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The "Sweetest" Automobile Event

October 12, 2009

I just returned from the annual pilgrimage to Hershey, Pennsylvania to attend the annual AACA Fall Meet.  With 9,000 spaces, this is the biggest vintage automobile flea market in North America; I don’t know of one any bigger.  The weather—which is a major factor for an outdoor event like this—was reasonably [...]

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The Lamest Day— Ohio’s 24 Hours of LeMons race

October 7, 2009

For the first time this past weekend, I experienced the 24 Hours of LeMons held at the Nelson Ledges Road Track in Garrettsville and let me tell you, it was an event to remember! If you are not familiar with the 24 Hours of LeMons event, the brief description of it is a 24 hour [...]

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Glenmoor Gathering Review

September 24, 2009

If you were even remotely interested in anything automotive, the Glennmoor Gathering of Significant Automobiles was the place to be this past weekend. Collectors and enthusiasts from around the country converged upon the manicured grounds of Glenmoor Country Club in Jackson Township to celebrate their passion and revel in history.
Perfect weather made for the largest [...]

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Automotive CSI, Christmas Trees and Lugnuts

September 11, 2009

The Glenmoor Garage presented by Summit Racing at the Glenmoor Gathering will be a true hotbed of activity during the concours on Sunday, September 20. Forensic mechanic and longtime drag racer Lyn Smith and his band of "Glenmoor Greasers" will be challenging attendees with automotive mysteries and answering all of your quasi-automotive questions a la [...]

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No Edsels!

September 9, 2009

In conversations about the upcoming Glenmoor Gathering, I've heard people speculating about how many Edsels will be there. Well, I'm here to tell you that there will a grand total of ZERO!
Not that anyone has anything against Edsels. As a matter of fact, they were actually very good cars that were victimized by some of the [...]

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Free Glenmoor Gathering Tickets!

September 1, 2009

As in previous years, the nice people at the Glenmoor Gathering have given us a limited quantity of tickets to share with our readers/commenters at no charge. To receive your complimentary ticket (normal price $20) to this great event, just contact Tabetha Salsbury at 330-966-3600 or tsalsbury@glenmoorcc.com and mention the Car [...]

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Vintage 1934 Ford Hot Rods Coming to Glenmoor!

August 28, 2009

Those guys at the Glenmoor Gathering have done it again!  I just learned from someone who works on the show committee that they will have an unbelievable group of 1934 Ford vintage hot rods. These are the ones built in the early ‘50’s, in the early days of the hobby.  [...]

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Super Cars at Glenmoor

August 25, 2009

A popular new addition to last year's Glenmoor Gathering was the World Class Performance Cars class. This group consisted of contemporary supercars from manufacturers such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Porsche, Saleen and others.
Due to the great interest shown in these cars, it has been announced that the World Class Performance Cars will again [...]

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Youth Judging at Northeast Ohio's Concours

August 21, 2009

In past posts, I have written about the lack of  interest in the collector automobiles from young generations and how essential it is to get youth involved and passionate about the industry. I recently found out about a company that “gets it” when it comes to youth initiatives— Hagerty Classic Insurance, the nation’s leading collector [...]

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Auction Fever Hits Akron

August 21, 2009

If you're like me, you've watched the big Barrett-Jackson collector car auctions on TV and wondered why we don't have events like that closer to home. The fact is that, up until very recently, collector  car auctions were illegal in the state Ohio.
Bob Lichty, president of Classic Motorcar Auctions in Canton, [...]

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