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The Accelerator Page 1 THE ACCELERATOR VOLUME 56 - ISSUE 5 – May 2016 Jim Baldwin Won MOCSEM Drawing to Attend Ford Racing School – and Had a BLAST! Mustang Owners Club of Southeastern Michigan • PO Box 39088, Redford, MI 48239 • www.mocsem.com Mustang Owners Club of Southeastern Michigan • PO Box 39088, Redford, MI 48239 • www.mocsem.com The Accelerator Page 2 General Meetings The Accelerator Content General membership meetings are held the The Boss’ Corner ….…………….…………...Page 3 second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm at: MOCSEM Minutes ……….………………..…..Page 4 Warren Valley Banquet Center 26116 W. Warren Ave. MOCSEM Calendar …………….………..……Page 5 Dearborn Heights, MI (313) 561-1040 Motor City Musings..….…………….……...…Page 6 A buffet dinner will be served at 6:30 pm for $13 per- Cover Story…………………………………..…Page 9 person which includes basic beverages. (A cash bar is also available.) So come early and socialize over dinner. Mustang In The News ………….….….……..Page 11 The dinner menu will vary every month and will be published on the event calendar at www.mocsem.com. Classifieds ………….…………………...…....Page 13 General meetings are open to the public, often include guest speakers, and are a great way to learn more about the club and get to know our board and members. Newsletter The Accelerator is published monthly as the official About MOCSEM newsletter of MOCSEM and is now available ONLY via the club web site at www.mocsem.com. Due to increasing publishing costs that the club can no longer afford to The Mustang Owners Club of SouthEastern Michigan absorb, hard copies of the newsletter will not be printed (MOCSEM) was founded in November 1975 by a group of and mailed out to members who for whatever reason do people with the desire to protect the Ford Mustang’s role not access it free online. All correspondence concerning as one of the most attractive and fun-filled cars ever The Accelerator should be directed to the Editor: made. We are enthusiasts of all ages and from all walks of life who are enjoying a love affair with all generations of John Clor America’s premier Pony Car. Whether it’s a coupe, [email protected] convertible or fastback from 1964½ to the current models, we love them all. The mission of MOCSEM club members is to enjoy, collect, restore, and preserve the history of the Membership Mustang along with the stories of the people and the roles Membership dues for MOCSEM are $35.00 USD per year. that they played in making this one of the greatest cars of To join, simply download the membership form posted on all time. Although Mustang ownership is not a requirement www.mocsem.com, or just pick up a form at one of our for club membership, your enthusiasm, expertise, and / or meetings or events and send payment to: love of the automobile are most welcome. MOCSEM Many of our club members own one or more Mustangs in P.O. Box 39088 varying body styles, models and years. Club members are Redford, MI 48239 always exchanging information, providing sources for parts, literature and helpful hints for restoring or Classified ads are available to MOCSEM members free of maintaining their Mustangs. Our members are a diverse charge and run online and in The Accelerator for 3 group of individuals, located throughout Southeastern months. Articles and classified ads for The Accelerator Michigan and all share a great appreciation for the Ford must be submitted to the editor by the 15th of the month to Mustang. Our general membership meetings are held on be considered for publication the following month. the second Tuesday of each month. Our monthly Submissions may be edited for content and grammar. newsletter, The Accelerator, provides the members with Except as noted, all published articles become the reports on club activities, technical information, feature property of MOCSEM and may not be reprinted without stories, Ford and Mustang news and product information, permission of the editor. Views and opinions expressed in advertisements and business service locations, and more. the newsletter are not those of the club, officers, Some club activities include car shows, picnics, sporting membership, editor or advertisers. MOCSEM, Inc., does events, cruise nights, museum tours, visits to automotive not necessarily endorse the businesses and/or services attractions and happenings, and technical sessions. which advertise in The Accelerator. Mustang Owners Club of Southeastern Michigan • PO Box 39088, Redford, MI 48239 • www.mocsem.com The Accelerator Page 3 2016 MOCSEM Board of Directors The Boss' Corner By Mike Rey MOCSEM President President Mike Rey [email protected] One, Big Mustang Family! 313.304.5244 I have had this mindset since Day One – all of our Mustang and Ford vehicle clubs are really just one, big Vice President family. I have really been trying to work with many of Jennifer Smith our other reginal clubs on joint ventures whenever we [email protected] 734.755.8250 can, and we have had success doing just that, whether it’s helping with judging at each other’s shows, co- Treasurer promotion of events or simply supporting each other’s Rich Kocan activities. I really stressed the point of working together [email protected] with the other clubs in our area this year at our yearly 248.349.2114 planning summit, which included an invitation to nearly every Mustang club in our region (and most had Secretary attended). Well, we’ve recently seen what working Lisa Sielski together can do! On April 17 in Dearborn, after working [email protected] 734.560.8343 with Steve White and the SAAC-MCR, we pulled off something amazing: Almost 100 cars attended a one- day get-together to celebrate National Mustang Day Membership and get our events season into gear. I'm really sad I Sarah Cassette [email protected] had to miss this event because a work assignment had 734.770.0085 me attending a Ford event in California. But I heard that the turnout and enthusiasm was great! It all started at the Ford WHQ for a photo-op and meet-&-greet, then it Social Director was off to lifetime MOCSEM Member Mike Berardi’s Jeff Beyar personal Mustang collection for a tour and lunch, then [email protected] 313.310.1720 the last stop was out at Ford’s Flat Rock Assembly Plant for a final photo-op where all new Mustangs are born! This kind of cooperation is just the start of what I Merchandise would like to see in the coming years among the clubs. Tracey Rey We are all one family with the same love for our cars, [email protected] so let's enjoy it together. In the meantime, you should 313.304.0701 know that I am now brainstorming on something very big to be happening here . so stay tuned! Club Ambassador --- Mike Rey Mike Sové [email protected] 248.355.1477 Trustee Bill Smith [email protected] 734.755.8251 Editor John Clor [email protected] 313.886.7434 MOCSEM continues to connect with Ford execs: Here I am with Ford President of The Americas, Joe Hinrichs Mustang Owners Club of Southeastern Michigan • PO Box 39088, Redford, MI 48239 • www.mocsem.com The Accelerator Page 4 Ford WHQ, a tour and lunch at the Berardi Collection, General Meeting Minutes and a photo-op at the Ford Flat Rock Assembly Plant. The annual Swap Meet at Village Ford netted the club approximately $2k profit. The event had a great turnout, set-up went very well, and a thank you goes out to all of those who volunteered their time to help. It is with great sadness to report that member Dave Kramer has passed away from cancer. Board Reports By Lisa Sielski Jennifer Smith, Vice President – Her employer, MOCSEM Secretary Strategic Staffing Solutions, has provided a Title Sponsorship of $5k for Mustang Memories MOCSEM April Membership Meeting Minutes Tuesday, April 12, 2016 @ 7:30 p.m. Lisa Sielski, Secretary – No report Board Members Present: Jennifer Smith, Lisa Sielski, Sarah Cassette, Membership – Announced that we Sarah Cassette, Jeff Beyar, Bill Smith, Mike Sove now have 616 current paid members, with five new members at tonight’s meeting Board Members Absent: Mike Rey, Tracey Rey, Rich Kocan, John Clor Jeff Beyar, Social Director – Said that the club events listing has been updated, so please check the events Jennifer Smith, Vice President – Brought the meeting calendar on the MOCSEM website to order and introduced the board members present. Four guest speakers were announced: Don Nicholson, Bill Smith, Trustee – Extended a Thank You to all of George Magro, Rich Teeple and Jim Nicholetti. the Spring Swap and Shop volunteers Don Nicholson – Events announced for 2016. There Mike Sove, Club Ambassador – Announced that the will be multiple events scheduled throughout the year. June 2016 Monthly Membership Meeting will be held at Information brochure was made available at the Motor City Solutions meeting. To close, new-member introductions were requested, George Magro – MCA representative gave a brief and there were no Swap & Sell items to report history and benefits of the group. 50/50 Winners – Mike Magri won $96 and Al Orlof won Rich Teeple – A thank you to those who helped with $48. Jay Richert won the bucket to take home. parking at Saturday’s swap meet which went very well, with a good turnout for this event. Announced that the There being no further business, the General Meeting Scholarship chili fundraiser will be held by Lonnie and was adjourned. The next meeting will be held on his wife this fall, and information will be posted online. Tuesday, May 10, 2016 The sales deadline will be July 31st, with a limit of 100 tickets.