Arts & Entertainment
Over 100 Vintage Vehicles Come Out for First Night of 'Cool Cars Under the Stars' in Elmhurst
Events being held downtown every Wednesday, except July 4, through Aug. 22.
More than 100 vintage vehicle owners dusted off and shined up their cars, trucks and motorcycle for the first night this year of Elmhurst’s “Cool Cars Under the Stars.”
Hundreds of car enthusiasts looked Wednesday night at the vehicles from the 1920s to 1997, of all makes and colors on display in three parking lots on Addison Avenue, on the street on the east side of Addison and even a few on York Road and First Street.
June 6 was Dust-Off Night.
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The pre-1997 cars will be displayed from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 22, except on July 4. The event is free to attend.
All participating cool cars may park in the Addison Municipal Lot, the Addison lot north of First Street, or in reserved, on-street parking spaces on Addison marked with "Cool Cars” signs.
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The rest of the schedule is June 13: Oldies Night - 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s; June 20: General Motors Night – Buicks, Oldsmobiles, Pontiacs and Cadillacs; June 27: Patriotic Night- military and emergency vehicles and red, white and blue.
After the holiday break, the nights resume on July 11: Motorcycle and Convertible Night, sunroofs and T-tops; July 18: MOPAR Night – Chryslers, Dodges, Plymouths, Imperials, Jeeps and Hummers; and July 25: Pony Night- Mustangs, Cougars, Camaros, Firebirds, Trans Ams, Javelins and Cudas.
In August, the schedule is Aug. 1: Super Chevy and Corvette Night; Aug, 8: Ford Night – Fords, Lincolns. Mercurys and Continentals; Aug. 15: Import Night: and Aug. 22: Last Look Night - all cool cars are welcome.
The schedule is subject to change.
Spectator parking is available in parking decks at Schiller and Palmer Drive, at First and Larch or at Adelaide Street and Adelaide Place.
