Tee Shirt Contest for JBIII

[Precision Auto]

Norm and I wanted to do something in the way of the John Blewett III memorial tee-shirts to help C&C Racing Souvenirs meet their goal for the John Blewett IV Education Fund.

So......I'm going to put this question out to The Chrome Horn Board:

What year did Precision Automotive start in business?

There may be a year or years listed in our profile, it may nor may not be the year. You'll have to take your chances! I can't make it too easy!!

The first ten (10) people to get the year correct will get two (2) JBIII memorial tee shirts.

I'll give one hint: it's between 1960 and 1980...

Rules: NO calling Precision Automotive to try and get the answer! Norm has been forwarned!!

Anyone can guess, including Racer Hub personnel (Richie, JA, Howie, Fran, etc.),but only one guess per person.

Once I get the ten people in, I will post the results and ask you to please e-mail me at my home e-mail address and provide me with the sizes you want.

Good luck for a good cause.

Linda and Norm, Precision Automotive, Inc.

**PLEASE POST ANSWERS AS OPPOSED TO DOING A PM**

[gomodsgo]

are we posting our answers? or sending a PM?

[Howie]

Linda has edited the post, adding -

"**PLEASE POST ANSWERS AS OPPOSED TO DOING A PM**"

[chrome horn]

my guess........1975

[Linda]

I say 1980....

[Howie]

OK, as they say on TV this IS my final answer, 1971.
(Sorry Catfish, I changed my mind. Probably a bad thing to do.)

[RLP]

I'll go with 1979

[catfish]

I think Howie is correct 1978


Since Howie changed so do I, see below

[Kevin]

1979
6-29-79 "officialy"

[raceaddict24]

I'll take a stab and say 79

[Precision Auto]

Well, as people are getting home from work and going on-line, I'll give it some time.........probably around 8:00 p.m. this evening I'll see if anyone is close and go from there.

By the way, one additional hint,for those creative people, it IS NOT the date we became incorporated. It was before that........(but nice try Kevin!!)

I consider the "date" we started in business as the "first day Norm and Dale walked in the door, cracked open a bottle of champagne and took on their first customer." At that time we were not a corporation.
So the "year only" is before 1979..........

Now, as to how many years before we were incorporated......I can't give that hint!!

Linda Case :applause:

[KyleMac45]

I'll go with 1977

[Groundpounder]

I'll go with Howie, 1971

[Precision Auto]

Warm, but not hot yet.......still looking for the correct year..........Linda

:help: :help: :help: :cheers: :help: :help: :help:

[catfish]

1969 is it

[W. J.]

I'll say 1966!

[raceaddict24]

1965 perhaps?

[KyleMac45]

1969 final answer

[dually]

1971 would be correct

[Precision Auto]

You guys are good, lots of math going on here! But so far......no correct answer........

I can't wait to see who comes up with it..........

Where are TBax and Axel?.......Linda

[dually]

1970 final answer

[Axel]

I am going with '76.

1876 that is! hahahahahaha <manical laughter>

[KyleMac45]

1976 i have just no clue

[catfish]

1962 says I

[Howie]

I agree with dually!! 1970

Wait a minute, how old is Norm anyway???

[Ben Althen]

After a little research (OK, a lot of research) I agree and say 1970.

And Linda, you said nothing about calling or visiting the Case household, just a short trip and I could be there...

[Precision Auto]

Howie: I'm 53 and Norm is waaaaaaaaaaaaay older than me!!! LOL

I'll try to check back once more tonight, I'm thinking that by 11:00 we'll have our first two winners. Then I'm just going to let the rest of you figure out who's right.........

Let the games continue..........:lol:

[chrome horn]

Ok. One more guess......1976. It has to be, because 2 great things would have been born, Precision and ME!!!!!(HAHAHA)

[gomodsgo]

1976 for me.

[Precision Auto]

Okay guys - my last clue:

No one has come up with the correct year.......

But one person is one year off.

So you're going to have to do some checking and rechecking and submit your "final-final" answers!

By the way Ben, you can come to the case household. Bring a pizza from Roma's on your way!! LOL

Good luck........I'll be back later........Linda :wave:

[RGeeProductions]

I am thinking I must edit the ad page I made for you guys as this isn't making sense..........
1974

[Precision Auto]

I am thinking I must edit the ad page I made for you guys as this isn't making sense..........
1974

Richie: Yup - whenever Norm and I do an interview or are asked how many years we have been in business, we usually round the number off.......my bad!

But at least it's got us to page 3 of the contest!

Linda

[W. J.]

Yeah, make mine 1976, too. Final answer.

[chrome horn]

they say three strikes................1974 final

[Howie]

Norm's older than you think. It's 1968!!

[chrome horn]

Does the "68" have any meaning!!!!! LMAO:wave:

[Precision Auto]

Does the "68" have any meaning!!!!! LMAO:wave:

Yes - I was 15 years and getting into a lot of trouble for drinking Boone's Farm Apple wine........otherwise, no for the contest..........LOL

[chrome horn]

"68" is a significant number for Howie over the next 358 days!!!!(fixed)

[Precision Auto]

Some of you have changed your original guesses and some have done another separate guess............

I have gone back through all three pages and can tell you that the correct number is out there.........

Go for it guys.........:applause:

I'll be on the Horn for another hour yet..........can't wait to give away 20 JBIII memorial tee-shirts........but I do need to get the first ten, so let's hope a few more people come on the thread before I head to bed! Linda

[Precision Auto]

Howie: Did you fall asleep?.........LMAO........:rolleyes:

[Howie]

Going by the last "clue" we were given, and the posts at the time, it may be 74 or 73. If not that leaves 61, 63, 64.

So my absolute almost final final guess is 1974

BTW wouldn't it be 358 days?

Sure, now the rules change again, in the middle of the night. It's NOT 1974.

[Precision Auto]

If anyone is going to change their previous posts, please follow along on the thread, as I'm not going back to see if anything has changed........this way I can follow who was 1st, etc.

Are we having fun yet!! :applause:

[Ben Althen]

I will try with 1974.

[RGeeProductions]

I am thinking I must edit the ad page I made for you guys as this isn't making sense..........
1974

Sticking with this^

[Howie]

OK - with the latest "hint" supplied, I'm going with KyleMac and 1977. With that it's time to go watch the weather and Leno. I'll look in the morning to see who besides Kyle and me have won. Load it up with 77s and 74s folks (Like I know what I'm talking about) :confused:

Thanks for the fun and especially for helping out a good cause Linda.

Bet I could go on who wants to be a millionaire and win the penny.

P.S. Can't even get that right, there is no Leno there's a football game on - is this Monday?

[Precision Auto]

I will try with 1976 as well. BTW Linda, will you PM us if we have the correct answer?

Once there are ten correct answers I will post on the thread.......if you are comfortable with what you have, keep it, or do another post and change it.

Linda

[Precision Auto]

As of right now, there are 2 (possibly 3 - that will drive a certain person nuts)...correct answers.......

Don't give up.........

[Precision Auto]

Hey Ben - where's my Roma pizza? I'm thinking of a midnight snack right about now!!...........LOL...........:rolleyes:

[Ben Althen]

Oh yeah, forgot to tell you, I was bluffing on that one, I'm not in G-Town at the moment, but at school. Though I probably at this time of night could get there in roughly 20 minutes...

[Precision Auto]

Oh yeah, forgot to tell you, I was bluffing on that one, I'm not in G-Town at the moment, but at school. Though I probably at this time of night could get there in roughly 20 minutes...

Ben: There's always tomorrow! By the way, are you sticking with your last answer or taking some of my recent posts and changing? Ahhhhhhh....so many decisions to make! :help:

[Ben Althen]

It has changed again with your final hint, 1974, due to the fact I might have figured out your logic, but then again I had thought I had it figured out but no dice.

[Precision Auto]

It has changed again with your final hint, 1974, due to the fact I might have figured out your logic, but then again I had thought I had it figured out but no dice.

If there is someone out there who can figure out my logic - you're going to make a lot of money writing that book!!

But there is a method to my madness.......it will all come out when the thread ends.........

[RGeeProductions]

Linda, are you enjoying this????? LOL
What a stupid question..........Duh Me!!!!
Remember, 1974 here.....

[Precision Auto]

Linda, are you enjoying this????? LOL
What a stupid question..........Duh Me!!!!
Remember, 1974 here.....

Richie: Yes to both:

I am enjoying this! To drive everyone nuts and for a great cause....

I am remembering 1974........

Hopefully we shall see ten correct answers......I think there are only a few of us still awake!

[chrome horn]

sticking with 1974

[Precision Auto]

sticking with 1974

Fran: Were you cat napping? I thought you had left us for the night! :)

[RGeeProductions]

I am enjoying this! To drive everyone nuts and for a great cause....

Didn't know you could drive a nut nuts, LOL!!!!!
Wait that means sane!!!! Two negatives make a positive, correct???
There going to take me away, ha, ha, he, he
And Fran is cat napping again??? How many can you fit in that mailbag????

[chrome horn]

nah... for a fat kid I'm stealthy!!!:disgusted :wave:

[Howie]

1974 - final

[Precision Auto]

1974 - final

Howie: I need to take your font size to my eye doctor.......I saw that loud and clear!! :eek:

[Precision Auto]

Time to call it a night........I'll check in tomorrow a.m. to see where we are at.....hope a few more people are on the site in the morning..........

Later............Linda:wave:

[RGeeProductions]

G'night Linda, and thank you....

[Precision Auto]

Okay........we have a few corrrect answers........lets see how fast it takes us to get to ten correct answers.........

I'll be back in a few hours...........linda:wave:

[Modman75]

I will also go with 1974 as my final

[Linda]

I think I will revise mine....1974. I hope that's it because the girls will love the t-shirts...because I know they will take over them...if I win them...:lol:

[Groundpounder]

Okay, changing mine to 1974.

[Howie]

Can I post one for KyleMac? Since we were fooling around way late last night (after his bedtime on a school night I'm sure) and he's probably in school now and can't post. Being that he is John and Jimmy's biggest fan, Kyle would say - 1974

[gomodsgo]

yeah.... now I am just going to follow along and go with 74.

[Axel]

I will re-up my vote with 1874.
-Axel

[Precision Auto]

I will re-up my vote with 1874.
-Axel


Axel: I'm assuming that was a typo? Are you going with 1974.......

[Precision Auto]

Okay gang: the correct answer was to "what year did Precision Automotive first open it's doors for business: Answer: 1974

Order of the Top 10 winners for two tee shirts:

1. Richie Grodski
2. Fran Lawlor
3. Ben Althen
4. Howie Hodge
5. Modman 75
6. Linda
7. Ground Pounder
8. Kyle Mac
9. GoModsGo
10. Axel


I will explain the method to my madness:

1. Precision Automotive first opened their doors on 9 Herman Drive in Simsbury, Connecticut on January 1, 1974. A bottle of champagne between two friends who had previously worked for Daniels Cadillac in Hartford (now Thomas Cadillac)....and a partnership was born. And a darn good one I might add!

2. On June 30, 1979, Precision Automotive officially became incorporated.

3. What I was looking for, and got from 10 people, was the answer to #1 above.


That being said, this is the info I need from the Top 10:

1. Please, Please, Please e-mail me at Mrmrsmotor@aol.com.
Do not PM me through the board.

2. Your full name
3. Your complete address
4. What sizes you need

I'm not sure how long it will take to get the shirts in, but as I will post a thread when the shirts are in. They will be going out via United Parcel Service through Precision Automotive, Inc. in Simsbury, Connecticut.

I hope you all had fun - for a very good cause........thanks for taking part.

Linda and Norm Case :cheers:

[RGeeProductions]

Thank you Linda and Norm for this fun for a good cause.
You guys are the greatest.....
I followed the hints wisely....

[Precision Auto]

Richie: You're very welcome.........I know I drove a "few" people nuts, but we all do what we do best! Linda :lol:

[Ben Althen]

Thank you for doing this Linda, especially since it was for such a good cause. Ben.

[Teds Race Tours]

Since I heard Linda went to school with Christopher Columbus, I'll say 1492.:)

[gomodsgo]

so much for the internet having eveything you need to know. LOL I googled it and came up with 1982. pppfffftttt

Thanks for the fun Linda & Norm!!!!!

gmg

[Precision Auto]

so much for the internet having eveything you need to know. LOL I googled it and came up with 1982. pppfffftttt

Thanks for the fun Linda & Norm!!!!!

gmg

Don't forget to e-mail me at Mrmrsmotor@aol.com your info.......

Full name, address and the sizes of the two shirts you won.........

Thanks........Linda

[Axel]

Axel: I'm assuming that was a typo? Are you going with 1974.......

Nope, I know how old you are, so I stay with 1874! :lol:

So no typo, just pokin' fun.
-Axel

[Precision Auto]

Nope, I know how old you are, so I stay with 1874! :lol:

So no typo, just pokin' fun.
-Axel

Axel: I've still got you down as winning two shirts. Send me the two shirt sizes......I know where you live!!! so I don't need that info!! Linda

[KyleMac45]

Thanx Howie for posting for me!!!

=)

Kyle McGowan- Biggest JB III and Showtime Fan ever