This past weekend, SafeAuto Insurance sponsored the Summer Night Cruise-In and Indian Uprising GTO car shows in Dublin, Ohio. The car show, held by the GTO Association of Central Ohio, had a great turn-out with over 100 cars registered for the competition.

The car show provided weekend-long entertainment including a band,  hundreds of classic cars and even NASCAR’s Johnny Sauter.

People visited from all around to see the classic automobiles on display and were also treated to a concert by the Rezes Hall Band on Friday. The music must have had some effect because many GTO lovers took a shot at a $5000 advertising contract by singing the 1-800-SAFEAUTO jingle for the 2012 Do The Jingle contest. Johnny Sauter even showed up to connect with fellow drivers and automobile enthusiasts. The SafeAuto Racing Team driver brought the #13 NASCAR truck and offered autographs to fans on Saturday.

This was a fruitful combination for SafeAuto because the event not only offered the insurance company an opportunity to mingle with locals and help an organization, but all proceeds from the car show went to two great causes: Operation Buckeye and the Society to Prevent Blindness.

Check it: Muscle car on muscle!

It’s too bad that we all can’t own a rip-roaring muscular machine that does nothing but burn rubber and turn heads at the same time. Notwithstanding the impracticality of such automobiles, the price of car insurance for these hot rods can hover between ridiculous and outrageous. But thanks in part to the internet, we can all at least dream a bit…

classically powerful.

1970 Buick GSX Stage 1

Classically powerful.

Engine: 420HP V8

Cost to Insure: $1,879.57 per year

For many a year, the Stage 1 was one of the fastest production vehicles on the planet. While these days you probably relate the name “Buick” to early bird specials and Medicare, the fact is that this GM brand had some beefy motors, with some of the top performing vehicles in existence.

This car just makes the color green cooler.

2011 Camaro SS

This car just makes the color green cooler.

Engine: 426HP V8

Cost to Insure: $1,771.90

This may be the best muscle car deal in the world, with the SS packing so much power for so little price. These days, there aren’t many models like this, as people opt for cars that get better fuel mileage or can fit more people. But the Camaro harkens back to old days, when driving one of these was the dream of many a teenager.

Cop car…not.

1996 Chevy Caprice SS

Engine: 260HP V8

Cost to Insure: $1,691.29 per year

Owing a Caprice SS is like having your own luxury cop car. Seriously, this is basically the same thing as the police cruisers that Chevy was putting out at the time, except that it came with nicer seats. And it probably had a better sound system. And non-blacked out wheels. Hey, you could always add on an aftermarket siren and flashing lights.

Wonder why that hood is so big? Because of the V10 inside.

2010 Dodge Viper

Wonder why that hood is so big? Because of the V10 inside.

Engine: 600HP V10

Cost to Insure: $2,056.01 per year

The Viper was almost killed after the auto bailout, but Dodge takes so much pride in their specially built (i.e. no robots – all people) sports car that they put in the money to redesign it. For an MSRP of $90,255, you get the performance of a vehicle that is normally twice that – and it’s made right here in America!

This is a totally “snaked”-out Mustang.

2007 Shelby GT500 “Super Snake”

This is a totally “snaked”-out Mustang.

Engine: 605HP V8

Cost to Insure: $2,102.13

This is a specialized Mustang that is modified by a company called Shelby that has been in the racing business for years. It’s a stock Mustang with added suspension and steering parts. Oh, and the company also adds an Eaton supercharger to an already stacked engine compartment.

Pictures (Chronological)

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http://www.automobilemag.com/new_and_future_cars/2008/0711_2008_ford_shelby_gt500_super_snake/index.html

http://newcarwallpapers.net/category/dodge/

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