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Thousands of people from throughout central Ohio turned out for the eighth annual Plain City Classic Car Cruise-In
Thousands of people turned out on a picture-perfect day last weekend in uptown Plain City to appreciate more than 300 vehicles at the 8th annual Plain City Classic Car Cruise-In. The 300-plus cars and trucks — which stretched along Main Street and onto Chillicothe — was the largest collection of classics for the popular event.
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By Julie Weaver
Two hundred fifty-five bright gleaming cars, 1,900 people, 15 vendors, 1950s and classic rock music, and lots of activity. That’s what you saw if you attended the 2009 Plain City Classic Car Cruise-In presented by Bob Chapman Ford. And you’ll get more of the same, and then some, when you show up for the 2010 Cruise-In Saturday, August 7, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Kathy and Jim Loftus' 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air earned the Best in Show trophy a year ago when a record 255 vehicles jammed the streets of uptown Plain City.
That many cars strained the carefully planned parking layout of the 2009 organizers. “We’d planned for 200 cars, more or less, so we were scrambling with 255,” says UPCO Promotion Committee chair Julie Weaver. “Some people didn’t want to park at the elementary school because they were afraid no one would see their cars, especially the judges.” But the judges saw each and every car, and they will again this year.
Organizers are preparing for an even bigger turnout this year, which would make for an even better cruise-in.
On Saturday, August 7, the Cruise-In will add space to its location on West Main Street with the addition of parking on East Main, North Chillicothe and around Bicentennial Park (Flatiron) on South Chillicothe. Organizers worked with Pete Brokus and Steve Hilbert from the Village and Police Chief Jim Hill to determine the viability of closing that entire area. Because there are a number of options for motorists to bypass the area, they moved ahead with the plan. This year, the plan includes a relatively realistic goal for car count as well as a through-the-roof estimate to make sure there would be no repeat of the last-minute scramble.
By Julie Weaver
Woodworkers, quilters, kettle korn, garden info from master gardeners and clubs, BBQ contest, spinners, pony rides, furniture building, weaving, music, flower arranging, barn building, pie contest, face painting, book sales, corn hole games, samples from the Der Dutchman bakery, wagon rides, handmade ice cream, kid zones and NBC4’s Tom McNutt —- these are all the things you’ll miss if you don’t make it to the inaugural Plain City Heritage Days Saturday (May 22) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Plain City will open its doors and show off its talents by displaying and demonstrating the skills of its local trade persons. It’s so big, it takes two locations to put it all on.
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The seventh annual Plain City Classic Car Cruise-In welcomed a record 255 vehicles on a sun-splashed Saturday, as families from across the region jammed the downtown Plain City business district to pay homage to America’s automotive history on an afternoon overflowing with nostalgia. Read the rest of this entry »
The seventh annual Plain City Classic Car Cruise-In, presented by Bob Chapman Ford, will be held from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, in downtown Plain City. Read the rest of this entry »
