1966 Imperial convertible.

The Chrysler Imperial is another of my all-time favorites !

Imperials are rare to begin with. But the convertibles are even more so. This car is 1 of a mere 514 produced in 1966.

The car needed restored, but looked complete and seemed to be in decent shape all things considered. I have no idea if the car ran, and I couldn't find an asking price.

A few motorcycle vendors.

1928 Auburn, asking $94,000.

Vintage Cars Inc is a dealer/restoration facility and had a number of cars on display.

A beautifully restored 1928 Auburn.

1969 Plymouth Fury III convertible, asking $3,995.

Like the Imperial seen earlier, this Plymouth Fury III convertible looked fairly complete. The fact that it runs and drives makes it seem like a good starting point for a project.

This is a rare car, being 1 of 4,129 made that year.

1962 Pontiac Grand Prix, asking $28,500.

This is another beautifully styled Pontiac from back in the day.

This is a modified car with a/c and a 4-speed.

1965 Buick Skylark convertible, asking $7,500.

According to the display sign, the car comes with a lot of new parts that are "ready to install."

This is a very rare car, being 1 of 1,181 made that year.

I spotted something familiar while walking through the infield. This place is only about 5 miles away from my house, and I drive past it all the time. So I stopped to say hello and discovered that the people working the booth were going to be moving to my neighborhood very soon.

1956 Pontiac Star Chief convertible, asking $80,000. This upper-level convertible is one of 13,510 produced in 1956.

1964 Ford Falcon Futura convertible.

This was a very nice car that didn't have a price listed. While not a rare Sprint model, the Futura convertible is still somewhat hard to find, being 1 of 13,220 made that year.

This car has the optional 260 CID V8 that makes 164 hp.

It also has a 4-speed manual transmission.

1971 Chevrolet Chevelle (L) and 1974 Pontiac Trans Am clone, asking $9,800 (R).

The Trans Am clone looks like a project in progress that has had quite a bit of work already done.

1955 Chevrolet race car, asking $19,900.

The display sign says the car has a 358 CID V8 and 5-speed manual transmission.

But the best part of the display sign was the "street driven" comment.

1992 Ford Mustang LX 5.0, asking $5,800.

This 5.0L automatic car needed a few details, but seemed to be in good shape overall for the price.

1980 Chevrolet Corvette, asking $12,900.

The 1980 - 1982 C3 Corvette is my favorite 'Vette from a styling standpoint. This car is modified with a 383 Stroker V8 that features new paint and cold a/c.

Several newer Dodge Challengers.

1968 Chevrolet Camaro RS/SS 396 with an automatic transmission, asking $28,000.

I spotted several dune buggies at this vendor, including one that can be won.

Custom dune buggy and motorcycle.

I headed inside the Manufacturer's Midway to check out the Roush Performance display.

Roush had a bunch of new Mustangs on display.

Roush Mustangs are expensive. This one was $55,575.

New Roush Stage 3 convertible. What's not to love about 710 hp !

This one was $58,575.

At the other end of the Manufacturer's Midway was a 1922 Crusse Craft Speedboat.

Crusse'n Classics is a boat restoration facility in Mooresville, North Carolina. This boat is an updated version of a 1922 speedboat designed by John Hacker and built in-house. This is the marine version of a Zimmer Golden Spirit - a neo-classic design with modern running gear.

My phone rang at this point. Rob was finished with his judging obligations for the day. We met in front of Pit Road in the display area reserved for the regional car clubs and were greeted by a bright yellow 1985 Chevrolet IROC Camaro.

This car was displayed as mostly original except for an upgrade Gale Banks exhaust.

It was pretty easy to tell where the divisions between the clubs were located. From the Camaro club area above, we headed past the Mustang club.

We walked along Pit Road toward Turn 4 into the Carolina Classic Pontiac Club display.

1979 10th Anniversary Trans Am (L) and 1989 20th Anniversary Trans Am (R).