BTW, 2 members here are heavily involved in organizing these shows - Emberglow is the chairman for the May 13-15 show at Huntsville AL, and 67shelby's club is putting on the June 24-26 show in Kansas City.

April 8-10, 2005
Mustangs and Mustangs - Legends Havin' Fun
Polk City, Florida
Hosted by Imperial Mustangs of Polk County at Fantasy of Flight. Event hours are Friday 8-5PM, Saturday 7-5PM & Sunday 8-2PM with check-in running Friday 8-5PM, Saturday 7-10AM. Registration fee is to be announced soon. Come join us for one of the most popular Mustang and all Ford shows in Central Florida elevated to the status of MCA National for 2005. The Fantasy of Flight aviation attraction becomes the perfect backdrop to celebrate Ford's top selling vehicle of all time, the Ford Mustang. See website for hotel information. For more information, call Patricia Rego at 863-859-6990 or email pats7up@aol.com or call Mark Houlahan at 863-858-8720 or email mhoulahan@prodigy.net or visit the website at http://www.imperialmustangs.org.

May 13-15, 2005
Mission: Mustang, 2005 MCA National
Huntsville, Alabama
Hosted by Rocket City Mustang Club at US Space & Rocket Center. Event hours are Friday 8-5, Saturday 8-5, Sunday 8-4 with check-in running 8am - 5pm Friday through 10am Saturday. Registration fee is $40 (pre-registration : 1 FREE Saturday Night Party pass before April 15, 2005). "Mission: Mustang" is sure to be an awesome show for the entire family! All entrants will get FREE weekend passes to the US Space & Rocket Center. In addition, we've arranged a Sat night private party inside the Museum which includes IMAX movies, simulator rides, and dinner! For more information, call Mark Dorner at 256-722-5586 or email dorner_mail@yahoo.com or visit the website at http://www.rocketcitymustang.com/2005natio...tionalshow.html.

June 24-26, 2005
Kansas City National Show 2005
Overland Park, Kansas
Hosted by Vintage Mustang Club of Kansas City at Corporate Woods Office Park. Event hours are Friday 8-5PM, Saturday 7-5PM & Sunday 8-2PM with check-in running Friday 8-5PM, Saturday 7-10AM. Registration fee is to be announced soon. Bring up to 500 of your closest Mustang friends and join us for a great time in the Heartland. Activities will include carnival games, Pedal Car contest, Swap Meet, Pony Corral, 50/50 drawing, Silent Auction and a Saturday Night Sock Hop and Dinner. For more information, call Rick Lage at (913) 649-8356 or email dlage@everestkc.net or visit the website at http://www.vintagemustangofkc.com.

August 12-14, 2005
The 2005 West Coast Nationals
Lacey, Washington
Hosted by Mustangs West at Huntamer Park. Event hours are Friday 8-5PM, Saturday 7-5PM & Sunday 8-2PM with check-in running Friday 8-5PM, Saturday 7-10AM. Registration fee is $45 for judged show, $20 for Show-n-Shine (pre-registration $45 for judged show, $15 for Show-n-Shine before July 26, 2005). Join us on Friday morning for a Pony Express up to Mt. St. Helens followed by a P-51 Mustang photo-op. Saturday evening is "Hot 'Stangs & Cool Tunes" - a salmon BBQ and street dance in Huntamer Park. Sunday a Show-N-Shine will be held in addition to the concluding events for the MCA Judged Show. For more information, call Dayna Matthews at (360) 786-8875 or email daynamatthews@hotmail.com or visit the website at http://www.mustangswest.com.

September 2-4, 2005
2005 MCA Grand National Stampede
Youngstown, Ohio
Hosted by Mahoning Valley Mustangs at Holiday Inn Metroplex, Girard, Ohio. Event hours are Friday 8-5PM, Saturday 7-5PM & Sunday 8-2PM with check-in running Friday 8-5PM, Saturday 7-10AM. Registration fee is $50.00 Non-MCA Member, $40.00 MCA Member (pre-registration Less $5.00 before August 11, 2005). For more information, call Joe Horne at 330-792-1004 or email joehmustg1@aol.com or call John Hougelman at 330-448-0215 or email jhoug@adelphia.net or visit the website at http://www.mvmustangs.org.

 

There will be a The Mustang Source meet at the one in Huntsville--that's my hometown.

 

BTW, 67shelby - you guys REALLY need a website update!

 

Yea. It is underway.

 

The North Central Mustang Club is planning a "pony drive" to the Youngstown Ohio event in September. We'll be leaving from the Williamsport PA area. Anyone interested in meeting us there shoot me an email and I'll keep in touch. I'll also post more info on the regional forum later this summer.

It will be my first MCA grand national event, so I'm really looking forward to it. But $50 bucks!
I'll have to save my allowance all summer :angry: (I'm married...)

 

I haven't been to a grand national event, but the regional event last year in Biloxi was excellent. What a fun time.

I can't believe that the KC show is having a pedal car show and I can't get there!

<Shakes fist at sky> darn YOU WORK! You are interfearing with my car shows YET AGAIN!

 

The show is Biloxi was crap. The turnout was horrible and the show was managed like an 8th grade dance. If you were impressed by that, a Grand National will be like the Pearly Gates have opened.

 

All of our people from LA had a good time, including those who just got back from the 40th in Nashville. What was wrong with it? (Granted, the awards ceremony was too, too long, but that wasn't that bad.)

It was nice to be in the AC!

Holding the cars in place until late in the last day was a bummer as those of us with a drive had to hoof it in late or pay to stay another day.

--P

 

I think there were 214 cars there, which is the smallest MCA National I've ever been to. I've never had to pay for parking AND admission to the show. And if you wanted to leave the show to eat, you had to pay AGAIN to get in. The show didn't open until noon on Saturday, but they let people in around 8, but kicked them out and made them pay. I didn't show a car or stick around for the awards, but from a spectator's standpoint, it was a wasted trip.

 

Hmmmm. I didn't know that we all went in and stayed put. How many cars the shows usually draw?

I take it that there won't be a regional show there again?

--P

 

MCA got a lot of complaints about that show; I don't think they'll get another one for a while.

There have been at least 275--sometimes as many as 350--Mustangs at the National Shows I've been to.

Paul, you need to go to the Gulf Coast Regional MCA Show in Pensacola March 18-20. It's a blast. They've hosted a show there every year since 1979. It's usually an MCA National, but some clubs in other regions complained that Pensacola always got a show. I say they've earned it.

 

Brad--

We've tried to make the show--most of our club does--but it comes at a bad time for us. That is in the middle of the semester and both my wife and I teach. We plan to drive out this year for a day or two to look and see.

350--man, that's a lot of cars!

--P

 

PS--I guess since I got an award, I assumed that the show was excellent!

 

Paul,

Come to Mission: Mustang, and we'll show you what a great MCA National is like.

 

I'll be at the KC show walking around

 

I plan to come up for the day, most likely. I probably won't show, but I'd like to attend.

 

do I gotta?



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LMan, not only do you gotta come, but you might think about bring a sack lunch and a few bottled waters. The days can get long when you're on staff.