November 2009



Latin Sundays – (1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd)
Join us for all the first four Sundays in November from 2:00–6:00pm when we celebrate with a live Latin band on the main stage in Old Town. Catch the party beads and enjoy authentic Spanish food. Wristband specials for Old Town’s rides! Fun for the whole family!

11/11: Veterans' Day. Join us starting at 6:30 pm for a special day honoring those that have served and are serving in the Military. All day Military families with proper identification will receive 50% off ride wristbands. Dwight Icenhower’s "Tribute To The King" show will feature a special set at 7:00 pm highlighting the music from The King’s GI days. Classic cars will line Trophy Row along with Military vehicles. At 8:00 p.m a representative from each branch of the Military will carry their flag and lead the cruise of cars and military vehicles down Old Town’s brick streets. We will be collecting items to put into goody boxes for the troops for Molly’s Adopt A Sailor (www.mollysadoptasailor.com). During the event we will have Guest speaker Colonel Gary Grimes, U.S. Army retired, a Flag-Folding ceremony, a Color Guard, a 21-Gun Salute, a Memorabilia tent and an American Bald Eagle display. A special "Thank You" to The Osceola County Veterans Council and The Bunker for participating in this event.

11/22: Classic Cornhole Competition. What is Cornhole? It has been called many things, Corn Toss, Bean Bag, Bean Toss, Soft Horseshoes, Indiana Horseshoes, but to many born and raised in Kentucky and the southern part of Ohio, the game is passionately referred to as Cornhole. It has been said that the game originated in Germany in the 14th century, and then was rediscovered in the hills of Kentucky over 100 years ago. The truth is, who really knows, but the game is great fun for all ages and can be played anywhere! Cornhole or Corn Toss is similar to horseshoes except you use wooden boxes called cornhole platforms and corn bags instead of horseshoes and metal stakes. Contestants take turns pitching their corn bags at the cornhole platform until a contestant reaches the score of 21 points. A corn bag in the hole scores 3 points, while one on the platform scores 1 point. Scoring can be swift and the lead may change hands several times in a match before the winner is decided. Come on out and experience Cornhole for yourself. The Check-in opens at 11:00 am and the first bag flies at 12:00 pm. Sponsored by Budweiser and The Old Town General Store. For registration information and tournament rules, please visit www.classiccornholefl.com.

11/29: Pony Show 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. We are rounding up all Pony Cars to join us for Old Town’s first ever Mustang show. This will be a judged show with awards. There will be lots of fun with door prizes, a live band, swap meet, and car corral. Pony Run (cruise) at 3:00 pm. The Horse Protection Association Of Florida will be the event charity. Vendors welcome, please contact Tracy for more information at (407) 396-4888..



December 2009



12/04 & 12/05: Annual Toy Cruise. This is a great cruise for a great cause. Our generous cruisers bring in unwrapped toys to benefit the children of Osceola County. The jolly man himself joins the cruise.

12/06: Truck’n For Toys. THIS SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

12/13: Jingle Bugs Rock! All Volkswagens are welcome to participate. Help us help the Marines to collect Toys For Tots from 10:00 am–6:00 pm. Join the Herbies in a sing along of your favorite Christmas Carols. Lots of holly, jolly fun!

12/16: 3rd Annual Golf Cart Cruise. Decorate your golf cart for the holidays and then cruise down the Old Town brick street from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Raffles & give-a-ways add to the fun. For more information, call (407) 396-4888.

12/25& 12/26: Delicious! Old Town’s Annual Cookie Cruises. Stop by and share the holiday cheer with complimentary coffee and cookies for our Cruisers. This is a really fun weekend with holiday-decorated cars and Santa Claus.

12/31: Join us for a New Year’s Eve street party. Jim Van Fleet and The Reign will rock out 2009 and roll in 2010 starting at 8:00pm on The Main Stage.



January 2010



01/02: The Flywheeler Park Flivvers will bring out their classic Ford Model T cars (1908-1927) and Model A cars (1927-1931) at 2:30 pm. The Ford Model T, also known as Tin Lizzie or Flivver is an automobile that was produced by Henry Ford's Ford Motor Company. The first production Model T was built on September 27, 1908, at the Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan. The Model T is generally regarded as the first affordable automobile. Some of the reasons it was affordable was because of Ford's innovations of the assembly line production, as well as the concept of paying the workers a wage proportionate to the cost of the car, so that they would provide a ready made market. The Ford Model T was named the world's most influential car of the twentieth century in an international poll.

There were several cars produced or prototyped by Henry Ford from the founding of the company in 1903 until the Model T came along. Although he started with the Model A, there were not 19 production models (A through T); some were only prototypes. The production model immediately before the Model T was the Ford Model S, an upgraded version of the company's largest success to that point, the Model N. The follow-up to the Model T was the Ford Model A and not the Model U. Company publicity said this was because the new car was such a departure from the old that Henry wanted to start all over again with the letter A. As it happens, the first Plymouth car (1928), built by competitor Chrysler Corporation, was named the Model U. The Ford Model A was the second huge success for the Ford Motor Company. When production ended in March, 1932, there were 4,849,340 Model A's made in all styles. Its successor was the Model B, which featured an updated 4-cylinder engine, followed by the Model 18 - which introduced Ford's new V8 engine.

01/16: The Hudson Essex Terraplanes (HET) at 2:00pm. The HET is an organization dedicated to preserving the products of the Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan. Hudson produced vehicles for 45 years from 1909-1954 and merged with Nash-Kelvinator on May 1, 1954 to form American Motors Corporation who produced a Nash-Hudson from 1955 until 1957. The HET Club was founded in 1959 by Meritt Marks (1919-2003), and is a world-wide service organization. For more information, please visit www.hetclub.org.

01/20 – 01/24: This is the BIG one, The National Corvette Restores Society (NCRS). Considered by some to be the best display of Corvettes, the Winter Nationals brings out hundreds of beautifully restored Corvettes to the streets of Old Town. Formed in 1974, the National Corvette Restorers Society is a non-profit hobby group of 14,000 dedicated to the restoration, preservation, history and enjoyment of Corvettes made from the model years 1953 through 1982. The NCRS has compiled and is constantly updating highly detailed judging standards and rules for each basic model division from 1953 through 1982. The guidelines in these NCRS Judging Manuals are recognized throughout the hobby as THE STANDARD in determining originality. The judging system is designed to educate each owner about their car as well as providing recognition for excellence in the areas of restoration, performance, or preservation. Come out and enjoy all of the wonderful Corvettes and stop by the great vendor field that is sure to please any Corvette enthusiast. For more information on the NCRS please visit www.ncrsfl.org.

01/30: Featuring Ford Lightning Trucks from 9:00am – 3:00pm. The Ford SVT Lightning is a sports/performance version of the F-150 Pickup truck designed by Ford's SVT (Special Vehicle Team) division. The first generation of the Lightning Truck was produced from 1993-1995. The 1993 Lightning had an incredible 23 product "firsts" or pilot applications, including the first true dual exhaust on an F-Series, the first bucket seats in an F-Series, the first 17" wheels and tires, and the first use of synthetic lubricant in Ford truck rear axles. These trucks were manufactured at Ford's Michigan Truck Facility in Wayne, Michigan. In 1999, after a five-year hiatus, Ford SVT unveiled the Second Generation Ford Lightning Truck. Powered by a modular SOHC 24-valve 5.4 L Triton, the new engine was capable of producing 360 horsepower (270 kW) and 440 ft·lbf (600 N·m) of torque. In the 2001 Model Year, the engine design was slightly altered to produce 380 horsepower (280 kW) @ 4,750 rpm and 450 ft·lbf (610 N·m) of torque @ 3,250 rpm. With these modifications to the engine and additional drive rain revisions, Car and Driver magazine drove a Lightning from zero to 60 mph (97 km/h) in 5.2 seconds making these trucks very popular to the sport enthusiast. The second generation Lightning Trucks were manufactured at Ford's Ontario Truck Facility in Oakville, Ontario until its closure. For more information, please visit www.lightningrodder.com.



February 2010



02/05 & 02/06: The Fabulous Fords of February. This is a new ALL Ford show. Check back for more information.

02/26 & 02/27: The National Nostalgic Novas Show, sponsored by Bradham Brothers. The National Nostalgic Nova is a car club for people who love Chevy IIs, Novas and Acadians. Since their beginning in 1982, they have been dedicated to the preservation, restoration, rodding and history of the '62-'79 Chevy Nova. They provide their members valuable technical information, access to quality parts and a unique opportunity for fellowship with Nova lovers all over the world. Each year National Nostalgic Nova hosts a show here at Old Town. This show is open to all Novas. There is a $30.00 registration fee that includes a t-shirt and a dash plaque. At this show members display their Novas, give out awards and enjoy the swap meet. For more information on this show visit www.nnnova.com.

02/27: The Wide Track Warriors Pontiac Club. This a Central Florida based Pontiac car club that has been around for over a decade. The club has always been about people getting together and having a good time. It doesn't matter if you drive a Lemans, Torrent, Grand Prix GTP, Fiero, Firebird, GTO, Tempest, Aztek, Grand Am, or a G6 (to name a few). Cars of all years are welcome in this club. This club loves to give back to the community of Orlando, every year they pick a local charity to donate a portion of the earnings too. This year is Pet Rescue By Judy. There are trophies, door prizes, and a swap meet with this show. For more information on this show visit www.orlandowtw.com or email silverbird79@embarqmail.com.



March 2010



03/06: The Florida Edsel Club will lead the cruise! There is judging and awards with this show. This club has been participating in the Saturday Nite Cruise for twenty years. Happy Anniversary!
The Edsel was a marquee of the Ford Motor Company during the 1958, 1959, and 1960 model years. The brand is known best as one of the biggest commercial failures in the history of American business.[ "E Day" was September 4, 1957. Ford announced the end of the Edsel program on Thursday, November 19, 1959. However, cars continued being produced until late in November, with the final tally at 2,846 1960 models. Total sales were approximately 84,000, less than half the company's projected break-even point. The company lost $350 million ($1.55 billion in 2009 values) on the venture. All totaled, 118,287 Edsels were built (including 7,440 produced in Ontario, Canada.) This figure may seem large, but by automotive standards, it was dismal, especially when spread across three model-years. Fifty years after its spectacular failure, Edsel has become a highly collectible item amongst vintage car hobbyists. Fewer than 6,000 Edsels survive and are considered collectors’ items. A mint 1958 Citation convertible sometimes sells for over $100,000, while rare models, like the 1960 convertible, may bring up to $200,000.

03/13: The Studebakers are back and will lead out the cruise. Come on out and see beautiful examples of this classic automobile starting at 12:00 pm. The first gasoline cars to be fully manufactured by Studebaker were marketed in August 1912 and over the next 50 years, the company established an enviable reputation for quality and reliability. The South Bend plant ceased production on December 20, 1963, and the last Studebaker car rolled off the Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, plant on March 16, 1966.