Cars at the Meet

Hola All

An Uncle of mine ( Uncle Jack ) went to ReNo to view the convention.
He says to tell all of you Thank You for sharing your time with him.
To get to the Friday Night Car Musuemn Tourand eatery he rode in a
1959 De Soto that he is still smiling about ( it is te same one the Nobles
rode in also ).

My Brother Ken went to the same Friday Night Affair ( in an Lexus ).

Rodger & Gabby
COS

I too have photos of the cars that were at our convention this year. If you'd like to see a particular car, or one from the National Automotive Museum, just let me know by sending an e-mail to me at nobledesoto@ameritech.net.

Here is the list of the winners:

Class I – 1929-1940
4th place – Jeanett Barnes, 1936 Airstream Custom rumble seat couple

3rd place – Jack Moore, 1935 Airflow 4-dr sedan

2nd place – Ron Robbel, 1936 Airflow 4-dr sedan

Best of Class – Ronald Barnes, 1936 Airstream DeLuxe business coupe

Class II – 1941-1948
4th place – no 4th place

3rd place – James Douglas, 1947 Custom Suburban

2nd place – Joseph Stagnaro, 1947 Custom 4-dr sedan

Best of Class – Lance Beaulieu, 1948 Custom convertible

Class III – 1949-1954
4th place – no 4th place

3rd place – Gary Slattengren, 1951 Custom club coupe

2nd place – Frank Portello, 1954 FireDome sedan

Best of Class – Randy Strawn, 1953 FireDome Sportsman

Class IV – 1955-1956
4th place – Jason Wong, 1955 Firedome sedan

3rd place – Larry Foster, 1956 Fireflite sedan

2nd place – Steve Jensen, 1955 Firedome Sport couple 2-dr hardtop

Best of Class – Darell Dixon, 1956 Firedome Seville 2-dr hardtop

Class V – 1957-1959
4th place – Andre Fonseca, 1959 Firesweep Explorer (9-pass. station wagon)

3rd place – Dennis Pitchford, 1958 Fireflite 4-dr Sportsman

2nd place – Barrett Taft, 1959 Firedome sedan

Best of Class – Tom Piana, 1959 Firedome 2-dr Sportsman

Class VI – 1960-1961 – no cars in this class

Class VII – Modified (only one car in this class)
Best of Class – Dean Smith, 1952 FireDome 2-dr Sportsman

Class VIII – Pace Cars and 1956-1959 Adventurers
Best of Class – Frank Daly, 1957 Adventurer hardtop

Class IX – Diamond in the Rough – no winner

Best of Show – Gary Campilongo, 1957 Adventurer convertible

People’s Choice – Gary Campilongo, 1957 Adventurer convertible

Longest Distance Driven, Pre-War – David Roberts, 1939 Custom 4-dr sedan, Plymouth, CA
Longest Distance Driven, Post-War – Barrett Taft, 1959 Firedome sedan, Oak Harbor, WA
Longest Distance Trailer – Lance Beaulieu, 1948 Custom convertible, Elizabeth, IL
Longest Distance By Any Means – Murray Phillips, Bayswater, Victoria, Australia

Shortest Distance Driven – Terri Knox, 1956 Firedome sedan, Sparks, NV

Special Achievement Awards: (and I’ll be doing an article for these winners later)
Les Pesavento of the Great Lakes Chapter and DeSoto Motor Cars of Illinois Chapter for hosting the 2010 NDC Convention
Janet and Wayne Newman for helping out at past conventions
Connie Graeber for being the club’s Handbook/Reference Manual Chairperson since 2002
Marlin Crider for being a driving force in the Sunshine State Chapter
Alan Ralston for going above and beyond as the 1959 Technical Advisor when it comes to helping members

Hernando De Soto Award – Pam and Craig Lane (Greg Walters will be doing an article on this award).

Bill Noble