Club Meets at Sam Pack's Automotive Museum for Weekly Meeting

Pictured left to right:  Regina Atwell-Edwards, Jeanell Spearman, Carol Dingman, Fred Ferguson and Dick Calvert

The Carrollton-Farmers Branch Rotary Club took a field trip to the Sam Pack Automotive Museum for its weekly meeting on October 11th.  Members in attendance were treated to a VIP all-access tour of the museum, which is normally closed to the public.  Members also noshed on mouth-watering fajitas and enchiladas from Club member Elizabeth Villafranca's restaurant Cuquita's.

Once inside the musuem, members feasted their eyes on countless classics from yesteryear, including Cadillacs, Fords, Lincolns and Packards, as well as some vehicles known for their speed, such as the Shelby Cobra and Jaguar.  All of the vehicles on-site, of which there were about 100, were beautifully restored and in perfect working condition.  Many of the autos on display that day came with rich histories and stories behind them -- some were used competitively in racing, others in feature films, such as JFK.  There was even a 40th Anniversary Shelby Cobra that was polished to a high, chrome-like finish by inmates of the Nevada penal system to help offset the cost of their incarceration.  This vehicle, valued at a cool $5 million, was a favorite of many Club members.

To view a photo album of the meeting at the museum, please click here.