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Best of Show at Spring Charlotte Autofair 2014

A 1955 Chevy Bel Air owned by a Kentucky man won the coveted ‘Best of Show’ honors at the Spring Charlotte Autofair 2014. The custom 1955 Chevy Bel Air resto mod was tastefully restored as a resto mod with Hugger orange paint and primo leather insert interior. Also included in the awards ceremony today were ‘Best of Show’ awards for the top car from each of the car clubs in attendance here this weekend. There were 48 car clubs represented here today.

Jerry Horine, of Louisville, Kentucky, brought his beautiful 1955 Chevy Bel Air to the Spring Charlotte Autofair 2014 partly because he had so many relatives from the Charlotte area. They were obviously out here today in support of Horine and his radical custom ride.

Horine said he first saw his ’55 Chevy 2-Door Post in Louisville just after it was restored about three years ago. He was so impressed with the car that shortly thereafter he purchased it. He said this was the first time he has shown it so he’s one for one. The ’55 Chevy resto mod features a 2″ chopped top and some very nice wheels. Click here to view many more photos and a video of the ‘Best of Show’ winner and runners up.

We have been here at the Spring Charlotte Autofair 2014 taking in the sights and sounds of the classic iron on display, and reporting on the action. Spring Charlotte Autofair 2014 is the hottest show in the country this weekend. Some of the old timers who have been at this show every year were telling us that this year’s Spring Charlotte Autofair 2014 was the best show they’ve had here since before the recession in 2009. That’s a good omen for car collectors. This place is so immense you have to be here to understand the scope of it. So photo-journalist Bob Boberg decided to do a video of the Charlotte Motor Speedway grounds as he saw it on Saturday.

Bob has been enjoying the weather and the cars here in Concord, North Carolina while keeping our readers up on everything that is going on at one of the world’s largest auto events. Although it cooled off considerably on Sunday, the temperatures for most of the 4-day event were in the 80’s with sunny skies each day. You could just feel the excitement in the air as the car show season is officially underway. We enjoyed seeing what has become one of the most popular collector car shows in the country. We published this page and updated it several times a day so you could get a feel for this incredible show.

The Hornet’s Nest Chapter of the AACA sponsors the Charlotte Autofair car show and swap meet here in Concord, North Carolina. The AACA judging for the regionals happened here on Saturday. There were 316 cars on the field at the AACA event (the AACA show was held in an area outside the speedway near the Red Field). The only way to describe the show field was to call it a “Field of Dreams.” The AACA is all about originality and there were some really great cars and trucks displayed. The award structure goes something like this based on discussions with several people at the meet: The AACA Senior award is the most prestigious. Then there are AACA Junior First Place, Junior Second Place and Junior Third Place. Once you reach the Senior level you can try to get additional points in the ‘Preservation’ level Grand National.

Here are some of the cars contending for AACA Senior and AACA Junior First Place awards.

A 1911 Buick Touring show nicely at the AACA judging for Spring Charlotte Autofair 2014

This feisty 1930 Packard Speedster shows in the Runabout category.

A rare 1954 Buick Skylark Convertible shines in the North Carolina sun at Spring Charlotte Autofair 2014

The Italian built 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham sparkles in AACA judging

Spring Charlotte Autofair 2014 Swap Meet

The swap meet is gynormous. There are two fields (named “Orange” and “Blue”) on the infield of the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Two more fields (“Green” and “Red”) are located outside the speedway in the parking area. The swap meet and car corral at the Spring Charlotte Autofair 2014 are sponsored by the Hornet’s Nest Region AACA, one of the largest Antique Auto Club of America regional chapters in the country. They really put on a good show.

Coker Tires at Spring Charlotte Autofair 2014 — We found the Coker Tire display in the Manufacturer’s Midway in the Swap Meet here at Charlotte Motor Speedway during the Spring Charlotte Autofair 2014. This is a new steel belted radial tire that is made to look like bias ply. The Coker representative told us it won an award at SEMA for innovation in design. Coker Tire is based out of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Click here to see more from the Charlotte Autofair Swap Meet

By the number of people that are already here we anticipate it will be a record turnout for Spring Charlotte Autofair 2014. There are more people here this early in the week than there were last year. They position show cars all the way around the track here at Charlotte Motor Speedway. And there are some incredible cars here already. It is anticipated that there will be over 1,600 cars for sale in the car corral area. But to tell you the truth, there are for sale signs on a lot of the cars in the show car display too.

An over-the-top 1969 Camaro Pro Street was the star car of the show on Saturday. Click photo to enlarge for better view of that engine.

Hot Rod High School — High School was never like this. I might have finished.

This nice 1956 Ford Fairlane Sunliner had a price of $51,900 on it as it attracted attention in the show car area.

A beautifully preserved 1979 Stutz Bearcat was spotted here. They tried to bring back the vintage Stutz name with a newer design in 1979. This is one of only six ever built. A wonderful rare car soon to be classic.

Chip Foose custom HemiSFear — Remember when this was the front cover of Hot Rod Magazine in 2007? The Foose HemiSFear was Chip Foose’s dream come true. It was startling to find it on display here on the Charlotte Motor Speedway track.

1953 Chrysler Town & Country Woody Wagon at Spring Charlotte Autofair 2014 — There is a Car Corral here at the Spring Charlotte Autofair 2014 although almost all of the cars on display here have For Sale signs displayed. Here is one of the best deals we’ve see so far, a 1953 Chrysler Town & Country Woody Wagon. The for sale sign said you could own this desirable custom for just $21,500

1965 Chevy Custom Pickup with hot rod Twin Superchargers, turbos feeding the superchargers. See video done by Scottie DTV, Click here for video.

1941 Ford Pickup at Spring Charlotte Autofair 2014 — Look what we found at Spring Charlotte Autofair 2014, a hard-to-find 1941 Ford Pickup, and it says this one is for sale. Can you believe this price? $24,500

2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca special edition — Our photographer, Bob Boberg, just had to feature this 2013 Ford Mustang Laguna Seca special edition. The owner bought this car and never drives it. It only has 7 actual miles. Stored in a heated warehouse and he even puts block heaters on the motor to keep it fresh. He is offering it for sale for $69,900.

Ford Broncos at the Spring Charlotte Autofair 2014 — A huge market is opening up for early ’70s sport utilities like this Ford Bronco. We’re seeing a lot of them here and it is definitely a trend we’ve seen on the Cars On Line.com website also. The market for these seems to be regional, mostly in southern states for now, but you can bet that it will catch on nationally in no time.

Trio of T-Birds at the Spring Charlotte Autofair 2014 — We spotted a trio of T-Birds at the Spring Charlotte Autofair 2014 with this 1956 in the foreground standing next to a 1955 and a 1957 off camera.

Covering the show this weekend for Cars On Line.com is Bob Boberg, a photo-journalist who also has his own website called eClassicAutos.com. Watch for Bob’s Twitter posts from the Spring Charlotte Autofair 2014 all weekend.

Spring Charlotte Autofair 2014