HOLLAND HAD A RARE TREAT LAST WEEK WHEN WE HOSTED THE GLIDDEN TOUR, ONE OF THE LARGEST TOURS OF ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILES.  MANY OF YOU VIEWED THE CARS UP CLOSE IN THE HOTEL PARKING LOT, OR SAW THEM HUMMING ALONG ON THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS.  MANY OF THE CARS WERE RESTORED BASKET CASES, BUT MANY WERE IN ORIGINAL SHOWROOM CONDITION WORTH UP TO A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS  

THESE OLDIES HAD DISTINCT FEATURES THAT IDENTIFIED THEM, UNLIKE THE "COOKIE CUTTER" DESIGNS OF TODAY.  THERE WAS NO MISTAKING THE PACKARD WITH THE IDENTIFIABLE GRILL FOR ANY OTHER MAKE.  

THE GLIDDEN VISITORS ALSO BROUGHT AN ECONOMIC BOOST TO OUR TOWN.  LETS HOPE THEY CARRIED AWAY SOME PLEASANT MEMORIES OF HOLLAND.