Frankfort Car Club, Inc.
P.O. Box 15, Frankfort. IL 60423
2024 Event Photos - Frankfort Car Club
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2024 Frankfort Car Club Photos FCC November Garage Tour Our Garage Tour on November 30th brought us to the northwest suburbs of Elk Grove Village where we were invited to tour the facilities of Bob Lederer. I say facilities rather than collection, because this was much more than a collection of fine vehicles which ranged from the early 1900’s up into the 70’s. Both gasoline and steam powered machines were represented. Several top tier Chrysler Corp. cars of the mid 50-60’s also drew plenty of attention. It was clear that a number of these cars had been shown at prominent shows, both locally and otherwise. There was even a vintage bar set up for Bob to enjoy the view of the automotive landscape with a drink and some friends.  That room would alone had been impressive.  Then we went next door- to the machine shop. Here was about every type of lathe, mill, boring, honing, press and assembly equipment one could image. With the help of a small cooperative foundry in Wisconsin, they were able to get new castings made to rebuild early engines and other parts whose original castings had become too porous and brittle to be salvaged otherwise. Electric starters had been ingeniously (and discretely) fitted to early cars that had none. It seemed as though no task was impossible.  And then there was the adjacent assembly room. Here (more or less) complete cars were dismantled or assembled for various stages of restoration.  We weren’t done yet as we ventured over to the upholstery shop. Here century old methods were used to exactly recreate the stitching and patterns of the earliest machines. It was noted by our host their biggest battle was getting sufficient quantities of fine leather that was period correct and up to their standards.  Somewhere in the many different sections of the building there was of course a paint booth.  About 16 full time employees keep the place operational all year long. Do they do work for outside customers? Yes; well-known collections and even some museum vehicles were being worked on. What’s it cost? If you have to ask that, you don’t have enough.     FCC 2024 Christmas Party Photos     FCC At Trunk and Treat   FCC has participated in the villages’ Halloween Trunk and Treat program since its inception. It’s held in the main Breidert Green parking lot, same as our cruise nights. While the purpose is to provide a safe and controlled location for kids to dress up in costume and get Halloween candy, certainly the parents aren’t averse to dressing up a bit and having some fun too. And businesses and groups who participate are getting public exposure, hence our entry.   This year we had 15 FCC members on hand to help with our display and hand out candy that the club bought at the Walmart location in Orland Hills. JP inquired about the possibility of some kind of discount on the candy (we spent about $400 last year). The store manager asked for some information about the club and the event, and told JP to come see him when we were ready to purchase. That he did and were given a full 25% discount on our purchase, saving us $100. Something to keep in mind when choosing which store to shop at!   Our location in the lot was in the northeast corner where the electric car charging outlets are. JP had his pickup there with all the various ‘props’ he and Darren had assembled over the years. Chuck Lily and Linda pulled in beside JP with Chuck’s Ford; Larry Claypool arrived with his Cars movie character car, a Russian ZAZ, and Diane Adams finished our quartet with her white Beetle convertible.   With the day shaping up nicely, kids and parents lined up the length of the trail between Oak and White streets, rounding the corner towards Kansas, then halfway back to Oak. The rush was on when the gate was opened at 10AM. Lance had brought a huge gumball dispenser that was made to resemble an early 1900’s gas pump. It attracted more attention than we expected and was quite popular with the kids. The only downside was Lance had to insert a coin and operate the knob for each gumball to be delivered. Repeat X 500!   Some really good costumes were seen, including a group dressed as the full Guardians of the Galaxy crew. And of course, most of the FCC gang was also in costume as per the pictures. Can you identify everyone? Thanks goes to all our FCC members who helped, and especially to JP who has been spearheading this event for some time now.       09/23/24 Cruisin' Frankfort   09/09/24 Cruisin' Frankfort   09/07/24 Frankfort Car Club Picnic FCC held its annual picnic at Wane Lucht’s man cave garage on September 7th. The weather was perfect for the occasion, with 26-ish folks in attendance. Wayne’s neighbor “Chef Paul” had prepared a smoked salmon appetizer along with some most excellent pulled pork as the main course. Members brought a wide variety of appetizers, side dishes and desserts. Suffice it to say NOBODY went home hungry. And of course, there was no shortage of interesting cars, trucks, and memorabilia to view while at Wayne’s.  Many thanks are extended to Wayne for his generous hospitality, Chef Paul, and to all our members that attended!     09/01/24 FCC at Frankfort Fall Fest Once again FCC was represented in the Frankfort Fall Fest parade with 7 vehicles. First on the scene (not surprisingly) was Joe and Diane Tanzillo with the ever-faithful Ford F1 pickup. The graceful 1940 Packard Limo of Tom Mantel was next in our lineup, followed by Dino DeLuca and his granddaughter jumping the decades with the bright yellow Corvette. New member Trevor Sibley upheld the classic muscle car scene with his bright red 69 Road Runner; Wayne Lucht showed off his newly purchased El Camino pick up; madam president Shelly presented the 60’s in her Corvair convertible, and rounding out our group was Lance driving Larry’s AMC Eagle wagon. The temps were on the warm side but not hot like last year, so nobody had any overheating issues crawling through the parade route.   Without the car display area this year, this was our only interface with the public, but it went off smoothly so we’ll count it as a success.         08/19/24 Cruisin Frankfort   08/17/2024 FCC at Meadow Creek Fly and Drive   07/29/2024 Cruisin' Frankfort   07/20/24 Smiths Crossing Smiths Crossing Show For several years now, FCC and the Lemont Car Club have joined forces to present a car display at Smiths Crossing senior living center located just north of I-80, between Rt. 45 and Wolf Rd. We collaborated on a similar event at Cedar Hurst Center in Frankfort the prior month.  Just as rain threatened several cruise night dates, the forecast was sketchy for August 17th, our appointed date. Tommy Doyle was 1st to arrive along with the light drizzle that radar indicated would be gone shortly. Chuck Lilly and Linda , then Larry Claypool pulled in about 10:30 under cloudy skies. Chuck and Sharon Ravetto joined in about 15 minutes later along with 2 cars from the Lemont group. Madame president Shelly completed the group, for a total of 7 cars. A number of residents came out to view the abbreviated display. Shelly’s Corvair sparked a few longer conversations with a couple of residents that were previous Corvair owners ‘back in day’. While it never turned sunny and warm, the rain held off until exactly at 1 pm, our published end time, at which point the need to wash the cars was taken care of. None the less, it was a satisfying display for some appreciative folks.   Below are scenes from the Cedarhurst Senior Living Center car display held July 20th.  Both FCC and Lemont Car Club participated in this event.       06/03/24 Cruise Night
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