GSL XXVIII | A Forty Four Year Tradition of Excellence!

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GSL Finale Coverage, Lynx Project, History

The GSL Finale was a phenomenal success. There were over 750 models entered in the competition, the Contest Hall overrun with great modelers and attendees for days, there were six seminars, tours of the Museum, a Trade Show and the famous Museum Benefit Auction. Three Judges (Mark S. Gustavson, Jim Fernandez and Bob Wick) worked for 13 hours each to judge the great entries! And an overflowing audience for the Sunday morning Awards Breakfast, and the phenomenal Lynx Project – 38 years in the making – debuted to a wild crowd of enthusiasts.

Not surprisingly, there was a lot of online and press coverage of the GSL Finale after the event concluded. The scope and detail of this extensive coverage of the conclusion of the most enduring, famous and culturally significant scale vehicle championship has been amazing. Every visitor to the links below can gain a solid understanding and appreciation of the GSL Championship.

The Trustees of the GSL Championship will be converting the GSL website into a historic overview of the most historically significant and influential competitive event in the history of the model car hobby. To that end, please enjoy the following summary of the Finale.

Please enjoy the following coverage:

First: Have fun with the final group picture that will ever be taken of the GSL Championship participants – this picture is courtesy of Gregg Hutchings/ Model Cars Magazine.

Second: Enjoy the Awards Breakfast and see the winning models by viewing/downloading this PDF:
GSL XXVIII Awards Presentation (6.4 mb)

Third: Model Cars Magazine presented what rivals the best coverage ever presented on a GSL Championship, with the article written by the GSL founder, Mark S. Gustavson. Gregg Hutchings has prepared a special scan of the great issue of MCM and it can be enjoyed by going here. We strongly encourage you to subscribe to MCM – the only surviving publication in our hobby: Gregg, Tim, Wes and Paul do a great job with a helluva magazine (go here for the purchase link).

Fourth: GSL Finale coverage can be seen in many online venues. You can see many dozens of recorded video presentations on brass panel fabrication, judging, Museum tours, machining, Predicta Project updates (featuring Darryl Starbird), metal polishing and nickel/cobalt plating, 3-D printing and dozens of other historic and craftsmanship skills videos. Again, GSL expresses it sincere appreciation to everyone who recorded videos of past GSL events, including most recently David and Tonya Hadley and Steve Roullier who created the presentation of the array of videos. Importantly Doug and Giovanna Whyte, and their son, James, were at the Championship where they charmed everyone and recorded many videos focused on some of the great models, personalities, events, all of which have been published online under the title of “Model Car Muse.”

Enjoy the following videos of the Championship from a variety of sources:
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Our thanks to Steve Roullier and Scott Hess for the extensive photo coverage of the Finale, broken down into sections for Graphics, Entries, People, Awards Banquet, and the Lynx Project.

Fifth: there are some great feature videos on specific models. As additional videos are discovered, we’ll upload them here. Check out these feature films:

Feature on Bob Jernigan’s incredible 1964 Grand Prix:
Here and here (Model Car Muse).

Feature on Randy Derr’s Best of Show Corvette: (Model Car Muse)

Feature on Andy Martin’s twin engine dragster (Andy was one of the very earliest competitors at/supporters of the GSL Championship):
Here (Model Car Muse)

Feature on first-rate work of Kristen Aslanian (the second woman competitor, following Cassie Van Drais 23 years ago)
Here (Model Car Muse)

Feature on Dave Hadley’s “floating” 1949 Ford:
Here (Model Car Muse)

Sixth: You can also find a great number of publications and videos by going to the GSL Library Page by going here: : Here

Seventh: The 38-year Lynx Project is wonderfully covered in videos and in a document. Go here to see the project pamphlet, and see these photo essays: you’ll also want to check out Steve Roullier’s except photo record of The Lynx Project by going here:

And go here for Tim Boyd’s great photo array: (photos courtesy of Tim Boyd, model car journalist).

… and here (TimKustom Model Cars)

… and here (Toy Man Television)

In the future, Model Cars Magazine will present a major feature on the Lynx Project. Presently, the Project is wrapping up Phase Two which includes the construction of a permanent home for the Project: Project leaders Jim Fernandez and Bob Wick are actively involved as they have been for many years. Project Organizer Mark S. Gustavson has made contact with two major automotive magazines to cover the Project when it’s finished. A major (faux) “history” book on the Project is also underway.

Eighth: The reputation of the GSL Finale continues to be recognized in the digital universe. We are pleased to present the following links to comprehensive and highly-complimentary videos of the Final GSL Championship. Please check out the explosion of interesting and detailed coverage that we have discovered on YouTube!