During our stay earlier in the year at Wright-Patterson AFB, we had noted a Concours d' Elegance day scheduled for September at the Dayton Carillon Historical Park. We kept it in mind and as we scheduled our trip southbound, we included the stop.
Now, here's the funny part. We got back from the show to realize that we didn't have any photos of the autos. Despite the impressive number of Marmons and other elegant cars and historical motorcycles, we had no photos. How embarrassing! We had photos of some of the model car exhibits and the seven and a half inch gauge train (the real reason we went), but none of the cars. Ah well....
We did spend a few minutes with one of the model car exhibitors who was more than eager to share his story. He won design awards. His high school principal was delighted to present the trophy, the school's first non-athletic award. His interest in model cars morphed into a scholarship and a career in auto design.
Maybe next time we'll get photos of the cars...
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| Riding the train |
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| Napoleonic coach |
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| 1962 Mysterion |
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| Cover model |
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| Cover model info |
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| Bud at his table |
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| Bud's designs |
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