PETIT JEAN MOUNTAIN — Mustangs will return to The Museum of Automobiles on Petit Jean Mountain for Mustangs on the Mountain. This annual Show & Shine event will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 29. There is no spectator fee to see these Mustangs. Approximately 60 Mustangs from Arkansas and surrounding states will be displayed.
The First Mustang show on Petit Jean Mountain was held Oct. 17, 1993. It was hosted by all six of Arkansas’ Mustang Car Clubs, and the highlight of the show was the first showing in Arkansas of the 30th Anniversary 1994 Ford Mustang. The Central Arkansas Mustangers returned with Mustangs on the Mountain on May 24 in 1998. The following year, The Museum of Automobiles, along with the help of Rick Wood of Ola, serving as tour chairman, established the event as an annual show on Memorial Day weekend.
The event is open to all Ford Mustangs, although most of the entries are 1960s and 1970s models. Occasionally, there will be one or more Ford pickups or other cars.
The Museum of Automobiles is open year-round from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week, closing only on Christmas Day. Admission is $7 for adults 18 to 64, $6.50 for seniors 65 and older and $3.50 for students ages 6 through 17, plus Arkansas sales tax. There is no charge for children younger than 6 who are accompanied by a parent. Group rates for 15 people or more are available on request.
For more information, contact The Museum of Automobiles, 8 Jones Lane, Morrilton, AR 72110; call (501) 727-5427; visit www.museumofautos.com; or e-mail info@museumofautos.com.