Event Coverage iowa hamb get together !

well i've decided after a few requests to have a hamb get together at my shop again this year ! those who attended last year said they had a pretty good time and asked if i would do another one so here we go ! everyone is welcome , i will provide food and beverage again ! would like to get some input as to what dates would work best for everyone ? i'm thinking somewhere between sept and early oct as we are farmers and will be in the fields towards the middle of oct ! anyways wanted to get this up in advance and see if we could increase the size of the turnout ! it's all free and nothing required other than you come have a good time ! people drove their cars last year but your more than welcome just to run up in a daily driver if you wish ! thanks everyone i will add more info as we go ! my shop is centrally located about 12 miles north of marshalltown ! thanks and looking forward to hearing from everyone

 

Sounds good to me, I couldn't make it last year. I'll subscribe to the thread and keep an eye out for a specific date.

 

Just curious,,I sold my roadster to a guy in Brooklyn,Iowa about 3 years ago.I think you are about 45 to 50 miles from there,,,and I was wondering if any of you have ever seen my old 32 Roadster around any of the show or cruise-ins,,,he was not a Hamber,,,HRP

 

sorry hrp don't believe i have ever come across it !

 

depending on what date...I would like to go.

 

I'd be interested.

 

how about we shoot for the last weekend in sept or first of oct ?

 

Either date would probably work for me. I just need to get it on the wife's calendar.

 

I'm in..... BUT!!!

you should start an email list for reminders... I know, you would think that we would remember a date but if alot of the guys are like me... I will plan on going and then forget the week of the party and never make it like I did last year....

I got busy with work and didn't have time to check the HAMB board ( I know there is no excuse for that but it happens)

I'll plan to make it if I remember.

 

Im there man. It was fun last year with our caravan that made it down. I should be free except for the last weekend of aug, its my baby girls 1st birthday! Cant tell how proud I am huh.

Brad

 

My Son ,,a HAMB member Neon Charly lives in Des Moines ,,he'd like to come ,,BUT ,,he asked me if i knew if there was a gravel road to get to your farm ?? if not ,,he'll drive hisblack Chevy custom hippie van ,,if SO ,,he'll drive his daily driver Chevy pee cup ,,,I'm From Marshalltown ,,started the Hi-Winders Car Club there back in '58 ,,but I live WAY down here in So Mo,,i'd love to make it back there ,,but ,,,ya ,big $$$ buts ,,

 

teah it's about an 1/8th mile of gravel off of the blacktop ! yeah i have talked to your son a couple times , i'm a sigh maker and was just getting ready to contact him on making some neon for a building i'm revamping for a customer !

 

alright i'm gonna set the date for sept 18th !let me know if this absolutely wont work for someone

 

ok a fellow hamber asked that it not be the 18th due to a conflicting schedule so looking like the 11th or possibly the 25th ! earlier would be better as we will be getting equipment ready for harvest late sept !

 

I'm pretty sure my car would survive a 1/8 mile stretch of gravel road without needing restored. I like the Email idea for the "Memory Challenged" (not me, of course). Time, date, and directions would be great. klurich@mchsi.com

 

I might make the trek from Omaha ... depending on the date

 

Gosh ,,I might be able to make the Sept 11 th date ,,got a place i can park n hook up my old piece a junk motor home ?? i would just need eletric ,,got holding tanks fer every thing else ,,i can get there in 8 to 9 hours from here ,,up hi way 65 outa Branson ,,in my old '78 GMC "Magic Carpet Ride" R V ,,

 

Oh ,,it has a Hurst/Olds 330 hp BB Olds motor ,Doug Thorley SS hedders n Mufflers n 25 ft long tail pipes,,a '78 Caddy 4 speed OD front wheel drive trans axle ,,and ,,well,,it only gets 14 mpg ,,but shoot ,,it weighs12,000pounds,not counting 100gal a gas ,,40 gal fresh water ,,40 gal waste tanks and a fridge full of 30 c***es of cold BEER !!! oh ,,and two 35 pound little Doggies ,,my best friends ,,LOL,,LOL,,LOL,,,

 

I think my ol truck will make it again. Had a great time last year. Hope you get a great turnout.

Gary

 

connman honestly if you wanted to drive down i don't believe it would be a problem at all , theres plenty of parking room and yeah we could get you plugged in no problem !

 

well it's kinda back up in the air now as far as a date , a fellow reminded me the grenfield swap meet was the 11th and asked to reschedule ! thoughts for a date ?

 

When do you have to get into the fields ?? how many acres of corn & beans do you have to combine ???i know it's a 24 hour deal once you get started ,,my deceased wifes family farms 1200 acres in Grinnell ,,

 

I love Grinnell! We've had 17 family members go through the college and a couple living in town-including a real SOB ex-son-in law.

Any of you Iowans know how the Spaulding being restored for the Iowa Museum of transportation is comes along?

 

sounds great to me... first wk end in oct. would be the cruise to the woods?? we always go....

 

Yep the first weekend in Oct is cruise to the woods its the 3 or 4th I think. Let me know if you do get a date sorted out I'm interested in stopping in.

 

I was there when they discovered the old Spaulding Car parts in the old factory ,,my Wifes father had bought one ,he still had parts of one hanging in the rafters of his barn ,,along with an old Doctors cariage/buckboard ,,he donated it all to the museum before he died ,,
my wife of 26 years p***ed away from cancer in '05 ,,she grew up in Grinnell ,,her brother and his kids farm the farm now ,,

 

I believe the project is low on funds.

 

we farm around 3,200 acres ! and its looking like it will be a good year so far !

 

back in summer of '60 ,when i was in Hi-School in Marshalltown ,,a buddy and I raced Go Karts ,,there was a paved track on a farm ,'bout half way between M'Town and Tama ,,he had a gr*** landinf strip there too ,,the MidWest Natl's was held there ,,Rod & Custom Magazine flew in ,,several guys flew in from Calif and back East ,,haulin' their Go Karts in their single engined airplanes ,,Cal & I were track champs with our Twin West Bend engined Gopher Kart ,, ,,but ,,we got our ****s kicked by those West Coast Guys ,,

 

Speaking of Tama ,,,,Is the Casino still open ??? Used to go there back in the '90's when my Wife & I would go to Grinnell to visit her folks ,,we always went back at Thanksgiving ,,and so i could Pheasant Hunt ,,,,lotsa "Birds" on their farm ,,