Palm Springs Avanti national meet

[Nelson]

Anybody going to the Palm Springs meet next week?? I should be there for a couple days. Hope to meet up with a few guys from the forum.

[ronmanfredi]

We are coming.

[aardvark]

I won't attend.

The whole Car Show thing is turning in to an Elegant Money Pit. Many are transporting via trailer and spending on costly Hotel's . Sorry, but for me, it's gotten out of hand.  ..... We have a Maggie Valley NC Studie  Show.. which costs nothing. I'll be attending that one.

[psdenno]

I stopped by the HQ hotel this morning.  Yes, there were many trailers parked in the Avanti area.  I suppose that with a 60+ year old car, a trailer assures that the Avanti will get back home. As for the hotel cost, it was extremely inexpensive compared to what it had been a couple weeks ago during Modernism Week and what it will be starting Friday for the Coachella music festival.

The Avanti event is actually in Cathedral City, not Palm Springs, so prices are a bit more reasonable than Palm Springs hotel prices.  Prices for events were mostly reasonable (and optional) with a wonky exception or two.  Can't be a CASO forever and still maintain an Avanti.

[ronmanfredi]

We are here and it's exciting to meet new friends and catch up with old.  Soon I will have some new news to share once everything is cemented. Sold the 89 Dolenz car that I restored today also.  On trailering, I know a few of these are show cars.  The owners spent a ton of money restoring them and one brought his from the east coast. There is no way that I would risk driving a car like that across the country!   Last year on the way back from Pennsylvania, in very busy traffic, a car in front of us ran over a shredded truck tire sidewall which slammed into the lower front of our 06 show car.  It took 8 days for me to repair the fiberglass and repaint the area. So it happens. As far as the cost of attendance goes, the few hundred dollars is nothing compared to the relationships and information that we get out of it.  

On another front, do you like the Halibrand wheels put on many 60s-80s Avantis but don't care for 15" wheels?  Well I'll be working on a project as of today to have that style wheel made in 17".  Once I get my 63 measured out to verify clearance, then we'll work on getting a quote to make them.  Hopefully in 7" and 8" widths. (Front and rear if there is enough room)  Stay tuned!