When the Bills won their first AFC Eastern Division title in 1988 the City of Buffalo went nuts. Fans all over did things that they normally wouldn't think of doing. Painting their cars was one of them. The Chrysler "K car" pictured at left was our first Billsmobile. It was fully functional and served us well for the remainder of the '88 season as well as all of '89.
It wasn't long before we added accessories to our ride to the game. Helmets would be issued and the ensuing insanity just mushroomed. The Bills kept right on winning and the fun never ceased. A home loss at Rich Stadium was as rare as seeing Jerry Garcia give the keynote address at the Republican National Convention. It had been a long time since the Bills had been on top. A whole generation knew only losing and those fans refused to change any of their habits or actions from the week before, thinking that maybe they were partly responsible for the Bills new found success. Some wore the same clothes, some ate the same meal as the week before, some took the same route to the game, some drank the same drink and some made sure to do all of the above. Nobody wanted to be responsible for messing with a winning streak.
During the 1990 season the Bills were on a mission and it seemed they couldn'tbe stopped. Unfortunately for us, the old Billsmobile wasn't doing as well as our heroes on the field. The floor was starting to fall out from underneath us and we knew it wouldn't be long that she would resemble the Flintstonemobile. Plain and simple, we needed a new ride.
It took a couple of weeks to get her ready but once she was ready, there was no other ride on the road quite like her. Professionally prepared graphics and detailing replaced the hand painted details that adorned the old Billsmobile. Two sunroofs were cut into the top to let light in and to let us hang out.
The new Billsmobile had a lack of windows and the sunroofs enabled us to see the frothing sea of humanity that lined both sides of Abbott Road, all the way to the Stadium every game day. Chrome handles were installed on the back doors so we could ride on the back, like firemen, if we so desired. Loud speakers were mounted on the roof, so we could broadcast the Bills' fight song (shout) as we drove as well as other rock and blues classics. We also installed a loud air horn on the roof, to further announce our obnoxious presence. 
The final touch was the hood ornament from the old Billsmobile, a miniature goal post. She was the envy of every Bills fan in town.
By the time the Miami Dolphins came to town on December 23rd, the Billsmobile had gained a certain, celebrity status throughout Western New York, as well as the Helmet Gang, who owned her. We were at all the major fan functions in town. There were a lot of crazy fans back then, legendary fans filled with character. There was Elvis, a guy who dressed like Elvis Presley, another guy known only as Shawn who would dress up in this sort of indian war getup, with a bison head. He would carry a staff with a papermachete bison on top of it. The Bison would be chowing down on that weeks opposing teams' quarterback. The Billsmobile, mixed with the fact that the Buffalo Bills were rapidly becoming one of the NFL's elite teams, enabled us to cross paths with a number of these characters. Together we shared a bond, a special comradory. If anything the Billsmobile enabled us to meet a lot of great people and crash a lot of fantastic parties.
were just some of the people who crossed the Billsmobiles path. Van Miller; the voice of the Bills even got to take a spin in the Billsmobile.