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Classic Car Night
every Wednesday May thru mid-Sept at Get the Scoop ice cream
shop in Allendale, MI |
What's Happening in
2008?
Note: The June 7th
garage day has been moved up to May 31st. |
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Date: |
Saturday February 16th,
2008 |
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Event: |
Annual Meeting |
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Meeting Time\Location: |
3:00 PM, Pietro's Grand
Rapids, MI |
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Contact: |
Mike Bouse |
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Here's an opportunity to get together
with current and future WMF members
and friends, enjoy some fine Italian
food and preview our events for
the upcoming driving season. 3:00
- 6:00 PM. Read about last years
get-together
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Join us for lunch at the Flat River Grill in Lowell, MI. After lunch we will drive out and visit the Fallasburg Covered Bridge, the White's Covered Bridge and the Ada Covered Bridge. |
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Date: |
Saturday
May 31st,
2008 |
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Event: |
Garage Day at Slayton
Foreign Car Service |
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Meeting Time\Location: |
12:00 pm at Mike
Slayton's shop in Grand
Haven |
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Contact: |
Jon Prisbe |
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Join us once again for garage day at Mike
Slayton's (Slayton Foreign Car Service) 13942 Sundstorm Lane Grand Haven, MI. You'll get a chance to
get your car up on Mike's lift and get a good look underneath.
Read about last years event
here. |
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Date: |
Sunday June 28th, 2008 |
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Event: |
BBQ - Cruisin' Down River |
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Meeting Time\Location: |
Tony Miracles home in Lincoln Park, MI. Contact Tony for the time. |
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Contact: |
Tony Miracle |
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Once again... Tony Miracle (aka WMF Mr. Participation 2007) will be hosting a BBQ in conjunction with the Cruisin' Down River event. Cruisin Down River is in it's 9th year and going strong. More than 500,000 car buffs and enthusiasts are expected to line the streets in hope of getting a sneak peek at their dream machine. |
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2008 marks the 25th anniversary of Fiat Freak Out (FFO) and will definitely be the largest gathering of Fiats in North America for some time to come. Mike Bouse is organizing a two-lane scenic drive from Coldwater, MI to the Pocono's for FFO.
Click here or contact Mike
for more info. |
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It's the 4th annual 28th Street Metro Cruise. West Michigan FLU has been a staple at
Pietro's Italian Restaurant for the past few years. Come join us for some pizza,
socializing and great cars. |
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Date: |
Saturday September 13th, 2008 |
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Event: |
Dine and Drive around
Gun Lake
(FLU membership
required to participate*) |
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Meeting Time\Location: |
TBD |
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Contact: |
Tom Walters |
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Dine and Drive around Gun Lake. We'll meet at a yet-to-be determined location near Yankee Springs State Park, head to a local eatery for lunch and then take a drive around Gun Lake. |
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2008 marks the
inaugural year for Fiats Up North (FUN). The FUN begins
Friday evening with a meet and greet at the motel and runs through
the Sunday morning scenic drive.
Watch the
FUN website for further details. |
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Who we are:
West Michigan FLU is a family
oriented car club and a chapter of Fiat-Lancia Unlimited (FLU).
FLU is an international organization with over 500 members and 23
chapters in North America. West Michigan FLU organized in
May of 2006 and became an official FLU chapter in July 2006. Our
vehicles range from a 1966 Alfa Romeo Spider 1750 Euro to a 1982
Fiat X1/9, and we welcome all Italian vehicles of every make.
We schedule several events throughout the year, including participation
in FLU's annual "Fiat Freak Out" held each July. |
Our Purpose:
To encourage and promote the preservation, general enjoyment, and
maintenance of Fiat, Lancia and other Italian automobiles for educational,
recreational, and historic interest.
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FLU membership required
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Most driving events and technical sessions require FLU membership
to participate. You can sign-up for a full FLU membership
here. If instead, you'd just like to participate for a day,
you can sign-up for a single day membership (click
for form) for $5.00. Your day
membership will provide you with liability coverage under FLU's
insurance policy and will include a copy of Ricambi (FLU's bi-monthly
magazine). If at the end of the day, you decide you want to become
a full FLU member, your $5.00 will be credited toward the $35.00
annual dues. A day membership is required for both the driver
and any licensed passengers. Click
here to request more information about the day membership.
Note: Full FLU membership is required to participate
in the annual Fiat Freak Out. |
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