Fulton County, Indiana
Club History
The Blacktop Cruisers Car Club had its first meeting in January of 1998 with 26 members in attendance. Founding member Sid DeVries and his wife began discussions of a club after participating in the Red Hot Car Shows and the Round Barn Cruise-In car shows in Rochester for several years. A number of guidelines were set forth at that first meeting:
We have always included all models of cars and trucks in the membership of the club. We have never wanted to limit membership by having an exclusive membership. We have had people who did not have a car to show belong to the club because of their interest in this hobby.
At the April, 1998 meeting, we voted and called the club, Blacktop Cruisers. This name was suggested by Rod Howell. Kathie Adams drew the Logo.By May, 1998, we had 33 paid family memberships.
Our first outing as a club was to travel to the Lakeview Diner in Warsaw for a Cruise-In on May 15, 1998. Through the years, we have taken several road trips. Auburn-Cord-Dusenberg Museums; A chartered Bus trip to the Gilmore Museum in Michigan; The Corvette Museum in Fort Wayne; A Sunday Cruise to Roscoe’s Restaurant and Door Prairie Museum; The Studebaker Museum; A Farm and Car Museum in New Haven; and a Cruise to Somerset, KY for a weekend.We also toured several factories: Dean Foods, Camcar Textron, and Logansport Municipal Utilities. We have had a high membership of 65 families.
In 2004, the club took over doing the Round Barn Festival Cruise-In from the Chamber of Commerce and in 2008, the club took over the Red Hot Car Show, which we organize each year in conjunction with the Chili Cookoff..
Over the years, we have lost a number of our founding members, whom we have remembered with Memorial Awards at the Car Shows. The Blacktop Cruisers continue to meet on the 4th Wednesday of the month. In the winter months, we have been meeting at Jarrety’s Place in Rochester.
Our History
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Akron Dental
Alber’s Porting and Machine Shop
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American Legion Post 36
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Beacon Credit Union
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DeBruler Imaging
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Edward Jones Investments
Evans Agency
Fansler Lumber
First Federal Savings Bank
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Fraternal Order of Eagles
Fretz Abstract Co.
Frounfelter Dental Care
Fulton County REMC
Gagnon Motors
Garver Motors
GlenDi Trucking Inc.
Good Family Funeral Home
Good Oil Company
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Green Oak Antiques
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Hammel Wrecker Service
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Hoosier Trailer & Truck Equipment
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Lake City Bank
Larry and Helen Kwolek
Mantiou Moose Lodge 1107
Marshall Electric
Midwest Eye Consultants
Mike Anderson Chrysler Dodge Jeep
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NAPA Rochester
Nelson Plumbing
Northern Indiana Comm. Foundation
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O’Reilly Auto Parts
Parkway Body Shop
Pike Garage Doors
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Putman Bail Bondsman & Investigat
Putt’s Bar and Grill
Reichert & Knepp Wrecker Service
Rochester Boat Company
Rochester Ford Lincoln
Rochester Glass Company
Rochester Iron & Metal
Rochester Meat & Deli
Rochester Rotational Molding
RTC Fiber Communications
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Schnabeltier Cheese and Winery
Shepherd’s Chevrolet Buick
Smith Family Farms
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Streamliner Family Restaurant
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ThermoKing Midwest
Tidewater Tax Service
Tim's Body Shop
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Webb's Family Pharmacy
West Side Services LLC
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Woodlawn Hospital