13th Annual Toys for Kids Cruise-in

December 7th 2013 (rain date8th) 13th Annual Christmas Cruise-in Hosted by the Twilight Cruisers $15 dollar fee or a unwrapped toy to benefit interfaith Charity and will be covered by Mike Kelly's Cruise New's at ...Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing...State RD 484 Belleview FL. Exit 341 on I 75....Over $1,500 in give-away prises 40 people choice 10 judged thophys dash plaques Last years 50/50 was $500,00 to the winner.!!!.. I have attended every Year last year we had over 450 cars,trucks,and a few Vans.. swap meet food venders,air brusher, pin striper's a 50's dress up (Rock a Billy),If any one wants to attend PM me I will get a section for Vans and I will meet you at Sonney's Barbecue next door between 7:00- 7:30 AM Saturday morning. I will take pictures and post them of the Museum inside the first thing you see is the Little Red Wagon doing a 6ft wheel stand (not sure if its the original one) all his racing cars Shirley molndowneys dragster a couple of 41 Willy Gasser Coupes and a lot of other famous race cars. a gas station display from the 50s. a huge engine room a bunch of old Chrysler hemi's.hemi head ford engines even a Big Block Chevy riding lawn mower it is a sight to see a time warp for sure.!!!!. PM me for more info............

WOW the show turned out GREAT.. . at Don Garlit's Museum just over 500 cars and trucks we raised $12,500. in Toys for Toys for Tots and 200 lbs of food for InterFaith Charity it was 85 degreese today the weather was on our side this year....                                                                                                                                                                                                        ....Don Garlit in the flesh I told him I was from VV and was Going to make him Famous.. ..It was a honer to shake his hand.!!!...                                                                                                                               A few more pictures then on to the Drag Racing Museum............                                                                                                 For you 6 cly guys YES that is 3- 4 barrel carbs

This was in his swap meet building flat head anyone.?????........                   On to museum He SOLD the LITTLE RED WAGON.. ...

Just about every Famous drag racer's car was there.!!!.. ..

NOW on to the Engine Room... ...                                                                                                                                                                          This motor was unbeliveable it is 8000 horse power at 7000 RPM'S

My kind of Lawn Mower A Big Block Chevy..                                                                  The Merc Fonzi drove in Happy Days

thanks for showing us joe, love all of them,

For some reason I thought of Digz when I seen this Truck.. ..   ..                                                                                                               This was Don Garlits first race car I think 1954-55 in Hi School it was 2 model A frames put togeher.!!!...

                                                             .........THE END......

Looks like a Great Time, I got a soft spot in my heart for that 66 Chevelle. A good friend of mine had one growing up and it brings back memories of cruising to the beach when we were teenagers! I'm happy you had such good weather and a Great turnout!
Thanks for the pics!

looks like a great place to visit

Joe, looks like another great show at his museum. Always a good turn out! I could spend all day in there.

I was tied up judging a car show in Beverly Hills today. ( Fl. not CA.) We will meet up at a show one of these days or you may make our show Sunday, March 2nd in Crystal River.

Joe, Thank You I'm speechless !    Thank You again.   Bill

    

Thanks Joe!  Great pics, sooo many cool rides there. I am sure you had a great time. Garlits deal is like the museum at Indy, you need a extra day to check everything out.

I love the old Willys and Gassers also who doesn't dig a SuperBird. Growing up my uncle ran a Fuel Altered and we grew up going to the drags with him. I kinda went the way of my grandfather on the other side of family building and driving Sprint Cars and both my cousins could only run a 1/4 mile at a time so went the way of my uncle. Actually my cousin Ron has driven the Jungle Jim at some match races and at the March Meets in Famosa (I think Jon has also ran one or 2 events in it as well).

If I didn't live 3k miles away from ya i would deff take you up on a checking it out and knockin back a few cold ones    

Yes , great photo tour ! My bro and I have thought about something like that truck for years. We have kicked ourselves many times for letting a White cab over go for scrap a long time ago.

Big Daddy was allways one of the good guys,  And there are a lot of them, But drag racing like any sport has their share of jerks, Don same out with swamp rat under glass maybe 25 years ago and only this year did most  every one in the pro class dragster run it, they were always ahead of their time...

Garlits was ahead of the curve for sure including breaking the 170, 180, 200, 240, 250, and 270 miles per hour marks. Bet he could still manage to cut a decent light today hehe.

Here you go Joe, not the best pic's(film not digital). When I was there in the late 80's(I think?????) it was the first thing you saw when you walked in the door.

THANKS Wideload. .. I have been looking through my old pictures. .. Don sold it a few months back it was there for many many years and was Going to be the Feature of this Thread...NOW its COMPLETE.!!!....... ...

Great photos. thanks for sharing.