The Chattanooga Cruise In will be held April 2
Event organizers of the Chattanooga Cruise In have announced the date for the 2016 event, held in the historic Southside of Chattanooga, will be Saturday, April 2, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.. The Chattanooga Cruise In attracts collector vehicles to the downtown area from surrounding towns and states.
Cars begin arriving early in the morning, and pour in all day long, filling every street and parking lot in the area. The event has exceeded its capacity on several occasions, but event organizers have secured additional spaces to accommodate an even larger turnout.
Representatives from Coker Tire Company expect more than 1,500 collector vehicles and upward of 10,000 spectators to attend the event. This event is free to the public, whether you’re entering a car or simply walking around to view the cars, trucks and motorcycles in attendance.
The Chattanooga Cruise In is held on the streets surrounding the Coker Tire headquarters, which is located on the Southside, between the Chattanooga Convention Center and Finley Stadium on Chestnut Street. Coker Tire and all of its companies will hold an open house, encouraging participants to tour the facilities and check out everything the companies have to offer. The open house includes tours of Corky Coker’s museum, which is packed with vintage cars, trucks, motorcycles, engines and memorabilia.
Special event T-shirts are available for $10 and supplies are limited. Coker Tire, Honest Charley and other local vendors offer door prizes, which are given away at 2 p.m. in front of the Coker Tire facility.
Most of the streets surrounding Coker Tire will be blocked off to provide adequate space for the cruise in participants, and the participant entrance to the cruise in will be at the intersection of Main and Chestnut Streets. This year, the Chattanooga Cruise In has been able to secure the entire North parking lot at Finley Stadium, providing 600 additional parking spaces for cruise in participants. Spectator parking is first come, first serve in the South Finley Stadium parking lot, as well as the streets surrounding the event.
The Chattanooga Cruise In is a rain-or-shine event with a number of car enthusiasts who travel from Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, Kentucky and Ohio to participate.
Along with the display of cars, the Chattanooga Cruise In will feature local food vendors, such as Bitler Bistro, Shuford’s Smokehouse BBQ and more. Local restaurants, T-Bones Sports Cafe and Southside Saloon & Bistro sponsor the event, and will be open for business during the cruise in. Other sponsors of the event include American Powertrain, Southern Auto Body Supply, Somernites Cruise and Chattanooga Golf Carts.
Coker Tire’s headquarters is at 1317 Chestnut St. in historic downtown Chattanooga. For more information call the office toll free at 1-800-251-6336 or visit Coker Tire’s website at www.cokertire.com. Check out the official Chattanooga Cruise In website at www.chattanoogacruisein.com.
The Chattanooga Cruise In will be held April 2