Fall 08 Chevy Vettefest 69 Z/28 Feature Showcase

[ORIGLS6]

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Well, I knew it wasn't Barnhart or Cumby!



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I just called Barnhart. You're toast.

[DarrenX33]

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Yes Bob, you can have it for two days. How about the 22 & 23 of this month?
Man you guys were up late last night, if the post times are accurate.

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You'd never believe what I was doing.
My wife is making the cake for my nieces wedding. I got volunteered.

Anyway, feels like a good time for a story. Dan?

[Chevyman]

Tonight at exactly 5:00 Bob. Hey speaking of cake should I bring one to the show just for the Z showcase guys. You know in celebrating!

[DarrenX33]

Just make sure it has red stripes.

[Chevyman]

Darren I just ordered it in, well I'll let you guess the flavor and color. But it's not Dusk Blue.

[DarrenX33]

Great! We're gonna have Burgundy teeth all weekend.

[Xplantdad]

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Anyway, feels like a good time for a story. Dan?

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I agree...where's your next cool story?

[Chevyman]

At this moment 40 years ago, I drove away from Bob Eriksen Chevy, Milan, Illinois thinking, life doesn’t get better than this! I remember massaging the chrome shifter knob and listening to “Son of a preacher man” by Dusty Springfield! KSTT 1170 am Davenport, Iowa and WLS 890 am Chicago were belting out the hits one after another. I drove home only to quickly shower anticipating good times are lying ahead of me tonight. 300 miles, $12.50 in gas, $3.00 at Deb’s Drive Inn for pit stops to buy cheese burgers and cherry cokes, one police officer writing a ticket, and a very long night, it was bed time for the Chevyman finally at 2:00 am! I met lots of new people that night other than the cop of course. The next morning Saturday the 9th was another new experience. ( refer to page 11 post titled “Low RPM Story”. Times were simple, like me, and lots of fun to be had all around our great hobby and the love of the automobile. Life has been good to me and I have experienced many blessings with family and all, but as far as the car thing I have never anticipated something so much as I have with the up coming car show. I have never attended an all Chevy Show or been to one with so many cars under one roof. Then add a special collection of my all time favorite model. I’m looking forward to meeting all of you guys in the Z Showcase as well. I am extremely appreciative of Dean Davis, Mike Piecyk, Darren Costello, and Bob Ashton for the tremendous invitation, helping with the prep, and hospitality that they have shown me! Happy Birthday Z, thanks for the ride all the way to the ChevyVetteFest November 2008!

[Salvatore]

Well Dan I am looking forward to meeting you. An amazing story you have. Nothing better than hashing out the old days standing in front of the very car that got you through them! The picture in the snow is the best ever. I remember the first thing I did was take those poverty caps off my 69 SS nova when I got it home. They were on the car all of about 10 miles. I bet when you drive your car in 2008 the excitement level is still the same as that cold November day when you picked your Z up! You and Schoenthaler with your original owner cars are really neat stories. VF will be an all time high this Fall for me.

[LITTLE TOMMIE]

I SECOND THAT!!!! this is the biggest show i have ever had a car in and i would also like to thank all of you.
from all of the reading i have been doing about this show it sounds like a lot of fun!!!
again thanks and looking forward to meeting many of you
TOM