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.

Some Usual and Unusual Suspects At MainStrasse

Before it stopped being held, the car show at MainStrasse Village always drew a nice selection of cars and trucks. Like with this post, there were plenty of the usual vehicles one would see at a car event but also some unusual. Here is a 1967 Chevy Chevelle, a well used Volkswagen Beetle, another Chevelle, a Camaro, a rat rod made out of all things, a Mercedes Benz, a Handiman wagon, and a 1970 Chevelle.

Always a Strong Turnout At MainStrasse

When the annual car show at MainStrasse Village was in full swing, before it became a casualty of the Covid pandemic lock downs, it was one of the more popular events in the region, always drawing a large and diverse group of automobiles. Take, for example, this random selection from a decade ago. On hand was an Austin Healey "bug eye" Sprite, a 1965 Chevy Impala, a Camaro Z 28, a Pontiac Firebird convertible, a 1972 Oldsmobile 442, a C2 Corvette, and a Dodge Coronet 500.

MainStrasse Village

 

In the 1980s the beleaguered river city of Covington began an impressive turnaround. One major step was embracing the town's German heritage. They took the already picturesque Sixth Street and turned it into MainStrasse Village. The beautiful tree-lined street is filled with unique shops and restaurants and pubs and, until the Covid pandemic, each summer was the home of one of the region's most popular car shows.A decade ago here are some of the cars that turned up for the event: a kit car of the famed Shelby Cobra, a first generation Ford Mustang convertible, a pink Plymouth Barracuda with the coveted Shaker package, a Dodge Challenger R/T, a Chevy Impala convertible, a 1967 Camaro RS, a 1966 Mustang, and a Chevelle.