We thought we'd share some of our reflections from today's March Madness Studebaker gathering in Tucson, hosted by the Southern Arizona chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club. 
Having never participated in such an event, we were extremely impressed with the warm welcome we were given and with how smoothly things ran, even in light of the bad weather (wind, cold, sprinkles, cold, quick glimpse of the sun, more cold, clouds, rain, hail...).
There were probably around 30 cars present, and the drivers and supporters stuck it out through the bitter cold.
Many different years and models of Studebakers were represented, with definitely something for everyone to enjoy. Many of our friends and family stopped by to get a firsthand look at the truck. One comment we heard quite a bit was how different the truck looks in person (most people have only seen pictures from the blog).
The club held a 50/50 raffle, as well as other fun drawings for various prizes. We were thrilled to win a small collection of children's books, as well as two passes to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Anyone who knows our family will tell you what perfect prizes these are for us! We can't wait to go to the Desert Museum before it gets too hot (hard to believe that's even possible after a day like today!).
One of the highlights of the day was the pride we took in NOT winning the awards given out for distinctions such as having The Dirtiest Tires, The Ugliest Steering Wheel, and the Best Hard Luck Trip Story. While we may not have won The People's Choice Award, nothing matches the pride we have in our truck!
The two best vehicles out there, our '55 and GD's '53! (All right, so we're a little biased, but who isn't?)
Yet another picture of our truck and its cousin, "Old Snort" (hey, we didn't name it...that's all GD's doing). Enough already, we know, but we just really like the way it has progressed and enjoyed hearing others give their opinions on it.
We were so excited to see other trucks at the gathering (Thayer's favorites were the orange truck and...Daddy's, of course). Even with the weather being as tricky as it was, the day was a blast! We really enjoyed seeing all the Studebakers and meeting a lot of great people. Thanks again to the Southern Arizona Chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club! We'll post more pictures soon.
1 comment:
Old Snort was extremly happy to see his picture in the blog. Old Gringo however is not happy because he has bee regulated to storage until the studewacko (aka GD) returns from Guam. Old Gring has high hope that Wacko will have a tad more ambition on his behalf by then. He wants to put his dancing shoes on. I think it has something to do with that flatbed beauty.
Great meet, great time, lets do it again next year.
GD
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