I heard there's going to be a Fall Corvette Expo in Sevierville, TN this October.
Is it true???????

 

Looks like it!!! Don't know if I will make it..

http://www.corvetteexpo.com/

 

 

It's true!

OCTOBER 14-15 at The Sevierville Events Center in Sevierville, Tennessee.

Unfortunately it's still in Sevierville and will again be mixed in with trucks, supercars and Hot Rods. The Camaro is the featured car this year!

Tom

 

The Camaro as a featured car at Corvette Expo........

 

This could get interesting Andy..... I guess I'll drive up on the 14th and be nosey.

 

I'll see you there. Just got my request to be off that Friday, Granted!

 

I'll be there if the weather is good

 

Gonna be out of town that week on vacation. I would have taken off from work to go anyway. Take lots of pics and post them up on here.

 

Utah quality.......of course.

 

Yes there will be a full EXPO this fall.
Friday and Saturday.

There will bean auction Saturday morning, park and show for Vettes and on grounds parking for Vettes.

I may be speaking out of turn here, but the entusiasum for corvettes while remaining high, is not enough to support this event without including some other types of vehicles. The main focus is still on Corvettes, but other 'muscle cars' make up the show floor. Many of the Vette owners do not wish to park their car on the show floor for the entire week end and miss the Friday night cruise in and a few other things.
Once cars are parked in the show, they are stuck there for the entire show period.

EXPO is a business, it needs to make money to continue.
The promoters signed a contract for the current facility several years ago and until that contract runs out in a couple of years I doubt it will move.

I am not financially affiliated with the show, however I do plan and lead the Friday night cruise.

 

What time is the cruise and where does it leave from?

 

Do you have to be entered in the event to " cruise" friday nite and Sat at 2?

 

Yeah that's all and well and all. I went for years but as the CORVETTE parts vendors stopped showing up I stopped driving six hours to get to the show. If the show did a better job of getting the vendors there the people would come. Saying that if CORVETTE owners would show their car it would be better is not the solution. The show did not start as a car show, it started as a corral, vendors and auction. The car show was an add on from what I could tell for those that drove their cars to the show....

It's been down hill since the show has tried to be a car show instead of a swap meet..

Just my .02

Dave

 

I will be attending along with my father. We are somewhat scouting for a potential vendor next year. We are definitely interested in the cruises. Where can I get more information? We are staying a little ways away in Cherokee at Harrahs.

 

Once upon a time there were only one or two ways for venders to sells parts. With the advent of the Internet, many venders sell their wares online. There are still a few buyers that prefer to feel what they are buying, and events like EXPO give them that opportunity. However with the cost of fuel and the ease of selling via the Internet venders attending regional shows has been on the decline.

Early on the bigger venders that sell Corvette related items tyoically attended these shows.
Ecklers, Corvette central, some dealers, and apparel venders would load up a rig and travel hundreds of miles to attend. Now it's easier to do it all online. Most of the venders attending these shows consist of local shops and several recycling businesses.

If you're looking for a replacement part from a previously roadworthy Vette, or a rare part from a 60's era sting ray, then you might enjoy EXPO. If you want to see hundreds of Vettes parked and driven together, or a see several showy cars, and maybe even meet some one also interested in Vettes, then you might want to attend.

EXPO is Carlile. It never will be.

Bloomington isn't Carlile, it never will be.

 

I'd also like to add that EXPO started as local show. Two brothers decided that having a get together of local Vette owners to 'show off' their cars would be good idea. It grew from there to an event that included many venders that catered to the frenzy of restoring early Vettes and actully making money doing it. When it moved to Chilhowee park many venders started attending and the 'show' was a place to find that rare part to finish your car.

 

Here you go:

http://www.corvetteexpo.com/
Or PM me, for cruise information

 

Ill be there as usual.

 

We are heading to the Smokys for a family vacation. It just happened to be this week-end. I will have the girls drop me off and they can go to the outlet malls for awhile....... Taking the family car so the vette gets this one off. I have never been there for the fall expo....