Dear Firebird Friends and Camaro Comrades,


I’d like to thank those of you who traveled long and far to join your fellow enthusiasts this past weekend in Bowling Green.

It was a great weekend to ‘end the season’ if you will. It also allowed us to revisit old friends – make new friends – and meet those who we only might meet up with on the various websites.

We hope you enjoyed the tour of Bowling Green Assembly – home of the Corvette. It is a great way to see the intricate details that go into building one of the world’s best automobiles. Suffice it to say that the Camaro and Firebird Assembly process was similar. The Corvette Museum told a great story of how “America’s sport scar came to be – and being that this is the 50th anniversary of the Vette, there were special displays.

We hope you enjoyed the special Firebirds and Camaros that we brought from Detroit…as well as the GTO and SSR – and a special “thank you” to Charley Lillard for bringing the “real – original” 1967 Indy 500 Camaro Pace Car to display in the museum.

We raised nearly $7,000 for the museum at the auction on Saturday evening.
(and everyone got to see what I looked like many many years ago……….) Thank you for your kind generosity!

I thank Tom Peters for spending a few days with us – and for his very informative presentation on GM Design Studios. Also, a thanks to Scott Scheel for his Firebird Historic presentation – as well as Howard Kirchenbauer and Jim Hairston for their presentation on Pace Cars at Indy.

Also, a huge thank-you to Steve and Teri Heino – Andy and Sherry Archer – and Karen Lewis for their time and effort in planning this event.

Thank you to the Ellis Family – for allowing us all to take part in a very special delivery of a beautiful new 2002 Camaro SS to Elizabeth.

Thank you to Wendell Strode – Executive Director of the National Corvette Museum -- and his great staff for inviting us once again to the museum – and for putting together a great weekend of fellowship. I hope I will one day see a Camaro/Firebird museum!

Thank you – all of you – for the plaque that you presented to me “from the cars themselves” – that was really a surprise – and an emotional experience for me. Yes, I had a hand in the later cars – and I will remain the number one “cheerleader” at GM – and will not be satisfied until we bring you another great edition of these cars that truly deserve the nameplates. But please keep in mind that there are and were tens of thousands of people – working together – to bring you “the best bang for the buck” for over 35 years. I’m just a small part of that – and please – never forget that there are those who truly deserve the name “Fbodfather” much more than I.

But most of all – thank YOU for coming together once again to celebrate these great automobiles. YOU are helping to keep the dream alive. And, at least in my mind, the best parts of the weekend were in the evenings in the various parking lots – where we could all sit back, relax, and enjoy some very special company with each other. That’s what this hobby is all about – and it’s part of what adds to the pleasure of ownership of a Firebird or Camaro. The love and passion – the hours upon hours of lovingly caring for your cars leaves me speechless at times.

And I would be wrong not to mention how very much I enjoyed getting to see your Camaros and Firebirds. To me, it is a very moving experience when I get to see the pleasure these cars have brought to you. It’s also a thrill to see how you have personalized them.

We’ve set a tentative date for next year’s gathering….the weekend of September 23, 2004. I hope you’ll be able to join us again.

I know there were some hiccups…….and we will address those in the next two weeks. But even with some problems, we hope you found it well worth the trip and you’ll join us again next year – and please – bring a few more friends.

Meanwhile – it’s been a great season – and I look forward to seeing you again next year at one or more of the shows held around this great country of ours.


Scott
(aka Fbodfather aka Red Planet)

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Thanks Buddy.....

 

Thank YOU, Scott!!

 

Myself and the other members of MTFBA only had to travel an hour, but I speak for all 7 of us that came up that we all had a blast.

I've been to every BG Gathering so far and don't plan on missing # 4.

Thanks to everyone who put in the effort to plan and host the event.

 

I had an awesome time and want to thank everyone Scott did and also everyone who attended.

To those who didn't get to come this year, start planning now for next time!

 

I had a great time there and plan on coming next year. Me and my g/f even plan to get our C6 delivered at the museam in during the event in a year or two

 

I personally think we should be thanking you...

This event was above and beyond all expectations I had. You and the staff at the Corvette Museum should be commended on the program you put together. Without a doubt, I will be at next years, even longer...

Thanks again for taking the time out to meet with Doug, poSSum and I. It is a breakfast I won't soon forget

 

Thanks Scott, wish I could have made it out there. Just curious, are you still smoking? How was the turn out?

 

Amen to that!

Couldn't make it this year, it's been a rough one, but next year we'll be back.

 

Well seeing as how him and I had a chat outside the Holiday Inn while he was having a smoke, I would assume he still is

We didn't get 1,000 cars, guys...so he's off the hook We need more people next year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Hmmm, maybe now I can plan ahead for next year. BG is a heck of along drive from the west coast though.

 

Probably not much further than the drive Steve and Teri made from Oregon in their LS1 '68 Camaro. Make a vacation of it ....Kentucky + Corvette Plant + Corvette Museum + Camaro/Firebird Celebration = worth the trip. Come out a day earlier and join the SSOA as a guest for their Thursday activities.

 

Scott,

Thank you for having us, the few of us that made it down there from www.FbodyOwners.com had a blast. After going for two years in a row, I do not plan on missing any.....

Thank you for taking the time to sign my car(Probably don't remember but it was the white '97 Z/28 with the big cam in it)My car and I are honored, to have you do this....... Thank you for the great speech you gave in your seminar on Sunday moring, Great look into the way things work.... Next year I plan on getting me a ride in the 302 car if it is offered again.....Maybe you will even let me drive it


Once again, the people over at Fbodyowners.com and I that made it the the event, really thank you for your enthusisam to F-Body's and the people who truly love them...You are a hell of a guy....



Oh yeah, by the way, If you don't have the coolest job in the world I don't know who does.......

 

Scott and everyone involved in setting up this yet again wonderful event... THANK YOU SO MUCH... We all had a great time, and look forward to the next event!!!

 

Was great to see all of you...and see your Camaros and Firebirds.....mark the date down for next year.....weekend of September 23rd.......

1,000 Camaros and Firebirds and I quit smoking!