Gulf Coast MotorSports Magazine February 2020

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Gulf Coast MotorSports Magazine When we see someone that’s more successful, more talented, more blessed, it’s easy to get jealous. It’s easy to try to compete, try to discredit, talk about what they’re doing wrong and how they’re just lucky, they’re not really talented. Here’s a key. If you can’t celebrate someone else’s success, you will never get to where they are. If you’re jealous, intimidated, trying to outperform them, you’re going to get stuck. It’s a test. God brings these favor connections across our path. Are you secure enough in who you are to serve them, to honor them, to cheer them on or will your pride keep you from connecting with their favor?

You don’t have to live worried, wondering how you’re going to accomplish your dreams, how you’re going to get the breaks you need, how you’re going to get out of that problem. God has it all figured out. He’s already ordained the right people to come across your path, He’s going to put you at the right place, cause good breaks to find you, blessings to track you down.

God knows how to connect you to the right people. He knows how to get you to your destiny. You have no idea what God has in store for you. There are surprises that have your name on them that, if you saw them right now, would boggle your mind. In this due season year, things you’ve been praying about are going to suddenly fall into place: the right people will show up, the right opportunities will appear. Out of nowhere, unexpectedly, you didn’t see it coming, but God is going to amaze you with His goodness.

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“God will not allow things to happen that won’t somehow move you to your destiny.” … Joel Osteen

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Joel Osteen Cruizin’ in the passin’ lane By: Jimbo There are five Saturdays this month and on Leap Year Day s February 29… . The VFW Auxiliary post 3253 will host the 8th. Annual Open Car & Truck Show, at 208 third street Bay Saint Louis, MS 39520. Dash plaques to first 50 registered vehicles, top 20 cars, top 5 trucks, 5 specialty awards, best of show, Commanders choice award, John Parent memorial award. Registration 8am-noon.

Awards 1:30pm. Entry fee day of show $25.00 and Food, Drinks, and dessert will be available. For more info, call Cindy 228-3322000 or Bobby 228-493-2033.

Remember February 14 is Valentines Day, you don’t want to forget your special someone on that day or you might be leaping around from injuries.

Our cover and centerfold features Shevi De Lux as our Valentine this year.

Jimbo, Last year my wife said, "I dreamed you gave me a diamond necklace for Valentine’s Day. What do you think it means?"

I was wondering what to get her for a Valentine’s gift so I said "You’ll know tonight."

That evening I came home with a small package and gave it to my wife. Delighted, she opened it--to find a book entitled “The Meaning of Dreams.”

Jas. “Jimbo” Perkins P.O. Box 2847 ∙ Gulfport, MS 39505

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Jimbo page….......3 CALIFORNIA KID...… page….…...8 CRUIZERS NEWS……….

Donna Holland page………..9 CARRAGE HOUSE……

Glen Gilmore page…......10 THE COLE REPORT… Al Cole page..…....11 2ND FRIDAY…..

Joyce Lachaussee page….…..12 TRUNK TALES…….

Cubby Hole page……...13 17 FOREVER……

Terry Mason page….......14 TEXOMA CARS & COFFEE……

ChandaElaine page….…..16 WE STILL LOVE LUCY...

Candy Cocktail page……...18 DIRT TRACK REVIVAL…….

Chavas Holland page……...20 DRAGRACING…….. page…..….21 CRUISE-IN’S & SHOWS….. page……...26 CENTERFOLD……

Shevi De Lux page….......32 BUY-SELL-TRADE………. page……...46 SUBSCRIPTION FORM…… page……...63

Jimbo, I walked into our local post office and noticed a middle-aged, well -dressed man standing at the counter methodically placing "Love" stamps on bright pink envelopes with hearts all over them. As he seals each envelop he sprays it with a puff of perfume.

My curiosity got the better of me, so I went up to him and asked what he was doing.

The man replies, "I'm sending out 1,000 Valentine cards signed, 'Guess who?'"

"But why?" she asks.

"Because I'm a divorce lawyer," he said.

Barry8080@ Jimbo, An elderly lady was somewhat lonely and decided that she needed a pet to keep her company. So off to the pet shop she went. She searched and nothing seemed to catch her interest, except this one ugly frog.

As she walked by the barrel he was in, he looked up and winked at her! He whispered, “I’m lonely too, buy me and you won’t be sorry.” The old Lady figured, what the heck, as she hadn’t found anything else.

So, she bought the frog and went to her car. Driving down the road the frog whispered to her, “Kiss me, you won’t be sorry.” So,

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the old lady figured what the heck, and kissed the frog.

Immediately the frog turned into an absolutely gorgeous, sexy, handsome, young prince. Then the prince kissed her back, and you know what the old lady turned into?

The first motel she could find...She’s old, not dead!

Becka Trevino Jimbo, One day, there were two boys playing by a stream. One of the young boys saw a bush and went over to it. The other boy couldn't figure out why his friend was at the bush for so long.

The other boy went over to the bush and looked.

The two boys were looking at a woman bathing naked in the stream.

All of a sudden, the second boy took off running. The first boy couldn't understand why he ran away, so he took off after his friend.

Finally, he caught up to him and asked why he ran away.

The boy said to his friend. "My mom told me if I ever saw a naked lady, I would turn to stone, and I felt something getting hard, so I ran."

Posted by: BudMcqueen A man was sitting on the edge of the bed, observing his wife, looking at herself in the mirror. Since her birthday was not far off he asked what she'd like to have for her Birthday.

"I'd like to be six again", she replied, still looking in the mirror.

On the morning of her Birthday, he arose early, made her a nice big bowl of Lucky Charms, and then took her to Six Flags theme park. He put her on every ride in the park; the Death Slide, the Wall of Fear, the Screaming Monster Roller Coaster, everything there was. Five hours later they staggered out of the theme park. Her head was reeling and her stomach felt upside down. What a day!

He then took her to a McDonald's where he ordered her a Happy Meal with extra fries and a chocolate shake. Then it was off to a movie, popcorn, a soda pop, and her favorite candy, M&M's. What a fabulous adventure! Finally she wobbled home with her husband and collapsed into bed exhausted. He leaned over his wife with a big smile and lovingly asked, "Well Dear, what was it like being six again??"

Her eyes slowly opened and her expression suddenly changed. "I meant my dress size, You dumb ass!"

The moral of the story: Even when a man is listening, he is gonna get it wrong.

Till Next Month Jimbo

Think before you drink!

A woman and a man are involved in a car accident on a snowy, cold Monday morning; it's a bad one. Both of their cars are totally demolished but amazingly neither of them is hurt. God works in Mysterious ways.

After they crawl out of their cars, the woman says, "So.... you're a man. That's interesting. I'm a woman. Wow, just look at our cars!

There's nothing left, but we're unhurt. This must be a sign from God that we should meet and be friends and live together in peace for the rest of our days".

Flattered, the man replies, "Oh yes, I agree with you completely, this must be a sign from God!" The woman continues, "And look at this, here's another miracle.

My car is completely demolished but this bottle of wine didn't break. Surely God wants us to drink this wine and celebrate our good fortune. "... Then she hands the bottle to the man.

The man nods his head in agreement, opens it and drinks half the bottle and then hands it back to the woman. The woman takes the bottle and immediately puts the cap back on, and hands it back to the man. The man asks, "Aren't you having any?" The woman replies, "No. I think I'll just wait for the police...."

MORAL OF THE STORY: Women are evil.

Don't mess with them.

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Here's some of our all-time favorite Southern slang.

Bless Your Heart … It can be deployed sincerely, but if you’re hearing “bless your heart” in the South, it probably has an edge to it. It’s almost always accompanied by a good-natured, perhaps slightly exasperated, shake of the head. Don’t worry, though, everyone hears this every now and again.

Fixin' To… I’m fixin’ to tell you that this phrase is as Southern as sweet tea. When you’re fixin’ to do something, it’s going to happen, but you also may decide to take your sweet time.

It Doesn’t Amount to a Hill of Beans… In the South, a hill of beans is its own measuring stick. Whether you’re talking about volume or value, a hill of beans isn’t worth much. That means whatever you’re talking about is worth less than very little.

It's Blowin' Up a Storm… If you’ve ever been caught in a summer storm, you know that you can feel, smell, and see a storm blowin’ up across the wide Southern skies. These skies can darken at a moment’s notice, and summer afternoons often see winds churning and heavy rain clouds blowing in to cool that Southern summer heat.

More Than Carter’s Got Little Pills… This one originates from the 19th century, when Carter Products marketed “Little Liver Pills” across the country. Apparently Carter had a great many pills, because the phrase found its way into the Southern vocabulary.

You may still hear it if you stop into a country store.

Over Yonder… When you”re in the South, “over yonder” is a distant direction any direction. The phrase may be accompanied by a gesture indicating north, south, east, or west. Over yonder down the road. Over yonder past the cotton field. Over yonder toward the water tower. This phrase can be intensified by the addition of the word “way.” as in “way over yonder.”

She was Madder Than a Wet Hen… Have you ever seen a wet hen? If so, you know that being madder than a wet hen is very mad indeed.

'Til the Cows Come Home… Settle in, because whatever we’re talking about is going to take all day. Cows aren’t known for their speed, and they are usually out and about, wandering until feeding time. Farmers know that if you do something ‘til the cows come home, it’s going to take all day.

If I Had My Druthers… “Druthers” roughly translates to “I would rather,” meaning, “If had things my way” The phrase is celebrated in song in the hilarious, Southern-inspired Broadway musical Li’l Abner, in which the title character sings “If I had my druthers, I'd druther have my druthers than anything else I know.”

And really, would’t we all druther have our druthers?

I Reckon… I reckon “I reckon” can replace any number of phrases, such as: I guess, I suppose, I think, and I imagine. It is a quintessential Southern phrase, said by friends and family on porches and in rocking chairs all across the South.

She's as Pretty as a Peach… This is a high compliment in the South, since Southern states are known for their peaches. In fact, Georgia and South Carolina produce more peaches than any other states in the South. And of course, there’s nothing prettier than a warm summer day picking peaches in the sunshine.

Full As A Tick… If you’ve just had a big Southern lunch, complete with cornbread, collard greens, and pecan pie, you’re definitely full as a tick. It’s a vivid phrase, and it’s an accurate one too.

If the Creek Don't Rise… Translated, this means: “We’ll be there unless something out of our control stops us.” Unlike the United States Postal Service, whose motto proclaims “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night” will keep them from their routes, sometimes a Southern visit is thwarted by a rising creek or other unexpected bump in the road.

Worn Slap Out… When you’re exhausted in an I’m-so-beat-I-can’tgo-on kind of way, you’re definitely worn slap out. It is a physical

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and mental state a few degrees past weary and just this side of dog -tired. It happens often during a Southern summer, when the heat rises and the temperatures shoot past 100.

Hold Your Horses… Stop right there! This one may be selfexplanatory, but we can imagine it originating back in the days of stagecoaches, when horse-and-buggy pairs filled the streets. If you hear this one, it’s best to slow down.

Well, I Declare… A multipurpose Southernism. If you use this phrase, you could be declaring any number of things: surprise, dissent, happiness. The only requirement is that you declare it loud and proud.

He Was Funny as All Get Out… “All get out” finds its way into Southern phrases constantly, and it intensifies any statement. I was surprised as all get out. It was bad as all get out. Anything to the degree of “all get out” is something to talk about.

No Bigger Than a Minnow in a Fishing Pond… When you arrive on the banks of the fishing pond on Saturday mornings, you’re hoping for a good catch- enough big catfish and bream to fry up for the family on Saturday night. If you find only minnows, though, they look even smaller compared to the heavy catch you hoped for. No bigger than a minnow in a fishing pond is as tiny as can be.

Heavens to Betsy… An exclamation of surprise, anger, happiness, really any emotion that is appropriate in nearly every Southern scenario.

Hush Your Mouth… Grandma might whisper this one over her hymnal if she sees you cutting up in church on Sunday morning.

We admit that we’ve heard this Southernism more than once.

Too Big for His Britches… Unarguable Southern criticism.

Translated, it means, “He sure does think a lot of himself.” If you hear this one, you should probably pause a moment. Southerners tell it like it is- no matter what it is so think of this as a learning moment.

She's Got Gumption… Gumption is spirit, courage, spunk, boldness, and initiative. If someone tells you that you’ve got gumption, you should thank them, and then walk a little taller, because you’ve received a lovely Southern compliment.

Southerners adopted this phrase wholeheartedly from its early usages in 1700s England and Scotland (where it meant “common sense”). In the 1900s, the word evolved, taking on a Southern spin as well as new meanings such as “courage” and “get-up-andgo.”

Hi, my name is Cody Schoppe the founder of Project Maynardstang. At the age of three I was diagnosed with a brutal muscle disease called Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Since then, I have participated in walks, telethons, and many other MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association) events. At one point I was even the area spokesman for MDA. These events inspired me to start my own movement/ cause that I call Project Maynardstang (‘Maynard’ is a nickname my dad gave me a long time ago, and ‘Stang’ represents my love for my favorite car, the Ford Mustang.)

I officially started Project Maynardstang 3 years ago. I decided to take my passion for raising awareness of muscle disease and disabilities in general and combined it with my passion for cars.

Project Maynardstang raises funds and awareness for Muscular Dystrophy and the disabled.

This past September the Cameron VFW hosted a cruise-in benefitting the Muscular Dystrophy Association and those fighting Muscle Disease. Old and new friends enjoyed music as they checked out cars of all makes, models, and generations.

It was fun day for the whole family.

They even cruised of some Milam John Hughling from county scenic back roads. All money Temple, TX. with his 37 Ford raised went directly to MDA.

Can't Never Could… Positive thinking, Southern style. If you think you can’t, you won’t be able to accomplish something, but if you think you can, you’ll succeed. We like to read this as one of the greatest Southern encouragements, but, like most of these phrases, you can use it however you’d like.

God Gives every bird it's food, but He does not throw it into its nest.

Our Centerfold is from Cruisin’ for a Cause at Wolf Ranch Town Center in Georgetown Texas. This event was a fund raiser for PTSD Foundations of America. This Car and Bike Show raised money and btought awareness to the Central Texas PTSD Chapter.

Each vehicle and/or motorcycle owner made a donation to the charity. Any amount was welcome as it all adds up to make a difference in the lives of Combat Veterans and their families.

About Shevi De Lux...

I'm just a Texas gal from a tiny town that has always had a pinup heart. Here's some things you may not know about me: I love all things vintage and classic. I'm currently restoring a 1951 Chevrolet Deluxe cab pick up truck. I love animals and collect anything related to opossums! I dream of shooting with vintage planes. I'm working on my tattoo sleeves.

Available for shoots & events Shevi De Lux Based in Tallahassee FL. Primarily traveling the Gulf Coast states.

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Be a good driver, put your phone down & understand a few things about those on motorcycles.

In the dry, We leave a 3 second gap and in the wet 5 seconds.

The gap I leave between the car in front of me isn't for you to squeeze in. Contrary to popular belief, I cannot stop my bike on a dime!

We speed up when We are in your blind spot, not to race, but so that you can see me.

PLEASE put your phone down because the life you save may be mine or indeed yours as well.

Remember we all have to share the road.

When making a lane change, please use the driver assistance devices that are fitted to your vehicle known as MIRRORS and the blinky things that they call indicators!

We ride with our lights on at all times, this is for those less observant so you can see us day or night!

Also if you think my exhaust pipes are too loud, ask yourself if you saw me first or heard me first?

So please watch out for me and all the Biking Brothers and Sisters on the roads.

We are all someone’s husband, wife, son, daughter, uncle, aunt, sister, brother, niece, nephew, neighbor or best friend. We will all be better off, and we will be alive to come home to our loved ones.

It doesn’t matter who has the right of way because either way, we all lose.

If you're a fellow biker or a conscientious car driver please feel free to share this information.

Thanks hope we'll see each other on the road.

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Who wants to win the Free Trip To Scrapin The Coast? All you have to do is register by March 1, 2020 and you will be entered into a drawing where one lucky winner wins the following 1. One Free Registration to STC 2. Two Free show shirts 3. Two nights hotel stay 4. $100 gas card.

All you have to do is go to http://scrapinthecoast.com/register.html and register.

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Cruising Cajun Country Gives Back to People in Need On December 18th, members of Cruisin Cajun Country Car Club of New Iberia were on hand to give a child a therapeutic bike for Christmas. The club has given three of these special bikes away this year. These bikes are custom built for the recipient and come from Longview Texas through a program called AMBUCS. Each bike is custom fit for the individual recipient. They can literally go from totally dependent on a wheeled chair to riding a bike with little to no assistance. We have found this program to be very rewarding. It benefits the child in so many ways. It strengthens their arms and legs. It gives them independence. It bring them joy, every time! It addresses the mind, body and soul.

The car club has been in existence since 2009. It’s a group of 45 members who all have a common interest in Muscle, Antique and Classic cars and trucks. This will be the 12th year of giving back to the community. The first donations in 2009 were around $500. In 2019 the club gave $19,868 to 19 different causes and charities.

They raise money all year long through three different events. In the Spring there is an open car show where participants will come and register their show cars for public viewing. This is a free event for the public and trophies are awarded at the end. In May is the big event. It’s a three day cruise around Cajun Country. People from all over the Gulf South come to New Iberia to see and experience true Cajun Culture. You have probably seen the cars around town. Then in September they host a Sugar Daddy Car Show. It is this event where most of the donations are made. Again, it is an open car show where participants will come and register their show cars for public viewing. This is a free event for the public and trophies are awarded at the end. Also, a big part of the clubs ability to give back comes from the sponsors.

A Small Club with a Big Heart!! To learn more about the Club, becoming a sponsor or the events they put on visit cruisincajuncounty.com or find them on Facebook.

Donations Made By Cruisin Cajun Country in 2019 Camp Blue Bird $1,000.00 Project Graduation 2020 $1,000.00 Eliminator (helps low income youths play sports) $1,000.00 National Ataxia Foundation (In Memory of Mary Romero) $2,000.00 Alzheimer Association $1,000.00 American Foundation Suicide Prevention $1,000.00 St. Francis Diner $1,000.00 The Lydia Cancer Foundation $1,000.00 Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance $1,000.00 The Unexpected Pregnancy Center $1,000.00 The Jon Luke Lancon Family $1,000.00 Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home $1,000.00 Shriners Hospital for Children-Shreveport $1,000.00 Catholic High School (Grace Gonsoulin Scholarship Fund) $1,000.00 Longview AMBUCS (3 Special Built Trikes) $2,246.00 Ford-Mustang Club of Acadiana $550.00 Magnolia Elementary School (end of year student activities) $1,000.00 Magnolia Elementary School (help work school car show) $1,072.00 $19,868.00 Total

Come and Cruise around Cajun Country with us. It's a three day event that takes you all around Acadaina to see the culture and people that makes this area so special. You Can Register Now... go to www.cruisincajuncountry.com

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“The California Kid” The Back Story I have been involved with cars all my life, specifically rods and customs. But this story is not as much about me as it is the hot rod coupe I built for myself that became known as “The California Kid”.

During the late 60’s and early 70’s the “T-Bucket” craze swept the country and me along with it. I had a great little car that I built in my parent’s garage and just had a blast tearing up the streets of Southern California. But there was something missing. I guess I was looking for a more basic ride. Maybe build a hot rod that would conjure up the early days of hot rodding. A hot rod that could have been part of the stories I heard as a kid being passed back and forth between my dad and his pals out in the garage.

The more I thought about it, the better it got. It would have to be a coupe. After all, my two favorite cars were the Les Hawkins “15 oz. Coupe” and Gary Wagner’s legendary chopped full-fendered street racer. Both cars were ’34 For “Hemi” powered coupes and the badest of the bad!

As luck would have it, I had mentioned my idea to Randy Troxel.

Randy was a local drag racer and really had the pulse of what was going on in the valley. He told me he had heard about a chopped full-fendered ’34 three-window that was stashed in a Glendora garage. He also said it would be a tough sale as the guy really did not want to part with it.

We made contact and after what seemed like years (actually two weeks) the deal was made. I bought the car on New Years Day of 1972 and moved it to our backyard garage in Temple City. I sold the “T” and kept the drive train which included the wheels and tires.

I now had all the pieces I needed to get started on my dream car.

I quit my job at Clayton Mfg. Co. (my Dad’s alma mater) in May of 1972 and went to work for Phil Lukens at Blair’s Speed Shop in Pasadena. My wife Carol and I had a house, two small children (Nicole and Peter 4), a ’67 VW and ’50 Bel Air. At the time, leaving a secure job and heading out into the hot rod world did not seem right to most people but it felt right to me. Again the timing was perfect. It gave me the opportunity to hone my skills as a chassis builder and at the same time get the coupe a pedigree. I made life long friends while working at Blair’s; Phil Lukens, Eric Vaughn, Pete Eastwood, Bob Goldsmith and Jim Ewing. Phil was the boss at Blair’s and still is, Eastwood and I were the chassis guys, Bob was on the front counter, Eric ran the machine shop and Ewing… he was there for color. It was a special time and we enjoyed every minute of it.

Carol has always been patient with my car addiction but especially during this particular build. Money was tight as my pals and I worked on the car every free minute. I had lots of help on the car, guys like Richard Loe, Tom Vandenburg and Dick Randal came by when an extra hand was needed. Blair’s engine builder, Buddy Lotsberg made my 302 small-block Ford a screamer.

Vaughn taught me how to use the louver press and Dale Caulfield handled the major body-work and paint. For a while I built the car to be an icebox-white hi-boy but, in the end, a full-fendered black, Manuel Reyes flamed coupe would win out.

I met Rod & Custom Magazine’s Gray Baskerville through Bob Langton, a mutual Pasadena friend. It was Gray who came by my house on a rainy afternoon to see the car that actually started my friendship with Jim “Jake” Jacobs. Once Jake and I became acquainted and R&C editor Bud Bryan got involved in the build our coupes were now headed for the cover of R&C. Little did I know then that the now famous “coupes issue” would change our lives forever.

They say that timing is everything…well in my case it was never more true. The popularity of the November 1973 issue of Rod & Custom magazine not only helped Jake and I start out business (Pete & Jake’s Hot Rod Parts) in early 1974 but it was also the cover shot of the coupes that caught the eye of TV and movie producer Howie Horowitz in June of 1974. Mr. Horowitz was producing a made-for-TV movie at Universal Studios and he had been searching for a car to play a key role with the movie’s star, Martin Sheen. With only 4 days left before filming he still had o car.

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He saw the R&C cover shot and I got the call. Jake and I headed out the next morning and by that afternoon the coupe was cast as “The California Kid.” They used the car for two weeks and turned my pristine hot rod into a real stunt “work horse.” The driving chores were handled by Jerry Summers (The French Connection) and the stunts were coordinated by Hal Needham (Smoky and the Bandit.) Jake was “hired” on as the official hot rod advisor and babysat the coupe for the duration of filming. We were treated like kings by the cast and crew and it was one of the most exciting times of our lives. The movie debuted on Wednesday night, September 25, 1974 and was ABC’s 200th made-for-TV “Movie of the Week.” The best part of the whole thing was Universal Studios gave us permission to use the term “Home of The California Kid” in the Pete and Jake’s logo and as they say; “the rest is history.”

After filming one of my friends, while eyeballing the damage, asked; “would you do it again?” My answer…”in a heart beat.” The car just never stops giving. It’s been over 35 years since this saga started and “The California Kid” is still giving to this very day. Like I said earlier; creating the car changed our lives forever and I hope you enjoy the movie as much as I enjoy telling “The Back Story.” ….. Pete Chapouris

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January 11th was the Planning meeting at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Pearl, Ms. The weather was very bad, but with all the bad weather there were around 70 Street Rodder showed up. Chicken Willie started the meeting and went month by month. The rodders would say when their shows were and what they supported. After we went thru the 12 months, everyone broke for lunch.

When everyone was finished the hall of Fame was announced and it was Pam Hatten from that area. She was so surprised, she is also big in doing charities for car shows and has her family with their own rods. Well deserved award.

The NSRA Street Rod of The Year went to Donnie Cool. He has built so awesome Cars and Trucks.

He built a truck for a Clint in Oklahoma, when he found out Donnie had won the award he came in to recognize him for the great Pam Hatten job he did on his truck.

Donnie was overwhelmed and couldn't talk all he could say was Thank Everyone. It is so good to see someone get a award and appreciate it so much.

Donnie Cool

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It’s been a busy few months for most of us along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Between toy drives and cruise nights when possible we pretty much can have fun with cars for a cause all year round. I also stay busy with the toy events with the motorcycle groups too, as well as charity rides. It seems lately I have been spending my time riding with fewer wheels. I recently participated in the Last Ride of the Year, a ride to Stockton Alabama to the Stage Coach Café. If you have never done this and ride motorcycles, I suggest you put this on your bucket list of rides to make. I was pleasantly surprised to see about 700 others that enjoyed this destination as well, from all around the country too.

The long-distance rider this year was from Arizona. The parking area was full, as well as the overflow lot across the street, more participation there than I had imagined. The food was good and the staff handled the large crowd very efficiently too.

So, with all of the above goings on, there was very little time to work on the big truck project, its still there and I am patiently waiting on the slightly warmer and drier weather to set in to finish painting the doors. Still doing odds and ends, all with the vision of the first test ride in this new old truck. That vision is slowly getting more in focus. I did order a few more pieces to this puzzle and got some of the glass tinted and ready for its install, when the time comes.

By the time this article hits the presses we will have participated in the first Rod run of the year. Yes, the 28th Winter Rod Run will

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have been held, in again a new location, this time in Slidell La. If you happened to miss this one, let me just say in advance it was a good one. This was the old Diamond Head Winter Rod Run put on by Southern Who. They most likely had a good crowd with nice cars and trucks, and fun to be had by all in attendance. Maybe I can get some good pics and share with you all next time. I do so look forward to this one, its always been a good time for me.

On the home front, the Queen has begun our travel agenda for the year ahead, she has been quite busy checking out places to visit, and stay for a short time. Her planning is always amusing for me as she is always asking when we may venture off, sometime she asks if I had plans for a certain time. I usually do but hey I can roll off to where ever she wishes to travel to at the drop of a hat, my plans are very flexible. So, as she says let’s go here, I will be gone in a flash. Look forward to a few pictures from some of these adventures, should be interesting.

Soon it will be St Valentines Day, and then in a few weeks it will be Mardi Gras. I don’t participate much in the Fat Tuesday parades and such, but I do like to take the Queen someplace for Valentine’s day, and get her a nice plant. She likes plants better than flowers because they last longer so that’s what I do. Seems to keep me in vacation travels and plans.

It looks a though I will soon have a week or so of some halfway decent weather here soon, so from the Carriage house, Happy Cruising. Later,

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Gizmo

The Cole Report When the cruises/events slow down, me/Glenda still get out and enjoy our life of cars. These pics are from a Lil 10 hr picnic lunch day at Fountainbleau State Park.

Like other cruisers/bikers we know, we just hit the backroads with our ice chest and cruise while enjoying the sites along the way. Yes we'll stop at Flea Marts, Antique Malls and places like that. On one of these weekends you can find us in La. cruising Lacombe,Mandeville, Covington, Madisonville, Ponchatoula, Manchac. Over in Alabama we will cruise Fairhope, Foley, Mobile and a few others. Back at home in Ms. It's Picayune, Poplarville, Hattiesburg, Wiggins and a few other backroads.

So on a Sat/Sun if your looking for something to do get out and "Just cruise". Bring a picnic lunch call some friends and cruise.

Years ago alot of the Clubs used to do this (I know a few clubs and individuals that still do).

Get out and drive'em have fun. Remember of watch for our friends out riding their bikes also.

Allen.

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By: Joyce Lachaussee Here we are in a new decade. It seems as we get older the years come faster. As each year speeds by us, it is good to pause and examine where we have been and what we have accomplished and contributed to our society. We may not realize it, but as car enthusiast – whether a restorer of classics, rot rods or any other version of the car hobby, we have made a great contribution in keeping our skills alive. I think those of us who are seniors see a changing world in the car hobby. We may not like what we see but you cannot change the trends anymore than our forefathers before us. Can you imagine what the 50’s hobbyist would think of the resto mods with an LS engine?

Probably the same thing we think today about the changes seen in our hobby. Yet, our group has kept the love of cars alive by passing on the abilities for body work and mechanical skills to the younger generation. It has also been this same group that has experimented with body styles, engine capabilities, paint and the desire to always go faster and do better than the last generation. So, while the older stock cars may be on the decline, it is also these same cars that has generated the popularity of TV shows like ‘Overhaulin’, ‘Desert Car Kings, ‘Street Outlaws’ and Barrett-Jackson Auction. Our hobby has also allowed for significant improvements that are evident in our daily drivers. So, give yourself a pat on the back and reflect with happiness your contribution to the next generation that will benefit from your knowledge and joy (although sometimes frustrating and hard work) of your hobby.

A celebration is on its way to Hardee’s Breakfast Cruise In! Next month marks the 10th anniversary of the breakfast cruise. Talk about time flying. Those who have regularly attended find it hard to believe it’s been 10 years. We encourage everyone to come dressed in the 50’s style with best costume winning a free breakfast. There will be Dash Plaques commemorating the anniversary given to the first 50 cars. Since it’s Valentine’s Day, you should bring your sweetheart.

You never know there might even be something for them on this special day. We hope to see all the regulars plus anyone that would enjoy seeing the cars/trucks. Come with your toy or drive the family car and celebrate with us.

Once again, weather has been a deterrent for the cruise in. Most folks don’t want their treasure getting rained on. Still we had about 15 who braved the weather. Everyone was happy to be out and about after the holidays and were looking forward to a bright and happy 2020. Thanks to those who came, whether in your cruise vehicle or your family car.

See you next month at Hardee’s in Lucedale on February 14th starting at 7:30 til. God Bless the United States of America and pray for all our military who are deployed and in harm’s way.

Come celebrate with us!

HARDEE’S BREAKFAST GANG CRUISE IN 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY FEBRUARY 14TH – 2020, AT HARDEE’S LUCEDALE, MS – 7:30 TIL

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Is History Important?

My hot water bottle sprung a leak after many faithful years of service. I have grown up with a hot water bottle, useful for headaches, stomach aches, and back aches.

I have used one all my life and I find it effective filled with hot or cold water. I have discovered that they do not last forever and need to be replaced eventually. I went to bed with it hoping to cure my headache and awoke to a soggy pillow. It was time to buy a new one.

A big box store should have a large selection of them, so I drove there with plans to purchase a new one. There were electric heating pads but no hot water bottles. I have an electric heating pad and I don't like it. It does not do what my hot water bottle does.

I tracked down an employee there and asked if they carried hot water bottles in the store. She said, "of course" and sent me to housewares and insulated bottles to drink coffee from. Hardly interchangeable! She was not that young, by the way, a young lady probably in her 40's. I asked another employee who also had no clue what I was searching for even though I gave a detailed explanation. I went to the pharmacy and asked. I was told they no longer carry them. Why does everything have to change?

Giving up easily is not in my DNA. I went to a drugstore and searched. Electric heating pads and gel pads to put in the microwave were available, but no hot water bottle. I asked the manager of the store and he had no idea what I was referring to even after my lucid and clear description.

I went to the leading big box store and asked for a hot water bottle. The employee there sent me to look at more cups with straws in them. I asked the Pharmacist and finally I found someone who knew what I was trying to find. He informed me that they no longer carried them in the store, but if I purchased it on-line I could have it delivered to the store and pick it up there. Finally, someone who had seen a hot water bottle!

OK, I am not happy, but I do now have an avenue to get what I want. I go to their website, discover they have several brands and prices of hot water bottles. They are not extinct. Why aren't they in their stores for purchase? I get excited and attempt to order a snazzy blue one with a cover. It is not the same material as my old rubber one, but it is touted as much better because of the material it is constructed of. I follow the directions at checkout. I want this shipped to the store so I can pick it up there. The store is a mile from my house. I get through the process and it wants to send it to my house for a fee of $16.97. That is more than the cost of the hot water bottle! I work and work for 45 minutes and have no success at getting it delivered to the store. Am I frustrated? Is a monkey's behind red? Yes, I am deeply frustrated and cursing. I mentioned earlier, I am not one to give up or be beaten by some stupid website. At my wits end, I call a friend that puts up with my outbursts and misbehavior. A friend that is 3 years younger and is not as addle brained as I am.

After calming me down, this was resolved and I will be able to pick up a new hot water bottle in two days, at the store. This hot water bottle had better be a "Humdinger"!!!

No, I have not completely lost my mind. I tell you this true tale to make a point. I have been promoting mentoring in Trunk Tales for three months. Young people are not learning about the past. Hot water bottles are not the issue here. Keeping history alive and

teaching next generations about how things have developed over the years is what is important. Making sure they understand the importance of how the carburetor was engineered, the advancements that were made to them, and how to disassemble and adjust them. What the function of points and condensers and capacitors are in the older ignition systems. How do they work?

Why are electronic ignition systems more reliable? This is a small thing to me. I grew up with these systems. Just think back for a minute at all the advancements that have been made during our lifetimes.

I want my 1946 Ford enjoyed by my grandchildren long after I am gone. They are already making plans for when they inherit it. It will keep my memory alive in them. I have already begun tutoring them in automotive repair. My grandchildren know the history of this street rod and its nine previous owners. This will keep me alive in their minds and hopefully in their children's minds.

My friends, the things that have been accomplished in our lives are important, and what we have learned is as well. Let me emphasize that. YOU are important to history, your family, your friends, and to people you influence as you go about your day to day living. YOU have knowledge that must be passed on, or it will be forever forgotten. YOU will live on in others. It is important!

Pass this piece of you on.

"Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you." Aldous Huxley I hope this new year of 2020 is wonderful to you and you experience many blessings.

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By: Terry

Mason Barfield

The off season for car shows continues but this has been the fastest off season I’ve ever gone through. There is a little guy somewhere that is speeding up time for me, faster and faster every year, if I can ever get my hands on that little guy…I think life is about running the race, until you can no longer keep up. I hope I have a little more running left, “If you love what you’re doing, you’ll never work a day in your life!” I don’t know who said that but it wasn’t me. Anything you “have to” do, becomes work, make no mistake about that.

Emerald Coast Cruizin in Panama City Beach, FL will be my first car show of the year. It will be Wednesday March 4 through Saturday March 7.

This show is one of the best in the Southeast. As of the this column deadline, Dennis Gage with the TV Show My Classic Car, 7:30 am Saturday morning on Motor Trend Network and Stacey David with the TV show Gearz on at 6:30 Saturday morning on Motor Trend will be there greeting fans, signing autographs and taking pictures Friday and Saturday.

Local popular acts Todd Allen Herendeen and Tommy Townsend will be performing. The Mega 50/50 last spring was over $11,500. I think everyone will like my assistant; you’ll have to wait on that one.

The very next weekend will be my annual appearance at The New Roads Street Festival Car Show in New Roads, LA. That show is about 300 cars packed into old downtown New Roads, it sits down on The False River, once a part of the mighty Mississippi River now it’s an oxe-bow lake, 10 miles long and about 22 miles around. I love this show. I stay in a old remodeled downtown hotel, walk a block to breakfast and another block to the Hot Rod Show trailer. They take good care of me, feed me well, the car show is incredible, Auto Zone provides a ton of door prizes and the Mega 50/50 is always good.

Dennis Gage covered a car show on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. When I saw the show the first time last year, I thought that would be a cool car show to do, so I sent them an email, I got nothing back. So when I saw the program again last month, I thought once again, that would be a great place

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to do a car show, so again I sent another email, this time I got a response.

Clifford Tardieu the promoter emailed me back that they were interested. I told him I had his dates open and he emailed me back he wanted to talk. He called that night. We talked over an hour. He told me all about his car show and having Dennis Gage down. Cliff said he wanted me to do the show, let him put it together and get back to me. Next I received an email wondering if we could do Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and Barbados. I told him make it happen.

Trinidad and Tobago are in the lowest part of the Caribbean.

Trinidad is a large city full of business and industry, while Tobago is a primitive tropical island that allows no cars, only peace and relaxation Caribbean style. The car culture is strong in Trinidad.

In talking with Cliff he said they had hundreds of cars and 10,000 people coming to the show. He said he would provide security for me and my assistant and a police escort in our travels.

He offered me a week to stay there, but I don’t think I have that kind of time to be there. It’s an all-expenses paid trip. It appears at this point it will be a long weekend, April 24-27, all the details have to be worked out and I have to get a passport.

In getting advice from Dennis Gage, he said it was a hectic trip, the people are very nice, he had security and a police escort everywhere. Dennis said he thought the security and escorts was a little bit overkill, but he said he did not complain. While Trinidad is a rich island, (minimum wage is $15 an hour) the cars are eclectic.

You really see it all. I have the feeling I will be busy every second of the trip, I’ll try to work in one day of total relaxation in a primitive private environment of Tobago. I have a feeling I will need it.

A lot of details have to be worked out to make it happen, after talking with Cliff for an hour and feeling his passion, I have no doubt he is up to it. Time is the big factor to make happen for this April, so we’ll see. A hundred details, one snag come kill it but it is exciting to plan.

I have discovered the National Park, Fort Pickens National Park on Pensacola Beach. I love it. You enter the gate and drive down a narrow peninsula for 8 miles or more. On your left side is the open Gulf of Mexico and the surf, on your right side is Pensacola Bay. There are limited areas to park along the curvy 8 mile stretch, untouched beauty surrounds you. At the end is Fort Pickens, one of the largest forts I have ever been in. You drive into it and drive

around inside, a lot of history. There are rest rooms around the park, a fishing pier, things to see, to visit and to climb on, very interesting.

The fort was built in 1834; it was one of the few southern forts the Yankee’s controlled during the entire Civil War, which was amazing to me.

Langdon Beach is my favorite spots on the Gulf side. It is very close from the parking area to the beach; there is a large pavilion with nice rest rooms, shaded with picnic tables for lunch or just to get out of the sun and showers to wash the sand off at the end of the day. I take a couple of inch and a half, four foot long PVC pipes to hammer into the sand to hold my fishing rods, which works great.

One of my first mornings fishing there, no sooner than I was getting my wagon down to my fishing spot, I see some guys down the beach had landed something big. So I take off down there with my cell phone to get some photos of what they have.

As I arrived on the scene I was blown away. These guys had landed an 11.5 Ft., 600+ LBS Tiger Shark. It was huge. The photos don’t do it justice. They used heavy tackle, steel leader and a big piece of Bonito fish for bait. They then used a kayak to take the bait way out. This group of guys was on vacation, last year they caught an over 100 pound Hammerhead and one of the guys wanted to get himself a big shark this year and boy did he. After getting the photos, the video, getting the hook out and bait out they released the big boy. Later people brought their kids swimming, I had to tell them, everyone stayed ankle deep that day.

If you have any leads on the little man speeding up that time clock, please pass it along to me, we have some business to handle; otherwise I will talk to you next month. Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel! Enjoy your version of the 17 FOREVER way of life! til next month…

Terry terrymasonbarfield@gmail.com

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January 11, 2020 By: ChandaElaine

Sleet Yeah, sleet. Buckets of it. And still people came to this month's Texoma Cars & Coffee.

Were people worried about the roads, their cars, or their cars on the road? Sure. It was sleeting; who wouldn't be worried? But when an event stops being, “a thing I do,” and becomes, “a place I want to be,” it takes on a new importance in a person's life and in the life of the community.

Do you remember diners? Those wonderments of the restaurant world which managed to be both the width of a horse stall and the center of all life and death gossip and business which fueled communities and neighborhoods? It can be easy to forget these places did more than serve food and give old men a place to drink their coffee in peace. They were a place to meet people and where important arguments on everything from city policy to who was the best infielder were decided.

Before you start thinking I've suffered from a severe blow to the head, I promise this is going to lead to cars. Stick with me and we'll get there before you know it.

I grew up in small, midwestern towns much like Denison, where there were one or two local diners which stood alone at the center of our universe. Need to find the guy who owns the lumber yard?

Monday-Friday he does coffee at Bud & Joyce's, lunch at the Chuckwagon, and dinner at home. He'll be in the same booth sharing coffee with a rotating list of other business owners, friends, relatives, and town newbies - and anyone else in town who will stop for a moment to say, “Hi.” The entire diner would be filled with similar stories of the same people in the same seats, day -after-day holding Hell, people might think you had died in the night and were being eaten by wild dogs if you missed a day.

As towns like Denison (or Peru, Indiana, or Keokuk, Iowa) have lost diners to changing tastes, the increasing popularity of food delivery services, and the economic realities of running a luncheonette, a sense of community and continuity which bridges socio-economic gaps has also been lost.

Seriously. Even The Atlantic agrees. “When dinner from a restaurant replaces dinner in a restaurant, we lose track of all other people who are eating, as well. The way we shop and eat now forms a feedback loop with the general discrediting of the idea of “public good”-and, with it, of public spaces and shared civility.” https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/12/restaurantexperience-isnt-communal-anymore/577012/ Or, as The Smithsonian put it, “the anomie... we sometimes associate with diners derives, at heart, from their democratic

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nature; the only reason we suppose anything can happen in a diner is that e v e r yo n e is we l c o m e there.” https:// www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/mystique-american-dinerjack-kerouac-twin-peaks-180964680/ So, where do we go now for that shared sense of community outside the confines of either religion or Facebook?

Those of us lucky enough to either own or have an appreciation for Classic, Ratrod, Custom, of just plain cool cars know we have a roving, nationwide community of like-minded folk we can wile away a day or even a weekend with. A place where we are always welcome, always fit in, and always have someone to talk to. What we can sometimes forget is all of these cool cars which brought us together can also be the new center and sense of community in a town. There may not be a blue plate special, but arguments are won and lost, friends are gained and mourned, and gossip is traded like the high-value, small-town currency it is.

Put enough car people in an area and, like magnets, they will eventually be drawn together, so this may seem like a lot of pressure to put on a Saturday morning car brag (and let's be honest - we all like to brag about our cars.) But why do we find each other? Why do we return again and again? Why do those with little more than a passing interest in cars come back and stay?

Community.

And our community is growing, whether from Jay and Cindy's kindness and diligence in welcoming all who come to their door, the boomtown atmosphere which surrounds downtown Denison, or a love of all things automotive. But it is the sense of a real community among the group which keeps people coming back.

(Oh, and before I forget, don't panic if when you come next month and there aren't any Classics parked on Main Street. To include as many people as possible, we will be filling the parking lot behind Main Street Motors. No worries, there will be still be plenty of CJ's Coffee on hand.)

And guys, the coffee's free. What are you waiting for? Come on down and join the community.

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Candy Cocktail In honor of our February issue being the month synonymous with Valentine's Day and love, I decided to share a bit more about a show that we all still love. Featuring the world's favorite redhead, I Love Lucy will forever be

By Candy Cocktail in a category all its own. There are a number of remarkable, pioneering and downright astonishing facts about the famous show that you may not already know, and they are the reason why 68 years later, we still love Lucy.

The American Television sitcom consisted of a total of 180 halfhour episodes spanning across six seasons, including the 'lost' original pilot and Christmas episode. The CBS sitcom received 20 Emmy nominations throughout its six season run. Of those, it won four, including Best Situation Comedy in 1953 & 1955. Lucille Ball won the Best Comedienne Performance category while Vivian Vance won Best Series Supporting Actress.

Tuesday, Oct. 15, is actually National "I Love Lucy" Day, to commemorate the anniversary date when the classic sitcom premiered on CBS in 1951. The popular series starred Lucille Ball with her real-life husband Desi Arnaz, in addition to Vivian Vance and William Frawley as their next door neighbors. Not only was the series entertaining and full of laughs, but it revolutionized television.

It was certainly ahead of its time.

After a successful stint as a New York model, Lucille Ball came to Hollywood and gained regular employment at RKO Radio Pictures where she also had a reputation for doing physical comedy and stunts that other actresses avoided. In 1940, Lucy met Desi Arnaz, a Cuban bandleader who had just come off a successful run in the 1939-40 Broadway show, Too Many Girls. RKO had bought the film rights to the show and cast Ball as Arnaz's love interest in the pictur e, as cited on Wikipedia. The duo began a whirlwind courtship leading to their elopement in Connecticut in November of 1940.

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Before and during World War II, Lucy made several successful guest appearances on numerous radio programs, which brought her to the attention of CBS, who asked Ball to star in one of two new half-hour comedies in development, Our Miss Brooks and My Favorite Husband.

She chose My Favorite Husband which in 1950, Ball was asked to take to television with co-star Richard Denning, but she saw a television show as the perfect opportunity to work with Desi.

I Love Lucy showed inclusivity and diversity by showing the marriage of two people of different nationalities, one of which was not American born. Lucy having a Cuban immigrant husband on primetime TV was not common in 1950s society, yet the Ricardo's multiethnic household made for great laughs.

In 1950, Lucille Ball fought to have Arnaz, her real life husband, play the role of her fictional spouse by refusing to do the show if he was not part of it. CBS was apprehensive about the choice of an American woman marrying a Hispanic immigrant until she, Arnaz and writer/producer Jess Oppenheimer, created a stage version of the show and performed it live in front of an audience at a local New York City theater. The feedback was outstanding and CBS had no choice but to give in. It premiered with lots of love and zero backlash.

The show was the first for many things; the first scripted television program to be shot on 35mm film in front of a studio audience.

Shooting on 35mm was expensive at the time. It was the first show to feature an ensemble cast.

According to Emmys.com, not only talented as a comedian & entertainer, Arnaz was also a technical wizard. He is credited for helping to create the multi-camera production that sitcoms still use today, as well as using film instead of kinescope - the reason why I Love Lucy still looks crystal clear to this day.

Modern-day audiences might find it unusual that the main characters are seen smoking cigarettes throughout each episode.

Times were different and 'lighting up' was mandatory because when the show was having trouble getting sponsors in its early days, tobacco giant Philip Morris signed on. The company required the

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characters to smoke its cigarettes and even mention its name whenever possible. Ball preferred Chesterfield cigarettes so she eventually had production assistants put Chesterfields in Philip Morris tins for her.

I Love Lucy became the most watched show in the United States for four of its six seasons. It was the first to end the series still at the top of the Nielsen ratings, an achievement only matched by The Andy Griffith Show in 1968 and Seinfeld in 1998.

In a recent MeTV poll, viewers voted that their favorite episode was "Lucy Does a TV Commercial" which shows Lucy accidentally getting drunk as she takes swigs of a vitamin tonic that apparently has a very high alcohol content.

It was once said that Ball performed better with a larger audience.

Some sitcoms have artificial laugh tracks they play during funny scenes, but Lucy had no gimmicks; the laughter on each episode is completely real. A live studio audience of 300 people would visit the studio for the live recording each week.

During the grape barrel stomping episode, Lucy almost died during filming. She was actually choking on a grape, but kept filming until the cameras cut and the crew ran over to help her.

Some also may be shocked to learn that everyone's favorite redhead was actually a brunette. Lucy's natural hair color was brown, but she dyed it red in 1942, which quite suited her because she continued to dye it the same shade of red until her death in 1989.

Just before filming, Lucy and Desi learned that Lucy was once again pregnant (after multiple miscarriages earlier in their marriage) with their first child, Lucie Arnaz. They filmed the original pilot while Lucy was "showing", but did not include any references to the pregnancy. This was because CBS thought that talk of pregnancy might be in bad taste. Later, during the second season, Lucy was pregnant again with their second child, Desi Arnaz Jr., and this time the pregnancy was incorporated into the series' storyline.

When Lucy announced she was pregnant with Little Ricky, she was not allowed to say she was "pregnant" as network censors said it was too "vulgar." Absolutely astonishing considering today we have TV shows like 15 and Pregnant glorifying unmarried teenage pregnancy, but in the 1950s a married woman could not be called pregnant on primetime television. “Expecting� was the substitute term used for her pregnancy. She was "expecting," and to ensure standards stayed high, priests, pastors and rabbis were on set during filming of all the scenes of Lucy's pregnancy.

It is often noted that Lucy's visible pregnancy was the first shown on TV, but some say the first on-screen pregnancy actually belonged to Mary Kay on the 1940s sitcom Mary Kay and Johnny.

However according to my research, on this series the pregnancy was never mentioned, which still makes Lucy first to acknowledge pregnancy. The episode when Lucy delivers earned the show its highest ever episode rating.

To increase the publicity of this episode, the original air date was chosen to coincide with Lucille Ball's real-life delivery of Desi Jr. by

scheduled Caesarean section. "Lucy Goes to the Hospital" was watched by more people than any other television program up to that time, with 71.7% of all American television sets tuned in, topping the 67.7% rating for the inauguration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower which aired the following morning.

Lucille Ball appeared on the first ever issue of TV Guide next to her newborn son, Desi Arnaz, Jr. From there the comedic legend went on to appear 38 additional times, more than any other person.

The Editorchoice website described how after their new baby was born, Desi Arnaz wanted to make sure that Lucille had the rest and sleep she needed as a new mother and both stars did not come into work. The TV network had no choice but to run an old episode of I Love Lucy since they did not have a new episode that week. Just like that, the first rerun was born.

Notably, during the entire series Lucy and Desi never put their real kids in front of the TV camera. Ball and Arnaz became the first millionaire TV stars. The last episode aired on May 6, 1957. The show was later followed by The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, which was a collection of thirteen black-and-white one-hour specials that occasionally aired from 1957 to 1960.

Following the series' end, Ball and Arnaz starred in two films together; The Long, Long Trailer and Forever, Darling. After their divorce, Ball assumed all control over Desilu, the couple's production company, making her the first woman to run a mainstream major television studio on her own.

I Love Lucy was one of the first shows to realize the potential of merchandising. Ball and Arnaz authorized various types of I Love Lucy merchandise. In 1952 I Love Lucy dolls were sold, which were similar in look to a baby doll. Then red checkered, adult size I Love Lucy pajamas were produced and even a replica bedroom set so you could live like Lucy was sold for only $198. Dell Comics even created 35 issues of an I Love Lucy comic book distributed between 1954 and 1962.

Episodes of the series have been syndicated into dozens of languages around the world and still have an American audience of 49 million each year. Even this past Christmas season, the colorized version of the I Love Lucy Christmas episode aired on CBS to millions of viewers.

For avid fans of show, there was a Lucy statue placed in Celoron, New York in 2009. In 1991 the series became the very first inductee into the Television Academy Hall of Fame. The series has never truly disappeared from the public view. It has been running almost daily somewhere in the world for the past 60 years!

It is estimated that with more than 68 years since its premiere, I Love Lucy still earns 20 million per year for CBS from syndication and DVD sales. This makes it evident that the ground breaking series from the 50s remains loved around the world. Its timeless magic and unforgettable moments have us all still laughing, and in love with I Love Lucy.

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Welcome back everyone! I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!! WELL, do you all know what time it is? IT'S TIME TO START TALKING ABOUT RACING AGAIN!!! Just kidding…we never stop talking about racing around here! This month I'm going to tell you all about a race related “off season” thing we got going on! Here we go…

As most of you know, we haul our car around on an open trailer. The trailer we have now was part of the package when we purchased our first car for Chase's 14th birthday. It definitely was in need of some TLC, but repurposing junk metal just so happens to be my specialty! I honestly debated for days about hauling it off to the scrapyard and starting from scratch to build us a new trailer! After several days of changing my mind back and forth, I finally decided to bring it back to life!

So, Chase and I stripped it down, my brother Wayne and I repaired and redesigned the main frame, our friend Jamie Luzenberg blasted and painted it, and we then finished it off with some fresh new sheet metal skins! Upon completion, we now own one of the coolest little open trailers around! There's seldom a time that we go to a racetrack that we don't have someone (usually multiple people) come over and tell us how cool our little trailer is! I think the spread axle is what really sets it off! We love our trailer!!! Anyway…

SO…here's our situation… As our racing team has continued to grow, so has our cargo! We went from hauling around a few hand tools, a jack, and a couple of spare tires…to now we basically carry a mobile race shop, complete with traditional and power tools, an air compressor, tire groovers, grinders, and breakers, sheet metal shears, pop-rivets, (in assorted sizes and colors) a full assortment of sprays, lubes, and filters and basically a whole backup car (minus the chassis) stripped down and strategically placed in our toolboxes! It's INSANE!!! Also, we plan to travel more in the next few seasons, and potentially stay multiple days at a racetrack. Just a couple reasons why we see the need to go to an enclosed trailer design. I hate the thought of selling our little open trailer, but while being on the road and/or at the track, we often encounter all sorts of weather situations! It would really be nice if our car was high and dry inside the trailer! Not to mention, I'm always nervous when we stop somewhere and have to leave the car in a parking lot while we aren't around! Someone could easily steal and or vandalize our car and trailer!

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anyway you look at it to fit our expanding racing team! So…Can I build us a new one? YES I CAN! Then what's the big deal you ask? Well, it gets complicated as I sort through the pros and cons of a bigger/ enclosed trailer! Our motorhome that we use for racing/towing can only pull 7500lbs according to the manufacturer. We are currently pulling around 6800-7000lbs now with the open trailer. That only allows us an additional 500-700lbs more before we are at maximum towing capacity.

Our open trailer (completely empty) weighs 2740lbs, so I need to find something with a similar weight that fits our needs. Sounds easy enough! Y'all!!!...I have searched the interweb inside and out and researched every brand of trailer on the market within the last 15 years, trying to find what we need! I know what some of you are probably already thinking, “he needs to look at all aluminum construction”…I already did! I was ready to pull the trigger on a FINE looking 24ft all aluminum construction, enclosed (race prepped) trailer by Sundowner trailers, and that plan came to a screeching halt as I found out that the curb weight (completely empty) was 4900lbs!!! UNREAL!!! That won't work!!! The search continues! Anyways…I could go on and on, but I think you get the picture. By the time you all are reading this, one of these three things have probably happened…

1. Either…I have decided to “keep on keeping on” with the open trailer!

2. Or…I have found and ordered the perfect new racing trailer!

3. Or…I have started building us a new/bigger open trailer!

Whatever we decide, I will be sure to share with you all next month!

As most of you already know, Chase is currently 16 years old and he is in the 2nd half of his Junior year at D'Iberville High School! Adrian and I are realizing daily that our little guy is rapidly growing up! That makes us sad! We are very proud of the young man Chase is shaping up to be!

Chase, being the charming little fella he is, has figured out that he can use his charm (along with our sadness of seeing him so grown up) as a way of getting what he wants! What does he want you ask??? He wants to race… A LOT!!! He hopes to race Friday and Saturday night throughout the next 2 seasons! He hopes to travel for some BIG shows at some out of state tracks!

He wants to race at least one race this season with the USMTS racing series! We are going to do our best to let him chase his dreams for the next 2 racing seasons because you all know that after you hit 18 years old, life gets real!!! He's a great kid though! Y'all please pray for his safety as he continues to climb the ranks in the modifieds! We are also still openly searching for him a ride in other classes each weekend to add to his experience as a racer! He wants to drive a crate late model, but we haven't had any luck yet finding him a ride. We aren't giving up though, like I keep telling Chase, every “famous racer” was just like him at some time in their lives! All it takes is an opportunity and then it will be up to him to capitalize on it! No matter what, I should have plenty of new content to write about soon!

Thank you all for following along! I know I sound like a broken record sometimes but I'm going to say it again…WE COULDN'T DO THIS WITH OUT YOU ALL!!! We really appreciate all of our fans, our racing friends and especially our awesome sponsors! We Thank you! Until next time…Chavus

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FEBRUARY February 5 King of the Hill Wednesday 1/4 Mile Test & Tune. 6pm10:30pm 1/4 Mile Footbrake + Electronics + Motorcycles Gates open 6pm Time trials & Test 'n Tune 6pm Eliminations 9pm. $25 car & driver. $10 spectator $5 children 10 years & under.

February 12 King of the Hill Wednesday 1/4 Mile Test & Tune.

6pm-10:30pm 1/4 Mile Footbrake + Electronics + Motorcycles Gates open 6pm Time trials & Test 'n Tune 6pm Eliminations 9pm. $25 car & driver. $10 spectator $5 children 10 years & under.

February 15 Summit Super Series 1/8 Mile. 9am-5pm Gates 9am Open Time Trials 9am Eliminations follows Footbrake + Electronics + Jr Dragsters Gaylon Rolison, promoter 228 323-7325 February 19 King of the Hill Wednesday 1/4 Mile Test & Tune.

6pm-10:30pm 1/4 Mile Footbrake + Electronics + Motorcycles Gates open 6pm Time trials & Test 'n Tune 6pm Eliminations 9pm. $25 car & driver. $10 spectator $5 children 10 years & under.

February 22-23 Mardi Gras Weekend Race 8am-10pm Additional information coming! Promoter Chad Waldrop February 25 Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Challenge 11am-6pm Fat Tuesday 1/4 mile Challenge Gates 11am Time trials 11am Hourly payouts 12 noon Additional information Monte Caldarelli 228-8616071 or Shawn Meyer 228 323-4047 February 26 King of the Hill Wednesday 1/4 Mile Test & Tune.

6pm-10:30pm 1/4 Mile Footbrake + Electronics + Motorcycles Gates open 6pm Time trials & Test 'n Tune 6pm Eliminations 9pm. $25 car & driver. $10 spectator $5 children 10 years & under.

February 28 King of the Coast Test & Tune 6pm-10pm Test & Tune with Gamblers eliminations King of the Coast 1/8 Mile Bracket Series Friday, 1/8 mile - Ÿ mile test & tune and gamblers race 610pm $25 for racing, $10 per person to spectate Saturday & Sunday 1/8 mile race Gates open at 8am. Time trials at 9am. Additional information may be obtained on King of the Coast facebook BTE King of the Coast Drag Racing Series Additional information Gaylon Rolison 228 323-7325 www.kocbracketseries.com February 29 — March 1 King of the Coast 1/8 Mile 8am-8pm Junior dragsters- Footbrake-Electronics Saturday & Sunday is the King of the Coast 1/8-mile Series Gates open at 8a each day.

Spectator fee $15 per person or $25 for both days For additional information 228-323-7325 or check out the website www.bracketnews.com.

MARCH March 4 King of the Hill Wednesday 1/4 Mile Test & Tune. 6pm10:30pm 1/4 Mile Footbrake + Electronics + Motorcycles Gates open 6pm Time trials & Test 'n Tune 6pm Eliminations 9pm. $25 car & driver. $10 spectator $5 children 10 years & under.

March 7 BTE Night of Fire Southern Outlaw Shootout & Summit SuperSeries 1/8 Mile 9am-5pm Gates 8am. Time Trials 9am-12pm Eliminations follows Pro Mods + Footbrake + Electronics + Jr Dragsters Gaylon Rolison, promoter 228 323-7325

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March 11 King of the Hill Wednesday 1/4 Mile Test & Tune. 6pm10:30pm 1/4 Mile Footbrake + Electronics + Motorcycles Gates open 6pm Time trials & Test 'n Tune 6pm Eliminations 9pm. $25 car & driver. $10 spectator $5 children 10 years & under.

March 18 King of the Hill Wednesday 1/4 Mile Test & Tune. 6pm10:30pm 1/4 Mile Footbrake + Electronics + Motorcycles Gates open 6pm Time trials & Test 'n Tune 6pm Eliminations 9pm. $25 car & driver. $10 spectator $5 children 10 years & under.

March 20 King of the Coast Test & Tune 6pm-10pm Test & Tune with Gamblers eliminations King of the Coast 1/8 Mile Bracket Series Friday, 1/8 mile - Âź mile test & tune and gamblers race 610pm $25 for racing, $10 per person to spectate Saturday & Sunday 1/8 mile race Gates open at 8am. Time trials at 9am.

Additional information may be obtained on King of the Coast facebook BTE King of the Coast Drag Racing Series Additional info Gaylon Rolison 228 323-7325 www.kocbracketseries.com March 21-22 Footbrake 150 8am-10pm Saturday & Sunday is the King of the Coast Footbrake 150 1/8-mile Series Gates open at 8am each day. Spectator fee $15 per person or $25 for both days For additional information 228-323-7325 or check out the website www.bracketnews.com.

March 25 King of the Hill Wednesday 1/4 Mile Test & Tune. 6pm10:30pm 1/4 Mile Footbrake + Electronics + Motorcycles Gates open 6pm Time trials & Test 'n Tune 6pm Eliminations 9pm. $25 car & driver. $10 spectator $5 children 10 years & under.

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April 3 TGIF Test & Tune 6pm-10pm All vehicles welcomed! Test & Tune $25 Spectators $10 April 4 DownSouth Burners Motorcycle Club 11am-7pm Additional info Hurricane 228-209-4775 - Snake IIEZ 228-224-6182 April 8 King of the Hill Wednesday 1/4 Mile Test & Tune. 6pm10:30pm 1/4 Mile Footbrake + Electronics + Motorcycles Gates open 6pm Time trials & Test 'n Tune 6pm Eliminations 9pm. $25 car & driver. $10 spectator $5 children 10 years & under.

April 15 King of the Hill Wednesday 1/4 Mile Test & Tune. 6pm10:30pm 1/4 Mile Footbrake + Electronics + Motorcycles Gates open 6pm Time trials & Test 'n Tune 6pm Eliminations 9pm. $25 car & driver. $10 spectator $5 children 10 years & under.

April 18 Summit SuperSeries 1/8 Mile 9a-5pm Summit SuperSeries 1/8 Mile Gates 9am Open Time Trials 9am Eliminations follows Footbrake + Electronics + Jr Dragsters Gaylon Rolison, promoter 228 323-7325 April 22 King of the Hill Wednesday 1/4 Mile Test & Tune. 6pm10:30pm 1/4 Mile Footbrake + Electronics + Motorcycles Gates open 6pm Time trials & Test 'n Tune 6pm Eliminations 9pm. $25 car & driver. $10 spectator $5 children 10 years & under.

April 24 Atomic Blast Rat Rods 5pm-10pm Friday & Saturday Friday gates open 5pm for the Meet & Greet Saturday gates open 9am Rat rods racing, burnouts, flamethrowing, mini-bikes, pin-ups $30 per person weekend pass. Additional information may be obtained on www.gulfportdragway.com or check out our Facebook page GULFPORT DRAGWAY April 25 Atomic Blast Rat Rods 9am-10pm Saturday gates open

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Me and BAD PENNY have been rockin and rollin Since i was 15 Yrs old and she has changed a lot and so have I over so many year’s. Today I’m 54 and me her and my boy’s which grew up with her are still wide open and we’re all still REAL AS IT GETS and the THRASH will never end …

Just sitting here thinking about all the thing’s I have been through in life with my boys and ya know I’m a lucky lucky man to have another day to enjoy it all. God Bless all of ya today and every day and let’s keep the motivation rockin nonstop to the top like a roller coaster … It’s not about the time’s you run, It’s about the time’s you have.

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Calls and sez bring some Beer and I’ll help u pull it. ! !....Sez its gotta be 30A Beach Blonde Ale, in Bottles or cans doesn't matter.....I sez beach blonds are kinda scarce this time of year, but I’ll bring some ale ! !

I get there and Mike is all over this thing with air tools power tools Fork lift and a bunch of can-do no problem attitude...my job turns

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This thing is deplorable.!... it takes one to love one...all I need is time and good health. Lord willin’ she will fly again one day.... 1954 Hudson Super Jet with Twin H power..202 cu in Flathead six,105 inch wheel base.

So fellow Gasser Mike Walker (whom I had never met ) discovers I’m looking for a dinosaur known as a Hudson 308 Flat 6 engine for my Hudson Jet gasser project. He calls and sez he’s found one north of Birmingham Ala., still in the car.....I sez I don't wanna’ pull it...take me all day and have to get a Hotel etc.etc…..Long story short....Mike drives up there and brings the whole car back to his place about 50 miles from me.

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into making occasional ( about 6 ) trips to a cooler for this locally brewed Ale from Grayton Beach.

Mike has a 9000 sq.ft. shop with about 10 projects going, and yet he took time out to help me on mine....Get to know Mike if u get a chance.....Thanks Mike ! ! !

Martin Thompson Southern Outlaw Gassers # 1

Showdown at the Throwdown - Sucker Punch, a legendary 1963 Falcon Sprint, 4-Speed Blown Small Block Ford, has her sights set on Shady Lady, the pride and joy of Cut & Shoot, Texas. They last met in Atmore, AL at GBO10 and have unfinished business to settle this May… Match Race Mayhem...Martin vs Mills, South Carolina vs Texas, Ford vs Chevy, DSG vs SOG… Well folks it's been in the works for a week or so and I'm extremely excited to announce that THE WOMPIN WAGON will be joining us at the Battlefield Gasser Throwdown!!! I told Mr Bubba Blanton that the only way they could come is if they lined up with Captain America and he proceeded to tell me how slow Oldsmobiles are, and I better be on my toes..

All kidding aside this really means a lot to all of us to have such a historic Gasser at our race. And I just know Mr Pete and Mr Bubba will be looking down on us all with big smiles.

Especially if that Nomad kicks my tail!!!

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FEBRUARY 2020 February 7 Pass Christian, MS 1st Friday Cruise-in 4pm-8pm Pass Christian Harbor, Hwy 90, behind Keiths Gas Station. Call Rich for info. 228.216.9154 goes on all year.

-49 ONLY. Food & Drink vendors, music, free swap meet. Benefits the Hospice Foundation of Baton Rouge. For more information call Lee 225 673-8562

February 7-9 Birmingham, AL. 49 Annual World of Wheels Custom Auto Show at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex, 1160-1582 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd N, Birmingham, AL 35203. Appearances All Weekend Von Hot Rod - Internationally Renowned Master Pinstriper, Star Wars Characters The 501st Legion's Alabama Garrison, Transformers Meet Optimus Prime & Bumblebee, Hot Wheels Drag Racing - During the 1st hour of each show day, all kids through the door receive a FREE Hot Wheels car to race on the drag strip!, Monster Truck Bounce House - Hey kids, come & jump in the Monster Truck Bounce House! 11am - 6pm Admission Child- FREE (ages 5 & under) Child- $5 (ages 6-11) Adult- $14 (at all O'Reilly Auto Parts stores) Adult- $16 (at the gate or TicketMaster) * Tickets are 1 time use, single day passes. Exiting & reentering the show is not allowed. There is an ATM on the show floor and an outdoor -Smoker's Area.. Discount Tickets Discounted Adult Tickets are available at all Chattanooga area O'Reilly Auto Parts stores! Pick them up in advance & avoid long lines at the show! Info 205-655-4950 WorldOfWheels.net

February 29 Bay St. Louis, MS 8th. Annual VFW Auxiliary post 3253 Open Car & Truck Show Saturday February 29, 2020, 208 third street Bay Saint Louis, MS 39520. Dash plaques to first 50 registered vehicles, top 20 cars, top 5 trucks, 5 specialty awards, best of show, Commanders choice award, John Parent memorial award. Registration 8am-noon. Awards 1:30pm. Entry fee day of show $25.00. Food, Drinks, and dessert available. For more information, call Cindy 228-332-2000 or Bobby 228-493-2033

February 8 Wiggins, MS 2nd Saturday Cruise-in at Wendy’s, 1051 East Frontage Rd., Wiggins, MS 39577. 4pm - 8pm Hosted by the Red Creek Classic Car Club. Info. Charlie Farmer 601-528-1172 February 14 Lucedale, MS 2nd Friday Breakfast Cruise-in & Swap Meet (only car items allowed) at Hardees, corner of Old Hwy 63 & Cowart Street, in Lucedale MS. 8:30am till. For more info call Mike Lachaussee 228-369-1431 February 15 Pass Christian, MS 3rd Saturday Cruise-in 4pm8pm Pass Christian Harbor, Hwy 90, behind Keiths Gas Station.

Call Rich for info. 228.216.9154 goes on all year.

February 28- March 1 Baton Rouge, LA the 42nd Annual R.O.D.S. Run at Gerry Lane Cadillac / Hampton Inn Baton Rouge, LA. Hosted by the Ramblin' Oldies of Denham Springs car club. Pre

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MARCH 2020 March 4-7 Panama City Beach FL Emerald Coast Spring Cruizin' Make plans to be in Panama City Beach, Florida for Emerald Coast Cruizin' March 4-7. Looking forward to a lot of fun in Aaron Bessant Park with cool cars, trucks, vendors, live entertainment and so much more. We will have Stacey David of "GearZ" and Dennis Gage of "My Classic Car" joining us this year. https://www.emeraldcoastcruizin.com/vehicle-registration March 6-7 Brookhaven, MS Fielder's Pro Shop Goin' To Town Car Show presented by the Brookhaven Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce in beautiful historic downtown Brookhaven, MS. ( I55 Exit 40. Go east all the way downtown, cross RR, turn rt on Railroad Ave. Brookhaven, MS 39601) this show is sponsored by Fielder's Pro Shop. Host motel Holiday Inn Express 601-990-2360 Mention show for special rate. Pre Entry $10 or $15 day of show. for more information: T-Tommy - 601-833-8620 or Brookhaven Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce 601-833-1411 March 7 Bay St. Louis, MS 21st annual GNAT Nationals Open Car Show. Saturday, March 7, 2020; 8:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. Silent Auction, 50/50, Wipe-Out Board, Prizes Galore, Food, 50’s60’s Music, Games, Coloring Contest, Dash Plaques, Sponsor Awards, Vendors. Top Prizes !! FUN FOR ALL AGES. Our Lady of the Gulf, 228 South Beach Blvd, Bay St. Louis, MS

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39520 Charities CASA and Senior Citizens of Hancock County.

Awards presented at 2:00 P.M. Pre-registration $20.00 by February 29, 2020 $25 day of show. Top 25 Awards, Furthest Driven, Sponsor Awards, Best of Show. Awards to be voted on by Registered Participants. Our Chefs will be cooking all the good food!!!! For info: Terry 228 216-1259 March 7 Slidell, LA. 1st Saturday Cruise Night at North Shore Square Mall, Slidell, LA, behind the "at home" store. (Take exit 80 off I-12, North Shore Blvd./Airport Dr.) 6-9pm. Music, door prizes, 50/50 and a great time!! Hosted by the Coastal Cruisers Car Club.

For more information contact: Donald 985-960-3871 March 13 Lucedale, MS 2nd Friday Breakfast Cruise-in & Swap Meet (only car items allowed) at Hardees, corner of Old Hwy 63 & Cowart Street, in Lucedale MS. 8:30am till. For more info call Mike Lachaussee 228-369-1431 March 14 D'Iberville, MS. Eagles #4535 Fourth Annual Open Car & Truck Show Behind D'iberville Library, off Automal Parkway, D'Iberville Civic Center. Participant drawings, Dash plaques, specialty awards, plus Top 25, Best of show. Food & Drinks, 50/50 drawing, Music. Registration $20. 8am-2pm ,Awards at 3pm.

Information phone 228 280-8300 See us on Facebook Gulf Coast Eagles #4535 March 14 Lucedale, MS “Memories on Main Street� Car, Truck & Bike Show Second Saturday 5126 Main Street, Lucedale, Mississippi 39452 The Cars are Coming...the downtown Merchants of Lucedale will assist with Supporting Team Mississippi Transplant Sports with The Kickoff of Second Saturday! Car, Truck & Bike Show on Main Street, Lucedale Mississippi. 5:00pm-8:00pm (Parking Opens at 4:00pm) Charity Event Show Pre Register $20 at Floorz N More, 5116 Main St. or register Day of Show $25 TShirt included as long as they are available. Awards, Pre 40, 40(Continued on page 28)

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49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-89, 90-99, 00-10, 11-current, plus specialty Awards. Food & Fun under the Lights on Main Street. For more info contact David Miller 251-510-5160 March 14 Waveland, MS 2nd Saturday Cruise-in at the Choctaw Plaza, 5pm - 9pm. Car/Truck/Bike Cruise-in. Everyone Welcome.

342 Hwy 90, Waveland, MS. March thru September Hosted by the Misfits Street Krewzers. . Info call Terry Poore 228-216-1259 March 14 Wiggins, MS 2nd Saturday Cruise-in at Wendy’s, 1051 East Frontage Rd., Wiggins, MS 39577. 4pm - 8pm Hosted by the Red Creek Classic Car Club. Info. call Charlie 601-528-1172 March 21 Pass Christian, MS 3rd Saturday Cruise-in 4pm-8pm Pass Christian Harbor, Hwy 90, behind Keiths Gas Station. Call Rich for info. 228.216.9154 goes on all year.

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March 21 Biloxi, MS. Mississippi Gulf Coast Volkswagen Club's 25th Annual Car Show Edgewater Mall Sat Mar 21, 2020 9:00 am - 3:30 pm. 100% of proceeds go to local charities and college scholarships. All Volkswagen's welcome. Preregistration before 28 Feb, 2020 is $25 and includes an event shirt. Please include shirt size. Goodie bags and dash plaques for the first 50 registered cars.

Registration after Feb 28th or at the show is $25 (Shirt not included). On site registration starts at 9 am. Awards 3 - 3:30 pm.

Unique handmade trophies for the top 10. Also trophies for Best of Show, and Best Engine. Participant judging. Door prizes given out all day. 50/50 drawing at the end of the day. DJ music all day.

Vendors welcome.

March 21 Wiggins, MS. Pine Hill Festival & Open Car/Truck Show. 9am - 3pm downtown Wiggins, MS. Awards will be given for Top 20 Cars - pre 1989, Top 10 Trucks - pre 1989. Top 3 Vehicles 1990 and newer, Top 3 Rat Rods, Best Engine, Best Paint, Best of Show Car & Truck. Awards at 3pm. $20 registration fee day of show. 50/50 drawing. Everyone Welcome plenty of parking. This show will be held in conjunction with the Pine Hill Festival, downtown Wiggins. There will be food, craft vendors, live music, talent contest, fun for the whole family. Sponsored in part by The Stone County Supervisors Hosted by: Red Creek Classics Car Club

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March 27-28 Pearl MS. 42nd Annual Dixie Rod Runs presents "CARS FOR CARA" at the Trustmark Park in Pearl, MS. (Home of the Mississippi Braves. Open Show (anything with wheels) Grand Prize "pre-owned LS3 Motor & Transmission". Holiday Inn Rooms $99 (deadline 3/1/2020) Rod Run Chairman Eric Knight 601-9559952 for a free flyer email MSRAFLYER@BELLSOUTH.NET

APRIL April 4 Biloxi MS, 8th. Annual Gulf Coast Auto Show at Edgewater Mall. This is a Open Car/Truck/Motorcycle Show & Cruise-in at Edgewater Mall (Hwy 90 Biloxi, MS) Vendors are welcome and the public will have free access to your area. Activities will include a variety of Gulf Coast amenities as well as on site entertainment. Car show entry of $20. Hosted by the Coast Cruizers. Info "JR" 228 314-4405 or Jimbo 228 596-0664 Proceeds to benefit Coast Cruizers handicap van program.

April 4 Biloxi, MS. 1st Saturday Night Cruise-in at Edgewater Mall Hwy 90, Biloxi, MS Join us for a casual get together where car - truck and motorcycle owners can socialize, dine and shop all at one location on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. 6pm - 9pm This monthly event is hosted by the Coast Cruizers, Gulf Coast MotorSports Magazine and AutoZone. Info "JR" 228 314-4405 or Jimbo 228 5960664 April 4 Slidell, LA. 1st Saturday Cruise Night at North Shore Square Mall, Slidell, LA, behind the "at home" store. (Take exit 80 off I-12, North Shore Blvd./Airport Dr.) 6-9pm. Music, door prizes, 50/50 and a great time!! Hosted by the Coastal Cruisers Car Club.

For more information contact: Donald 985-960-3871 April 10 Lucedale, MS 2nd Friday Breakfast Cruise-in & Swap Meet (only car items allowed) at Hardees, corner of Old Hwy 63 & Cowart Street, in Lucedale MS. 8:30am till. For more info call Mike Lachaussee 228-369-1431 April 11th. Gulfport, MS. 7th Annual Crosspoint Cruisin’™ for Missions Car, Truck, and Bike Show & Family Fun Day!!

Gulfport, MS 39503. Show starts at 9:30 AM, Awards Presented at 2:00 P.M. 7 classes of trophies and plaques will be awarded; cars, trucks, bikes, Imports, 4x4s and rat rods. Additionally, there will be specialty and sponsor awards earned. There will be fun, food, kid’s games and live entertainment available, so bring the whole family. We will have many door prizes, an auction and a raffle¦ Registration fee will be $20.00.

April 11 Waveland, MS 2nd Saturday Cruise-in at the Choctaw Plaza, 5pm - 9pm. Car/Truck/Bike Cruise-in. Everyone Welcome.

342 Hwy 90, Waveland, MS. March thru September Hosted by the Misfits Street Krewzers. . Info call Terry Poore 228-216-1259 April 11 Wiggins, MS 2nd Saturday Cruise-in at Wendy’s, 1051 East Frontage Rd., Wiggins, MS 39577. 4pm - 8pm Hosted by the Red Creek Classic Car Club. Info. call Charlie Farmer 601-528-1172 April 18 Picayune, MS PMHS BAND 6TH ANNUAL AUTO SHOW...April 18th from 10am-2pm..Awards at 1:30pm...In paved parking lot, lots of vendors, raffles, concessions, 50/50 raffle, awards and very unique "Best Of" trophies! Come out and support

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April 18 D'Iberville, MS 42nd Annual Open Car Show - Car, Truck, Engine & Motorcycle at 10383 Auto Mall Parkway, D'Iberville. Trophy Awards (1st - 2nd - 3rd Place), Prestige Awards, Special Awards, 50/50 and Door Prizes. Sponsord by the City of D'Iberville. Hosted by the Antique Auto & Engine Club of Mississippi, Inc. For additional information call Andy Switzer 228547-9030 or Mark Scairono 228-332-1700 Registration Fees: Vehicles $25.oo Preregister or $30.oo Day of Show. $15.oo Additional Vehicles. Swap Meet Spaces or Car Corral $20.oo Normal $25.oo Large Engine/Display/Pedal Cars $15.oo Normal Motor Home Parking $10.oo Limited Hook-Up Registration includes: 2 tickets for Friday Night Meal, Dash Plaque and Door Prizes. Make checks payable to AAECM, Inc., 11035 Coleman Rd., Gulfport, MS 39503 To preregister: please send this form in before March 10, 2020 to AAECM, Inc., 11035 Coleman Road, Gufport, MS 39503 Trophies & Awards: cannot be mailed. Please make arrangements for them to be picked up at the Awards Presentation Saturday Evening.

April 18 Slidell, LA 23rd Annual Camellia City Open Car Show at North Shore Square Mall, 150 Northshore Blvd., Slidell, LA. Pre registration $20.00 before April 13, 2020. Day of show registration - $25.00 8:00 am till 12:00 pm. Awards presented at 3:00pm. Dash plaques to the 1st 200 registered. Specialty awards, sponsor awards, top 50 awards, best of show, giveaways, 50/50. Proceeds to benefit the Children’s Wish Endowment, Inc. For info contact Brenda Duhon at 985-639-9919 brbord@yahoo.com or Donald Richard at 985-960-3871 dwrichard52@gmail.com our website: www.coastalcruisersslidell.com Rain date: Saturday, April 25, 2020

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SATURDAY MARCH 14

“Memories on Main Street�

Car, Truck & Bike Show Second Saturday 5126 Main Street, Lucedale, Mississippi 39452 The Cars are Coming...the downtown Merchants of Lucedale will assist with Supporting Team Mississippi Transplant Sports with The Kickoff of Second Saturday! Car, Truck & Bike Show on Main Street, Lucedale Mississippi.

5:00pm-8:00pm (Parking Opens at 4:00pm) Charity Event Show Pre Register $20 at Floorz N More, 5116 Main St. or register Day of Show $25 T-Shirt included as long as they are available.

Awards, Pre 40, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-89, 90-99, 00-10, 11-current, plus specialty Awards.

Food & Fun under the Lights on Main Street.

For more info contact David Miller 251-510-5160 April 23-25 Orange Beach, AL 11th Annual Bama Coast Cruisin.

Calling all car enthusiasts be part of the Best Cruisin' Event on the Alabama Gulf Coast. Visit BamaCoastCruisin.com & download an Entry Form.

April 24-25 Gulfport, MS Atomic Blast 9 Open to ALL Vehicles. $30 at the gate ($10 kids under 10) covers all activities including, Stoplight Drags, Burnout Contest, Flame Throwin' Contest, Donut spin-out contest and Events all day, Swap Meet Vendors & Non-food Vendors Welcome. Here's your chance to attend the event everyone has been talking about.. This is a family event. Gate opens at 4 pm Friday, & 8 am Saturday. There will be a few choice awards handed out Saturday afternoon. Entrance to the track is $30 per person (kids under ten $10). Coolers & Grills OK (no glass bottles, please) Free primitive and RV Camping (no hook-ups) 24hr security on site.

Vendor info call Track Phone: 228 863-4408 April 30 - May 3 Destin, FL Burning Up The Beaches CELEBRATING 10 YEARS! Car show central is located at Destin Commons, located in the heart of Destin Fl, with fantastic shops such as Bass Pro, Uncle Bucks Fish Bowl, H&M, World of Beer and many many more! At Burning Up the Beaches you get armbands for 2 people, to 3 parties with live music, 5 fantastic stops, dinner on Saturday night, prizes galore, event Decal, one event t-shirt, and car show all for $80 tax deductible dollars! 2020 Cruise Stops and times TBD, Event Details: Thursday April 30th, Early Birds Meet and Greet -Pick! Come pick up your preregistered package at AJ's on the Bayou! Open registration is available from 2:00 pm until 7:00 pm.

Light Hor Devours 3pm to 7pm AJ's on the Bayou, 200 Eglin Parkway NE, Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32548. Friday May 1st, Cruise the stops from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm! 2020 Cruise Stops to be announced. All cars & participants not registered before Thursday, Open Registration is at Destin Commons 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.

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Awards will be given for Top 20 cars - pre 1989 Top 10 trucks -pre 1989 Top 3 Vehicles 1990 and Newer Top 3 Rat Rods, Best Engine, Best Paint Best of Show Car and Truck 50/50 drawing...

EVERYONE WELCOME Plenty of Parking This show will be held in conjunction with the Pine Hill Festival, downtown Wiggins. There will be food, craft vendors, live music, talent contest, and lots of fun for the whole family.

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Stone County Supervisors Hosted by:

Red Creek Classics Car Club www.redcreekclassics.org

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pick up your preregistered package and get out to the stops! Tickets for Prizes, Games and FUN at each stop! Friday Night, May 1st, 5:30pm to 8:00pm: Friday Night Party! Always themed, Always fun!

The 2020 Theme - To Be Announced. Join us for an exciting evening including hors d'oeuvres, drink specials, and live music! Hosts for the evening will be the Playground Corvette. Friday night party location to be announced! Saturday May 2nd, Registration will be open 9:00 am It's not too late to join in the fun! Vendors and those that are "show only"- will be set up. The Car Show!! 10:00am - 5:00pm Location: Destin Commons 4100 Legendary Dr., Destin, FL 32541. (850) 3378700 Take your spot for the SHOW! Thousands of locals are eagerly anticipating your arrival! Valve Cover Racing, Vendors, Destin Commons GREAT restaurants and shops, Mega 50/50. Back again for 2020! Valve Cover Races at 11:00 am! Burning Up The Beaches is known as "THE FUN ONE" In keeping with this spirit, all Burning Up The Beaches awards are totally subjective. Our awards include: 1.

Public Choice 2. Sponsors Choice 3. Clients of the Arc's Choice 4.

The Wild Bill Award, awarded to the most fun car and crew. In memory of BUTB supporter, Wild Bill Tuttle, awarded by his family. 5.

Old Guy Award: group of 3 or more who travel the farthest. In honor of Barry Margolis and the old guys Cecil, Sonny and Packard Bill. "The Street Party" - after the car show (5:30 pm-8:30 pm) - with the ever famous Draw Down with Cash and Prizes!!! Car Corral and Swap Meet are open all weekend! Sunday, May 3rd, 2020 Burnout Contest Burnout details to be announced Info Contact Us Phone: 850-3761037 or Email: dtashikhorizons@hotmail.com All Burning Up The Beaches net funds go to The Arc of the Emerald Coast the local ARC Agency serving those with Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Autism, and other developmental disabilities.

MAY May 2 Biloxi, MS. 1st Saturday Night Cruise-in at Edgewater Mall Hwy 90, Biloxi, MS Join us for a casual get together where car - truck and motorcycle owners can socialize, dine and shop all at one location on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. 6pm - 9pm This monthly event is hosted by the Coast Cruizers, Gulf Coast MotorSports Magazine and the Merchants of Edgewater Mall. Info "JR" 228 314-4405 or Jimbo 228 596-0664 May 2 Slidell, LA. 1st Saturday Cruise Night at North Shore Square Mall, Slidell, LA, behind the "at home" store. (Take exit 80 off I-12, North Shore Blvd./Airport Dr.) 6-9pm. Music, door prizes, 50/50 and a great time!! Hosted by the Coastal Cruisers Car Club. For more information contact: Donald 985-960-3871 May 9 Waveland, MS 2nd Saturday Cruise-in at the Choctaw Plaza, 5pm - 9pm. Car/Truck/Bike Cruise-in. Everyone Welcome. 342 Hwy 90, Waveland, MS. March thru September Hosted by the Misfits Street Krewzers. . Info call Terry Poore 228-216-1259 May 9 Wiggins, MS 2nd Saturday Cruise-in at Wendy’s, 1051 East Frontage Rd., Wiggins, MS 39577. 4pm - 8pm Hosted by the Red Creek Classic Car Club. Info. call Charlie 601-528-1172 May 13-16 New Iberia, LA Cruisin Cajun Country 2020. Come and Cruise around Cajun Country with us. It's a three day event that takes you all around Acadaina to see the culture and people that makes this area so special. You Can Register Now... go to www.cruisincajuncountry.com and click on the "Events" tab. You will see a link that at says "CLICK HERE to register your vehicle". . You can print the registration forms and mail them in. Remember deadline for the discounted rate is postmarked by 5-1-2020 in the mail or via online registration. NOTE-During the online registration process you will have the opportunity to buy CCC merchandise a well. You will continue to get 1-free 2020 event t-shirt. You can purchase addition 2020 event shirts, caps, tumblers, etc and pay all at one time. We will have everything ready and waiting for you when you check in.

Something else NEW for next year....two registration lines. Preregistered guests will go directly to one area where you will pick up your pre-arranged packet. This line will go quicker. If you still would prefer to register onsite, no problem! We will gladly accommodate you in a different line. Pre-registration must be post marked no later than April 30, 2020

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JUNE June 6 Biloxi, MS. 1st Saturday Night Cruise-in at Edgewater Mall Hwy 90, Biloxi, MS Join us for a casual get together where car truck and motorcycle owners can socialize, dine and shop all at one location on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. 6pm - 9pm This monthly event is hosted by the Coast Cruizers, Gulf Coast MotorSports Magazine and the Merchants of Edgewater Mall. Info "JR" 228 3144405 or Jimbo 228 596-0664 June 6 Slidell, LA. 1st Saturday Cruise Night at North Shore Square Mall, Slidell, LA, behind the "at home" store. (Take exit 80 off I-12, North Shore Blvd./Airport Dr.) 6-9pm. Music, door prizes, 50/50 and a great time!! Hosted by the Coastal Cruisers Car Club.

For more information contact: Donald 985-960-3871 June 12 Lucedale, MS 2nd Friday Breakfast Cruise-in & Swap Meet (only car items allowed) at Hardees, corner of Old Hwy 63 & Cowart Street, in Lucedale MS. 8:30am till. For more info call Mike Lachaussee 228-369-1431 June 13 Waveland, MS 2nd Saturday Cruise-in at the Choctaw Plaza, 5pm - 9pm. Car/Truck/Bike Cruise-in. Everyone Welcome.

342 Hwy 90, Waveland, MS. March thru September Hosted by the Misfits Street Krewzers. . Info call Terry Poore 228-216-1259 June 13 Wiggins, MS 2nd Saturday Cruise-in at Wendy’s, 1051 East Frontage Rd., Wiggins, MS 39577. 4pm - 8pm Hosted by the Red Creek Classic Car Club. Info. call Charlie 601-528-1172 June 20 Foley AL. 4th Annual Corn Festival Car Show, Saturday, June 20, 2020. At the Coastal Alabama Fisherman's and Farmers Market facility, 20733 Mifflin Rd, Foley, Alabama 36535.

Festival Car Show- Hosted by the City of Foley and the Coastal Alabama Farmers and Fisherman's Market on Mifflin Rd next to the Wolf Bay Lodge Restaurant. This show promises to be bigger and better- with 7 Specialty Car Show awards like Best of Show, Best Paint, Best Interior, Best Engine, Best GM, Best Ford, Best Mopar, as well as the Top 20, AND a MAMC Pick trophy, along with numerous other prizes- AND drawings for door prizes like the Adams Car Care Products Complete Car Wash Arsenal, Adams Sample Packages, Moe's Original BBQ gift Cards, AND a 50/50 drawing benefiting the Camp Seale Harris / Southeastern Juvenile Diabetes Education Services. It's going to be a great time to shine up your pride and joy and come out for a good time! What not a better way to celebrate Fathers Day weekend than coming out to either participate in the show or just look around! And while dad and the kids are looking at the beautiful and unusual cars- momma can look at the arts, crafts, and other items the vendors will have! Top it off with lunch at the Famous Moe's Original BBQ or any of the food vendors at the Festival! Hey-what more can I say to convince you to come out to this Event?? For More Information: Car Show and Sonsor Info- call Mike at 251 284-1223 Vendor Info- call Alescia at 251 709-4469 www.coastalalabamamarket.com/home June 26-28 Biloxi MS Scrapin the Coast in Biloxi, MS is the south's largest and premier car, truck and bike show. Started in 2002, it has grown by leaps and bounds every year. Scrapin the Coast is one show you do not want to miss out on. The show is held at The Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center, 2350 Beach Boulevard Biloxi, MS 39531. Featuring an enormous outdoor show along with an indoor section within the coliseum. Vendor Setup Friday 8am-5pm. Show Hours Saturday 8am-5pm | Sunday 8am5pm. Registration Friday 9am-5pm and Saturday 7am-6pm.

Spectator Fee $15 a day. Registration Fee Day of Show $60 outside or $100 inside. Info Greg P: 228-832-4683 Myles P: 228-832-2688 June 27 Bay St. Louis, MS 2nd. Annual VFW Post 3253 Open Car & Truck Show Saturday June 27, 2020, 208 third street Bay Saint Louis, MS 39520. Dash plaques to first 60 registered vehicles, top 20 cars, top 5 trucks, 5 specialty awards, best of show, Commanders choice award. Registration 8am-noon. Awards 2:00pm. Entry fee day of show $25.00. Food, Drinks, and dessert available. For more information, call Bobby 228-493-2033 (Continued on page 44)

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JULY July 4 Biloxi, MS. 1st Saturday Night Cruise-in at Edgewater Mall Hwy 90, Biloxi, MS Join us for a casual get together where car - truck and motorcycle owners can socialize, dine and shop all at one location on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. 6pm - 9pm This monthly event is hosted by the Coast Cruizers, Gulf Coast MotorSports Magazine and the Merchants of Edgewater Mall. Info "JR" 228 3144405 or Jimbo 228 596-0664 July 4 Slidell, LA. 1st Saturday Cruise Night at North Shore Square Mall, Slidell, LA, behind the "at home" store. (Take exit 80 off I-12, North Shore Blvd./Airport Dr.) 6-9pm. Music, door prizes, 50/50 and a great time!! Hosted by the Coastal Cruisers Car Club.

For more information contact: Donald 985-960-3871 July 10 Lucedale, MS 2nd Friday Breakfast Cruise-in & Swap Meet (only car items allowed) at Hardees, corner of Old Hwy 63 & Cowart Street, in Lucedale MS. 8:30am till. For more info call Mike Lachaussee 228-369-1431 July 11 Waveland, MS 2nd Saturday Cruise-in at the Choctaw Plaza, 5pm - 9pm. Car/Truck/Bike Cruise-in. Everyone Welcome.

342 Hwy 90, Waveland, MS. March thru September Hosted by the Misfits Street Krewzers. . Info call Terry Poore 228-216-1259 July 11 Wiggins, MS 2nd Saturday Cruise-in at Wendy’s, 1051 East Frontage Rd., Wiggins, MS 39577. 4pm - 8pm Hosted by the Red Creek Classic Car Club. Info. call Charlie 601-528-1172 July 17 - 18 Wiggins, MS 10th Annual Red Creek Classic Appreciation Picnic & Cruise-in, will take place Friday July 17 and Saturday July 18th at Flint Creek Water Park, Wiggins, MS. Plans are ongoing but will include a CRUSE-4-CASH making local business stamped stops and a Cruise-in Friday night. On Saturday you can CRUSE-4-CASH making local business stamped stops, and the Car Club Appreciation Day Picnic. ALL Car Clubs and Independents are invited to attend - there will be hamburgers, hot dogs & cold drinks. (contributions and donations accepted).

Sponsored in part by; Stone County Supervisors, Merchants of Stone County. There is a large air conditioned building (just in case you need to get out of the heat) and plenty of shade trees. No charge to attend. Hosted by the Red Creek Classics car club. Info: Charlie 601.528.1172.

AUGUST August 1 Biloxi, MS. 1st Saturday Night Cruise-in at Edgewater Mall Hwy 90, Biloxi, MS Join us for a casual get together where car - truck and motorcycle owners can socialize, dine and shop all at one location on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. 6pm - 9pm This monthly event is hosted by the Coast Cruizers, Gulf Coast MotorSports Magazine and AutoZone. Info "JR" 228 314-4405 August 1 Slidell, LA. 1st Saturday Cruise Night at North Shore Square Mall, Slidell, LA, behind the "at home" store. (Take exit 80 off I-12, North Shore Blvd./Airport Dr.) 6-9pm. Music, door prizes, 50/50 and a great time!! Hosted by the Coastal Cruisers Car Club. For more information contact: Donald 985-960-3871 August 8 Waveland, MS 2nd Saturday Cruise-in at the Choctaw Plaza, 5pm - 9pm. Car/Truck/Bike Cruise-in. Everyone Welcome. 342 Hwy 90, Waveland, MS. Hosted by the Misfits Street Krewzers. Info Terry Poore 228-216-1259 March thru September August 8 Wiggins, MS 2nd Saturday Cruise-in at Wendy’s, 1051 East Frontage Rd., Wiggins, MS 39577. 4pm - 8pm Hosted by the Red Creek Classic Car Club. Info. call Charlie 601-528-1172 August 14 Lucedale, MS 2nd Friday Breakfast Cruise-in & Swap Meet (only car items allowed) at Hardees, corner of Old Hwy 63 & Cowart Street, in Lucedale MS. 8:30am till. For more info call Mike Lachaussee 228-369-1431 August 29 Raleigh, MS The Smith County Cruisers Club will be hosting the Annual Yesterday's Ridez Car, Truck & Bike Show in Raleigh, MS. on August 29, 2020.. This is an open event, all makes and models are welcome. Registration time is 8-12 AM. There will be goody bags & dash plaques to the first 100 entries,

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50/50 tickets, door prizes, live music, adult & kids games, and a food vendor onsite. The event will take place at the Smith County Ag Complex Building located at 131 Oil Field Road Raleigh, Ms 39153 This is just off of HWY 35 between Raleigh & Mize. For more information contact us by email: smithcocruisers@aol.com , text or call: Max 601-405-7685 Linda 601-813-8969 You can find us on facebook events page Yesterday's Ridez Car, Truck & Bike Show 2020. This is a fun family event, so come out and enjoy the day with us!

SEPTEMBER September 5 Biloxi, MS. 1st Saturday Night Cruise-in at Edgewater Mall Hwy 90, Biloxi, MS Join us for a casual get together where car - truck and motorcycle owners can socialize, dine and shop all at one location on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. 6pm - 9pm This monthly event is hosted by the Coast Cruizers, Gulf Coast MotorSports Magazine and the Merchants of Edgewater Mall.

Info "JR" 228 314-4405 or Jimbo 228 596-0664 September 5 Slidell, LA. 1st Saturday Cruise Night at North Shore Square Mall, Slidell, LA, behind the "at home" store. (Take exit 80 off I-12, North Shore Blvd./Airport Dr.) 6-9pm. Music, door prizes, 50/50 and a great time!! Hosted by the Coastal Cruisers Car Club. For more information contact: Donald 985-960-3871 September 11 Lucedale, MS 2nd Friday Breakfast Cruise-in & Swap Meet (only car items allowed) at Hardees, corner of Old Hwy 63 & Cowart Street, in Lucedale MS. 8:30am till. For more info call Mike Lachaussee 228-369-1431 September 12 Collinsville MS Dixie Rodders Car Show & Swap Meet at Eddie Watkin's Shop 10519 Hwy 19 North, Collinsville, MS 39325. 8am - 2pm. Registration 8am - 11am. $20 Pre-Register or ($25 per car day of show) 50/50 Drawings, $1000 Prize Purse.

Come in early and join us for a cruise-in the night before the show!

Friday September 11th 5pm - 10pm at Eddie Watkin's shop (see above address) 50/50 drawing. For more info contact: Johnny Knochenmuss 601 938-3060 / Kenny Allen 601 604-5501 / Mike Massey 601 683-9184 Pre-Registration: Send your info, and $20 pre-tegistration fee to Mike Massey 744 Savell Road, Decatur, MS 39327. Make checks payable to: Dixie Rodders September 12 Waveland, MS 2nd Saturday Cruise-in at the Choctaw Plaza, 5pm - 9pm. Car/Truck/Bike Cruise-in. Everyone Welcome. 342 Hwy 90, Waveland, MS. Hosted by the Misfits Street Krewzers. Info call Terry 228-216-1259 September 12 Wiggins, MS 2nd Saturday Cruise-in at Wendy’s, 1051 East Frontage Rd., Wiggins, MS 39577. 4pm - 8pm Hosted by the Red Creek Classic Car Club. Info. call Charlie 601-528-1172

OCTOBER October 3 Slidell, LA. 1st Saturday Cruise Night at North Shore Square Mall, Slidell, LA, behind the "at home" store. (Take exit 80 off I-12, North Shore Blvd./Airport Dr.) 6-9pm. Music, door prizes, 50/50 and a great time!! Hosted by the Coastal Cruisers Car Club. For more information contact: Donald 985-960-3871 October 9 Lucedale, MS 2nd Friday Breakfast Cruise-in & Swap Meet (only car items allowed) at Hardees, corner of Old Hwy 63 & Cowart Street, in Lucedale MS. 8:30am till. For more info call Mike Lachaussee 228-369-1431 October 10 Biloxi, MS. MEGA Cruise-in at Edgewater Mall Hwy 90, Biloxi, MS 5pm - 9pm Great Prizes & MEGA 50/50 - This event is hosted by the Coast Cruizers, Gulf Coast MotorSports Magazine, AutoZone and Crusin' WGCM 1240 AM & 100.9 FM. Info "JR" 228 314-4405 or Jimbo 228 596-0664 October 10 Wiggins, MS 2nd Saturday Cruise-in at Wendy’s, 1051 East Frontage Rd., Wiggins, MS 39577. 4pm - 8pm Hosted by the Red Creek Classic Car Club. Info. call Charlie 601-528-1172

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320 HWY 90, Waveland, MS 291 Beauvoir Rd, Biloxi, MS 2223 25th. Ave, Gulfport, MS 15248 Dedeaux Rd, Gulfport, MS 1043 Frontage East, Wiggins, MS 10229 Central Ave, Diberville, MS 1764 Denny Ave, Pascagoula, MS 802 Memorial Blvd, Picayune, MS 1590 South Main St, Poplarville, MS 19097 Pineville Rd, Long Beach, MS. 726 Bienville Blvd., Ocean Springs, MS

1976 Cosworth Vega #3076 Mileage 11088 All original except: new water pump timing belt dist belt Fiero in tank fuel pump new paint (original deteriorated during 27 years of storage) $15,900 Call Bob at 251-751-3588 or 251-666-7317 Posted 2/20 Wanted 1970 Duster 340, 4 speed. Must run, have good title and in good shape.

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1988 R30 Chevrolet Dually 3000 miles since the following: 469c.I. balanced assembly engine, New brakes, New front suspension, Sealed turbo 400 trans, Rear axle seals, New a/c comp, Alternator, Carb water pump. Heater core, Evaporator core, Radiator, Electric fan, Distributor, Plug wires, Window channels. Felts, Door gaskets, Front power window motors.

Needs: Radio and Headliner $9,995 obo Call Bob at 251-751-3588 or 251-666-7317 Posted 2/20

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401 CI V6 GMC Truck Engine, complete with intake and carb. Also have bell housing, clutch, and 4 speed standard transmission and extra parts. $500 for all.

Call Steve 228 860-2180 posted 2/2020

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1970 Opel GT, 2nd owner for 21 years, good condition, one repaint, new PUI interior.

Includes numerous repair manuals as well as used drive train, doors, side and rear windows, suspension, seat frames, hood, and front valance. Also includes new front windshield, aluminum radiator, and starter. Approximately 2K miles on professionally rebuilt 1900 motor.

Asking $12K OBRO. Call Jeff 228-832-3481 or 228-424-2260. posted 2-2020

1947 Rare Merc. Beautiful customized coupe.

350 V8 engine, 350 tranny, power windows, doors, steering and brakes. Chopped top. Designer upholstery. Great driver $21,000.00 Call: 662-356-6035 for more info posted 2/2020

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1957 Chevy BellAir, 4 Door, 6 cyl, 3 Speed on the Column, A/C. $10,000.00 OBO. Call (985) 264-2180 or (985)705-4806 posted 2/2020 1991 Corvette 2nd owner, well kept, no damage, 85K miles, $6,500 OBO or trade for Jeep of equal value call Adam 228-229-5073 posted 1/20

1979 Firebird T/A 10th Anniv SE 6.6 litre (Olds 403 ci) automatic. 3rd owner for 18 years, odo shows < 48K miles which appears accurate. Very original car, with one partial repaint and new silver leather PUI interior. Sold new @ Bay St Louis MS 4/5/79 and has remained on MS Gulf Coast since. Includes original window sticker, owners manual and build sheet. Original and working GM 8-track AM/FM radio/CB and CB antenna. No rust.

NADA average $41.6K, asking $23K OBRO. Contact Jeff 228-832-3481 or 228-424-2260

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2012 Harley Davidson Ultra Classic Limited.

FLHTK 21k miles. Too many options to list. $12,000 Call or text 228 860-2180 posted 1/20

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1989 Chevy Van G-30 Diesel Great shape.

Converted to camper. All electric. New tires all -around $4,000 OBO Call Adam 228-229-5073 posted 1/20 1957 Studebaker Silver Hawk. Red & White Showroom Excellent Condition $16,000 1962 Studebaker Champ. Red & White.

Excellent condition, New paint job, original engine, new tires. $8000 Two excellent vehicles, garage kept. Call Dick Simmons 601-955-1783 Meridian, MS posted 12-19

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1939 Chevrolet Master Deluxe Chevrolet 350 V-8. Bore 4.030 / Stroke 3.480 / Compression 9.32. Forged flat pistons, moly rings. Lunati hydraulic roller cam. Dart aluminum heads. Ceramic headers. Holly / Edlebrock 750 carb. 750R4 transmission.

Flowmaster muffler system. 9 inch rear / 3.5 ratio.. Accel spark plug wires. Two electric radiator fans. Aluminum radiator. Features; Dolphin gauges, total interior replacement, HushMat covers (interior) doors, dash, floor, roof, trunk, wheel wells, electric windshield wipers, Ron Francs Wiring products, exhaust wrapped in Muffler Armor, air conditioning, power bucket seats, power steering, power brakes, GM tilt steering column, steel body, smoke free interior, Memphis Audio system supplied / not installed. Car is prewired for speakers.

Receipts for supplies, service and carâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history will be furnished. The Chevy is an everyday driver and kept in a humidity controlled garage. Receipts for all work available. $35,000 obo Call Tommy 318 687-9306 posted 12/19

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1970 VW Bus. Camper with tent 1776cc engine, Hwy Flyer Trans. Restored two years ago with New Interior. Has cold A/C. Asking $23,000 OBO call 228 669-7353 posted 12/19

1965 Impala SS Runs good, looks decent, recent front end work and new front tires $9500 Call Jerry 601 928-6014 posted 12/19

Dodge Truck. Completely restored. Known as the 440 Express. 440 Engine, 4 speed tranny, 2x4 Carbs, new gauges. $26,000 contact: 662-356-6035 posted 11/19

1972 Honda 350-Four. Beautiful Re-paint.

Many new parts. Runs Great $3800 call Dan posted 11/19 251-366-6058 Early 60â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cast Iron Powerglide transmissions. (have 2) $75 Each Call Tommy 601-833-4606 or 601-695-3890 posted 11-19

For sale Mickey Thompson built Aulter as is. TCI tranny, 426 Hemi, 9â&#x20AC;? rear 456 gear, twin batterys, 10lb. Refillable fire bottle, NRA approved $30,000 Call for more details. contact: 662-356-6035 posted 11/19

1983 Jole Taiwan Taxi. Had to convert to battery operated could not ship with gasoline engine. Has four new batteries. Titled and tadded in Mississippi and is street legal $11,000 contact: 662-356-6035 posted 11/19

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Boss Laser Machine like new, Just like you would use your PC to send jobs to print on an inkjet printer you can also use your PC to send jobs to a laser cutter. However, unlike a normal printer that only prints on paper laser cutting machinery can cut or engrave almost any type of organic material as well as treated or painted metals. Some of the more popular materials that you can laser cut or engrave are: anodized aluminum, wood, acrylic, leather, stone, fabric, plastics, glass and much more. Aside from laser cutting materials some of the popular laser cutting markets or business opportunities include: Signage and name badges, trophies and rewards, treated steel, personalized wood products, ceramic gift items, and corporate novelties, rubber stamps, barcodes, etched mirrors and glass, fabrics and clothing, Industrial labels and tags, plastics and acrylic, cut outs, and etched marble tops. $7000 posted 11/19 call Brian 228 868-1716

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New Yokohama Tires These are Yokohama Avid Ascent GT, top of the line, 215/55R/17 new tires. Bought for my hotrod and they are to big. Still have stickers! $400 for the set.

Call Ollie 601-829-2589 or Email: olliepatterson@hotmail.com posted 11/19

1957 T-Bird. Excellent condition and good reliable driver. Car has been well taken care and serviced regularly. We hate to see “Baby-bird” go but sometimes you just have to give them their freedom..… $28,000. OBO 228 596-0664 located in Gulfport, MS

40’ Ft Pace gooseneck trailer. Back door with 36” extension, side door with step down. A/C Onan generator, air compressor, work bench, cabinets, gas can holders, inside lights, winch, tool box, outside electric plugs. Stainless steel flooring. Triple axles, 10 ply tires. Super buy $11,000 contact: 662-356-6035 posted 11/19 Wanted small pull behind trailer.

To be pulled by a 1930 Chevy street rod.

Call Billy 228-327-1530 posted 11-19 Selling parts or a vehicle?

You can’t beat the deal in Gulf Coast MotorSports Magazine & on our web site. www.gulfcoastmotorsports.com Two months with pictures for only $10.

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Electric Bar Stool. Like new condition, new chrome wheels & tires. New battery. Easy to pick up and will fit in back of mini-van. Asking $2000 Call 228-596-0664

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Small single axel V-nosed trailer. Great shape. $2,000 OBO call 228 596-0664

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High Performance Racing Parts from Engines to Engine Parts. Distributors, Carburetors, Main Bearings, Rod Bearings, Gaskets, Connecting Rods, Roller Rockers, Stud Girdles, Racing Starters, Air Cleaners and Accessories, Performance Spark Plug Wires. We have racing cams & racing parts for Chevrolet, Ford, Chrysler, Oldsmobile & Pontiac.

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