THE ACCELERATOR VOLUME 40- ISSUE 12 December 2012
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THE ACCELERATOR VOLUME 40- ISSUE 12 December 2012 In this Issue MOCESM General Meeting The BOSS's Corner ................................... 2 and About the Club ........................................... 2 MOCSEM Calendar ................................... 4 Kids' Santa Party November General Meeting Minutes ......... 4 Richard Teeple's 2012 Shelby GT350 ....... 5 Tuesday, California Dreamin' - Part 2 ........................ 6 December 11, 2012 MOCSEM For Sale / Wanted ..................... 8 7:30 pm MOCSEM Sponsors ................................... 9 at Business Card Classified Ads .................... 10 Joy Manor We are also collecting for Find more information and past issues of The Toys for Tots. If you would Accelerator at www.mocsem.com. like to donate, please bring an unwrapped toy to the meeting. Mustang Owners Club of Southeastern Michigan • PO Box 39088, Redford, MI 48239 • www.mocsem.com Page 2 The Accelerator The Boss's Corner About the Club By Mike Rey MOCSEM President The Mustang Owners Club of Southeastern Michigan (MOCSEM) was founded in November 1975 by a group of individuals with the desire to protect and preserve the Ford Mustang as one of Well, another year is coming to a close for the most attractive and fun filled cars ever made. MOCSEM, and we have yet to slow down. This We are enthusiasts of all ages with a love affair year, our club donations to local charities will be with the many generations of America’s Premiere almost $10,000! The most ever for our club and we Pony Car. Whether it’s a coupe, convertible or are very proud of this! fastback from 1964½ to the 2013 GT or the 2004 Cobra, we love them all. The mission of club Looking ahead to 2013, I can assure you there will members is to collect, restore and preserve the be many new changes coming, including a lot of history of the Mustang along with the stories of the very cool new benefits and discounts to our people and the roles that they played in making this members! You will see a couple of the new one of the great cars of the 20th Century. Although changes as early as January! I hope everyone is as ownership is not a requirement for membership, excited as I am to kick off MOCSEM for 2013. your enthusiasm, expertise, and / or love of the automobile are most welcome. We are very much looking forward to continuing and building our relationships with our fellow Many of our club members own one or more members and sponsors in addition to welcoming Mustangs in varying body styles, models and years. our new members and sponsors. I am especially Club members are always exchanging information, looking forward to continuing and building our providing sources for parts, literature and helpful amazing relationship with Ford Motor Company and hints for restoring or maintaining their Mustangs. hoping to do a lot with Ford in 2013. Our members are a diverse group of individuals, located throughout Southeastern Michigan and all Don't forget that 2013 will be Mustang Memories' share a great appreciation for the Ford Mustang. 25th anniversary show! Our general membership meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month. Our monthly So stay tuned! newsletter, The Accelerator, provides the members with reports on club activities, technical information, Hope everyone has a great holiday season! advertisements and business service locations and more. Some club activities include car shows, And we will see you all in 2013! picnics, sporting events, cruise nights and technical sessions. General Meetings General membership meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm at: Joy Manor 28999 Joy Road Westland, MI 48185 734.525.0960 A buffet dinner is served at 6:30 pm for $11 per person so come early and socialize over dinner. General meetings are open to the public and are a great chance to learn more about the club. Mustang Owners Club of Southeastern Michigan • PO Box 39088, Redford, MI 48239 • www.mocsem.com The Accelerator Page 3 Newsletter 2012 Board of Directors The Accelerator is published monthly as the official newsletter of MOCSEM and is available on the club’s web site at www.mocsem.com. If you would President like to receive a hard copy of the newsletter in the Mike Rey [email protected] mail, please contact the Editor with your name and 313.304.5244 address. All correspondence concerning The Accelerator Vice President should be directed to the Editor: Ken Janus [email protected] 248.921.0801 Gary Brewer P.O. Box 773 Treasurer Lakeland, MI 48143 Rich Kocan [email protected] [email protected] 248.349.2114 Membership Secretary Membership dues for MOCSEM are $35.00 USD Dawn Davis per year. To join, download the membership form [email protected] 313.937.3808 from www.mocsem.com or just pick one up at one of our events and send payment to: Membership MOCSEM Kathy Janus PO Box 39088 [email protected] 734.715.6265 Redford, MI 48239 Classified ads are available to MOCSEM members Social Director free of charge and run online and in The April Zygmunt Accelerator for 3 months. Articles and classified [email protected] 734.355.5909 ads for The Accelerator must be submitted to the editor by the 15th of the month to be considered for publication the following month. Submissions may Web Administrator Craig Zygmunt be edited for content and grammar. Except as [email protected] noted, all published articles become the property of 734.765.8066 MOCSEM and may not be reprinted without permission of the editor. Views and opinions Editor expressed in the newsletter are not those of the Gary Brewer club, officers, membership, editor or advertisers. [email protected] 810.623.1654 MOCSEM, Inc. does not necessarily endorse the businesses and/or services which advertise in The Accelerator. Merchandise Tracey Rey [email protected] 313.304.0701 MCA Regional Director Mike Sové [email protected] 248.355.1477 Trustee Dave Kalinowski www.MOCSEM.com [email protected] 734.464.1682 Mustang Owners Club of Southeastern Michigan • PO Box 39088, Redford, MI 48239 • www.mocsem.com Page 4 The Accelerator MOCSEM Calendar November General Meeting Minutes By April Zygmunt MOCSEM Social Director By Dawn Davis MOCSEM Secretary BREAKING NEWS MOCSEM General Meeting location is changing January 8, 2013. Board Members Present: The new location is Warren Valley Banquet Center. Located at Kathy Janus, Craig & April Zygmunt, Gary Brewer, Dave 26116 W. Warren Ave. Dearborn Heights. Meetings times are Kalinowski and Dawn Davis unchanged. Each month will have a different menu starting Absent: with Mexican Fiesta in January. Price is $13/person and Mike and Tracey Rey, Ken Janus and Mike Sove includes Coffee, soda, and water. If you have special dietary needs, contact Melissa Palmquist at [[email protected]] no less Craig Zygmunt brought the meeting to order at 7:30 than 2 weeks before the meeting. pm. He made board introductions. He turned the meeting over to our guest speakers, John Clor and Dave December 2012 Depmster who show us some wonderful SVT films along MOCSEM General Meeting and Kid's Santa Party with a prize giveaway. They entertained with some of the December 11, 2012 • 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Joy Manor • 28999 Joy Road, Westland, MI behind the scenes happenings from the jobs at Ford Sign up for this event is closed Motor Company. Craig announced that CDC won the Ford Design Excellence Award at Sema. He also January 2013 updated us on the MCA Regional Summit in Dallas. John MOCSEM General Meeting Clor spent the weekend with the MOCSEM January 8, 2013 • 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm representatives. Mike Rey did a presentation about how Warren Valley Banquet Center our club used the MCA discount program to increase 26116 W. Warren Ave., Dearborn Heights, MI club and MCA membership. MCA has reinstated this discount program and Craig Zygmunt will write an article MOCSEM at the Movies for Mustang Times on how to use this program. January 12, 2013 • 9:30 am – 12:00 pm Phoenix Theater - Laurel Park Place Mall Board Reports 6 Mile and Newburgh Roads in Livonia You must sign up for this event Craig Zygmunt, Web Administrator – Reminded everyone that we can renew your membership on the February 2013 web site MOCSEM General Meeting April Zygmunt, Social Director – Kids' Christmas Party February 12, 2013 • 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Warren Valley Banquet Center will be at the December meeting. There is a sign-up 26116 W. Warren Ave., Dearborn Heights, MI sheet if you are planning on bringing your children or grandchildren. MOCSEM Laser Tag Outing Melissa Palmquest announced she has planned a February 16, 2013 • 2:15 pm – 4:15 pm “MOCSEM at the Movies” on Jan 12 at 9:30 am. There Zap Zone • 41953 Ford Road, Canton, MI will be a Lazer Tag Night in February and Paint with a You must sign up for this event Twist in March. Please check the web site for more details. Hockey Night in Plymouth Kathy Janus, Membership - 631 active members. We February 23, 2013 • 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm Compuware Arena - 14900 Beck Road Plymouth, MI had 211 new members in 2012 You must sign up for this event Gary Brewer, Editor - The special edition Mustang Memories newsletter done and on the website. March 2013 Dave Kalinowski, Trustee-No report MOCSEM General Meeting 50/50 Winners March 12, 2013 • 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm st Warren Valley Banquet Center 1 Place $50.00 Ron Mason nd 26116 W. Warren Ave., Dearborn Heights, MI 2 Place $50.00 Rober Korman Bucket Winner – Bill Davis. MOCSEM Ladies Night Out Painting Party March 16, 2013 • 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm If you want any more information on upcoming events Painting with a Twist please check the website.