Although there are still a few bugs to work out…the car was good enough for its first showing at the AACA Gettysburg National Car Show, especially since the show was literally held in within sight of Greg Cook’s Restoration Shop in Gettysburg. Here is shot of my car and my friend Joe’s 1959 Buick that Greg Cook completed earlier in the year on the way to the show…
We were fortunate to get spots next to each other, Joe’s car had already won an AACA National First Prize (First Junior) at its first showing a few months ago. At this meet Joe’s car is vying for an AACA Senior Award, and my car was vying for an AACA National First Prize (First Junior).
After standing inspection I put the top down on Snow White.
Here we are at the show…Greg Cook on the left, Joe in the middle and me on the right…
After surveying the field, it was obvious that Greg’s work is second to none. Given a million bucks there are many shops out there could never duplicate Greg’s work (trust me…my car (and Joe’s) were previously at one of them, and it was considered a top flight shop…). All in all, it was a great day!
In the end, my car scored the AACA National First Prize (First Junior) and Joe scored the AACA Senior Award. Not bad for a first showing…
After the show my car headed back to Greg’s shop to finish working out a few bugs, and Joe’s car headed back home…but not before a little photo op in Greg’s front yard…
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~ Tom Sidoti
1959 Buick Electra 225 Convertible