Tampa Bay area shows, cruise-ins and special events.
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Updated 9/30/22

Note: I have NOT verified whether any of these events have been changed due to the hurricane.

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Ongoing weekly events 

• (Mondays) 7pm-9:30pm. The Main Straight Car Meet. Local Brewing Company (LBC) Tavern, 35631 US 19, Palm Harbor.

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

• (Thursdays) 7pm-10pm. Florida Street Scene’s Tampa Thursday. Riveters, 2301 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa.

• (Thursdays) 7pm-10pm. Cars, Jeeps & Trucks Nights. Red Star Live, 9847 E. Adamo Dr, Tampa.

• (Fridays) 4pm-9pm. Cruise-in Classics. Smokin 19, 3090 34th St N, St Pete.

• (Fridays) 5pm-8pm. Cruise-in. Coral Landings Center, 33163 US 19 N, Palm Harbor. 

• (Fridays) 6pm-8pm. Cruise-in. Tropical Smoothie Café, 8019 Citrus Park Dr, Tampa.

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

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

• (Saturdays) 5pm-8pm. Cruise-in. 50’s Diner, 1730 US 19, Holiday. 

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• 01 Oct (Sat) Postponed until 10/8/22! Dover Rod Run. First Baptist Church, 3223 Gallagher Rd, Dover. http://firstbaptistdover.org/calendar/

• 01 Oct (Sat) 4pm-6pm. Drive Electric Tampa Bay. Ford’s Garage, 11105 Causeway Blvd, Brandon. https://driveelectricweek.org/event?eventid=3054

• 01 Oct (Sat) 7am-9am. Motorsports Gathering. Morgan Import Motorcars, 11333 N Florida Ave, Tampa.

• 01 Oct (Sat) 7:30am-10:30am. Cars and Coffee cruise-in. VFW post, 350 Douglas Ave, Dunedin.

• 01 Oct (Sat) 11am-2pm. Fishhawk Porsche Cars & Coffee. Leaven Brewing, 11238 Boyette Rd, Riverview.   

• 01 Oct (Sat) 8am-11am. "Rise & Shine" Cruise-in. Starbucks, 9222 Anderson Rd, Tampa.

• 01 Oct (Sat) 8am-11am. Cars & Coffee. Provisions Coffee & Kitchen, 5862 Goldview Pkwy, Wesley Chapel. https://www.facebook.com/events/5048511968587171/?ref=newsfeed

• 01 Oct (Sat) Noon-3pm. Cruise-in. The Doghouse, 106 N US 41, Ruskin.

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

• 01 Oct (Sat) 5pm-9pm. Angela “Tiger Lady” car show. Quaker Steak & Lube, 10400 49th St N, Pinellas Park. 

• 02 Oct (Sun) 9:30am-noon. Breakfast Cruise to Holiday Isles Elks Lodge, 14111 Parsley Dr, Madeira Beach. (9:15am departure from McDonalds, 650 150th Ave, Madeira Beach).

• 02 Oct (Sun) 1pm-5pm. (Rain date the following Sunday). Roamin’ Oldies Classic Car Club cruise-in. Mira Bay Winn-Dixie Plaza, US 41 N, Apollo Beach.

• 04 Oct (Tue) 4pm-8pm. (Rain date following Tuesday). Classic Cruise-in. Nick’s Pizzaria & Wings, 1707 James L Redman Pkwy, Plant City.

• 04 Oct (Tue) 5:30pm-8pm. Tampa Bay Antique Vehicle Association Car Show. Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, 11004 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa.

• 07 Oct (Fri) 5pm-7:30pm. Cruise-in Classics Kathryne Mezerowski Memorial Scholarship Benefit Cruiser of the Month Show. Smokin 19, 3090 34th St N, St Pete.

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• 08 Oct (Sat) 10am-3pm. Postponed from 10/1/22. Dover Rod Run. First Baptist Church, 3223 Gallagher Rd, Dover. http://firstbaptistdover.org/calendar/

• 08 Oct (Sat) Noon-3pm. 8th Annual Fishhawk Ranch Car Show. The Palmetto Club, 17004 Dorman Rd, Lithia. https://flacarshows.com/events/event/fishhawk-ranch-car-show/?date=October%2008,%202022%2012:00%20pm&calendar=true

• 08 Oct (Sat) 9am-5pm. Hurst Haven Car Show. Skyway Classics, 10420 Portal Crossing, Bradenton. https://flacarshows.com/events/event/hurst-haven-car-show/?date=October%2008,%202022%209:00%20am&calendar=true

• 08 Oct (Sat) 10am-4pm. 1st Annual Carrollwood Rotary Car & Truck Show, Carrollwood Village Park, 4680 W Village Dr, Tampa. https://carcruisefinder.com/florida-car-shows/event/carrollwood-rotary-club-presents-the-first-annual-car-and-truck-show/

• 08 Oct (Sat) 5pm. Shop Party! Roosterz Rod Shop, 12200 34th St N, Clearwater. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=786931912655808&set=ecnf.100028607695984

• 08 Oct (Sat) 5pm-9pm. Senior Car Show & Fundraiser. SLAM Charter School, 7116 Gunn Hwy, Tampa. https://allevents.in/mobile/amp-event.php?event_id=200023241118529

• 08 Oct (Sat) 8pm. Redliner Rally Night Run. Leaves from 2655 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd, Clearwater. https://rally.redlinerauto.com/optin37777011 

• 08 Oct (Sat) 8am-10am. Waterset Cars & Coffee. The Landing Café, 7012 Sail View Ln, Apollo Bch. 

• 08 Oct (Sat) 7am-10am. “Gathering”. Insty Tune & Lube, 14783 N. Dale Mabry, Tampa.

• 08 Oct (Sat) 11am-2pm. Cars & Lunch cruise-in. Tampa Joe’s, 9316 Anderson Rd, Tampa.

• 09 Oct (Sun) 9am-11am. Cars + Coffee. Jax Wax, 26254 US 19 N, Clearwater. https://flacarshows.com/events/venues/jax-wax/

• 09 Oct (Sun) 11am-2pm. Classics Cruise-in. Shake Station, 4219 US Hwy 301 N, Ellenton. https://carnewsbycandygirl.com/

• 09 Oct (Sun) 6pm-9pm. Cars & Pool Cruise-in. The Corner Pocket, 12686 Starkey Rd, Largo. https://carcruisefinder.com/florida-car-shows/event/cars-pool-monthly-car-meet/2021-06-13/

• 08-09 Oct (Sat-Sun) 9am-6pm. 31st Annual Slamfest. Florida State Fairgrounds, 4800 N US Hwy 301, Tampa. https://slamfestshow.com/

• 09 Oct (Sun) 8am-9pm. Racers Reunion from Sunshine Speedway & Golden Gate Speedway. Captain Jack Nowlings, 8711 Bliss Rd, Gibsonton. https://flacarshows.com/events/event/racers-reunion-from-sunshine-speedway-golden-gate-speedway/?date=October%2009,%202022%208:00%20am&calendar=true

• 13 Oct (Thu) 1pm-6pm. Roamin’ Oldies Car Show. First Christian Church, 1707 33rd St E, Ruskin.

• 14 Oct (Fri) 6pm-9pm. Hot Rod Rendezvous. Lake Mirror Park, 121 S Lake Ave, Lakeland. https://lakemirrorcarshow.com/friday/

• 14 Oct (Fri) 6pm-9pm. RADwood at Lake Mirror Classic. For limited number of pre-approved 1980-1999 model year vehicles only. https://allevents.in/lakeland/radwood-at-lake-mirror-classic/10000415511394767

Contact event promoters for current status.

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​Larry - Batride71@aol.com

​ Car show listings sites:

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

http://premiumcarshows.com/wppremium/

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           Links to personal videos, magazine articles, ads and interviews

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

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

         https://www.facebook.com/GETTHEMADNESS/videos/925849070927944/

        https://www.nightwindvette.com/vm1982

​        http://www.superchevy.com/features/vemp-0603-black-1967-corvette-coupe/

        https://www.corvettemuseum.org/winners-announced-in-national-corvette-museums-online-car-show/                  Jump to 12:50.

        http://racersreunion.com/larry-van-gelder/gallery/84909/larry-van-gelder

        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/

        https://goodyearfootwearusa.com/ Scroll down to the “SHOP NOW” page.