The Osborn Center could be Downtown's most diverse parking garage this weekend with more than 100 vehicles – no two exactly alike – on the convention center floor for the annual Jacksonville International Car & Truck Show.
Every local dealer is represented and all of the new models will be on display, said Barbara Pudney, show manager.
"You can do a month's worth of driving from one dealer to another shopping for your new car in a single day at this show," she said.
More than 100 import and domestic vehicles from scooters to exotic motorcars were moved into the convention center Thursday.
Pudney said one of this year's show highlights is the Chevy Volt electric car, which will be available for test drives.
The local Corvette club will display its cars Saturday and Mustang aficionados will exhibit their classics Sunday.
The Jacksonville Automobile Dealers Association sponsors the show. A large portion of the show's proceeds are used to fund children and family charities in Northeast Florida. In January, the association reached a milestone of $1 million in charitable and community service donations from 2001-12.
In 2013 the association will support Angels for Allison, Angelwood, Little League Baseball of America, Exchange Club Family Center, Exchange Club of Jacksonville, First Coast Kids Triathlon, Gateway Community Services Adolescent Residential Services, Girl Scouts of Gateway Council, HEAL Foundation-Healing Every Autistic Life, Hook the Future, Lea's Place, Murray Hill Ministries, Project SOS, ScoutReach-North Florida Boy Scouts of America, Seamark Ranch and Take Stock in Children.
Show hours are noon-9 p.m. today, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday.
For more information, visit JaxAutoShow.com.
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