Blog written by husband & wife who both loves cars. Currently own a 1994 Dodge Viper, 2007 Ford Mustang Parnelli Jones Saleen, & a 1969 Dodge Charger General Lee
Sitting here & I can not believe how cold & damp it is. This past weekend was gorgeous! The perfect weekend for a cruise looking at the leaves changing colors. And that is exactly what our Mustang Club did. Several Mustangs & their owners got together for an 85 mile drive.
After a little bit of a rough start at home, our General Lee which was blocking the Mustang didn't want to start, we headed out to meet our Mustang Club for the Pony Trail. It was an absolutely wonderful time. We took our Parnelli Jones Saleen Mustang & my dad drove his Saleen Mustang. There were about 14 Mustangs in all. It must have been quit a sight to see all these Mustangs cruising along together. We saw several people stop & stare as we all drove by.
As we drove along though, I couldn't help but wish that my dad had his co-pilot with him. My mom, who passed away a little over a year ago, would have loved the cruise & the beautiful weather. She loved that Saleen Mustang.
We had left around 10 in the morning for the cruise & finished around 1ish that afternoon. We made one pit stop along the way, which was good since we had the kids with us. We also stopped along the roads a few times to make sure that we didn't lose anyone. After the wonderful cruise, we had a great lunch at a restaurant called Pizzazz. The service was a little slow because they only had one waitress but she was great. She really did the best that she could. And the food was excellent.
So as I sit here watching the changing weather, I wonder if that will be the last time that we have the Mustang out. I certainly hope not. I would love to take it out a few more times before old man winter comes.
The day started off with rain in the morning so we weren't sure if we would end up going up. But the day turned out to be beautiful! After the light rain in the morning, the sun came out & so did the Parnelli Jones Saleen Mustang & Viper. The Wexford Starlite Car Cruise was having the Mustang as the feature car. So many great looking Mustangs there! Spent a wonderful afternoon & evening with members of the Mustang club that we belong to, Tri-County Thoroughbred Corral (TC-TC for short). It was the first time for a lot of them at that car cruise & they really enjoyed it. They loved the food there. The food there is very good & at a very reasonable price. I had the cheese steak & it was excellent. Highly recommend it! And we all tried the shaved ice they have there. Huge serving of it for only $3. And it was very good.
We arrived early at the car cruise on Friday so we could get our Mustang on feature row. And good thing we did as the row filled up quickly with great looking Mustangs, both older ones & newer ones. We also brought the Viper & parked it in the row behind our Mustang. Perfect place to sit & enjoy the day as we were parked by a tree.
The above picture are pictures of some of the Mustangs that belong to members of the TC-TC. Nice club with nice people who share the love of Mustangs.
And just a small example of the Mustangs that were at the cruise on Friday night. To see more pictures, please go to our FaceBook page, 2FastCars. This cruise is one that we try not to miss as we really enjoy going here. The people that come to see the cars are great too. We never have to worry about anyone touching the cars as they all seem to respect that these cars are very well maintained. I love when I hear parents telling their kids not to touch. Our kids understand that the cars at the cruises are show cars & are expensive, along with the fact that it takes a lot of work to get them looking as wonderful as they do. Car cruises are a great family event. Our kids really enjoy going & looking at the cars. Our son loves taking pictures of them. He brings his camera to every cruise we go to. I love how they ask questions about the different cars. So take your kids to a car cruise. It's a great family event!
Wow! What an incredible weekend at the All Ford Nationals in Carlisle, PA. It was our first year there & I have never seen so many Mustangs gathered in one place.
We took our 2007 Parnelli Jones S302 Saleen Mustang & my Dad took his 2001 Saleen Mustang 281 to the All Ford Nationals. The drive down to Carlisle from Pittsburgh on Friday evening was a nightmare. It rained the entire time & we missed a tornado. Needless to say, these cars are not made to be driven in this kind of weather. Along with the fact, that our now detailed cars were getting filthy. But we made it to the hotel late Friday evening & went to sleep, excited about the next day & hoping for better weather.
Saturday was absolutely beautiful! It was the perfect car cruise weather, 70s & sunny. Not a rain drop to be found. We arrived at the fairgrounds around 9ish. Found our classes & parked our cars with them. Luckily, our car was parked just a few cars away from my Dad's. After we cleaned up our cars from the drive, we went to walk around the fairgrounds. Beautiful mustangs were everywhere!
My Dad's 2001 Saleen Mustang
Our 2007 Parnelli Jones Saleen Mustang
To see more pictures of the cars that were there, please go to our Facebook page, 2FastCars.
The food at the All Ford Nationals was wonderful too. A great selection for everyone, kids included. Speaking of kids, they had a nice area for the kids too. A bounce house, kids activities, & a playground, along with a nice grassy area for them to run around in. It was fenced in so that the kids were safe from all the cars driving through the fairgrounds. And if you are rebuilding a Ford, they had everything there that you could possibly need. Looking for a new Ford, go check out their Coral. Lots of nice cars for sale. One of the things we were most impressed with was watching them install an exhaust on a Mustang. So if you wanted a new exhaust, just drive it down to them & they would install it for you there.
At noon, they paid a tribute to Carroll Shelby who unfortunately passed away before the 50th Anniversary of the Shelby. It was the revving of the engines to honor a great man who did so much for the auto industry.
By the end of the day Saturday, we were exhausted. Lots of walking around trying to take everything in. We didn't sign up for the Parade that they have going through downtown Carlisle. Maybe next year we will do that. Our kids love being in parades with our cars. So back to the hotel to relax & get some rest.
Sunday morning came along, & we headed back to the Fairgrounds. The weather was great. 70s & sunny. We parked next to each other since a lot of cars had already left. Saturday is the big day. We cleaned the cars off again & went for a walk. Around 9am they had the list of winners available. So we headed there to see if we happened to win anything. We were surprised & excited when our 2007 Parnelli Jones Saleen Mustang won our class, 2005 & up Saleen. We went to get our plaque & then signed up to do the Awards Parade. Winning that class was extremely exciting for us. So at 1pm, my Dad went to the Grandstand to take pictures of us while we went into the parade. When we made it to the Grandstand, we got our picture taken with the car & our plaque.
Overall, it was a great weekend. I really do believe that we will be back with our Mustangs again. Hopefully next year will find us back there.
