Hi All,
All I can say is "WOW!". The weather was absolutely fantastic, and I
have never seen more Forward Look cars in one place in my entire life.
There had to be at least FIFTY Forward Look cars in the fun field, sale
corral, survivors area, invitational building, and show grounds. An
absolutely amazing turnout to say the least. Thanks to everyone who
stopped by and said "hi".
My personal highlight was getting the chance to see Tom Mitchell's '58
Plymouth Belvedere Golden Commando Convertible in person. I can't say
enough good things about that car. You've done an astounding job on
that vehicle, Tom, and you should be proud. Tom's car was even chosen
as an "owner's pick" for Best of Show, and received a special award in
front of the grandstands on Sunday afternoon. Well done!
Actually, all the FL cars there did very well, and received several
awards. Unfortunately, I missed the awards while packing, so if anyone
can fill us in on other awards, please do!
My '58 faired very well for the week. Considering I've pushed her a
little over 1000 miles since Wednesday night, she did extremely well.
Found a bunch of cool things to add to the "Hey, when are you ever
gonna' put this stuff on the car?" pile, including an NOS grille for
only $200, a great condition bellows-type brake booster for $75, and a
high-quality brand new hub puller for $75, 12 hubcaps (yes, Daniel, I'll
send them soon!), an NOS "58 Plymouth temp gauge marked "64 DeSoto"
(???) for $2, a heater control valve still in the box for $45, and a
sterling silver '58 Plymouth charm for $30. I pretty much found
everything I was looking for, and more. Color Me Happy.
Some of the Forward Look and/or GFS members in attendance were: David
Warnick, Nick Sperduto, Ivar (forgot your last name), John Diekewicz Jr.
and Sr., Mike Singer and his daughter (what was her name again, Mike?),
Mark Coudriet and his family/friends, Jim Woomer and his wife, Dieter
Bauer, John Chard, Julio Chaplin, Chris Hullinger and his wife, Keith
Wasserman, Tom Mitchell, Ron "Hoss's" Waters, Gil Romard, Joel Bordeaux,
John Rudy, Jack Johnson and his wife, Michael Morris, Glenn Custer,
Denny Spirk, Bob Hanekamp, I apologize if I left anyone out. My brain
is still simmering from all the sun and MoPar fun.
I posted over 200 pics of C@C 2001 at
http://www.forwardlook.net/events/carlisle2001 . I also found pics on
my camera from the GFS meet in June -- and you can see those at
http://www.forwardlook.net/events/gfs2001
Glad to see everyone again. I can't wait for next year! =)
-Dave
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