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Time: April 15, 2016 at 8am to April 17, 2016 at 3pm
Location: North Carolina State Fairgrounds
Street: 1025 Blue Ridge Blvd.
City/Town: Raleigh, NC
Website or Map: https://www.good-guys.com/ncn…
Phone: 9258389876
Event Type: car, show
Organized By: Bre Ann Houston
Latest Activity: Mar 15, 2016
General Admission (ages 13+) - $17.00; Kids (ages 7-12) - $6.00; Kids (ages 6 & under) - FREE
Parking - Free
Goodguys returns to the Carolinas for another exciting weekend of nostalgic hot roddin’ fun! Grab your family and all your friends and head on out to the Goodguys 2nd North Carolina Nationals Giant Automotive Festival at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, NC April 15-17 to explore over 1,500 candy-colored and chrome-plated 1972 & older rods hot rods, customs, muscle cars, tricked out trucks and classics on display! Make sure to grab a seat in the stands or put your vehicle and driving skills to the test and experience the pavement-pounding Goodguys AutoCross timed racing competition! And don’t miss your opportunity to shop over 100 vendor exhibits, the ground shaking Nitro Thunderfest Dragster Exhibition, a huge Swap Meet and the Cars 4 Sale Corral as well as enjoy Live Music, a FREE Kids Zone, model car show and the not-to-be-missed Saturday Night Demolition Derby! Plus, late model American made or powered muscle cars, customs and trucks are welcome on April 17th for K & N Filters All American Sunday! For complete details and to register your vehicle or purchase tickets, visit www.good-guys.com. Goodguys… Cool Cars, Cool People, Good Times!
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1967 Mercedes-Benz 250SL
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1958 Porsche 356 Speedster
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