Michigan Muscle Cars-Farm Guys Racin Bash-What a Party!
- By Mark Potes
- Published April 5, 2009
Mark Potes
Cars have been a big part of my families life. We have always had at least 1 muscle car in the family and most of the time many.
I was brought up with Mopars in the driveway in my teens. This is the brand I own and choose to follow. I admire and respect many other muscle cars and would have a barn full of all brands if I had the means to do it.
Who doesn't like a Vette or a Mustang? How about a 55-57 Chevy? I would like to have an old 55 Gasser. How about a Willys? Wow. I saw two bad ass 40 Willy's at the Woodward Dream Cruise this year traveling together. You could hear them coming for blocks away. This is over all the other muscle that was bumper to bumper. Way cool rides.
I have decided to put my time and energy into writing and documenting my passion for all things muscle car. I hope you enjoy the site and maybe even contribute. Start your own blog here. Once again we welcome all brands. So don't be shy because I am a Mopar owner. I do love horsepower and can't get enough of it!
Mark Potes
What a garage party. Rick Jones invited family and friends over to his garage for his annual Farm Guys Racin bash. Still waiting for the t-shirts but event coordinator Kevin Nichols came with an example of the new shirt on. Looked great.
Kevin did an awesome job with the food for the party. We had every kind of snack you could think of and no one went away hungry.
Photos and videos (oh come on...car videos!) were shared. Brian Nichols brought pictures of a 1958 Ford wagon that he has restored. It was a military vehicle and had no back seats. This car is 1 of 300 or so made. Brian has brought it back to life and it is sure to win many trophys and car shows. We will see about getting a few pics and maybe a better story on the car for you.
One of the hits of the night was sampling some home made wine made by Brian and Paul Nichols. They each brought bottles that they had produced and all but one bottle was consumed. I personally loved the Black Rasberry. It was simply awesome and was gone in 5 minutes with the samples being rapidly consumed by the group. Thanks Uncle Paul!
Rick fired up an AMC 360 that he had on his motor stand. It sounded awesome. I have several videos of that and we might just get that posted with everyones permission. If you need some AMC motor work done..you might want to contact Rick. He is a meticulous craftsman. Rick-734-735-6060.
One of the night's surprises was my brother Brad showing up with my brother Matt. Brad lives in northern Michigan (about a 4 hour trip) and we were not sure that he was coming. We had a great time and I will post a pic of us 3 below.
This was one of those parties that you didn't want to see end. Some of us die hards went until 4:30 in the morning. Setting around in a working garage with cold beer and people you love is a sure fire hit. Yeah sure, paid for it the next day, but this time it was worth it. It was one of those nights you just don't forget.
Mark Potes
