Boyertown Museum hosts 54th Annual Duryea Day

The 54th Annual Duryea Day Antique & Classic Car & Truck Show and Flea Market will be held at Boyertown Community Park, 419 South Madison St., Boyertown, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 31.

The event is hosted by the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles along with the Pottstown Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America. For more than 50 years, Duryea Day has earned its reputation as a family-friendly event in Berks County.

Trophies will be awarded in 8 categories: Antique Pre-War, Antique Post-War, Antique Motorcycle, Antique Truck – Pickup, Antique Truck – Commercial, Street Machine, Street Rod and Sports Car.

Duryea Day benefits the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles and helps the Museum to continue its mission of collecting, preserving and exhibiting Pennsylvania’s transportation heritage. The Museum, like Duryea Day, began in 1965 and continues to tell Pennsylvania’s industrial, cultural and technological history through the lens of road transportation.

The event is sponsored by BB&T, Quigley Chevrolet of Bally and Gabelsville Athletic Association.

The museum is housed in the former home of the Boyertown Auto Body Works, which had continuous operations on this site from 1872 – 1990, and retains the factory setting, making it a unique and interesting setting for the vehicles. See vehicles of all types: gasoline, electric, and horse-drawn, including carriages, wagons, and sleighs. You will see ‘high wheelers” and “safety bicycles,” vehicle builder’s tools, and local historic roadside architecture.

MARIAN DENNIS - MEDIANEWS GROUP Car lovers were treated to an array of antique and classic cars during the annual 2018 Duryea Day in Boyertown. This year’s event will be held Aug. 31 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Boyertown Community Park.

MARIAN DENNIS - MEDIANEWS GROUP Cars of all ages, shapes and sizes will be seen at the 54th Annual Duryea Day event at Boyertown Community Park.

MARIAN DENNIS - MEDIANEWS GROUP View a unique assortment of vehicles lining Boyertown Community Park as guests crowd the park for the annual Duryea Day event.

MARIAN DENNIS - MEDIANEWS GROUP Guests checked out a 1953 Packard Caribbean Saturday during the 53rd annual Duryea Day Classic Antique Car Show.

MARIAN DENNIS - MEDIANEWS GROUP Interested attendees take a look at this 2013 Dodge Challenger RT during the 2018 Duryea Day event. The car was one of hundreds on display last year.

MARIAN DENNIS MEDIANEWS GROUP The Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles’s annual Duryea Day event is a car lover’s dream. The 54th Annual Duryea Day Car Show anticipates to bring in hundreds of vehicles and crowds of car enthusiasts from the area.