m455sx

Was wondering if anybody is planning on going? I am planning on it if weather cooperates.
http://clubs.hemmings.com/capitolcit...yer%202011.pdf

70olds455

I have not been to that all GM show in a few years. I remember the last time I was there it was hot like in the 90s. How has the turnout there been in last few years?

m455sx

I have never been. This will be my first time. I finally got up the courage to to go. I will trailer my car because of the distance plus my A/C doesn't work.

67Olds442X2

I plan on going, need to trailer my car (White) though. No A/C and I don't think I could drive it the 80 or so miles. No way I would take it on the beltway.

joe_padavano

Turnout is usually 120-150 cars. The show is co-hosted by the Capitol City Rockets and the Metro Chapter of BCA, so we usually get a high percentage of Oldsmobiles and Buicks, ranging from the 1920s to today. Remember that we're talking about D.C. in August, so expect it to be a swamp (hot and humid). I'm sorry that the CCR website hasn't been updated recently with the show info. I'm the webmaster (as well as chapter president) and I've been pretty busy lately. I'll get the 2012 flyer uploaded today. Hope to see you all there.

m455sx

Will they allow Pop-Ups? I bring one to every show or cruise-in that i attend.

joe_padavano

Marcus,

The show is in a large parking lot with trees around the perimeter. There are usually several popups around the edges, but I don't recall anyone putting one up at their car before. You can see if there's room, or else set it up at the sides if you want. I have a 10x20 canopy that I bring for the club.

rocketraider

Would y'all grumble if yer past Zone director showed up in a Mercury, just to look around? None of the Oldsmobiles are ready for a 10 hour round trip. I'm stupid sometimes, but not stupid enuff to take an old car that hasn't been driven in a while on a tour like that.

I've never been to this show since it moved from Templeton Oldsmobile to Montgomery CC. Doesn't look like there's any good way to get there that avoids the damn Beltway.

If you're keeping the same classes as 2011 Class L needs to be amended to include Starfires and possibly early Wildcats. The Starfire was personal luxury before Pontiac/Chevrolet/Buick ever thought about it. You must remember the Starfire entered the market aimed dead at the Thunderbird- which up to that point had defined the personal luxury class.

And I will argue that point with anyone who tries to class a GP or Monte Carlo as personal luxury while saying the Starfire isn't.

m455sx

The weather looks like it will cooperate this weekend, should be in the 80's.

67Olds442X2

I'll be there, car is ready to go.

67Olds442X2

Wrapped and ready to go rain or shine. I guess it's a mystery which car it is.

joe_padavano

I've got $10 that says it's a 67. You can pay me tomorrow.

See you there.

Centurion

1960 Buick Invicta Custom with leather bucket seat interior was also intended to compete with Thunderbird. The production Invicta Custom in '60 was released after the 1959 XP-75/Skylark II and XP-706 concept cars previewed some of the features. The Thunderbird was squarely in Buick's sights when these concepts were developed.

The '60 Invicta Custom interior:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/carphot...0536/lightbox/

By the way, I agree the Starfire is quite reasonably regarded as a personal luxury car.

Sorry for the diversion!

67Olds442X2

Well my V6 pickup must have been at its limit towing the Cutlass 600+ miles because it didn't like the 442. The truck was getting tossed around. Might have been something as simple as weight distribution but after removing the cover not liking how it was moving in the wind and then the rain started it was time to turn around. Trailer brakes were intermittent which didn't help. Until I get a bigger truck I'm limited to driving distance only.

joe_padavano

Too bad. The rain was only a few drops early in the morning. It was sunny (though humid) all day. Slightly low turnout (about 95 cars, down about 10-15% from normal), but a local Chevy dealership was running a Corvette show today also and we got exactly ONE Corvette instead of the usual 8-10. There was an unbelievable variety of cars - not ONE Camaro and in the 68-72 stock musclecar class there were five Oldsmobiles to one Chevelle. Three 1968 Caddy DeVille convertibles. A couple of absolutely gorgeous pickups. A phenomenal 67 Olds 98 mild custom. An incredibly beautiful 65 Pontiac 2+2 (a full size with tripower and a fourspeed!). I'll try to get photos uploaded shortly.

70olds455

I went to the car show today. It looked like a good turnout of Oldsmobiles.

m455sx

Here is the first five pics

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another 5

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5 more

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Last one

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here is the last one

m455sx

Hey 67olds442x2, it is not a good idea to tow with car cover as the wind will move the cover in which will scratch the paint. Also the car needs to be closer to the truck to put more weight on rear axles. See my attached. Yes mine is a 3/4 ton but ive towed it with Tahoe no problem.

67Olds442X2

Roger that, thanks. I got a couple miles then I realized the cover needed to go. Next time I'll adjust the car a little better but my V6 might be at its limit.

m455sx

drop a 455 in it..... lol

m455sx

i forgot to mention that i met the FAMOUS Joe Padavano!!!!!!!!!!

72-Wolf

This was the first year my Fiancee and I made it to this show

I was going to bring my '72 Cutlass Supreme (U-Code) but decided to bring my G8 GT out instead. Given the G8 is my daily driver and required about 12 hours of preparation for the show and it has some modifications... I figured it was worth a shot

I loved seeing all the 4-4-2's and Cutlass's out there, absolute blast! Was shocked there were no Camaro's though... Especially since there is quite an over abundance of the latest generation. My Fiancee had the red '72 4-4-2 W-30 replica.

joe_padavano

Yours was the blue G8? Congrats on winning your class. Great to see you there. Consider joining the Capital City Rockets. Our next meeting is Sunday Sept 9 at Kilroy's in Springfield, VA.

m455sx

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