Jacksonville, FL

Car buffs can have a field day Saturday, June 2, at the Jax511 event at the St. John’s Town Center. Members of the First Coast Car Council will bring their classic rides to the event for a Show ‘N Shine from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

The Jax511 event officially runs from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Twenty lucky registrants selected at random will compete in a scavenger hunt. Top prize: a brand new 2007 Chevy HHR provided by Nimnicht Chevrolet. Runners up will win gift cards and gas cards. According to information at the jax511.com Web site, registration is over and the 20 hunters will be randomly selected from those who completed the contest form on the Web site. The scavenger hunt runs from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Rules and prizes are posted at the Web site pages.

Seeing the classic vehicles FCCC members bring is worth the trip. I visited the council’s Cruise-In in the Julington Creek area and really enjoyed seeing all those incredible cars. I talked with members like Buddy Marable, whose ’55 Chevrolet drew a lot of admiration. Marable worked in car sales and says he enjoys the Cruise-Ins because, “Everybody is friendly. There aren’t any snobs.”

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority will also have a tent at the event.

Jacksonville now becomes part of the 511 family, joining other cities across the nation and in Florida like Tampa and Orlando. The service is a great way to stay informed about traffic with “real-time” updates, and is accessible by phone or at the Web site.

Photo of classic cars at the First Coast Car Council Cruise-In by Kay B. Day.

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