Goodguys Hosting 4,000 Hot Rods in Pleasanton Car Show

More than 60,000 people will descend on theAlameda County Fairgrounds to see tricked out vintage cars at the Goodguys 25^th Annual West Coast Rod & Custom Nationals taking place Aug. 26-28.

It's one of the most popular outdoor automotive festivals in the region — the first one was in 1987 and hosted 2,124 vintage hot rods. This year, the festival will boast 4,000 hot rods, custom cars, muscle cars and trucks from at least 20 states and other countries.

The giant car festival includes the outdoor car show, automotive swap meet, a "cars for sale" area, live entertainment and food and drinks. There will also be Saturday night fireworks to celebrate the 25th anniversary.

More than 50 model engines (that run on gasoline and methanol) will be on display from exhibitors coming from as far away as England.

The highlight of the exhibit will be the 1/6^th scale Deusenberg of St Louis, Missouri’s s Louis Chenot. Completely built by hand to exact specifications with a running engine, this, according to the release, is  possibly the finest car model car ever made. Chenot was recently named “Car modeler of the decade” for pulling off this project.

Other weekend highlights include: 300 manufacturer’s exhibit booths, the crowning of “America’s Most Beautiful Street Rod,” Builder’s Choice awards selected by Oakland’s Steve Moal, live entertainment by the bay area’s own “Nightshift,” arts and crafts, a model car exhibit, kids entertainment, how-to seminars, tether car and valve cover races and much more.

Sunday’s awards ceremony, featuring more than 100 of the event’s top rides, is scheduled for 2:22pm.

Goodguys produces 21 national events in 13 states and has an association boasting 70,000 worldwide members.

Tickets are $18 for adults and $6 for kids ages 7-12. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

For more information about Goodguys, call 925-838-9876 or visit www.ggwestcoastnats.com.