Page 36 - On The Move - Volume 18, Issue 1

By J.W. SouthwickJ.W. Southwick
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e love cars. After all, it’s what we do. And one thing that makes

the Metro Atlanta area such a great place for automotive
Wenthusiasts is the wide variety of car shows that occur
throughout the year. One such event is the Roswell Motoring Festival,
which hosted its inaugural event on November 14 , 2020. On display
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were 138 officially registered vehicles, along with a “rebel contingency”
of owners that missed the registration cut-off, bringing the total shown
to around 170. The festival was hosted at Miller’s Ale House in Alpharetta.

The show developed out of the At- Walking the show, it was evident
lanta Motoring Festival and Con- that Atlanta’s automotive enthusiasts
cours d ’Elegance, which was first were anxious to get out and see the
held back in 2014. Philip Carroll, the amazing collection of vehicles, de-
show’s organizer, was inspired to get spite the ongoing coronavirus situa-
in on the show scene by his father, tion. The pandemic presented quite
and their time spent enjoying a 1936 a few challenges for Philip and his
Ford, which they affectionately re- team, with the event having been re-
ferred to as “Old Blue.” They acquired scheduled multiple times as a result.
the ’36 back in 1968 at a Coker swap
meet. “I was just seven at the time. “Atlanta is the Mecca for many
My father owned flatheads, Bel things and car collections are no
Airs, Mercury Park Lane convert- exception,” said Carroll. “We con-
ibles, Cadillacs, Lancias, and Fire- tinue to be amazed at the rare
birds.” Philip currently owns an automobiles in the area. There
Aston Martin DB7, which he en- is truly something for everyone.”
joys along with his wife, Pualani.
In addition to providing enthusiasts
The show featured cars rang- with some automotive eye candy,
ing from custom-built, clas- the Roswell Motoring Festival ben-
sic street rods to modern efits St. Jude Children’s Research
high-performance vehicles. Hospital. It, along with the Atlanta
And there were some real Motoring Festival, has raised thou-
standouts that are rarely sands of dollars for the charity.
seen on the road these days,
including a 1954 Bentley R The 2021 Roswell Motoring Festival is
Type Saloon and a 1971 Fer- scheduled for March 27 , from 10am
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rari 365 GTB/4 Daytona. to 2pm. To stay up to speed on event
updates, visit atlmotoringfest.org.

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