annually in August, it centers around A Celebration of Automotive Art & Design that takes place in Carmel, Indiana’s Arts and Design District. Before the spectacular Carmel Artomobilia car show, guests attend A Celebration of Heart Health & Horsepower at Carmel’s Lucas Estate in support of the important work of ...

One of the most popular summertime events for classic and collector car lovers in the Indianapolis, Indiana area is Artomobilia Weekend. The 12th annual event, which took place on August 23 and 24 in Carmel, Indiana, was all that. Here’s a musical look back at two of the signature events: Fuelicious – A Celebration of Horsepower & Heart Health and ...