By Jeff Vorva
The 20th running of the Palos Heights Classic Car event was huge.
It was bigger than expected.
John Hanley, the head of the Beautification Committee, which is in charge of putting on the show, said he counted 682 cars. And that was just shortly after the show opened on July 20.
Bob Starzyk, who oversees the show, was caught by surprise when the cars kept coming and coming.
“Normally, we had 400 at the most,” Starzyk said. “So, we almost doubled it. We never expected that many cars.”
And the crowd? Somewhere between 6,000-7,000, Starzyk estimated.
“I couldn’t see Harlem Avenue because of so many people,” he said. “For some reason, everyone loves the show.”
The show featured cars from the 1920s through the 1980s crowded into a three-block radius. There was food, drinks and music throughout the night.
The show featured cars from the 1920s through the 1980s crowded in a three-block radius. There was food, drinks and music throughout the night.
One car had a group of evil clowns protecting it at the Palos Heights Classic Car event.
Super Show ! Brought me back to my teenage years, circa, late 50’s.