80TexasC3

My 80 has been in the speed shop for the past 3 months and I've felt the Vette Fever beginning to fall off... Going to this show for the first time was all it took!!!!

Brother in law has the digital pictures and I'll try to get them posted soon. Have to say that ALL aspects of this show were well worth it. Attended GOLD SCHOOL on Thursday (planning your restoration and buying a 68 - 82). Both were outstanding! Purchasing a GOLDPASS allowed us to enter the show on Thursday. While there were only about 20% of the cars there...we were able to get with the vendors as they setup and get a jump on some good buys.

Friday was HOT for Chicago but well worth it!!! Met several members of the corvette forum there and attended the auction. Glad I didn't register to bid or I would be dealing with some spouse issues today...

Gold on the Green was the best... Corvettes as far as your eyes can see! Definite domination of C4 and C5s...but it made owning and looking at the C3s that much more special!

Have already booked our hotel for next year! We'll be back!

Ed

carl a

im also booked on the pheasent run site from thursday till sunday,,i plan on attending the body lift class (where you get hands on on lifting a midyear) and using the site as well as the surronding area,took 5yrs to get in but from what i hear once your in you can keep the same room every year for the event

Bangkok Dean

Love to see the pictures.

gq82

BG is on my must do list...one of these years I hope to make it.

Desertdawg

Jerry, I thought you put your CE through the Bloomington Gold????

70 MUSL

Just got back from BG and had a great time. Left Thursday morning at about 8:00 A.M. and met up with 69'Silver(CF member). Drove about 60 miles and met up with ltinnel(CF member) and 3 other non forum members. Six cars took a relaxing drive to St. Charles IL.. Arrived about 3:30 P.M.. Spent all day Friday & Saturday at the show and had a nice drive home on Sunday. Put a little less tha 800 miles on the car over the four days. No one in our group encountered any car problems even with the heat.
A friend of mine sold a car at the auction (78 Pace Car) and then bought another car at the auction(66 coupe 327/350hp 4 speed w/air). I bought a lift and several shirts and some parts for the cars that I needed.

I have my hotel for next year already. It is pretty hard to not have a good time when you get several thousand corvettes and their owners together for a couple of days. I think attendance was down from last year, but if you go with the idea to have fun, you probably will.

See you next year!

Tom73

What is the dates for next years show?

mapman

June 16-18, 2006 at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, IL. Web site below. GOLD SCHOOL IS ON THURSDAY JUNE 15TH 2006. The web site will have details on class offerings.


http://www.bloomingtongold.com/?link=home

I took several classes this year at Gold School, C-5 Maintenance, What 68-82 original cars look like, and Planning Your Restoration. As usual, all were very worthwhile. GOLD SCHOOL is one of the great things about B-G. The judging on Saturday and Sunday is very helpful if you are restoring a car (prime examples).

gq82

No Dawg, I top flighted my CE and if I still had it I would have gone for the gold but I ran out of time. I still miss that car....IMHO the 82CE is one of the all time best looking vettes...

Desertdawg

I knew you had one of those awards for it...I still like mine. But your sig pic sure looks killer too...

Tom73

I just made my reservations for next year. Since they are moving to a week earlier, the hotels have not yet adjusted their prices upward for that weekend and they have normal rates right now. So I was able to save about $50 per night

tom...