The show includes a parade and presentations by automotive historians about defunct car brands.
In this respect, automotive historians consider him to be decades ahead of his time.
More valuable according to automotive historian and author, James C. Mays, is the "wow factor".
Most automotive historians, though, agree that the Airflow was shunned in large part because buyers did not like its looks.
But when automotive historians eventually look back on 1997, they may well call it the year of the sport utility vehicle.
Cars had a bad image at the time, said Michael L. Bromley, an automotive historian who is writing a book on presidents and their cars.
It is known to automotive historians, however, via photographs and specifications.
Some automotive historians use this difference to determine that Haynes' car was the first true American automobile.
He later became a writer, photographer, and automotive historian.
Her father, an automotive historian, was a timer for the Penske racing team.