By Marilyn Miller
“Legends on Wheels: Chrome & Classic,” the 17th annual Car & Bike Show is coming to downtown Minden on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. And again this year, there is no cost to both entrants and attendees!
The motorcycle and classic car show, sponsored by the Vintage Car Club, will feature “great food, family fun, the largest trophy presentation in the area, entries from all over the ARK-LA-TEX,” and it all happens in historic downtown Minden.
Registration on site begins at 7 a.m. and cuts off precisely at 11 a.m., at which time the judging will begin, according to car club member Larry Gipson. Participants can enter now via www.vintagemindencars.com. This year’s judges will be “30 guys from the Men of Courage,” he added.
“We hope that, with this many judges, the trophy presentations will begin around 2 p.m.”
Opening ceremonies will begin at 10 a.m., led by Minden Mayor Nick Cox. Col. Carl Thompson will lead the Pledge of Allegiance, and Pastor Ronnie Morris will pray. The Star-Spangled Banner will be sung by Nathan Richardson.
Milford Parker will DJ the event, which will feature live entertainment, food trucks, a lemonade stand, a taco stand, the bouncy house, and face-painting by EJ Colvin. The Vintage Car Club will be selling Pork Chop Sandwiches, Smoked Turkey Legs, and drinks.
This family-oriented car show will once again feature competitions, including the Hula-Hoop and the Dance-Off. Adult winners in both competitions will receive $50, with children earning $25.
Attendance, which always depends upon the weather, is expected to reach 200 this year.
Sponsors include the following:
The Titanium Sponsor for the 2025 Annual Car & Bike Show is TG Companies LLC in memory of Terry Gardner.
Golden Sponsors are B1 Bank, Brown Chrysler Dodge Jeep, Hol-Mont Sales & Rental LLC, Little Scholars’ Academy & Preschool LLP, Minden Medical Center, Under Dawgs LLC, and “In loving memory of Dorothy Taylor-Washington, Sallie Shine-Taylor and Barbara Pearson.”
The Antique Sponsors are Laura Horton, State Farm Insurance; Minden Chief of Police Jared McIver, Seafood Empire LLC, Minden Mayor Nick Cox, and “Matters of the Heart.”
Classic Sponsors are Webster Parish Sheriff Jason Parker and Holcomb’s Body Shop LLC.