Summer is taking time to arrive in Halton Hills. Our first cruise night sponsored by A&W and Boston Pizza was sort of rained out. Meaning, it threatened to drizzle earlier in the day and this kept the PA sound system away. No music, no cars. This Thursday will be different. I've seen a number of cars out already however and it looks like we have some new vehicles about with some old favorites. I'll take some pics when they stop moving and post them here for all to see.
I'd like to talk a bit about an annual event that takes place near London, Ontario. It's the Fleetwood Country Cruize-In 2008 weekend car show. Hosted by Steve Plunkett of the Plunkett Foundation, Fleetwood Country Cruize-In is part car show, part music concert with legendary stars, part stylish dinner with superb catered food and drink, part TV and automotive celebrity get together with luminaries from the big screen, the tv screen and California kustom rod scene all mixing it up for laughs and enjoyment. Country Cruize-In is all fun and benefits a variety of charities and funds for medical research, patient care and much needed equipment to combat diseases, especially cancer.
Steve Plunkett started this show a few years ago when he invited antique car club members to stop by his home on Elviage Drive to view his collection and enjoy a rest during a summer tour. The event was a big success and Steve got thinking about how he could expand it in such a way to benefit medical charities. Slowly the Country Cruize-In theme took shape. Each event grew larger than the last one. Steve added entertainment. Last year's show had Herman's Hermits featuring Peter Noone and The Golden Boys, Frankie Avalon, Bobby Rydell and Fabian performing all their hits and a few twists as well. Honorable guest star was George Barris, King of the Kustomizers. Barris brought with him a number of his fabulous creations including some cars curently owned by private collectors such as the Fireball 500 show car.
This year it's a whole new ballgame. The stars this time are Martha Reeves& the Vandellas plus Little Anthony & the Imperials performing thier classic Motown and R&B hits. For television it doesn't get much better than Batman & Robin. Well check it out, Adam West and Burt Ward both appear together along with the entire Batman show vehicle assemblage. Not only the famous Batmobile, but also the batcopter which will be available for bat rides. This fresh restoration will be the first time the Batman toys have appeared together in decades.
George Barris returns again and what a great honor that is. The grand man of customizing loves this event. He even said at last year's dinner he planned to bend Jay Leno's ear a bit to let him know he has to see this for himself. All of this fun plus the largest car show in Ontario helps out those in need. The main support fund is Jesse's Journey. For show tickets, information and detailed itinerary, check out the website fleetwoodcountrycruizein.com. This year the event is held on June7-8, 2008.
You can contact Steve at 519-657-9040.
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