MCACN 2016 Sneak Peek*
1967 Ford Fairlane GT Convertible
2016 MCACN Fairlane/Torino
Invitational display
Owner; John Lettner, IL.
NATIONAL PRINT MAGAZINES FEATURE THE MCACN SHOW
Earning awards and trophies is always good, but for me
what is even cooler is seeing my car, or in
this case, the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals show,
in print. Over the past few weeks we have received
multiple magazines with awesome full features on the
MCACN show. And I’ve got to say, for me there may be
nothing cooler than seeing two, three or in some cases
even four national magazines on the rack at my local
Barnes & Noble that have MCACN features!
Our friends at
Hemmings Muscle Machines
said in their March 2016 issue “To witness such
automotive treasures right up close is an exceptionally
rare treat that the organizers of what has come to be
known as MCACN have somehow managed to repeat seven
times now.” Gary Gerstner captured the show with
his outstanding photo’s and Terry McGean tells the
story, and they did a great job of highlighting many of
the coolest cars. They gave a us five full pages, and I
think they did a great job of capturing what we are all
about.
Over in the Mopar camp,
Mopar Action magazine came through with
a nice feature written and photographed by our good
friend Goeff Stunkard in the new March issue. I’m happy
to say he did not include some of the “after hours”
photos he took when we were trying to stage some shots
by the Hemi E-Body convertibles, as we were all somewhat
sleep deprived and getting a bit goofy.
You
know...we can sleep next week! lol
Muscle Car Review
magazine, who dubbed us “The Pebble Beach of Muscle
Cars” several years ago, came through with another
awesome feature in their March issue with five full
pages titled “MCACN Resets Perfection.” Thanks go out to
Drew Hardin and ace photographer Arvid Svendsen for this
one. And that’s not all; Drew told us that there was so
much to cover this year that they will also have a full
feature in the April issue on the Barn Find/Hidden Gems
area, and then another specific to our Vintage
Certification area after that! Whew...now that is cool.
This is some of the major publications you’ll find on
the stands now, and there are more. In fact,
Mopar Collectors Guide has devoted the
entire April 2016 issue to our show, with each and
every featured car, (and a truck) that is between the
pages being vehicles that were at this years show. Now
that must be a first! Editor Rob Wolf tells me he plans
on making this an annual affair, since there is always
so much to cover. Thanks go out to Rob, photographer
Tim Costello,
along with photo contributors Gary Riley and Dave Ferro.
Geoff Stunkard
setting up the photo shoot
Oh...and here’s another cool little tidbit of
information; TWO of these magazines feature MCACN
Official Unveiling cars that were restored by Official
MCACN Sponsors on their covers. Mopar
Collectors Guide features the one-off 1972 440+6
Roadrunner/GTX from
The Brothers Collection that was
restored and unveiled by Mark Sekula and his
Magnum Restorations team while Muscle Car
Review features the 1970 426 Hemi Superbird restored and
unveiled at MCACN in 2014 by Mike Mancini and his crew
at
American Muscle Car Restorations, Inc.
But wait...there’s more! Another MCACN Official Sponsor,
Apex Autosports received a nice plug with an awesome
shot of “The Last Hemi” 1971 Charger R/T that was
unveiled by Andrew and Megan and their team in the MCACN
coverage in
Mopar Action.
Once again, this drives home the fact that the absolute
best of the best and the rarest of the rare
are shown at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals show
every year. It also shows that many are shown for the
very first time, assuring that each and every year you
get to see a fresh, new show, filled with unexpected
treasures.
We would like to express our sincere appreciation to
all of our media friends that continue to help us spread
the word about what we do. Congrats go out to each of
you that received some well deserved recognition, since
being a stand-out at the MCACN show makes quite a
statement! I would also like to encourage you to support
these magazines by letting them know we all appreciate
the coverage and most importantly, subscribe or buy them
from the news stand!
Bob and Charley 3 AM, after days
of no sleep...
The Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals is the world’s
largest all-indoor specialty show devoted to Muscle
Cars, Dealer-built Supercars and the finest Corvettes.
We will again fill nearly 400,000 square feet of exhibit
space at the beautiful Donald E. Stephens Convention
Center in Rosemont, (suburban Chicago) Illinois, just
minutes from Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, Saturday,
November 19 and Sunday, November 20. Applications for
cars, Muscle Bicycles and automotive (only!) vendors are
now being accepted through our website;
www.mcacn.com
We also have direct booking links for FIVE area Official
Host Hotels, each offering special rates and extra
perks for MCACN participants and spectators. Book your
rooms now to be in the middle of the action!
MCACN Title Sponsor;
Mecum Auctions, Presenting Sponsor;
Bill Stasek Chevrolet.
Thanks for your continued support, and please
remember to tell your friends about us!
Bob Ashton
MCACN LLC
Managing Member
www.mcacn.com
MCACN LLC
Managing Member
www.mcacn.com
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