On Saturday, May
3, 2008, between 8 and 9:30 a.m., more than a dozen area car clubs will depart
from the San Antonio Botanical Gardens parking lot (555 Funston) on their
journey along the historic Alamo-La Bahia Corridor for AACOG’s 19th
Annual Classic Car Cruise. Local songwriter Roger Chacon will provide the
music.
This year’s
Classic Cruise is charted down back roads lined with south Texas wildflowers,
and encompasses many of the charming historic communities of the Alamo La-Bahia
Corridor. Attractions for the participating car clubs will include Panna Maria,
which is known by some as the “Polish Plymouth Rock”; a beautiful
kaleidoscope of colors in stained glass in a picturesque church in Cestohowa;
catfish swimming lazily in a basement viewed through a window (a hole in the
floor of a former hardware store in Karnes City); museums (the former courthouse
for Karnes County in Helena, a former firehouse in La Vernia, and the Longhorn
Museum in Pleasanton, which also serves as a visitor bureau); the authentic
ghost town of Helena, which was the victim of an early rancher’s revenge;
missions, battlegrounds, Cinco de Mayo Celebrations, brush country panoramas and
ranchland. All these attractions are part of a virtual hotbed of Texas history,
and all are on the schedule for members of the
Alamo Area Council of Car Clubs
participating in the cruise.
Participating
communities on the Corridor are Elmendorf, Dewees, Floresville, Pleasanton,
Jourdanton, Falls City, Karnes City, Cestohowa, Panna Maria, Helena, Goliad,
Stockdale, and La Vernia. Besides the refreshments served at local hospitality
stops, many of the communities will feature other activities such as live
entertainment, historic tours, community museums, and shopping in unique venues.
On the day of the cruise, the clubs will crisscross the Corridor, following
their pre-selected routes. One happy veteran commented, “It’s really neat
meeting the other clubs along the way.” Many of the member clubs have been
participating in the Classic Cruise Along the Corridor since its
inception in 1989! Reasons range from “the folks are so friendly” and “a
beautiful drive,” to “It’s just plain fun!”
Sponsored by
AACOG, the San Antonio Botanical Center, the communities of the Alamo-La Bahia
Corridor and Gunn Honda, this event is unique because it is open to all
car clubs--from Alamo A’s to Z-Sports and the great variety in between (running
the gamut from elegant “classics” to new hybrids.)
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2007 Classic Cruise Picture Slideshow |
