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All Creeper members
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Club History |
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The Creeper's Car Club was established and incorporated as a non-profit
organization in August 1960 in Smyrna, Georgia by a small group of men who
shared similar interests in show cars, drag racing, and rods. That is
now nearly 50 years ago! |
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| Charter members
of the Creeper's Car Club and the car each owned at the time, were: |
June 13, 2010
Pictures of
The Creepers
50th Anniversary Party |
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Bob Baker |
'32 Ford 5 window |
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Ray Carson |
'32 Ford 5 window |
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Bobby Crain |
'34 Ford 5 window |
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Scott Jackson |
'57 T-Bird |
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David Jordan |
'32 Ford 5 window |
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Charter members that remain active members today are: |
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Bob Baker
Ray Carson |
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For the first few years of the sixties, the group became deeply involved in
car shows. They co-sponsored the Atlanta Car Show at Lakewood
Fairgrounds with Promotions, Inc. in 1963, then sponsored the same show at
the Atlanta Merchandise Mart the following year. The Creepers also
held a car show at the North Georgia Fair for ten years and showed their
cars at various malls and shopping centers over the years. |
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mid-sixties, the club bought an AA/Altered Ford roadster drag racer from the
Lowe Brothers, a car originally built by Art Crisman. They entered the
roadster in car shows and drag races, where several times it came within one
second of the national record. This car was sold in the early
seventies and has changed owners several times in the Atlanta area.
It's whereabouts today is not known. |
The 'Club Car' in action! |
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Creeper charter members and their wives |
The Creepers don't claim to have invented the rod run, but they certainly
were one of its early innovators, especially in the southeastern part of the
country. In 1964, for instance, the entire club drove its cars to
Panama City, Florida, 13 cars in all. The Creepers were one of only
two clubs represented at the first Gatlinburg Rod Run. Another claim
to fame for the 48 year old club is its 100% membership in the National
Street Rod Association, one of the first Georgia street rod clubs to do so. |
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The Creepers don't claim to have invented the rod run, but they certainly
were one of its early innovators, especially in the southeastern part of the
country. In 1964, for instance, the entire club drove its cars to
Panama City, Florida, 13 cars in all. The Creepers were one of only
two clubs represented at the first Gatlinburg Rod Run. Another claim
to fame for the 48 year old club is its 100% membership in the National
Street Rod Association, one of the first Georgia street rod clubs to do so. |
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| The club tries to keep very active in the sport of street rodding,
participating in as many rod runs and car shows as possible, many in the
southeast and throughout the 48 states. Involvement in community activities
is another hallmark of the Creepers, who have
contributed money to a
number of charities including Calvary Children's Home, Cobb County
Association for Retarded Children, Scottish Rite Children's Hospital,
The American Cancer Society, and Rhubarb Jones' Leukemia Walk Across
Georgia, among others. It is not known what the total donations
are since the club's inception, but in the last 20 years alone, the club
has donated over $365,000 to charities! |
The 'Club Car' - 1966 |
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Guy Lindsey receiving an appreciation award from Maxie Fuller |
In the early years, the Creepers were fortunate to have
the support of several non-members. Once such individual was Guy
Lindsey. Guy was a car enthusiast and helped the club by providing
facilities for working on the club car as well as a place to hold regular
meetings. In appreciation for all of his help and support, Guy was
unanimously voted into the club as its first honorary member. |
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Incorporated in the State of Georgia, the creepers have as their
objectives the promotion of interest in various types of street rod activity
and the creation of good fellowship and sportsmanship. They uphold the
principles of good government and strive to bring about a clearer
understanding on the part of the public, press, and law enforcement agencies
of organized street rod activities. An NSRA safety inspection sticker
on each and every street rod in the club is another of its goals.
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All Creeper Car Club
members are also members of the National Street Rod Association (NSRA).
Many Creepers are also members of the Georgia Street Rod Association
(GSRA). |
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