WOW What a show this was! This was by far the largest event I have attended! It was pretty hot with a chance of rain but the weather held out for us on Saturday. I walked miles and saw some of the finest street rods the northeast has to offer. There were cars from all over...from Canada to Florida. This is a MUST SEE event!

MELISSA NANN BURKE, from FLIPSIDE STAFF wrote an article that sums this event up nicely:
For 30 years, the tricked-out, razzle-dazzle designs of street rods have roared into town for the annual Street Rod Nationals East.
The thing these cars had in common was their manufacture date - any time before 1949. Not anymore.
For the first time, the area's vintage car extravaganza is open to any vehicle manufactured before 1980 - hence the name change to Street Rod Nationals East Plus.
The association experimented with the more open format at other expos and found the change attracted younger people and families, said Jerry Kennedy, special events director for the National Street Rod Association.
"Some still want it to be the purist, old street rods," he said.
"But we decided this based on inquiries to the office headquarters by our membership, wanting their kids and grandkids to get involved with something before they could afford a street rod."
The three-day event at the York Expo Center opens Friday and concludes at 2 p.m. Sunday. Last year, more than 21,400 strolled through the venue, not including the registered vehicle owners and vendors.
Despite high gas prices, more than 3,000 rods, custom cars and other machines had registered by last week, prompting organizers to forecast as many as 4,100 cars arriving for the event.
The average value is $10,000 to $35,000 a vehicle. Cars and trucks in attendance will have an estimated worth of more than $100 million.
While many of the cars were manufactured decades ago, they are very 2010 in that owners install many a modern convenience in them - from GPS navigation systems to stereos to plush leather seating.
"You see them going up and down the streets, and they look cool," Kennedy said. "But when you get out on the grounds, get up closer, look under the hood and talk to the owners, it's really something."
Custom-car fanatics can take seminars about brakes, vibrations (drive lines, etc.), electrical wiring and after-care shine and polish, Kennedy said.
As always, musicians will play live music in Old Main, including the old-time rock groups the DooZees 8 to 11 p.m. Friday and the Sting Rays at the same time Saturday.
The Women's World craft area has moved into Memorial Hall East this year, and organizers have planned a new, ladies-only tea 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Friday.
Catch the parade of street rods at noon Friday. The route starts at the Market Street gate of the Expo Center, snakes through the downtown loop and disperses on the other side, Kennedy said.
Experienced spectators recommend grabbing a folding chair and packing a picnic to eat along this and other popular street-rod routes around town (you should start seeing them around town today).

- MELISSA NANN BURKE, FLIPSIDE STAFF