This weekend is the annual Cavalcade of Cars in the Agricenter in Hamburg NY. The show plays host to Northeast pinstripers benefit jam, in which all monies taken in are donated to the center for handicapped children. You can bring in items to be striped or purchase one of the many items available for auction. Paul Straus in the organizer of this thing and I am forwarding his message. Hello to all. As many of you know I am coordinating the 6th annual charity pinstriping jam on Feb 29--Mar 2nd at the Hamburg Fairgrounds Agri-Centre. I have 20 extremely talented pinstripers and sign painters working with me to stripe, letter of embellish anything you can carry through the doors for a donation. We also have two live auctions on Sat and Sun at 2:00 PM. Many pieces will be available for sale prior to auction . ALL money raised, 100% of it goes directly to The Center For Handicapped Children. Every artist pays his own way here and takes time out of there busy schedules to work side by side with each other to achieve a common goal , HELPING CHILDREN ! The show promoter has given us a section of vary valuable floor space to work in an Don Davis Auto world has made a generous donation to elevate the hotel expenses of our out of town artists. In the two past years we have raised over $25,000 but this is a new time in history and we need all the help we can get. This is you chance to own a unique one-off pieces of custom culture auto art. I am asking every one to pass this e-mail on to all there friends to help support the cause. On Sat, Mar. 1st I will be doing a radio show on WWKB,1520 AM on Estate Findings to discuss the event. The show airs 8:00--9:00 AM. You may also go to www.showandcruisenews.com. for more information. Attached is 6 photos of items to be auctioned off. The "Traveling Barrel" is shown with 30 pinstripers from all over the US, Canada , and even England who have all striped a portion of it. The last item is Harvey the Rabbit . It is a free standing, hand bent pinstriped design. Both will be silent auction items. Thank you for your time and remember, ITS FOR THE KIDS .
My father went last year and had something pinstriped for me exactly one month before he passed. Pretty cool stuff there and it's definitely worth going if you live in Buffalo. Can't beat the cause either. Good luck this year.
I have gone the last 2 years. Its a cool show. Not huge I'd say less than 100 cars and bikes. The pinstripers make the show. I could stand there watching them all day. Plus they are cool about talking with you about what they are doing and how to get started. I've been using this show to get my wife into pinstriping but that seems to be slow going. I managed to get some lettering on some valve covers so far.
http://www.rodandpiston.com/pictures.asp?id=show/cavalcade07-1 http://www.rodandpiston.com/pictures.asp?id=show/cavalcade07 here are pics from last year.
Don't forget the Fink inspired display I'll have there, just trying to finish up some last minute stuff now. The stripers are great, I manage to unload some money for the one off art work every year, I even got my girlfriend hooked on it..lol here are a few pictures of the kind of quality work to expect
I'll be there Sat as well with the wife and kids. I'll have a Rods and Customs of Buffalo jacket on with Jeff on the front so if you see me say hi.
In that video I think it's the second song in where the guy says jesus built my car, what artist and song is that I can't remember who that was and I've been trying to figure that out for awhile.
I'd like to get there myself on Sat, i'll have to see how thing's play out.. The auction Paul put's on is really something being there a couple year's ago and experiencing it first hand. I know there's a LOT of work involved by all, and the fact that it's all for charity is great. Just wanted to give prop's to all those involved. It's a real good thing what you guy's are doing. Tony
Tonight I put my car in the show and was surprised by Bill Miller with this piece of art, a rendition of my car if you can believe it. I was surprised even further by my club donating 150 bucks to the charity for the purchase. Thank you everyone, you've got to see some of the cool ass shit they have for auction this year.
Bill did that? Wow, I'm impressed. That should look good hanging in your office, when you become a secratary!-MIKE See ya Sat.
for you guys that are going today, the auction starts at 2:00 p.m. then another auction will be held on Sunday at 2:00 also I should have taken some pictures of the items, nice stuff
As a follow up the pinstripers raised $14,000.00 for the center for handicapped children, thank to all who went from Paul Strauss. Links to pics are here http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=246944 Our fink display took 3rd place in the club display contest with all proceeds donated back to the show for charity.
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