PRE-REGISTER ONLINE NOW! -> http://rareairvw.com/register 28th Annual Rare Air Emerald Coast VW Club's Car Show and Swap Meet Gates Open at 8am, Show concludes at or Around 3 or 4pm, Free Entry for Spectators . Located at 5 Flags Speedway 7451 Pine Forest Rd, Pensacola, Florida 24 Classes, Fully Judged ,Trophies Awarded for each class, and Best of Show,Best Paint, Best Interior, Best Engine, Best Display, Furthest Distance Driven Rain or Shine, Primitive Camping Available at Show site on Friday the night before the show, maybe a VW Cruise on Friday afternoon, too! Mega Huge Swap Meet and over 200 Show Cars showed up, and we get bigger every year! AND THE SHOW GOES ON RAIN OR SHINE! Raffles, 50/50, Family Atmosphere! Dogs welcomed if you bag their business. Will post more details as the Event gets closer. www.rareairvw.com for more info.
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All information is subject to change without notice.
Last Modified: May 22nd, 2025 @ 11:26AM
Classes are subject to change before or on day of show. For more information regarding show classes please see show rules.
Numeric order for ease of reading
101. Bug - Stock All Years (Air Cooled)
102. Bug - Custom All Years (Air Cooled)
103. Bus - Type 2 - Stock - All Years (Air Cooled)
104. Bus - Type 2 - Custom - All Years (Air Cooled)
106. Type 181 (Thing)
107. Karmann Ghia & Type 3 (Square / Fast / Notchback) & Type 4 (411 412)
108. Camper All Years - Stock (air & water cooled)
109. Camper All Years – Custom (air & water cooled)
110. Water-Cooled Early Model – Custom (up to 2005)
111. Water-Cooled Early Model – Stock (up to 2005)
112. Water-Cooled Late – Stock (2006 & later)
113. Water-Cooled Late – Custom (2006 & later)
114. Water-Cooled Late – Daily Driver (2006 & later)
115. Patina - All Years Makes & Models
116. Daily Driver - All Years Makes & Models (Air Cooled)
117. Daily Driver - All Years Makes & Models (Water Cooled)
118. Off Road - Dune Buggy / Baja / Sand rail
119. Rat Rod / Volksrod - All Years - All Types
120. Special Interest - VW Based / Trikes / Kit Cars / Homebuilt / Etc
121. In Progress (Almost finished, 50 to 80% complete)
122. Other Air Cooled not VW (Porsches, Corvairs, etc)
Includes show registration, dash plaque and goody bags to the first 100 registrations!
*** $5 discount from $30 day of show registration.
***A $5 discount offered on a show t-shirt (1 per vehicle registration) but you must purchase show t-shirt at same time as pre-registration, discount cannot be applied later.
To get the dates for pre-registration, and the Day of Show registration times, please visit our SHOW RULES page.
The show goes on rain or shine!
Come one, come all! Space is not an issue! Fees will be collected on day of show.
Vendors- $30
Swap Meet- $15
Cars For Sale- $10
Spectators - FREE
Camping - FREE
Parking Area - FREE
5 Flags Speedway is providing all food trucks in 2025, there will be no food truck vendor registration for this year.
If you wish to pre-register online you can do so HERE
All locations can be found on the maps on this page.
This page is updated frequently, please check back often.
Schedule is subject to change without notice.
Show Location:
Five Flags Speedway
7451 Pine Forest Rd, Pensacola, FL 32526
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There are several Motels located at the I-10 and Pine Forest Road Exit 7.
Here is a listing of the Motels located 2 miles from the show:
Sleep Inn
2591 Wilde Lake Boulevard
Pensacola , Fl 32526
850.941.0908
Best Western Blue Angel Inn
2390 W. Detroit Blvd. Pensacola , Fl 32526
850.477.7474
Microtel Inn and Suites
8001 Lavelle Way
Pensacola , Fl 32526
850.941.8902
Holiday Inn Express
130 Loblolly Lane
Pensacola ,Fl 32526
850.944.8442
Quality Inn
8060 Lavelle Way
Pensacola , Fl 32526
850.944.0333
Roadway Inn
8500 Pine Forest Rd
Pensacola , Fl 32526
850.477.9150
Comfort Inn
8690 Pine Forest Rd
Pensacola , Fl 32516
850.476.8689
CAMPING
Pensacola RV Park
3117 Wilde Lake Blvd
Pensacola, Fl 32526
850-944-1734
Five Flags Rv Park
2605 Wilde Lake Blvd
Pensacola, Fl 32526
1.844.453.5247
If you haven't seen the previous shows' results, you may do so on the home page.
We want you to come down and have great time with other like-minded VW enthusiasts. This is a Family Safe event unlike any auto show ever held in this area. If you are a VW fan, it will be a major error to miss this. The entire VW crowd will be talking about this event, so if you're in town, don't miss it.