The Galloping Gazette The Official Newsletter Of The Central Virginia Mustang Club October 2013 / Issue 322
have a few things to work on for next CVMC News year!
29th Annual Mustang We had 125 registered vehicles, and Ford Show Update 109 vehicles judged, 4 – Best of Show September 21, 2013 winners, 50 – first place winners, 34 - second place winners, and 11 - third Overall the show on September place winners. We had nine vendors, st 21 went extremely well. I want to and seven major show sponsors. thank the more than 40 volunteers to include 3 new judges and 2 new registration team members. I saw TREMENDOUS teamwork; some of you went above and beyond.
I heard many positive The 50/50 raffle collected $644 comments from show participants and in which $322 was given to the lucky club members to include the great winner. location, field layout, great parking ramps, and smooth parking! On the flipside, we attempted to escalate the schedule due to the weather forecast, that attempt missed the mark so we
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Please consider volunteering for next year’s show as we celebrate our 30th annual show and the 50th birthday of the Mustang!
Article by Kathy McWilliams Fall Show Chair Photos by Fred Fann
Richmond Ford Phone: 804-358-5521 4600 West Broad St. Richmond, Va. 23230 The weather turned out exactly www.richmondford.com as forecasted. Award winners were Be sure to present your CVMC announced at a record pace as light Membership Card for a Club Discount rain fell. It was a long but rewarding on parts in their Parts Department day! Arvon Baptist Church Car/ Motorcycle Show October 5, 2013
Where: Arvon Baptist Church, 28350 North James Madison Hwy. New Canton, VA 23123 Description: We'll meet as a club at the Hardees at 1945 Sandy Hook Rd, Goochland, VA 23063 at 10 am. To depart at 10:30 sharp.
Show is on the lawn of Arvon Check out the show pictures at Baptist Church. After show, suggestion http://www.flickr.com/photos/101612 to go to Lionheart Resort for dinner. 474@N05/sets/72157635482499375/ All details provided at meeting. And Preregister is $10.00. Contact Pastor http://iloveoldcars.com/CVMC_Show/i Troy, at church 434-581-3070 or cell ndex.html 434-607-5893. Email [email protected] Please contact Wayne Bryant for more Information [email protected]
Page 2 coolest most fun cruise, car show, that I think we have done. Please, I know we have plenty of time, but mark your calendars NOW. The Teddy Bear Run is Saturday November 2, 2013. I will discuss this with the club at our June meeting so please attend I guarantee you will love
this. We are putting a lot of work into CVMC Fall Leaf Cruise this and need a BIG turnout. If you have any questions or cannot attend October 26, 2013 the June meeting please call me at 804-272-4007, thanks. Get Ready for the CVMC Fall Mark Abrams Leaf Cruise!!! The date is October 26th, 2013. We will be meeting at the McDonalds located at 11280 Patterson Avenue, Henrico, Virginia, at 8:30am and departing at 9:00am. We have a new route this year and the directions will be handed out at the McDonalds. We will be having lunch in Waynesboro near U. S. Route 340 & I- 64. Last Leaf Cruise we had 28 Mustangs on the Cruise and we The Powhatan Labor would love to break that record this year!! Day Parade If you have any questions, September 2, 2013 please contact... RAY LOUTH The Powhatan Labor Day 804-229-3862 parade was held on Monday [email protected] September 2nd. It was a warm day that seemed to get hotter as the day went by (car ran a little warm). The fun part about this parade was just getting there (they made me turn right at the entrance to the assembly area & go nowhere than make a U-turn & come back to the same place & make a right turn in traffic to finally get to the proper assembly area). Our people who got For a 10% discount on Labor Charges there before we did told me they had be sure to present your Current CVMC to move two times in the assembly Membership Card area. When we passed the reviewing stand I heard the announcer say we Teddy Bear Run were out of order in the parade (gee, I November 2, 2013 wonder why!). I received an email after the Our "Teddy Bear Run" with the parade from the people who put on Blue Nights is taking shape. I met with the parade stating there were some Tommy Edwards for quite a while on glitches in the parade (I noticed!). I Tuesday night to get all the know I sound hard on these people but information. I am really excited as this they are giving up their own time to is going to be one of the biggest, put the parade on. This is their 2nd
Page 3 year. We had about 9 cars. We had 4 Committee know your thoughts on it . married couples (way to go ladies!). We will try to make it happen if at all Article by Llew Stakes possible.
PROPOSED CRUISE SCHEDULE FOR 2013
OCTOBER – Fall Leaf Cruise – October 26, 2013, Route to be Determined NOVEMBER – Teddy Bear Run November 2, 2013 DECEMBER – Toys-For-Tots -
Date To Be Determined Rick Nochta has been restoring Mustangs since 1985. To better serve CVMC Cruise Committee: the Mustang hobbyist, Rick became a Ray Louth, Mark Abrams and MCA certified and gold card judge for Tommy Wilson 65-70 Shelbys and Shelby American Automobile Club (SAAC) 1965 Shelby Head Judge. SAAC asked Rick to rewrite the 65-66 Shelby judging rules which are used today. For all your Mustang needs, call Rick today at 804- 321-5383.
CVMC Cruise In’s for
2013 For all of your Hardwood Flooring COME ON AND GO ON A needs give Don Lane a call at! CRUISE OR A CRUISE IN. 1-800-379-5353 or Your Cruise committee tries to 804-748-0723 schedule a monthly event in the Be sure to present you CVMC months of April thru December. We Membership Card for a $0.05 per Sq. know everyone can't go to all of the Ft. discount! events for various reasons. That is why we try to have at least one per CVMC Merchandise month so everyone can get to one or more. For those of you that have been CVMC now has CVMC Logo Car on previous events, I believe we have Magnets for sale at $17.00 apiece. had a lot of fun. Come out and meet fellow club members and their families. Meet members of other car clubs. Get valuable information about Ford Mustangs and other Ford models .Our charity Cruise-In to McGuire Veterans Hospital last fall was a wonderful event. To see the smiles on the veterans faces looking at the cars was priceless. There is a lot of volunteer time and hours that go into George Godsey planning and coordinating these E-mail: [email protected] events. So bring the family out to a Cruise- In picnic or any of these fun filled events. If you have an event you would like to suggest, let your Cruise
Page 4 108 members. Everyone is asked to please recruit new members whenever Facebook you can, and don’t forget to hand out show flyers when you have the chance. MCA Report: Please see Dave
Dickey’s Report in the monthly CVMC Is Now On newsletter for complete details. Parades: Llew Stakes reported on Facebook & Twitter parades: The Powhatan Labor Day Parade had a good turnout. Had some CVMC now has a Fan Page on glitches along the way: Mechanicsville Facebook. To follow us on Facebook Christmas Parade; December 8, 2013 just type Central Virginia Mustang Club @ 3:00pm. in the search and become a Fan. Website/Facebook: Check the You can also follow CVMC on website/Facebook for up to date info Twitter. Type CentralVAMust in the on the Fall Show. find on Twitter. Hope you will follow us Cruise/Cruise In Report: with your computer, laptop or smart October 5, 2013, Cruise to Arvon phone! Baptist Church Article by Tony Hall October 26, 2013, CVMC Leaf Cruise details to come. November 2, 2013, Teddy Bear Run and McGuire VA Hospital event. Fall Show Update: 6 Major Sponsors; 10 Trophy Sponsors; need more trophy sponsors. Vendors – Ice Cream; Chubb Insurance; Model Car Pre-registration – 40 Judges Clinic – 9/13/13 Gordon’s Offering Server Support, Desktop House Support, Web Design and Software Goodie Bag stuffing - 9/18/13 Ron’s Support. Be sure to present you CVMC House Membership Card for a 10% off to Kathy has t-shirts for volunteers CVMC Members and the business they Show Set-Up – 9/20/13 @ 6:00pm work for. Give Rusty Wiseman a call Show Volunteer Meeting – 9/21/13 @ at! 804-938-5792 6:30am
Merchandise: George Godsey CVMC September reported on the club merchandise and Monthly Meeting reminded everyone that he is able to Minutes get a wide variety of items for the membership. By Laura Pegram The meeting was adjourned at The meeting was called to order 9:00pm. at 7:30 pm by Tony Hall, President.
New Members: No new members. Thanks for Contributing Old Member News: No old member To The Galloping news was reported. Treasurer’s Report: Ron Martin Gazette provided a detailed treasurer’s report I would like to take a minute to for the month of August, 2013. thank everyone who has contributed to Membership Report: Laura Pegram the Galloping Gazette and let everyone reported on the current status of the know that if you have an article that club membership. We currently have
Page 5 you wrote on anything CVMC, Mustang and or Ford related please send it to me to be used in the newsletter. Ideas for articles are but not limited to the following… Club Functions; Car Shows that you attended; Parades; Restoration Projects; Modification’s; Unique
Mustang’s and or Ford’s; Unique people connected with Mustang’s and or Ford’s; etc… Please include any pictures. Be sure to send your articles to. Tony Hall [email protected]
CAPT. STANLEY TUCKER
AND HIS FORD
If you would like to advertise MUSTANGS, NUMBERS 1 your Mustang or Ford related items AND 1 MILLION “For Sale” or “Wanted” be sure to write them like you would see them in Canadian airline pilot Capt. a newspaper and send your classifieds Stanley Tucker owned two different to… milestone Ford Mustangs in the first Tony Hall two years of the car’s production [email protected] After Tucker managed to buy a preproduction Mustang convertible with serial number 1 that was not meant to be sold, Ford traded him that car for a new 1966 convertible – the 1-millionth Mustang produced By the time the 1965 Ford Mustang officially went on sale on April
17, 1964, it had been rolling off the News From The assembly line at the Rouge factory in Dearborn, Mich., for about five weeks. Blue Oval Thousands of Mustangs had been
shipped to dealers throughout North America so they would be available in showrooms on opening day. However, not all of the cars on display were actually meant to be sold to customers. Among those was a Wimbledon White convertible with serial number 5F08F100001 that had been delivered to George Parsons Ford at the far eastern end of Canada in St. Johns,
Page 6 Newfoundland. That car, along with Mustang Countdown about 180 other early examples, was not meant to be sold to customers. Ford has launched Mustang These preproduction models were Countdown, an online video series to supposed to be used for internal throw the spotlight on the legendary testing and promotional purposes only. sports car and the culture that has formed around it all across the globe, and to continue the celebration leading up to the 50th birthday of Mustang on April 17, 2014. The series kicks off with – Where It All Started: The Mustang 1 Concept – turning the clock back to the 1962 debut of the first concept car to wear the pony badge. Subsequent episodes will lift the lid on Ford’s exhaustive Mustang archives, Mustang toys, custom Mustangs and more – all featuring unique and often rare footage, exclusive new interviews and expert insight. Subscribe to the Mustang Countdown playlist and never miss an episode.
The next day, however, Eastern Provincial Airlines pilot Capt. Stanley Tucker saw the sleek new convertible and knew he just had to have it. Tucker convinced Parsons to sell it to him. As more than 22,000 orders and sales had poured in opening weekend, no one back at Ford world headquarters in Dearborn at first realized the significance of that particular sale. Once it became known a couple of weeks later that Mustang number 1 had been inadvertently sold, Ford officials reached out to Tucker to try to buy it back. Tucker was having so much fun with his new car that he initially declined to sell it back to the 50 years of Mustang company. Eventually, Tucker and Ford The Ford Mustang is about to become struck a deal. the newest member of a very On March 2, 1966, less than exclusive club – vehicles in continuous two years after Mustang production production for 50 years. In its first 49 began at the Rouge assembly plant, years of production, Mustang has Tucker brought the first Mustang back gained a worldwide base of avid fans, to Dearborn and turned in the keys for including more than 5 million on a brand-new example. For an encore, Facebook, the most of any vehicle Tucker got the 1-millionth Mustang nameplate. The car’s unique produced – another white convertible. combination of style, performance and Ford Motor Company later affordability established an entirely donated Mustang number 1 to the new class of sporty cars, and Mustang nearby Henry Ford Museum, where it has led the segment ever since. resides to this day.
Page 7 Over the past 49 years, of the CARL EDWARDS, JACK ROUSH, more than 9.2 million Mustangs JIMMY FENNIG RACE WINNER PRESS produced and sold, most of them have CONFERENCE originated close to Ford’s home base in THIS IS CARL'S 21ST WIN, HIS Dearborn, Mich. From the racetrack to SECOND VICTORY IN 2013, HIS FIRST the silver screen to the airwaves to the WIN HERE AT RICHMOND. CARL WAS toy box, Mustang has become an THE REGULAR-SEASON POINTS enduring part of pop culture. LEADER, ONE POINT AHEAD OF Article & Photos by Ford Motor JIMMIE JOHNSON. HE COMES IN AT Company FIFTH AFTER THE CHASE RESEED. CARL EDWARDS, No. 99 Ford Fusion - “We're ahead of Jimmie in the points right now?” That's a hell of a deal. We passed Jimmie like he was standing still, didn't we (smiling)? Hopefully we can keep that up.” CERTAINLY A BIG WIN HERE TONIGHT AND YOU GET EXTRA BONUS
POINTS. YOU GOT YOUR FIRST WIN Looking for a pristine Late Model AT RICHMOND. JUST TALK ABOUT Mustang or Saleen? Then give Mark a THAT. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO COME call! Phone: 804-784-8851 INTO CHICAGO AFTER A WIN. “It will E-mail: make all the media stuff and dinners a [email protected] lot of fun this week. Really, tonight www.performanceautosport.com was about three points. That's what Be sure to present you CVMC this was about. It was three points for Membership Card for a club discount our Chase. I know firsthand, we all on their Dyno! 3 pull’s for $65.00 know up here, what a point in the Chase is worth. We came here with the mission to get those three points. The last three weeks have been spectacular. We had an extremely fast race car at Bristol. Atlanta went well the first half of the race. To come here, have another week where we
run up front, win the race, this is great. I'd say a month or two ago I wasn't so sure about our chances in the Chase. Jimmy and I, we had a meeting about that and talked about it, it was not looking good. We turned things around. Jack has done a great job with the cars. The pit crew is spectacular. I am excited about going to run these 10 races.” JACK, TALK ABOUT CARL'S PERFORMANCE, YOUR TWO CARS IN THE CHASE AND A SOLID FINISH SEP 7, 2013 | WITH RICKY STENHOUSE, JR. TONIGHT. RICHMOND, VA JACK ROUSH, co-owner, Roush EDWARDS WINS WHILE Fenway Racing – “Tonight was a great LOGANO AND BIFFLE night for us. In this business you work behind the scenes, hard on the car, EACH CLINCH CHASE hard on the engine. Suffer through SPOTS the broken parts. Sometimes it seems
Page 8 like there's no end to it. This is the performance. So there's a human third new configuration we've had and psychology dimension to it that I'm chassis for the cars this year. As late not the master of that the guys work as 10:00 this morning, Carl and I sat on. That has come to fruition with two in the motor home and talked about of our teams that was a little bit of a whether or not we thought our car had problem this year. The last couple what it needed to be competitive here. races, the pit stops on the 99 team I came away thinking maybe we have been spectacular. They were needed another car before we went to good at Atlanta for the 16 team until Loudon. Came back with that kind of we broke a gun. Yeah, there's more to result. The car was competitive. Carl the racing, unfortunately, than just did a great job. The pit crew and the making horsepower out of the engine four tires at the end made the or making a good, reliable car that difference. Jimmy was the man. No won't have its brakes fall off of it. doubt he was going to take four tires.” You've got to have the athletic JIMMY FENNIG, ABOUT THE performance aspect of it as well. I WIN HERE TONIGHT, HOW YOU THINK think as I look at the engine, as I look THAT WILL HELP THE TEAM THE NEXT at the car, as I look at the racetracks 10 RACES? in front of us in the Chase, I think that JIMMY FENNIG, crew chief, No. we've got more momentum than we've 99 Ford Fusion -- “Well, it was big to ever had as we look at it going get the win tonight because that forward. moment going into the Chase means a lot to everybody, to all the guys at the shop, everybody that's working hard, it's a big deal for them that we came out of here with a win. Hopefully we can turn everything around. Last month we started to turn things around, starting in Watkins Glen. Hopefully we'll see what we can do in the Chase. A win here is very special.” JACK, IT SEEMS LIKE ALMOST EVERY RACE THIS YEAR IS WON ON
THE FINAL PIT STOP OR ON THE FINAL CARL EDWARDS CONTINUED – RESTART AFTER THE PIT STOP. HOW IMPORTANT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE AN ENGINEERING GUY. HOW TONIGHT'S VICTORY IS TO THE DOES THAT AFFECT YOUR STRATEGY MOMENTUM OVER THE FOLLOWING 10 GOING INTO THE CHASE? DO YOU DO RACES? “Well, I think the last three THINGS DIFFERENTLY THAN YOU weeks have been really good for our WOULD HAVE 10 YEARS AGO team in that we've been able to just BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE RACES take a little bit more risk, try things, SEEM TO FLOW NOW? “You've got to make bigger changes than we've make an effort to make sure that you made. As far as getting to know have your best foot forward as it Jimmy, it's really been good for me to relates to your team, your pit team. have him as a crew chief. He has a lot We've moved people around, not for of experience. He doesn't pull any what their individual skills are, but punches. He tells me exactly what he what their ability was to have good, needs from me. It's a really open, positive chemistry together. If you simple relationship. We're going to do have a front tire changer that's too whatever we can to win. I told Jack, I fast, he intimidates the rear tire think it was a year ago or so, we changer, that's not good. We made a talked about having a crew chief that change and put a tire changer on one would be somebody that would tell me of our teams that was not as fast, and what he needs out of me, and I will go the overall team picked up its
Page 9 do that. Jimmy takes control of the things that happened during the race. whole team in that manner. That's I was right behind Jeff when he had huge. We've had some really good some sort of trouble, I don't know runs. Phoenix was won because of our what happened to his car. That was pit crew, Jimmy's decision on the box. pretty huge. What was that? Did he Throughout the year we struggled, lose a cylinder? I mean, I've been in really had some struggles. Even the position as a driver of having to though we did well in points, we were make it in. At the end of the race, very slow at races. That forced us and talking to Truex, realizes he tied in Jack to make sure we're making the points and made it in, the fact that right changes when we make changes. Newman had it in the bag basically, It makes me be a little bit more that didn't work out. Joey got in. communicative during the race, telling That's as dramatic as I think it can be. them what I need more. Basically I look forward going back to watch this when I tell him how the car is doing, race to see how it all played out. The it's like Bob and I used to be, he tells emotions in the car, I can't describe me, Hey, I'm thinking about making how tough that is. I hope they shared this adjustment. That's the one I'm some of that with you. It's spectacular already thinking of. I don't think we how hard it is as a driver to be in that could be much better.” position.” CARL, THROUGHOUT THE MAJORITY OF THE RACE, YOU WERE AROUND 10TH PLACE OR SO. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS A BREAKING POINT WHERE YOU FELT YOU COULD ADVANCE? WAS THERE SOMETHING THAT JUST KIND OF CLICKED OR CHANGED? WHAT CAUSED THAT CHANGE IN POSITION AND MAYBE MADE YOU THINK THAT TAKING THE RACE WAS WITHIN REACH? “That's a good question. Two
JIMMY FENNIG CONTINUED -- things happened. Our car was good “No, me and Carl get along good. We on the long run. When the run would both want one thing: the win. Carl start, 30 laps in, that's when we could sits there and debriefs great now. pick guys off and pass them. At the When he debriefs in the truck with me end, Jimmy made a couple really good and the engineers, we'll go ahead and adjustments. That added just that pick everything apart. Before we make little extra speed for us off the corners any changes, we'll talk about it as a and we were able to get up there. Plus team, because this is what it's about. it was a genius call on Jimmy's part to But we get along great right now.” not pit. We waited. We saw that the CARL, IN EARLIER 48 was having a little trouble. Then CONVERSATION JEFF GORDON WAS that caution cameout. That's what TALKING ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT ON ratcheted us up to the front and put us THAT FIRST RACE GOING INTO THE in the lead. A lot of tiny things that RACE WITH KESELOWSKI AND BUSCH put us up to the front. It was a battle ON HIS TAIL. WHAT CARL EDWARDS all night.” CONTINUED -- WAS YOUR TAKE ON CARL, I WANT TO ASK YOU THE RACE AS FAR AS THE ABOUT THE LAST RESTART, WHERE COMPLEXION OF IT? WAS IT PRETTY YOU TOOK THE LEAD. SLUGGER IS MUCH WHAT YOU ANTICIPATED? CLAIMING YOU JUMPED THAT FINAL “Coming in here I heard some stuff RESTART. I WANTED TO ASK YOU that had gone on. From the driver's ABOUT THAT. “Yeah, I can understand standpoint, you don't know all the why he'd be frustrated about that restart. What happened on that restart
Page 10 is Paul had two tires. I knew he was going to be at a big disadvantage with grip. He took off. I waited until he went to go. As we were going, his car actually touched my door. I think it surprised him a little bit or something. He turned a little bit. I heard his engine speed up. He spun the tires. At that point, I mean, I really have a choice to either lift off the throttle and wait for him to try to gather it up. I've For all of your Auto Detailing needs never seen a guy able to gather is up give Mr. Hoff a call at! too quickly when they spin that bad, or Office: 804-355-4633 or go and hope NASCAR understands that Cell: 804-387-2638 he spun his tires. In this case they Be sure to present you CVMC did, they understand he came up and Membership Card for a 10% discount! hit me and spun his tires. The guy in second place in that circumstance is in a tough position. If I had lifted and waited, I think the whole field would have run over us. You just can't. If he had four tires, it probably would have been different Article & Photos from Ford Racing
MCA News October 2013
Our MCA show season is now
winding down with only a few more Professional Appraiser of Antique, National shows in other parts of the Classic and Special Interest Vehicles. country. The price is $75 a car when in a group CVMC members attending the of 4 cars. Grand National show Labor Day 757-421-9028 weekend received the following awards: • Peter Friend 1st place • Michelle & Bernie Jordan 1st
place Daily Driven • Joan & Johnnie McGrath Silver in Trailered Concours • Tony Hall, 2nd place in Occasional Driven • Dave Dickey 3rd place in Occasional Driven. There were over 550 Mustangs at this show. I hope all our MCA members voted before September 30th for their
Page 11 choice of candidates for the 2013- 1966: Karen Lane 2014 Board of Directors officers. 5th Generation: Tony Hall, Dave The Mustang 50th Birthday Dickey, David Lythgoe, Michelle Jordon celebration is now on face book. In & Dave Thomas September’s issue of Mustang Times, page 20, is a special update on the celebration. I will be attending the Annual Judges meeting, Regional Directors’ Summit and the National Board of Directors meeting. If you have any questions, ideas or suggestions please email me at [email protected]. News from the Car Club Only written letters or emails to me by October 8th will be addressed at these Council meetings. The MCA club membership Last month I wrote about the incentive drive for each new member “blend wall”. The Renewable Fuel has been reinstated. This means that Standard requires more biofuel in our instead of the new member paying the gasoline supplies each year. This will standard MCA dues of $50.00, that soon reach a point where no more new member will pay only $40.00 to biofuel can be blended into the fuel me. At our club’s board meeting the because fuel demand and sales are $10.00 MCA was awarding us will be decreasing. The EPA has stated we passed on the each new MCA member. may reach this blend wall in 2014. This I have a special form I have to send to means that refiners will be forced to MCA with the new member’s put more than 10 percent ethanol in application. Included with your gasoline to obey the law – and stay in membership is the Mustang Times business. magazine which contains great articles “Given these facts, we will on various shows and activities, continue to look at the potential judging issues, pictures, advice on impacts of the blend wall over the near repairs for all year Mustangs, and new and longer term,” Christopher or hard to get remanufactured parts. Grundler, director of the office of This magazine is only available to MCA transportation and air quality at the members. If you want to join MCA, EPA said in testimony prepared for please see me during the break: delivery to a panel of the House Check our newsletter, club and Energy and Commerce committee. face book websites for upcoming “EPA will continue to engage with parades, shows and cruise-ins in the stakeholders on this issue as we move Richmond metro area. to propose the RFS volume requirements for 2014.” In his Dave Dickey testimony, Grundler said that higher MCA Regional Director blends of ethanol may need to be used Phone: 804-730-1450 to meet the requirements, or E-mail: “significant additional volumes of non- [email protected] ethanol biofuels would be needed.” The bottom line is we may have CVMC - MCA Gold Card Judges to deal with higher blends of ethanol in 1964½-1966: Don Lane gasoline because Congress will not 1967-1968: Dave Dickey deal with the Renewable Fuels 1965-1970 Shelby’s: Rick Noctha Standard. Gasoline producers are worried they may be forced to put CVMC – MCA Certified Judges higher percentages of ethanol in 1964-66: Rick Nochta gasoline and that could damage
Page 12 engines. Currently the United States is Upcoming Car Shows using 8.3% less gasoline per year than when the law was passed in 2007. The MCA Events Department of Energy has stated that gasoline use will continue to decline. October 5th, 2013 Refiners want the standard changed to NCRMC Annual Fall Mustang & reflect the gasoline sales of today. I do Ford Show too but with a Congress that can’t Laurel, Maryland seem to get anything done it looks like VA - National Capital Region Mustang the blend wall will be hit in 2014 – and Club presents NCRMC Annual Fall then Congress will (hopefully) actually Mustang & Ford Show, October 5, deal with the law and make needed 2013 at Academy Ford in Laurel, changes. Maryland. Event hours are 8:00 a.m. - The Environment Virginia 3:00 p.m.. Registration is open 8:00 Research & Policy Center has come out a.m. - 10:00 a.m.. The registration fee with a report that Dominion Virginia is $25.00 Judged and Popular Vote. Power’s Chesterfield Power Station Register by October 1, 2013 at N/A. produces the greatest amount of Contact Danny Truitt at 301-885-6285 carbon emissions among power plants for more information, or visit the web in Virginia. Dominion runs the three site at NCRMC.ORG. biggest carbon-polluting power plants The National Capital Region Mustang producing – according to the report - Club is hosting its Annual Fall Show at as much global-warming pollution as Academy Ford, 13401 Baltimore Ave. more than 2 million cars each year. Laurel, MD on October 5, 2013, Dominion is planning to convert and benefiting the Baltimore Animal build power plants that use natural Rescue & Care Shelter (BARCS). 70 gas. These natural gas plants will cut Trophies will be awarded, free food the carbon emissions to half what a and entertainment. coal fired plant produces. It will also th hurt coal and coal is already taking a October 5 , 2013 big hit from the Obama Mustangs of Memphis 32nd Annual administration’s EPA regulations. You Mustang and Ford Show may recall that we car hobbyists were Memphis, Tennessee being unfairly targeted for pollution TN - Mustangs of Memphis reduction back in the 1990s. Back then presents Mustangs of Memphis we kept saying it was the stationary 32nd Annual Mustang and Ford polluters that were producing large Show, October 5, 2013 at Wolfchase amounts of pollution and being Galleria Mall - Memphis, TN in ignored. In fact in some areas non- Memphis, Tennessee. Event hours are running old cars were crushed to give 8:00am - 4:00pm. Registration is open pollution credits to plants. Hopefully 8:00am - noon. The registration fee is that is history. 25.00. Register by at n/a. Now for the humor – Arlington Contact Mike Cunningham at 901-672- Virginia police spent $13,000 on an 5112 for more information, or visit the electronic caution sign that says “Don't web site at hit the car in front of you.” Lt. David www.mustangsofmemphis.org nd Green Jr. defended the expense, Mustangs of Memphis - 32 Annual noting it's a high-accident area and Mustang and Ford Show - Benefiting the bulk are rear-end collisions. the Memphis Oral School for the Deaf - Previous signs with more subtle 100 point judging with Gold, Silver, messages didn't work, he said. I’m and Bronze awards with every waiting for someone to rear end a car participant getting an award. Each car saying they were reading the sign. is judged on its own merits and not by the number of cars in its class. Lots of CCCCV President fun for the entire family! Fred Fann
Page 13 October 12th, 2013 their families, and friends by offering Fordtober Fest educational opportunities, financial Virginia Beach, Virginia assistance, and other support services. VA - Southeastern Virginia Mustang Our show is open to ALL Ford powered Club presents Fordtober Fest, vehicles. Classes for all Mustang years, October 12, 2013 at Virginia Beach, VA and Fords of every year. Last year, in Virginia Beach, Virginia . Event that included three Ford Tractors, and hours are 9 am - 3 pm. Registration is we're expanding that Class this year!!! open 9 am -12 pm. The registration Register early, space is limited to the fee is $25. Register by October 1, first 200 vehicles. Judging starts at 2013 at $20. Contact for more 12:30. Awards at 3:30. Vendors are information, or visit the web site welcome. Last year we had the Ford at www.sevmc.org. Beach Ford will Merchandise Truck on the show field host Southeastern Virginia Mustang with great Ford and Mustang Club (SEVMC) for the 2013 Fordtober accessories, as well as local food, Fest. Registration is $25.00. Pre- product, and services vendors. Great registration is $20.00 prior to October family atmosphere with games for all 1, 2012. This judged show is open to the kids (including those OVER 30!) all Ford and Ford Powered vehicles. and the "World Famous Pony Races." Show times are 9 am to 3 pm with Dash plaques, trophies and plenty of registration open until noon. Raffle individual awards for your great prizes and a 50/50 raffle will be held. looking Ford automobile. Come on out Many awards will be given. Come on and enjoy the day in the Port City with out and enjoy showing your Mustang us! Visit us on facebook and other Ford models. at https://www.facebook.com/SENCM C or check out our website. th October 12 , 2013 SENCMC 15th All Ford Car & Truck October 19th, 2013 - October 20, Show 2013 Wilmington, North Carolina 24th Annual Mustang and all Ford NC - Southeastern North Carolina Show Mustang Club presents SENCMC 15th Clinton, Tennessee All Ford Car & Truck Show, October TN - Tennessee Valley Mustang Club 12, 2013 at Capital Ford Lincoln of presents 24th Annual Mustang and Wilmington in Wilmington, North all Ford Show, October 19, 2013 - Carolina. Event hours are 8:00 AM - October 20, 2013 at Ray Varner Ford 4:00 PM. Registration is open 8:00 AM in Clinton, Tennessee. Event hours are - Noon. The registration fee is $20. 9AM-5PM. Registration is open 8AM- Register by October 5, 2013 at $15. !2PM 10/19/13. The registration fee is Contact Kurt Miller at (910) 265-8265 $30. Register by October 1, 2013 at for more information, or visit the web $25. Contact Jim McFarland at 865- site at http://sencmc.webs.com. Come 925-3334 for more information, or celebrate Southeastern North Carolina visit the web site at Mustang Club's Anniversary at their www.tnvalleymustangclub.org Vendor 15th All Ford Car & Truck Show! space 9'W 20' D $30.00. Pony Corral Proceeds benefit Step Up for Soldiers $25.00. Judged show will be one day and Women of Hope. Step Up for only. Awards will be given Saturday Soldiers is a regional non-profit evening. There will be a pony drive organization that helps veterans with though the beautiful Tenn. Mountains disabilities by providing home on Sunday starting at 9AM modifications for handicapped, as well as transportation and other services. For more information on other MCA This year we welcome Women of Hope Car Shows and Events please visit the Wilmington to our charity family. They Mustang Club of America’s website at… are dedicated to enhancing the quality Mustang Club Of America of life for the female cancer patient,
Page 14 Non-MCA Events call the Church @ 434-581-3070 or Cell 434-607-5893. Pre-registration October 4th, 2013 open until Sept. 30. FRIDAY NIGHT OKTOBERFEST BBQ CRUISE-IN October 5th, 2013 Extra Billy’s BBQ and Brewery 2nd Annual Riverside Baptist Southside (on Alverser Drive, Church Fall Festival – Car & Bike Midlothian, off Rte. 60 near Car-Max Show and Wal-Mart). 5pm TILL ???? ;By (rain or shine) 20057 Teman Road popular demand, and the success of Beaverdam, VA 23015. Event hours the September event, you are invited from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (car and to attend the second and final cruise-in bike registration from 8:00 a.m. – of the season at Extra Billy’s BBQ 11:00 a.m.). Car & Bike Entry fee: Southside. Reserved parking for $10.00 per vehicle – FREE Car & Bike cruisers; outdoor patio dining; oldies Entry for Active Military with music; Free apple cobbler & ice cream proper I.D.! Spectators are free. OR Free beverage with your dinner. Trophies will be awarded to the top 25 (your choice) For more information, Car and Bikes along with People’s call Extra Billy’s at 379-8727. Choice Award. The first 100 registrants will receive dash plaques. There will be October 5th, 2013 an “Early Bird” All-You-Can-Eat 8th Annual 3000 Day Safety Club breakfast open to the public for just "Car & Bike Show" $6.00 from 7:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., All proceeds benefit Sheltering Arms Door Prizes, Silent Auction, Brunswick Hospital - 9 Am to 3 PM at Dale Stew, Crafts, Kids’ Hay Rides, Food, Ruritan Club Route 10 and Entertainment and much more! Show Chippenham Parkway. Dash plaques sponsored by: Masi’s Musclecar for the first 100 registered. Best and Garage – Where Nostalgia Meets Top 10 for Modified, Street Class and Technology! For more information Antiques. Top 5 and best for bikes. contact: Sheryl Hlavacek (804) 822- Top 5 and daily driver for stock cars. 5575 or e- Awards for Long Distance, Lady's [email protected] Choice and Best Club Participation. 50- 50 Drawing, door prizes, food, music. October 12th, 2013 Contact 804-383-2512. New Kent High School PTSO Car, Website: www.3000daysafetyclub.com Truck, and Bike Show (Rain date Oct. 19) Show location – October 5th, 2013 New Kent High School – 7365 Egypt Arvon Baptist Church 1st Annual Road, New Kent, Va. 23124. This is a Car and Bike Show fundraiser for the PTSO, which To be held on the lawn of the Church sponsors After Prom, Senior @ 28350 North James Madison Hwy, Scholarships, and Teacher Arvonia Va. 23004. 11am. till 4pm. Appreciation. Registration starts at This will be a participant judged event. 9:00 am ends at 12:00 noon. This is a Trophies to be awarded: Cars, Best of judged show, cars and trucks will be Show, Top 2 places in; up thru 30's, judged in four areas, (1) Exterior (2) 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's to Interior (3) Motor Compartment (4) present. Motorcycles: Best of Show. Trunk (Bed for Trucks). Judging starts Top 2 places in Custom and Stock BBQ at 12:00 noon. Awards at 4 pm. Entry with all the fixings, Hot Dogs, etc. fee for Car, Truck, or Bike $20.00 day available. A love offering will be of show. (No pre-registration) Awards accepted. All proceeds will go to help include – Best in Show (any year) 40” Families in need in our Community. trophy – Best of - GM, Ford, Mopar, Pre-registration fee $10, Day of Show Truck, and Student Ride (any year) $15. To pre-register, contact Pastor 28” trophies – Best New Generation Troy at [email protected] or (1995 to present) 28” trophy – New
Page 15 Generation Top 10 (1995 to present) our Richmond store at 7425 West 20” trophies – Classic Top 25 (up to Broad St. Richmond, VA 23294, Rain 1994) 20” trophies – Best Bike (any or shine event, registration is $20 year) 28” trophy – Bike Top 3 (any open to all makes and models. There year) 20” trophies. Dash Plaques and will be food music and prizes as well Goody Bags to the first 50 entrees. Lot as unique awards. We ask that all of door prizes, 50/50 raffle, crafts, spectators bring an item to be donated food venders, music, and lots more. to McGuires Hospital. Items needed: Come out and enjoy one of the areas New white T-Shirts (larger sizes), New best and upcoming shows. Contact White socks (for men and women), info: Ginger Hayes 804 514 4314, E- New Men’s Boxers (most need large or mail [email protected] or Paul Wright bigger), New Women’s Panties (all 804 363 3511. sizes), New Women’s undershirts/ sports bras (all sizes), New sweat th October 12 , 2013 pants (most need large or bigger), th 16 ANNUAL Chesterfield Alcohol free mouthwash, Denture Technical Center Skills USA Car brushes, Denture cleaner, Denture Show adhesive, Deodorant ( Men & Women), To benefit the Chesterfield students of Body Wash (Neutral or Masculine CTC toward competitions in their scents), Hand Lotion, Vaseline career field of study. This event will be (petroleum Jelly 8-12 oz. bottles). at Tractor Supply on Hull St. (360) Info: (804)-290-8050 near Woodlake. Set-up starts at or [email protected] 8:30am until 11am. We welcome all brands and models of cars and trucks , October 19th, 2013 motorcycles & special interest vehicles “Fall Classic” Car, Bike and Truck . There are 36 different class's for the Show vehicles, Awards will be presented to The Oldies But Goodies Classic 1st, 2nd & 3rd in each class.Also Best Cruizers will once again host their Interior - Best Paint – Best Engine annual “Fall Classic” Car, Bike and AND BEST OF SHOW by Public Vote. Truck show on October 19th at Culinary students will be selling food Crossroads Ford in Prince George, and drinks along with some baked Virginia. Please mark this show on goods, there will be a 50/50 raffle a your calendar as it is a “can’t miss” silent auction area, door prizes , and event. It is a judged show with over Music from the DJ. Registration begins 50 awards including top 25 for 1979 Sept 1st , Preregistration $15.00 after and older and top 25 for 1980 and October 1st $20.00 The event is Free newer. A host of “best of” awards such to the spectators from 10am till 4pm , as best Chevrolet, Ford, Mopar, Bike Awards at 3:30 Please come out and etc. One “Best of show” in each of the support the Working students of two year categories. Cash prizes as Chesterfield. For info call 804-768- well. Complete with a live band, live 6160 ex. 1033 auction and a ton of other fun. Pre- registration is $15 and day of the show th October 12 , 2013 is $20. Pre-registrants are eligible for th Precision Body Works 5 Annual a special drawing. Vendor spaces are Car Show available and fill up quickly. Dash This year we will be sponsoring Military plaques for first 100 registered Veterans through the American vehicles. Unique piston trophies unlike Veterans Tribute Organization & anything you have seen. Proceeds Families of the Wounded funds. All the benefit the Fisher House at McGuire’s proceeds will go towards helping Veterans Hospitals and the Superkids veterans and their families during Foundation. For more information visit rehabilitation. The show is October our website at OBGCC.com. 12th' starts at 9:00 AM and awards begin at 2:00 PM, it will be hosted at
Page 16 October 19th, 2013 Place ~ McGuire’s Veterans Hospital 4th Annual Car Show 1201 Broad Rock Road, Richmond, VA (all vehicle types are welcome) from 23249. Enter the main entrance and 10am - 3pm with registration closing take the first right following that road at 12pm. $20 registration and trophies to parking lots where the show will be will be awarded including Best in set up. Please arrive early enough to Show! Good food, good music, raffles get the allotted spaces which will have and dash plaques! Powhatan High spacing between each car to School is located at 1800 Judes Ferry accommodate passage of wheel chairs, Road Powhatan Virginia 23139. rolling stretchers, etc. being handled Contact person Rebecca C. by the hospital staff, parents and [email protected] Armed Forces Personnel. Plan on staying for the allotted time so as to th October 26 , 2013 not to interfere with the moving of the Halloween Car Show and Costume Veterans around the lot. This has Party worked great before at a previous At the River City Diner, (Huguenot Rd. show. AND…Special Entertainment for @ Robius Rd. in the Shops at Everyone The Army Band will perform Bellegrade) Saturday night, (weather from 1:00 to 3:00 PM! permitting); 4:30 till 8:30....gates THE CAR SHOW PART OF THIS open at 4PM; This is a real car EVENT WILL BE CANCELLED IN show, not just a cruise-in; $5 entry THE EVENT OF RAIN. fee....."Top 10" trophies for best cars Contacts: [email protected] or ot & trucks; Costume awards for Best [email protected] Couple, Best Celebrity, Scariest, Funniest/Goofiest, and Best Decorated For more information on other Area Car. Best-in-Show awarded to most Car Shows and Events please visit the creative costume with your CAR as Car Club Council of Central Virginia part of the costume; Best-in-Show website at… winner also receives a $50 River City Car Club Council of Central Virginia Diner gift card. Great food and special spooky Halloween dinner menu ; Officers 50/50 Raffle; Proceeds to benefit Autistic Children; Oldies music 50s-- President: Tony Hall 80s with a gruesome Halloween 804-337-4807 theme; free ice cream dessert with [email protected] your meal for everyone attending in a classic car; outdoor seating and well-lit Vice President: Kathy McWilliams dining on the patio; prime parking 804-512-7403 next to the Diner for cruisers. For [email protected] more information, contact River City Secretary: Michelle Jordan Diner at 897-9518. 804-397-0026 November 2nd, 2013 [email protected] VFW Post #6364 and some area car clubs are putting on a car show for the Treasurer: Ron Martin Veterans at McGuire’s Veterans 804-798-1780 Hospital. Come and get the best [email protected] reward you could ever receive for your MCA Regional Director: Dave Dickey car in the smiles and conversations 804-730-1450 coming from these Veterans. Bring [email protected] your restored car, hot rod, custom or muscle car for these Veterans to see Membership Director: Laura Pegram and show them our appreciation for 804-901-2737 what they have done for us. Time ~ [email protected] 10:00 AM until 12:30 PM
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2013 Newsletter Editor: Tony Hall Llew Stakes 804-337-4807 804-262-5789 [email protected] [email protected] Web Site/Facebook Ray Louth Rusty Wiseman 804-271-6225 804-357-6196 [email protected] [email protected] & Tommy Wilson Kathy McWilliams 804-672-6159 804-512-7403 [email protected] [email protected]
Mark Abrams Club Merchandise: 804-272-4007 George Godsey [email protected] 804-562-9545
Gordon Martin [email protected]
804-550-3196 Club Promotions: [email protected] Mark Abrams
David Thomas 804-272-4007 804-364-3381 [email protected] [email protected] Membership:
2014 Laura Pegram 804-557-3366 David Lythgoe [email protected] 804-909-0869 Parades: Rusty Wiseman Llew Stakes 804-357-6196 804-262-5789 [email protected] [email protected]
Militza Simic Cruises In’s: 804-756-7251 Ray Louth [email protected] 804-271-6225 [email protected] Johnny McGrath And 804-769-1238 Tommy Wilson [email protected] 804-672-6159 [email protected] Larry Moneypenny And 804-795-7837 Mark Abrams [email protected] 804-272-4007 [email protected] Mike Peyton 804-672-0726 Track Events: [email protected] George Bobrovsky 804-794-0350
Page 18 Spring Show Chairman: Club Sponsors David Thomas 804-364-3381 Present your club [email protected] membership card at the Fall Show Chairman: following business to Kathy McWilliams 804-512-7403 receive valuable [email protected] discounts.
Judging: Dave Dickey 804-730-1450 [email protected]
Monthly Door Prizes: Betty Wiseman 804-357-6209 And Pam Doser 804-230-0322
Social Events: Gordon Martin 804-550-3196 [email protected]
Technical Advisors 1st Generation Mustangs
Sonny Coble 804-282-4932
Bill Jarvis 804-262-2137
Rick Nochta 804-321-5383 [email protected]
Richard Jones 804-740-2096 [email protected]
Dave Dickey 804-730-1450 [email protected]
3rd Generation Mustangs
George Bobrovsky 804-794-0350 [email protected]
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