BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The Lehigh Valley Auto Present — that includes new, outdated, and unique vehicles — revved up for the primary day of its 2024 occasion.
The auto present is being held at Lehigh College’s Stabler Enviornment and runs by way of Sunday.
Sarah Dams, the present’s advertising and promoting director, mentioned it isn’t only a place for automotive specialists — however these with any degree of curiosity within the automotive trade.
“I imply, we get automotive aficionados right here. However no, you possibly can simply be an individual who drives or an individual who rides in a automotive. If you wish to come and sit within the automotive, all of them have the brand new automotive scent. So should you’re in search of that, go and test it out. It is an amazing occasion. It is enjoyable. It is a good alternative to get the neighborhood out and simply have a enjoyable time,” Dams mentioned.
All the vehicles — apart from a handful of the costliest ones — might be opened up and sat in, by anybody attending the present. The one limitation is that they do not have keys inside.
“It is loads of enjoyable,” Dams mentioned. “You get to go and sit in vehicles. Each automotive is open — effectively, virtually each automotive. There are some Lamborghinis that they’ve stanchions round, however you possibly can’t sit in it. You’ll be able to think about your self in it.”
Past vehicles — there are residence contractors, car-related companies, and even beer tasting.
“It is loads of enjoyable. You get to go and sit in vehicles. Each automotive is open — effectively, virtually each automotive. There are some Lamborghinis that they’ve stanchions round, however you possibly can sit in it you possibly can see like the way it feels you possibly can think about your self in it.”
Sarah Dams, Advertising and marketing and Promoting Director with the Lehigh Valley Auto Present
“There are additionally another occasions happening like tonight there’s an individual perfumes raffle happening tomorrow night time, Friday night time flights. So you are able to do some tastings of various libations from the realm. And yeah, it is only a good time, it is laid again you possibly can stroll round and see some lovely vehicles,” Dams mentioned.
Class challenge takes heart stage
One of many cubicles on the auto present that visibly drew a crowd Thursday was one with two college students standing behind a 1970 Fiat 124 Spider. However the basic automotive had one basic distinction: as an alternative of fuel, it ran on electrical energy — because of the useful work of the 2 college students.
These college students, Braiden Binder, 17, and Spencer Parker, 16, are finding out auto tech at Bethlehem Space Vocational-Technical Faculty.
A crowd gathered across the two college students and their automotive. At occasions, they had been getting extra site visitors than the Ferraris and Lamborghinis instantly throughout the room.
“So many individuals have been asking questions and stuff simply within the hour or so, we have had a ton of questions and folks developing saying that it is actually cool, the best factor they’ve seen all day and stuff like that,” Binder mentioned.
The method of changing a basic, gasoline-fueled automotive to a completely working electrical automobile isn’t a easy one.
“We had bought an electrical conversion package, and we retrofitted and fabricated a bunch of mounting brackets and stuff like that, however we just about simply bought the package and put it in there, and that is just about it,” Binder mentioned.
The 2 college students mentioned though they’d a package with many of the elements they technically wanted, getting them to work correctly was simpler mentioned than performed — and so they had little steerage.
“We received the package however there was no instruction ebook or something,” Binder mentioned with fun. “So that you sort of needed to decide the place issues may be more likely to go, or the place they may match greatest.”
The kids additionally say it wasn’t a direct success. Every thing was all set, and in idea, ought to have been wonderful — but it surely wasn’t.
“Once we went to begin it, it did not work,” Parker mentioned. “So we spent a great little bit of time attempting to determine all the pieces out.”
After a minor wiring subject was solved, it began like a allure.
The Lehigh Valley Auto Present continues by way of the weekend. Hours are 10 a.m. to eight p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to five p.m. Sunday.
Tickets can be found on Lehigh College’s ticketing web site.
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