Any reports from the Grand National?

[Pat Caruso CLC #17825]

OK, so I'm stuck here in New Jersey - where it has been raining for 8 weeks straight - and I was just wondering...what's happening at the Grand National?

Unless "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" applies to the club shenanigans, too!

[Walter Youshock]

Same crappy weather and curiosity from Scranton...

GEE!!!  What're we missing?!?!?!

The Board Meeting is going on now, but SOMEBODY should be having fun!

[Joe Manna]

I think that saying applies to the club too,Pat.I will have to call Mr.Crimmins and get a daily report.

[Vince Taliano #13852]

Pat,

I have been thinking the same thing: where are the club bloggers reporting from Vegas?  We got spoiled last year with our buddy Lou posting pictures from each day's events.  I didn't make it to Cherry Hill until Friday so it was great to see pictures from earlier in the week. 

Vince

[Ohio57-62Sedan]

GEE!!!  What're we missing?!?!?!

They are talking about rejecting my membership for being a loose nut on the boards...

[Walter Youshock]

I'm sure they have much more interesting things to do!

Don't flatter yourself, JP.

[Ohio57-62Sedan]

Now I'm blushing.... Damn young punks got nothing better to do but give the old guy's a tough time here... I'll tell you what I've learned a lot in the year I've been hangin out here... I want to thank you guys for putting up with me... I know I have a thick mellon... and if I may ask Walter why are you not in LV with your car??? you know darn well it belongs there...

[Jeff Hansen]

Hi everyone,

Yes, there is a lot going on here in Vegas!  Most, if not all, of the show cars have been moved into the indoor venue for the show in the morning.  They are telling me that if your car is not in the hall tonight, it ain't going in!  Looks like we'll have about 130 - 140 cars in total here.  Most show cars are in the hall; I'm told the Allante owners elected to not park in the hall and are in the parking deck.  Some of the display cars are in the parking deck, too.  

Of late, it has been in the mid-90s.  I think it was supposed to hit 100 today, but don't know if it did or not.

The tours have been good.  We did the driving tour the day before everyone else did - great scenery.  The Maloof/Shelby tour was really good.  Mr. Maloof, among other things, owns (or did own - not sure which) the Sacramento Kings.  He has a passion for pipe organs - he has five of them in working order in his home which he opened up for us.  His car collection is really sweet, too.  Among others, he owns (32) 1941 Cadillacs.  He has Cadillacs representing each decade from the 1930s to present day.  All very nice - and mostly original - cars.

The food has been really good.  How can you go to Vegas and not eat well?

Didn't attend any of the seminars, so I can't comment on them.

The Las Vegas Region has done an outstanding job.  No reason to think they won't carry that through tomorrow's banquet.  They're a really fun bunch!

Met Bob Hoffman from this forum today.  

Will try to add more later - but no promises!

Jeff

[Joe Manna]

Jeff,thanks for the report.Especially the weather.Like Pat mentioned,nothing but rain here.Maybe you and Rob can bring some of that sunny stuff back home.Glad you're having a good time.

Joe

[The Tassie Devil(le)]

Wish you could bring some of that rain here to Tasmania, Southern Tasmania especially.

Bruce.

[Jeff Maltby 4194]

My 49 friends Brian/Pam Hermansader from calif, came across Bob and Sal from NJ in their 68 convertible heading for the GN sunday somewhere out in the boondocks towards viva Las Vegas.

[Misfit]

Now think about it people. If YOU were in Las Vegas, at the Cadillac Grand National, would you really care about a bunch of Schleppers on an Internet chat board?

I wouldn't until I got home. Savannah,? OK. That's one thing. Cherry Hill,? Another. But some cool places to visit. But Las Vegas? Please !!! Get real.

MisFit

[Vince Taliano #13852]

Now think about it people. If YOU were in Las Vegas, at the Cadillac Grand National, would you really care about a bunch of Schleppers on an Internet chat board?

I wouldn't until I got home. Savannah,? OK. That's one thing. Cherry Hill,? Another. But some cool places to visit. But Las Vegas? Please !!! Get real.

MisFit

MisFit's got a point! 

[Ohio57-62Sedan]

MisFit's got a point! 

Right on Misfit... I would be at the Blackjack tables drinkin like a high roller...

[Walter Youshock]

Well, right now, the Awards Banquet should be starting.

Jeff should be flying around the Tabulation Room like a rabid bat, checking and rechecking every result!

The food is coming out; the drinks are flowing...

and we're all at home....

[Misfit]

and we're all at home....

Only because we're forced to or chose to.   

MisFit

[Lynn C CLC #21641]

The Conways just got back from Las Vegas on Saturday evening- unfortunately did not attend the actual show on Saturday (early flight out).  However, I can report that there were folks having fun. I don't know how many "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" moments were had

The welcome reception was a lot of fun, live band, and good conversation.  I can attest to the fact that there were dozens of exquisite cars present, and pride of ownership of some of the finest automobiles in the United States was evident while we we watching the owners polish and buff out their cars during the move in on Friday.  We were able to pick up an especially nice 57 gas door tail light assembly from one of the vendors present at the meet.

Special thanks to the Jipsons of the Las Vegas club for being so welcoming and for a great evening of conversation.  John, your LaSalle is just gorgeous.  Also a big thank you to all who took the time to chat with us and tell us about your car.  It was appreciated.  We are always interested in hearing about the car stories !

We were sorry that we did not meet up with Chris Milici from the New England region.  Tom and I wanted to say hello and thanks to Chris for the nice feature he wrote up for the New England newsletter on my car Lucille.

Hopefully will post some photos of our favorite cars later this week.

Lynn

[Fred Zwicker #23106]

Here are a couple of pictures from Saturday in Las Vegas,

Fred

[Fred Zwicker #23106]

Two more

[Fred Zwicker #23106]

Two more (too bad we can't post at least 4 pictures).

Fred