New Hope Auto Show August 11th

[Porshagod]

I think most people will be greatly disappointed if they go to the New Hope Show expecting to see a large number of Porsches on display.

A little history. This show has been around for 50 years. I have attended and/or participated in this show for over 15 years and was at the show last year. After having NO show for 4 years due to "location issues", the first year back was last year. The new directors, in their infinite wisdom, had put a year limit of all cars at 1973, meaning a car had to be over 33 years old to be eligible for the show! Due to this fact, I believe there were only 5 cars on display in the Porsche class. This year the limit is 1979. That means a car must be over 28 years old to be eligible for the show. This policy severely limits the amount of cars that can be entered in the show. The AACA classifies an "antique" as a car over 25 years old, and a "classic" over 20. Why doesn't the New Hope Auto Show follow the guidelines set by the AACA for year restrictions? You would think that after no show for 4 years, the directors of the show would loosen their year restriction policy, to help stimulate the number of show entrants, as opposed to tightening it.

Either way, it is still a fun "car thing" to do on a Saturday afternoon, but is is far from the premier car event that The New Hope Auto Show once was.