Volume 1,issue 3				June 2005
Sponsors :   Panelfest news Acadian Muffler 150-1 Progress dr Gravenhurst Ontario is the first sponsor. I will be making an example of Ron's generosity and will show you what I am prepared to do for all sponsors next week, Thank you so much Ron ! By the way Ron is a panel owner too:   This is it folks just a day away from the start of this event. Will have all the coverage starting Sunday night. Last week I got a nice package of goodies from Michigan Rick. Rick has been a big part of this site from day 1 and has been a major supporter of classic trucks for years. He donated a way too kool SoCal cruiser to his club SOCP for a raffle this year. The bike will be raffled off at the Arthur show in August. Check out Rick's website: House of Wheels Unfortunately Rick can't make Panelfest this year, we'll get out our agendas to plan the 2006 version better to accomodate everyone unable to come this year. Finally ran into Cluckie again at the Mapleview Cruise Night. Of course he'll be at Panelfest ! Cluckie has been a regular at Vanfest for many years now. Big Bob sent me an email the other day saying he might come up from New Jersey. Bob and I usually meet up in New York or Connecticut at van runs. Well he's making the trip up to support the cause. Fortunately he will have company on the way up and way back from this long trip. Looking forward to seeing Bob and all the rest of the panel owners. The custom awards are being made now, many thanks to Larry and Pam. I may have them back as soon as this Saturday at the Gravenhurst show. I wanted something different than the usual, I think they will go over very well and may just set a precedent. I had previously announced that there would be special Panelfest t-shirts and dash plaques. With the dissapointing sales of the Paneltruck.com t-shirts, I decided against that, however an F1 panel is the main vehicle of the Vanfest t-shirt and dash plaque as it is. There will be a special present for each panel owner in the show that should make many happy. Hotel Info: Comfort Inn St Thomas 100 Centennial rd at hwy 3 in minutes to park .phone number is 1-519-633-4082 in St Thomas. Mention you are with Vanfest, there is a special rate of $80 cdn per room for two double beds. There are 33 rooms blocked but this is a huge weekend in the London/St Thomas/Aylmer area for car/truck events so please book your room a.s.a.p !

Volume 1,issue 2				May 2005
Sponsors :   Panelfest news Acadian Muffler 150-1 Progress dr Gravenhurst Ontario is the first sponsor. I will be making an example of Ron's generosity and will show you what I am prepared to do for all sponsors next week, Thank you so much Ron ! By the way Ron is a panel owner too: Acadian Muffler panel     Now the actual planning and manpower issues are kicking in. Manpower for Panelfest will not be drastic, but I am trying to get some judges lined up. I have one on the fence right now and ideas on at least one other and one possibly coming in from Wisconsin ... without his truck. I will see to it that there is a canopy with chairs available for the panel owners to hang out under during the show and maybe peruse through albums and chat about their panels. Made a mistake about Primedia, it looks like it was a nother publication as I talked to Bob Ryder from Truckin' magazine recently and he knew nothing about it. Still trying to get confirmation of attendees here, but I have been told by a rather reliable source that no one is commiting to anything this year. Even before we run Panelfest one, the ideas are running through my head for possibly doing this in SoCal in February when I am down there for a convention (I live to kill two birds with one stone) and also to have a one day classic truck show in Ontario next year. Larry is heading to Supernats with a bunch of Panelfest flyers, who knows if we can interest some of the southerners to come up with their top F1-F100 show panels and classic restorated panels. They will be very well received ! Hotel Info: Comfort Inn St Thomas 100 Centennial rd at hwy 3 in minutes to park .phone number is 1-519-633-4082 in St Thomas. Mention you are with Vanfest, there is a special rate of $80 cdn per room for two double beds. There are 33 rooms blocked but this is a huge weekend in the London/St Thomas/Aylmer area for car/truck events so please book your room a.s.a.p !        Ron will be bringing some very nice mufflers and accessories with him as door prizes and award giveways, for the event.