We had a great run up to Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Coolidge, Arizona.
Several of the Fun Italian Automobiles of Tucson (F.I.A.T.) club members met up at the Tucson Cars & Coffee event where there was a fantastic representation of Italian cars! See below for Italians at Cars & Coffee photo album.
There were three Panteras:
* Jack M
* Ken D
* ???
In addition to the Panteras and the FIAT club cars (Fiat Spider and Alfa Romeo 2000), there were many of the usual suspects, Dave C's SUPER Ferrari GTO, Robert's 355, the '91 Testarossa, an Alfa Romeo 4C, a Lambo Gallardo, and others..
Cars & Coffee, 13 Feb, 2016
After Cars & Coffee, the group traveled up AZ-77 into Oro Valley and then AZ-79 up to Coolidge to the Casa Grande Ruins.
Several members from the Phoenix contingent of the Arizona chapter of the Pantera Owners Club of America (AZ-POCA) met up with the F.I.A.T. group at the ruins. We created a mini car show in the parking lot! See below for Cruise to Casa Grande Ruins photo album.
Casa Grande with the AZ Panteras!
At the visitor center we looked at the displays and took in a short video about the history of the ruins and then walked the main grounds. There is a lot of interesting and intriguing history here.
After checking out the ruins we rolled into Florence, Arizona for a bite to eat at Big Quicks BBQ (excellent!). After lunch the Panteras returned to Phoenix and the F.I.A.T. group returned via a spirited drive down AZ-79/AZ-77 through Oro Valley and into Tucson.
It was a great event and the weather couldn't have been any better!
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