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Location: Walhalla, ND |  O.K. Guys, just got the word, tickets are on sale for the Friday night unveiling of the 57 Plymouth in Tulsa at the Tulsa Convention Center. Prices are very reasonable - $3.50 to $8.00 so can't quibble there! Here is the email address to order tickets: http://ticketswest.rdln.com/EventDetails.aspx?evt=53337
This will be the official unveiling of the car at 6:30 Friday night. |
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Location: .Norfolk..Mafia.. ,England UK | Is this the Main Ticket Office Only,,,,
Also you should post this thread on the Tulsarama Board , Along with the other Tulsa Posts... Unless Hank moves it for you... |
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Location: bishop, ca | WELL, may EXNER have mercy on my soul : I just spent $72.00 on SIX SEATS, at the Convention Center!!!
I have NO idea where we will be sitting, in relation to "Front Row/Center", but the 'Ticket-master-confuser' "assigned" my little group : Section GA-L[ower] , Row 0 , # 28 - 33 ...
NOW, I gotta go try to see/find-out WHERE We are sitting!!!!!
But, my thought/hope is that these seats represent: 1st-come/BEST-sit !!!
The confuser doesn't SEEM to allow 'you' to select 'your seats....I think!!!
See ya there!!! BUT, at least, there is assigned-seating; we won't have to wait in line, for hours!!
This is the 'best' developement, so far , by the organizers.
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Location: Ripon, WI | Ok... I am getting an error when I try to search! They can't be sold out already! |
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Location: Kingston Springs , TN | The Tickets West Server is back up! I just got our tickets, plus some for Manning, right down the row from VedderMan Lower Level Row O Seats 36-40....
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Location: bishop, ca | Well, Mike yer gonna be about 4 seats away from Aivar Lejins, the guy whose collection was on "My Classic Cur" show.
SURE feels good, to get those seats reserved!
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Location: Ripon, WI | Row 0 Seats 59-64 here. :D Hey.. this may be a thread where we finally find out who is going! |
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Location: Kangasala, Finland | safetymike77 - 2007-02-15 2:32 PM
Row 0 Seats 59-64 here. :D Hey.. this may be a thread where we finally find out who is going!
Maybe I have to take a print out of this thread with me just to know who (or atleast who's group from the list is sitting close by. |
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Location: Ripon, WI | Just make it to Stroud whenever we do that, and hopefully, you will know half of us at least by then! |
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Location: kansas city, mo. | got mine this morning. section ga-l, row o, seat 70-71 lower level. |
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Location: Woodcrest California | Were there, Lower Level Section GA-L Row 0 seats 99-103
Edited by Real Christine Owner 2007-02-15 12:59 PM
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Location: Southern California | Row 0 seats 104-105 |
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA | | GA-L, | Row 0, Seats | 108 - 110 |
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Location: .Norfolk..Mafia.. ,England UK | I,m In... Row 0 Seats 111-112... I checked last Night ( UK Time) and could of had 22-23.. But waited until i saw what you Guys were going to Do...
This is really gonna happen... YAHOO |
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Location: .Norfolk..Mafia.. ,England UK | O My God... I,m sitting next to Admin DAVE............. LOL..
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA | I'll remember to shower that day then. =) I decided to pick up a couple of extra tickets. I invited Virgil and Jan Exner to be our guests for the weekend, but I haven't heard back from them yet. What bad seats... sandwiched between us and the Exners! =))) -Dave |
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Location: bishop, ca | [Ahem, now hear this:] IT'S A FRIGGING CATTLE CALL !!!!!!
[Or, should I say this; in keeping with the general 'theme', of Okie-homie ] : IT'S A LAND-RUSH !!!!!!!
I just got off the phone (toll call, thank you very much) with a nice lady-rep, of Carson Attractions, who confirmed to me that there is NO
ASSIGNED SEATING, at the Convention Center, for this Dog-and- Plymmie show.
First-come (WAITING-in-LINE) , first-SEATED.....sheeeeeit
Doors will (reportedly) "open" about one HOUR before 6:30 un-veiling.
She said that , "downstairs" has many- fewer(?) seats, (900!) than "upstairs" (around 4k+).
The seat numbers are bogus (hence row "zero") , but record the Sequence-number OF your reservation(s), which count 'against' the
downstairs seating capacity.
So, I guess we've all got LOW 'draft-numbers' !!!!!
So, I guess I'll be at the Connie Center around 4PM, on 6/15/07 .........
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Location: bishop, ca | Reportedly (from Gwen Cairns, of Chritine Owners Club), Virg JR. WAS interested in coming to "our" event, but had 'scheduling-conflicts'
that weekend [this, from a 'long-time' ago???]...
If he now may be able to attend, please invite him to consider presenting a speech/presentation, to our group (prabably on THUR nite);
I can proabably reserve a Meeting Room, @ the 'Tree, for that 'meeting'.
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Location: Denton , Texas | Section GA-L Row 0 Seat 134 & 135 . Looks like we will all be in the same row |
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Location: bishop, ca | Um, see last message, Page 1 of this thread. |
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Location: Denton , Texas | safetymike77 - 2007-02-14 11:09 PM
Ok
... I am getting an error when I try to search! They can't be sold out already!
When you get on YOU ONLY HAVE 6 MINUTES TO ORDER !!! |
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Location: cornpatch county, Southwest IOA | Even tho we may not get assigned seating, at least we can get lower level by paying the slightly higher price. Our tickets are row 0 seat 156-157-lower level. So I guess there are 157 tickets sold for the lower level so far. If tickets had been purchased from TULSARAMA you could get combo tickets which included tickets to the invitational car show, but I'm thinking they can be purchased at the time of show, as you walk in--like other indoor car shows.....................................5%......................... |
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Location: Apeldoorn, Netherlands | Section GA-L, Row: 0, Seats: 48-49 For whatever that's worth...  Have to remember to bring my sleeping bag  I do have to beat Neil at the door...
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Location: bishop, ca | Yeah, you got a lot of HOPE, Jim!! |
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Location: bishop, ca | Has anybody checked the Chebbie Boreds, to see what THEY'RE saying, about getting to this "party" ?????
Tulsarama-ding-dong'ers are expecting a lot of "other" marques, to show up , at the festivities/car shows.
We DO want to make them feel welcome, as we are "welcomed" at other car gatherings, right ??
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Location: Ripon, WI | So if we are Lower Level we don't have to fight with the upper level people for our seats at least????? |
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Location: bishop, ca | Yeah, but watch out for SPIT-BALLS! Remember High School..... |
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Location: Falcon, CO | I guess that I'll have to find tickets on Ebay, the site is reporting no tickets available. |
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Location: bishop, ca | Keep trying, Tony !
I just 'realized' (assumed, actually) something: if there are "4,000" seats available, on the "upper level", the Convention Center is probably built like a "hockey arena", or, maybe a BULL-ring (this IS Tulsa!)
with all-around elevated seating!!!!
The lower level seats will probably be folding chairs, set up in front of a (LOW, hopefully!) stage.
900 seats is only about 25 rows of 40 (or, 40 rows, of 25!, or 30 rows of 30 ) seats......
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Location: Ripon, WI | Tony... Make sure you try again. That website has seemed pretty squirrley. There was quite a while that I couldn't get through to get some Wednesday night. |
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Location: Williams California | Mike is probably correct that it is a problem with the web page.When I first went to the site, it said that tickets were not available, and a half hour later I was able to order them. ---John |
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Location: .Norfolk..Mafia.. ,England UK | d500neil - 2007-02-15 7:40 PM
NO
ASSIGNED SEATING, at the Convention Center, for this Dog-and- Plymmie show.
First-come (WAITING-in-LINE) , first-SEATED.....sheeeeeit
The seat numbers are bogus (hence row "zero") ,
So, I guess I'll be at the Connie Center around 4PM, on 6/15/07 .........
I feel as if iv,e been SCAMMED... I am supposed to be seated between Admin DAVE and Virgil Jnr. I was going to post my Tickets on EBAY and sell for $1000, Worth every $$$ to be seated between 2 Superiors... Now my tickets are worthless.... And i have to Queue and then rush for a seat.... Scammers |
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Location: bishop, ca | Don't forget about the spit-balls, raining-down from all the disgruntled folks who have to sit "upstairs" !!!
And, Jr.'s attendance has not been confirmed.
I thought you LIKED to play Rugby; full-contact seat selection!
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA | Just got an email back from Ex. Jr. -- he thanks us, but he said they probably will not able to attend, but he hopes to get to Hershey this year. -Dave |
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Location: .Norfolk..Mafia.. ,England UK | Well now i lose the option of sitting next to Virgil Jnr,, My tickets aren,t worth a pi$$ now... O Well, at least i can look forward to being Spat on from the Chebby guys up above,
Neil , i prefer Football, Don,t worry you are getting Beckham in the Summer, He will change your way of thinking with his Golden balls , And Vickys Plastic up-fronts... LOL |
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Location: Apeldoorn, Netherlands | I received the following reply to my inquiry about the limited viewing availability at the unearthing: When the car was buried in 1957 there was ample room on several sides of the burial site. Since then, the annex to the court house has been built, so space is now severely limited. We are endeavoring to create a valid footprint that will let us know exactly how much room we will have for safe seating at the portion of the weekend event. We are trying to be upfront with everyone by letting you know the viewing is limited. We are also setting up a simulcast of this in the Convention Center for the overflow. The car is wrapped in heavy plastice and that will stay in place until the Unveiling where thousands can be accomodated. We are trying very hard to be gracious and understanding of everyone's interest, but there is only so much room. If after all of the necessary equipment and assigned seating issues are addressed we find that we can open up for some additional viewers, we will do so happily.
And was allowed to post it here...
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Location: bishop, ca | Clive, I am glad to see that you are a fan of Football!!
Do you have your tickets, yet, FOR that NFL game, which IS going to be played, this fall, in Wembley(sp?) Stadium????
Lucky you!
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Location: Voss,Norway | I got my tickets for the unveiling.
GA-L row 0, seats 219-222
YIPEE........ |
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Location: Sumiton,Alabama | Can anyone tell me where I can get the tickets to the car show at the Convention Center. I tried to purchase the tickets for the unveiling but it looks like they are sold out . |
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Location: .Norfolk..Mafia.. ,England UK | BRENDA... Read the earlier posts,, they suggest you keep trying on that website as it keeps clogging up and crashing, Some members had to try 2-3 times before succeeding... Goodluck
Also , A BIG welcome to the Forwardlook Forum, What are you running ??? fill out your location and interests on your profile, There may be members close to you who may be able to help with any future quiries...... |
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| I'm in GA-L, row 0, seats 160 and 161.
Since I've never been in Tulsa, I have no idea where I'm sitting. How far am I from the floor? |
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Location: Ripon, WI | Wherever you end up... but these seats should be pretty good anyway. |
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Location: bishop, ca | Rob, once you sit down, there, my guess is about 18".
The highest-registered tickets, on this thread, are "57 Belevedere", @ #222. Dunno about Brenda's ticket-numbers, though.
C'mon; who is the "highest" ticket-holder, so far?
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Location: Sumiton,Alabama | Hey, I got our tickets to the unveiling !!!!!!
GA L O seats 225 and 226
I am not kidding..... It took me about two days of trying. At least 20 times.
I have been doing all the leg work on this adventure for me and my husband. I did Mapquest Oct. 2006 to find the motels that would be the closest to the dig site. Double Tree and Crown Plaza came up. Tried Double tree they were booked solid. Next choice was Crown Plaza,4 blocks away. Got rooms for 66.00 a night with my husband's veteran's discount. We live in Alabama and will coming in on Thurs. Brenda |
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Location: bishop, ca | Hey, Brenda; "originally" , I was trying to schedule the Crown Plaza, as I had thought that it was the closest to the County Courthouse, but later determined that the 'Tree was closest, & a little chjeaper, but 'held' a lot more "people".
The Crown Plaza IS ritzy (Oprah stayed there, last year, on her cross country sojurn) , but, please check-out the other thread, "here" : "Hampton Inn: Plan B"; Ron Waters a safe-but-(un-)sane FWDLK'er, whom I can personally vouch-for, arranged to stay there, & IF you & your lesser-half would like to commune with a lot of other nutso's, I suggest that you consider reserving your rooms @ the Hammie Inn !!!
There should be a LOT of FWDLK'ers staying there!
See ya there, at any (room-) "rate" !!!!!!
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Location: cornpatch county, Southwest IOA | d500neil - 2007-02-18 8:33 PM
Rob, once you sit down, there, my guess is about 18".
The highest-registered tickets, on this thread, are "57 Belevedere", @ #222. Dunno about Brenda's ticket-numbers, though.
C'mon; who is the "highest" ticket-holder, so far?
In the "official" Tulsarama info that Fearless Dave first posted, there was a place that tickets could be obtained.( carsons attractions) So there may be additional tickets sold that may not show up on this thread. Also there may be some non FLer's that have reserved early. Whatever -- there sure is enough of us already to have a PARTY! ..........................................5%................ |
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Location: Mishawaka, IN. | Well all I guess i'm committed fully I ordered my tickets tonight I should be in O 240-241 I guess its time to brave the cold and get busy on the car :0) I was shocked that it only took two try's. so see you there hopefully with a kool FL Forum t-shirt. Jimmy |
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Location: Denton , Texas | I received my tickets in todays mail |
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Location: .Norfolk..Mafia.. ,England UK | 57Furykay - 2007-02-21 3:09 AM
I received my tickets in todays mail
How long did they take to Arrive,,, ( when did you Purchase them) ??? I am still waitng for mine But i am in UK..
Anyone Else got their Tickets Yet ??? |
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Location: bishop, ca | NYUK, NYUK, NYUK---just for grins, I logged back onto the Tusaramadingdong show, & started to order 2 additional seats,
and discovered that the NEXT two "seats" are 303 & 304, so, there are 302 "seats" (general admission tickets) sold, to date,
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Location: Ripon, WI | Got mine already too. Got them yesterday. |
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Location: Denton , Texas | I ordered the tickets on Feb 15 ,received them Feb. 20 |
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Location: Mishawaka, IN. | WoW I got my tickets friday ordered them mon knight or real early tue's. |
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Location: Route 66, Sullivan MO | hi everybody, been a couple months since I've been able to get on, but just got my tickets 321-322 |
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Location: bishop, ca | Just checked (2/28/07) and the next available "seat" is 384, so, there are 383 (a nice number) tickets sold, downstairs, to date,
for Virgil's Birthday Party.
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Location: Auckland, New Zealand. | I got 8 tickets numbered 51 to 57 (of course...guess where I will be sitting...). That's 7 of us New Zealanders and 1 for John Paxos. Another fellow New Zealander has another 8 tickets booked. Glenn. 57 Fury. |
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Location: bishop, ca | OOOOMMMMGGGG; I just did a seat-check (for downstairs,. as per-perviously done....) aaaaannnddd: the confuser told me:
that LOWER SEATING IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE!!!!!!!!!!!
It tried to sell me (actual, apparently!) assigned seats (in a specific 'row', # 46 & 47 !!!!!) upstairs.
DAYYUUUMMM, the lower section sold out quickly (if 'this' be true!)
So, CONGRATULATIONS, everyone who has signed up !
NOW: go "scalp" your tickets!!!!!!!
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Location: bishop, ca | Just re-checked, and upstairs STILL shows a "Row ZERO", for the 'tickets, but, there IS a specified "Section" , for the now-
only-available UPSTAIRS seating!!
BUT, HEY, the VIEW is better, up there, with the "nose-bleeders " !!!!!
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Location: Mishawaka, IN. | Hey Neil Good idea you think we could pay for our trip to T-Town by scalping our tickets LOL. WOW that is wild that they are sold out on the floor. Guess I need to practice the elbow shot to get up front :0)
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Location: bishop, ca | Just did a check, & "it" says that the LOWER area IS presently available, for "seats" (accounting-numbers) 613 & 614 .
600 people is STILL a lot of folks.
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Location: Apeldoorn, Netherlands | Received mine in the mail today too!
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Location: Kangasala, Finland | Jim Hoek - 2007-03-10 12:41 PM
Received mine in the mail today too!
Looks like all international are sent.
Well, mine (#46-47) have not arrived yet... 
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Location: Voss,Norway | YIPPI, i got mine to yesterday so now we are all set to go.
Jan, we are starting out in Detroit and will be going on route 66 from Tulsa and out to LA.
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Location: Kangasala, Finland | 57belvedere - 2007-03-13 3:48 PM
YIPPI, i got mine to yesterday so now we are all set to go.
Jan, we are starting out in Detroit and will be going on route 66 from Tulsa and out to LA.
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Location: bishop, ca | FinFury Jan: when are you going to arrive in L.A. ??
I have a friend who is going to take the long-way, to Tulsa, via Route 66, over several days.
I and a couple others are going to beat-feet to T-Town, directly, on Route 40, over 2 days, leaving SoCal on MON 6/11/07.
You might be able to caravan with my friend, or drive, with my little parade!!
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Location: Kangasala, Finland | d500neil - 2007-03-14 4:07 AM
FinFury Jan: when are you going to arrive in L.A. ??
I have a friend who is going to take the long-way, to Tulsa, via Route 66, over several days.
I and a couple others are going to beat-feet to T-Town, directly, on Route 40, over 2 days, leaving SoCal on MON 6/11/07.
You might be able to caravan with my friend, or drive, with my little parade!!
Neil,
we will arrive in L.A. on the 7th and plan to be in Tulsa on the 13th. So, we have nearly a week to get there. The plan (or rather NOPLAN) is simply to take it slow and stop the sights when they come along. Any suggestions anyone?
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FinFury, looks like there will be at least a couple of vehicles with finnish Exner fans coming to this great event! That's too cool!
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Location: Kangasala, Finland | Forwardlook - 2007-03-14 10:56 AM
FinFury, looks like there will be at least a couple of vehicles with finnish Exner fans coming to this great event! That's too cool!
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well, shame that we have to settle for a rental... and they didn't even have convertibles available. Where are you staying in Tulsa, Doubletree? |
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Forwardlook - 2007-03-14 10:56 AM
FinFury, looks like there will be at least a couple of vehicles with finnish Exner fans coming to this great event! That's too cool!
Hans
Hans,
well, shame that we have to settle for a rental... and they didn't even have convertibles available. Where are you staying in Tulsa, Doubletree?
Jan,
Where did you check for rental cars? I think pretty much anything is available in L.A.? Thrifty has Sebring convs, many companies have Mustangs and the sky is the limit if you don't mind paying, Viper, 60:s and 70 Caddys, '59 Eldorado etc. Too bad National canceled their classic fleet
I'm thinking of going to Stroud...might be difficult to find parking for my car hauler in downtown Tulsa. Cough, cough, might need a ride to Tulsa though...anyone, anyone...Bueller? Or maybe rent a car for a couple of days?
It would be cool if the FWDLK crowd would have shirts with the FWDLK logo and their board name, that would make it easier to recognize everybody. Wouldn't cost a whole lot to do locally either.
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we tried a couple of places. Some of them list convert sebrings but somehow they 'were not available' - even if we tried to book them nearly 6 months in advance. Funny. Well, we did not book any so I guess there is still hope...
T-shirts? Have you seen the ones Glenn from NewZealand has for sale? Not excactly 'official' Forwardlook.net shirts but then again I do no think they are offered for sale anywhere else either...
http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=13585&...
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Location: Victoria, AUSTRALIA | Got my Tickets today, yippee,
Flying from Melbourne to Los Angeles, then to salt lake city, then to tulsa
Driving from tulsa back to los - on route 66
awesome!
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Location: Norman, OK | Just ordered my tickets today although I don't have far to drive. Although I've had quite a few Mopars, no big fins ones yet. I'll probably show up in the Challenger or 64 Savoy, if it's ready. I've read some of the posts about the courthouse area where the time capsule is located and have considered taking some photos ,when I'm in the Tulsa area, to post what the surroundings look like. I see from reading some of your posts, you have a cruise scheduled from Stroud to Tulsa. Has anyone considered meeting up at the Admiral Drive-in on Friday night after the viewing at the Tulsa Convention Center? Sorry, I'm not up on all the planned activities. Although not in Tulsa, I'm in the local Mopar club in the Oklahoma City area. I don't know if it's possible, but if there's any help we can provide about the area, let us know.
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Location: Ripon, WI | That would be cool! Consider it proposed! |
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Location: bishop, ca | Hi, Gary! Welcome aboard! Unless it's a very-large place, the "Admiral" may become swamped with cars, after the un-veiling.
The "show" will probably last an hour, and people may hang-around, looking at Virgil, and/or at the other inside "show" cars,
for a while, so the festivities @ the Admiral may not get 'going' til around 9PM.
Where is the Admiral located?
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Location: Norman, OK | The Admiral Drive-in is right off of I-244 in Tulsa and holds up to a 1000 cars with two screens. They hosted the Hot Rod Power Tour one year when it went through Tulsa. Since it doesn't get dark till about 9 PM, the show wouldn't start till then anyway. I've even thought about giving them a call and see if they would show a Mopar related movie such as Christine, Vanishing Point, etc, for that evening. Here's a link to Oklahoma Drive-In's.
http://www.driveinmovie.com/OK.htm
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Location: Ripon, WI | Heck yeah!!!! I like it!!!!! |
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Location: Walhalla, ND | Article in yesterdays (March 13) Tulsa World confirms there are no reserved seats. Don't know what kind of seating it actually is but it sounds like a cluster to me....Here is the exact quote "there are two classes of ticket--costing $10 and $5--but no reserved seats". |
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Location: Apeldoorn, Netherlands | shame that we have to settle for a rental... There's an appropriate ride on eBay now.... http://cgi.ebay.com/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150102131152 |
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Location: .Norfolk..Mafia.. ,England UK | I wouldn,t describe that as Appropiate. This is about the 4th time it has been Listed on Ebay, Each time the Reserve is Not Met.... |
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Location: bishop, ca | Hey, Clive; the seller MIGHT be receptive to a "serious" offer, now, after 'four' unsuccessful ebay "auction-attempts" !
Jim's just trying to be helpful (play, nice, now; you sound a little bit frustrated, ;-)))) ).
You do realize that good-cars will ONLY seem to "fall-from-the-SKY", once/after you actually BUY your car !!!
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Location: Ripon, WI | Well... it needs some stuff, but I might be able to find you most of what is missing... |
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Location: Kangasala, Finland |
Thanks Jim, but it's on the wrong coast.
And anyway, I frankly don't want to drive an old car that I know nothing about all accross California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas to Tulsa. I might miss the whole event. Our time table is so strict that there is no time go throught the car and check its condition or do any repairs. If we would buy a car, like it was our original intention, it would need to come from a bit more reliable source than e-bay - someone who can avouch for it's condition.
I guess it's better just to settle for a boring rental sedan. Are you still planning to take your Dodge (red or blue?) along?
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Location: bishop, ca | Wow; a couple thoughts; I'm not sure about "Thrifty" Rental company, but, DOLLAR Rent a Car 'specializes' in Chryco's.
I don't "see" how they wouldn't have them available, in L.A.(of all places!!!)
Jim Hoekendijk 'got' a Sebring convie, & ran the wheels and the top "off" it (metaphorically), a year ago! Jim (Benjaminson): we've previously reported that the Big Party will be 1st-come(in-line)-first-entered, and that the "seat numbers" are merely accounting-numbers, and that, reportedly, there will be 900 (probably folding-chair-type) seats available, "downstairs", at the Convention Center. OH, WOW, I failed to realize that the "Admiral" is a MOVIE drive-in, & not a "food" drive-in.
Now, THAT does sound like fun! And, a great way to support a 'dying' 50's icon!!! "Forwardlook", my litle car-avan will depart Apple Valley (close to I-40 interchange) at about 7:30 on MON 6/11/07; if that time/place is convenient with you, plaes PM me, & we can discuss the 'formation' locale.
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Location: bishop, ca | Back on 3/20, I wrote to Paula Hale (see "Big-Dig info " thread) and asked about the number of "downstairs" seating
availability, as there wer, then, 1148 seats 'sold'.
She wrote back to say, on 3/21 (thanx, Paula!) that there will be some 1362 seats available, downstairs.
Checked the seat reservations, today, and discovered that "seats" (actually: only 'accounting-numbers', and NOT
actual 'seat-numbers') # 1331-1332 were available.
THAT means that "we" are within about THIRTY seats of "booking the entire downstairs seating capacity, of the
Connie Center !!!!!
Up to "1,632" people will be standing in line, to get the downstairs seats, at 5:30 PM, on Friday 6/15/07,
to lay-eyes on a car that had been 'entombed', for FIFTY years......
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Location: bishop, ca | SOLD-OUT!!!!!! Sometime , between my-previous, on 3/28/07, and today, the LOWER LEVEL, containing reportedly 1,632 seats
became SOLD -OUT !!!!!!!
In fact, the confuser tried to sell me upper level 'seats' # 472 & 473 !!!!!
I just thought of a Theme Song, for Virgil's Birthday Party, sung to a possibly recognizable tune:
"You load 1600(folks) lower, and what do you get? a major pile-up, and bruises to spare! "
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Location: Las Vegas, NV | I just purchased my tickets. Lower level was not availible but I was able to pick up 2 tickets for "reserved floor seats". Section A, row P seats 3 & 4. More expensive but well worth it. 25$ each |
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Location: bishop, ca | You KNOW??????
You-all, in the UPPER sections are LUCKY, because you DO appear to have (permanently) assigned-seats!!!
None of that standing-in-line-nonsense, for hours, trying to grab a folding-chair, in front of the stage!
How civilised! you just wait til about 6:o'clock, to enter the place, & then stroll-on-over, to your awaiting seats!
There's going to be 'big' screen TV's set up, too, so your view will be virtually as good as anyone sitting up-close!
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Location: Las Vegas, NV | From what I understand after viewing the seating arrangment diagram on the ticket website is the floor seats are also permanent, not on a first come first serve... Anyone else purchase floor seats?
A week ago I was going to purchase tickets and was only able to choose between upper level and lower level seats. When there were no more lower left I decided to wait and see if I could someone find some tickets. When I went to the site today a third seating option appeared for a higher fee. $25 for "reserved floor seat". I went with that. Hopefully this is a permanent seat.
Edited by 58-Savoy 2007-05-02 3:37 PM
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Location: Ripon, WI | I have now purchased reserved floor seats. Section A row J, seats 10-12. |
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Location: Las Vegas, NV | Ahh Mike... How did you get better seats? Row J. Everytime I check the site they won't give me the option for anything closer than row P. But I am happy with my seats, especially since I waited so long to actually get tickets. |
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Location: Ripon, WI | Maybe cause I got 3? How many did you buy? |
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Location: Texas | Not sure if this has been posted before, but you can go here http://www.tulsaconvention.com/fac_arena.asp and click on the 360 degree image. Then you get a cool interactive view of the convention center seating.
I ordered my tickets a couple of weeks ago, after the lower level tickets had sold out, and before the $25 floor seats were announced. So I'll be in the upper level cheap seats. With binoculars. |
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Location: Denton , Texas | I think the ticket company is getting to us . First selling OUT all the lower section , NOW they are selling Reserve Lower seating.Where did they get the room ???? Make sure and bring KY JELLY . It is going to be very close |
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Location: bishop, ca | Kay, I am completely "with" you, here; there does appear to have been a bit of Bait-and-Switching going on!
I contacted Ms. Hale, and learned that "someone" (closely associated with the infamous "THEM") had determined that ADDITIONAL available
seating COULD be arranged, on a "Reserved/assigned-seating" basis, but, un-fortunately, no refund/discount consideration
could be provided, from the ticket-agency selling the seats, ON the pre-sold "1st-come-1st-sat" tickets, that we all have bought.
Ms Hale DID indicate that the "1st-come" seats might be better-located, than the Reserved seats, but I don't know, about
that.
Bottom-line: I'm keeping my pre-bought "1st-sat/wait-in-line" tickets.
Supposedly, on SAT, there will be an unlimited viewing opportunity, of the car.
I can IMAGINE that there will be no up-close-and-personal viewing of Virgil, on FRI nite, as there would be thousands of people
who would try to rush the stage, and, the probability for personal injury occuring therein, is considerable.
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Location: Texas | My guess is that the car will be unveiled on the floor of the arena, to avoid having to hoist it on and off of a stage. Or maybe they're simply going to haul it in on a flat-bed trailer and use the trailer for the stage. Probably the original plan was to keep the entire floor clear for this, but once they saw the demand for reserved seats, they decided to put some seats on the floor. Again, this is just my speculation. But if they do unveil the car on the floor of the arena, then the elevated seats may indeed have a better view than the floor seats.
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Location: bishop, ca | Brian, the car IS supposed to be unveiled up on the stage, but, as you point-out, viewing OF the car, from a low vantage point is iffey!
You can imagine what the scene might be like, IF the car were to be uncovered, right in front of the audience!
Just like, for any other Concert venue, the car will be displayed above, and away from the unwashed hordes.....
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Location: bishop, ca | I DO kinda wonder how "The Show" is supposed to end:
"Well, folks, thanks for coming to visit us, & The Car, here, from all-over-the World" . Have a nice safe trip home, now, & don't let the turnstile hit ya on the butt, on the way out."
I mean; having a dance, or something, to occur right afterward, while everybody's there, & all excited & wanting to party, would be nice!
Someone has suggested that afterward, around dark-thirty, we-all can car-avan over to the local Drive-in Movie theater (forget its name, now).
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| We ARE planning to elevate the car for the best vantage point for the folks on the floor. We will also have large screens, so everyone should be able to have a good view. We are having a sockhop on Saturday night in Exhibition Hall A. The rest of Friday night for us will be readying and moving the Belvedere in to the Invitational Car Show where she will be center stage on Saturday and Sunday. |
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Location: Texas | From the Tulsa World web site, 5/22/07:
"Car show admission free: Organizers have dropped plans to charge $5 for admission to the invitational car show where the Belvedere will be displayed for two days after it is dug up June 15.
"Tulsarama! Chairwoman Sharon King Davis said the decision was made because sufficient donations have been received to cover the cost of the three-day event."
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Location: Blythewood, SC | Well, I now have four tickets, when I only need two. Two more tickets came in my participant packet for the Invitational show. If anyone is interested in my others let me know. PM or E-mail. |
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Location: Apeldoorn, Netherlands | Due to something unexpected, I have to let go of my 2 tickets, 'cause I'm not coming after all.
Your ticket information is as follows:
Event Name: TulsaRama
Event Date/Time: 6/15/2007, 6:30 PM
Event Location: Tulsa Convention Center in Tulsa, OK
2 Ticket(s): $17.00
2 Ticket Convenience Fee(s): $5.00
1 Handling Fee per Order: $3.00
Delivery Cost: $0.00
Total Purchase this Order: $25.00 USD
2 Lower Level Ticket(s) at $8.50: $17.00
- 2 TicketConvenience Fee(s): $5.00
- Section GA-L, Row: 0, Seats: 48-49 |
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Location: .Norfolk..Mafia.. ,England UK | JIM,,, Sorry to hear You Cannot make Tulsa............. Hopefully your Reasons are not too Serious............
Weren,t you the one who was going to send your car over to usa a few weeks before , So you could use it to drive to Tulsa ??? If So, Did you send your CAR ?? ( Sure hope Not ) |
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Location: Apeldoorn, Netherlands | Reasons I am not coming are not too serious, I'm fine.
Yes, I was going to ship my car, but happily I was able to cancel that too. With acceptable costs.
You guys make a lot of photo's and video's, so I'll be able to see some too! |
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