The Show - London Cobra Show

GUEST SPEAKERS

Mr. Marc Ginsky

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Mr. Ginsky will not be able to attend and speak at the show this year due to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's stringent COVID-19 guidelines, that calls for an abundance of caution to ensure the health and safety of the cystic fibrosis community

Jo Coddington

Industry Spokesperson / TV Personality

Jo has always been a car girl; it’s in her DNA. She grew up seeing her dad’s passion for racing, hot rods and off-roading, while helping him at his gas station and mechanical shops. At the age of 6, Jo began racing go-karts, later advancing to racing sand rails with her dad and two other friends under Arizona Competition Incorporated.

Jo’s love for hot rods continued, which led to her meeting her late husband, Boyd Coddington. Jo was driving her Corvette on the 91 Freeway in California when the right front tire blew out, which was on none other than a Boyd Coddington billet wheel. Later at a car show, mutual friends introduced them, and then informed Boyd that Jo would be excellent for product testing since she “drove hard.” What started out as a friendship between a “car girl” and a “car guy” eventually turned into a wonderful marriage.

Jo, as General Manager for her late husband’s hot rod business, had the opportunity to share her passion of cars with her best friend every day at work, as well as on the television show American Hot Rod. She also has appeared on the television shows American Icon, and Detroit Muscle; as well as on Wisconsin’s Hot Rod Radio. In addition, Jo was the host for The Sunday Drive, a web-based video podcast. Jo has, on and off for the past 20 years , traveled to Australia for Pete’s Hot Rod Shop Annual Moonshine Run where, on behalf of International AERO, she awards the Jo’s Choice Award. The love and respect she has for custom car builds has “opened the door” yet again in 2019, as Jo is a celebrity judge on the TV show Wrench Wars.

Jo’s passion for the automotive industry, its lifestyle, and culture, continues to grow with every person she meets and each event she attends , as “Once a “car girl” always a “car girl."

Mr. Stacey David

Custom Car Builder / TV Personality

Stacey David is the person that every car guy wants in the garage, helping out on their project. With decades of experience working in restoration and hot rod shops, and over 20 years on national television on two hit TV shows, Stacey has been showing people how to build cool cars and trucks for a long time. His mechanical abilities and fabrication skills have made him one of the most trusted and respected custom car builders in the world today.

Stacey’s incredible work and positive influence have earned him, over the years, many awards and accolades from the automotive industry and he continues to work hand in hand with the OEM’s and aftermarket to keep new vehicles and parts in front of the gearhead public.

Stacey is well known for building wild, trend-setting custom vehicles like Copperhead, The V8 Interceptor, and Sargent Rock.

Stacey has inspired legions of gearheads

SHOW SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021

1:00 pm until 5:00 pm - LCS Registration

Please see the sign in the Marriott’s lobby for directions to the LCS registration room.
If you need to register on-site, please do so here.
If you have preregistered, you may pick up your registration packet here.

1:00 pm until 7:00 pm - Self Guided Cruises

Maps for various cruises that one may take on their own or with other Cobras will be available in the registration room.

5:00 pm until 8:00 pm - Der Dutchman Cruise-In

Join your Cobra friends for fun, door prizes, viewing of local hot rods and cars while listening to oldies music at the Der Dutchman Restaurant and Bakery Cruise-In. There will be food, such as hot sandwiches and homemade ice cream, available for purchase, or you may go inside the restaurant and order from the menu.

The cruise-in will be in the field, south of the Der Dutchman Restaurant, located at the southeast corner of West Avenue and State Route 42 in Plain City, OH. Please allow approximately 20 minutes for travel time.

8:00 pm until Bedtime

Enjoy spending time after the cruise-in with your Cobra friends in the Marriott’s parking lot.

FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 2021

7:00 am until 9:00 am - LCS Registration

Please see the sign in the Marriott’s lobby for directions to the LCS registration room.
If you need to register on-site, please do so here.
If you have preregistered, you may pick up your registration packet here.

8:00 am - Begin Guided Cruises

Select from the following cruises that will have staggered starts every 15 minutes:

Dan Semko Memorial Hocking Hills Cruise
Wade Chamberlain Memorial Autocross – There is an extra cost for this event.
Frank Forestiere Memorial Amish Country Cruise
Flyin’ Freddie Memorial National Museum of The United States Air Force Cruise

Please see the EVENTS tab for a description of each these cruises.

3:00 pm until 7:00 pm - LCS Registration

Please see the sign in the Marriott’s lobby for directions to the LCS registration room.
If you need to register on-site, please do so here.
If you have preregistered, you may pick up your registration packet here.

End of Cruises into the Evening

Leisure Time - Relax while visiting with your extended Cobra family.

4:00 pm until 8:00 pm – Food Trucks and Parking Lot Party

The SmokeOut BBQ food truck, a 2019 LCS favorite, will again be offering pulled pork, pulled chicken and beef brisket sandwiches along with assorted sides.

Schmidt's Sausage Truck will also offer a variety of German sausages and their traditional sides, including jumbo vanilla cream puffs. Schmidt’s was awarded “Best Columbus Food Truck” by the Columbus Dispatch Newspaper.

In addition, the Driving Guitars Band will be performing their unique instrumental guitar, bass and drums music. The band will feature a wide variety of rock & roll and surfer tunes.

8:00 pm until Bedtime

After dinner, enjoy spending time in the parking lot with your Cobra friends.

SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 2021

8:00 am until 8:45 am - LCS Late Registration

You may register onsite at the Speedway Truck Stop, located approximately 15 miles west of the hotels, just southwest of the intersection of I-70 West (Exit 79) and U.S. Route 42 northeast of London, OH.

8:00 am until 9:00 am – Parade Line Up

Line up your Cobra at the Speedway Truck Stop, for The Ed Combs Commemorative Parade of Cobras into London.

NOTE: Must be registered for the London Cobra Show in order to participate in the Cobra parade and to display your car on the closed off London streets. Your 2021 LCS window sticker must be on your windshield.

9:00 am

The Cobras leave the Speedway Truck Stop, escorted by the Madison County Sheriff’s Department, along the approximately 10 mile long parade route into London.

9:30 am Approximately

See the Parade of Cobras as the Cobras arrive in London on North Main Street.

9:30 am until 3:00 pm

Visit with the vendors that are located along the LCS “Gasoline Alley” on London’s Main Street in front of the Madison County Courthouse.

9:40 am

Opening ceremonies, check presentation to the City of London and Madison County officials at the intersection of London’s North Main Street and Fifth Street.

9:50 am

Attend the drivers meeting for those drivers that are planning on giving charity rides.

10:00 am until 3:00 pm - Donald L. Muirheid, Jr. Charity Rides

Take a ride in a Cobra for a $10.00 donation to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

3:00 pm

Cobras leave London and return to the host hotel.

5:00 pm until 5:30 pm

Late dinner ticket and registration pick up in the atrium.

5:00 pm

Take advantage of the cash bar, in the atrium, while relaxing with your friends and your favorite beverage.

5:15 pm - Diane Combs Commemorative Chocolate Chip Cookie Contest

Does everyone rave about how great your chocolate chip cookies taste. If so, this is your chance to see if your cookies can win the 2021 London Cobra Show’s chocolate chip cookie contest. To enter, bring 13 chocolate chip cookies that you yourself have baked. You may enter as many different chocolate chip cookie recipes as you wish.

Will yours be the best chocolate chip cookies of the 2021 LCS?

5:30 pm

Doors to the ballroom open.

6:00 pm until 9:30 pm - Grand Gala Dinner

Grand Gala in the Marriott’s ballroom, socializing with friends, three-course dinner consisting of a salad, entrée and dessert, evening activities, drawing of the winning raffle ticket and phone call to the winner.

NOTE: In addition to the water, coffee, hot and ice tea served with dinner, a cash bar will be available for those that prefer something stronger.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

As we do not know what affect COVID-19 will have during the dates of the show, the Marriott Hotel has advised that our Grand Gala dinner may need to be limited to a range of between 108 and 270 individuals. The exact number will be determined by the requirements of the Ohio Department of Health in place in June.

Please register for the show early to secure your dinner reservation.

After Dinner Auction

Digital Fusion Studios and the official photographer for Carroll Shelby’s Shelby American company, Dave Friedman, has generously donated two hand-signed framed copies of his photographs, so they may be auctioned at our Saturday evening dinner. Both prints are printed on Silver Metallic Paper. Prints are 24″ x 20″ and the frame size is 25 ¾” x 22 ¾” is size.

The donated photographs were taken by Friedman during the heyday of Shelby’s Cobras. You may view and/or purchase many of Mr. Friedman’s other Shelby era photographs by clicking on the button below.

View Mr. Friedman’s photos