1st Marauder meet

[TP Derrick D]

:cool:Hey Marauderville....was just curious if anyone had their car and went to the very 1st Marauder meet Sept 19-21,2003 at Fun Ford Ennis(Dallas), Texas. This plaque is in the trunk of my car that I have owned since Mar 2011. I have been intending to do this since I became a member on this site but kept forgetting to take pic. I was at that Fun Ford with my 'Stang or Lightning or both and remember this happening. The Marauders got to do a parade lap down the 1320 and they were lined up on display in parking lot. I remember some having the s/c on them and talking with some of the owners. I may have talked to someone on here that was there and still own their MM but I doubt I talked to anyone on here that was the owner of my car since it was sold new in Irving and has been in Dallas-Ft Worth its entire life and there's really few to no DFW owners posting on here for some reason. So for year 12 Marauderville needs to return to its DFW roots!!:D

[Bigdogjim]

Yes I attended the very marauder national meet. Some other members have moved on but a few are still around:)

[martyo]

I am too old and moldy to remember if I attended.

[TP Derrick D]

I am too old and moldy to remember if I attended.
I'm older than U, does that mean I'm old and moldy? No way, especially if I can still get in my 'Stang with roll cage and wife's '82 Vette and get my young man mo-jo going. (That's not me in pic, was one of lead techs on restoration)

[martyo]

I'm older than U,

In dog years I am 350.

[martyo]

By the way, the '82 looks good.

[TP Derrick D]

Yes I attended the very marauder national meet. Some other members have moved on but a few are still around:)

been down that road with my Lightning, went to 1st & 2nd (Texas Area Lightning Owners North) along w/ NLOC meet in Wichita, Kansas but not long before a lot of members moved on for various reasons. I guess for me I find a car/truck that's special to me and I invest time/money in them and they become part of me so I keep them for long periods of time. Funny how some of the members always say they wish they had kept it after its gone.

[TP Derrick D]

In dog years I am 350.
Now that's funny, never thought of it like that. Thanks for '82 comment, wife bought it new in '81 and never did anything to it(car is a car attitude) so I had it restored in 2005 because I just couldn't take its sad, sad condition. Plus I wanted a project

[Ken]

Who has Logan's car? Could this be it?

[martyo]

Who has Logan's car? Could this be it?

If it is, folks will be lining up to sniff the seats!

[martyo]

Now that's funny, never thought of it like that. Thanks for '82 comment, wife bought it new in '81 and never did anything to it(car is a car attitude) so I had it restored in 2005 because I just couldn't take its sad, sad condition. Plus I wanted a project

It looks good. I like Vettes myself!

[TP Derrick D]

Who has Logan's car? Could this be it?

I assume Logan was a DFW area member? I'm not positive if I'm 2nd or 3rd owner..but I'm leaning 3rd. Guy I bought it from was younger than me and worked at Bell Helicopters in Hurst, TX (a DFW mid-cities suburb)said only reason selling was to restore a '67 Chevy C-10 pickup.

[Bigdogjim]

I am too old and moldy to remember if I attended.

I have pictures to prove it :lol: :eek:

[Bigdogjim]

One of Logan's car was sold to Buckwheat if I remember correctly? But then again Logan had two cars? I lost track..................

[Bluerauder]

Guy I bought it from was younger than me and worked at Bell Helicopters in Hurst, TX (a DFW mid-cities suburb)said only reason selling was to restore a '67 Chevy C-10 pickup.

Could be Petrograde. He did helicopters and was in the Fort Hood/Killeen area several years ago.

Here's a list of the MARAUDERVILLE EVENTS since the beginning ......



MARAUDERVILLE -- THE ANNUAL NATIONAL GATHERING OF MARAUDERS


MV1 - 18-21 September 2003 Marauder Round-Up (Ennis, TX) (before it became "Marauderville". The term was coined by BigDogJim)

MV2 - 29 July - 2 August 2004 Marauderville II -- "Invasion of Indy" (Indianapolis, IN)

MV3 - 17-21 August 2005 Marauderville III/Woodward Dream Cruise “Marauders Cruisin’ Woodward Ave” (Detroit, MI). Hosted by the Motor City Marauders (MCM). Trilogy Motorsports Open House, Drag racing at Milan Speedway, Henry Ford Museum, Rouge Auto Plant, Prime location at Woodward Burger King. The lot was full 85 MMs in the lot for Saturday. Over 100 MMs in attendance over the week.

MV4 - 8-12 November 2006 Marauderville IV – “Race for Fun in the Sun” (Orlando, FL) Hosted by the Sunshine State Marauders (SSM). Laps and MM show race at New Smyrna race track. Bradenton Drag racing.

MV5 – 3-6 August 2007 Marauderville V -- "Cruisin' the Capital" (Hagerstown, MD) Hosted by the Capital Area Marauders (CAM). Mason-Dixon Dragway, Picnic & Car Show, Luray Caverns and Skyline Drive, Potomac River lunch cruise on Nina's Dandy. 50 car convoy to Alexandria, VA.

MV6 - 18-21 September 2008 Marauderville VI (St. Louis, MO). Photo-Op at the St. Louis Arch.

MV7 - 30 September - 4 October 2009 Marauderville VII (Indianapolis, IN)("Back to the Brickyard" Over 50 MMs in attendance for the lap around IMS). Visit to old Metamora, Indianapolis Zoo, King Tut Exhibit, Indy Hall of Fame, Laps on Indy Speedway, Group photos at Indianapolis, picnic & car show at the park.

MV8 - 8-12 September 2010 Marauderville VIII (Charlotte, NC) "Marauders Meet NASCAR", (Hilton Charlotte University Place & Shops at University Place, Old Stone Winery, Richard Childress Racing Shops/Museum, NASCAR Hall of Fame Museum, Drag Racing at Jefferson-Pageland Dragway in SC, 80+ mph laps at Lowe's Motor Speedway (What a Great time !!!) 40 MMs in attendance. Hosted by the Carolina Marauders

MV9 - Marauderville IX in Hershey, PA "How Sweet It Is !!", 12-16 October 2011 (Hershey/Harrisburg, PA) (All I can say is WOW !!! What a great event) (National Civil War Museum, Strassburg Railroad Museum and steam train excursion, AACA Museum, Beaver Springs Dragway (cancelled due to rain/wet conditions), Hershey's Chocolate World, Trolley Ride, and Hollywood Casino & Racetrack with Classy MM.Net Banquet)(67 MMs represented at the AACA Car Show: 38 Black, 14 Silver, 10 DTR, 5 Blue .... 1 Black Ford Focus, 1 Silver Crown Vic and 1 White Grand Marquis), 134 people registered. This is one for the record books. Terrific job by the planning committee. Hosted by the Capital Area Marauders (CAM) and the Northeast Marauders (NEM)

MV10 - Marauderville X -- The Tenth Anniversary, "They came by Air, Land, & Sea", 12-16 September 2012 in South Haven, Michigan. South Haven Inlet & Lighthouse, Michigan Maritime Museum, Tall Ships, Gingerman Raceway (GMR), Kalamazoo Air Zoo, McIntosh Apple Orchard, and Roscoe's RoundUp. 39 MMs on Thursday morning (1- TMF Bright Blue, 24 Black, 3 Silver Birch, 8 DTR, and 3 Blue) plus 9 others (Crown Vic LX Sport, 63 & 1/2 Marauder, T-Bolt, Thunderbird SC, Shelby GT500, Kenny Brown CS/GT, Subaru WRX, Lincoln MKX, Mercury Mariner). By Saturday the count on MMs was closer to 50+ but I never got another color count. What a great time, great scenery and a terrific town to visit. :up:

MV11 - Marauderville XI -- 18-22 September 2013 in Atlanta, GA. Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS), Atlanta Cyclorama, Stone Mountain Park Picnic/BBQ, Atlanta Dragway, and Tilted Kilt Car Show.

[TP Derrick D]

Could be Petrograde. He did helicopters and was in the Fort Hood/Killeen area several years ago.

No this guy was a civilian working in the plant where the helicopters were built.150 miles+ from the Ft Hood/Killeen area which is 99% active Army with a few civilian contractors. I know I was stationed there 3 years '89-'92

[TP Derrick D]

Bluerauder, thanks for the history lesson on past meets. Looks to have been at a variety of nice locations. So if XII is not in DFW or Houston or San Antonio maybe Vegas..LOL!! j/k I'm sure its already planned out.

[Ken]

Come join us in Atlanta. Someone may recognize it! :lol: