A successful event requires many pieces to come together and for 2024, every piece of the Carlisle Ford Nationals puzzle worked perfectly to showcase the largest car show ever held at the Carlisle, Pa., Fairgrounds. For three amazing days, May 31, June 1, and June 2, over 3,500 cars sat front and center with more than 60,000 guests looking on. In the end, this final total of 3,572 made this years Ford offering the biggest car show ever at Carlisle, topping the 2022 mark, also set by the Carlisle Ford Nationals. Gates opened at 7 a.m. on day one, but with sunny skies and temps in the 70s for nearly a week, cars, vendors, and spectators were milling around the grounds the day before. That early bird crowd set the table perfectly for a multi-day event that was filled with stage walk arounds, unveilings, special guests, track activities, and parades, including the Ford Downtown Parade, Park, and Party Saturday night. Looking back at the event schedule, its easy to see what kept the guests going all day. There was a pair of 60th Anniversary Mustang displays, including a Mustang Legends showcase and another with 60 Mustangs spanning 60 years of production, a 50th display of Mustang IIs, a 40th Birthday celebration of the SVO, Y-Blocks, and the Ford Nationals Select gallery in Building Y. In addition, special guests were eager to mix and mingle with enthusiasts. These guests included members of Ford Performance Racing Parts, RTR Vehicles, Duncan Brothers Customs, Saleen with Steve Saleen, Shelby American with Gary Patterson and Tracey Smith, Ford Motor Company with John Clor, Carl Widmann, and Joe Bellino, author Robert Kennedy, drivers Vaughn Gittin Jr., and Rhys Conklin, track fun with Gateway Mustang, monster truck rides with Virginia Giant and much more. As unveilings go, Duncan Brothers Customs unveiled their new partner, Bill Tumas, while Shelby American pulled the covers off a pair of Dragon Snakes. Rare and unique was also part of Building T as the Detroit Historical Society brought the Bordinat Cobra concept and the 1963 Mustang II concept. The stage walkarounds were non-stop too, with Roush, Saleen, KTL Restorations, JH Restorations, Ford Motor Company, Ford Performance Racing Parts, and RTR Vehicles standing front and center to talk to throngs of enthusiasts. Speaking of stage fun, Friday featured a Carlisle Events 50th Anniversary celebration where staff recognized charter clubs, those who have been coming to the Carlisle Ford Nationals since 1995 and havent missed a single show over the years. While 2024 is a wrap, plans are underway for 2025.The Carlisle Ford Nationals returns June 6 to 8 next year and will feature a Ford GT Anniversary Reunion, Shelby GT350 60th Anniversary, a Motorsport Capri Reunion, the 70th Anniversary of the Thunderbird, the Galaxie Nationals, and theres a planned national meet as part of a returning SVO Reunion. Learn more about the continuation of the Carlisle Events 50th anniversary season by visiting www.CarlisleEvents.com.