HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL PR 2015-06-01 Car Show
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release Media Contact:
Betsy Fields, Research & Communications Manager
bfields@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2734
29th Annual Leesburg Classic Car Show Cruises into Leesburg
on Saturday, June 6, 2015
Leesburg, VA (June 1, 2015) –
On Saturday, June 6, 2015, the
streets of Leesburg's
Downtown Historic District
will be filled with over 200
classic cars, muscle cars and
hot rods, from 5:00pm to
10:00pm, as the 29th Annual
Leesburg Classic Car Show
comes to Town.
This annual charity event is
sponsored by the Northern
Virginia Rods & Classics Car
Club and the Leesburg
Downtown Business Association. Open to all classics, antiques, muscle cars and hot rods, 1990
and older. The entry fee for automobiles participating is $20.00. Pre-staging and registration
for participating vehicles will be held at Tuscarora High School, located at 801 North King Street,
beginning at 3:30pm. Trophies will be awarded to the Top 30 model year 1989 and older
vehicles. In addition, vehicles will compete for the Mayor’s Choice and Merchants’ Choice
trophies.
The Classic Car Show promises fun for the whole family. Many downtown businesses, including
the restaurants, will remain open throughout the show. Donations of $3.00 per person are
requested as admission to the show. Last year’s event raised more than $9,000 to support the
C.S. Monroe Technology Center’s Arts and Graphics and Auto Collision Repair programs.
Local businesses donating to make this event possible include Catoctin Automotive, Star GMC -
Buick, The Battery Warehouse, Kelly Insurance, Brown-Carrera Realty, Merchants Tire and Auto,
Interstate Worldwide Moving and Storage and Hogans Auto. For more information, contact
Bob Brown at 571-237-2888, Carolyn Craig at 703-864-1665 or visit www.novarodsnclassics.org.
Downtown streets will close at 4:00pm for car show staging. The rain date for this event is
Sunday, June 7, 2015.
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