Rockin’ Rides and Smokin’ Swing Car Show a grand affair

  • ADAM BARRIOS | DISPATCH RECORD Crowds stroll the courthouse square to view classic, vintage and antique cars from nearly every decade.
    ADAM BARRIOS | DISPATCH RECORD Crowds stroll the courthouse square to view classic, vintage and antique cars from nearly every decade.
  • There are few places where a person can see such a range of Ferraris, Corvettes, Mustangs, hotrods, ratrods, and even a lineup of Model T’s and Model A’s, but the Spring Ho Festival and Lampasas Heritage Association made it happen on Sunday. ADAM BARRIOS | DISPATCH RECORD
    There are few places where a person can see such a range of Ferraris, Corvettes, Mustangs, hotrods, ratrods, and even a lineup of Model T’s and Model A’s, but the Spring Ho Festival and Lampasas Heritage Association made it happen on Sunday. ADAM BARRIOS | DISPATCH RECORD
  • With vintage, classic and anitque vehicles on display, event organizers were able to recreate historic photos of the Lampasas Courthouse Square. ADAM BARRIOS | DISPATCH RECORD
    With vintage, classic and anitque vehicles on display, event organizers were able to recreate historic photos of the Lampasas Courthouse Square. ADAM BARRIOS | DISPATCH RECORD

    The blazing heat on Sunday couldn’t keep away the massive collection of hotrods and other rare automobiles at the Rockin’ Rides & Smokin’ Swing Car Show. The event brought the Lampasas Spring Ho Festival to a righteous close, as nearly 200 classic and modern engineering marvels gathered around the town square.

    Roaring engines and bugling classic horns could be heard from afar as various car clu…