“THE PONY EXPRESS”

February 2006 -Published by Mustangs of East Texas P.O. Box 8970 Tyler, Texas 75711 www.mustangsofeasttexas.org

FROM THE EDITOR showcase some of the great Mustangs that our owners have. My email address is [email protected].

This is February!! I have to apologize for not getting a Remember it is time to pay your dues for the year, it is newsletter out for January. Too much going on during only $20, so fill out the application at the end of the the holidays, I just let it slip too long and couldn’t finish newsletter and mail it in or better yet bring it to the in time. meeting and give it to me there!

Coming up this month is the annual East Texas Auto & See you at the meeting on Tuesday February 7th at Cycle Show at the Harvey Convention Center here in Traditions Restaurant! Bring your Stang, who knows Tyler. It is the weekend of This show is the best Car what the weather may turn out like, we have had some Show in East Texas year after year and the proceeds go really nice nights for cruising!! to the support of the East Texas Crisis Center. If you -Harold Phillips, Editor would like to volunteer to help out with the show please contact the East Texas Crisis Center!

Also, it is the beginning of Swap Meet and Car Show ETCC AUTO & CYCLE SHOW 2006 season. If you know of a Swap Meet or Car Show in the area or of interest to the club, please let me know so I It is back!! The East Texas Auto & Cycle Show 2006 is can post it in here! coming to town, February 17-19th at Harvey Convention Center in Tyler. This is the largest single fund raiser for My 65 Project is almost completed, I have windows now the East Texas Crisis Center each year for over 15 years! and the wiring is almost complete and the interior will go in shortly. Weekends have been filled lately so it has The Auto & Cycle Show is the largest car show in East slowed down somewhat. With any luck I should have it Texas, drawing thousands ever year. A great deal of finished some day soon! planning goes into organizing this show so that every year the show is fresh, not just the same entries each year. Rain, shine or snow outside, the Auto & Cycle Show is a great show indoors at Harvey Convention Center.

The Show features antique and custom autos and some of the hottest bikes you ever saw. Each year they have Feature Cars, cars you have seen or heard about like the Batmobile, the General Lee and Austin Powers’ Shaguar. Vendors have booths in the hallway outside the main show rooms with auto related items on display and for sale. There are also some planned Stage acts throughout the show.

One new item this year, the after show burnout exhibition is official this year!! Yes, Bill Day Tire is Do you have a project or a car you would like featured sponsoring what some consider the best part of the in the Pony Express? If you do email me pictures and a show. Trophies will be awarded to the top show write up. Can’t write? Email me pictures and what you participants in the burnout contest out on the street would like said and I will write it up for you. I would like outside the exhibit hall this year!! to do a Mustang feature each month to add variety and 1 On Sunday afternoon, February 19th, someone’s name Mustangs of East Texas and don’t have a window will be drawn out of the hopper to win the 2005 sticker, see me at the next meeting. I will have some Mustang donated by Tyler Ford! The Mustang was with me. Fly your colors proudly! unveiled at the end of last year’s show and has sold record numbers of tickets at $10 each. Because of Tyler Ford’s generous donation, ALL proceeds from ticket sales MONTHLY CLUB MEETINGS go directly to the operations of the East Texas Crisis Center. Our monthly club meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at Traditions on South Broadway, Tyler, just down the street from Lowe’s and Best Buy on the other side of Broadway. The meetings are open to all club members, friends, family, and other interested parties. If you have not been attending meetings, you owe it to yourself to come and join us. This is the place to come for help with your Mustang or to suggest and help us plan club events. If the weather is good we like to cruise up Broadway and back down to the parking lot at Broadway and Rice Rd. If you are unable to make the meeting and have something of importance, please call one of the club officers listed on the back of this If you would like to participate as a volunteer in this newsletter. year’s Auto & Cycle Show contact Carrie Cole via email [email protected]. It is fun to work with the show and the Crisis Center staff is more than appreciative. OUR NEXT MEETING IS SET FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2005. COME AT 6:30 TO EAT, THE The East Texas Crisis Center is a non-profit organization MEETING STARTS AT 7:00 PM. BRING YOUR that provides shelter and assistance to women and MUSTANG AND CRUISE WITH US! children of East Texas who are victims of abuse and violence. They operate a shelter and an emergency hotline. Check them out online at http://www.etcc.org. Mustangs of East Texas

Minutes from the January 2005 Meeting CLUB DECALS President David Hartsell opened the meeting at 7:00 PM in the “Big Block” room at Traditions Restaurant in Tyler.

We had several guests: David Sepmoree owns a black ’05 Mustang GT. He met David Harsell on Hwy 155 and was invited to the meeting. Mike Hudson had a ’67 Fastback in High School and was invited by John Haigler. Steven Toews has a ’66 Mustang he is rebuilding. All were welcomed and hope they will join us again!

The Mustang Club of America will be meeting in Birmingham, Alabama on Labor Day weekend. If you need more information, call Craig Chesley.

Tickets for the Raffle Car are $10. It is a new 2005 Mustang – RED!!! The ticket sales are almost doubled from this time last year. Remember this car will be given away at the show on February 19. After the show a burnout contest will take place (show participants only!)

Anyone who is doing modifications to their car, After months of people asking for Club Decals, I finally discussion would be welcomed. got around to finding out where they were printed before and had 100 printed up. If you are a member of 2 Our website needs work if anyone has that talent. We are also gathering information for a club directory. If you The ads below are placed free of charge to all members have more information than what you put on your of Mustangs of East Texas. These ads can be items for membership form, let Harold know. sale or items you wish to purchase, or ads for assistance or services. All ads will run for two months unless After our meeting adjourned, we enjoyed looking at the otherwise noted. If you would like to place and ad, different Mustangs in the parking lot. We are all looking please call Harold Phillips at 903-509-8212, or 903-714- forward to spring hours. 9677 cellular before the 20th of each month for ads to be included in the next month’s newsletter. Or you can Our next meeting will be February 7, 2006. write to me at: Harold Phillips, 729 Joel Dr, Tyler, TX -Lu Wegmet, Secretary 75703 or email [email protected].

FOR SALE: 5.0 intake and wiring harness from a 1988 Mustang. More parts may be availaboe if needed, but $50 for the intake + harness. Jason Land 903-352-0269.

FOR SALE: Polished Aluminum Intake with new injectors for $600 firm, Aluminum Edelbrock 4 barrel intake for 351M or 400 for $75, Factory Ford aluminum 4 barrel intake for small block 302 $125 firm. Todd Sullivan 903-881-0558.

FOR SALE: Mustang Parts: Mac Lowering Springs, 1.5” I would like to wish the following people a Happy drop $150, 2001 Saleen Throttle body $75, 2000 GT Birthday for the month of February: Throttle body (stock) $50, 1998 GT Throttle body (stock) $50, 2000 GT intake plenum $50, 8” NEW Audiobon 2 Todd Sullivan Subwoofer, Dual Voice Coil $20, 2005 Mustang Front 4 Bobbie Chesley Bumper $100, Nitrous Carb System, everything except 9 John Haigler bottle $100, Brand new Original Equipment Ford 12 Lindsey Bradley Motorcraft 2Bbl Carb $150, 19” Brand New Electric Fan, 16 Lesley Jeffcoat Unopened box $50, Ford Racing Lowering “C” Springs, Phil Lehart 2”drop $125, 89 LX Spoiler $25, Tubular K member and 23 Randy Womble lower control arms for 87-93 $400, Rear Panhandle bar 87-93 $300, Factory 01 Saleen Grille $25, Factory GT Grille $20, 1967 Parts Car – quarters, trunk, doors, windows, wheels, etc $400, 01 Cobra wheels, 17 X 8 COMING EVENTS highly polished with 245/45 Goodyear Eagles $800, 2 Ford 9” rearends $150 each, 69 Short Wheelbase Ranger Tyler, TX, Feb 17-19, 2006, the East Texas Auto & Truck $500, 65-70 Mustang Trailer Hitch $20, 428 Super Cycle Show 2006 at the Harvey Convention Center, Cobra Jet Side Winder 428 aluminum intake Rare $400, proceeds benefiting the East Texas Crisis Center, for Factory Ford CD/Tape player $100, Brand New Delta Air more info: www.etcc.org. Compressor, 80 Gallon, 175 psi, 6.5 HP $500, 200 Stall Converter 87-93 Automatic $100, 87-93 Saleen Decals Fort Worth, TX, Apr 27-30, 2006, the 34th annual Sides and Windshield $100, 65 Mustang Trunk Lid $40, Pate Swap Meet, on the paved surface outside Texas Mustang GT Drive Shaft $50, 87-93 Saleen Side Skirts Motor Speedway, for info: www.pateswapmeet.com. $150, w 12” CS Designs Subwoofers & Box $150, 15” X 12” Weld Racing Wheels Chevy Pickup, fits up to 44” Tulsa, OK, Jun 8-11, 2006, the 32nd annual Mid Tire $400. Paul Chamberlain 903-253-6878. America Ford Performance and Shelby Meet, www.midamericafordmeet.com, for info email [email protected]. WANT TO BUY: 68 Mustang fastback project car, no motor or trans needed. Clay Carter 903-721-9363.

CLASSIFIEDS

2006 MUSTANGS OF EAST TEXAS OFFICERS

3 President – David Hartsell 903-597-3896 Vice President – Robert Owens 903-566-0078 Secretary – Lu Wegmet 903-586-5114 Treasurer – Donna Alexander, CPA 904-509-4680 Newsletter Editor – Harold Phillips 903-509-8212

DIRECTORS

Mitch Ardoin 903-566-6468 John Pritchard 903-592-8267 Mike Stroup 936-462-7266 Jim Voit 903-581-9515

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