John, you are offering to do a monumental job in organizing this tour - and
deserve a big Thank You (as well as a Wisconsin bear hug)!!
As you noted, you 'can't please everyone' but there may be a way to please
many. Here's an idea that might work. If several tours, many of which you
have described - north to/from south [east], north to/from south [midwest],
north to/from south [west], east to/from west [north], east to/from west
[south], and so on.
Each could be scheduled to arrive at a common site - car show, museum, state
or national park at a date that all could agree with. As to other clubs and
groups, we should keep them similar to our interests - finned Exner Mopars
from the late '50s and early '60s. The more cars we can recruit the better
the chances are for our own show and a higher level of participation.
I'm not sure how this all can be organized but your idea of regional
managers to work with you is an excellent one and each of them can determine
their most interesting layovers, local car shows and etc. The entire tour
would most likely take at least a week to 10 days to complete culminating at
the common site.
The tour is an exciting idea and should end up being a fun-filled time for
everyone as well as a chance for all of us to have a face-to-face meeing!
Brian in snowy & frozen Michigan
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Bartell" <59fins@xxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 8:20 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] cross country cruise
Hi all,
Here are a few suggestions I have received so far...
Cruise Coast to coast...East to West and/or West to East. Maine to
California.
LA to MN along Mississippi River
AK to Argentina...yea, Argentina!
Around Great Lakes, USA and Canada.
FL to WA
Route 66...(or has this been done to death???? as asked by a member)
Start cruise in Europe, AUS, or ?
Start cruise in Chicago or Des Moines area as it is central to the US
Start cruise in June, July or August
Have cruise in fall...color ride.
Invite other Chrysler Dodge Plymouth DeSoto Fargo groups to join in.
Try to keep muscle cars out or to a minimum ( I thought some of our cars
are muscle cars!?)
Put a limit on years the cars could be
Whatever we choose to do it should be done with a charitable goal.
Whether we as individuals find our own sponsors...per mile, one lump
sum...etc
Try for corporate sponsorship...ie: Chrysler, Dodge, Cummins, Featherlite
trailers (trailer and truck use donated from corporations for charitable
cause) Some oil or gas sponsorship, tire manufacturers, re pro parts
supplier, local Chrysler Dodge Jeep dealers etc...
Divide country into sections and have different hosts for the different
areas...ie: such as Maine to FL and West to Western Ohio, IN to Western
MN, SD West to WY, UT to WA or???
Have cruise associated with several car shows.
Start out with a momentum chosen by the group and handed from one group to
another from coast to coast. Maybe a handmade award that could be given
to the driver that tallies most miles at cruise end.
Have several stops of interest lined up and names and locations of hotels
motels.
Should there be an entry fee?
Photo shoots with major auto magazines
Interviews set up along route with local TV and radio
Well guys and gals, we have a lot of thinking to do. I said I would work
on this and I plan on keeping my word. If we choose to break it down
into sections, I think we would need section leaders to organize their
part of the tour coinciding with the next leg. I will volunteer for the
Midwest section. I also think we need a national
chairperson/spokesperson. I will leave those decisions up to the group
as a whole to decide.
A logo incorporating the charity of our choice
Okay...I think I covered all, if not most of the ideas so far. Hash these
around for a while and we can go from there. Remember...as if we didn't
already know..."YOU CAN'T PLEASE EVERYBODY"!
John in WI...30 deg cloudy and better than 20 below
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