Re: Don't miss Gould's 24th Microcar Classic Event July 12, 13 & 14,

[Charles Gould]

Please excuse the multiple postings as we want to ensure that everyone can attend our event in July!It's that time of year again. Time to make plans to attend the Gould's 23rd Annual Microcar Classic Event!This year's event will be held on July 6, 7, & 8, 2018 at our home here in Newton (near Boston), Massachusetts, and it will be three days jam packed full of Microcar lunacy with tons of Microcar tours and activities, great food & beverages, strange cars, and even stranger people!The Twenty-Third Microcar Classic will begin with Friday evening's Microcar Arrival Reception, including microbrews, wine, cheese, and Hors D'hoeurves. This is a great opportunity to unload your microcars and make last minute repairs and preparations while meeting plenty of new and old friends. Once again, we will be terrorizing the neighborhood with rides in the microcars. We will party late into the night as we all get ready for the weekend's activities.
Saturday morning will dawn with fresh high octane Starbuck's coffee, pastries and bagels, while registration continues in anticipation of our first, long (120 mile round trip) Micro tour to Wachusett Mountain, which will once again, include an optional assent up the mountain road to the summit of Mount Wachusett! Please be sure to arrive by 10:00 AM so that we can leave for our tour promptly at 11:00 AM!  We have changed things around a bit to enable more people to participate in the long tour through the countryside, so be sure that your microcar is in top mechanical order, and fueled up for this 120 mile adventure. There is nothing like seeing sixty to ninety microcars touring through the countryside, and climbing up the mountain road. If you are timid, you can leave your micro at the Gould's and catch a ride with another more adventurous owner so no stress whatsoever! This will be the most enjoyable drive you have ever had in your microcar, as we cover some of the most beautiful country roads with plenty of scenic stops, and photo opportunities, culminating in an optional ascent up the mountain on the access road, which is only 5 miles long and not too steep. There is a huge parking area at the base of the mountain, and you are welcome to leave your car at the bottom, and ride with a more adventurous enthusiast if you don't want to climb the mountain with your own microcar. This optional assent will cost only $5.00 per car, payable to the Wachusett Mountain State Reservation. Don't worry about the distance of the long tour, as we will have a whole crew of competent certified Microcar mechanics with us, and tow vehicles strategically placed along the route to handle any emergencies which we cannot solve by the roadside. Many owners who had never driven their microcars more than seven to ten miles before our past events, have successfully completed this long tour and have been so thankful for the encouragement to join us. We have only had one catastrophic failure over the past several years, and nearly every single car has successfully completed this long tour, which will include a leisurely lunch at a great restaurant before our assent up Mount Wachusett access road! If there is time after the mountain climb, we will have an optional tour to Gould's Matchbox Motors Microcar Museum to view all of the derelict projects that just did not make the cut for this years event. Then, we will parade back to the Gould's residence to unwind and bask in our mountain assent accomplishment before we prepare for the world famous eclectic Memphis barbecue and ethnic diversity menu extravaganza. Saturday's dinner will be followed by our second ten mile scenic Micro tour, which brings us to a local ice cream shack, where a fresh crowd of amazed spectators will oogle over out tiny transportation pods. We will finish Saturday up with the Gould's World Famous Late Night Two Stroke Frozen Margarita Party.Sunday will dawn with a fresh batch of high octane Starbuck's coffee and bagels and pastries, as we prepare for the short parade to the oldest car museum in the country, where we will arrange our bubble cars on the beautiful lawn of the 1888 Larz Anderson Carriage House for the public display. We will offer continuous rides to the hordes of spectators as we buzz around the field all day long, followed by an awards ceremony with trophies for the people's choice of the three best cars in all four categories, as well as several other ancillary trophies.  Then back to Gould's home to relax, freshen up at your hotel and prepare for our farewell dinner at a wonderful authentic Mexican outdoor cantina for a great final meal!Most guests will stay on to Monday morning, so as not to miss a single moment of this weekend's activities. We have a great preferred rate at a luxurious Sheraton of $114.00 per night which is even less than last year (Sheraton regular room rate is usually $179 to $229 per night). The Sheraton Needham hotel is less than four miles from our door. You can reserve your rooms at the Sheraton Reservations page at the following link:
The Micro Car Classicor at https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/events/start.action?id=1804055997&key=7233E10
Be sure to book your hotel room before June 5, 2018, as our preferred room rate and availability will expire on that date. Also, book early as our room block often sells out before the deadline date.The Sheraton has also agreed to waive their $12.00 per night parking fee for our group so they offer free parking for our guests. We also have plenty of safe overnight parking at our home for your microcars, and a designated trailer parking area as well.We have multiple tow vehicles available to retrieve broken down microcars, and a crew of certified microcar mechanics in Gould's Certified Roadside Assistance Program (G-CRAP) who will be on call to help with any complications which develop over the weekend. We can usually get you back on the road in time for the next activity. We also have Gould's Seats And Asses Program (G-SAAP), so if you come without a car, we will find you a seat in someones microcar, but you will have a ton more fun if you bring your own car! Finally, we will have loads of great microcar stuff to buy for yourself or for gifts for the microcar fanatic in your life!
This is not a static "Park And Polish" type of event on some hot asphalt parking lot, but rather a European style, dynamic, driving event on gorgeous country roads, and lush green venues for breaks or exhibits. If you have never attended one of Gould's Microcar Classic Events, make this year your time to experience this unusual Microcar event. If you have been here before, you know what we are talking about, and you will want to come on back for this Twenty-Second Microcar Classic.Check out all of the details, and photos of past years events at www.bubbledrome.com, and be sure to register for this years Gould's Twenty-Second Annual Microcar & Minicar Classic Event on the registration page here at: Microcar and Minicar ClassicRegistration is now open so book your room at the Sheraton, and register today for this event, so that you don't forget!Hope to see all of you in July!Charles & Nancy Gould

Matchbox Motors Microcar & Minicar Museum
c/o Charles Gould
163 Country Club Road
Newton, Massachusetts 02459
(617) 965-4848
(617) 721-9400
www.Bubbledrome.com
chasgould@...

[Charles Gould]

Hello Microcar & Minicar Enthusiasts,It's that time of year again. Time to make plans to attend the Gould's 24th Annual Microcar & Minicar Classic Event!This year's event will be held on July 12, 13 & 14, 2019 at our home here in Newton (near Boston), Massachusetts, and it will be three days jam packed full of Microcar lunacy with tons of Microcar tours and activities, great food & beverages, strange cars, and even stranger people!We have attached a schedule, brochure and registration packet to this email message, or you can register online at our website at: Gould's M&M Classic - THIS YEAR'S EVENTThe registration page is here:Gould's Microcar and Minicar Event - Online RegistrationWe have negotiated a great preferred room rate of $114.00 per night at the luxurious Sheraton Needham Hotel (Sheraton's regular room rate is $179 to $229 per night). The Sheraton Needham hotel is less than three miles from our door. You can reserve your rooms at the Sheraton Reservations page at the following link:Book your group rate for The Microcar Classic 2019or at Book Your Group Rate | Marriott InternationalorClick hereBe sure to book your hotel room before June 21, 2019, as our preferred room rate and availability will expire on that date. Also, book early as our room block often sells out before the deadline date.The Sheraton has also agreed to waive their $12.00 per night parking fee for our group so they will offer free parking for our guests. We also have plenty of safe overnight parking at our home for your microcars, and a designated trailer parking area as well.This is not a static "Park And Polish" type of car show on some hot asphalt parking lot, but rather a European style, dynamic, driving event on gorgeous country roads, and lush green venues for all breaks or exhibits. This is one of the few car events that wives and girlfriends and even kids enjoy as it is not just about the cars.If you have never attended one of Gould's Microcar Classic Events, make this year your time to experience this unusual automotive event. If you have been here before, you know what we are talking about, and you will want to come back for this Twenty-Third Microcar Classic.Check out all of the details, and photos of past years events at Microcar and Minicar Classic - Historyand be sure to register for this years Gould's Twenty-Fourth Annual Microcar & Minicar Classic Event on the registration page here at: Microcar and Minicar ClassicRegistration is now open so book your room at the Sheraton, and register today for this event, so that you don't forget!Please send a response email to let us know if you can join us for this incredible event this year!Hope to see all of you on July 12, 13 & 14, 2019Charles, Nancy, Monique & Tiana Gould