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Carlisle Ford Nationals 2003

This was my first trip out of state to a car show and I decided to take my Mustang since this was the "Grand-Daddy" of all Ford shows - The Ford Nationals! 429 Group member Art Richardson and I drove the 460 mile trip from Michigan to Carlisle, PA. on Friday, weathering a near collision with a deer on the Ohio Turnpike, a flat tire on the car trailer along the Pennsylvania Turnpike and some wild trailer swaying going through the mountains, arriving about 5:00 PM Friday night. We got the car set up and promptly met group members Joe and Jerry Bachinsky, who had spent the day at the show. We packed up for the night and woke up Saturday to a gray, rainy day, with a few periods where the rain stopped (and the sun actually broke out once for about 10 minutes before the clouds rolled in again). Then, rain pounded the show and Swap Meet mercilessly for most of the rest of the afternoon, chasing away most of the show cars. Despite the rain, here's a few of the highlights;

• Ford Vice President Jay Mays unveiled the 2005 Mustang concept car on the stage in front of the Grand Stand.

• The new Ford GT40 and 427 Coupe were on display in one of the buildings.

• A historical gathering of over 20 1963 Lightweight 427 Galaxys was on display.

• Bill Shenk, Torino Designer, was on hand to sign autographs and talk with enthusiasts.

• The biggest Swap Meet I have ever seen. Even the rain wasn't a problem as most people had tents and we bought ponchos. Nice selection of 71 - 73 Mustang parts. Very few 429 CJ/SCJ parts. I was keeping my eyes open for a heat shield.

• My Mustang was the only 71 429 in attendance (maybe others would have been there if not for the rain?), but a number of really nice 71 - 73's and three Boss 351s were there. The Torinos were well represented as well.

John Blair