Ford Motor Company has continued to expand its presence at our convention. Last year they not only presented the opening day Chicago concert and the Fly-In Movie Theater, they also had a large display area with moderator Hank the robot. Ford provided a unique Shelby-Roush designed Mustang with design features inspired by the SR-71 reconnaiss
ance plane. The car sold for $375,000 at the annual Young Eagles auction.
Ford also hosted a Crusin’ Legends car show featuring car clubs across the midwest, and a parade of Model-Ts.
Other Ford displays were the bucking bronco, people could try hands-free parallel parking, shuttles around the grounds, autograph sessions, and free ice cream delivered to campers.
Even though Ford is an automotive company, they have an aviation history with the Ford Tri-Motor plane, and their massive production of B-24 bombers during WWII.