Hot Rods For Heroes - Benefitting Backstoppers

07/27/2026

Shoutout to KT Media Services for capturing these awesome drone shots of the show!

07/10/2026

The final tally is in and once again this show has outdone itself! $12,500 was raised at this years Hot Rods for Heroes and all of that will be going to support the families of our fallen first responders through BackStoppers!

We can’t thank the car community enough for helping us continue our mission year after year through this incredible event!

06/29/2026

The 4th Annual Hot Rods for Heroes is in the books! 179 cars packed Main Street to put on one of the best shows of the summer all for a great cause, BackStoppers!

We can’t thank you enough for sharing your passion for cars and the incredible community that comes with it!

A huge thank you to all of our sponsors that help us keep this show running and growing year after year. Thank you to the volunteers who worked all day in the heat to make things run smooth!

Plans are already starting for the 5th annual show and the goal of 200 cars has been set! Let’s make it happen in 2027!

A special thank you as always to The Party Tyme Kruzers who take on the most difficult job of judging this incredible group of cars each year!

06/26/2026

🚨SHOWTIME IS COMING UP🚨

The 4th annual Hot Rods For Heroes is coming up this Sunday, June 28th! Join us as we shut down Main Street in Columbia, IL to bring together the one of the best car shows of the summer!

See the flyer below for final show details! We can’t wait to see this years turn out!

06/26/2026

Mustang owners we didn’t forget about you…but we did forget to include the awards for Best Mustang and Best Display on our original list awards. See the updated list below!

06/19/2026

Who’s taking home some hardware from the 4th annual Hot Rods For Heroes!

Take a look at the 44 awards being given out this year and start planning where you’ll be displaying your trophy!

06/18/2026

This video is from our show that took place on June 22. The Hot Ro...

06/11/2026

We still have vendor space available for the 4th Annual Hot Rods for Heroes! Reach out to learn more and reserve your space!

06/09/2026

We’re getting closer to showtime, but there’s still time to help us make this show even better!

Reach out to learn more about sponsorship opportunities!

Would you like to see your name or business name listed below? If so contact Dan at (618) 691-8229 or email us at [email protected] or [email protected]
We will publish the sponsors as they come in.

Updated 6/8/26

Bronze:
Laura Buick-GMC
Dupo Marine Center
Shelby's Automotive Repair
McAuliffe Chiropractic
Republic Times
The Row Group
Schneider's Quality Meats
Caliber Collision
Weber Chevrolet
Quality Towing

Silver:
Bertco Automotive
Auto Designs by Sebastian
Stamm Pest Control
Reliable Sanitation
Maeystown Civic Association
Miller's On Main
Waterloo Auto Body
Biggies Restoration
City of Waterloo
Harrisonville Telephone Co.
First Community Credit Union
Trost Plastics

Gold:
Waterloo Lodge 27 I.O.O.F.
Quality Rental

Platinum:
HyTech Auto Trim
Timothy & Deanna McAuliffe
Unterseh-Schreder Insurance Agency
T. Fuller Construction Inc.
Bob Brockland Buick GMC
Clement Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram
BCI Construction

Thank you to all of these amazing sponsors!

05/18/2026

We wouldn’t be able to accomplish the success we’ve had each year at Hod Rods for Heroes without the generous support of our sponsors!

This year we’re looking to add more sponsors to the team so we can continue to grow this incredible event for an even better cause!

Details Below!