The date is fast approaching everyone! I’ve purchased my ticket and booked my hotel room. The Taurus still needs some work to get it in tip top shape, but it should be ready to go in a month. Which is when I’d like to meet some of you dear readers when Radwood invades Philadelphia on April 5, 2020. Or we could meet up the day before. Your call.
Radwood is a newer show tailored specifically to cars produced between 1980-1999. This is obviously a millennial oriented show, but based on pictures of previous shows the crowds seem pretty diverse. According to Radwood’s official Twitter account there were over 600 registrations for their Austin show. So expect a diverse group of cars.
Attendees are encouraged to dress up in era-appropriate clothing. I haven’t decided on what I’ll wear at the show, but I may end up looking like Gordon Gekko. Or I might dress like Clark Griswold in Christmas Vacation, which is actually more appropriate because he drove a first generation Taurus wagon in the movie.
But I digress. The show requires participants to get there at 9:00am. Since it’s an all-day affair, I decided to book a room for both Saturday and Sunday. I don’t really have any plans on Saturday, but right now I’m thinking I’d like to get a genuine Philly cheese steak and go to the Philadelphia Zoo. I am completely fine with doing a meet up at any point during this trip. Personally, a shindig on Saturday makes more sense to me, because we can hang out at a bar and just talk and stuff. Everyone is probably going to want to go in different directions at the show anyway. Plus, this is the first time I’ll have the Taurus at any type of car show. I may not want to leave it unattended. Obviously, meeting up at the show would be fine too.
My request is that anyone interested in a potential meet up comment below. Please let us know what you’re preferred time/date/location is for the gathering. There will be at least one more follow-up post between now and the date of the car show too. Looking forward to it!
I’d love to attend a Radwood event someday and enjoy following them on Instagram to feel like I’m there.
Unfortunately, they avoid the midwest like it’s the coronavirus epicenter so I nor my ’93 Supra will ever have a chance to attend one.
I will not be able to make it down but Philadelphia is an amazing place I visited a few years back. I spent quite a while just wandering the historical areas.
While its contents are generally a little more high market than the usual CCs the Simeone Foundation is well worth a visit!
https://www.simeonemuseum.org/
I would enjoy meeting you and attending the show. I live in New Jersey about an hour and 15 minutes from Philly.
PS I’ll show you the good cheesesteak places
Email me @. cnj1234@gmail.com
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NJCarguy. (Tom)
Wrong coast my friend, but on April 5th I could go down to the Port of LA and visit the USS Iowa in a show of support!
I will be heading down from Allentown at some point. It will be my first Radwood and I’m excited. It seems right up my alley.
I’m not sure my average-condition 99 Avalon is up to snuff for the show, but I will absolutely be looking. When that Intrigue won best in show at last year’s LA Radwood, I realized someone made a car show truly for me. Ha.