I feel like the Fleming’s Pumpkin Run has to be one of Joe Grippo’s favorite events of the year just because it is so huge and has what feels like an unlimited amount of cool stuff to see. Car show cars and trucks of all kinds, plus a setting in the woods that features a bunch of old iron in the trees at the junkyard. We dig it. You will too. Check out the photos below. And if you missed any of our previous Flemings Pumpkin Run Photos, check them out at the link below.
(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Location, location, location. The old adage relating to real estate holds true many times for car events. The Pebble Beach Concours, Amelia Island Concours and even the Gathering at the ROC hot rod show are nationally known mainly because of the quality of vehicles at the show but the environment and setting the rides are presented in certainly adds to the appeal. Beautiful coastline golf courses and the finely manicured grounds of a 1920’s wildlife preserve lodge are cool, but I’d wager that most Bangshifters would feel more at home crawling around a junkyard. If you agree, have I got a car show for you.
The Pumpkin Run, held annually at Harry Fleming’s Auto Parts in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, is a great show in and of itself, but the location is a massive part of the appeal. Fleming’s Auto Parts is essentially a junkyard filled with decaying hulks of cars and trucks from the 1920’s through the 1980’s. Granted this stuff is pretty picked over and they are being slowly reclaimed by the earth, but the stuff on the edges of this show is so cool see and photograph. Early November, when the event is held, is a fantastic time to go exploring the yard. The leaves are on the ground and the overgrown weeds and brush has receded enough to allow getting up close to these rusty relics and check out their morbid details. Bring your camera…