OCEAN CITY — The 17th Annual Endless Summer Cruisin Car Show will return to Ocean City this week, Oct. 9-12.

This four-day automotive event continues to be one of the eastern region’s largest fall car shows with more than 2,000 hot rods, street machines customs and more. Show hours are from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 9 through Saturday, Oct. 11, and the Grand Finale Car Show and Awards Ceremony will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12. This event will have more than 8,000 participants taking part in various car shows at the Convention Center on 40^th Street, the downtown Inlet parking lot and various citywide locations.

Special guests this year are from the hit television show, American Restoration, Tyler Dale and Brettly Otterman. They will be at the event talking about all the fun they have on the show plus share their love of cars, Friday, Oct. 10, at the Inlet, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., and Saturday, inside the OC Convention Center, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Also joining in the fun will be David Faustino made famous for his role as Bud Bundy on the hit comedy Married with Children and currently the voice of Mako on Nickelodeon’s The Legend of Korra. He will be meeting and greeting fans at the OC Convention Center, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10-11, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 12, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

To top off the list of celebrities at this year’s Endless Summer Cruisin is Candy Clark, made famous for her role as Debbie Dunham on the classic film American Graffiti. She will be at the event for meet and greets plus photo opportunities on Friday and Saturday, Oct., 10-11, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., inside the Ocean City Convention Center and Sunday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Inlet. Get the chance to snap a photo of her by some of the American Graffiti tribute cars that will be on display inside the OC Convention Center.

Being held in conjunction with Endless Summer Cruisin is the 34^th Annual Hot Rod & Custom Car Show on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 9-11, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., inside the Ocean City Convention Center.

Plenty of live entertainment will be offered on stage including Golden Touch, performing Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10-11, 12:30-4 p.m. Plus check out the vendor showroom for all your automotive needs plus jewelry, arts and crafts and more all inside the Ocean City Convention Center.

Another Endless Summer Cruisin Car Show highlight is the special Boardwalk Parades that will take place Thursday, Oct. 9through Saturday, Oct. 11. Staging begins at 27^th Street on the Boardwalk and the parade begins at 8 a.m. from N. Division Street on the Boardwalk going south to the Inlet.

Tickets are $10 a day, good at both events, and children under 14 are Free with an adult. Four day event passes are also available for $30.

For more show information be sure to visit www.endlesssummercruisin.com