2009 Glenmoor Gathering

   2009 Grand Marshal

         Moray Callum

      2009 Poster Artist

          Camilo Pardo

         2009 Featured

           Automobiles

            2009 Charities  

   A 1930 Duesenberg J convertible coupe by Hibbard & Darrin of Paris  

   owned by the "OFF Brothers"- Ron Elenbaas and Bill Johnson of Richland,

   Michigan- received top honors at the 15th annual Glenmoor Gathering of

   Significant Automobiles. The invitation-only concours was held September

   18-20 at historic Glenmoor Country Club near Canton, Ohio.  

   The Duesenberg, which was originally built for Honore Palmer of Chicago 

   and Paris, was one of more than 200 motorcars and motorcycles on display

   at this year's event. The 2009 highlights included "The Automobiles of

   Edsel Ford" featuring cars owned by Mr. Ford, as well as those designed

   during his presidency of Ford and Lincoln Motor Companies.

   Grand Marshal was Moray Callum, Executive Director Ford North

   Americas Design. A true "car guy," Callum enjoyed visiting with car 

   exhibitors and attendess throughout the weekend.

   The show is a weekend event, capped off by the concours on Sunday. But,

   as the event's executive director, David Shcultz pointed out, there's plenty  

   to enjoy on Sunday- cooking demonstrations, junior judging, unique

   automotive displays and, his favorite, "a genuine automotive forensics

   expert" who's station in the "Glenmoor Garage."

   "Attendance was the largest ever and the show field was simply

   outstanding," said Schultz. "Despite a tough economy, the cars and the

   people turned out."

   The 2009 event also recognized another special group of cars-the

   "Vintage French Front" automobiles which  featured the swooping fronts

   popular with many early automobiles such as Renault and Franklin.  

   Alice Ramsey, who, in 1909, became the first woman to drive an

   automobile across the United States, was also recognized at this year's

   event. A 1909 Maxwell, restored by Richard Anderson of Washington

   State to the exact condition of Alice's, was on display. It was driven

   by his daughter, Emily, during a recreation of Alice's exact route

   this past summer.

   In addition to several automotive authors, 10 artists had their

   automotive artwork on display and for sale throughout the weekend. 

   The 2009 poster artist was Camilo Pardo, an internationally-known

   automotive artist and former automotive designer for Ford Motor 

   Company, who was responsible for the redesign of Ford's legendary GT-40.

   Once again, there was a "behind the scenes" tour of the Crawford Auto-

   Aviation Museum's storage and restoration facility in Macedonia, Ohio on

   Friday and the always-popular Countryside Tour through northeast

   Ohio's Amish country was held Saturday morning. 

   A variety of events, including cooking demonstrations and the Glenmoor Garage, took place on Sunday. Kids

   participated in the Junior Judges program sponsored by Hagerty Classic Insurance and Sugardale Foods sponsored a  

   coloring contest and coloring book. FedEx Custom Critical auto transport gave away free FedEx transport truck

   models to the first 100 kids at the Gathering.

   The annual concours benefitted Mercy Medical Center in Canton and Rainbow Babies & Children's Hopsital in

   Cleveland. Proceeds from the Gathering will help raise money and awareness to fund patient care programs, research

   and education, community outreach and cutting edge technology to enhance the missions of these two hospitals.