My view of the Ocala show.

[bluefury361]

Well, another Ocala show is in the books. I'm not convinced the Florida Mopar Association is really a Mopar club. Perhaps the Florida Metric Association would be more appropriate. They can't seem to get a handle on the different models of Mopars or what is correct. Very few purest cars and they are lumped in with heavily modified car classes. they finally recognized C body's but think they came about in 1960. Forward look doesn't register to them.
There were more Metrics in attendance than real Mopars.
Weather was iffy with a storm blowing through Ocala early on the opening day. It didn't effect much though. the Friday dinner and party was fun, A loud live band. I was to busy working with Big Easy Mopar Association to get pictures.
Show car turnout was a little light as was the swap area. I think the weather kept a lot of folks away
It was great to rub elbows with Dan, (rapid transit), from Michigan, Jeff, (cantflip) and his girl Viv, and Rip, (ripinator). The FCBO compound got lots of use.

Some pictures......

 

[1978 NYB]

Nice cars Will!

 

[bluefury361]

I apologize for the quality of some pictures. This event is held at a horse park and the cars are displayed on a dirt floor in an large open sided arena. Lighting is florescent fixtures about 30 feet up in the rafters. Not good for photos. Dark inside with glaring light around the parameter. Hard to get good focus.

 

[bluefury361]

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[bluefury361]

more.....

 

[bluefury361]

And on.....

 

[bluefury361]

Lots of issues solved here. Some beer was consumed. Anyone's ears ringing?

 

[bluefury361]

Jam up at the log house....... Dam big smokys!

 

[bluefury361]

Big easy Mopar folks pre party on Friday.

 

[bluefury361]

More cars.....

 

[bluefury361]

some trucks too.....

 

[bluefury361]

And finally.....

 

[Ripinator]

some trucks too.....


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Dayum, Will! I think you gottem all. Thanks a lot.

 

[bluefury361]

Sunday, after the awards ceremony, the place emptied out. Jeff and I stayed and had the place to ourselves. Camp fire that night. and broke camp Monday morning.
Overall had a nice time. The best part for me was the Friday evening dinner/party and the drive there and back in the Polara, It got a little exciting when we almost ran out of gas going to dinner Sunday evening. coasted to the pump on fumes and the Polara took 23.788 gallons to fill a 24 gallon tank. Gas gage quit working, but I was able to buy a new tank unit in the swap.

 

[Ripinator]

Sunday, after the awards ceremony, the place emptied out. Jeff and I stayed and had the place to ourselves. Camp fire that night. and broke camp Monday morning.
Overall had a nice time. The best part for me was the Friday evening dinner/party and the drive there and back in the Polara, It got a little exciting when we almost ran out of gas going to dinner Sunday evening. coasted to the pump on fumes and the Polara took 23.788 gallons to fill a 24 gallon tank. Gas gage quit working, but I was able to buy a new tank unit in the swap.


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Very romantic picture there, Will. I still hate you. . .

 

[300rag]

It still looks like you had a good time, even if there were a lot of metrics.

 

[ayilar]

Hard to get good focus.
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Focus or not, artificial light or not, this looks like Rip's car... @Ripinator

 

[Ripinator]

Focus or not, artificial light or not, this looks like Rip's car... @Ripinator

But of course. . .

 

[77newyorker440]

Awesome, thanks for the photos! Good to see a lot of six-pack cars, but I really like that early 70s Newport, one of my favorite C Bodies!
Thanks,
77newyorker440

 

[rapidtrans]

I know I enjoyed talkin everybody’s ear off! Get me with old mopars and good peeps, I’m good. Yakking about Cruisin Woodward back in the day or laughing about the drivers on I-75 on my way down. Figure I’ll stay down here for the length of the govs. shut-down back home.
Jeff, tell Viv she has to hit Carlisle next year to see a real mopar show. This show would a so-so cruise night back home. But the company was great guys!