Mediterranean and local Mustang buffs, global sailing captains power up coastal cruise-in east of Cooper

  • Thursday, June 7th, 2012
    An insignia of the Mustang Club of Italy soiree is on the side of this Ford pony car (Jim Parker/Staff 5-13-2012).

    An insignia of the Mustang Club of Italy soiree is on the side of this Ford pony car (Jim Parker/Staff 5-13-2012). Buy this photo

    Scott Cavanaugh (left) of Australia was leading the Global Ocean Race when arriving in Charleston. He’s talking with race organizer Joss Hall at the Lowcountry Mustang Club cruise-in Mothers Day in Mount Pleasant (Jim Parker/Staff 5-13-2012).

    Scott Cavanaugh (left) of Australia was leading the Global Ocean Race when arriving in Charleston. He’s talking with race organizer Joss Hall at the Lowcountry Mustang Club cruise-in Mothers Day in Mount Pleasant (Jim Parker/Staff 5-13-2012). Buy this photo

    Tiny Italian and U.S. flags are displayed in front of this 1980s era Ford Mustang at the Lowcountry Mustang Club event for the Mustang Club of Italy (Jim Parker/Staff 5-13-2012).

    Tiny Italian and U.S. flags are displayed in front of this 1980s era Ford Mustang at the Lowcountry Mustang Club event for the Mustang Club of Italy (Jim Parker/Staff 5-13-2012). Buy this photo

    Ken Brinkman of the Lowcountry Mustang Club installed a cloth top on his 1983 Mustang convertible, which he showed at the May 13 cruise-in east of the Cooper (Jim Parker/Staff 5-13-2012).

    Ken Brinkman of the Lowcountry Mustang Club installed a cloth top on his 1983 Mustang convertible, which he showed at the May 13 cruise-in east of the Cooper (Jim Parker/Staff 5-13-2012). Buy this photo

    The crowd of Mustang enthusiasts and sail boat captains gather to congratulate the Mustang Club of Italy for its visit to the Charleston area. At right is a row of Mustangs (Jim Parker/Staff 5-13-2012).

    The crowd of Mustang enthusiasts and sail boat captains gather to congratulate the Mustang Club of Italy for its visit to the Charleston area. At right is a row of Mustangs (Jim Parker/Staff 5-13-2012). Buy this photo

    Participants gather for photos at the end of the Lowcountry Mustang Club-Mustang Club of Italy event May 13 (Jim Parker/Staff 5-13-2012).

    Participants gather for photos at the end of the Lowcountry Mustang Club-Mustang Club of Italy event May 13 (Jim Parker/Staff 5-13-2012). Buy this photo

    Salvo Marabella (center, in black shirt), head of the Mustang Club of Italy, puts his arm around Duane Helzer of the Lowcountry Mustang Club as pictures are taken of event organizers (Jim Parker/Staff 5-13-2012).

    Salvo Marabella (center, in black shirt), head of the Mustang Club of Italy, puts his arm around Duane Helzer of the Lowcountry Mustang Club as pictures are taken of event organizers (Jim Parker/Staff 5-13-2012). Buy this photo

    Gayle Sassano of Moncks Corner displays her 1970 Mustang, with telling vanity plate, at the drop-in for the Mustang Club of Italy (Jim Parker/Staff 5-13-2012).

    Gayle Sassano of Moncks Corner displays her 1970 Mustang, with telling vanity plate, at the drop-in for the Mustang Club of Italy (Jim Parker/Staff 5-13-2012). Buy this photo