Thank you for a great show (for Rick&Lenora Stein)

[njsteve]

Rick and Lenora just sent me a thank you note. They are the nicest couple of newlyweds (give or take a half century) that you could ever want to meet.

Here is some of what they said:

<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">We, Lenora and I, were flabbergasted at all the attention we received. Our stay far exceeded anything that I expected when we left for Chicago. We thought of ourselves as just a couple of &quot;guys&quot; going to a car show where one particular car and its owner were of special interest to us. Instead, we were treated like royalty by all concerned including judges, video makers, magazine photographers and of course yourself.</span></span>


The remainder of the note was congratulating my parents on raising such a nice boy. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] (It turns out that Lenora actually knows my father as he helped treat her decades ago when she had cancer - how is that for a small world!)

[Canuck]

Steve
It was great to have met them both and thanks for arranging this.

Paul

[TimG]

I enjoyed seeing this car, the story about the TA hood on the Formula 455SD is interesting, especially since the original owner wanted the Formula hood on the car.

[njsteve]

Yes, Enrico was not amused when the car showed up and two things occurred:

1) No twin scoop Formula hood - this was one of the reasons he ordered a Formula instead of a Trans Am in the first place. He though the shaker was a gimmick and knew the Formula hood actually worked.

2) He ordered them not to &quot;test drive&quot; the car during dealer prep. The car arrived with 5 miles on it. He watched it get unloaded. When he came back a couple hours later to sign the papers, it had 15 miles on it. (note the handwritten &quot;1&quot; next to the typed 5). He was this close to telling them &quot;to stick the car where the sun never shines&quot; (his exact words). But instead he decided to take the car anyway.

[Crush]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yes, Enrico was not amused when the car showed up and two things occurred:

1) No twin scoop Formula hood - this was one of the reasons he ordered a Formula instead of a Trans Am in the first place. He though the shaker was a gimmick and knew the Formula hood actually worked.

2) He ordered them not to &quot;test drive&quot; the car during dealer prep. The car arrived with 5 miles on it. He watched it get unloaded. When he came back a couple hours later to sign the papers, it had 15 miles on it. (note the handwritten &quot;1&quot; next to the typed 5). He was this close to telling them &quot;to stick the car where the sun never shines&quot; (his exact words). But instead he decided to take the car anyway.
Wow it's almost like he knew how special this car was/is! Just a great story





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[bashton]

This once again exemplifies what the MCACN show is all about. Yes...the cars bring us together once a year under one roof, but it is the <span style="font-style: italic">people </span>that make what we do all worthwhile.

I mean seriously, we can go to a car show nearly any day of the week but is there any show that brings out the stories, memories and history that happens at MCACN?

Hat's off to Steve for making this happen and also to Rick and Lenora for joining in and contributing so much to the show. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img]

Bashton

[Mr70]

Cool story &amp; car.Wow is he tall.
Why is there no photos of Rick &amp; his wife sitting in this car @ MCACN?
His knees have to hit the dashboard.

[njsteve]

They both refused to get in due to back and knee problems. The car is way too close to the ground nowadays for them to bend that much (that's what both Rick and Lenora said). Rick said back in the day he fit fine and had no problem driving the car with his height. I'm 5/9&quot; and I have to put the seat all the way back! He must have had his knee out the window when driving. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]