Greetings
fellow Oldsmobilers!
Ahhhhhh finally some spots of better
weather and time behind the wheels. Cruising is so soothing!
Well at least for a while before the rain started......
I ended up with a bit of a flood in my basement when my sump
pump decided to stop working. Guess another distraction keeping
me out of the garage...for now!
This weather is sadly affecting car show season as well.
So many have had to cancel or postpone so far. Hopefully
we start getting some good summer heat in July. Especially
since there are many shows that are also part of fundraising
activities for charities.
Well, now my second newsletter. I hope you all enjoyed the
first one. I'll be continually tweaking things on the format
over the next few issues. Also, I'm going to try incorporating
one car picture for each car in the classified ads. So, if
you're listing a car, or have one listed, send me one good
exterior photo of it. I actually got to a point last week
where I had to start condensing some content as I was up
to 31 pages!
Finding content for the newsletter is probably the most
challenging part of this. If anyone wants to send in pictures/facts/stories
about their car, we'll put it in here. Celebrating our members
cars is such a great use of the newsletter. You don't have
to write an article or anything. Just email president@oldsclub.ca
with 2-6 photos of your car and at least 8-10 points/facts
about it (or more!). We'll be happy to include members cars in the newsletter
at any time. I've already been bugging some of you for car
information, you know you you are! Here's another reminder.
Rocket Round Up is on Saturday July 18th, at Hildebrand
Motors in Olds as usual. It is now only just a couple of
weeks away. We've got a few people making some pretty hefty
drives this year! Safe travels!
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Remember the early bird registration for members
ends July 4th. This is also the same day we need
to have any and all banquet meal orders in.
I've been having a lot of contractors come to my
house lately, and quite often if I'm anywhere outside,
one of the garage doors is open and the front of
my Starfire is quite noticeable as it peers out the
garage with it's four large headlights. This year
one of the questions that seems to keep popping up
about my cars is 'Do you drive them?
Of course I drive them! Haha. Well, I suppose there
are a lot of unfinished project cars around, so that
would prompt this question. It's always pleasing
how many people are surprised that I not only drive
the Starfire often, but have taken it to Olds now
twice. They ask a bunch of questions about the car,
then about how it rides, and then how much fuel it
uses. It's one thing when a car enthusiast asks about
your car, but when someone who doesn't really know
much about olds cars it's generally quite an interesting
conversation. Little pleasures like these always bring a smile.
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