Well, there were a bunch of cars this year, but I think it could have/should have been bigger.  I think changing the place where we hold it may be beneficial.
  Before anyone gets their panties in a bunch, let's look at all aspects and make an educated decision in the end.  I was going to list good and bad about carlisle as our place.  Feel free to add your 2 cents.
  Good.  Carlisle is huge, clean, and a swap meet second to none
  Bad.  There was no meet and greet, too much going on.  You could spend more than a day in the swap meet alone.
  Bad.  Everyone likes to see them in action.  There is no track or cruise.  Some place like the nats, we could organize a six pack shootout, F.A.S.T class or pure stock race, and you could pound your car at the cruise in heath at night.
  We need to see where the cars that attended came from.  An event 300 miles west may draw more cars.  Knock six hundred miles and $50.00 worth of tolls off a trip and it becomes easier for some to swallow.  Maybe more cars came from the east...I don't know.  
  Good.  On site camping
  Bad.  You go to carlisle to find those hard to find pieces.  You would have them, and on your car, by the nats.
  Nats bad.  People complain about the dust, but it isn't bad on the show side.
  Golf carts aren't an issue on the show side either.
For the greates number of cars, it would have to be either the nats or carlisle.  I go to both and have a blast at both.  Carlisle is the NICER show, but with so much going on and so far east, I think the nats would be a bigger draw.  We may lose a few, but to get a dozen different ones would be a winning situation.  
  And I must say "thanks" to Ed and the carlisle staff for making it what it is.

Carlisle apparently did a good job of catering to us as a group.  Any change in venue should also be willing to "showcase" these cars as a group.

Carlisle has so many good things going for it. The facilities at the Mopar Nationals just don't compare.  
 
I'd love to see the 45th anniversary of the A12 cars be in Detroit where they were built. It could be part of the Walter P. Chrysler Museum car show on Saturday, activites planned for Friday evening, Saturday evening, and early Sunday for those who want to spend a little more time there. It could even be part of the Woodward Dream cruise which is the weekend after the Mopar Nationals.  
 
Another good one is the Monster Mopar Weekend in St. Louis.

Quote from RoadrunnerJD on 07/24/09 at 21:12:13:

 
 
More reasons to do a 2011 gathering at the Nat's and save the 45th Anv/reunion for Carlisle 2014 IMO. we're not getting any younger.

Norwalk would be good too.  
 
I agree The clasics is a good show if it dont rain and and they would set up a tent for us.
 
They have camping on site  
Its price right
Has racing  
Has small swap  
Easy to get too
Have great ice cream
 
 

I don't think it would be a big problem getting a nice size tent.  They do it for the survivors, judged cars, etc...I don't know about trailering your car in and out, since I just drive my car back and forth from the motel.  Weather could be a problem anywhere, anytime.  I thought the building "hurt" the display at carlisle.  I liked the 05 setup better personally.  I probably would have parked next to steve cool if he were outside, but we never got to hang out since he was in the building.  It's hard to really check out the roped off cars in the building so I usually just do a quick walk by and spend time pouring over the cars outside that are more accessable.

Quote from gtsuperbee on 07/25/09 at 00:26:37:

 
Gary, it was the economy that was the direct or indirect reason there were not more cars at Carlisle.
 
Gary Fast could not leave work - it wouldn't have mattered where the show was.
 
MikeR couldn't make it and location was not the reason.
 
Coop could only do a partial day and work was the reason not the location.
 
I don't doubt there are west coast cars that will never make it to Carlisle.  Was Mark from Colorado the long distance champ this time around?  If you move the show further west I bet you will lose some of the East coast guys and it will still balance out with the same number of cars.
 
Bottomline - I still think the best choice is the venue that will cater to the group the best.  Sounds like Carlisle is two for two in that regard.
 
Joyce and I plan on being retired by the next reunion in five years and we WILL bring the car to that show wherever it is.  Carlisle works best for me simply because of the nearby in-laws.

Quote from kidsixpack on 07/24/09 at 22:39:49:

 
I like this idea. I was at Carlisle but spent 75% of my time in the swap, and the rest was divided by all the other Mopars and the A12s.I would have liked to have spent way more time in the  A12 car area.
 
 A smaller show, of maybe 200-300  cars, and about 50 A12s would be awesome. I would think somewhere along the I 75 Corridor in Ohio would be best. I never camp but I would for this event.
 
Scott