{"id":10076,"date":"2010-05-25T21:48:22","date_gmt":"2010-05-26T04:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=10076"},"modified":"2015-03-08T13:22:27","modified_gmt":"2015-03-08T20:22:27","slug":"carlisle-import-and-kit-car-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/carlisle-import-and-kit-car-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"A Ride for Everyone at the Carlisle Import and Kit Car Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fcarlisle-import-and-kit-car-nationals%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F05%2FClint_Lehr_EMPI_Imp.jpg&amp;description=A+Ride+for+Everyone+at+the+Carlisle+Import+and+Kit+Car+Nationals\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[10076]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/carlisle-import-and-kit-car-nationals\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/carlisle-import-and-kit-car-nationals\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"A Ride for Everyone at the Carlisle Import and Kit Car Nationals\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/carlisle-import-and-kit-car-nationals\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=A Ride for Everyone at the Carlisle Import and Kit Car Nationals&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/carlisle-import-and-kit-car-nationals\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/carlisle-import-and-kit-car-nationals\/\" data-text=\"A Ride for Everyone at the Carlisle Import and Kit Car Nationals\" data-desc=\"Who doesn\u2019t love dune buggies? You could have gotten a good healthy dose of buggy envy at the Carlisle Import and Kit Car Nationals which was held last weekend in Carlisle, PA. Dig that metallic green finish!\u00a0 Wow!\u00a0 There were two seaters, four seaters, white ones, blue ones, green ones, and\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Clint_Lehr_EMPI_Imp.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>Who doesn\u2019t love dune buggies? You could have gotten a good healthy dose of buggy envy at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carlisleevents.com\/ce\/events\/import\/\" target=\"_blank\">Carlisle Import and Kit Car Nationals <\/a>which was held last weekend in Carlisle, PA. <a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Clint_Lehr_EMPI_Imp.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[10076]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10077\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Clint Lehr's Green Metalflake EMPI Imp\" alt=\"Clint Lehr's Green Metalflake EMPI Imp\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Clint_Lehr_EMPI_Imp.jpg\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Clint_Lehr_EMPI_Imp.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Clint_Lehr_EMPI_Imp-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Clint_Lehr_EMPI_Imp-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Clint_Lehr_EMPI_Imp-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dig that metallic green finish!\u00a0 Wow!\u00a0 There were two seaters, four seaters, white ones, blue ones, green ones, and just about every color imaginable.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Bubba-and-Bill-Meyers.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[10076]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10078\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Bubba meets Bill Meyers\" alt=\"Bubba meets Bill Meyers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Bubba-and-Bill-Meyers.jpg\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Bubba-and-Bill-Meyers.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Bubba-and-Bill-Meyers-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Bubba-and-Bill-Meyers-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Bubba-and-Bill-Meyers-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you strolled over to Building T you could have chatted with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meyersmanx.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bruce Meyers<\/a>, the designer of the first fiberglass dune buggy known as the Meyers Manx. Bruce Meyers was present all weekend to sign autographs and pose for pictures if you asked nicely enough. The good news is that you can once again buy new Meyers buggies like the Manxter 2+2, which is capable of doing 0-60 times of just over 4 seconds.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Anthony_and_Robin_DiMemmo_1965_Cobra_Replica.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[10076]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10079\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Anthony and Robin DiMemmo's 1965 Cobra Replica\" alt=\"Anthony and Robin DiMemmo's 1965 Cobra Replica\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Anthony_and_Robin_DiMemmo_1965_Cobra_Replica.jpg\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Anthony_and_Robin_DiMemmo_1965_Cobra_Replica.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Anthony_and_Robin_DiMemmo_1965_Cobra_Replica-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Anthony_and_Robin_DiMemmo_1965_Cobra_Replica-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Anthony_and_Robin_DiMemmo_1965_Cobra_Replica-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Want something with a little more displacement? How about a Cobra replica? The Cobras dominated the kit manufacturer area and there were plenty of them on the show field as well. Throw a 4.6L motor in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.factoryfive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Factory Five Racing<\/a> 1965 Cobra replica like Anthony and Robin DiMemmo did and I bet you would have a smile plastered on your face from ear-to-ear. So what if it is fiberglass; it\u2019s still a hot rod! What do you think?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Sterling_Sports_Car.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[10076]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10080\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Sterling Sports Car\" alt=\"Sterling Sports Car\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Sterling_Sports_Car.jpg\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Sterling_Sports_Car.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Sterling_Sports_Car-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Sterling_Sports_Car-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Sterling_Sports_Car-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kit cars come in all shapes and sizes. There were several very exotic looking ones at the Carlisle show like this Sterling Sports Car model. Want one? Basic kits start at $11K and quickly go up in price from there.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Not-What-You-Can-Buy.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[10076]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10081\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"It's Not What You Can Buy\" alt=\"It's Not What You Can Buy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Not-What-You-Can-Buy.jpg\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Not-What-You-Can-Buy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Not-What-You-Can-Buy-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Not-What-You-Can-Buy-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Not-What-You-Can-Buy-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And like the spoiler says, \u201cIt\u2019s not what you can buy it\u2019s what you can build.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Opel_Association_of_North_America.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[10076]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10082\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Opel Association of North America\" alt=\"Opel Association of North America\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Opel_Association_of_North_America.jpg\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Opel_Association_of_North_America.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Opel_Association_of_North_America-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Opel_Association_of_North_America-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Opel_Association_of_North_America-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Club action was hot on the import side of the fairgrounds. Volvos, Triumphs, MGs, BMWs, Datsuns, and many more makes were well represented. Do you own an Opel? If you do then you would have fit right in with the <a href=\"http:\/\/clubs.hemmings.com\/frameset.cfm?club=oana\" target=\"_blank\">Opel Association of North America<\/a> group.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Susquehanna_Region_SCCA.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[10076]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10083\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Susquehanna Region SCCA Autocross\" alt=\"Susquehanna Region SCCA Autocross\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Susquehanna_Region_SCCA.jpg\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Susquehanna_Region_SCCA.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Susquehanna_Region_SCCA-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Susquehanna_Region_SCCA-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Susquehanna_Region_SCCA-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scca-susq.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Susquehanna Region of the Sports Car Club of America <\/a>(SCCA) was handling the autocross as seen above in a Friday morning practice run.\u00a0 Can anyone name this car pictured cone bashing above?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Car_Wash.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[10076]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10084\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Carlisle Car Wash\" alt=\"Carlisle Car Wash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Car_Wash.jpg\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Car_Wash.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Car_Wash-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Car_Wash-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Car_Wash-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I always seem to enjoy myself when I attend a <a href=\"http:\/\/carlisleevents.com\/ce\/index.asp\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">Carlilse Events<\/a> show. The facilities and the grounds are kept clean. There is always someone around to help out and even most of the concession stand vendors are friendly. Heck, they even have onsite car wash capabilities. As long as you have a good attitude it is hard not to have fun.<\/p>\n<p>So, what shows do you like to attend? Do you go with a club or are you a lone wolf? Let us know!\u00a0 We want to hear from you so comment below!<\/p>\n<p>Check out some more photos of the Carlisle Import and Kit Car Nationals over in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/ViewEventImages\/Import%20and%20Kit%20Car%20Nationals\/\">picture gallery<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fcarlisle-import-and-kit-car-nationals%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=A+Ride+for+Everyone+at+the+Carlisle+Import+and+Kit+Car+Nationals\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/carlisle-import-and-kit-car-nationals\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/carlisle-import-and-kit-car-nationals\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"A Ride for Everyone at the Carlisle Import and Kit Car Nationals\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/carlisle-import-and-kit-car-nationals\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=A Ride for Everyone at the Carlisle Import and Kit Car Nationals&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/carlisle-import-and-kit-car-nationals\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/carlisle-import-and-kit-car-nationals\/\" data-text=\"A Ride for Everyone at the Carlisle Import and Kit Car Nationals\" data-desc=\"Who doesn\u2019t love dune buggies? You could have gotten a good healthy dose of buggy envy at the Carlisle Import and Kit Car Nationals which was held last weekend in Carlisle, PA. Dig that metallic green finish!\u00a0 Wow!\u00a0 There were two seaters, four seaters, white ones, blue ones, green ones, and\" data-image=\"\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>Email Who doesn\u2019t love dune buggies? You could have gotten a good healthy dose of buggy envy at the Carlisle Import and Kit Car Nationals which was held last weekend in Carlisle, PA. Dig that metallic green finish!\u00a0 Wow!\u00a0 There were two seaters, four seaters, white ones, blue ones, green ones, and just about every [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[384,378,1816],"tags":[1450,2513,1210,1178,1149],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10076"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10076"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26775,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10076\/revisions\/26775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}