This is the website of the Lake Michigan Region chapter of Lambda Car Club International. We are an organization of car enthusiasts. Lambda Car Club International was founded in 1981 as the Gay Old Car Owners Society, based in New York, NY. Since then, Lambda has kept expanding, and having MORE FUN, thanks to people JUST LIKE YOU!

The 2010 events dates have been posted on our events calendar. Please check this out and make plans to attend these fun and exciting gatherings. Some require advance registration so be sure not to miss out!

Hi Everyone-

It is early Sunday morning on Memorial Day weekend….and as I am taking my first swig of coffee, I was thinking, “wow the season is in full swing already…” And, I got so excited – this is the season so many of us in the hobby anticipate – I believe we are due for a good summer here in Chicago!

And, for those of you who have been patiently listening to me about the saga of my 76 Eldorado, I have an update…I still have it! (LOL)…It seems as if no one in the country would like to buy it, so it remains in our stable of autos. So, I have begun its makeover with a very long list of to do’s. First thing was solving the low brake pedal issue the car has had FOREVER and EVER. Well, that is done – who knew that the emergency brake cable system on GM rear disc brakes played such a big role in brake adjustment! And, on Friday, I painted all the NEW fender fillers (yes, Scott D…finally got ‘em!) that I will install this week. Anyhow, the point is, the season is here - let’s get all those projects done now and use our cars! Let’s get ‘em out on the road to many events this year.

Speaking of which, events…. We have had a pretty active spring so far! In February, Scott Doherty hosted a wonderful Auto Show afterglow party – we all had such a great time! I always marvel at what a great group we have… so much to talk about with so many different folks that share the hobby – it really makes for great events! Thank you Scott!

In March, Jim Legan and Larry Dunne coordinated the annual dinner at Wishbone. We had a great turnout and for those of you there, I hope you enjoyed. This year, we tried to keep “the speeches” short(er…) since I’ve discovered it’s hard for me to put a microphone down! A big thank you to Jim and Larry for pulling this together. Also, I probably should mention that we have decided that we have probably “run our course” with Wishbone and thus next year, we will be at a new location. We are trying to keep things fresh for you and this is one step in that direction. So good bye Wishbone….hello umm… well, we’ll have to figure that out!!

April brought us a lovely day for a gorgeous Spring Drive, hosted by Mark Wasil and Joe Stramich. Again, a really wonderful, well organized event! They put a lot of effort into this, mapping out the drive and giving us a fun activity to do while on the course (some of those were hard to figure out… well, for me anyway!), a great stop over to check out some cars and the event ending at Portillo’s for dogs, sandwiches and so on. FUN FUN day! Thanks guys!!

In May, we had our 3rd Annual Spring Dust Off at the Belmont Yacht Club. Well, let me just say that I was amazed by how many folks we had attend on a REALLY windy and cold day (yes, the perfect conditions for a car show at the harbor!). Belmont Yacht Club REALLY enjoys hosting us and with the shipped packed with men enjoying the music, food, “BYC Bloodies”, by all accounts all had a great time! Thank you to EVERYONE who attended… a great showing of the membership indeed!

Also, for those of you “still on the fence” about attending the Grand Invitational in Detroit, please consider attending. If you have never been to a Grand, it is really the PREMIER event of the season and I can guarantee you will not be disappointed. I know there are many of us already signed up so we’re hoping the Lake Michigan Region can make a very strong showing! Please check out the website and register to attend: http://Motown2010.com

Finally please check out our events page on our website http://www.lcclmr.org/events.html for more details on all our upcoming events this summer and for the remainder of 2010 – until next time…

-Eric