31/05/2026
ROANOKE, VIRGINIA- 100 days to the 2026 EOC CONVENTION / EASTERN NATIONAL MEET!!
ALL MEET PLANS ARE ALMOST FINALIZED!
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The EDSEL OWNERS CLUB 57th ANNUAL CONVENTION / EASTERN NATIONAL MEET
You’re cordially invited to attend…
September 8-13th, 2026
ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
ALL EDSEL ENTHUSIASTS are invited! You do NOT have to be a member of any Edsel club to attend- all are welcome!
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- FANTASTIC TOURS! It’s a HISTORY lovers Mecca!
- Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello
- Natural Bridge which was surveyed by George Washington
- The Appomattox Battlefield
- Civil War Museum at Appomattox
- GO BACK IN TIME to the original days of Mass transit and visit the historic J611 steam engine at the Virginia Museum of Transportation
- Visit MOUNTAIN LAKE where exteriors for the iconic film DIRTY DANCING were done!
- PLENTY TO DO ON YOUR OWN
The Appalachian Trail
Historic Washington & Lee University
Antique shopping galore
Multitude of museums within fifteen minutes of the host hotel including the O. Winston Link museum, the Pinball Museum and the Taubman Museum of Art
- RECENTLY REFURBISHED HOST HOTEL
Holiday Inn Conference Center & Candlewood Suites
- EVENING MEALS INCLUDED WITH REGISTRATION FRIDAY! We’re working on something super special for Friday night!
- Too far to drive the Edsel? Host Hotel is only 5 minutes from Roanoke/Blacksburg AIRPORT (ROA)
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- Consider these elements if you’ve never attended an Annual EDSEL MEET... Here's some top reasons why you should---- and what you can find in person that you CANNOT get through phones and computers...
1) Where else can you find a couple of hundred folks who share your love of such an overall unloved automobile all in one place? They "get" what you do about the car and it is interesting just to hear and compare stories about the background of how each person came into the hobby or how they learned about the Edsel or they obtained their first car... it is indeed an EARLY EDSEL CHRISTMAS!
2) With the meets rotating to different destinations each year, you can often mix in Edsel-dom with visiting an area of the country you may not have previously seen or would ever visit if it weren't for Edsel Mecca that week!
3) The link of both the history of and the mechanics of our cars will only be carried forward by those of us who continue to learn--- and share with others directly--- our knowledge. That goes for the history of the Edsel as well! While a lot of this can certainly be conveyed via online outlets in our modern age, there's no better way to get instantaneous feedback, shared thoughts and differences others may have learned than by being right there in the room--- or parking lot--- with many others! We’ve seen club members fix mechanical issues for other members on the spot... Even changing out a trunk deck lid and supports... and putting a rebuilt engine back in a car ON THE LOT! We’ve had attendees find out a complete history of their Edsel they didn’t know because an attendee knew the car thirty years ago!
4) The history of our hobby is as unique and colorful as is the history of our cars. In order to maintain a healthy club and a vital support system in an organized fashion beyond the internet, one of the key components of the "heart beat" of those are the Annual Meets. This may not seem like a huge component- but think about it- do any of us want to look to a future where only online forums and Facebook groups are where we share our passion for our cars?
5) Where else can you stay up until all hours of the night sitting surrounded by a whole parking lot of Edsels talking about everything you can imagine about Edsels while having a beer or three?
6) Imagine a room with hundreds of items lined around it- everything from odd parts to medallions to photos to model cars to anything you can possibly imagine EDSEL RELATED up for AUCTION- it is your own live inperson EDSEL eBAY!!
7) It is as much about the PEOPLE as it is about the Edsel. We are a unique breed and once the Edsel bug bites, rarely does it ever completely fade away. Many started attending Edsel meets as kids and young adults. To this day, we stay in touch with family members of former Edsel Club Members as much as we do family members of former Edsel dealers... remembering many folks long since passed who were kind in the formative years of Edsel interest now holding those memories close. Come make your own memories!
Many of us who have attended for years--- can count many a friend made whether it was in Indianapolis or Keizer - Boise or Dearborn - Harrisburg or Dayton ... ROANOKE will certainly yield the same...
Clear that calendar and head to VIRGINIA in September… You'll wonder why you never did so sooner once you do attend!
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ROANOKE:
— EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS AUGUST 8th (you can still register after but it will cost more…)
— SPECIAL HOTEL RATES END AUGUST 9th!
REGISTRATION.
TOUR INFORMATION.
AREA ATTRACTIONS.
ITINERARY.
HOTEL RESERVATIONS.
ALL THINGS ROANOKE & UPDATES.
You can find it all… here… SEE IMAGES IN THIS POST!
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See y'all in ROANOKE…
