Classic car show in Pattaya

[Katia]

I've seen an ad for the classic car show in Pattaya in March.  http://www.show.classic-car-friends-pattaya.com/  and  http://www.pattayamail.com/pattayasports/pattaya-revs-2nd-classic-car-show-162674  Has anyone been before who can tell me what it's like?  Is it worth traveling from Bangkok and staying overnight for (show on Saturday, parade on Sunday)?

 

For the record, I'm interested in looking and drooling, not buying/selling or having long technical discussions (the latter two, for which a small show would probably be fine).  I'm not sure how large to expect it to be... if it's ten cars in a parking lot, I probably wouldn't come for it, but if it's well-sized and could take a few hours to look around, it might make a fun trip.  It sounds like they'll have a fair number of cars to see, but I've also been disappointed in the past by events that are advertised as being more than they turn out to be...

 

Thanks!

[dave2]

1 hour ago, Katia said:

I've seen an ad for the classic car show in Pattaya in March.

wow thanks for this info as im interested in old cars 

 

i might come down there for a few days to see this :)

 

dave2

 

ps .. all these cars are in the jessada car museum in nakhon pathom 50 km west of bangkok

[dave2]

sorted :)

 

thanks katia ...  i owe you a beer !

 

dave2

[Katia]

Let us know how it was!  I'm not sure if I'm going to get there or not... still thinking about it... but I'd love to hear about it after if I don't!

[dave2]

just bumping katias thread about this as the show is this weekend

and im on my way down there on friday :)

 

after the car show im off to bangkok looking to get some good pics of

some moniter lizards for a few days !

 

dave2

[dave2]

13 hours ago, dave2 said:

the show is this weekend

here :)

 

dave2

[Kinnock]

Thanks for posting - looks worth a trip this weekend.

[Katia]

I'm headed that way on Saturday... dave, post your lizard pics too!

[dave2]

50 minutes ago, Katia said:

dave, post your lizard pics too!

 

i like seeing bangkok moniter lizards :)

 

dave2

[dave2]

On 2/25/2017 at 10:53 AM, Katia said:

Let us know how it was! 

wow wow and wow again

 

its a lovely hotel and well worth coming down to see the cars for me

and the organiser says there should be at least 80 cars here

 

here ya go :)

[trigpoint]

I went to have a look around this show today and was refused entry by the less than polite security guard, he said no stay hotel, no see show. So apparently you have to be staying at this hotel to see the car show, I didn't see this as a stipulation to view it on the advertisement, what a crazy way to run a vintage car show.

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[tontraveller]

16 minutes ago, trigpoint said:

I went to have a look around this show today and was refused entry by the less than polite security guard, he said no stay hotel, no see show. So apparently you have to be staying at this hotel to see the car show, I didn't see this as a stipulation to view it on the advertisement, what a crazy way to run a vintage car show.

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Perhaps a misunderstanding   

It is part of a charity event , barbecue in the evening..

In the afternoon it was free....but near the evening you had to buy ticket for barbecue and show , keep in mind it was organised as a fund raiser..Guess today you can visit for free again in day time 

[stravers]

19 minutes ago, trigpoint said:

I went to have a look around this show today and was refused entry by the less than polite security guard, he said no stay hotel, no see show. So apparently you have to be staying at this hotel to see the car show, I didn't see this as a stipulation to view it on the advertisement, what a crazy way to run a vintage car show.

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Always go up the chain of command. The security guard has an employer and you have a proof of purchase. Resolved in under 5 minutes.

[champers]

Saw the cars drive by Dolphin Roundabout today at around 10.30 on their way to Beach Road. Very impressive. Sods law took effect as 5 minutes later the heavens opened.

[Roger Lee]

I went there last Saturday and the guard was pleasant and helpful with my parking.

 

There were many Euro's there along with some Asian stuff and a few examples of Detroit iron.

 

 

[SidJames]

22 hours ago, tontraveller said:

Perhaps a misunderstanding   

It is part of a charity event , barbecue in the evening..

In the afternoon it was free....but near the evening you had to buy ticket for barbecue and show , keep in mind it was organised as a fund raiser..Guess today you can visit for free again in day time 

I went on Saturday afternoon at about 1pm.

3 adults & 3 children.

We were charged 150 baht each with free entry for the children.

 

[dave2]

ive had three nice days at the pattaya classic car show and im moving to downtown pattaya for a few days now and been  its pizzing down all morning ::(

 

i asked a few people ive seen at the show over the last few days

last night if they got in ok and they all said yes but they had to pay

dave2

 

 

[jay1980]

Some of my pics

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[Katia]

Same here.  We also had to pay for entry on Saturday afternoon, but expected that.  Having the tickets still in my pocket got us in on Sunday at parade time, too-- we got to watch everyone pull out and then have a second look over the cars that were left.  It was a fun show.  I'm glad I went.  (For the record-- we didn't stay at the Asia Pattaya, either.  They were sold out by the time I went to book.  I chose the Birds and Bees since it was right next door.  No one asked where we were staying when we got to the show.)

 

Some great pictures, everyone!

Edited March 27, 2017 by Katia

[dave2]

13 hours ago, Katia said:

Sunday at parade time, too-- we got to watch everyone pull out

i caught the tail end of the parade which was going way too fast

too see much

 

and then i got shafted at the hooters on beach road for 150 baht for a

small chang

 

my new hotels ok though with a nice breakfast  this morning :)

 

dave2

[striderman]

150 bht to get in but well worth the walk to get there saturday.

many many more cars than the parade and 60 bht for a chang at the temp garden bar at the asia pattaya worked for me a couple of times

 

 

 

[Rimmer]

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[chakatee]

On 3/27/2017 at 9:18 PM, jay1980 said:

Some of my pics

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Where you trying to make a picture of the car or the bumper here? :-)

Edited March 29, 2017 by chakatee

[LongTimeLurker]

On 3/26/2017 at 10:09 AM, trigpoint said:

I went to have a look around this show today and was refused entry by the less than polite security guard, he said no stay hotel, no see show. So apparently you have to be staying at this hotel to see the car show, I didn't see this as a stipulation to view it on the advertisement, what a crazy way to run a vintage car show.

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The show was on the Saturday, not the Sunday.

[dave2]

sorry katia no moniter lizard pics on this trip coz when i got into bangkok it was pizzing down at mo chit bus station so i decided to get a taxi straight to the airport and get a seat on the next available flight back to chiang mai

 

i can get my moniter lizard pics when i come back from hong kong after having a weeks holliday there to avoid songkran in a few weeks .... which i hate

 

dave2

[helbob]

Very nice to see this show

Edited April 16, 2017 by helbob