candy no matter where you turned. I even had the opportunity to conduct a video interview with Diane Sox, widow of the legendary Ronnie Sox. (We plan to post the interview soon.)

Organizer Bob Ashton put his heart and soul into this event, which promises to grow even larger next year. Word will no doubt spread that this is a must-attend event for muscle car and Corvette owners. Ashton has already warned that the Corvettes in particular, culled from Bloomington Gold and top-flight NCRS-certified cars, have set the bar high for next year's invitational.

For me, there were two highlights of the show. First was the 1968 Dodge Charger, which was entered in the judging competition by Ken Mosier of Finer Details outside Indianapolis.

This fresh restoration scored a perfect 1,000 points in the Platinum Pick Concours. From bumper to bumper, the car was absolute perfection. Since time did not allow for a post-event photo shoot, consider the photo on the previous page a teaser: We're planning a follow-up in the pages of Automotive Traveler.

The second highlight of the show was Terry Litzeau's Cherokee Camaro. The Cherokee was a one-off, production-based 1967 Camaro concept that was restyled by the studio headed up by the legendary Bill Mitchell.

Together with the father of the original Z-28 Camaro, Vince Piggins, he added a 396-cubic-inch V8 topped off with a Moon intake sporting four two-barrel Weber carburetors visible through the clear