Interested in an informal get together? There's a pretty neat car show up here in Springfield every summer, and this year it's August 17th. It's called the Tuned By Tuna Show, and it's a benefit for the local Shriner's Hospital for kids. Entry is peanuts ($10.00) for driver and passenger. The Cruise past the Hospital is pretty neat, as you're escorted by the state police, and there are ALL kinds of vehicles (some very loud ones) in that cruise.

Sarat Ford is a local SVT dealer and they are one of the major sponsors. Two years ago we had two Lightnings and one Harley. Last year I was the only Lightning in the show, and I wound up with the corvettes because I was a little late getting there. As a former corvette owner I didn't mind too much, but look how weird it was:







I'm pretty sure Sarat will have their Saleen F150 there, plus the Ford GT, Saleen Mustangs, and probably a Shelby GT500. They usually bring about 7-10 vehicles. This is an open show, so if you have a car or truck and want to make the trip, it is for a great cause. And if we can pump up the Ford population at the show... well why not?

I've always seen these pictures of a huge group of Lightnings from gatherings down south (they do have a weather advantage), but it would be neat to get a dozen or more from New England. Heck, somebody might actually win a trophy! I think some guys are coming up from Danbury, CT and one Lightning from Long Island! So maybe if we can get a decent group we can stage a "Gathering of Lightnings & Harleys" throw-down picture for our friends down south! The guy that runs the show told me if we can get 10-15 trucks, he'll reserve a special area for us.
This shot of the NJLOC gathering is what we hope to achieve:



Here's a Show link for those who are interested:

Car Show

Here's a partial list of Lightning/Harley Folks who are trying to make it:

Oldtimer - Longmeadow, MA
PeterMac - Danbury, CT
207 - Danbury, CT
ChrisNelson - Tolland, CT
Baer42 - CT
Blown5pnt4 - NY (actually may have a buddy w/another lightning with him)
Black02SVTL - CT
PhLoBus - Beverly, MA
LongRadio - West Springfield, MA
DieselSVT - Meriden, CT
CBRF150 - South Windsor, CT
94SVTFord - MA
HRLY-TRUK-08 - East Haven, CT + Friend w/2006 Harley

The more the merrier... so c'mon out.

 

im from west springfield. i moved down to florida 2 years ago