Fallbrook Vintage Car Show to move to Potter Jr High School

FALLBROOK – After five years at Pala Mesa Resort, the 55th annual Fallbrook Vintage Car Show is moving back to Potter Jr. High School, where it was held for 14 consecutive years before moving to Pala.

"The board decided it was time to move back to the more intimate surroundings of the school athletic fields and basketball courts," car show Chair Steve Shapiro said.

Doug Allen, president of Fallbrook Vintage Car Club, said, "Also, moving back to Potter allows the FVCC to save the cost of new fees and concessions to Pala Mesa Resort, to preserve the money for grants we give all year long to nonprofit organizations in Fallbrook and nearby communities."

The annual Fallbrook Vintage Car Show is a "big time, small town" car show. That sentiment is the theme for the May 24 show, which will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Automobiles and trucks from Packards, DeLoreans and Kaisers to trucks and autos from General Motors, Chrysler and Ford, Brass Era and an array of hot rods, customs and factory stock and classic vehicles will fill the show field of 330 cars.

Car clubs from throughout the county plan on attending to show their pride and joys. Come and enjoy a large variety of swap meet and food vendors. High Energy DJ will provide great tunes throughout the show.

The featured car for this year's Fallbrook Car Show is the Chevrolet Corvair. Even though the Corvair was much maligned by Ralph Nader, it was Motor Trend's Car of the Year in 1960. There will be a wide variety of Corvairs on display highlighting the many engineering advances of this unique vehicle.

Models from vans, pickups, coupes and convertibles will be front and center at this year's show. Included will be original production turbo charged Spyders and Corsas, to V-8 conversions and, hopefully, even an Ultra Van Corvair powered RV. The organizers said they apologize for not having room for a Corvair-powered airplane.

Visitors are advised to arrive at the show early to beat the huge throng of spectators who will be crowding around these featured cars, so they can drool and dream of being behind the wheel. Visitors are not to touch the cars, but they can take plenty of photos to show their friends what they missed at the show Memorial Day weekend.

To jump back in time from the hot rods and customs and back to the end of the 19th and very early 20th centuries, visitors can head past Show Central to the area across from the Swap Meet and find up to 25 Brass Era Horseless Carriages. Previous years' examples were an 1899 Peugeot three-wheeler, a 1902 "Curved Dash" Oldsmobile and Locomobiles. For Ford gearheads, the Ford Tin Lizzies, Model Ts, will be right up their alley.

After admiring over 300 show cars, visitors can take time to try the culinary offerings and to sip Coca Cola. If that is not enough, then visit the expected 60 or so swap meet vendor booths with everything from vintage car parts, to jewelry, art, antiques, collectables and on and on. The show and parking are free to visitors.

To register a vintage car for the show, to rent a swap meet space or to learn more about the show or the club in general, visit http://www.FallbrookVintageCarClub.org. Click on "Car Show" for a full set of maps and updated information.

This year the club is allowing up to 330 vintage cars registrations and many spots have already been reserved, so hurry up and reserve a spot before, like every year, they sell out.

As always, proceeds support youth organizations, senior and civic organizations, and military groups in Fallbrook and surrounding areas. Over $20,000 was donated to these organizations last year.

Submitted by Fallbrook Vintage Car Club.