Chicagoland Mopar Connection

Chicagoland Mopar Connection FORUMS are Back UP!

September 2010

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THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD, there will be a BIG ONE-TIME Cruise Night
at the Elgin Holiday in by I-90 and Route 31.

It will be hosted by the Northern Illinois Street Rod Association and sponsored mainly by Holiday Inn and Bennigan's Restaurant.

IT IS ABSOLUTELY FREE to the Car Owners,
Lets Get a Lot of Mopars Out there!

Event: Holiday Inn First Inaugural Cruise Show!

Date/Time: Friday, September 3rd, 6pm to 11pm

Location: Holiday Inn Parking Lot at Route 31 and I-90 Ramps in Elgin, IL.

COST to Register: FREE!

Features: 50/50 Charity Raffle, Prize Raffle, Dash Plaques to FIRST 300 Show Vehicles, Bennigan's Food Tent.

The Band: The "Meteors" perform LIVE!

More Info: (847) 488-9000

A CMC GET-TOGETHER IN ST. LOUIS

WHO: All CMC members and their Mopar friends along with our sister club SDAC (Shelby Dodge Automobile Club)

WHAT: A rendezvous of all 4 Chapters in St. Louis for Monster Mopar Weekend Car event

WHEN: September 10-12, 2010

WHERE: Gateway International Raceway, Madison, IL

Here is what we have planned:

Every chapter can arrange caravans to travel together down to St. Louis leaving either Thursday evening or sometime on Friday. It's a three day event folks, just like the Mopar Nats. (Only a lot closer) Contact the director in your respective chapter for caravan details.

Upon arrival at the Raceway grounds Friday, there will be a designated parking area for all CMC cars! Drag racing will also be available for all members on this day so if you are interested, go over to the strip EARLY to get your car teched.

AND, please pre-register for this event; that will provide you with a free pass for someone else in your group.

Arrangements have been made with the Doubletree Hotel in Collinsville, IL with special room rates for all club members.

Their address is: 1000 Eastport Plaza Drive, Collinsville, IL 62234

Call 1-866-235-4657 for reservations. Room rates are $89.00/night but you must mention you're with the Chicagoland Mopar Connection to get this discounted rate. Deadline to register at these low rates is August 19.

On Saturday at the track we will get to make a few parade laps around the circle track and all cars will end up on pit row for a group photo as well as video coverage for Mopar Collector's Guide magazine.

Editor Rob Wolf in conjunction with CMC will proudly sport event tee shirts honoring the weekend and we are planning on a "travelling hood" with MCG's and CMC's logo and everyone will sign this hood to commemorate the weekend.

Also on Sarurday, we will be serving lunch to everyone on the grounds where we are parking, and that evening we are planning on all meeting for dinner at a pre-determined restaurant near our headquarters hotel. Details are soon to follow as they are made available to us.

PLEASE PLAN ON ATTENDING THIS VERY SPECIAL CLUB EVENT!

Any Questions, call: Scott Spirakes 708-254-0237 or sssp@sbcglobal.net

"Fox River Chapter" (Northside & Wisconsin)
Next Chapter Meeting is:
TBA
at
Wauconda township hall
(Behind the Citgo Gas Station Rt 12 & Bonner Rd)
505 W. Bonner Road, Wauconda, IL 60084

**Thanks to all the Mopars at the Park 2010 Sponsors** - Support the Sponsors that Support your Hobby!
SunnySide Chrysler/Dodge McHenry, IL 815-385-7220	Ravewaves Mobile Detailing 888-575-5556 www.ravewavesinc.com	Great Lakes Line-X 815-455-0123	Toco’s Valparaiso 847-587-8875	KS Computers 815-455-2223	Maddog STS www.maddogsts.com	Allstate Insurance Fox Lake Brent Jablonski 847-587-3200
Westech Automotive westechauto.com	Pete's Porting Sevice Delavan Wi 262-728-0510	AM560WIND 560wind.com	Mr. Norms Garage MrNormsGarage.com	Don's Auto Parts & Machine Shop 262-658-3760	5 Star Auto Repair Spring Grove, Il. 815-675-2299	LifeStorage of Libertyville www.lifestorage.net 847-815-2891

To get more info Call Mopar Marc.
at 847-815-2891

Only a few more Mopars @ the Park 2010 T-Shirts left. Call Marc to see what's left.

Mopars at the Park 2009 Pictures HERE!

Video from FRC Meeting in Early 2007

Pictures: Mopars at the Park 2008

"Chicago Area Mopar Chapter" (Southside)
Next Meeting:
Tuesday September 28th
Dinos Restaurant & Pizzeria
1232 W. Ogden Ave.
(1.5 miles West of Naperville North High School)
Room for 70 cars! Possible Channel 2 News Coverage.

Thanks to everyone who came out to our 2010 Mo-PowerMadness Show & Swap!

2008 MO-POWER MADNESS
Pictures Here:

Fall Colors Car Show! Canceled
Due to the Closing of
Advantage Chrysler Jeep Dodge of Des Plaines :(

"Rock Valley Chapter" (Northwest & Wisconsin)

Next Meeting:
Sat September 4th 2010
6:00 p.m. at the Poplar Grove Firestation
$5.00 Pizza info call Roger-(815) 262-6311

Thanks for Everyone who came out to the
Belvidere Mopar Happening July 2010 info:

For directions or Questions, call Roger at (815)544-3147 or 815-262-6311

Belvidere Mopar Happening 2008 Pictures

"Willowa Chapter" (Mighty Mississippi Mopars)
For 2010 Meetings & Events Contact Steve:

Anyone desiring more information can contact Steve at smt2@mchsi.com or 815-845-2240.

Thanks to Every Member & Every Sponsor & Everyone who made our 2009 CMC Events Great!
We are working very hard to make 2010 our best year ever!
We hope to see you at all our 2010 Shows and meetings!
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UPCOMING NON-CMC EVENT's

NOV 20TH & 21ST, 2010-DONALD STEPHENS CONVENTION CENTER ROSEMONT, IL
COME BE A PART OF AN INDOOR CAR SHOW/DISPLAY WITH THE CHICAGOLAND MOPAR CONNECTION (CMC). THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR FOR THIS EVENT AND FIRST YEAR HAD OUTSTANDING RESULTS. WE ARE PLANNING TO CREATE A “MOPAR ALLEY” OF OUR OWN. I AM WORKING WITH BOB & VICKEY ASHTON, PROMOTERS OF THE MUSCLE CAR & CORVETTE NATIONALS (MCACN). WE ARE LOOKING FOR CLUB MEMBERS THAT WANT TO PARTICIPATE FOR THE WEEKEND. I AM THE CMC CONTACT, BUT ALL ENTRIES MUST BE APPROVED BY THE MCACN SHOW COMMITTEE. WE HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH A SPECIAL CMC/MCACN ENTRY FORM-IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE-CONTACT ROGER FOR THE FORM.
WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR DISPLAY IDEAS-IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS THAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT TO MAKE THE CMC DISPLAY THE BEST DISPLAY YET-ALL IDEAS ARE WELCOME.
THE STEPHENSON CENTER HAS AN AGREEMENT WITH THE HOTEL NEAR BY AT A REDUCED RATE, IF YOU WISH TO SPEND THE WEEKEND-BUT THIS IS NOT REQUIRED.
I CAN ANSWER MANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS, AS I WAS A PARTICIPANT LAST YEAR-IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN CALL OR EMAIL.
SHOW INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.MCACN.COM. PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO WE GET YOUR SPOT RESERVED. COME OUT AND BE A PART OF THIS OUSTANDING EVENT. MAKE THIS YOUR LAST STOP BEFORE ANOTHER COLD CHICAGO WINTER.
ROGER SCHMELING-ROCK VALLEY CHAPTER DIRECTOR
815-544-3147
CMCRVC@COMCAST.NET

Updated 9-1-10 9:30pm

ABOUT CHICAGOLAND MOPAR CONNECTION
The Chicagoland Mopar Connection is one of the largest regional collector car clubs in the country with over 700 members.

ACTIVITIES & EVENTS
CMC has a very active year around CALENDAR OF EVENTS. The year begins with our annual chapter Holiday parties held December - February. These events close the previous year and begin the new year. Traditionally, we make our major charitable donations and decisions at these events. Next, in February we hold our annual indoor swap meet at Larry Roesch Chrysler Plymouth in Elmhurst. We than hold our first car show of the season in May, in Naperville, IL. Then in June we have our annual Fox River Chapter show in Fox Lake, IL. The next major event is the two-day event in July at the beautiful Boone County Fairgrounds in Belvidere, IL. Our next event then would be the show in August in Dubuque, IA. We also are considering returning our September open charity show for Maryville to the schedule. Other shows and activities can happen on a more spontaneous basis, for example, last year we had an informal meeting with Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson. Throughout this period other local cruises and non CMC shows take place and many members actively participate in these events. Watch the newsletter and our website for dates and further information on both CMC and non CMC events.

CHAPTERS
Over the years we have expanded our membership base to include a large portion of Northern Illinois, Southern Wisconsin and Eastern Iowa. To continue to provide the best service to members we have established chapters in: Rockford, IL - Rock Valley chapter, Dubuque, IA - Willowa chapter, Wauconda, IL � Fox River chapter, and the rest of the Chicagoland Area - CAM chapter. Additionally, we are taking steps to encourage the possible creation of a South Side chapter for our members that live in the far South Chicago and Suburban area. By establishing several chapters in the different geographical areas we hope to encourage the maximum participation from our members and bring meetings and events closer to where they live.

MEMBERSHIP
There are no prerequisites for membership in CMC other than an interest in Chrysler manufactured vehicles. The annual dues are $25.00. Benefits of membership include a monthly newsletter, The Birds and the Bees, free personal want ads in the newsletter, discounted event fees and other special offers to members. If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, we would be pleased to have you join us, just print out the membership application and become part of the best Mopar club around.