Chicagoland Corvair Enthusiasts
Orphan Auto Picnic



Slide show photos by Dennis Arendt

Next year's Orphan Auto Picnic will be held on August 29, 2010.
Save the date!

Thanks to all of the volunteers and participants who made the 2009 Orphan Auto Picnic one of the best ever! This was our first time holding the OAP at the Kendall County Fairgrounds, and it came off without a hitch. Everyone was delighted with the new venue, which offered virtually unlimited space for orphan cars and spectators. Still, some of us couldn't help feeling nostalgic for the Port-A-Potties that have become a "fixture" in past years.

This year's featured makes, Packards and Studebakers, were kept safe from the elements under the fairground's gigantic enclosure. Not that there was any threat of rain -- we enjoyed a perfect late summer day, sunny and cool.

Thanks again, and see you next year!
"What did I miss?"

Photo Albums from the 2009 Orphan Auto Picnic


Photo Albums from the 2008 Orphan Auto Picnic

Dennis' photo album #1
We believe that this shows every orphan car in attendance!
Dennis' photo album #2
Impressions of some of the cars
Dennis' photo album #3
Miscellaneous and requested photos

Photo Albums from Past Years

Rick and Mark's photo album from 2007
Orphan Auto Show cancelled due to heavy rains and flooding.
Dennis' photo albums from 2006:
Jim's photo album from 2005
The daring young man on the flying trapeze....
Dennis' photo album from 2005
For the landlubbers among us.
Don's photo album from 2003
Dennis' photo album from 2002
Includes Sun-Times article on the OAP
Eric's photo album from 2000
Rich's photo album from 2000
Mark's photo album from sometime in the 1990's
We've been at this for so long, we don't even know what year it is anymore.

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The Height of Orphan Auto Fashion


Tee Shirt design by Hal Trick


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