YORK, PA - The 9th Annual Musclecar Madness to be held at the York Expo Center, York Fairgrounds, on July 9th and 10th is like taking a step back in time. The show debuts the restorations of some of the most famous drag racing legendary race cars at this year's event. Brian Beattie of Macungie, Pennsylvania will debut the completely restored Great Expectations II Top Fuel dragster that will be reunited with the original owners Jim and Alison Lee of the Plains, Virginia and driver Tom Raley of Daytona Beach, Florida.

Another top fuel dragster will likewise be debuted and reunited with the former owner and driver, 5 time NHRA World Top Fuel Champion Joe Amato will be on hand for induction into the Legion of Honor and will have the opportunity to see his restored dragster completed by Mike Judkins of Avanti Performance Products for the first time.

A special unveiling of the original Old Reliable Chevrolet that launched Dave Strickler, Bill Jenkins and Ammon R. Smith Auto Company onto the national drag racing scene. The famous '61 Chevrolet Biscayne recreation will be presented for the first time by Ronnie Evans of Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania and will be in place with the famous '62 Old Reliable II and '63 Z-11 Old Reliable III. The trio were entries from York's Chevrolet dealer Ammon R. Smith Auto Company that attained worldwide notoriety, a status that other Chevrolet dealers in the area can only envy. The special unveiling will be held on Friday, July 9th at 2:30 p.m. following the opening of the show.

Other legendary race cars entered include Jungle Jim Liberman's funny car and his Vega Pro Stock entry, Billy Lynch's top fuel dragster, the Pacer's Automotive new fuel altered, Larry Lombardo's famous "Buckshot" Corvette entry, the "Virginia Twister" funny car of Kenny Warren, Jerry Baltes gorgeous top fuel dragster, Bruce Larson's USA-1 Camaro funny car, and the new A/FX Comet of Randy Delisio plus a stellar line-up of drag racing legends including Carol "Bunny" Burkett and Miss Hurst Golden Shifter, Linda Vaughn.

The Cruisin' Into Summer cruise-in at the show hosted by the Cruisin' Columbia staff is presented Friday from 1 to 7 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on the West Plaza next to Memorial Hall West. Hours for the inside show are Friday, July 9th at 1 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. The nostalgia weekend concludes on Sunday, July 11th with the presentation of the 7th Annual York Nostalgia Nationals at Beaver Springs Dragway beginning at 8 a.m.

The charity of choice for the York Reunion is the York County SPCA who has realized over $35,000 in proceeds from show activities thus far. A very popular special memorabilia auction is conducted on Friday at 5:30 p.m. along with proceeds from voting for the People's Choice vehicle from monetary votes placed in the voting canisters located at each entry. The goal is to reach a 40K milestone.

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