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On Sunday, October 4th, 2009 the Central Nebraska Auto Club had our 4th Annual Indoor Car Show at the Buffalo County Fair Grounds in Kearney, NE.
Our last fling before the snow flew..............
The day started at 6AM for a few of us to start setting up for the car show. Before we knew it there were cars at the door ready to come in and register. We registered approximately 80 cars and 1 motorcycle, with at least 90% of them being registered before 9 AM. We presented a plaque to each of the top twenty, and 15 specialty trophies for: Best Ford, Best GM, Best Mopar, Best Orpan, Best Engine, Best Paint, Best Interior, Best Motorcycle, Best Host Car, Club Committee Choice, Peoples Choice and Best of Show, The Alex Edwards Family--American Cancer Trophy, Kids Choice, and the Law Enforcement Trophy. All the entries were top notch vehicles and boy did they shine. We had some nice door prizes donated by merchants in the area. Everyone who entered a vehicle received a door prize.
We joined up with the American Cancer Society to Honor 6 year old Alex Edwards who lost his battle with Cancer last July. There were luminary paper bags decorated by Alex's classmates located in front of each vehicle and you could vote for your favorite car by donating money into the bags. The American Cancer Society received approximately $800.00 in the bags.
We would like to extend an invitation to all who entered a vehicle and for those of you who would like to take part in our indoor car show next year to keep us in mind. Keep checking our web site for more information on next years 5th Annual Indoor Car Show. We are looking forward to seeing you at Central Nebraska Auto Club Cruise Nite the 3rd weekend in July, 2010.
History
Welcome to the Central Nebraska Auto Club website. The Central Nebraska Auto Club was established in 1992 when two groups of area car enthusiastic got together and formed a club to help put on a big summer time event called Cruise Nite. Cruise Nite started with one of our members visiting another state in where they held a cruise event. He brought his idea back to the group he belonged to in 1987. Thus, Cruise Nite was started in Kearney Nebraska.
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Dates for Cruise Nite have been set for July 15-18, 2010. To learn more about Cruise Nite click here.
Every year in July the CNAC encourages anyone who wants to relive the memories of the “Good Ole Days” along with the love of the classic cars to come and enjoy in the fun. The event "Cruise Nite" is a four day event. Cruise Nite begins Thursday evening with a get-together BBQ and Show & Shine sponsored by Midway Chevrolet and the Kearney Area Children’s Museum.
Friday a kick-off BBQ at the Great Platte River Road Archway with oldies music and food and fun starts the festivities. A car stereo competition and show is sponsored by Video Kingdom. Later in the evening a classic & collectible car auction is held with Rusty Rhynalds, auctioneer.
The fun continues on Saturday morning with the registration of approximately 500 that will park their classic cars on “The Bricks” in downtown Kearney. Classic music is played all day long at the MONA -Museum of Nebraska Art. Everyone in the surrounding area marks their calendar for this special Saturday to come and see the Show & Shine. Later, when it cools off, a Cruise Nite parade on “The Bricks” is featured. The streets are filled with classic cars and countless spectators taking in the parade.
The Cruise Nite weekend winds down on Sunday with the Hot Rod Reunion/Drag Races at the Kearney Raceway Park.
Behind the entire event is our desire is to raise money for different charities the Kearney Area. Among our charities who benefit from our club are: Buffalo County Red Cross, Salvation Army, United Way, Flight for Hero’s, Make A Wish Foundation, Goodfellows, Jubilee Center, NPPD Power Drive, a gift of appreciation to the City of Kearney Police Department and scholarship for students in Automotive Tech.
Of course this event would not be possible without the help of our corporate sponsors: Baldwin Filters, Advance Auto Parts, Eustis Body Shop, Midway Chevrolet, Nebraskaland Distributing, The Chicken Coop, Midas, Sahling Kenworth, Inc., CarQuest, Big Red Auto Book, Frontier Communications, Graham Tires, NAPA, Kearney Visitors Bureau, Nebraska Lottery, Crossroads Ford, AAA of Nebraska, O’Reilly Auto Parts, K&K Parts Company, Bosselman Pump & Pantry, Coca-Cola, Garrett, Big O Tires , Marshall Engines, B-Scott Studio and Sim’s Shop EZ.
The Central Nebraska Auto Club has 50 members, who own a number of different kinds of cars. Ranging anywhere from the 1950’s Chevy’s, 1960’s Ford’s, Javelins, Mercedes, Oldsmobile, Plymouth, Studebaker, Rambler, AMC, Mercury, Lincoln, Model A, Austin Healey, Thunderbird, Corvettes and many more different models and makes.
Each year the club assists with the NPPD sponsored Power Drive. This event features high school kids building their own electric cars and then competing across Nebraska. In October the Central Nebraska Auto Club holds an Annual Show and Shine, in which the high school kids get to come and judge our cars. This event is open to the public. A scholarship is also presented to a student who will further their education in Automotive Industry.