
Northern Illinois
Collector’s Car Calendar 2012
(Tentative as of 3/13//12 )
(by Paul TerHorst)
pterhorst@sbcglobal.net
JANUARY
8 Sun - Mid America Super Swap-(Chevy-Corvette)- Indpls, Ind
15 Sun - Ill. AACA Swap Meet-Don McCue Chevy Dlrshp, St. Charles,IL..
15-22 Sun-Mon. - 39th Ann. Barrett-Jackson Auctions, Scottsdale, AZ
18-22 Wed - Sun Russo & Steele Auctions. Scottsdale, AZ
19 Thurs - Bonhams Auction, Scottsdale, AZ
20-22 Fri-Mon - Silver Collector Car Auctions. Ft. McDowell, AZ
19-21 Thu- Fri. - R & M Auction- Scottsdale, Az
20-21 Fri- Sat. - Gooding Auction, Scottsdale,
22 Sun - VCCA 35th Swap Meet. Bill Jacobs Chevy Dlr. Joliet , Il.
FEBRUARY
4-5 Sat-Sun - Kalamazoo, Mi. Swap Meet
9-11 Thu-Sat - AACA Nat’l Ann. Mtg. Philadelphia, PA.
10-19 Fri-Sat. - Chicago New Car Show, McCormack Place, Chicago, Il.
11 Sat. - AACA Valentines Day Party
11 Sat - GIRCCCA Valentines Day party, Bolingbrook, Il
11-12 - Sat-Sun 23rd Ann Race & Performance Expo Pheasant Run Resort, St.
Charles, Ill
12 Sun - WIRCCCA Valentine Brunch, Delafield, WI
18 Sat. - 'Back to the Beach' Car Show. Arlington Toyota, Arlington Hts, Il.
19 Sun - MARC (Il Region) Swap Meet, Kane Co. Fairgrounds, St. Charles, IL.
19 Sun - MAFCA 44th Ann. Swap Meet West Bend, WI
24-25 Fri-Sun - 5th Ann. Concours d”Elegance, Boca Raton FL
24-25 - PAC Citizens’ Motor Car Co Winter Weekend, Dayton, OH
25 Sun - Meadowdale Intn'l Raceway Assn. Winter Banquet
26 Sun. - Skip’s Swap Meet. Lake Co. Fairgrounds, Grayslake, Il..
26 Sun. - BOPC Swap Meet. Kane Co. Fairgrnds, St. Charles, IL...
26 Sun. - British Car Show & Auto Jumble-Dupage Co. Fairgrounds Wheaton, Il
MARCH
2-4 Fri-Sun - Antwerp Classic Salon Antwerp, Belgium
2-4 Fri-Sun - ‘Vette Fest Nat’ls Rosemont, Il.
4 Sun - Chicagoland Petroliana Show Will Co. Fairgrounds, Peotone, Il
9-11 Fri-Sun - Amelia Is. Concours d’Elegance, Jacksonville, FL
11 Sun. - AACA St.Patrick’s Day Party Highwood, Il.
14-17 Wed-Fri - Pre War Swap Meet, Chickasha, Ok.
15-17 Thu-Sat. - AACA Winter Meet, Melbourne, Fla..
18 Sun. - Skip's Swap Meet & Car Show, Lake Co. Fairgrounds, Grayslake, Il.
18 Sun - 23rd Ann. Peotone Car Club Swap Meet. Will Co. Fair Grounds, Peotone,
Il.
19 Sun - Fondy Vintage Auto Club Swap Meet-Fondulac Co. Fairgrounds, WI
21-25 - Wed-Sun Techno-Classica Essen Car Show. Essen, Germany
TBA . WIRCCCA Spring Tour, Two Rivers, WI.
25 Sun - Corvette Unlimited Swap Meet Joliet, Il.
25 Sun - Super Sunday Swap and Car Sale Mid-America Prod, Indpls, Ind
30-Apr 1 Thu-Sun - 35th Ann. PAC Packard Car Show & Swap Meet, Salado, TX
APRIL
TBA Thu-Sat - ACD Citrus Meet, FL.
14-15 Sat-Sun - Classics & Chrome Show. MacChesney PK, Ill..
15 Sun - MoPar Club Swap Meet & Car Show Larry Roesch Dlr. Elmhurst, Il
17-21 Tues-Sat - Spring Carlisle Swap Meet, Carlisle, PA.
20-22 Fri-Sun - Villa d’Este Concours d’Elegance-Cernobbio, Italy
20-22 Fri-Sat. - ACD Texas Meet, Santa Fe, NM
22 Sun - Toy Show. Kane Co. Fairgrounds, St. Charles, Il.
27-29 Fri-Sun. - Pate Swap Meet-Texas
27-29-May 1 Fri-Sun - Madison Classsics Swap Meet & Car Show, Jefferson, WI.
28-29 1 Sat-Sun - 16th Ann. Keels & Wheels Concours. Seabrook, TX
29 Sat. - AACA Spring Dust-Off tour
MAY
10-13 Thu-Sun - ACD Meet Me in St. Louis Meet, St. Louis, MO
10-13 Thu-Sun - 2nd Ann. Celebration of Automobiles, Indianapolis Motor
Speedway, Indy. IN
11-12 Fri-Sat - All Packard Indoor Swap Meet, Fredricksburg, MD
12-13 Sat-Sun - Swap Meet, Indianapolis
TBA Fri-Sat - WIRCCCA/AACA Driving Tour
12 Sat. - 9th Ann. Earlville Cruise Nite Earlville, Ill.
12 Sat - CLC Luxury Car Show. Cantigny Park, Wheaton, IL.
13-20 Sun-Sun - CCCA Caravan. Williamsburg, VA
18-19 Fri-Sat - PAC Motor City PKDS Driving Tour, Shipshewanna, Il
18-20 - Road America Roadrunner Spring Vintage Weekend, Elkhart Lake, WI
18-20 Fri-Sun - IL. Region AACA Spring Tour, Peoria
19-20 Sat-Sun - "Little Hershey" Swap Meet, Belvidere, IL.
19 Sat - 10th Ann. If It Has Wheels Car Show. W. Leyden H.S. Northlake, IL.
20 Sun - Eastern US-Concours d’Elegance Bethlehem, PA.
25-26 Fri-Sat - PAC Car Show and Swap Meet. Perrysburg, Ohio
27 Sun - AACA Spring Car Show and Swap Meet, Volo, IL.
27 Sun - AACA Sandwich Swap Meet & Car Show, Sandwich, Il.
31 June 2 Thu-Mon - ATHS Nat'l Meet. West Springfield, MA.
JUNE
1-3 Fri-Sun - CCCA Grand Experience Gilmore CCCA Museum, Hickory Corners, MI.
3 Sun. - Greenwich Concours, Greenwich, CT.
3 Sun. - Skip’s Swap Meet. Lake Co. Fairgrounds, Grayslake, IL.
3 Sun. - Orphan Car Show, Ypsilanti, MI.
3 Sun. - Burn Foundation Concours d’Elegance, Reading, PA.
3-8 Sun-Fri. - PAC Henry Joy Tour. Mass.
3-8 Sun-Fri. - "Freedom Run Rally" WISC
8-10 Thu-Sun - Historic Route 66 Tour Route 66-Illinois
TBA - ACD Auburn Warm-Up Meet, Auburn, IN.
8-10 Fri-Sun - Ault Park, Concours d’ Elegance, Cincinnati, OH.
10 Sun. - Chi-Town Kruze, Chicago, IL.
10 Sun - 17th Ann. Car Show, Baker Park, Kenosha, WI.
10 Sun - 39th Ann. Car Show. Tri Chevy Assn, Phillips Chev. Frankfort, IL.
10-12 Sun-Tues - MARC Nat'l Meet Oshkosh, WI.
15-16 Fri-Sat - Bay Harbor Concours d’Elegance, Bay Harbor, MI.
16 Sat. - Drivin’ the Dixie, (Model A) A’s R Us Club, Blue Island, to Momence,
IL.
16-17 Sat-Sun - 24th Ann. Nostalgia Days Zion, IL.
17 Sun - GIRCCCA Fathers Day Show, Oakbrook Shop Center, Oakbrook, IL.
17 Sun. - Eyes on Design Car Show. Edsel Ford Estate, Grosse Pt. Shores, MI.
18-22 Mon-Fri - PCS Nat'l Meet, Daytona Beach, Fla.
21-23 Thu-Sat - AACA Grand Nat'l Meet Cedar Rapids, IA.
23-Jly 1st Sat-Sun - Great Race "Round The Great lakes" Traverse City,
MI.-Ontario-Dearborn MI.
21-24 Thurs-Sun - Bloomington Gold Corvette Show, St. Charles, IL.
24 Sun. - “Survivor” Collector Car Show. Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles, IL.
24 Sun (Tentative) - Glessner House Show Chicago, IL.
24 Sun - WIRCCCA Picnic Brookfield, WI.
27-30 Wed-Sat - BCA Nat'l Meet. Concord, NC.
30 Sat - PAS Annual Meet, Gilmore Museum, Hickory Corners, MI.
30 Sat - 13th Ann. Mundelein Classic Car Show, Mundelein, IL.
JULY
1 Sun. - Skip’s Drive-In. Lake Co. Fairgrounds, Grayslake, IL.
6-7 Fri-Sat - Harry Miller Vintage Racers Meet & 100th Yr. Ann. of Vanderbilt
Race Meet, Milwaukee, WI.
7 Sat - 6th Ann. Hotrods & Harleys, Mt. Prospect, IL.
8 Sun. - GIRCCCA, WIRCCCA, POC "Multi Club" Picnic. Grayslake, IL.
11-14 Wed-Sat - ACD Can-Am Meet Davison, MI.
12-15-Thu-Sun - Car Show and Swap Meet, Iola, WI.
13 Fri - "Collector Cars Appreciation Day" (Sponsored by) SEMA
13-14 Fri-Sat - CCCA Grand Classic Michigan, New England
14-15 Sat- Sun. - Barrington Concours, Barrington, IL.
14 Sat - Keeneland Concours d’Elegance Lexington, KY.
19-21 Thu-Sat - GTO Nat'l Meet St. St. Charles, IL.
19-26 Thu-Thu - CCCA Caravan. Galena, IL.
20-22 Fri-Sun - Nat'l Packard Museum Car Show, Warren, MI.
21 Sat - Auto Historica XII. Highland Park Historic. Society, Highland Park, IL.
21-22 Sat-Sun - Sycamore Cruise Nite and Car Show, Sycamore, IL.
22 Sun - AACA Car Show. Lake Forest, IL.
22 Sun - Blackberry Farm Show, Aurora, IL.
22-29 Sun-Sun - EAA "Fly In' Oshkosh, WI.
28-29 Sat-Sun - Madison Classics Elkhorn Car Show, Elkhorn, WI.
28th-Aug 3rd (Sat-Fri) - 58th HHFC “Franklin Trek” Cazenovia, NY.
29 Sun - 33rd Annual St. John's (Formerly Meadowbrook) Concours, Plymouth, MI.
AUGUST
1-5 Wed-Sun - AACA Central Division Meet. Topeka, KS.
4 Sat. - Krasl Concours on the Bluff. St. Joseph, MI.
5 Sun - GIRCCCA 'Behind the Scenes" Claremont Collection. Chicago, IL.
5 Sun - IL. Railway Museum Car Show, Union, IL.
5 Sun. - All Ford Show, Kune Auto Group, Antioch,
6-15 Mon-Wed. - The Ultimate Road Trip West Cast Tour-Seattle to Pebble Beach
CA.
9-12 Thur-Sun - Northern IL Steam Power Club Tractor Show Burlington, IL.
11 Sat - Momence, IL. AACA Show
11-12 Sat-Sun - Vintage Military & Gun Show, Iola, WI.
11-12 Sat- Sun - Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Pebble Beach, CA.
12 Sun. - Botham Winery Concours, Barnevald, WI.
15-19 Wed-Sun - LCOC Mid-America Nat'l Meet, Bloomington, MN.
17-18 Fri-Sat. - Woodward Ave Cruise-Detroit, MI.
18 Sat - Motor Muster, Urbana, IL.
19 Sun. - IL. Region AACA Picnic Bristol, WI.
19 Sun - Will Co. Car Show, Peotone, IL.
19 Sun. - Orphan Auto Picnic, Kendall Co. Ill. Fairgrounds,
19 Sun. - Car Show, Milk Pail Restaurant; East Dundee, IL.
25-26 Sat-Sun - "Geneva Concours d'Elegance", Geneva, IL.
25 Sat - “Masterpiece” Driving Tour, Club Day & “Style & Speed” social,
Milwaukee, WI.
26 Sun - "Masterpiece Concours" Veterans' PK, Milwaukee, WI.
31-Sept 2 Thu-Sun - ACD Festival, Auburn, IN.
SEPTEMBER
2 Sun - Skip's Swap Meet. Lake Co. Fairgrounds. Grayslake, IL.
7-9 Fri-Sun - VSCDA Road America Vintage Festival. Elkhart Lake, WI.
8 Sat - Rat-Rods, Customs, Hot Rods Show & Swap Mt. Will Co. Fairgrounds
Peotone, IL.
8 Sat. - 61st Ill. Sec’y of State’s Car Show, Springfield, IL.
8-9 Sat-Sun - 7h Ann. Stade’s Farm Auto & Truck Show-McHenry, IL.
8-9 Sat-Sun - Salisbury House Concours. Des Moines, IA.
8-9 Sat-Sun - 19th Ann. Fall Harvest Days, Racine Co. Fairground, Union Grove,
9 Sun. - British Car Festival-, Oakton Comm. College Des Plaines, IL.
13-16 Thu-Sat. - Swap Meet-Indpls, IN.
14-16 Fri-Sun. - Glenmoor Gathering, Canton, OH.
15 Sat 4th - Ann. Meadowdale Car Show Carpentersville, IL.
16 Sun - 35th Beloit Autorama, Beloit, WI.
17-21 Mon-Fri - PAC Nat'l Meet, Williamsburg, VA.
21-22 Fri-Sat. - CCCA Grand Classic Indiana
21-23 Fri-Sun - Classic Car Rally (Poker Run) Lake Geneva, WI.
22-23 Sat-Sun - Farm Heritage Show, Lake Co. Museum, Wauconda, IL.
22-23 Sat-Sun - Jefferson, WI. Swap Meet
23 Sun. - Pre-War Tour
23 Sun - GIRCCCA Fall Tour WI.
23 Sun. - BOPC Car Show, Marquardt Buick Dlrshp, Barrington, IL.
26-30 Wed-Sun. - Fall Carlisle Swap Meet. Carlisle, PA.
OCTOBER
6-7 Sat-Sun - Louisville Concours d’Elegance. Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY.
6-7 Sat-Sun - Hunnert Car Pile-Up (Rat Rod-Custom Car show) Grundy Co. (IL.)
Fairgrounds
6-7 Sat-Sun - Pioneer Farm Days. American Legion PK, Oak Creek, WI.
7 Sun - Newport Hill Climb, Newport, IN.
10-13 Wed-Sat. - AACA Nat'l Fall Meet & Car Show, Hershey, PA.
14 Sun - Chicagoland Petroliana Show, Will Co. Fairgrounds, Peotone, IL.
14 Sun. - 11th Ann “Toys for Tots” Show Volo Museum, Volo, IL.
14 Sun - WIRCCA Fall Color Tour
14-17 Sun-Wed - POC Fall Tour. White Pines State PK, Oregon, IL.
21-26 Sun-Fri - AACA/VMCCA Glidden Tour, Brenham, TX.
28 Sun. - Antique Toy and Doll Show, Kane Co. Fairgrounds, St. Charles, IL.
30 Nov. 2 Tues-Fri - SEMA Show. Las Vegas, NV.
NOVEMBER
2-4 Fri-Sun - ACD Mountain Haunt Regional Meet. Barboursville, WVA.
2-4 Fri-Sun - Hilton Head Concours, Hilton Head, SC.
3 Sat. - Petroliana Show, Pheasant Run, St. Charles, IL.
4 Sun - IL. AACA Brighton Run.
4 Sun. - Skip’s Swap Meet. Lake Co. Fairgrounds, Grayslake, IL.
10-11 Sat Sun - Chevy-Vette Fest, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL.
11 Sun - GIRCCCA Fall Dinner
TBA - AACA Ladies Nite Out
TBA - WIRCCCA Fall Dinner
DECEMBER
1-9 (Sat-Sun) - Techno-Classica Essen Car Show-Essen, Germany
1 Sat - POC Christmas Party
2 Sun - IL. AACA Christmas Party
JANUARY 2013
3-5 Wed-Sat - CCCA Winter Annual Meeting. Los Angeles
FEBRUARY 2013
7-9 Thu-Sat. - AACA Nat’l Winter Meeting, Phila, PA
21-23 - AACA Winter Nat'l Meet Lakeland, FL.
Key:
AACA: Antique Automobile Club of America
ACD: Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg Club
ATHS: American Truck Historical Society
BCA: Buick Club of America
BDC: Bentley Drivers’ Club
CLC: Cadillac, LaSalle Club
CCCA: Classic Car Club of America
HCCA: Horseless Carriage Club of America
HCI: Hupmobile Club International
HET: Hudson, Essex, Terraplane Club
HHFC: HH Franklin Club
KFOC: Kaiser Frazer Owners Club
LCOC: Lincoln Continental Owners Club
LOC: Lincoln Owners Club
MAFCA: Model A Ford Club of America
MARC: Model A Restorers Club
NAHC: Nat’l Automotive History Collection
NCCA: Nash Car Club of America
NCRS: Nat’l Corvette Restorers Society
NWC: Nat’l Woodie Club
PAS: Pierce Arrow Society
PAC: Packard Automobile Classics
POCI; Pontiac Oakland Club Intn’l
RROC: Rolls Royce Owners Club
SDC: Studebakers’ Drivers’ Club
SEMA: Special Equipment Mfgrs. Assn.
VCCCA: Vintage Chevrolet Club of America
VMCCA: Veteran Motor Car Club of America
WPC: Walter P. Chrysler Club
IL. AACA: Illinois Region, Antique Auto
Club of America
CCE: Chicagoland Corvair Enthusiasts
GIRCCCA: Greater Illinois Region, Classic Car Club of America
LMR, RROC: Lake Michigan Region-Rolls Royce Owners Club
LOL: Land of Lincoln Region, PKD Club
POC: Packards of Chicagoland (Region of PAC)
VSCDA: Vintage Sports Car Drivers Assn.
WIRCCCA: Wisc. Region, Classic Car Club of America
WOTL: West of the Lake Region, Cadillac, LaSalle Club
CRUISE NITES:
Westchester-Monday night
Winfield-Monday night
McHenry-Monday night (Green St)
Alsip-Tuesday night
Bridgeview-Tuesday night
Bartlett-Tuesday night
Carpentersville-Tuesday night
Grayslake-Tuesday night
Huntley-Tuesday night
Lake Zurich-Tuesday night
Plainfield-Tuesday night
Port Barrington-Tuesday night
West Chicago-Tuesday night
Cary-Wed nite
Elmhurst-Wed nite
Geneva-Wed nite
St. Charles-Wed nite
Lemont (Downtown) Wed nite
Libertyville-3rd Wed of each month
Mundelein-2nd Wed of each month
Addison-Thurs nite
Barrington-Thurs nite
Frankfort-Thurs nite
Westmont-Thurs nite
Woodridge-Thurs nite
Batavia-Fri nite
Geneva-Fri nite
Downers Grove-Fri nite
Long Grove-1st & 3rd Fri of each month
Rolling Meadows-Fri nite
Roselle-Fri nite
South Elgin-Fri nite
Wheaton-Fri nite
Villa Park-Fri-nite
East Dundee-Sat nite
Homer Glen-Sat. nite
Lombard-Sat. nite
Mt. Prospect-Sat. nite
Roselle-Sat. nite
Cary-“Driveable Dreams” Cruise Nite, 1st Sat of the Month (Starts in March) 8-11
AM
Mt Carroll Sat. July 19th, August 21st
& Sept 18th
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