Cruisin the Coast 2016 kicks off on the Gulf Coast this Sunday. One of the bigger events on Sunday is the "View the Cruise", a big block party in old town Gulfport.

For those who live nearby and don't know about it, where Hwy 49 meets Hwy 90, they shut off a few blocks to regular traffic and only allow classic cars to drive the streets and park. You don't need to be registered to do this, it is a giant Cruise-in.

Last year, I just sort of ran into it and read the particulars AFTER I had attended. I didn't even know I could park where I wanted, and parked with the NORMAL cars. Lol. For View the Cruise, there is live music, vendors, food, beer, stuff like that. Just a few blocks of nothing but classic cars lining the streets in downtown Gulfport. It starts at Sunday at around 11, I think.

Anyone else going down there? Cruisin the Coast is my normal cruise route when I "cruise east" from Bay St Louis to Biloxi, pretty much. If you get there early enough, you'll be able to cruise, but during the day, it does tend to become a big traffic jam. Anyone can park along Hwy 90 wherever they want to just sit and watch the THOUSANDS of classic cars go buy.

I will say this. I don't see too many Oldsmobiles out there. Ever. Last year, I saw two other Vista Cruisers, though. A 65-66 and another 72. And when you DO see an Oldsmobile, it's going to be a Cutlass. I'm not complaining about the awesome Cutlasses, I just wish that more people were there representing Oldsmobile. AHEM!!!

I usually park for a bit on hwy 90, watch the cars, and then go drive some and then park again and repeat. So if anyone sees a 72 Vista Cruiser with 442 grills blasting music louder than the lowriders, it's probably me!

Buz