Car Show Calendar

Today

The SMAF/Hooters Summer Scorcher Series car show will be 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hooters of North Charleston next to Northwoods Mall. Sponsors are the Southern Mustang and Ford Club and Hooters restaurant. Registration is $10. Classes are Mustang 1964-78, 1979-93, 1994-2004 and 2005-10; Ford Motor Co., which includes other Ford, Lincoln and Mercury cars; General Motors, which includes GMC, Chevrolet, Pontiac, Saturn and Cadillac cars; Chrysler, which includes Chrysler, Dodge and Plymouth cars; Corvette 1953-82 C1, 2, and 3 and 1984-2009 C4, 5 and 6; trucks, which include pickup, SUV and Jeep; Hummer; Rods, which include rat rod, hot rod, street rod, A-Rod; imports, except Ford of Canada; and motorcycles. Shows are the third Saturday of the month. Future dates include Sept. 19. October will be a charity show with proceeds going to breast cancer research. Visit www.southernmustangandford.com for more information.

Aug. 26

Charleston-Lowcountry Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America and Joe Bessingers Bar B Que will host their monthly Open Car Truck & Motorcycle Show, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at 1114 College Park Road in Summerville. Registration is $5. Classes are street rods, cars, trucks, motorcycles, imports, Corvettes, Mustangs and lowriders/tuners. Years are 1900-42, 1943-59, 1960-72 and 1973-2009. There are three trophies per class and Best in Show, plus Joe’s Award, which is dinner for two at Joe’s. For more information, contact Ron Conley at (843) 419-6331 or Jim Lord at (843) 708-0003.

Sept. 2

An Open Car, Truck & Motorcycle show will be held 6-9 p.m. at Bessinger’s BBQ, 1602 Savannah Highway. Registration is $5. There are three trophies per class. Classes include street rods; trucks; motorcycles; and cars for years 1900-42, 1943-59, 1960-71 and 1972-2009. Music is by The Cruise-O-Matics. Shows are the first Wednesday of the month: Oct. 7 and Nov. 4. For more information, contact Tom Jameson at (843) 571-2264.

Sept. 19

Lowcountry Travelers Car Club of Mount Pleasant will host its annual car show 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Wando Crossing Shopping Center in the Wal-Mart parking lot. Classes include years 1900-74 (motorcycles are included). The registration fee is $15. Trophies will be awarded in all classes plus Best of Show. Proceeds will benefit Children’s Miracle Network at MUSC. For more information, contact Mr. Small at (843) 928-3639 or (843) 834-5315.

Coastal Carolina Corvette Club will present the Marchant Chevrolet Open Car, Bike & Truck Show, sponsored by Marchant Chevrolet, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration is $10 per vehicle and will begin at 11 a.m. at Marchant Chevrolet in Ravenel, 5700 Savannah Highway (U.S. Highway 17). Thirty trophies will be awarded by class size, participant judging and Sponsor’s Choice. Classes are Corvettes; motorcycles; sport compact; Mustangs; street rods; trucks; and years 1900-62, 1963-71, 1972-89 and 1990-present. Proceeds to benefit Camp Happy Days. For more information, visitw the club Web site at www.4cccc.org.

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, S.C., 29403, fax it to 937-5463 or e-mail jparker@postandcourier.com.