Ford 100th Anniversary Celebration, June 12-16th 2003, Dearborn, MI.
There was plenty of stuff to see at the show, no suprise. I tried to snap as much as I could, but even digital camera only hold so much! Here's a sampling of some of the cool stuff on hand.
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| Ford's corporate HQ, with the 100th logo emblazoned on the side. |
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Here's a sample of some of the stuff you got for attending..The ''Powered by Ford' book was a nice compilation of photos and information. You also got a nice hardbound 'Ford Century' book, but they didn't tell anyone about until the last minute and we almost missed getting it! The small booklet in upper left, marked 'Event Passport', got worn around your neck in a clear lanyard, contained all kinds of neat info, maps, etc and came in handy for collection autographs. On the back cover I grabbed Glen Wood, Leonard Wood, Manny Esquerra, and 'Dyno' Don Nicholson. Front cover was Junior Johnson, Ned Jarrett and Ricky Rudd. |
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| Here's a look at the event layout. We were parked in the purple zone 5, cars were spread out all over! |
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| A listing of some of the many events going on. |
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| In case you were wondering who was available for autographs...The NASCAR guys were there on Thursday, a mob scene of course, and the weekend brought more racing legends. |
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| The Model T brigade rolled in around 3 PM Thursday. These cars came from CA and points west to be part of the show! I think there were still a couple of original owners in the group. |
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| These people no doubt had a less than smooth ride..side curtains(maybe), even some open cars, you had to admire the determination. |
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| Here's the end of the group,with Dearborn PD in hot pursuit..crazy kids! |
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| Bill Ford spoke briefly before the driver's autograph session on Thursday. The 1901 is on left, the 999 that made Henry famous on right. |
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| Ricky Rudd puts his mark on a nice Winston Cup print. |
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| Kathy and Junior Johnson compare Moonshine recipes before signing her hat on Saturday. |
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| Ned Jarrett mugs for the camera. This was at Saturday's signing session. |
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| Mike and the man, Caroll Shelby, signing a Cobra model scored from Tony Scharp. Tony and Darin combed the local stores the night before and made a few bucks selling these to the unprepared autograph hounds like me. |
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| Here the Wood Bros sign for fans..Hmm..Kinda remind you of the 'Car Talk' guys.. |
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| Neat Ford Transporter with Cougar Eliminator on back. Who needs AAA when you have this rig? Unless of course the truck breaks down! |
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| All kinds of Cobras, including these red '93's. Awesome cars, literally like new. |
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| Neat old restored Black and White. He would have made a nice compliment to our group! |
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| The infamous Schwam Motor car 99, in the tent. |
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| This guy hails from my neck of the woods, cool custom aero holes bodywork! |
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| Whether you've seen 'Gone in 60 Seconds' or not, you'll like this..pretty cool ride. |
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| One of the many Holman-Moody cars present. |
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| A look inside, all business. |
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| GT-40's were located in the same tent where the signings were, kind of the 'crown jewels' on display. |
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| This tent had a little bit of everything..check out Bob Glidden's car in back. |
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| Dan Gurney was on hand for autographs, and so was his car. |
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| Here's the other Jarrett's ride..you could get right up next to it. |
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| This ones a favorite, since Matchbox made these when I was a kid, and I still have several.. |
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| Nice shot of a Mach 1 with Ram Air, interesting it's not ducted straight in. Note blower on Cobra to right..YEEHAA. |
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| The MCA had a nice display under their tent. Boss 429 was spotless. |
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| Some cool Midget racers with mini Flatheads were on hand.. |
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| This would look great next to my '86! Very nice vehicle. |
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| The Model T experience allowed you to take a ride in one of these historic vehicles..Check out the cab and wood paneled wagon behind it. |
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| Imagine a lineup like this on Woodward during the 60's.... |
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| The Mustang Concept. This actually came out Gate 8 when we were waiting for the shuttle...People went nuts and swamped the car when he stopped! |
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| Pro Street cars on hand also.. |
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| Nice 427 Cobra in the classic blue/white color. |
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| There were of course many Cobras on hand, here's the display from Shelby. |
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| Couple more big block NASCAR legends inside the tent. |
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| Here's a look inside the Torino on the left..Wow! |
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| T-bird concept had the crowd in awe.. |
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| Some older T-birds, pick a color, any color! |
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| There was everything, and I do mean everything, Ford powered at this show, including these military vehicles.You could quell a riot or start your own Duck tour with these! |
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| The Andersons drove all the way from WA, hit a deer in MN, and just kept coming!! This car was obviously perfect before the damage, I'm sure it will be again. |