April 12th – Saturday - SGMFC Monthly Meeting and Model Car Show
The monthly meeting along with our annual Model Car Show will be held this month at The Colonial Café 5689 Northwest Highway in Crystal Lake IL. There will be a $1 registration fee for each model that is entered into the show. As always the Dinner Social hour will begin at 5:00 pm with our meeting to follow. Mike & Sue Meier will head up the effort in organizing this event this year, contact Mike or Sue at 847 299 9603 or meier289@yahoo.com for more information.

April 15th through April 20th – Mustang 50th Anniversary Celebration
This will be a 5 day event. We will travel to Charlotte NC to participate in the Mustang 50th anniversary celebration at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Reservations have been secured at the Wyngate in Charlotte NC for the group planning on making the trip. Additional details will be provided as the date gets closer. John Lacko will coordinate this event, contact John at 630 673 6400 or johnsmusty@yahoo.com for more details.

May 2nd & 3rd – Friday & Saturday – Rt 66 Elwood Days & Rt 66 Cruise
Friday afternoon some of us will cruise to a hotel near Elwood IL. On Saturday morning the others will travel Ellwood where we will enter the Show N Cruise at Elwood Village Hall, 401 East Mississippi Avenue.
Food, snacks and treats will be in abundance, and there are plenty of historic sites, outstanding free museums and unique mom & pop businesses to help create a nostalgic journey for all to enjoy. Visitors can simply enjoy the drive, or stop and get out of the car to have their picture taken with Elvis, or do a little shopping in any of the great stores along the Mother Road. All classic cars welcome. Mustangs will be featured. Register 8-10 AM for the car show. Awards at noon and the Cruise at 1 PM. THE CRUISE: Cruisn' Elwood on Rt. 66 - classic car show and cruise through the NASCAR racetrack, drag strip and Autobahn car club. Have your photo taken in the NASCAR Winner's Circle. Stick around the racetrack for more gearhead fun. John Lacko will be setting up arrangements for the overnight stay and cruise down on Friday. For more info contact John 630-673-6400 or johnsmusty@yahoo.com

May 10th – Saturday – SGMFC Monthly Meeting This meeting will honor the woman of SGMFC. The meeting will be held at PAL JOEY'S AT 440 E. ROOSEVELT ROAD IN WEST CHICAGO. The event will begin at 3:30 with a Show N Shine our Social Hour will begin at 5:00 PM and the general meeting to follow. We will have Mike Baker the American Modern Insurance agent coming to speak to us about properly insuring your car and Dennis Parus who will explain the value of having you car appraised. Jeff & Cindy Swanson are organizing this event, contact Jeff or Cindy 630-215-8881 or blackstang54@gmail.com for more information.