Single make shows and clubs seem to be on the slow slide down. Our Mopars Unlimited Club died years ago. Turnout declined and then that was that. All makes shows with a low, or no entry fee at all, and a relaxed atmosphere are the only ones we have left that are still able to draw a lot of cars consistently. The high $$$ value of some of the older cars is definitely causing people to leave them tucked away, and some of the most valuable ones are being trailered to and from shows instead of being driven. I get that to a point as traffic is full of cell phone zombies who drive with no respect towards others.

It's not just Mopar guys either. Many people who own a vintage Mustang or Vette also own a new one and drive the new one instead. I don't understand why you would want to drive a basically stock contemporary muscle car to a weekend car show when you have an old one sitting at home. It's never going to get any real attention like the old ones do that is for sure.

I get that to a point as traffic is full of cell phone zombies who drive with no respect towards others.

I think that the value of the older cars is one of the main reasons.
If you're lucky you will see them at local shows, but they don't want to put miles and wear and tear on their investment.
It's no longer just a car to go out and have fun driving.

I think the forecast for rain every day didn’t help. Once again, the weatherman blew it…

I brought my GTX to the show. I thought there was a very nice turn out. It was just plain HOT temp wise and seamed that a lot of people pulled out early in the day instead of hanging around. The rain didn't help either.

I think it's a very well-run show. I also think it great that they keep the modern cars away from the true Mopar's. If I want to look at new cars, I'll look at the overpriced crap I've got sitting in my driveway, lol. Or I'll tour a car lot. I go to car shows to look at vintage iron and it's fantastic that the good folks that run Mopar's in the park keep them separate!!!!!!

That sucks big time. Everyone should be out driving or even flogging their cars. This investment crap is killing the hobby and the future interest in these cars. I am bummed to see people are so afraid and uptight to drive their cars because of possibly devaluing a "investment". Have good insurance and enjoy your car....we only get one go at it.

Saw your car and man that car keeps looking great. Contuines to be one of my favorites. I'm glad you still have it. Still got the Packard?

Good afternoon everyone
So for the first time ever, I took my Cuda to Mopars In the Park. When I arrived Saturday and Sunday, I noticed the amount of cars are way down. Even the swap meet was pretty low.
I'm wondering what the deal is? I remember this show being packed and alot of different cars would show up. Now it seems packed with late models and it resembles a Dodge dealership.

Are people just not showing their cars anymore

What park? What town?

I thought it was good, you can see my swap spot on the top right, blue tent. People still don't know about the last row, we probably got half the amount of customers that the others got. Probably the last year for me as a swapper though...

I always noticed at that swap that the back rows don't get nearly the traffic as the front few rows. I guess people just get lazy, I was kind of in the middle this year and traffic was better than in years past. I was talking with some other swappers and they were thinking it would be better if they could condense the swappers together more so the traffic was more even.

Bet if I looked at that picture close enough I could figure out which of those large white pop up canopies got wrapped around my buddies trailer after the storm…. of course the owner of the canopy took no responsibility.

One of the major reasons could be the total cost to attend is too expensive. The total cost for a friend to attend Chryslers @ Carlisle coming from Wi to PA 8 years ago was $1000 round trip, that was with shared travel/hotel expenses. He stopped going because he said it was too much for him to justify. The total cost for a small single space parts vender for Chryslers @ Carlisle from NJ to PA, shared hotel, gas, bridge tolls, turnpike tolls, vending space, trailer registration, misc. truck/trailer expenses, that can run $700-$1000 in expenses depending on where you are staying and how many are in your hotel room. The bottom number is for 3 nights in a complete dump hotel with 3 people. If you need tires for your trailer, tires for your truck, tables, tents, maintenance, etc, that will cost more. There is a really good chance you will sell nothing! If you have to rent a truck, van or car that can easily cost you $1000 for just 4 days of rental.

Jacks and Jimmy Auto Parts from Howell NJ stopped going to most of the shows back in the day because of the expenses. Some of the more current parts venders also stopped going for the same reason.

Another reason why a lot of the very rare vintage cars don't attend could be how people drive these days. It's absoluty crazy how people drive here in NJ. Total free for all! Couldn't imagine driving a rare valuable car around here! They will hit you and not even blink an eye telling you it was your fault. Most are texting, running stop signs, running red lights, driving impaired on anything they can get their hands on, all while doing this at 100 MPH. One of the reasons for this is there is very limited police presence.

On the major roads around here they are often advertising for Local and State Police Wanted. There is a shortage for sure!

I have been going to all the major Mopar shows in the midwest and PA for 30 years. Expenses never mattered to me as I sell parts and even if I broke even I had a great time! People biatch about the Mopar Nats isn't what it used to be, but I go every year anyway and just take a positive attitude with me. Mopars in the Park was just as good or bad as it always has been, and though some of the shows are down in attendance once again it is all what you yourself think about it...