Mustangs Unlimited- Sept 9th- Power Show 2007

[mustang4life1985]

September 9th (Rain Date: September 16th)
Hosted by MCCNE - All-Mustang show
Call the MCCNE Info Line for details; 508-674-5462
All displayed vehicles are REQUIRED to have a fire extinguisher!

All Connecticut shows held at:

Mustangs Unlimited
185 Adams St.
Manchester, CT 06042
1-888-398-9898

Who is in for this show? This is next weekend!

Going
1 - Mustang4life1985
2 - Moby
3 - Hissing Cobra
4 - Bad50h
5 - Capriman86
6 - Rafiki47

Unsure

1 - 1986RavenBlack
2 - 306GT
3 - Mr Joshua

Not Going

1 - LXFiveO (Working)

[moby]

I'm in Paul. Any idea what time we will meet? I have a friend with a 93 yellow limited convertible that's coming too.

[mustang4life1985]

I'm in Paul. Any idea what time we will meet? I have a friend with a 93 yellow limited convertible that's coming too.

Glad you can make this one John. The more mustangs, the better!

I believe that we will be meeting at the Home Depot in Bellingham at 7:00 a.m. That has worked good for the last two Mustangs Unlimited shows. If you get to that show much later than 8:30, we'd have to wait in a long line that is out in the road.

[moby]

Sounds good to me...Are you taking the 85 again?

[Hissing Cobra]

I'm in and may be bringing my brother and his '85 GT. I'm also going to ask Ken and Kate (Capri GT and Mrs. Capri GT) if they want to go. If I'm lucky, I may even be able to get my buddy and his Procharged '99 GT to come too.

The Home Depot in Bellingham at 7:00 a.m. sounds good to me!

[mustang4life1985]

Sounds good to me...Are you taking the 85 again?

I'll be bringing the 85 again. I haven't drove it since the last show at Heberts, so definitely!:)

[1986RavenBlack]

just wondering i live in vernon and i have an 86 capri 5.0 am i cool tobring it or no.

[capriman86]

Figures......we are lucky enough to have you want to go and Capri's are not allowed into the show. This is horsecrap......

Its an ALL MUSTANG show....errrrr

[moby]

I've have the perfect solution...Just stick a Ford emblem on the back and call it a day. Actually if you told them it was a German Mustang they probably wouldn't know the difference!

[Hissing Cobra]

We should petition them to allow the Capri's. Why? At the last show, there was plenty of parking spaces available and those could have been used by the Capri's of Jeff and Fred. That's what I think!

[capriman86]

We should just lined up all the capri's we have on their main gate SIDEWAYS so nobody can get in!!!!!

[BAD5oh]

I'll be there. You guys wanna meet me at the rest stop on the pike again after 495??

[mustang4life1985]

We should petition them to allow the Capri's. Why? At the last show, there was plenty of parking spaces available and those could have been used by the Capri's of Jeff and Fred. That's what I think!

I agree 100%. There are a lot of people that want to see Capri's. I think we should call them and say not allowing Capri's is shrinking our 4 eyed Posse!:D It's just wrong LOL!

[CapriGT]

Kate and I would like to go....we're just waiting to be asked :noes:


I'm also going to ask Ken and Kate (Capri GT and Mrs. Capri GT) if they want to go.

[rafiki47]

I'm in for this one!

Got the new Headers on and I gotta heat them up so they will have pretty colors.

[capriman86]

I'm in for this one!

Got the new Headers on and I gotta heat them up so they will have pretty colors.


I will be at your house dragging you if you bail on us!

[Hissing Cobra]

O.k. guys and girls. Here's the itinerary for Sunday.

6:00 am - I'm leaving my house in Wareham with Ken (Capri GT) and Kate (Mrs. Capri GT).

6:30 am - Meeting up at the Middleboro Rotary at Routes 44 & 495 (exits 5 or 6) with my twin brother Paul (306GT). Also, three other potential Mustangs may be there too. One belongs to my friend Brian (ProCharged '99 GT that runs 11.80's), another to my friend Kenny (ProCharged '04 Mach I that runs 11.60's - 11.70's) and a friend of Ken's from the Cape Cod Jeep Club (if he goes with us, he's bringing his Mustang, which I believe is a '97 GT).

7:00 am - Meeting up at the Bellingham Home Depot parking lot on Route 495 (exit 18) with Jeff (Capriman 86), Paul (Mustangs4life1985), Steve (Rafiki47).

7:45 am - Meeting up at the Westboro rest area on the Mass Pike to pick up Dave (Bad5oh).

8:00-8:15 am - Meeting up with Josh (Mr. Joshua) and his '83 GT at the first rest area on Route 84. He'll also have a couple of friends from New England Motorsports.com with him. They've got a couple of badazz stangs too.

So, the headcount so far is:

Hissing Cobra
306GT
CapriGT
Mrs.CapriGT
Capriman86
Mustangs4life1985
Rafiki47
Bad5oh
Mr. Joshua

Not sure about these guys, but I hope they can go!

Dynamic
Moby
LXFiveO
dime_store_pony
Wilson

[JTurbo]

I can't attend - got something else going on this weekend. :mad: Have a good time and post up some pics!

[moby]

I'm in Pete. I'm bringing a friend with a yellow limited edition 93 convertible. I'll meet at the Home Depot. Cross your fingers for no rain!!

[Mr Joshua]

booo on rain!

[capriman86]

SHHHH don't talk about it!!! NO ______ on SUNday

[moby]

Did I say @#@$? Oops...:slap:

[Hissing Cobra]

I'm in Pete. I'm bringing a friend with a yellow limited edition 93 convertible. I'll meet at the Home Depot. Cross your fingers for no rain!!

John, sweet! I love those '93 Limited Editions! I remember when they came out and I would drool all over myself because I wanted one so bad. I'll see you at the Home Depot.

P.S. HOPEFULLY IT WON'T RAIN!

[CapriGT]

I got an email, and the guy form the Jeep club can't make it

[Hissing Cobra]

That's o.k. Maybe he'll hit up some shows next summer with us.

[fredzilla]

Looks like us Capri guys have been "black balled" again from this show. :(

[mustang4life1985]

I can't wait for Sunday. This is going to be a large group of stangs! Let's keep our fingers crossed for some good weather. The other MU shows appeared like a bad start and ended up being good days. I know from the sunburn I got LOL.

[mustang4life1985]

Looks like us Capri guys have been "black balled" again from this show. :(

I think you should drive it Fred. I'd tell them it's a Mustang:D

[Hissing Cobra]

Looks like us Capri guys have been "black balled" again from this show. :(

Fred,

Hang in there. I'm going to call them and make a plea. At the last show, there were many open parking spots. That's in contrast to what they told me on the phone when I called last time "We won't have any open spots for them". I'll let you know when I can get an answer from them.

[mustang4life1985]

That's a good idea Pete. There were plenty of empty spots with the 4eyes at the last couple shows. I say the Capri's should be able to park with our 4 eyes. Hopefully they'll understand that the Capri's are a part of the posse.

[Hissing Cobra]

Looks like us Capri guys have been "black balled" again from this show. :(

Fred,

I just e-mailed Jim Silverman (President of the MCCNE) the following note. I hope it helps!

Jim,

My name is Pete Slaney and I own the Yellow 1979 Mustang Cobra that you've seen at your shows. I'm coming to the September 9th show at Mustangs Unlimited with a large contingent of 1979-2006 Mustangs and their owners. It should be a good time!

I'm also a member of a national website called www.foureyedpride.com (http://www.foureyedpride.com) and it's a Ford Mustang/Mercury Capri website that deals specifically in the 1979-1986 model cars. Within the past year, we've been organizing cruises with many of the Massachusetts members of that website. We've been going to cruise nights and car shows together (including the last two at Mustangs Unlimited) and usually cruise in a pack of very nice '79-'86 Fox Bodies.

Some of the members own Mercury Capris (the often forgotten "Other Mustang") and they feel excluded from your shows because they're "Mustang Only" shows. I know that space is usually limited and your club only deals with Mustangs, but I was wondering if some of these guys could come to that show with us on the 9th. They know that it's a "Mustang Only" show but would like to come for the cruise down there and the camaradarie that we all share together. Somehow, if it's possible, could a spot be made for maybe 3 or 4 of them? That would be nice if it could be arranged. I'd like to include them if possible because it's awesome to see the '79 - '86 Fox Bodies cruising together in a pack (I could have close to 17 members of that board cruising down with us).

If you could get back to me on this, that would be great. If you decide that we could include them (even if it's off to the side), you'd surely make their day!

Thanks again,

Pete Slaney

[fredzilla]

Wow, Pete that was a great email. Thanks for taking the time to write it.

[capriman86]

If capri's are allowed....add 1 more fox to the mix...lol

great email Pete

[1986RavenBlack]

If capris can go Im there all day. that would be really cool. got my fingers crossed.!

[capriman86]

If capris can go Im there all day. that would be really cool. got my fingers crossed.!

Still come and park in spectator....we would like to meet you
and we will still come check out your cool ride!

But hopefully they will let us in.

[fredzilla]

...if Pete's email doesn't work. We can still block the entrance..lol


I really don't think they will allow the Capri's in. Only because they would have to make exception to other Ford/Mercury family cars.

[1986RavenBlack]

ok so im totally comming. Im going to start my own capri car show in the spectator parking lot. lol. see you guys there.

[CapriGT]

I really don't think they will allow the Capri's in. Only because they would have to make exception to other Ford/Mercury family cars.

True but it is arguable that 79-86 Capris were the closest relation to a mustang there has been.

[gmars302]

Wow, Pete that was a great email. Thanks for taking the time to write it.

x2. I may see you guys there. I am dealing with a herniated disc in my back, so It depends on how I feel when I get up in the morning.

[rafiki47]

Hey guys, my car is clean and ready to go.

As far as the Capri's are concerned,you can park in the lot of that resturaunt on the side of MU. I am sure if you are there early you can get right up next to MU. And if people see a few of you lined up they will surely walk over for a peek. I understand it would be nice to be included, but this is an alternative instead of just not going.

[mustang4life1985]

ok so im totally comming. Im going to start my own capri car show in the spectator parking lot. lol. see you guys there.

Now that is what I'm talking about right there!:tu: Steve has made a really good point about getting there early and parking right next to the show. It is "REALLY" close to the show and would make people walk over. Definitely bring your Capri's and park there. I think they'll be surprised to see that many Capri's. The way I look at it is, we all go for the cruise and enjoy the day.

That is a great email Pete and it's definitely straight to the point! Nice job!

[BAD5oh]

alright well i may have to go in the unsure section now. if there is a threat of rain then i can't risk the drive with no wipers and ET streets. i'll be keeping an eye on the weather

[capriman86]

Totally understandable Dave. Not worth the risk.

I am sure we are all questioning the weather. Pray for NO RAIN.


There was a guy at Bangma's Dairy cruise tonight with at GT350 CFI Vert with 6k original miles. He might meet us at Home Depot Bellingham.

So if anyone gets there and this car is there, his name is Bob..very nice guy. He is 74 years old. I love to see the ole timers loving the foxes!
Oh...ya...I forget my damn camera AGAIN!!!!

[Dynamic]

that vert was tight.... I took a pic with my camera phone... but it doesnt compare to your camera work Jeff... lol....

[rafiki47]

Its looking like the Rain is going to hold off until the evening

[Hissing Cobra]

Yes it does. I just saw that there's a 30% chance of rain tonight and possible thunderstorms in our area tomorrow. I didn't see the weather report for Connecticut but I'll be looking for it tonight. At the last show, it was misty, foggy and wet until I reached the Mass Pike. It turned out to be a beautiful day. Hopefully, it'll be the same tomorrow. I'll keep y'all posted.

As for Jim Silverman from the MCCNE, I haven't gotten a response to the e-mail that I sent him. If you Capri guys want to go, maybe we could park you all together in the parking lot behind the food vendors? I'd love for you to all go!

I also have another friend coming and he's bringing his '92 hatchback that runs 13's. His cousin may also be bringing his Lincoln that has a 347 in it. That run's 11's!

The weather better be good because we could have up to 20 cars with us tomorrow!

[mustang4life1985]

There is something about this car show and "odd" weather. It can never be a "good" day to start for this show lol. The first show in April was foggy and damp and then the sun was out in Manchester and I got a sunburn. Tomorrow the weather is looking better for here than it is there which is the total opposite of previous meets there.

This looks like it could be the biggest turnout yet too. The weather is showing low 70's here and showing low 80's and humid with chances of rain in morning and afternoon for Manchester. We'll have to look later tonight and see what happens.

[Sweet'83]

Have Fun Guy's..I wish I didn't live so far away, I'd cruise in with You Guy's to the show.

[BAD5oh]

Alright I'm out. I just can't take the chance with the rain. This will however give me a kick in the ass to make my car drivable in rain. This seems like its gonna be a great crowd driving down. Anyway make sure there are lots of pics and have fun and be safe

[capriman86]

Have Fun Guy's..I wish I didn't live so far away, I'd cruise in with You Guy's to the show.


Leave now! Come on!! :lol:

Alright I'm out. I just can't take the chance with the rain. This will however give me a kick in the ass to make my car drivable in rain. This seems like its gonna be a great crowd driving down. Anyway make sure there are lots of pics and have fun and be safe

Ok somebody get this guy a set of 10holes QUICK!

[Dynamic]

and wipers....

[capriman86]

and wipers....

RainX will solve that.


hmmmm what if we put RainX on his tires?

[Dynamic]

How about some honey on the tires...

[Mr Joshua]

Leave now! Come on!! :lol:



Ok somebody get this guy a set of 10holes QUICK!
i've got an extra set of 10 holes :)

[fredzilla]

Sorry guy's I'm bailing on this one too.

[rafiki47]

So whats the deal guys? 7am at HD?

[Mr Joshua]

calling for 40% chance of percipitation in CT and 60% here in MA

[Hissing Cobra]

O.k guys. I just checked the weather and as of right now, it appears that there were some scattered thunderstorms that have moved through Connecticut and into Massachusetts (I didn't get anything down in Wareham). The weather channel website also stated that there's only a 30% chance of showers tonight and possibly tomorrow morning, with the possibility of some tomorrow afternoon. That being said, I'm still gonna go.

So, here's my updated schedule for tomorrow.

6:00 am - leaving my house
6:30 am - meeting at the Friendly's at the Middleboro Rotary (Exits 5 & 6 off of Route 495/Route 44 area).
7:00 am - meeting at the Home Depot in Bellingham (Exit 18 off of Route 495)
7:30 am - meeting at the Westboro rest area on the Mass Pike (1st rest area AFTER the Toll Booth at the Route 495/Mass Pike interchange.
8:00 - 8:15 am - meeting at the first Rest area on Route 84.

Who's in?

Oh, if any of you need my phone number, it's 339-933-2675. I don't mind if you call me early, as I'll be on the road at 6:00 am.

[rafiki47]

Im in

[capriman86]

Kristen and I are in

EDIT: We are taking the Anny only.

[capriman86]

EDIT:

Fred isn't coming....and Kristen would rather us go together, she isn't
fond of driving that far....
So we will be in the Anny only.

[Mr Joshua]

i'm in, as long as i don't see rain.. i'll be there at 8 but i'm sleeping till 7 :p

[capriman86]

I can't wait for Sunday.

:rolleyes:

uh huh :violin:

Guilt Guilt Guilt :no:

[moby]

Sorry for the late word but I can't make it. My wife's office was broken into and I'm in the middle of fixing holes in the wall and replacing computer equipment so she can open on Monday. :mad:

[mustang4life1985]

Sorry guys, but I'm out for this one. I woke up at 5:00 a.m. to head home and get my car and it is raining and there is lightning. I don't feel like going if it is going to be one of these days. Watch it be nice out when everyone gets there LOL.

[capriman86]

Did ya even look at the radar!

There is no rain here or CT ya fool!
Only where you are now.

[Hissing Cobra]

I'm leaving in 10 minutes. I'll see you all soon.

[capriman86]

See ya at Home Depot

[Mr Joshua]

i'm out in 10

[rafiki47]

Great Show Guys ! I'll try to post some pics ASAP

[Mr Joshua]

congrats.. 3 trophies for our crew.. :D

Pete
Paul
and
Steve

[mustang4life1985]

Congrats to Pete, Paul, and Steve!

Nice job guys and it was good to hear that the show still had a good turnout due to the questionable weather.

John,
Sorry to hear about the unfortunate news and what went on for your day.

[capriman86]

Great day!!! Downloading pics now......I will get some up as soon as I can.

Only 1 SVO today.....too bad you had that crap happen....hope all is well John!

[306gt]

I had a good time today. I actually went around and looked at all of the cars. Pretty good turnout considering what the weather forcast looked like. Thanks for the compliments guys!Congrats to Steve and Pete also. It was fun cruising with all of you. Too bad we got seperated on the way home. We can still do another cruise before the season is out if you guys are interested. I'm planning on going to Epping for a test & tune session before the season ends. Any takers? It would be a good time to hang out and make some passes down the 1/4 if anyone is game enough. If not you could just hang out with the rest of the guys.

[moby]

Congrats everybody...This is what I got to fix today instead of going to the show. Thieves broke in and pulled flat screens off the wall. Thank god that was most of the damage.

[Mr Joshua]

Congrats everybody...This is what I got to fix today instead of going to the show. Thieves broke in and pulled flat screens off the wall. Thank god that was most of the damage.
:( sorry to hear that john.. thats horrible.. hope they catch the #@$#'s

[Hissing Cobra]

Good time guys! The turnout was pretty poor because of the weather, even though it never rained. The sky spit a couple of times but that was it. I guess it was enough to scare away a lot of the potential show participants. There were NO Boss 302's, Boss 351's, or Boss 429's. There was also NO Mustang Cop Cars (California Highway Patrol, Florida Highway Patrol or Georgia Highway Patrol units.) There was only 1 Shelby Mustang and 1 SVO.

Also, they could have let all of the Capris into the show but they said "No" and even made Matt (1986RavenBlack) hide his Capri behind some bushes in the parking lot in front of the showfield. Later on, they allowed a McLaren Capri into the showfield and that raised my eyebrows because I never received an answer to my e-mail about the allowing of Capri's. After that, Matt was able to plead his case and was allowed to bring his '86 Capri into the show. It's a true survivor and with some TLC, it can be brought back to brand new condition. It's not too often that you can find an original, unmolested Mustang or Capri, especially when they're equipped with a 5.0/5-speed combination. There's no rust on it and he has a blank canvas to paint his picture - an excellent starting point, as it's "all there".

We had a nice ride down there though, as there were 9 Mustangs.

1979 Mustang Cobra (Hissing Cobra)
1983 Mustang GT (Mr. Joshua)
1984 Mustang GT-350 (Capriman86)
1985 Mustang GT (Retro50)
1985 Mustang GT (Rafiki47)
1992 Mustang GT (My friend Noah's)
1993 Mustang Coupe (WETDRM)
2004 Mustang Mach I (My friend Kenny's)
2005 Mustang GT (My younger brother's)


I ended up winning "Most Popular" in the 1974 to 1993 category, while my brother Retro50 took first place in our class (if someone wins a Most Popular trophy, they are excluded from other placings). Rafiki47 (Steve) bagged 2nd place with his White '85 GT ('85 Upper front bumper cover with '87 GT style front lower airdam and foglights). It looks nice with the two bumpers joined together.

All in all, it was a decent day but I wished more cars had shown up.

[mustang4life1985]

It's too bad the weather scared everyone away such as myself. I woke up at 5:00 a.m. and the weather was not good at all. I didn't think it was going to be a good day.


I would have liked to be there with everyone. There are still a few cruises left and the NE Tech show in Oct. I am glad to hear that they finally let Matt's Capri into the show. I definitely don't think the Capri's should be left behind and hidden. Congrats again to the trophy winners!

[capriman86]

Matt your capri will be so nice...you have a great foundation for sure buddy.
I was so glad to see you showed up with it. I can't get enough, capri's are
just eye candy for me. I still can't believe that hatch and I still hate your for it.
Its too damn clean!!! LOL

John(Moby) I can't believe they stole flat panels...those are getting to be so cheap
now too! People suck.....let them know when you catch them the FEP posse' is pissed
you couldn't make it and we will kick their arse!

Paul(306GT) just wanted say thank you again for the door panels! They are going
to help my capri tremendously! My warped ones are coming out! Your awesome
and thanks again!

And as always...it was nice seeing all you's guys and gals.


Working on the pics fellow FEP'ers...won't be til tomorrow...I know boo-hiss!

Here is WETDRM from NEMS....I thought it came out cool so I had to
post it for him on NEMS.

Good night guys/gals

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/2227/donxe1.jpg

[MrsCapriGT]

I loved his coupe!! I had been toying with the idea of painting mine black. They look sharp in black. :cool:

[rafiki47]

It was a great guys, and Girls. Congrats to all the Winners, its cool to get a trophy but the cruise is the real fun for me.

[gt200mph]

I loved his coupe!! I had been toying with the idea of painting mine black. They look sharp in black. :cool:

thank you....and i loved the ride down...its been way to long since ive had a chance to take a cruise like that

[capriman86]

hey I didn't know you were on here too

sweet

[gt200mph]

hey I didn't know you were on here too

sweet

been a member for a few years...lol... i dont come on much because of the lack of a 4eyed car

[mustang4life1985]

It's good to see you on here Don. I had no idea you were a member here. You had an awesome Capri from the pics that you showed us.:cool:

[capriman86]

Pics are here!

http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthread.php?t=50122

[R825OH]

Man that looks like it was a fun time. Pretty cool seein a line of Foxes on the road