“The Newsletter” January 2009- VOL. 23 No. 01

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NEXT MEETING: 6:30 pm, January 6, 2009 at Perkins Restaurant on Germantown Parkway Mid South Mopars Officers for 2009 THE PREZ SEZ By Pres. Rick Sorak

President- Rick Sorak Fellow Mopar Faithful, 901-399-0245 The Dec. meeting/dinner @ Macaroni Grill was well attended with 33 or so folks. Margie and Bobbie Buffaloe went the extra effort and did a great job Vice President- Don Thomas decorating the room, and running a trivia contest w/ 901-278-3198 prizes, same as last year. What would we do for fun w/o them? As usual a few toys were collected for the Treasurer- Mike McKenna tots. Everyone I spoke with was very happy w/ the 901-854-8156 food and the service. Please plan on coming to the Jan meeting and help us schedule events for 2009. The free membership drawing will be held at the Jan Club Asset Manager- Fritz Crombie meeting, so make sure to bring your checkbook and 901-754-8066 pay your dues!

Newsletter Editor- Kenny O’Neil Our Jan. meeting is on the 6th at 6:30p.m. @ Perkins, 901-383-9851 Germantown Rd & Wolf river pkwy.. Please come and enjoy a good meal with good Mopar company. Someone please bring a new Challenger ! Secretary- Jerry Morris 901-385-0643 The 2008 year was a good one for this club, our membership grew and we had some good events. SGT at Arms- Margie Buffalo This year we need to have more! We need your help 901-388-0105 to make them happen. We need to get out more often w/ our cars. I'm hoping we can plan at least 1 club event for every month April thru Nov. So put Events Staff- Duane Abrams your thinking cap on and be thinking of ideas for club 901-751-2028 events...If we get more than 7 good ideas, maybe, Ed Becker we can have a month w/ 2 or 3 events! Save your 901-744-7205 ideas for the Jan. meeting, We can plan the schedule Bobby Buffalo for 2009 at this meeting. Be there or be square! 901-388-0105 For my event, sometime this spring, I will be Fritz Crombie reassembling the /6 engine, since this is an long 901-754-8066 event (all day), Don suggested we make it a club Russ Kauerz picnic as well. Maybe turn it into a club party that 662-342-1144 evening. What do you think? I will also be taking the 451 Challenger and the Hemi Charger to test n tune Photographer- Keith Holley for the 1st time this spring....Should we have a club TNT night? 901-490-3549 Thanks

Take Care, “The Newsletter “ is a monthly publication of the Rick Mid South Mopars car club of Memphis, Tennessee. The word Mopar® and the pentastar and associated logos are registered trademarks of Chrysler Corporation and are used with expressed written permission granted by Chrysler Corporation. ON THE COVER TREASURY REPORT 10/08/08

A photo I found online of the Sox & Martin '70 Cuda, Beginning Balance: 3186.07 Dick Landy's 69 Dart and '71 Challenger, and the '71 Deposits: 75.00 (Hammett, McKenna, Crombie '09 Rod Shop Charger. Dues)

SOAPBOX Disbursements: 232.81 (Buffaloe Party Favors, PO Box Rent '09) We all by now have heard of the financial straits the big three are in. As a union member myself what Balance: 3028.26 really gets under my skin about the entire thing is that nearly every statement I hear is about how it is the higher labor costs in the UAW plants that are are DECEMBER MEETING MINUTES hurting the companies. According to the UAW website, in 2006 a typical UAW-represented N/A/ assembler at GM earned $27.81 per hour of straight- time labor. A typical UAW-represented skilled-trades worker at GM earned $32.32 per hour of straight- time labor. Added benefits bring this closer to $40/ TRIVIA hr., much closer to the wages in the foreign plants. The infamous $70+ per hour being thrown about by Did anybody guess the answer to last month's the media and anti-union conservatives is actually question, What rock song from the 1980's cost per hour, not wages. The cost per hour figure is prominently mentions Mopars? all the expenses the company has, divided by the number of working hours. So, that figure includes The answer is Ordinary Average Guys, by Joe pension payments and benefits for retirees, plus Walsh. death benefits to spouses. There are well over 400,000 UAW retirees. Toyota, which has only been The question for this month is: What kind of car did building cars here since the '80's, as of last year had Al Bundy drive on the show “Married With Children”? less than a thousand. Who do you think will have higher retiree costs?

UPCOMING EVENTS

****Please send me any show dates you know of so I can list them in the newsletter.****

“Bunny Run”- April 17, 18, 19, 2009, @ Fairgrounds Park, Jackson, TN

Blue Suede Cruise- April 30- May 3, 2009 @ BancorpSouth Arena and Tupelo Automobile Museum in Tupelo, MS

4th Annual Goodguys Nashville Nationals @ LP Field in Nashville- June 26, 27, 28, 2009

Memphis Street Rods' Delta River Crusin' at Sams Town Casino- Sept. 18- 20, 2009

Cruisin' The Coast- October 4- 11, 2009

Emerald Coast Cruizin- November 9- 14, 2009 CAR SHOW REPORT CLUB NEWS

Not really a car show but I did have my '36 in the • If anybody's interested, Pull- A- Part, the Bartlett Christmas parade on December 6. I had new salvage yard off Lamar near I-240, what I heard was the oldest car in the parade. My has some old Mopars. Between Christmas 14 year old niece Kendall rode with me and we and New Year I saw a '66 and a '68 had a good time. We were at the tail end of the , a '71 Coronet sedan and parade, just ahead of Santa Claus. most interesting a '72 Satellite Sebring. The Satellite is missing the front cap but I NEED YOUR INPUT has good doors and the quarters look good also. There's also a 2 door '76 Volare and a If anybody else has attended a car show, drag couple of Mitsu- Challengers. race or other event and would care to contribute a paragraph about it, please feel free to send it in; I'd Thanks to Rick for this one- really appreciate it. I'm just one man and can only go to so many shows... • Mopar Enthusiast Mag wants YOUR Ride ! They want a couple of photos, along with a good description and any interesting tidbits about your car QUOTE OF THE MONTH As far as photos go: they need high We do not quit playing because we grow old. We resolution (like 2000 mega pixels) or a grow old because we quit playing... Oliver Wendell clear (at least 3 x 5) pic Holmes Remember to choose a simple background, with the sun behind you.

They are looking for the Who What When Where Why How info: SUCCESS Send in your name, address, phone At age 4 success is . . . . Not peeing in your pants. number, email address (in case they want At age 12 success is . . . Having friends. to do a feature on your car). At age 17 success is . . . Having a drivers license. At age 35 success is . . . Having money. At age 50 success is . . . Having money. They also ask that you include anyone you At age 70 success is . . . Having a drivers license. want to thank that help you along with the At age 75 success is . . . Having friends. car, then what work you have done or plan At age 80 success is . . . Not peeing in your pants. to do. When did you purchase the vehicle ? Why did you buy that particular vehicle ? How do you use it ? Race it ? Show it ? Drive it ? Then any other interesting tidbits about it

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FOR SALE

1941 business coupe, 318 auto, ac, ht, pb, ps, $16,500...... Ray Fudge 901-476-7572

1991 Dodge Ram 150, LWB, 318 auto, PS, PB, PW, PDL, AC, tilt, Cruise, am/fm/cassette, delay wipers, high miles but runs good, smokes a little, perfect parts chaser or second vehicle. $1300 ...... Kenny O'Neil 383-9851

727 Chrome deep trans pan used best offer 1965 880 4 door 6 window sedan ac, ps, pb, auto, 383 cu.in., 160,000 miles, gold paint/ white top, $5,000...... Keith Holley 490-3549

Misc '65 Coronet parts...... Stan Walker 901-292-6656

Wheel from a '85 Dodge - tire to go on wheel above (free- needs to leave my car port) Brake drums for '69 Plymouth best offer...... Ellis Winter 901-386-0389 A body front bench seat in fair condition from a '70 Duster. $25.00 obo...... Mike Davis 902-229-2220

1975 Duster Parts- 2 front fenders, both doors, front bumper, 2 grille pieces, trunk lid, rear seat, misc. pieces --- door hinges, arm rest, mirror. I can provide pics and pricing info. These are in my way and I would like to get rid of them. David Weis Cell: 901-210-1735

2.76- 8 ¾” center chunk. $150.00 obo. 8 ¾” housing 58” wide no brakes 47 ½” spring pads. 1 pair axles, pair 10” x 2 ½” backing plates...... Larry Chambers 387-0977 or cell 482-0105

440 cu short block with hemi oil pan and pickup tube. $800, low miles. 8 ¾” chunk 4.10 gears $450.00...... Alan McDaniels 1-662-213-8873

2.76- 8 ¾” center chunk, $60 obo. 1956 Powerflite tranny, $50. 1957 cast iron Torqueflite tranny, $50...... Don Thomas 278-3198

WANTED Old car magazines ...... Keith Holley 490-3549

8 3/4 Sure Grip chunk...... Dave Anderson 901-867-0132