The Accelerator Page 1 THE ACCELERATOR VOLUME 56 - ISSUE 2 – February 2016 Gary Dell and his 765hp 2007 Shelby GT500 with retired Ford SVT engineer Ellen Collins, who was SVT Program Engineer on the 2006 SVT Mustang Cobra that became the 07 GT500 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 The Accelerator Content General Meetings 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 MOCSEM Member of the Month…………....Page 5 26116 W. Warren Ave. Dearborn Heights, MI MOCSEM Calendar……………….……………Page 6 (313) 561-1040 Motor City Musings.…….……………..………Page 7 A buffet dinner will be served at 6:30 pm for $13 per- person which includes basic beverages. (A cash bar is Latest Mustang News………………………...Page 8 also available.) So come early and socialize over dinner. The dinner menu will vary every month and will be Classifieds………………………………..…....Page 10 published on the event calendar at www.mocsem.com. 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. About MOCSEM Newsletter The Accelerator is published monthly as the official newsletter of MOCSEM and is available on the club’s web The Mustang Owners Club of SouthEastern Michigan site at www.mocsem.com. If you would like to receive or (MOCSEM) was founded in November 1975 by a group of stop receiving a hard copy of the newsletter in the mail, individuals with the desire to protect and preserve the please contact the Editor with your name and address. Ford Mustang as one of the most attractive and fun-filled All correspondence concerning The Accelerator should be cars ever made. We are enthusiasts of all ages and from directed to the Editor: all walks of life who are enjoying a love affair with the many generations of America’s Premier Pony Car. John Clor Whether it’s a coupe, convertible or fastback from 1964½ to the current models, we love them all. The mission of [email protected] MOCSEM club members is to enjoy, collect, restore, and preserve the history of the Mustang along with the stories Membership of the people and the roles that they played in making this Membership dues for MOCSEM are $35.00 USD per year. one of the greatest cars of all time. Although Mustang To join, download the membership form posted on ownership is not a requirement for club membership, your www.mocsem.com or just pick one up at one of our enthusiasm, expertise, and / or love of the automobile are meetings or events and send payment to: 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 Barrett-Jackson 2016 [email protected] Kicks off in Scottsdale 313.304.5244 After attending the 2016 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Vice President auction, I can tell you this is one event I can easily Jennifer Smith recommend that everyone add to their bucket list. They [email protected] 734.755.8250 call it “The Greatest Collector Car Event in the World,” and from my experience there, I can see why. This annual event that kicks off Barrett-Jackson’s national Treasurer auction tour has it all – big displays, auto celebrities, Rich Kocan nonstop entertainment, and of course lots of top-notch [email protected] 248.349.2114 cars. In fact, I can’t begin to tell you how many cars I saw there that I’d only heard about before in magazines Secretary Lisa Sielski [email protected] XXX.XXX.XXXX Membership Sarah Cassette [email protected] 734.770.0085 Social Director Jeff Beyar [email protected] 313.310.1720 Web Administrator (such as a Mexican Shelby. Yes, I got to see an actual Shelby de Mexico GT350 in person!). Ford Motor Company is a big Barrett-Jackson sponsor, so as you Merchandise might expect the auction venue is a great place to see Tracey Rey all the current Ford product offerings, as well as to meet [email protected] 313.304.0701 Club Ambassador Mike Sové [email protected] 248.355.1477 Trustee Bill Smith [email protected] 734.755.8251 Editor John Clor [email protected] 313.886.7434 Mustang Owners Club of Southeastern Michigan • PO Box 39088, Redford, MI 48239 • www.mocsem.com The Accelerator Page 4 Speakers many Ford managers and executives roaming the grounds. (I got to meet and talk with Ford’s longtime John Clor, Editor: John thanked Jennifer Smith for Mustang-turned-performance marketing manager Jim helping with the transition to the Editor role and is Owens, who spoke at one of our meetings last year, requesting volunteers for distributing the newsletter and even Ford President and CEO Mark Fields!). There since he cannot be in attendance for all membership were countless great deals that went across the block meetings. In exchange he will give out swag. He wants early in the week – very affordable cars. Some of them everyone’s story submitted for the Accelerator and for were actually steals at the prices they went for, and of Ford Fan Spotlight on the Ford Performance site. course Friday and Saturday nights feature the high-end John discussed early plans for a Mustang II National vehicles which bring the big money! It was also great to Reunion at Mustang Memories this year. It is the 40th enjoy some beautiful weather in January. So if you anniversary of the Cobra II. He expects up to 200 have the time and budget, I strongly suggest you add Mustang IIs at Memories, with Buck Mook, Dick Nesbitt the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction to your bucket and Gale Halderman there judging cars. A special list. It was an amazing experience I’ll never forget! certificate of appreciation bearing Edsel Ford’s signature will be issued for each Mustang II participant, --- Mike and Marcie Cipriani will be designing special window clings for those who register for the reunion. John also announced that he is working on getting speakers for MOCSEM Membership Meeting Minutes this year’s meetings, combining both current and 1/12/16 historical Mustang speakers. Also, John announced that MOCSEM will be added to the Ford Performance Board Members Present: Mike Rey, John Clor, Enthusiast web page this month. Jennifer Smith, Bill Smith, Rich Kocan, Sarah Cassette, Tracey Rey, and Mike Sove Special Guest – Fabrizio Schenardi: Fabrizio is the founder of MustangMania.it in Italy. He spoke to the Board Members Absent: Lisa Sielski, Jeff Beyar, and membership about Mustang life in Italy and across Geoff Booth Europe. He asked for everyone’s own Mustang story by submitting your story and photos to him at President Mike Rey: Brought the meeting to order and [email protected] or on the MustangMania introduced the board and special guest, Fabrizio Facebook page. MustangMania.it is not a club but Schenardi from MustangMania.it. rather an online magazine/platform to help unite Mustangers. He is working on setting up a worldwide Mike solicited ideas from the membership for calendar of Mustang events. Clubs are not as popular the 2016 calendar across Europe, as there are only about 17 clubs in The overnight planning session is set for total. He also mentioned that there is a lack of support February 5th and 6th. Clubs expected to come on aftermarket parts and that the European market is to overnight planning session include Mid- just so different. Currently, the latest model Mustang is Michigan, West Michigan, Toledo, and SAAC on backorder in Italy, with about 762 sold so far. Mustang Memories is set for Sunday, August 21st. We are hosting a Color War between the Board Reports Red and Yellow Mustang registries. We plan to have $5 from each Red and Yellow registrant Jennifer Smith, Vice President: Apologized for donated to the Wounded Warrior Project.