CAR SHOW CALENDAR

Today

Coastal Carolina Corvette Club will present the "Homes for the Holidays" Open Car, Bike & Truck Show, sponsored by Marathon Chevrolet of Summerville. The show will be 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Registration, which is $10 per vehicle, will begin at 11 a.m. at Marathon Chevrolet on Main Street in Summerville. Thirty trophies will be awarded by class size, and there will be three Sponsor's Choice trophies. Classes will be Corvettes; motorcycles; sport compact; Mustangs; street rods; trucks; and years 1900-62, 1963-71, 1972-89 and 1990-2007. Proceeds will go to the Frances R. Willis SPCA, which will be accepting donations at the show as well. This is the club's final show for 2008. For more information, visit www.4cccc.org.

Kustom Shop in Goose Creek will present a Car & Bike Show and memorial fundraiser for 9-year-old Tyler Capers. The show, at Riverfront Park at the former Charleston Naval Base, will be noon-6 p.m. Registration for bikes is $10, cars is $15. Judging in all classes. Music by DJ Goldie and Buck Smooth Easy. Food, games, jumpcastles. Proceeds will go toward a reward for information about Capers' death. He was killed July 23 by a hit-and-run driver while crossing Ladson Road, according to police and press accounts. For more information, call (843) 991-5104, (843) 330-8224 or Janel at (843) 324-4535.

Tuesday

Low Country Volkswagen Club will hold its monthly meeting 6:45 p.m. at Stokes Volkswagen, 3491 Ashley Phosphate Road in North Charleston. All Volkswagen owners and enthusiasts are welcome. For more information, visit the club's Web site at http://sites.google.com/site/lowcountryvolkswagenclub/Home.

Wednesday

A Classic Cruise-In sponsored by Lowcountry Mopars will be held 6-8:30 p.m. at Applebee's, 1310 N. Main St. (U.S. Highway 17A) in Summerville. Classes include trucks; Corvettes; Mustangs; street rods; import/tuner; and years 1900-63, 1964-74 and 1975-2008. Entry fee is $5 per vehicle. Contact Betty Harris at 797-3246 for more information.

Thursday

The Lowcountry Corvair Association will hold its monthly meeting at 7:30 at Ryan's Family Steak House, 7321 Rivers Ave. in North Charleston. All Corvair owners and enthusiasts are invited. For more information, contact Donn Pittman at (843) 849-9007 or visit the club's Web site at www.lowcountrycorvair.com.

Nov. 15

Goose Creek Recreation and the Lowcountry Model A's will host their second annual car show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Foster Creek Park. All car clubs are encouraged to attend. There will be a swap meet and car corral. Contact David Kennedy at (843) 553-1009 or Cheryl Heiselman at (843) 569-4242.

Nov. 21-22

Street Rods Unlimited will present "Doin' the Charleston 2008" at the Exchange Park in Ladson. The event is for street rods years 1948 and earlier. Pre-registration, which is $30 per vehicle, has a Nov. 8 deadline. Registration after that date is $50. An extended show and auction with music by Cruise-O-Matics will be held Friday at Quality Suites at 5225 N. Arco Lane in North Charleston. The Show and Shine on Saturday will be 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information and forms, go to the club's Web site at www.streetrodsunlimited.org or contact Allen Welch at (843) 761-2201 or Dennis Welch at (843) 761-4469.

Dec. 5-7

Cripple Dog Hot Rods will present the 2nd annual "Carolina Open Car Classic & Hot Rod Run" at Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant. This year's show will be a three-day event including classic cars and trucks from across the East Coast as well as displays, contests and family entertainment. For more information, go online to www.crippledog.com.

Going to a car show this weekend? Submit your photos and videos at www.charleston.net/youreport. Send car show information to Car Show Calendar, The Post and Courier, 134 Columbus St., Charleston, SC 29403, fax it to 937-5579 or e-mail it to jparker@postandcourier.com.