Imports Invaded Covington

The now defunct car show at Covington's MainStrasse Village would regularly draw close to 200 vehicles. A victim of the Covid pandemic, this show was wildly popular and always saw an eclectic group of automobiles. At one of the shows held a decade ago there were a large number of foreign imports invading Covington. Among the cars that showed up here a decade ago was a beautiful Triumph TR 3, a Austin Healey 3000, a TR 6, an Austin Healey Sprite, an Alpha Romeo, an Austin Healey 3000 MkIII, a Triumph Stag, and another 3000 MkIII.

MainStrasse Village Car Show

 Prior to the Covid pandemic the annual car show at MainStrasse Village in Covington was one of the more popular events in this region. Since I ran out of photos from last season's car events and the shows haven't started for this year I've gone back and am posting some photos from the MainStrasse show of a decade ago. Among the cars on display for that show was a Pontiac GTO, a Malibu trimmed Chevelle (yes, the Malibu started as a trim before it got its own line), a 1962 Impala, a Camaro, a Plymouth Marauder, a first generation Ford Mustang, another Chevelle, and a 1929 Chevy coup.

Reliving MainStrasse

Having run out of photos from this past season I've dipped into my archives to show pictures from a show that no longer exists but is sorely missed. The show at MainStrasse Village in Covington was always one of the more popular regional events, drawing well in excess of 100 cars each year and filling the tree lined street. Among the cars at this event was a beautiful Volkswagen Karmann Ghia, a Ford based street rod, a Model T, a MGB, a Chevy Impala, a 1972 Nova, a heavily modified Model A, and another Nova.
 

Cars From MainStrasse Past

For the only time other than the Covid pandemic lock down I have run out of car photos to post. Usually I have a bunch left over that I didn't get to, usually from the Pumpkin Run Nationals. This year, though, I have posted them all so I decided to go back to a show that was a casualty of Covid and post photos from one of them. The show at MainStrasse Village in Covington is sorely missed. It was a large show at a great location that drew in a great field of entrants. For example, here is a Ford Galaxie 500 convertible, a 1955 Chevy 150, a Mustang, a 1950 Chevy De Luxe, a restomod Cadillac, a low rider, a rat rod, and a C3 Corvette.

More Gems From A Forgotten Show

The show at Covington's MainStrasse Village was one of the more popular shows in the region prior to it becoming a victim of the Covid lock down. But when the show was happening it was filled with gems such as a 1970 Pontiac GTO, a 1955 Ford Thunderbird, a Ford Starliner, a Datsun 260Z, a Porsche 356, a Ford Model A, and a first generation Chevy Corvette.

Looking Back At MainStrasse

It can be a little difficult to write about a car event that happened years ago, especially one like the show at MainStrasse Village that no longer exists. When the Covid pandemic lock down hit it caused just about every show to go on hiatus and quite a few didn't return for one reason or another. One of the most popular shows in the region that fell to this fate was that held at MainStrasse. Granted, the lock down put the show on the shelf but a large construction project in and around MainStrasse Village kept it there and the organizers along with the city of Covington decided to not bring the show back. Which is a shame because this was a wonderful location that featured tree lined streets, a grassy median. along with plenty of shops, restaurants and pubs. Perhaps those are some of the reasons this event always drew a large and high quality turnout. For example, here is a Mercury Cougar, a MGB, a Ford Mustang Mach 1, a 1974 Morris Mini Cooper (yes, someone made the Mini before BMW), a 1979 MG Midget, a Triumph TR6, a 1936 Chevy Master Coupe, and another TR6.

The Amenities Of MainStrasse

 MainStrasse Village was part of the revitalization of Covington and was intended to be a tribute to the many Germans who settled in the area. Today it is lined with numerous shops and restaurants and pubs making it a wonderful place to hold a car show. So it is little wonder that, prior to the Covid pandemic lock down, this was one of the more popular shows in the region. For this installment we have a 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado, a third generation or C3 Chevy Corvette, a 1955 Bel Air, a first generation Ford Thunderbird, a Sunbeam Tiger, a MG GT6, a Lotus Europa, and a MGB.