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We had a PERFECT January Lake Country Cruisers Car Show

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Greetings Cruisers!
   We had a PERFECT Lake Country Cruisers Car Show yesterday! The weather was perfect, and we had 90 cars! A BIG THANKS to everyone who attended.

And if you missed yesterday’s Car Show, we’ll do it again, Saturday, February 14, 2026. 

Our Cruiser of the Month was Brian and Cindy Yacoboni and their beautiful 1968 Mustang.

Thanks to our great attendance, our 50/50 payout was $200! And our winner was Victor Cabrera. Victor’s son was the youngest attendee at the show, so we put him to work pulling the 50/50 winner.

And wouldn’t you know it, after shaking the tickets thoroughly, the young lad pulled one of his Dad’s 50/50 tickets! It’s a game of chance, and it was the Cabrera Family’s Lucky Day!

Our 50/50 runner-up winner was Sylvia Westover (on right). Sylvia took home a $50 gift card for Dock 633!

So, CONGRATS to our winners! 

And thanks again to everyone who came out for a perfect car show! – Scott, Pete, Ron, & Gary

Avon Park Friday Night Hometown Hangout
THIS FRIDAY!

And don’t forget the Friday Night Hometown Hangout in Avon Park, Friday, February 13, 2025, from 6-9 PM, at 3 North Museum Ave, in downtown Avon Park. There will be vendors, food trucks, entertainment, dancing, yard games, and more!

We are getting a few questions about the big SVRA 2026 Sebring Speed Tour.

The date is February 26, 2026, to March 1, 2026.

To register and get tickets, CLICK HERE.

The Car Show is Saturday, February 28, 2026. The next day, all of you are invited to Pete Richie’s RV to watch the races, enjoy a cookout, bench race, and enjoy each other’s company.

The weather is almost always perfect that time of the year. So come hang out with the Cruisers!

Here’s the Lake Country Cruisers 2026 Car Show Schedule

Saturday, February 14, 2026, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM

Saturday, March 14, 2026, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM

Saturday, April 11, 2026, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM

Saturday, May 9, 2026, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM

(Summer Vacation Break – IT’S TOO HOT!)

Saturday, October 10, 2026, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM

Saturday, November 14, 2026, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM

Saturday, December 9, 2026, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM

Our shows are family-friendly.
Bring the kids, the grand kiddos, heck, bring the dog too!

There a CAR PARTY This Saturday and You’re All Invited!

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Greetings Cruisers!
   Just a quick reminder. Our next Lake Country Cruisers Car  Show will be this Saturday, January 10, 2025, at the Lake Placid American Legion on Route 27 in Lake Placid.

The show officially begins at 11:00 am and concludes at 1:30 pm. The Legion will be serving burgers and hot dogs, so bring your appetite along.

Avon Park Friday Night Hometown Hangout
THIS FRIDAY!

And don’t forget the Friday Night Hometown Hangout in Avon Park, Friday, January 11, 2025, from 6-9 PM, at 3 North Museum Ave, in downtown Avon Park. There will be vendors, food trucks, entertainment, dancing, yard games, and more!

We are getting a few questions about the big SVRA 2026 Sebring Speed Tour.

The date is February 26, 2026, to March 1, 2026.

To register and get tickets, CLICK HERE.

The Car Show is Saturday, February 28, 2026. The next day, all of you are invited to Pete Richie’s RV to watch the races, enjoy a cookout, bench race, and enjoy each other’s company.

The weather is almost always perfect that time of the year. So come hang out with the Cruisers!

As car show events come up, we’ll let you know. – Scott, Pete, & Ron

Here’s the Lake Country Cruisers 2026 Car Show Schedule

Saturday, January 10, 2026, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM

Saturday, February 14, 2026, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM

Saturday, March 14, 2026, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM

Saturday, April 11, 2026, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM

Saturday, May 9, 2026, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM

(Summer Vacation Break – IT’S TOO HOT!)

Saturday, October 10, 2026, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM

Saturday, November 14, 2026, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM

Saturday, December 9, 2026, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM

Our shows are family-friendly.
Bring the kids, the grand kiddos, heck, bring the dog too!

 

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Greetings Cruisers!
   Just a quick reminder. You can wrap up 2025 with a Car Show!

On December 31, 2025 (New Year’s Eve), there will be a Car Show on the Sebring Circle to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the 12 Hours of Sebring, which took place on December 31, 1950!

The event is from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

There will be a Car Show with vintage race cars and local street machines, there will be a “Kid’s Car Race”, Vendors, Live Music, and Fireworks. That leaves plenty of time to get home and get all dolled up for your last night to Party-Hardy in 2025! 

Avon Park Friday Night Hometown Hangout
THIS FRIDAY!

And don’t forget the Friday Night Hometown Hangout in Avon Park, Friday, January 9, 2026, from 6-9 PM, at 3 North Museum Ave, in downtown Avon Park. There will be vendors, food trucks, entertainment, dancing, yard games, and more!

As car show events come up, we’ll let you know. – Scott, Pete, & Ron

Here’s our 2026 Car Show Schedule
Saturday, January 10, 2026, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM
Saturday, February 14, 2026, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM
Saturday, March 14, 2026, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM
Saturday, April 11, 2026, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM
Saturday, May 9, 2026, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM

Our shows are family-friendly.
Bring the kids, the grand kiddos, heck, bring the dog too!

 

Avon Park August 2025 Show Slide Show

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Greetings Cruisers,
   On August 16, 2025, we had a small car show in the Historical District of Avon Park as part of the Jet Ski Races on Lake Verona. We did our best NOT to talk about the heat, but YES, it was HOT! 

However, with the streets blocked off, food vendors, and Rock’n Roll music, everywhere you looked, there were smiles and smiles. And lots of doggies, too!

Given that the show was 23 miles north of our Lake Country Cruisers car show home at the Lake Placid American Legion, of the 40 cars in attendance, over half were cars and trucks we typically don’t see here in Lake Placid. It was fun seeing new-to-us machines.

And a big THANKS to James “Pappy” Wright for organizing the Car Show!

Here are a few photos…

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Our next Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show will be on Saturday, October 11, 2025, from 11 am to 1:30 PM.

See you are Legion Post 25! Until then, Y’all stay cool! – Scott, Pete, & Ron  

Boat Drags & Corvette Car Show this Weekend!

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Highlands County Corvettes Car Show & Outboard Boat Drag Racing on Lake June this weekend!

Greetings Cruisers,
   We at Lake Country Cruisers LOVE “machines”. We love vehicles with two, three, four, and more wheels. And, we love fast boats with BIG outboard engines!

SODA, the Southern Outlaw Drag Boat Association, will hold boat drags Saturday and Sunday, May 3-4, 2025, at Lake June Park, 10 Lake June Clubhouse Rd.., in Lake Placid, Florida.

Saturday racing starts at 11 AM and Sunday racing begins at noon.

This is a family fun event with vendors, food trucks, and FAST boats. BIG FUN!

BRING YOUR MACHINE, there’ll be a Car Show in the parking lot!

Highlands County Corvettes will have their last Corvette Car Show for the season this Saturday, May 3, 2025, from 11 AM to 2 PM at the Lake Placid American Legion, on Route 27, in Lake Placid. Highlands County Corvettes Car Shows will resume Saturday, October 4, 2025, 11 AM to 2 PM.

And lastly, Lake Country Cruisers’ last Car & Bike Show for the season will be Saturday, May 10, 2025, 11 am to 1:30 PM at the Lake Placid American Legion, on Rt. 27, in Lake Placid. Cruiser Car & Bike Shows will resume Saturday, October 11, 2025.

Enjoy the upcoming shows! – Scott, Pete, & Ron

 

All American Trailer Connection Car, Truck, & Bike Show, April 26, 2025

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Greetings Cruisers!
   A BIG THANKS to everyone who came to last Saturday’s Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show. We had 75 cars and over 100 Cruiser friends in attendance. It was a perfect day for a car show.

Our next show will be on May 10, 2025, at the Lake Placid American Legion Post 25, from 11 am to 1:30 PM.

In the meantime, you can go to the All-American Trailer Connection Customer Appreciation Car, Truck, & Bike Show on April 25, 2025, from 9 AM to 1 PM, rain or shine.

14021 US 27 South Sebring, Florida.

If you have any questions, send an email to… csproston@aatc1.com

A trophy will be awarded to Best In Show for each class. – Scott, Pete, & Ron

Placid Lakes Community “Show’n Shine” Car Show

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Saturday, March 29, 2025, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

Greetings,

   For everyone hungry for some car show action, we have an event for you!

This Saturday, Placid Lakes is having its end-of-year membership drive. What better way to bring the community out than a Show’n Shine Car Show? Here are the details.

Location: Placid Lakes Community Center, 2010 Placid Lakes Blvd, Lake Placid, FL
Time: 10 AM to 2:00 PM
Entrance Fee: No Entrance Fee!
Entertainment & Eats: Live Rock’n Roll Music, Chili Cook-off, Hot Dogs & Cornhole Games
New Bike Give-Away Drawing! This brand-new, $700 bike is a donation from Lake Placid Cyclery, 205 N Main Ave, Lake Placid, FL. Drawing at 2 PM.

See you there! – Scott, Pete, & Ron

PS – The next Highlands County Corvettes Show is Saturday, April 5, 2025, from 11 AM – 2 PM, at Lake Placid American Legion.

The next Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show is on Saturday, April 12, 2025, from 11 AM – 1:30 PM, at Lake Placid American Legion.

O’Reilly Auto Parts Car Show, TOMORROW! 12 Noon to 4 PM

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Hey Cruisers,

Sorry for the last-minute announcement, but Pete Richie just found out that one of our great sponsors, O’Reilly Auto Parts, on Rt. 27 in Lake Placid, is having a Car Show, TOMORROW, Saturday, March 30, from Noon to 4 PM.

This is a general, “Show’n Shine” get-together.

Tomorrow will be partly cloudy with a high temp of 82. PERFECT Florida weather for a Car Show!!!

If you’re itch’n for some local Lake Placid Car Show action, stop on by if you can. – Scott, Pete, & Ron

PS – The next Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show will be Saturday, April 13, 2024, at the Lake Placid American Legion Post 25, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM. The Legion’s outside grill will be fired up and cook’n hot dogs, burgers, and cheeseburgers from 12 Noon to 2 PM!

Cruiser Car & Bike Show This Weekend is ON!

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Greeting Cruisers!

It feels like our “winter” is behind us and we’re getting back to warm Florida weather. The Weather.com site says on Saturday we’ll have AM Clouds and PM Sun, with a high of 88 degrees.

Perfect weather for a Car & Bike Show!

Our show will start at 11 am and wrap up at 1:30 pm. The American Legion will be cooking burgers and cheeseburgers for lunch! Registration is just $5, there will be rock’n roll music, door prizes, a 50/50, plus a 50/50 runner-up prize!

Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Shows are family-centered. So, bring some friends, bring the kids, and the grand-kiddos! We like dogs too, just keep them on the leash and clean up after them.

If you have a motorcycle, let’s see it! And invite some of your motorcycle pals, too!

See you all this Saturday! – Scott, Pete, & Ron

PS – Wasn’t that SVRA Event something?! And the party at Pete Richie’s RV was perfect. HEY, Lake Country Cruisers won a trophy from Toni Strolo and SVRA. Thanks, Toni! Thanks, SVRA!

We’ll have our trophy at the sign-in table!

Lake Country Cruisers at the SVRA Event THIS WEEKEND!

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Greetings Cruisers!

Just a brief reminder that the big SVRA Show is coming to Sebring International Raceway. If you have NOT gotten your tickets yet, call Toni Strolo at… 863-698-8620 to get your ticket to the 2-day event. Tickets are $50 for ONE car with TWO people. Tell Toni you are a Lake Country Cruiser and you’ll get a $10 discount.

If you are a Hagerty member, there’s a bigger discount!

If you want to come to the event as a group, we will meet up at the Moose Lodge on Rt. 98 at 8 AM and will depart together at 8:30 AM. This way we’ll all be able to park together.

The big Hagerty Car Show is on Saturday. Awards will be given for the various classes. Last year our ’32 Ford Roadster Hot Rod pal, Bob Barard won a beautiful Blue and Gold Ribbon!

While the Car Show action is going on, there will be racing on the track with all kinds of vintage sports racing cars and late 60s and early 70s TRANS-AM race cars out on the track like it’s 1970 again! There are restored, fully functional actual Trans-Am race cars, NOT replicas.

Your ticket will get you in for more racing action on Sunday.

 

You’re invited to Party With the Cruisers!

And, if you’d like to party with the Cruisers, Pete Richie will have his RV and a side tent set up for grill’n and lots of eat’n! Bring something; snacks, desserts, beer, whatever.

As last year’s event was wrapping up, the decision was unanimous, “WE HAVE TO DO THIS AGAIN IN ’24!” And here we are, ready to do it again.

As of this afternoon (2-22-24), Weather.com is calling for SUNNY SKIES on Sunday with a high of 72 degrees! We’ll TAKE IT!

Hope to see you all this weekend! – Scott, Pete, & Ron

 

PS – Our next regular Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show will be Saturday, March 9, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM at the Lake Placid American Legion Post 25. Burgers, cheeseburgers, and hot dogs will be served on the Legion’s refurbished backyard grille!

You smell those burgers and dogs??? That smells GUUD!!!

Leisure Lakes Annual Picnic at The Secret Gardens Winery!

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Greetings Cruisers!

Our friends at the Greater Leisure Lakes Civic Association asked us to let our car and bike friends know that they will be hosting their Leisure Lakes Annual Picnic on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Secret Garden Winery from 11 am to 1:30 pm.

The Secret Gardens Winery is located at 8222 West Josephine Road, Sebring, Florida 33875.

Here’s their website.. https://SecretGardensWinery.com/

Activities will include the Car Show, Raffles, Crafts for the Kids, BINGO, and More!

Tickets are $15 for adults, $7 for children, and kiddos under the age of four are free.

Their Special Guest will be Sheriff Paul Blackman. – Scott, Pete, & Ron

2024 SVRA Hagerty Cars & Caffeine Show, Feb 24, 2024

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SAVE $$$! Don’t get your SVRA tickets yet!

Greetings Cruisers! THIS JUST IN!!!

If you are on Toni Strollo’s SVRA email list, you probably already received her announcement about Hagerty Cars & Caffeine Show, on Feb 24, 2024.

But DON’T order your tickets online yet!

Registration for each car is $50 and gets you a pass for Saturday and Sunday to attend the car shows, plus the Sebring SpeedTour that includes; I GT Series race cars, Classic Trans-Am racing, Vintage Sports Race Car racing, and touring laps on the Sebring International Raceway track!

But DON’T order your tickets online yet!

Toni will be giving Lake Country Cruisers a generous discount! Toni hasn’t set up our Discount Code yet, but when she does, we will let you know, so you can save some CA$H!

In the meantime, ink-in February 24th & 25th for a weekend of some great car show and racing action.

More details to come! – Scott, Pete, & Ron

PS – Our Veterans Day Car & Bike Show was a delight, thanks to everyone who came out. If you missed the event, you can check out the below Slide Show!

(Click any of the below images to launch the Slide Show)

No Cruisers Show For September

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Greetings Cruisers. We are letting everyone know that there will be no Lake Country Cruisers Car & Bike Show for the month of September.

Sometimes, “life gets in the way” of things. It happens that Pete Richie and Ron Ellerman will both be traveling north, vacationing with their families for the month of September.

The next Car & Bike Show will be on October 14 at the American Legion, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

Legion Post 25’s backyard grille will be getting a new metal roof that may or may not be completed by then. So, burgers and dogs cooked on the grille might not be available, but they will work out something for lunch from the inside kitchen.

Y’all enjoy the final weeks of summer and we’ll see you around town and at the Legion on October 14th! – Scott, Pete, & Ron

PS – Check out Post 25’s beautiful NEW mural!!! The formal name of the mural is, “Honoring Veterans”.

PSS – On September 11, 2023, there will be a commemoration event at Post 25 starting at 9 a.m. Pancake breakfast will be served at no charge for First Responders and Police. This event is open to the public.

Then at 1 p.m., there will be a dedication ceremony for the new mural. Artist Keith Goodson, the Lake Placid Mural Society, the Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce, and Post 25 officers will be in attendance. This event is open to the public.

The Lake Placid, Fl. American Legion and Lake Country Cruisers Honors the Return of 2nd Lieutenant Pharis Weekley’s Remains

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Cruisers, American Legion Members, and Patriots Salute the Return of 2nd Lieutenant Pharis Weekley’s Remains

Greetings Cruisers!

Our May 2023 Car & Bike Show coincided with a special occasion. Through diligence and modern DNA science, the remains of 2nd Lieutenant Pharis Weekley were identified, and returned to his home in Avon Park, Florida, EIGHTY years after he was killed in Operation Tidal Wave, over Romania. By all accounts, it was known by the soldiers to be a “suicide mission”. His plane was shot down and he, along with his fellow soldiers, was buried in a mass grave.

Coincidentally, the procession with 2nd Lt. Weekley’s remains, lead by the Avon Park American Legion Riders, road by the Lake Placid American Legion, Post 25. Commander Fred Pierce arranged for two hook-and-latter fire trucks to suspend a “Welcome Home” banner for the procession. They also decorated the side of Rt. 27 with 200 American flags. Everyone that registered a car for the show received a small American flag to hold as the procession thundered by.

It was a solemn occasion. Thanks to everyone that planned this event. Also to those that stopped what they were doing for a few minutes to pay their respects.

The LaBelle, Florida Dana-Howard-Weekley American Legion, Post 130 is named after 2nd Lt. Weekley.

We honor our fallen. Without them and those that serve, we would not be able to enjoy car shows and the car culture.

We had 39 cars and 2 motorcycles registered. Our Cruiser of the Month was Marcus and Joy Johnson. Their period-correct, red SS-396 Chevelle is a beauty. Our Bike of the Month winner was Bob Wolf for his 2002 Kawasaki Vulcan motorcycle.

Special note; Butch Thompson brought what is likely the OLDEST car to ever attend one of our Cruiser shows. Butch trailered his 1914 Reo truck!

Butch left Granny Clampet back home to cook up some viddles!

Door Prizes were won by; Bob Forrester, Marcus & Joy Johnson’ Roy Supple, Alan Greiger, Marty Striegel, and Keith Lang.

Alan Greiger was our 50/50 Winner and pocketed $150!

Thanks to everyone that came to the show! – Scott, Pete, & Ron

PS – Our next Show will be June 10, 2023 at the Lake Placid American Legion on Rt. 27 in Lake Placid, Florida. The Show starts at 9 am and goes until 12 Noon. Burgers and dogs will be on the outside grill and the Legion’s bar will be open! See ya there!

Two 1931 V-12 Cadillacs on the Sebring Starting Line

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The Sebring Starting Line Sure Looks Good with Dick & Marilyn Roddie’s 1931 V-12 Caddies!

Greetings Cruisers! Early last March we were happy to help Wayne Estes, President and General Manager of Sebring International Raceway with the flag pole dedication event by arranging several 1930s classic cars to be on display around the flag pole. A great time was had by all and we were happy to have on hand Lake Country Cruiser co-founder and WW-II Veteran, 95-year-old Ross Longo and 100-year old WW-II Veteran, Chester Barber.

Sebring International Raceway Gets a New Main Sponsor

What Lake Country Cruisers wasn’t fully aware of was that Sebring International Raceway’s new major sponsor is Cadillac Racing. With nearly 100-year-old, fully restored and running classic vintage Cadillacs (a 1931 V-12 Cadillac Phaeton and 1931 V-12 Cadillac Roadster) residing practically in Sebring’s backyard (Lake Placid), Estes was hoping Roddie’s Cadillacs would both be able to “take a lap” around the track. Circumstances precluded that, but the story isn’t over.

Early in April, Estes contacted Lake Country Cruisers with an offer. The track is often rented out to various racing teams and groups, but on April 13, 2023, the track would not have any racing activity. Estes asked if Dick and Marilyn Roddie would like to bring their two 1931 V-12 Cadillacs to the track for a special photo shoot on the Sebring starting line and in front of one of the “Cadillac Racing” track-side banners? The answer was, “Absolutely, yes!”

Two 1931 V-12 Cadillacs on the Sebring Starting Line

While the classic Cadillacs indeed do “run” their “roadability” is questionable, considering the speed limits of the roads between Lake Placid and the Sebring track. But there’s always a way. The Roddie’s friend, John Meyerhoff volunteered the use of his enclosed trailer and Wayne Estes sent a transport to the Roddie’s Cadillac Service Garage-themed home garage. It was a perfect Florida spring day and all the pieces were in place. Continue reading “Two 1931 V-12 Cadillacs on the Sebring Starting Line” →