OFFICIAL EVENT GUIDE Contents WORLD’S FINEST CAR SHOWS & AUTOMOTIVE EVENTS 5 WELCOME 6 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS 11 COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION 2019-2020 EVENT SCHEDULE 13 WOMEN’S OASIS AUTO MANIA JAN. 18-20, 2019 NPD SHOWFIELD ALLENTOWN PA FAIRGROUNDS JAN. 17-19, 2020 15 HIGHLIGHTS WINTER AUTOFEST LAKELAND FEB. 22-24, 2019 FEATURED VEHICLE SUN ’n FUN, LAKELAND, FL 16 DISPLAYS FEB. 21-23, 2020 FEATURED VEHICLE DISPLAY: LAKELAND WINTER FEB. 22-23, 2019 19 COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION SOLID LIFTER SHOWROOM SUN ’n FUN, LAKELAND, FL FEB. 21-22, 2020 FEATURED VEHICLE DISPLAY: APRIL 24-28, 2019 21 HURST SHOWCASE SPRING CARLISLE CARLISLE PA FAIRGROUNDS APRIL 22-26, 2020 22 EVENT SCHEDULE SPRING CARLISLE APRIL 25-26, 2019 COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION 24 EVENT MAP CARLISLE EXPO CENTER APRIL 23-24, 2020 IMPORT & PERFORMANCE MAY 17-19, 2019 NATIONALS 27 SOCIAL STOPS CARLISLE PA FAIRGROUNDS MAY 15-17, 2020 FORD NATIONALS MAY 31-JUNE 2, 2019 30 VENDOR LIST PRESENTED BY MEGUIAR’S CARLISLE PA FAIRGROUNDS JUNE 5-7, 2020 34 ABOUT OUR PARTNERS CHEVROLET NATIONALS JUNE 21-22, 2019 CARLISLE PA FAIRGROUNDS JUNE 26-27, 2020 37 SUMMER OF ’69 CARLISLE AUCTIONS JUNE 22, 2019 SUMMER SALE CARLISLE FAIRGROUNDS CARLISLE EXPO CENTER JUNE 27, 2020 39 POLICIES & INFORMATION CHRYSLER NATIONALS JULY 12-14, 2019 41 CONCESSIONS CARLISLE PA FAIRGROUNDS JULY 10-12, 2020 TRUCK NATIONALS AUG. 2-4, 2019 44 REVITALIZATION PROJECT PRESENTED BY A&A AUTO STORES CARLISLE PA FAIRGROUNDS AUG. 7-9, 2020 45 AD INDEX CORVETTES AT CARLISLE AUG. 22-25, 2019 PRESENTED BY CORVETTE AMERICA CARLISLE PA FAIRGROUNDS AUG. 27-30, 2020 45 OUR TEAM FALL CARLISLE OCT. 2-6, 2019 CARLISLE PA FAIRGROUNDS SEPT. 30-OCT. 4, 2020 FALL CARLISLE OCT. 3-4, 2019 Contact COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION Carlisle Events CARLISLE EXPO CENTER OCT. 1-2, 2020 1000 Bryn Mawr Rd. Carlisle, PA 17013 CarlisleEvents.com| 717-243-7855 717-243-7855 CarlisleEvents.com [email protected] CHILDREN 12 & UNDER ADMITTED FREE // EVENTS HELD RAIN OR SHINE // DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE 2019 CARLISLE CHEVROLET NATIONALS / CARLISLEEVENTS.COM 3 Welcome to THE CARLISLE CHEVROLET NATIONALS CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF THE EL CAMINO From the Owners From the EVENT MANAGER Welcome to the ultimate gathering of like-minded GM owners! This year’s show is jam-packed with celebrities, awesome activities, impressive vehicle displays and a great shopping opportunity on the midway and in the automotive flea market. Visit Building T to see featured vehicles celebrating 60 Years of LANCE MILLER, BILL MILLER, JR., the El Camino, 50 Years of the Pontiac GTO Judge and the Chevy BILL MILLER III Blazer and several great examples celebrating the Summer of ’69, Thank you for choosing to which is something Carlisle Events is celebrating throughout the spend your weekend with entire season. us. It is because of you that Two continuing annual displays are the Solid Lifter Showroom we are able to continue (in and around Building Y) and Novas at Carlisle (in and around the producing world-class Pavilion). The Solid Lifter Showroom features 1969s this year, has a automotive events for 45+ great mix and includes some top level restorations and race cars. years. We hope you have a New this year is the Hurst Showcase (see page 21) which features great experience! many Hurst engineers and Miss Hurst Shifter, Linda Vaughn, throughout the weekend! All three of these displays have some awesome seminars and guests. See the schedule on page 22. Don’t miss the high-flying action-packed Bandit Jump happening on the south side of the facility on Saturday at 1 PM. A TAKE OUR survey Pontiac Trans Am will literally fly thru the air and it will be a sight to We always welcome your see! comments and suggestions. As you walk around the event, don’t forget to visit the automotive Go to the event web page on flea market -– it’s always filled with deals and hard-to-find resto- our website and click on the ration parts. “Take Our Survey” button. As always, enjoy the show, check out all the cars, share your great times on Facebook and, most of all, make some friends along the way. FOLLOW US Ken Appell Go online for event information, photos and Event Manager [email protected] videos. Join the conversation 717-243-7855 x116 and follow us. 2019 CARLISLE CHEVROLET NATIONALS / CARLISLEEVENTS.COM 5 Event Highlights GO FOR AN AUTOCROSS RIDE-ALONG ON THE UMI PERFORMANCE TRACK Everything to see and do at the event is summarized right here. The map is in the NEW! BANDIT JUMP centerfold, the schedule is just before it and vendor lists are on pages 30-31. Don’t miss a thing, take a minute to read what’s here so you can make the most out of your visit. NPD SHOWFIELD See page 13 for information about the NPD Showfield, judging and awards. We are pleased to welcome back the National Nostalgic Nova Club who holds a special meet in and around the Pavilion. This year they have assembled a selection of Nova Gold Class Award winners from events across the country and they are on display in the Pavilion. New this year we welcome another “show within a show” called Chevy/GMC Truck Madness. Bring the family, bring your friends, This is an optional judged event for 1947-1987 because you're not going to want to miss trucks. this! As a tribute to actor Burt Reynolds and the movie Smokey and the Bandit, the crew from Northeast Ohio Dukes will Featured Vehicle Displays & SPECIAL GUESTS be “east bound and down” as they jump Read about our Featured Vehicle Displays, a Bandit Trans Am on Saturday afternoon including the new Hurst Showcase on pages at 1 PM. As Burt Reynolds would say, 16-21. “it ain’t never been done before” and Don’t miss your chance to meet our special it’s never been done here at the Carlisle guests and get autographs. See the schedule for Fairgrounds. autograph and seminar times on pages 22-23. NEW! COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION Visit the Carlisle Auctions Summer Sale on Saturday at the Carlisle Expo Center just a block outside Gate 3. Take the free shuttle from Gate 3, register to bid and take home a new classic. Read more on page 11. 6 2019 CARLISLE CHEVROLET NATIONALS / CARLISLEEVENTS.COM GET NEW PARTS FOR YOUR VEHICLE ON INSTALLATION ALLEY NEW! SOCIAL STOPS NEW! SUMMER OF ’69 CELEBRATION This is your opportunity to collect all the special We are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Featured Vehicle Display stickers, which are iconic Summer of 1969 all season! Read more on limited in quantity but abundant in style. See page page 37. 36 for sticker samples and details. NEW! CASH GRAB SEMINARs Register at Guest Services by 3:15 PM Saturday Free seminars are offered throughout the event. for a chance to win 69 seconds in the cash grab See schedule for topics, presenters and times. machine. (Must be age 13 or over.) VENDORS WOMEN’S OASIS Finding restoration parts, new products The Women’s Oasis offers a unique shopping and collectibles should be a breeze on the opportunity, workshops and bingo. Read more on Manufacturers Midway and in our huge page 13. automotive flea market. The locations of vendors and Midway partners are in the Vendor Lists, Autocross Ride-Alongs starting on page 30. SPONSORED BY UMI PERFORMANCE Go for a thrill ride on the UMI Performance Car Corral Autocross Track! Join a professional driver and The Car Corral is reserved just for the sale of experience firsthand what a UMI suspension vehicles. Title transfer services are available at the performance package can do for a GM vehicle. Notary Office in the Pavilion. ATMs are in Guest Rides are FREE and take place on Friday and Services and Building T. Saturday. Riders must be 18 years of age or older. Nitrofest Installations Get revved up for Bruce Larson’s NHRA drag car Get new parts installed during start-ups. Some of the audience will be picked to the event! If yours isn’t already sit in the cockpit for the full experience. His tent on grounds, get an installation pass when you will be located near the Stage along Duke’s Blvd. schedule your appointment with a company on Be sure to stop by! Installation Alley. Visit our Official Performance Parts Installer, A&A Auto Stores, for a new performance exhaust. continued Join Bob 94.9 and their business partner during the show. Bob 94.9 will host a live radio remote from 4 - 6 PM Friday outside the Guest Services building, with their partner on hand too. Win prizes at the show and sign up for more goodies too! 2019 CARLISLE CHEVROLET NATIONALS / CARLISLEEVENTS.COM 7 Event Highlights Real Street Shootout KIDS’ ACTIVITIES SPONSORED BY UMI PERFORMANCE If your kids aren’t as entertained by the show Watch participants compete for CASH PRIZES vehicles as you are, we have some ways to get on the UMI Performance Autocross Track Friday them involved and keep them entertained. They evening. They will be judged on appearance can even win money! and build quality then undergo a tech inspection before taking to the track. KIDS’ CHOICE AWARDS TO PARTICIPATE: Kids 12 and under are encouraged to vote for • Showfield registration sticker, driver’s license their favorite vehicle in Building T for a chance to and proof of insurance required win a $100 Visa Gift Card! We will draw the name • Vehicle must be street legal, pass tech of the winner after the event and mail the card.