A white 1991 Audi sedan was nestled among expensive sports cars and flashy trucks at SwampFest 2010, the fourth annual UF car, truck and motorcycle show held Saturday at the Commuter Parking Lot.
Underneath the hood of the sedan was a five-cylinder engine that could compete with the engine of a sports car.
“I like the idea of having a car—like you could have a grandpa driving it—and it could blow the doors off a Lamborghini,” said Chris Gregg, a junior mechanical engineering major who built most of the car's parts.
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers hosted the show from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., and between 200 and 250 people stopped by to check out a group of about 60 cars, trucks and motorcycles.
Participants won awards for their vehicles in 20 categories ranging from Best Domestic Old Car to Best Junk. The prizes featured car roof re-upholstery and window tinting.
Jared Wettenstein, a junior mechanical engineering major, won the award for best Gator car for his blue Subaru named “Bella.”
The car had teeth resembling a Gator mouth painted on the hood scoop, which is on top of the car's hood.
People throughout Florida brought their cars to the show.
The event raised money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and this year half the proceeds will go toward Gators United for Haiti.
Alex Fortunato, the co-director of SwampFest, said organizers are still calculating the amount of money raised and will know the total by Thursday.
