NYPA Press Release

N.Y Power Authority Celebrates Summer with Annual Auto Show--Then and Now

View More than 150 Antique Cars and Learn About Electric Vehicles

NORTH BLENHEIM--- The New York Power Authority (NYPA) will be hosting its annual Antique Auto Show on Sunday, July 16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the grounds of the Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project Visitors Center.  The event is organized by the Schoharie Valley Region Antique Automobile Club of America and is in its 52^nd year.

More than 150 antique cars will be on display spanning decades of design and innovation.  As we enter a new age of transportation, an electric vehicle (EV) class has been added so enter your EV to win NYPA’s EVolve NY Award.  Several EVs will be on display, including NYPA’s Ford F-150 Lightning and Kia EV6.

Attendees can stop by the Evolve NY table to learn about NYPA’s statewide fast charging network and sign up to test-drive an EV in a Ride and Drive event on Aug. 19 at the Visitors Center. An exhibit will give EV facts and information on charging at home, work and when traveling. A 10 a.m. presentation in the Visitors Center theater will cover topics including the EVolve NY fast charging network and what NYPA is doing to ensure long distance travel across New York State is achievable in an EV.

The event will also include food trucks, crafts and other vendors.  Car registration begins at 8 a.m.  The event is rain or shine. 

With many great events in Southern Schoharie County planned Saturday and Sunday, visitors are encouraged to overnight at local bed & breakfasts or campgrounds and explore the Schoharie Valley. 

During the events, plan on a visit to the Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center, housed in a restored 19th-century dairy barn and part of the Lansing Manor historic house museum complex. The Visitor Center features a wide range of interactive exhibits on such subjects as Basics of Electricity, Uses of Electricity, and operation of the Blenheim-Gilboa Project.  The Blenheim- Gilboa Visitor Center is open daily, year-round, for guided tours from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.

The complex is located on Route 30, 17 miles south of Middleburgh and five miles north of Grand Gorge, about one hour from Albany.

Additional events are held throughout the year. Admission to the Visitor Center, Lansing Manor, and events, is always free. School groups and community organizations are welcome. For further information and a complete calendar of events, please call (800) 724-0309 or visit on the web at www.nypa.gov.

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