They do cruise every year, usually around early June. This is
the 2010 schedule.
Saturday June 5
Newton, IA, Iowa Speedway
Sunday June 6
Springfield, IL, Downtown Springfield
Monday June 7
DuQuoin, IL, DuQuoin State Fairgrounds
Tuesday June 8
Bowling Green, KY, Warren County Airport
Wednesday June 9
Chattanooga, TN, Chattanooga State Community College
Thursday June 10
Birmingham, AL, Regions Park Stadium
Friday June 11
Mobile, AL, Downtown Mobile
Saturday June 12
Mobile, AL, U.S.S. Alabama
(Long Hauler Awards)
The way they put the tour together means that you have quite a drive to
participate unless you are on or close to the route, which they vary
every year. For instance, for me this year it would be nearly a 9
hour drive just to make it to the finish line in Mobile, never mind 2-3
days to make it further north. I would like to do it as well, soon
as I get one of my cars in shape for a run like that.
Bill Huff
At 2/26/201009:59 PM, Garrett wrote:
Who else around
here subscribes to Hot Rod magazine?
They have a "Power Tour" every year that is
basically a giant rolling car show, similar to what everyone is kicking
around. Although it wouldn't be "our" event, it would be
real easy to get a group of Forward Look folks together and
"invade" the Power Tour. Heck, they already do all the
planning and logistics and all, we'd just have to show up and
drive. Many people will just drive for a day or two, while others
will go along for the whole week. They stop in a different city
each night and have a carshow/cruise-in before continuing the next
day. If nothing else, it might be a good "fact finding"
mission to see how a cruise like that might be run.
I always read about it and would like to do it at some
point, but have not yet had a chance to do so. You don't have to
have a "Hot Rod" to participate in the event. I could
probably drive my 95 Caprice and they wouldn't care (and I mean that in
two ways).
Just an idea....
-Garrett
"I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters
concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above
the monkey's." - Mark Twain
- ----- Original Message -----
- From: jrawa@xxxxxxx
- To:
L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 9:02 PM
- Subject: Re: [FWDLK] cross country cruise
- i havent been to many, or any, mopar meets other than at engishtown
NJ and carlisle PA... so a different venue, schedule permitting would be
a neat idea- a bit farther- see new people, new cars... but carlisle
should definitely be part of one of the tours- we had something to the
tune of 17 56-58 furys representing the GFS 2 yrs ago, as well as another
20 57-58 plymouths, not to mention all the dodges, desotos, chryslers,
and a few imperials in the fwdlk era- and easy 120 cars, finned, in 1
spot! and as it looks- this year- that will be the only of 2 large shows
i'll make this year- so much for more than 2 years i decided to retire!
now back to a job- that i couldnt pass up- and looking back- did about 7
restorations, but went to only 3 or 4 large
shows!
- -----Original Message-----
- From: brians <xm2cars@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Sent: Tue, Oct 1, 2002 10:32 pm
- Subject: Re: [FWDLK] cross country cruise
- John, you are offering to do a monumental job in organizing this tour
- and deserve a big Thank You (as well as a Wisconsin bear hug)!!
-
- As you noted, you 'can't please everyone' but there may be a way to
please many. Here's an idea that might work. If several tours, many of
which you have described - north to/from south [east], north to/from
south [midwest], north to/from south [west], east to/from west [north],
east to/from west [south], and so on.
-
- Each could be scheduled to arrive at a common site - car show,
museum, state or national park at a date that all could agree with. As to
other clubs and groups, we should keep them similar to our interests -
finned Exner Mopars from the late '50s and early '60s. The more cars we
can recruit the better the chances are for our own show and a higher
level of participation.
-
- I'm not sure how this all can be organized but your idea of regional
managers to work with you is an excellent one and each of them can
determine their most interesting layovers, local car shows and etc. The
entire tour would most likely take at least a week to 10 days to complete
culminating at the common site.
-
- The tour is an exciting idea and should end up being a fun-filled
time for everyone as well as a chance for all of us to have a
face-to-face meeing!
-
- Brian in snowy & frozen Michigan
-
- ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Bartell"
<59fins@xxxxxxx>
- To:
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L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 8:20 PM
- Subject: [FWDLK] cross country cruise
-
- > Hi all,
- > Here are a few suggestions I have received so far...
- > Cruise Coast to coast...East to West and/or West to East. Maine
to > California.
- > LA to MN along Mississippi River
- > AK to Argentina...yea, Argentina!
- > Around Great Lakes, USA and Canada.
- > FL to WA
- > Route 66...(or has this been done to death???? as asked by a
member)
- > Start cruise in Europe, AUS, or ?
- > Start cruise in Chicago or Des Moines area as it is central to
the US
- > Start cruise in June, July or August
- > Have cruise in fall...color ride.
- > Invite other Chrysler Dodge Plymouth DeSoto Fargo groups to join
in.
- > Try to keep muscle cars out or to a minimum ( I thought some of
our cars > are muscle cars!?)
- > Put a limit on years the cars could be
- > Whatever we choose to do it should be done with a charitable
goal. > Whether we as individuals find our own sponsors...per mile,
one lump > sum...etc
- > Try for corporate sponsorship...ie: Chrysler, Dodge, Cummins,
Featherlite > trailers (trailer and truck use donated from
corporations for charitable > cause) Some oil or gas sponsorship, tire
manufacturers, re pro parts > supplier, local Chrysler Dodge Jeep
dealers etc...
- > Divide country into sections and have different hosts for the
different > areas...ie: such as Maine to FL and West to Western Ohio,
IN to Western > MN, SD West to WY, UT to WA or???
- > Have cruise associated with several car shows.
- > Start out with a momentum chosen by the group and handed from
one group to > another from coast to coast. Maybe a handmade award
that could be given > to the driver that tallies most miles at cruise
end.
- > Have several stops of interest lined up and names and locations
of hotels > motels.
- > Should there be an entry fee?
- > Photo shoots with major auto magazines
- > Interviews set up along route with local TV and radio
- >
- > Well guys and gals, we have a lot of thinking to do. I said I
would work > on this and I plan on keeping my word. If we choose to
break it down > into sections, I think we would need section leaders
to organize their > part of the tour coinciding with the next leg. I
will volunteer for the > Midwest section. I also think we need a
national > chairperson/spokesperson. I will leave those decisions up
to the group > as a whole to decide.
- > A logo incorporating the charity of our choice
- >
- > Okay...I think I covered all, if not most of the ideas so far.
Hash these > around for a while and we can go from there.
Remember...as if we didn't > already know..."YOU CAN'T PLEASE
EVERYBODY"!
- >
- > John in WI...30 deg cloudy and better than 20 below
- >
- >
- >
- >
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