Howard Cohen Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 (edited) My weekend started Thursday as I made a few stops on the way to Toledo. Thursday I went to Nick's cafe for dinner (been there for ever) only to find a new speed shop opened next door and they were having a cruise. Good thing I had a camera There were a few dozen neat cars and I took a few pictures. Friday morning I headed to Auburn, Indiana, about 85 miles away, to the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum. I spent several hours there looking at cars in this amazing place! I took a few pictures. Friday evening there was a dinner for the NNL with about 100 people in attendance, including several Canadians. There were a few light speeches and a lot of fun. I took a few pictures Saturday was the NNL Nationals. What started as a gathering in a garage 40 years ago ended up leading to some of the biggest model car events ever with people from many countries taking part and other NNL style events growing out of the original. The attendance was about 360 people with over 1000 models on display! Canada was well represented as my friends and I had our 'SHELL 4000' display and other models around the show. There was also a swap meet and I managed to buy a few things. I took a few pictures Saturday evening was the final event of the weekend. Models were brought from the museum in Utah that showed the history of our hobby going back to the early 1960s with cars from Dave Shuklis and many others. There were also dozens of magazine cover cars on display, a Merc-Deuce Reunion and display from some of the other NNL organizers. I took a few pictures Overall, a great weekend! I saw about 1500 model cars, over 150 real cars, took over 1900 photographs, talked to dozens of people, lots of old friends and a few new ones. I have been going to this NNL for about 30 years, met some amazing people in that time and saw thousands of models. It was worth every mile of driving, every minute of visiting, every photograph I took and every looney spent. If you never went to an NNL, you will never fully understand what you missed. In the meantime, get a large coffee or something and enjoy some photographs... Yours in the hobby, Howard Cohen https://public.fotki.com/HowardCohen/nnl-nationals-toled/ P.S. the last photograph is Tim Boyd...he was standing there waiting to take a picture but to me, it looked like he was quietly saying 'Goodbye'..... Edited October 14, 2019 by Howard Cohen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLMFAA1 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Thank you for the trip down memory lane, Was there any appreciation to John Carlisle for him providing space for the NNL and years ago the GLMFAA club to display during the Toy Fair? Howard keep in touch with the 'buckeyes' greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Cohen Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 Hi Greg - Memory lane is a great place to meet old friends and it is always there. Other than a standing ovation for John, I don't think anything special was done. I don't think many people would remember the GLMFAA except for a few of us. I did put a photograph in my album that I had on thr display table (and I left it there). My photopage is always busy and I am adding stuff regularly. Howard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Sorry I wasn't able to make the show. I literally just moved the week before and to say it's been difficult would be an understatement. I don't know who lived here before, but anything that could go wrong with the house did, chief of which was the plumbing. All the models are packed away anyway, so it would have been a real task to dig out which ones I wanted to take as I have no idea now which box they're in. Looks like it was a great show and I had even took time off work way in advance in anticipation of going, but the moving ordeal and other difficulties were just too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 5 hours ago, MrObsessive said: Sorry I wasn't able to make the show. I literally just moved the week before and to say it's been difficult would be an understatement. I don't know who lived here before, but anything that could go wrong with the house did, chief of which was the plumbing. All the models are packed away anyway, so it would have been a real task to dig out which ones I wanted to take as I have no idea now which box they're in. Looks like it was a great show and I had even took time off work way in advance in anticipation of going, but the moving ordeal and other difficulties were just too much. Sorry, we missed you, Bill. Somehow I feel you were there in spirit if not in fact. Good Luck with the new housing arrangements....TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGTRUCK Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Howard your trip sounded like a great time, your photos prove that. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Cohen Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 8 hours ago, MrObsessive said: Sorry I wasn't able to make the show. I literally just moved the week before and to say it's been difficult would be an understatement. I don't know who lived here before, but anything that could go wrong with the house did, chief of which was the plumbing. All the models are packed away anyway, so it would have been a real task to dig out which ones I wanted to take as I have no idea now which box they're in. Looks like it was a great show and I had even took time off work way in advance in anticipation of going, but the moving ordeal and other difficulties were just too much. Bill - you were one of the 3 people that I really missed seeing at the show. I hope the house works out (been there, hated that) and you get back to modelling soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Guys....I remember the GLMFAA very well. Their club participation and support was a real boost to the NNL Nats, particularly during the first decade of the event. For those that were not there back in the day, the GLMFAA display often comprised nearly a quarter of more of the entire table space. Great memories....TIM . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phirewriter Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Thanks to you and everyone else who posted photos of this event, truly wish I could have attended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Thanks for posting, great pics. It was a great show, really enjoyed it. The ACD Museum is on my to-do list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdrag1 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Thanks Howard, for posting these great pics, wish I could have been there.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Thanks Howard! It was good to see you as always! And it was great meeting Rob Hall face to face! I've known him at least a dozen years on line, so it was nice to meet him in the flesh! It was wonderful how many people came to this event from far and wide. I met many people for the first time, and missed others, only realizing they were there in going through the photographs of the models! It truly was a magical weekend! Bittersweet, as it was the last time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jas1957 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) On 10/13/2019 at 11:36 PM, GLMFAA1 said: Thank you for the trip down memory lane, Was there any appreciation to John Carlisle for him providing space for the NNL and years ago the GLMFAA club to display during the Toy Fair? There was no public show of appreciation but he was more than thanked in private. It was a very symbiotic relationship with both the NNL & The Toy Fair benefiting . As far as providing space, I want to make it clear we paid John Carlisle rent all those years for the space we used. First at the Lucas County Rec Center & then at the Sylvania Exhibition Center.. Howard keep in touch with the 'buckeyes' greg Edited October 16, 2019 by jas1957 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLMFAA1 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 I apologize as I was part of the GLMFAA group that at first displayed in the vending area under Herb Jackson and later was given space by John to display. In the club house we had other displayers as group 25, a NASCAR, and a military displayer. Had no idea he charged you I should have known since you charged admission. greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Thanks for going to all the effort to post your photos! I've seen a few of those at GSL shows. Looks like it was great show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 On 10/13/2019 at 11:36 PM, GLMFAA1 said: Thank you for the trip down memory lane, Was there any appreciation to John Carlisle for him providing space for the NNL and years ago the GLMFAA club to display during the Toy Fair? Howard keep in touch with the 'buckeyes' greg The space for all of the NNL events was always paid for by the sponsor club running the event,not donated by Mr.Carlisle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 42 minutes ago, misterNNL said: The space for all of the NNL events was always paid for by the sponsor club running the event,not donated by Mr.Carlisle. There were people who had come to the John Carlisle swap meet and had no idea what historic event they had stumbled upon. It was interesting to hear some of the comments. One guy was telling another, "They want $10 just to look at their dam model cars!" Both seemed outraged. And of course they had no idea of the event nor that the best models in the country as well as 40 years of historic models were there. And somehow I don't believe they would have appreciated seeing them either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 4 hours ago, Tom Geiger said: There were people who had come to the John Carlisle swap meet and had no idea what historic event they had stumbled upon. It was interesting to hear some of the comments. One guy was telling another, "They want $10 just to look at their dam model cars!" Both seemed outraged. And of course they had no idea of the event nor that the best models in the country as well as 40 years of historic models were there. And somehow I don't believe they would have appreciated seeing them either! I would agree Tom. It's an NNL thing and they just don't understand !! We're better off that they didn't come in an spread their negative attitude around. The most talented and creative people in our hobby were either there or their work was remembered and represented. We've been doing this for 40 years and I still get all fired up seeing all that world class work and inspiration on display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 3 hours ago, misterNNL said: I would agree Tom. It's an NNL thing and they just don't understand !! We're better off that they didn't come in an spread their negative attitude around. The most talented and creative people in our hobby were either there or their work was remembered and represented. We've been doing this for 40 years and I still get all fired up seeing all that world class work and inspiration on display. Agreed! Thank you very much for the many years of NNL. It is a special thing! We hope to do it proud by continuing the tradition as best we can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Sometimes, you can tell who understands the hobby, and who doesn't. When people are cruising the display, or contest tables, if they try to pick up or touch a model, in my opinion, they do NOT understand the hobby. I've seen small children following parents around with their hands behind their backs. Those kids understand the hobby, in my way of thinking! Of all the NNL shows I've been to, I've only heard of, or seen one incident, and that was when a builder placed very highly with an extremely nice model, only to not be able to find it when it was time to pack up and go home. That was a shame!! I have always enjoyed the concept of NNL, and appreciate all the hard work the people have put into each and every show, no matter where they take place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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