Blackhawk Cars and Coffee
First Sunday of Every Month

June 2, 2013 | 8:00am-10:00am

You bring the cars and we'll bring the coffee. This ever-growing gathering of car buffs is the perfect way to start a Sunday morning. Rain or shine Blackhawk Cars and Coffee is the place to be.

Cars are instructed to park in Blackhawk Plaza in the parking lots below the Blackhawk Automotive Museum. People bringing their cars should enter the Plaza from Camino Tassajara. We look forward to your visit.

Blackhawk Automotive Museum
7th Annual Father's Day Car Show

June 16, 2013 | 10:00am-2:00pm

The 7th Annual Father's Day Car Show promises Music & Cars & Fun For All. Bring a rod, classic, or muscle car. Dad’s can bring their favorite vehicle regardless of make because it’s Father’s Day. Drivers will receive free admission to the Museum and a Commemorative Dash Plaque (There is a $10 registration fee per vehicle). There is no need to register beforehand, parking on the circle in front of the Museum is first comefirst serve with plenty of additional parking in the lots below.

There will be cars on the plaza, a special display of artwork inside the Museum and fun for the whole family. Check back soon to see a full list of activites and other information. In addition, the Blackhawk Plaza will be hosting family activites throughout the Day and Scott's Restaurant will be hosting a Brunch in the Automotive Dining Room.

AS ALWAYS, FATHER'S ARE FREE.

45th Anniversary of 'Bullitt' Car Show

June 22, 2013 | 10:00am-2:00pm

For the 45th anniversary of 'Bullitt', the movie that featured one of the most iconic car chase scenes in cinema history, a slew of Mustang lovers will come and display their favorite getaway vehicles. It is expected that there will be between 50-60 cars parked on the plaza at the Museum.

For more information about this event, and other events surrounding the 45th Anniversary of 'Bullitt', please contact Gene Autry of Hoondog Entertainment.

Saturday Lecture Series:
J. Michael Hemsley "Art Deco and the Automobile"

Saturday, July 13, 2013 | 10:00am-Noon

J. Michael Hemsley has been around. He retired from the US Army Reserve as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1994, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 2001, and from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2008. While making a living in the real world, he became a freelance automotive writer and photographer in 1980. He was able to focus entirely on his writing after that last retirement from the real world. As a freelance journalist, he has reported on motorsports events at all levels of the sport and has written about automotive history and, especially, Alfa Romeo automobiles.

During a visit to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland, he saw a locomotive that made him begin to consider the influence that the Art Deco style had once had on all classes of vehicles. A search for a book that focused on Deco vehicles failed, so he decided to write one. Thankfully, McFarland Publishing thought it as good a topic as he did, so he is currently writing a book on all types of vehicles whose design was influenced by or reflects the Art Deco style. The working title for the book is "Art Deco and Transportation." With the establishment of Vintage Roadcar magazine in 2012, he began writing a regular column called "Art Deco and the Automobile" for the magazine.