Join Us at the 2011 Right Coast Nationals

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Dave Lindsey in What's New

Syracuse, NY July 15th thru 17th

Join us for the 12th Annual Right Coast Nationals car show in Syracuse, NY at the fairgrounds on July 15-17. This year, we will be bringing our latest Factory Five cars and will be joined by customer cars. The Syracuse Nationals is truly the largest car show on the east coast with thousands of hot rods and customs in attendance.

Customer George Robitaille will have his car at the
Syracuse Nationals along with many other FFRs

We will be bringing the big Factory Five show and event truck and this year, the Right Coast Association is giving away a beautiful red ’33 Roadster that was built by the students at Morrisville State College to some lucky winner.

Click here to visit the Right Coast Nationals official website. We look forward to seeing you at Syracuse!

Our booth will be located inside the main pavilion, so stop by and say hello.

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