Classics & Chrome Car Show Revs Up

in Rockford, IL, April 19-20

edited by Madelyn Miller, the TravelLady

Plan your next pit stop in Rockford, IL, for the 2008 Classics & Chrome Car Show. For the eighth year in a row, Classics & Chrome will delight car enthusiasts with its incredible showroom of classic cars including pre- and post-war classics, sports cars, muscle cars, hot-rod and custom cars, exotic and race cars, specialty cars and motorcycles. 

The event takes place Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20 at the Indoor Sports Center in Loves Park, near Rockford, IL. The show is open from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday. The Indoor Sports Center is located just east of I-90 off the Riverside Blvd. exit at the SportsCore Two Complex, at 8800 Riverside Blvd. 

Classics & Chrome 2008 features:

More than 100 extraordinary unique vehicles

Classics and Chrome Raffle: Purchase a raffle ticket for your chance to win one of the following fabulous prizes: 

  • 1st prize - $35,000 in cash

  • 60” Pioneer HD Plasma TV + two recliners from Gustafson’s furniture

  • 3rd prize - $1,500 cash

  • 4th prize – $1,000 in Mobil gas cards

  • 5th prize – Golf Package (full set of Tour Edge irons, golf bag and four passes to Aldeen Golf Course)

Tickets are $100 each; if you buy five tickets, the sixth is free. Purchase your tickets at www.classicsandchrome.com or call 815.399.8823.

Free “Hot Wheels” cars for the first 200 children under 12 accompanied by a paid adult

Automotive vendor booths, plus food and beverages

Vote for the “People’s Choice” winning car. Last year’s winner was a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air, owned by Ken Vandersnick (Bettendorf, IA)

Check out world-class cars and talk with their owners about how they acquired their cars, and how they customized them.

Last Year’s Winners

Committee’s Choice       1964 Ferrari 250 GT/L Lusso, owned by James Schaid (McHenry, IL)

Pre-War Class               1928 Ford Model A Pick Up, owned by Bob Schaltenbrand (Nashville, IL)

Post-War Class             1954 Packard Caribbean Convertible, owned by Gary Thomas (Highland Park, IL)

Muscle Class                1969 Plymouth Road Runner, owned by Steve Heath (Bettendorf, IA)

Sports Class                 1963 Chevrolet Corvette, owned by Glenn Hammack (Rockford, IL)

Hod Rod/Custom Class  1932 Hupmobile Vicky, owned by Butch Downs (Colona, IL)

Exotic/Race Class         1989 Lamborghini Countach, owned by Robert Klingler (Rockford, IL)

Special Interest Class    1958 Isetta 300, owned by Marty Brackin (Rochelle, IL)

Special Guest Class      2003 Mini Cooper “S”, owned by Mark Lewis (Rockford, IL)

Motorcycles                  2006 Special Construction Bike, owned by John Holt (Belvidere, IL)

Madelyn Miller is an automotive, travel, and food writer. She is a proud member of the Texas Automotive Writers Association. Read her stories on www.carladynews.com, www.travellady.com, www.yogayaya.com, www.chocolateatlas.com, www.cocktailatlas.com, www.teaAtlas.com and www.coffeeatlas.com