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Thursday, april 21, 2022 • ThE BullETiN
redmond
Classic Car Show
will roll into town
BY LENA FELT • The Bulletin
T
he 2022 car show season kicks off Friday with the Wild Ride Classic
Car Show presented by Sounds Fast.
The car show runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with Fifth Street in down-
town Redmond closed to traffic for the event.
The show features classic 1989 and older
cars, trucks and motorcycles which will all
be considered for best of show among many
other categories. The awards ceremony,
which included locally made trophies by
Retro Rides, will start at 2:30 p.m. on the pa-
tio of Wild Ride Brewing.
This is a family-friendly event with food
and drinks available at Wild Ride Brewing
along with a live DJ playing music from the
1950s through the ‘90s and beyond.
Attendees can also enter a raffle for a
chance to win a fully restored 1977 Chevy
pickup.
This is the fourth and most successful
year that the Classic Car Show has taken
place, with 256 cars pre-registered and about
40 to 50 more expected to register day of.
“That’s huge for Central Oregon for a car
show,” said event coordinator Dan Mooney.
Mooney took his passion for events, clas-
sic cars, the community and good people
and brought Redmond Car Shows to life for
automotive enthusiasts in Central Oregon in
2019. What started as a passion-based idea
has blossomed into a full car show series
with three main events now bringing in over
400 cars per show.
Thanks to the many volunteers and spon-
sorship, these car shows have been able to
raise anywhere from $1,500 to $5,000, with
proceeds going to a local organization in
need.
This year’s Classic Car Show is a fund-
raiser for The Redmond Senior Center.
“We’re not here to just
make a ton of money.
We’re here to give back
to the community. Plus,
we closed streets in
downtown Redmond
so that people are
encouraged to explore
and shop at all the small
businesses.”
— Dan Mooney, event coordinator for the Wild
Ride Classic Car Show
“We’re not here to just make a ton of
money,” Mooney said. “We’re here to give
back to the community. Plus, we closed
streets in downtown Redmond so that peo-
ple are encouraged to explore and shop at all
the small businesses.”
Mooney’s goal is to expand his car show
experience to more areas in Oregon.
“And with the help of Wild Ride Brewing
and all the dedicated volunteers, these shows
are sure to continue for years to come,”
Mooney said.
Find it all online
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submitted photo
The Wild Ride Classic Car Show is happening this Friday in downtown Redmond.