GFest Roars into South Orange Village

GFest, one of the largest gatherings of vintage German cars on the East Coast, will pull into South Orange Village on Saturday, May 18 from 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., according to the South Orange Village Center Alliance (SOVCA).

This will be the festival's fourth year but the first time the Village and SOVCA will co-present the event with South Orange''s Guten Parts + Service, according to SOVCA executive director Lisa Hackett. Guten owner Levent Erhamza will take the lead in spearheading the event.

Last year, GFEST attracted 400 cars and 600 visitors from 5 countries and 12 states for a family friendly day for car enthusiasts and people who don’t know much about cars at all. 

This nostalgic tour of German cars of the 80’s will be showcased in various South Orange parking lots creating mini destinations in various parts of town -- with rare convertibles in one location and race cars in another, etc.

Registration and t-shirt sales will be in Spiotta Park at South Orange Avenue and Village Plaza. 

For more information, call Lisa Hackett at 973-763-6899 or email lhackett@sovillagecenter.org.

The tag line of GFest '13 is "It’s not a hobby, it’s a lifestyle."