Zach Straits
1968 Huffy "The Rail"
2013 MCACN Muscle Bikes
MUSCLE BIKES AGAIN
INVITED TO MCACN!
At
the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals,
we like to keep things interesting and fun. Last
year we added some fine Muscle BIKES to
the mix, and the response was outstanding. For me,
the two-wheeled drag race inspired bikes of the
sixties is one of the ways the seed was planted.
My first Schwinn Stingray was a sweet 1967 Radiant
Blue Stingray Deluxe that I received for my 7th
birthday, and I promptly added streamers, a tall
sissy bar, a sparkle sissy bar pad and more to
make it even kooler. A few years later, I would
graduate to the ultimate; a 1970 Schwinn Orange
Krate, and the rest, as they say...is history!
Over the years I have had literally hundreds of
Muscle Bikes. With the Chicago roots of Schwinn,
we certainly can agree that Muscle Bikes belong at
MCACN!
Many people commented over the years on the bikes
I would be riding around on during set-up. “You
know, I used to have one of those”
or even, “Hey Bob, I have one of those!”
was often heard, so the idea of a show within
a show was born last year. We soon found out
several major league restorers and collectors
share my passion for the 2-wheeled treasures. Did
you see the lineup of Schwinn Krate bikes that our
friend Scott Tiemann brought in 2012? One of each and
every color offered, restored to Tiemann
perfection! We had over 30 bikes on display in the
Awards area and quite a few more were found
sprinkled in throughout the show. MCACN Member
Mike Guarise even brought out his earlier
offering; a 1962 Schwinn Corvette, still wearing
its original paint, that was a part of our “Class
of ‘62” circle. And it wasn’t all Stingray’s and
Krates...MCACN Day 2 Judging Coordinator and Car
Recruiter Dru Diesner broke out a pair of Raleigh
Choppers, (as did I) along with his own Lemon
Peeler. An immaculate Mattel Bronco was shown by
our friends from Koolestuff, Dr. Ken Kadziela
broke out several beautiful 5-speed Fastbacks and
Kevin Burkett of Burketts Antiques over in Hall B
debuted his beautifully restored ‘65 Stingray.
Fred Mandrick spiced up our Class of 1972 display
with his own Raleigh Chopper and get this; he is
the original owner, as is Kevin! Then we had Craig
and Michelle Dozeman, coordinators of our
“Bee-hive” Super Bee display who brought along
some great pieces from their collection, including
a Ross Barracuda formerly owned by me! And we
can’t leave our sponsors out; Ken Mosier of
The Finer Details had several
bikes in his booth, (and went home with one of
mine) and Mike Mancini of American Muscle Car Restorations, Inc. had a Krate “in
restoration” in his display, which I am counting
on seeing fresh from his shop in his display this
year! I know that many of these people are
bringing other bikes and more from their
collections for 2013. Whew...another cool
gathering!
For 2013, we would like to again extend the
invitation to all who own any brand
of 60’s and 70’s Muscle Bikes to be a part of the
world’s largest specialty show devoted to Muscle
Cars, Dealer-built Supercars and Corvettes,
November 23-24. Whether it is fully restored or
ridden hard and put away wet, we’d love to see it!
This is a fun display, not judged, and is also
open to related self-propelled 2-wheelers, or even
3-wheelers. If it is fun and from the Muscle
era...we want to see it! Entry is open now and you
can register directly through our website by
clicking here;
If
you have a vehicle registered for our show, bike
entry is FREE. If not, the fee is just $25, which
will include a multi-day
Exhibitor Pass.
It looks like most of
us are finally getting some decent weather, so
hopefully your Muscle Machine (or Muscle Bike!) is
ready to go. Or perhaps you are spending some
quality time out in the shop, getting ready for
the 5th Anniversary of the Muscle Car and Corvette
Nationals. Either way, enjoy it, be safe and
please remember to help us spread the word about
our show. As always, I welcome your input and
suggestions and we look forward to catching up
with you at one of the shows over the next few
months, as we hit the road to do some good old
fashioned “Grass Roots Marketing.”
Thanks for your
continued support!
Bob Ashton
Managing Member
MCACN, LLC
http://www.mcacn.com
Managing Member
MCACN, LLC
http://www.mcacn.com
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