Re: [Amc-list] Trophy Queen

[Keith Evenson <epd@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am only about an hour from Mankato so that would work out to meet  
there sometime.  I don't know what the fivezeroseven.com is but I  
will check it out.
What kind of parts do you need from a 70 Jav? I have some extra stuff  
around but not an entire car right now.



Keith




On Sep 9, 2008, at 8:26 PM, Armand Eshleman wrote:

> Hey Keith,
> Congratulations on taking home a 2nd place plaque. That would be a  
> great
> feeling to place 2nd amongst all that GM
> testosterone. Normally around here a few people give the Javelin a  
> short
> glance or just plain ignore it. I think it comes from
> bad memories. You've seen them, they're the memories of the GM car  
> getting
> beat by the Nash Rambler............
> It's too bad the two AMC owners didn't get a chance to talk..........
>
>
> I live in Worthington. Greater Minnesota as the Metro politicians  
> like to
> call us. Oh yeah you live there too don't you!
> ROFL
> I've visited Hutch a few times and know a couple guys up that way.
>
> You don't happen to have a parts car 70 Javelin up there or know of  
> any do
> you??
>
> It would be great to get together some day and compare notes.....
> Maybe in Mankato at the fivezeroseven.com Spring Get  
> Together..........
> How far is it to Mankato for you. It's about 90 to 100 miles for me.
> I'll keep you posted
>
> Armand
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Evenson" <epd@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans." <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 10:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [Amc-list] Trophy Queen
>
>
>> WOW sounds like it was a good weekend for AMC's at MN shows anyway. I
>> had my 68 AMX up to Little Falls for their show and just for fun I
>> put it in the 2 seater class, I got a lot of looks parking by all the
>> Vetts and T-Birds but anyway I got a 2nd place plaque with mine and
>> in the Factory Muscle Car class there was a really nice red 70
>> Donahue ( I didn't see anybody by the car all day so I didn't get to
>> talk to the owner) he took first place in his class and Presidents
>> choice for the show!  Anyway it sounds like there are plenty of
>> people out there that appreciate something a little different.
>>
>> Congrats Armand. By the way if you wne to the Mankato show where are
>> you from? I live in Hutchinson.
>>
>>
>>
>> Good Luck, Keith
>>
>> 55  "409" Chevy Gasser
>> 68  "390" AMX
>> 70  "360" Javelin
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sep 8, 2008, at 7:11 PM, Armand Eshleman wrote:
>>
>>>  Wow,
>>> Had a great weekend.................
>>> Went to Mankato, MN on Saturday.
>>>  www.fivezeroseven.com   Mankato Area Automotive Forum
>>>  guys were putting on their Fall Get Together.
>>> I couldn't make it to the Spring Get Together because I feared bad
>>> weather.
>>> Anyway, the 70 Javelin SST took home a trophy for Best Domestic Car
>>> of the
>>> Get Together.
>>> There were probably half a dozen or more other cars also in the
>>> category.
>>> Many if not all (except for my two sons and the other youngsters
>>> from our
>>> hometown) had never seen
>>> or heard of one.
>>> I was real happy.............................
>>> For some strange reason it felt really good to get recognition from
>>> the
>>> younger guys...........
>>> All of them are such good people.......
>>> And I'm tellin you if you don't think much of tuner cars you need
>>> to go to
>>> one of their shows.........
>>> They have some very impressive machinery.........
>>> Question for you guys????
>>> How many of you know what a Frankenstein motor is??????
>>> I heard the term as related to Honda and Acura products........
>>>
>>> Armand
>>>
>>> dang it, then it rained on the way home and the Javelin got wet, I
>>> spent two
>>> hours cleaning it up and drying things off when we got home, then
>>> left the
>>> doors, hood and deck lid open with fans moving air all night,
>>> hoping to get
>>> all the moisture out of the nooks and crannies......driving home in
>>> the rain
>>> was worth getting the recognition.
>>> Sunday I pulled the back bumper off and removed the two brackets
>>> inside the
>>> trunk...
>>> sandblasted them and primed them, then gave them a coat or two of
>>> SEM trim
>>> black, which is semi gloss, looked correct for the parts, am I
>>> correct??
>>> Gotta wait a few days now to let the paint harden then I'll put it
>>> back
>>> together.
>>>
>>> Frankenstein motors,  heh, heh, heh, cool...........
>>>
>>> next post coming up......
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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