Showing posts with label Route 66. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Route 66. Show all posts

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Kissimmee Florida Pontiac Show

I just got off the phone with Mark and got a full report on the GTO in Kissimmee Florida today at the Pontiac Show. First off the car show got rained on almost all day. He pulled the car out for display and it was already drizzling rain. Very soon after he got it out it started raining. He was not even able to pull out his new CNG GTO sign. But the best thing about it today was the people. It always makes it worth it to go on the trip when people speak up and say, " I saw your GTO at Barrett Jackson on TV!" or "Yeah, I know about your car from the internet." The recognition for this Red GTO running on Compressed Natural Gas is growing. We both hope that the car becomes the symbol for American freedom from dependence on foreign oil.
Oh, by the way the GTO won its first car show trophy.

The photo shoot was rained out today but the photographer has asked about the possibility of doing a studio shoot Monday. That is the most exciting thing since the car was featured in a story on Barrett Jackson, Speed TV. I will keep you posted on that progress.

No post is complete with the FUN. This trip is no exception. Mark said the cruise in was AWSOME. Hundreds of car fans lined the cobblestone street in Kissimmee Saturday Night and cheered all the cars in the cruise on. He said the windows were down and people were begging him to race the engine. The GTO sounds fantastic and we are pretty sure that the slight whiff of burnt natural gas was a telltale sign that this GOAT was special.

As we are allowed to say more about the photo shoot we will keep you all posted.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Ready to Go


Plans are being finalized this weekend to take the GTO to Barrett Jackson! Bridgestone sent our tickets for every day of the event...THANKYOU BRIDGESTONE!! Hotel reservations are made. Patrick Small is bringing the trailer on Tuesday and we will get it ready to go for the trip. Mark has busted it hard to get the Tshirts finished for the trip. Yep. They will be for sale at the event. Marks dad and brother are going on the trip so this is turning into a fantastic family event full of fun and thrilling excitement. The anticipation is killer a week away.