I brought a car to my first cruise night. Well, first night as a driver. Some impressions:
Man was it packed. Kimball's Farm in Lancaster, Mass. was a zoo. Beautiful night which I am sure contributed.
My car was well received, which was great.
I ended up on part of a dirt road. Which in hindsight was really bad. To the guy in the blown-modified-open header thing that blew dirt 30 feet in the air, thank you. I now have something to do today....... (note sarcasm)
Some fun comments about my car:
"Is it for sale?" No.
"Can I take it for a ride?" I thought this guy was kidding, he wasn't.....
"Do you need parts? I have parts for a '65 that are in my way in the garage." Yes sir, I'll take your contact info, thank you.
"You need to put an 8-cylinder in there." Doubtful.
"You need to put a 2-barrel carb in there. The difference is night and day." Thoughts from the experts?
"I love that it's all original." Yeah, me too.
"I saw you pull in and had to come over and see it. I have a '67. I love Coronet's." Yup.
Best part, I was having long convo with a guy who spent a lot if time pouring over my car. He stopped mid-sentence and yelled at a kid who was going toward the car, "No, no, no, don't touch it." I said, "It's okay, that's my son." He didn't miss a beat and looked at my son and said, "Don't touch it anyway." Priceless.
It's such a beautiful car Bill, it doesn't surprise me that you had lots of folks checking it out. Were you able to order the rear package tray cover that you were looking for yet?
Richard
For some unknown reason, nobody seems to take me seriously............
We likely just missed each other. I got there just before 5 and left just after 7. The kids were done by that point.
Yeah, it's kind of like going to the gym. Everyone is an expert and everyone has an opinion ;-)
Have a kids conflict next week so won't be there. Darn kids getting in the way of my mid-life crisis..... Do you ever go to the one at Hebert's in Shrewsbury?
ws27 Wrote:I'm sorry I missed you. I took my red GTX but got there closer to 7.
Shows are fun aren't they? You will get lots of people and lots of "experts" that try to tell you everything about your car.
Thank you! I did find it on Legendary. Haven't ordered yet. I am spacing out the toy purchases to keep the boss happy. This week was a California Car Duster and successfully finding winter storage.....
thebankerstoy Wrote:It's such a beautiful car Bill, it doesn't surprise me that you had lots of folks checking it out. Were you able to order the rear package tray cover that you were looking for yet?
OldSkool Wrote:We likely just missed each other. I got there just before 5 and left just after 7. The kids were done by that point.
Yeah, it's kind of like going to the gym. Everyone is an expert and everyone has an opinion ;-)
Have a kids conflict next week so won't be there. Darn kids getting in the way of my mid-life crisis..... Do you ever go to the one at Hebert's in Shrewsbury?
Haven't been there yet, lots of people have recommended it to me but Kimballs is more convenient.
Next time you plan on going, let me know, I'll make it a point to be there at the right time, Last night I procrastinated.
President, New England chapter of Coronetaholics anonomous.
Best part, I was having long convo with a guy who spent a lot if time pouring over my car. He stopped mid-sentence and yelled at a kid who was going toward the car, "No, no, no, don't touch it." I said, "It's okay, that's my son." He didn't miss a beat and looked at my son and said, "Don't touch it anyway." Priceless.
