Is there any interest of having a TMS get together at the Atlantic City Classic Car Show and Auction??? I was thinking of 2/25/06 for the date. It's a Saturday. There's supposed to be some really wicked cars down there. The website is http://www.acclassiccars.com. Check it out and post whether your interested!!!! I already know of maybe 3 or 4 of us that are interested. It would be nice to get like 10 and have our own corner of the lot!!

Lee

 

Sounds like a possibility, I'll know for sure closer to the date. Thanks for the heads up.

 

Mike, 2/25/06 was our next get together date anyway. I think the rest of the gang from today's meet would be willing to go down.

 

Yeah Torrence, I was thinking the same thing, that we would meet there. Nice meeting you btw. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

 

Same here Mike.

 

Mike, I will be there provided I'm not working and its not snowing. Like you said we were planning on getting back together on that day anyway. Good to meet you guys today. Next time I'll have my mustang to show off as well.

 

Sounds like a plan

Great meeting you guys today.

 

I'll hopefully be there, gotta make sure nothing is going on with family or anything important. But hopefully by then I'll have all my parts on and my shelby stripes!!

 

I called the event because I didn't see any info on the link about it being a show as well as an auction. This is what the gentleman told me.

It is not like a cruise-in or show. The cars for "viewing" are the 1200 cars on the indoor showroom floor which are for auction. We can't park there. (unless we want to pay $400 for a space and just not auction our car). Outside there will be one show/judging event going on in "hot rod" alley but it is only open to hot rods and non hot rods cannot park in that lot. So basically we'd be parking in a parking lot or parking garage with the general public.

I've never been to this event. If someone has and can speak to the contrary please do. I just didn't want us to drive down there expecting to park in a show lot only to have to park in a garage with minivans.

 

Well now if it's just gonna be us parking in some garage I don't know about this trip either. Any new news Mike?

 

I haven't heard from anybody that has been there that can speak otherwise so no further updates. Lee (HiRoller), have you been there before and indeed it is a show too and not just an auction event?

 

I'm sorry if I misled you guys.....It's mostly a classic car auction. I just thought it would be a cool place for all of us to meet up and hang out...not necessarily show our cars.

If you guys want, I can take a ride down to the convention center and check out the parking situation. Maybe there is a place for all of us to park in an area that we can park together and hang out?

 

Hey Lee (HiRoller), No worries Yeah it's always cool to check out great cars. Thanks for lookin' out and making the offer to scout ahead but isn't AC about an hour from you? That's far, 2 hour r/t. I wouldn't want you to go through all that.

I found a link about parking.

Whadya guys think?

 

Since there is a "garage." Maybe we can go to the farthest area in the garage and park together.......hang out for a while...and see some nice rides!

 

Guess it doesn't matter at this point?.

 

Hey Who needs the other cars at the show. We at least get to look at some cool stangs and maybe go gamble Lets just hope the weather stays nice and we dont get any snow.

 

I agree! They had some pretty cool movie cars there last year.....not to mention blackjack at the Tropicana!!

 

I have been to that show a few times. The indoor part is for auction cars only and the swap meet. Just to let you guys know the place gets so packed you would have to be so lucky to park together or hold spots. It is a really good show, if you never been there you should try to see it.

 

I plan on going down, but on Sunday. I can't get the day off on Saturday. Plus. the bonus with going on Sunday, the sellers at the flea market area, make better deals on all the items that they are selling. They don't have to take all their stuff that they are selling back home. It is a cool show to go to. Last year, I went on Sunday, and Chip Foose was there signinig autographs. . Waited 3 hours for a signature, and I'd do it again, what a great guy.

 

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This is not a "show". It is an indoor auction / swap meet. Only registered auction cars are allowed inside.
Hot Rod Alley is one section inside that does give awards for their cars. I don't remember if it's participant vote, spectator vote, or actually judged.
I think you have to be invited to "show" your car. (send them photos, they say yes or no)
The parking garage is not multi-story. It is parking under the convention center and it is tight spaces. When it gets full, it's full.
You can't go up where nobody is like a multi-deck garage.
Your best place to park and meet is probably The Borgata hotel/casino parking deck. Multi-level, lots of spaces.
You don't go around ramps to get up & down, you drive straight up the center hill and break off in the middle of a level.
I've gone every year for the last five or so, but don't know if it will be Sat. or Sun. this year.

I can probably answer most general questions you have.