With the warm sunny weather and free admission, the spectator turnout was high. There were plenty of activities and displays to hold everyone's interest. A military theme permeated the show, club members dressed in period military style, and WWII big-band era music played in the background. Some attendants even drove their old jeeps and trucks to the meet. At times, the parking lot was as interesting as the show.

Since many parts are interchangeable between civilian and military Jeeps, people came to hunt for hard-to-find parts for their older civilian Jeeps. So many parts and items donated to the club that parts auctions were held on both days. It was a great place to talk restoration, learn, buy parts, share stories, exchange ideas, network, or buy a military vehicle.

The larger vehicles were displayed in the parking lot, and some of the smaller ones shared the courtyard of the Arizona Military Museum with the parts swap meet and auction. Vehicles consisted of everything from bicycles to 5-ton trucks, from off the assembly-line-showroom-new-condition to modified-for-performing-rugged-off-road duties. The quantity and variety of vehicles on display exceeded last year's gathering.