Southern Illinois Mustang Association Celebrates 26th Anniversary

        June 12, 2003 marked the 26th Anniversary of the Southern Illinois Mustang Association.  The inaugural meeting was held at Belk park at Wood River, IL.  Since then over 300 SIMA members have praised the Mustang tradition.  Early members enthusiastically promoted our beloved pony car by holding picnics, shows, car washes, swap meets, rallies and tours.  High performance Mustangs excelled (accelerated) at the Drag strip as well as on the street.  SIMA Caravans were formed to travel to National Mustang shows.  SIMA was well represented when they showed, whether at home or across the borders.

            Our 26th Anniversary Mustang car show & swap meet was held at Roberts Ford in Alton, IL on July 18 & 19th.   We had   approximately 94 Show cars.  The weather is normally hot at our annual show, but this year turned out to be cool and hazey.  Mustang enthusiasts turned out this year in record numbers.  It was especially fun to see lots of new vehicles come to the show this year.  We give special kudos and thanks to the Stallions Mustang club of St. Louis, the Show-Me Mustang club of St. Louis and the Central Illinois Mustangers of mid- Illinois.   Also special kudos and thanks to all who helped judge at this years show.  The following pics by SIMA member Kelly Bachman gives some of the flavor of the Southern Illinois Mustang Association's annual show.