[copo69]

We made a quick visit to both shows, Camaro Nats in the morning and Carlisle that afternoon. Had a good time but mainly because of my son spending a lot of time with the GMMG people. This was his first time being around hardcore 4th generation enthusiasts and he was really impressed. He reminded me of myself 30 years ago when we were discovering and exploring the '69 copo cars and that excitement. The quality of the cars at the Camaro Nats was impressive and it's a good venue for the show and the last time I was at Carlise (1st GM show) the Camaros are the reason we went. They were equally impressive then but that show was better than the current show. To me the SLS was the highlight of our trip as I enjoyed it the most, very impressive and worth the drive from Fredrick to Carlisle. That was it for Carlisle as the rest of it was poor. Decent selection of vendors but show cars were almost non existent (granted it was Fri.) It seems like the day of the larger national marque shows has passed. I always tell people about the days of the Super Chevy Show at Indy and how great it was. I remember Carl Dwiggins saying "everybody brings their finest to Indy" and that was true. I have not been able to attend the Chicago show but everything I've seen in print and heard points to it really being great and I hope to get there sometime. I still long for the outdoor summer show where everybody would bring their finest.