Florida Street Rod

Calling All Rodders,

For those of you who have been following us , you know we are in Florida enjoying the beautiful cars and cruisers of the south, for the winter.

Saturday, we came across a true Florida Street Rod. What a beauty! This restoration was started in 2000. Finally finished this car will be heading to Ohio to start a northern tour. Here are a few pictures for you to enjoy, watch for it to appear in our area this summer.

See ya at the next car event!

2011 Cruisin Schedule for Erie, PA

Calling All Rodders,

Well, We know we have been teasing you all with car shows from Florida, but I don't want you to think we have forgotten about our cruisers in PA.

We have been receiving emails from PA and we have been busy filling in the 2011 summer season schedule for Erie.

We are all getting anxious to get started with our fun in the sun in PA. The local clubs have been busy coordinating the shows for our area and have been great at getting me the info so we can pass it on to you. Don't forget to check out the schedule and start making your plans to Cruise in Erie!

See ya soon at the next car event!
Annette & Rex

Big Daddy Don Garlits Rats and Rods Show

Calling All Rodders,

Yesterday, we spent the day at Don Garlits Drag Museum in Ocala Florida. They were having the Rats & Rods car show and Swap meet & Autographed Parts Sale.

We arrived early in the morning and watched as the field behind the museum filled in with awesome cars... Shinny and polished and rusted and creative.

Pinstripers also were there adding to the festivities and showcasing their talents. After stopping by each pinstrippers tent I have come to the conclusion that they are the friendliest artist I have met! All very patient and helpful with all your questions and each has a unique reason for loving the profession.

As, we moved toward the museum we saw Big Daddy's Garage. And there he was talking to us all as if we were family. What a great down to earth Man! He has recently written a book and was signing autographs so we did purchase one can't wait to sit down and read it!

We had a GREAT day! Hope you enjoy the pictures! see ya at the next car event!

Muscle Car City in Punta Gorda Florida

Calling All Rodders,

Well, here we are still enjoying the Florida weather. Today, we drove down to Punta Gorda Florida to explore the Rick Treworgy's Muscle Car City Collection we have been hearing about.

We arrived at 8:30 am and started with breakfast in the 60's style diner. the Diner is open for breakfast and lunch Tuesday thru Sunday 8am to 4pm.

Then we wondered around the one of the largest automobile memorabilia store anywhere.

Now it was time to enter the museum part of the building. This building used to be a walmart. Now it is 99,000 sq ft of collector cars! Rick has collected mostly Chevy's. After 40 years of collecting he has turn his dream into a reality and stock piled well over 200 vintage cars 1950s to early 1970s muscle cars.

We hope you enjoyed your mini visit. See ya at the next car event!

Gatornationals in Gainesville Florida 2011

Calling All rodders,

The 42nd Annual Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals is the subject of today's adventure. Located at the Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville Fl.

We left early this morning to get to the track about hour and half away. Once there we enjoyed the fun and excitement of watching Top Fuel, Funny Cars, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycles qualify for the Gatornationals. ESPN was there filming the event as usual.The teams were in place working on the cars right in front of you. Varies vendors and race fans filled the area.








Also on the grounds were a variety of cars for a car show. We hope you enjoy the pictures. See ya at the next car event!

Old Town Kissimmee Florida Car Show

Calling All Rodders,

This event is held every Friday and Saturday. Each week a special car make or model is featured. This week they had a Nova Show and the Ford Edsel's. They filled the streets of the small town quaint little shops lined the streets also so they was plenty for all to do.

63 Pontiac Parisienne

Calling All Rodders,

And the adventure continues... Yesterday while at Old Town in Kissimmee Florida, we ran into someone showing off his 63 Pontiac Parisienne. For those of you who may not know about this car, it is the Canadian Nameplate to our Pontiac Bonneville. And it could only be powered by a GM drive train (283,327,409, with 2-4's only on the 409).

These cars were built in the Canadian GM Plant in Oshawa Ontario. They were the top model sold in Canadian Pontiac Showrooms. Owner,Bill Ash, drives his car from Ontario every year for the last 10 years to Florida and has been showing it at Old Town that long.

We hope you enjoy the pictures. See ya at the next car event!

75 Chrome Shop

Calling All Rodders,

Well, today's adventure took us to Florida's RT 75. There we stop at a place called 75 Chrome shop. Even though they cater to the BIG Trucks (Semis), we still found it a fun place to check out. They will be having their 13th Annual truck Show April 8-9-10, 2011. We probably won't be here then but it looks like a great event to come and see. They said they are hoping for a larger turn out than last year but the gas prices across the nation could hurt. They had about 35 big rigs in the parking lot last year. this show is called Pride & Polish. If you are in the area stop by and take a look.





And just down the road is the Russell Stove Outlet and Distribution Center, stop there and statfy your sweet tooth!!