When the Northern Illinois Fiero Enthusiast called to let Tim Dye, director of the Pontiac Oakland Museum know they were coming his way for their 2014 Spring Cruise he wasted no time in declaring it “Fiero Day”. The day quickly went from a NIFE event to an official Midwest Fiero Clubs event. Many NIFE members gathered in Bolingbroook IL so they could cruse down historic RT 66. Others set out from Iowa, Wisconsin and Indiana and met the rest of the group in Pontiac IL. After parking in the parking spots that the town of Pontiac saved for us we started the afternoon with lunch at Delong's next to the museum.

 There we were greeted by a representative from the town of Pontiac who gave each of us a goody bag. After lunch Tim had arranged for us to tour the “behind the scenes” garage belonging to the museum where we saw several restorations in progress.  Also part of the tour were several privately owned barns stuffed with antique and classic cars, many with unique distinctions. The town of Pontiac helped out by using the town's trolly bus to move us from location to location. In addition to all of the Fiero memorabilia that the museum had on display, NIFE member Fred Bartemeyer Jr. brought many items from his personal collection as well. Besides the smaller items he shared the ultimate collectable his museum piece, the Pace Car Number three was parked in front of the museum.

After a full day of touring the Pontiac Oakland Museum as well as the many other museums located in Pontiac many of the Fiero owners choose to stay for Pontiac's first cruise night of the season. As guests of the town and the museum the entry fee was waved for these fiero owners. The night saw a couple hundred cars of various makes and style show up. It's great that we have a resource like the Pontiac Oakland Museum that's so close to home. Even better is great that it's located in a town that's as friendly as Pontiac Illinois.