The annual Woodbury Totally Outrageous Auto Show is Sept. 3.
WOODBURY -- The 30th anniversary Woodbury Totally Outrageous Auto Show is Saturday, Sept. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The downtown celebration of all things automotive is more than a car show. With Broad Street closed off between Cooper Street and Kings Highway, it's more of a festival atmosphere.
Organizers expect more than 300 auto entries this year, according to event chairman Lee Weatherby, vice president of the Woodbury Merchants and Professional Association. They are already ahead of their normal pace for early entries.
"We're trying to make it the biggest and best ever to cap off the 30th anniversary," Weatherby said. "There will be plenty to see and plenty to do."
Many downtown retail and food businesses will be open and offering specials in conjunction with the auto show.
Show entrants come from all around the East Coast. "Last year, we had someone come from Tennessee," Weatherby said.
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Attendees will find several famous vehicles, too, including the General Lee from "The Dukes of Hazzard," the Ford Gran Torino from "Starsky & Hutch," the Black Beauty from "The Green Hornet."
The car show is one of the best in the Delaware Valley, he said, because of the variety of vehicles on display and the walkability of the event.
The idea to close Broad Street for the show started about 15 years ago, Weatherby added.
He credits the success of the annual event to two founding members who will be in attendance this year, John Beal and Ed Whiski. "They were there from day one," he said.
In addition to expecting the most auto entries ever this time, the event has 18 major sponsors, which is also a new milestone.
"We're really pleased that we have the most sponsors ever, which just gives us the ability to make the show bigger and better," he said.
This will also allow organizers to increase the number and value of college scholarships given out by the Woodbury Merchants Association.
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