has anyone ever been to one of these events? are they big? worth the $17 admission? there is one in my area in a few weeks that i`m thinking about going to. i wont be taking any of my cars, i cant see paying the $45 registration fee.

I have gone to several of them ..

For me, its easy worth the $45.00

You get TWO tickets for THREE days for that

You also get a monthly magazine that is very high quality

Locally our www.good-guys.com event draws in excess of 2000 cars, a great swap meet ,bands playing and a nice time to spend with friends old and new

Take your car, you will have a blast !!!

Take your car, it's worth the price, and the parking is better, Plus, you have someplace to rest your bones and keep a cooler.

Check out last year's coverage, that should help you decide.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&e...als&spell=1

it looks like its a good show but, $35 to become a member and $45 registration seems like a lot.

The Pleasanton Goodguys is/was like 15 minutes away from me, and I stopped going about six or so years ago.

Why? I got tired of paying the outrageous prices to see the same cars over and over again. Then the swap meet shrank until it was mainly a bunch of chinese junk peddlers and diecast toy car sellers.

I wouldn't miss them when I was a young neophyte gearhead, and I still know guys who go to them, but personally, I'd rather put the money into my gas tank and cruise my car somewhere I hadn't taken it before.

It's definately worth going at least once, and I might check it out again the next time it comes around. One of buddies said they had an autocross event at the last show, which would be right up my alley.

Just my ...

I got tired of going to the big Mopar shows a couple years ago and started hitting the Goodguys once a year. I like it. Lots of different stuff - good Nitro Hemi drag racing too.

just went to the goodguys at kansas speedway. great overall show. lots of tri-five chevys, street rods, rats, pickups, etc. dont' go expecting a crap load of mopars, you'll be disapointed. there is a good amount, but not in huge numbers.

65 dodge,,if you are talking about the good guys at pocono,,i went last year and i am registered again this year,, last year was the first time for this event at this location,,,it rained all week before the event and most of friday and some of saturday,,,and gas was almost 5 dollars a gallon,,they were expecting over 2000 cars,,it didnt happen,,i dont think there were 700 cars,,but most good guy events are great i have been going to charlotte for 6 years now,,i have also been to indy,,years back ,great drag racing there,,charlotte brings over 4000 cars,and they have a poker run to the nascar shops,then you can drive your car out on the lowes motor speed way on saturday nite,,they are doing the same thing at pocono out on the 500 speed way saturday nite,,so each good guys events has some thing different,, if pocono doesnt pan out this year il be going back to charlotte next year i think,,come as a spectator this year and check it out,,stop and say hello il have my 66 barracuda

yup its the pocono show, i`ll be there on saturday. i`ll keep an eye out for your car.

ok great,cross your fingers no rain and hope for a big turn out,,,,

i have been to a few goodguys most are great last year at pocono speedway wasn't that good rain low turn out only about 500 cars i just got a call from a friend of mine he's on his way there right now said he has seen a ton of street rods headed that way like you am noyt taking anything if you get back to me with a screen name as soon as my buddy calls me to let me know if its worth the ride i'll get back to you ASAP

Tom

well this year good guys at pocono was much better the nlast year,,more then double the cars,,im guessing 1200 to 1500, track drive friday and saturday,,, but saturday was rained out im guessing ,, i left before the rain came,,seen several mopar powered street rods,, this is a friend of mines 37 ply 413 powered

and here is a 37 ply ide like to own,,,

or hows this 33/34 STEEL dodge

some friends of mine 35 ply 41 ply both 340 powered the 35 is a 5 speed

Good Guys in Columbus is around 6000 cars, I go every year. Was re-reading the Good Guys yearbook yesterday (2007 edition?) and there in all its glory was a pic of Big Dad's truck.

well i didn`t make it to the show. i had an accident with my daily driver truck(03 dakota) it rolled down my driveway and hit a tree. my own stupid fault for leaving it in neutral. any way, i took out the bumper, fender, headlight/blinker light and blinker light arm on the steering column. so i spent saturday at the junkyard getting parts to fix it so i could drive it to work on monday. only $70 and its all fixed with the exception of the paint for the fender to match the rest of the truck.

sorry to hear you couldnt make it,,but your not the only one that had troubles,,a few others had an eventful weekend trying to get to good guys at pocono,,,besides me,,and you,,,

as for me,a rear wheel bearing on my trailer frooze we think,,not really sure,,but the bearing fell apart,,new brake shoes burned,,had to extingquish burning brakes,,tons of white smoke never any flames,,,
had the trailer towed home 235.00 and drove the barracuda home,,,by the time i got showered i was awake 24 hours,,hopped in my truck drove to pocono as a spectator,,did the track drive in my friends 1937 plymouth 413 powered,,ws stil a decent weekend,,,

heres a few shots out the window on the track