Contact:     Mike Balogh

                 (217) 355-1704 or email mbalogh@balogh.com

                 Illini Collector Car Club/ Urbana Sweetcorn Festival

                 1911 N. Duncan Rd, Champaign, IL 61822

8th Annual Urbana Motor Muster at the 29th Annual Urbana Sweetcorn Festival.

The Urbana Business Association and Illini Collector Car Club are co-hosting the 8th Annual Urbana

Motor Muster at the 29th Annual Urbana Sweetcorn Festival on Saturday, August 28th. Hours are:

10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at County Plaza, downtown Urbana, at the festival. This antique car show

is truly a regional event with cars coming this year from as far away as metropolitan Chicago,

Indianapolis, and St Louis. The event is special for our region in terms of early antique and

full-classic vehicles displayed, rarely seen at area car shows any more. A fine assortment of orphan

makes, sports and muscle cars rounds out the display. The show is free and open to the public.

Approximately 90-100 vehicles are expected.

Some of the special vehicles scheduled to be on display this year are: a 1926 Duesenberg Model A

chassis and running gear, formerly of the famed Harrah collection in Reno, NV, and the Auburn, Cord,

Duesenberg Museum in Auburn, IN; a 1910 Buick Model 10 touring car that is fresh from a 10-year

restoration: and a 1956 Ford Thuderbird, just completing a 3-year restoration by a local automotive

repair shop and owned by the original local family since it was new. Some of the other great names

in classic cars that will be on display this year include; Buick,Cadillac, Cord, and Packard. 

The show has gained a reputation for the quality and variety of its display, especially for the many

rare and valuable cars. Last year, the show had vehicles just displayed at prominent concours d'elegance

shows, including Meadowbrook, MI, and Pebble Beach, CA. The show is part of the annual sweetcorn festival

that draws over 25,000 visitors. A focus of the show has been to gather together great vehicles and

show them off to the general public, not just "car people." The diversity of the vehicles provides an

educational display on automotive history, from 1910 through 1979. In fact, every year about 500

visitors to the show are asked to cast their ballots for the three "Peoples' Choice" awards, spnsored

by local businesses and individuals. Although there are just a few awards given and no formal judging,

two other interesting awards are the Pre-'32 Award, used to attract early vehicles and the Youngest

Owner Award, used to interest more young people into the hobby.

For more information or questions, please contact Mike Balogh at (217) 355-1704 or email provided above.

Michael Balogh

1911 North Duncan Road

Champaign, ILLINOIS 61822 USA

www.balogh.com mbalogh@balogh.com

+1 217-355-9331; fax +1 217-355-9413