My brother and I drove the Sprint to Silver Springs without too much trouble. We had rain thru North and South Carolina but nothing frozen. When we got near to Silver Springs the suspension developed a BAD squeek. Found a place that greased every fitting (no charge) and did a hand wash and cleaned the interior for $22.
But, the squeek is still there. A little embarassing pulling into the show.
I had the 927th of 1000 free registrations. That's a big deal because otherwise its quite expensive.
The entrance fee to the (private) park is about $30 per person. The freebe included access to everything in the park, e.g., glass bottom boats, show entrance fee and admission for two.
I don't know how many cars were there but I'd guess at least 1000. Mostly Mustangs. Got tired of looking at Mustangs.
About a dozen really fine Mavericks and Comets were there in THE prime location, right at the one-lane entrance to the show area. Met some great guys and learned some things chatting with them.
Here's my Sprint. A few guys were seen writing my number on their cards.
I got a lot of very nice comments on it.
A guy I met on the Maverick/Comet forum, then last year in Florida, was there with his beautifly restored "junk to jewel" Cougar that he saved from the salvage yard. Got some free interior quarter panels for my Maverick from him, complete with primer and paint to make them match my white interor. He was also giving out rolls of microfiber cloths. What a guy!! His Cougar won first place in Cougars on Saturday. Richly deserved.
We drove home today (Sunday) to avoid a winter storm that's coming to NC tomorrow. We were almost home when the PS belt went WAY loose. Mount and adjusting bolts were both still tight. Can't understand it.
One of the Mavericks had an aftermarket Trick Flow EFI that uses a Mustang ECM and is, of course, tunable with a laptop. Tempting!!!
Loved this '49 2-door.
And this Lincoln.
tomorrow morning in the Sprint for the 2011 NPD Silver Springs All Ford Show. We've been doing some last minute tinkering and can't think of anything else it needs before the trip. Wish us luck for a safe and trouble-free trip. 
Take pictures.
What jerks!! I'm sure I can get a good used one from the Maverick forum or 