Photo: Tri-fives lined up at the GMCCA Car Show and Swap Meet. The ’56 Bel Air out front is an unrestored original.
More participants than ever before turned out for the 29th annual GMCCA Car Show and Swap Meet June 5 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.
The weekend’s perfect weather, a first for this car show season, probably had a lot to do with it. Event official Hal Rogers said the show usually draws about 500 cars. This year 550 people registered, but total participation was between 600 and 700, he said.
Back when the fairgrounds still had a full racetrack, this show was held in the infield, with swappers lined up around the oval. That shows how much the event has grown; this year’s group wouldn’t have come close to fitting in that space.
Twelve local car clubs sponsored the show, which featured participant voting for 23 classes split up by make and year. Only the event’s most prominent models, Corvettes and Corvairs, had their own classes.
Check out the photo gallery for highlights from the sunny day, which was hopefully one of many more to come.
June 5th, 2011 | Articles, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Event Articles, Pontiac
