SEATTLE ROADSTER SHOW
Story by Jim Compton, and Jim Compton

Board Members Present:          Jim Hall (Chairman, presiding), Eric Anders (Director at Large), Neal Jacobson (Director at Large), Jim Compton (Recorder)
Board Members Not Present:   Don Skinner (Newsletter Editor and Membership), Randy Smithhisler (Director at Large), Kim Lintott (Finance Director)
Members Present:         Charleen and Larry Purviance, Larry and Linda Roehr, Lynn and Jim Hall, Lonnie Sparhawk, Jeff and Carol Bingaman, and Heather “Pool Shark” Whitaker and Scott Ferguson.

Fifteen hungry Cascade Cougar Club members met at 10:00 for a good late breakfast on March 3rd.  The food was good and we all arrived on time.  The only club business was brought up by Chairman Jim Hall; he announced we will have a rechroming businessman at the April 14th meeting.
            We went to the Seattle Roadster Show at the Qwest Field Exhibition Hall after breakfast.  The show seemed perhaps a bit smaller this year, but still filled the west half and the balcony of the hall.  The show had no Cougars, but had two nice collections of Mustangs and a few Mustang stragglers, as well as the usual collection of other fine cars, street rods, and motorcycles.  A wooden-fenced area labeled the “Mustang Corral” held two black ’69 Boss 429s, a yellow ’70 Boss 302, and a yellow ’71 Boss 351.  The second Mustang area contained a collection of Fox Body Mustangs owned by Mustangs Northwest members.
            As always, this show had a lot of interesting vendors, mostly repeats from year to year.  One I don’t remember from years past was a seller of metal “Welcome” signs.  Above that word was a caricature of a car with a lot of models available.  The only 2 Cougar models there were a ’70 Eliminator and a ’70 convertible.  At least 3 of us bought signs ($16.25 with tax).  They’re also available by mail order (but not by Internet), so see some of us for a list.  The sign includes a separate short metal post for placing in the ground.

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