2026 Park Cities Car Show Presented by Preservation Park Cities
(Featured photo: Jason Morski, President, PPC; Dan and Polly McKeithen, Car Show founders and co-chairs; Callie Windle, co-chair.)
Sponsored by URBAN/Allie Beth Allman & Associates A Berkshire Hathaway Affiliate
The weather was perfect as the rain held off for the annual Park Cities Car Show presented by Preservation Park Cities and sponsored by URBAN/Allie Beth Allman & Associates A Berkshire Hathaway Affiliate.
Celebrating its 10th year, car show founders Polly and Dan McKeithen were joined by Callie Windle as co-chairs of the event, which featured a record 300 entries and more community partners and sponsors than ever before.
The parking spaces at Burleson Park by Southern Methodist University were filled with vehicles ranging from stellar classics and hot rods to a rusty and apparently very well used Volkswagen van, to the shiny and very well-maintained Porches, Jaguars, Camaros, Ferraris, and so many more. Many of these garage queens join every year, making a rare appearance just for this show.
As the DJ kept the energy buzzing, the crowd roamed the car show enjoying goodies from food trucks, coffee trucks and BBQ, while children played in the inflatable playhouses, and community sponsors such as the City of University Park, University Park Library, Operation Kindness with an adoption tent, the Moody YMCA with children’s activities and Texas A&M Forest Service passed out information and freebies.
Sponsors included Texas Autohaus, Earth MotorCars, Sewell, S Collective, Hilltop Securities, HCC Specialty Cars, Frost, Preservan, The Shop, Texas Collector Car Storage and Club and Galaxy Golf Cars.
In addition to the 20 awards given in different classes, these special awards were given with the prizes being truly one-of-a-kind trophies created by Dan and Jason Morski, Preservation Park Cities president, using car parts they welded together. It was overheard that those were the best trophies ever!
*Chairman’s Choice: Callie Windle presented to Lloyd Lumpkins, 1963 Jaguar E-type
* Spirit Award: Denny Hunt, 1932 Packard Coupe Roadster
* Sponsor Award: Texas Autohaus gave to Christian Schmidt, Mercedes 300 SL
* People’s Choice: Brogan Weis, 1966 Ford GT40
* Club Participation: Gene Bennett, Mercedes Club
* Founder’s Award presented by Polly and Dan McKeithen: James Bartlett, 1935 Auburn
* Kyle Crews presenting Pierce Allman Award: Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Reeves, 1960 Imperial Crowne,
* Best in Show: Bobby Cheney, 1963 Ferrari 250 G/L Lusso
For more information about the Park Cities Car Show, visit the website at www.PreservationParkCities.org, email carshow@preservationparkcities.org or call 214.528.0021. There is also a fun video from previous car shows on the Car Show page. Instagram: @parkcitiescarshow FB: @PCHPSCarShow
Preservation Park Cities Mission:
PPC mission is to preserve and promote the history, architecture, aesthetics, and cultural traditions of the Park Cities. Proceeds of the Distinguished Speaker Luncheon, Historic Home Tour and the Classic and Antique Car Show will be used to preserve and maintain the Park Cities House at Dallas Heritage Village, support the new PPC archives at the University Park Library, fund landmarking initiatives, award scholarships to Highland Park High School graduating seniors planning to study architecture or history and fund the Distinguished Chair for History at Highland Park High School. Membership in PPC is open to the community. For more information visit www.preservationparkcities.org
Overview:
• The purpose of the annual Historic Home Tour is to showcase architecturally and historically significant homes of the Park Cities and illustrate how these homes have been restored or remodeled to serve the lifestyle needs of families today.
• The Historic Home Tour, Distinguished Speaker Luncheon and the Park Cities Car Show are the organization’s only fundraisers each year. The proceeds are allocated to help further our mission to celebrate and promote the preservation of Park Cities architecture, history, aesthetics, and cultural traditions.
• The organization landmarks architecturally and historically significant homes in the Park Cities, some of which are on the Historic Home Tour.
• Members of the organization enjoy historic and preservation oriented educational
programs.
Social Media: Facebook @preservationparkcities Instagram @preservationparkcities/
Photos by Rob Wythe/Wythe Portrait Studio
(Sharon Adams, Adams Communications Public Relations, is honored to represent PPC for this event and post this Philanthropy Lifestyles Scene.)
