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The once-a-year invitational event, promoted by Tim Lopata, has signed a
long term contract with the city of Kingsport and the Marriott Meadow
View Conference Resort & Convention Center. The ability to move the
cars into a premiere Events Center, ensures that the multi-million
dollar assembly of horsepower would be protected from the elements. Cars
and MAJOR collectors will be coming from all over the country for the
2008 Forge event, each example carefully selected on the basis of its
rarity and condition, including a group of rare but unrestored ‘barn
finds’ many auto enthusiasts dream of locating. Many other cars are
pristine restorations that have never before been seen on public
display.
Of special
note to racing fans there will again be a tribute to the late Dick
Harrell www.dickharrell.com , a professional drag racer responsible for
many specialized Chevrolet performance cars of the 1960s era. Harrell,
who died in a racing accident in 1971, will be represented by his
daughter Valerie, friend Dale Pulde one of the winnningest and best
funnycar drivers in IHRA history ,several employees, friends and several
very rare Chevrolet vehicles whose development Mr. Harrell was involved
in. Also Larry Reyes driver of the famous Roland Leong
"HAWAIIAN" Funny car will also be in attendance. GM will again be associated with next years upcoming show and will
provide a special display from their historical collection or their new
collection plus more. We will also be having a special collection of
Hi-performance SHELBYS, COBRA-JET, MACH 1, and BOSS 302,351 and 429
cars.
Currently we have MASTERS ENTERTAINMENT/ ESPN 2 shows scheduled
for segments for the upcoming 2008 season. MUSCLECAR from POWERBLOCK
SHOWS will also be airing segments for their 2008 season...The public is
invited to enjoy the show and we expect many attendees for our 2008 show
The
American musclecar has come back to the forefront of automotive interest
recently, primarily due to high-visibility auction sales in the
100K-and-up range, the revival of the breed itself through late-model
cars like the 2007 Shelby Ford Mustang, and a fresh resurgence in
performance development from the major manufacturers. The 6th Annual
Forge Invitational Musclecar Show will give residents of the Kingsport
area a chance to actually see the cars that made history from Detroit
when horsepower ruled the streets. Featured in HOT ROD, SUPERCHEVY,
MUSCLE CAR REVIEW, MUSCLECAR ENTHUSIAST, MOPAR COLLECTORS GUIDE,
COLLECTORS GUIDE TO MUSCLECARS, MUSTANG MONTHY, MOPARMAX.COM ,
MAXCHEVY.COM , DRAGLIST.COM 2008 FEATURES INCLUDE MOPAR ACTION, MOPAR
COLLECTORS GUIDE, MOPAR ENTHUSIAST, MUSCLECAR REVIEW, CAR CRAFT, HOT
ROD, OLD CARS WEEKLY and more.... This is the premiere musclecar event
in the country ....
Like the old radio ads used to say – BE
THERE!!!
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