The car show that will draw hundreds of people to downtown Wake Forest Saturday, June 20, is not really about the muscle cars, sports cars, classic and antique autos and trucks. It is just the candy to lure sweet-toothed people to ooh and aah over the cars while the organizers raise money from the entries to funnel funds to several nonprofits such as the Wake Forest Boys & Girls Club, the Purple Heart Foundation of North Carolina and the Miracle League of the Triangle. Candy has never been better for you.
Its not that the entry fee is expensive. It is just $20 per vehicle, but so many people want to show off their cars and trucks that the organizing group, Wake Forest Downtown, does make quite a bit of money.
The show will go on from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. along South White Street, the grand sponsor is Chris Leith Dodge/Ram and the gold sponsor is Ronnie White’s Towing and Tire. The Wake Forest Charity Car Show is free to everyone and there will be live music and food vendors.
Along with the different vehicles, old and new, there will be a “Take-Apart-T” Model T assembly demonstrations and the Leith Kia Monster Truck will be on display.
If there is rain June 20, the exhibit will beheld Saturday, June 27. Entrants can register their vehicles the day of the event between 8 and 11 a.m. For more information, go to www.facebook.com/WakeForestCharityCarShow?ref=hl or call Lisa Hayes, the downtown development director, at 919-435-9415 or lhayes@wakeforestnc.gov
