BSCC- "Spooktacular" show review

[Sharon Leonard]

Sounds like a fun time Rick - thanks for scouting it out.  I like the happy 
face Halloween myself.
Sharon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick MacDonald" <rickm at smithprint.com>
To: <bsc-list at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 10:11 AM
Subject: BSCC- "Spooktacular" show review


> We took the Corvair out for its first "real" show yesterday in Whitman MA
> for the 13th annual Cruisin' New England Spooktacular. It was a benefit 
> for
> D.A.R.E. and it was by far the most fun, family-oriented show I've been 
> to.
>
> There were over 300 cars in all..from 1930's to 2000's  This was the last
> show in a series that culminated with last week's "Top 100 Showdown" at 
> City
> Hall Plaza in Boston..(supposedly 30,000 people went to that one!)
>
> Some really great custom hot rods, excellent original 50's-80's cars (even
> an Edsel that had a filthy, untouched original engine.) A few nicely done
> "modern" show cars..but the highlight was the display of decorated classic
> cars..
>
> There were cars of ALL kinds (all decked out with fake blood, gargoyles,
> strobe lights and cobwebs), one family even brought their own Hanted House
> in a big black plastic tent, complete with smoke machine and sound 
> effects..
> It was really cool to see a '57 Chevy with Frankenstein behind the wheel,
> and a wrecked 10 speed bike under the grill with a "victim" skeleton
> stretched out on the hood! Some were actually gruesome, but most were well
> thought-out and funny.
>
> My wife pointed out that our Corvair was one of only a few "HAPPY" 
> Halloween
> cars, we had cartoon ghosts and pumpkin guys on the windows, some green
> cobwebs, and a goofy inflatable skeleton driving. We just don't do
> "ghoulish" at our house! There were also pumpkin carving, cake decorating,
> and costume contests going on all day!
>
> Certainly mark this one on your calendars next year..it was a blast!!
>
> I'll be submitting some nice pics for the newsletter, too.
>
> -Rick MacDonald
>
>
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