December Houston Mopar Connection Club (H.M.C.C.) Club Meetings and Mopar Car Show Events Calendar. In A 177 Horse 55 Belvedere Sleigh

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1 December 2017 In A 177 Horse 55 Belvedere Sleigh

2 Request for 2018 show BALESHIP EXAS CAR BIKE & RUCK SHOW. I am pushing for this event to host cars trucks and bikes. here are 20 classes, 21 trophies and 100 first registration plaques. his is a fund raiser for repairs and maintenance for the battleship. We are negotiating top entertainers, a carnival, swap meet, Bar B Q cook off, silent auction and lots of car products. I will have covered parking spaces for only a 100 cars, bikes or trucks. Start registering now for these limited spaces. Still needing vendors and sponsors for the show. Call Sidney at for your vendor or sponsor package. Dear Potential Sponsor, he Battleship exas Foundation and exas Events LLC invite you to become a sponsor for our first annual Battleship exas Car Show to benefit repairs and maintenance for the battleship. his exciting event will be held June 30th 2018 at Sylvan Beach LaPorte, exas from 7:00 am until the end of fireworks finally. It is a fundraising event that will include a silent auction, food from local vendors, swap meet, live music and a fireworks display. he primary source of funding for the repair and maintenance is from corporate sponsors, such as you. As you may be aware, the Battleship exas soon after her commissioning on March , exas saw action in Mexican waters following the "ampico Incident" and made numerous sorties into the North Sea during World War I. When the United States formally entered World War II in 1941, exas escorted war convoys across the Atlantic, and later shelled Axis-held beaches for the North African campaign and the Normandy Landings before being transferred to the Pacific heater late in 1944 to provide naval gunfire support during the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. exas was decommissioned in 1948, having earned a total of five battle stars for service in World War II. Among the world's remaining battleships, exas is notable for being the only remaining World War I-era dreadnought battleship, she is also noteworthy for being one of only seven remaining ships and the only remaining capital ship to have served in both World Wars. Among US-built battleships, exas is notable for her sizeable number of firsts: the first US Navy vessel to house a permanently assigned contingent of US Marines, the first US battleship to mount anti-aircraft guns, the first US ship to control gunfire with directors and rangekeepers (analog forerunners of today's computers), the first US battleship to launch an aircraft, from a platform on urret 2, one of the first to receive the CXAM-1 version of CXAM production radar in the US Navy, the first US battleship to become a permanent museum ship, and the first battleship declared to be a US National Historic Landmark. exas was the first permanent battleship memorial museum in the United States. When the battleship was presented to the State of exas, she was commissioned as the flagship of the exas Navy. exas is also one of the oldest surviving modern naval ships, having turned 100 years old on March 12, Your sponsorship will help assure that generations of visitors to the Battleship exas will continue for years to come. Enclosed please find more information on this event and its sponsorship levels. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns. I hope we can count on your support. Sincerly Sidney B. Baldon II, Event Coordinator exas Events LLC

3 2018 =========================================================== Notice: effective January 2018 this events listing will contain H.M.C.C. club meetings notices and car shows and events that are Mopar related or where H.M.C.C. members will meet as part of an official club activity. Visit the Space City Cruisers Car Show & Cruise-In Listings for a general (all makes and models) list of car shows, cruise nights, swap meets, parades and special events in the Houston area, as well as for a review of weekly, ongoing events. ============================================================ January 14 Monthly meeting of the Houston Mopar Connection Club. he regular meeting is usually at Hickory Hollow Restaurant,101 Heights Blvd., Houston, X PM. Not a member? Stop by and join the fun!

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