The Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild has an annual meeting... better get to one soon, next October, as the members are aging out. When they no longer can make it, then it's all over and a footnote in history.

Beginning in 1930, teens learned via a Western Union telegram, that they had won the national competition, sponsored by General Motors, and when a General Motors representative visited their local high schools to present their trophies,  the event was life changing, and while local newspapers covered.

One of the benefits of building an award-winning model was an all-expense paid trip to Detroit. For some, this was their first time travelling alone.

the Guild, with it’s contributions of advancing youthful dreams of becoming car stylists and the scholarship awards that made educations possible for some with no other opportunity, unceremoniously ended in 1968.

On September 30th, a Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild reunion was held at the Piston Palace, a small private auto museum in Rhode Island. There were about 40 guests from 10 different states and Canada in attendance. On display were a huge number of original FBCG vintage trophies, Guild Certificates, photo albums, dozens of models and other original memorabilia.

The Guild display tables were set under a wall of original concept car design renderings, a fitting combination to celebrate connections between the Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild and car design, which is part of the Piston Palace’s mission.

https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2017/10/22/the-rewards-of-becoming-a-guildsman-the-2017-rhode-island-fisher-body-craftsmans-guild-reunion/

I posted about the 2015 meeting in Salt Lake City http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2015/04/a-rare-event-is-coming-up-models-from.html