Saturday evening, the Michigan Chapter attended a local Cruise-In at The A Restaurant. Chapter members James & Kim McDonald, Scott Walker, Richard Vyse, Kevin Parkinson, Dennis Lloyd, Brad Ross, and Tom Boaz (former member) enjoyed classic cars 1972 or older, great food, and oldies music. The weather was beautiful and we all had a great time.
Michigan Chapter Cruise-In at The A
- Thread starter Kim McDonald
- Start date
Geez, Richard, were you cold? Denny's in a t-shirt and jeans, another fellow is in shorts.....and you're wearing a parka. Richard, you've been in Florida a long time, you'll never adapt back to Michigan weather. :snow2_smi:
Brad Ross
PCS Michigan Chapter President
I do believe Richard was a little cold. The Florida lifestyle has made him sensitive to the Michigan temps in the low to mid 60's. As you can see, most of us Michigan folk really think summer has hit, and are running around in t-shirts.
Don't worry, I made sure to tease Richard about his jacket.
It was nice to see you this weekend, Richard!
Don't worry, I made sure to tease Richard about his jacket.
It was nice to see you this weekend, Richard!
Andrew G. Zajkowski
PCS Member / Super Site Supporter 9 years
Now i know what i missed, glad to see everyone had a great time whose coach are you guy's standing next to ?
For the group picture, we are standing on the side of my coach. When Richard gets back to Florida, I'm sure that he will post more pictures of the cruise-in and some pics of his adventures while in Flint.
man thats a shame when you get so far out of condition. but did you see the look of I wish I was here on his face. lookes liek a good time was had by all. now if Richard gets tossed in jail on the way home Terry wount have to worry for a while. she shoul have never let him out of her sight. or at lest sent the god father to look out over him.
Brady D Smith
PCS Life Member / PCS Past President
Was that...
You refer to that as a chapter event. Was it a chapter event or just a bunch of your group getting together? Did you send a notice out about it? I didn't know anything about a chapter event or I would have tried to show up. And it was it at the A or at the A&W? Those are two different places.
You refer to that as a chapter event. Was it a chapter event or just a bunch of your group getting together? Did you send a notice out about it? I didn't know anything about a chapter event or I would have tried to show up. And it was it at the A or at the A&W? Those are two different places.
Brady D Smith
PCS Life Member / PCS Past President
Here is the schedule you published...
which had a chapter event in a different city.
Michigan Chapter of the Professional Car Society Upcoming Events
May 15, 2010 Burn Survivors Car Show & Auction
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Fifth Third Park, 4500 West River Drive, Comstock Park, MI.
PLEASE RSVP TO: 810-577-4623. The organizer of this event is very excited that the Professional Car Society vehicles are attending this event. In fact, he will reserve an area for our vehicles. I have to know the number of vehicles attending to let him know a count by May 7.
$10.00 Registration Fee for Show Cars
$1.00 per spectator (or $5.00 per carload)!
Free Entry to all Military in uniform and their Families.
Dash Plaques to the first 500 cars entered
Auction to start at 10:00 a.m.
Enjoy your favorite 50s and 60s rock 'n' roll, doo-wop, and blues with The Eschelons, West Michigan's foremost oldies band.
June 12, Cruise-In to Old A Drive-In Restaurant
3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., G1338 West Bristol Road, Flint, MI
June 26-27, Sloan Museum Auto Fair
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Saturday and 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, Flint, MI
I am on the Sloan Auto Fair committee and am in charge of the Admissions gates. I have volunteered our Chapter to work at the gate on Saturday, where all the vehicles come in to register for the show. This is the busiest gate and day. There will be three shifts: 8:00 – 11:00, 11:00 – 2:00, and 2:00 – 5:00. I need four people at each shift. That is 12 volunteers. If I can get more volunteers to work, that would be fantastic. If our group shows up at 7:30 a.m. we will get to pick out where we want to park as a group!
This event is a fun-filled two-day show with plenty of music, entertainment, vendors and of course, automobiles! The Flint Cultural Center campus becomes home to more than 800 of the best looking cars, trucks, and motorcycles around for the weekend. The event starts Saturday at 8:00 a.m. At 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, there will be an at-will cruise to the Hot Dog Stand in Grand Blanc.
Come back on Sunday at 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to see everything again and find out who won awards! There will be awards given for the top 75 vehicles, and other awards. Enjoy lectures, feature cars, exhibits, planetarium shows, food, kids’ activities, music, and much more!
A block of rooms have been reserved for this event at Comfort Inn (2361 Austin Parkway, Flint, MI, US, 48507, Phone: (810) 232-4222) from June 25 – June 27. Rooms are reserved under Kim McDonald. Rooms are $76.53/night (that already includes room and state tax). Each room has two queen size beds, free high-speed Internet, free deluxe continental breakfast, free local calls, free newspaper, coffee maker, hair dryer, iron and ironing board, safe, indoor heated pool, hot tub, fitness room, game room, and close to shopping, food, and event.
July 4, Customs-N-Classics Car Club 19th Annual Car Show
8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Douglas Park, (right at the beach of Lake Michigan), Manistee, MI
First Street Beach Car and Truck Show. Registration 8 a.m.-12 p.m., $15 registration fee. Awards presented at 2 p.m. and given to the top 50 vehicles. Door prizes, participant judged, and food available. Awards sponsored by Little River Casino Resort.
This is also Manistee’s Forest Festival. Other events that will be going on at the same location are: 10 am – Dusk market place and food vendors
12 pm – 6 pm T.J. Schmidt & Company Carnival
1 pm – 3 pm Kid’s Fun Day (no charge): Games, face painting, penny scramble, and more!
1 pm – 4 pm Lions Pig Roast: Enjoy a delicious pig roast presented by the Manistee Lions Club. First Street Beach Festival Tent, $7.50 per person.
8 pm – 12 am FIREWORKS PARTY: Come early for the fireworks and listen
to music performed by Power Play. Refreshments will be available.
Admission $3 per person.
10:30 pm FIREWORKS: Spectacular display, best viewing from either First Street Beach or Fifth Avenue Beach. Rain date is July 4. Forest Festival volunteers will be collecting donations from the crowd for the 2010 Fireworks.
July 27-31, PCS International Meet – Albany, NY
Registration Fee is $60 (whether you bring a vehicle or not)
July 27 – Lake George - $55/person (includes bus to Lake George, two hour lunch boat cruise)
July 28 – Saratoga Flat Track - $35/person (includes bus to Saratoga Springs and admission to the track). Saratoga is world know for its flat track; horse racing, the sport of kings.
July 29 – Albany down town – No charge. Home of the State Museum – The Museum features the 25,000 square-foot “Windows on New York” exhibition with a historic working carousel. Visitors also can see the nation’s first permanent museum exhibition of artifacts documenting the 9-11 World Trade Center attack and the events that followed. A walk-in Iroquois long-house and New York City subway car are just some of the favorites of all ages. There is also the State Capital & the Gov. Nelson Rockefeller Empire State Plaza – Setting majestically atop Albany’s State Street hill, the New York State Capitol building is a marvel of the late 19th century architectural grandeur. One of the most spectacular capitol centers in the country. There is also the Show in the Park – Albany Alive at Five, outdoor summer concert series or the Slater (the only restored World War II Destroyer Escort afloat in America!).
July 30 – Hudson Fireman’s Museum – No charge. Chicken Barbeque - $12/person. The FASNY Museum of Firefighting with one of the nation’s largest collections of fire fighting memorabilia and apparatus including a professional car! We have made arrangements to be met on the way by the local county sheriff who would lead us in a parade that of course would need to be lights and sirens.
July 31 – Show Day! In the evening is the banquet and awards - $35/person
Additional Information: The Hotel is the Best Western, Albany Airport Inn located on Wolf Road, Albany. The hotel is offering us $90/night, which includes breakfast. The parking lot for our use is next to the hotel on the side that the hospitality room is located. There is a door that opens form the room to the lot. The hotel is also about a mile from the Albany International Airport. Free transportation is offered to and from the hotel and the airport, local shopping areas and restaurants. For reservations call 518-458-1000 or
1-800-458-1016. Make sure you tell them that you are with the Professional Car Society.
IF YOU HAVE NOT APPLIED FOR YOUR PASSPORT (if you are going through Canada), DO THIS IMMEDIATELY! You can get the form from any post office or fill it out online, print it out, and take to the post office.
Back to the Bricks, August 19-21, 2010
Thursday, August 19
Rolling Cruise from Grand Blanc to Downtown Flint - 5-10 p.m.
Friday, August 20
FREE Pancake Breakfast – U of M-Flint Parking Lot from 7 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Duke's Annual Kick Off Party!
Free hot dogs, popcorn, & water to all cruisers, Dort Hwy. location from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Continuous Live Entertainment
Friday Night Cruise-In
The Flint Symphony Orchestra presents: Flash Cadillac - FREE Classic Rock' n Roll Concert - Friday Night at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 21
Saturday Show from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
DJ Bob Steel
Continuous Live Entertainment
FREE! NSRA Safety Inspection
Fire Truck Round-Up
Women’s Marketplace
Door Prizes
A block of rooms have been reserved for this event at Comfort Inn (2361 Austin Parkway, Flint, MI, US, 48507, Phone: (810) 232-4222) from August 18 – August 22. Mention Professional Car Society for a discount. Rooms are $78.70/night (that already includes room and state tax).
Each room has two queen size beds, free high-speed Internet, free deluxe continental breakfast, free local calls, free newspaper, coffee maker, hair dryer, iron and ironing board, safe, indoor heated pool, hot tub, fitness room, game room, and close to shopping, food, and event.
September 25, Michigan Antique & Collectible Festival, Midland, MI
Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Midland County Fairgrounds, 6905 Eastman Ave.
• Coin and Sports Memorabilia building - loaded with many hard to find treasures.
• An exciting new classic car show - DJ, Band stage, and Giveaways in the Car Show Area.
• Expanded Swap Meet and For-Sale Car Lot
• Entertainment throughout the Festival featuring: Blues, Folk, Americana and Bluegrass Bands.
• Over 80 Acres of antiques, treasures and collectibles. The Largest Antique Market in Michigan
• Admission is $5 per person, with children ages 11 and under free.
• A special Friday 'Early Bird' entry opportunity is available during dealer setup for $15 per person. (10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) - All events are held rain or shine and ample parking is available at no extra cost.
• A variety of food and refreshments are offered.
• No Pets Please.
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Antique Appraisals – Bring your antique or collectible. Appraisals are done in the Main Festival building by well-known television appraiser Judy Campbell.
All classic, antique, hot rod, muscle, and special interest vehicles are welcome for family fun in the large car-show field. Once registered, feel free to see Michigan's largest antique and collectible festival featuring a swap meet, large collector car for-sale lot, entertainment, and a variety of food vendors. Hundreds of car show entries are processed each day, so get there early to fully enjoy the show! The first 300 cars get a dash plaque. Best of Show Trophy will be awarded, and door prizes throughout the day. Judging ends at 3:00 p.m.
which had a chapter event in a different city.
Michigan Chapter of the Professional Car Society Upcoming Events
May 15, 2010 Burn Survivors Car Show & Auction
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Fifth Third Park, 4500 West River Drive, Comstock Park, MI.
PLEASE RSVP TO: 810-577-4623. The organizer of this event is very excited that the Professional Car Society vehicles are attending this event. In fact, he will reserve an area for our vehicles. I have to know the number of vehicles attending to let him know a count by May 7.
$10.00 Registration Fee for Show Cars
$1.00 per spectator (or $5.00 per carload)!
Free Entry to all Military in uniform and their Families.
Dash Plaques to the first 500 cars entered
Auction to start at 10:00 a.m.
Enjoy your favorite 50s and 60s rock 'n' roll, doo-wop, and blues with The Eschelons, West Michigan's foremost oldies band.
June 12, Cruise-In to Old A Drive-In Restaurant
3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., G1338 West Bristol Road, Flint, MI
June 26-27, Sloan Museum Auto Fair
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Saturday and 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, Flint, MI
I am on the Sloan Auto Fair committee and am in charge of the Admissions gates. I have volunteered our Chapter to work at the gate on Saturday, where all the vehicles come in to register for the show. This is the busiest gate and day. There will be three shifts: 8:00 – 11:00, 11:00 – 2:00, and 2:00 – 5:00. I need four people at each shift. That is 12 volunteers. If I can get more volunteers to work, that would be fantastic. If our group shows up at 7:30 a.m. we will get to pick out where we want to park as a group!
This event is a fun-filled two-day show with plenty of music, entertainment, vendors and of course, automobiles! The Flint Cultural Center campus becomes home to more than 800 of the best looking cars, trucks, and motorcycles around for the weekend. The event starts Saturday at 8:00 a.m. At 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, there will be an at-will cruise to the Hot Dog Stand in Grand Blanc.
Come back on Sunday at 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to see everything again and find out who won awards! There will be awards given for the top 75 vehicles, and other awards. Enjoy lectures, feature cars, exhibits, planetarium shows, food, kids’ activities, music, and much more!
A block of rooms have been reserved for this event at Comfort Inn (2361 Austin Parkway, Flint, MI, US, 48507, Phone: (810) 232-4222) from June 25 – June 27. Rooms are reserved under Kim McDonald. Rooms are $76.53/night (that already includes room and state tax). Each room has two queen size beds, free high-speed Internet, free deluxe continental breakfast, free local calls, free newspaper, coffee maker, hair dryer, iron and ironing board, safe, indoor heated pool, hot tub, fitness room, game room, and close to shopping, food, and event.
July 4, Customs-N-Classics Car Club 19th Annual Car Show
8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Douglas Park, (right at the beach of Lake Michigan), Manistee, MI
First Street Beach Car and Truck Show. Registration 8 a.m.-12 p.m., $15 registration fee. Awards presented at 2 p.m. and given to the top 50 vehicles. Door prizes, participant judged, and food available. Awards sponsored by Little River Casino Resort.
This is also Manistee’s Forest Festival. Other events that will be going on at the same location are: 10 am – Dusk market place and food vendors
12 pm – 6 pm T.J. Schmidt & Company Carnival
1 pm – 3 pm Kid’s Fun Day (no charge): Games, face painting, penny scramble, and more!
1 pm – 4 pm Lions Pig Roast: Enjoy a delicious pig roast presented by the Manistee Lions Club. First Street Beach Festival Tent, $7.50 per person.
8 pm – 12 am FIREWORKS PARTY: Come early for the fireworks and listen
to music performed by Power Play. Refreshments will be available.
Admission $3 per person.
10:30 pm FIREWORKS: Spectacular display, best viewing from either First Street Beach or Fifth Avenue Beach. Rain date is July 4. Forest Festival volunteers will be collecting donations from the crowd for the 2010 Fireworks.
July 27-31, PCS International Meet – Albany, NY
Registration Fee is $60 (whether you bring a vehicle or not)
July 27 – Lake George - $55/person (includes bus to Lake George, two hour lunch boat cruise)
July 28 – Saratoga Flat Track - $35/person (includes bus to Saratoga Springs and admission to the track). Saratoga is world know for its flat track; horse racing, the sport of kings.
July 29 – Albany down town – No charge. Home of the State Museum – The Museum features the 25,000 square-foot “Windows on New York” exhibition with a historic working carousel. Visitors also can see the nation’s first permanent museum exhibition of artifacts documenting the 9-11 World Trade Center attack and the events that followed. A walk-in Iroquois long-house and New York City subway car are just some of the favorites of all ages. There is also the State Capital & the Gov. Nelson Rockefeller Empire State Plaza – Setting majestically atop Albany’s State Street hill, the New York State Capitol building is a marvel of the late 19th century architectural grandeur. One of the most spectacular capitol centers in the country. There is also the Show in the Park – Albany Alive at Five, outdoor summer concert series or the Slater (the only restored World War II Destroyer Escort afloat in America!).
July 30 – Hudson Fireman’s Museum – No charge. Chicken Barbeque - $12/person. The FASNY Museum of Firefighting with one of the nation’s largest collections of fire fighting memorabilia and apparatus including a professional car! We have made arrangements to be met on the way by the local county sheriff who would lead us in a parade that of course would need to be lights and sirens.
July 31 – Show Day! In the evening is the banquet and awards - $35/person
Additional Information: The Hotel is the Best Western, Albany Airport Inn located on Wolf Road, Albany. The hotel is offering us $90/night, which includes breakfast. The parking lot for our use is next to the hotel on the side that the hospitality room is located. There is a door that opens form the room to the lot. The hotel is also about a mile from the Albany International Airport. Free transportation is offered to and from the hotel and the airport, local shopping areas and restaurants. For reservations call 518-458-1000 or
1-800-458-1016. Make sure you tell them that you are with the Professional Car Society.
IF YOU HAVE NOT APPLIED FOR YOUR PASSPORT (if you are going through Canada), DO THIS IMMEDIATELY! You can get the form from any post office or fill it out online, print it out, and take to the post office.
Back to the Bricks, August 19-21, 2010
Thursday, August 19
Rolling Cruise from Grand Blanc to Downtown Flint - 5-10 p.m.
Friday, August 20
FREE Pancake Breakfast – U of M-Flint Parking Lot from 7 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Duke's Annual Kick Off Party!
Free hot dogs, popcorn, & water to all cruisers, Dort Hwy. location from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Continuous Live Entertainment
Friday Night Cruise-In
The Flint Symphony Orchestra presents: Flash Cadillac - FREE Classic Rock' n Roll Concert - Friday Night at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 21
Saturday Show from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
DJ Bob Steel
Continuous Live Entertainment
FREE! NSRA Safety Inspection
Fire Truck Round-Up
Women’s Marketplace
Door Prizes
A block of rooms have been reserved for this event at Comfort Inn (2361 Austin Parkway, Flint, MI, US, 48507, Phone: (810) 232-4222) from August 18 – August 22. Mention Professional Car Society for a discount. Rooms are $78.70/night (that already includes room and state tax).
Each room has two queen size beds, free high-speed Internet, free deluxe continental breakfast, free local calls, free newspaper, coffee maker, hair dryer, iron and ironing board, safe, indoor heated pool, hot tub, fitness room, game room, and close to shopping, food, and event.
September 25, Michigan Antique & Collectible Festival, Midland, MI
Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Midland County Fairgrounds, 6905 Eastman Ave.
• Coin and Sports Memorabilia building - loaded with many hard to find treasures.
• An exciting new classic car show - DJ, Band stage, and Giveaways in the Car Show Area.
• Expanded Swap Meet and For-Sale Car Lot
• Entertainment throughout the Festival featuring: Blues, Folk, Americana and Bluegrass Bands.
• Over 80 Acres of antiques, treasures and collectibles. The Largest Antique Market in Michigan
• Admission is $5 per person, with children ages 11 and under free.
• A special Friday 'Early Bird' entry opportunity is available during dealer setup for $15 per person. (10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) - All events are held rain or shine and ample parking is available at no extra cost.
• A variety of food and refreshments are offered.
• No Pets Please.
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Antique Appraisals – Bring your antique or collectible. Appraisals are done in the Main Festival building by well-known television appraiser Judy Campbell.
All classic, antique, hot rod, muscle, and special interest vehicles are welcome for family fun in the large car-show field. Once registered, feel free to see Michigan's largest antique and collectible festival featuring a swap meet, large collector car for-sale lot, entertainment, and a variety of food vendors. Hundreds of car show entries are processed each day, so get there early to fully enjoy the show! The first 300 cars get a dash plaque. Best of Show Trophy will be awarded, and door prizes throughout the day. Judging ends at 3:00 p.m.
Kevin M. Parkinson
PCS Life Member
I didn't think it was a chapter event. The cruise is in the same place the third Saturday of each month and most of us in the picture are local and show up there every month.
The A&W is no more. They either did not renew the franchise license or it was not renewed. It is now (for the past six weeks or so) The Flushing A.
I didn't say that it was a Chapter event. I said "the Michigan Chapter attended." Guess I should re-read what I write before I publish it. It should have said, some members of the Michigan Chapter attended.
There was a Chapter event in Comstock Park, but maybe only two Chapter members were able to attend.
I did not send out a notice about the cruise-in in downtown Flushing because this wasn't something that was planned ahead of time. It was a last minute thing. I was able to get a hold of a few folks to find out if they were going, and then went down there early. It was at the Flushing A (which I call The A Restaurant). The A&W in Flushing lost their franchise and is no longer called that.
If any of our Chapter members decide to go to a local cruise-in, and they let me know ahead of time, I will call you Brady.
There was a Chapter event in Comstock Park, but maybe only two Chapter members were able to attend.
I did not send out a notice about the cruise-in in downtown Flushing because this wasn't something that was planned ahead of time. It was a last minute thing. I was able to get a hold of a few folks to find out if they were going, and then went down there early. It was at the Flushing A (which I call The A Restaurant). The A&W in Flushing lost their franchise and is no longer called that.
If any of our Chapter members decide to go to a local cruise-in, and they let me know ahead of time, I will call you Brady.
Nice photos, Kim. Did you also notice the nice tan Richard had? He did look a little cold though. By the way, its 90 down here. Rick did use the words "crisp" when describing the weather.
will at least he did have enough class not to brake out a stocking cap
Your comment, Ed, made me laugh. Yes, he did have a nice tan. In fact, he was the only person that did have one. Terri, how did you like everything Richard brought home? A couple weeks ago Scott showed me what he was giving you. Hope you are happy with it.
Rick got in late last night so I only had a few minutes to look at the stuff this morning before heading to work. FANTASTIC! Can't wait to see all the photos. Hey Ed, I think a limo would look good with my stuff , too.