A Few More Reasons to Join Us at MCACN
 

So hopefully by now your flights are booked, your cars are ready to be loaded and your rooms are booked.

But then...some of you may still be deciding on whether you will be joining us.

So with that being said, allow me to give you a few more reasons to join us.

In addition to our daily seminars on the awards stage in the ballroom, this year we are adding some casual walk-around discussions with some incredibly knowledgeable people. These will take place at the cars or in the case of the Pontiac Advertisng dealio, in the display instead of on stage. Designed to be interactive, this is an opportunity to really learn from some great guys that truly have the knowledge and passion.

Here's what we have lined up;

1969 CAMARO Z/28 PILOT CAR
Walkaround Discussion
Presented by by Larry Christenson
Saturday: 2:00 & 4:00
Sunday: Noon

HISTORY OF PONTIAC ADVERTISING
Featuring the Works of Van & Fitz
Presented by Jim Secreto, Ken Hanna & Barry Martin
Saturday: 2:00, 5:00 & 7:00
Sunday: 11:00, 1:00 & 3:00

THE 1969.5 A12 MOPARS
Who, Why and When
Hosted by Darrin Stanke and the A12 Registry
Saturday: 2:00 & 5:00
Sunday: 1:00

THE CHRYSLER TURBINE CAR
A Brief History
Presented by Dave Marchioni of the Detroit Historical Museum
Saturday: 1:00, 4:00 & 6:00
Sunday: 10:00, Noon & 2:00

We are honored to have these guys share their vast knowledge.

Mark this on your "what I need to do and see at MCACN this year" list!

Bashton

And our free seminars;

SATURDAY SCHEDULE;

12:00 Noon: Jim Luikens and Bruce Johnson; The Ground-Breaking BFG Tirebird Firebird Marketing Program. In 1971 B.F. Goodrich built six street replicas of their Tirebird Firebird race car. When the program was over the replicas were advertised for sale in Autoweek. Only two of the six were ever sold; Jim purchased one of them, and it was eventually totaled. The other will be joining us, and Jim, along with the owner, will discuss how and why this car came to be, and how it was discovered and eventually restored.

1:00: Jim Mattison, Pontiac Historic Services; The Evolution of the Ram Air GTO. Who better to tell the story of the Ram Air GTO than Jim Mattison, Founder and President of Pontiac Historic Services. Jim will share his insight and how these rare GTO’s came to be. He will also discuss the Ram Air high performance engines that were offered for the GTO from 65-72. Saturday Only.

2:00: John Kraman, Mecum Auctions; Inside Auctions and the Collector Car Market; As the Director of Company Relations and Company and NBC/SN on air Spokesperson for Mecum Auctions, John has seen and done it all. Get the inside track on how, why, where and when to buy or sell. John will also share his insight on current and upcoming market trends.

3:00: The Gilmore Museum; The Legacy of the American Muscle Car Project Details; Chris Shires, Executive Director of the Gilmore Museum and members of the staff will talk about their new dedicated Muscle Car building. Recently announced, they will tell us all about it also how you can become involved.

4:00: Meet the Drag-On Lady, Shirley Shahan, Hosted by Geoff Stunkard: Geoff will join Shirley to step back in time and talk about setting records and being one of the first ladies to not only break records, but barriers. Shirley is one of the most iconic Drag Racers of the 60’s and 70’s and ran both Mopars and AMC’s, and she knows how to tell a story.

5:00: Matt Avery, The Origins of COPO: The Rise of Yenko. Join author, Matt Avery, as he dives deep into the origins of Chevrolet’s ultimate Muscle Cars, the COPO cars. The discussion will also include the important role of Don Yenko and his innovation in scaling the COPO cars beyond a speed shop novelty in his pursuit of serious nationwide distribution. Saturday Only.

SUNDAY SCHEDULE:

10:00 am: Jim Luikens and Bruce Johnson; The Ground-Breaking BFG Tirebird Firebird Marketing Program. In 1971 B.F. Goodrich built six street replicas of their Tirebird Firebird race car. When the program was over, the replicas were advertised for sale in Autoweek. Only two of the six were ever sold; Jim purchased one of them, and it was eventually totaled. The other will be joining us, and Jim, along with owner, will discuss how and why this car came to be, and how it was discovered and eventually restored.

11:00 am: The Gilmore Museum; The Legacy of the American Muscle Car Project Details; Chris Shires, Executive Director of the Gilmore Museum and members of the staff will talk about their new dedicated Muscle Car building. Recently announced, they will tell us all about it and how you can become involved.

12:00: John Kraman, Mecum Auctions; Inside Auctions and the Collector Car Market; As the Director of Company Relations and Company and NBC/SN on air Spokesperson for Mecum Auctions, John has seen and done it all. Get the inside track on how, why, where and when to buy or sell. John will also share his insight on current and upcoming market trends.

1:00; Meet the Drag-On Lady, Shirley Shahan, Hosted by Geoff Stunkard: Geoff will join Shirley to step back in time and talk about setting records and being one of the first ladies to not only break records, but barriers. Shirley is one of the most iconic Drag Racers of the 60’s and 70’s and ran both Mopars and AMC’s, and she knows how to tell a story.

Some great stuff here!

Bashton

AND...don't forget the LIVE MUSIC with Redline 7000, featuring our good friend John Kraman on lead guitar and vocals!

Saturday; 6- 8 pm and Sunday before the Awards Presentation at 2:30.

Bashton

So for being a first timer, is there a schedule of events like this on a sheet or something that we get at the show?

YES; we have a fold-out that will be in the lobby schedule of events at the ticket and info booths and other area's.

If you are a participant, this will be in your packet that you get when you pick up your credentials in the main lobby.

BA

Thanks Bob. Theres a lot of things going on that I dont want to miss. Its going to be hard enough to see all the cars and when you add in these seminars its going to make time really fly!!

2 days is not enough for this.

True..but I prefer to only work two days a year!

BA

It's going to be epic!!:headbang:

Any chance a new 2020 Corvette will be on display?