Ford Car Show given by our Mustang Club

This past Sunday was the Ford Car Show that our Mustang club, Tri-County Thoroughbred Corral, held.  All the proceeds from the show go to great causes, Make-A-Wish & Toys For Tots.

The day started off with a lot of fog.  It had rained all day on Saturday.  And some spots on the road where covered with rocks & mud washed down from all the rain.  But once the fog burned off, the weather was perfect.  Sunny & just warm enough without it being too hot. We brought along a jug of ice tea & plenty of snacks for the day.  And the kids brought along lots of toys & books to keep them occupied. 

It was our first time at this car show with our Mustang club.  We had a nice turn out too.  And they didn't just allow Ford models, but there were a few other models also which was really nice to see.  The members cars weren't judged.  We had our own place to park so all the club members Mustangs were lined up.  I believe that there was 27 member cars there. (And the General Lee.) 

We obviously took our Parnelli Jones Saleen Mustang & Mike drove the General Lee there.  I must admit, that the more I drive our Mustang, & become more comfortable with it, the more fun I have with it.  It's just a fun car to drive.

At the show they had Chinese auction which there were so many great things to win.  Our kids were excited when they won a ZhuZhu Pet boat. And thanks to our kids, Pappy won an oil change an hour away from his home.  LOL!  Everyone had a great time at the show.  It was a fun day with great friends & great cars.  Our kids loved looking at the cars & our son is starting to ask questions about cars which is great.  I hope that our kids continue to love cars.  They are the next generation of car fans. 

To see more pictures from the show, please go to our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/#!/2FastCars 

It's hard to believe that it's August already & summer will be coming to an end.  So in the meantime, we must get our cars out as much as possible between now & winter.  Talk to you soon!

Back to Quaker Steak Car Cruise

Several years ago, before we had kids the local Quaker Steak & Lube had car cruises every Sunday night.  Once some kids started to get rowdy, they shut down the car cruise.  We were disappointed because it was a huge cruise & lots of fun.  Well, just found out that they started back up again every Sunday night.  So we decided to head up there to check it out.

The weather all weekend had been calling for rain every day. So we kept the cars in Friday night & all day Saturday.  It never rained.  So we decided to take a chance & head out to the car cruise on Sunday evening.  It ended up being a beautilful night.  Some dark clouds came, but it never rained.  Perfect night.  Not too hot, but yet hot enough.  But we think that the dark clouds & the threat of rain kept a lot of cars away.  But one nice thing that Quaker Steak does is gives you a coupon for 10% off their food in their restaurant.  So a little while after arriving, we went to eat.  Then back out to enjoy the cars & the company of other people who love cars as much as we do.

Many people when walking past our Mustang think that it's just a Boss 302.  Nope, it's not just a Boss 302.  It's a special edition Saleen.  Steve Saleen & Parnelli Jones designed it after Parnelli Jone's Boss 302 that he raced.  There are only 500 of these cars.  And the funny thing is that there are 4, including ours, in the Pittsburgh area. 

 We are really glad that this car cruise started back up again.  And I think that we'll be back some Sunday soon. 

To see more pictures of the car cruise, please go to our Facebook page,  http://www.facebook.com/#!/2FastCars.

Beaver Vanport Church Car Cruise

This past weekend we didn't attend the Wexford Starlite Car Cruise.  But we did decide to attend a small car cruise at a local church.  We decided to take the Saleen Mustang & the General Lee.

It was a small but nice car cruise. The cars that were there were very nice.  We got to park where a little bit of shade was.  They had a nice set up with food & drinks, along with a nice place to sit under some tents.  And the kids favorite part was that they had cookies there.  So after the kids had their hot dogs, they got to pick out a cookie for $0.25.

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After the car cruise, we decided to cruise on over to our local car hop called Jerry's Curb Service.  We parked the General Lee & the Saleen Mustang there, then climbed into the General Lee to place our order & to eat.  We had a steak salad & a chicken salad.  Excellent salads for a very reasonable price.  I also recommend their milkshakes.  Our son & I had them & they are very good.  In fact, I'm kinda in the mood for one now.  Maybe we should take a cruise back on down there for another milkshake.......

Until the next car cruise...........

Corvette Night

Extremely hot day, but still a very nice day for a car cruise.  We decided to take the Parnelli Jones Mustang & the Dodge Viper to the Wexford Starlite Car Cruise on Friday.  We meet my dad there with his Saleen Mustang.  Parked under some trees for shade.  Everything was set for another fun night at the car cruise.

Kids played in the bounce house, then went & got our food.  And as always food is excellent.  But then the clouds started coming in.  We decided to stick around for a while, hoping that it would just blow over.  So the kids & I went for a walk down feature row.  It was Corvette night.  We may no longer own a Corvette, but I still love them.  There were so many great looking Corvettes there, old & new ones.  But as the clouds got darker, they started leaving. 

I really wish that the weather would have stayed nice, but it wasn't to be.  The clouds got darker.  And because we had the Viper, with no roof or windows, we started to worry.  So I looked at a weather radar on my phone & saw nothing but rain heading towards us.  It didn't look like it would blow over or something that we could sit out & wait.  So we packed up.  Kids were disappointed because they didn't get their shaved ice.  So we headed back home.  We did get rained on a bit.  But we managed to get home without it raining too hard on us.  But the cars definitely need a good bath now.  LOL!  So guess what we'll be doing this week!  Cleaning & detailing the cars. 

How we became 2FastCars

I'm sure that a lot of you are wondering why we call ourselves 2FastCars when we actually have three fun cars.  Over a decade ago, we bought our first fun car.  It was actually my anniversary present from my husband.  It was a 1992 Chevy Corvette.  I loved this car!  It was so much fun.  Even though I had always loved cars growing up, it was the car that got me completely hooked on the world of cars & car cruises. 

A few months after we bought this car, my husband found a 1994 Dodge Viper that he wanted.  At first we talked about trading in the Corvette on it, but decided to keep the Corvette & go get the Viper.  Good thing too, as we found out later, that the pedals & seat does not adjust very far & since I am short, I am unable to drive the Viper.  So we ended up with two very fun cars that we took to every car cruise that we could.  We loved opening our garage & seeing these two cars sitting there waiting to come out & play.

So we offically became 2FastCars over a decade ago.  We kept both cars for about 10 years.  Eventually though, I didn't drive the Corvette as often as we were blessed with two kids, a boy & a girl.  When we went to car cruises after they were born, Mike would take either the Corvette or the Viper, though mostly the Viper & I would meet him there driving my Trailblazer.  About two years ago, I started to drive the Corvette again, taking our daughter with me while my husband took our son in his Viper.  The kids loved doing that, but we still wanted a fun car that we could all take together.  So we started looking for another car.  My husband found our General Lee.  So the General Lee came home with us.  So we had three cars.  However there are no seat belts in the back of the General Lee yet so we don't like to put the kids in the General Lee.

So we had three cars, but still not one that we could all go to cruises together in.  We continued our search.  And just last October, we found our 2007 Parnelli Jones Saleen Mustang.  Once my husband showed me the car, I knew that was the one I wanted.  So we drove up to Cleveland, Ohio & checked out the car.  We drove our Corvette up there to trade in for the Mustang.  And while I miss the Corvette, I will always love Corvettes, I am very happy that we got the Mustang.  The kids love it & so do we.

So even though we now have three very fun cars now, we started off with two.  We were 2FastCars then, & we are still 2FastCars today.

Mustang Night at the Wexford Starlite Car Cruise

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!

Pontiac Night at the Wexford Starlite Car Cruise

Another great evening for a car cruise!  We have been so very lucky with the wonderful weather we are having.  Not too hot, not cold & no rain!  We're loving it!  So off we went for another Friday evening at the Wexford Starlite Car Cruise.  Decided to take the Mustang & the General Lee out.  It was the General Lee's first appearance at a car cruise this summer.

It was Pontiac night on Friday night.  Saw lots of GTO's there.  Didn't get much of a chance to walk up the feature row though.  Between eating, the kids wanting to go in the bounce house & talking to people who wanted to know about the General Lee, we didn't get much chance to go down that row.  We did go down a few other rows, just never made it all the way around. 

To see more pictures, please go to our Facebook page, 2FastCars.

I also decided to video as the kids & I walked back to the cars from the food vendors.  It was announced that evening that there were approximately 1500 cars there on Friday night.  It is one of the largest, if not the largest car cruise that is held weekly.

Next week the feature car is the Mustang.  We will defintely be there next week with our Mustang, hopefully we will get there before the feature row is full.  And we are planning on taking the Viper too.  Hope to see your there!