Newsletter Club Officers: JSMCC Meets on the 3 Rd Friday Each Month @ President John Stark (732) 364 -5829 Herbertsville First Aid Bldg
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September 2014 Jersey Shore Model Car Club Newsletter Club Officers: JSMCC meets on the 3 rd Friday each month @ President John Stark (732) 364 -5829 Herbertsville First Aid Bldg. Vice Pres Dave Wood (908) 349 -8785 500 Auro ra Place Brick, NJ 0872 3 Secretary Bob Kern (732) 887 -7454 From 7pm – 11pm Treasurer: Joe Milko (732) 363 -2342 Sgt. at Arms: Keith Justice (732) 363 -7044 NOTICE: This newsletter is the official publication of the Newsletter Staff: JSMCC. Any input from the membership is encouraged. Dave & Julie Wood (908) 349 -8785 Please obtain permission prior to copying this newsletter . E-Mail [email protected] *** Next Meeting is September 19th, 2014 *** This month’s Theme is: Wrecks & Clunkers See schedule inside for sub-themes Friday! Friday! Friday! Walter Frey’s 3 Window Coupe Takes All!!! Walter Frey’s 32 Ford took top honors at last month ’s club contest. He has some stiff competition but pulled the win. Congratulations to Walter as well as all the other winners. Great work guys!!! Club Webpage - http://www.jsmcc.org/ Club Forum: - http ://jsmcc.proboards.com/index.cgi Page 1 Jersey Shore Model Car Club Newsletter Idle Thoughts by John Stark III Drum roll please for the points winners, the Wild Card went to John Stark III for his 39 Coupe, 3rd place to Felix Plaza Jr for his rat rod, a tie for 2nd between Eric Bernai and his rat rod I read a comment in the Sunday paper the other day from Bill and Carl Simeone for his 40 Ford Custom, which brings us to Cosby about the keys to success and I feel it kind of fits the this month’s winner, Walt Frey for his 32 Ford. Great work club . He says “ I don't know the key to success, but the key to everyone, it is great to see so many models entered in the failure is trying to please everyone” quarterly contests. Keep up the good work. Sitting as the President of the club I know the feeling very Let’s not forget that the 13th of this month from 11am to 5pm well. I feel it is my job to represent the entire club not just the First Aid Squad will be running their fist car show fund individual members, everything that I do is for the good of the raiser. They have asked us to supply man power and to put club. Some things have not gone so well, but that does not up a small display. I do believe that it will be over by the time mean I will not keep trying. I know you cannot do the job the newsletter reaches you. We will see how it all turns out properly without ruffling a few feathers along the way. I have and talk about it at the meeting. said many times, I would not have taken on the responsibility, if I did not have big enough shoulders. I think the club is Kit raffle winners for the month of August were (guest) Tom thriving and growing every month, everyone is having fun, Weber, Bill Kuna (twice) and John Stark III, congratulation to sharing ideas, hints, tips, techniques, and building models. I this month’s winners. try to keep the meetings light and fun, this month we have to try to mix things up a little. We have a seminar after the At the end of this month’s meeting I will be closing out the meeting portion, we have the kit raffle and whatever else clubs directory, I will then have it typed up and distributed to transpires. I always ask for quiet during the meeting portion you all as well as put up in the message board. This is your so no one misses anything important, with so much going on last chance to sign up for it at a meeting. during a seminar night, we will be asking Keith to sell the kit raffles during the meeting. This is being done as a courtesy to I also just wanted to put a little piece in here about the our seminar presenter, as well as those attending the Vintage Automobile Museum, their showroom is located at seminar. We found that interrupting the seminar with the kit 1800 Bay Avenue in building 13 at the Johnson Boat Works. raffle really affected the attendance, and that is not fair. So we The museum is free and open to the public and open are going to try something new and see how that goes. Be Wednesday through Friday from 12 to 4 p.m. and Sunday 12 patient with us while we try to make this work for all of us. If to 4 p.m. for information you can contact the museum at 732- there is anything of importance that is being discussed I 899-0012 will ask for quiet until that portion is finished . Hopefully the only communication during the meeting will be the ticket That's a wrap for this month. I am prepping to go out to sales, I would hope everyone else still pays attention. Cleveland for a wedding on the weekend of the 6th. I will see you all when I get back, as always : We managed to get 17 modelers entered into last month’s quarterly contest, with the multiple entry list of Rat Rods, Hot IT'S ONLY A HOBBY, KEEP IT FUN Rods and Customs. In the future we will try and limit the quarterlies to one specific class so as to avoid any confusion, but all in all it was very well represented. Thanks to everyone who entered and to our winners. I do notice one small New sletter Rundown by Bob Kern problem though, we had 31 members in attendance and only 17 of you chose to vote in the contest. Why only 17 ? I realize that you are not required to vote, but it is one of the things This month as usual we have some great stuff for your that you have the right to do as a full club member. Support reading enjoyment. I know you won’t be disappointed. I am your fellow club members, VOTE ! not going bore you with details I am just going to let you see and read for yourself. I am so confident you will enjoy every page that I am making you an offer you can’t refuse. If you are not completely 100% satisfied and do not enjoy this month’s newsletter, I will refund every penny of your subscription fee for this newslette r. So let’s get to right it. Don’t forget if you have a tip, trick or technique you’d like to share or if you built a newly released kit and want to review it we are always looking and hoping members continue to contribute to this newsletter. Don’t leav e it up to the same guys each month. If you ’d like to contribute but don’t have access to a computer or even e-mail no worries, jot it down on some paper and get it to Dave Wood and we will get it in a future issue of the newsletter. Club Webpage - http://www.js mcc.org/ Club Forum: - http://jsmcc.proboards.com/index.cgi Page 2 Jersey Shore Model Car Club Newsletter We need you guys to fill out your club profile forms, have The Work Bench Dave take a flattering picture of you and we will get it in a This month’s workbench pictures come from Doug “Grumpy” future newsletter. Please see Dave for the form. If you’d like VanHouten. Hope you enjoy. Don’t forget to send us shots we can e-mail you one just let us know. of your workbench. Send your pictures to : Don’t forget, this is your club and your newslette r and it can [email protected] only remain fun, interesting and enjoyable with your help and contributions. So review a kit you just built, if you attend a show take some pictures, send them to us and tell us about the show. You get the idea. In Memory Of: Robert Ray Plum The members of the Jersey Shore Model Car Club lost a nother good friend a fellow modeler and car guy. Robert passed away on August 13 th , 2014. He was a lifelong car aficionado and model build er, Robert maintained a large collection of model cars, some of which have been shown in car magazines. We would like to offer our sincerest condolences and prayers to Robert’s family and wish him eternal peace as he enters into the Kingdom of God! R.I.P. Club Webpage - http://www.js mcc.org/ Club Forum: - http://jsmcc.proboards.com/index.cgi Page 3 Jersey Shore Model Car Club Newsletter Did you know?? 1964 By Felix Plaza Jr The first Pontiac GTO was an option package for the Pontiac Le Mans, available with the two-door coupe, Pontiac GTO hardtop coupe, and convertible body styles. The US$295, package included a 389 cu in (6,400 cc) V8 rated at The Pontiac GTO is an American automobile built by 325 bhp (242 kW) at 4800 rpm with a single Carter AFB Pontiac Division of General Motors from 1964 to 1974, and four-barrel carburetor and dual exhaust, chromed valve by GM subsidiary Holden in Australia from 2004 to 2006. covers and air cleaner, 7-blade clutch fan, a floor-shifted The first generation GTO was a muscle car classic of the three-speed manual transmission with Hurst shifter, stiffer 1960s and 1970s era.