4118 Elevation - The Height of Happiness
Come discover the beauty and artistry of exquisite machines in the setting of the western NC mountains in the resort village of Highlands NC
“One Lap of the Mountains- Grande”- Driving Tour 8:15am-4:00pm
“One Lap of the Mountains- Petite'” Driving Tour 9:15am to 3:15pm
Main Street Parade of Classic Cars 5:30pm to 6:30pm
“Classics in the Park” Judged Car Show in the Kelsey-Hutchinson Park 9:30am to 4pm
“Gala” at Wildcat Cliffs Country Club 6pm to 9pm
“High Octane” Social and Car Gathering in Kelsey-Hutchinson Park. 8:30am to 11am.
Join us for a wonderful, driving tour of the winding, and scenic roads of Western North Carolina mountain. Two tour groups daily with a longer more spirited drive on Thursday and the shorter more casual paced drive on Friday.
The centerpiece event of the festival is Saturday's concours level judged showing of invited classics. The 2025 featured theme is "The Cars of Enzo Ferrari". All pre-1990 makes and models are eligible to apply for invitation. This event is free for both spectators and participants, but donations are appreciated. The same is true for the "
The centerpiece event of the festival is Saturday's concours level judged showing of invited classics. The 2025 featured theme is "The Cars of Enzo Ferrari". All pre-1990 makes and models are eligible to apply for invitation. This event is free for both spectators and participants, but donations are appreciated. The same is true for the "Main Street Parade of Classics" and "the "High Octane" car show.
Come dine with old and new friends at the Wild Cat Country Club. You will hear tales of classic automobiles from the festival's Grand Marshall, Corky Coker. The evening will also include silent and live auctions of selected automotive memorabilia from the collection of Dr. Terry Clark and others.
See the complete list of these fabulous automobiles that won
Best of Show, and all the Group Class Winners.
Eighty-five invited concours level classic cars displayed in Kelsey Hutchinson Park in downtown Highlands. 2024 featured Pre-War classics.
Mountain driving experience curated by local enthusiasts for beautiful scenery and quality roads.
Horsepower Gala and Auction with a program by Bill Warner and automotive memorabilia for the auction from the collection of Dr. Terry Clark.
A second car show and social gathering in the Kelsey Hutchinson Park and open to all interesting vehicles. There is no judging or any fees for entrants and spectators. Entrants can arrive and depart at will.
An assembly of classics was recruited to tell the history of BMW automobiles. Starting with the 1930 BMW Dixi, the collection included historical models: 315/1, 328, Veritas, 502, 503, 507, Isetta, 700, 2002 Turbo, e3, e9, M1, M3, Z1 and Z8. For six hours Highlands was home to one of the world's greatest collections of BMW's.
On Friday evening thousands of spectators lined Main Street Highlands to watch over a hundred classic cars in motion and being driven the way they were intended. The event is always free to spectators and participants.
PLEASE CONSIDER A DONATION. ALL THE PROCEEDS GO TO CHARITIES.
Photo Credits for this website: HMF archives, Bernie Coulson, Jan Lard, Rusty Russ, the Laurel Magazine, Dirk de Groen, Jim Vassef, and Steve Ham.
Website Credit: Heritage Productions