Even 16 years after his death, Fred Gibb continues to put the city of La Harpe on the map. Initially, Gibb became known nationally for the special edition car is cranked by Chevrolet dealership in the small town of Hancock County. Now his name is attached to larger showroom area, which brought more than 400 cars to La Harpe for the 11th installment earlier this summer. Ken Brown, one of the founders of Fred Gibb Memorial Open Car Show, said the idea came to the show in 1999, while talking to a man in the street. "I was Fred Gibb jacket on 
the back of my car and the gentleman who remarked," said Brown. "We just started talking about it and thought it would be nice to have a show in La Harpe." Another of the founders of the show, the Bob Lionberger, said naming the show after Gibb was a no-brainer its name became synonymous with automobiles for decades in La Harpe. "There are some cars that would not have been built if it were not for Fred," said Lionberger, a friend and former employee of Gibb. "He's definitely a name to La Harpe. Gibb owned Chevrolet dealership in La Harpe for over 40 years, but became known nationally in late 1960 to persuade General Motors to build a special edition car. Began when Gibb was involved Games in the sport of drag. Chevrolet came when the Z28 Camaro in 1967, brought into the shop and be amended as a brake on car racing. "It's the car that fought for two years and had mucho success with it», said Lionberger . "The broke all kinds of world records in races drag."
the back of my car and the gentleman who remarked," said Brown. "We just started talking about it and thought it would be nice to have a show in La Harpe." Another of the founders of the show, the Bob Lionberger, said naming the show after Gibb was a no-brainer its name became synonymous with automobiles for decades in La Harpe. "There are some cars that would not have been built if it were not for Fred," said Lionberger, a friend and former employee of Gibb. "He's definitely a name to La Harpe. Gibb owned Chevrolet dealership in La Harpe for over 40 years, but became known nationally in late 1960 to persuade General Motors to build a special edition car. Began when Gibb was involved Games in the sport of drag. Chevrolet came when the Z28 Camaro in 1967, brought into the shop and be amended as a brake on car racing. "It's the car that fought for two years and had mucho success with it», said Lionberger . "The broke all kinds of world records in races drag."For more details visit: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-motorlegend such as 0.7980549. Story
