Dear Blick and WeatherCat automotive enthusiasts, . . .
Good luck
I definitely needed that. I had added so many posters that it took me over 45 minutes to put them all up! I was still desperately setting up when the show got started.
don't forget to tell us about your personalised license plates.
And the answer is !!! . . . .
Steve gets the credit for the closest guess. Honestly, I was surprised that he didn't try dropping the
'u'. It is the closest you can get to Biquette's name in 7 characters.
I'm not sure if it was the personalized license plate, the new light to illuminate the engine bay, or the additional posters, but all of sudden, the crowds were really taking a liking to my trusty wagon! I was mobbed even before I had finished putting up the posters! For once, the snide comments comparing my wagon to a beached whale disappeared and people seemed genuinely impressed at how she had been restored and upgraded. Here are a few more pictures of my wagon in the limelight:
Here is one showing my last minute addition to jazz up the tailgate area:
Buick didn't use as much chrome on the tail end of the wagons as they did on the sedans and coupes. So I thought a tasteful hitch receiver cover might look very nice. Since my wagon had the the nickname of the
Divemobile when I was working on my PhD, a scuba diver's flag as the cover seemed perfect. I'm pleased with how it turned out.
There were over 190 cars at the show and I had very little time to enjoy the show myself. However, I have two cars that perhaps have some general interest. The first is a 1941 Pontiac Deluxe Custom Torpedo 8. Clearly it must have been one of the last cars built before the switch to wartime production:
The other is for those on
"da' other side of the pond." Here is a 1968 Morgan Plus 4 Roadster:
There were quite a few British sports cars at the show, but knowing very little about them, I wasn't sure what would be most appealing to photograph.
After the show, I managed to get home, take a shower, and still managed to cook dinner on time!
Nonetheless, it was a very
L O N G day!
Time to recoup!
Cheers, Edouard