05MiniCarShow

Well Bob & Grace pulled off another terrific event! Three cheers for our leaders! Although this event was billed as a "Mini" car show, there was nothing mini about it - we had eleven Classics and 25 antiques on display. The weather was terrific and the food was great - but the friends, old and new, made the day special. The Metro Region was kind enough to invite the Raritan River Region of the Cadillac-LaSalle Club and the Citroen Traction Avant Club, too.

After gazing at beautiful cars from 11:30 until 1pm, we strolled inside the Black Forest Inn for a delicious buffet lunch, with German and non-German delicacies. The restaurant and parking lot were reserved solely for our use.

But the main event was the awards ceremony hosted by Bob & Grace. Their humor (some of it unintentional!) had the crowd in stitches. (Yes, we all now know, that there were SEVEN trophies in the box delivered to Bob & Grace. Not Six. Not Eight. Seven. You get the idea of how the awards ceremony went...)

Well one thing was certainly clear by the end of the afternoon - everyone had a great time, and we are all looking forward to repeating this event next year. If anyone can pull it off, we know Bob & Grace can.

Did you attend the show? If you would like to send the Webmaster a brief note about this fun time, for posting here, please feel free to send it! You'll also notice one thing about the photos below - lots of cars - hardly any people. If you have any pictures, e-mail them, too, to the Webmaster!

Every car on display was worthy of a trophy. The classics and antiques looked especially terrific in the July sunshine. However, this being a democracy, the votes were cast and judiciously tabulated by the "legitimate" car-voting-tabulation firm of Price, Waterhouse & Cooney. Thanks to Metro member BOB TURNQUIST for the donation of antique Metro trophies. The winners are....

Sonny & Joan Abagnale

1949 Oldsmobile

Dave & Linda Kane

1937 Packard

PJ & Elsie Ehmann

1931 Packard Roadster

Jack & Sheila Granowitz

1948 Buick Roadmaster Convertible

Mike & Jo-Ellen Greene were rewarded, quite handsomely, as being the first guests to register for this event. See? It pays to put your RSVP in the mail ASAP!! Remember that when it comes time to RSVP for the Metro Holiday Party....

And Ryan Kidd was the youngest, and no doubt, the luckiest guy in the room !

And last, but not least, THANK YOU the entire staff of the Black Forest Inn! Their hospitality and generosity made this gathering a truly enjoyable and memorable experience! Please visit the Black Forest Inn's website, here!

Questions or comments? E-mail the webmaster, Pat Caruso.

2009 CCCA JUDGES AND TABULATORS AWARD - 4th Place - For superior performance based on activities related to judging and tabulating

2009 CCCA TECHNICAL AWARD - 4th Place - For contributions to the technical aspects of restoration and maintenance

2009 CCCA MEMBERSHIP AWARD - 3rd Place - For superior regional membership stability and growth

2009 CCCA TURNQUIST TROPHY - 3rd Place - For superior performance of regional publications - Go Metropolitan Skyline!

2009 CCCA NON-PRINT PUBLICATION AWARD - 1st Place - For superior performance of regional non-traditional publications (websites)

2009 CCCA CANTORE FAMILY AWARD - to BarbaraAnna Kefalonitis - For superior performance by a Regional Director

For a complete listing of our recent Awards, visit Our History.

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