‘Main Drag’ Car Show Coming to Hopkins July 28

The third and final car show of the art center’s Velocity 2 exhibit roars into Hopkins on July 28.

The “Main Drag” is an invitational car show featuring custom hot rods from the 1950s and earlier. There will also be a selection of motorcycles from the early 1960s and “rat rods,” which are vehicles stripped down to the bare essentials and rebuilt with whatever the builder can find.

“This is a hand picked selection of custom hot rods,” a news release quoted organizer John Hagen. “The home builders have expressed their art in the form of cars. We’ve also included a newer category of cars—rat rods. This is a highly creative segment of the hot rod world.”

The event, which runs from noon to 4 p.m. in front of the , will also have a DJ playing vintage rock ’n roll on Mainstreet.

After viewing the vehicles, attendees can head into the center to see automotive-themed sculptures, photos, paintings and sketches with Velocity 2: The Art of Motion. The art show runs through Aug. 3.

And while you’re surrounded by so many great vehicles, shoot some photos of your favorites and then to upload them for a chance to win two tickets to a concert in the art center’s 2012-13 concert series, courtesy of the Hopkins Center for the Arts.

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