26th Annual New London to New Brighton Antique Car Run Saturday, August 11, 2012 The 26th Annual Grand Tour The starting line will be buzzing at 7 am when the first car will hear the starting gun outside the Peace Lutheran Church, the oldest and slowest starting first. Antique autos and costumed drivers will continue to leave on their 120 mile trek until 8 am. After hospitality stops at Grove City, Litchfield, Kingston, Buffalo, and Crystal, they’ll head to the finish line in New Brighton at 3 pm. New Brighton will welcome the travelers and cars at the Long Lake Regional Park, site of the City’s Stockyard Days festival. An awards ceremony with presentation of the medallions, awards, and story-telling follows. For the late nighters, a fireworks finale finishes the day.
