Fern Park Friday Night Cruise-In, June 25, 2010.

Every Friday night in the parking lot of Bob Evans near Fern Park Rd in Casselberry FL there is a cruise in. Mostly classic cars with a dash of late model offerings scattered throughout the lot. Attendance varies from week to week, normal factors effect how many people come out. Tonight there were approximately 40 vehicles with their owners sitting proudly either in front or behind their cars talking with friends. Seeing friends is nice when they show up, but meeting new folks can be just as fun.

You don't have to have a "show quality" car to attend a cruise-in, you don't even have to have a car. Just going to look at the vehicles being displayed can be thrilling. The Fern Park Cruise-In is a fine cruise-in to attend, with many different cars to see, and in a great location.

Really, the "Cruise-In" is a get together where people chat and show off their cars to people that appreciate that sort of thing. Personally, I love to take pictures of the cars, and see the quality of my photos improve with every show/cruise-in that I attend.

1st Annual Windermere Car Show

Got up this morning bright and early to go meet some Members of the MFMC for breakfast.



After the good eats, we trailed over to the Windermere car show, put on by Windermere, FL and "The Muscle Car Network". We had 8 cars at breakfast and another 2 were at the show later, so 10 members showed up the the show. The spots filled up quickly at the show, we were among the first to arrive at 8:05am, so after last minute detailing we watched all the cars pull in. There was a little of everything at the show from Mustangs, to classics, and some exotics too. A few of my favorites were:

A 1965 "Rolls Royce Silver Cloud"


A 1969 "Cord"


A 1942 "Packard 180"


And This 1956 Cadillac.


It was pretty warm out there, but we were able to stay in the shade for most of the morning and afternoon, and a free scoop of ice-cream helped a bit too. Of course all the cars too take pictures of, and hanging out with my MFMC mates, made it all worth it. Aside from a few glitches, and not having enough classes to satisfy the crowd (late model muscle not really included AT ALL), they put on a pretty good show. I bet if this show happens again nest year, they will have worked out all the kinks...

2011 Mustang GT 5.0 Liter V-8, June 6th, 2010

Went to test drive the new Mustang today, and I must say I liked it quite a bit. The difference in HP was noticeable, and she was a little more throaty than my 2010. The red line is set at 6800 RPM, I was pushing 100 in 3rd on the back roads by the dealership with her growling the whole time. The 6 speeds are easy to shift between with the short throw shifter, though the clutch was way too loose for me, but that could be tweaked. The power assist steering and stiffer suspension were very nice sliding through the corners at 30. The salesman told me to drive it like I stole it, and appeared oddly comfortable when I did just that.

I was quite tempted to trade my car in today, and pick up the new one tomorrow. They made it very easy, no money down and $10,000 left to pay at around $150.00 a month. I have to tell you I turned into a little kid at the candy store at this point. However, I would lose the convertible and my great sound system, as the new car would have been a coup without the shaker 1000. The cons outweighed the pros (with a little help from my wife), and I decided it was better to stick with my original idea. To make the car I already own (free and clear) more mine than ever, using the money I would spend on the new one. Then, in 3 years when it's the 50th anniversary of the Mustang think about a new one, I am sure there will be something special for that.

So, in the end I drove home in the car I truly love, grinning from ear to ear at my little test drive in the brand new 5.0...