Cars in the Park

The largest annual antique & classic auto show in the West

"A Living History Day"

Join us for the largest annual antique and classic auto show in the West. Please pass this information to your family, friends and club members.


The 25th annual Cars in the Park presented by the Santa Clara Valley Model T Ford Club and History San José will take place on Saturday, September 13, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. This event fills History Park (Kelley Park, 693 Phelan Ave, San José, CA) with 200 period-correct through 1949 vehicles, fire equipment, bicycles, and motorcycles of all makes.


Requirements for entering an antique or classic vehicle. 


There is no registration nor fee required to enter a vehicle. Just bring your antique vehicle to the gate at History Park. All vehicles permitted on the grounds of History Park, from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM, existed between the late 1800s through 1949 and are period-correct. No vehicle that doesn't meet these requirements will be allowed on the grounds of History Park during the show. 


The featured vehicles this year are Race Cars and Speedsters through 1931. 


Also located on the grounds will be the Early Day Gas Engine and Tractor Association. There will be antique crafts demonstrated and antique collectibles displayed. The Silicon Gulch Dixieland Band will provide music. Listen to The Tonic Trio Singers singing songs from the '20s and '30s. See toy trains operated, take a trolley ride and see blacksmith demonstrations. Take a photo with an antique auto at the Associated Oil Company Service Station. Activities are provided for kids. Food will be available from food trucks. Ice cream is available at O’Brien’s Ice Cream Parlor.



Meet Mike Hennessy

Mike Hennessy is owner of Hennessy Automotive and host of The Car Guy Channel. Mike will once again be the announcer for the Model T Put-Together event.





Meet Dennis Mattish


Dennis Mattish is the author of 6 books on the history of auto racing in Northern and Central California. He will give a presentation in the theater on racing in the Bay Area.


Please note there is NO alcohol and NO BBQs allowed inside the Park. Dogs on leashes are allowed. These are Park rules and must be followed. 


Plan your day around the following:  

     

   12:00  Music by the Silicon Gulch Dixieland Band

    1.00   Presentation: Bay Area Auto Racing

    2:00   The Tonic Trio Singers

    2:30   Model T Put-Together 

    3:30  Drawing for Door Prizes  


Fees: 


     Adults: $ 10.

   Seniors: $ 8.

   Children (6 to 12) & HSJ members: $5. 

   Participants & Children under 6: Free. 

   Adjacent City Parking: $10.

Saturday September 13, 2025

           SCVMTFC                          History San José

Contact the Event Coordinators


Peder Jorgensen and Allan Greenberg   

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Santa Clara, CA 95050

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