December 2014 - Greater Cincinnati Automobile Dealers Association

Discounted tickets for Cincinnati Auto Expo 2015

Car fanatics, have we got a surprise for you!  You’re probably aware that the upcoming Cincinnati Auto Expo will be taking place February 18-22, 2015 at the Duke Energy Convention Center.  What you may not already know, is that the tickets for this awaited event are available now, even at discounted rates!  Get yourself a ticket to the Cincinnati Auto Expo 2015 online for $9 or at your local Kroger for $8!  Tickets are $11 at the door.  Another great perk?  Kids ages 12 and under are FREE!  So get ready Greater Cincinnatians because Expo Season is upon us!  To grab yourself some discounted tickets online, click here.  Remember to see your local Kroger for an even better price!

Excellent attendance will win one student a Ford!

It really will be a “Happy New Year” for one Oak Hills student thanks to the Walt Sweeney Ford Dealership!  This dealer member has partnered with Oak Hills High School, running a Sweepstakes where one student’s name will be picked at random at the end of the school year to win a 2008 Ford Focus.  The only requirement for students to be entered into the Sweepstakes is excellent attendance for the 2014-15 school year!  The program started on August 21, 2014 and ends on Friday, May 22, 2015.  Some Oak Hills students have even made a short comical video on the car that’s being given away.  Check it out on our home page!

Obviously, this contest is only open to Oak Hills H.S. students.  However, if you already own an awesome car that you want to show off, don’t be shy!  Enter it into the Forum Car Contest at www.gcada.net/carcontest for your chance to display your vehicle at the 2015 Cincinnati Auto Expo.  SHOW US WHAT YOU’RE ROLLIN’ WITH!!

Hats off to Bob Luchsinger on Honorary Chief!

We would like to congratulate Bob Luchsinger, Fleet Manager at Walt Sweeney Ford, on his recent award received at the Western Hamilton County Fire Chiefs Christmas Dinner.  For all of his support to the West Side Fire Departments, Bob was made an “Honorary Chief”!  West Side Fire Departments are more than thankful for Bob’s friendship and support of their communities; so hats off to Bob Luchsinger for this awesome achievement!

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Winterize your car’s exterior!

 

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If you’re like most of us, then you too are wondering when the crazy weather that we saw last winter is coming again.  This past year’s winter was snowy chaos, leaving many people and their vehicles out in the cold.  This year, prepare your car for what’s ahead!  “Winterize your car’s exterior!”  Autogeek.net has put together a list of ways to maintain your vehicle’s paint, glass, and wheels through the harsh winter’s snow and ice.  Click here to view the list, and view recommended products to protect your vehicle this winter!

Driving a George Barris-built Car

If there’s one car-lover who knows determination, it’s John Boyle.  This 59 year-old, retired Air Force officer from Colbert, Washington told A.J. Baime of the Wall Street Journal, about how he came to own his George Barris-built car, the Bearcat.

It was in 1971, when John Boyle was a teenager that he recalls a TV series that began called “Bearcats!”  It was the story of two soldiers of fortune who drove a 1914 Stutz Bearcat.  Boyle says he loved the car and wanted one.  He’d read in TV Guide that George Barris had built two Bearcat replicas for filming.  “Barris was (and still is) a bigshot in the custom-car movement…the go-to guy when producers needed a special car, best known for building the original Batmobile and the Munsters’s Koach.”

The antique Bearcats were extremely expensive, so when the show was cancelled Boyle told himself he’d keep his eyes open for one of the Barris replicas.  After searching for over 25 years, in 1999, he found one, whose owner agreed to sell it at a price he could afford.  “I couldn’t believe it,” said Boyle.  “I was now driving the exact car I saw on TV when I was a kid, made by George Barris.”  He later met with Mr. Barris in his L.A. office, and the car was authenticated.  Boyle admits that the car is now his “weekend toy” and he feels very lucky to have it.