Get Ready for the Wheel Deal

Written By: Donna Rhodes | Issue: March 2025

Mesopotamians invented wheels, but it took the world 5,000 years to figure out how to put a super ride on top of ‘em. That’s when the 1890s introduced the automobile. And the world’s never looked back.

Highlands Motorcar Fest celebrates its 18th year at the Plateau. It’s a databank of car history, enjoyment, a parade of automobile wonder, and wow-kapow for all your senses. Savor the auto-aesthetic forms, smell that classic fragrance, feel the smooth textures of nostalgia, then listen to the vvv-room and hummm. Then do all this zipping up a mountain. You just elevated your driving experience.

Help usher in an early summer with four days (June 12-15) of parading coupés, convertibles, customs, classic and contemporary cars. The Plateau is gonna be musing, schmoozing, and cruising in chrome, leather, and a whole lot of automobilia-smoooothness, baebae.

It’s not too early to register for driving tours, evening events, and entrance of your classic car for Saturday’s Car in the Park. Here’s a schedule peek:

Thursday, June 12

One Lap of the Mountains – Grande Driving Tour   8:15 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Friday, June 13

One Lap of the Mountains- Speciale Driving Tour   8:15 A.M. to 4:15 P.M.

Main Street Parade of Classic Cars, 5:30 P.M. to 6:30 P.M.

Saturday, June 14

Classics in the Park Judged Car Show in the Kelsey-Hutchinson Park 9:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Motoring Gala at Wildcat Cliffs Country Club, 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.

Sunday, June 15

High Octane Social and Car Gathering
in Kelsey-Hutchinson Park 8:30 to 11:00 A.M.

More events:

Get tickets for One Lap of the Mountains Drivers Events (tour groups)

Classics in the Park Invitational (Judging of invited classics)

The Gala and the Automobilia Auction (Live auctions of memorabilia)

For more information, visit highlandsmotoringfestival.com. Stay tuned for a close-up and personal interview next month with Corky Coker, Grand Marshall and Speaker at the Gala.