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Back in the 90s, when I would attend Saturday open cruise nights north of Atlanta, it seemed like they were dominated by rows of restored muscle cars - - and not much else. When I moved to Houston, it seemed like the car get-togethers were much more diverse (okay if 4 door, not restored, etc)- - though still not a lot of foreign cars. I caught a show recently in NJ that seemed to have good variety - - which, by the way, is much more fun/interesting. I often wonder what is happening in other states. Does everyone have these regular get-togethers, how active, most opened-up to all-comers?
We have some local cruise ins here, where I live, and they are pretty diverse. I stopped going to the local events years ago, kinda got burned out on seeing the same cars and owners all the time and having the same conversation time after time. Now, we go to one event a year, Turkey Run in Daytona at Thanksgiving..........been doing that for 30 years.
We have some local cruise ins here, where I live, and they are pretty diverse. I stopped going to the local events years ago, kinda got burned out on seeing the same cars and owners all the time and having the same conversation time after time. Now, we go to one event a year, Turkey Run in Daytona at Thanksgiving..........been doing that for 30 years.
Haven't been to it yet, just moved to Volusia County, but 980mand later cars and foreign cars are becoming more popular as modified vehicles among the young and that is an indication of the market and ultimately the show change. Sold my two GTO's as getting to hard at my age to work on them. Next car will probably be a Challenger.
Rock and Roll Car and Bike Show at McDonald's in the Scottsdale Pavilions Shopping Center 9140 East Indian Bend Road is the longest consecutive Saturday cruise in the nation. Come out at 4:30;pm and enjoy classic cars and motorcycles, free of charge. If you'd like to display, try to get there before 4pm. Enjoy the DJ's tunes.
Back in the 90s around here, everyone that had custom cars used to cruise a street lined with fast food joints and bars, clubs, called Dream street. It got so bad on friday and sat nights, they had to make the street a one way those 2 nights.
It was mostly lowriders (euro types mostly), but some had hyrdos, some 60s and 70s muscle cars too, a few lifted trucks as well. It was fun to do back then, but I remember the girls riding with us, hated it and thought it was dumb to just keep driving the street, back and forth. lol
We use to cruise back in the 80s, around the publc square, then up the road to McDonalds and back again, all night on the weekends. Sometimes we parked, when the traffic picked up. I had gotten out of that phase when my first wife and I got married. After she died, I cruised with some friends one night, and met my current wife. That was in 87. There had aparently been some trouble, and cruising the square was banned, but I didnt go much any more anyways. Theres several car groups around here, from old to new and eveything in between, but I dont go to any "shows". I am though a member of Mustang Clubs of America, and they have a local chapter, but Ive never been to any of the get togethers. Too many people who want to tell you whats wrong with your car........
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Several clubs have cruises here, but we have a major car show (Greenwood) in Seattle every summer, and most every weekend all year some kind of car event at XXX Root beer in Issaquah.
I remember in the late 60s-late 70s cruising North Main Street in Walnut Creek, CA, we'd go back and forth for many hours, but then gas was 25-30 cents and eventually the City banned it.
I used to see them here, they have an antique car show in the fall every year. I think they also might do a cruise in or something on Saturday nights at the ice cream places sometimes.
Lately, I've been noticing a group of cars forming in the parking lot of a local shopping center some nights. Seems to be younger people driving 'ricer' type vehicles and trucks with the LED lights and ground effects style lights. Guess they're having some kind of meetup or something, I don't know.
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