If I'm able to come I'll be coming alone Ron, so maybe we can work something out as long as we are going and staying the same amount of time.

Probably. I'll get with you by your cookout at the latest if we know what is happening by then.

So are we allowed to bring extra parts to trade/sell?

YES it was agreed that this is ok :cool:

If so should we start a thread for that?

BOSS will when it gets closer ;)

Does anyone up there have access to a cherry picker or something we can get a birdseye shot of all the trucks and people with?

HMMM, Roof of the house would work :hm:

Will there be an itinerary or will we be playing it loose? Any plans for meals?

Still undeceided, Probably one big scheduled meal and the rest played by ear :lol:

Im a large fella and yes, I plan my meals that far in advace!

:haha: I am not alone, Finally :metal:

guys, we are talking with hotels and campgrounds etc to see who will do what to help us.

Does this mean he won't let us camp there? :(

no it does not. It means that some asked about hotels and are talking about finding them etc.. which is all fine, but we are working on getting one central one as well.

Ya'll gotta understand somethin, we are ALL excited about this... but it takes planning etc to pull off. We will post ALL info as we get it :)

this is so cool!

i think i hear "The A-Team" theme.:metal:

:lol: Agreed :lol:

I will just throw this out there..especially those south of ST Louis..& Others..The group I will be with is planning on leaving Arnold, Mo. 6 ISH AM to arrive @ Norwood by 12-12:30. On Saturday. Guys that are down south of there could join make it a convoy..Safety in numbers..and way cool to a # of trucks headed down the same expressway.

Are you all coming down to Lambert's and then cutting over? If so what
time do you think you would be in that area? I and others may meet up.

i like the idea of a convoy just a bunch of people who will be traveling the same highways to set it up at the same time i know most anyone on east coast will be going right past me be cool to synch it

how 'bout some identity...
i think i'll do a t-shirt iron-on of my avatar and user name. by the time i finish meeting everyone, i prolly won't remember my own name. :lol:

cstanley, that might not be a bad idea!

Boss, I know Lebanon is closer to you but would it be faster to come from Springfield? Whats the weather up there like that time of year?

Springfield would be easier i think and as far as the weather it will be probably on the warm side with the humidity kind of on the high side...:) Also again anyone and everyone is welcome to park there campers here on the place :)

as the weather it will be probably on the warm side with the humidity kind of on the high side...:)

Probably not as hot and humid as it is here on the Gulf Coast.;)

Our Exact route has not been planned just yet.. I really doubt it will be hard to not reconize a convoy of trucks (the more the better) heading off a ramp for pit stops and or rest areas.. Ahhh would like to suggest a good size bonfire for saturday night..Maybe with enough advance notice (along with our ice damaged trees) it would be possible ?? Maybe in the center of one of the fields...Sounds like a good meeting place for a revival of horror stories about our convoy experances..of the previous hrs.

Our Exact route has not been planned just yet.

:c2: Just keep me posted ;)

Who is driving there on Friday? And What time?

Who is driving there on Friday?

I am :metal: Just not positive on what I'm driving yet :(

And What time?

Looks like 5 hours for me, so I will be heading out at 7, at
Sikeston around 9ish, and hope to be there at Noonish ;)

Who is driving there on Friday? And What time?

We are planning on arriving on Friday but we are coming in from the wrong direction for you!! I am hoping that some other Canadians plan on coming along with us.

I'm planning on driving down Friday, but dont have a route planned yet. Will be driving back home Monday.

Who is driving there on Friday? And What time?

I'll be going Friday but don't have a time set yet. The only one in our group that plans down to the second a year in advance is Luv. I'm not saying that's a bad thing it's just that I'm not that disciplined, yet.

anyone that needs a lift from sikeston can just call me since its my hometown ;) if need be i can take my jimmy instead of the 68 doesn't matter to me

The only one in our group that plans down to the second a year in advance is Luv.

:haha: You got me there Ron :hm: I get 23 Vacation days + Holidays a year,
My 1st day back at work, Tuesday 01/02/07, I had 15 on the calender :lol:

As I sit here typing this I know my wife has physical therapy at 10 am. Past that I ain't got a clue.

Also again anyone and everyone is welcome to park there campers here on the place :)

Is a Blazer or Jimmy considered a camper? :hm:

If you're tough enough a blanket on the ground with a blanket of stars is camping. I am not. So I'll take a room at a motel.

I used to love camping in a tent, now with a bad back, a wife and a 8 month old son it is easier to bring the trailer. We where thinking of staying in motels but we will be gone for 13 days and kinda like the idea of camping.

If you're tough enough a blanket on the ground with a blanket of stars is camping.

:eek: Ground, uhm I'm just gonna sleep in my Jimmy, that didn't sound right :lol:
I mean if I drive "Merlot" I was gonna use a sleeping bag in it (No rear seat)

:eek: Ground, uhm I'm just gonna sleep in my Jimmy..

As long as I am not your Jimmy!!

i think i'll just throw my air matress in the bed of the truck and to the guys who are in arnold or a little south in st louis let me know your exact route and i'll try to join the convoy if we meet up

Countdown to the Meet (http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/customcounter.html?month=7&day=7&year=2007&hour=8&min=0&sec=0&p0=605)

Only 26 weeks from Today :metal:

someone seems excited

LOl maybe just a little.and i guess you could call a camper whatever you want to stay in....

Excited, happy, can't begin to say how I feel about this chance of a lifetime to gather with my friends on the board. I have had so much go wrong in the last year (it was 1 year ago today @2am that I was injured) that planning a trip to meet and thank the people that have been here to help pick me up when my chin was on my shoe tops and give me hope for tomorrow, yeah I'm ready. A lot has been done and there's a lot left to do so hang on it's going to be one hell of a ride.

Yeppers, I'm excited, we TN folks throw 3 or more of these a year, maybe
not quite as big, but we Luv to get together for Food and Fun. I have met
just over 40 Board members so far, and this looks as if I have a chance to
meet 25-50 more. Would really like to see at least 50 members attend this,
but we all know that we are a long way off from having this a done deal. If
you even think you can attend it you should try. I'm sure like Indy this will
be something, after it happens, that is talked about for a long time to come.
I'm excited just because I will be able to say afterwards -> "I was there" :cool:

This sounds great! I love the T-Shirt idea, I may have to make one myself, except my truck is still in pieces and definetly not show quality or even picture quality right now.. LOL

man i will try to make it...would love to meet everybody..just depends on my back,,and if they got me fixed yet..i should have my 68 up and running,,but cant haul a 3000 puond cab over on it,,so would have to drive the 84..ok,,who is driving the gast station i will need to folllow you and stop frequently for gas...lol...cant say for suree,,but will try to make it..hmmmmm,,drag strip,oh wait i will be lucky if my junk gets there let alone race it..

Hmmmmm, this could get ALOT of use by me, not sure about some of you
others, but have you guys seen THIS (http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catalog.TextId?hvarTextId=73567&hvarTarget=search&cmCat=SearchResults) before? Wonder which size would fit
in my Jimmy? Seems like a very nice thing to have, if it fits our models ;)

I wish I could just throw an air mattress in the back and hang out at the event site but I'm just not tough enough. There's a bass pro in Memphis (maybe Jackson too) so you can save shipping. Looks good.

There's a Bass Pro in Springfield.

I'm ready, is it July yet? :lol:

getting closer every second :)

Im ready but truck sure isnt!:( Ive got a feeling it will be running but might not be in final paint in time for the meet.

Ogre, Alot of us are in that same boat, I will not know until the week before the meet
what I will be actually driving, I hope it's a classic, but if not I'm still going anyways :metal:

The wife just realized yesterday that I was serious about taking the '68. She has been thinking all along that we where taking the F-250 company truck. Right like I wanna do that, but it does have a/c although I would rather sweat to death in the '68 then have the cold air in the Ford.

The wife just realized yesterday that I was serious about taking the '68. She has been thinking all along that we where taking the F-250 company truck. Right like I wanna do that, but it does have a/c although I would rather sweat to death in the '68 then have the cold air in the Ford.

That is why they make trailers. lol:lol:

your insane duallymeister. Have you ever traveled with a baby with no AC in the south, durring the summer???????? suck it up n drive the ferd ;)

Thats why i was in a ford at the first meet,air is nice to have :)

Where are we with the swap meet idea? Is it a yes, no, or maybe. I'm ready to get rid of my outdoor parts department and could bring it to the meet if it's going to happen.

your insane duallymeister. Have you ever traveled with a baby with no AC in the south, durring the summer???????? suck it up n drive the ferd ;)

Thats why i was in a ford at the first meet,air is nice to have :)

I am working on getting vintage a/c for the trip. You have to remember, we are from Canada, it is probably alot hotter there now then it ever gets here in the summer. We had our first green christmas in a long time and still no snow. Normally it is well below freezing with lots of snow by this time of year. Too bad that our family owns a propane company, really sucks for sales with weather like this.

That is why they make trailers. lol:lol:

We are towing the house trailer down behind one of them. We could bring down my father's crew cab ramp truck, with the dually on the back and the house trailer in tow but now we are just getting crazy.

Although the ramp truck is cool, it is a '52 International cab over stretched into a crew cab on a newer low pro chassis with a 21.5' bed. We have too much fun up here with making extend a cabs and crew cabs out of trucks that where only offered as regular cabs.

Where are we with the swap meet idea? Is it a yes, no, or maybe.

Last I heard this is a BIG YES, James (I think) is going to start a seperate
thread when it gets a lil closer, I plan on bringing a bunch of goodies also.

Luv, you have seen most of my collection. I may need some direction on the best way to offer it for sale. But I can take a lot of stuff to the meet if there is enough intrest. Will be in touch.

Although the ramp truck is cool, it is a '52 International cab over stretched into a crew cab on a newer low pro chassis with a 21.5' bed. We have too much fun up here with making extend a cabs and crew cabs out of trucks that where only offered as regular cabs.

:bowtie: or not, we need pic's of this bad boy :metal:

:bowtie: or not, we need pic's of this bad boy :metal:

I don't have any pics of it on this computer. She is one long machine. Before he built this one he stretched an econoline ford cube van cab into an extend a cab using the back end of an econoline van then put a 17' ramp truck body on the back. Growing up I saw most of Ontario plus most of the eastern sea board in that truck. We would load the trailer and head to Florida, hit Disney then pick up two cars in the Carolinas and head home. When my brother got his licence we would buy a third and he would drive it home as well. Did that until the bottom feel out of our dollar in the late 80's. I will try and get some pics later this week. It is nearing completion now, just needs alot of LED lights wired up.

On a side note the police just left my house, there is an accident up at the corner (my parent's phoned and asked if we where both home or else I wouldn't know) and he was looking for a MR. so and so, I hope that everyone is ok, judging by the two cruisers canvassing the neighbourhood looking for this new person's family to the community it can't be good. I guess they don't know exactly where he lives since they are going door to door now. Scared the crap out of my wife as they came up to the sliders in the dining room, she was filling out her passport application (to come to the meet) and he tapped on the window behind her, she turns around and gets a maglight beam in the eyes.

That is why they make trailers. lol:lol:

I'd do this in a Heartbeat, I can borrow a trailer, but my truck sucks towing it :(

I will be damned if I am towing my GMC down behind my Ford. Normally it is my GMC towing my buddies ford.

Ogre, Alot of us are in that same boat, I will not know until the week before the meet
what I will be actually driving, I hope it's a classic, but if not I'm still going anyways :metal:

Given my current rate of progress I will be walking :( but hopefully I can motivate my friends to help me out. Like you said, either way I AM going.

I don't really think it matters what you are driving. This is for meeting and friendships with people with the same passion. If you can't drive it, bring pictures. Just a bunch of us sitting around a fire, etc shooting the bull is all it's about. Springfield soes have an airport for any that may want to fly in.

The anticipation is killing me. I'm anxiously waiting to see some fireworks stands moving in...then I know it'll be close.:cool:

My wife and I will plan on being there with our 67 and hoping to meet everyone with a 67-72 chevy or jimmy. Hope the weather holds out. Will mark the calendar. Just 85 miles for me. :c2:

Ooh, Fireworks, Bonfires, Trucks, etc........... Are we there yet? :metal:

Hey Luv. It's a good thing we have a couple of practice runs to get in a full fledged party mode . We have yellow69's cookout to get us started. Then we can get stoked a little higher at Maggie Valley at the Truck Nat's. We'll be ready for a barn burner by the time we get to the meet in Mo. These other folks will just have to come cold turkey or come hang out with us. OH YEAH!

:agree:

:lol: I here ya Ron, if I can get my Blammy to the Maggie Valley show (7hrs)
I should have no problem making the journey over to the Nats in July (5hrs)

If mine makes it into town in the spring (5 minutes) it should have no problem making it to Missouri (37 hours round trip) right.

We are hoping to stay the week after the meet and hit the superchevy show in indiana on the way home. Is Branson worth the trip? We have never been and would like some feedback. It might not be practical since we will have the little guy but hey you never know.

Branson is a tourist trap for sure.

I thought Branson was a retirement home for tired of traveling entertainers

What else is there to do between norwood MO and Indianapolis to do then. We are camping with a young kid and the '68. Would like to hit a cruise night or two and get to indianapolis Friday morning.

Any ideas?

The anticipation is killing me. I'm anxiously waiting to see some fireworks stands moving in...then I know it'll be close.:cool:

I forgot about that...we should be able to get a decent deal on fireworks right after the 4th! That would make for some good pics...right at dusk when the sun is down and there is a little light still in the air..some big fireworks going off reflected off the paint of a field full of Chevys! Ok...now im getting stoked!:metal:

Anyone close have a pull behind grill/smoker? Im probably bringing my dualing Webers. Keep those jokers going all day long packed with sausage, burgers and chicken....what are you guys going to eat?:lol:

I am bringing my little portable bbq and outdoor stove. Plus a four burner range in the trailer and an oven. One big meal together might be a good idea.

One big meal together might be a good idea.

This I believe is in the works, there is talk of us invading a Sonic :lol:
other than that I guess everyone is on there own, like everything
else, we are still planning this as we go and will know more soon ;)

At one time was talk of maybe having the Sat. evening meal at the cafe owned by Boss brother as he is not open regularly that night. We have had a lot of suggestions and input so far but I'm not sure what if anything is written in stone at this point. I will pretty much go with the flow as it don't matter to me. We'll get a plan together at one of the warm up events to fill in the gaps. Just waiting for the clock to wind down..

...there is talk of us invading a Sonic :lol:

That is one place that I have never ate at, we don't have them up here. Have seen them advertised before though.

My wife and I had lunch at sonic in Paris Tn. yesterday. We love'em.

I like the idea of having at Boss's brother's place. Least we could do after we invade Boss's property is to give back to him and his family.

Are we there yet. I'm so stoked about the trip it's all I've been talking about:metal: . I think Missy (my girl) is getting tired of hearing me talk about it.:haha: