Chevelle Show in the North

[Don_Lightfoot]

Thanks for the kind words Bill. There was a tireless effort put forward by a large number of our Club members for this three day event. We were just amazed at the registration response (this was pre-registered only) which totalled 175. For the weekend there were 20 'no shows' resulting in 155 fantastic machines taking part. Despite the weather everybody seemed to have a good time. Off course, the Holiday Inn Grand Island Resort has tremendous facilities for a gathering of this nature.

Chuck Hanson, the President of American Chevelle Enthusiasts Society was around all weekend and I believe he must have autographed all 172 Event T-Shirts that were bought. Revues of this event can be read in upcoming issues of Chevelle World magazine, Canadian Old Autos Newspaper, Canadian Classic Chevelles & Beaumonts and Niagara Region Cruising News.

For those fellow board members here that don't know, BeaumontBill is the General Manager of Paddock Chevrolet in Kenmore, NY and the 1968 SD 396 Raggers owned by him and his dad are dynamite. Bill has been an unbelievable supporter of this by way of providing local contacts in an effort to get things done. Furthermore, Paddock Chevrolet was one of our major sponsors for the event. So Bill, my thanks go out to you for everything you have done to make the first "Northern Chevelle Gathering" a success. There are a few new ideas planned for the future and we'll just have to see how they pan out.

If anybody is interested, we have a review of the event on our "CanAm Chevelle Club" website including pictures and award winners.