"If you do not think about the future, you cannot have one."

-- John Galsworthy

HEAD’S UP!

There will be lots of local reports on the trip to Telford this year. After all, 7 of the 21 folks who took the tour organized by Ron Bell and IPMS-Columbus were from the Front Range of Colorado. Yes, we saw Paris, the Normandae area of France, the cities of London and Portsmouth, the "big modeling show" at Telford and most of the aircraft and armor museums in between.

There were other parts of the trip, however, that I particularly enjoyed. Because the majority of those who have taken the IPMS trips have been armor or military aircraft modelers, it is those subjects that get most of the attention. As an auto racing and airliner modeler, I found many other features of the tour rather unexpected and exciting. First off, the French love sports cars. Not just the ones imported into the US, but the neat stuff out of France and Italy that doesn’t meet US emissions standards. I saw examples of all the latest in automotive creations, from dozens of versions of the "Smart" car to exotic Alfa, Lotus, MG and Ferrari models. Most of the major players had "studios" not far from our hotel where one could examine the latest cars one can’t possibly afford, and couldn’t import even if you could. Diecast models were for sale for those who could only dream, but even those were beyond my financial reach. The French also love books and magazines about their cars, and these were available at most large magazine outlets. Neat stuff, these magazines, but heavy to carry back in the luggage.

The Scale Model World 2002 show in Telford (about 20 miles from the Welsh border in northwestern England) was the best model sports car show I’ve ever attended. The Brits love to model race cars, and two stands in particular catered to just about every race car modelers’ needs (but not NASCAR). Marshal Auto and Auto-Sport Models had decals, resin kits and conversion parts from just about every source, including the latest Studio 27 decals at quite reasonable prices. They even had some Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland photo-etched seat belt parts for which I did the master artwork many years ago. This was my first chance to see the full range of Carpena decals for sports cars, oddly enough called "Colorado" decals. They have a wonderful selection of Le Mans Porsche GT1 thru GT3 cars from ’97 thru 2001. Now, if only Tamiya would do a proper 2000/2001 Porsche GT3R kit. The automotive-related portion of the trip was enhanced when we had a rest stop in the Silverstone racecourse area. They had a great race-oriented sportswear store. I now have one official Porsche AG SuperCup hat. I wouldn’t dare WEAR it as it might get wet, but I HAVE it.

I can’t complete this note without mentioning the model airliner turnout at the show. Airliner modeling was very well represented, with perhaps 20% of all the contest entrants and table displays devoted to the subject. The Airliner Modeling Digest (AMD) is Yahoo’s biggest plastic modeling group with over 500 persons subscribed worldwide. It seemed at times like most of them were at Telford. We had airline modelers and vendors from all over Europe, plus both North and South America. I finally had the honor of meeting my personal airline modeling "hero", William Mathews from Portsmouth, UK. Bill used to write a regular airliner modeling column in the original IPMS/UK newsletter from 30+ years ago. He was also one of the judges for the model contest, and is a true gentleman.

While in London at the end of the tour we chanced upon the Motor Books store in the theater district. This is the mother of all automotive specialty bookstores (there are actually two stores, one for automobiles and trains and one exclusively for aircraft). For those who love sports car racing books, I brought home two book that are worth looking for in the US. The first is "Porsche in Le Mans" by groupe C motorsports verlag gmbh (both German and English text). The other is "Alpine au at Le Mans, 1963 – 1995" by Francois Hurel (both French and English text) published by Editions du Palmer. I recommend both of these for their extensive color and b/w photo selection and great reading (in English). The bookstore also had a complete collection of the Le Mans annuals (or at least they did before I arrived). They are also very, very heavy. My wife says one of my arms is now longer than the other.

Was the trip worth the money? Absolutely! The tour buses were always comfortable and the hotel accommodations acceptable. OK, so we hit the dock at Dover with the ferry, but that wasn’t the fault of tour director Lee Forbes. Besides, it was dark and it was a big ferry going into a small dock. Best of all, we were with great couples (7) and individual modelers who had a somewhat common interest – scale modeling or the financing of same. As an example of the benefits of taking the tour, my wife and I spent two extra nights in London at the conclusion at less than $100 a night. The non-tour rate was $275 a night. Overall, it was a great experience regardless of your modeling or prototype interests.

1/35 M3A1 Stuart Light Tank

1/35 Israeli Defense Force Modern Infantry Set

1/35 Bell OH-58D Kiowa 'Black Death'

1/24 BAe Sea Harrier FRS.1 Naval Fighter

1/48 SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1A Strike Fighter

1/48 Dassault Super Entendard Strike Fighter

1/72 Shorts Tucano Trainer

1/72 RAF Airfield Recovery Set

1/72 Short Skyvan Transport

1/72 MDD F-18A Hornet Fighter

1/72 Lockheed C-130H Gunship

1/144 Airbus A300B Airliner

1/144 McDonnell-Douglas DC-10 Airliner

1/144 BHC SR-N4 Hovercraft

1/600 HMS Nelson Battleship

1/600 HMS Tiger & HMS Daring Double Kit

1/600 Queen Elizabeth II Ocean Liner

1/72 Scammell Tank Transporter

1/25 1962 Chevy 409 Impala Convertible Pre-assembled & Painted

1/25 1969 Mercury Cougar Eliminator

1/25 1966 Ford Thunderbird

1/25 Kenworth Aerodyne C.O.E With Sleeper

1/25 "Hogans Heroes" WWII Jeep

1/25 1974 Plymouth Cuda Snapfast

1/25 Buyers Choice Barris "T" Buggy Custom Show Dune Buggy

1/25 "Bigfoot" Monster Truck

1/25 1969 Ford Torino Cobra

1/25 1969 Dodge Daytona

1/25 1953 Studebaker Starline Coupe

1/25 1968 Shelby GT-500

1/72 Aero Subaru

1/72 Cessna 172 Skyhawk

1/72 Beech Bonanza

1/72 Cessna T337 Skymaster

1/72 Cessna 172 Skyhawk Floatplane

1/72 Cessna O-2A

1/72 Stug III Ausf F

1/72 Arsenal VG 36 Fighter (Limited Edition)

1/48 Polikarpov I-152 (I-15Bis)

1/48 Polikarpov I-152 (I-15Bis) w/ Skis

1/35 USMC Mechanical Mule

1/72 Arado Ar-234c-3/4

1/35 German WWII Cossack Cavalry

1/35 German WWII 13th Mountain Division

1/35 German WWII Fallschirmjagers W/Donkey

1/35 German WWI 6-Gebirgsjagers W/Dog

1/35 German WWII Flatbed Railcar W/Machine Guns

1/35 German WWII Railway Gondola With AA Gun

1/35 German WWII Sasso Raid / Otto Skorzeny

1/35 German WWII 8.8cm Raoketenwerfer 43

1/35 Sturmboot

1/35 German WWII Large Dinghy With Crew

1/35 German WWII Sdkfz 250-3 Greif

1/700 USS Tarawa Assault Carrier

1/700 USS Normandy Guided Missile Cruiser

1/32 Civil War Union Infantry

1/35 German WWII Kubelwagen Dak With Office

1/400 Submarine Lorenzo Marcello

1/72 L-39C Albatros Trainer/Lt Strike Aircraft

1/144 Junkers Ju-52/3m Mine Sweeper

Ancient Explorers Mini-Kit Viking & Chinese Junk

1/120 Ancient Explorers Mini-Kit Iron Horses Central Pacific & Cabbage Stack

1/120 Ancient Explorers Mini-Kit Iron Musclemen Locomotives General & Porter Switcher

1/72 Curtiss P-40E "Aleutian Tiger"

1/72 Convair F-106A Delta Dart 159th FIS

1/72 Cessna A-37 Edwards AFB Dragonfly

1/72 German Tornado IDS AG51 40th Anniversary

1/72 Kawanishi H8K2 "Emily" Type 2

1/72 Kawanishi H6K5 "Mavis" Type 97

1/72 Lockheed EP-3B/E Orion (Shoot-Down Version)

1/72 Shinmeiwa PS-1

1/72 Martin SP-5B Marlin

1/72 Schwimmwagen With Kettenkrad

1/72 Us Aircraft Weapons Set #4

1/72 Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat USN/USMC

1/72 Brewster F2A-2 Buffalo USN/USMC

1/72 Japanese WWII Isuzu Fuel Truck Tx-40

1/72 Japanese WWII Toyota Starter Truck

1/72 GMC Cckw-353 Dump Truck

1/72 F-86-D Sabre Dog JASDF

1/48 McDonnell F-4E Phantom II 30th Anniversary "Phabulous Phantoms"

1/48 Lockheed F-104G German NATO Starfighter Bavaria

1/48 Republic P-47D-25 Thunderbolt 406th FG "Angie" Or "Saucey Susie"

1/48 Douglas A-4k Skyhawk Royal New Zealand Air Force

1/48 Nakajima B5N2 Type 97 Carrier Attack Bomber "Kate"

1/48 Macchi C.202 Folgore "Baracca"

1/48 Messerschmitt Bf-109G-14 "Finland Postwar"

1/48 Hawker Hurricane Mk. IId

1/48 Aichi D3A1 Type 99 Val

1/48 Republic P-47D Razorback "Dottie II"

1/48 Messerschmitt Bf-109G-10

1/48 Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless USS Lexington

1/32 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.II "#41 Squadron' "Observers Corps"

1/48 FIAT G.91 R1/R3 Light Strike/Recon Fighter

1/48 North American T-6 Trainer

1/24 Citroen 15 CV Automobile

1/24 Citroen 2 CV Automobile

1/16 Citroen DS 19 Automobile

1/400 HMS Hood Battlecruiser

1/24 North American P-51D Mustang

1/72 General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark

1/72 Pzkpfw IV German Tank

1/48 Dassault Mirage F1 CT/CR

1/25 Hommie Hoppers "Mad Hopper" '64 Impala Lowrider

1/25 Hommie Hoppers "Joka Wild" '63 Impala Lowrider

1/72 20mm Flak 30

1/72 Horch 180 Type 40

1/72 Horch 180 Type 1a

1/350 White Star Line RMS Titanic Ocean Liner

1/72 Consolidated Vultee B-24D Liberator

1/72 Consolidated PB4Y-1 Privateer Erco Turret

1/48 Vought F4U-5/5N Night Corsair

1/48 Grumman XF5F-1 Skyrocket

1/48 Lockheed F-5E Photo-Recon Lightning

1/48 PZL P.11c Fighter

1/48 PZL P.11c Fighter-Bomber

1/48 PZL P.11c Fighter 'Rumanian Air Force'

1/72 AT-1 Assault Gun

1/72 T-26 TN Armored Observation Vehicle

1/72 Vickers E Mk B Chinese Army

1/35 Wrzesien Poland 1939 Diorama

1/35 Smolensk 1941 Diorama

1/35 Mlawa Poland 1939 Diorama

1/35 Stalingrad 1943 Diorama

1/35 Polish Motorized Artillery Officer 1939

1/35 Polish Mechanic Washing a Tank 1939

1/400 Tarantula I Missile Corvette ORP 'Metalowiec' Polish Navy

1/400 Tarantula III Missile Corvette Russian Navy

1/400 Tarantula I Missile Corvette 'Hiddensee' German/US Navy

1/400 Pauk II Torpedo Corvette Novorossysk Russian Navy

1/400 Pauk II Torpedo Corvette 'Athay' Indian Navy

1/400 ORP Wicher WZ.39 Polish Destroyer

120mm Polish Armor Officer

200mm US Army Infantryman, Guadalcanal 1942

200mm USMC, Tarawa 1943

200mm SS Officer, Caen 1944

200mm German Motorcyclist, France 1944

1/72 Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet

1/72 Hawker Sea Hawk Mk 100

1/72 Ki-21 Sally (Revised)

1/48 Fieseler Fi-103 / V-1 Buzz Bomb

1/72 Blackburn Skua Mk. II

1/35 Bell UH-1D 1st Cavalry

1/35 Bell UH-1D Gunship

1/72 Breda Ba.88B Lince Attack Aircraft

1/72 Renard R-31 Observation Aircraft

1/48 Thomas-Morse S-4C Scout Fighter-Trainer

1/72 FAUN ZRS On Road Tractor

1/72 Pzkpfw IV Ausf J Tank

1/72 Pzkpfw IV Schmalturm Tank

1/72 Pzkpfw IV Bergepanzer ARV

1/72 Pzkpfw IV Kugelblitz AA Tank

1/72 SdKfz 9 FAMO 9-ton Halftrack

1/72 SdAnh 116 Trailer

1/72 Steyer K 2670 Schienenpanzer Railroad Car

1/72 SdkF 164 Nashorn-Hornisse SP Anti-Tank Gun

1/32 Bucker Bu 181A Bestmann

1/32 Bucker Bu 133 Jungmeister

1/24 Dale Earnhardt Jr #3 Oreo Monte Carlo

1/24 VW Golf II GTI

1/72 General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon

1/48 Douglas A-4E/F Skyhawk

1/9 Zundapp KS 750 Motorcycle & Sidecar

1/35 German Panzer Crew 1943-45

1/72 Warrior MCV

1/144 MiG 1.44 MFI Experimental Fighter

1/87 BR 41 Locomotive

1/87 BR 50 Locomotive

1/48 German Sikorsky CH-53 GS

1/48 Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche

1/32 Luftwaffe F-4F Phantom II "Wild Horse"

1/32 Luftwaffe Mig 21 SPS/MF "Fishbed"

1/144 German Schnellboot Gepard-Klasse (143a)

1/72 British Infantry WWII (51-Figures).

1/12 Ferrari 312T Grand Prix Racer 1975, Goodyear #12.

1/48 Gloster Gladiator Mk I

1/72 Antonov An-12BK Cub (Civil)

1/72 Albatros W.4

1/72 Messerschmitt Bf-109E-1 Spanish Civil War

1/72 Messerschmitt Bf-109E-1 Wrzesien 1939

1/72 Ford T Ambulance WW I

1/72 MMGS Scout Car WW I

1/35 MMGS Scout Car WW I

1/35 Char Mitraileur FT 17 Tank

1/35 Vickers E Mk A Tank

1/35 T-26T Artillery Tractor

1/35 Minenraumer WW II German Mine Vehicle

1/35 Sdkfz 135 Beobachtungswagen

1/35 Sdkfz 135 Transport Tractor

1/35 FT-17 Armored Smoke Generator

1/35 Renault TSF Radio Vehicle 1918

1/35 M41 A3 Walk Bulldog Light Tank

1/48 Sopwith Tabloid Fighter

1/48 WWI Sopwith Schneider With Floats.

1/72 Messerschmitt Me-264 'Amerika Bomber'

1/48 Taylorcraft Auster Mk III Observation Aircraft

1/48 Messerschmitt Me-262A-1a Jet Fighter

1/16 German King Tiger Henschel Turret

1/20 McLaren MP4/8

1/24 Sauber Mercedes C9

1/24 Joest/Blaupunkt Porsche 962C Car #7

1/24 Nissan 350Z Track

1/24 2002 Peugeot/Total 206 WRC Car #3

1/24 BMW Z3 Roadster With Aluminum Finish Metal Plated Body

1/24 Honda S2000 Sportster With Aluminum Finish Metal Plated Body

1/24 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Vii WRC Car #7 Sports Car Racer

1/24 Yamaha Tmax Sports Cycle

1/35 Marder III M Tank Destroyer

1/35 Sd.Kfz2 Kleines Kettenkraftrad

1/48 Messerschmitt Me-262a-1a

1/700 IJN Heavy Cruiser Mikuma

1/24 Nissan Skyline GT-R Predecorated

1/24 North American P-51D Mustang

1/35 Mil Mi 4A-Hound Helicopter

1/72 Tupolev Tu-95MS Bear H

1/350 USS Hornet CV-8 Dolittle Raid Or Midway

1/350 B-25B Mitchell Bombers

1/350 F4F-4 Wildcat Fighters

1/350 TBD-1 Devastator Torpedo Bombers

1/350 SBD-3 Dauntless Dive Bombers

1/72 Sukhoi Su-6 AM-42 Attack Aircraft

1/24 Race Car Drivers (2-Figures Standing)

1/35 US Navy WWII Landing Craft Crew

1/35 Castle Remains (Ceramic)

1/12 Empress Dragoons Trumpeter 200mm Bust

1/16 German Paratrooper "Go"

1/35 LCM 3 US Navy Landing Craft

1/35 Dead Japanese (2-Figures)

1/35 "Checking Out" 2-WWII US Marines

1/35 German Ammo Handlers Set I

1/35 German Ammo Handlers Set II (2-Figures)

1/35 Park Wall Block/Stone

1/35 Wrought Iron Style Park Gate

1/48 USMC M60A1 With Reactive Armor

1/48 M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank

1/48 M3 Bradley Cavalry Vehicle

1/48 M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle

1/48 USMC Lav-25 "Piranha"

1/48 USMC LAV-AT Hammerhead

1/35 Soviet Tank Crew

1/35 IS-2 Soviet Heavy Tank

1/35 Soviet ZIS-5B Truck

1/35 Soviet ISU-152 Self-Propelled Gun

1/35 Panzerjaeger I Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Gun

1/35 Soviet Tank Infantry

1/35 Soviet T-72M2 Tank

1/35 Soviet BMP-2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle

1/35 Soviet BTR-80 Armored Personnel Carrier

1/72 Sukhoi Su-27

1/72 Sukhoi Su-33

1/72 Sukhoi Su-37 Berkut

1/72 Kamov Ka-52 Alligator Combat Helicopter

1/72 Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot

1/72 Mil Mi-8T Hip Helicopter

1/72 Mikoyan MiG-31B Foxhound

1/350 Kursk Submarine

British Military Markings 1939-45

Luftwaffe Colours Vol II Section 4 Jagdwaffe Battle Of Britain 11/40-6/41

USAAF Colors #3 American Eagles P-47 Thunderbolt Units Of The 8th AF

Panzer IV

Pzkpfw V Panther

Air Force Legends #203 North American F-107A

Gloster Gladiator

Liebstandarte: Hitler's Elite Bodyguard

1st Infantry Division "Big Red One"

Croatian Aces Of WWII

Hungarian Aces Of WWII

Tomahawk/Kittyhawk Aces, RAF/Commonwealth

B-17 Flying Fortress Units 8th AF (2)

The German Army In WWII

Infantry Mortars of WW II

British Military Transport WW II

Republic F-105 Thunderchief Wing/Sqdn Histories

Red Star Vol. #7 Tupolev Tu-4 Soviet B-29 Superfortress

F-105 Thunderchief in Action

USS Lexington On Deck

F-106 Delta Dart in Detail and Scale

Classic Warbirds: Pacific Twins

Classic Warbirds: Fighter Archive

Building Military Dioramas Vol. VI

1/16 T34/85 Model 1944

1/16 T34/76 Model 1943 Soviet Tank

1/35 Chinese 50-Ton Tank Transport

1/35 Chinese DF21 Ballistic Missile Launcher

1/35 German Faun Elefant Panzer Transport

1/35 Soviet SA2 Guideline Missile w/Loading Cabin

1/35 Soviet SA2 Guideline Missile w/Launcher

1/35 German Railroad Gun K5 E Leopold

1/35 German Karl/Geraet 60cm & 54cm

1/35 German Railway Carrier for Self-Propelled Morser Karl Gun

1/35 Chinese Type 96 Main Battle Tank

1/35 KV1 & KV2 Soviet Tank

1/35 British 155mm AS90 Self-Propelled Howitzer

1/35 JGSDF Type 89 IFV Tank

1/35 Zil157 Soviet Army Truck

1/35 JieFang CA30 Chinese Army Truck

1/72 German King Tiger Tank

1/72 German King Tiger Porsche Turret Tank

1/72 German 18-Ton Famo Heavy Half Track

1/72 German Elefant Tank

1/72 German Ferdinand Tank

1/72 T34/76 Model 1943 Soviet Tank

1/72 T34/85 Model 1944 Soviet Tank

1/72 KV1C Soviet Tank

1/144 Type 97 Mavis Flying Boat K6K 5/

1/72 Xian Flying Leopard FBC1

1/72 Tupolev Tu142MR Bear J Bomber

1/48 Curtiss P40B Warhawk

1/48 Vickers Wellington Mk.I Bomber

1/48 F/A18E/F Super Hornet

1/48 Beriev Be6 Madge Aircraft

1/48 Savoia Marchetti 79 Sparviero Italian Bomber

1/32 F105D Thunderchief Bomber (Mar.'03 delivery)

1/32 F105G Thunderchief Wild Weasel Bomber (Mar.'03 delivery )

1/32 Nanchang A5 Fantan Ground Attack Aircraft

1/32 Nanchang A5III Ground Attack Aircraft

1/32 Yakovloev Yak18 Max 2-Seater Primary Trainer Aircraft

1/32 Vought F4U4 Corsair

1/32 Grumman F4F4 Wildcat

1/32 Sukhoi Su27 Flanker A Russian Fighter

1/32 Grumman F4F 3 Wildcat

1/32 Focke Wulf Fw190D9

1/32 Lockheed P38L 5/LO Lighting

1/32 Curtiss P40B Warhawk

1/32 McDonnell Douglas/British Aerospace AV8B Harrier Attack Aircraft

1/32 Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig3 Fighter

1/32 LTV A7E Corsair II

1/32 North American F100D Super Sabre

1/32 Grumman TBF1 Avenger

1/24 Spitfire Mk VB

1/24 Supermarine Spitfire MKVb Float Plane

1/24 A6M2b Model 21 Zero Fighter

1/24 Messerschmitt Bf109G2

1/24 A6M2 N Zero Float Plane

1/24 North American TP51D Mustang Trainer

1/25 1960 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible Coupe

1/25 1960 Pontiac Bonneville Sports Coupe Hardtop

1/25 1963 Chevy Nova 400 Sport Coupe Hardtop

1/25 1963 Chevy Nova Sport Coupe Convertible Top Down

1/25 1978 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Landau

1/350 US Aircraft Carrier CV9 Essex

1/350 USS Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier

1/350 USSR Admiral Kuznetsov Aircraft Carrier

1/350 SS Jeremiah O'Brien Liberty Ship

1/350 USS Lexington CV2 Aircraft Carrier

1/350 USS Saratoga CV3 Aircraft Carrier

1/700 USSR Navy Kirov Battle Cruiser

1/700 USSR Navy Frunze Battle Cruiser

1/700 USSR Navy Kalinin Battle Cruiser

1/700 USSR Navy P.Velikiy Battle Cruiser

1/700 Germany Bismarck Battleship

1/700 Germany Tirpitz Battleship

In honor of Steve Lawson’s upcoming program on rigging bi-planes, check out this WWI website.

http://www.wwi-models.org/

Contact either Prez Deppe or Editor Schwaller (Contact info on last page of newsletter) to schedule a presentation.

January: Rigging Bi-Planes (Steve Lawson)

February: Museum Video (Felix Jablonski)

March: Applying Gloss Paint (Allen Harrison)

April: <<OPEN>>

May: << OPEN>>

Steve Clymer would like someone to build a Deep Space 9 (with fiber optics) kit for him. If you are interested in doing this commission, please call Steve at 303-384-9192.

Fred at Colpar Hobbies is in need of people to build some 1/144^th and 1/200^th scale aircraft for display. He will supply kits and decals. If you are interested in this commission, please talk to Fred at Colpar Hobbies the next time you are in.

My cache of articles is running low and I could sure use some new ones: buildups, kit reviews, book reviews, museum reviews, how-to articles, etc. etc. etc. Get those articles written and then either snail mail or e-mail them to me!

I use Windows98 to produce the newsletter so articles via email can be Microsoft Word, plain text, or PDF format. Thanks!

Also, if you have a favorite website, drop me a line and we’ll put it in the Website of the Month section.

Shawn R Schwaller

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Aurora, CO 80015-6423

Email: schwall@worldnet.att.net

January 8 -- Club Meeting; 7:00pm, Burt Chevrolet; Denver

January 15 -- Deadline for February newsletter submissions

February 5 -- Club Meeting; 7:00pm, Burt Chevrolet; Denver

February 8-9 – Tri-State Auto Exhibition & Swap Meet; National Western Complex, Denver, CO.

February 19 -- Deadline for March newsletter submissions

March 5 -- Club Meeting; 7:00pm, Burt Chevrolet; Denver

March 19 -- Deadline for April newsletter submissions