I am going to try.Havent been since 2008,Big show and a good show...

I's say there are 1,500 cars there per day and plenty are for sale. Last year that cream 64 post Strato Chief was there.

they are having a junk in your trunk sale. its in the first parking lot on your left when you enter from the simcoe side. and yes look for the blue beast. i'm also staying in a hotel so i don't have to drive back and forth from cobourg

I'll be in Oshawa Wednesday afternoon.  Doing the street party friday night and both shows Saturday and Sunday.   I look forward to meeting as many Canadian Poncho members as possible.   I'd also like to meet as many members of my own club as well.

This show is what gets me through seven months of work, six days of driving across the country to attend.   I enjoy bringing my car back to the city that built it.  I'm a big believer in driving my car as much as possible.   My car is probably less polluting than most of the SUV's and mini vans that I passed on the highway coming here 

I've enjoyed meeting past GM employees who actually were on the assembly line building my car back in '72.   They seem to be very impressed that one of the cars they built forty years ago is still out on the road and being enjoyed.

My car is almost at 370,000 original miles and still going strong.   Built back in the day when Canada still had many blue collar production jobs and people in this country took pride in the cars they built.  I'd buy any car assembled in the Oshawa plant.   I was lucky enough to do the tour of the car plant back in 1995.   I saw the pride the workers took in building the cars that came down the line.   I was further impressed when I also was lucky to tour the truck plant then too.

 

Just remember all old car hobbists are recyclers.   The pollution created to mine the ore for the steel in our cars was anywhere from fifty or more years ago.   We all try to recycle as many parts from damaged examples as we ca.   So we do the three R's Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. 

 

 

rarechev wrote:

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im going fri at about 10:00am. what hotel are you staying at Steve? we are staying at motel 6 again.

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Best Western but not till around 3:30

Johnnee D wrote:

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If I can, I'll go...nothing better than 1500 cars to put me back on the saddle!!!!

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 We are counting on you sir, this will be your initiation back into Canadian Cardom.

i'll be there with my freind ray he also got a 66 pontiac conv. we'll be there on sunday

 LOOK FOR MY BIG YELLOW CONVERTIBLE

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-- Edited by mfleury on Tuesday 21st of August 2012 06:32:01 PM

Clear and warm is the forecast boys !

dave are they still doing the bbq saturday evening at your hotel?

Velle Addict wrote:

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What is "For Sale" Ray? Fill us in... you might not have to take it after all.

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 Haven't decided yet, going to go through the inventory tomorrow night and Friday night. I have some D port exhaust manifolds, Lots of air cleaners dual snorkles for Chev and Pontiac, Big Block Chevelle, Chev Rally Wheels, mirrors, honeycomb NOS centres, emblems carbs, door panels, some manuals and books, steering wheels, brand new Chevelle big block fan shroud bought but not used in 454 swap, rear glass for 68-72 A body, exhaust splitters, a couple of posi units etc...

Yes Steve I'll be at the barbeque on Saturday night.  Hope to see you before then.

How are you doing by the way since your operation a year ago?   Back to normal?