NEWS RELEASE
DOWNTOWN ORILLIA
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Downtown Orillia will host car enthusiasts from all over Ontario and beyond for the 21st Annual Downtown Orillia Classic Car Show on Saturday, Aug. 17. The downtown core is expected to be filled with over 450 classic cars and be visited by over 25,000 admirers.
"Even in its 21st year, our car show just keeps getting bigger and better as time goes by," said Lisa Thomson-Roop, Manager of the Downtown Orillia Management Board.
"We are expecting a lot of beautiful vehicles, great classics from the 40s and 50s, serious muscle from the 60s and 70s, even some dating from all the way back to 1905."
Downtown Orillia has proved to be the best location for the car show of this size in years' past. "We are very lucky to be perfectly placed just steps up from the waterfront, and of course we are so accessible from all over the city.
Historic Mississaga Street is a perfect showcase, we love standing at the top of it seeing the cars line the entire street."
Once again, this year Classic Show Car owners will have the chance to win a Long Block Engine Rebuild courtesy of Parry Automotive in Orillia. A long-time partnership that has proven to be a highlight each year during the awards ceremony.
In addition to the car show itself, there will again be great live entertainment happening throughout the day, with some local talent too. "Orillia is full of very strong artists and performers and we are excited to showcase them at one of the biggest events in Downtown Orillia," said Thomson-Roop.
The Port of Orillia will host Chris Craft Rendezvous for the second year in a row in conjunction with the Car Show as well serve as an area for overflow show car parking.
The trophy ceremony is at 4 p.m. on the main stage located in front of Becker Shoes at 33 Mississaga Street East.
We’d like to thank all our sponsors once again this year. A show of this magnitude just would not be possible without them.
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