1922 Buick roadster takes home the "dare to be different award.

[Guest]

After going to the Good guys shows for the last 7 years, my brothers ALL Buick rod finally won the "Dare to be different award" today! Out of about 3000 cars it was a nice feeling. <P><img src="http://members.aol.com/buickfam/roadster.jpg" width=500><P>------------------<BR>buickfam@aol.com<BR>Life long Buick Fan.<BR>1965 Skylark H/T<BR>1965 Gran Sport Convertible<BR>1948 Chevy Pickup with 401 Buick.<BR>"Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

[BUICK RACER]

COOL! Congrats to all!

[The Old Guy]

Congratulations !!!!!!!<BR> That is ONE COOL RIDE<BR>

[Bill Stoneberg]

Martinsr,<P>Is that a 350 SB I see ?? <P>Congraulations and it is a beatiful car.<P>Bill

[Guest]

B.....B...Bi....BIL....BILL....I'M GONNA BLOW!!!!!!! <P>It does have 389 Pontiac SuperDuty rods in it though, placing the wrist pin up nearer the top of the piston ala Smokey Yunik. <P>Zero to 60 in 4 seconds flat! <P>------------------<BR>buickfam@aol.com<BR>Life long Buick Fan.<BR>1965 Skylark H/T<BR>1965 Gran Sport Convertible<BR>1948 Chevy Pickup with 401 Buick.<BR>"Fan of most anything that moves human beings"

[Bill Stoneberg]

Martinsr,<BR>Sorry, I just couldn't resist. Me feelings on those are the same as yours.<P>Its a great looking car.<P>Are you close to Sears Point and do you ever go to the races up there ?<P>I have been wanting to go to the Vintage races at some point at time. My brother runs a Alfa F1 and McLearan Can Am car.<P>How far is it from Sacremento ?<P>Bill<BR>

[Guest]

What size engine is that?

[Guest]

Tom, it's a 1964 401.<P>Bill, Sears point is about an hour and 15 minutes from me and it's about 2 hours and a half from Sac. I am in Fremont and ever since the Fremaont drag strip was shut down in 1988 Sears point is the closest strip. It is about 3 tens slower so I have only raced there a few times. My Gran Sport has never broke into the 13's there so I have no desire to run it. <P>I used to uncap my headers and put the slicks on, THEN drive to the drags when they were in Fremont. Those were the days! <P>My brother has never raced the Roadster because they won't let him without a rollbar.<P>He did the "testing" with a Vercom computer (I think I spelled that right) it is one of those computers that mount to the windshield and it is amazing and VERY accurate according to our tests. <P>Coming this April 21 & 22 is the Nitro Nationals Nostalgia Drags. If you would like to see 250 MPH Front engine AA Fuelers that will be the place. I used to race my Gran Sport at these events but I found that sitting in the staging lanes for the whole day for two runs wasn't worth it. <P>But the show is GREAT, the Freight Train twin engine Blown SBC rail smokes the tires the entire 1/4 mile and it really something to see. The inliner club will have a bunch of inline Six and Eight powered dragsters that rival the Jr. Fuel injected 400 SBC rails!! If you can make it you won't be sorry. <BR><P>------------------<BR>buickfam@aol.com<BR>Life long Buick Fan.<BR>1965 Skylark H/T<BR>1965 Gran Sport Convertible<BR>1948 Chevy Pickup with 401 Buick.<BR>"Fan of most anything that moves human beings"