Somerville???

[NJSPEEDER]

hey gang,
i was wodnering if anyone knew when somerville's friday cruise nights were getting started again. with the weather breaking i can't imagine it would be longbefore everyone started hitting main street again.

later
tim

[Fasterthanyou]

It's supposed to be a "summer cruise" so theoretically it starts June 21st and goes until Labor Day but if the weather is nice you'll find people cruising any Friday evening. There are a bunch of other cruises to hit up which I plan on doing this summer. Perfect place to hand out fliers and sell membershi... I mean t-shirts :)

[Ian]

I'll be hitting up somerville as much as possible this summer. :)

[j0n]

:stupid: i plan on being there every friday night

[Untamed]

It starts after Memorial Day (May) and runs through the end of August / beginning of September. Nice, mellow cruise nights with plenty of cafes and restaurants to eat at. It gets busier and busier each year so leave work early to find a place to park.

Nice when a town actually supports this to the point of putting up banners over main street announcing it.

[BigAls87Z28]

I wont be able to go up there as much as I did last year. Probably not at all really, unless I work mornings.

[HardcoreZ28]

Yeah getting there early is a must....thank God for half day friday's all summer!

[bad64chevelle]

Where is this place? Sounds like something I wouldnt mind cruising to once the weather is nicer and the SS is ready. Let me know!

[HardcoreZ28]

It's a town or two over from the Fudd's in Bridgewater that we meet at. Friday nights a large section of Main St. is lined with classic cars. Most of the restaurants and pizza places and such stay open late so you can get food and check out all of the cars. Fun to go every few weeks, but a lot of the same cars each week.

[Fasterthanyou]

It's a town or two over from the Fudd's in Bridgewater that we meet at. Friday nights a large section of Main St. is lined with classic cars. Most of the restaurants and pizza places and such stay open late so you can get food and check out all of the cars. Fun to go every few weeks, but a lot of the same cars each week.
Paul, has your Dad ever taken the Z? Your car is also clean enough to be shown off with the hood popped.

[HardcoreZ28]

Yeah we've had the Z there before....my father is paranoid of all the kids riding around on their bikes though. I'm gonna bring my IROC a few times this year.....usually I haven't been able to get there early enough to find a spot.

[j0n]

i look forward to seeing everyone there BUT if you have a 4th gen car with nothing special YOU DO NOT BELONG PARKED ON THE STREET...this is a classic car cruise...some third gens may get by(like hardcorez28's cuz it is a gorgeous car with lots of work done) but for the most part it should be all the classic muscle out there...no c5s...no c5 z06s even...the only 4th gen car i've ever seen there that deserved a spot on the street was a new zl-1 car with 200 miles :shock: who's owner let me sit in :omg:

btw jon from the pictures i've seen of the 64 it would fit just fine out on the street 8)

[HardcoreZ28]

I remember that ZL-1.....that car was insane! But highly overpriced for what it was.

[Fasterthanyou]

i look forward to seeing everyone there BUT if you have a 4th gen car with nothing special YOU DO NOT BELONG PARKED ON THE STREET...this is a classic car cruise...some third gens may get by(like hardcorez28's cuz it is a gorgeous car with lots of work done) but for the most part it should be all the classic muscle out there...no c5s...no c5 z06s even...the only 4th gen car i've ever seen there that deserved a spot on the street was a new zl-1 car with 200 miles :shock: who's owner let me sit in :omg:

btw jon from the pictures i've seen of the 64 it would fit just fine out on the street 8)
I agree.

[sikbyrd350]

i look forward to seeing everyone there BUT if you have a 4th gen car with nothing special YOU DO NOT BELONG PARKED ON THE STREET...this is a classic car cruise...some third gens may get by(like hardcorez28's cuz it is a gorgeous car with lots of work done) but for the most part it should be all the classic muscle out there...no c5s...no c5 z06s even...the only 4th gen car i've ever seen there that deserved a spot on the street was a new zl-1 car with 200 miles :shock: who's owner let me sit in :omg:

btw jon from the pictures i've seen of the 64 it would fit just fine out on the street 8)
i agree, but there are always gonna be those who want to get there early/show off what they got(ie-when Dave 1st got his car back, saw a really nice Supra, etc...)

[NJSPEEDER]

well, it is too bad for some people that they are public streets. hehe
i woudl love to find those guys and park a mini van right in between them just to watch their blood pressure go up. lol
maybe one weekend we can have a club trip up there and take the town over. maybe make teh call for a friday in july or something. everybody leave work early and be there by 5 or 5:30.

later
tim

[j0n]

well, it is too bad for some people that they are public streets. hehe
i woudl love to find those guys and park a mini van right in between them just to watch their blood pressure go up. lol
maybe one weekend we can have a club trip up there and take the town over. maybe make teh call for a friday in july or something. everybody leave work early and be there by 5 or 5:30.

later
tim

do what you want but i wont park mine on the street...it aint worthy

[Tru2Chevy]

well, it is too bad for some people that they are public streets. hehe
i woudl love to find those guys and park a mini van right in between them just to watch their blood pressure go up. lol
maybe one weekend we can have a club trip up there and take the town over. maybe make teh call for a friday in july or something. everybody leave work early and be there by 5 or 5:30.

It's interesting that you mention this TIm. One of our members (Vanilla Gorilla, I think) that lives next door to the guy that organizes the Sommerville Cruise. I remember him posting about it when he joined (I risked my life to run out in traffic and flyer him at Sommerville one night).

- Justin

[j0n]

haha i flyer-ed him too...but i didnt run out into traffic...just kinda walked past and dropped a flyer in the car...wasnta ll that difficult

[Untamed]

The type or style of the car didn't bother me, nor the age, as long as the car was cleaned and prepped for show. Showing some pride in your ride, in a public gathering thats open for anyone, should reflect in the effort you put into that ride. If its worth showing, do it.

What bothered me was the occasional punk with his loud bass, parked with every door and hatch open, pumping obnoxious tunes out over everyone else. Fortunately they didn't do it for long, after a couple dozen people walk by frowning and shaking their heads.

[NJSPEEDER]

i will look at any car. prepped for show or race or stock or beat up survivor.
if someone takes pride in it and likes teh way it is or is working to make it the way they want i will show them respect.

later
tim

[Fasterthanyou]

The parking on the streets is for the old cars or new collector cars like a rare viper or tuner vehicle. Nobody wants to see a slew of f-body's and late model mustangs. If the car is done really well and tasteful then maybe, but even then I believe it's best to put the newer stuff behind the church.

[HardcoreZ28]

I'm not sure who you can call up but I can find out....my father's Datsun club has called before and gotten space reserved. They reserve club spaces on the eastern end of Main St. infront of the court house where the diagonal spots are. I've seen a few other clubs use that area before as well. If you want I can try to get the person's name and number we need to contact, just let me know.

[Tru2Chevy]

I'm not sure who you can call up but I can find out....my father's Datsun club has called before and gotten space reserved. Â*They reserve club spaces on the eastern end of Main St. infront of the court house where the diagonal spots are. Â*I've seen a few other clubs use that area before as well. Â*If you want I can try to get the person's name and number we need to contact, just let me know.

Yea, that's what I was talking to Vanilla Gorilla about when he joined back in the fall. If you can get some contact information that would be great.

- Justin

[HardcoreZ28]

ok I'll see what I can do

[Untamed]

There's a Viper club that plans to be there: http://www.viperalley.com/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/483028/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1

And a general classic car club that cruises there regularly: http://clubs.hemmings.com/frameset.cfm?club=classiccruizers

... among others who show up. Mostly you'll see individual locals there, parked or cruising, up and back.

I haven't heard anything about reserving spaces there. I thought that was generally discouraged. Now if your buddy happened to drive past your spot and is on his way back, sure - step out and hold the spot. But no reserving spots ahead of time. :shrug: I could be wrong.

[Tru2Chevy]

I haven't heard anything about reserving spaces there. Â*I thought that was generally discouraged. Â*Now if your buddy happened to drive past your spot and is on his way back, sure - step out and hold the spot. Â*But no reserving spots ahead of time. Â* :shrug: Â* I could be wrong.

There is no reserving space on the main parking along main street, however at the far end of main street (near the park?) there is a section that can be reserved for car clubs (20ish spaces, i think).

- Justin

[Tru2Chevy]

The parking on the streets is for the old cars or new collector cars like a rare viper or tuner vehicle. Nobody wants to see a slew of f-body's and late model mustangs. If the car is done really well and tasteful then maybe, but even then I believe it's best to put the newer stuff behind the church.

And your point?

Any car club can reserve space in this area. We discussed this idea back in August and no one thought it was a bad idea then.....

- Justin

[Fasterthanyou]

Parking infront of the court house isn't the same as on the mid section of main street. When I say parking on the street that is what I ment. Those places infront of the court house are perfect for groups and that's where we should park, not "in the street".
My reasoning is simple; I don't want to ruin what I consider an already great thing by imposing my daily driver into a crowd of immaculate muscle and classics. It's like girls trying to get into an all guys academy... you open the door to a lot of bad things. Heck, next thing you know the street would be full of late model mustangs pushing US out, so please, unless it's very clean don't park your 3rd or 4th gen on main street. Put it behind the church or down near the court house when we get a club reservation. There is also parking behind the shopping center on the south side of main street. The lot is huge making it perfect for group parking.

[j0n]

couldnt have said it better myself jon :usa:

[JPiZZiJP]

i look forward to seeing everyone there BUT if you have a 4th gen car with nothing special YOU DO NOT BELONG PARKED ON THE STREET...this is a classic car cruise...some third gens may get by(like hardcorez28's cuz it is a gorgeous car with lots of work done) but for the most part it should be all the classic muscle out there...no c5s...no c5 z06s even...the only 4th gen car i've ever seen there that deserved a spot on the street was a new zl-1 car with 200 miles :shock: who's owner let me sit in :omg:

btw jon from the pictures i've seen of the 64 it would fit just fine out on the street 8)

j0n, i remember seeing a C5 there last year, and a Dodge Viper... but aside from that, I wholeheartedly agree that Somerville cruise nights should only be primarily classics, and then your rare oddity.

just my 2 cents.

~Joe

[Tru2Chevy]

The only C5 I usually see there is that red one with all the pretty crap, CAI, and a mail-order tune that he claims puts like 430hp to the wheels :roll:

- Justin