Sentimental Cruisers Car Club, Neighbor

Sentimental Cruisers car Club

It all started back in 1994 at Joey's Sweet Shop in the Waretown plaza (which is currently the Waretown Post Office). Three guys (Bob Zimmerman, Tommy Davis & Joe Bourgeois) were cruising around Manahawkin with their old cars and later met up with Rich Karwecki, who joined them. One day they stopped in at Joey's Sweet Shop ()for ice cream. The owner enjoyed the cars and encouraged them to return and hang out. That was the place on Sunday nights to go. Soon others joined them (John McHale, Ken Flatt, Bob Micki, Tom Engles, Dave Bintliff and Pat McMahon). plans started about creating a car club for this area. So it began in August of '94 and grew to about 20 members. Most of the original members are still enrolled in the club. Joey's Sweet Shop closed and the club moved their location to Burger King in the Lacey Plaza and to Friday nights. We had many new members join and were up to 85 members at one time. Burger King closed for renovations and we relocated to the Forked River Diner and then to Stewart's on Route 72 in Manahawkin Burger King reopened and we moved back. After a number of years at Burger King, the club members decided to look for a new home and now we can currently be found every Friday evening April through September at Yesterdays Restaurant on Rt 9 South in Bayville, NJ. Please stop by and say hi!