Smartin Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 Those of you who attended the regional meet in St. Louis last year might have remembered a stained glass of a 53 Skylark that was raffled off. A bunch of club members loaded up on raffle tickets because THEY wanted it! It was a really beautiful piece that a local club member hand-made. Steve Dodson does great work!The piece ended up in the hands of a local club member, and she donated it to a charity she is affiliated with to auction off. Some of us had wanted to keep it in the club, but it went to a good cause - Wings of Hope. (I am going by memory, so correct me if I have some of the facts wrong....PAUL??)Imagine my surprise when I unwrapped this package this morning: I asked my parents where they got it, and my Dad has a friend who found it at "some auction" and he had to buy it. He said it "had your name written all over it." So, I am totally beside myself!! By far, the coolest gift I have received in a very long time.If I ignore my hard luck on the way to the BPG national this year, it has been a great Buick year for me. One addition to my Buick family, loads of fun with the clubs, and this gift!!Happy holidays, everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 Adam, Awesome gift. How big is that piece?JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smartin Posted December 26, 2005 Author Share Posted December 26, 2005 26 1/2" x 17 1/2"It's big! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serb Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 This could almost qualify for "The Christmas Miracle".Great story and great result.Stevo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 Christmas Miracle is right... Hey Adam, how about puting that up to a sunlight backdrop and taking another picture. I'd like to see how it looks with a couple billion candle power coming through. I bet is is magnificant. The more I look at it the better it looks anyway. BTW, did you happen to see the two 53 Convertibles fro sale on e bay this week? A Super and a Roadmaster. They both have the shoulder high belt line around the doors and rear windows, and that makes the cars look so stodgey. It really makes the Skylark look so modern to have the curved belt line between the doors and rear 1/4. Again, Great Gift...JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smartin Posted December 26, 2005 Author Share Posted December 26, 2005 If we get some sun today, I will do just that. I am going to fetch my "new" LeSabre from my office today, also...hopefully by then, the sun will be out.I'm still amazed this made it back into my hands....talk about a stroke of luck!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 Adam, a great piece and a great story. Thanks for sharing it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Thriller Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 Sweet. It is amazing sometimes how things like this can work out...like how I got my Wildcat hood ornament (see the Hoodies thread). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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