Thread: Minnesota X-fires
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 01:34 AM
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Doyen
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From: Houlton, Wisconsin USA
Default Re: Minnesota X-fires
We had two Crossfire's at Wing's & Wheels, my red 2006 roadster and John's 2005 SRT6 coupe. We got a lot of attention and even met a few other Crossfire owners who were there showing other cars. Even had a few people stop by that are in the last stage of deciding if a Crossfire should be their next vehicle. After listening to me gush about mine I'm sure they will be at their dealer on Monday.

There were probably several hundred cars on display. Everything from Citroen CV2 to Lamborghini Murcielago, gaggles of 60's Muscle Cars, flocks of motorcycles, herds of Minis, even schools of Barracuda and Marlins. My favorites were two 192X flat-head ford street rods. Had me ready to sell the wife to get one like them. Any takers?

It was also fun watching, and hearing, the radial engined biplanes and Warbirds flying overhead and the sounds of the Ferraris, Jaguars, Rolls Royce and massive big blocks were like an incredible symphony. One car I heard about but didn't run across was a street rod on which the builder had reversed intake and exhaust. I'm told he had a row of motorcycle carbs where the exhaust header would normally be and straight exhaust pipes poking towards the sky where the intake would normally go. Sounds like it must be a fantastic work of engineering and I'm sorry I didn't see it.

The weather was perfect, there was plenty of good food, the price was right, Free!!!, and Motorbooks had many of their titles discounted to 50% off. They also had Randy Leffingwell and Tom Cotter autographing their books. Randy has written many books on Corvettes, Mustangs, Muscle Cars, barns and tractors and Tom has written anthologies of great "Barn Find" stories such as "The Cobra in the Barn" and "The Hemi in the Barn." It was fun seeing Randy Leffingwell again as he came to Minnesota several years ago to photography my "Greenwood Sportwagon" 1979 Corvette station wagon for the official 50th anniversary Corvette coffee-table book. Tried to talk him into doing a book on Crossfires next but he seemed to think that working on a book on Porsches, or some such, would be a better seller. I tried to point him in the proper direction but he would not see the light. I do have his e-mail address though so you can bet I will be dropping some very thinly veiled hints along that line.

All-in-all it was a wonderful day and I do hope that next year we will have a better showing than just we two.

Sheldon
 
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