This customized Buick Riveria won the Riddler Award in 2012 at the World of Wheels Autorama. (Credit: World of Wheels photo.)

By Lou Modestino

The World of Wheels show will make it’s local appearance at the Seaport Trade Center on Boston’s waterfront on the weekend of March 27-March 29. Sponsored by Town Fair Tire, the show will feature the cars from the FAST AND FURIOUS movies as well as TV star Emma Ross, Farmtruck and Azu, co-stars of STREET OUTLAWS and Gene Winfield’s CHOP SHOP. There also will be a Pin-Up Girl contest. Classic and Custom Cars will be a major part of the show. All will be looking for prizes such as the Ridder Awards and the Legend Cup.

It’s expected that there will be lots of unique custom show cars, hot rods, specialty vehicles, automotive associated vendors, New England Dragway as well as race cars of all kinds.  Local auto clubs such as the Wheels of Time out of Brockton and the MA Cruisers of Norfolk, among many other clubs from all over New England, will be displaying their best classic cars, hot rods and customs at this show.

The show hours are Friday, 3-10 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.