Kool April Nites
Every year hundreds of the coolest cars around converge on Redding California for the show of the year. Friday night half of Redding is roped off for the annual cruze. 2-3 hours of exhaust fumes squealing tires and the rumble of souped up engines.
Music, food and thousands of spectators lining the streets around the cruse route provide an unforgettable night of entertainment. The evening ends with the "50s Dance" near the civic auditorium.
Here's a small example of some of the cars and trucks you will find on the cruse.
2007 Kool April Nites Photos | 2008 Kool April Nites Photos | 2009 Kool April Nites Photos
Saturday is the main day to spend some time checking out the cars. Parked on the lawn of the Civic Auditorium the cars provide the main show allowing spectators to check them out close up.
If your in the northern California Area don't miss this great event. My family, friends and I bring out the lawn chairs and have a picnic every year while watching the cruse.
2009 Kool April Nites - Classic car show
All the usual things to do have been scheduled. "Show and Shines" through out the week at various locations, Friday night cruise, Friday and Saturday night concerts and of course the main car shows Saturday and Sunday on the grounds of the Redding Convention Center.
Stop by here after the show to see if we got pictures of your favorite Classic Car or Truck!
Northern California Classic Car Shows
2008 Event Date
Another great show! Great weather this year and a great turn out of cars. As an additional treat we were able to make it to the PaPa Do Run Run concert Friday night. An awesome band playing the "oldies".
What's with the name?
"Kool April Nites" or "Cool April Nights"???
No, that's not a typo! To keep us guessing the official name is "Kool April Nites".
Besides, I think the spelling is "kool", don't you?
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What you'll See
Friday Night Cruse
The Friday night cruse is generally dominated by vehicles that still frequent the road, with a smaller number of cars that look like they pretty much only see daylight for the shows.
Many of the vehicles have been driven to Redding from many of the states surrounding California. Muscle cars, classic cars, roadsters, and newer modifieds provide most of the show as they drive around Redding. Mixed in you will find a few of the antiques like the model T.
Saturday Show
Parked around the Redding Civic, you will find most of the cars from the cruse as well as a large number of beautifully restored cars that only come out for the shows. The inside of the Redding Civic is turned into a Showroom for a select group of the cars.
Past Kool April Nites Classic Cars
(Cool April Nights)
Vote for your favorite Kool April Nite Car!
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"Kool April Nites???
No, it's not a typo! :)"
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Northern California Auto Classifieds
Here are a few of my favorites
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Eureka Classifieds
Red Bluff Classifieds
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Kool April Nites Guest book
Tell us what you think about the event!
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- LaraineRose LaraineRose Mar 17, 2008 @ 1:58 am
- April 16th. Might just see you there. Vintage/classic cars are a favorite of hubby and mine. You'll see Will with his camera taking photographs. For one hot photo come to my Staycation - you can't miss it! 5 stars to you.
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- lvcjmac lvcjmac Mar 11, 2008 @ 10:49 am
- I saw the link to your lens in the Get Ratings, Give Ratings! and I find it to be quite interesting. There's a lot of good information to weed through and it's really well written. I gave you a 5 star rating and I'm hoping you can find the time to visit my lens MacDatingSite.
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- tplus tplus Feb 15, 2008 @ 1:54 pm
- Welcome to Get Ratings, Give Ratings! Another great lens! I'm not even in to cars but this was pretty interesting!
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