Car show brings additional entertainment to Founding Day celebrations

DJ Arnie Amber with WMBS and Jim Beck of Beck’s Wrecks have been hosting car shows throughout Uniontown and surrounding areas for years.

They’ll bring car enthusiasts together once again on June 29 for the Founding Day Festival and are hoping people will come out to enjoy cars and support a good cause.

“The success of a car show depends on a few things. Mother Nature has a lot to do with it. We’ve had anywhere from 60 cars to 200,” Amber said. “Anyone who wants to register and join us is welcome.”

This year, the car show will be held across the street from Marshall Park in the Uniontown Library parking lot.

Amber primarily serves as emcee and DJ.

Beck is managing the classifications and judging portion of the show.

Registration is $10 and will begin at 10 a.m. on the day of the event, and spots are first come, first serve. At 3 p.m. judging will be finalized and an awards ceremony will follow.

“We’ll have 10 different categories and a first, second and third in each category so at least 30 participants will walk away with something,” Beck said. “The categories will be anywhere from pre-1940 to muscle cars.”

Amber hosts at least 40 car shows over the summer and said younger teens are beginning to get the car show bug too.

“You never know what you’re going to see. The teens might not have the older classics but it’s interesting to see what the newer cars come with and how they are fixing up their cars,” Amber said.

For car enthusiasts, it’s another weekend to enjoy their passion.

“It’s the camaraderie. You get a chance to sit and talk with people you haven’t seen in a while. You see new cars, get up close to them and relive some of the memories of those older cars,” Amber said. “The music helps with that too. We have some great oldies of the 50’s and 60’s that take you back.”

Registration will be open from 10 a.m. to noon and the car show will officially begin at 11 a.m.