2012 Western Meet

2012 Western Meet

Carson City, NV
August 3-5, 2012

Members Present: 10

Members and Monte Carlos in Attendance
	1970 - Misty Turquoise, White vinyl top, Sandalwood interior Owned by Aaron & April Dodsworth of Summerland, BC, Canada
	1970 SS454 - Tuxedo Black, Black vinyl top, Blue interior Owned by Jay Marsh of Bend, OR
	1970 - Blue, Saddle interior Owned by Bob Pacchelli of Vacaville, CA
	1970 - White, Black vinyl top, Black interior Owned by Rodney Shure of Helena, MT
	1971 - Burnt Orange, Sandalwood vinyl top, Sandalwood interior Owned by Steve Hawkins of Reno, NV
	1971 - Burnt Orange, White vinyl top, Sandalwood interior Owned by Cameron Lewis of Reno, NV
	1971 - Brown, Black interior Owned by Roger Acquistapace of Santa Rosa, CA
	1972 Custom - Classic White, Black interior Owned by Doug Cameron of Portland, OR
	1972 - Gulf Green, Black vinyl top, Green interior Owned by Matt Hilla and Christine Mott of Portland, OR
Other Members in attendance: Mark and Beth Andrus of Rancho Cordova, CA

The 2012 Western Meet
by Aaron Dodsworth

As usual, we had another great Western Meet in Carson City, Nevada with 10 members in attendance. I enjoyed my 1,900 miles of driving and it was fun to travel with a few members. My odometer rolled over to all zeros for the first time as I was driving home through Northern California so it was a cool milestone.

Thursday

Matt and Christine, Jay, Doug and I left Bend, Oregon for Carson City Thursday morning but did not get far before discovering Doug's leaking water pump gasket. We got it fixed by lunch and continued on our way. We arrived in Carson City late in the evening and were greeted by other members.

Meeting up at Jay's house in Bend, OR to drive to the meet

Replacing water pump gaskets in Doug's car

Stopped at a rest area on the way to Carson City

Friday

On Friday we cruised to the historic mining town of Virginia City and attended a small car show in the evening.

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Matt washing his car for the Friday cruise. Roger, Jay and Doug supervising.

Some of the Montes parked at the hotel

Cruising out of the hotel for Virginia City

Cruising through Virginia City

Some of the FGMCC gang in Virginia City

Cameron's 71 Monte adead of the group parked in Virginia City

Carson Nugget car show

Saturday

Mills Park was an excellent setting for the car show Saturday. There were plenty of trees for shade and there was also a train that toured around the park.

Top: Bob, Roger, Mark, Steve. Bottom: Cameron, Jay, Aaron, Matt, Doug

Jay and Doug

Bob, Cameron and Roger

Staging for the car show

Bob's 70 Monte

Aaron's 70 Monte

Jay's 70 Monte

Matt's 72 Monte

Cameron's 71 Monte

Doug's 72 Monte

Roger's 71 Monte

Rodney's 70 Monte

Cameron, Steve and Roger

L to R: Mark, Matt, Doug, Jay, Bob, Aaron, Roger and Cameron

Steve's 71 Monte

Back row: Bob, Doug, Aaron, Roger and Matt
Front: Jay and Cameron

Sunday

The poker run on Sunday took us through several golf courses in the area with some nice views along the way. We all had terrible poker hands but it was still a nice cruise. At the event awards ceremony, I received the Endless Ride (long distance) and Jay received the Best Black Beauty award. Jay had some sort of carb/fuel issue during staging at the awards and we eventually got his trailer and pushed it in. We had a BBQ at Cameron's house in Reno and presented the FGMCC awards and door prizes.

FGMCC Award Winners
Best Interior	Cameron Lewis - 1971
Best Paint	Roger Aquistapace - 1971
Robyn Lance Best Engine	Roger Aquistapace - 1971
George Lines Best Modified	Roger Aquistapace - 1971
Best Stock	Aaron Dodsworth - 1970
Best Non-Restored	Rodney Shure - 1970
Meet Director's Choice	Bob Pacchelli - 1970
Longest Distance Driven	Aaron Dodsworth - 1970 (950 miles)
Hard Luck	Doug Cameron -1972 (Water pump leak)
*Congratulations to you all!*