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Charlotte AutoFair to kick off April 13

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Spring AutoFair, hosted by the Hornets Nest Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA), bills itself as the “largest and greatest collector vehicle event in the Southeast.”

The Hornets Nest Region launched the Charlotte Auto-Fair in April 1978 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. A second annual event — the Fall AutoFair — was added in 1990.

The four-day spring show will be held April 13-16 this year, with thousands of vendors again selling collector vehicle parts, tires, glass, restoration supplies and more. The AutoFair includes parts vendors, collector car sales in the car corral, multiple car shows, a collector car auction and other attractions.

The spring AutoFair features 10,000 vendor spaces with a car corral on

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