Mississippi Valley Region AACA

Cars and Ice Cream
2022-06-26 15:30 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Country Style Ice Cream, 4115 Kennedy Dr., East Moline, IL
Join us for ur third monthly Cars and Ice Cream at Country Style Ice Cream.

Family Fun Day at West Lake
2022-06-11 08:30 - 17:00 | West Lake Park, 14910 110th Ave. Gate #1 tl Lake View Shelter, Davenport
West Lake Park 14910 110th Ave. Enter gate #1 to Lake View Shelterhttps://www.scottcountyiowa.gov/conservation/west-lake
Breakfast will be served from 8:30 to 10:30 FREE event to club members (Cost for non-members: $5.00)everyone please check in with Gary Gleason when arriving.
Lake View Shelter capacity is 200. Electricity, Parking, Picnicking, Playground, Restrooms, Fresh Water & Water View.
Invite your families and PLEASE call us before June 4th with how many so we can have enough food planned. Please call leave message or text: John Brewer 563-370-6902 E mail jwbrew15@aol.com.
Club meeting at 10:45 with updates on the 2022 AACA meet we are hosting at the BEND in East Moline.
Country drive is planned starting around 11:00 and will last about an hour. If you don’t have an antique car that day, ask to ride along with someone.
We may also have some car games in the large parking lot so give us your ideas.
There are hiking trails available at West Lake.
We have the shelter all day and can grill out later in the day. So let us know if you can’t make it earlier maybe we can grill out later in the day.

This event is put on by your board members but we can always use help!

Cars and Ice Cream
2022-05-29 15:30 - 17:00 | Country Style Ice Cream, 4115 Kennedy Dr., East Moline, IL
Join us for our second monthly get together with people from our club and other like minded people.

Guided Tour of Old Capitol Building
2022-05-21 08:30 - 17:00 | U-Haul Facility 3616 W. Kimberly Rd, Davenport, Ia, 3616 W. Kimberly Rd,, Davenport, IA, United States
Tour Iowa’s Old Capital Building in Iowa City
When: Meet Sat May 21,2022 at 8:45 am. Leaving at 9:00 am
Where: U-haul Moving and Storage (across from Walmart)
3616 W Kimberly Rd, Davenport
What: Guided tour of Old Capital at 11:00
Lunch at Midtown Family Restaurant at 12:30
Ice cream stop coming home.
Route: 2 lane roads (no interstate) with potty stops. Total distance
about 125 miles.
Deadline: May 12,2022 Please contact Gary or LaVonne Gleason at 563-386-4649
or email glgleason@aol.com if you plan to attend. They need a final count
in order to set up the tour groups.

Cars and Ice Cream
2022-04-24 15:30 - 17:00 | Country Style Ice Cream, 4115 Kennedy Dr., East Moline, IL
Lets meet up at Country Style Ice Cream for our first monthly get together of the year.

April Truck Museum Tour
2022-04-23 10:00 - 17:00 | U-Haul Facility 3616 W. Kimberly Rd, Davenport, Ia, 3616 W. Kimberly Rd,, Davenport, IA, United States
Walcott Truck Museum Tour
Saturday April 23, 2022
10:00 gather at U-Haul facility 3616 W. Kimberly. (our typical place)
10:15 depart to the Walcott Truck Museum.
10:30 Self-tour the NEW EXPANDED Museum, note there is a donation jar. Museum has many very special trucks with advanced features to note. Plan to tour for 1 ½ hour.
12:00 walk or drive to Iowa 80 Kitchen just to the south and we will have the Banquet Room reserved for us. Order off menu or buffet.
12:30 Billy Moon will join us, give a talk while we are finishing and then lead us on a special tour of the restoration building to the east.
Thanks to Eric Smith for arranging this event.
If there are members who want to go on a country drive afterwards and stop for ice cream, it will be available!
The Iowa 80 Trucking Museum was a dream of Iowa 80 Truckstop founder Bill Moon. His love for trucks and the trucking industry laid the foundation for this museum. Over 100 vintage trucks are on display, as well as antique signs and gas pumps. The museum also features the REO Theatre where visitors can enjoy watching films about trucks and trucking

Lunch at Hickory Gardens Restaurant
2022-03-26 11:30 - 17:00 | Hickory Gardens Restaurant, 3311 Hickoty Grove Road, Davenport, IA, United States
Lunch off the menu at 11:30am and then a tour to Mississippi Market Place 4004 West Kimberly Road after lunch. Mississippi Market Place is a treasure trove of antiques, handmade items, and collectables.

MVR Show and Tell
2022-02-19 11:00 - 15:00 | Riverfront Grill, 4619 34th St. Rock Island, IL
Once again it’s time for our Winter Favorite, The MVR SHOW & TELL.

Bring an item, eat a meal and tell us about your treasure.

When, February 19th from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Where, Riverfront Grill 4619, 34th St. Rock Island (Yes, the same place we held our Annual Dinner!)

Menu, Buffet including Ham & Chicken plus side dishes for only $13.95 per person.

What do you have to do to be included in this fun event??

-RSVP,
-Find an item with a good story that you want to talk about,
-Bring an appetite.

RSVP NEEDED by SATURDAY the 12th. -We have to commit to a number so if you say you are coming, you are coming!

Please RSVP to Mary or reply to this email.

See you there!

2022 Rod 'N' Custom Show
2022-01-16 08:00 - 15:00, 2022-01-15 10:00 - 20:00, 2022-01-14 08:00 - 17:00 | XPO Center, 920 mississippi Blvd, East Moline, IL
The January Event will coincide with the 2022 Rod ‘N’ Custom Auto Show.

The show runs Friday January 14 1 – 8 p.m., Saturday January 15 10 a.m.- 8 p.m., and Sunday January 16 10 a.m. – 3 p.m..

Come see our display and how the cars are showcased to give us ideas for our 2022 National Meet. Admission is $8 with current Military and Veterans getting in free all days. If you visit our display and sign our roster, you get a $5 rebate.

Come join us at the new XPO Center in East Moline. Of course if you want to help set up, we do so on Thursday January 13th at 6 p.m.

2021 MVR AACA Club End of Year Banquet
2021-11-13 17:00 - 21:00 | Riverfront Grill, 4619 34th St. Rock Island, IL
Banquet at Riverfront Grill, Rock Island, IL

Drive to Loud Thunder with Lunch at Lone Cedar Shelter
2021-10-03 08:00 - 17:00 | IL
More details to follow as they become available. Check out the MVR Monthly Events page for more details and a map to the shelter. Time will be updated as the details become available. We will meet at Sunset Marina in Rock Island in the mornng for this event.

Cars and Ice Cream
2021-09-26 15:30 - 17:00 | Country Style Ice Cream, 4115 Kennedy Dr., East Moline, IL
Join us for the final Cars and Ice Cream get together for this year. See you there!

Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Cookout
2021-09-11 08:15 - 17:00 | IL
The annual Planes, Trains and Automobiles event in Geneseo is once again upon us. The Johnson’s are once again hosting a cookout after the show. For those that are interested in traveling to Geneseo in a caravan, we will be meeting at the OfficeMax in Southpark, Moline at 8:00am. The caravan will depart for Geneseo at 8:15am. For those that do not want to attend the events Geneseo but would like to get to gather at the Johnson’s for lunch, please plan to show up between 2:30pm and 3:00pm. If you are planning on attending please RSVP to the Johnson’s be 9/6/21.

Cars and Ice Cream
2021-08-29 15:30 - 17:00 | Country Style Ice Cream, 4115 Kennedy Dr., East Moline, IL
Lets get together and enjoy some ice cream and get together with the Quad City Cruisers.

August Cruise and Lunch
2021-08-28 09:30 - 17:00 | IL
Meet at Davenport Airport Hanger I-3 at 9:30am. Depart at 9:45am to grand Mound and visit Rail Road Depot. Depart to 2446 255th st. Dewitt, IA by 12:00 noon for lunch. Lunch is provided including Bratwurst, Hot Dogs, Baked Beans, Potato Salad, Fruit Bowl and soda. Table service is provided. Maps and routing directions will be provided.

Cars and Ice Cream
2021-07-25 15:30 - 17:00 | Country Style Ice Cream, 4115 Kennedy Dr., East Moline, IL
An informal get together with other car enthusiasts is the Quad Cities

Cars and Ice Cream
2021-06-27 15:30 - 17:00 | Country Style Ice Cream, 4115 Kennedy Dr., East Moline, IL
Come enjoy some cars, ice cream and companionship with our club members and members of the Quad City Cruisers and others.

2021 Family Day
2021-06-05 08:30 - 17:00 | West Lake Park, 14910 110th Ave. Gate #1 tl Lake View Shelter, Davenport
West Lake Park 14910 110th Ave. Enter gate #1 to Lake View Shelter https://www.scottcountyiowa.gov/conservation/west-lake
Breakfast will be served from 8:30 to 10:30 FREE event to club members (Cost for non-members: $5.00) Everyone please check in with Gary Gleason when arriving.
Lake View Shelter capacity is 200, so plenty of room to distance for all. Electricity, Parking, Picnicking, Playground, Restrooms, Fresh Water, Water View (next year)
Invite your families and PLEASE call us before June 1st with how many so we can have enough food planned. Please call leave message or text: Clair Pearson 309-737-0581 or E mail: nspsc103@aol.com
Ranger to speak on all the improvements they are doing on the lake starting at 10:30
Club meeting at 10:45 with updates on the 2022 AACA meet we are hosting at the BEND in East Moline.
Country drive is planned starting around 11:00 and will last about an hour. If you don’t have an an-tique car that day, ask to ride along with someone.
We may also have some car games in the large parking lot so give Clair your ideas.
There are hiking trails available at West Lake.
We will be taking input on what else you would like included in future years at this location. We have the shelter all day and can grill out later in the day along with boating/fishing activities. So be think-ing about how we can include your families for a daylong event in future years

Cars and Ice Cream
2021-05-30 15:30 - 17:00 | Country Style Ice Cream, 4115 Kennedy Dr., East Moline, IL
Come and enjoy some ice cream from Country Style Ice Cream and enjoy visiting with our fellow car enthusiasts.

A Sunday Drive
2021-05-30 13:15 - 15:30 | Centennial Park west of Centennial Bridge, Davenport
Gather at Centennial Park, in Davenport west of Centennial Bridge along the river, at 1:15 and we will depart at 1:30 for a drive east/north along the river and just past Alcoa we will get on the old highway then north thru backroads of north east Scott County country side, and then end up at Country Style for Cars and Ice Cream.

Scavenger Hunt
2021-05-22 10:00 - 17:00 | Across from Thunder Bay Grill, 6511 N. Brady St., Davenport, IA
Scavenger Hunt/Driving tour on Iowa side. Bring your own lunch, drink and lawn chairs for picnic lunch following drive. All cars will have driver and navigator. Gleasons are hosts.
