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Flint gets ready for Buick birthday
Hundreds of Buicks expected
Flint ? (07/21/03)-- The city of Flint is preparing to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Buick. Thousands of people are expected to arrive this week for the centennial.
Dozens of workers are preparing the grounds of the Flint Cultural Center, for the Buick Club of America's celebration of 100 years of Buick. Randy Conat will be reporting this story all week and was on site today for the preparations.
They're putting up tents and cleaning up the Cultural Center. Workers have about 48 hours before the first of 1,700 Buicks arrive for the celebration.
Workers have been out this morning, striping the parking lot behind Whiting Auditorium. Fencing is going up along the edge of the parking lot.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday are expected to bring large crowds to the Cultural Center. Two cars important to Buick's history arrived this morning.
The Marr Cyclecar, a concept car from 1914 was rolled out and a car built by Buick's chief engineer, Walter Marr, is here.
"We have 1,702 Buicks registered, vintage Buicks. That's like twice a normal Sloan Show. I would guess, given this is their 100th anniversary, we would probably see 30 to 40,000 people before this is over with," said Dennis Meyer, of the Buick Club of America.
The Buick celebration is open to the public, starting Wednesday night here in the Cultural Center. The best day for viewing will be Saturday.
At Flint's Bishop Airport starting Thursday afternoon, a Buick-built Hellcat tank destroyer, a B-24 bomber with Buick-built engines and a B-17 bomber will be on display
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Hundreds of Buicks expected
Flint ? (07/21/03)-- The city of Flint is preparing to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Buick. Thousands of people are expected to arrive this week for the centennial.
Dozens of workers are preparing the grounds of the Flint Cultural Center, for the Buick Club of America's celebration of 100 years of Buick. Randy Conat will be reporting this story all week and was on site today for the preparations.
They're putting up tents and cleaning up the Cultural Center. Workers have about 48 hours before the first of 1,700 Buicks arrive for the celebration.
Workers have been out this morning, striping the parking lot behind Whiting Auditorium. Fencing is going up along the edge of the parking lot.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday are expected to bring large crowds to the Cultural Center. Two cars important to Buick's history arrived this morning.
The Marr Cyclecar, a concept car from 1914 was rolled out and a car built by Buick's chief engineer, Walter Marr, is here.
"We have 1,702 Buicks registered, vintage Buicks. That's like twice a normal Sloan Show. I would guess, given this is their 100th anniversary, we would probably see 30 to 40,000 people before this is over with," said Dennis Meyer, of the Buick Club of America.
The Buick celebration is open to the public, starting Wednesday night here in the Cultural Center. The best day for viewing will be Saturday.
At Flint's Bishop Airport starting Thursday afternoon, a Buick-built Hellcat tank destroyer, a B-24 bomber with Buick-built engines and a B-17 bomber will be on display
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