The Celebration of the Authentic Car (CotAC) was created to showcase authentic, unmodified, and historic pre-war cars. The vast majority of car shows, certainly those in the Atlanta area, now over-whelmingly feature modified and custom cars and most of them are great vehicles. 

Let’s give authentic cars a show of their own!

Modified and custom cars, hot rods if you wish, represent an individual’s personal style, creativity, and craftsmanship, while authentic cars are different kinds of vehicles: accurate representations of the wide diversity of automotive history.

All authentic cars, through 1948, restored or not, are invited to enter the CotAC show. The idea is that cars in the CotAC show appear visually as they did when new and also maintain their original style drivetrain. No one should feel slighted that their car doesn’t meet the show’s narrow criteria. The point is that the CotAC automobiles should represent and illustrate the accurate history of their day and time.

The entry fee for cars accepted into the CotAC car show is a donation to the Southeastern Railway Museum in any amount. Please be generous!

Registration and parking lots for CotAC will open for entrants at 8 AM, Saturday, May 21, 2022. Advertised hours of the show will be from 9 AM to 3 PM. There will be a food tent on the property midday and parking areas for trailers also will be provided. Please contact the event organizer with any questions or for further info.