Fred Gibb Memorial- LaHarpe

[kwhizz]

After attending the Fred Gibb Memorial Car Show for the last couple of years.......I still find it "Amazing" that the Fred Gibb Dealership was the Epicenter for the Start of the COPO HIPO world........To hear and read (Back in the Day- Real Time) about
the first 50 Novas and the ZL-1's while living in Chicago and wondering ..........Where the Hell is LaHarpe anyway??.........This is like a Trip to Mecca......So.....Where is LaHarpe.....Here's a Picture of what you see as you are Driving to LaHarpe.....




"And"......This is what my Garmin Displayed.....



Get the Picture........LOL

Just think a Minute about the foresight and thought process that Fred had in his head at that time......"Way" ahead of the Curve........Not that there is anything wrong with a small mid-western town.....But......Just Imagine if Fred would have had the resources and Customer Traffic Pattern of let's say......Nickey or any "Big" Dealership of the day.......Pretty Scary where he would have ended up with his Drive, Vision and Determination.......
Just some thought's.........Just think of the "High's" and "Low's" that Helen, Nancy, and Connie have been thru .......Yep!!..........Fred was a Great Man......
The purpose of bring up the fact that LaHarpe is in the middle of nowhere.........Is that the area that is set aside for the car show gets completely filled up on "The" Day.........Lot's of People come a long way to show respect for Fred and Understand the "History" that was generated........in the Town of "LaHarpe".........



So......Here are some Pic's

Jim Park's.....Brought back some History





Helen's Car







Original L-89 Sold thru the Gibb Dealership





Ray's Car.......







Cumby, and Annie and ................

Ken