CAR SHOWS

Aug. 27

--Charleston-Lowcountry Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America will host its monthly car show 6-8:30 p.m. at Joe Bessingers Bar B Que on College Park Road in Summerville. Registration is $5. Classes include years 1900-42, 1943-59, 1960-72 and 1973-2008; Corvettes; imports; lowriders/tuners; motorcycles; Mustangs; street rods; and trucks. Trophies will be awarded in all classes, plus best in show. For more information, contact Jim Lord at 873-4092 or Jim Roettger at 821-3271.

Sept. 3

--Bessinger's B-B-Q, 1602 Savannah Highway, will hold a Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show 6-9 p.m. Registration is $5. There will be three trophies per class. Divisions include cars for years 1900-42, 1943-59, 1960-71 and 1972-08; street rods, trucks and motorcycles. Music by the Cruise-O-Matics. Shows will be held the first Wednesday of the month through November. For information, call Tom Jameson at 571-2264.

Sept. 6

--The Khaotik Illusions car club will host the "David A. Smith Memorial Car Show" 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the North Charleston Coliseum parking lot between Embassy suites and Residence Inn. Registration, which is $15, will be 9 a.m. to noon. Proceeds go toward the David A. Smith Memorial Scholarship. The show pays tribute to Smith and fellow member Bobby Garcia, both of whom passed away. There will be more than 50 trophies awarded in more than a dozen classes. Classes include import; exotic; rotary; street rod; motorcycle; lowrider truck; sport compact; full-size truck and SUV; Trans Am/Firebird; Corvette models C1-C2, C3-C4 and C5-C6; Mustang years 1964-78, 1979-93, 1994-2004 and 2005-08; and open years 1900-70 and 1971-2008. There will be a live DJ, hydraulic exhibition and Dave's Award of Excellence. MyCustomCarSpace is a sponsor. The rain day for the event is Sept. 7. For more information, go online to www.khaotikillusions.com.

Sept. 9

--The Low Country Volkswagen Club will hold its monthly meeting at 6:45 p.m. at Stokes Volkswagen, 3491 Ashley Phosphate Road in North Charleston. All Volkswagen owners and enthusiasts are welcome. For more information, visit the club's Web site at http://sites.google.com/site/LowCountryV....

Sept. 13-14

--The Berkeley County Museum's seventh annual Antique Tractor & Engine Show will take place at Old Santee Canal Park in Moncks Corner. Providing coordination of the event are the Berkeley Classic Antique Tractor & Engine Club and several other antique tractor organizations throughout the state. The show will include an auction of tractors and farm equipment Saturday at 9 a.m. There will be displays of new tractors, toy tractors and collectibles. Rural art and Crafts of the Lowcountry exhibits will be at the Berkeley museum. Funds support the museum's operation, educational outreach and development of new exhibits and displays. Gates open at 9 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. Admission is $7 for adults; children 10 years old and under get in free. Exhibitors are also admitted free. For more information, call Jerry Stafford with the museum at 899-5101, Al Belk at 753-2459 or Joe Veno at 297-6793.

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