Did anybody get any pictures of the May cruise-in?  If so, would you be so kind as to email some to me?  I had to miss it.  Also, still needing somebody to sing or play in front of Rotation Station for June.  Space still available for flea market in June.  2013 Calendar has room for more advertisers.  Advertise on this website!
Call 704-485-5957 for any information.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS....NEXT CRUISE IN IS JUNE 22nd!!!!!

This time tomorrow evening, things should be hopping at the Cruise In!  Take a camera and if you get some way cool pictures, be sure to send us a copy to post!  Everybody have a wonderful, fun, safe night of it!

Only 2 more days till Friday's Cruise In!  Remember to support our local merchants & vendors!  Music at the stoplight and there may be some more at 5th & Main.  Motorcycle parking only lot in front of Rotation Station at 5th St.  Come enjoy the evening!!  Burnout starts at 9 pm.  DJ Baxter will be emcee bringing all the fun that comes along with him.

Friday Weather

Friday looks like a wonderful day for a Cruise-In!  http://www.weather.com/weather/5-day/Oakboro+NC+28129:4:US

Countdown

One week till Cruise In!

Southeastern Fox Bodies

I am so addicted to snooping around the web!  I found out the Southeastern Fox Bodies Car Club is thinking of making an appearance at the cruise in.  We will look forward to seeing them Mustangs again!

'29 Hot Rod!

Be on the lookout for this sweet '29 Hot Rod.   Planning to bring it to cruise in sometime this season.   Sure hope he makes it!

Advertise your business on the 2013 Cruise In Calendar!

We still have advertising space available on our 2013 calendar.
Also have spots available on this website.
Contact Barbara @ 704-485-5957 or Becky @ 704-485-2065 for more information.

Entertainment Booked for May Cruise In

Entertainment is being lined up for the May 25th Cruise In.  On the main stage by the stoplight, Forever Reign will be performing.  They are a young group that performs Southern Gospel / Contemporary Christian music. http://foreverreigngroup-com.webs.com/

On the other end of Main St. at the corner of 5th Street, we are having glimmers of hope of a jam session taking place.  So if you play an instrument or sing, feel free to stop by & join in on the fun.

September Cruise In Car Pictures

Click HERE to see photos of some cars that were at the September Cruise In.  (found on the web)

Burnout Emcee

In the absence of our DJ Baxter at the burnout, we really appreciate and want to thank our Mayor Danny Long for bringing a bull horn and filling in for us. Baxter will be back next month on May 25th and put on his regular burnout party. Get your cars in gear to burrrrrrrrrn it out!!

Click here to see a video of the Burnout on April 27, 2012

April 27, 2012 Cruise In a Success!!!

After being rained out in March, April 2012 was a HUGE success!!  We had lots of cars & plenty of spectators.  The band played & everybody enjoyed looking at the race cars from the Concord Speedway.  Looking forward to having another wonderful time on May 25th.  If you have any pictures of last night's event, feel free to post them or send them us at oakborocruisein@gmail.com

Oct 28 Cruise-In

This is our last big cruise-in for the year. Yes, drivers bring their cars here from Nov - March, but this will be our last burnout for 2011.

Bring your family and come join the fun!

Oakboro's Story

Did you see the story about our event on UNC-TV? We are very excited to have been chosen to be featured on our statewide public television.

The night the reporter was here, we were also honored by the presence of Maggie "Charlene Darling" Peterson and the Mayberry Tribute Artists. How did we get so lucky? Jeff Branch, who plays the role of "Howard Sprague" in the Tribute group, is from here. He produces a variety of bluegrass shows and one of them included our guests and Rodney "Rodney Darling" Dillard. Maggie and Rodney actually performed on The Andy Griffith Show in the 1960s. Jeff's show actually occured the next day in neighboring Troy, N.C.

Our last burnout of the season will be held in October. In the following months, we'll have smaller cruise-ins where people bring their cars and typically socialize over dinner. Then the burnout and big cruise-in will begin again in April 2012.

If the weather is pretty, we'll have 500 or more cars and thousands of people. So come join us!

Maggie Peterson, the real actress who played the role of Charlene Darling, poses with a fan for a picture.

Remember this old car? The Darling's rode it from the mountains to Mayberry.

Some people can never go long without getting caught!

No rain in Oakboro tonight!

Yes, there's a car show.
No, there's no rain!

Come bring your car and have some fun!

Around 8 p.m., we'll have a parade featuring two Mayberry squad cars - Otis, Ernst T, Howard and other members of the Mayberry Tribute Artists - along with the real Charlene.

That's right. Maggie Peterson is the actress who played the roll of Charlene Darlin', the gal with the crush on Sheriff Andy Taylor.

Bring your cameras! And, we're holding a fundraiser for the D.A.R.E. program in Montgomery County, where funds have been eliminated for this year. Oakboro's own Jeff Branch is the D.A.R.E. officer there and needs our support.

And be sure to buy a 50/50 ticket. You might go home with some green backs!

Getting Attention!

Behind the scenes ... Our event is run by a team of highly-dedicated volunteers, some of whom don't even live in Oakboro. But, they love this event. Lately, we've had a rash of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) experts visit our site and try to sell us services to increase the number of people coming to our page. Most of them come from India or somewhere off-shore. We've gotten so many of these people trying to sell us their services that we must be doing something right! Otherwise, how have more than 100 of them, find us?

Something else ... The 50/50 tickets help us send a local student to Stanly Community College to study in the automotive science program. So when you purchase tickets, you're contributing to a scholarship.

August 26 - Special Guests Will Be Here!!!

Bring your cameras and meet Charlene, Rodney and all the Mayberry Tribute Artists - during the Friday, August 26 cruise-in. We'll have a parade at 8 p.m. and they'll be around for photos, handshakes and autographs. And, you'll see them at the burnout!

You may recall that on The Andy Griffith Show, there was the Darlin' family who came to town from the mountains. There was the dad, Charlene and her brothers. They picked and played and sang. Charlene fell in love with Sheriff Andy Taylor and wanted to marry him.

Well, they'll be in town for a D.A.R.E. benefit the next night, Saturday, August 27, in Troy. But before they get there, we'll have them here at the cruise-in.

Charlene is actually Maggie Peterson and she lives in Las Vegas where she often performs with her husband. She still has a beautiful voice and is planning on singing a couple of numbers for us during her visit.

AND - Maggie owns a red 1964 red VW bug. She would love to sell it. She bought it brand new and drove it to the TV set in Los Angeles when she was working on the show. It has around 370,000 miles on it and is in great shape. No, she isn't bringing it to the cruise-in. She's flying in from Las Vegas where she now lives and often performs with her piano playing husband. She will soon have a Facebook page about her car. She says that Denver Pyle added some silver flower vases on the inside of the doors so she could carry Charlene's mountain flowers. True story!

As we get pics of the car and Maggie, we'll post them!

Congratulations!

In this day and time when car dealerships have been struggling, we tip our hat to one that has been open for the past 35 years. It's quite an accomplishment, in this economy, to run a business successfully.

We normally don't post advertisements for companies, but we salute this one! Someone there, who obviously attends the Oakboro Cruise-In, sent us the following -

BEN MYNATT CHEVY-CAD-BUICK-GMC is having a Celebration for being in Cabarrus County for 35 years. There will be games for the kids, a live band, hot dogs, home made Ice Cream and a Car show. If you know anyone who would like to show their car, please let them know they will be welcome here. Come help us celebrate and have a big time. June 18th 10:00am-3:00pm.