Delta River Cruisin' VIIII
09/28/08 02:21 Filed in: Car
Shows
Amid the winds and rains associated with Hurricane Ike, the 2008 Delta River Cruisin' show pulled in a large gathering of street rods, customs, muscle cars, and most anything else on wheels through model year 1979. This is always an enjoyable show, that draws cars from well outside our immediate area. I'm not sure of this year's entry count, but usually, it's in the neighborhood of 1,000 cars. This year appeared to uphold that tradition and then some.
The show is hosted by the Memphis Street Rods, a long standing club that helped popularize the movement toward a renewed interest in street driven hot rods some 40 years ago. They were around during the infancy of the Memphis based National Street Rod Association, and were the hosting club for several early editions of the Street Rod Nationals.
Although the show is sort of cramped (in my opinion) by the confines of the Sam's Town parking lot, the casino does offer the convenience of a hotel, food, and an air conditioned place to rest one's tired foot bones. For the adventuresome, there are traditional casino games aplenty, and if you're really lucky, you might just win a cash prize just for having entered the show.
This show removes the pressure (or should I say obsession) with winning a trophy for the entered car and it's owner. There are no such awards, but there are plenty of give-aways, including the aforementioned cash prizes. Considering the large car count, it must be a formula that works, especially when you consider that this was the ninth successful edition of this show in the Mississippi delta.
Plans are already in the works for a tenth annual event in September of 2009. Meanwhile, click on any photo above to see a photo gallery of some of what was on hand.
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