Senior Citizens Concours at Thanksgiving Point
Saturday, August 23, 2008

It's hard to believe, but this was the 37th Annual Senior Citizens Concours, held for the second year at the Electric Park Fairgounds at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi.

Old timers will remember the many years this event was held on green sward of the University of Utah campus. Then perpetual construction, change of academic calendar with students arriving in mid August, and retirement of Randy Turpin, VP of Facilities at the U. -- a die hard car nut -- caused relocation to the South Towne Expo center in Sandy.

That locale and 3-day format proved to be expensive and unpopular, so a one-day format at the very congenial Thanksgiving Point site was adopted.

The day was beautiful, with blue skies and a few clouds, though shade was welcomed as the temperatures rose throughout the day.

This being Utah's premier general purpose collector car auction, there were a wide range of years and marques present, with heavy representation by Corvettes, Mustangs, and muscle cars. Nevertheless there was a good turn out of British cars, and plenty of time to relax, swap boasts, and share restoration tricks under the BMCU banner, which proudly stood on the infield of the foreign car area.

Owners of British cars at the event included Gary and Sandy Lindstrom, Jim and Susan Revel, Mike and Susie Cady, Bert and Sandee Cherry, David and Carol Marks, Art Pasker, Wayne and Linda Mortensen, Steve Moore, Henry and Suze Moukoian, Charlene and Bo Faircloth, Lynn Wall, Reed Jensen, Annette McDonough, and Jim Thornton.

--Gary Lindstrom

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