Lokar Performance Opens the House

The Lokar Open House is back and it seems to get better every year. This giant cruise-in takes place at Lokar World Headquarter and it proves to be a great facility for events such as this pre-Nats South party.

When we say this is an open house we mean just that, it feels more like Skip and Debby Walls and all the Lokar employees are welcoming each and every hot rodder into their home. The good music, great food, free ice cream and hundreds of hot rods on the scene. Take a tour of the facility to see how the famous Lokar products are made from shifters to kick-down cables it all happens right here in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Before moving to this new facility several years ago Lokar held their open house until it simply became too big for their old headquarters. With their building and campus they can accommodate hundreds of hot rods with ease.

This year was quite the challenge, hey; it’s springtime in Tennessee almost anything can happen so when the weatherman forecasted rain… no problem, team Lokar made adjustments to feed hundreds of hot rodders indoors and under cover outdoors. Then the weatherman threw them a curveball, “Oh, we forgot to mention the 20-40 mph winds. Team Lokar went into scramble mode and by the time the hot rodders began rolling in everything was in order for a great day. The rain held off until late afternoon and winds subsided by noon, but the fun didn’t and the event was still going strong when we left.

In the end the Lokar Annual Open House is the highlight of the Nats South weekend, and we fall into that category, because the attention to detail, preparation and execution of the entire event reflects the Lokar approach, first class all the way.