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Planning & Activation of the the Inaugural Rock n Rad Show

9/15/2021

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by Bernard Martin
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A very special Thank you goes out to Justin Flagg for developing all of the art work for our 2021 Event! Give Justin a follow in his Instagram @jflagg!
Our Inaugural Rock N Rad show was held on August 29, 2021. We chose Hartwood Acres in Pittsburgh, PA to launch this 80's & 90's Car Show.  

​We chose the iconic DMC DeLorean as our poster car and focus for our first year of the event!  

Back in May 2021, the The Historic Vehicle Association (HVA) had announced the newest car to be acknowledged in its National Historic Vehicle Register, an inventory and collection of documentation of historically significant automobile, was the DeLorean DMC-12.  And not just any DeLorean, but the DeLorean time machine car from the well-known sci-fi movie “Back to the Future”. 

Because of Covid, our inaugural event was delayed by more than a year, so all of these things: The HVA designation, the DeLorean "screaming" and 80's & 90s vibe and us getting "back the the future" is why we featured special DeLorean display smack dab in the center of Rock N Rad 2021! 


what's Rad and What Isn't?

In creating this first time event we where asked what qualifies as a Rock N Rad era Car?  Does it have to be built between January 1, 1980 and December 31 1999.

Our Answer was "No".  Emphatically, NO.

From the outset our entire team agreed that certain vehicles that where iconic in the 80's actually had their roots in earlier years.  And certain cars that became iconic after the year 2000 where created in the 1990's. So we knew we had to extend a bit backward and a bit forward in time.
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1978 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am1978 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
What we came up with was that If the vehicle model was sold in the 1980's or 1990's an didn't have significant design changes prior to or after that period, then we would welcome it to Rock N Rad.

​The Trans Am Gen 2 shown above was  sold in the early 80's before the Gen 3 was introduced.  The Gen 2 underwent several facelifts and that's where it gets a bit tricky.  Ideally we wanted 80's and 90's cars in the show but if it's on the edge or the model has not have any significant changes from an earlier or later period, then it is welcome to be in the show.  ​


Pre-Registration Had its benefits

Creating a first year event is always tough because you don't know what you don't know so we really wanted to incentivize early registration and keep our costs under control.  

Folks who  pre-registered online for by midnight Wednesday August 25th for the inaugural Rock N Rad event on Sunday August 29th got the VIP treatment!

For starters, Gates opened at 11am for parking tor Pre- registered cars ONLY . Pre-Registered vehicles will got some of the prime parking locations for the show, the concert, AND exiting after the concert!  

Here's some other things that the early birds got:
  • Gates open at 11am for parking tor Pre- registered cars ONLY
  • ONLY Pre Registered vehicles will get ONE Rock n Rad T-Shirt
  • The first 100 registrations will get a Rock n Rad Rubik's cube
  • The first 200 registrations will get a Rock N Rad Retro Specs
  • The first 250 registrations will get a Rock N Rad window sticker
  • The first 300 registrations will get a Rock n Rad Poster

All registrations, both pre-registered and on-site WILL get ONE Door prize ticket.  We've got a lot of cool door prizes that will be awarded at the top of each hour!

For anyone driving up for on-site registration, the gates will open at NOON for parking NON-Preregistered Show Cars for parking.  That means that if you have not registered by Wednesday August 25th at midnight, you will not get a t-shirt

The Music

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There had to be some Rock to go with all the Rad  so the Rock N Rad Team in conjunction with Allegheny County Parks was excited to host Gen the Wearwolf who opens for Spin Doctors as the featured band the evening of August 29 after the Rock N Rad Car show.
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Tom Bungay: The Model T at the The Brumos Collection

9/8/2021

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by Bernard Martin
Bernard Martin Tom Bungay Brumos Collection Model T Interview Through the Gear
Bernard Martin talking to Tom Bungay at the Brumos Collection entrance in front of the Large photo of the Ford Plant in Jacksonville, FL
​Tom Bungay talks about some local Jacksonville History and one of the original cars built at the Ford plant on display at The Brumos Collection Museum.

Opened in 1924, Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant in Jacksonville Florida was designed by internationally recognized industrial architect Albert Kahn. The 165,000-sqaure foot assembly plant remained in operation until the late 1960's. It's was known for having a pair of 800' skylight panels that provide natural light into the industrial plant below. At one point, Ford employed over 800 workers who spent their time manufacturing 200 Model-T and Model A cars and trucks a day. 

The Brumos Collection Museum is building was designed to emulate the historic Model T plant. This very unique unrestored Model T was built in the Jacksonville plant and remained in the Jacksonville area it's entire life with the original owner family! Tom tells a great story about acquiring the car and it's very fast journey to grace the entrance of the Brumos Collection.  

​It's truly a wonderful way to to be welcomed to the Brumos Collection.
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