It's HEMI time !!! Compliments of NJSteve

[njsteve]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SS427</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> I glanced over at you several times during the show and you always had a smile on your face and certainly appeared to be loving the show. </div></div>

Must have been the medication I'm on. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

But seriously folks, it was an awesome time. It was great to meet everyone. We need secret name tags next year so we can identify each other.

Best show ever. Just wish the show location was closer to me...and more frequent.

[Steve Shauger]

Hey Steve it was really great meeting and spending some time with you. I will keep you posted on the SD my friend just bought. Your meds were really kicking in because you had a smile all weekend long.

[Xplantdad]

Thanks for sharing Steve...I can't wait for the photos. (BTW, look at Darren looking at your Charger's interior!) [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

[427freak]

Ditto on meeting you at the show. We were across from you the entire weekend and you were holding court the entire time. I am glad I caught you in between appointments and finally got to see the car in person and hear some stories. Did any parts from the other Mopars' end up on your Hemi after the show? Maybe that is why they put all the Chevy's around you. Love the 'Haunted Hemi'

[njsteve]

Yes, the Maginot Line of Chevies kept her at bay. No extra parts, but the gas tank read 1/2 full when we got back home after being 1/4 at the show. Must be those pesky poltergeists again. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

Great to meet you, too. It was a wonderful show. Can't wait for next year. I can bring a lighter car and maybe get 9-1/2 mpg towing it.

I was glad my three-month trailer restoration passed the road test! That was my main worry...that and the 111,000 mile 6.5 diesel surviving. The truck worked fine. The trailer looked like hell, but performed great. You can see my new 3/4&quot; replacement plywood extension ramp complete with 3/8&quot; stainless steel piano hinge in this shot. (Those heavy duty piano hinges were sure hard to find).

Oh, and of course here's my trusted friend Al, helping out. He's a great guy. If anyone ever needs an honest, old school (and new school, too) mechanic in Jersey, drop me a line and I'll give you his contact info. Some of you guys talked to him at the show. He is a wellspring of automotive knowledge and trivia. He worked as a mechanic in Newark in the early 1970's and has all sorts of scary stories from back in the day. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[njsteve]

Happy Birthday Charger! 42 years ago today she rolled off the assembly line in St. Louis...and the haunting began!
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[njsteve]

OMG! They stole my car for the KFC Chicken Pot Pie commercial...and who is that riding with me?

http://youtu.be/KqGfO99XLQ8

[SS427]

Look forward to seeing you and the Charger there.

[KevinW]

Good luck Steve! Nice write-up in the mecum bio and the link to the Hemmings story.

[njsteve]

Thanks! You can't even see the snow in the photos! We were able to shoot the car in a cul de sac near where the snow had melted in one spot at the end of the dead end. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]