# Iola car show **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [July 16, 2018, 12:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/iola-car-show/121098 "2018-07-16T12:43:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 12:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/iola-car-show/121098/1 "2018-07-16T12:43:17Z")
saw gene winfield at iola show this weekend. courtney hansen, ralph holquin and others. the homey old school atmosphere is going away. still have 100k+ visitors and 4200 swap spots but the commercial end of grounds is very much expanded. almost like having 1/2 old and 1/2 new. just more ways to bring in money i guess. we used to stay at campground when we had a motorhome. now my friend likes to stay at hotel. a/c and clean beds is nice. had 2-3 dukes chargers. one had hemi. xp vs xs vin number. not sure if xs is hemi model clue. it was an r/t with a vinyl top. owner had it signed by john schneider ---
**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/iola-car-show/121098/2 "2018-07-16T13:43:23Z")
I used to go to Iola every year when I lived in WI. Also Jefferson. It was easier to get into Iola than Jefferson. I recall once being stuck in traffic for more than an hour, barely moving at all, still 10 miles from the grounds and turning around and going home.