Northwestern Ohio get together

[Loren At 65GS]

65 Gran Sport Division gathering
Northwestern Ohio get together in Defiance, Ohio

Rollaround and Vinnie are putting together a 65 Gran Sport Division get together coming up this September 10 and 11, 2016.

Here is what is in the works....

 Start about 10:00 Saturday morning with a meet and greet then a couple of short clinics on some sort of Buick restoration,
 engines, electrical, interior… and small project time.   

A simple lunch then some car show and tell time for guy’s to brag about their cars. 
Little swap meet action if guys would like to lay stuff out on the lawn followed with a cruise through the country for dinner, then back to Rollaround's place for some time as a group around a fire pit.

If some would like to spend the night (recommended) there are several hotels close by.
 
Sunday
  Vinnie would like to invite us to his home, he and his bride would like to put on a morning brunch for the group.
  Following morning brunch, we can cruise to Auburn Indiana and tour the Auburn Cord  Museum.  http://www.automobilemuseum.org/#home.html
Wrap things up and everyone heads home.


Stay tuned, more details to follow.

 Loren

[schlepcar]

Trying to clear the date with the MRS.,so hopefully I can make this happen. Kevin and Glenn are not too far away and this would be a nice drive...even closer for Chuck and that Bobbybuick show off that sold me my frame.(his car is way nice). Dan

[cwmcobra]

On my calendar.  Looking forward to meeting more of you 65 GS guys in this area.

Chuck

[GS66]

We won't be able to make it as we will be in Utah that week, but it is for a car trip!

[dsags]

On my calendar.  Looking forward to meeting more of you 65 GS guys in this area.

Chuck

What about the guys out of the area ? LOL
On my calendar also. Hey Chuck, is the Gilmore open that week ?

Dan

[cwmcobra]

What about the guys out of the area ? LOL
On my calendar also. Hey Chuck, is the Gilmore open that week ?

Dan

All are welcome, of course!  The outer buildings and exhibits at the Gilmore are open till November 30, so they will be open that week.  You're welcome to headquarter here; I'd love to go with you.

Chuck

[Loren At 65GS]

 

Roxy and I are planning to make it and looking forward to it.

Happy to see the Buick family expand and a big thanks to Rollaround and Vinnie for getting it going.

  Loren

[mdkd]

All

Did some work in Ft Wayne a number of years ago so being a car guy made it up to Auburn.

They had a really big car auction going on at the time along with the Auburn / Duesenberg / ? Museum and a large Corvette Museum. I also remember a truck museum. Talk about a car town. It was awesome.

Does this sound familiar?

I'm going to seriously have to consider this invitation.

Yaaaa! 65GS.COM

Milton

[vinnie]

Great to see the interest in this event. We are trying to make this a relaxed event. if any one has suggestions for a discussion, or a show and tell, offer them up. Remember this is for the wives also. I am sure they all have stories to tell about us or the cars. My wife can tell you about the Mistress and the Bitch. As we get closer to the date we will need to lock in a head count.

Glenn

[cwmcobra]

Thanks Glenn (and Kevin) for putting this together.  Do you have a recommended hotel for Saturday night?  I'm sure you'll have at least a few overnighters.

Chuck

[vinnie]

Chuck, there are four motels in Defiance. They are all located in the same area at the HWY 66 exit on HWY 24. We have a Hampton Inn, a Comfort Inn, a Holiday Inn Express and a Super 8. They all are not that old, so your choice.

Glenn

[Rollaround]

Hotel listings and some rates here in Defiance.
https://www.kayak.com/hotels/Defiance,OH-c31689/2016-09-10/2016-09-11/2guests 
If someone is into camping there is a great spot very close by, if interested send me a PM. Lots of room for parking cars and trailers.
As Vinnie said, please feel free to throw out any thoughts and/or suggestions. 

The Auburn auction is the week before, always over Labor Day weekend; well worth going to.
I think this will be a fun time, I'm getting excited.

[Rollaround]

I’m trying to generate a listing of members in the IN, OH, MI region.  After talking with Loren it seems the forum software lacks the ability to do so.  I have been scanning recent posts looking for member locations and sending them PM’s to insure they are aware of this event.
I could use some help, if you know of someone in this area please pass the word to them or drop me a PM with their user name.
Thanks
Kevin 

[GS66]

I tried calling this guy(Oleg) but the numbers are old. I wanted to tell him about the site and he may be closer to you.

http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/car-of-the-week/car-of-the-week-1965-buick-gran-sport-convertible

[Mark Ascher]

David Pevlor is in IN - 455PEV
Ted Nagel in Cincinnati - wildcat65
You could try Jon Thompson in Beloit/Rockford, IL - gssizzler


Mark