2009 BPG Columbus

[Chris At 65GS]

Unfortunately, I didn't get to the show as quick as I wanted to and by time we got there, it rained like crazy!

I finally got to meet Tom Balz, Ted Nagel and Greg from Indiana (all great guys!) and of course my best friend from Cleveland (Tom Klepsky) was there.  ;D

Ted's Wildcat is unbelievable and both Ted and Tom walked away with show awards.

I didn't have a real good chance to snap a lot of pictures but Tom and I did manage to get a couple pictures of the "sisters" together.   ;)

See for yourself...

[nut465gs]

Chris,

Great photos of the twins!  I'm glad to see that you got your convertible back together in time for the show. Any more photos to share?

John

[Mister T]

Chris, it was great to finally meet you as well. I instinctively knew who you were as soon as I saw your car at the front gate last Saturday. Thank you for the ride as well. Too bad in had to start raining the minute we left the track. :( I would've loved a top down cruise. :D

Unfortunately, I did not get to meet with Tom Klepsky, but did get a few photos of his car.

I was also fortunate enough to get a ride in Ted's gorgeous 65 Wildcat. Now that's something very few Canadians will ever be able to say, since 4 speed Wildcat were not available in Canada back in the day.



My favorite tail lights!!

[nut465gs]

Hey Chris,

I hate to be so critical of your beautiful convertible, but I noticed that you need to move your grille emblem to the right a little.  Should be about 2 inches in from the end on the grille's bars. I know how you like to get things right.  ;)

Tom,

When you pass through KC, you'll get another GS convertible ride. Sorry that we couldn't get together last month.

John

[wildcat65]

The beautiful sisters-very nice!

[Chris At 65GS]

Sorry John, that's all the pictures I have.

I put my daughter on "camera duty" and when we got home and I looked at her pictures, they were mainly pictures of those "black hair dryers" and a couple track side pictures (at least I know she's a Buick girl if maybe only a GN girl).

I noticed my emblem also John, I'll need to adjust that... thanks.

Chris

[Mark Ascher]

Chris,

Thanks for sharing the pics. The convertible looks great! I hope I get to meet some, or all, of you guys next summer in Ames. Brian Stone and I are hatching a plan for getting there.
I thought Ted was coming to the Twin Cities this year, but haven't heard from him...

Mark

[65gs76limited]

Mark,whats going on in Ames and when?     Tom

[Mark Ascher]

Tom,

BCA Nats in Ames next July:

BCA NATIONALS, AMES, IOWA JULY 24, 2010

"IOWA BEAUTIFUL LAND OF BUICKS"

THE IOWA STATE CENTER FACILITY IN
AMES, IOWA IS THE CHOSEN SITE FOR THE
2010 BCA NATIONALS
JULY 24 - 31, 2010
* THERE WILL BE JUDGING
* LOTS OF ECONOMICAL THINGS TO DO
* THINK FRESH SWEET CORN
* GREAT TASTIN' FOOD COOKED BY "GOD FEARIN' WOMEN"
* OPEN CAR SHOW ON SATURDAY BESIDES THE BUICK SHOW FIELD.
* FRIDAY NIGHT MUSIC, FOOD AND BEER
* SATURDAY NIGHT BANQUET
* SEVERAL ATTRACTIONS NEARBY IE;
....JOHN WAYNE BIRTHPLACE
....FIELD OF DREAMS
....BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
....CAR MUSEUMS
....TRAIN RIDE OVER THE DES MOINES RIVER VALLEY IN THE LAST STEAM ENGINE EVER BUILT.
....CONSTANT SHUTTLES TO THE MOTELS
....AND MUCH MORE

THERE WILL BE NO HOST CHAPTER.
* THE HAWKEYE CHAPTER WILL HOWEVER ASSIST
* AS WELL AS THE HEARTLAND REGION WILL BE ASSISTING

YOUR HOSTS AND CO-CHAIRS ARE
RICK YOUNG AND BILL STONEBERG CURRENT BCA BOARD MEMBERS.
THEY WILL REPORT TO THE BCA BOARD.

NOW IS THE TIME TO COME TO AID OF YOUR CLUB.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR COMMITTEE CHAIRS AS WELL AS THE NORMAL VOLUNTEERS.
ALSO , ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE JUDGED AND THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO START, WE NEED YOUR HELP ALSO.

CHECK THIS LINK FOR A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE SHOW FIELD
ISU Outdoor Panoramas
IF THIS DOESN'T WORK GO TO
www.iastate.edu
search "outdoor panoramas"
click the drop box and select "IOWA STATE CENTER"
WEBMASTER CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS LINK???

LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OF YOU IN IOWA.

[Mark Ascher]

Hey Chris,

I had no intention of hijacking your thread, which I realized I did.
My apologies.

Mark

[Chris At 65GS]

No apologies necessary.. it's Buick talk and it's all good!   ;D

Chris