Marie Shirley and Red Win Big in Sacramento

[68X426]

Hi Everyone.  Our dear friend Marie Shirley is doing very well, and still gets the Big Red Machine out to a few shows.  Usually she's touring in her Toxic Challenger, but sometimes gets to shows.  Here's an update from a special show held on Memorial Day, she took Red out for the day and came home with first place.

She's too humble to post about this, so I asked permission to brag on her.  She keeps Red looking awesome.  Here's a pic from the old days.

Marie and Steve and Big Red from back in 2012.


The event is Vettes for Vets, presented by the California Automobile Museum of Sacramento, to honor Vets on Memorial Day.  The show started as a Corvette show, grew to include hundreds of muscle cars.  (Now about 200 Vettes and 200 American muscle cars.)  

Marie and Red were awarded first place as Best American Muscle. !!  Rosie the Riveter presented the trophy with the flying eagle.  

Event is held under the overpasses of I-5 and I-80 in downtown Sacramento.  These pictures are not fantastic, but you'll get the idea.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Very cool!  Congrats

[Lennard]

Awesome,  congratulations Marie 

[J.Bond]

Ten Point's Marie!!!!!!!!!

[tan top]

Congratulations !!  great stuff 

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

That's a nice show. I attended the event a few years ago, back when it was still just for Corvettes 

[Dans 68]

Nice! Thanks for posting this, Dan. I'm more impressed with obviously how well she now handles the 4-speed!

Dan

[RECHRGD]

Good for her!  She is carrying on the tradition in her late husband's honor..........

[nvrbdn]

Awesome job Marie. Thank you for posting this. I often wonder how she is doing.The Big Red Machine looks as good as when we met here in the mid west. A beautiful ride.

[68X426]

Good for her!  She is carrying on the tradition in her late husband's honor..........

The theme of Vettes for Vets is legit, to honor our Vets.

Steve was a Veteran, and Marie added a tribute display of his time served. 

[69rtse4spd]

Good for her!  She is carrying on the tradition in her late husband's honor..........

Glad to hear she is doing well.

[GPULLER]

Congrats Marie!
Got to meet Steve and Marie when they did their route 66 trip. 

[VegasCharger]

That's great news. 

Good job Marie. 

[bakerhillpins]

So happy to see that both are still out and about. Congratulations!

[68X426]

Marie is doing well, and adjusted to a new life.

Another pic of her getting the trophy:

[A383Wing]

Nice! Thanks for posting this, Dan. I'm more impressed with obviously how well she now handles the 4-speed!

Dan

and don't ferget, car has no power steering or power brakes either

[Back N Black]

Beautiful car and a cool trophy!!! 

[moparnation74]

Congrats!  Beautiful first gen.....