The Glenmoor Gathering 2011 will be held September 16-18 at Glenmoor Country Club in Canton, Ohio. The 17th annual Concours d’Elegance will feature Avant Garde: Early Front-Wheel Drive, Sixteen Cylinder Motorcars and the Automobiles of Darrin, including a group of 1938-42 Packard Darrin automobiles.<\/p>\n
A display of automobiles designed by Howard \u201cDutch\u201d Darrin will be one of the highlights, including automobiles produced by Hibbard & Darrin in the 1920\u2019s as well as Fernandez & Darrin in the 1930\u2019s.Coachwork from those two legendary European-based companies was installed on equally legendary automobile chassis such as Hispano-Suiza, Duesenberg, Rolls-Royce and Minerva.<\/p>\n
By the late \u201830\u2019s Darrin had returned to the United States. Landing in southern California, he designed and built the first Packard Darrins as one-off customs for the Hollywood crowd. Eventually, these customized convertibles and sedans became part of the Packard line-up. After World War Two, Darrin contributed to the designs of the 1947-50 Kaiser and Frazer automobiles. Most noteworthy of these post-war designs was the Kaiser Darrin sports car, which featured a fiberglass body and sliding entry doors.<\/p>\n
The Front-Wheel Drive Class at Glenmoor Gathering 2011 will include examples of the legendary Cord, Ruxton, Citroen Traction Avant, a Miller race car plus other early front-wheel drive automobiles. The Gathering will also feature a special display of vintage British motorcycles as well as the usual great show field of American and European classic automobiles.<\/p>\n
Chosen as the poster artist is Charles Maher of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a past president of the National Automotive Artists Association and a member of the Automotive Fine Art Society. During the 2011 Concours automotive art by a variety of artists will be displayed and on sale and several automotive authors will be signing their books.<\/p>\n
Glenmoor Gathering 2011 weekend activities are scheduled to include the Passport Transport Countryside Tour, automotive seminars, cocktail party and Gala Dinner, cooking demonstrations, a Junior Judges\u2019 program and other family activities.<\/p>\n