On Saturday, June 20th, 2009 head on over to the Huntsville Dragway and come join us for our 11th Annual TVMC Show & Go! Check out our flyer (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) below for more details. Information on this year’s classes have been published, check below the flyer!
Very sorry about the delay in updating the website. Been a crazy couple of months but finally set aside some time to update this site! The classes for the 2009 Show are now finalized and added to our Show Page. I’ll also put them in this post below:
Hey hey! Have some news to share with you regarding our next meeting as well as our plans for the 2009 cruise-in season!
Let’s get the meeting details out of the way. Our monthly club meeting will be held Saturday, April 18th at the usual place (The Optimist Club) and at the usual time (from 8AM-10AM). For this month, we’re going to be treated with Roy Gronau’s pro-street Cuda presentation…as last month we ran into a bit of a problem and he wasn’t able to present it.
Now our plans for the cruise ins… This year, things are going to be different. Instead of holding our own cruise-in, we’re going to mix things up a bit and hop on-board with existing cruise-ins in hopes of better advertising our club and getting to know the other car clubs in the existing area. Each month will have a different location, so watch this section for where we are planning to be!
Saturday, April 18 - We’ll be heading out to the Steak & Shake off of Spring Ave. in Decatur, Al. (see map). The cruise in starts at 6pm and lasts til 9pm. All rides are welcome, and the Decatur Mopar Club will be putting on the event. There is absolutely no cost (well, the food does!), music will be playing, well lighted parking lot, and even coupons for the food!
Saturday, May 2 - Our May cruise-in is a lot earlier than normal, and there is a good reason! We’re going to the ‘Cruise the Square’ held in the town square of Athens, Al. The event kicks off at 3pm and lasts til 9pm. Of course, you are welcome to come and go at any time! Many, many vehicles will be there - it’s open up to all special rides and motorcycles. There are quite a few places you can grab a bite to eat, as well as to shop. Spend part of the day and join us on May 2!
Get ready for our monthly meeting this Saturday, March 21! Come join us over at the Optimist Club from 8-10AM as one of our members (Roy Gronau) will be bringing us a presentation on his Pro Street Cuda. Those of you who are faithful newsletter readers will no doubt remember several Project Pages dedicated to this former race car turned Pro Street car. Roy has managed to turn this car into a real head-turner. Roy is almost done with his ride and you will soon see it at a cruise-in near you. Come on out and join us as we drool over Roy’s new toy!
For directions to the Optimist Club, check out the available directions and map.
If you collect Mopar diecasts (you can never be too old for toys, don’t care what anyone tells you!) then check out these two new mopar hotwheels featuring Roland Leong’s Hawaiian Charger - #7 and Sox & Martin Super Stock Barracuda - #5. There may be more mopars in the series, but these are the only two that I spotted.
Our monthly meeting is fast approaching, are you ready? Come join the TVMC gang at the Optimist Club this Saturday, February 21 from 8-10AM. We will cover many topics. We need to discuss where we would like to hold our monthly cruise-ins for the spring and summer months, an open slot for our Vice President as our current VP makes the move to Detroit, and Lennie will hold a discussion of his project working on the top of his 440 big block engine. We will also take some time to remember Chris Louden.
For directions to the Optimist Club, check out the available directions and map.
I’ve been working on a new “cleaner” design for the website the past two weeks and I just finally got to the point that it can be published. There might be a few kinks here and there with things not looking right, but don’t worry, I’ll try to correct them during this week. The new design also allowed me to implement a new feature - an events calendar where I can add upcoming car shows a lot easier! Of course, I need to fill it with events, so please be patient while I work on that new feature.
In other news, the show flyer for the 2009 Show & Go Event can now be viewed and printed for your pleasure. Check it out on our Show & Go page.
And Bob Glover has published the February newsletter, catch it in our Club Info section if you’ve yet to read it!
News struck earlier last week that one of our own mopar members, Christopher Louden, had passed away. We were all sadden by the news as it came to a surprise to everyone. ‘Chris’ as everybody knew him as was an all-around awesome guy. His favorite hobby was cars - mopars in general. He was extremely knowledgeable in the mopar scene, and always offered a helping hand when needed.
I myself used to bug Chris all the time as we shared the same interest - Dukes and The General Lee. He always cracked up laughing when I mentioned “Hey, when are you going to start working on your 73′ Charger?” as he was always focused on getting his 1966 Charger pieced back together. Not to mention the countless times we swapped pics of our projects thru email.
According to Chris, one of his most beloved cars was the Dirty Mary Crazy Larry 1969 Charger…He always dreamed of one day being able to own a replica of that famous mopar. Well, as sad as it may seem down here to us, I’m sure he’s up there ripping and roaring in his new car. You will be truly missed, Chris, by both your family and friends. Hopefully we’ll meet again someday.
I really, REALLY apologize for the delay of getting these up. Those who attended last year’s show (or those who missed out) can now view the photos from the event. Check them out here or click the image below.
