The annual EyesOn Design show at Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan is one of our favorite classic car events. Here’s our report on this year’s exhibition, including a big photo gallery.
The theme of this year’s EyesOn Design Automotive Design Exhibition was Design Revolutions, with 22 vehicle categories to represent the groundbreakers in automotive engineering and design. Here at Mac’s Motor City Garage, that’s our jam, as they say. We’re locked in on the pioneering efforts of the auto industry in the Motor City and elswhere, so naturally, we were thrilled to be there. Here are just a few of the remarkable cars we laid eyes on this year:
+ From the Stellantis historic vehicle collection, a 1941 Chrysler Thunderbol, featuring a true full-envelope body and a fully retracting all-metal hardtop (see our lead photo above)
+ To represent the pioneering Cord L-29 front-drive, the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Museum brought its spectacular orange 1930 Cabriolet formerly owned by Frank Lloyd Wright.
+ The Ford Model T put the nation on wheels, and much of the world as well. Its immediate predecessor was the 1908 Model S—a proof of concept for the Model T, if you will.
+ The 1973 Kawasaki Z1 wasn’t the first four-cylinder superbike, but it raised the game to another level, kicking off a battle in street performance among the motorcycle manufacturers that continues to this day.
The weather this year was perfect and the vehicles were laid out beautifully on the lawn at Ford House. In our totally unscientific estimates, the car count may have been down a little, but the quality and selection were top notch and we’ve never seen a bigger crowd. Please check out the vehicles in the gallery below.
The unique twist of this show over and above the “show” cars, are the cars in the parking lot across from the Ford Estate. Immediately next to the entrance was a 1960 Imperial Crown 4dr Southampton with what appeared to be an early King Midget at the far western end about five rows back. I’m sure there were more.
Thank you, again, for your faithfulness in sharing the photos of the annual event with us, and thus enabling those who are unable to attend the display in person, to enjoy the vehicles vicariously. Much appreciated!
I agree with this statement. I’m about two hours from the Detroit area and I enjoy going to Motor Muster every year, so I usually miss this one. Thanks for the pictures!