The 2026 Car Event season officially started in the region today with the MDA Car Show at the Salem Civic Center. A few members of the Alleghany Cruisers made the trek to Salem today to support this great long running event. It is kind of sad to see the MDA Car Show end after this year, we have some great memories from this event at its former location the Berglund Center. That said however, in many ways we liked this year’s version better. By switching to a more traditional one day outdoor show format the event was opened up too many more participants than in years past. And there were a lot of vehicles onsite, honestly, we don’t know how many as some left early, but others kept coming in. Normally I try to photograph each car, but I couldn’t pull it off this time. Another commitment (tickets to the Sail On Beach Boys Tribute concert) required me to leave a little early, so if I missed your car I apologize. Overall, it was a great event, it was chilly but that didn’t hurt the vibe one bit. The MDA committee did a great job with this event. We really enjoyed and really enjoyed seeing so many of our friends in the Roanoke Valley. We hope to see many of you at some of our events this year.