Corvettes arriving as early as 6:00 AM for car show registration. This is the major draw at the Eckler's Reunion with over $2,000 in cash awards available for participating car owners in four major categories: Modified, Street Driven, Full Custom, and Original divided into seven groups (1953-62, 63-67, 68-72, 73-77, 78-82, 84-90, 91-96, 97-00). The judging is based primarily on cleanliness - to "keep it fun" is how an Eckler's representative explained it - and with all the year groups it made the competition very fair. We polished up and drove the CorvetteMagazine.com project 1974 Corvette that recently got a new set of rims from American Racing, so we forked over the entry

Top: Here is where the real bargains were, especially if you wore your negotiating hat.

Bottom: The manufacturer's midway had a little something for every Corvette owner, from speed to shine.