RE: Mopars at the Strip

["Robert (UK)" <r.lane@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi folks!

Got back from our trip yesterday afternoon - greeted at Heathrow by some 
snow & low 30's temps. To be expected I suppose over here, but still a 
bit of a shock to the system after 2 weeks of mostly clear skies & 70-80 
deg temps.
Just downloading (or whatever you call it) my pics off the camera - incl 
400 from M.A.T.S. I'll sort thru the M.A.T.S. pics and put em up on 
Photobucket in the next couple of days.

Sorry the 12 noon meet didnt quite come off as well as it should - I 
tried my best to get to the MP trailer at 12 each day but my beloved 
wife's morning routine held us up so much on the Fri & Sat, we just made 
it there by about 10 or quarter past. For the Sunday, I persuaded her to 
stay at our apartment for the morning while my son & I went to the track 
- we got there about 9.30, but got caught up with looking at stuff I'd 
walked past on the previous 2 days (usually on the way to 'some shade' 
or 'somewhere to sit down') so lost track of the time.
Shame I didnt get to meet any of you guys, but I did meet up with 7 of 
'our guys' over the weekend.
One of them, who I only know thru other friends, was there looking to 
buy something special - he offered the guy with the black cross-rammed 
hemi 65 Belvedere (II?) $80k, but he said he was after $125k.
I didnt hear how the deal turned out but I dont think the owner was that 
keen to sell for that much below his asking price.
A great car (my fave of the weekend, in fact), but a bit pricey for a 
'recreation'.
He also spoke to the owner of a red hemi 65 Coronet but I think that 
deal went the same way.
The Sunday did turn pretty cold when the wind picked up, especially 
dressed in t-shirt & shorts, so my son & I called it a day at around 
1.30 and headed back to the apartment in town. Most of the 'show' cars & 
a lot of the race cars had already gone by then anyway.

I also used my brother's digital video camera (for the 1st time) so if I 
can work out how to upload some of that footage here, I will if it's not 
too shabby.

Bye for now

Robert
63 Polara 500
England

spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> Thanks for the pictures Gary!
> 
> Sorry the 62-65 meeting did not materialize. It's hard to organize such 
> a long distance gathering. Maybe we can pull something off for Carlisle 
> / Nats.
> 
> Gary H.


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