Venice Car Shows, Spring 2018

Springtime in Florida brings the inescapable yellow dusting of pollen from live oaks and palms along with a plethora of car shows. Club members recently participated in two such events in the Venice area.

On April 28, Kimal Lumber’s 16th Annual “Building to a Cure “ Classic Car Show took place at Venice High School. This has traditionally been a very popular show (and successful fund-raiser) and the 221 cars and trucks present this year continued that trend. Club members attending included Jack & Karen Knuese with their ’69 Lotus Elan, Monroe Kokin with his ’72 TR6, Bill Borden with his newly acquired ’80 TR8, John & Joan Magine’s ’57 MGA, Wyatt Rinker’s ‘81 DeLorean and Kathleen Cook’s ‘73 Alfa Romeo.

On May 5, the AACA held their “Cruising through the Past” Car Show at Historic Spanish Point in Osprey. Both the Knueses and the Magines also attended this event. Jack reported that there were about 75 cars in the show. The museum grounds, with parking on the lawn surrounded by large shady oaks, was a considerably more pleasant venue than the Venice High parking lot.

In both events, competition was determined by ten-year classes, which provided some interesting comparisons for the judges. At Spanish Point, the Magines won First in Class (1950’s Decade) with their MGA 1500.

Photos by the author and Jack Knuese.

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