Do you go to cruise-ins?

[larrybroga]

Two recent posts got me thinking about the lack of Vettes at cruise-ins. One post was lamenting the summer doldrums with no events to go to and the other post thought coffee and cars was a great idea, car enthusiasts getting together, being able to come and go as you please. Cruise-ins are as old as the car itself and are the backbone of the car culture. The cruise-in was even immortalized by the movie "American Grafitti". I have been going to cruise-ins since the late 50's. Before I had a d/l I would hitch a ride with someone who did. We had two drive-ins in Worcester, MA, where we hung out on a nightly basis and to quote the old saying, if you weren't there, you were square.

Personally, I prefer cruise-ins to shows for a couple of reasons. They are shorter, 3-4 hours or less and you aren't expected to stay till the end, they are free or $5 at the most, they are more relaxed because everyone isn't obsessing over their cars and there is a greater variety of cars to see, many under construction. I just like to hang with motorheads and not worry about what some judge thinks about my car. I'm happy with it and that's all that matters to me.

So what is all this rambling leading up to? I'm curious as to why Vette owners don't go to cruise-ins. If you do, where do you go and if you don't, why not?