April 12, 2020 Avondale Estates Easter Parade

[The Art Doctor]

This year marks the 22nd annual Avondale Estates Eater Parade.  It falls every Easter Sunday with a meet-up car show starting at 1:30 and the police led parade beginning at 2:30.  As discussed at this past months club meeting this has been designated an official club event and proposed to replace the regularly scheduled Saturday April 11 meeting. 

the official announcement as follows:
April 12th: Easter Parade in Avondale Estates, GA • Sunday Afternoon, 1:30 PM The club has been invited to drive in the 22nd Annual Easter Parade through historic Avondale Estates. It’s for motor vehicles only. As always, we will assemble at the Twin Oaks Shopping Plaza, 2853 East College Avenue, Avondale Estates, GA, 30032. The parade will start promptly at 2:30 PM. The Avondale Estates Police Department will lead us through the residential areas. It is acceptable to carefully throw wrapped candy to the kids who turn out to see the vintage cars. We ALWAYS get a terrific turnout of people on the curbs. The parade will end at a designated area blocked off of the cars and people, where light refreshments will be provided by the host club, the Early Ford V8 club. Area residents are invited to join us at the park for a closer look. There will be fifty or more cars from the AACA, Model A Restorers Club, Early Ford V-8 Club, Peach State Cadillac Club, and other antique car clubs. The Avondale Estates Homeowners Association is very supportive of this parade. It’s in their newsletter, and it’s on their website. Please wear your name badge and introduce yourself. We look forward to seeing you! Questions? Contact Lamar Hart, Easter Parade Chairman lamarhart@outlook.com (770) 496-9928.

The event is co-sponsored by the Early Ford V8 Club, The Model A restorers Club and the Cadillac Club, but all are invited to participate.   The route takes us through the mostly 1920's-1940's Historic homes district.  In general there are around 50-75 cars in the parade who throw candy to the throngs of children and adults lining the route.  It takes around 4 Halloween sized bags of candy to make sure you do not run out before the end.  There is no charge for this event.  This year the V8 club is providing refreshments at the park at the end of the route.  There is usually a tent and port-a-potty at the end sponsored by the Avondale Estates Homeowners Association. Rain or Shine.

I will continue to add images and any new information to this thread as I receive it.

First is a shot through the windshield of my '47



Map of route

https://www.avondaleestates.org/DocumentCenter/View/989/Antique-Car-Parade-Revised-Map-2-8-16v2?bidId=

[GTRS Fiero]

Thanks for taking the lead on this.

[GTRS Fiero]

This year marks the 22nd annual Avondale Estates Eater Parade.

I just happened to notice that this is a parade for hungry people.  I just didn't know that they ate estates.  Regardless, "eater parades" are always my favorite.   

[Fierofool]

Eater Parade.   LOL  That's the purpose of the bags of candy. 

[GTRS Fiero]

I missed it when I read the post, at first, but then copied and pasted that into the newsletter events section.  When I saw it, I thought I made a typo, but remembered I'd not typed it.  Then I figured I'd mis-read it, so I went back to look, and found it.

[The Art Doctor]

I certainly an not a English major, and typing is low on my skill set.  But it was kinda funny.

The Model A club usually has the biggest turnout.  The green car barley visible behind the tan one is a Avondale resident and an all original one family car:

[GTRS Fiero]

I thought it was funny, too.  Your posts are as good as those of anyone else here, myself included.

That green car would be interesting to see.  Like the Easter egg wreath.

[GTRS Fiero]

What is that big red truck?

[The Art Doctor]

What is that big red truck?

I forget the exact year but I think it is a 1938/9 cab.  It is on a modern dully chassis with a custom flat bed like a ramp truck that can haul motorcycles.  The guy has two of them like this, one white with an enclosed bed with high sides.

[GTRS Fiero]

Someone should dhow up with one of those little cars with a single headlight.  A purple version of this car.  Of course, such a car must have wings from the '50's, and a horn in front.  Maybe a toothy bumper.

[The Art Doctor]

Time for another image from a past Easter Parade

I think this is an Auburn



Model A Wagon

[GTRS Fiero]

Vehicles used to have such presence and style.  Now, many vehicles are just cheap junk, with all the presence and style of a wet cardboard box.

[Fierofool]

Is the parade slow enough that someone could walk it without a lot of problem?  Reason I ask is that every parade we have been in we have had a couple of young ladies walk ahead of us carrying the club banner. 

Does anyone know of a couple of young ladies we can get to carry our banner for us in this parade? 

Second question---Who thinks they are likely to participate?  Count me in. 

[The Art Doctor]

In years past it was a walking snail crawl but the Model A folks kept having overheating issues so they picked up the pace so I would say no to walking.  It is not fast by any means, id say 7mph average, but much quicker than a walking pace.  Sometimes the 70 odd cars can get a bit strung out and you have to pick up the pace and catch up to the main group or risk getting off the police escort that blocks a few of the busier intersections.   

Honestly, if even just one Fiero showed it would be great.  Even if you come in a daily and catch a ride in an others ride it would be fun for you if you bring a sack of treats (you are not required to do the candy thing, just makes it fun).  The meet up parking lot has plenty of space left over each year.  Probably a dozen or two more cars would fit and the folks in the neighborhood would be happy to see more cars and catch more candy.

[Fierofool]

I'll throw this out here so it can be mulled over before the March meeting.  It sounds like a big crowd, requiring a lot of candy.  Would it be possible to have the club buy some big sacks of candy and bubble gum at one of the club warehouses like Costco or Sam's Club?