Ponies in the Park, Lacey, Wa [Archive]

f4fntm

08-24-2008, 07:49 PM

Been thinking about it, but have no plans chiseled in granite. I'll stop in to check it out, if nothing else comes up.

I actually entered it a few years ago, when I had my '85. There was one other four-eye there. Lots of the usual old guys with 60's cars, lots of practically new cars with heavy-duty mods like tinted windows and K&N filters, and a sprinkling of serious show cars. So, a typical Mustang show, IMHO.

WHTLTHR79RS

08-26-2008, 02:05 AM

The house in the field where I had the BBQ is up for rent. IF I get a new tenant by the end of the month, then I might just wander down that way...with a certain lawnchair in tow...
Neil

missmy85

08-28-2008, 12:23 AM

I've been to plenty of shows, but I've never actually been in a car show (except for the 4-eye BBQ of course). But I'm actually thinking about bringing mine and hanging out for awhile.

Doug

Mustang Marty

08-28-2008, 01:25 AM

I have been thinking of the lacey show myself. It may be good to get the McLaren to stretch it's legs.

f4fntm

08-28-2008, 02:37 AM

Well, c'mon down, y'all. We can make a thing out of it.

Anyone else? Maybe mytrscapri? 82mustang? 7t9cobra (is that thing not together yet?!)? richpet? Neil, get out the card file...

84NAVYCAT

08-28-2008, 01:13 PM

Do I have to come up there again to rub in the long distance again?

f4fntm

08-29-2008, 02:49 AM

Do I have to come up there again to rub in the long distance again?

:lol:

missmy85

09-01-2008, 11:24 AM

If nothing else it would be nice to get more than one four-eye there among all the others...

86GT5spdEVERETT

09-01-2008, 11:36 PM

19torchred90lx

09-03-2008, 07:14 PM

well my convertible is almost done and i might want to take it up there. whats the specifics on the show? is it a judging contest? are the fees? hmmm
my hood flew up on my 86 last night so im no where near a show car, nor was i before. heck ill get some hood pins and shoot up there with both cars for a 4eye invasion:P

There will be quite a few of us from the northend coming as well. Most of the Kidd Valley folks are friends with Mustangs West members who are putting this show on in Lacey. Karena the President has a nice Fox vert and Roush 427R Trak Pak.

I guess we will see you there Bram.

82mustang

09-07-2008, 03:08 PM

whats the date of the show? i'll have to wait and find out if i'm on shift that day(24 on 48 off), if not and i can get this knock that started last night figured out i'll definately be there, in the show or as a spectator

f4fntm

09-07-2008, 11:01 PM

Here's the website for the club putting it on:

http://mustangswest.com/

Link to the flyer is just below the pic on their home page.

Happens on the 28th, Sunday. The judging is a "people's choice" deal, meaning the participants and onlookers vote for their favorites.

WHTLTHR79RS

09-26-2008, 12:56 PM

so, who all is going? looks like the weather will break, and I have no progress on the rental house, so I should be there. Nelson has to work. roll call please. Lee, you chair will be with me.
Neil

missmy85

09-26-2008, 05:00 PM

I'm all set...I will be there.

82mustang

09-29-2008, 02:00 AM

How was it? i'm on shift right now or i'd show..(fire station in oly..and yes i tried to get away for "lunch" so i could swing by the show but no such luck..) Who's got pics?

missmy85

09-29-2008, 12:18 PM

It was good. There were only 4 4-eyes there (my 85, Neil's Capri, an 84 GT350, and another Capri). They grouped up with the Mustang II's (there were two of them). At first they didn't want to put Neil's Capri in with us, but Neil was able to "educate" them to the point that they let the Capri's stay with us. Of course there were a ton of new and old Mustangs - 185 cars in total or something like that. The weather was great too. Like Lee said, it was your typical Mustang car show, but it was great to see Lee and Neil. Neil, as ever, was on the hunt for other 4-eye owners...

Several people commented on / asked about the website (they saw the FEP stickers on my car)...hopefully there will be a little spike in website traffic because of it.

84NAVYCAT

09-29-2008, 12:28 PM

Will there be any pictures????

missmy85

09-29-2008, 12:39 PM

BTW...I'm starting a charitable fund to get Neil a new cell phone...one that you don't have to tape the battery together to get it to work...:p

WHTLTHR79RS

09-30-2008, 06:37 PM

But, I like my cell phone...stupid thing dies today while Im talking to "MYTRSCAPRI50"...and, you need to send me the only picture that we took.

Neil

f4fntm

10-02-2008, 04:39 AM

:tu:

It was great to get together and jaw with Neil and Doug in a relaxed atmosphere. As much as I love the annual BBQ, that is a busy day for Neil and I both, not nearly as much time for casual conversation as is needed. We took a long lunch at a Mexican joint (I was driving and had to forgo the usual Giant Strawberry Margarita - rats!), talked and talked about our cars and the BBQ; did some brainstorming, came up with some good ideas for 2009.

And the weather was awesome, esp. after the hot rod show in the same location got rained on last weekend! :p

Best of all, Neil brought me my folding chair. Of course, I'll leave it in his field again after the BBQ next year, in accordance with tradition :slap:

84NAVYCAT

10-02-2008, 11:06 AM

Hey Lee,
Did you take some photo's?

LtdTrooper

10-02-2008, 03:55 PM

Good weather Good people and Awsome cars. Don't foreget I was tryin to represent with my Ltd.

meneep

10-02-2008, 08:18 PM

Yea, the GT 350 guy isn't new here, either!
That was my car there.
I would love to see more four eyes show up!
In fact, I will bring a couple of mine next year just to have them there!
Maybe with a little planning, I can put a category together for just four eyes?
I was the guy on stage handing out trophies, I am sure I can arrange adding another class.
What do you think?

f4fntm

10-03-2008, 03:40 AM

Yea, the GT 350 guy isn't new here, either!
Hmmm... the computer says you're new, right under your user name.

Sorry, Joe, no pics - I just showed up as a civilian, no camera, in my pickup, wandering aimlessly thru the crowd.

There's a slide show on the Mustangs West website, but (surprise) it features mostly shiny cars with lotsa bling. In short, not ours. The foureyes were put in a corner behind the Mustang IIs, for Pete's sake. Just one more reason the NW4IBBQ rocks - all foureyes, all day! :evl:

meneep

10-04-2008, 05:01 AM

New as in few posts, I guess. Been around here snooping for a while, though.
The slide show was found on Youtube! We don't even know who made it!
We are working on a presentation of all cars that were there.
My friend George took 315 photos and is putting together a photoshow for everyone.
I will post it as soon as it's done.
Total cars registered were 187!

missmy85

10-05-2008, 03:51 PM

I was the guy on stage handing out trophies, I am sure I can arrange adding another class.
What do you think?

That sounds like a great idea. No offense to the Mustang II guys, but those cars and our cars are just so wildly different...

meneep

10-05-2008, 08:48 PM

Usually, those two cars would never share a class. The reason they did was because there has only been one II to show up for the last 3 years.
This year two of them did, and 4 four eye cars did (5 if you count Rob, but he shows in the Police class).
Next year, I am sure we will go back to the '74-'78 category and the '79-86 category.
But, like we always tell people, if you want a class in paticular, contact us about sponsoring it.
OR PRE-REGISTER your car! If we knew who was coming, we would have split it before the show.

I would love to see this turn into a kick off point for the Four Eyed Forum guys! Maybe the show during the day, and a Pizza Feast after?
That would be fun!
And I will have the '84 WSP car on the road by then!

missmy85

10-06-2008, 07:04 PM

Meneep, since you are in a position to know, what do you think the odds are that we can keep the Capri's with the Mustang in a "Four-Eyed" Class rather than putting the Capri's somewhere else. As you can see, we certainly consider ourselves "one big family" and we did have two Capri's parked with the Mustangs this year. However, I know there was some debate about splitting them up. I would hate to do that, but I can see where some purists outside of the Four-Eyed community would have a problem with it.

WHTLTHR79RS

10-06-2008, 07:22 PM

Having the 79 to 86 Capri in with the mustangs is a delicate subject. The mustang owners understand that the Capri IS a sister ship, but the show IS about Mustangs, and the Capri's crash their party, and the votes are cast by the attendees, and they are in not in the mindset to cast a vote for a "Capri" at a Muatang show. It is something us Capri owners have learned to live with, I think. Worthy of further discusson at your board meetings.

Neil

missmy85

10-06-2008, 07:50 PM

The slide show was found on Youtube! We don't even know who made it!

I just found the slide show on YouTube. I was disappointed there was not a shot of Four Eye there. In fact, there wasn't anything except S197's, SN95's, and the old stuff (I think I saw one Cobra in there). But I am not totally surprised by this.

But that's okay...That just means I'm going to have to shine mine up even more and next time we just need to get a WHOLE MESS of Four-Eyes there to truly represent the growing popularity of the cars. Then they'll have no choice but to put us in the slide show!

meneep

10-07-2008, 03:20 PM

I am actually the guy that made the call to put the Capris with the four eyed Mustangs to start with.
I will do my best to keep it that way in the future, too.
I think that these cars are too close a kinship to seperate.

Trust me, when George gets done with his photoshow, there will be plenty of four eyes to see!

And next year, please pre register! I can do a way better job of planning if I have an idea of what is coming!

84NAVYCAT

10-07-2008, 03:48 PM

Thats right!
"CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG"? brothers and sista's

meneep

10-13-2008, 03:54 PM

So what do you guys think?
A category for 'Four Eyed Foxes'?
That would include all Capris, Mustangs, and even LTDs other four eyed cars?
Cheap to sponsor, could even advertise FEF?

SchoolBoy

10-14-2008, 01:33 AM

That would be sweet but don't forget the svo, thunderbird, cougar, fairmont, zepher, I know there more, but can't put a finger on it.

missmy85

10-17-2008, 10:18 PM

So what do you guys think?
A category for 'Four Eyed Foxes'?
That would include all Capris, Mustangs, and even LTDs other four eyed cars?
Cheap to sponsor, could even advertise FEF?

I think that's a fine idea. I think it would do well to bring attention to this generation of cars to a group of people who may otherwise have forgotten them amongst the Cobra's and Saleen's and Rouches and the like. And you're right; I will definitely will pre-register...

BTW...I'm finally attaching the lone pic that Neil took of my ugly mug and my hardware...

meneep

10-18-2008, 01:42 AM

Well Neil,
What do you think?

I will still have a car for this category (unless I display with the police vehicles) But, I sold the GT 350 to someone that was at our show and saw it.

WHTLTHR79RS

10-18-2008, 03:22 AM

I think a group for 4 eye foxes would be fine. I did not mind the drive down, was nice. My goal with the BBQ is to give the 4 eye cars their proper exposure at the present, and as some owners discover what they have, and fix them up, they will start showing up at more shows, and will need their own group. As a side note, did you get the person that bought your 350 to commit to the 09 BBQ??? Gonna have 2 full rows of cars next year.
Neil

WHTLTHR79RS

10-18-2008, 03:26 AM

UPDATE...UPDATE... Ya'all don't have to pool you money for a new cell phone for me, got it today after I put up the "for rent" sign and I could'nt talk to someone 300 feet away in the driveway...dammit.
and that picture above is for 2nd place in catagory....WELL DONE.
Neil

missmy85

10-18-2008, 09:24 PM

WELL I'LL BE....WELCOME TO THE 21ST CENTURY NEIL!!! HAHAHA...

WHTLTHR79RS

10-19-2008, 12:22 AM

NEW update.....HATE the new damn phone, took it back to Verizon and upgraded a notch...dinged me $20 for the return, but the new one was free after rebate....all is good.
DO not buy a verizon Coupe...
Neil

82mustang

10-19-2008, 08:22 AM

i like how you have notch and coupe in the same paragraph and you're not even talking about mustangs haha

missmy85

10-19-2008, 03:19 PM

Very good observation...I hadn't even noticed that. It's just in Neil's blood I guess...:D

84NAVYCAT

10-21-2008, 02:04 PM

GEEEZZZ Neil I thought you were saying don't buy a coupe as in mustang!...
Here's a thought, Neil how about making next years BBQ the day before that car show (if its a sunday?) and we could crash it with all the 4 eye's who stay around for it.

meneep

11-09-2008, 05:35 PM

Ok, George finally put together a picture presentation of the show!
Here it is, I hope the link works!
You should see some familiar cars in there!

http://207.108.217.210/ufury/shows/Sep28-08/index.htm