C5Registry GetTogether, Rio Bravo Restaurant, Dunwoody,GA, July 15, 1998

C5Registry GetTogether

Rio Bravo Restaurant, Dunwoody,GA
July 15, 1998

Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time. Y'see, Tom Crawford (C5R# W0149), innocently suggested that interested C5ers in the Atlanta area might want to get together while he was visiting in Atlanta this week from his home in Tampa. He even volunteered to buy the first round.

Say no more!

Invitations were extended on the C5Net and six of us showed up this evening at the Rio Bravo Restaurant in Dunwoody. My wife says I can't participate in any event without overdoing something. I'm hurt.

At 4pm my bride went to the restaurant and blocked off five parking places with traffic cones. I didn't even know you could buy traffic cones in small quantities until I tried, but the internet saved the day again. Then I took just a few hours and made a small sign for each attendee and placed it on his/her assigned parking place cone.

Of course we couldn't have the same color cars adjacent to one-another; it just wouldn't have been right. Actually Cindy and Robert Goldstein (C5R# W0160) were the first to arrive (they beat me there) so Cindy got to decide who parked where.

Being guys, the rest of us didn't give much of a hoot but it's been my experience that letting women have their way makes everyone's life easier...(no offense, ladies)

And here's Cindy at the wheel
of her(and Robert's) beautiful
'97 Fairway Green Coupe
Eventually we all arrived.
From left to right, it's
Rob Buckalew(C5R# W0277),
Tom Crawford (C5R# W0149),
Frank Fortson (C5R# W0604),
Robert and Cindy Goldstein(C5R# W0160)
and Chaz Cone (C5R# W0526).

Here's a set of great rides...

Rob Buckalew's 98 Black Targa
Extremely cool BBS wheels and sexy
black bra (the car, not Rob)
Here's Tom Crawford and his
97 Silver Targa. Tom was the
spark that got us all together
today. Check out his guard dog
lower on this page.
This is Frank Fortson with his
'98 Black Roadster (the only
roadster in attendance)
Robert and Cindy next to their
georgeous (and rare) '97 Fairway
Green Targa. Lots of neat add-ons
beautifying this great car.
This is Chaz (me) by my 98 Black
Targa. Corbel decals, Corsa tips
and Ecklers sill plates are the only
things I've done to my black beauty
(unless you count the IBIZ wax..)
Here's Tom checking out my Etak
GPS program. It only took about ten
seconds for the software to locate
us EXACTLY where we were standing.
It is tough to drive with the laptop
sitting atop the windshield -- but we
do have to make sacrifices for our
gadgets.
And here's another view of the laptop
and the GPS antenna sitting on the hood
with the cable running down the wind-
shield and across the hood. Not the
neatest installation but it hangs on
pretty well until I encounter a curve ..

Here are mo' pix of just the cars...

Rob Buckalew's 98 Targa

Tom Crawford's 97 Targa

Frank Fortson's 98 Roadster

Robert & Cindy's 97 Targa

And another shot of Tom's guard dog

And, finally, the group in Rio Bravo

Left to right: Rob, Tom, Frank, Chaz, Cindy and Robert (don't ask how Cindy broke Robert's arm..)

We had a fine time and will do it again. And a very big special THANKS to Rob Buckalew!

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