Pennsauken Revs Up For 22nd Annual Car And Bike Show
Start your engines! The Pennsauken Business, Industry, and Government Council and Pennsauken Township present the town’s 22nd annual Car and Bike Show. Held on Sunday, Sept. 28 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., hundreds of antique, classic and custom cars and motorcycles will line up along a stretch of the “Maple Mile” that runs from Canning to Union avenues in Pennsauken, and includes the parking lot for Pinsetter Bar and Bowl, 7111 Maple Ave. In addition to the many great cars and bikes, the Pennsauken Car and Bike Show features music, food, and family-friendly entertainment. The popular craft show will also be returning for a second year, with already over 25 vendors signed up to attend.
“This is a great event that people look forward to every year,” says Elwood “Duke” Martz, head of Pennsauken’s Parks and Recreation Department. “We’re once again hoping for some great fall weather, so that thousands of people can enjoy the many cars and bikes that come to our show each year.”
Year after year, local businesses continue to help make the Pennsauken Car and Bike Show possible with financial support. Holman Automotive returns as presenting sponsor; Susquehanna Bank, Pinsetter Bar and Bowl, CRW Graphics, Elite Auto Service, Mesa Signs, McFarlan’s Market, and Primerica, Ellis and Associates are also major sponsors of the event.
“We’re proud of all the local businesses helping to support this great community event,” says Tim Ellis, chairperson of the B.I.G. Council and vice president, Primerica. “It speaks a lot about the type of businesses we have in town. These are just a few of the companies and organizations that give back to the Pennsauken community again and again.”
There will be 22 judging classes for cars, from Stock Production to 1953 to New Cars, 2010 to present, as well as several judging classes for motorcycles.
In addition to the cars and bikes on display, the Pinsetter parking lot will have a barbecue tent with tables and chairs for people to sit, eat, and relax. There will also be some family-friendly entertainment, including inflatable amusements, balloon twisting, face painting, live musical performances, and disk jockeys spinning the both classic and the latest hits.
As with last year, every effort is being made to reduce the impact on the neighborhoods along Maple Ave. and adjoining streets. Local residents will have access to major throughways and can get in and out of the area during the event.
Registrations for cars and bikes are still being accepted at the Parks and Recreation Department of Pennsauken Township, 6505 North Crescent Blvd., Pennsauken, and online at BIGPennsauken.com; crafters can also go online to sign up to participate at the event.
