Third Gen Nationals at the Carlisle GM Nationals

06/09/2026

Car Show Gear will be running a LIMITED EDITION 2026 Event T Shirt for us. These will be PRE-ORDER only. If you want one, send a message with your size and color choice: Black or Charcoal.

05/07/2026

2026 Most Loved Winners List
A HUGE THANKS to everyone who entered and voted!
Winning vehicles will be on display under the 3rd Gen Nationals tent, next to Building R and Directly across from the 3rd Gen Section of the Show Field.

1982 NO ENTRIES
1983 Bryan & Christine Stirn Z28
1984 Ken Hoshauer Z28
1985 Spencer Cee IROC
1986 Travis Kern IROC
1987 Donny Cochran IROC
1988 Octavio Tapia IROC
1989 John Monteleone IROC
1990 Pete Marshall RS Convertible
1991 Jason Becker 1LE Z28
1992 Doug Fregly Z28

TOP CAMARO
Travis Kern 1986 IROC

TOP FIREBIRD
Frank & Michelle Angerman 1992 Firebird

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05/05/2026

CONTGRATULATIONS to this year's Most Loved contest winners! Names have been posted in each Model Year.

05/04/2026

Today is the last day to get your votes in for the Most Loved contest.

04/30/2026

MOST LOVED CONTEST WRAPS UP MONDAY so if you haven't entered your car yet, you still have time. Make sure to post your car in it's specific Model Year for votes to count. Winning cars that are planning to claim their spot in the Special Display Tent MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED before the Gate-N-Go deadline in order to receive the Personalized Show Display Plaque for your vehicle.

Carlisle GM Nationals

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04/30/2026

Don’t miss the massive automotive flea market and car corral at the Carlisle GM Nationals!
👀 Search for hard-to-find parts, collectibles, automobilia, and all your garage essentials.
🏎️ Stroll through the car corral and discover your next classic or project ride.
🧰 Check out one of the largest vendor areas you’ll find anywhere.
🌮 Take a break and grab a bite at the Food Court with plenty of tasty options.

Whether you're chasing vintage gems or everyday shop upgrades, there’s something here for every kind of car enthusiast. And the best part? The real treasures are the ones you stumble upon when you see it all in person!

Get your discounted tickets HERE: https://bit.ly/4eLlo9d

03/29/2026

MOST LOVED CONTEST: ALL MODEL YEARS ARE NOW POSTED
Shirts, hoodies, display plaques, AND A COVETED SPOT IN THE SPECIAL DISPLAY TENT!
Only 81 days until the Carlisle GM Nationals, and ALL Model Years in the MOST LOVED Contest for the 3rd Gen Camaro and Firebirds are now posted!
To make sure everyone knows how many days we have left, we started the countdown 11 days ago which was 92 days from the start of the event.
For those who are new to the contest, here's how it works:
For the past 11 days we featured a different Model Year from 1992 - 1982. Obviously we started with the 1992 Model Year, counting down each Model Year until we reached the 1982 Model Year yesterday.
IF you haven’t done so already, you can still post a photo of your car on the CORRECT DAY’S POST FOR YOUR CAR’S MODEL YEAR and the car of EACH MODEL YEAR that receives the most LOVES by May 4 gets a CUSTOM 2026 3rd Gen Nationals MOST LOVED T-Shirt! Winners can pick black or charcoal, and ONLY 11 of these shirts will be made especially for this contest. In addition to winning a shirt, the ONE Camaro and the ONE Firebird that gets the MOST LOVES OVERALL out of ALL Model Years wins a CUSTOM hoodie. ONLY 2 hoodies will be made for this contest! The Camaro gets a red hoodie and the Firebird gets a blue hoodie, technically making each hoodie a 1 of 1!
We posted the current countdown Model Years daily for the past 11 days, so just make sure to post your photo on the CORRECT MODEL YEAR for your car, because cars posted on the wrong Model Year DO NOT count.
Just scroll down though the previous posts, and find the correct posting for your Model Year. You can CONTINUE TO POST PHOTOS and LOVE all cars on each of the individual Model Year posts until MAY 4 which is the LAST DAY for the Gate-n-Go PRE-REGISTRATION, and that's when we're going to count the LOVES. When voting for a car, make sure you click the LOVE reaction because LIKES DO NOT COUNT, and LOVES received AFTER May 4 will NOT be counted.
We understand that some car owners can only attend as a spectator, but because we want to see the cars in person, the car of each Model Year that receives the MOST LOVES and is also PRE-REGISTERED FOR THE SHOW FIELD by MAY 4 will receive a CUSTOM MOST LOVED SHOW DISPLAY PLAQUE AND A SPOT IN THE SPECIAL 3rd GEN DISPLAY TENT!
The car MUST be pre-registered by May 4 because these awards are custom made for this event. Use this link below to register for the show.
https://carlisleevents.com/events/events-detail/index?id=gm%20nationals&item=GMGateNGo
Each shirt / hoodie winner MUST pick up in person at the event, but the car is not required to be there. If the car is not shown in the display, you WILL NOT receive the display plaque.
If the most LOVED car for each year does not register by MAY 4, it will NOT receive the display plaque (even if the car attends) but that's only because the awards are made weeks in advance of the event and they will not be able to be made after May 4.
Congratulations to last year's MOST LOVED OVERALL winners for the 2025 Contest!
TOP CAMARO OVERALL: Michael Payne’s 1986 IROC-Z Convertible
TOP FIREBIRD OVERALL: Mike Weiss’ Modified 1989 Firebird

03/28/2026

MOST LOVED CONTEST DAY 11: 1982
Winner: No Entries
Shirts, hoodies, display plaques, AND A COVETED SPOT IN THE SPECIAL DISPLAY TENT!
Only 82 days until the Carlisle GM Nationals, and we're continuing the MOST LOVED CONTEST for the 3rd Gen Camaro and Firebirds for the THIRD YEAR!
To make sure everyone knows how many days we have left, we started the countdown 10 days ago which was 92 days from the start of the event.
For those who are new to the contest, here's how it works:
Today is the last day we feature a different Model Year from 1992 - 1982. Obviously we started with the 1992 Model Year, and TODAY we wrap it up with the 1982 Model Year.
Post a photo of your car on the CORRECT DAY’S POST FOR YOUR CAR’S MODEL YEAR and the car of EACH MODEL YEAR that receives the most LOVES by May 4 gets a CUSTOM 2026 3rd Gen Nationals MOST LOVED T-Shirt! Winners can pick black or charcoal, and ONLY 11 of these shirts will be made especially for this contest. In addition to winning a shirt, the ONE Camaro and the ONE Firebird that gets the MOST LOVES OVERALL out of ALL Model Years wins a CUSTOM hoodie. ONLY 2 hoodies will be made for this contest! The Camaro gets a red hoodie and the Firebird gets a blue hoodie, technically making each hoodie a 1 of 1!
We will post the current countdown Model Year daily so just make sure to post your photo on the CORRECT MODEL YEAR for your car, because cars posted on the wrong Model Year DO NOT count.
Today is the last day we post the individual Model Years, but don’t worry if you missed posting your car on the same day your car’s Model Year was posted, just scroll down though the previous posts, and find the correct posting for your Model Year. You can CONTINUE TO POST PHOTOS and LOVE all cars on each of the individual Model Year posts until MAY 4 which is the LAST DAY for the Gate-n-Go PRE-REGISTRATION, and that's when we're going to count the LOVES. When voting for a car, make sure you click the LOVE reaction because LIKES DO NOT COUNT, and LOVES received AFTER May 4 will NOT be counted.
We understand that some car owners can only attend as a spectator, but because we want to see the cars in person, the car of each Model Year that receives the MOST LOVES and is also PRE-REGISTERED FOR THE SHOW FIELD by MAY 4 will receive a CUSTOM MOST LOVED SHOW DISPLAY PLAQUE AND A SPOT IN THE SPECIAL 3rd GEN DISPLAY TENT!
The car MUST be pre-registered by May 4 because these awards are custom made for this event. Use this link below to register for the show.
https://carlisleevents.com/events/events-detail/index?id=gm%20nationals&item=GMGateNGo
Each shirt / hoodie winner MUST pick up in person at the event, but the car is not required to be there. If the car is not shown in the display, you WILL NOT receive the display plaque.
If the most LOVED car for each year does not register by MAY 4, it will NOT receive the display plaque (even if the car attends) but that's only because the awards are made weeks in advance of the event and they will not be able to be made after May 4.
Congratulations to last year's MOST LOVED winner for 1982: Rob Smith’s 1982 Z28 Pace Car

03/27/2026

MOST LOVED CONTEST DAY 10: 1983
Winner: Bryan & Christine Stirn

Shirts, hoodies, display plaques, AND A COVETED SPOT IN THE SPECIAL DISPLAY TENT!
Only 83 days until the Carlisle GM Nationals, and we're continuing the MOST LOVED CONTEST for the 3rd Gen Camaro and Firebirds for the THIRD YEAR!
To make sure everyone knows how many days we have left, we started the countdown 9 days ago which was 92 days from the start of the event.
For those who are new to the contest, here's how it works:
For the next 2 days we are going to feature a different Model Year from 1992 - 1982. Obviously we started with the 1992 Model Year, yesterday was the 1984 Model Year, TODAY is 1983, and we finish tomorrow with the 1982 Model Year.
Post a photo of your car on the CORRECT DAY’S POST FOR YOUR CAR’S MODEL YEAR and the car of EACH MODEL YEAR that receives the most LOVES by May 4 gets a CUSTOM 2026 3rd Gen Nationals MOST LOVED T-Shirt! Winners can pick black or charcoal, and ONLY 11 of these shirts will be made especially for this contest. In addition to winning a shirt, the ONE Camaro and the ONE Firebird that gets the MOST LOVES OVERALL out of ALL Model Years wins a CUSTOM hoodie. ONLY 2 hoodies will be made for this contest! The Camaro gets a red hoodie and the Firebird gets a blue hoodie, technically making each hoodie a 1 of 1!
We will post the current countdown Model Year daily so just make sure to post your photo on the CORRECT MODEL YEAR for your car, because cars posted on the wrong Model Year DO NOT count.
Don’t worry if you miss posting your car on the same day your car’s Model Year is posted, just scroll down though the previous posts, and find the correct posting for your Model Year. You can CONTINUE TO POST PHOTOS and LOVE all cars on each of the individual Model Year posts until MAY 4 which is the LAST DAY for the Gate-n-Go PRE-REGISTRATION, and that's when we're going to count the LOVES. When voting for a car, make sure you click the LOVE reaction because LIKES DO NOT COUNT, and LOVES received AFTER May 4 will NOT be counted.
We understand that some car owners can only attend as a spectator, but because we want to see the cars in person, the car of each Model Year that receives the MOST LOVES and is also PRE-REGISTERED FOR THE SHOW FIELD by MAY 4 will receive a CUSTOM MOST LOVED SHOW DISPLAY PLAQUE AND A SPOT IN THE SPECIAL 3rd GEN DISPLAY TENT!
The car MUST be pre-registered by May 4 because these awards are custom made for this event. Use this link below to register for the show.
https://carlisleevents.com/events/events-detail/index?id=gm%20nationals&item=GMGateNGo
Each shirt / hoodie winner MUST pick up in person at the event, but the car is not required to be there. If the car is not shown in the display, you WILL NOT receive the display plaque.
If the most LOVED car for each year does not register by MAY 4, it will NOT receive the display plaque (even if the car attends) but that's only because the awards are made weeks in advance of the event and they will not be able to be made after May 4.
Congratulations to last year's MOST LOVED winner for 1983: Jim Schoeffler’s 1983 Z28
Jim’s car was also the 1983 Model Year winner in 2024 AND 2025!

03/26/2026

MOST LOVED CONTEST DAY 9: 1984
Winner: Ken Hoshauer
Shirts, hoodies, display plaques, AND A COVETED SPOT IN THE SPECIAL DISPLAY TENT!
Only 84 days until the Carlisle GM Nationals, and we're continuing the MOST LOVED CONTEST for the 3rd Gen Camaro and Firebirds for the THIRD YEAR!
To make sure everyone knows how many days we have left, we started the countdown 3 days ago which was 92 days from the start of the event.
For those who are new to the contest, here's how it works:
For the next 3 days we are going to feature a different Model Year from 1992 - 1982. Obviously we started with the 1992 Model Year, yesterday was the 1985 Model Year, TODAY is 1984, tomorrow 1983, and the day after we end with the 1982 Model Year.
Post a photo of your car on the CORRECT DAY’S POST FOR YOUR CAR’S MODEL YEAR and the car of EACH MODEL YEAR that receives the most LOVES by May 4 gets a CUSTOM 2026 3rd Gen Nationals MOST LOVED T-Shirt! Winners can pick black or charcoal, and ONLY 11 of these shirts will be made especially for this contest. In addition to winning a shirt, the ONE Camaro and the ONE Firebird that gets the MOST LOVES OVERALL out of ALL Model Years wins a CUSTOM hoodie. ONLY 2 hoodies will be made for this contest! The Camaro gets a red hoodie and the Firebird gets a blue hoodie, technically making each hoodie a 1 of 1!
We will post the current countdown Model Year daily so just make sure to post your photo on the CORRECT MODEL YEAR for your car, because cars posted on the wrong Model Year DO NOT count.
Don’t worry if you miss posting your car on the same day your car’s Model Year is posted, just scroll down though the previous posts, and find the correct posting for your Model Year. You can CONTINUE TO POST PHOTOS and LOVE all cars on each of the individual Model Year posts until MAY 4 which is the LAST DAY for the Gate-n-Go PRE-REGISTRATION, and that's when we're going to count the LOVES. When voting for a car, make sure you click the LOVE reaction because LIKES DO NOT COUNT, and LOVES received AFTER May 4 will NOT be counted.
We understand that some car owners can only attend as a spectator, but because we want to see the cars in person, the car of each Model Year that receives the MOST LOVES and is also PRE-REGISTERED FOR THE SHOW FIELD by MAY 4 will receive a CUSTOM MOST LOVED SHOW DISPLAY PLAQUE AND A SPOT IN THE SPECIAL 3rd GEN DISPLAY TENT!
The car MUST be pre-registered by May 4 because these awards are custom made for this event. Use this link below to register for the show.
https://carlisleevents.com/events/events-detail/index?id=gm%20nationals&item=GMGateNGo
Each shirt / hoodie winner MUST pick up in person at the event, but the car is not required to be there. If the car is not shown in the display, you WILL NOT receive the display plaque.
If the most LOVED car for each year does not register by MAY 4, it will NOT receive the display plaque (even if the car attends) but that's only because the awards are made weeks in advance of the event and they will not be able to be made after May 4.
Congratulations to last year's MOST LOVED winner for 1984: Jon McPherson’s 1984 Trans Am