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Title: What's Your Favorite Local Cruise-In?
Post by: lakeholme on May 08, 2013, 02:20:40 AM
May brings cruise-in season for most of the US.
Just curious about where those of us with drivers like to go and hook up with other classic car folk.
In the Charlotte, NC area there are literally dozens of cruise-ins from May to October in Charlotte and several surrounding towns.
My favorite here is on Saturday afternoon at the South 21 Drive-In in Matthews on Highway 74.   The original South 21 is a local landmark. 
There is always a wide variety of cars and car guys... good food and good conversation.  Because 74 is a major highway, there are plenty of gawkers and talkers, too.
Title: Re: What's Your Favorite Local Cruise-In?
Post by: MyRed67 on May 08, 2013, 06:31:26 AM
We have Wendy's "Super Car" night every other Wed. in Freport, IL.  Cruise into Mt. Carroll, one Sat. night a month, Freeport "Cruise Night" Aug. 10 th.,(we actually cruise our cars)  And I like to go up to GUS' Drive Inn up by my brothers by Delavan, WI.  GUS' Drive Inn and Freeport Cruise Night can be checked out on FB. 
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Post by: 68Zproject on May 11, 2013, 03:11:59 AM
We have one at DQ on Fri nights in Aloha Or.  Nothing special but there are some nice old cars.
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Post by: MyRed67 on May 22, 2013, 05:11:27 AM
  This would be another of my favorites.  Good time.
Title: Re: What's Your Favorite Local Cruise-In?
Post by: lakeholme on May 22, 2013, 09:41:05 PM
There are several towns that have cruise in's in the greater Charlotte, NC area, including Kannapolis (http://www.cruisincarolinamagazine.com/kannapolis-cruise-in-kannapolis-nc-03-09-13/) and Locust. (http://www.cruisincarolinamagazine.com/locust-cruse-in-5-17-13-photos-by-the-bear/)
I love the atmosphere of the small town cruise in!  ;D
Title: Re: What's Your Favorite Local Cruise-In?
Post by: Hans L on May 23, 2013, 05:53:43 PM
Cruisin' Grand in Escondido, CA - every Friday night they open up Grand Street to pre-74 cars (or thereabouts).   Great event.

http://cruisingrand.com/
Title: Re: What's Your Favorite Local Cruise-In?
Post by: Mike S on May 23, 2013, 10:15:51 PM
Mel's Drive-In and Tubby's   ;)
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Post by: AFONEFE on June 04, 2013, 06:20:20 PM
I miss going to Jimmy Cones in Fredrick MD.   ;)
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Post by: MyRed67 on July 06, 2013, 03:11:44 AM
  Back at one of my old "Hangouts" from back in the day.  Fun afternoon just Cruisin'.
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Post by: DavidS on July 06, 2013, 03:32:44 AM
Every Monday there is a Mark's Cruise Night in East Granby CT.  It's a real nice cruise-in.

I wish there was something like a Mel's Drive In around here though.  They have a replica in Florida:
(http://www.arts-stew.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Mels-Drive-In-Photo-was-taken-by-MRV-on-flikr-at-Universal-Studios-in-Windhover-Orlando-Florida-in-2008.jpg)

Title: Re: What's Your Favorite Local Cruise-In?
Post by: x77-69z28 on July 06, 2013, 04:27:30 AM
Mel's Drive-In and Tubby's   ;)
mike, you are readin my mind! Chinese bandits at 12 o'clock!
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Post by: tom on July 06, 2013, 05:35:07 PM
Isn't that Mel's in one of the theme parks? I'm sure I have seen it there, but cant remember which park.
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Post by: rsr on July 07, 2013, 01:28:18 AM
I just got back home from The Pilot Mt,NC cruise in...about 100 miles north of Charlotte and it was busy with 500 plus cars today !Even saw some guys from Kannapolis,Salisbury, Burlington ect....and many locals from the closer surrounding areas...This has become a great event and appears to continue growing each time!! It's the first saturday of each month..Hope some of you can make it?   
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Post by: DavidS on July 07, 2013, 01:33:26 AM
Isn't that Mel's in one of the theme parks? I'm sure I have seen it there, but cant remember which park.

Yep.  Universal Studios Orlando.  It would be so nice to have a local place like this.  I think the original was a little bigger though.

(http://cdn.ultraswank.net/uploads/American-Graffiti-6-1000x419.jpg)
Title: Re: What's Your Favorite Local Cruise-In?
Post by: lakeholme on July 07, 2013, 06:20:22 PM
I just got back home from The Pilot Mt,NC cruise in...about 100 miles north of Charlotte and it was busy with 500 plus cars today !Even saw some guys from Kannapolis,Salisbury, Burlington ect....and many locals from the closer surrounding areas...This has become a great event and appears to continue growing each time!! It's the first saturday of each month..Hope some of you can make it?  

RSR,
Hot Nights/Hot Cars in Pilot Mtn. is famous all across the Piedmont.  One of the things I like about it is you can actually cruise!
How was the band?  ;D
Title: Re: What's Your Favorite Local Cruise-In?
Post by: rsr on July 07, 2013, 07:28:45 PM
I listened a little... so the band was ok but I spent most my time watching cars go up and down main street from inside Coopers air cond pool room what time I wasn't riding my 69 back and forth! Back when they were doing the burn out contest I never heard any bands play..................!
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Post by: MyRed67 on September 09, 2013, 02:13:05 AM
I listened a little... so the band was ok but I spent most my time watching cars go up and down main street from inside Coopers air cond pool room what time I wasn't riding my 69 back and forth! Back when they were doing the burn out contest I never heard any bands play..................!

Another "Cruise Night" in Freeport, IL. in the books, 850 cars and we actually cruise.
Title: Re: What's Your Favorite Local Cruise-In?
Post by: MyRed67 on September 09, 2013, 02:18:08 AM
 Did this last Sat. night "Cruise in to the Union Dairy".  This is a pic. on the front of a T-shirt, $15, very reasonable.  For those that don't know, the Union Dairy is an icon in Freeport, IL. Ice Cream Parlor and Restaurant.  Great food, and the Ice Cream ain't bad either.  LOL!!!!
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Post by: william1 on September 09, 2013, 06:26:33 PM
finally made it to the metro cruise in grand rapids mi a few weeks ago, and imo it was much more fun then the woodward cruise in detroit,