Buicks at the Spring Charlotte Auto Fair '09

[Guest Hector]

I've been setting up as a vendor here for the last 9 years and there's always a good assortment of iron.Here's a few pics to share with you all.

These cars are from the Carolina Chapter of the BCA

[Guest Hector]

Here's one to the fellow members of the BCA Modified Division

These are some of the cars that were for sale at the event.

[Guest Hector]

Here are some other vehicles that showed.

[Guest Hector]

Lastly some random pics of some parts.

Last picture is of my '69 soaking up the sun and the swapmeet vibe on Saturday,good times.

[TG57Roadmaster]

Thanks Hector,

You really covered the event! Buicks were are over the place, including the Pavillion,

where one of the displays paid homage to Fifties Fins...

Larger, click once after opening. (My '57 represented subtle fins, according to the display plaque).

Larger

When the display cars were released on Sunday at 4PM, I saw a guy and his three young sons

leaving the Pavillion area. Asked if they needed a ride to their car (they got there late,

and saw little of the show), the answer was a resounding, "YES!"

They were parked near Smith Tower, and I couldn't resist snapping this memento of

"Dad in the driver's seat." (I emailed the image to them hours later).

Larger

It made their day, and mine, too.

Thanks again, Hector, for all the pix,

TG

[Guest Hector]

TG,that's one neat story and one fine gesture on your part for that family,that's what I call "living right".

I missed your car and the other featured vehicles since I very seldom make it to those displays,I mostly stay around the swap fields for the duration of the event.Your car looks great on the pics,maybe I should reconsider and walk around the garages next year.I believe the '57 has the best porthole design of all Buicks,I have a set of them just because of that.Take care.

[serb]

Hector,

Thanks.

[BadgerRivFan]

Great photos Hector... Thanks for the post!

[38Buick 80C]

Hector,

Great job with all the posted photos. Thank you and good to see you Sunday!

Brian

[38Buick 80C]

I wasn't sure if that would work or not. My previous post had some shots of Buick's at the AACA National at Autofair.

Hector got photos of most of the HPOF and newer Buicks in his posts above. A few more shot below.

I think that covers all but a few Buicks that were at Autofair. There was a really nice 71 GS California on the AACA showfield that I missed getting a photo of though.

[Guest BJM]

What is this meet? I had NO IDEA! It's big with great variety and a swap meet and the weather looks great but I have never heard of it. Is it an annual meet? That is a great variety of Buicks.

[Smartin]

Thanks for sharing the photos, Hector! Do you have any more shots of the 58?

[38Buick 80C]

THe meet is Charlotte Autofair put on by the Hornest Nest Region of the AACA. It's the first weekend in April and second weekend in September at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, NC (well Concord, NC). April has about 10,000 vendor spaces, Hershey has about 12,000 and Sept is smaller at about 6-7000 vendor spaces. Visit http://www.charlotte-autofair.com/

With the April Meeting there is a Spring SouthEast Region AACA National Meet paired with the event on Saturday, just like Hershey.

For both spring and fall events the Carolina GS GN guys have a small show on Saturday and the Carolina Chapter of the Buick Club has a show on Sunday. As you can see from the pictures hector took the carolina chapter drwas about 15-20 cars but a side variety. I think we at least one car from every decade from 1940 to 2000. We were supposed to have a restored 1931 and an HPOF 1934 but they no showed.

Pete did a several page write up in the Bugle about the event just a few months ago.

Ya'll come and join us!!!!

Adam the '58 is a 66R owned by Rob Grindstaff, It was the May? 2008 Cover car on the Bugle, I'll PM you his email. but also you can find more pictures of his 58 and the other Carolina Chapter member's vehicles at www.buickclub.org/carolina.

[jscheib]

Brian and others.

Thanks for the photos. I came with the restorer of the '32 Model 67. We were not able to stay through Sunday and the Buick section of that show, as it is a long haul back to CT and even longer for the owner, to Texas.

We had the car in a tent on the Orange Field earlier in the week to final prep it and its first show, and also trying to solicite some future business for the restoration shop, Academy Auto.

We had some tear-down to do Saturday, so I was not on the show field very long on Saturday, so was not able to get around. Spent some time touring the swap meet. This was my first trip to the Charlotte Auto Fair and I was impressed. I never realized there were some display cars in the Pavilion, so I will need to check that out next time.

John

[38Buick 80C]

John,

Yes I believe you had contacted me so I could alert the Carolina Chapter folks that you would be there. Hopefully some made it by to you. I unfortunately did not. As a member of the HNR AACA I worked event duties Thurs through Sat and didn't get to "shop" much. I was out in the Red and Green fields mostly and judged the AACA meet Saturday.

Hope to see you in the fall or next Spring!

Brian