MCACN 2016 Sneak Peek*
1987 Buick Turbo T-Type
2016 MCACN Modern Muscle
Participant
Owned by Jake Dykstra, 16
Years Old!
FAMILY PARTICIPATION ASSURES THE FUTURE OF THE MCACN
SHOW
Many of you know that I am one of the fortunate few that
has a son that may be just as passionate about the old
cars we love as I am. To make things even better, Ian’s
son Rob who is three, (my grandson) seems to be
following in his footsteps, as he loves anything that
has wheels! Of course the regular personal deliveries of
Hot Wheels cars from “Poppa Bob” may have played a part
in the influence. But then, a lot of kids quickly loose
interest and head in other directions. It may be hard to
predict the future, but I don’t see that happening. You
see, I also have several Granddaughters that are a few
years older, and you can bet that spending quality time
on the floor surrounded by 1/64th cars building car
shows is a regular activity. In fact, Emily, who is now seven, even showed her very own
Muscle Bicycle in the MCACN show last year.
And so that brings me to this weeks subject; family
participation at the MCACN show. Last week I was
checking out the
www.yenko.net website when I saw a post
about a family that has been participating with us since
our inception. You may have seen (Grandpa) Jake
Dykstra’s beautiful blue ‘62 Impala in our 409 display
last year, or perhaps the younger Jake (Dad) with his
equally impressive ‘72 Chevelle that was in our Class of
‘72 display a few years ago. Well, when Jake (Dad)
showed the Chevelle, he asked if it would be OK for his
son, (also Jake), to show his 1972 Schwinn Stingray bike
alongside it. Of course I agreed, and that was the first
time the younger Jake, who was about twelve at the time,
became an officially registered participant. Fast
forward to 2016...
Being an all around car family, Grandpa Jake agreed that
he would keep his T-Type Regal that he purchased new and
thoroughly enjoyed, for the day that the youngest Jake
came of driving age. Middle Jake had fond memories of
the Turbo powered Buick, which included a few trips to
the strip, where they clicked off some impressive 13
second times! Apparently, young Jake took notice and as
he approached that 16th birthday, talks turned to a
certain T-Type that was safely tucked in Dad’s garage.
The rest as they say, is history, as young Jake now
holds the keys to Grandpa Jakes T-type! Of course, when
I read about this, I knew it was time to reach out to
the Dykstra family and extend a personal invitation. I
mean seriously, what is cooler than having three
generations together to share in the passion we all have
for this hobby. Of course, I know, because that is
exactly what I am able to do.
Modern Muscle 2015- Photo
Credit Tim Costello
Last year we introduced our new Modern Muscle section,
which was clearly a hit. With three separate blocks of
cars, we ended up with 14 GM cars, 14 Mopars and 11
Fords. Of course, the quality was outstanding and the
diversity was just plain fun. And to make it even
better, we were able to play host to some owners that
are significantly younger than our usual entrants, and
the best part is that the level of enthusiasm was off
the hook. Seeing the Mopar guys mixing it up with the GM
guys, Ford guys scoping out the 600+ horsepower Cadillac
CTS-V and nearly all drooling on the new COPO Camaro was
very rewarding. And most importantly, everyone was
having fun. And I saw plenty of us “old guys” sharing
stories from back in the day with the young guys...and
girls! We are proud to say we are geared up and ready to
host this very special section again, and you will see
sixteen year old Jake and his T-Type right at the head
of the GM block. Make a point of checking it out and
welcoming the youngest Jake to the show. I am sure he
would love to share some stories about quality time
spent in the Impala, the Chevelle and the T-Type!
Taylor Timmerman
Recipient of the ProArc Shining Star Award 2015
We always have a variety of family friendly activities
at the MCACN show for both participants and spectators.
Over the next few months, we will tell you more about
them. We also have some very special awards specifically
for our younger participants that really own and
maintain their cars. The Shining Star awards, Sponsored
by
ProArc, are presented to car owner/participants that
are under the age of 25. Four awards will be presented;
generally for an Outstanding GM product, an Outstanding
Ford, an Outstanding Mopar and a fourth Wild Card award
as chosen by Stacy and Dominic Rossi, owners of ProArc.
2015 award winners were Cody Ingrassia with his ‘68
Dart, his brother Preston Ingrassia with his ‘75
Bricklin, Kyle Zelle with his ‘70 Mustang and Taylor
Timmerman with her ‘70 Duster. Congrats Lady and
Gentlemen, and Special Thanks go out to the ProArc crew
for being our Official Sponsor of the Shining Star
awards.
If you have a prime example of Modern Muscle from the
years 1980 to present, please consider joining us for
our Modern Muscle area. With just 39 spots available,
this area will certainly be one of the first to be
full/sold out. Click here to
submit
your application
now.
VENDOR UPDATE;
Same Space applications are due April 1st. After the
1st, prime spaces are filled on a first paid basis. If
you would like to join us as a vendor this year,
(automotive related only!) please submit your
application
here.
Floor placement is based on when we receive your
payment, so don’t hesitate. Absolutely no spaces are
held without payment.
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 and rarest
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.
With sincere appreciation for your continued
support!
Bob Ashton
MCACN LLC
Managing Member
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