The Car Show

July 27th, 2013. It was an overcast, cool Saturday and the first local car show since we finished our Mini Mark. The La Porte County Historical Museum was hosting a car show and I had decided it was time to see how the public responded to the Mini Mark. There was a nice turnout of cars, and spectators as the day went on. All total there were probably close to seventy plus cars on display all ages, makes and colors.

There were many owners and spectators who were interested in the Mini Mark and stopped by to see what it was. Probably the most asked question of the day was if the Mini Mark was a kit car since it had a VW engine and pan under it. I had put together a history book of the restoration, and took some time to answer their questions and explain that it really was a factory built car, not a kit, and built in Bremen Indiana, only around fifty miles from the museum.



Three o'clock came fast and it was time for the awards and results. All of the owners gathered around the registration tent and I waited impatiently to see if the car would be awarded. There were a few trophy's presented and then number 16 was called, (that was the our registration number). We had won the President of the Museum's Award! Wow, not a bad result for the first showing after the restoration. It gave some confidence to all the work which we had done for the restoration.  It was exciting to share the car with the public, and educate some of them on this stylish little car.

I am not sure what the rest of the summer and fall will bring, time will tell, but Saturday turned out as a big positive!