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Thanks Graham, that will help. Now if a few more people will kick in a few bucks we can cover the fuel bill. It doesn't take much if several people help.

JB

You Have Mail! Thanks for all your WORK

I'm in too... any pics from Terry to wet our appetites? It's getting exciting!



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Check's in the mail!

Thanks guys, it's really great how everyone pitches in to help out. A few more dollars in the treasury and we should be in good shape. It seems some are sending money to me, some to Steve, and some to Rick but we'll let you all know the talley once we know. Anything over what we have to spend on gas will go towards the final assembly.

The car should be back from being primed so Terry's crew can go over the primer before it goes back out for the color coat which I believe should happen sometime next week. Terry said he'd be out of town for a couple weeks though so pictures will probably have to wait until we go pick the car up. But I'm like you Rob, I can't wait to see how it looks!

JB

Steve, I'll stop by today with some cash

Ok guys, we're starting to put together a schedule for the Roadmaster to tour the country. I've started a map to try to make the best route in order to make as many shows as possible and give all the Roadmaster crew some time with the car. Choose the events you'd like to take the car to and let me know and I'll add them to the map. We're starting in Townsend if the car is complete by that time or as soon afterwards from Jim's place in Kentucky, so the earliest dates would be the end of May or early June this year. If there is more than one show in your area and they are not close together time wise then give us an option such as I have done with KC, either September of 2011 or June of 2012 would hit one of the two major shows here. There is a good show in St. Louis later in September as well that either I or someone else might like to take in. Might be a good place to transfer the car to the next person as well. We'll try to take that sort of thing into consideration as well to make transfers easier for all.

One show we should try to make is the Buick GS Nationals in Bowling Green, KY on Oct. 19-22. I don't care who takes the car there but our supporters on the V8Buick site really do need to see the car.

Another Big hotrod show is the Rod Run and Doo Wop in Charleston, WV in October. The dates are not on the internet yet, but this year it was October 7-10. Somewhere around 1000 cars were in this show.
[www.charlestonwvcarshow.com]

Money from Kelly and Graham has been transferred to the bank account (is now in the process of being transferred and may take up to 3 days).

Graham, as your contribution had no fees deducted, what did you do different to avoid that if I might ask?

JB

Probably PayPal Gift Option. The sender will incur the fee if his/her account is linked to a credit card or no fee if linked to a bank account.

Good way to go for us trusting each other. :)

Carl has it figured out!

I just sent in a deposit from Tom, Rob, Dan and Merv. Total was $275. We should now have plenty of $ for the fuel to get ROADMASTER back.

Steve

Pete and I have been talking and can pick up the Roadmaster when it's finished receiving paint in South Dakota.

Will be a one day trip out and a one day drip back.

The car can/will reside in Champaign County until plans are made for transfer to Kentucky.

Can you take Dave Kirkman with you? He wanted to help.

Rick,
When you go, save the gas receipts and then send me a bill and I will write you a check.

Steve

No Hooters receipts!!!!

Update:

Terry’s in Arizona at his winter home but will be back at the end of this month. In the meantime the car has been primed and a couple guys went over to the paint shop to do touch-up after the primer was on. They had a little mix up about the color coat but that’s not a problem. Rick and Pete have volunteered to make the trip to Sioux Falls to pick up the car and Dave Kirkman has asked to help. Terry knows they will be coming and expects to give them the nickel tour. I’ll send them his phone number.

Dan Masters would like photos of the car for his flyer for the 2011 British V8 meet. It’d be a big help if Rick or Pete could handle that for him, plus obviously we’d also like to see it. I’m particularly interested in a detail shot of the front of the car.

After it gets back to Sydney I expect I’ll make arrangements for Dan B to come over and we’ll take his vehicle and tow my trailer to Sydney to get it, since the rough running of my truck has proven intractable so far. I’ll add a removable wind deflector to the front of the trailer to protect the car.

Then we can get started putting the car back together, probably scheduling a work weekend sometime in March. The weather should ease up a little by then. Thank goodness we’re only 3 weeks from spring, I’ve had enough winter for one year.

JB

Paul and Bill have also donated $. We are really rolling the money now.

Steve

Steve, any word from Jack Austin?

JB