55th anniversary for Maine’s longest running car show

Antique Auto Days on July 20 and 21
Kate Steed, Boothbay Railway Village
Tue, 07/16/2019 - 8:00am

Antique Auto Days draws on a New England audiences, where vintage, antique, hot rods, muscle cars and more all parked on the Village Green and another 50-plus vintage autos are permanently showcased in the Auto Museum. Photo by Bob CrinkDuring the 55th anniversary of Antique Auto Days on July 20 and 21, drivers, their passengers and all visitors to The Village will have close-up views of over one hundred visiting classic, vintage, antique, hot rods, muscle cars and more all parked on the Village Green at the Boothbay Railway Village. Plus, visitors are welcome to tour the Village’s Auto Museum, where another 50-plus vintage autos are permanently showcased.

In the fifty-five years since the first Auto Days, when 15 cars participated in 1964, Antique Auto Days has grown into a much larger show featuring a hundred or more cars of all makes and models on the Museum’s Village Green. Many consider the Parade the highlight of the weekend, as the autos drive through Boothbay Harbor, on their second day of the event, departing the museum at 2 p.m. Guests are encouraged to visit the show before then, as many of the cars depart directly for home after the parade.

Anyone owning a classic, antique, hot rod, muscle car, rat rod or other cool vehicle is invited to show it off on the Village Green on July 20 and 21. Every collector car pays $10 for the event, for one vehicle on both days, and includes the driver plus one passenger. Others in the car are $5 each, and children under 3 are free. Car owners receive free admission to the Museum and a commemorative dash plaque. A People’s Choice trophy will also be awarded.