Gordon,
Curious. Do we have any Magazine guys comming to cover the Carlisle event?
Who?
Greg
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Gordon,
Curious. Do we have any Magazine guys comming to cover the Carlisle event?
Who?
Greg
Curious. Do we have any Magazine guys comming to cover the Carlisle event?
Who?
Greg
Yup:
Jim Youngs and his entourage from Kit Car Builder
(BTW: There was a full page ad for the Carlisle kit Car Show in KKB last issue)
The editor from Kit Car Magazine (used to be Erik, but not sure who replied to me this time - still looking for the email)
The Kit Car desk (three people) from Hemming's Motor News (I think they're bringing the "official" Hemming's Panel Truck)
Two guys from Custom Car Magazine (more for the Cobras and others I think)
The field reporter from the Carlisle High School Newspaper (just kidding)
The East Coast Editor of "Six Guns and Cowboy Saddles" (OK, still kidding, but thought Dusty would get a kick!)
That's all I've heard from so far.
If you know of others who will or should be there, please give me contact info or contact them yourselves if you know them.
Thanks, gn
Jim Youngs and his entourage from Kit Car Builder
(BTW: There was a full page ad for the Carlisle kit Car Show in KKB last issue)
The editor from Kit Car Magazine (used to be Erik, but not sure who replied to me this time - still looking for the email)
The Kit Car desk (three people) from Hemming's Motor News (I think they're bringing the "official" Hemming's Panel Truck)
Two guys from Custom Car Magazine (more for the Cobras and others I think)
The field reporter from the Carlisle High School Newspaper (just kidding)
The East Coast Editor of "Six Guns and Cowboy Saddles" (OK, still kidding, but thought Dusty would get a kick!)
That's all I've heard from so far.
If you know of others who will or should be there, please give me contact info or contact them yourselves if you know them.
Thanks, gn
Gordon,
How about Hot VW's.
You could encourge them by telling them that this may be the start of the last generation of VW based Buggies, and Kit Cars as more and more builders are using Other than VW based chassis and drive trains in their traditionally VW based vehicles.
This may be a good opportunity to take a look at what's being used and what's here and how many are still VW based.
Also; the Speedsters in attendance won't be the only VW based vehicles there.
Greg
How about Hot VW's.
You could encourge them by telling them that this may be the start of the last generation of VW based Buggies, and Kit Cars as more and more builders are using Other than VW based chassis and drive trains in their traditionally VW based vehicles.
This may be a good opportunity to take a look at what's being used and what's here and how many are still VW based.
Also; the Speedsters in attendance won't be the only VW based vehicles there.
Greg
The editor of Kit Car Magazine (Primedia) is D Brian Smith
Thanks, guys....
I'll get in touch with both tomorrow and see what I can scare up, although getting Hot VW's there would be a first, I think.
gn
I'll get in touch with both tomorrow and see what I can scare up, although getting Hot VW's there would be a first, I think.
gn
Gordon,
I think Hot VW's might be up for it - they made it to the one day affair in Manassas VA for the Bugout ( happens twice a year ) and had a picture of my TD in it last year, so don't seem to have a problem w/ Replicas and Kitcars. I think you should give it a shot anyway.
I think Hot VW's might be up for it - they made it to the one day affair in Manassas VA for the Bugout ( happens twice a year ) and had a picture of my TD in it last year, so don't seem to have a problem w/ Replicas and Kitcars. I think you should give it a shot anyway.
I would think they (Hot VWs) would cover the event. The latest edition had a Speedster drag car on the cover. It certainly got my attention. Not my kind of sport but the cover got my eye.
Well, the truth is......
I explained to their editor, Bruce Simurda, that we typically get 40 - 60 of the best, VW-based Speedsters in the country at this show every year, we're ALWAYS the largest Kit-based group at the show BY FAR and wasn't it about time that Hot VW's covered this event?
I was told that "We only have three people who go out and do these field stories and we've had them scheduled ahead for six months and they won't be able to make the 'Carlisle Kit Car Show' in 2008"
After we talked a while and I told him that Hemming's, Kit Car and Kit Car Builder were all covering this event and about what we've done in the past; Great cruise nights, Lots of cars and people at this event, Terrific weather (OK, so I was stretching a bit there), building a complete VW-based beck Speedster in two days at the show, etc., he began to get pretty interested, so I offered to provide copy AND pictures of the 2008 event for publishing in an upcoming issue and he accepted the offer.
So there you have it. Yours truly will be the Hot VW's field reporter for the Carlisle show this year.
Smile! FLASH!
Gordon
(as if I didn't have enough to do at) "Speedsters Meet Spyders at Carlisle, 2008"
I explained to their editor, Bruce Simurda, that we typically get 40 - 60 of the best, VW-based Speedsters in the country at this show every year, we're ALWAYS the largest Kit-based group at the show BY FAR and wasn't it about time that Hot VW's covered this event?
I was told that "We only have three people who go out and do these field stories and we've had them scheduled ahead for six months and they won't be able to make the 'Carlisle Kit Car Show' in 2008"
After we talked a while and I told him that Hemming's, Kit Car and Kit Car Builder were all covering this event and about what we've done in the past; Great cruise nights, Lots of cars and people at this event, Terrific weather (OK, so I was stretching a bit there), building a complete VW-based beck Speedster in two days at the show, etc., he began to get pretty interested, so I offered to provide copy AND pictures of the 2008 event for publishing in an upcoming issue and he accepted the offer.
So there you have it. Yours truly will be the Hot VW's field reporter for the Carlisle show this year.
Smile! FLASH!
Gordon
(as if I didn't have enough to do at) "Speedsters Meet Spyders at Carlisle, 2008"
Too cool!---Jack
GN I'z got an idea .... pm sent. ~Alan
Cool deal, Gordon!
Way to go, "scoop"!
By the way, I'll have my DSLR in action again this year, and with new lenses! If anyone wants a specific shot, or to do an ad-hoc photo shoot off to the side at some point, pull me aside and I'll be happy to snap a few dozen pictures for you.
Chris, Five Cent Photography ;-)
Chris, Five Cent Photography ;-)
Kudos to you, Gordon 'Jimmy Olson' Nichols!!
Dang, Jim, I was gonna call him that but I had a senior moment and couldn't remember the name. !$%#&*!!!!!
Now we need to find him a fedora and stick a "Press" tag in the hat-band.
Now we need to find him a fedora and stick a "Press" tag in the hat-band.
Even better than that, my buddies at Hemmings Motor News Online have just published this notice about Carlisle:
The folks who run the annual Carlisle Import Kit-Replicar Nationals have just given you a new reason to bring your collector car out to the show field next month: the Carlisle Events Elite award. The award will be given out to 10 vehicles chosen by a committee picked by the event manager of the show. You don
Sports Cars
New honors up for grabs at Carlisle
The folks who run the annual Carlisle Import Kit-Replicar Nationals have just given you a new reason to bring your collector car out to the show field next month: the Carlisle Events Elite award. The award will be given out to 10 vehicles chosen by a committee picked by the event manager of the show. You don
".........and children under 12 will be admitted free".
HEY per my wife, " You're acting like a kid", so I'm in for free!
HEY per my wife, " You're acting like a kid", so I'm in for free!
Wouldn't it be more like Clark Kent and his photographer, Peter Parker?
'Cause Gordo really ends up being Superman w/all the hats he wears at Carlisle!
I didn't read this for a couple of days and wondered/hoped that Chris was coming-he did a great job snapping away last year.
'Cause Gordo really ends up being Superman w/all the hats he wears at Carlisle!
I didn't read this for a couple of days and wondered/hoped that Chris was coming-he did a great job snapping away last year.
Peter Parker is Spider Man, er, Spyder Man. I think we should call YOU Peter Parker.
But I'm not really good with a camera! I guess I'll just pretend at Carlisle.