Tampa Bay area shows, cruise-ins and special events within the next few weeks.

I encourage you to share this with anyone who may be interested.

Updated 4/13/21

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    Events I plan to ATTEND are RED. My POSSIBLE list is GREEN.​ 

 

Please observe health safety precautions. Facial coverings are recommended for all events.

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Ongoing weekly events 

• (Tuesdays) 3pm-9pm. Cruise-in. Bay Pines Sports Bar, 9685 Bay Pines Blvd, St Pete.

• (Thursdays) 4pm-8pm. Larry's Car Show & Cruise-in. Quaker Steak & Lube, 10400 49th St N, Pinellas Park.

• (Fridays) 6pm-9pm. Car Show. The Liquid Therapy Bar, 6501 Park Blvd, Pinellas Park.

• (Saturdays) 4pm-10pm. Cruise-in. MB Grill, (old Burger King location), 11001 US Hwy 19, Clearwater.

• (Saturdays) 5pm-8pm. Dunedin Cruise-in and “campfire”. West side of McDonald’s Restaurant, 1645 Main St, Dunedin. ​

• (Sundays) Beginning 8am. Sunrise at Sunset Beach Cruise-in. Sunset Beach, 1800 Gulf Rd, Tarpon Springs.

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• 17 Apr (Sat) 8am-3pm. Corvettes vs Mustangs. Quaker Steak & Lube, 10400 49th St N, Pinellas Park. https://premiumcarshows.com/wppremium/events/corvettes-vs-mustangs/

• 17 Apr (Sat) 8am-10am. Let’s Rumble Belleair Inaugural Car Show. Hunter Memorial Park, 999 Indian Rocks Rd, Belleair.

• 17 Apr (Sat) 9:30am. Redliner Rally. Leaving from Redliner Auto, 5666 Seminole Blvd, Seminole.

• 17 Apr (Sat) SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE! Cars at the Grill cruise-in. DQ Grill & Chill, 10503 Gibsonton Dr, Riverview.

• 17 Apr (Sat) 3pm-6:30pm. Strawberry Classic Car Show for vehicles 25 years old and older only. McCall Park, 102 N Palmer St, Plant City.

• 17 Apr (Sat) 10am-12pm. Keystone Motor Club open car show. Winn-Dixie, 17649 Gunn Hwy, Odessa.

• 17 Apr (Sat) 4pm-8pm. Throttle - N - Gears Car Show. Journey Church, 3822 Turman Loop, Suite 102, Wesley Chapel.

• 18 Apr (Sun) 9:30am-noon. Breakfast Cruise to Holiday Isles Elks Lodge, 14111 Parsley Dr, Madeira Beach. (9:30am departure from McDonalds, 650 150th Ave, Madeira Beach).

• 18 Apr (Sun) 9am-11am. Cars & Coffee cruise-in. Mugs ‘N Jugs, 2480 East Bay Dr, Largo.

• 18 Apr (Sun) Noon-4pm. Car Show. The Forge Irish Pub, 109 W Bloomingdale Ave, Brandon.

• 18 Apr (Sun) 3pm-7pm. Cage the Tiger Lady Car, Truck & Bike Show. Quaker Steak & Lube, 10400 49th St N, Pinellas Park.   

• 18 Apr (Sun) 10am-4pm. 2021 Series Car & Truck Show. The Shops at Wiregrass. 2811 Paseo Drive, Wesley Chapel. https://premiumcarshows.com/wppremium/events/the-shops-at-wiregrass-2021-series-car-truck-shows-2021-04-18/  

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• 24 Apr (Sat) 10am-4pm. 2nd Annual Tampa Warriors Fundraiser Car Show. Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex, 5309 29th St E, Ellenton. https://flacarshows.com/events/event/tampa-warriors-car-show-fundraiser-scrimmage/?date=April%2024,%202021%2010:00%20am&calendar=true

• 24 Apr (Sat) 4:30pm-8:30pm. River Car Show. River Church, 3738 River International Dr, Tampa.  

• 24 Apr (Sat) 8am-3pm. 34th Annual Mustang-Shelby-Ford Benefit Show. Ford powered vehicles only! Quaker Steak & Lube, 10400 49th St N, Pinellas Park.  https://flacarshows.com/events/event/34th-annual-mustang-shelby-ford-benefit-show/?date=April%2024,%202021%208:00%20am&calendar=true

• 24 Apr (Sat) 9am-Noon. Caffeine & Chrome cruise-in. Gateway Classic Cars, 351 30th St NE, Ruskin.

• 24 Apr (Sat) 9am-11am. Rides & Coffee cruise-in. Detail Garage Tampa, 5721 E Fowler Ave, Temple Terrace. 

• 24 Apr (Sat) 3pm-7pm. Classic Car Nights. J.F. Kicks Restaurant, 3345 Lithia Pinecrest Rd, Valrico.

• 24 Apr (Sat) 7:30am-10am. The Alverez Team Cars & Coffee. Keller Williams, 2350 E SR 60, Valrico.

• 25 Apr (Sun) 10am-3pm. Benefit Car & Truck Show. Beef O’Brady’s, 8810 N Himes Ave, Tampa.

• 25 Apr (Sun) 11am-2pm. Cars and Pizza Cruise-in. Pizza Rock, 401 S Parsons Ave, Brandon.

• 25 Apr (Sun) 10am-3pm Oldsmar Days car show. R.E. Olds Park, 107 Shore Dr W, Oldsmar. https://business.utbchamber.com/events/details/2021-oldsmar-days-and-nights-8959

• 25 Apr (Sun) POSTPONED FROM MARCH 7! Grand Prix of St Petersburg IndyCar race. Downtown St Pete. http://gpstpete.com/

• 27 Apr (Tue) 5pm-8pm. Cruise-in. Boston Market, 16215 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa.

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• 01 May (Sat) Skyway Classics grand opening at new location?

• 01 May (Sat) 7am-9am. Reeves Motorsports Gathering, 11333 N Florida Ave, Tampa. https://www.facebook.com/pg/reevesmotorsports/events/?ref=page_internal

• 01 May (Sat) 8am-11am. "Rise & Shine" Cruise-in. Starbucks, 9222 Anderson Rd, Tampa. https://garageonepro.com/garage-one-cars-coffee/  

• 01 May (Sat) 4pm-7pm. Cruise-in. Northpointe Village, 16506 Pointe Village Dr, Lutz. 

• 01 May (Sat) 5pm-9pm. Angela “Tiger Lady” car show. Quaker Steak & Lube, 10400 49th St N, Pinellas Park. https://www.facebook.com/groups/165526160529977/

• 02 May (Sun) 8am-5pm. 13th Annual Drive Away Breast Cancer Car Show. Northpointe Village Shopping Center, 16506 Pointe Village Dr, Lutz. https://flacarshows.com/events/event/13th-annual-drive-away-breast-cancer-car-show/?date=May%2002,%202021%208:00%20am&calendar=true

• 02 May (Sun) 9:30am-noon. Breakfast Cruise to Holiday Isles Elks Lodge, 14111 Parsley Dr, Madeira Beach. (9:30am departure from McDonalds, 650 150th Ave, Madeira Beach).

• 03 May (Mon) 6pm. Mustang Monday. Ford’s Garage, 26210 US 19 N, Clearwater. https://www.facebook.com/pg/ponysup/events/?ref=page_internal 

• 04 May (Tue) 4pm-7pm. (Rain date following Tuesday). Classic Cruise-in. Nick’s Pizzaria & Wings, 1707 James L Redman Pkwy, Plant City.

• 06 May (Thu) 5:30pm-8pm. (Rain date the following Thursday). Roamin’ Oldies Classic Car Club cruise-in. Mira Bay Winn-Dixie Plaza, US 41 N, Apollo Beach.

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​​ Contact event promoters for current status.

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Remain cautious against possible COVID infection!

 

​Larry - Batride71@aol.com

                             

​ Car show listings sites:

http://flacarshows.com/events/category/west-coast-of-florida/

http://premiumcarshows.com/wppremium/

http://www.mobiledjmusic.com/upcoming-shows

 

Links for events south of the Manatee River:

https://carnewsbycandygirl.com/events  

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           Links to personal videos, magazine articles and interviews

          https://flacarshows.com/2020/06/05/nightwind-vette/

        http://internetradiopros.com/nostalgiccars/?p=archive Then scroll down to podcast #411 dated June 19, 2018

         

       

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        https://www.holley.com/garage/view/679-1969-chevy-corvette/

        https://hoonart.wordpress.com/2011/06/06/the-best-looking-custom-corvette-ive-ever-seen/