Upscale car collectors from across the nation will roll into the prestigious Glenmoor Gathering of Significant Automobiles this weekend in Jackson Township.

For those who don't know, it's an event akin to the Pro Football Hall of Fame week in Stark County for car buffs.

The three-day event will honor Edsel B. Ford, the only son of Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford. Several of the cars that were owned by the man, who was president of the Ford Motor Company when he died at age 49, will be on display. Among those are a 1941 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet and two custom-built speedsters.

In addition, a 1938 Lincoln Brunn limousine, a 1934 Ford Brewster town car from the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House collection and an original, unrestored 1922 Hispano-Suiza touring car with coach work by Brunn will be in the show.

The younger Ford assisted in the creation of some remarkable automobiles built in the 1920s and '30s. Among the automobiles he was best known for influencing was the Lincoln Continental, making the scene in 1939.

David Schultz, executive director of the Glenmoor auto event, owns two vintage Lincolns. It seems Schultz, who has been involved with the Glenmoor Gathering for five of it's 15 years, got the car bug when he was just a tike ` following a visit to the Henry Ford Museum in Michigan.

Today, his knowledge of vintage automobiles is both impressive and informative. Those who have a chance to talk with him are treated to a history lesson on the automobile.

The Glenmoor Gathering is gaining in prestige. Some of the same cars that are shown at places like the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, considered by some as the the world's premier celebration of the automobile, will be at Glenmoor. Only the rarest of automobiles are invited to participate.

This year, more than 200 cars will be parked on the beautiful grounds of Glenmoor Country Club, which boasts a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course.