The Great St. Louis Car Meet of 2016
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The Great St. Louis Car Meet of 2016 Hosted by the Moon Car Club Informational Flyer & Registration Form The Moon Car Club will be hosting a once-in-a-lifetime gath- Thursday - The Fun Starts ering of Pre-1931 St. Louis-made automobiles on June 9-12, 2016 in St. Louis. While you can start off earlier on Thursday with some self-guided tours and sightseeing, we will Between 1893 and officially kick-off the meet with a “Meet & the early 1930’s, the Greet” late Thursday afternoon in the Hospi- St Louis area had tality Room at the host hotel. Come pick up over 100 automobile your packets, visit with other attendees and & truck manufactur- learn more about the meet schedule and St. ers, the largest being Louis. Light snacks, water and soft drinks will Moon, Gardner and be provided. Dorris. Added to the “Big Three”, are oth- Friday - A Day in the Park ers such as A.B.C., Dyke, Lewis Electric, First, we head over to Forest Park. The park is a public St. Louis, Stanwood, park located in the Victor and more. western part of the city of St. Louis that We are inviting own- covers 1,371 acres ers of all St. Louis- (It’s larger than made automobiles & Central Park in NY). Clara Bow on a Moon, circa 1926 trucks to attend this “Courtesy of the Missouri History Museum.” It opened in 1876 gathering AND bring and hosted the Loui- their vehicles (drivable, unrestored/restored or works-in- siana Purchase Ex- progress) for a great time in St. Louis while the Moon Car position of 1904 Club holds its annual meet. (World’s Fair) and the 1904 Summer The details of this meet are provided in this flyer but if you Olympics. The park is known as the "heart of St. Louis" and have any questions, please feel free to contact Jeff Buckley - features a variety of attractions, including the St. Louis Zoo, [email protected] or cell phone 314-608-8092. the Saint Louis Art Museum, the Missouri History Museum, and the St. Louis Science Center. The Host Hotel The plan is to let anyone with a drivable antique St. Louis- First, let’s look at the hotel information. Our rec- made car or truck to trailer it or ommended host hotel is located in the southwest drive it t to the Missouri History part of St. Louis county right on the old Route 66 Museum for a display in front of the route through St. Louis. Centrally located for all museum. Others can follow in mod- our events, we hope you will choose the newly ern cars for the day. Next we have renovated Holiday Inn - Route 66 Confer- the “Made in St. Louis” presentation ence Center for your lodging. Call 1-877-892-4608 and about the Big Three St. Louis Auto- tell them you’re making reservations for The Great St. Lou- mobile Manufacturers; Moon, Gard- is Car Meet of 2016 in June. ner and Dorris. This will be part of We have secured a great nightly the museum’s Leisure Lecture Series which takes place eve- room rate of $105.00, which ry Friday morning at 10:30am. Our 90 minute presentation, includes a hot breakfast for two. that will be open to the public, will be given by Carl Burst III The event rate is good for 3 (grandson of the Moon Motor Car President), Robert Gardner days before and after the meet (owner of an AACA award winning 1928 Gardner Roadster) in case you plan to stay longer and George Dorris III (grandson of the founder of The St. to see more of St. Louis. They Louis Car Company & the Dorris Motor Car Company). also have plenty of parking for car trailers on site. After the presentation is over, we will drive to the Forest Park Highlands Center for a box lunch. Next we will take the cars for a drive through the park to see the other attrac- You can see more information tions. If anyone wants to go directly to one of the attractions about this hotel by typing in the (Zoo, Art Museum, Science Center or back to the History following link: Museum) they can then take more time to visit. For those that want to travel together back to the hotel, we’ll meet at the History Museum parking lot at 3:30 to load up the cars http://www.hiroute66.com on the trailers and head back. June 9-12, 2016 Saint Louis, Missouri Friday Night - Show & Tell & Meet Banquet Sunday - BIG Day at the Museum Friday evening we will have our On Sunday, we Meet banquet at the Holiday Inn will head to the Banquet Center and it all starts Museum of with your displays of car memora- Transportation bilia. Everyone is encouraged to with all of our bring car literature, manuals, pic- cars. They have tures, and special car parts to dis- trailer parking for play before and after the banquet. anyone not wish- For the banquet itself, we have a ing to drive their very special guest speaker. car to the museum. Johnny Rabbitt (Ron Elz) is the host of the classic oldies We are hosting the special outdoor display of automobiles & show “Route 66”, on St. Louis radio station Trucks entitled “Made In St. Louis—The Early Years” . KMOX each Saturday night. He has devel- This event is open to the public and will oped a legion of fans nationally through his be advertised heavily in the St. Louis 60 years of on-air broadcasting , much of it area. You will also have a chance to as Johnny Rabbitt, a character that he in- see the oth- troduced at the now defunct KXOK-AM ra- er cars and dio station in 1962. He is also well known train exhibits as a historian of St. Louis history and of of the trans- the mother-road Route 66, celebrating its portation 90th anniversary this year. On top of that museum which includes Moons, he is a great car guy and supporter of local Dorrises, a Gardner and even a car clubs. Dyke. Saturday - Fabulous Car Collections ############## Saturday morning we will head to the private car collection of Hunter Engineering, That is the schedule for The Great St. Louis Car Meet of which is one of the best 2016. Now all you need to do to get signed up for the meet in the country. BEFORE May 1st is: We will then take a 10 1) Call the host hotel, Holiday Inn /Route 66, and make minute drive to Fred your hotel reservations. 1-877-892-4608 Guyton’s Private Car Collection to view his 2) Fill out Page 3 and mail it along with payment to wonderful classic cars our Treasurer, Jean Magre. (The sooner the better for and to have lunch before returning to the Holiday Inn mid- our planning purposes) afternoon. 3) Gather up your car memorabilia for the special dis- play on Friday night at the Holiday Inn banquet center. Later that afternoon, for those who want to take their cars out Make sure that you list all the names of the attendees and if for a drive (modern cars are ok you are bringing your “Made in St. Louis - Pre-1931” car & too), we can head to a nation- truck to the meet. If you have any questions about this ally known frozen custard es- meet, please feel free to contact Jeff Buckley via our email: tablishment—Ted Drewes, [email protected] or by phone: Cell # 314-608- which is just a few miles down 8092. We are looking forward to seeing you there! the old Route 66 roadway from the hotel. Website links to Venues in this Article Saturday - Club meetings & Dinner Host Car Club for the meet: www.mooncarclub.com Saturday evening, the Feasting Fox will be the venue for our club meetings or other group gatherings before a buffet Holiday Inn / Route 66 Conference Center: dinner to top off the night. www.hiroute66.com The Feasting Fox (Busch's Forest Park: Inn or Gretchen's Inn, as it was www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/ known long ago) was built in departments/parks/parks/Forest-Park.cfm 1914 by August A. Busch, Sr. of Anheuser Busch, Inc. In that Missouri History Museum: era there was a strong prohibi- http://www.mohistory.org/ tion movement, so Busch want- ed to show that beer could be Ted Drewes: served in a respectable family www.teddrewses.com establishment instead of the typical sawdust floor saloon full of riffraff. Its timber and The Feasting Fox Restaurant: stucco construction, steeply pitched roof and corner turret www.feastingfox.com have made it a historic St. Louis landmark. Over the years it has changed hands until its current owners, Sue & Marty Museum of Transportation: Luepker (Moon Car Club members) purchased it in 1993 and www.transportmuseumassociation.org restored it to its former glory. It is once again a popular spot to eat -- and drink the beverage of your choice. 2 The Great St. Louis Car Meet of 2016 Meet 2016 hosted by the Moon Car Club Registration Form Schedule of Events (subject to change) Name (For Badge)_______________________ Thursday, June 9 , 2016 All Day Self-guided Sightseeing / Tours Spouse/Guest Name__________________ 4:00 - 6:00 PM Meet & Greet (Light snacks & Beverages) Address____________________________ Holiday Inn Route 66 – Stingray Room Friday, June 10 , 2016 City________________State___Zip______ 6:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast - Holiday Inn T-Bird Café Contact Phone # : ____________________________ 9:30 - 12 Noon Display Cars in front of History Museum 10:30 - 12 Noon ”Made in St.