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Officers
Gary Anderson, President	Tom Taylor, Director
Bob Fuller, Concours Chairman	Jim Fasnacht, Director
Ron Stein, Concours Co-Chairman	Randy Bellard, Director
Harvey Denman, Treasurer	Ken Dougherty, Director
Mary Espinosa, Secretary	Jerry Gauche, Director

The 11th Annual Keels & Wheels Concours d' Elegance is less than a month away. How does time fly so fast? My dad always told me it would be like this… I just didn’t believe him. The line up of cars and boats for the show is phenomenal. You can go to our website and see the full listings as well as feature stories and photos of some of the boats and cars coming this year.

While on the website www.keels-wheels.com purchasing advance tickets, be sure to click on the various links to our Sponsors. The Title Sponsor this year is shared between Constellation Pointe and Stonebridge Homes. As you will recall, Constellation Pointe was our Title Sponsor last year. Stonebridge Homes is the primary builder of the unique and wonderful new homes that make up Constellation Pointe, the new waterfront upscale home and marina complex on Clear Lake. We appreciate their support as Title Sponsor.

New Sponsors this year includes Bentley of Houston and Corum Swiss Timepieces as well as Capital Motor cars and Lamborghini of Houston. Please visit their websites, as well as all the other Sponsors, as a way of thanking them for supporting Keels & Wheels. A full listing of our wonderful sponsors is on the Sponsor page of the website.

Charities
The charities we benefit this year will be The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston, Boys & Girls Harbor and the NEO Safety Foundation.

Television Coverage
Click here to listen to our 30 second TV commercial, which will air on Ch. 13 and Warner Cable the two weeks prior to the show. An Audio version can be heard also on KPRC Radio 950 AM as we approach the show at the end of April and early May.

"Drive", the popular Automotive show on ESPN, hosted by C.Van Tune, will be filming our show this year. The segment will air in early June along with coverage of the New York Auto Show. Be sure to watch for the listing. We are very excited to have them at the show this year. Their show is very highly rated and is seen world wide. Tune in and look for yourself on television.

Channel 13 will air some promos of the show in the mornings of the week of the show and Fox 26 will film a Weather segment from the show on Thursday morning May 4. Watch for all of that coverage if you are in the Houston area.

The Houston Classic Auction, held by John Kruse and Rod Egan of the WorldWide Group, will be held on the grounds of the Yacht Club again this year. Their catalog of 110 classic cars and wooden boats has just come out. It is simply a stunning collection of cars and boats for sale. Check out their website for more information at www.theWWG.com. If you are adding to our building a collection or just want to buy a classic for your garage, you won’t want to miss this sale. It will clearly rank as one of the most important sales of the year.

VIP Concours Weeekend Package
An incredible way to attend Keels & Wheels is being offered this year by the Lakewood Ladies Association. Go to www.ezbayer.com and click on the Keels & Wheels logo. This will take you to Ebay where these packages are being auctioned. Be sure to scroll down to see all the listing of perks that are part of the weekend package. The proceeds will go to the Boys & Girls Club and the other charities that are supported throughout the year by the Lakewood Ladies Association.

VOLUNTEERS
We still need volunteers to assist with the show. If you are interested, please contact Ron Stein by phone at 713-521-3450 or ronstein56@aol.com. We would appreciate your help.

Some highlights of the show this year include:

C392 1910 Bianchi Limosine, owned by Lee Brown and John Alkire of Friendswood. This car is in remarkable unrestored original condition and one of only two Brass Era Bianchi’s known to exist.

C433 1934 Alfa 8C 2300, owned by John Ridings Lee of Dallas. This car has an incredible history in Rallies in the U.S. as well as Europe.

C524 1936 Mercedes 540K Cabriolet, owned by John Groendyke of Enid, Oklahoma. This one of a kind car was built in the Mercedes Factory by special order for the Grandson of Cornelius Vanderbuilt.

C497 1932 Delage Aerosport Coupe, owned by the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.

C 498 1948 Tucker, owned by the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. This car was owned by Mr. Tucker himself and was used in the movie portraying his life story.

1926 Dodge, 37 foot Runabout, "Horace". Owned by the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. This boat was built for Horace Dodge. It was used as a Tender to their large yacht and occasionally to run booze on the Great Lakes during Prohibition. It sports a Wright Typhoon V-12 engine and cruises easily at 60 MPH

B92 1979 Tupelov 007, Russian built Fast Patrol Boat. Owned by Jerry Schulte of Clarkesville, Georgia. This aluminum hulled boat is powered by a 264 KW Turbocharged Radial engine with twin counter rotating props. It scoots across the water at 150MPH. Want a ride?

C509 1924 Amil Car, owned by Piers Gormley of Houston, Texas. This rare French built sports car is the only one in the United States and one of only a few in existence.

B80 1929 Hacker Craft, "Eleventh Hour" 29 foot triple cockpit runabout, owned by Tim Robinson of Grass Valley, California.

B116 1992 Yemaya, 60 foot Gentlemans Cruiser owned by Ron Grue of New Orleans Louisiana. This Turkish built boat is a one of a kind and is a must see a the show. It is a beautiful boat with a lavish interior.

C 553 1938 Talbot Lago T-33 owned by Classy Classics, LTD of Houston Texas

C554 1912 Rolls Royce, Silver Ghost, owned by Classy Classics, LTD of Houston , Texas

Please keep checking our website for any new developments between now and the show May 6-7. I hope you will all plan to come and see the show this year. You not only get the opportunity to see an incredible array of classic cars and boats but you help the charities in the process. Please do not hesitate to contact me by email or telephone at any time (713-521-0105 or fullerg@ev1.net)

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Bob Fuller, Concours Chairman
LYC Concours Corp. - P.O. Box 156 - Seabrook, TX 77586
713-521-0105
www.keels-wheels.com

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