Fans of hot rods will head to Mobile the weekend of June 28-29. The Street Rod Nationals will be held at “The Grounds,” the Greater Gulf States Fairgrounds.

The show runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and includes:

Commercial exhibitors; Swap meet; Women’s world; Spotlight builder; Southern brushslingers charity panel jam; model car display; car parade; street of rods; Nick Donovan’s Rockin’ Road Show; Gassers car display; Pro streeters; Saturday live entertainment with Keith Burns “The Mailman;” Circle of Winner and Awards Program.

Street rod owners 30 years old and up can register to participate at the Mobile Marriott at these times: Thursday, June 27, noon to 6 p.m.; Friday, June 28, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Saturday, June 28, 9 a.m. to noon.

The event is sponsored by the National Street Rod Association

The sweetest cars are all there, everywhere you turn there’s an amazing ride that just begs to be photographed!

Jim ‘Zig’ Zeigler’s beat is the colorful and positive about Alabama. He writes about Alabama people, places, events, groups and prominent deaths. He is a former Alabama Public Service Commissioner and State Auditor. You can reach him for comments at ZeiglerElderCare@yahoo.com.

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