Wagon of the Month for August

As usual, the August "Wagon of the Month" is the WF of NY. So when you can post the pictures.

Heading out the door.

Tom

Hey gang-

For us Westcoasters that don't get to go, car photos are great, but please get close ups of any mods that would be repeatable for the group. Pictures, pictures, pictures!

Have a great time all!

Trip to Watkins Glen is  is in the books.
Several members had cameras. Expect photos soon!

Soon? But we need photos now!

MrBuick wrote:

Soon?  But we need photos now!  

YES PLEASE!!! PICS!!!! 

5:45pm Just returned for Wagonfest and will be unloading the car. Pics should be loaded up later this evening. Several people were shooting pics.

I'll start, for me, WagonFest officially starts on Thursday when Tim comes to wash his car....


Friday, July 26th, 10:00am: Getting ready for the Thunder Road Tour at Watkins Glen, I went out to get my RMW loaded up ready to go..... or not go, no start, huh? After checking things out I had no fuel pressure, fuse good, power at the plug..... bad pump, arrrrrgh.
Called Tim, got a new pump, my wife went into the city for a sending unit, and at 12:30 it was running again. Tim came back to my house from Geneva to help with the pump, that's how you know who your friends are. Thanks again Tim.


We got cleaned up and headed to Watkins Glen, well after a short detour to Phelps to get Dan (bigbluey88) back on the road.

 Some one else will post pics from the Glen, I forgot my camera.

Saturday was again a beautiful day in Geneva, NY.




Randy (Yakko) and his wife relaxin' at the fest.






Tim taking some down time.








Matt polishing up his nice "new" wagon.












The wind moved in around 3:00pm, it sprinkled a bit but nothin' had happened by 4:00pm when we left.




It was a great day, and I think we all had a great time. Thanks Dave (lakeffect) for all the time and hard work keeping WagonFest going. We'll see everyone next year

Mike

I'll start with a few pics from Watkins Glen.

Your 2013 ADHD poster boy and wagonfest host behind the wheel. OOH! LOOK A SQUIRREL!

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Tony & Matt DeSanctis



Starting grid

At the Glenora Vineyards, North of the Glen on Rt 14. We stopped for a nice photo op.

The Buick Cake made by Lynol.  The finish on his home made cake was  by far better than  the finish on my  home made paint job on Shammoo's hood, So I got the recipe for the icing from him  for future reference.



It beckons: Swapping lies  about,  and parts for four wheeled whales




The New england chapter of the forum, waiting for the Icecream truck to show up.





The wagonfest wives plotting to get even for being dragged to Wagonfest




Future wagon owners of the GM Longroof Forum. Now I know where all the red licorice went.





Mike and Jay comparing the linings of their wallets. Sales tax not included



I know it looks like Tim  Swink forgot his dental floss back at the campsite again, but he and Mike Lawrenz were really testing  for an open circuit between Tim's fillings  and his hearing aid. Tim kept asking if this meant he was AC/DC or AD/HD or something like that. With his fingers in his mouth, it was hard to understand him.   Mike kept turning up the power until Tim's ears started  to  belch smoke. Three others  immediately got in line to try it next.





Joel  was  doing some reprogramming on his laptop.  Here we see him plotting Nuclear Winter on the ECM of  Pat's unsuspecting LT1.  It had been  hot wired to a battery. Right afterward we heard Star Trek music from the car, and all we could get on the radio was some guy with big 
ears asking to be beamed up to the mothership. ( see Pat's license plate in another thread)


Oh come on now, get real. You didn't really think you'd get away  from  not seeing  Shammoo, the Prince of Whales, Did you?



Wagonfest 2013 awards.


Ladies and gentlemen,  your fellow forum members and families of  our  GM Longroof Forum's Wagonfest 2013

Great pictures,great event,hopefully some year I will make it.I hope
everyone gets home safetly and no breakdowns. ed

Sorry I did not get my camera out much, but here is my "Hotel" room

I'd like to add my personal thanks to many who helped this event to come together.

Bewber for the Wagonfest  window stickers.
 Brokecello for the dash plaques.
Brian Peet at Precision Screen printing.
Extra bucks in the pot from several fellow forum members  to help cover costs.
Diane Cummings, our forum photographer (postings when she gets back home)
Fron many, help with the tent,  setting up, clean up, and garbage  detail. 
Tim Swink, for leaving early so he wouldn't take all the trophies home again this year.
... and others that I don't intentionally mean to snub by forgetting their contributions. I'm just addlepated.

And most importantly, all the participants who came and shared the day and both their affliction and affection of B-body wagons  with the rest of us fellow whack jobs from the  GM Longroof Forum.Thank you all!

By the way we had SIX out of the eight forum mod/admin folk present at Wagonfest. A great show of support from the leaders of this forum. 

Dave

Great shots so far, looks like all had a good time. At least I got to go to Cars and coffee in South Carolina with Chris and celebrate wagonfest with him, lol.

Sprocket wrote:

Great shots so far, looks like all had a good time.   At least I got to go to Cars and coffee in South Carolina with Chris and celebrate wagonfest with him, lol.

You two should have come up!!!!

Great pictures, folks. As usual I was too busy talking to take many pictures, but here's what I did get captured:
Joel reprogramming Pat's PCM


The view from inside the tent


Mike (200OZ) draining the overfilled crankcase on Dan's (bigbluey88) Custom Cruiser



Here's Tom (Silverfox) holding some Solo cups of used motor oil. He was thirsty I guess.


Dave (lakeffect) showing me the controls of his space shuttle station wagon.


Dave P. (95BRMW) in my RMW putting in a new blower motor I bought from Joel after mine died 30 miles into my trip.

Hey.. I have to do a blower motor on MY car next.

Hmm... lol

Along with all the fun,  we had technical seminars  as well.

 Mike showing us how to drain oil into tiny paper cups.
 Changing  blower motors in the middle of a field.

The really cool sound lighting a  barbecue grill  makes after flooding  it with a half gallon of fluid. WHOOMP!'  
 Next year: "How to singe the hair of the entire front of your body without really trying:


 Ans best us all,  the guys from Canada  gave us all lessons in swearing at  rusty B-body repairs in French.

Here's my contribution

Loving the pics, and looks like a great time had by all. Neat to see the boxy OCC in the group, love it.

I WILL make it to one of these fests eventually!!!

-Mike

81X11 wrote:

Loving the pics, and looks like a great time had by all.   Neat to see the boxy OCC in the group, love it.  

I WILL make it to one of these fests eventually!!!

-Mike

The Denali IS a Long Roof!!

BigBlackBeaSSt wrote:

81X11 wrote:

Loving the pics, and looks like a great time had by all.   Neat to see the boxy OCC in the group, love it.  

I WILL make it to one of these fests eventually!!!

-Mike

The Denali IS a Long Roof!!

Not the same sadly....nice truck but it's no Roadmaster!

good pics,.
wish the car had been done in time,

Nice pics everyone

tim nice to see your bare feet when you where putting in a fuel pump

Love the pics....it's really something to see these wagons together and members in person!!

My hotel room


watkin's glenn







wine tour






Breakfast with Tim






the fest, not going to post varients of the pictures already posted




I would like to once again thank everyone who voted for this, it means lot to me you have made me very happy. thanks you all

Congrats Pat!!!

Looks like fun was had by all...... was there the "beer and BS" session at the grassy knoll next to the Microtel?

Superior Finish wrote:

was there the "beer and BS" session at the grassy knoll next to the Microtel?

Yes, both Friday and Saturday, complete with tents for rain (thanks Chris & John).

Tom

Superior Finish wrote:

Congrats Pat!!!

Looks like fun was had by all...... was there the "beer and BS" session at the grassy knoll next to the Microtel?

What fest would be worth going to without it?  
Plus the the wagon group wasn't going to look weak because of a little rain in front of "The SSR Guy"

95BRMW wrote:

Plus the the wagon group wasn't going to look weak because of a little rain in front of "The SSR Guy"

Didn't want to tell that guy, that just last week there was an article on the net, about the 10 worst cars / sellers. The SSR was right there.  He was telling me it got atleast 30 MPG.  Well, they are rated 18 on the highway.  He said they were made in Canada.  I remember them as made in Mexico.

Tom

Be sure and tell him that I parted one out for my wagon driveshaft.  

Winners of the Awards at wagonfest, voted on by their fellow attendees were as follows: 
Peoples Choice   Kevin Ferry   Wagon Collector   Akron Ohio
Best Interior    Chris Pustizzi   SWTSS Higganum CT
Best exterior     Pat O'Malley   London, Ontario, Canada
Best Mechanical  John Pomeroy location unknown.
Long distance  Tom Cummings Littleton NH

 Congradulations to all the winners!

 Dave