2004 Lane Automotive Car Show

Since Lane Automotive has moved to the new facility in 1999, there has not been one car show without rain.  This year, the Friday Night Cruise-In was 65 degrees and Sunny and the weather forecast for the Saturday show was 72 degrees and Sun!  Hopes were high for a great day Saturday, but the rain curse struck once again.  We had dry conditions until 10:00 a.m. and it then continued to drizzle the entire day.  Fortunately, we were able to walk the grounds and take pictures before the rain struck.  The pictures look rather dark, but due to the weather conditions that really is what it looked like.  Despite the weather, there was an unbelievable collection of vehicles on display and it was quite a site to see.

There were approximately 850-900 vehicles at the Saturday show this year.  Many members of the Michiana Cruisers left from the Niles Courthouse at 7:00 a.m. and parked in a specially reserved spot on the far northwest side of the grounds.  Fortunately, we had a spot in the grass that allowed us enough room to setup canopies to keep dry.  We took a guided tour of the Lane facilities, which is quite impressive. They have over 100,000 square feet of warehouse storage to house their huge inventory.  Their retail store only accounts for 10% of their total sales, the rest is from their catalogs and multiple racing divisions.

This show really is worth getting a little wet and I encourage everyone to try attending next year!

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