More than 9,000 cars registered for Cruisin ‘the Coast

GULFPORT, miss. (WLOX) – Crusin ‘the Coast hit the top of 9,000 classic cars for the first time in history. The official number is 9,045 and we are just halfway through Cruisin’s 25th anniversary.

The numbers grow and the cars keep rolling.

“We couldn’t be prouder,” said Craig Grisoli of Cruisin ‘the Coast. “The board of directors and the employees. If you look back on our history, you can see that we started with 374 cars. We parked more cars here at Centennial Plaza than we do today. “

The previous registration record was in 2019. Jerry Coludrovich was on the ground floor 25 years ago helping plan Cruisin ‘.

“It’s good to know that I was one of the first,” said Coludrovich. “First I went to all the meetings. Everyone of the good and the bad. It was fun deciding what to do and who had the cities and what to do. Yes, it was pretty nice. “

And he enjoyed watching his baby grow up.

“It’s just amazing to see it grow like this,” said Coludrovich. “And you saw the people. Talk to each other, just ask about their cars, ask where they come from, what they do. “

This is Joanna Jones’ Zen period and it has come from the beginning.

“To watch the independent growth and gathering of people who would not ordinarily merge into a place of love and joy. It’s important, ”said Jones.

Nathan and Patricia Hatheway decided to celebrate their gold wedding anniversary on the silver anniversary of one of their favorite events. And they wanted to make it safe.

I am not a Vaxxer, but we are vaccinated. And we want to make sure we’re having fun out here, enjoying our lives. We’re at an age where we don’t have that many years left, ”said The Hatheways.

The previous high was in 2019, when car fans registered 8,620 classic cars.

Click here for a full list of Cruisin ‘the Coast events now running through Sunday.

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