Urbana, Il Sweetcorn Festival

[the_engineers]

Local show...some really sweet rides.

Of special interest, 1 of 1 1971 HEMI Superbee 4 spd with Factory Sunroof (1 Owner) and 1970 440-6 Challenger with "Hope" Breast Cancer theme (locally owned)

[the_engineers]

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[41husk]

When was this show?

[the_engineers]

August 29th.

[sprecks]

Hey Brooks, Looks like there were some nice cars there this year. Sorry I missed it. I was there about 6 or 7 years ago and I was the only mopar. Jay

[the_engineers]

We had fun although the crowd is a little...um...weird.

We were placed next to a pro-street 1978 Z28 with a Donovan aluminum block, a Weiand 8-71 supercharger and powdercoated Demons.  Great people...anyway some dude comes walking up to the Camaro owner and asks, "So does this thing have a blower on it or what?" 

[426HemiCharger]

C'mon you know most people live on chevy muscle around here in IL. I got a Charger and the guy who lives around the block has an LS 6 454 stroked to 460.

[the_engineers]

C'mon you know most people live on chevy muscle around here in IL. I got a Charger and the guy who lives around the block has an LS 6 454 stroked to 460.

Sure, I understand that...I just wonder about how much crack you have to smoke before you walk up to a car that has a 2 foot tall polished 8-71 Blower/carbs/bird-catcher combo and ask the owner if its got a blower on it    I'm a Bill Engvall fan as muc as the next guy, but HOLY _ _ _ _!  How dumb can a person be?

Anyway, welcome aboard newbie!  Where are you at?

[426HemiCharger]

That's a but load of crack man.  Well I'm from Illinois near Chicago.

Oh about the other thead, don't take that crap personally, I rant and bark I'm only 15 and tring to control my emotins, school and other crap.

[70_challenger]

I grew up in Central IL, and it seems like there were never many Mopars around - Mostly Ford and Chevy country there.  Glad to see there are some Mopars now!

And isn't the real sweetcorn festival in Hoopeston?    

Thank you for sharing the pictures!

-Tom

[426HEMI]

Thanks for posting the pictures very nice mopars there.

[the_engineers]

I grew up in Central IL, and it seems like there were never many Mopars around - Mostly Ford and Chevy country there.  Glad to see there are some Mopars now!

And isn't the real sweetcorn festival in Hoopeston?    

Thank you for sharing the pictures!

-Tom

It's true, Hoopeston is the "original" but no one wants to go there.

[426HemiCharger]

I've seen that Plymouth Duster parked at my high school, I swear!  I don't know him but nice car. Haven't seen him around lately.  Must be at college. 

Speaking of which I want to call out the other guy from Gurnee with a Charger.  Come on man! Show your self!

[41husk]

I wish I would have known about the show in advance, I could have made it.  Is Hoopston H.S. still the cornshuckers?

[70_challenger]

Is Hoopston H.S. still the cornshuckers?

Cornjerkers, wasn't it?  I have not lived in IL for almost 20 years, but I seem to remember them being the Cornjerkers. 
(Must have made for an interesting mascot).   

I think the Hoopeston event was on Labor Day weekend, and they also had a pretty good size car show.  But that was years ago - Didn't mean to start a tangent here.

For those reading who aren't from Central IL, there are two events in that area, both of which are called the 'National Sweetcorn Festival'.  There is the event in Urbana (which the original poster was kind enough to send pictures from), and another in Hoopeston, IL.  Always a bit of a rivalry about which one was the 'real' sweetcorn festival.  (And you haven't lived until you've had sweetcorn from Illinois, but that's a different story).

-Tom