2019 Club Activities
The Tri-Lakes Cruisers 16th Annual
Benefit Car Show August 4th, 2019
(click Play on the first photo, upper left corner)
Benefit Car Show August 4th, 2019
(click Play on the first photo, upper left corner)
The photo below is from a photo shoot for the "Forest Living Magazine" taken by Lois Gonzalez. The participants are Steve Gutman and his 1979 Avanti, Joe Mentek and his 1965 Cobra, and Gill Geisz and his 1935 Auburn
The Cruisers started off the 2019 car show "season" early...perhaps too early..., with two small "non-shows" where local not-for-profit event sponsors just wanted a few cars to help set the tone for their events.
The Tri-Lakes Women's Club invited our participation in their annual "Spring into Vintage" fund- raiser ON APRIL 27-28. The Womens' Club has been serving the Tri-Lakes Monument area for some 40 years, raising millions of dollars for local community services organizations and schools. We positioned a handful of cars with member-commentators at the main entrance to Lewis Palmer High School. Event attendees enjoyed seeing our cars and talking with us about their stories. Gil Geisz brought his stunning 1935 Auburn Boat-tail Speedster, James McGraw left his suicide door 63 Continental customized with a number of unique features, gorgeous metallic paint, and maple burl interior decor inserts. (Nice details under the hood too, James) Visitors enjoyed seeing Chuck Markl's spiffy light blue 1965 Mustang convertible, and hearing how Chuck took back the car from his daughters and restored it after they both used it as their college ride. Joe Mentek drew a lot of lustful looks with his 1965 Cobra roadster. Steve Gutman brought his 1979 Avanti II, 27,000 miles all-original "garage find" from Edmonton, and James & Kelly Izatt set up a command position for their Korean War veteran Willys Jeep. We had planned to be there both days, but really fierce winds prevented our encore. Thanks to X and Lois for showing up in their beauties on Sunday only to be sent home or face a severe sand-blasting of Lois's 1973 Porsche 914 and X's 1969 E-Jag. Great turnout, Cruisers! We were much appreciated.
Our second early season "non-show" was a one-hour stint at the entrance to Bear Creek Elementary School to welcome students to their graduation party ON MAY 17. Steve showed up with the Avanti again (any excuse to start up his baby will do...) and James brought the Continental, which was showcased by his son Noah, a student at Bear Creek. Good job, Noah! Bob Gould's 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket looked spectacular in the sun, and what a beautiful interior that car has! Dewey Brownback's jet black 2014 Corvette provided just the right touch to round out our display, which was joined by a T-Bucket and Camaro owned by school staff. We left as soon as we gracefully could, because the wind was really getting nasty...again, and Dewey's Corvette was turning tan with dust. Steve was warned that, if he schedules another event where the winds are better suited for kite flying then showing priceless collector cars, he will be banned from scheduling any more. We have already heard from the School that they really appreciated our presence.
The Tri-Lakes Women's Club invited our participation in their annual "Spring into Vintage" fund- raiser ON APRIL 27-28. The Womens' Club has been serving the Tri-Lakes Monument area for some 40 years, raising millions of dollars for local community services organizations and schools. We positioned a handful of cars with member-commentators at the main entrance to Lewis Palmer High School. Event attendees enjoyed seeing our cars and talking with us about their stories. Gil Geisz brought his stunning 1935 Auburn Boat-tail Speedster, James McGraw left his suicide door 63 Continental customized with a number of unique features, gorgeous metallic paint, and maple burl interior decor inserts. (Nice details under the hood too, James) Visitors enjoyed seeing Chuck Markl's spiffy light blue 1965 Mustang convertible, and hearing how Chuck took back the car from his daughters and restored it after they both used it as their college ride. Joe Mentek drew a lot of lustful looks with his 1965 Cobra roadster. Steve Gutman brought his 1979 Avanti II, 27,000 miles all-original "garage find" from Edmonton, and James & Kelly Izatt set up a command position for their Korean War veteran Willys Jeep. We had planned to be there both days, but really fierce winds prevented our encore. Thanks to X and Lois for showing up in their beauties on Sunday only to be sent home or face a severe sand-blasting of Lois's 1973 Porsche 914 and X's 1969 E-Jag. Great turnout, Cruisers! We were much appreciated.
Our second early season "non-show" was a one-hour stint at the entrance to Bear Creek Elementary School to welcome students to their graduation party ON MAY 17. Steve showed up with the Avanti again (any excuse to start up his baby will do...) and James brought the Continental, which was showcased by his son Noah, a student at Bear Creek. Good job, Noah! Bob Gould's 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket looked spectacular in the sun, and what a beautiful interior that car has! Dewey Brownback's jet black 2014 Corvette provided just the right touch to round out our display, which was joined by a T-Bucket and Camaro owned by school staff. We left as soon as we gracefully could, because the wind was really getting nasty...again, and Dewey's Corvette was turning tan with dust. Steve was warned that, if he schedules another event where the winds are better suited for kite flying then showing priceless collector cars, he will be banned from scheduling any more. We have already heard from the School that they really appreciated our presence.
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Dick's 1966 Mustang Project
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