By Chris Bavender
For the 16th year, rides from days gone by, muscle cars and today’s high-tech vehicles will be on display during the annual Lions Club Fall Fest Dream Car Show in Lions Park.
“We usually expect about 100 cars, and we can fit a little over that. They just come park on the grass,” said Doug Gauthier, who is organizing the event for the third year. “We get people from all over central Indiana bringing their cars out and showing them off. We have a lot of antique cars like a 1924 Model A that is totally restored and in beautiful shape to European cars, Cobras, and this year, we are expecting a Rolls Royce limousine.”
Adding to the ambiance, a DJ will play old-time rock and roll. Those strolling through the show will have an opportunity to vote for their favorite car with a People’s Choice Award presented to the top vote-getter. Trophies are awarded to the top 20 cars as determined by judges.
Registration is from 9 a.m. to noon, with the show running until 3 p.m. Each entrant receives a T-shirt and a metal dash plaque that reads “2017 Zionsville Lions Club Dream Car Show.” Pre-registration is available online at the Lions Club site until Sept. 1 for $15. Registration the day of the show is $20.
“What usually happens if it is a nice day out people come out and sign up, because if it’s raining no one wants to take their car out in it. But it is a rain or shine event,” said Gauthier, who admits to being a “car guy” and will have a 1940 Buick on display that his father restored.
Admission to the show is free.
“Just come and look at the beauty of the vehicles that are there and how simple some of them are compared to cars nowadays,” Gauthier said. “They don’t make them like they did then.”
