Charles Gould chasgould-ee4meeAH724@public.gmane.org [vSAAB]
2014-06-23 15:30:39 UTC
You won't want to miss this one! Gould's Nineteenth Annual Microcar & Minicar Classic Event will be the best ever!
This year's event will be held on July 11,12 & 13, 2014 at our home here in Newton (near Boston), Massachusetts, and it will be three days jam packed full of Microcar lunacy with tons of Microcar tours and activities, great food & beverages, strange cars, and even stranger people!
The Nineteenth Microcar Classic will begin with Friday evening's Microbrews, wine, cheese, and hors D'hoeurves arrival reception, which is a great opportunity to unload your microcars and make last minute repairs and preparations while meeting plenty of new and old friends, and terrorizing the neighborhood with rides in the microcars. We will party late into the night as we all get ready for the weekend's activities. Mosquito control will be provided by the two stroke exhaust fumes.
The festivities will begin on Friday evening with the wine, cheese, microbrew and hors d'hoervres arrival reception. This is an intimate, low key opportunity to unload your cars, register for the weekend activities, and meet new and old fiends while buzzing around the neighborhood in the microcars. There will plenty of opportunity to see and ride in the tiny cars, and many owners will swap cars with you so that you can feel what it is like to drive another marque of microcar. Nancy's menu for this event never disappoints and we guaranty that you will be fed and watered appropriately while you enjoy this arrival reception.
Saturday morning will dawn with fresh high octane Starbuck's coffee, pastries and bagels, while registration continues and we prepare for our long (120 mile round trip) Micro tour to Wachusett Mountain. This will be the most enjoyable drive you have ever had in your microcar, as we cover some of the most beautiful country roads with plenty of scenic stops, and photo opportunities. Don't worry about the distance as we will have a whole crew of competent certified Microcar mechanics with us, and tow vehicles strategically placed along the route to handle any emergencies which we cannot solve by the roadside. Many owners who had never driven their microcars more than seven to ten miles before our past events, have successfully completed this long tour and have been so thankful for our encoura
gement to join us. We have only had one catastrophic failure over the past several years, and nearly every single car has successfully completed this long tour!
There is nothing more exciting than seeing a string of sixty or more colorful microcars touring through the beautiful country side, and climbing up the mountain road. If you are timid, you can leave your micro at the Gould's and catch a ride with another more adventurous owner so no stress whatsoever!
On our way to our mountain assault, we will stop at Barber's Crossing for a great (and reasonably priced) feed. There is ample parking at the base of the mountain in case you are concerned about actually climbing the mountain and you can climb the mountain in someone else's car, but the huge sense of accomplishment that you will experience after climbing this short (5 mile) curvy mountain road is worth participating with your own car. After our mountain ascent, we will return to Gould's Matchbox Motors Microcar Museum warehouse to view all of the derelict projects that just did not make the cut for this years event.
We will then drive back to Gould's for the world famous eclectic Memphis barbecue and ethnic diversity menu extravaganza, followed by our short evening ten mile scenic Micro tour, which brings us to a local ice cream shack, where a fresh crowd of amazed spectators will oogle over out tiny transportation pods. We will finish Saturday up with the Gould's World Famous Two Stroke Frozen Margarita Party late into the evening.
Sunday will dawn with a fresh batch of high octane Starbuck's coffee and bagels and pastries, followed by our short parade to the oldest car museum in the country, where we will arrange our bubble cars on the beautiful lawn of the 1888 Larz Anderson Carriage House for the public display. Volunteers will offer continuous rides to the hordes of spectators as we buzz around the field all day long, followed by an awards ceremony with trophies for the people's choice of three cars in all of four categories, as well as several other ancillary trophies.
Then back to Gould's home to relax, freshen up at your hotel and prepare for our farewell dinner at a wonderful authentic Mexican outdoor cantina for a great final meal!
Most guests will stay on to Monday morning, so as not to miss a moment of this weekend's activities. We have a great rate at a very nice local Sheraton hotel which is less than three miles from our door, and we have plenty of safe overnight parking at our home for your microcars. However, the deadline to book a room at the reduced rate of $109.00 per night double occupancy (regular rate is $169.00 per night) is June 27, 2014,and the room block may actually sell out before that deadline date, so be sure to make your reservations as soon as possible. If you cannot get a room, call Charles and we will secure a reservation for you. You can book your room at: Microcar Classic 2014 or https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/microcar2014
Your registration fee will include all tours and activities, and admission to the Larz Anderson Museum of Transportation, as well as Friday night's arrival reception, Saturday's Memphis Barbecue and late night World Famous Two Stroke Frozen Margarita Party, coffee, bagels and pastries on Saturday and Sunday mornings, as well as bottled water, microbrews, soft drinks, margaritas and wine throughout the weekend.The fee also includes free access to our team of certified microcar mechanics and all navigational aids for all of the tours, as well as your souvenir laminated name tags.
We have a designated trailer parking area, and multiple tow vehicles available to retrieve broken down microcars. We have a crew of certified microcar mechanics in Gould's Certified Roadside Assistance Program (G-CRAP) who will be on call to help with any complications which develop over the weekend, and we can usually get you back on the road in time for the next activity. We also have Gould's Seats And Asses Program (G-SAAP), so if you come without a car, we will find you a seat in someone's microcar, but you will have a ton more fun if you bring your own car! Finally, we will have loads of great microcar stuff to buy for yourself or for gifts for the microcar fanatic in your life!
This is not a static "Park And Polish" type of event on some hot asphalt parking lot, but rather a European style, dynamic, driving event on gorgeous country roads, and lush green venues for breaks or exhibits. If you have never attended one of Gould's Microcar Classic Events, make this year your time to experience this truly unusual Microcar event. If you have been here before, you know what we are talking about, and you will want to come on back for the Nineteenth Microcar Classic.
Check out all of the details, and photos of past years events at www.bubbledrome.com, and be sure to register for this years Gould's Nineteenth Annual Microcar & Minicar Classic Event! I have tried to attach a registration brochure, but not sure if it will load properly. Call or email chasgould-***@public.gmane.org if you need me to send a packet to your individual email.
Hope to see all of you in July!
Charles & Nancy Gould
This year's event will be held on July 11,12 & 13, 2014 at our home here in Newton (near Boston), Massachusetts, and it will be three days jam packed full of Microcar lunacy with tons of Microcar tours and activities, great food & beverages, strange cars, and even stranger people!
The Nineteenth Microcar Classic will begin with Friday evening's Microbrews, wine, cheese, and hors D'hoeurves arrival reception, which is a great opportunity to unload your microcars and make last minute repairs and preparations while meeting plenty of new and old friends, and terrorizing the neighborhood with rides in the microcars. We will party late into the night as we all get ready for the weekend's activities. Mosquito control will be provided by the two stroke exhaust fumes.
The festivities will begin on Friday evening with the wine, cheese, microbrew and hors d'hoervres arrival reception. This is an intimate, low key opportunity to unload your cars, register for the weekend activities, and meet new and old fiends while buzzing around the neighborhood in the microcars. There will plenty of opportunity to see and ride in the tiny cars, and many owners will swap cars with you so that you can feel what it is like to drive another marque of microcar. Nancy's menu for this event never disappoints and we guaranty that you will be fed and watered appropriately while you enjoy this arrival reception.
Saturday morning will dawn with fresh high octane Starbuck's coffee, pastries and bagels, while registration continues and we prepare for our long (120 mile round trip) Micro tour to Wachusett Mountain. This will be the most enjoyable drive you have ever had in your microcar, as we cover some of the most beautiful country roads with plenty of scenic stops, and photo opportunities. Don't worry about the distance as we will have a whole crew of competent certified Microcar mechanics with us, and tow vehicles strategically placed along the route to handle any emergencies which we cannot solve by the roadside. Many owners who had never driven their microcars more than seven to ten miles before our past events, have successfully completed this long tour and have been so thankful for our encoura
gement to join us. We have only had one catastrophic failure over the past several years, and nearly every single car has successfully completed this long tour!
There is nothing more exciting than seeing a string of sixty or more colorful microcars touring through the beautiful country side, and climbing up the mountain road. If you are timid, you can leave your micro at the Gould's and catch a ride with another more adventurous owner so no stress whatsoever!
On our way to our mountain assault, we will stop at Barber's Crossing for a great (and reasonably priced) feed. There is ample parking at the base of the mountain in case you are concerned about actually climbing the mountain and you can climb the mountain in someone else's car, but the huge sense of accomplishment that you will experience after climbing this short (5 mile) curvy mountain road is worth participating with your own car. After our mountain ascent, we will return to Gould's Matchbox Motors Microcar Museum warehouse to view all of the derelict projects that just did not make the cut for this years event.
We will then drive back to Gould's for the world famous eclectic Memphis barbecue and ethnic diversity menu extravaganza, followed by our short evening ten mile scenic Micro tour, which brings us to a local ice cream shack, where a fresh crowd of amazed spectators will oogle over out tiny transportation pods. We will finish Saturday up with the Gould's World Famous Two Stroke Frozen Margarita Party late into the evening.
Sunday will dawn with a fresh batch of high octane Starbuck's coffee and bagels and pastries, followed by our short parade to the oldest car museum in the country, where we will arrange our bubble cars on the beautiful lawn of the 1888 Larz Anderson Carriage House for the public display. Volunteers will offer continuous rides to the hordes of spectators as we buzz around the field all day long, followed by an awards ceremony with trophies for the people's choice of three cars in all of four categories, as well as several other ancillary trophies.
Then back to Gould's home to relax, freshen up at your hotel and prepare for our farewell dinner at a wonderful authentic Mexican outdoor cantina for a great final meal!
Most guests will stay on to Monday morning, so as not to miss a moment of this weekend's activities. We have a great rate at a very nice local Sheraton hotel which is less than three miles from our door, and we have plenty of safe overnight parking at our home for your microcars. However, the deadline to book a room at the reduced rate of $109.00 per night double occupancy (regular rate is $169.00 per night) is June 27, 2014,and the room block may actually sell out before that deadline date, so be sure to make your reservations as soon as possible. If you cannot get a room, call Charles and we will secure a reservation for you. You can book your room at: Microcar Classic 2014 or https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/microcar2014
Your registration fee will include all tours and activities, and admission to the Larz Anderson Museum of Transportation, as well as Friday night's arrival reception, Saturday's Memphis Barbecue and late night World Famous Two Stroke Frozen Margarita Party, coffee, bagels and pastries on Saturday and Sunday mornings, as well as bottled water, microbrews, soft drinks, margaritas and wine throughout the weekend.The fee also includes free access to our team of certified microcar mechanics and all navigational aids for all of the tours, as well as your souvenir laminated name tags.
We have a designated trailer parking area, and multiple tow vehicles available to retrieve broken down microcars. We have a crew of certified microcar mechanics in Gould's Certified Roadside Assistance Program (G-CRAP) who will be on call to help with any complications which develop over the weekend, and we can usually get you back on the road in time for the next activity. We also have Gould's Seats And Asses Program (G-SAAP), so if you come without a car, we will find you a seat in someone's microcar, but you will have a ton more fun if you bring your own car! Finally, we will have loads of great microcar stuff to buy for yourself or for gifts for the microcar fanatic in your life!
This is not a static "Park And Polish" type of event on some hot asphalt parking lot, but rather a European style, dynamic, driving event on gorgeous country roads, and lush green venues for breaks or exhibits. If you have never attended one of Gould's Microcar Classic Events, make this year your time to experience this truly unusual Microcar event. If you have been here before, you know what we are talking about, and you will want to come on back for the Nineteenth Microcar Classic.
Check out all of the details, and photos of past years events at www.bubbledrome.com, and be sure to register for this years Gould's Nineteenth Annual Microcar & Minicar Classic Event! I have tried to attach a registration brochure, but not sure if it will load properly. Call or email chasgould-***@public.gmane.org if you need me to send a packet to your individual email.
Hope to see all of you in July!
Charles & Nancy Gould