Well we really owe a great deal of thanks to Steve Silverstein, JD and the entire Nashville British Car Club for setting up this year's Invasion and including us in the annual show. I think everyone really enjoyed being included as part of a larger British car show. They gave our Sunbeams the prime real estate, center stage so to speak. Several NBCC members expressed their delight at having our club as part of the event too. It was also great having a few local Sunbeam owners surprised by over 20 Rootes vehicles in the show instead of the usual half dozen. Local Alpine owner Phil Trusty, who is also a SAOCA member, sponsored the Best Sunbeam award and presented it to Eric and his Harrington Alpine.
Other winners, determined by popular vote among all car show participants (not just Sunbeam owners!)
Early Alpines: Todd Smith - 1st, Scott Christie - 2nd, Dwain Cooke - 3rd
Late Alpines: Steve Smith - 1st, Dennis Michaliga - 2nd, Tom Johnson - 3rd
Tigers - 1st Gary Cristiansen?, 2nd Randy Zimmerman, 3rd - Tom Ehrhart (Tiger Tom)
Other Rootes - 1st Eric Gibeaut, 2nd - Bob Webb
At the banquet we awarded some SAOCA specific prizes. Paul Almjeld won Long Distance, Todd Smith won best Sunbeam and George Farrel took home the Diamond in the Rough.
Here's a few shots of the show and our wrap up banquet at a great restaurant right along the Cumberland River. More in the album https://picasaweb.google.com/116191175238110314530/InvasionXII02?authuser=0&feat=directlink
A Sunbeam group picture:
Cool venue:
Here's a pic of the entire show ground:
Banquet:
Other winners, determined by popular vote among all car show participants (not just Sunbeam owners!)
Early Alpines: Todd Smith - 1st, Scott Christie - 2nd, Dwain Cooke - 3rd
Late Alpines: Steve Smith - 1st, Dennis Michaliga - 2nd, Tom Johnson - 3rd
Tigers - 1st Gary Cristiansen?, 2nd Randy Zimmerman, 3rd - Tom Ehrhart (Tiger Tom)
Other Rootes - 1st Eric Gibeaut, 2nd - Bob Webb
At the banquet we awarded some SAOCA specific prizes. Paul Almjeld won Long Distance, Todd Smith won best Sunbeam and George Farrel took home the Diamond in the Rough.
Here's a few shots of the show and our wrap up banquet at a great restaurant right along the Cumberland River. More in the album https://picasaweb.google.com/116191175238110314530/InvasionXII02?authuser=0&feat=directlink
A Sunbeam group picture:
Cool venue:
Here's a pic of the entire show ground:
Banquet:
