December 12,1998

We met at about 10 AM at the Blackhawk museum, spending some 15 minutes getting the cars
arranged in front on the plaza for a photo. A staff member from the museum ably directed traffic.
Photos were taken from the roof, which was the only vantage point from which one could see all the cars.

Our tour of the museum lasted about an hour and a half, with two groups guided separately.
The collection is stunning, and one could easily spend an extra hour with a knowledgeable guide.
The concept cars, styling exercises, and even the muscular early 2-seaters are just fascinating
to sports car fans.

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You could EAT off of this engine...

Outside gallery	Surrounded!	Better than Acura's brochure

From the museum rooftop	Preferred parking	From the museum rooftop

Awesome showcase	A clean machine	An antique Benz

After a short procession to Miguel C.'s house in Alamo, we had a lunch of pizza and sodas
in the Miguel's spotless garage, which is lined with automotive memorabilia and photos.
Miguel set up his slot car table just for us, exiling his NSX to the driveway.
Thanks to Miguel and his wife for all the effort! Miguel donated the lunch, and in turn collected
over $200 in donations for the American Red Cross.

Miguel presented us an anniversary cake complete with a red Kyosho NSX model on top.
As he removed the model to cut the cake, someone asked: "Can I lick the car?"

3rd Anniversary cake!	Get parking while you can	Maximized parking

Perfect NSX display	Simply NSX

The castle

Next we drove to the house of Bo C. several miles away. As usual, the reactions of pedestrians and drivers
to our 40 mph procession were priceless. Arriving at Bo's, we went straight to his garage, whichis larger
than many houses. All of Bo's 20 or so cars were in concours condition, except the stock car
(an actual Winston Cup race car from several years ago) which was undergoing minor repair.

Bo concentrates on Fords, but owns two token early Corvettes, a Viper GTS, and of course an NSX.
All the older cars were fully restored, except for an original "Woody" wagon that didn't need restoration.
Bo's favorite is the royal blue Cobra Daytona coupe, which is really attractive.
(He bought the Viper because it resembled the Daytona.)

Bo's GT40 had the side windows removed because, Bo says, it is so claustrophobic otherwise.
Bo has a pink T-bird and another one in Coral Sand.
A third T-bird is the one and only existing example built for speed runs at Daytona Beach.

There were plenty of Mustangs, a real Cobra, and a custom Cobra-bodied go-cart that is the ultimate
kid's toy. It was sensory overload from the first glimpse, and I think everybody was just in awe.

A REAL Cobra	Built for speed	Collection of blue

NSXs and nature	A 97 Blue NSX-T

Loving the outdoors

We took lots of photos and had a great time meeting Bo and learning about the cars.
Those who brought spouses had the extra benefit of favorable comparison between their
car collecting habits and Bo's. Of course the spouses could only worry about what ideas we were getting...

Many thanks to Keith Jarett for the event summary and to Gary Berger and Greg Bischoff for the photos.