2008 Calendars are Now Available!

[Smartin]

Get 'em while they're hot!

http://www.cafepress.com/buickcenturion

Please note: the WALL CALENDAR is to one you want. The calendar print is a one-page calendar with my car plastered on top.

Here is a link directly to the wall calendar::

http://www.cafepress.com/buickcenturion.142352882

Thanks to everyone for working to get me some REAL quality photos of their cars...:beers: :beers: :beers:

[RFortuna]

Thanks Adam!!

It looks great! Thanks so much for doing this. I ordered 10! A jump on my christmas shopping.

Randy

[Smartin]

10!! And I thought I was being greedy buying 3:beers:

[EEE]

I've got one on the way... Thanks for the effort!!

[Centurion]

They're terrific, Adam! Thanks for making this happen.

And thanks to all who shared photos of their fabulous Centurions!

I'm placing my order right away.

[Robroy]

It turned out great!!
Good work Adam :beers: :beers:

[The German]

Thanks Adam !! :xyxthumbs: :beers:

I´ve just ordered together with Centurion-Mini-Buttons !
... 2008 - a year with CENTURIONs !!

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Rolf

[Roudy]

Terrific Adam. :xyxthumbs: I've ordered two - one for me, and one for the former owner (and good friend) who has fond memories of the Centurion.

Roudy

[dewbers]

You're the man Adam. Nicely done my man! :xyxthumbs:

I ordered three myself..... couldn't help it!
(Hey Rolf, I head to my supplier either today or tomorrow to approve the final stitching of the logo!
Shirt's will be available soon!!! It will be the year of the Centurion!!!)

[MichelHaak]

could somone help me with ordering one? I don't have a visa card... Could someone order one and use his billing adres and my shipping adress? I can pay this person with paypal!

[The German]

... ... (Hey Rolf, I head to my supplier either today or tomorrow to approve the final stitching of the logo! Shirt's will be available soon!!! It will be the year of the Centurion!!!)

:xyxthumbs: , :beers: and :cool: !
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Rolf

[The German]

could somone help me with ordering one? I don't have a visa card... Could someone order one and use his billing adres and my shipping adress? I can pay this person with paypal!

Okay, Michel, send me your address with a PM ! I´ll do it for you !
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Rolf

[centurion 455 ragtop]

Great job Adam! Just ordered 2 of them:xyxthumbs:

[Smartin]

I just got mine today...

I don't mean to toot my own horn, but these things are SWEET!! Very high quality stuff...nice job, CafePress!

[MichelHaak]

:xyxthumbs: Adam = calendar king

[RFortuna]

Mine came today too. They're great! Thanks Adam! Great job.

Randy

[Boscoe]

Ordered one today. I see you found pretty cars for every month. I thought the picture of the rust holes in my floor had a real "February" look to them. I hope to get some pretty pictures to send in for next year.

[Smartin]

:laugh: :laugh:

I thought about tossing the rust hole pictures in there, but decided not to at the last moment:error:

[dewbers]

Came in on Friday, but I was out of town... just got finished looking through it for the 2nd time today! Very hot. Nicely done Adam! :beers:
Gonna be tough to beat next year, but I am sure folks will step up! Like Boscoe mentioned! Good work!

[centurion 455 ragtop]

Got my two today!!! Great job Adam!!!!:xyxthumbs:

Steve, how does the mirror look?

[dewbers]

Steve, how does the mirror look?

Hey Rick, was going to PM you, but since you asked, it's great. Just got it today and I am thrilled! Looks great!
What kind of screw(s) did you use to attached the bracket to the car? PM me so we don't hijack this thread!
THANKS!

[73 Centurion]

I want to be on next years calendar. That's my goal, now all I have to do is finish the damn work!


Thanks for putting this together, It will be fun to have that at work for those 2 minute imagination vacations.

John

[Serb]

Got mine today, GREAT job Adam. Also got some of the Centurion buttons and I do not even own a Centurion.

After being one of the lurker/lookers on this forum this was enough to make me put in my 2 cents worth.

Stevo

[Smartin]

Thanks Stevo!!

[dewbers]

Yo Stevo (Great name by the way!!) - Since you've been stalking us :Brow: , now you got to go find yourself one of these beasts and join the mayhem!! :laugh:

Adam - are you amazed at how this has grown in the 12 short months since you've started the site? I find it very cool on what's taken place since I've been on here!! (March of 07)

Good stuff. Good info. Good people!

GOOD JOB!!
:beers:

[Serb]

Yo Steve,

Here comes Post #2:

I am driving an "83 white Riv Conv and usually spend my time on the BCA/ROA forums. As you can see, I signed up about the time Adam started this forum.

I am always looking for something else to add to the fleet (of one).



Stevo

[dewbers]

As you probably already know, guys are always posting stuff on here about Centurion's for sale... take the plunge bud, they are a blast and you become instantly cool :cool: when you own one! Just ask the others... you can't help it!

[Centurion]

The Centurion calendars (all three of them) arrived today, and they are truly superb! Thanks to all for submitting your great photos of these beautiful cars.

Adam, I'll be sending one of them to Gary Klecka, who will certainly appreciate all the Centurions. And it'll be fun for him to see Rolf's convertible, which Gary will remember very well from the Wingate Hotel parking lot in Flint.

(Speaking of our meeting at the Wingate Hotel in Flint, it looks like one of your black-and-white shots of my '59 will be selected for the 2008 1959 Buick calendar. I'll keep you posted.)

[Smartin]

That would be very cool!

[MichelHaak]

My calendar arrived today! Lovely! :beers: :xyxthumbs:

Thanks for the help Rolf!

[73 Centurion]

Why Wait? I received mine yesterday and have it hanging in my office today. :beers:


excellent calendar. I definitely want to be in next years.:xyxthumbs:

[Centurion]

Adam, do you have any idea how many of the Centurion calendars have sold to-date?

[Smartin]

I have sold about 58 of them so far!

[Centurion]

That's great!!!

[Robroy]

Adam, is it the original paint on your copper car? Or has it been repainted sometime during the years?
All the cars look great in the calendar but the shine in your paint really is something extra.....

[Smartin]

The paint is original on the whole car above the paint stripe. A couple years ago, the middle section of the car was repainted to get rid of door dings and some scratches. But the photo in the calendar is BEFORE I buffed it out. It shines like glass now!

[MichelHaak]

buffing in english is just like polishing?

[Smartin]

Similar..

I used 2000 grit sandpaper on the whole car, and then buffed it to a shine. I then polished it with a swirl mark remover...and then waxed it.

[Robroy]

I used 2000 grit sandpaper on the whole car, and then buffed it to a shine. I then polished it with a swirl mark remover...and then waxed it.
I wish you were living closer so that I could learn your method of doing this…..

Quite amazing that the quality on the original paint is as good as it seems to be on our cars. Apart from the front fenders, my car has never been repainted either. I have so far only polished my car down to the bodyside molding. Next summer I will work with the rest filling in dings and scratches and waxing it up.
I typically never seem to have so much time for my Centurion as I would have liked to having two other cars and a house to maintain as well :rolleyes:

[Smartin]

Only a day or so left until the standard shipping rate will guarantee a delivery in the US before Christmas!

[The German]

Only a day or so left until the standard shipping rate will guarantee a delivery in the US before Christmas!

My package got lost ! :( I ordered the calendar together with 2 Centurion mini buttons at Nov., 6th, but up to now the package has not arrived.

I contacted with Cafe Press Com and now they sent me a second package; I hope it will come through the mail storm during these weeks ! Perhaps it´s a problem with those buttons ? I don´t know and they ensured me that this could not cause the lost. We will see whether it will arrive - should come around Christmas.
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Rolf

[centurion 455 ragtop]

Maybe you have a few Custom Agents that like Centurions :rolleyes:

[Smartin]

Wow, Rolf, sorry to hear that! I hope it works out.

[dewbers]

Hey Rolf, I ordered a button too and trust me, it wouldn't cause the package to be delayed. I have an extra calendar that I bought as a spare. Really no idea why I bought an extra but I did... :rooleyes2: Got caught up in the excitement. ( I have three) One for my office, on for the house and one for the hell of it... anyway, if you hung up again, let me know and I'll send it to you.

Merry Christmas gang!

[The German]

Oh, big Thanks, Steve, but I don´t really think that´s a series; so I´m optimistic that it will arrive in Germany as it arrived in Sweden (Per) and the Netherlands (Michel) ! The hell will know which way my first package went but I don´t want to go there asking the devil ;) , so let´s wait - it´s Christmas time, it will arrive:rolleyes: !!
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Rolf

[The German]

Thanks heaven, the package arrived today - the FIRST one !!! I would have bet on that it was lost but with todays post it came in - 6 weeks after mailed by Cafe Press Com !
They sent me a second one - as I told here - as a replacement which should arrive around Christmas; so I will have 2 calendars and 4 buttons because they told me if the first package would arrive later I need not send back the second one but keep it as their way of apologizing for the delay. :)
Okay, so now I will give the second calendar to a good friend who is interested in US cars in general. And the 2 more buttons I will give to Per and Michel when meeting them sometime somewhere in Europe.;)

To the calendar I can not say anything because my wife took it away for Christmas evening - she only let me see the envelope that I was ensured that it really came in today ! So I again have to wait ... !:rooleyes2:
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Rolf

[Robroy]

:xyxthumbs: :xyxthumbs:

[MichelHaak]

Good to hear you receid the calander Rolf. I received mine a long time ago and I will be a bit sad if you didn't received it.... But anyways, I you ever go to the Netherlands for a meeting... The Dutch Buick Weekend will be held 20 km's from my place at 13, 14 and 15 of june 2008. I'm also helping with the organisation, I heard some Germans are coming also... I will start a topic about this when everything will be clear...:Brow:

[The German]

... ... If you ever go to the Netherlands for a meeting... The Dutch Buick Weekend will be held 20 km's from my place at 13, 14 and 15 of june 2008. I'm also helping with the organisation, I heard some Germans are coming also... ...

Perhaps I´ll be there too, but I don´t know exactly - it depends from other dates. We´ll see.
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Rolf

[The German]

On Christmas evening I got my calendar in my hands and it´s really a very good one - strong paper of good quality with fine printed pictures !

Only 2 cars could come out better in my opinion : Randy´s Febuary car seems to be white instead of bamboo cream and Bob´s September car is a bit dark at its rear, but both are as nice pics as the others. Michel´s car is to be seen as clearly as I never saw it before - first time that I noticed its pinstripe! When I looked for Centurions until now I prefered the convertibles, but now I got the impression that those 2 and 4 door hardtops are very nice alternatives also. Especially the dark green colour makes them looking very elegant while the lighter colours give the cars a more sporty look. So every car in this calendar is a gem of its own.
And when looking to the photos I´m remembered to the owner and the story behind it. So Keith´s car remembers me to his former red one also; Kimson´s runner let me feel some sadness b/c it´s burned away; Rick´s brings back the picture of his winter garage and the story of its restauration; when seeing Steve´s black beauty I´m smiling about his super enthusiasm and hearing his ".. get out, gas her up and let the wind rush through your hair..." and so on. For me this is not only a calendar but a speaking story book. I love it and I´m sure it will enjoy me the whole year of 2008 - perhaps even longer !! Hope it´s the same with everyone who owns that paper now !

Thanks, Adam, for your idea to create such a calendar and for your work in cutting out the best views and thanks to everyone sending him your best pictures !:xyxthumbs:

Happy New Year with your Centurions !
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Rolf

[dewbers]

Rolf, you are great! Thanks for going down memory lane with us. I laughed out loud on a few of your comments, simply because I was remembering too! The friendships that have been made here are pretty cool considering most of us have never met. I appreciate your words. And I love the fact that your lovely bride wouldn't let you see the calendar until Christmas! That still makes me smile. GOOD FOR HER!!

Happy New Year my friends....
Steve

[The German]

I noticed that, Keith, you reached what you wanted (!) and first I thought to write that this pic has a wonderful appearance but then hesitated b/c I didn´t want to coment the pics too extensive.
The way you did it - with those several reflexes of the light on the glass and on the paint - makes it very interesting; it comes more out in 3 dimensons than in other photographs. So it´s a very good picture, really - only it´s a little bit dark on the right side in the back part under the tree. I´m sure that´s only b/c it´s a print; I guess printed as an original photo it will be much better. Anyway - a nice picture, Keith ! Congatulations !
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Rolf

Added: BTW, I guess it´s the same reason with the nearly white appearance of Randy´s car - when printing photographs they mostly use an average adjustment for all pictures, they don´t adjust every pic seperately.

[speedracer]

I have mine on order and can not wait!

[Richard Dunn]

I just ordered mine tonight. Can't wait to get it.

[Smartin]

Thanks for the support, guys!

[turbojaeger]

just ordered mine-
better late than never....:spank: