Concours of SouthWestern Michigan 2012

[Barry Wolk]

My wife and I are on the board of directors and the car selection committee of this Concours. As we exited the host hotel this morning we were greeted by one of remaining Futurliners. They were built by GM for the Parade of Progress in 1939. They would drive 12 of these in a caravan from town to town. They would precisely line them up about 8 feet apart, side by side, opening the sides to create ceiling and floors that linked all the vehicles into the largest mobile indoor display space in the world. Inside was GM's vision for the future of transportation, science, and future life in general.








The show is small enough that we have a pass in review of all cars on the show field with a running commentary by very knowledgeable automotive designers and experts in the field. The judging takes place in the morning and the review starts at noon. My wife has been singing the National Anthem at the show for years. She nailed it.





Here's the parade of cars. My '77 Town Car was last as it was the newest car in the show.


12:00 Pass In Review


1919 Hayes 45 Light Six





1920 HSC Series 2





1923 Auburn 6-43





1929 Cord L-29





1932 Auburn 8-100A





1933 Studebaker President





1937 Coffin Nose Cord





1946 Studebaker Champion





1954 Studebaker Starliner





1954 Arnolt-Bristol Bolide, incredible car.





1963 Avanti





1962 Studebaker Champ





1916 Chevrolet 490 ($490 new)





1917 Gray-Dort Nine





1918 REO "T"





1926 Chevrolet Superior K





1928 Chevrolet National AB

[Barry Wolk]

1928 Hudson, Murphy bodied





1929 Essex Standard





1932 Oldsmobile F-32





1932 Buick 97





1932 Packard 902





1934 Pierce-Arrow S-Arrow





1935 LaSalle 5067 CCP





1936 Chevrolet Standard





1936 Terraplane Express (People's Choice)

[Barry Wolk]

1:30 Pass In Review


1936 DeSoto S-2





1937 Chrysler C-17





1951 Nash Ambassador





1969 Dodge Daytona (rare factory Hemi, 50 of 500 made)





1970 Lancia Stratos Zero (the windshield opens for access)





1938 Buick Century





1938 Packard Super 8-1605





1939 Buick Special Phaeton





1940 Dodge pick-up ( This started off as a 1-ton flatbed farm truck. I helped my friend turn it into a 1/2 ton long-bed pickup)





1942 Crosley Liberty Sedan (rare steel roof and 12 horsepower engine)





1947 DeSoto DeLuxe





1948 Chevrolet Woodie





1952 Chevrolet DeLuxe





1952 DeSoto Custom Six





1954 Chevrolet Runabout





1954 Ford Skyliner





1954 Kaiser Manhattan





1955 Kaiser Manhattan 2-door (supercharged)

[Barry Wolk]

1955 Chevrolet fire truck





1955 Chevrolet Bel Air





1956 Chevrolet 210





1957 Chevrolet Bel Air





1957 Jaguar XK-150 FHC





1957 BMW Isetta

[Barry Wolk]

3:00 Pass In Review


Long-term or original family-owned cars


1909 Economy G Surrey (Model T killed the company)





1966 Chevrolet 20-series pickup





1968 Camaro





1968 Corvette





1972 Pontiac LeMans GT





1972 Ford LTD convertible





1976 Olds Cutlass Supreme





1958 Chevrolet Cameo Carrier





1958 MG Twin Cam





1959 Porsche 356-A Cabriolet





1959 Imperial Crown





1960 Corvette





1960 Dodge Dart convertible





Followed by a 2013 Dart, for comparison





1962 Mercury Monterey convertible





1962 Plymouth Valiant





1963 Cadillac Eldorado





1964 Chevy II wagon





1965 Ford Mustang





1967 Chrysler New Yorker

[Barry Wolk]

1971 Pontiac LeMans





1972 Triumph TR-6





1975 Buick LeSabre (took best in our class. Is has but 8,000 miles)





1977 Lincoln Continental Town Car (newest car in the show)

[kevin1221]

WOW....Beautiful vehicles!!

Kevin