17th Annual Studebaker-Packard Cruise-In/Rally in Ohio

Posted by BH On 2009/7/26 17:51:22

The Ohio Region of the Studebaker Drivers Club has been holding a Studebaker-Packard Cruise-In/Rally at Wink's Drive-In in Barberton, OH each summer for the past 16 years. Billed as the largest one-day Studebaker meet in the world, the event typically draws hundreds of cars, ranging from unrestored to customs, but only a handful of Packards. Since it was a bit too far for me for a one-day trip, I'd never attended.

However, I recently learned that the event has moved this year from Wink's to Summit Racing, in Tallmadge, OH (near Akron), right off of I-76. Set for Saturday, August 29, 2009, it runs all day and well into the evening. Best of all it's free.

Less than a two-hour trip, I just may try to take that one in this year - though only as a spectator.