Cruising Magazine - June/July 2020

BEAT THE CLOCK

Since 1953, Brandywine Motorsport Club has focused on the thrill of the drive....Page 7

Keeping The Faith Our hobby is challenged, but will continue

WOMEN OF MOPAR: PART 2

Stories of unique individuals who have made our hobby better....Page 10

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Event Spotlights.....................................................................................................................9 Women of MOPAR..........................................................................................................10-11 Buying in the Digital Age..............................................................................................12-13 Cruise Calendar....................................................................................................................15 Show Calendar.....................................................................................................................18 Shifting Gears.......................................................................................................................22 Cruising 101...........................................................................................................................23 Art Director: Matthew Loeb Advertising & Sales: Jerry duPhily Editorial & Research Team: Jerry duPhily, Larry Lazareff Contributing Writers: Frank Adkins, Brenda Burns, Aldina Burns, Larry Lazareff, Bill Nese, Ben Notaro, John Quinn, Lou Sitaras, Al Snyder, John Truman Contributing Photographers: Lindsay duPhily, Larry Lazareff, Ben Notaro, Bob Sliwecki Founder and Special Consultant: Larry Lazareff On the Cover: Under the hood of a classic Pontiac GTO at Car Clinic (Wilm., Del.). Photo by Matthew Loeb Published four times annually by Cruising Magazine, LLC. All rights reserved.

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SNEAK PEEK Mondays: Mighty Joe’s Cruise Nights Joe’s Exxon, 1231 Rt. 206, Shamong, NJ 08088; Between 4- 4:30pm start Info: 609-268-0303 June 6: 0th Annual Greenville Auto Show Methodist Country House Grounds, 4830 Kennett Pike, Greenville, DE; 11am-3pm Info: LaBarre @ 302-983-6966; carshows4nonprofits@gmail.com June 17-20: Spring Carlisle Carlisle Fairgrounds, 1000 Bryn Mawr Road, Carlisle, PA. 17013 Wed- Sat: 7am-6 pm; Sun: 7am-12pm Info: 717-243-7855; CarlisleEvents.com June 21: Soul Riders Women with Show Cars/Hot Rods VFW Hall #3792, 5695 Summit Bridge Road, Townsend, DE 19734; 11am-3pm Info: 302-998-5951; Tony Lewis @ 302-858-3672; soulridersautoclubofdelaware.com June 21: Father’s Day Car Show Christ the Cornerstone, Rt. 896/301, Bear, DE 19701; 9am-1pm Info: 302-836-2862

HOT SHOWS August 7-9: Truck Nationals Carlisle Fairgrounds, 1000 Bryn Mawr Road, Carlisle, PA, 17013 Fri & Sat: 7am-6 pm; Sun: 7 am-12pm Info: 717-243-7855; CarlisleEvents.com August 8: 9th Annual Classic Car Cruise-In Prices Corner Shopping Center, 3140 Kirkwood Hwy., Wilm. DE 19808; 10am-3pm Info: LaBarre @ 302-983-6966; carshows4nonprofits@gmail.com August 14-16: Import & Performance Nationals Carlisle Fairgrounds, 1000 Bryn Mawr Road, Carlisle, PA, 17013 Fri & Sat: 7am-6 pm; Sun: 7 am-12pm Info: 717-243-7855; CarlisleEvents.com August 15: 9th Annual Olde Tyme Peach Festival Show MOT Senior Center, 300 S. Scott Street, Middletown, DE 19709; noon-3pm Info: LaBarre @ 302-983-6966; carshows4nonprofits@gmail.com August 27-30: Corvettes at Carlisle Carlisle Fairgrounds, 1000 Bryn Mawr Road, Carlisle, PA, 17013 Thur: 10am-6pm; Fri & Sat: 7am- 6 pm; Sun: 7 am-12pm Info: 717-243-7855; CarlisleEvents.com

June 26-27: Chevrolet Nationals Carlisle Fairgrounds, 1000 Bryn Mawr Road, Carlisle, PA.17013 Fri: 7am-6 pm; Sat: 7 am-9pm Info: 717-243-7855; CarlisleEvents.com

Sept. 19: Downtown Millville Car Show High Street & Main Street, Millville, NJ , 08332; 11am-3pm Info: 856-825-2600

July 17-19: 20th Syracuse Nationals New York State Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Blvd, Syracuse, NY 13209 Thur: Entrants, Vendors only; Fri & Sat: 8am-6pm; Sun: 8am-3pm Info: SyracuseNationals.com

Sept. 27: Soul Riders Fall Show VFW Hall #3792, 5695 Summit Bridge Road, Townsend, DE 19734; 11am-3pm Info: 302-998-5951; Tony Lewis @ 302-858-3672; soulridersautoclubofdelaware.com

July 19: Soul Riders Christmas in July VFW Hall #3792, 5695 Summit Bridge Road, Townsend, DE 19734; 9am-1pm Info: 302-998-5951; Tony Lewis @ 302-858-3672; soulridersautoclubofdelaware.com

October 10: Cruise Down Memory Lane Landis Ave., Vineland, NJ; 5-9pm Info: Marvin Askins @ 856-697-6306

July 31-August 2: Ford Nationals Carlisle Fairgrounds, 1000 Bryn Mawr Road, Carlisle, PA, 17013 Fri & Sat: 7am-6 pm; Sun: 7am- 12pm Info: 717-243-7855; CarlisleEvents.com

October 10: Greater Woodbine Chamber 9th Annual Show Route 440 in Woodbine, NJ 08270; 9am-3pm Info: 609-780-3088 October 25: Delaware Beers & Gears Casino at Delaware Park, 777 Delaware Park Blvd., Wilm., DE 19804; 11am-4pm Info: 800-41-SLOTS & Scott@ 302-363-2086; delawarepark.com

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BEAT THE CLOCK Since 1953, Brandywine Motorsport Club has focused on the thrill of the drive

By Frank Adkins

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ost car clubs focus on one manufacturer or model of automobile, while other clubs are centered on a particular genre of cars, such as street rods, muscle cars, rat rods, etc. In either case, the vehicles are at the centerpoint. The Brandywine Motorsport Club is a car club of a different ilk. The focus of the BMC is not the cars themselves. Rather, the emphasis is on driving events.

The cars seen at BMC events are as diverse as their members. Where else would you expect to find a gathering that includes late model BMWs and Corvettes in the same company as Mazda Miatas, classic Austin Healy and MG sports cars, and even a vintage Mustang or Chevy II? While some are clean enough to be show-worthy, they are all “drivers.” The BMC does not host or promote car shows. Instead, it attracts those who enjoy driving their cars, no matter what types of cars they may be. Members come from all walks of life and include college students, middle-aged white collar and blue-collar professionals, and retirees. These folks are simply automotive enthusiasts who enjoy competing against each other by pitting their driving skills against the clock.

The BMC originated in 1953 in Wilmington, Del. as a spin-off of the MG Car Club, an international organization of MG automobile owners with its world headquarters in the United Kingdom. While the MG Car Club is currently celebrating its 80th year, at that time, there was not enough support to keep the local chapter of the MG Car Club afloat. By January 13, 1954 the BMC had been formed, and it was ready to stand on its own, separate from the MGCC. In its early days, BMC members competed in gymkhanas, hill climbs, and rallies. One of the club’s charter members, George Alderman, is still active in the club today. Alderman is the founder of Alderman Automotive Machine in New Castle, Del. He enjoyed a professional racing career spanning nearly five decades, and he is a recent inductee into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame.

His son, Paul, now operates the family business. He, too, is a retired professional racer and a regular competitor at BMC events. A handful of other members have been active for 40 years or more.

These days, the BMC hosts several road rallies and auto cross competitions each season. The road rallies lead participants through scenic areas via winding secondary roads. Typically, the routes traverse rural Delaware, Pennsylvania, and/or Maryland. Each team is comprised of a driver 6

George Alderman in his Cooper F3 at a 1963 Brandywine Motorsports Club hill climb at the former NVF site in Yorklyn, Delaware. Since the Cooper didn’t have a reverse gear, two colleagues helped Alderman push his car back between two required lines to stop in so he could continue his run.

and a navigator, and often there are checkpoints along the way. Successful rally participants strive for accuracy. This type of rally is sometimes referred to as a time-speed-distance competition.

Traveling at a certain speed for a given distance means that you should arrive at the next checkpoint at a specific time. Those with the lowest cumulative error—arriving early or late—win. It sounds simple, but there are many variables. Because the route directions are intentionally vague, it is easy to miss a turn. Realizing the mistake and then compensating for it takes experience, strong math skills, and gut instinct. If traffic dictates that too much time is spent at a stop sign or if a slower vehicle on the road impedes a competitor’s travel, the lost time must be made up as quickly and as accurately as possible without breaking any laws. It is the navigator’s job to account for all of these things and instruct the driver what to do. The driver’s job is to drive the vehicle while obeying the navigator’s commands.

Folks often compete in road rallies in sports cars, antique vehicles, or other special interest cars, but they are just as likely to arrive in their everyday sedans, mini-vans, and SUVs. The vehicle isn’t what is important. What matters is having fun. Some forego the stop watches and go along just for the camaraderie and the scenic drive.

BMC’s auto crosses are slightly more restrictive concerning vehicle types. Trucks and SUVs are generally not permitted because their high centers of gravity makes them prone to rolling over during tight, high-speed maneuvers on the auto cross course. Otherwise, practically any fourwheeled motor vehicle is welcome. Vehicles must pass safety inspections and drivers must have helmets with current SNELL ratings, but the club provides loaner helmets for newcomers who wish to experience the thrill of auto cross before investing in a helmet.

Auto cross competitions (formerly known as gymkhanas) are held in large parking lots on courses defined by orange pylons. The objective is to run the course as quickly and as cleanly as possible. Each run is timed to the thousandth of a second, and competitors are often separated by just a few hundredths or thousandths of a second. A two-second penalty is levied for every cone a competitor knocks down.

Classic Images from a 1957 BMC hill climb in Yorklyn, Delaware.

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Winning drivers Renee O’Leary (MG) and Tom Lawrence (Austin Healey) at a 1960 BMC competition.

Cars are assigned into various classes based on the type of car and its anticipated performance level. The classes are similar to those established by the Sports Car Club of America, and they ensure that everyone has a fair chance by competing against the drivers of vehicles similar to their own. For example, the Classic Street Car class is for older vehicles, both foreign and domestic, that are mostly stock. The vehicles competing in this class are mainly 1960s and 1970s models. In recent years they have included early Novas and Chevy IIs, an MG Midget, Corvette Stingrays, an early GTO, Paul Alderman’s ‘66 Mustang, a 1964 Austin Healey, and my own ’65 Plymouth Valiant.

Because the course is different each time, there is no way for people to learn the course and remember it from one outing to the next. The objective during the first run or two of the day is to learn the course. Then, on the remaining runs, competitors seek opportunities to trim those precious fractions of a second.

As automobile racing goes, auto cross is one of the safest forms. Speeds are relatively low—usually first, second, and sometimes third gears. The course is designed to keep participants as safe as possible and to minimize their risk of colliding with stationary obstacles such as fences and light poles. When things go sideways (pun intended), the worst that usually happens is that a few cones get mowed down. The only injury the driver sustains is a bruised ego. The risk of damage to the vehicle is also minimal.

In the past, the BMC has hosted its auto cross events in the back parking lot at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del. and at Glasgow High School near Newark, Del. For the last couple of years, they have used the parking lot at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen, Md. Typically, they host four to six events each year during the warm weather months.

Although racers are competitive by nature, for the members of the BMC, it’s all about being safe while having fun. The atmosphere at any BMC event is warm and inviting, and members support newcomers by offering ride-alongs in which veteran auto crossers offer tips and instruction to those who are new to the sport. Family involvement also plays a significant role in maintaining an active membership. It is not uncommon to see two and even three generations of a family competing and/or helping to run club events. For these reasons, the BMC has thrived for more than 65 years. For more information and to see the event schedule, visit BrandywineMotorsportClub.org or visit their Facebook page, Brandywine Motorsport Club.

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EVENT SPOTLIGHTS

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INCH FORD REARS Award winners Bruce and Deb Brasure with DVCC vice president Don Melvin (far right).

Camaro Club Awards Members of the Delaware Valley Camaro Club gathered at Tyler’s Bar and Grille in Wilmington, Del. for their 15th annual winter banquet. Member awards included: • Bruce and Deb Brasure for outstanding achievement • Sheila Mugabi for ongoing support thru many years • Jeff Brannan for planning club cruises and support of the club • Allison Stine for coordinating the DVCC car show as well as the banquet • Jack and Sue Dunbar for their leadership to DVCC • Sponsor award went to Rich Diver from Diver Chevrolet who has supported the Delaware Valley Camaro Club for many years.

— For more on DVCC visit www.DelawareValleyCamaro.com — Text: Carol Messa / Photo: Kathy Bender

The New Normal For Car Gatherings Car guys and gals have a passion for driving their special rides. Spring really gets the adrenalin going to cruise, grabbing a bite and enjoying some ice cream. So, even in this time where people have mandates to wear a mask for health protocols, it’s still a time to get out the ride.

At Uncle Bill’s custard and food stand in South Jersey, a group of enthusiasts ventured out to socialize (at a distance), wear a mask, enjoy their rides, and stay within compliance of health edicts.

You can be sure that under those masks are smiles of sharing the camaraderie of cruising -- even during not so usual times.

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THE WOMEN OF MOPAR Stories of unique individuals who have made our hobby better (Part Two)

By Lou Sitaras

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ay back in 1872, a woman named Susan B. Anthony was arrested for voting in her hometown of Rochester, New York, and convicted in a widely publicized trial. Although she refused to pay the fine, the authorities declined to take further action (a smart decision on their part). It was the beginning of the women’s rights movement. Just six years later (1878), Anthony and her associate, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, arranged for Congress to be presented with an amendment giving women the right to vote. It was eventually ratified as the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1920. Susan B. Anthony subsequently became the first female citizen to be depicted on U.S. currency when her portrait appeared on the 1979 dollar coin.

This year, exactly 100 years after women were given the right to vote, Cruising Magazine is celebrating women in the collector car field who have shown both passion and initiative. Women who sometimes had to fight in a male-dominated arena to have their thoughts and ideas heard and acted upon. I am proud to bring these women to the forefront. Not in my words but in their own words, their stories of what brought them to appreciate the hobby, the cars, and especially the people. This is part two of a four-part series: The Women of Mopar.

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Brenda Walls with none other than NASCAR legend “The King”, Richard Petty, at the Ridgely Car Show.

BRENDA WALLS

Walls is one of the most remarkable women I have ever met. She’s dedicated, focused, and passionate. She took a small rural town named Ridgely and turned it into the most amazing car show in the tri-state area while at the same time raising more than $300,000 for charity.

WALLS: Before I could even drive, I loved cars and any type of racing. I’ve always loved the look of the Mopars and the colors were just incredible! My father was a Chevy guy, but there was just something about a Mopar that drew my attention.

I remember when I was 15, my boyfriend and I drove up to Carlisle looking to possibly sell his ‘69 Dodge Dart and look for another Mopar. This was long before the internet and we heard you could find or sell anything there. We didn’t know that all the hotels would be booked so we actually ended up sleeping in the car that night in order to hit the fairgrounds again first thing in the morning. The people we met there were so cool!

looking for a reason to leave. So, I had an idea to create the ultimate car show, a “Carfest” if you will. I got together with a few friends, came up with some cool ideas, partnered with the Petty’s and the Petty Family Foundation and while incorporating my vintage looking pharmacy/ice cream parlor along with our neat little town and it just became a really cool deal. Hence, the Ridgely Car Show. We’ve raised a ton of money for our charities and met some incredible people.

All things considered, I’d have to say the best thing about being a part of the Mopar family is the people I’ve met and the friends I’ve made throughout the years. It’s been an incredible journey.

DIANE FERRO

I first met Diane Ferro in 2014 behind the counter at Totally Auto Mopar Restorations. Three years later, I would join her on the Rapid Transit Tour. Her contributions to the hobby are endless­—more than I have space to list—and she is a celebrity judge at the Carlisle Chrysler Nationals. Ferro is an ardent supporter of the collector car hobby and I’m proud to call her a member of my family.

Diane Ferro taking a break in the back of her 1946 Dodge pick-up truck while enjoying a sunny day at a local car show.

Time rolls on but I always made those trips up to Carlisle, even taking my daughter in a little red wagon and pulled her up and down those gravely paths looking for cool parts for our car. We ended up getting another ‘69 Swinger 340 4 speed that eventually was part of our daughter’s wedding in 2009. Yep, we had an all Mopar muscle car wedding procession.

Over the years we continually attended car shows, NHRA Drag races and NASCAR races. I love anything to do with racing and speed. I got my 2003 Red Viper roadster in 2011, did some mods to it myself, but then had Petty’s Garage modify it even more. They added some real nice touches and performance pieces and it was actually on display there for a year showing off the work they do. A few years before this, we attended many cars shows and the only thing that bugged me about regular car shows was that they could get boring without anything else to do. Sitting around on hot asphalt was not such a good idea. I could see the wives and kids of the guys that brought their cars just

FERRO: My love of cars in general started with my dad, as did my brother’s. His friends all came to the house to work on cars. One friend though pulled up in a bright yellow ‘Cuda and it shined from the inside out! Of course it did as Chrysler was the only manufacturer to paint the engine compartments! This must have been 1977 or 1978. Then I met my future husband Dave when he was driving a 1968 GTO. We cruised that entire summer with endless street racing.

I was hooked into more than just the cars. I’d ask him a multitude of questions and he was always willing and happy to explain....engines, transmissions, horsepower. I listened, I learned, and we grew. The love affair continued for both Dave and cars. We were married in 1984.

We had a 1968 Polara at the time, a huge car! By 1985, we owned a Dart convertible and there was a beautiful ‘70 orange Challenger across the street. Loved the lines on that car and go-mango orange was the perfect color. We bought it along with various other Mopars.

The history, the uniqueness, the wild colors. The HEMI fueled my love for these cars. I eventually bought that orange Challenger from Dave...best deal ever! It’s still tucked in our garage today. By 1986, Totally Auto was started and continues on today. Over the years we’ve judged shows, started our own judged events, restored countless cars, ran a parts business, and offered a spray paint line to help the home restorer. We’ve since taken it back to the street cruising with 50 or so of our closest friends on the Rapid Transit Tour. There is a passion and camaraderie among Mopar people that is unmatched. I am so very proud to say I am one of them!

Please check out our next issue and read about the women who have really stepped up to make our hobby one that the entire family can enjoy: men, women, and children, too. Part Three of The Women of Mopar will appear in Cruising Magazine’s August-September issue.

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BUYING IN THE DIGITAL AGE Cars and parts are often now just a click away

By Frank Adkins

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t was the late 1970s and I was entering my teens. A few of my friends had dirt bikes, but my parents wouldn’t allow me to have one. My mother was an operating room nurse who worked second shift on weekends in a busy hospital. Through the years she had helped to treat hundreds of motorcycle accident victims, and she regularly asserted that there was no way her son would have a motorcycle. I knew that convincing them to let me purchase anything propelled by an internal combustion engine would be a tough sell, but when I was 13 they relented to my incessant begging and permitted me to buy a used go-kart.

That particular go-kart belonged to a kid maned Eddie who lived up the street, and he only wanted $35 for it. Of course, I neglected to mention to my parents that he had completely disassembled it. On the day when I had finally amassed the cash, Eddie made

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three trips to my house to deliver all of the pieces. When my father saw not a go-kart, but rather, the pile of parts that I had actually purchased—a frame and boxes containing an engine bock, piston, crankshaft, carburetor, and other essentials—he frowned and said, “Looks like you bought a real piece of (crap)!” Three days later I had it running and drivable, save for the front tires and tubes which were missing.

Of course, before Eddie had disassembled it, he had abused it mercilessly. Having run it nearly out of oil several times and having repeatedly used the choke to bog the engine long enough to jump aboard after push-starting it (he had locked the failed centrifugal clutch with a bolt, so pull-starting it was out of the question), the cylinder wall was badly scored. Eventually the little three horsepower Briggs and Stratton lost all compression.

Thus began my search for a replacement engine. In those days there were only two options for classifieds in my area, The News Journal newspaper and the Swapper, a weekly publication of classified ads printed in Newark, Del. Week after week I scoured the classifieds for suitable engines in my price range. Due to my speed lust, I always drove the go-kart just as hard I could. Furthermore, on any replacement engine, I immediately disabled the governor.

Consequently, I became quite adept at rebuilding small engines, and I completely destroyed four of them over the next two years. Yes, I read the Swapper often!

When I was 15, I sold both the go-kart and one of my home-built bicycles in order to purchase my first car. It was a ’64 Dodge Dart with an ailing automatic transmission. I decided to replace the automatic transmission with a manual gearbox. My buddy Mike had replaced the clutch in his father’s Ford Pinto station wagon, so I was certain that he knew all there was to know about clutches and manual transmissions. He was a few months older than me, and when he turned 16 we visited junkyards in search of the parts I’d need to make my conversion. Soon I traded the money I’d earned delivering newspapers and cutting grass for said parts. For a transmission, once again I turned to the Swapper. I purchased a three-speed floor-shifted transmission and shifter from somebody who was parting out a Plymouth Duster in an apartment complex north of Wilmington, Del. (The apartment manager and other residents probably weren’t thrilled, but that didn’t concern me.) On the way home, the transmission rolled in the back of my parents’ station wagon and spilled hypoid gear oil into the carpet. For years afterward the family wagon stunk on hot days. The bearings in that transmission turned out to be worn and noisy (buyer beware!), but it held me over until I could afford to buy another one from a late model Dodge Aspen wreck in a junkyard.

In those days, finding cars and parts was both time consuming and labor intensive. It was also localized. When searching for parts, the classifieds were good only if the seller deemed the part in question valuable enough to warrant a listing. Word of mouth and junkyards were the only other options. Of course, it was possible to call various junkyards in an effort to save time, but such parts inquiries usually netted the response, “We probably have it. Come in and take a look.” Finding cars was equally difficult. People in the market for cool cars would scour ads in all of their local publications (most of which included, at best, one grainy image on newspaper print), keep their ears open for any line on such a car, and keep their eyes peeled for “For Sale” signs taped into the side windows of the cars they encountered in their travels. Entire weekends would be devoted to the quest!

Folks selling a car or parts would place ads in a local classified paper, answer numerous phone calls, and sacrifice nights and weekends in hopes that the people who said they were coming would actually show up. It often took weeks or even months for buyers and sellers to come together, if they ever did at all.

One major limitation of the local classifieds was that they were just that—local.

Generally, each publication served area with a radius of 50 or so miles. If you wanted to expand your search, you had to drive to another area and purchase their publications. It would be another couple of years before my friend’s father, Jack, would introduce me to the national publication Hemmings Motor News. Although I enjoyed reading his back issues, I soon discovered that Hemmings catered to serious car collectors, not regular guys like me who were struggling just to keep their junk running. Furthermore, “regular” people looking to sell their decade-old cars didn’t advertise in Hemmings.

Jack also introduced me to the regional swap meets in Carlisle, Hershey, and Macungie, Pa., as well as Atlantic City, N.J. I seized every opportunity to blow whatever spare cash I could muster on car parts and tools. Although I scored many items that I would have never obtained otherwise, finding what I actually needed and for a fair price was very hit-and-miss.

By the early ‘90s, some late night television shows highlighting the inventory of various used car lots began to appear on local cable channels. While these shows could save a lot of time and legwork for insomniacs looking for a deals on cars at Buy-Here-PayHere lots, they did little to bring the vast majority of car buyers and sellers together.

Things remained largely unchanged until later in the ‘90s when the Internet came into widespread use. Arguably, it was eBay.com that revolutionized the way vehicles and used parts change hands. Overnight it became possible to quickly scour hundreds of ads from sellers across the country or around the world. Color photos highlighting attributes and revealing blemishes of goods minimized the guesswork associated with traditional print ads. eBay’s auction format added to the excitement of scoring that elusive car or part, but if the seller opted for Buy It Now pricing, that car or part could be yours immediately and with just a few mouse clicks. Suddenly there was no more playing phone tag, getting directions, or waiting for people who would never show up. As I soon discovered, eBay gave those of us in the rust belt access to cars, clean sheet metal, and trim pieces from dry climates elsewhere in the country. In fact, if not for eBay, I could not have completed many of the projects I have built over the last 20 years.

Craigslist.org has proven to be something of a cross between eBay and the old print classifieds. The ads are accessible from anywhere in the world, but search areas are localized. Electronic ads and color photos provide far greater timeliness and information than the print ads, but the local scope can actually be a benefit when selling or buying items that are cost prohibitive to ship. Recently I sold a project car via Craigslist. I chose Craigslist over eBay because of its local scope. I wanted the buyer to see the car in person before completing the purchase because I wanted him to know exactly what he was getting. In addition, over the last two months I have purchased three Dodge Dakota project/parts trucks from Virginia, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. I found them all on Craigslist, and I completed the transactions in person.

Numerous online clubs comprised of owners and enthusiasts of specific car makes and types have sprung up. Cars and parts change hands regularly thanks to connections made through these clubs. More recently, social media has gained widespread acceptance as a means of finding and selling cars and parts in much the same format as the online clubs, but without the expense of maintaining a website. Facebook has numerous such groups. Of course, now days nearly every classic car dealer, restoration parts warehouse, and used parts supplier has a website. Folks regularly share ads from these and other sources on social media.

Although the Barrett-Jackson auctions began in 1971, they were not televised until the SPEED channel did so in 1995. This auction is regarded as the pinnacle of the collector car world where big dollar cars and big dollar buyers come together. The Mecum auctions got underway in 1988, but they remained overshadowed by Barrett-Jackson until recent years. Mecum now hosts the largest collector car auction in the world annually in Kissimmee, FL. Over an eight day period, 3,000 cars cross the auction block. Today, many enthusiasts regard visits to both auctions as bucket list events.

A few years ago, my friend and fellow Cruising contributor Lou Sitaras drove his ’85 Cadillac from his home in Pennsylvania to the Mecum auction in Florida. A coastal storm left snowy, icy roads in the Carolinas, and he was forced to make an unplanned overnight stay in a roadside motel. When he arrived at Mecum, he was treated like royalty. The crew promptly cleaned his Caddy and had it looking its best. Lou chronicled his adventure on Facebook and in this publication last season. Although we take such activities for granted today, they were unheard of just a few years ago. He also had several phone conversations with Amy, a close friend and fellow car enthusiast a thousand miles away in western New York. They exchanged texts, photos, and videos while Lou walked about the rows of cars to be auctioned. When Lou’s car crossed the block, Amy was in contact with him in real time while watching his reactions on live TV. By the time the event was concluded, Lou’s Cadillac had found a new owner and he was on his way home in a retired police package Dodge Charger.

The impacts of technology-based communication on our lives cannot be overstated, but nowhere are they better exemplified than in the world of automotive enthusiasts.

— A version of this article first appeared in Cruising Magazine in June 2018.

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Plenty to do and see. Only one block from the beach. We hope that you will join us, weather permitting.

Every Wednesday through November (June 3, 10, 17, 24, July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, August 5, 12) Mr. Bill’s Weekly Cruise Night Mr. Bill’s of Winslow Township, 453 Route 73 South, Hammonton, NJ 08037 5-9:30pm Great food, custard and friends. First 15 cruise cars receive a free small custard!

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Info: 609-878-3829 Wednesdays (June 3, 10, 17, 24, July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, August 5, 12) Rita’s Water Ice Cruise Rita’s Water Ice, 250 W. Camden Avenue, Moorestown, NJ 08057 6-9pm Just a bunch of Classic car owners who get together to show our cars and talk shop, all makes, all models, all years welcome, Rat Rods to Show cars! All makes and models welcome. Just a group of friends getting together to relax and talk cars or whatever.

Every Friday through October (June 5, 12, 19, 26, July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7, 14) South Jersey Street Legends Car Club Meet and Greet 130 N. White Horse Pike (under the horse), Lawnside, NJ 08045 5-9:30pm Appreciation awards every 4th Friday.

50/50 drawings every Friday.

Info: 856-617-2553, johnlangford106@yahoo.com

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Every Friday through October (June 5, 12, 19, 26, July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7, 14) Street Survivors Friday Cruise Nights To the left of Burger King by Tractor Supply, Park 97 East Park Shopping Center, 7988 Crain Highway, Glen Burnie MD 21061 5:30-9pm No Entry Fee. All vehicles allowed. Plenty of parking. Music and 50/50 every week. Car show flyers and club shits and sweatshirts are available at the trailer. Food available at nearby establishments.

Info: Tom Pattan 443-838-0948 or Rick 443-829-5658 streetsurvivorsofmaryland.com First Saturdays through October (June 6, July 4, August 1) Corvette Club Monthly Car Show & Cruise Pike Creek Shopping Center, 4700 Limestone Rd, Wilmington, DE 19808 4-8pm Street Rods, classic, antique, race, trucks and motorcycles. Bring whatever you have! No entry fees. Handicap Accessible, Food, Kids, Music.

Info: Bruce Norman: (908) 342-4293 vetteclub.org First Saturdays through October (June 6, July 4, August 1) Chesapeake Classic Car Club Cruise-In Waterside Village next to Chick-fil- A, 28632 Marlboro Ave., Easton, MD 21601 5-9pm June 6th: Cruise-in for the kids (5 trophies); July 4: Honor our Vets (10 trophies); August 1: Hot Night Cruise. Handicap Accessible, Food, Kids, Music, All Vehicles Welcome.

Info: Mike Francis: 410-739-8689 Every Monday year-round (June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, July 6, 13, 20, 27, August 3, 10) Mighty Joe’s Cruise Nights Joe’s Exxon, 1231 Route 206, Shamong, NJ 08088 Lineup between 4-4:30pm Every Monday night yearly. Good food, good friends, cool cars.

Info: 609-268-0303

EVENT LISTINGS First Mondays (June 1, July 6, August 3) Cars & Custard Deptford Skating Center, 510 Deptford Avenue, Westville, NJ 08093 6-9pm Free event for all! Discount ice cream passes for car/truck/bike owners. Music, door prizes, cars and ice cream. Open to all years, makes and models. This is a family event- no loud music or reckless driving.

Info: 856-845-7353 Every Tuesday through October (June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, July 7, 14, 21, 28, August 4, 11) Bellmawr Cruise Night Club Diner, 20 N. Black Horse Pike, Bellmawr NJ 08031 6pm start Hosted by the Bellmawr Cruisers. Any make or model. We are the Seinfelds of cars, we do nothing except talk and enjoy cars!!

Info Doug: 609-820-2290, dlewis44@comcast.net Every Wednesday through October (June 3, 10, 17, 24, July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, August 5, 12) Somerdale Cooper Towne Center Weekly Cruise Night Cooper Towne Center, 711 Evesham Road, Somerdale, NJ 08049 6-9pm Event is rain or shine Second Wednesdays through September (June 10, July 8, August 12) Back Road Cruisers VMCCA Chapter Car Cruise & Get Together Lapp’s Dairy Bar & Grill, Route 40, Carney’s Point, NJ 08069 5-8pm A nice place to spend a Wednesday night.

Doors Prizes and a half & half. The food is very good! Come out and enjoy and meet new friends. Handicap Accessible, All Vehicles Welcome.

Info: Jim Shriver: 609-202-0437, jschevy48@comcast.net backroadcruisers.net Second Tuesdays (June 9, July 14, Aug. 11) Soul Riders Auto Club Cruising at the Club Newark Country Club, 300 W. Main Street, Newark, DE 19711 5-9pm All season we will be collecting new men’s and women’s socks and underwear for the homeless. Please bring these items in their original packaging to the show.

Info: 302-998-5951, 302-858-3672 Soulriderautoclubofdelaware.com

Second Fridays through October (June 12, July 10, August 14) Grotto Pizza Presents Cruise Nights 309 Auto Park Drive, Middletown, DE 19709 5-9pm Come out and show off your ride and enjoy food and drink. Handicap Accessible, Food, Kids, All Vehicles Welcome.

Info: LaBarre Everette: 302-983-6966, carshows4nonprofits@gmail.com 2nd & 4th Saturdays through October (June 13 & 27, July 11 & 25, August 8) Del Rods Cruise Nights Green Tree Shopping Center, Route 8, Dover, DE 19904 8am-3pm Fee, Handicap Accessible, Food, Kids, Music, All Vehicles Welcome, Trophies.

Info: Rich: 302-674-5365, rsludge47@aol.com; del rods.org Second Saturdays through October (June 13, July 11, August 8) Cruise Nights at 301 Plaza Citgo Station, 921 Middletown Warwick Road, Middletown, DE 19709 5-8pm Info: Labarrre: 302-983-6966, carshows4nonprofits@gmail.com Second Saturday of the month (June 13, July 11, August 8) Blacktop Villains Cruise Danny’s Pizza Pizzazz, 1288 Delsea Drive, Franklinville NJ 08322 6-9pm We are collecting non-perishable food items at all our cruises from April to November.

Please help us by donating.

Info: Sue 609-502-3736 Third Wednesdays through November (June 24, July 15) Black Top Villains Car Club Cruise Nights Nifty Fifties, 4670 Route 42, Turnersville, NJ 08012 6-9pm We are collecting non-perishable food items at all our cruises from April to November.

Please help us by donating.

Info: Sue 609-502-3736 Third Thursdays (June 18, July 16) Collingswood Cruise Night Collingswood Municipal Building, 679 Haddon Ave., Collingswood, NJ 08108 6-9pm All makes, models, years, classic cars and motorcycles welcome. Five prizes awarded at each event.

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Third Fridays through September (June 19, July 17, August 21) Cruise Night at TK’s Ice Cream 331 Route 539, Cream Ridge, NJ 08514 4:30-8pm Presented by the Mid-Jersey Region AACA. Info: 609-206-7939 or 609-923-5280

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Third Thursdays through September (June- skip, July 16) Bourbon & Brews Cruise Nights 2001 S. Delaware Street, Paulsboro, NJ 08066 5-8pm Free admission. All years, makes and models.

Info: 856-599-0752; bourbonbrews@icloud.com

Third Saturdays through September (June 20, July 18, August 15) Yesterday’s Chevrolet Club Cruisin’ Fox Run Shopping Center, Routes 40 & 72, Bear, DE 19701 April: 3-6pm; May & June: 4-7pm All makes and models welcome. July event is Christmas in July Salvation Army Toy Drive.

Please bring an unwrapped gift.

Info: Mike 302-757-3664; Warren 302-540-5604 Last Saturdays (June 27, July 25) Gateway Classic Cars of Philly Cars & Coffee 1228 Forest Parkway Suite 200, West Deptford, NJ 08066 9am-noon Free admission. All vehicles welcome.

Info: Bill.mack@gatewayclassicars.com Gatewayclassicars.com Third Sundays through October (June 21, July 19) Nostalgia Knights present Great American Car Cruise House of Brews American Grill, 3501 NJ-42 #510 (Cross Keys Commons), Turnersville, NJ 08012 12-3pm All rides welcome to these FREE cruises, offering 15% discounts on food, DJ music, 50/50, trophies, door prizes and more. Monies raised support our Toys for Kids at St. John of God. Handicap Accessible.

Info: 609-318-1260; nostalgiaknights.com

Third Tuesdays through September (June 21, July 21) Delaware Valley Road Runners Car Club Cruise Night Falls Township Community Park, 9125 Mill Creek Road, Levittown, PA 19054 6-9pm Rain date is the following Tuesday. Handicap Accessible, Food, Kids, Music, All Vehicles Welcome, Trophies. Come out for a great time! New members always welcome.

Info: Len: 215-510-6629; lenpribish@hotmail.com; delawarevalleyroadrunners.com Fourth Wednesdays through September (June 24, July 22) Mullica Hill Get-Together Route 77 next to Mullica Hill Post Office, Mullica Hill, NJ 08062 5-8pm A nice place to spend a Wednesday night.

Door prizes and a half and half. The food is very good! Come out and enjoy and meet new friends. Handicap Accessible, Food, All Vehicles Welcome.

Info: 609-202-0437; jschevy48@comcast.net; backroadcruisers.net Last Sundays through October (June 28, July 26) Street Aces CCNJ Cruise Night One More Bar & Grill, 1375 Route 28, Tabernacle, NJ 08088 1-7pm Live outdoor rockabilly music by Lower Bank Kustoms from 2- 6 pm. Cruise is weather permitting.

Info: 609-388-5386 July 4 (Saturday) Chesapeake Classic Car Club Cruise-In Waterside Village, next to Chick-fil- A, 28632 Marlboro Ave., Easton, MD 21601 5-9pm “Honor Our Vets”. Handicap Accessible, Food, Kids, Music, All Vehicles Welcome.

10 trophies awarded.

Info: Mike Francis: 410-739-8689 July 26 (Sunday) Nostalgia Knights Free Cruise Uncle Ricky’s Bar & Grill, 470 Wheat Road, Buena, NJ 08310 12-3pm All rides welcome. Music, 50/50, great food & drinks. Benefits children of St. John of God. Canceled if raining.

Info: Bill 609-381-3249

EVENT LISTINGS August 8 (Saturday) 9th Annual Classic Car Cruise-In Prices Corner Shopping Center, 3140 Kirkwood Highway, Wilm, DE 19808 (Rain date: August 9) 10am-3pm Benefitting the Cancer Support Community.

In conjunction with Kirkwood Highway Cruise.

Info: 302-983-6966, carshows4nonprofits@gmail.com

August 15 (Saturday) 9th Annual Old Tyme Peach Festival Car Show MOT Senior Center, 300 S. State Street, Middletown, DE 19709 12-3pm Part of the Middletown’s Olde Tyme Peach Festival.

Info: 302-983-6966; carshows4nonprofits@gmail.com

August 9 (Sunday) 9th Annual Chicken Run—Classic Car Cruise Cedarville Fire Department, 30 Maple Ave., Cedarville, NJ 08311 12-5pm All vehicles welcome- from fire trucks, Jeeps, Corvettes, muscle cars, hot rods to antiques.

No entrance fee, no trophies, no judging.

Music by WVLT’s Big Al’s Warehouse. $1 discounted chicken dinner for the driver and one passenger.

Info: 609-381-5939

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Kids, Music, All Vehicles Welcome, Trophies. $20 per car. All season we will be collecting new men’s and women’s socks and underwear for the homeless. Please bring these items in original packaging to the show.

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June 13 (Saturday) Pre-War at Historic Walnford Historic Walnford, 62 Walnford Road, Upper Freehold, NJ 08501 10am-2pm Join AACA Mid-Jersey Region and display your Pre-WWII vehicle at Historic Walnford. Bring your own picnic lunch; no food concessions on the property. Display your stock or modified pre-WWII vehicle against the backdrop of Historic Walnford’s buildings and pleasantly shady landscape. Tour the buildings and relax visiting the past.

We’re flexible on the Pre-WWII cutoff, so 1946- 1948 carryover pre-war body styles are welcome.

Info: MidJerseyRegionAACA@gmail.com

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June 21 (Sunday) 2nd Annual Father’s Day Car Show for Pancreatic Cancer Racks Pub & Grill, 2021 N. Blackhorse Pike, Williamstown, NJ 08094 10am-2pm All Vehicles Welcome. Trophies and door prizes.Registration from 9-11am. $10 registration fee. Breakfast specials during car show at Rack’s.

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June 26-27 (Friday- Saturday) Carlisle Chevrolet Nationals Carlisle Fairgrounds, 100 Bryn Mawr Road, Carlisle, PA 17013 Fri- Sat: 7am-6pm; Sun: 7am-12pm Kids under 12 free!

Info: 717-243-7855 CarlisleEvents.com

July 17-19 (Friday-Sunday) Syracuse Nationals New York State Fairgounds, 581 State Fair Blvd. • Syracuse, NY13209 Fri & Sat 8am-6pm; Sun 8am-3pm 20th anniversary of largest car show in Northeast.

Info: SyracuseNationals.com

July 8 (Wednesday) Kent Island Cruisers Collector Car Appreciation Night Western Tire & Auto, 1406 Main Street, Stevensville, MD 21666 6-8pm Open to all vehicles. Everyone is welcome.

Food, activities, music and cars.

Info: 410-643-5572; kentislandcruisers.com

July 19 (Sunday) Soul Riders Auto Club Christmas in July VFW Hall #3792, 5692 Summit Bridge Road, Townsend, DE 19734 (Rain date: July 26) 11am-3pm Free admission. Kids, Music, All Vehicles Welcome, Trophies. Toy collection. All season we will be collecting new men’s and women’s socks and underwear for the homeless. Please bring these items in their original packaging to the show.

Info: 302-998-5951, 302-858-3672 Soulridersautoclubofdelaware.com

July 10-12 (Friday- Sunday) Carlisle Chrysler Nationals Carlisle Fairgrounds, 100 Bryn Mawr Road, Carlisle, PA 17013 Fri- Sat: 7am-6pm; Sun: 7am-12pm Kids under 12 free!

Info: 717-243-7855 CarlisleEvents.com

• Seller Misrepresentation • Odometer Problems July 11 Chariots of Fire Car Show Classic Auto Mall, 6180 Morgantown Rd, - TMU/Exempt • Estate/Divorce Car Problems Morgantown, PA 19543 10am–2pm • Auction/Internet Problems All classes welcome: street rods, muscle cars, classics, Vettes, antiques, trucks, low riders.

• Title Problems - Open Titles Registration $15 plus 2 non-perishable food items for donation to food bank. Over 80 • Fraudulent Documentation piston cup trophies given out by People’s Choice ballots.

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July 12 (Sunday) 6th Annual All American Car Show to Support the Troops Racks Pub & Grill, 2021 N. Blackhorse Pike, Williamstown, NJ 08094 10am-2pm All Vehicles Welcome. Trophies and door prizes. Registration from 9-11am. $10 registration fee. Breakfast specials during car show at Rack’s. Care packages to be collected for the troops. Attendees are asked to bring sunflower and pumpkin seeds, chewing gum, travel size deodorant for men & women, white tube knee socks in original packaging to support the Military Group of New Jersey.

Info: Hot Rod Garage: Dan at 856-417-2669; infohotrodgarage.com; hrgperformance.com

July 25 (Saturday) Cars for Kacie Car Show Shickshinny Park, N. Susquehanna Avenue Shickshinny, PA 18655 9am-4pm Open to any year of car, truck or motorcycle including rod, custom, classic, muscle, pro street or Euro sport. There will be food, music, door prizes and awards. Swap meet area, women’s world, car corral, model car show, celebrity dunk tank. Dash plaques for the first 50 vehicles registered.

Info: 570-764-2315 July 25 (Saturday) Pep Boys Speed Shop Car Show Pep Boys Auto Parts & Service, 919 N. Dupont Highway, Dover, DE 19901 11am-3pm Benefits the Cancer Support Community.

Info: 302-678-2050.

July 25 (Saturday) 4th Annual Car Show Sellers Senior Center, 2800 Silverside Road, Wilmington, DE 19810 10am-3pm Benefits the Sellers Senior Center. All makes and models welcome. $10 pre-registration fee; $15 day-of event. Free to the public.

Trophies awarded at 2:30 pm.

Info: Dan Dmytrus 302-762-2050; wddmytrus@hotmail.com

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EVENT LISTINGS July 31-Aug. 2 (Friday- Sunday) Carlisle Ford Nationals Carlisle Fairgrounds, 100 Bryn Mawr Road, Carlisle, PA 17013 Fri- Sat: 7am-6pm; Sun: 7am-12pm Kids under 12 free!

Info: 717-243-7855 CarlisleEvents.com August 1 (Saturday) Cadillac Only Car Show Racks Pub & Grill, 2021 N. Blackhorse Pike, Williamstown, NJ 08094 10am-2pm All years and models of Cadillacs welcome.

Trophies and door prizes. Registration from 9-11am. $10 registration fee. Breakfast specials during car show at Rack’s.

Info: Hot Rod Garage: Dan at 856-417-2669; infohotrodgarage.com; hrgperformance.com August 1 (Saturday) 6th Annual Car Show Elkton Moose Lodge #851, 71 Cherry Hill Road, Elkton, MD 21921 (Rain date: Aug. 2) 9am-1pm Registration $15 per car beginning at 8am.

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Info: 410-398-1750 August 7-9 (Friday- Sunday) Carlisle Truck Nationals Carlisle Fairgrounds, 100 Bryn Mawr Road, Carlisle, PA 17013 Fri- Sat: 7am-6pm; Sun: 7am-1pm Daily admission $15. Event pass $25. Kids under 12 free!

Info: 717-243-7855 CarlisleEvents.com

August 9 (Sunday) 9th Annual Chicken Run—Classic Car Cruise Cedarville Fire Department, 30 Maple Ave., Cedarville, NJ 08311 12-5pm All vehicles welcome- from fire trucks, Jeeps, Corvettes, muscle cars, hot rods to antiques.

No entrance fee, no trophies, no judging.

Music by WVLT’s Big Al’s Warehouse. $1 discounted chicken dinner for the driver and one passenger.

Info: 609-381-5939 August 15 (Saturday) 9th Annual Olde Tyme Peach Festival Car Show MOT Senior Center, 300 S. State Street, Middletown, DE 19709 12-3pm Part of Middletown Olde Tyme Peach Festival.

Info: 302-983-6966, carshows4nonprofits@gmail.com Aug. 14-16 (Friday-Sunday) Carlisle Import & Performance Nationals Carlisle Fairgrounds, 100 Bryn Mawr Road, Carlisle, PA 17013 Fri- Sat: 7am-6pm; Sun: 7am-12pm Kids under 12 free!

Info: 717-243-7855 CarlisleEvents.com Aug. 22-23 (Saturday-Sunday) Del Rods at Dover International Speedway 1131 N. Dupont Hwy Rt. 13, Dover, DE 19901 Sat & Sun: 9am-1:30pm Fee: 25.00 per day (fee includes 2 tickets to the races for the day you register). This is a pre-registration show only.

Fee, Handicap Accessible, Food, Kids, Music, All Vehicles Welcome, Trophies Info: Rich Selg: (302) 674-5365; rsludge47@aol.com

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re you climbing the walls yet? Did your wife put an addition on the house, (a crazy room)? Re-did the garage a few times? Maybe even added air conditioning to the garage?

It’s an unfortunate reality that we’ve all gotten used to. I’ve ordered my mask with teeth printed on it. A little imagination doesn’t hurt, neither does being a little demented. What I’m basically saying is:

I’m Bored!

Quarantine Sucks!

I Need A Car Show!!

Let’s look at that, shall we? Cars parked every other parking space (some couldn’t park, even if they had the whole lot). Two people under each tent.

Only one person at a time looking at each car (Carlisle will take at least a week -- and two hours to get a hot dog). Oh, the excitement. And then, only two people sitting behind each car, but six feet apart. We also need to ask the biggest question: What about the out houses? Or do we look for a tree?

I’d say that we’ve got some planning to do, if a show season still has hopes of happening. A lot of zigging and zagging, to say the least. After all, as good car enthusiasts we follow all laws. My favorite is, of course, that we have the right to mark our territory by marking the roads in front of our homes (burnouts).

Good luck to the planners.

And thank you to all the first responders and to those who have freely given their efforts during these crazy times.

You can count on Cruising Magazine’s online version (CruisingMagazine. net) to keep you informed of schedule changes should things change again once we go to press.

See Ya Cruising, I hope.

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SHIFTINGGEARS

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aving written for Cruising Magazine since the beginning, I’ve strived to keep my writing on the light side. I felt that a positive article always added a bit more to our hobby than a negative one.

Sometimes, though, there is a reality in life that causes us to get serious for a moment. This is that moment.

I think it’s safe to say that the Covid-19 virus that has plagued the world has also made a big impact on our hobby. Let’s face it, besides cars our hobby is a person-to-person social function. Since the middle of March until now, car events (as with many events) have been cancelled fast and furiously.

I have spoken to show and event promoters and asked them what they thought the ramifications of the quarantine will be on our hobby for the balance of 2020. These are their reflections (of course, not everyone will necessarily agree with their predictions): • Car shows will have a decrease in attendance based on current social-distancing rules. I’ve been told that some states will have a rule that regulates groups of 8 up to 50 people. This can potentially put a cramp on some if not all car events.

• If the requirement to wear a face mask remains in place for a considerable amount of time into the season, it will affect car events.

One can only speculate that actions as common as saying hello, having a conversation, and giving out trophies while wearing a face mask may take the fun out an event.

• Some promoters tried to speculate on the effect of the quarantine on the mindset of senior car owners. Will they want to socialize considering age and pre-existing health conditions could affect them in a post Covid -19 environment?

One thing that all of the respondents agreed upon is the resolve the classic/ specialty car owners will have to overcome these predictions. It may take time to rebuild the confidence of going to cruises, shows and the like…but it will rebound big time when that confidence returns.

Yours truly has gone into the garage and started up the rides and taken them for a spin to get the cobwebs out. It’s also a great picker-upper on the fun of owning a piece of the past and using that ride to bring back thoughts of better days…better days that will surely return and will allow us to reawaken the endless summer of car activities of 2020.

I truly bid you all good health and look forward to seeing you and conversing with you at car events.

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