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First Chattanooga MotorCar Festival rolls into downtown this weekend

Photo Courtesy of Volkswagen of America / The custom 900-HP, V8-powered Volkswagen Passat driven by Tanner Foust.
Photo Courtesy of Volkswagen of America / The custom 900-HP, V8-powered Volkswagen Passat driven by Tanner Foust. Photo Courtesy of Volkswagen of America / The custom 900-HP, V8-powered Volkswagen Passat driven by Tanner Foust.

What separates the inaugural Chattanooga MotorCar Festival from other car shows that roll through Chattanooga?

Chattanooga MotorCar Festival is the only car event to offer a Concours, a Rallye and time trials on a closed circuit – not to mention multiple family activities.

It all takes place in downtown Chattanooga’s West Village and on the riverfront when the first MotorCar Festival, presented by DeFoor Brothers and sponsored by Volkswagen of America, takes place Friday-Saturday, Oct. 11-12.

Hundreds of exotic, significant, one-of-a-kind cars – some from as far back as the early 1900s – are rolling into town Thursday to compete in the time trials and/or be shown in the Concours on the grounds of the Westin Hotel.

Of the 120 cars accepted for the Concours, expect to see a 1928 Isotta Fraschini 8A Super Sprinto, a 1966 McLaren M1B Can-Am race car, a rare 1952 Porsche 356A 1500 Super America Roadster and Wayne Carini’s Moal Speedway Special.