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Time: October 9, 2017 to October 12, 2017
Location: Medina County Fairgrounds
Street: https://www.vsra-usa.com/Vintage_Rod_Tour.html
City/Town: Medina, OH
Website or Map: https://www.vsra-usa.com/Vint…
Phone: Jim Bledso 423-371-6430
Event Type: car, show, festival, meet
Organized By: VSRA
Latest Activity: Oct 9, 2017
2017 Vintage Rod Tour
Our 2017 Vintage Rod Tour will begin on Oct. 9th in Chattanooga, Tenn. and end up at the Key to the Hills car show in Boerne, Texas. This year’s Key to the Hills car show will be on Oct. 13-15. We will meet in Chattanooga on Sunday Oct. 8th and leave on Monday to travel to Montgomery, Alabama.
On Tuesday, we will travel to Jackson, Mississippi. On Wednesday, we will travel to Dallas, Texas. Our last travel day will be on Thursday where we will end up in Boerne, Texas where we will attend one of the longest running Pre-49 car shows called the Key to the Hills which will run till Sunday Oct 15th. Sure hope you decide to join us for this memory making trip. Hotel information and details of some activities along the way will be detailed in the March Newsletter.
Below is a breakdown of the daily mileage.
/Monday Oct. 9 Chattanooga, Tenn. to Montgomery, Al. 220 miles
/Tuesday Oct. 10 Montgomery, Al. to Monroe, La 365 miles
Wednesday Oct. 11 Monroe, La. to Dallas, Texas 285 miles
Thursday Oct. 12 Dallas, Texas to Boerne, Texas 293 miles
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1967 Mercedes-Benz 250SL
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American Bantam “Woody” Station Wagon
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1958 Porsche 356 Speedster
The 1958 Porsche 356 Speedster marks the swan song of one of Porsche’s most iconic and minimalist models. Originally introduced in 1954 at the urging of U.S. importer Max Hoffman, the Speedster was designed to be a low cost, lightweight, stripped-down entry sports car that could double as a weekend racer, especially for the California sports car scene. With its low windshield,…
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