CONTACT: Meg Marcozzi, Hagley Museum and Library Marketing Manager
(302) 658-2400, ext. 238 mmarcozzi@hagley.org
Wilmington, Delaware – September 2011 – Host of My Classic Car television series Dennis Gage will attend the 2011 Hagley Car Show on Sunday, September 18. Gage and his crew will film the car show and interview car owners for a program that will air in 2012. The Hagley Car Show, which runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on September 18, will feature automobiles with rumble seats in addition to the more than 500 cars, trucks, and motorcycles that illustrate American automotive history. Parking for the Car Show is on site. Advance wristbands at a discount may be purchased in the Hagley Store or www.hagley.org beginning August 15.
Dennis Gage began hosting the My Classic Car television program in 1996 when it aired on TNN. The show, now in its sixteenth year, airs on the SPEED channel, which has a viewership of 80 million households. Gage is also the executive producer of the motorcycle television programs, Corbin’s Ride On and Trippin’ on Two Wheels, and a reality series, Texas Hardtails. He also produced an independent film called Novem.
Hagley Car Show Coordinator John McCoy says, “We are very excited to have Dennis here providing international exposure to our world-class show.”
In addition to perusing the antique cars on display, visitors can also try pedal-powered go-kart racing and NASCAR simulator, watch vehicle parades, enjoy motoring music and festival food, and delight in walking around a room full of fabulous operating vintage jukeboxes.
Parking for Hagley’s Car Show will be on site. Visitors can enter through Hagley’s main entrance off of Route 141. Wristbands to the show will be offered in advance. Wristbands are available at the Hagley Store or www.hagley.org from August 15 through September 15 (online) or September 17 (store). Pre-event wristbands are $8 adults and $4 children six through fourteen. Wristbands purchased at the Car Show will be $10 adults and $5 children six through fourteen. Admission is free for Hagley members and children five and under. The event will be held rain or shine.
The Hagley Car Show is sponsored, in part, by Aircrafters, Inc.; Chubb Insurance; Delaware Cadillac-Saab-Subaru; Homsey Architects, Inc.; ING Financial Partners; 21st Century Insurance, and Weymoth, Swayze, and Corroon Insurance, Inc. with the support of the following car clubs: Brandywine Region Antique Automobile Club of America, Chester County Antique Car Club, Historical Car Club of Pennsylvania, Historical Vintage Car Club of Delaware, Yesterdays Chevrolet, First State Corvair Club, and First State Ford Mustang Club. The display of antique juke boxes is made possible by the American Historic Jukebox Society.
Hagley Museum and Library collects preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of American Enterprise. For more information, call (302) 658-2400 weekdays or visit www.hagley.org.
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How many cars were in this car show? If you happen to have some pictures of them, can I see some? Classic car shows are getting more popular, and it goes parallel with the growth of the number of car collectors today. How many people attended the event, btw?
ReplyDeleteTari Ledsome
Yes to that, Tari! Post some pictures please! :D It surely was a great event. I’ve visited Hagley last summer when I was in Worcestershire, and I must say that the village is a perfect spot for a vintage car show. I can only imagine the magnificent flaunting of old beauties and the classic ambience around the town. :]
ReplyDelete- Erwin