CCCA Ice Cream Social | Classic Car Club of America Forums

Barry Wolk · 2011-08-29T15:50:35.000Z

The Michigan chapter of the Classic Car Club of America threw its annual Ice Cream Social fundraiser at our friend's home. It's a 7 acre gated compound with 3 family homes on the site. He opens up his 8 car attached garage for seating and serves ice cream to hundreds of people. The site is covered…

B

· Aug 29, 2011

B

· Aug 29, 2011

Margaret Denning and the car she bought from my friend Lee, in the hat.

This car is a clone of Lee's first car he and his wife owned as a couple.

K

· Aug 29, 2011

WOW, looks like a great gathering of people & cars.

Is that just friends or were there other local folks & car lover / owners there too ??

B

· Aug 29, 2011

Classic Car Club members and their guests.

K

· Aug 29, 2011

Very nice array of beautiful automobiles!! Was the sculpture of the horse made by a guy with the last name Thibodeaux? He made sculptures out of bumpers and I remember one that he made of Muhammad Ali that was downtown Detroit.

K

· Aug 29, 2011

Very Nice !

B

· Aug 29, 2011

Very nice array of beautiful automobiles!! Was the sculpture of the horse made by a guy with the last name Thibodeaux? He made sculptures out of bumpers and I remember one that he made of Muhammad Ali that was downtown Detroit.

I believe you are correct about the sculptor.

R

· Aug 29, 2011

Beautiful cars and location. What is the dark green roadster, 3rd from bottom?

B

· Aug 29, 2011

I believe I spoke to the gentleman that brought it, but I can't remember the manufacturer.

R

· Aug 29, 2011

Sure looks Bentley-esque.

K

· Aug 29, 2011

Sure looks Bentley-esque.

I was thinking Alvis.

W

· Aug 29, 2011

That would be Phil's 1934 Railton

J

· Aug 29, 2011

Barry....was that your green Continental? Looks nice!

B

· Aug 31, 2011

Yes it is. I'm having a lot of fun with it.

S

· Aug 31, 2011

Not sure why, but I could not see the pics.

Anyway, Barry not sure if you are a CCCA member or not - on my "do list" even though I do not own a Full Classic. Nice to see CCCA getting some good press here, I have yet to meet a CCCA member who is not down to earth and more than willing to talk cars - the myth that they are not friendly is just that. Plus, who doesn't love ICE CREAM?

B

· Aug 31, 2011

Not sure why, but I could not see the pics.
Anyway, Barry not sure if you are a CCCA member or not - on my "do list" even though I do not own a Full Classic. Nice to see CCCA getting some good press here, I have yet to meet a CCCA member who is not down to earth and more than willing to talk cars - the myth that they are not friendly is just that. Plus, who doesn't love ICE CREAM?

The pics are large. They take some time to load. None of my cars qualify for CCCA, so I'm not a member. The hosts always ask us to come, regardless.

From my observations, though, the CCCA does have a problem, IMO. They are so restrictive that the cars that qualify are so expensive that there are no young people to replace the quite old people that own these cars. I felt like a babe in arms amongst that crowd and I'm nearly 60.

Years ago, when I asked the lady that was the head of the CCCA why the Mark II didn't qualify (it was due to YOM, only) I was told that the club would never change in her lifetime. Well.....................................they haven't called me yet.

W

· Aug 31, 2011

Like any club, or life itself, a few bad apples can make a huge impression. Everyone with whom I socialize in CCCA or AACA are more than willing to help, invite, or take the shirt off their back for you. I've witnessed the "bad apples."

B

· Aug 31, 2011

I can not disagree. I found the group friendly.

W

· Aug 31, 2011

In regards to letting in cars that do not follow the club's guidelines, rarely are non-Classics prevented from participating in club outings or gatherings. The place non-Classics are not allowed is in their magazine, on CCCA national tours, and on the Grand Classic judging field.

B

· Aug 31, 2011

That's all the fun stuff. I'll pass.