Re: Back from autoshow!!

From: Gary Hedlin (superdak@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Feb 13 2006 - 15:11:34 EST


E-mail them this way, I've got plenty of space!

Plus, my pics suck anyway.... I always look like I'm drunk at the show! :)

Gary Hedlin
05 4.7 SLT
98 3.9 Sport

Terrible Tom wrote:
>
> http://members.aol.com/silvereightynine/tomchallenger.jpg
>
> Woohooo!!! That car ROCKS! I MUST OWN ONE!
>
> Funny story about that pic there. They have people with cameras set up
> at many cars around the show, and you can get free photos taken and
> retrive them online - after filling out a survey, naturally.
>
> When I stepped up to get my phoo taken, the woman at the camera asked me
> "are you here with an adult?" I was like .. what? She asked me
> again... I leaned over and said I'm 24! She turned bright red LOL
> Started apologizing and said I didn't look that old. Seems a better way
> to get your subject to smile good than "say cheese!" (I was still
> laughing when she snapped the pic)
>
> When I walked up to get the pic card, I said "I'm almost 25!" She was
> still red faced and laughed and said well when you get old you won't
> look your age then LOL
>
> Sheesh! I shouldn't have shaved prior to the show I guess!
>
> I took zillions of photos of the Challenger.. and some of the other
> interesting stuff there. I didn't have a whole lot of time - only a few
> hours actually.. because I had to drive home the same day that I went to
> the show. So I didn't get a real large variety of photos. The Hondas,
> the Lexus', the Land Rovers don't really appeal to me.
>
> The Daimler Chrysler tracks were alive with force again - with people
> lined up for hours and hours all day long to get to ride in the D.C cars
> and trucks. I captured a few avi's of them. They had a Ram SRT-10 quad
> cab there - and on the "performance" track - they launched you off a
> green light - down what must have been a few hundrid foot long track and
> then they slam on the brakes LOL the SRT-10 Quad kept screaching the
> tires. They also had the Jeep course again... water, rocks, dirt
> mounts, inclines, decents etc. There was a pic in Saturdays Chicago
> Tribune of Chicago Mayor Richie Daley going down the course in a
> Wrangler! lol
>
> As the jeeps came up over the top of the hill - once again I couldn't
> resist - and hollered out a healthy "give'er!" - and drew stares from
> people around hehehehe...
>
> The Hummer exhibit was a joke :)
>
> I'll see if I can get the pics online soon... but my AOL web space is
> running out. Anyone voulneteer to host em for me?
>
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