Folks Of Interest HEY FLORIDA HAMBERS (Gulf coast side)

The wife and I are contemplating a part-time home in Florida on the Gulf side(somewhere between St. Pete and Venice) and I'd like to know how many traditional Hot Rodders and Custom guys (the cool Hambers) are around this area? How many car events are there? Swap meets? Any help appreciated.

 

Nooooo! We can't afford to loose another real hot rodder around here!

 

Mike Kelly's Cruise News has most of what's happening in Florida. At many shows and cruise-nites they pass them out free, or you can subscribe for $18 a year.

http://www.cruisenewsonline.com/

I stay about 20 miles south of Garlits Museum. Lots of hot rods and customs around here.

 

There is quite a bit of stuff going on most of the time. I think there is a club in Venice we live in Punta Gorda area there’s coffee and donut thing twice a week and cruise ins at muscle car museum also ft Meyers has a lot going.

 

Roach, not car related BUT, my brother in law plays at the “KATIKI”sp? and other bars/ venues in and around St. Pete. He blows the harp and sings and is an outstanding blues artist if you’re into that kind of thing. His name is T.C. Carr and he fronts “TC Carr and the Bolts of Blue”. Anyways if you’ve got no car stuff going on and want to hear some good music, check him out, you won’t be disappointed I promise. Mitch

 

There’s monthly swap meets in Webster for cars and bikes. Used to have month/bimonthly car and bike nights in Fort Myers before C19.


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I'm North of the area your looking into, we have thousands of Hot Rods in the Spring Hill - Weeki Wachee - Crystal River - Brooksville area, and we have the New Lead Foot City, see here: https://leadfootcity.com/
We have 2-4 Cruise-Ins and Shows a week and Swap Meets.

 

hey Montana you in florida yet? You striped my buddies model A at my place in leesburg this past spring. good conversation and great striping !! Hope to see you this winter.

 

I live in St. Petersburg. There is a group of us that go for a cruise somewhere almost every Saturday morning. It’s mostly HAMB friendly cars, or very close. If you are on Facebook check us out on Classic Cruisers of Tampa Bay. We also have 100 plus cars every Thursday night at the Quaker Steak and Lube in Clearwater. A couple hours East of here is an excellent car show and parade every Saturday night at Old Town, in Kissimmee. Every Thanksgiving there is a huge 4 day car show and swap meet at Daytona Speedway. https://flacarshows.com/events/category/west-coast-of-florida/
Is an excellent source for all the local events around here.

 

I've heard of T.C.Carr, never made it to see him though

 

Yup! Things are almost back to normal. Lots going on!

 

No, not going to lose us Riley. Just contemplating getting a vacation place down there for maybe a couple months a year.

 

Wow thanks everyone for the replies! Even the ones about the music as I am a bass player also and dig the blues! I am thinking about leaving a hot rod there if we get a place. Nothing for sure yet though.

 

Moved to Tn. from Crystal River, Fl. Always had a cruise in or a car show to go to.
Even took my old pro street Morris Minor to an import car show once . Won best old school import.
Not my type of crowd to hang with , but picked up a few customers that wanted V-8's installed in their imports to get rid of the fart can exhaust.
Housing with property is cheaper in Citrus county. So is car insurance and property taxes.

 

Great info, thanks!

 

Check out sinkholes activity before you pick an area. Central Florida is sinkhole alley.


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Pirate, it would be in your best interest to check him out if and when you can. Also Roach he might be looking for a stand in bass player from time to time, never know,,,,,Good luck with your decision. Mitch.

 

Thanks guys

 

im in venice and theres kinda cruises and shows everywhere ,,just gotta find em ,, my personal favorite is the first sat of every month on dearborn street in englewood , especially "in season" all parking lots fill up , hot rods n classics parked all the way down both sides of the street , good atmosphere ,great resturants and junk shops .. its a great lil town ,,
fabricator john
miss you dad

 

I know you said florida, but give Bama gulf coast a look. Gulf Shore/Orange Beach

 

Thanks for the info. My wife has family on the west coast of Florida so if anything, that's where it'll be.

 

I run up an down Florida east cost mostly,been years back west seemed closer!
But a lot of good rod n custom guys all over Florida,.
Here one of many sites that show events;
https://flacarshows.com/events/category/west-coast-of-florida/

 

Cool! Thanks Dana!

 

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Dang.....looks like moving east would be a good thing.......

 

Lots and lots of modified iron running around Florida.
You'll be happy. Enjoy.

 

So I'll make a new post if we do in fact get a place down there.
Thanks for all the replies!

 

Been traveling down and spending time in the Bradenton, Siesta Key and Venice area over the winter. Bought a travel trailer this year. Beautiful area.
Now to figure out how to drag one of my old vehicles down for cruising.

 

Cool Petejoe. Part of the dilemma is what car would I leave down there!

 

Leave the one you can afford to lose to a hurricane.