This
is our current schedule for the PONY DRIVE 2004.
Event Schedule
October 19 2002-- OFFICIAL
WEB SITE LAUNCHED!
.
PONYDRIVE.US
We are pre-registering for
the Pony Drive to give us an idea as to how many we may expect to
participate. Each registrant will receive a registration number that will be
their ID number. This will be on the license plate, jackets, ID cards, and
other items that we are working on. Numbers will be assigned according to
the time that the registration is received on the web site.
The numbers 1-10, 350,
500, 1964-2004 will be auctioned off at a later date with a portion of the
proceeds going to a number of charities that we will identify later (such as
the Mustang Museum, Shelby’s Children Foundation, and an MCA charity.)
I am letting as many
organizations and clubs know of the launch prior to the June 15th
date, so that you can pass the word out to as many of your members as
possible.
As I contact more people
and businesses, the response has been very positive and enthusiastic. Each
week, we are able to add more events and activities to the Pony Drive. This
will truly be an event of a life-time and I hope everyone will be able to
spend at least a day with us. Many will come for a short time, and stay
longer once they see what we are doing.
Update October 12, 2001
We just spent a fantastic
week with the Mustangs in Motion group, traveling from San Antonio to the
MCA show in Commerce. The weather was great, the company awesome and the
show a lot of fun!! This was only an example of what will be in store for
everyone in 2004. Plans are moving along and a lot of ideas and programs are
being explored. We are beginning to contact sponsors to get them involved. A
driving event is in the works for portions of the Pony Drive. We are trying
to plan shows for the middle and end of the Drive, as well as one in
Mustang, Ok., the home of some really friendly people!!
I have made some
changes to the route, specifically planning a stop in Lubbock, Texas to
visit the Buddy Holly Museum. I met with numerous groups during our trip to
and from San Antonio, experiencing enthusiasm at every visit. The Mobile,
Ala. group will have lunch for us at the Battleship Alabama Park, Baton
Rouge will show us their city, and Beaumont will have a special
welcome for us, and the Washington, DC club is working on events for us. I
had the opportunity to meet members from all over in Commerce, specifically
members from Mexico, Venezuela, Denmark, Germany, and various US clubs.
Jim McFarland, of
Mustangs in Motion has helped with a lot of ideas to make
the trip work more smoothly. We will also work with them to plan MIM
trips TO Charlotte from the Southwest,
Northwest, and Northeast US. For many,
this will enable them to make a round trip with a mustang group.
For any of you that I have
not heard from, please let me know if your club is able to help plan events
for your stop. Even if we only pass thru your location, there are many
things that can be done for the participants as we pass by. Even something
as simple as having a group by the roadside as we go by can be a lot of fun.
Join in for a few miles to get the feel of traveling with a large group of
fellow Mustangers.
We are starting to
get to the stage where we would like to start counting who is interested in
going on the Drive, whether for a short portion or for the long haul. We
particularly would like to hear from the Europeans if they are planning on
coming over. This is with or without a car. And if you are going for 8 weeks
or only a part of the trip. This is not asking for commitments, just an
initial "head count." For the Europeans, if
some of the sponsors come thru like we hope, this trip could cost what
the 1989 trip cost, or possibly less. By
contacting a wide range of sponsors,
we hope to cut costs for everyone throughout the trip. With large
numbers of participants, we'll have even more leverage with discounts
and special programs. Having fun is "Job #1", keeping costs
down is "#2". With the huge
membership of MCA and local clubs, we'd like to
hear from any of you that have contacts or are in a position where we
can work with your organization for these
sponsorships and discounts. By working
together, #1 and #2 will be successful.
(For Europeans only)
We're also going to have a program for the Euro
cars to get them ready. I think it'll be cheaper to do the work here,
instead of there. Each owner will have the option of preparing his cars for
the long trip, be we will be requiring all cars to have tune-ups, plugs,
points, oil changes, belts, hoses, brakes, tires, etc. We're trying to get
sponsors to donate a lot of these parts, to try and keep costs down for
europe guys. I have a Ford dealer that we will approach for storing the
cars. They will be guarded and the dealer benefit is that a lot of people
will want to come see them.
We'll have tour
guides and lot of maps.
David
Explanation:
ON - Over night stop
L - Lunch stop
 |
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UPDATED as of 05/10/06 |
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Date |
day |
L=lunch
ON= overnight |
City |
mileage |
Activity
- Host |
Mustang
shops/ business in area |
Ford
dealers in area |
Club in
area |
|
Portion of trip for Europeans to
Charlotte after picking up cars
|
|
Apr.10 |
Sa |
|
Ft. Lauderdale |
|
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|
|
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|
|
L |
Ft. Lauderdale |
|
Lunch w/ |
|
|
|
|
Apr. 11 |
S |
ON |
Orlando |
220 |
Pick up cars |
|
Sawgrass
Ford , Pompano Ford Maroone Ford |
Host Club- Palm Beach MC |
|
|
|
L |
Kissimmee |
10 |
Lunch w/ Mickey |
|
|
|
|
12 |
M |
ON |
Orlando |
10 |
Disney World, Universal
Studios, Cape Canaveral, Kennedy Space Center |
Orlando Mustang Power by Ford |
|
Mid-Fla MC, Space Coast
MC, Suncoast MC, Classic Mustangs of Tampa |
|
|
|
L |
Ocala- National Parts Depot |
120 |
Daytona Beach, Speedway,
St. Augustine, tour of National Parts Depot |
National Parts Depot, Crane Cams |
|
|
|
13 |
T |
ON |
Ocala |
70 |
Daytona Beach, Speedway |
|
|
|
|
|
|
L |
St. Augustine |
60 |
St. Augustine- City & fort |
|
|
|
|
14 |
W |
ON |
Savannah |
150 |
Old Savannah, 8th Air Force Museum |
|
|
Savannah MC |
|
|
|
|
Rock Hill, SC |
240 |
Last cheap gas before NC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
L |
Concord, NC |
120 |
Meet up with 4 MIM groups to caravan
into Speedway |
|
|
|
|
15 |
Th |
ON |
Charlotte |
25 |
Show starts Thurs |
|
|
|
|
40th
Anniversary Show |
1025 |
|
|
|
|
|
Apr 16
-18 |
F-S |
ON |
Charlotte |
0 |
40th Anniv show |
Harris Mustang Supply,
National Parts Depot, Master Power Brakes, Don's Mustang Shop |
Young F
5411 N Tryon |
Carolina Regional MC |
|
|
|
L |
Atlanta |
200 |
Mustangs
Unlimited-luncheon Downtown- Coke Museum, CNN, Capital, Underground
Atlanta isn't worth the time, Braves/Falcon Stadium |
Metro Mustang, Mustangs Unlimited,
Prestige Mustang |
Peachtree
F 5675 P'tree Ind Bl |
Ga Regional MC, MCA |
|
19 |
M |
ON |
Montgomery |
160 |
Tuskeegee, Capital |
|
Friendly
FLM 4000 Eastern Bl |
Heart of Dixie Mustang Club |
|
|
|
L |
Mobile |
180 |
Battleship Alabama &
museum, old Mobile, Biloxi-Jefferson Davis Home, casinos |
Bob's Mustang Village (Pensacola) |
Treadwell
F 901 S Beltline Hwy |
|
|
20 |
T |
ON |
Baton Rouge |
180 |
Garden Dist, French Qtr,
Miss Riverfront, Superdome, street cars, Canal St & Burbon St.
Capital, Miss River |
Central Mustang |
Bohn F
401 N Carrollton Advantage F 13040 I-10 Ser Rd |
Classic Mustang Assoc of New Orleans
Baton Rouge Mustangers |
|
|
|
L |
Lake Charles |
180 |
|
|
Bolton
Ford 1500 E College St. |
Lake Charles- Cajun Mustangers |
|
21 |
W |
ON |
Beaumont |
60 |
BBQ w/ SE Texas MC |
Performance Mustangs,
Pony Express Mustangs, Sal's Mustangs, Fordman's Mustangs, John's
Mustangs |
Kinsil
Ford
Silsbee
Ford
Philpot
Ford
Dave Self
Ford
Entergy
Ford
Calvin
Ford
Orange
Ford |
SE Texas MC |
|
|
|
L |
Huntsville |
160 |
|
|
Brinson
Ford 1951 E Hwy 31 |
|
|
22 |
Th |
ON |
Dallas |
200 |
Downtown, Dealey Plaza, Kennedy Museum |
Dallas Mustang, Mustang's
and More, Mustang Specialist, Texas Mustang Sales, Ssnake Oyl |
Park
Cities F 3333 Inwood Rd Leadership F 10510 N Central |
North Texas MC |
|
|
|
L |
Norman, Ok |
180 |
Oklahoma City - Capital |
|
Reynolds
Ford 825 N Int Dr |
|
|
23 - 24 |
F-Sa |
ON |
Mustang, Ok |
40 |
Weekend show - |
Classic Mustang Part of Ok, |
|
Okla MC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25 |
S |
L |
Amarillo, Tx |
120 |
BBQ @ Ford dealer - Amarillo Mustang
Club |
Mustang Restorable |
Chandler
Ford 1900 I-40 E |
Texas Panhandle MC |
|
|
|
ON |
Lubbock |
170 |
Buddy Holly Museum &
special events Roswell, NM- Alt route to El Paso thru Alamagordo &
White Sands |
|
Roswell
FLM 821 N Main St |
|
|
26 |
M |
ON |
El Paso, Tx |
180 |
alt stop @ Carlsbad
caverns-evening trip to Juarez, Mex |
|
Mesa F
4301 N Mesa |
SE NM Mustang Assoc. |
|
|
|
L |
Lordsburg, NM |
120 |
Ft. Bowie historic site |
|
Smith
Ford 412 E Motel Dr |
|
|
27 |
T |
ON |
Tuscon |
120 |
|
Mustang's of Tucson |
Holmes-Tuttle
Ford 660 W Auto Mall Dr. Jim Click Ford 6420 E 22nd St |
So Az Mustang Club |
|
|
|
L |
Yuma |
180 |
|
|
Alexander
FLM 801 E 32nd St |
|
|
28 |
W |
ON |
San Diego |
120 |
Old Town San Diego, San
Diego Zoo, Coronado Hotel & beach, Tijuana, Mex |
John's Mustangs &
Classics, Mustang Auto, Jim's Mustang & Camaro Parts, Mustang
Classics |
Baker F
730 Camino Del Rio |
|
|
|
|
L |
San Clemente |
60 |
San Juan Capistrano after Lunch |
|
Capistrano
F 33949 Camino Capistrano |
|
|
April29,
30, May 1 |
Th, F, Sa |
ON |
LA area |
50 |
Sat Show-Downtown LA, Venice Beach,
Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, Long Beach w/ the Queen Mary |
Scott Drake, Ca Pony
Cars, Ca Mustang, PRO, Mustang Country, Edelbrock's Vic's Garage,
Larry's T-Bird's & Mustangs, American Mustangs Parts, Mustang's
& More, Global West, TMI Products |
??? |
Mustang Owners Club of Ca, SAAC-LA,
Beach Cities MC |
|
|
|
L |
Solvang or Lompoc |
100 |
Santa Barbara, Pacific Coast Hwy |
|
|
|
|
2 |
S |
ON |
San Luis Obospo |
100 |
Hwy 101 or PCH to Monterey |
|
|
|
|
|
|
L |
Monterey |
100 |
Santa Monica, Santa Barbara, Solvang,
Malibu, Hollywood, San Simeon-Hearst Castle, Big Sur, Carmel,
Monterey, Pebble Beach |
|
Perry FLM
12200 Los Osos Valley |
|
|
3 |
M |
ON |
Salinas |
30 |
|
|
Salinas
Valley F 1100 Auto Cen Cir |
SAAC-NorCal &
Monterey Bay |
|
|
|
L |
San Jose |
60 |
Winchester House |
Mustang Corral, Mustang's
Only, Mustangs "R" Us |
Capital F
919 Capital Expwy |
Vintage M Owners Assn |
|
4 |
Tu |
ON |
San Francisco |
25 |
Goldengate Bridge, Cable
cars, Nob Hill, Lombard St., Alcatraz, Haight-Asbury, Telegraph Hill,
Chinatown, Presidio |
|
S&C F
2001 Market St South City F 315 Airport bl |
|
|
|
|
L |
Sacramento |
90 |
Capital,
side trip to Iron Horse Winery, Pony Express Station Alt trip to
Mustang's Plus |
Mustang's Plus,
Sacramento Mustang, Mustang Corral, Mustang Parts by J & K,
Mustang Parts House |
Downtown
F 525 N 16th St |
Sacramento Area MC |
|
5 |
W |
ON |
Reno |
160 |
casinos, Virginia City, Carson City -
Capital, |
|
Jones-West
Ford 3600 Kietzke Ln Capital F-M 3660 S Carson St C City |
|
|
|
|
L |
Tonopah |
180 |
Extra Terrestrial Hwy, Area 51 |
|
F-M of
Tonopah 325 Erie-Main St |
|
|
6 & 7 |
Th & F |
ON |
Las Vegas |
180 |
Casinos, cheap food |
Mustang & Cougar
Performance, Mustang Depot, Mustangs of Las Vegas |
Gaudin F
2121 E Sahara Ave |
Mustang Club of LV |
|
|
|
L |
Williams |
170 |
Kingman, Az Route 66
Museum, portion of Route 66 |
|
NONE |
|
|
8 & 9 |
Sa & Su |
ON |
Grand Canyon |
50 |
Bright Angel Lodge, canyon tours |
|
N/A |
|
|
|
|
L ) |
Kayenta Lunch at Hampton Inn (not a
lot of gas stations) |
110 |
Monument Valley, Navajo roadside
stands, 4 Corners |
|
NONE |
|
|
10 |
M |
ON |
Farmington, NM |
190 |
Shiprock |
|
Ziems F
Corners 5700 E Main St |
|
|
|
|
L |
Cortez, Co |
80 |
Mesa Verde |
|
Keesee
Motor Co 111 S B'way |
|
|
11 |
T |
ON |
Durango |
50 |
narrow gauge railroad |
|
New
Country F-M 1200 Carbon Junction |
|
|
|
|
L |
Silverton |
40 |
Ouray & gold mining areas |
|
NONE |
|
|
12 |
W |
ON |
Montrose |
60 |
|
|
Montrose
FLM 1760 N Townsend |
|
|
|
|
L |
Salida |
120 |
Black Canyon of the Gunnison |
|
NONE |
|
|
|
|
(optional
route) |
Vail |
125 |
Leadville, Climax, Vail, Aspen |
C Spgs- The Mustang
Center, Mustang Paradise, Mustangs Unlimited Classic & Performance |
NONE |
|
|
|
|
L |
Golden |
100 |
Georgetown, Idaho
Springs, Coors Brewery, Mt. Evans @ 14, 264 Ft-highest road in US |
|
Stevinson's
Golden Ford 1301 19th St |
|
|
13, 14, 15 |
Th & Sa |
ON |
Denver |
15 |
CAR SHOW Denver sights,
US Mint, Larimer St., Capital, trip to Colo Springs & Pikes Peak,
Boulder |
Mustang Classics |
John
Elway Ford 3625 E Colfax |
Front Range MC, Denver MC |
|
|
|
L |
Colby, Ka |
220 |
|
|
Geo Tubbs
& Sons 810 S Range |
|
|
16 |
S |
ON |
Salina |
220 |
|
|
Long
McArthur 3450 S 9th St |
W Kansas MC (HAYS) |
|
|
|
L |
Lawrence |
140 |
|
Mustangs Plus |
M Allens
B'way F 3401 B'way |
KC MC, Vintage MC of KC |
|
17 |
M |
ON |
St. Joseph |
90 |
Pony Express Station |
Mustang Corral |
|
|
|
|
|
L |
Columbia |
180 |
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
T |
ON |
St. Louis / Collinsville |
140 |
Gateway Arch |
|
McMahon F
4100 Gravis Ave. |
Show-Me MC, SAAC-Gateway |
|
|
|
L |
Terre Haute |
140 |
|
|
Terre
Haute Ford 4501 S US 41 |
|
|
19 |
W |
ON |
Indianapolis |
60 |
Capital, Speedway |
Indy Mustang Performance, Paddock |
Paul
Harvey Ford 5252 W 38th St |
MC of Indy |
|
|
|
L |
Ft. Wayne |
120 |
|
|
Dimensiom
Ford West 2300 W Jefferson Bl |
Old Fort MC |
|
20, 21, 22 |
Th, F, Sa |
ON |
Dearborn |
190 |
Mustang factory, Henry Ford
Museum/Greenfield Village, Ford HQ, Ford's home |
Classic Design Concepts |
Fairlane
Ford 14585 Michigan Ave |
M Owners of SE Mich |
|
22
|
|
L
|
Lunch at Ford
Plant@Oakville/Toronto
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
L |
London, Can |
150 |
Windsor, Can |
|
|
Golden Horseshoe M Assn |
|
23 |
S |
ON |
Niagara Falls |
150 |
Niagara Falls, Ft. Niagara, Buffalo |
Stainless Steel Brakes |
Rainbow
FLM 6980 Niagara Falls Bl |
SAAC-Western NY |
|
|
|
L |
Rochester |
80 |
Lockport. Erie Canal, Seneca Lake |
Mac's Antique Auto parts-Lockport |
Rochester
Auto Collection 1600 Ridge Rd E |
|
|
24 |
M |
ON |
Elmira |
120 |
Corning Glass Museum, Watkins Glen |
|
Clute
Motor Co 2472 Corning Rd Whitcomb F 5 Canada Rd P Post Specchio F 602
N Franklin WGlen |
Twin Tiers Reg Group |
|
|
|
L |
Cooperstown |
140 |
Baseball Hall of Fame |
Cooperstown Baseball Hall
of Fame, old car museum |
Romano F
5431 N Burdick F'vle |
|
|
25 |
Tu |
ON |
Albany |
70 |
Capital,
Saratoga Battlefield |
|
Jack
Byrne F-M Mechanicsville Orange Motors 799 Central Ave |
Adirondack Shelby MC |
|
|
|
L |
Bennington, Vt |
50 |
Bennington Museum, Battlefield,
Brattleboro, NH |
Hemmings Motor News |
Bennington
Motor Cars 108 Northside Dr |
|
|
25 & 26 |
W & Th |
ON |
Boston area |
120 |
Capital, Lexington, Concord, Quincy,
Historic area downtown, Salem |
|
Sentry F
4100 Mystic Valley Pkwy Medford |
M Car Club of NE |
|
|
|
L |
Mystic, Conn |
80 |
Providence, RI (Capital),
Mystic Seaport, Groton, CT- US Coast Guard Acad, New London Sub Base |
Mostly Mustangs- Ct Classic Mustangs,
Inc. - Ct. |
Valenti F
72 Jerry Browne Rd Whaling City F 475 Broad St New London |
" " " |
|
27 |
F |
ON |
NJ-West of NYC |
160 |
Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow,
Washington Irving house, Hudson River, Phillipsburg Manor House |
|
Key F 80
Westchester Ave White Plains |
Classic MC- Long Island Reg |
|
28 |
Sa |
ON |
NJ-West of NYC |
|
Trips to NYC - Empire State Bldg.,
Times Sq., Broadway, Central Park, |
Perogie, Performance Suspension
Technology |
Pistilli
F 375 Rte 17 Paramus |
Garden State Reg |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lower Manhattan, Statue
of Liberty, Ellis Island, South St Seaport, Wall St. Trenton,
NJ-capital |
|
Village F
555 N Maple St Ridgewood |
|
|
|
Sun AM |
|
NYC |
|
Special
trip to Unisphere at 1964 World's Fair site for group photo |
|
|
|
|
29 |
S |
ON |
Philadelphia |
100 |
Independence Hall, US
Mint, Liberty Bell, Betsy Ross house, Penn's Landing, Art Museum, Ben
Franklin's house & Post Office |
Glazier's Mustang Barn |
Pacifico
F 6701 Essington Ave |
Valley Forge MC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Valley Forge, Lancaster, Amish
country, York |
|
|
|
|
|
|
L |
Harrisburg |
125 |
Capital, Hershey Chocolate Factory |
CJ Pony Parts |
Sutliff
Cap F 1000 Paxton St SW |
MC of Central Pa |
|
30 |
M |
ON |
Gettysburg |
45 |
Battlefields |
|
Adams Co
F 720 Biglersville Rd |
|
|
|
|
L |
Gettysburg |
|
via Frederick, Md. Side trips to
Antietem Battlefield, Harper's Ferry |
|
Adams Co
Motors 720 Biglerville Rd. |
|
|
May 31 - June 1 |
Tu & W |
ON |
Wash, DC |
75 |
US Capital 2 days to sightsee |
|
Koons F
1051 E Broad St Falls Church |
National Capital reg MC |
|
|
|
L |
Harrisonburg, Va |
140 |
Manassas Battlefields,
Front Royal-Caverns, New Market Battlefield, Luray Caverns, Va Mustang
Supply, AutoKrafters |
AMK Products Va Classic
Mustang AutoKrafters |
Obaugh F
13 Lee-Jackson Hwy Staunton |
Shenandoah Valley MC |
|
2 |
Th |
ON |
Roanoke, Va |
110 |
Star Mtn., railroad/transportation
museum |
TJ's Mustangs |
Magic
City Motor Co 809 Williamson Rd |
Roanoke Valley MC Lynchburg Area MC
Roanoke Mustang Club |
|
|
|
L |
Charlottesville |
125 |
Blue Ridge Pkwy to Charlottesville
-Monticello (Jefferson's home), Univ Va, |
Crutchfield |
Brady-Bush
F 1300 Richmond Rd |
Valley Mustangs Unlimited |
|
3 |
F |
ON |
Richmond |
75 |
Capital |
|
Richmond
Motor 4600 W Broad |
Central Va MC |
|
4 & 5 |
Sa & S |
ON |
Williamsburg/Va Beach |
60 |
Final car show- Yorktown, Jamestown,
Newport News, Williamsburg |
|
|
MC of Tidewater SE Va MC Stylin Stangs
of Hampton Road |
|
|
|
|
|
(8495) |
|
|
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|
|
9520 |
|
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|
|
6 |
M |
|
Va Beach |
|
Extra day to see area |
|
|
|
|
7 |
T |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
L |
Fayetteville, NC |
240 |
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
W |
ON |
Savannah |
240 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
L |
St. Augustine |
170 |
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Th |
ON |
Melbourne |
130 |
Kennedy Space Center |
|
|
|
|
|
|
L |
Space center |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
F |
ON |
Ft. Lauderdale |
150 |
|
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| |
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930 |
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10450 |
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