CHSIB Funny Car!

JulesB · 01 Aug 2003, 02:22

WOW! This is Big Time, This Is Larger Than Life!

Dean Skuza, funny car driver has a CHSIB car! Funny Car driving is very big in the US, this is a MAJOR promo for the CD.

Most sponsors of cars are major corporations, so having this is very big.

Surf on over to MOTS and check it out!

WOW!
Jules

Vickip · 01 Aug 2003, 03:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by JulesFromMOTS

WOW! This is Big Time, This Is Larger Than Life!

Dean Skuza, funny car driver has a CHSIB car! Funny Car driving is very big in the US, this is a MAJOR promo for the CD.

Most sponsors of cars are major corporations, so having this is very big.

Surf on over to MOTS and check it out!

WOW!
Jules

Right you are Jules

I love the car ... very cool !!!

Thanks for the news :)
Vicki

CarylB · 01 Aug 2003, 03:36

hmmm .. a double decker bus in London .. a Ford TV ad in the US .. now a Funny Car .. Crazy 'bout a Mercury .. Think there's a theme here? .. the biker image is receding into history

How about an endorsement for Mercedes next? .. versatile, dynamic, powerful, classic, stylish and elegant .. they share many hallmarks :) .. and note I left out "spacious" Meat, although you both cut a fine and unmistakable presence

Vickip · 01 Aug 2003, 03:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarylB

hmmm .. a double decker bus in London .. a Ford TV ad in the US .. now a Funny Car .. Crazy 'bout a Mercury .. Think there's a theme here? .. the biker image is receding into history

How about an endorsement for Mercedes next? .. versatile, dynamic, powerful, classic, stylish and elegant .. they share many hallmarks :) .. and note I left out "spacious" Meat, although you both cut a fine and unmistakable presence

Absolutely brilliant !! I Couldn't Have Said It Better Myself Caryl

Vicki

sherrie87 · 01 Aug 2003, 04:30

That is a hella hella hella cool looking car! What a paint job! It's too bad it will be so short lived, but it is absolutely rockin. I wonder what the sponsorship fee for something like that runs. Let's hope the driver does well and lives up to the car.

Sherrie

evil nickname · 01 Aug 2003, 12:08

picture? pretty please? :)

CarylB · 01 Aug 2003, 12:21

There's a link to the pictures on MOTS

sherrie87 · 01 Aug 2003, 15:32

There are two more interesting tidbits about this on the Dean Skuza website (http://www.deanskuza.com/news.shtml):

Meat Loaf will make a special visit to the NHRA Fram Autolite Nationals at Infineon Raceway (Sonoma, California) on Sunday, August 3, in Dean Skuza's pit at 10:00 am AND

Action Collectibles is producing a 1/24 scale die-cast collectible of the Couldn't Have Said It Better race car, promoting the upcoming release of Meat Loaf's new album and the North American leg of his world tour. I'll be looking into that, and I'll post purchasing info if I can find it.

All this promo for CHSIB is getting very exciting!

Sherrie

sherrie87 · 01 Aug 2003, 15:41

The collectible car is available (for Sept/Oct delivery) at :

http://www.pitstopdiecast.com/viewby...hp?code=action

Go there, click on advanced search, enter Meat Loaf, and the screen with a beautiful pic will pop up for you to order it.

It's a bit pricey for me at $59.95 American, but I thought some others might be interested. It would certainly be a unique bit of memorabilia!

Sherrie

Testify · 01 Aug 2003, 18:10

this is great!! glad things are going well!!

heat · 01 Aug 2003, 19:09

Fab..love the collectable

Guppie · 01 Aug 2003, 21:50

Nice wheels

Cathie · 01 Aug 2003, 22:56

Love it! And what a great promo

Vickip · 02 Aug 2003, 00:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by sherrie87

The collectible car is available (for Sept/Oct delivery) at :

http://www.pitstopdiecast.com/viewby...hp?code=action

Go there, click on advanced search, enter Meat Loaf, and the screen with a beautiful pic will pop up for you to order it.

It's a bit pricey for me at $59.95 American, but I thought some others might be interested. It would certainly be a unique bit of memorabilia!

Sherrie

Thanks Sherrie!
I couldn't resist .. I just ordered one

Sometimes it's so hard being an impulse buyer ...

but it's just so cool !!!

Vicki

sherrie87 · 02 Aug 2003, 03:56

Good for you Vicki!

I can't ever be an impulse buyer, I wish I could-too many other obligations to think about. It's a 1/24 scale, so it should be a bit larger than most "Hot Wheels" type of cars, which I think are 1/64 or so. (At least that's the scale for the John Deere tractor toys that my son collects that are about the size of the Hot Wheel cars) Enjoy your new entry in your ML collection!

Sherrie

Vickip · 02 Aug 2003, 04:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by sherrie87

Good for you Vicki!

I can't ever be an impulse buyer, I wish I could-too many other obligations to think about. It's a 1/24 scale, so it should be a bit larger than most "Hot Wheels" type of cars, which I think are 1/64 or so. (At least that's the scale for the John Deere tractor toys that my son collects that are about the size of the Hot Wheel cars) Enjoy your new entry in your ML collection!

Sherrie

Thanks Sherrie

Being an impulse buyer is not a good thing most of the time

But this sounds so cool - I just couldn't help it :)
I can't wait to see it !!

Vicki

Evan · 02 Aug 2003, 18:50

I love that car, that's really funny, I truly never thought that I'd ever see a Meat album on a race car in my entire life. I wonder if Meat will ever appear at a live event with the driver? Maybe he will when "CHSIB" comes out in America.

CarylB · 02 Aug 2003, 19:28

I've seen somewhere .. here oo on David's site? .. Meat's going to the nationals .. Autolite? .. I remember it was for tomorrow .. and he was supposed to be visiting this driver in the pit .. a track with a name like Infinity? .. and NHRA .. I remember that because it sounded like the Rifle Association

tbuck · 03 Aug 2003, 04:49

Well the CHSIB car will run another day. Dean qualified 7th out of 16 qualifiers. He mentioned...Mr. Loaf will be here tomorrow. Good PR for ML and the album.
T

sherrie87 · 03 Aug 2003, 05:03

tbuck,

Did he actually say "Mr. Loaf"? That's a hoot! I was trying to watch it, but hubby (not a Meat fan by any stretch of the imagination) kept flipping channels and I just caught the very end of the qualifying race for the CHSIB car. Did it look different that the pic on the website, or am I mistaken? It seemed to have much less red to it. I'll be watching tomorrow to see if they show Meat!

Sherrie

shadow1000001 · 03 Aug 2003, 06:33

That is definately a very cool car!! I will be watching tomorrow

Maria

JulesB · 03 Aug 2003, 14:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by sherrie87

tbuck,

Did he actually say "Mr. Loaf"? That's a hoot! I was trying to watch it, but hubby (not a Meat fan by any stretch of the imagination) kept flipping channels and I just caught the very end of the qualifying race for the CHSIB car. Did it look different that the pic on the website, or am I mistaken? It seemed to have much less red to it. I'll be watching tomorrow to see if they show Meat!

Sherrie

Sherrie,

Well, I'm not sure if the car looked that different, I spotted it right away but I'm not good at seeing detail on cars. The car did have all the Meat Loaf logos and "Betty" the Couldn't Have Said It Better cover girl just like the pic.

When Dean raced the car, the commentator mentioned the "Meat Loaf" car and that Meat was a sponsor. At first we didn't think the car had a chance to advance because it was disqualified the previous evening during the first round and Dean had to have an excellent race to progress. Well, Dean came through, and he qualified #7 out of a field of 16.

After the race Dean Skuza was interviewed and he referred to "Mr. Loaf" and mentioned he would be at the finals. I think he also said something about Meat's great set of pipes. Dean was very excited and very concerned about making the finals after the bad start on Friday night.

Jules

tbuck · 04 Aug 2003, 01:37

Just showed Dean and the car racing. They said..Dean's in the Meat Loaf car...and Meat Loaf is very happy. Then they showed a shot of Meat with a big smile and his fist in the air. This was semi-finals or something, WTF do I know about this stuff. Dean moved on, they will show the funny car racing again within the next few hours.

Any chance to get Meat in the public eye is good. Will let you know what develops.

T

tbuck · 04 Aug 2003, 02:23

OK, Dean won his next race. Guess this is what gets him into the semifinals. As I said I don't know diddley about this.

They showed 2 shots of Meat, one watching the track, sitting right by it, the other after it was over, smiling with his hand in the air w/ a water bottle. He looked very happy, as well he should be.

Dean did the run in 5.02 seconds, ran 302 mph.

T
...back to waiting for the next CHSIB race

sherrie87 · 04 Aug 2003, 02:24

Wooo, they just showed him again- he seems pretty pumped about the whole thing. Safety first for ML, he has on the dandy ear plugs since he's in the pits. My Dad used to drag us to funny car races when I was little, and it is unbeleiveable loud in the pits! (Not to mention how grimy you get from being there- between the rubber and the asphalt you are quite the mess if you spend any time at all there!)

Sherrie

01 Aug 2003, 02:22	#1
JulesB Senior Loafer Join Date: 06.02.2003 Posts: 188	CHSIB Funny Car! WOW! This is Big Time, This Is Larger Than Life! Dean Skuza, funny car driver has a CHSIB car! Funny Car driving is very big in the US, this is a MAJOR promo for the CD. Most sponsors of cars are major corporations, so having this is very big. Surf on over to MOTS and check it out! WOW! Jules

01 Aug 2003, 15:41	#9
sherrie87 Mega Loafer Join Date: 20.02.2003 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 1,262	How to purchase the 1/24 model of the Dean Skuza CHSIB car The collectible car is available (for Sept/Oct delivery) at : http://www.pitstopdiecast.com/viewby...hp?code=action Go there, click on advanced search, enter Meat Loaf, and the screen with a beautiful pic will pop up for you to order it. It's a bit pricey for me at $59.95 American, but I thought some others might be interested. It would certainly be a unique bit of memorabilia! Sherrie

01 Aug 2003, 03:36	#3
CarylB Mega Loafer Join Date: 16.04.2003 Location: Sheffield UK Posts: 5,910	hmmm .. a double decker bus in London .. a Ford TV ad in the US .. now a Funny Car .. Crazy 'bout a Mercury .. Think there's a theme here? .. the biker image is receding into history How about an endorsement for Mercedes next? .. versatile, dynamic, powerful, classic, stylish and elegant .. they share many hallmarks :) .. and note I left out "spacious" Meat, although you both cut a fine and unmistakable presence

01 Aug 2003, 04:30	#5
sherrie87 Mega Loafer Join Date: 20.02.2003 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 1,262	That is a hella hella hella cool looking car! What a paint job! It's too bad it will be so short lived, but it is absolutely rockin. I wonder what the sponsorship fee for something like that runs. Let's hope the driver does well and lives up to the car. Sherrie

01 Aug 2003, 12:08	#6
evil nickname Guest Join Date: 19.04.2003 Posts: 2,238	picture? pretty please? :)

01 Aug 2003, 12:21	#7
CarylB Mega Loafer Join Date: 16.04.2003 Location: Sheffield UK Posts: 5,910	There's a link to the pictures on MOTS

01 Aug 2003, 15:32	#8
sherrie87 Mega Loafer Join Date: 20.02.2003 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 1,262	There are two more interesting tidbits about this on the Dean Skuza website (http://www.deanskuza.com/news.shtml): Meat Loaf will make a special visit to the NHRA Fram Autolite Nationals at Infineon Raceway (Sonoma, California) on Sunday, August 3, in Dean Skuza's pit at 10:00 am AND Action Collectibles is producing a 1/24 scale die-cast collectible of the Couldn't Have Said It Better race car, promoting the upcoming release of Meat Loaf's new album and the North American leg of his world tour. I'll be looking into that, and I'll post purchasing info if I can find it. All this promo for CHSIB is getting very exciting! Sherrie

01 Aug 2003, 18:10	#10
Testify ragamuffin Join Date: 21.05.2003 Location: xxx daydreaming xxx Posts: 5,023	this is great!! glad things are going well!!

01 Aug 2003, 19:09	#11
heat Rampant Loafer... Join Date: 29.07.2002 Location: welshy wales Posts: 5,706	Fab..love the collectable

01 Aug 2003, 21:50	#12
Guppie www.meat-loaf.nl Join Date: 28.12.2002 Location: Brabant, The Netherlands Posts: 1,300	Nice wheels

01 Aug 2003, 22:56	#13
Cathie Sweet But Sadistic Join Date: 18.06.2003 Location: Lincolnshire/Essex depending on the time of year! Posts: 4,098	Love it! And what a great promo

02 Aug 2003, 03:56	#15
sherrie87 Mega Loafer Join Date: 20.02.2003 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 1,262	Good for you Vicki! I can't ever be an impulse buyer, I wish I could-too many other obligations to think about. It's a 1/24 scale, so it should be a bit larger than most "Hot Wheels" type of cars, which I think are 1/64 or so. (At least that's the scale for the John Deere tractor toys that my son collects that are about the size of the Hot Wheel cars) Enjoy your new entry in your ML collection! Sherrie

02 Aug 2003, 18:50	#17
Evan Super Loafer Join Date: 03.07.2003 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 216	I love that car, that's really funny, I truly never thought that I'd ever see a Meat album on a race car in my entire life. I wonder if Meat will ever appear at a live event with the driver? Maybe he will when "CHSIB" comes out in America.

02 Aug 2003, 19:28	#18
CarylB Mega Loafer Join Date: 16.04.2003 Location: Sheffield UK Posts: 5,910	I've seen somewhere .. here oo on David's site? .. Meat's going to the nationals .. Autolite? .. I remember it was for tomorrow .. and he was supposed to be visiting this driver in the pit .. a track with a name like Infinity? .. and NHRA .. I remember that because it sounded like the Rifle Association

03 Aug 2003, 04:49	#19
tbuck Super Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: USA Posts: 355	Well the CHSIB car will run another day. Dean qualified 7th out of 16 qualifiers. He mentioned...Mr. Loaf will be here tomorrow. Good PR for ML and the album. T

03 Aug 2003, 05:03	#20
sherrie87 Mega Loafer Join Date: 20.02.2003 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 1,262	tbuck, Did he actually say "Mr. Loaf"? That's a hoot! I was trying to watch it, but hubby (not a Meat fan by any stretch of the imagination) kept flipping channels and I just caught the very end of the qualifying race for the CHSIB car. Did it look different that the pic on the website, or am I mistaken? It seemed to have much less red to it. I'll be watching tomorrow to see if they show Meat! Sherrie

03 Aug 2003, 06:33	#21
shadow1000001 Mega Loafer Join Date: 10.07.2003 Location: Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Posts: 2,580	That is definately a very cool car!! I will be watching tomorrow Maria

04 Aug 2003, 01:37	#23
tbuck Super Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: USA Posts: 355	Just showed Dean and the car racing. They said..Dean's in the Meat Loaf car...and Meat Loaf is very happy. Then they showed a shot of Meat with a big smile and his fist in the air. This was semi-finals or something, WTF do I know about this stuff. Dean moved on, they will show the funny car racing again within the next few hours. Any chance to get Meat in the public eye is good. Will let you know what develops. T

04 Aug 2003, 02:23	#24
tbuck Super Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: USA Posts: 355	OK, Dean won his next race. Guess this is what gets him into the semifinals. As I said I don't know diddley about this. They showed 2 shots of Meat, one watching the track, sitting right by it, the other after it was over, smiling with his hand in the air w/ a water bottle. He looked very happy, as well he should be. Dean did the run in 5.02 seconds, ran 302 mph. T ...back to waiting for the next CHSIB race

04 Aug 2003, 02:24	#25
sherrie87 Mega Loafer Join Date: 20.02.2003 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 1,262	Wooo, they just showed him again- he seems pretty pumped about the whole thing. Safety first for ML, he has on the dandy ear plugs since he's in the pits. My Dad used to drag us to funny car races when I was little, and it is unbeleiveable loud in the pits! (Not to mention how grimy you get from being there- between the rubber and the asphalt you are quite the mess if you spend any time at all there!) Sherrie