Vettefest Pic's

[Z-11 396]

+++ Dennis ++++ Thanks so much, never knew they let Corvair's in at the Vettefest...., I wonder how many States they came from to have so Many... ..It's for sure, these car's make the rest of the Big Block Boy's feel really good about there car's.. Thanks again Dennis for sharing all the pictures with us....Kasey ..

[SS427]

I finally got a breather and wanted to sit down and thank all the people that helped bring the showcase to a reality. We all had a great time and it came together way better then expected with virtually no issues considering the amount of time we had to put it together. I could not have done it alone and the participants made it easy as EVERYONE was terrific in helping! Thanks especially to Bob and Vicki for all the help and understanding and for putting up with me.

Besides all the participants who spent considerable time and money bringing their cars to the show, I especially wanted to thank Paul Raidna for trailering the Dick Harrell Camaro some 32 hours (on an open trailer mind you), Kevin Biermann for bringing the knock out T-K display (and Albert for putting up with him on the drive ), Al Wagner for gathering 5 of the nicest 71 LS-6 Corvettes in the country, Andy, Corey and Tom for allowing me to "tweak" Red Alert with some jack stands, Cumby for getting the X-mas tree from Whitehall Dragaway and bringing it to the show as well as making my decals and more business cards, Annie for all her help in phone calls, e-mails, purchasing and bring the carpet to the show as well as allowing me to "borrow" her truck and trailer so that I could get the Pilot car back home, helping me set up the showcase and also the convertible display, cleaning the Pilot car and convertible and most of all for putting up with me the last two months. Lastly to all the participants who helped pull this off, you guys were great.

I fully intend to do this again in the very near future with all your help once again and with an even better display including memorabilia, another restored chassis and drivetrain (thanks Don for delaying your restoration so you could bring this one), more photos and signage and try to outdo Dan and his display. His Showcase was a fantastic collection and I don't think I ever saw Dan sit down and relax and was always helping everyone.

Here are some shots I took. I only managed 32 photos all weekend due to time constraints. One of my customers, Dennis Lang, experienced his first ever car show with a car and was amazed at the quality of the cars. He was a little taken aback and told me he thought he was out of his leaque even though he met some outstanding people who treated him like anyone else. Dennis not only scored a Gold Spinner but also a Top Gun and had a blast. Other winners that I know if were Paul Raidna (DH Camaro), Howard Cox and Nick Bigioni. If there were others, please let me know. Most of the participants elected to not have their cars judged such as the convertible. However, Nick's convert was given a Club Pick award from Fox Valley Corvette Club which was quite a compliment in my opinion. Thanks guys!

Between the sYc and the individual showcases, we have really helped to bring VetteFest where it is today and I think it will only get better with people like you guys!

[Salvatore]

Great stuff Rick. That chevelle looks pefect! Looks like the chevelle guys did a great job at the show!

[Ls6 Ragtop]

Congrats Rick! I know how much work you went through to get those cars there. From everyone I've talked to that went, it was a winner. Maybe next time I can make it.
Chris

[SS427]

Coming from a restorer like yourself, that is a pretty nice compliment. I am just glad you did not have your convert there this time....... It would have made me look bad. However, you can count on being at the front in the next showcase with your convert.

Here are a couple of shots of the car just after it was pulled from the original owner's garage and about the time it should have been put in my garage and in my name.

[Xplantdad]

Rick and Dennis...thanks for the pics. Looks like you guys had a blast. Hope you said hi to my favorite Annie

And Don...and Judi...and...Ken and Paulette...and

[ORIGLS6]

Looking back at the quality of our pictures, (or lack thereof)................ it's obvious that..........................

WE MISSED YOU!

[DarrenX33]

This was really a great show once again. Just keeps getting better and better. Hats off to Bob for all his hard work. And likewise to Rick and Dan who put together some awesome displays. Also, thanks to John P for trusting me to get his Chevelle down to the show. Just wish it was a bit warmer to put the top down for the ride.

As always its great have the "family" all in from out of town.

Congrats to all who received well deserved awards.

GavinX33 says thanks to DC Senior for the goodie bag. He had a carshow in the driveway on Sunday. You have to stop it!

[Schonyenko2]

Very nice showing of Chevelles. Makes me wish mine were done, but that's probably not going to happen soon.

[Musclecarkid]

Rick,
Had a great time at the show. All your hard work paid off. Thanks for inviting me and my T/K LS6 Junk. We drove all night home to NJ with that Fathom Green Malibu close behind. Should have slept somewhere, but Albert had to be home before lunch time. BTW, I think I need a new 3500 Duramax Dually. What a nice hauler Albert has. Made my job look easy.