Mahogany & Steel Car & Boat Show
by Cate Murway
Vroom with a view!
The beautiful, scenic Bristol Borough waterfront park on the Delaware River allows for both land and water displays. Mark your calendar and BRAKE from 10:00-4:00pm Saturday, July 9th to attend this big Car & Boat event that will thrill visitors by land and water.
WOW! A Car Show & Boat Show has gotten hitched for a day of family fun.
Why attend the Show?
This is the only show in this area that combines and features handsome collector cars and classic boats, bringing land and water lovers together for one spectacular event.
Car shows bring home a unique love affair with wheels, and 19007 is once again GEARING up.
There will be an assortment of automobiles spanning an array of makes, models, and decades, representing the style of that time.
All American & Foreign Antiques, Classics, Newer Corvettes, Camaros, El Caminos, Firebirds, Mustangs, Challengers, T-Birds, Street Rods, Exotics & Luxuries, and more will be in the Mill Street parking lot.
There will be boats on land on trailers under the wharf, in the water docked for up-close viewing, as well as on display in the adjacent lot on Saturday, July 9th from 10:00-4:00pm. [raindate Sunday, July 10th].
These lovingly kept watercrafts, including wooden masterpieces, represent years of floating style and elegance.
*The Mill Street parking lot will be closed to vehicular traffic from Cedar Street to the Bristol Lions Park area for this event.
Car registration starts at 9:00am with $15 registration fee per participant on the day of the show.
Visit www.BristolDayCarShow.com/registration to register early for both this 2022 Car & Boat event and/ or 2022 Historic Bristol Day which will be held Saturday, October 15, 2022.
Spiffy up those cars! Who’s in?
“There will be a myriad of coveted vehicle trophies awarded including Pre-1993, 1993 - 2023, and Best of Show, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place, along with People’s Choice for both Antiques and Classics,” confirmed car enthusiast/ event co-chair, Mark Louis Gesualdi.
Mark and his cousin, event co-chair, Christopher John Gesualdi are dedicated Corvette guys and members of the NCRS [National Corvette Restorer Society].
AND attention novices, experienced, and potential boaters….. expand your horizons!
There will be a lot of innovation on display at this boat show along with a great opportunity to meet new people and learn more about boating.
The Antique & Classic Boat Society, Inc. [ACBS] is a membership organization founded in 1975, dedicated to connecting people with a passion for classic boats. The Mid-Atlantic Chapter will bring buoyant crafts from around the Delaware Valley to this Bristol Boat Show.
The ACBS President is Ed Andrews from Cape May, NJ.
This show will have classic and late great works of art models covering 100 years of boat building.
AND, rumor has it: there will be free old time speedboat rides! www.acbs.org
Carmen Vincent DeLeo, ACBS Mid-Atlantic Chapter Director/ show chairman explained, “Owners will tow their boats, most of which are 18-28’ in length, to the Neshaminy Marina. The boats will launch at 9:00am.”
Carmen first became interested in wooden boats while vacationing in Avalon, NJ in the 1960’s.
“The next door neighbor had a wooden Chris-craft boat that I purchased and put in good repair and then sold it. In 1982, I bought a 1964 Chris-craft Holiday 20ft. Runabout speed boat that seats 6, and I have since had it restored professionally in 2001.”
He and auto aficionado Mark originally met at a Historic Bristol Day Car Show event.
“Mark invited ACBS to participate and bring boats. We brought 6-8 boats in 2017, and then again in 2019. I really like the wharf area!”
The Mid-Atlantic Chapter is booked once more for the enthralling, upcoming 2022 HBD in October.
Welcome Friend!
This Mahogany & Steel Car & Boat Show is not just a wonderful way to spend the day…..
Historic Bristol Borough makes for a great place to stay a day, a week, or a lifetime.
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