I got back from BG last night. Lots of great cars. The Special Collection had 57 air box fuelies. That was quite a sight. I'm still partial to C2s so this 34,000 mile 427/435 survivor with all original paint and interior caught my eye. I went with cash in hand but couldn't find any parts I needed. The quantity and quality of original and NOS parts seems to be down each year. Still had a good time even though I returned empty handed.
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Wow! I didn't know that "Priscilla Pink" was available in 1967. Just thought that it was a MoPar color, available in 1970-71 Challengers, 'Cudas, etc, along with "Plum Crazy", "Top Banana Yellow", and "Sassy Green". -
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Ha! Yeah, this was a pic taken with my digital camcorder. It does pretty good with video, but not so great with pics.Comment
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Nice pic Don! Lights can play lots of tricks with paint colors, though. Reminds me of when I was at the Orlando Regional a few years ago. Sodium house lights changed the color of somebody's Riverside Red car, to the point where Da Judge wanted to ding him for a full color deduct. I knew the car, and saw it outside in the natural light.....it was Riv Red alright. The owner was slightly pissed. Situation was finally resolved to everyone's satisfaction.
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Thanks for the picture. Got any more? I hope we get some Bloomington attendees who will post pictures here. I'd love to see em.
I bought my car at Bloomington '05.
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I have lots of pics and vids. I'll see if I can get them posted.Comment
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Here is a photo album of pics I took yesterday. Most of what I have is video, but that's more difficult to post. If I ever get a chance to edit the video, maybe I can put it online.
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BTW, this is a huge file and it will takes a long time to download even on broadband. Don't even bother with dial up.Comment
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Thanks! Cool pictures.
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Nothing has been said about the 90 temp for the judges working there,Three days!! This is over and above duty. I hope you all stoped by the NCRS tent and said HI. Support your club. Job well done!Comment
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When my dad and I were there, it was 98 degrees and very humid. We're from Seattle where we put on shorts when the temps get over 65. It was brutal for us. Most of the time we sat in the shade, smoked cigars and drank lots of water.
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Dave
Is that not what it is all about, My dad and I.
I'm shure Seattle has it's faire share of weather.
Safe trip home.Comment
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Late Report From Bloomington
We had a great turnout this year....LOTS of gorgeous cars, and yes, it was HOT. But I saw a LOT of beers & waters being consumed, so the heat was dealt with accordingly. And I thought the show was just much more organized than in past years...and the '57's and the Gold cars were great to see. I can't believe the business the C4-5-6 exhaust guys (Borla, Corsa, etc) were doing....now having a C4-5-6 with stock pipes is probably a rarity! LOTS of guys hauling the original pipes that were removed back to their trucks & booths....We counted something like 650+ cars on the Road Tour this year. Unfortunately, 95% were C4-5-6's with new exhausts! Would have been nice to see more '57's and such actually get driven. There were a few from the SACC, and my hat goes off to them, they were great. And Kudos go to the ONE REGISTERED '82 for the Silver Salute. The Fox Valley Corvette Club did an outstanding job of organizing the stagings, and there were great turnouts from clubs from all over the country. Now, can't wait for Carlisle.....Comment
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