RGV OldCars.com Editorials Classic Car Show at Rolling Oaks Mall

The South Central Texas Chapter of the Pontiac - Oakland Club International hosted its 5th annual Classic Car Show at Rolling Oaks Mall on Sunday afternoon September 12th. The day was bright and sunny as the cars came streaming in and parked in the designated areas for their particular class. There was a $20 entry fee for participants to register their cars with goody bags, t-shirts, and other items given to the entrants. There were many classes and categories for the cars to enter in and a panel of judges went through and tallied up the winners. Profits from the event were donated to the Simon youth Foundation. At about 11:30 am, they stopped entering vehicles and those that were in at that time were eligible for the judging and awards and trophies. Many late comers or just others that wanted to stop by with their old cars came out and parked in the surrounding parking places outside of the designated show car parking. We were told there was a total of 230 entries for the show, however there was a good number of other nice old cars present that were not entered in the contest. Cars ranged from just about anything you could imagine, new , old, street rod, race cars, and a little of others in between. The sun beat down and certainly heated things up for the event. The location was very nice as there is a large parking area all around the Rolling Oaks Mall, but just does not offer much in the way of shade. There wasn't a tremendous amount of wind or breeze of any kind to speak of, so needless to say it was a nice hot Texas day. The one nice benefit with having the event at the mall was that you could sneak inside the mall to enjoy the air conditioning or get a bite to eat from the food court if you wished. Of course for some of those who didn't care to stay out with the cars the entire time either, they could find their way in the mall and shop or browse through the various stores. The club plans on hosting the event again next year, so look for more info on this event and make plans to attend for yourself.

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