Mobile car show displays vintage vehicles in Salt Lake City on cross-country trip

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A 1961 Chrysler 300G, a 1957 Chevrolet Nomad and a 1966 Ford Mustang glow in the parking lot light of the Red Iguana 2 restaurant as part America's Car Museum's "The Drive Home," a vintage car road trip from Tacoma, Wash., to Detroit. The Museum is driving the vintage vehicles from the museum to the North American International Auto Show. The caravan arrived in Salt Lake City for a pit stop at a restaurant to mingle with local automotive and travel enthusiasts Tuesday, December 29, 2015.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

Tail fins of a 1961 Chrysler 300G glow in the parking lot light of the Red Iguana 2 restaurant as part Americaís Car Museum's ìThe Drive Home,î a vintage car road trip from Tacoma, Wash., to Detroit. The Museum is driving three vintage vehicles ó a 1961 Chrysler 300G, a 1957 Chevrolet Nomad and a 1966 Ford Mustang ó from the museum to the North American International Auto Show. The caravan arrived in Salt Lake City for a pit stop at a restaurant to mingle with local automotive and travel enthusiasts Tuesday, December 29, 2015.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

The tail fin of a 1961 Chrysler 300G glows in the parking lot light of the Red Iguana 2 restaurant as part America's Car Museum's "The Drive Home," a vintage car road trip from Tacoma, Wash., to Detroit. The Museum is driving three vintage vehicles -- the 300G, a 1957 Chevrolet Nomad and a 1966 Ford Mustang -- from the museum to the North American International Auto Show. The caravan arrived in Salt Lake City for a pit stop at a restaurant to mingle with local automotive and travel enthusiasts Tuesday, December 29, 2015.

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Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune A 1961 Chrysler 300G, a 1957 Chevrolet Nomad and a 1966 Ford Mustang glow in the parking lot light of the Red Iguana 2 restaurant as part America's Car Museum's "The Drive Home," a vintage car road trip from Tacoma, Wash., to Detroit. The Museum is driving the vintage vehicles from the museum to the North American International Auto Show. The caravan arrived in Salt Lake City for a pit stop at a restaurant to mingle with local automotive and travel enthusiasts Tuesday, December 29, 2015. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune Tail fins of a 1961 Chrysler 300G glow in the parking lot light of the Red Iguana 2 restaurant as part Americaís Car Museum's ìThe Drive Home,î a vintage car road trip from Tacoma, Wash., to Detroit. The Museum is driving three vintage vehicles ó a 1961 Chrysler 300G, a 1957 Chevrolet Nomad and a 1966 Ford Mustang ó from the museum to the North American International Auto Show. The caravan arrived in Salt Lake City for a pit stop at a restaurant to mingle with local automotive and travel enthusiasts Tuesday, December 29, 2015. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune A 1961 Chrysler 300G, a 1957 Chevrolet Nomad and a 1966 Ford Mustang glow in the parking lot light of the Red Iguana 2 restaurant as part America's Car Museum's "The Drive Home," a vintage car road trip from Tacoma, Wash., to Detroit. The Museum is driving the vintage vehicles from the museum to the North American International Auto Show. The caravan arrived in Salt Lake City for a pit stop at a restaurant to mingle with local automotive and travel enthusiasts Tuesday, December 29, 2015. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune The tail fin of a 1961 Chrysler 300G glows in the parking lot light of the Red Iguana 2 restaurant as part America's Car Museum's "The Drive Home," a vintage car road trip from Tacoma, Wash., to Detroit. The Museum is driving three vintage vehicles -- the 300G, a 1957 Chevrolet Nomad and a 1966 Ford Mustang -- from the museum to the North American International Auto Show. The caravan arrived in Salt Lake City for a pit stop at a restaurant to mingle with local automotive and travel enthusiasts Tuesday, December 29, 2015. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune A 1961 Chrysler 300G, a 1957 Chevrolet Nomad and a 1966 Ford Mustang glow in the parking lot light of the Red Iguana 2 restaurant as part America's Car Museum's "The Drive Home," a vintage car road trip from Tacoma, Wash., to Detroit. The Museum is driving the vintage vehicles from the museum to the North American International Auto Show. The caravan arrived in Salt Lake City for a pit stop at a restaurant to mingle with local automotive and travel enthusiasts Tuesday, December 29, 2015.

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· December 30, 2015 12:41 pm

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Park it here, vintage gear heads.

A 1961 Chrysler 300G, a 1957 Chevrolet Nomad and a 1966 Ford Mustang were on display Tuesday night at the Red Iguana 2 restaurant as part America's Car Museum's "The Drive Home," a vintage car road trip from Tacoma, Wash., to Detroit. The Museum is driving the vintage vehicles from the museum to the North American International Auto Show.

The caravan arrived in Salt Lake City for a pit stop at a restaurant to mingle with local automotive and travel enthusiasts.

Next on the map is Grand Junction, Colo., on Wednesday, followed by a New Year's Eve party in the Denver area. The cars are expected to arrive in Detroit on Jan. 8.