Sep - Music City Mustang Club

SEPTEMBER 2006
Music City Mustang Club, Inc.
Wes Duenkel, Newsletter Editor
702 Crief Drive
Goodlettsville, TN 37072
SKID MARKS
NEXT CLUB MEETING
Message from the President
The summer car show season here in middle
Tennessee is coming to a close as October
becomes the next page on our calendars. The
Music City Mustang club's annual All Ford Show
at Cool Springs Mall drew nearly 100 Ford
vehicles. Despite the still too-high gas prices,
many vintage (and new) Ford vehicles graced
the parking lot after a beautiful drive through (or
to) middle Tennessee. Many of our experienced
members who have helped staff the show in the
past were absent this year leaving a large
number of rookies in charge. I don't think
anybody noticed. Our long standing tradition of
Thursday, September 21, 7:00pm
Club meetings are held at the Piccadilly Cafeteria (615-367-4640), 874
Murfreesboro Road, Nashville, on the third Thursday of the month
(except December).
being great hosts continues.
The Music City Mustang club has been invited by the local SVTOA
to join them on a Natchez Trace cruise on October 28th. We will be
leaving from the head end of the Trace next to the Loveless Café
around 7 AM that morning. The Tennessee Cougar has also been
invited to join. With all the varied colors on the new and vintage
Ford products traveling
the Natchez Trace
combined with the fall
foliage, That Saturday
will definitely be a
Kodak Moment.
This summer has been
a great summer as
president of the Music
City Mustang Club,
enjoying
our
gettogethers, as well as
others I have attended
myself. I'm so happy I
could just..... Skid!
Happy Mustangin'
—Tracy
The Newsletter of the Music City Mustang Club
The Legend is published monthly by the Music City Mustang Club, Inc. (MCMC),
Nashville, Tennessee. MCMC was organized in 1980 by, and for, the owners and
lovers of Ford Mustang automobiles. All Mustang owners and enthusiasts are
welcome to join. MCMC is a sanctioned regional group of the
MUSTANG CLUB OF AMERICA.
Shelby GT500 at
Barber Motorsports
Park
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND...
Upcoming Events ....................................................... 2
Find out where to show off your handiwork (or at least
leave an oil spot on the pavement).
Member Services Directory ....................................... 3
Send some business a member‟s way…
Classified Ads .......................................................... 10
Missing a door handle? Look no further.
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MEMBERS SAY
“THANK YOU”
OFFICERS
SHOWS and EVENTS
PRESIDENT
Tracy Reynolds ..... 615-643-6159
[email protected]
VICE PRESIDENT
Dave Grathwohl .... 615-837-1591
[email protected]
SECRETARY
Terri Roach ........... 615-366-0484
[email protected]
TREASURER
Stacy Shuss ............931-5814886
[email protected]
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Danny Meadors.... 615-907-9072
Lance McClure ..... 615-740-8572
Chris Eiler ............ 615-673-6931
Jason Boshers ..... 931-379-0426
Scott Lickteig ....... 615-867-1058
Next Board Mtg: Wed, Oct 11th
6:30pm Two Rivers Ford
September 16
Annual MCMC All Ford Show
Sears Parking lot
Cool Springs Mall
September 29 - October 1
Mustang Club of Las Vegas Show
Las Vegas, Nevada
MCA National
October 11
4th Annual Veteran‟s Appreciation
VA Medical Center Car, Truck and
Bike Show
1pm-3pm
The Murfreesboro Campus Alvin C.
York VAMC
3400 Lebanon Road
Murfreesboro, TN
Contact Thom Phillips: 615-456-9507
or email
[email protected]
Year One Braselton Bashes
ACCESSORY SALES
Don Jackson ........ 615-232-8057
ACTIVITY COORDINATOR
Jason Boshers ..... 931-379-0426
[email protected]
9/16, 11/11
Braselton, GA
For more show listings, visit:
http://nashvillecarshows.tripod.com/
HISTORIAN
Jason Boshers ..... 931-379-0426
[email protected]
MEMBERSHIP
CHAIRPERSON
Don Jackson ........ 615-232-8057
NATIONAL DIRECTOR
Scott Lickteig ....... 615-867-1058
NEWSLETTER EDITOR
Wes Duenkel ....... 615-851-0706
[email protected]
LOCAL CRUISE-INS
Bellevue Mall
First Saturday evening of the month
starting April 15th
Stones River Mall
Friday evenings starting May 6th
SHOW CHAIRPERSON
Dave Grathwohl....... 615-837-1591
Going home from the Birmingham 30th
Anniversary of the MCA Car Show,
about 30 miles from Huntsville Billy‟s „65
fastback engine just stopped! We pulled
over to the side of the highway. Barry
and Sheila turned around to come back.
Then Keith drove by, recognized Billy
and pulled over. He had tools! The first
thought was that the problem was the
coil. Billy had a new one—at home!
Barry graciously let Billy and Keith take
the coil from his trailored concours „67
fastback, but this was not the problem.
So Barry, Shelia, and Kay drove back 9
miles to Athens to find an Advance Auto
Parts store. Luckily there was one, but
they didn‟t have the part. Kay decided to
just take a wrecker back to haul the car
home.
In the mean time, Ray and Ruth Helwig
drove by Billy and Keith and stopped.
Ray said “Don‟t bring a wrecker. I‟ll take
my convertible Mustang off of my trailer
and we will push and pull Billy‟s car onto
the trailer.”
That was a job! Keith stayed the entire
time (which was about four hours) until
we were all on our way home again...and
the story is not over yet.
Ray and Ruth live in Clarksville, and
Barry and Sheila live in Hartsville. They
all drove caravan to Billy‟s house to help
unload Billy‟s fastback from the trailer.
They they drove home to their house
which was some past midnight.
THANK YOU Barry, Sheila, Keith, Ray,
and Ruth! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
THANK YOU! The towing bill would‟ve
been $250. The problem with the
fastback ended up being the distributor.
Thank you dear friends!
—Billy and Kay Beasley
WEBMASTER
Tracy Reynolds .... 615-643-6159
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This article is a tribute from Billy and Kay
Beasley to Barry and Sheila Morrison,
Keith Stem, and Ray and Ruth
Helwig...Mustangers who went over and
beyond to help a fellow Mustanger.
SEPTEMBER 2006
2000 Mustang GT
$14,000
Black, body kit, after market hood, cold air intake, 75mm
throttle body, Magnaflow exhaust, Venom nitrous
system, Steeda shifter, high performance Jet chip,
$21,000 invested, getting married & going to school
Contact [email protected]; 812-865-2096 (Nov)
2004 Mustang GT Convertible
$19,500
Sonic Blue, 3,000 miles; kept it in a heat/air controlled
garage, covered up.
Call Hubert Cunningham1-931-320-4466
[email protected] (Feb)
CARS WANTED
1993 Mustang Cobra
Prefer an original, stock condition car with low miles and
documentation; Call Dale Cathey at 615-330-7751
(Jun)
PARTS FOR SALE
302 engine for sale: „88 roller cam motor out of a
Cougar. HO cam, 19-lb injectors, E6 heads. New oil
pump, water pump, timing chain, seals, and gaskets.
$FREE (Cincinnati) Bob, 513-232-4148 (Mar)
87 LX parts: tail lights $30 each; hood $70; fenders $30
each; doors with glass $30 each; hatch with glass $40;
8.8 with loc and 3.08 gears $75; manual steering rack
$75; Other misc parts Call Jon 615-395-7394 or email
[email protected] (Mar)
Bell helmet, SNELL SA2000; full-face size 7-1/4, model
M3 ”EC” Kevlar Pro; used 4 times; helmet bag and extra
face shields included: $195
Contact Art Giles; 615-444-4813 (Jan)
6 cylinder complete engine 200 ci. with 28,000 miles
$400.00, C 4 transmission that needs rebuilding $100,
New spring for rear $ 25, Rear end from car complete $
50, 4 wheels and tires 4 lug 14 inch $ 40, Set of seats
front and rear with new covers in Parchment $ 250, New
parchment door panels standard $ 35, Many other parts.
Call Dale 615-202-1666 (Jan)
Two Little Tikes twin-sized race car beds; red indy car
style; great shape; mattresses not included $350
Call Margy Spivey 615-790-7817 or 615-400-2230
(Feb)
Drivetrain from wrecked 1966 F100; 352 (FE) V8 2V with
FMX trans; includes headers, frame mounts, driveshaft
and exhaust: $250 OBO. Contact Danny 615-907-9072
or 615-519-7171 (Mar)
Snap-on limited edition Mustang tool box. Only 1500
were made.; hardly used; Top and bottom combo,
Guardsman blue w/ white strips and has Shelby
emblems and pictures on them. $5500.00 Contact Joel
at [email protected] or call 615-389-1331 (Jun)
'70 Rear Sway Bar Assembly 1/2" diameter - $150
'69-'70 Front Spoiler, fiberglass - $10
'67-'68 New Repo Rear Valance w/exhaust cutouts - $20
'64-'66 F-100 Rust Free OrigDoors w/glass - $650 pr
8' Wood and glass showcase. Perfect for diecast cars
and memorabilia - $200
Contact Chris at [email protected] or 615-969-3656
(Sep)
PARTS WANTED
Parts wanted for 1972 fastback: Hood, 351C exhaust
manifolds, steering wheel, rear quarter trim panels.
Contact Mose Ramieh at 394-6011 (Jan)
Strut rods for 1965 66 Mustang, also steering stops that
bolt on at lower control Arms for same. Call Eddie
Jackson (615) 837-9505
HAVE SOMETHING TO SELL?
LOOKING FOR A SPECIAL PART?
Your advertisement will run up to six months, unless
noted otherwise. Contact Wes Duenkel at 615-851-0706
or [email protected]
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MEMBER SERVICES DIRECTORY
Those of you who own businesses or are
interested in offering your services to other club
members, e-mail Wes Duenkel a scan of, or send
me your business card size “advertisement” (2 x
3.5”). My e-mail is [email protected].
CARS FOR SALE
1966 Mustang Coupe
$11,000
The T.C. Roberson High School Education Foundation
in Asheville, NC has a beautiful 1966 Mustang for sale!
The car was purchased from The Car Depot classic car
dealer and raffle tickets sold as a fundraiser to benefit
the students and teachers at the high school. The
winner generously donated the car back to the
foundation, so they are selling it on the market. The
1966 coupe had a frame off restoration with custom
paint job in midnight blue and has black interior. The
289 engine is awesome! It has AT, PS, PB, AM/FM
Cassette, Crager mags, Cobra valve covers and
headers, and the asking price is $11,000. The
Chairman, Kitty King can be reached at (828) 277-6494
or (828) 275-8746 for details. (Apr)
1966 Mustang Coupe
$10,500
66 Ford Mustang 289 2bl Auto Coupe New Trans,
paint, carb, hoses, belts, fuel lines, brakes, tires, too
much to mention. Excellent condition in and out.
Call Mike 615-483-6328 (Sep)
1966 Mustang Coupe
$1,000
VIN# 6F07T322864. Car needs floor pans and lower
patch panel on passenger side quarter panel. Doors,
fenders, hood and decklid are solid. Has 4 lug
suspension and currently has a non-running 302 with a
C-4 installed. Original color was springtime yellow with
a black vinyl top. Clear title. Located in Jackson, TN
E-mail [email protected] for pictures or
call: 731-225-2449 (Jun)
1967 Mustang Coupe
$2,000
1967 Mustang Coupe VIN # 7T01C182094 (door tag #
65AV2A11A2801) Exterior sheet metal very good
condition; fenders, doors, rear quarters. Door hems very
good condition, new radiator core support and new
doghouse battery sheet metal. Needs new interior floor
pans, some rust in interior trunk area, some rust through
on trunk deck, some rust through by rear taillights, some
rust through by rear window post near trunk deck; Set up
for standard transmission and 289 V-8 (do not have
either); Original black standard buckets and back seats;
All glass intact; Hood with built-in turn signals; Grill trim
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and corral; 14” sport steel rims and 4 centers; Rear
chrome trim for trunk deck; Extra headlight bucket
(driver); Contact Mark Stebing 931-432-0052 or 931-510
-1242 (Dec)
1968 Mustang Coupe
$3,000
1968 Mustang Coupe 289-2V, 4 speed toploader, VIN#
8F01C107843. Floor pans need replacing along with
the front floor supports. Battery tray, battery apron and
short frame section under battery tray need replacing.
Car is in primer. Needs front and back glass. Fenders,
doors and rocker panels are okay. Deck lid and turn
signal hood have rust thru. Would make a good
California Special clone. Clear title. Located in
Jackson, TN; E-mail [email protected] for
pictures or call: 731-225-2449 (Jun)
1970 Mustang Sportsroof
$3,500
VIN # OTO2F140336; 302-2bl, Auto, no AC, High back
buckets, good door panels, all glass intact (back glass
tinted and good), all drum brakes ; original 14” Slotted
steel rims, 4 rings, 3 centers; good overall body and
steel; door hems good, some pin holes and small dents;
Very Good engine compartment; Good Headlight
Buckets and plastic rings; Too much else to list.
Contact Mark Stebing 931-432-0052 or 931-510-1242
(Dec)
1970 Mustang Sportsroof
$4,700
Needs total resto. Would make a good 302 clone;
Comes with a 88gt motor and aod tranny Ooltewah, TN
423 593-3651 ask for Rocky (Feb)
1971 Mustang Fastback
$7500
351C, Hurst shifter, needs paint work and TLC.
Contact Frank Mucerino [email protected] or
615-812-7002 (Jan)
1986 Mustang GT Convertible
$9000
5spd, black, 36k original miles. Grey leather interior
good condition, paint fair.
Contact Brad at 615-973-4260
or e-mail [email protected] (Sep)
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MEMBERSHIP FORM
Please use this form for new membership or to update current membership information.
Music City Mustang Club membership dues are $20; or $15 for (national) MCA members. Send
this form along with payment to:
Don Jackson, Membership Chairperson
3308 Lebanon Road, Apt. 33
Hermitage, TN 37076
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Member
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Member
Name _______________________________________Spouse ___________________________
Address ______________________________________________________________________
City _____________________________ State _____________ Zip ______________________
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If you have a Mustang(s), please list: _______________________________________________
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DETROIT...ROCK CITY?
...OR HOW I SURVIVED A WOODWARD
DREAM CRUISE WEEKEND
Story and Photos by Dave Grathwohl
All I can say about my WOODWARD experience is
WOW!...what a weekend. I spent 3 days in the
Motor City with the ROEA (Roush owners and
Enthusiast‟s Association) going to events, hanging
out at the track, and cruising Woodward Ave.,
generally having a slam bang time of it.
I had driven from Nashville to Detroit with a stop
over in Cincinnati (Wednesday) to sleep...you‟re
thinking, sleep? Who needs sleep?...unfortunately I
did...don‟t like driving at night anymore. Well, cell
phones are a wonderful thing...helps you keep in
touch with folks you‟re suppose to meet up with at
an O‟Charley‟s somewhere on I-94...or was it I-96
(Thursday). Well, I found the restaurant...it was the
one with all the Roush Mustang‟s taking up half the
parking lot.
This is where the fun started...after a brief lunch we
caravanned...I like to call it: follow the leader...if
you can keep up, to the airport where we were all
given a ”tour” of the Roush aircraft hangar...WWII
vintage P-51 Mustangs are...cool...and a surprise
meet and greet with Jack Roush. He talked with us
and autographed cars for everyone. After all this
we headed to the Roush Round-Up hotel to unwind
and get ready for the show and shine at the Roush
Museum later that afternoon. I did say that this
weekend was packed with stuff to do...didn‟t I?
Well we played “follow the leader” to the Roush
Museum, I got set up for the show and shine, got
my cleaning gear out of the trunk and my folding
chair...dusted off the car...cleaned the
wheels...looked it over and went in to the
“museum”, large garage is more like it...man the
cars this guy has...holy moly. Cobras, Mustangs,
GT-40s...Pintos. All kinds of cars. I picked up a
couple of T-shirts, strolled around the grounds.
Looked at some cool cars...took loads of pictures
and just hung out having a good time.
octane gas and burning rubber, the whine of
superchargers...what a rush! I did some parade
laps in car...but the treat was doing some hot laps
in the co-pilot seat taking some corners waaay to
fast, and filling my need for speed. I pulled flag
stand duty most of the day as my way of
contributing to the fun...got some good photos of
the action in the process.
Saturday dawns...a little drizzly and wet, by now
you know the drill...its “follow the leader” time
again. This time to the Roush Factory for a tour of
the facility...if you‟ve seen the program RIDES on
TLC, you‟ll know this part...unfortunately I forgot to
bring a duffle bag large enough for the
miscellaneous parts I would‟ve liked to have
brought home. After the tour it was time to head to
Woodward Ave...and Mustang Alley...still drizzly
too...it was until about 1PM...we all parked together
in the police precinct parking lot. Every mustang in
Mustang Alley was entered in a show and
shine...and there were LOTS of them...from the
classic years...to the survival years (Mustang IIs) a
whole parking lot full, the early Fox body cars...
and the SN-95 body style...Saleens, Shelbys (real
and clones), SVOs, California Specials...the yellow
mustang registry was out as a herd too. Ford had
the Shelby GT500 on display as well as the
Mustang GT with the GT/CS package. After lunch,
the sun broke through the clouds and we actually
got out an cruised Woodward Ave as a group in
our ponies. Checking out the crowds that formed
along the route that were checking us out...too
cool. All to soon it was over, the next morning I
packed up and headed back home to Nashville, my
Dream Cruise fully documented on my digital
camera.
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THANK YOU MCMC
by Stan Bryant
Many thanks to the members of
M.C.M.C.for the continued hospitality
they have shown me on my recent trip to
Nashville. I have been a member of the
club since 1994 after meeting Jim Chism
in Charlotte N.C. at the Mustang 30th
Anniversary show. In that time I have
only attended 3 meetings, a Cool
Springs Show and also the Grand
National the club hosted for the M.C.A. I
have made many friends in the club and
really enjoyed the trip to Savannah G.A.
with a gteat group of members. The
friendship and enjoyment I experienced
will never be forgotten. The Roush
Roundup in Detroit, the Woodward
Dream Cruiseand the Michigan 400 were
also unforgettable and I sincerly thank
Jim and Lisa Chism for their friendship
and hospitality. Hope to catch up with
you all again in the not too distant future
but in the meantime enjoy your
Mustangs and the wonderful spirit of
your fellow members.
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MCA 30th ANNIVERSARY STAMPEDE
AT BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK
Photos by Wes Duenkel
(See all the pictures in color at www.wesduenkel.com)
The next morning (Friday)...way to bright and early,
you guessed it...more “follow the leader”. This time
to Waterford Hill Raceway for an open track event.
This was a tour de force Roush event...Roush,
SVT Cobras, Mustang GTs...even a stray Cobra kit
car and a Subaru rice rocket. The track went hot at
10AM and ran until about 4PM...the smell of high
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they have learned from the stories about the ‟66
Shelby‟s. She handed me the keys and I was off.
Story and Photos by Jeff Billigs
Like many of you in the club, I occasionally have to
travel on business.
Most recently I‟ve been
traveling down to Vero Beach, FL, flying into
Orlando and then driving the 1 ½ hours down to
Vero. When I learned that Orlando had received
their allotment of Shelby GT-H‟s, I was eager to
rent one.
Now I‟m guessing that most of you have already
read the specs on the GT-H along with the testdrive reports. So I won‟t repeat that information
here. What I will tell you about is the experience of
renting and driving one of these machines.
As the wheels touched down on my Southwest
flight into Orlando, I couldn‟t wait to check out the
GT-H I had reserved two weeks earlier. Most of
the rental companies in Orlando are right at the
airport, however, Hertz is off-site. After the fiveminute ride to the Hertz lot, I could see two rows of
GT-H‟s lined up. I quickly counted 20 cars. As the
bus pulled into the drop-off area, I counted 8 more
lined up right in front of the office.
I jumped off the bus and found my name on the
Gold Member board. But instead of a space
number for my car, it contained ***. I stopped into
the office, gave them my name, and they
responded with, “Oh, you‟ve rented one of Mr.
Shelby‟s cars”. My cheeks were starting to hurt
from the big ol‟ grin on my face. They asked me to
wait one minute and then Denise, the Assistant
Manager, came around the counter to walk me out
to the Shelby. Right out the side door were two
black and gold Shelby‟s. My name was on one
and another lucky sole had reserved the other.
Denise then proceeded to let me know that we
were going to walk around the car and identify all
the unique parts that make this Mustang a Shelby.
She pulled out a checklist that contained all the
Shelby components and started checking them off
as we walked around the car. She used terms like,
“and here is the special sway bar Mr. Shelby
added”. Denise thought the car looked a little dirty
so she called someone to come out and wipe it
down. Within a few moments another Hertz
employee was out with a California Duster wiping
down the car. By this time I was dying to get
behind the wheel. We completed the checklist,
she had me sign it, and then Denise said, “make
sure all these parts remain on the car”. I guessed
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As you pull over the “do not back up” speed
bumps, you instantly notice that this car has been
lowered. It scraped all along the underside of the
car. I pulled out into traffic and waited until I was
out of earshot to do my first of many full throttle
blasts. Manually shifting the 5-speed automatic, I
quickly found out that the rev limiter kicks in at
6500 rpm. I also quickly found out that you can‟t
disengage the traction control. So while smoky
burnouts aren‟t possible, the car does launch very
well. Another personal observation is the sound.
Shelby nailed this one. It sounds great. Quiet at
idle and on the expressway, but just about perfect
when under acceleration.
Finally, my last
observation is the looks you get while driving the
car. I was asked questions in parking lots, given
the thumbs up while driving, and noticed people
walking over to the car after I parked it. Speaking
of parking, be careful around the parking bumpers
and curbs. The front airdam will hit them if you pull
up too far.
So what did this little adventure into “Shelby-dom”
cost? In Orlando the best rate I could find was
$123 a day with 75 free miles each day. It‟s 39
cents for each additional mile. I was told that on
slow weekdays they have been offering unlimited
free miles. After I returned to Nashville I stopped
by the Hertz counter in the airport to find out about
the availability here. They had just received the
Shelby and their best rate was $149 a day with
unlimited mileage. Personally, I thought the three
days I had the car was well worth the price of
admission.
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