We’ve been invited back to the 4th Annual All European Car Show in Melbourne at the Muscle Car Museum on April 18th. Save the date and register at the MG Car Club website as they are the organizers for this one again. Hope to see you there for a big Volvo turnout.
Join us for our 2025 Spring Meet held in conjunction with the 3rd Annual All European Car show at the Muscle Car Museum in Melbourne.
Register on the MG Car Club site.
Then please also email us at FLVCOA@gmail.com and RSVP so that the organizers allocate enough space for us to park together.
Hope to see you there.
Save the date; Saturday April 12th. From 8am till 2pm.
More details to follow.
Thanks to everyone who turned up. It was beautiful weather and a great meet. And afterwards a few of us went for ice cream at Kimi’s.
As mentioned in the “Save the Date” post last month, our Spring Meet will be held on Saturday, April 20 at EG Simmons Regional Conservation Park, 2401 19th Avenue NW, Ruskin, Florida 33570. The meet will be held in Shelter House #12 (aka Sandy Beach Pavilion) and will begin at 11:00
(SEE BELOW FOR DETAILED DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS).
Park on the north end of the large parking lot near Sandy Beach Pavilion. We hope to get a roped off area for our Volvos, but it is not certain. All Volvo enthusiasts are welcome – no club membership required.
Sandy Beach Pavilion is located right on Tampa Bay, next to the park’s white sand beach, and offers views of St. Petersburg and Tampa downtown skylines as well as expansive views of Tampa Bay.
We’ll eat around noon, so bring your own lunch and beverages (no alcohol please). We will have a charcoal grill going (with limited barbeque equipment) if you want to cook something. We will have a 50-50 drawing to help pay for the shelter and other expenses and then talk Volvo for a while.
Around 2:00 PM, we will begin a Poker Run. The Poker Run is short, around 15 miles, and will only take about 45 minutes to complete. The route is in the Tampa suburbs, usually not too congested, will consist of both highways and residential streets, and will end at a local ice cream shop. For safety, each car must have both a driver to drive and a navigator to read the instructions. Each car will pay a $5 fee to enter the Poker Run. You will receive a total of 5 playing cards and the best poker hand (jokers are wild) wins a free 1-year membership to our host, Volvo Sports America and (possibly) part of the entry fee pot (depending on whether event costs are covered from the 50-50.). You can also pay $5 to purchase 1 additional card at the ice cream shop.
If you would enjoy some ice cream, but don’t want to participate in the Poker Run, you can go directly to Kimi’s Ice Cream and Sweets, 143 Harbor Village Lane, Apollo Beach, FL 33572.
In order to prepare the proper number of packages for the Poker Run, please RSVP to FLVCOA.org by April 13 to let me know that you intend to participate in the Poker Run. We are trying something a little different so that we can enjoy our cars during the meet and also show them off around town.
We’re looking forward to a great time.
DETAILED DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS – PLEASE NOTE
NOTE: Depending on your navigation program, 2401 19th Avenue NW, Ruskin, FL may put you at the incorrect location in the Park. Also, Apple Maps consistently changes the NW to NE and places you miles away from the Park. The most reliable method of navigating to EG Simmons Regional Conservation Park is to put that name in your navigation system to drive from your home to the Park. When you reach the intersection of 19th Avenue NW and EG Simmons Parkway, follow the directions below to access the Sandy Beach Pavilion,
Hope to see you there.
Our Spring Meet will be at EG Simmons Regional Conservation Park, Ruskin. on April 20th.
Hosted by VSA (Volvo Sports America): VCOA, the Florida Volvo Community and ALL Volvo owners are welcome.
We’ll have a shelter house close to the beach for the day with fantastic views of Tampa Bay and both Tampa and St. Petersburg skylines in the distance.
More details to follow as plans develop.
Please mark your calendar, we hope to see you there.
Open to all years and Volvo models and Volvo enthusiasts of all ages are welcome. This is a FREE, fun, family friendly event to meet up with other Volvo fans after the long hot summer and/or enjoy all the fun and facilities that Dezerland has to offer.
That includes Arcades, Bowling, Pin Ball Palace, Food and Drink, Karting on the longest indoor track in the country, Automotive Museums, Bond Car Museum, and so much more.
Discount coupons and options for food and Museum will be available at the door, or book a Groupon instead.
Time: 10:30am until you drop! Dezerland doors open at 11:00am but be there early enough to get a good spot!
Place: Dezerland Park Orlando. 5250 International Drive, Orlando FL 32819. www.dezerlandpark.com
Enter the main entrance where you will be directed to a parking spot.
See you there!
The weather is finally just starting to cool off and it’s time to announce our Fall Meet. Please mark your calendars for Saturday Nov 4th.
This will be a fun, family friendly get together, open to all years and models of Volvos, centrally located in Orlando. Bring what Volvo you drive. It does not have to be in concourse condition. And aren’t they always a project?
More details to follow soon.
We are excited to return to the location that nearly 30 years ago our chapter officially signed up its first 4 members. Needless to say, Dave Montgomery served as our chapter president for nearly that entire time, along with the help of many others.
We welcome Jose Laboy as our incoming leader and look forward to recognizing Dave as well as taking a trip down memory lane.
Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023
Time: 10:00AM till 3:00PM
Location: De Leon Springs Florida State Park, 601 Ponce De Leon Blvd. De Leon Springs FL 32130. Pavillion #1
Parking in front of Pavillion
Fee: Currently $6.00 fee per car to enter the park
Bring your lunch and chair. You can swim in the 72′ waters of historic Ponce De Leon Springs or take a boat ride. Dogs are welcome but must be on a 6ft leash. Plan to arrive early as the park can get busy and closes the gates when full. Check out the park amenities here:
FLVCOA Membership NOT required. All Volvo enthusiasts’ welcome.
Hope to see you there.
We have been invited back to the Celebration of Cars in Melbourne and as many of our members attend this show the info is posted below. However this is NOT an official FL VCOA meet; we will not be parking together nor any separate awards as in the past. But it is a great show and a chance to see the Muscle Car Museum. Remember that pre-registration is required.
Our Spring Meet IS being planned for April 22nd this year. So please mark your calendars for that.
