Alliance Olds meet Sunday 8/22
#41
Remember, I'm from West Virginia.
We only recently started having sunlight piped in here.
Until I acquired Internet access, I thought I was the only person alive
who was still interested in Oldsmobiles and not Chevy or Ford!![Smile](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
In fact, I remember the Northern Ohio Chapter having a membership drive at Alliance one year.
I asked about joining and was told I had to be from Ohio.![Frown](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
We only recently started having sunlight piped in here.
Until I acquired Internet access, I thought I was the only person alive
who was still interested in Oldsmobiles and not Chevy or Ford!
![Smile](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
In fact, I remember the Northern Ohio Chapter having a membership drive at Alliance one year.
I asked about joining and was told I had to be from Ohio.
![Frown](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
I'm sure you're not alone there in WV.
FWIW, my 4-spd '66 442 Sports Coupe was sold new in Sutton, WV. So I *know* there were some cool cars sold there!
#42
The straightest line between where I live and the nearest point in West Virginia is only about 25 miles. I even occasionally set foot there! ![Smile](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Actually, it's quite a nice place. My '73 Custom Cruiser was born and raised in Charleston, and I'm planning to take it back down there for the Charleston Rod Run and Doo Wop in October.
http://www.charlestonwvcarshow.com/
![Smile](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Actually, it's quite a nice place. My '73 Custom Cruiser was born and raised in Charleston, and I'm planning to take it back down there for the Charleston Rod Run and Doo Wop in October.
http://www.charlestonwvcarshow.com/
#43
I was a member of the Oldsmobile Performance Chapter in 1984 (member 0551). Now I am a member of the Oldsmobile Performance Club. I remember Owen Greismer (SP) and Bob Gerometta to name a few.
#45
The straightest line between where I live and the nearest point in West Virginia is only about 25 miles. I even occasionally set foot there! ![Smile](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Actually, it's quite a nice place. My '73 Custom Cruiser was born and raised in Charleston, and I'm planning to take it back down there for the Charleston Rod Run and Doo Wop in October.
http://www.charlestonwvcarshow.com/
![Smile](https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Actually, it's quite a nice place. My '73 Custom Cruiser was born and raised in Charleston, and I'm planning to take it back down there for the Charleston Rod Run and Doo Wop in October.
http://www.charlestonwvcarshow.com/
For the second time in 5 years, the National Pontiac meet was held in Charleston this year.
It was located along the river downtown at the same location the Doo Wop show is held.
The Doo Wop show has grown to around a thousand cars.
Here's a link to a Photobcket slide show of the pics I took at the Pontiac meet: http://s75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...view=slideshow
Some of the Pontiac people we spoke with said it was one of there favorite venues.
It would be a nice location the OCA might consider for one of the future OCA Nationals.
A lot of nice cars at Alliance again this year. Didn't have the numbers we've been used to seeing in the past.
Although it turned out to be a really nice day, I think the on-and-off threat of rain kept a lot of participants at home.
Still well worth the trip.
#46
I always thought a West Virginia chapter could be viable. It's not that large a state, and I would think there would be enough Olds fans there to sustain a club. I'm sure you wouldn't get much regular participation from people in, say Beckley if the monthly meetings were held in Wheeling, or vice-versa. But a city like Charleston, centrally located, and also the largest (I think) could draw from all around the state, as well as nearby eastern Kentucky and southern Ohio. I certainly think people from all over the state would come to an annual chapter car show. I would. For me, a drive to Columbus for the annual Mid-Ohio show is about 80 miles. It's 90 to Charleston, so it's pretty much the same drive. But it takes local people to get it off the ground.
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