I dropped in my application to enter the Vista Rod Run Saturday July 31. I entered Ruby this year. Dan, Brad, will you be there this year? Anyone else!? ;D They have something called the Smokin' Q Classic BBQ competition. Sadly I'll be on my diet, so I can't taste-test the BBQ. :'( I do hope I see some familiar (and unfamiliar) Pinto-loving faces there!
Becky want more information. Fred
Quote from: blupinto on June 06, 2010, 10:26:18 AM
I dropped in my application to enter the Vista Rod Run Saturday July 31. I entered Ruby this year. Dan, Brad, will you be there this year? Anyone else!? ;D They have something called the Smokin' Q Classic BBQ competition. Sadly I'll be on my diet, so I can't taste-test the BBQ. :'( I do hope I see some familiar (and unfamiliar) Pinto-loving faces there!
Becky,
I hope you and Ruby have a great time! I can tell you from experience... dieting is no fun. Eat the barbeque!
Dwayne :smile:
Fast then Fest girl,,, and enjoy ,,then ya wont feel to bad a!!!!!
Quote from: Fred Morgan on June 06, 2010, 01:28:36 PM
Becky want more information. Fred
Fred, it costs $20 pre-show, $25 on the day of the show. Check-in is at 7 am and awards are at 1:30 pm. You get a free t-shirt and goodie bag. For questions call (760)414-9391... www.vistarodrun.com (http://www.vistarodrun.com) Fred, that would be neat if you and Joy could bring the twins! I think they prefer '73 and earlier but they let me bring my '74. If you want I'll ask if you're thinking about bringing the Twins. ;D
Oops! Forgot to give you the pertinent information:
Send application to:
Vista Village Business Association
127 Main Street
Vista, CA 92084
Quote from: dga57 on June 06, 2010, 09:43:37 PM
Becky,
I hope you and Ruby have a great time! I can tell you from experience... dieting is no fun. Eat the barbeque!
Dwayne :smile:
Dwayne, I really want to, but I have that little window of time for the diet. I am not supposed to do hard work or exercise while on this diet, so I have to do it during my convalescence post-surgery.
Quote from: blupinto on June 06, 2010, 11:30:29 PM
Dwayne, I really want to, but I have that little window of time for the diet. I am not supposed to do hard work or exercise while on this diet, so I have to do it during my convalescence post-surgery.
Is this the same diet Stephanie did?
Dwayne :smile:
It is. She still looks great!
Quote from: blupinto on June 07, 2010, 04:07:06 PM
It is. She still looks great!
Well, I hope it will work just as well for you... especially if you bypass all that delicious barbeque! Good luck!
Dwayne :smile:
The countdown begins... Ruby is cleaned and polished like the gem she is...engine has been somewhat degreased...bumpers polished, carpet vacuumed... now to get her goodies together (brochures, little cars, etc.) So who's coming to this!? :welcome:
cricket sounds...
The Vista Rod Run was FABULOUS! Dan you were missed.
I feared I was going to hear some negative stuff like last year, but instead I got so much Pinto love! My only regret was I didn't have a camera rolling when peoples' faces blossomed with smiles as they approached Ruby RedHot. That alone brought me joy. There were so many stories... from "My first car was a Pinto!" to "I've had 14 Pintos total in my lifetime". Some remembered being kids (or young adults) traveling packed in the backseat of their family Pintos. The funny thing was... there were people who THANKED me for bringing her... an "ordinary everyday car", not the super-shiny ones that are present at every car show. To see people stop and marvel at Ruby- with a '65 or '66 Mustang convertible on my left and a '60 T-Bird convertible on my right... did my heart good. Yeah, some folks walked right by my Ruby, but at least they were courteous. Wished you all were here!
Here's some interesting cars...
A couple more...
ok a couple more... teardrop anyone?
What's that I see!?
Closer... this car is supposedly for sale and wasn't in the show. Technically this can be considered a Pinto Sighting. lol.
oh... and the diet took the day off. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
A chicken tamale, (gasp!) hushpuppies, a funnel cake (my very first!), and coleslaw. Oh, and I got a watermelon dring with REAL WATERMELON! lol. Yep. No diet this day! :P
Becky Ruby loods awesome in line!!!! Wish you wasnt so far away would love to park in beside ya. Hey we could diet together. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Becky, I was at the show and thought that it was the best show there in years.
BTW, that picture that you shot of " quicksilver" Is a Pontiac Fiero. I have never seen a Kit for that car like that. It was pretty cool.
One of these days I will bring my car up.
Wow! Glad you had a great time! Ruby looked spectacular there! I would have never believed that "Quicksilver" was a Pontiac Fiero... I would have guessed Buick Riviera or something like that. Definitely a cool kit. Beatiful car.
Whatever set-back you experience from falling off the diet wagon was probably worth it... now just buckle down and get back to it!
I'm sure I'll see you in the Shout Box at some point!
Dwayne :smile:
Quote from: turbopinto72 on August 02, 2010, 10:05:33 AM
Becky, I was at the show and thought that it was the best show there in years.
BTW, that picture that you shot of " quicksilver" Is a Pontiac Fiero. I have never seen a Kit for that car like that. It was pretty cool.
One of these days I will bring my car up.
Brad, why didn't you stop by and say hi? It would've been nice to see you. :-\
The guy who owns the Quicksilver said it was built in Pompano Beach, Florida. I never would've guessed there was ANYTHING Fiero about that car. Ha... Fieros lived up to their name, though... :devil:
Quote from: turbopinto72 on August 02, 2010, 10:05:33 AM
Becky, I was at the show and thought that it was the best show there in years.
BTW, that picture that you shot of " quicksilver" Is a Pontiac Fiero. I have never seen a Kit for that car like that. It was pretty cool.
One of these days I will bring my car up.
I keep going back and looking at "quicksilver" and I just don't see a fiero. Looks like an elderado or toronado.
Hey Dwayne, you'll love this. Worked on a '94 F150 that had a Mk 8 engine and running gear swapped in. It was awsome!! Had the full Mk 8 interior, dash and console as well and everything worked. Had the independent rear with air ride. I kept looking at the front suspension trying to figure out what is was when it struck me: Pinto!! Yep, rack & pinion and all. Wish I could have gotten some pics but it wasn't there very long. BTW Becky, it came from California!! ;D
Quote from: 71pintoracer on August 02, 2010, 09:05:46 PM
I keep going back and looking at "quicksilver" and I just don't see a fiero. Looks like an elderado or toronado.
Hey Dwayne, you'll love this. Worked on a '94 F150 that had a Mk 8 engine and running gear swapped in. It was awsome!! Had the full Mk 8 interior, dash and console as well and everything worked. Had the independent rear with air ride. I kept looking at the front suspension trying to figure out what is was when it struck me: Pinto!! Yep, rack & pinion and all. Wish I could have gotten some pics but it wasn't there very long. BTW Becky, it came from California!! ;D
Hmmm... that would make for an interesting ride! I had a '94 F-150 that I bought new and I'm just trying to imagine what it would have looked like with a Mark VIII dash and console installed in it! Maybe if I'd had that in mine, I wouldn't have been so quick to trade it in on a '97 as soon as the new bodystyle premiered! lol BTW, I haven't forgotten about the A/C on the Mark VIII, but every time I set the money aside to get that done, something else pops up and takes it. I'll get in touch with you eventually. In the meantime, with the somewhat cooler temperatures, I'm hoping to get some work done on it that I just couldn't do when it was 100+ degrees!
Dwayne :smile:
Someone at the Vista Rod Run told me they've seen a Pangra at Cruisin' Grand in Escondido in the last couple years. Brad, are you doing Cruisin' Grand!? :lol: