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Muscle Cars on the Strip
#2963282
09/12/21 04:30 PM
09/12/21 04:30 PM
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Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 16,121
Mesa, Arizona
dart4forte
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OP
I Live Here
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 16,121
Mesa, Arizona
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Anyone have a report on how it went?
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Re: Muscle Cars on the Strip
[Re: dart4forte]
#2963751
09/13/21 06:43 PM
09/13/21 06:43 PM
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Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 12,494
Western Colorado High Desert
moparmarks
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I Live Here
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Western Colorado High Desert
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Well it was different being at night. Swap meet was a joke like it has been for the last few years. Figured it would be. Car show was small. The drag racers are a loyal diehard bunch. Seemed to be a fairly decent turnout with them. Friday night I guess a race car grenaded around 11:00 and racing didn't resume until around 1:00am.
I camped out in my spot Friday night. It was a hot one. Was around 106* Friday afternoon and a low of 80* Saturday morning. I drug up Saturday morning and went to the Rockabilly at the New Orleans. That was pretty cool.
I'm guessing that this was the last of the MATS. Kind of sad. The first few years it was a fun show. I could maybe see it continuing as a racing gig only.
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Re: Muscle Cars on the Strip
[Re: moparmarks]
#2964136
09/14/21 07:55 PM
09/14/21 07:55 PM
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Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 18,493
Granite Bay CA
Kern Dog
Striving for excellence
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Striving for excellence
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Granite Bay CA
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Well it was different being at night. Swap meet was a joke like it has been for the last few years. Figured it would be. Car show was small. The drag racers are a loyal diehard bunch. Seemed to be a fairly decent turnout with them. Friday night I guess a race car grenaded around 11:00 and racing didn't resume until around 1:00am.
I camped out in my spot Friday night. It was a hot one. Was around 106* Friday afternoon and a low of 80* Saturday morning. I drug up Saturday morning and went to the Rockabilly at the New Orleans. That was pretty cool.
I'm guessing that this was the last of the MATS. Kind of sad. The first few years it was a fun show. I could maybe see it continuing as a racing gig only. I went to the show their first 2 years. I was disappointed in the swap and show size so I never went back.
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Re: Muscle Cars on the Strip
[Re: Kidsixpack]
#2964151
09/14/21 08:33 PM
09/14/21 08:33 PM
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Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 43,502
Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy
Rhinodart
Rhinotruck
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Rhinotruck
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 43,502
Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy
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I went from 2004 to 2019 and watched it change a bunch. I drove out from Chicago almost every year, the one year I flew I got sick as a dog from something on the plane and never really recovered!  The swap meet was really good between 2006-2010 or so, I made some good money and bought some great parts! It started going downhill as soon as Mopar pulled out and Phil lost his family dealerships. I really wanted to make it this year but my mom's house closed on the 10th, or so I thought, so I couldn't risk taking the time, but of course the buyer flaked out at the last minute while I was already down in Arkansas. I hope this isn't the last one, had some awesome memories for sure! 
The funny thing about science is that if you change one miniscule parameter you change the entire outcome to the way you want it.
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