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    Signature 4th of July car launch celebrates 20th year in Alaska

    By Angela Barbuti,

    9 hours ago

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    Instead of fireworks in the sky to mark the Fourth of July, in Alaska, there’s flying cars.

    Thousands of Alaskans celebrated July 4th with their signature car launch , where more than a dozen automobiles are thrown off a cliff on a remote hillside.

    The eclectic event, held in Glacier View, AK, in Matanuska-Susitna, in the south central part of the state, marked its 20th anniversary this year.

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    It welcomed the largest crowd in its history to watch the empty vehicles, from police cruisers to buses, go airborne and tumble down the steep hill, according to Alaska’s News Source .

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    Thousands of Alaskans celebrated July 4th with their signature car launch, where over a dozen automobiles are thrown off a cliff on a remote hillside. Alaska's News Source
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    The eclectic event, held in Glacier View, AK, marked its 20th anniversary this year. Alaska's News Source

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    The event welcomed the largest crowd in its history to watch the empty vehicles go airborne and tumble down a steep hill. Alaska's News Source

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    “It’s, to me, probably the most quintessentially American way I can think of to celebrate the 4th of July,” a man said. Alaska's News Source

    Tickets cost $20 for adults and $10 for children , and there was also pizza, sandwiches and ice cream available for spectators to purchase on the premises.

    Fans from around the world traveled as much as thousands of miles to witness the debauchery, and Last Frontier TV also live streamed the event for those who couldn’t make it in person.

    “It’s, to me, probably the most quintessentially American way I can think of to celebrate the 4th of July,” a man who traveled there from Florida told the outlet.

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