Organize and Start a Car Show on Your Own Driveway
If you love cars and have a handful of cool rides that you want to show off to the world, look no further. Driveway car shows are a great idea.
Steps
- Find local car shows. If you don't have the time or money for a car show, look for local car shows around your city and see if they will take your car for the show. Websites of shows usually tell you how to enter.
- Look at your driveway. But if you do have the time and money, check if your driveway is big enough. Most driveways are big enough for 2-3 cars. If it isn't though, you might want to stick to step one. You could use your front yard too.
- Decide on a date for your show. Saturdays and Sundays are great days. Give yourself at least a few months for planning.
- Choose cars. If you already own a classic vehicle, you are in luck. If you don't, you could offer or ask one of your friends or neighbors to display their classic car.
- Tune and clean the cars up a bit. That could mean getting a new paint job, installing spoilers, etc. Don't necessarily install performance parts because you don't need those to improve visuals.
- Store your show cars somewhere safe. This could be your garage, a car storage area, a highly guarded backyard, a warehouse that you have permission to use, etc.
- Set up your cars. Once the day of the show comes, wake up super early and set up your cars. Organize them by maker, kind, color, or random.
- Post signs around the neighborhood.
- Set up a donation box. Most nice people will give donations.
- Hold the show. Greet people. Be cool.
- Have an auction. If you want to, hold an auction at the end of the show. Make sure though the minimum price is what you think the car is worth.
- The car show ends, smile.
Tips
- Set up a souvenir shop possibly.
- Don't charge any money unless you have like 20 cars.
Warnings
- Even if you are allowed to do this having 20+ cars can easily block off entire roads. If this occurs your cars will be towed by the city.
- Make sure the neighborhood lets you do this.
Things You'll Need
- Cars
- A large driveway or front yard
- Cash
