Originally Posted by
Itoldyouso
I agree with the guys who suggested not limiting your show to any particular year cut off. While I'm not nuts about seeing a brand new car displayed at a show, it really doesn't hurt anything and will give you some additional revenue you might not have had.
One thing we found out when the club I was once with did car shows, a few people end up doing all the work and the rest just sit back and do nothing. Try to delegate as much as possible to others so you spread the workload. Have one person in charge of parking, one in charge of vendors, one in charge of registering the cars and taking the money, etc. You need to have one CEO of the entire event, and these underlings will need to report to that person and understand his decisions are final.
Finally, get a local radio station involved. Advertising something like this is key to getting turnout. Most local radio stations have PSA time available and like to be seen as community oriented. So approach the GM at that station and see how they can help get the word out. They might even want to do a drop or remote broadcast from the event. Radio stations like exposure, so let them set up their remote truck there and broadcast during the show. Maybe make them the sponsor of one of the contests or one of the class trophies. Same with local businesses, have Joes Ice Cream Shop be the sponsor of one trophy and let Joe pick the car he likes the best. For that, Joe will kick in some freebies to help the cause.
Don
