Automobilia is back on after fundraising effort, organizer says

The 21st annual Automobilia Moonlight Car Show & Street Party is back on.

The July 11 show had previously been called off because of a $12,000 shortage in funds, but after a fundraising effort on GoFundMe, the show will go on as scheduled, organizer Gary Carpenter said.

“It’s on, it’s a go, and I think it’s going to be the largest show we’ve ever had,” Carpenter said.

As of Wednesday morning, the campaign has raised $10,000.

“It was unbelievable, the response from the people,” Carpenter said. “They banded together and said, ‘we aren’t going to let this show die.’ ”

This year, the show will have seven stages of musical acts along with local food vendors and more than 1,000 custom cars. It will be from 6 p.m. to midnight in a blocked-off section of downtown, bordered by Douglas, Second, Broadway and Mosley.

This story was originally published July 1, 2015 at 12:13 PM with the headline "Automobilia is back on after fundraising effort, organizer says."