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"
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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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