Antique Automobile Club of America spring meeting to be held in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids will host the 2012 Antique Automobile Club of America Central (AACA) Central Division National Spring Meeting on Thursday, June 21 through Saturday, June 23. The Cedar Rapids AACA Region will also be celebrating its Golden Anniversary – 50 years as an official AACA regional car club.

The weekend, with the theme of “Where were you in '62? Celebrating our 50th year,” will include several different seminars, activities and, most importantly, the car show. The event will be held at the Cedar Rapids Marriott and the adjoining Rockwell Collins parking lot and will showcase various antique cars such as old Model T Fords and early 20th century Oldsmobiles.

Events on Friday will consist mostly of informational seminars led by local experts and AACA National Board members as well as a National Board Round Table and an informational meeting for the judges for the show. Other activities throughout the weekend include a Get Acquainted reception, antique shop bus tours through Marion, Friday Night in the Park at Noelridge Park, and an AACA Youth Program event.

The main event of the weekend, the car show, will take place on Saturday. The Show Field, located in the Rockwell Collins parking lot, opens at 7 a.m. with judging beginning at 11 a.m. Guests are invited to view the cars all day on Saturday until the Awards Ceremony at 7 p.m. The event will culminate with cocktails and socializing followed by the Awards Ceremony where various awards for the presentations of the cars will be distributed.