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April 7, 2012

REGISTER YOUR CAR FOR VLV15

Click here to view cars that have been registered and approved for VLV 15.


The Viva Las Vegas Car Show is the best car show of its type anywhere. Cars are strictly pre-63 and must be in a style from that era. Please check out the photos on the Car Show page. If you have a question about the car you would like to enter before you buy your tickets, please email axle@vlvcarshow.com.

At the VLV Car Show over 700 cars were registered with more than 20,000 attending to view the car show. If you wish to put your car in the car show, you can register it after you buy tickets for VLV.

The Car Show will be held at The Orleans Hotel. We are using a massive fenced in parking lot next to The Orleans Arena.

*Photos MUST be submitted for all cars for approval, otherwise your car will not be admitted.

The Car show area is open to those with 4 day wristbands as follows:

  • Thursday 10am – 10pm
  • Friday 10am – 10pm
  • Registered cars may enter and leave the parking lot during the times posted above
  • See information below regarding cars entering and leaving on Saturday
  • Gates open for cars to leave at 8am Sunday
  • The gates will be locked at 10pm each night. No unauthorized persons may stay in the Car Show area after 10pm. Security will be posted in the area when the gates are locked and throughout the night.

And for everyone on the Saturday:

  • CARS 6am – 9am entry – no cars will be allowed to enter the area after 9am
  • Cars can be moved after 8pm. Cars cannot leave the area or be moved between the hours of 9am and 8pm.
  • PEDESTRIANS 9am – 7pm $30 in advance, $35 on the day. This includes all car show entertainment including the headliner show.

Car Show Pricing:

  • 4 Day wristband and car show registration: $115 (if bought before March 16th 2012). Includes admission to all 4-days VLV events inside the hotel, registration of one car, admission to the Car Show on Saturday, and access to the Car Show area Thursday through Sunday.
  • 4 Day Car Show Only Pass: $50.  Includes four day access to the car show area only. Please note that the vendors and entertainment are on Saturday only. With this ticket you can register a car if you want to as well.  Please note that this ticket does NOT get you into any of the VLV events taking place inside the hotel but you can access the casino, restaurants, shops and casino floor bars.
  • Car Show Pedestrian Admission (Saturday Only) – $30 in advance, $35 on the day. Kids up to 15 free. This ticket will allow anyone without a 4-day VLV wristband to visit the Car Show area on Saturday only. This includes all entertainment in the Car Show area.

WHAT CARS ARE ALLOWED

  • Built 1963 and earlier
  • Stock Classics
  • Painted cars
  • Finished Cars
  • Un-Finished Cars
  • Primered Cars
  • Work In Progress
  • Bare metal
  • Hot Rods
  • Customs
  • Show Cars
  • Nostalgic Race Cars
  • Fibreglass (Meeting above criteria)
  • Rat Rods (Meeting above criteria)
  • Motorcycles (Pre-63, period correct.)

WHAT CARS ARE NOT ALLOWED

  • Fad T’s
  • Billet
  • High Tech Street Rods
  • Muscle cars
  • VW’s
  • Post-63 Low Riders
  • Japanese Cars
  • Fenderless cars w/ Steam Roller Tires
  • Tubbed
  • Off road and/or 4 wheel drive.
  • Diesel engined
* Fenderless cars and trucks built after 1934 – please email a photo for approval.If in any doubt please email us a photo to tom@vivalasvegas.net.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

  • Ice chests inside cars only
  • Bring children
  • Bring cameras
  • Use video cameras
  • Bring parasols
  • Play music in cars
  • Bring strollers
  • Bring food
  • Dancing
  • Car Club signs
  • Folding chairs
  • Canopies
  • Blankets to sit on
  • Backpacks & bags (subject to search)

WHAT YOU CANNOT DO

  • No dogs
  • No ice chests can be carried in
  • No BBQ’s
  • No fires
  • No selling from cars
  • No burnouts
  • No glass bottles
  • No cruising in parking lots
  • No bicycles
  • No gang colors (including motorcycle)
  • No weapons
  • No fighting

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