Basehor Boys Sonic Cruise draws in some nice cars

One of the nicer cruises in the Kansas City area is the Basehor Boys Cruise at the Basehor Sonic, which is held on the second Friday of each month.  I hadn’t been able to get there yet this year for one reason or another, but I was finally able to break away last week to check out some of the great cars on display.  Combine all that with nice people, nearby food, and a little music, and you have one of those events that should be on everyone’s list.

2013 Cadillac XTS AWD Platinum test drive review. Living the life

Back in 2010, I was present for the reveal of the Cadillac XTS Concept at the North American International Auto Show.  At the time, I thought it was the prettiest Cadillac I had seen in the past 15 years.  But I never really expected the eventual production version to look as nice, or have such beautiful appointments.  Cadillac recently loaned me the keys to a genuine, road-going 2013 XTS Platinum AWD for a week, and I’m here to tell you, it is just as impressive as the concept.

Kansas City car shows, races, and cruises for May 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 2013

Lots of great car stuff to do once again this weekend in Kansas City! 

The Basehor Boys are doing their Ice-Breaker Car Show on Saturday, which is something they want to build up to be like Ol’ Marais someday.  The Basehor City Park is a very nice venue, so you really should give it a shot.  The Platte City Cruise is Saturday night, along with several others if you’re not in the Northland.  And the ASRA is hosting a big street rod convention all weekend in Sugar Creek.

This is also a big weekend for racing.  The NHRA Kansas Nationals is at Heartland Park Topeka all weekend, and if you’ve never experienced one of these events, it will blow you away.  There are also several local circle tracks doing their thing all over the area.

The complete Kansas City car show, car cruise, and car racing schedule for May 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 is listed below.

Nebraska Furniture Mart Friends and Family Car Show has grown from humble beginnings

Six years ago, the Nebraska Furniture Mart in Kansas City, Kan., had a small car show, mostly for employees, out behind the loading dock.  Today, the car show is much bigger.  It isn’t just for employees anymore, and a nice variety of cars and trucks makes it out to this charity event for Camp Quality.  This was a great weekend for it, because comfortable temperatures (along with 427-mph winds) made this a nice place to spend an afternoon.

Replenishing the car show population at the Adesa Corvette and Specialty Car Sale

Car shows are great, but do you ever wonder where people get all those old cars?  Sometimes they pick them up at a classic car auction, like the Corvette and Specialty Car Sale that was recently held at the Adesa Kansas City Auction in Belton, Mo.  Normally, this sprawling facility is used to sell late model factory and rental cars to dealers, but once or twice a year they open it up to this exciting event.

Kansas City car shows, car races, and car cruises for May 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 2013

All’s I can say is that I hope the weather this weekend is better than last weekend, because we are jam-packed full of car events in Kansas City.  This makes sense, because it’s Mother’s Day weekend, and moms love car stuff.

I’m planning to be at the Nebraska Furniture Mart Friends and Family Car Show on Saturday, because hey, my old truck was somehow printed on the dash plaques and trophies.  I can hardly miss out on an honor like that!  The Basehor Cruise is always a nice place to go on a Friday night.  There’s  a AAA Insurance office up north that’s doing an all-domestic car show.  And there are cruises all over the place.  Also, if you’re a CARB member, you can get into Lakeside Speedway for free on Friday night.

The full schedule of Kansas City-area car shows, cruises, and races for May 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 is listed below.

Hendrick Chevrolet was crammed with Corvettes

The weather this weekend left something to be desired, but there were still some car gatherings around if you knew where to look.  Take the KCCA Corvette Show at Hendrick Chevrolet in Merriam.  Yes, it was a little cool.  Yes, it was overcast and damp.  But that didn’t stop dozens of Corvette owners from attending this benefit for Camp Quality.

Liberty kickoff cruise. Nicer than people expected it to be

The Liberty Cruise is normally one of the bigger ones each month, so you might have thought that the 2013 kickoff would be a barn-burner.  Unfortunately, most of the day was cool, clammy, and rainy, which had an adverse effect on the cruise.  But even though the turnout was lighter than normal, there were still some nice cars and trucks that decided to go for it.