Re: [gremlintime] Ah, Kenosha....I loved you , why'd it end so soon?

["John" <photo954@xxxx>]

it was a great show and the concept gremmie was AWESOME!!
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Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 8:42 AM
Subject: [gremlintime] Ah, Kenosha....I loved you , why'd it end so soon?


> Well, the trip laundry is probably stinking, the car needs to be
> unpacked, my bank account is broke, but OMG, was it worth it!!!!!! LOL !!
I
> just got back Monday morning after a straight 20-hour drive from the AMC
> homeland to Virginia, around 800 miles ( took a "shortcut" from the 1200
mile
> trip up ), only had to deal with Chicago traffic once. And ONCE was
enough!
> Yuck! We took I-65 south to Indianapolis after we got out of THAT mess!
> Anyway, I want to thank all you Gremlin guys out there ( and girls,
too )
> who I got a chance to meet in person. It was just stupendous how everyone
I
> met was so nice and friendly, wish I'd had another couple of days to get
to
> know you people better ( although I think Gary " The Mix " crammed in all
his
> stories in 2 hours, LOL! My ears still hurt... >:) ). I didn't even make
it
> around the bend past the flea market to the north end, I probably missed
> quite a few cars ( I missed the concept Gremlin car of Brian Moyers,
dammit!
> ). I saw a couple 2 litre Gremlins heading out after the show, I got no
pics
> of them. Wanted to see one of those up close! Ah, well, I got pictures of
> Gremlins, Gremlin go-karts ( THREE in one place, red, white, and blue of
all
> colors!), Gremlin guys ( hope my camera still functioned after THAT photo
> shoot! ), etc. Whew, it was just a whirlwind day, I look like a deranged
> Rudolph the red-nosed AMC owner after 3 days in the Wisconsin sun! The
> sunroof '71 Gremlin was awesome to see, makes me wish mine were on the
road
> now. I didn't see any GT's, did any make it to the show at all????
> I"m so glad we all got a chance to meet in one place, I suppose this
is
> the once-in-a-lifetime show thing that may never have an equal. I hope we
can
> trade some photos, I am willing to trade if anyone has some good ones and
> needs some of mine. I won't be able to afford to process all them yet,
> though! LOL. My bank account went negative, my credit card got shut off, I
> had to borrow money to get home... but I made it, so back to reality, and
go
> fix my broken finances quickly before it mushrooms into something REALLY
bad!
> yikes!
> Anyway, thanks for all the great memories, you guys and gals were
> terrific, and I won't ever forget this adventure ( until my Alzheimer's
kicks
> in in a few years, LOL! ) It'll be great remembering fondly all the
pluses
> and minuses of the trip and show for years to come ( plus, getting my bank
> account back up to snuff ).
> On the plus side, I did pick up some great Gremlin stuff, found one
older
> couple selling stuff DIRT cheap, got two nice early Gremlin rear taillight
> housings and lenses for $10 each, a pearl dash cluster minus gauges for
$12,
> some Matador Coupe rear tail lights for $10 each, a 77-78 Gremlin
taillight
> for $7, etc. Got a broken locking gas cap for $5, another guy had 5 of
them
> the next day for $12 each, I shoulda got his name and number... I had to
hit
> the ATM two more times, the last time did me in, ouch! But the
PRICES....the
> rare stuff....I got a '78 Matador AM/FM/CB radio, I hope it fits the '78
GT
> dash, for $25, with the mike, the wiring , I COULDN'T pass it up! I have
two
> coupes, so I can still use it. LOL. Man, it just wasn't FAIR, so much
stuff,
> so little money left. Well, there's always the 200th anniversary show....
> Take care, take Geritol, and I"ll see ya at the next "BIG ONE"...wherever
> that is!
>
> Jerry "back" in Virginia...whew! Long trip!
>
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