Mark your calendars: the fifth CATL Drive (aka the 2023 Edition) is on!
The first (2019) CATL ran from Rockford, IL to the old Pabst Brewery in Milwaukee and onto Racine, WI (for beers and car discussions with @70 Sport Suburban) in September 2019, with a stop on Lake Michigan's western shore. The 2020 CATL ran from Rockford via St Charles, IL and Hammond, IN to the Indiana Dunes National Park, on Lake Michigan's southern shore. The 2021 CATL ran from a spot on Historic Route 66 in Dwight, IL to a much smaller body of water in Fox Lake, IL. The 2022 CATL ran from Clinton Lake, IL to Chrysler's Kokomo Plant in Indiana.
Taking the lead on this year's event, with the theme of Route 66: @furious70 and @SGVert ! They will bring their Fury and Newport 'vert, and I shall bring a car as well (not sure which one yet -- might be more, if friends can drive too).
--> Date = Sept. 16-17: As in previous years, this run will start on the third Saturday of September. Unlike other years, this one is a 2-day event: the first-ever weekend-long CATL! Should the weather not cooperate that weekend, the rainy-day date would most likely be two weeks later, on Sept. 30-Oct. 1.
--> Type of event: This is not a stationary show -- Tim's annual C-Body Shows have that corner of the "market" covered in spades. As in 2019-2022, the idea of a CATL is to drive C-bodies through smaller roads to some nice locations. Along the way and at the end, of course, we park the cars/eat/shoot the breeze. The route is chosen so that folks can join or depart along the way, and thus not commit to a full day (let alone a weekend) if they do not wish to do so.
--> Itinerary: -- details to be provided by @furious70 and @SGVert
The starting point is close to Lake Michigan in Chicago, near here.
The advantage of this year's choice of mid-point (and overnight location) near St Louis, MO is that it allows folks from Missouri and Iowa to more easily attend at least part of the event.
Here is a partial list of members who may be close enough to join (apologies to those whom I am missing):
Illinois: @sixpkrt @71Polara383 @Xenon @BLIMP @70NEWYORKER @metaldad @swartzed @MarPar @Wonderwagon @furious70 @Cbodies69-73 @Billy Bats @Sport Fury 67 @Chopperbob1 @drh4683 @Biggie @Asleep at the Meal @sgtmac1 @300E @Air Force Polara @furyusvip @Grizzly's Garage @B to C @Popslavaz @Brian Parrino @70 Droptop @Ed Wagner @Skins69 @BUBBAZ488 @IAG @william @Dan Wolf @Jdlov @gkellm @plum360415 @Casey @blue88 @haywire 440 @chilsam @The Captain @moparblake @arkmorris @Shamu70 @badvs3vil @Casey @Clutch Carnage @Davews @blue88 @gregory cotten @Georges77 @SGVert @Sport Fury 67 @Imperial_Eagle_72 @B to C @300Hconvert @St.John @Ram50V8 @tallhair etc.
Indiana: @david hill @fury fan @traintech55 @Georges77 @73Gold @74newport @Jeffrey Cowell @jlcowell @Stoney 65 Fury @streetmachine @Patinad70Polara @Superlite1969 @SportFury etc.
Missouri: @Stanj @Imperialist @cruisinwithsusan @marty koirtyohann @Mingo @Grannys67 etc.
Wisconsin: @70 Sport Suburban @JPMODL @Don Stolfi @Owen11x @69Polara383 @glennb49 @GOLDMYN @loveshack @polara71 @Pete Kaczmarski etc.
Further afield: @Cags70PolaraConvert @Ripinator @Samplingman (and anyone else from further afield, who is interested and can make it)
The first (2019) CATL ran from Rockford, IL to the old Pabst Brewery in Milwaukee and onto Racine, WI (for beers and car discussions with @70 Sport Suburban) in September 2019, with a stop on Lake Michigan's western shore. The 2020 CATL ran from Rockford via St Charles, IL and Hammond, IN to the Indiana Dunes National Park, on Lake Michigan's southern shore. The 2021 CATL ran from a spot on Historic Route 66 in Dwight, IL to a much smaller body of water in Fox Lake, IL. The 2022 CATL ran from Clinton Lake, IL to Chrysler's Kokomo Plant in Indiana.
Taking the lead on this year's event, with the theme of Route 66: @furious70 and @SGVert ! They will bring their Fury and Newport 'vert, and I shall bring a car as well (not sure which one yet -- might be more, if friends can drive too).
--> Date = Sept. 16-17: As in previous years, this run will start on the third Saturday of September. Unlike other years, this one is a 2-day event: the first-ever weekend-long CATL! Should the weather not cooperate that weekend, the rainy-day date would most likely be two weeks later, on Sept. 30-Oct. 1.
--> Type of event: This is not a stationary show -- Tim's annual C-Body Shows have that corner of the "market" covered in spades. As in 2019-2022, the idea of a CATL is to drive C-bodies through smaller roads to some nice locations. Along the way and at the end, of course, we park the cars/eat/shoot the breeze. The route is chosen so that folks can join or depart along the way, and thus not commit to a full day (let alone a weekend) if they do not wish to do so.
--> Itinerary: -- details to be provided by @furious70 and @SGVert
The starting point is close to Lake Michigan in Chicago, near here.
The advantage of this year's choice of mid-point (and overnight location) near St Louis, MO is that it allows folks from Missouri and Iowa to more easily attend at least part of the event.
Here is a partial list of members who may be close enough to join (apologies to those whom I am missing):
Illinois: @sixpkrt @71Polara383 @Xenon @BLIMP @70NEWYORKER @metaldad @swartzed @MarPar @Wonderwagon @furious70 @Cbodies69-73 @Billy Bats @Sport Fury 67 @Chopperbob1 @drh4683 @Biggie @Asleep at the Meal @sgtmac1 @300E @Air Force Polara @furyusvip @Grizzly's Garage @B to C @Popslavaz @Brian Parrino @70 Droptop @Ed Wagner @Skins69 @BUBBAZ488 @IAG @william @Dan Wolf @Jdlov @gkellm @plum360415 @Casey @blue88 @haywire 440 @chilsam @The Captain @moparblake @arkmorris @Shamu70 @badvs3vil @Casey @Clutch Carnage @Davews @blue88 @gregory cotten @Georges77 @SGVert @Sport Fury 67 @Imperial_Eagle_72 @B to C @300Hconvert @St.John @Ram50V8 @tallhair etc.
Indiana: @david hill @fury fan @traintech55 @Georges77 @73Gold @74newport @Jeffrey Cowell @jlcowell @Stoney 65 Fury @streetmachine @Patinad70Polara @Superlite1969 @SportFury etc.
Missouri: @Stanj @Imperialist @cruisinwithsusan @marty koirtyohann @Mingo @Grannys67 etc.
Wisconsin: @70 Sport Suburban @JPMODL @Don Stolfi @Owen11x @69Polara383 @glennb49 @GOLDMYN @loveshack @polara71 @Pete Kaczmarski etc.
Further afield: @Cags70PolaraConvert @Ripinator @Samplingman (and anyone else from further afield, who is interested and can make it)
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