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Originally Posted by AL in NY
How do you get invited to participate in the festival?
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The invitation is more of a submittal of a Participant Application (-generally around June 1st of each year), -and the acceptance is by a committee of volunteers who choose vehicles they feel make their event interesting to the paying spectators. From my observations, it is a balance between uniqueness vs. quantity. Since in their eyes, a 2nd generation Model-A is not really unique unless it has a rare bodystyle, or provenance, or verifiable history in which their audience will get excited about. They want their show to be different. Often times an unrestored vehicle that has a theme will be accepted over a nicely restored vehicle.
I have been in this hobby for over 60 years where I have participated in many, many tours and shows around the country, -and even built & toured custom show cars on a circuit for several years, ...and for me OCF far exceeds the expectations of what you see at Hershey for 1932 & older vehicles. The only shows that I feel might rival OCF might be events such as Amelia and Pebble.
I honestly feel everyone here should make the trek to OCF at least once as a spectator. When you first participate as a spectator of OCF, you don't need to worry about dealing with your own vehicle as most people will tell you that they can be a distraction. Instead spend the day walking the village sidewalks looking at vehicles that interest you and making new friends. There are several 'barners that will be there that you can interact with and even have a ride around the village in their vehicle. Come find me and we will go for a ride. Then after your first weekend you find yourself wanting to come back, then submit an application next June.