07/31/2026
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🎉 Together We Made History! A Record Breaking Year for the 26th Annual Fizz Ehrler Memorial Turning Back Time Car Show! 🇺🇸🚘❤️
As we reflect on another incredible year, our hearts are filled with gratitude. Thanks to an amazing community, the 26th Annual Fizz Ehrler Memorial Turning Back Time Car Show was truly a record breaking success!
Congratulations to Michelle Grant, winner of our 2026 50/50 Raffle! Michelle received $3,000, representing half of the $6,000 raffle raised during this year’s show. Members of our Board of Directors recently had the pleasure of presenting Michelle with her winnings and thanking her for helping support our mission.
The Turning Back Time Car Club is proud to be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, operated entirely by an all volunteer Board of Directors. Every registration, raffle ticket, sponsorship, donation, volunteer hour, and purchase helps us continue giving back to our community.
Because of YOU…
🎉 We raised over $50,000 before expenses this year.
Those dollars will continue supporting scholarships, veterans organizations, youth programs, food pantries, community organizations, first responders, and many other worthy causes throughout our area.
Some of the organizations we’ve proudly supported include:
❤️ Turning Back Time Car Club Scholarship
❤️ Fizz Ehrler Memorial Scholarship
❤️ Chuck Criswell Memorial Scholarship
❤️ Kishwaukee Family YMCA
❤️ Kishwaukee United Way
❤️ Safe Passage
❤️ TAILS Humane Society
❤️ Veterans Transportation
❤️ Disabled Veterans
❤️ Family Service Agency
❤️ DeKalb County Community Foundation
❤️ Sycamore Food Pantry
❤️ Salem Lutheran Food Pantry
❤️ Spartan Food Pantry
❤️ Rotaract Books for Kids
❤️ Adventure Works
❤️ DeKalb Radio Watch
❤️ TransVac
…and many more.
See the complete list:
https://turningbacktimecarshow.org/beneficiaries
Learn more about our mission:
https://turningbacktimecarshow.org/our-vision
This year’s show was especially meaningful as America celebrated 250 years of freedom. 🇺🇸 The patriotic spirit throughout downtown Sycamore reminded us that our nation is strongest when communities come together through volunteerism, generosity, compassion, innovation, perseverance, integrity, and service to others.
One of the highlights of this year’s show was seeing so many children and families enjoying our new Kids Lot. Watching young people become excited about classic cars and community service reminds us why we continue this mission. They are our future.
We proudly continue the vision established by Fizz Ehrler and the servant leadership demonstrated by Chuck Criswell, whose examples remind us that true success is measured not by what we receive, but by what we give back.
A heartfelt thank you to every…
🚘 Participant
❤️ Volunteer
🎟️ Raffle Ticket Buyer
🏁 Sponsor
🍔 Vendor
👨👩👧👦 Spectator
🚔 First Responder
🏛️ Community Partner
Without you, none of this would be possible.
A special thank you to our outstanding sponsors.
🏆 Title Sponsor
Cronauer Law, LLP
🥇 Presented By Sponsor
Wehrli Custom Fabrication Inc.
⭐ Gold Sponsor
Kunes Auto Group
We would also like to recognize one of our longtime community partners…
❤️ Fatty’s Pub & Grille in DeKalb
For many years Fatty’s has graciously donated meeting space for our Board of Directors and volunteers at no cost. Their generosity through time, talent, and treasure is a wonderful example of what makes our community so special. Thank you for helping us grow over the past quarter century.
Now…
The excitement is already building.
SAVE THE DATE!
27th Annual Fizz Ehrler Memorial Turning Back Time Car Show
📅 Sunday, July 25, 2027
📍 Beautiful Downtown Sycamore, Illinois
Life Offers More in Sycamore
We have even bigger plans for next year and invite YOU to become part of our journey.
If you’ve ever wanted to volunteer, become a sponsor, serve on a committee, or simply help make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Together, we are building something much bigger than a car show.
We’re building a legacy.
One that honors our past while investing in future generations.
Together we preserve automotive history.
Together we strengthen our community.
Together we prove that Life Offers More in Sycamore.
We’ll see everyone on Sunday, July 25, 2027! 🇺🇸🚘❤️ Be there!
