Fifteen years ago, a group of car enthusiasts had a thought about bringing a new event to Highlands, North Carolina. Highlands had a lot of reasons for people to visit – mountains, lakes, waterfalls, cool summer air, good food, shopping – but it lacked one thing, a car show. So, they created the Highlands Motoring Festival to draw the motoring crowd to their town and provide another means to make money for local charities. Over the years it has grown in scale and quality. It was named “Best Concours” by Classic Motorsports magazine in 2019. Dennis Gage has shown the concours on “My Classic Car.” It was featured here in 2019 (https://sportscardigest.com//a-festival-with-an-altitude-the-highlands-motoring-festival/).
The crew who puts on the Festival has looked for new ways to promote it. Last year, there was a collaboration with the Bascom Center for Visual Arts to display both automotive art and select automobiles. Over a three-month period, several classic cars were shown inside the museum for a month each. Visitors to the museum got to see rare automobiles in addition to some incredible art. This is an event that will return for the 2024 Festival.
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