OFFICIAL EVENT GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 WELCOME 7 FORD MOTOR COMPANY 9 SPECIAL GUESTS 2021-22 EVENT SCHEDULE 10 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS AUTO MANIA JAN. 15-17, 2021 ALLENTOWN PA FAIRGROUNDS NPD SHOWFIELD JAN. 14-16, 2022 13 HIGHLIGHTS WINTER CARLISLE NEW EVENT! AUTO EXPO FEATURED VEHICLE CARLISLE EXPO CENTER JAN. 28-29, 2022 17 DISPLAY: BUILDING Y WINTER AUTOFEST CANCELLED FOR 2021 FEATURED VEHICLE LAKELAND 18 DISPLAY: STROPPE SUN ’n FUN, LAKELAND, FL FEB. 25-27, 2022 REUNION LAKELAND WINTER FEB. 19-20, 2021 FEATURED VEHICLE COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION FEB. 25-26, 2022 20 DISPLAY: BUILDING T SUN ’n FUN, LAKELAND, FL SPRING CARLISLE APRIL 21-25, 2021* 25 OFFICIAL CARLISLE CLUBS PRESENTED BY EBAY MOTORS CARLISLE PA FAIRGROUNDS APRIL 20-24, 2022 EVENT SCHEDULE SPRING CARLISLE APRIL 22-23, 2021 26 COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION CARLISLE EXPO CENTER APRIL 21-22, 2022 28 EVENT MAP IMPORT & PERFORMANCE NATS. MAY 14-15, 2021 CARLISLE PA FAIRGROUNDS MAY 13-14, 2022 30 VENDORS: BY SPECIALTY FORD NATIONALS JUNE 4-6, 2021* PRESENTED BY MEGUIAR’S 34 VENDORS: A-Z CARLISLE PA FAIRGROUNDS JUNE 3-5, 2022 GM NATIONALS JUNE 25-26, 2021 40 ABOUT OUR PARTNERS CARLISLE PA FAIRGROUNDS JUNE 24-25, 2022 JULY 9-11, 2021* 46 CONCESSIONS CHRYSLER NATIONALS CARLISLE PA FAIRGROUNDS JULY 15-17, 2022 49 CARLISLE EVENTS APP TRUCK NATIONALS AUG. 6-8, 2021* PRESENTED BY A&A AUTO STORES CARLISLE PA FAIRGROUNDS AUG. 5-7, 2022 51 HELPFUL INFORMATION & POLICIES CORVETTES AT CARLISLE AUG. 26-28, 2021 PRESENTED BY TOP FLIGHT AUTOMOTIVE 53 AD INDEX CARLISLE PA FAIRGROUNDS AUG. 25-27, 2022 FALL CARLISLE SEPT. 29-OCT. 3, 2021* PRESENTED BY EBAY MOTORS 53 OUR TEAM CARLISLE PA FAIRGROUNDS SEPT. 28-OCT. 2, 2022 FALL CARLISLE SEPT. 30-OCT. 1, 2021 COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION Carlisle Events CARLISLE EXPO CENTER SEPT. 29-30, 2022 1000 Bryn Mawr Road Carlisle, PA 17013 *SUNDAY ADMISSION IS FREE WITH TICKET STUB FROM SAME EVENT 717-243-7855 CHILDREN 12 & UNDER ADMITTED FREE // EVENTS HELD RAIN OR SHINE CarlisleEvents.com DATES AND ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO CHANGE [email protected] 2021 CARLISLE FORD NATIONALS / CARLISLEEVENTS.COM 3 WELCOME WELCOME BEFORE YOU EXPLORE TRACK GATE 4 GATE 5 GATE 3 GATE GRANDSTAND 6 LANCE MILLER, BILL MILLER JR., BILL MILLER III GATE GATE BUILDING T 7 2 GATE 1 KEN APPELL, EVENT MANAGER FREE APP • FREE for iPhone and Android – “Carlisle Events” THANKS FOR • Read more on page 49 COMING! 2021 is the 27th year EVENT MAP of the Carlisle Ford • Flip to the centerfold Nationals! • Identify where you are and where you are parked We are grateful for everyone who comes together each year to ensure the success of INFORMATION this event: Ford Motor Visit Guest Services when you can’t find what you Company, sponsors, need in the event guide or on our app; and for: vendors, show car • ATM owners, concessionaires, • Hand Cart Rentals event staff, family, friends • Local Visitor’s Guides and fellow enthusiasts. We sincerely thank you! While we’ve all VENDORS grown accustomed to • Use the FREE Carlisle Events App; or precautions regarding • Use the Vendor Index – instructions on page 34 COVID-19, please continue to stay safe and stay healthy! FOOD & RESTROOMS As a reminder, we love • Menus – page 46 hearing from you, so • Locations – on the map please fill out our survey online. Thank you for choosing to spend your valuable Please consider donatinig non-perishable time with us! food items to help feed those in need. White plastic bins are located at Gates 1, 2 and 3. ProjectSharePA.org 2021 CARLISLE FORD NATIONALS / CARLISLEEVENTS.COM 5 FORD MOTOR COMPANY Special thanks to Ford Motor Company for their participation and support! Visit the BUILT FORD PROUD NEW VEHICLE SHOWCASE under a tent near Gate 3 on Diane Drive presented by the Your Local Ford Store. Check out over 20 new Ford vehicles on display including the latest new Ford vehicle debuts. VISIT THE BUILT FORD PROUD NEW VEHICLE SHOWCASE Visit the FORD PERFORMANCE TOUR on the Manufacturers Midway. Chat with the Ford engineers and brand managers on the latest Ford Performance products. Check out the latest Ford Performance builds as well as the NEW 2021 Ford Bronco, 2021 Shelby GT500, 2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1, and the 2021 Ford Raptor. Check out the FORD NEW VEHICLE WALK-AROUNDS at the stage. Ford will present SEE THE 2021 MACH 1 the following at these times: FRIDAY 11AM: 2021 FORD MUSTANG MACH 1 4PM: 2021 FORD BRONCO SATURDAY 11AM: 2021 FORD RAPTOR 4:30PM: 2021 FORD BRONCO CLUB Leaders, connect with John Clor of Ford Performance on the stage at 10:30AM on Friday and 12:45PM on Saturday! John Clor will be talking about the FORD CLUB CONNECT program SEE THE 2021 BRONCO for you and your club to connect with Ford throughout the year. Have a show and want Ford’s support? Want to grow your club or host your club on Ford’s site? Stop by and talk to John and get your club connected! Check out the all new FORD REGISTRY at the FORD PERFORMANCE TOUR on the Manufac- turers Midway and at the BUILT FORD PROUD SHOWCASE near Gate 3. Unfamiliar with the Ford Registry? You can learn more about it at the stage on Friday at 1:45PM and Saturday at 4:15PM VISIT THE FORD PERFORMANCE TOUR ON THE MIDWAY 2021 CARLISLE FORD NATIONALS / CARLISLEEVENTS.COM 7 SPECIAL GUESTS SPECIAL GUESTS HAILIE DEEGAN AL JONIEC STEVE SAXTY WILLIE STROPPE Hailie Deegan Steve Saxty Ford Performance Driver, Hailie Deegan, is Former Ford product designer and author of making an appearance on Saturday, June 5th. three books on Ford, Steve Saxty, will give talks To date, Hailie Deegan is the ONLY female ever on three eras of “Secret Fords.” He worked on to compete in the Lucas Oil Off Road Series and this unique project with Ford of Europe to uncover in 2016 she was named the circuit’s Driver of the decades-worth of cancelled cars, one-offs and Year. Deegan is currently competing full-time in prototypes. Most of these vehicles have never the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving been seen or are the stuff of legend. Steve will the No. 1 David Gilliland Racing Ford. Deegan unveil – for the first time – these cars in his new started racing at the age of 8 after watching book Secret Fords. This unique project required her dad, Brian Deegan (professional freestyle access from the highest levels of Ford bosses to motocross rider), race & ride pretty much anything allow designers and engineers to tell stories of with an engine! head-spinning machines that were sometimes rumored, but often never seen. Al Joniec Al’s passion for racing cars began at an early Willie Stroppe age. While racing a car sponsored by the dealer- Willie Stroppe’s first job was creating the ship where he worked, his wins were noticed by Bronco “catalog chassis” (on display with the Ford Motor Company. They selected him out of Stroppe Reunion) that appeared in catalogs eight people in the nation to be fully sponsored and auto shows. He was an integral part of the by their racing program in the 1960s. He won Stroppe off road racing effort in the late 60s/ multiple national champi onships and set racing early 70s. After serving his country in the Navy, records while continuing his passion to learn as he raced Jim Loomis’ propane-powered Bronco, much as he could about the industry. Even after nicknamed “the Stove.” Bill Stroppe & Son built Ford withdrew from racing in 1971, Al continued vehicles for the “Great Balloon Chase,” a Ford building engines and drag racing. Al will be joined promotional event that has an entire chapter by author Charlie Morris in a tent on Row IO (see in BOSS, The Bill Stroppe Story. Willie helped “Al Joniec” on map). build the Balloon Chaser Bronco Ambulance (on display with the Stroppe Reunion) and he ran a Charlie Morris NASCAR Winston Cup Team in the late 1990s. Charlie’s two most recent books, Detroit Stroppe & Son also maintained Ford’s West Coast Muscle and The Adventures of Al Joniec, Ford test fleet and Willie helped with many new vehicle Drag Racer, address the many Fords of the 60’s introduction events with the motoring press. and 70’s in some detail. His previous book, How To Rebuild Big Block Ford Engines, is being Todd Zuercher re-issued with an entire chapter on the Boss 429 Author Todd Zuercher joins us from Arizona for which has been included to replace the FE series book signings and a walking tour of the Stroppe chapter. It includes information on never-before- Reunion Display. Todd is the author of CarTech’s seen experimental racing parts, developed by best-selling book Ford Bronco: A History of Ford’s Mickey Thompson, along with current rebuild tips Legendary 4x4. Todd has been a Bronco enthu- and parts sources. His first book, Total Performers, siast for nearly four decades and brings a wealth covers the drag racing accomplishments of the of accumulated knowledge, documentation and Boss engines and the 428 and 429 engines that research that details the history of these remark- powered many Mustangs. able vehicles. Todd is also a features/history editor at Bronco Driver Magazine. 2021 CARLISLE FORD NATIONALS / CARLISLEEVENTS.COM 9 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS Don’t Miss A Thing • Register at the track Take a minute to read what’s here so you can • Participants are required to bring their own in-date make the most out of your visit.