So, who all is going to Old Town in Kissimmee on August 14th?

lets use this thread for checking in and information, etc. :D

im going :D what time do we need to be there exactly at 9 or does it matter?

far as i know, i'll be there. hopefully the camino will be a lil better lookin byt then, but i'll most likely show. oh and i dont knwo that i can be there from 9 in the morning all the way until the cruise.

I'll be there with my 67

as far as I know - and I am by no means an expert on Old Town - I think 9 AM means you can start 'showing' your car by parking within Old Town designated area for the weekend shows at that time. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE THERE AT 9AM. Last time I was there cars came in all day, but most came in the afternoon. I have almost a 3.5 hour drive from north of Jacksonville to get there, so I will probably not be there until around noon at the earliest....unless I decide to get a hotel room the night before. That will depend - for me - on what the wife wants to do around Orlando.

I think the 'cruise' part of this deal happens around 8:00...when the lights on Old Town come on, and we parade through the streets. So I think if everyone can get there by say, 4 PM, that would give us time to meet and greet and talk, etc. and still make the cruise, take pictures for ECC etc...

This is about all I know of it, and Peter will know more about all this, and correct any errors I made.

el camino fiesta up-date ...6/28

start reg @9am, ...come early get the better spot...meetin' n eatin' at red lobster 2:30 to 4......cruise old town @ 8:30 pm our hotel is days suite, the rate is 55.00 plus tax you can reseve for fri, sat , and/or sun. call 1-800-327-9126 to get the rate ...mention el camino fiesta and necoa...we have t-shirts 15.00 some xL @10.00how many do you want? let me Know so I can order....I also need help a flyer if somebody has sign shop software or other program post and we'll make copies.I'm bringing soda's and beer but, need ice and large coolers..also some voluteers to help direct people etc...come on guys....

got fiesta FEVER YET?....SHOW YOUR CAR SHOW YOU CARE

fiesta up-date

we have a banner says welcome to the show with necoa logo and region 6 florida, looks good ....come see it ....so there won't be confussion. room rate is $55 per night but good for the week-end (fri, sat, sun )...stilll need help....

I GOT THE FEVER

Peter...you still need help? on the photoshop flyer stuff?

email me with your ideas and I will see if there's any help I can give you..

mrmjts1@msn.com

Mike

hey, just got home from new port richey for a week or so. what can i do to help? when do we want to show up at the place?
and i just thought it says starts at 9 am coem early to get tehr better spot but then how do we get to red lobster if our cars r at old town?

I'm gonna be there for sure, gonna ask for that day off next time i'm into work, something i can't miss. I have a few things to do to the el camino that I plan on having done before then, but nothing to special. I'll try to be there early, but don't know what time exactly

I got an unexpected blessing from my boss with a mid-year bonus check so I can get some of the parts I need to get the car ready to cruise!!! :thumbsup:

Now mind you she's no show car, but she will now be able to run good enough for the 3 hour drive to Orlando/Kissimmee, and look well enough to look like a 'work in progress' :P

looking forward to it. Now I gotta order the shirt....

fiesta up-date 7/7
dead line for the rooms at days inn is july 14, they will still take res: after that date but on an avialability basis only.... heres the scoop on the cruising....we can park on the bricks so our cars will be featured all day...when the cruise starts at 8:00pm we will lead off ...only 1st ,2nd and 3rd generations their rule ...but the 4th and 5th generations can still be parked on the bricks so they will still be featured...more to follow on fri.

I GOT THE FEVER..HAVE YOU????? FIESTA FEVER CATCH IT

so who alls gonna be in the cruise?

time for the daily ?up-date 7/8

once again the schedule, we will start parking our elkys on the brick street inside old town@ 9am and register so we know whose there, and may win a prize(s) the motel aand red lobster are right next to old town easy walking disance. you don't have to arrive exactly at 9 just so you register before 2 pm at 2:30 we'll meet for lunch, and all give our input for what and how active region 6 should be..there's time for looking at other cars , swaping parts, if you have some bing'um alongand general bench racing the cruise starts at 8:30 pm we will lead off, with 1st,2nd and 3rd generation elkys 4th and 5th generation will stay were they are not cruising but__still on display......now I need :

a head count, who all is gonna be there? who wants t-shirts?
I need somebody to bring(donate) ice, I also need some large coolers Iwill bring the sodas and beer

i'll be there , and as for shirts do we have a choice on which ones or what i want to try to get one but depends on how much money ill have after filling up for the trip

I will be there. I will get a T-shirt XXL :oops: and will bring a cooler as well. If someone had one of those pop-up tent coverings that would be cool so we could hang the banner, and if someone wants to 'watch' the cars, they can have some shade....

I can also grab some ice when I am there, plenty of places nearby we can all get some if we need more...

can we get customized T-shirts, i.e. with a picture of our car on it instead of the ones offered? If not, I can live with a 3rd gen one, and I would presume we can pick the 'style' we want, as long as its a NECOA...

...and Steve, or those without the $$$....dont worry dude if you cant do it...I dont think that's a problem...if at least one of us has one, you all can identify us...

t-shirts
x-large ....$10.oo other size $15.00 ...think about it I'll contact the shirt lady next week I think they have 1st genaration on them (1959) but , maybe we can order other generations? I'LL check , let us know if you are planning to attend..... so far....only 5 that I know of, and no interest in the motel ...lets go guys....CATCH THE FEVER

oh yeah, we will most likely stay at that motel. We have stayed there before. We would stay Saturday night only probably.

i wont be staying ill most likely have to work the next day so no hotel here , as for a shirt i'll need a medium and if we can get different styles the ss one is for me :D im ready to start crusing

yea ... i live down the road so no motel for me, id liek a diff style shirt also, or ill just get my own from the site i dont care

hey maybe we can all just hang with Jonathan!! I call the couch!

:lol: :lol:

i dont see that to be a problem
in fact i think the house would look quite nice w/ few elkys parked outside

FIESTA ...UP DATE.....7-12
motel dead line is july 14th, if you need one make your own res. , see previous up-dates for number....

still looking for names of whose going CATCH THE FEVER..TALK IT UP

I know the gas is high priced for some of the 'younger' guys to make the trip, especially for the folks in the panhandle, but I would be willing to kick in $20 bucks in the hat to help them offset their gas price, if they will commit here online to show up.

Now thats $20 from me ONCE, and if anyone else wants to contribute a few bucks, it could be divided up if you need some help....

fiesta up-date,7-15
hey we have a month to go,over 150 hits on this thread but, not alot of sign ups- attendees: 85 el camino, punk rican, fastone 54, 72ss454 florida,steve 84 Ec, r-59. thats six, plus a large and medium t-shirt. mike made a nice gesture for gas, sooo lets go, catch the FEVER, you can still reserve a room if you need one.call:1-800-327-9126 mention el camino fiesta 2004 group no.99042. all you need to do : is bring yourself and your family(if you want to make a day of it)parts if you want to sell or swap I've got a 327 engine,plus hot cam etc.etc. we'll meet ,eat, and decide what we want to do, and go with this elcamino region, we all love our cars sooo let's show'm off and have some fun!!!

Okay guys, lets start looking at a list of possible commitments to show that I have collected, as well as the 'definitely coming'....presented in no particular order

the following names and info on them is thus (some may not be known): ECC name (highlighted); Real first name; Car year/generation; Location

r-59; Peter, the Great :-P (Region 6 director); '59 Elky/1st Gen.

Steve84Ec; Steve; '84 Elky/5th Gen.

85elcamino; Jesse; '85 Elky/5th Gen.

PunkRican; Jonathan; '70 Elky/3rd Gen.

Fastone54; Bill; '67 Elky/2nd Gen.

72ss454Florida; Mike; '72 Elky/3rd Gen.

and these have committed to me via personal emails, and I hope they will read this and post here.... :P

Ed R., of Kissimmee; car type unknown

Keith P., '84 ChooChoo/5th Gen., and '71 Elky/3rd Gen. (dont know which one he will bring...Keith?)

John U., of Melbourne; '87 Elky/5th Gen.


So as of now, I count NINE pretty solid commitments. So far I see 1 first Gen, 1 second Gen, 2 (possibly 3) third Gen's and 5 fifth Gen's....not too bad....but it would be great to have one of the 'elusive' 4th Gen's show up (anyone out there??)....and to have at least 2 of each generation....

Lets go...

oh....and IMPORTANT NOTE!!!! John U. advised me (us) to be careful about the beer. They (Old Town officials) dont want to see a bunch of old drunks being loud and obnoxious there. Its a family place. And since they do sell beer on the premises, they probably want to sell some of theirs for the sponsors....you can still bring your own, just be low key about it.

okay I will update this list as I have commitments. Preferably here, but also via email. You guys add anyone you know of that I missed, and if I misspelled any names or gave bad info let me know and I will be happy to correct it.

Mike

hey mike, can u email me another one of those flyers the first one u sent got lost or deleted anyhow theres a few elkys around here that id like try and hand out and hopefully get some more attenders to come my emails fatgoose444@hotmail.com thanx

Jesse, I sent you the document as requested.

UPDATE: I have received strong probability of another attendee, bringing us to 10... 8-)

NJLuke; Luke; Year unknown/5th Gen Elky

Luke is 17, and is working and in school, so he is really gonna try to get his schedule set so he can be with us.... go, Luke! :thumbsup:

great mike, thats what we like to see......thanx

I think I just sold my 67 to a guy in n.y.,that was bad timing,he wants the car in the next week,so no oldtown for me,I have to wait to see what happens.

I think I just sold my 67 to a guy in n.y.,that was bad timing,he wants the car in the next week,so no oldtown for me,I have to wait to see what happens.

well you can still come by and meet us, put some faces to the names, get in the pics we will take etc.....

that way, next time we will know you...

yeah, fastone, come on by you know there will be some for sale...maybe you can pop for lunch...... since your bucks up now

Just letting you guys know, I got the 14th off of work, so i'm gonna be there for sure. I have some front springs I really need to install buy then. Because recently I bought wheels and tires, and with how low my front sits, the front tires rub. And my springs now are completely shot, its not a real fun ride, especially on the high way. Hopefully this weekend or next I'll have it all ready to go though. If not, i'll just have a not so fun ride to old town, lol.

Just letting you guys know, I got the 14th off of work, so i'm gonna be there for sure. I have some front springs I really need to install buy then. Because recently I bought wheels and tires, and with how low my front sits, the front tires rub. And my springs now are completely shot, its not a real fun ride, especially on the high way. Hopefully this weekend or next I'll have it all ready to go though. If not, i'll just have a not so fun ride to old town, lol.

I know what you mean Steve about a not so fun ride....I added a new Holley Street Avenger carb last week and got a few chrome goodies to add on, then today/this weekend I was going to take off the doors to replace hinges and weatherstripping and ran into all kinds of crap! I ended up almost gutting my interior - taking up the crappy carpet, removing the busted bench seat, ripping out the defunct stereo someone put in.....I am hunting down a short - I guess - thats keeping the battery drained, and of course the interior work was NOT on the schedule....

....tomorrow, then only one weekend to go 8O 8O 8O .....its gonna be close, and I might have to forget about painting the engine compartment...at this point just getting the elky there street legal will be a milestone yikes!!

lol. I'm sure you will have it ready by then. And if not, you always have featured member, right? haha. This is gonna be a lot of fun. This one couple I work with, in there 50's, they own an el camino. When i told them why i was taking the day off they wanted to come to, but both have to work, and since i'm off, they can't get off, to bad for them. gonna be awesome, have to bring a camera for this one.

lol. I'm sure you will have it ready by then. And if not, you always have featured member, right? haha. This is gonna be a lot of fun. This one couple I work with, in there 50's, they own an el camino. When i told them why i was taking the day off they wanted to come to, but both have to work, and since i'm off, they can't get off, to bad for them. gonna be awesome, have to bring a camera for this one.

I dont know where you work or what you do, but if they cant come for the whole day, maybe they can zip on over in the evening before the 'cruise' part, and still see the cars....let them know the times posted on this forum, and they can also check the Old Town home page (just do a google search) and see if they can still squeeze it in later in the day, since you guys are fairly close, unlike me....

I doubt they will be able to come, i'll tell them its going on till later though and see what they say. I work at a resort here in daytona, maintanence. I work every fri-monday, this is gonna be the first day i have taken off since i started working at this place, but it will be well worth it.

just wanted to check up on the thing and see if there was anythin that needed doin or help w/ or w/e. is anybody bringinf family or anything? cause im still on my stupid permit so im bringin my dad, maybe my other family too, and i dont wanna be the only guy w/ family and feel liek a moron :-( . but yea, let me kno if i can help w anythin and what not.

just wanted to check up on the thing and see if there was anythin that needed doin or help w/ or w/e. is anybody bringinf family or anything? cause im still on my stupid permit so im bringin my dad, maybe my other family too, and i dont wanna be the only guy w/ family and feel liek a moron :-( . but yea, let me kno if i can help w anythin and what not.

Hey Jonathan, thanks for checkin on that, man! We appreciate it. Right now, I think everything is good to go (except for my Elky :roll: ) and thats comin along too!

Dont worry about the folks, I am bringin the wife. My kids wont be coming, but they are older than you anyway. Hey, the parents can always drop you off and leave you there for a while - so you dont feel like a moron :P .

heck, if you have your permit, any licensed driver 21 or older can ride with you so maybe you can find an older friend or somethin who might also enjoy the cars...

anyway, I was just checkin in....I've got to get back to the garage....LOTS to do....gotta find a way to temporarily fix my broken bench seat (have neither time nor money right now to do it properly).....so off I go.

I am lookin forward to it guys. We have about 10 committed to show - with fastone54 not sure now - and emails I get offline seem to indicate we could have a few more show up, so it would be cool if we get 15 or 20!! :thumbsup:

im bringing my friend and brother but only cuz they love the elcos as much as us cant wait to see all of ur guys cars

FIESTA UP-DATE
HEY DO WE HAVE THE FEVER!!!!! yes, we can use some help, need some guys to direct cars....I'll make up a schedule so it will only take an hour away from your el camino gawking n' talkin. maybe some help with registration desk we have info sheets for the cars, everyone gets a number for the prize drawing after lunch, nothing big maybe lotto tickets ? mike can you bring copies of the info sheet for new members? we will start parking on block 4 where the general sore is on the east side facing north after that fills up we go to block 3 facing south and so on , reg desk will be by the happy zone (childrens rides) tell your friends, and yes bring a camera ...would'nt it bee great if we could out draw the seattle group....talk it up and be there

no problemo on the handout information sheet. I will print them up real nice on good paper in color so the logo will look sharp...

reminds me that I need to buy my shirt asap to be sure I get it in time.....gotta run do that now!

well passing out the flyers about ecc and our meet has been a lost cause it seems nobody cares about it cuz ive passed out like 4 with no feedback

if they dont care they should give their el caminos to me! :D id treat them right

its a bummer i feel alone

hey... don't feel alone, go to old town all your elky friends will be there, we don't always get feed back,......so talk it up , tell your buddies and show up... many don't commit untill the last minute ...

THE COUNTDOWN HAS STARTED...HAVE YOU GOT THE FEVER

update on me....

I will be there God willing, but I have had a small setback physically...I have overstressed myself due to some personal problems and work, as well as trying to get my Elky ready enough to make the trip, and my blood pressure shot up, my pulse was high, and I had to stop work and everything to be careful and not have a stroke or something!!! 8O 8O

I went to the doctor today and he okayed me to rest and rehab and ordered the usual blood tests etc, but for now, I am okay enough if I pace myself.....

as for the car, I lost a whole weekend of elky work, so I am behind, and I am going to have to just let the car be sort of ugly when it makes the trip
because I just dont have time....unless one of you young bucks wants to come up here between now and Friday and help me :P

The wife and I are planning on leaving about 7:30 to 8 AM Sat morning and that will put us in Old Town around 11:00 AM at the latest, depending on traffic or rain etc.....

by the way, some of you local guys keep and eye on the weather forecasts for the weekend and let me (us) know what it looks like for Saturday and Sunday (for me).

Thanks.

by the way, its been awhile since the old Elky has made this long of a trip, and while I think it will make it, I would like to exchange a cell number with one of you, in case I run into trouble near Daytona/Orlando. I have AAA but I would still like to call you if I do have any problems....

just email me and I will do likewise with mine.

Thanks.

so whats the schedule for saturday? i'm ready to go.

p.s. I"m bringing one friend that into cars

I had another commitment from Joe, aka Sarasota Speeder. New to NECOA.... he and his wife will be bringing his 71 Elky, so the gathering is looking good. I think if the weather holds and some more of 'silent' people show up (those who havent commented directly here, but know of the event or have given me some email communication), then we could well have over 15 cars!!

Its going to be neat.

Dont forget your lawn chairs, and a hat to keep the sun off....sun block, etc. Dont forget what I told you earlier in this thread about the beer. Re-read the posts if you need until you find it, just so everyone understands....we want Old Town offiicals to like our effort on our first time, not get pissed off at us.


Also, I found out on the Old Town website http://www.old-town.com/carshows.htm, that we are listed on the front page for August 14 as feature group, and for those in the local area, it shows that in September, on the 11th, the show 'My Classic Car' with Dennis Gage (the handlebar moustache dude) will be at Old Town filming for the show.....so some of you with real sweet rides need to get back over there on the 11th and represent NECOA... :cool:

That is cool that they have us on there site. I think I might have to make another trip out there for classic car show in sept. Now just to let you all know, i probably will be there in the morning, but sometime after 9. But i'm coming for sure. Replaced my front springs(which i will never do again) today and put on some new tires and wheels. Best the car has ever looked i would say. I may have another few surprises by then, got a couple days off, plan on going to the upullit tomorrow.

bad news guys, looks like we might be dealing with a tropical storm saturday, check the weather report.

Yeah, Steve, I have been watching intently for those storms. Bonnie looks like it could give us here in Jacksonville some rain tomorrow, but it will be well to the north....

but Charley is another story. Models have it going across the state right over Orlando, or up the west coast and coming more toward Jacksonville, and our local weather guy is one of the best hurricane forecasters in the state, and he is not liking what Charley is looking like. He said it could be a Category 3 or more when it hits Florida.....

Reckon we wont really know better until Friday noon....

And me with a leak around my windshield and all... :( :evil:

:P

Here's a link from The Weather Channel website, as of this posting at 10:45 AM Wednesday, showing the projected path of Charley....

http://www.weather.com/maps/news/atlstorm3/projectedpath_large.html

right up the middle of the state! The good news is IF this model holds true, the Storm will pass Orlando and most of the state Friday, and provided there's no flooding or damage, its possible we could have a nice day after all on Saturday....

I will have to watch this more closely than the rest of you, since I am north of you all....I could be in for some real nasty weather even as you all are clearing up some...and dont get me wrong, as much as I love my El Camino - it is NOT the car I want to be driving in tropical storm rain conditions because its tires, muscle and wipers are not nearly what my new cars are like....

...hopefully, though, the worst case will be that I have to leave a little later in the day Saturday and get down there about 3:00 or so....

we'll see...

looks like its gunna hit friday and be way up state by saturday so im gunna be there just dont know how clean the elky will be :cry: anybody kno if we can get an oldtown car wash going with some girls i mean we are the featured group and all :lol: :P

lol, that idea sounds good. I'm still going, first time i have taken a day off of work, i'm gonna do what i planned on doing. But I would still like to know who all else is going? Weather doesn't scare me much, but if its just gonna be to cars, it might not be worth the trip, lol. Hopefully you all are still going though

In one way, I am the most affected since I live farthest north, and by the time the storm passes me, you all will have 10 or more hours of clear or clearing skies, while I have to wait enough for me to go.

I do think that if the models hold, the storm eye will pass very close to my house in Callahan but the storm is not supposed to be as strong because it went across the state....they are 'currently' estimating maybe 50 MPH winds sustained with gusts to 75 for those of us right in the eye path. Thats not too bad. My house is new brick 1 year old, so the codes are real up to date, so no problem there....just need things not to be too flooded or highways crowded on Sat and I can leave as late as noon and still make it by about 3:00, so I am still planning on coming...

but I have a problem. Old Town doesnt allow vehicles that leak a lot ...I have a tranny leak, a fairly good one when the car sits a few days, though I think it would not be TOO bad for a few hours of the show/cruise. I dont have time to get it fixed, as I have been working on getting it running and all and I am out of time.

I think I can rig a piece of foam or something to slide under the car to catch any drips, but do any of you have any other ideas?? In the garage I use kitty litter and it works good to soak up stuff as it drips, but thats impractical here....

still planning on going, and only late Friday will I be able to tell you for sure, if I still have power to get on the internet.

fiesta up-date aug 12@5pm (edt)
charlie is coming to our fiesta, lets hope he comes and goes before sat. however, some our members from outlying areas may have other things to clean up on sat. the cruise will go on even if there's only one or two cars. but, what about our show ?...we will make a decision on friday@ 2pm personaly I say CBD, ( charlie be damned) but lets wait and see. the count down has begun it's40 hours till FIESTA!!! we have an alternate date if needed ..but think posative we won"t need it cause we're going to the FIESTA

I'm coming no matter what now, already took the day off

I'm right down the road, so unless that stupid storm blows my hosue over...which it prolly could sinc emy house is odl and made of wood, then im coming...even if i hafta represent alone or with one or two buds...im there NECOA all teh way homies. :P

but yea some of my friends and i are predicting it wont really wash up much of central florida if at all, and no matter what itll all happen tomorrow so saturday should be alright mayeb some rain here or there.but as for you guys driving especiallyf rom the north please be careful i know how hard it can be to drive those beasts in teh rain especially hard rain and hard winds. good luck to all and scru charlie, right in the eye, pray for fiesta.

I was planning on being there Saturday, but I don't know now with that Hurricane coming. Is the event still on?

I was planning on being there Saturday, but I don't know now with that Hurricane coming. Is the event still on?

we'll know in a couple hours...

r-59 (Peter O'Rourke) is the Region 6 director, and he will decide around 2PM today....so stay tuned or check back in about that time, as we can see what Charlie will be doing....

All of the Orlando theme parks are closing early today, but tomorrow it will all be gone, and barring massive damage or flooding, I cant imagine the theme parks or Old Town closing down, so I dont think that will be a problem....

for me now, I am worried about IMMENSE traffic jams between Jacksonville and Orlando tomorrow from people returning home....I better bring some reading material for the wife if we are stuck in major traffic... 8O

Thanks for the info. I will check back after 2 p.m.

EL CAMINO FIESTA UP-DATE....friday 11:00am (edt)

the fiesta has bee reschuled...to sat sept 18th.. even though charlie will pass by, the heavy rain forcast will flood out the show, plus many will have to drive through the storm to get there also some members may be cleaning up after the high winds, besides a show in the heavy rain is no fun....don't lose your fever we'll just gather in sept chek the forum for up-dates

EL CAMINO FIESTA UP-DATE....friday 11:00am (edt)

the fiesta has bee reschuled...to sat sept 18th.. even though charlie will pass by, the heavy rain forcast will flood out the show, plus many will have to drive through the storm to get there also some members may be cleaning up after the high winds, besides a show in the heavy rain is no fun....don't lose your fever we'll just gather in sept chek the forum for up-dates

probably for the best all around.

I can make it on the 18th, and besides on the POSITIVE side, that gives me more time to fix up the car!! :P

EL CAMINO FIESTA UP-DATE....friday 11:00am (edt)

the fiesta has bee reschuled...to sat sept 18th.. even though charlie will pass by, the heavy rain forcast will flood out the show, plus many will have to drive through the storm to get there also some members may be cleaning up after the high winds, besides a show in the heavy rain is no fun....don't lose your fever we'll just gather in sept chek the forum for up-dates

probably for the best all around. Except for Steve....hey, Steve, maybe you can work tomorrow anyway, and take off on the 18th....? :D

I can make it on the 18th, and besides on the POSITIVE side, that gives me more time to fix up the car!! :P Or we can go on the 11th when 'My Classic Car' will be there :cool:

fiesta up-date 8/17

I hope you-all, got through charlie, in daytona we just got power back on and the yard is full of branchs...fiesta is still alive and going on sept 18,a saturday . classic car and friday nighters plus motorcycles are all invited for the 11th so.....sat. the 18th of sept was the first date avialable everything is the same, we just meet in sept.....mike hopefully you can co-ordinate in the north area. DO'NT LOSE THE FEVER ! as the old song goes "see you in september"

You got it, Peter...as newly named Area Coordinator for Jacksonville/North Florida area, I am ready and on duty...actively promoting NECOA and ECC when and where I can....

and will be promoting the fiesta in this area, and hopefully can get some folks to travel with me....so it will look cool with several Elky's travelin down the road in a caravan! :P :cool:

fiesta up-date 8/18

two topics, to think about at our fiesta meeting 1) where shall the next gathering be? 2) do we want a special parking space together at tukey run? or do we even want to meet at turkey run? special parking will cost extra in addition to reg at turkey run.....your thoughts???

sorry for not showing on the board, finally got power late last night, and then came home from work today with my cable working. so this is the first time i have been on since the night of the storm. I'll ask about the 18th, i'm sure i can get it off.

Really glad to hear you are okay, Steve!

I was worried about you guys in Central Florida....

See you on the 18th!

sry i cant go guys school is just too much right now along with drumline.....its just way too much on my hands....sry, but i may be able to go to the Turkey Rod Run with my friend who has a 67 Mustang 390

R-56

Thanks for the updates on the reschedulded El Camino Fiesta. I'm looking forward to making the trek from Melbourne in my '66 Elky. Let me know if there's anything I can help coordinate from here. I can probably get three or four local Elky owners to join us at Old Town on Sept. 18.

Brent (66 SUV, that's what the Florida tag says)
Original '66 El Camino Custom

fiesta up-date 9/1/04

now, I want to know which one of you has been upsetting Mother Nature,because she seems bound and determind to interupt our el camino fiesta which by the way, is still on for sat the 18th of sept. the same format ,register in the morning...lunch at 2:30...talk and swap....cruise at 8:30...hopefully Frances will leave kissimmee alone and we can have our gathering on the 18.I plan to be there and I'd like to see you there too.

I hope i can be there, but not really sure. I work at a resort on beach side, and just this friday we should be finished fixing things from the last storm, so if this one hits hard, I might have to work :(. But I'll try.

oh boy, the up-date from hurricane alley.....maybe...maybe not!!!
thats the word from kissimmee, if they get hit for the 3rd time it"s all oover. we actually have the same situation as before with charlie Ivan will drop rain and wind, so many may have to see to their homes and family rather than the fiesta.I called yesterday and they said it was all ok but kissimmee has had power outage.... maybe punkrican can let us know how things are in that area.post your thoughts..should we go ahead ?? or wait untill turkey run and meet then.
post a message over the week-end and I'll up-date on monday..... this up-date is posted on friday sept.10

Peter, you may have the right idea about waiting for the Turkey Run....its getting as if 'someone' is telling us to skip Kissimmee.....

I am scheduled to drive down there on the 18th with a bunch of Mustang'ers from the Jacksonville Mustang Club that plan on going to the show....but that all may be in jeopardy. IF - and thats always the operative word with hurricanes - IF, Ivan does as the projections are showing now, he will blow either up the west coast or over the central part of the state Tuesday and Wednesday, at least as a Cat 1 hurricane minimum....that will make it impossible to meet in Kissimmee the following saturday...

i dont foresee the 18th to be a problem really, maybe for those of you driving down it could be hard to find gas and such, but old town should be ok by then. Ivan should be passing, if they weather guys are correct, by monday or tuesday sometime. I guess if you guys wanted i could check the area out on friday or somethin and report the condiditon. as far as i know im pretty sure nothing has really happened to it with the last two but Ivan could change that and it could not, so I guess we'll just wait and see but i don't think it should really eb that big of a problem come saturday.

fiesta up-date....9/13 ...10:00am

ok..ok.. we are going on the 18th...same schedule 9am register
2:30 lunch and meeting, cruise at 8:31 pm (72 and older cars)

I'll be there my 59 probably won"t as the engine is apart, never
rebuild an engine during a hurricane, you can't get parts! speaking
of which bring your parts to swap as well as your best stories to to
tell ...hope to see you there ...spread the word
finial up-date wed

I should be able to make it, but it might be without my Elky as well....I am not sure at this time.

I will post later on this week when plans can be firmed up

Fiesta, when and where is everyone planning on meeting for the trip down from Jacksonville? :thumbsup: I'm ready to go !!!

Fiesta, when and where is everyone planning on meeting for the trip down from Jacksonville? :thumbsup: I'm ready to go !!!

Jason, I am planning on traveling down with the Jacksonville Mustang Club group that is also going to Old Town. I have a fellow employee who is a member there, and we are invited to ride with them. I thought it would be good to help show them what REAL muscle cars are :P

Anyway, we are planning to leave from the Avenues Mall, but at this time, as I guess there is still a slight uncertainty with Ivan, I have no information on time, but I will get it. Just keep in touch with me via email and/or I will post it here when I get the info.

And anyone else from Jacksonville area can join us.

fiesta up-date...9/15.....11am

it's on this sat. "old town'' kissimmee, fl. fun and el caminos who could ask for anything more. by all means caravan down up or accross..hope to see all you all there

It's here and it's tomorrow....the EL CAMINO FIESTA..... in old town, kissimmee fl......registration from 9 to 2 pm. lunch meeting 2;30 PM THEN THE CRUISE THAT NIGHT (72 AND OLDER MODELS)...be there!! or
you know how the rest of this goes......

2 of us are coming down from Jax tomorrow morning...leaving Jax about 9:30 or so, and arrive in Old Town around noon.

80beachprostreet (Jason) and myself will see you all there.

yeah i got sga(student government) from 9 til 1 tomorrow, but ill prolly leave there at around 11 or 12 and be there hoping around 1 or sooner maybe i dunno. Uhhhh, o yeah, do we hafta stay w/ our cars and all that teh whole time? bc i know the area and may wander off a bit.

BREAKING - BAD - NEWS!!

I will not be bringing the Elky tomorrow. It has developed a serious problem with the motor, and I am not sure what it is. I am posting a question in the Engine Topics forum to get some help, but that will not be in time to drive it.

The wife and I will still come to the show so we can meet you, and everything, but no Elky this trip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

I dont know what time we will be there, but I will find you all....

and Jonathan, I dont think you have a lot to worry about if you want to lock up your car and such, but just leave me the keys and I will..... :lol:

see ya'll tomorrow.

what a jolly good time. cheap parts from an amazing man, and sweet cars with cool people. ahhh, good times...(although we do need more next time)

is this happening this year?

Hope so....Peter,is the Old Town Show a happenin' this year? 8-)

mmm yes let's do that again, that was an amazing good time. maybe we can get more people to stay for teh cruise, and maybe we coudl do it more than once. but i have a suggestion, let's wait a bit so i can finish my car and all that good stuff :P

I say bring em as they are... because I'll never be done with mine anyway
How long is the cruise? from where to where?

Bill,The Old Town Cruise is just through the brick street,Show would probably be on Saturday,So us 5th Gen guys would only be able to show,not cruise-Sat. nite cruise year cut off is 72.Fri. nite cruise is for the newer cars.

gotcha Dawg... I thought maybe a 50 mile or so Highway cruise, which I would definately be up for. Mine is not in "show" mode by any means (you've seen it) but I still would like to come and see what show-mode looks like :)
I'd like to find a partner (hopefully with more experience than me) to work on Elky's with, are you planning any work on your 86?

My father owns a body/restoration shop,His father did too,I end up a warehouse manager,go figure!I do a lot myself (time permitting)I am capable,what I dont do I use him and/or one of his leads

EL CAMINO FIESTA II< is in the planing stage for this year 05, as per last year all elcaminos will be able to be displayed but only 1,2,and 3rd generations will be able to cruise the street of old town, however, if you have a 4th or 5th generation it can still be on display during the cruise,look for a late july, early august date before the hurricanes

he, thats a good one, bring em as they are... id need a tow truck for that one lol. i just did an engine and tranny swap and its not all quite runnin yet so yeah, i dont think ill be taking on the task of organizing this event i have way too much other stuff i gotta do, someone e-mail the big boys and ask em