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A.M. "Aggie" Pate Jr. acquired the first car in 1948 in high school. [1] After becoming president of Panther Oil and Grease in 1965, he began planning for an automobile museum. [2] The original idea included a vintage gas station and was called Gasoline Alley, but the scope expanded to include all forms of transportation. [3]
Power Big Meet (sometimes shortened "Power Meet") is a classic car show held in Lidköping, Sweden, for American cars (especially those from the 1950s and 1960s). It is held each summer during the first weekend of July and is a major event for people who hold an interest for old American cars from all over the world.
Car enthusiast communities along the historic U.S. Route 66 are credited with general popularization of car meets, including ethnic groups such as the Hispanos of New Mexico, [2] Chicanos, [3] and Mexican-Americans of the Southwestern United States; [4] lowrider, high technology, [5] electric vehicle, [6] and other enthusiast show, are popular ...
The IndyCar Series held auto racing events at Texas Motor Speedway, near Fort Worth, Texas, from 1997 until 2023. The races had a variety of different title sponsors and distances over the years, and therefore the Texas round has changed names frequently. The latest event, held in 2023, was called the PPG 375.
Together they began going to car shows and swap meets, where like-minded individuals would hunt for parts and accessories to restore their vehicles. A need for these events became obvious to these two men in 1973. Until that time, the only cars deemed worthy to collect were pre-WWII automobiles. Carlisle Events was one of the first companies in ...
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course: 2.400-mile (3.862 km) paved road course Lexington, Ohio: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course: B&L Transport 170 O'Reilly Auto Parts 150: 2013–2021 (Xfinity) 2022–2023 (Truck) Track still active, currently hosts IndyCar Series. Road America: 4.048-mile (6.515 km) paved road course Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin: Road America ...
Guitarist DJ Ashba stops by the shop to have Danny work on his 100 year old Model-T rat rod. Then, the Count's Kustoms crew are commissioned to build a car that would make Bo and Luke proud, a 21st century version of the iconic General Lee Dodge Charger from "The Dukes of Hazzard" TV show. And when the proud owners of a 1996 Ford Bronco want to ...
The South Texas State Fair traces its roots to the first confirmable fair in Beaumont, held in 1907. With the exception of cancellations in 1917–18, 1942–45, 2005, 2008 & 2020 because of World War I, World War II, Hurricane Rita, Hurricane Ike & COVID-19 pandemic respectively, the fair has continued every year since.