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  1. Gatorrari

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    #1 Gatorrari, Sep 9, 2014
    The 12th annual Atlanta United Way Car & Bike Show will be held Saturday, Sept. 13 at the GM IT Innovation Center at 2010 Warsaw Road in Roswell, GA. This is just north of Hennessy Porsche on Mansell Road. Registration is $25 and will be from 8 to 11 AM, with the show open to the public, for free admission, from 10 to 3:30 PM.

    Some of us have been to this show before and it is a good one. Cars are kept widely spaced so there is no threat of door dings. There is good musical entertainment, plenty of door prizes, decent food concessions and a play area for the kiddies. There are plenty of trophies awarded; one year everyone who showed up with some sort of exotic walked home with a trophy!

    Last year the show was pretty much a washout, and while there is still a threat of showers, this year's weather forecast, at this writing, is much better. I plan to be there and I hope that some of you will join me.

    More details at United Way of Greater Atlanta Carshow.
     
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    #2 Gatorrari, Sep 12, 2014
    The weather forecast for tomorrow is promising enough, with a 40% chance of showers. Today the probability was higher, but in Marietta it was fine all day long. And it will be a bit cooler tomorrow.

    In the event something nasty approaches, the parking deck at Northpoint Mall is only about 7 minutes away. So there is an "escape plan".
     
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    #3 CharlesE, Sep 15, 2014
    good turnout and the weather was better than expected. Rick won a trophy for his "Austin" Martin.
     
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    #4 Gatorrari, Sep 15, 2014
    The weather turned out to be no issue, though the early fog made for a lot of late arrivals. Eventually the car lots filled up, but the number of motorcycles remained disappointing.

    Good oldies music from "Men in Blues", plenty of door prizes, a silent auction, Shane's BBQ and homemade ice cream, some good vendors, displays of vehicles from GM and UPS, and a play area for the kids all made for a good event. And that lot has quite a few trees, so it was easy to find shade once the sun came out. The awards announcements started at 2:30, so by about 3 we were all on our way.

    There were several FChatters on hand, but only Rick Russo won a trophy, Best 1990 or Newer, with his Aston Martin Vanquish. Good going, 007!

    I'll post some photos tonight and later in the week.
     
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    #5 Gatorrari, Sep 15, 2014
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    Here are the European cars that were in attendance (minus my own):
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    #6 suicidedoors1964, Sep 16, 2014
    That 1951 Beetle was super cool. The owner was great to talk with and said 0-60 maybe with the right hill and wind conditions. Super great car though. Hope to see it again in the future.
     
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    #7 Gatorrari, Sep 16, 2014
    You've got to like a car with trafficators! I wish that I had asked him to demonstrate their operation.

    Trafficators - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
     
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    #8 gcmerak, Sep 16, 2014
    I'm just sure I saw a Z in one of those photos!

    :)

    Ciao,
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    #10 gcmerak, Sep 17, 2014
    Thanks Jim!!

    Very nice early Z.

    Ciao,
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    #11 Gatorrari, Sep 17, 2014
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    Some very nice old American cars and trucks. I was particularly taken with the Pontiac woodie wagon, but the black '54 Corvette was stunning, and the reddish '56 Thunderbird (which was more pink than it appears in the photo) won Best in Show.
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    #12 CharlesE, Sep 20, 2014
    i like that Willys wagon. it was for sale. Was considering selling the TR6 to make room for it.
     

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