LCCC Fall Tour 2009 Sam's Joint - Red Brick Inn

It was a beautiful, if cold, day for our final driving tour. With the sun shining, we met at Bob and Vickie's home, surrounded by gorgeous trees and acres of green grass. We all entered Bob's garage to hear the plans for the tour.


This is the "work" room in Bob's garage that is a nice place to gather with a good fire going in the furnace and friends all around. What a great group of people!


Stuart gathered us all up for the meeting. There was an envelope passed for donations for Habitat for Humanity. The collection was deemed a success! A big thanks to Stuart and Suzanne for remembering we need to help others.

Who will volunteer for the kick off road rally in the spring of 2010? Janie, put your hand down!!!

And then, we must follow closely so no one gets lost!

Ok, Stuart. We are ready. Carol is cold, but we are ready!!

Bob is driving his Pontiac GTO. Restored to perfection. Who would expect less from Bob?

Bill and Cathy have their yellow '57 ready to roll. Is that Paul and Rosies red '57? I think so! Lookin' good, guys.
Hot little 340 belonging to Weldon and Lois! Lines clean and paint bright!! Thanks for joining the group today!
Good lookin' Chevy truck! Ron and Jane brought this awesome truck. Very clean!!

Well maintained and definitely red, they are ready to rumble!! Tom and Kathy, thanks for joining us!!

Jim and Beth brought one of their many hot Plymouths to take the tour. Great looking car, Jim!

This gorgeous Packard was driven by Len and Judy. He takes this car everywhere. No worries from Len about whether it will make it. It is fully restored and runs like new.

What a nice looking Vette. Yellow is my favorite color, next to red. Now why do I like red so much.....John's son Brian brought this Vette. Somehow I missed John's restored silver Vette. I will get it next time, John!!

Here is the group, all lined up and ready to roll. Like always, some of the cars have appeared on these pages before, so I didn't photograph them at this event. Don't get your skivvies in a knot. You can find your car by clicking on the sidebar! I love them all!!

We gather at the Red Brick Inn, a former stage coach stop, which is owned by Sam's Joint. It is located in Plainwell, on 10, but you can have a nice ride by taking Division south and keep going. Just a few miles south of Martin, it will be found on the left, nestled into the trees. Great food, but, of course, all Sam's Joints have great food. Janie and I had the ribs. Three pounds of ribs plus fries and cole slaw for $19.95, which was the "Special of the day" and is enough for three people!




The bear greeted us at the door. Never bit anyone, either. We had a great waitress. Kept all the meals straight even with 30 people!
Gather up and sit down. Plenty of room for everyone guys. Don't push, don't shove!!

I'll just sit here next to Jane, says Brad. He has a dark red Vette, just purchased last year. How much do you like Lake Michigan sand, Brad!!??

That was a great day. Great people and great fun. Thanks to Bob and Vicky for putting this on. The colors were not peak, but the route was. There was color and a gaggle of sandhill cranes in a field. Or is that a flock, or herd, or.....

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Fall Color Tour LCCC

Since we are moving slowly into the summer season and car shows and cruises are still far and few between, I have compiled some pictures of a past color tour. The members of LCCC look a bit confused at times, but other than that, we are having a fun time!









Your hosts, my wife and I, at the river near the wooden covered bridge in Ada, Michigan. The colors were just starting to turn, but the sun made it all pop out for us. What a beautiful Michigan fall day.



This is the LCCC group. Some are missing; not all of the club is here. Sorry for them. But the good news is, there is always next year!!



After we have the tour, we always end up in a nice restaurant. This year it was in Ada at the Vitale's Italian Restaurante. Very good food! Some of the best in the Grand Rapids area!









I just love my jacket. My wonderful wife got it for me for Father's day a while back. Now all I need is a 2004 Mustang anniversary model to go with my 64 1/2 and I will be complete!

Bunker Hill Chill & Grill, hotrods, fun and food

Well, let's dig deep and see what we have. Spring is just springing right now and no car shows are to be found. I didn't want to leave you hanging for another month, so I thought I would stir up some fond memories of days gone by. Following is a group of fine cars we saw at a place called Bunker Hill Chill & Grill. That's a restaurant and a section of North Allegan County.














Bunker Hill Chill & Grill is a great "Retro" restaurant with a flare for the 60's, black and white and, of course, cars. Excellent breakfast, lunch and dinner. Reasonably priced, clean and friendly waitresses.














This was a new event, I believe the second year. We missed it last year due to my work schedule. I won't let that happen again. It was a lot of fun and some of the Allegan bunch turned up with their hotrods and other great looking rides.

















This was a newer Vette that had been redesigned to look like a 54 model. A very nice job, very professional. I was told there was a company that did this kind of thing, but they went out of business. I guess not too many people want to take a $30-$40 thousand dollar Vette and change it that much. Hmmmm.

















There. So when you are looking for somewhere to take a short trip this summer, think of West Michigan. Think of Bunker Hill Chill & Grill. Good eats and a fun time.