The Return of Headin' For the Hill

 

For years the Headin' For the Hill show was a major Labor Day event in the region. The town of North College Hill would shut down its main street for about 10 blocks and fill it with great cars and trucks along with plenty of food and music. Then came the Covid pandemic which shut down most every event. When things began to return to normal a lot of old car shows came back but not this one. At least until last year when a group of volunteers brought it back to life in order to raise funding for local children's charities and Disabled American Vets. Attending this years show was a Ford F-150 pick up truck, a Dodge Charger SRT, a Chevy Nova, a 1970 Dodge Charger R/T, a 1960 Mercury Cyclone, a 1988 Chevy El Camino, and a 1953 Cadillac.

They Were Made To Battle Ponies

When General Motors saw what a huge success the Ford Mustang was in 1964 they knew they had to come up with something to try to go toe to toe with the most famous pony car of all time. Actually, they came up with two cars, one by Pontiac, the Firebird, and the more successful one by Chevrolet, the Camaro. Introduced in 1967 the Camaro was massively successful but not quite to Mustang level. Still, there were a lot of them sold and a lot of them left to show up to old car events such as the Headin' For the Hill show in North College Hill. Here are some of the Camaros that were there that day.

Bel Air Was Headin' For the Hill

 Chevrolet introduced the full size Bel Air in 1950, originally as a trim to the Fleetline and Styleline models. In 1953 the entire Chevy line was re-named and Bel Air became their halo model, sitting atop the company's line up of automobiles. It was the second generation of the Bel Air, the so-called Tri 5 models from 1955 through 1957 that became massively popular back then and continue to make good showings at old car events across the country. That was true at this past summer's Headin' For the Hill event in North College Hill. Here are some of the Bel Air autos that were on hand.

 

Back To Headin' For the Hill

 Today we go back to North College Hill and the Headin' For the Hill car show. The event was in its second year back after taking a break due to the Covid pandemic. About 175 cars and trucks showed up on a beautiful late summer day to help raise money for the Disabled American Veterans and for local children's charities. Among the cars on display was a 1971 Fiat 850, a 1970 Ford Torino convertible, a quite rare Daihatsu HiJet truck, a 1949 Studebaker 2R5 pick up truck, a Ford Lightening, a Pontiac Trans Am, and a 1967 Chevy Nova.

Wrapping Up Rollin' On the River

Today is the last post from the 34th Rollin' On the River Charity Car Show. The event drew about 300 cars and trucks to Fernbank Park and raised money for various local children's charities. If you haven't seen all of the shots from this show, why not search back through the previous posts and check out all the amazing cars and trucks that were on hand. As always, feel free to let me know what you thought of this show by leaving a comment (no ads, please) or by dropping me an email at turnerbudds@yahoo.com. Now to the cars, there was a Mercury Cyclone, a restomod Chevy Impala, a Chevrolet Camaro convertible, a Chevy Chevelle Super Sport, a Mercury Montclair, and a 1965 Mercury Coventry station wagon.

 

Something For Everyone At Rollin' On the River

 The 34th Rollin' On the River Charity Car Show brought about 300 cars and trucks to beautiful Fernbank Park on the banks of the Ohio River. When you have that many vehicles at a single event you are sure to have something for everyone. Feel free to search back through the posts from this event and odds are you will find a favorite. As for today, there is a work in progress Dodge Charger, a Plymouth Belevedere, a Chevy Impala convertible, a Buick Grand National, Chevrolet Corvair, a Pontiac Firebird, and a Chevy II.

More Corvettes At Rollin' On the River

As I noted yesterday, guests at the 34th Rollin' On the River Charity Car Show held in beautiful Fernbank Park were greeted by an array of Chevrolet Corvettes from different generations. If you missed yesterday's post I would recommend going back and checking it out. Today there are more of these iconic Chevy sports cars.

Corvettes Greeted Guests At Rollin' On the River

 Fernbank Park is a beautiful piece of property nestled up on the banks of the Ohio River near Delhi. It is a near perfect place for a car show with the layout allowing guests an easy way to walk through and see all of the cars. Traditionally, the first group of cars on display are Chevrolet Corvettes. It is mostly Vettes parked near the walkway that leads into the main part of the where cars were displayed at the 34th Rollin' On the River Charity Car Show. Today and tomorrow are posts dedicated to some of those classic sports cars.