<VV> Rich Thompson Update on Meadow Brook

[Shaun]

Craig Jackson loves musclecars. In this class, a Spyder is the closest thing
to a musclecar he'll likely encounter, unless there's a dual-quad 425
Riviera or Wildcat, or?.

yea, Vairily ... Shaun

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jones, Sarah" <SJones at DestinationHotels.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 10:39 AM
Subject: <VV> Rich Thompson Update on Meadow Brook


> Hey all,
>
> I got an update from Rich on the Meadow Brook deal.  He thought you all
> would think it was interesting:
>
>
> I got a letter back form Don Sommer, Chairman and Founder
> of Meadow Brook Concours on my Spyder. He did confirm to me that it is
> indeed the first Corvair of any type to be invited to their event by the
> Meadow Brook Car Selection Committee, so this is quite a first for our
> marquee and membership. Additionally, I found out that the class my car
will
> be put in the following: Class G-American Luxury and Convertibles:
> 1946-1969. Sometimes they spilt the class between converts and hardtops
and
> sometimes by year breaks.
>
> My first reaction looking back at past entrants/winners was that the car
> did not belong there. This is a big car class: Packards, Lincolns,
> Cadillac, full size Chevrolet, etc. and Mr. Sommer confirmed that to me.
> Indeed, my car will included with the following: "Buicks, Cadillacs,
> Chevrolet, DeSoto, Ford, Frazier, Lincoln, Mercedes, Packards, Pontiacs,
> and your Corvair" as he said. But he feels that the car is well placed in
> it and that "I will be in some great company and my car should generate
> a lot of interest". The cars are place in a circle in each class and the
> judges evaluate the vehicles primarily on "style and beauty". It is not a
> "seek and find the molecule of dust" event as they call it there. By
> contrast,  the emphasis is returning to the past; it is like the French
> Concours of the 1920's that evaluate body design, fabrication, engineering
> concepts, and innovation and they look for cars that especially reflect
> perfection in design and elegance. Fresh restorations mean little there as
> they are squared off against other later restoration cars as well. They
are
> really evaluated "as an art form" as they put it. This will be a different
> format for me. It is very subjective through the yes of the judges: beauty
> is in the eye of the beholder.
>
> There is a team of 60 judges: a lot of luminaries in the car business:
Wayne
> Cherry (GM VP of Design), Dennis Adler from Car Collector magazine, Ed
> Herrmann from acting fame (he is a big collector), Craig Jackson of
> Barrett-Jackson, etc.
>
> The closer I get to August, the more butterflies I get in my stomach. This
> will really be a step into an area in the hobby of which I only have read
> about.
>
> Considering all the coverage this event gets around the world, this might
> be one of those times where Corvair gets some positive press that can
carry
> for a while (and I am sure, some surprise to others not familiar with the
> Corvair itself-just on what they have heard) through the fact that one is
> just on the lawn of Meadow Brook.
>
>
> Sarah Jones
>
>
>
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