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For the last five years, during the early days of April, the Mopar faithful make their yearly pilgrimage to the city of Lost Wages. Just north of the strip, and right alongside Highway 15 is the beautiful Las Vegas Speedway. This is a state-of-the-art facility, hosting racing venues of all kinds each season. Usually there is also an unannounced but very cool impromptu air show going on across the street at Nellis Air Force Base.
The Just Dashes crew set up their display in the vendors area and were an official show sponsor this year. They debuted several exciting Mopar products, including their new '68-'70 B-Body dash pad with three gauge pods. It was an immediate hit!
The desert weather is still cool in April, so it was perfect for the drag racing portion of the show. Lots of racecars, lots of smoke and lots of tire shredding Mopar fun for the race fans. Some very serious racecars showed up for the tire shredding competition. Mopar enthusiasts are known for their love of racing and this year was no different. The War Fish, sponsored by JESEL, Inc. put on a dazzling show.
For the parts hounds, the swap meet was heaven. Lots of cars, and tons of parts for all years, makes and models of Chrysler products were lying everywhere. The guys at Just Dashes picked up a few small goodies, as well as a '70 Challenger R/T! Whoa, good trip. Direct Connection had their traveling road show in attendance and in the vendor area you could buy completely rebuilt, show detailed engines. How about a HEMI for only 17-thousand and change? Heck, we'll take two!
The show field was jammed with cars from all the surrounding states, and there were some outstanding examples of Thirties through Seventies models on display. There is never a lack of colorful vehicles at a Mopar show, and this was no exception.
Just Dashes' owner and CEO, Irwin Tessler was awarded an Official Show Sponsor Plaque. The folks at Just Dashes are dedicated Mopar enthusiasts, and take pride in providing he best interior restoration service available to Mopar owners.
The Cannery Hotel and Casino was once again the nighttime entertainment venue. The Fab 6 and the World Classic Rockers put on a rousing show that had the audience dancing in the aisles. If you love classic rock, this was the after dark place to be. So, if you missed the event this year, mark your calendar to be in Vegas for the 2008 bash.
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