MAY 2010-A STEP BACK IN TIME:A MINT 1970 BUICK GS SURVIVOR

A 1970 Buick GS will make you forget that Buick was primarily a brand for mature drivers. The kinds of drivers that feel little need to melt tires when they get behind the wheel. This kind of Buick was definitely not meant for that kind of owner.

Dean Watts’ 1970 Buick GS was a dream come true for him. He always wanted one of the beefed-up Buicks from his younger days. He also wanted a very original version of this street monster.

That made his plan a little complicated.

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THE MAY LONG WEEKEND-WHEN STAYING HOME MAKES SO MUCH MORE SENSE

You have to love the May long weekend. It’s our first real opportunity to shake off the winter dust, unshackle from modern conveniences like central heating and indoor plumbing, and head for the crowded hills armed with a river of booze and a quad.

Despite the obvious appeal of that scenario, I will probably stay comfortably within a tight radius of the city limits all weekend. I’ve done my time as a long weekend warrior and I have the battle scars to prove it.

There are certain personality types that are a fundamental part of every long weekend. Some of the worst are the geniuses on quads who rarely set a foot on the ground during the entire weekend. They prefer to let everyone know that their call of the wild is four wheels attached to a chain saw engine.

These are people who should be used as grizzly bear bait.

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BADGES OF HONOR-HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT ON THE STREET

Badges of honor can be found under the hood on the air cleaner or valve covers or on the outside of a car.The muscle car era made things easy-if you drove a GTO people knew it-they were like rolling billboards for a Pontiac ass-kicking.

Other cars were more subtle-every now and then (back in the day) you'd run up against something really odd.

Like a plain Jane Chevy Biscayne or Plymouth Belvedere 2 door sedan that looked like something your great-aunt would drive.Then you'd see the 427 or 426 badge... that's if the guy wasn't really going pure stealth in a blatant street ambush. 

Then he'd take the badge off the car.It's not like you could pop the hood and see what was really happening.

Didn't matter-all you ever saw 30 seconds later were tail lights.

Fortunately most cars were rolling ads for power-they had the badges to prove it.

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CLUB EVENTS-INTERNATIONAL MUSTANG MEET RED DEER AB-LABOR DAY WEEKEND 2010

Ford Central of Red Deer has been granted the honour of hosting the 2010 International Mustang Meet (. It is also important to note that although this is a “Mustang” focused show, the participants are NOT limited to Mustangs but rather all Ford models that must be powered by Ford.

The International Mustang Meet is held annually on the Labour Day weekend and draws a large number of participants and spectators. The locale alternates between a Canadian and American city each year and is sponsored by a host Mustang Club who belong to the International association. International member clubs currently include those from:

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