Judges crown coupe as best of Campbell car show

Entries for July 24 event more than doubled from last year.

Car show winners

A 1935 Ford 3 Window Coupe was crowned Best In Show at the 2024 Historic Downtown Campbell Car Show on July 24. In all seven custom trophies were awarded in the second juried car show held along Campbell Avenue.

In addition to the coupe, owned by Kevin Moore of Speedtech Motorsports, Rick Heinrich’s 1951 Ford 3100 was deemed Best Truck; David Fernandez’s 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle, Best Muscle Car; Gary Schuitemaker’s 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle, Best Street Machine; Ben Seward’s 1956 Chevy Nomad, Best Hot Rod; and Art Gabriel’s 1973 BMW 2002, Best Import. The Staff Pick Award went to Jaime Huerta’s 1971 Buick Riviera.

This year’s event had more than double the entries of last year’s inaugural show, going from 160 to more than 260. To check out photos of this year’s winners and their rides, visit https://www.downtowncampbell.com/carshow/2024/awards.

Perseids picnic

Before the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority opens one of its preserves for peak viewing of the Perseids Meteor Shower on Aug. 12, there’ll be a Zoom webinar Aug. 2, noon-12:30 p.m., for folks to learn all about how and why this meteor shower happens. The presentation will also be recorded and posted later on the Open Space Authority’s YouTube channel.

Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve will be open Aug. 12, 8 p.m. to midnight, for an up-close view of the Perseids, with the potential to see up to 90 meteors an hour, including 10 to 15 large and dramatic ones. These meteors emerge from the constellation Perseus and streak across the sky. Picnicking is encouraged at this event.

Reserve a spot at either event at Eventbrite.com. A Zoom sign-up link will be automatically sent to webinar attendees in the order confirmation.