The 23rd Lonestar Round Up starts TODAY, Friday April 17th, at the Travis Co Expo Center. Austin’s legendary Texas-sized car show & music fest is ready to roll. Gates open at 10am for gen admission wristbands, $20 for entry Fri & Sat. Kids under 12 are FREE. Details at lonestarroundup.com

ONE MORE DAY TO SHOWTIME! the Lonestar Round Up kicks off tomorrow - Friday and Saturday April 17 & 18 at the Travis County Expo Center. Today is the Welcome BBQ from noon - 4pm at Old Beyersville Hall sponsored by the Thunderbolts and Kontinentals. Details at lonestarroundup.com/schedule

The 23rd Lonestar Round Up is almost here! Join us April 17–18 at the Travis County Expo Center for an unforgettable weekend packed with hot rods, vintage classics, and nonstop good vibes and the best live music hitting the stage all weekend long! Share this with your crew & see you all SOON!

Featured Registration - Dean Boyd’s 1932 Ford 5w coupe, flathead-powered with a big cam and running two 97’s on a high rise manifold - headed to the 23rd Lonestar Round Up Join is April 17–18 at the Travis County Expo Center - Get over to lonestarroundup.com and lock in your registration!

Featured Registration - William Young’s 1954 Oldsmobile Super 88 Holiday Coupe, “Joanne’s Dream” originally built in 1962, this custom toured the show circuit through 1965. Join us April 17–18 at the Travis County Expo Center in Austin, TX. Get over to lonestarroundup.com and lock in your spot!

Just ONE WEEK to go until the 23rd Lonestar Round Up next Friday and Saturday April 17 & 18 at the Travis County Expo Center. Check out the live music lineup and full schedule at lonestarroundup.com to see everything leading up to the big show next weekend!

Featured Registration - Johnny Aguirre’s 1938 Buick Special Coupe - a good looking survivor with great patina coming from SoCal to TX for the 23rd Lonestar Round Up Join us April 17–18 at the Travis County Expo Center. Register at lonestarroundup.com while you still can!

You’ve got ONE WEEK to register your car at lonestarroundup.com/register - After next Wed 15th, registration will only be available in person at the show gates, so don’t wait! Get your ride ready to roll into the 23rd Lonestar Round Up - happening April 17-18 at the Travis County Expo Center!

Featured Registration - Nick Arnold’s 1931 Ford Model A roadster. Nailhead-powered, sitting on deuce rails, it’s everything we love about rowdy, old-school hot rods. Join us April 17–18 at the Travis County Expo Center in Austin, TX. Register your ride at lonestarroundup.com

2013 - my first year driving the sedan form LA to Austin for Lonestar Round Up

The 23rd Lonestar Round Up April 17 & 18th - an incredible lineup of hot rods, vintage classics, and good vibes all weekend long. If you love vintage cars, live music, great food, and Texas-sized fun, this is an event you don’t want to miss! Register your ride TODAY at lonestarroundup.com/register

Featured Registration - George Aldredge’s stunning 1932 Ford 3-window coupe, making its first-ever show debut at the 23rd Lonestar Round Up! Join us April 17–18 at the Travis County Expo Center for a full weekend in Austin, TX. Head over to lonestarroundup.com and lock in your spot TODAY

TWO WEEKS until the 23rd Lonestar Round Up April 17 & 18 at the Travis County Expo Center. Austin is about to host one of the biggest and best traditional hot rod and custom car shows in the country! Online registration ends soon - don’t wait, head over to lonestarroundup.com TODAY!

Featured Registration - Jim Zuniga’s 1956 Ford Victoria kustom cruising into Austin for the 23rd Lonestar Round Up on April 17–18. Showtime is coming up soon - so if you’ve got a ride, don’t wait to sign up at lonestarroundup.com and secure your spot in the lineup before pre-registration closes!

Featured Registration - Madison Miller’s 1957 Olds Rocket 88 is rolling into Austin with mild custom style that proves you don’t have to go over the top to turn heads. The countdown is officially on for the 23rd Lonestar Round Up April 17–18 in Austin, TX, register now at lonestarroundup.com

Just THREE WEEKS till showtime at the 23rd Lonestar Round Up! April 17 & 18 in Austin, TX is where it all goes down - incredible rides, great people, and one unforgettable weekend. Lock in your spot, make your plans, and get ready to roll at lonestarroundup.com

Featured Registration - David Coker’s 1930 Ford Model A “Kong Coupe” runs a rare set of Kong heads on a hopped-up flathead with triple Strombergs. Headed from Chattanooga to Austin for the 23rd Lonestar Round Up. Head to lonestarroundup.com to enter your ride & join us April 17–18, 2026 in Austin

The dash plaques for the 23rd Lonestar Round Up are here and they look amazing 🔥 Featuring artwork by @churchequipped, these plaques will be included in all pre-registered attendee packets. Head over to lonestarroundup.com/register and get ready to roll into Austin, TX on April 17 & 18.

Featured Registration - Max Grundy is rolling to Texas for the 23rd Lonestar Round Up with a fleet of finned customs: 1961 Chrysler coupe, 1960 Dodge kustom, 1961 Chrysler wagon & 1960 Chrysler wagon. Head to lonestarroundup.com to enter your ride and join us April 17–18, 2026 in Austin, TX!

A pretty Texas lady, a honkin' Oldsmobile ... what's not to love here? 1958.

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The 23rd Lonestar Round Up in Austin, TX April 17–18, 2026 at the Travis County Expo Center 🔥 It’s a full weekend of vintage rides, hot rods, incredible live music onstage, a HUGE swap meet, a nostalgic dragster cacklefest & unbeatable vibes Register your ride TODAY at lonestarroundup.com/register

The countdown is on - just ONE MONTH until the 23rd Lonestar Round Up ! Join us April 17–18 in Austin, Texas for an unforgettable weekend of incredible hot rods, customs, live music, and good times. If you haven’t registered yet, head over to lonestarroundup.com and make your plans now!

🔥 OFFICIAL 23rd #LonestarRoundUp ART 🔥 created by our friend Coby Gewertz who chose to feature a Texas-built hot rod built by the incredibly talented Brian Bass. Stop by the Round Up merch booth to grab this year’s event t-shirts & posters available only at the show April 17 & 18 in Austin, TX!

Featured Registration – Frank Tucker’s 1935 Ford roadster with a 3-inch chop and dialed-in stance perfected by @ranchodeluxe - headed to the 23rd Lonestar Round Up Registration is OPEN! Head to lonestarroundup.com to enter your ride and join us April 17–18, 2026 in Austin, Texas

Featured Registration – Brad Hallum’s 1953 Ford Victoria - laid low with a 3-inch chop and stretched 12 inches for a long, sleek look. Registration is OPEN! Head over to lonestarroundup.com to enter your ride and join us April 17 & 18, 2026 in Austin, TX

The live music lineup for the 23rd Lonestar Round Up is here! Friday: Morry Sochat & The Special 20’s, Redd Volkaert, The Peterson Brothers & Messer Chups Saturday: Johnny McGowan’s Rugged Gents, Dale Watson and His Lone Stars, Johnny Pandora, The Thunderchiefs Go to lonestarroundup.com/schedule

Featured Registration – Tony Roland’s 1929 Ford Model A roadster. Built for beach drags, it packs a blown ’36 flathead 21-stud V8 with a ’37 McCulloch supercharger, twin Stromberg 81s Registration is OPEN! Head to lonestarroundup.com to enter your ride and join us April 17 & 18, 2026 in Austin!

Featured Registration – Nacho Acuna’s 1954 Chevrolet Kustom - all wrapped in deep candy red paint. Cruising from the West Coast to Austin for the 23rd Lonestar Round Up. Registration is OPEN! Head over to lonestarroundup.com to enter your ride and join us April 17 & 18, 2026 in Austin, TX

Featured Registration - James Baca’s 1956 Chevy truck laid out in stunning emerald green paint by his friends at Joez Shop in Albuquerque NM. Looking forward to seeing it shine under the Texas sun at the 23rd Lonestar Round Up Go to lonestarroundup.com to enter and join us April 17 & 18, 2026

Featured Registration - Alan Idov’s chopped 1936 Ford 3-window, early West Coast–style kustom making the haul from Arizona to Austin for the 23rd Lonestar Round Up. Registration is OPEN NOW! Cruise over to lonestarroundup.com and get your ride signed up for April 17–18, 2026, in Austin, TX

Traces of Texas reader Chuck Shultz kindly shared this glorious 1935 photo of his grandfather, Charles Shultz, in front of Fort Crockett in Galveston. He looks like he's having a good time. And why not? He's young and has a nice car and he's in Galveston ---- that's my idea of the good life!

Featured Registration — Johnnie Thomas’s 1947 Mercury Eight Woody Surf Wagon with a blown V8 under the hood and a couple of boards strapped up top, ready for the 23rd Lonestar Round Up. 🌊 Registration is OPEN! Cruise to lonestarroundup.com and enter your ride for April 17–18, 2026, in Austin, TX.

Featured Registration — Dan Fuller’s 1934 Ford roadster, looking good in a traditional Washington Blue finish. Rolling out from Ohio to Austin for the 23rd Lonestar Round Up. Registration is NOW OPEN! Head over to lonestarroundup.com to enter your ride and join us April 17–18, 2026, in Austin, TX!

Featured Registration — Ulf Kajgard’s 1932 Ford 3W Coupe 🇸🇪➡️🇺🇸 shipped over from Sweden and put 7,000+ miles so far. The tour wraps up in Texas—then it’s back home to Sweden! Registration is NOW OPEN! Head to lonestarroundup.com to enter your ride and join us April 17 & 18, 2026 in Austin, TX.

Featured Registration - Stephen Spiker’s 1956 Ford Parklane - one year only Ford wagon that combined the body of the two-door Ranch Wagon with trim elements of the Fairlane sedan. Registration is OPEN! Head to lonestarroundup.com to enter your ride & join us April 17 & 18th, 2026 in Austin, TX!

#FeaturedRegistration - Gary Brock’s 1940 Ford Deluxe Coupe, originally debuted at the 1967 Oakland Roadster show. Candy red lacquer, white tuck & roll interior and LOTS of chrome including the firewall & frame! Registration is OPEN at lonestarroundup.com join us April 17 & 18, 2026 in Austin, TX!

Featured Registration - John Polsky’s 1934 Ford 5w coupe. Built in 1960 powered by a flathead, later replaced in late 60s with drivetrain from a wrecked 62 Vette. Headed out from Philadelphia for the show Registration is NOW OPEN! at lonestarroundup.com join us April 17 & 18th, 2026 in Austin, TX!

FeaturedRegistration - Moises Arriaga’s 1950 Ford shoebox coupe - 50s traditional style Kustom right out of the little pages, rolling from Houston up to Austin for the for the 23rd Lonestar Round Up Registration is NOW OPEN! Head over to lonestarroundup.com and join us April 17 & 18th, 2026

Featured Registration - Jacob Douglas’s 1926 Ford Model T coupe - this Tall T hot rod is heading from Florida to Austin for the 23rd Lonestar Round Up Registration is NOW OPEN! Head over to lonestarroundup.com and get your ride ready to join us April 17 & 18th, 2026 here in Austin, TX!

Featured Registration - Aaron “Big Worm” Lawrence’s 1937 Cadillac Series 60, “La Chona” Registration is NOW OPEN! Head over to lonestarroundup.com and get your ride ready to join us April 17 & 18th, 2026 here in Austin, TX!

Registration is officially OPEN for the 23rd Annual #LonestarRoundUp! Mark your calendars for April 17–18, 2026, & join us in Austin, TX for a truly Texas-sized celebration of hot rods, custom cars, and live music. Visit lonestarroundup.com to register your ride. We can’t wait to see you in Austin!

The 22nd Lonestar Round Up keeps rolling TODAY Saturday May 3rd at the Travis County Expo Center - and the weather looks perfect for us all day! We are keeping the party going with all the great hot rods & custom cars, vendors, swap meet and a phenomenal live music lineup! Go to lonestarroundup.com

The 22nd #LonestarRoundUp IS FINALLY HERE! Friday & Saturday May 2 & 3rd at the Travis County Expo Center - we get things rolling today at the Austin’s legendary Texas-sized car show and music fest! Gates at 10am, wristbands are $20 good for admission Friday & Saturday. Kids under 12 are FREE.

ONE MORE DAY TO SHOWTIME!!!! It all starts TOMORROW as the show gets going Friday & Saturday May 2 & 3rd at the Travis County Expo Center. Today is the #LonestarRoundUp Kickoff BBQ from Noon to 4pm at Old Beyersville Hall. Details are all at lonestarroundup.com/schedule

Featured Registration - Holden Schroeder’s 1934 Ford flatbed hauler, carrying a 33 Coupe on the back - from the Hot Rod Garage in Thorndale, TX We will see you this Friday & Saturday May 2nd & 3rd for the 22nd Lonestar Round Up at the Travis County Expo Center! lonestarroundup.com

ONLY 2 MORE DAYS till the 22nd Lonestar Round Up - Fri & Sat May 2 & 3rd at the Travis County Expo Center. Welcome BBQ is tomorrow noon to 4pm at Old Beyersville Hall, & you can pick up your registration packet (or register) at the Expo Center from 5-7pm - schedule at lonestarroundup.com/schedule

JUST 3 MORE DAYS till the 22nd #LonestarRoundUp - Friday & Saturday May 2 & 3rd at the Travis County Expo Center - the #Kontinentals crew is hard at work getting everything ready for the show!

The 22nd Lonestar Round Up is in JUST 5 DAYS! Friday & Saturday May 2 & 3rd at the Travis County Expo Center. If you haven’t already - go now to lonestarroundup.com/register to pre-register your car. Make your plans to join us for the big show next weekend - we can’t wait to see you all soon!

Featured Registration - Arturo Quesada’s 1936 Ford chopped five window coupe, cruising from Oklahoma to Austin for the Lonestar Round Up May 2nd & 3rd at the Travis County Expo Center. This is the last weekend to register your car online! Go to lonestarroundup.com/register today!