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President’s Column
by Lance Reedy
Hello Z Club!
With our quarterly Newsletter schedule the new year is already moving along
quickly as you read this, so lets jump right in.
2013 was a great year for Club activities and saw us make a few additions to our
Club’s physical presence in the form of the outdoor teardrop banners and a projector. We’re making good use of these at various car shows (eg. Cars & Coffee)
and our monthly meetings. And thanks to efforts from Warren Kline we have
some new LED powered elements for the Autorama display and some ideas for
further updates.
As you know we’re a very active Club and most of us wind up with a variety of
pictures and video from Z related gatherings. Which is why we voted to purchase
the projector and why David Washington has volunteered to run point in gathering ZCoT related digital media from the membership each month. Whether
they’re pictures and video clips of TX Tours, or images from other Z gatherings
we need them for display at the meetings and for promotional use at Autorama.
Promoting the Club is something that we all do whenever we show up at a group
event, when we run into other Z drivers around town, and when newcomers join
us at the meetings. Being a very active club that is full of friendly people is one of
the things that sets us apart, and it’s one of the things that draws people to the Z
Club of Texas.
With a full schedule of charity events, TX Tours, Tech Sessions, track days and
more for 2014 we have some great opportunities to enjoy our cars and the friendships that they’ve helped us forge. We’ve already had a new addition to the TX
Tour library which took us down to West, and another that included parade laps
at Motorsport Ranch. There are some other new things in the works for this year,
and more ideas are always welcome!
Lance Reedy
2014 President - Z Club of Texas
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BIRTHDAYS
& NEW MEMBERS
January
Steve Ancy
Jim Arnett
Chell Brooks
Michael Brothman
Jennifer Burk
Mark Demas
Bob Dozier
Ken Geiger
Amy Gosnell
Katie Greenwell
John Hamulak
Russell Mancill
Barbara Mc Kenney
Karl Meyer
Camilla Ross
Nina Ruan
Sherry Tornow
Karla Tullos
Linda Vorenkamp
Monica Watson
Andrew C Wilhelm
Chase Wolf
February
Jackie Alexander
Andrea Demetriades
Charles Fisher
Mark Glenn
Denise Glenn
Brian Gobran
Milo Guarnero
Renee Hayden
Mark Kim
Phyllis Layden
Tom Linder
Carlos Lopez
Deborah Rediger
Lance Reedy
Nick Scheuer
Larry Tullos
Verlean Walton-Brooks
Tammy Baker
March
Sue Bragman
Paula Cadle
Eric Ellington
Carl Eschback
Dave Gosnell
Kenneth Harris
Linda Horowitz
Doug Jopling
John Liconte
Paul Lum
Jason Pavloff
Pete Pouridis
Mike Schepers
Craig Schwarze
Michael Scott
Duke Voelkel
April
Sarah Barta
Ron Brown
Alex Burdette
Mike Crocker
Terry Gold
Margaret Guarnero
Dale Harris
Lyria Howland
Jennifer Jopling
Mitch Kramer
Stan Lemko
Rebecca Lemko
Diann Lovgren
Richard Mankus
Kim Melton
Bob Norris
Dave Olson
Jeff Park
Carl Pearson
Carol A. Rennesund
Shawn Rhodes
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Jane Richardson
Melody Rovira
Steve Ruzic
Vernon J Seymour
Virginia Smothers
Francy Stacha
Beverly Trautschold
Suzanne West
Peter Wierzba
Sonia Wierzba
New Members
Clay Bennett
Rockwall
Eric & Mary Helen Feiler
Lewisville
Timothy Guidry
Plano
Richard Maier
Austin
Ken Panosh
Dallas
Shisto Rais
Plano
Michael Scott
Birmingham, Al
Meeting Minutes
by Bob Bosse
The January 2014 Z Club of Texas monthly meeting was called to order at 7:30PM on
January 16, 2014 by newly elected President Lance Reedy in the newly renovated meeting
room of the New New Buffet restaurant in Addison, TX.
Lance introduced himself and the remaining newly elected 2014 Officers: Edward Cheung,
Vice President; Bob Bosse, Secretary; Kay Newton, Treasurer.
P.O. Box 2766
Grapevine, TX 76099-2766
Treasurer’s Report (Kay Newton): All bills are paid to date. Call for audit committee resulted in Jim Arnett and David Washington volunteering. Kay will set time schedule.
Boutique Report (Glen Newton): Glen is conducting an inventory of any and all Boutique
items and will release it to the Club upon completion. Glen is looking for a volunteer to
replace himself as Committee Chair. Please consider taking responsibility for this Committee and speak to Glen or any Officer if you’re interested. Inventory takes up approximately
13 storage bins.
Community Service (Katy Taylor):
- Katy thanked everyone for the great turnout to support the Ronald McDonald “Trains of
North Park” especially considering the very icy weather.
- The Club Christmas Party’s associated cash and toy collection for the “Center of Hope”
was a fantastic success thanks to donations from Club members, from “Courtesy Parts”
and a very generous donation from Matt Young. We exceeded the $300 matching funds
number and there is enough extra cash to be used for Easter activities. THANKS ALL!!!
- “Center of Hope” cooking dates for 2014 are: Feb. 2, May 25, Aug. (TBD), Nov. 9. Let Katy
know if you’re interested in helping.
Texas Tours (Lance Reedy):
- Jan. 25, will be the 2014 kick-off Tour. A new route to West, TX has been put together
and a new meeting place has been selected. See the ZCoT Face Book page and Forum for
info. and watch for e-mail. We will meet at 8:30AM and leave at 9:00AM. Both Czech and
American food will be available.
- The Feb. Tour will be to Clark’s Outpost (BBQ) in Tioga, TX. The date is TBD.
Self
Family
Associate
(non-Z car owner)
$36.00
$41.00
$25.00
Track Events
- Mike Brunner is trying to plan a Tour that will hook up with one of the Driver Ed. Track
days at MSR at noon time to do parade laps. The available dates are March 29, or June 7,
or September 27. Details TBD.
Car Shows (Bill Hayden, Warren Kline):
- Autorama: Thursday Feb. 13 is setup. Meet for group dinner prior to starting setup.
Show dates are Feb. 14, 15, 16 (Fri., Sat., Sunday) with tear down on the 16th at end of
show. Watch for e-mail.
- Dallas Auto Show: There will be no Classic Cars shown so ZCoT will not attend this year.
- Nismo Fiesta: This year the April event will be held in San Marcus instead of San Antonio.
It will include a Track Event and if interested you must sign up quickly. Watch for e-mail
and go to www.nismofiesta.com for details.
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Meeting Minutes
Spo nso r s
by Bob Bosse
January 2014 Minutes (continued)
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- Bill Hayden will investigate the possibility of having a car show at Courtesy or McKinney
Nissan…or both!
- TWS – College Station, TX: May 17 & 18.
- Eagle Canyon also holds events if you’re interested…..Contact Renee for details.
Guest Speaker (Open): A Committee Chair Volunteer is needed to coordinate this activity.
Let Lance know if you’re interested. Also, we need members to scout for possible Speakers. Please help. Contact Lance with any info.
Membership (“Mad” Mike Taylor): A big “Hello” from Mr. K was passed on to all. 104
years old and still ticking!!!
Club Business:
- ZCCM Magazine: Edition #4 was available for pick-up at the meeting. Club voted to continue our quarterly $75.00 subscription for 30 copies which can be cancelled at any time.
Show of hands revealed great interest.
- Media Collection: David Washington volunteered to coordinate the collection of Club
Media (pictures, video, etc.) This does not include any production, just collection. (David
showed his current production work “ZCoT Year in Review” during the meeting. (DVD copies of this were supplied by David for Door Prizes.) Thanks David for a great job!!!
- Dan Prall addressed the Club about 2014 F1 race “group” attendance (at COTA.) See email that was previously sent and Forum if interested and for more info.
Visitors Welcomed (Edward Cheung): Four visitors introduced (all together) with one being the owner of a ’73 240Z.
Tech Sessions (Warren Kline): This will be a detailing session for those cars entered in
Autorama. Warren to e-mail details.
50/50 (Mike Quan): $112.00 total collected with $56.00 donated to Club Treasury and
$56.00 to winner Bob Bosse.
Meeting was adjourned by Lance at 8:17PM.
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If you know of any firms that qualify, please contact ‘Mad’ Mike Taylor
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Member Profile
(continued)
Wrapping up the cars on display at the
home (not counting two parts cars)
is this 280Z that Scott recently completed. He explains that the car had already been repainted when he found it
and he brought the rest of the car into
a restoration condition. We can all see
that Scott has a fondness for Konig
Rewind wheels! Scott explains that
this car is intended to be his “driver”
Z so I’m sure we can expect to see it
frequently at club events.
Not shown but very much a topic of discussion is Sarah’s late ’71 240Z – a Persimmon Orange car. Originally sold in Baytown TX, Scott and Sarah found the
car still with its original owner and all maintenance
records available. It is an unmolested and rust-free
survivor. Sarah breaks into a big grin when talking
about her plans the Z: a full Fairlady ZG conversion
and triple Webers on the L24. There are only a couple
of “small” items keeping Sarah from driving her car right now: dad has all the cars covered
by collector car insurance (no drivers under 25) and it seems that Sarah has yet to master
a 4-speed manual transmission.
Getting back to the Bronco, Scott shares the story of his experiences with his father when
he was just a boy. He and his dad enjoyed a lot of outdoor activities, including hunting
and fishing, and his father’s Bronco was always a key element in their outings. Dad had
swapped out the front bumper with a section of railroad rail as a crosspiece and it enabled
them to literally mow down small trees and bushes on cross-country runs. After his dad
died a few years ago, Scott decided to take on a ’74 Bronco restoration project as a tribute
to his dad and to share some of those experiences with his family. Given the quality of
Scott’s work with the Ford, I doubt any of us will see it doing any off-road work!
Scott’s work, his family and church activities, and his car projects have limited his ZCoT
participation to the occasional club meeting – something that Scott expects will change
with his recent retirement from AT&T.
In addition to his car interests, Scott is
very much an outdoorsman and is making plans to get back into the hunting and
fishing he enjoyed in years past. While he
does not have a “Walter Mitty” wish per
se, Scott does have this recurring dream
of visiting Japan with Mad Mike and getting introduced to Mr. K. The dream continues with Mr. K taking Scott thru a door
that opens into a long forgotten warehouse and giving him his choice of all the
1969 NOS Z parts that he can find.
Meeting Minutes
by Bob Bosse
The February 2014 ZCoT monthly meeting was called to order at 7:30PM on February 20,
2014 by President Lance Reedy at the New New Buffet restaurant in Addison, TX.
Lance introduced himself and the remaining 2014 Officers: Edward Cheung, Vice President; Bob Bosse, Secretary; Kay Newton, Treasurer.
Treasurer’s Report (Kay Newton): All AutoRama bills are paid. The 6th issue of the ZCCM
Magazine has been purchased. ZCCA dues are due. The Audit committee (Jim Arnett
and David Washington) completed their audit and provided Kay with their report which
showed no irregularities or errors were found in the Treasure’s books.
Boutique Report (Glen Newton): Glen is in the process of conducting an inventory of all
Boutique items and will release it to the Club upon completion. Lots of product is available
for sale. Glen is looking for a volunteer to replace himself as Committee Chair. Please
consider taking responsibility for this Committee and speak to Glen or any Officer if you’re
interested. Inventory takes up approximately 13 storage bins.
Community Service (Katy Taylor):
- Katy thanked everyone for the great success of the “Center of Hope” cooking event on
Feb. 2. Approximately 70 adults and children were well fed and they especially enjoyed
the desserts.
- Upcoming events: TBA
Texas Tours (Lance Reedy):
- Jan. 25, was the 2014 kick-off Tour using a new route to West, TX (see Club Facebook
Page for video) with a great turnout of 12 cars and 1 two wheeler. Lunch was at the Czech
American Restaurant followed by pictures at the Rail Station.
- The Feb. Tour will be to Clark’s Outpost (BBQ) in Tioga, TX. The date is March 1, and will
meet at 9:50am (leave at 10:15am) in Plano immediately following the Cars and Coffee
show.
- Mike Brunner is trying to plan a Tour that will hook up with one of the Driver Ed. Track days
at MSR at noon time to do parade laps. The current planned date is March 29. Details
TBA.
Car Shows (Bill Hayden, Warren Kline):
- Autorama: Great success this year with all six cars taking home trophies and the Club
winning the best Club Display which came with a $500 prize! And Kay Newton got her
picture taken with “Danielle” from the TV show “Pickers.”
- Nismo Fiesta: This year the April 25-27 event will be held in San Marcus instead of San
Antonio. It will include a Track Event at Harris Hill (sold out at last check.) Go to www.
nismofiesta.com for details.
- Bill Hayden will investigate the possibility of having a car show at Courtesy or McKinney
Nissan…or both!
That could easily be a dream we might all share in!
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Meeting Minutes
Member Profile
by Bob Bosse
February 2014 Minutes (continued)
- The Mid-Tennessee Z Club will be hosting “Z Attack” in Franklin, TN on April 11 and 12.
Motorsports (Renee Hayden): Contact Renee if you’re interested in any of these events.
- MSR – Cresson, TX: March 29 & 30 (Noon Parade Laps could (?) be part of same day
Texas Tour.)
(continued)
acquired VIN #550 in Austin for that critical parts role, as the shell is too far gone with rust
to make a recovery. Scott anticipates that #87 will get finished sometime next year.
VIN #248 is at the opposite end of the spectrum as evidenced by these pictures:
- MSR – Houston, TX: April 5 & 6.
- TWS – College Station, TX: May 17 & 18.
- CVAR racing will be held at Eagle Canyon May 17-18 and reports say that 3-4 vintage
240Zs will be running!
Guest Speaker (Open): A Committee Chair Volunteer is needed to coordinate this activity.
Let Lance know if you’re interested. Also, we need members to scout for possible Speakers. Please help. Contact Lance with any info.
Membership (“Mad” Mike Taylor): ZCON2014 status: Registration is now open. Primary
hotel is sold out but secondary hotel is close by and is less expensive.
Club Business:
- ZCCM Magazine: Edition #4 was available for pick-up at the meeting. Club voted to continue our quarterly $75.00 subscription for 30 copies which can be cancelled at any time.
Show of hands revealed great interest.
- Media Collection: David Washington volunteered to coordinate the collection of Club
Media (pictures, video, etc.) This does not include any production, just collection. (David
showed his current production work “ZCoT Year in Review” during the meeting. (DVD
copies of this were supplied by David for Door Prizes.) Thanks David for a great job!!!
Pass on your good pictures and videos to David.
- Dan Prall is coordinating obtaining a block of great seats at this year’s COTA F1 Race.
Contact him immediately for details if you are interested. These seats will go on sale the
first week March!
Visitors Welcomed (Edward Cheung): Multiple visitors were introduced and each talked
about their Z Car and how they heard about the Z Club of Texas.
Tech Session (Edward Cheung): The detailing session for those cars entered in Autorama
was COLD out. Next Tech Session will be in Mid-March. Watch for details in e-mail blast
and on the Forum and Club Facebook Page.
NOTE from Edward Cheung: A “Dyno Day” will be put on by Specialty Z at ATS Racing in
Denton, TX on March 22. Check with Edward for further details.
50/50 (Matt Blanco): $148.00 total collected with $74.00 donated to the Club Treasury and
$74.00 to winner Jon White.
Meeting was adjourned by Lance at 8:20PM.
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This car is heavily modified inside and out. The car began life with a Sherman TX owner and
somewhere along the way it lost its original engine. Scott found the car in Rogers Arkansas
with its second owner who had already completed all the drivetrain and chassis upgrades.
It currently has a LT1 engine, mated to a T-56 6-speed transmission. A custom driveshaft
feeds into a R230 rear-end with custom half-shafts and exotic suspension bits. Scott says
the car is a bit of a “challenge” to drive with the Stage-3 clutch, quick-steering knuckles, and
big tires. Scott admits that the car begs to be on the track but he has not yet come to grips
with the inevitable wear and tear that track runs would bring. Oh, and Kim makes it clear
that he will never have enough life insurance to get permission for track outings.
The ’75 Scarab is one of 189 factory cars produced before the business was shut
down by the State of California; it is one of
the very last production models and is fitted
out with the small-block 327 C.I. engine that
customers could choose as an alternative to
the big-block 350. This example was built
from a customer-supplied car and Scott is
the third owner.
That’s Scott and Sarah beside the car with a
shot of the big V8 power plant below.
The car is original is all aspects except for the Konig Rewind wheels and new tires. The
original Cromodora wheels that Scarab supplied came with the car and can be called on
for exhibition use but have become too fragile for regular use.
Here’s one of the ’78 Black Pearl editions recently back from the paint shop. This car is
destined to get an “as delivered” appearance restoration with very slight internal mods to
the engine. Scott has managed to pick up a NOS pin stripe kit that was part of the Special
Appearance Package on these cars. Of the total run of about 1,500 Black Pearl cars, only
about 850 had the SAP option. The wheels currently on the car are obviously aftermarket
and will be replaced by stock as the project nears completion.
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Member Profile
Meeting Minutes
by Bob Bosse
by Jim Arnett
Scott McElroy and Family
Can a family ever have enough Z’s? Can a family ever have too many Z’s?
Somewhere in the middle of these two questions is the McElroy family. I arrived at their
home in Frisco recently to find Scott, his wife Kim, and daughter Sarah surrounded by part
of their “fleet” of Z cars and three late model Nissan daily drivers. Seven Z’s were in attendance and Scott later revealed that seven more were at off-site storage locations. Also
off-site, a restored to “as delivered” 1974 Ford Bronco – we’ll get back to that one later.
Significant to this family is that all of the Z’s except one are S30 models – or at least they
started life that way. The exception car is a 1983 280ZX that Scott credits ((blames?) as the
starting point for today’s collection.
Scott is an Arkansas native, growing up near Eldorado and later attending college at Louisiana Tech where he earned a degree in Electrical Engineering. He then returned to Arkansas where he went to work for Southwestern Bell. Scott shares that his first supervisor was
later destined to become his father-in-law.
The back story for all the cars begins with Scott’s graduation from college and the purchase of his first Z - a new ’83 280ZX which he drove for a couple of years and then traded
up to a ’83 280ZX Turbo – silver in color. This car went on to become Kim’s ride. As the
years progressed and the family grew with daughters Jennifer and Sarah, sports cars were
traded away for more family-friendly vehicles. Fast forward several years and Scott found
himself looking for a restoration project. While going through ads, he located a ’83 280ZX
nearby and checked it out.
What he found was a car in excellent condition
and ready for additional miles, silver in color just
like the turbo from years prior. He took Kim over
to drive the car and afterwards was sure he had
made a serious mistake. After her test drive, Kim
returned to their truck without a word being said.
Scott excused himself from the Z’s owner and
went to check on Kim. Her words to him were
“As soon as my butt hit the seat, memories came
flooding back; just go buy it.”. It’s that purchase
that Scott claims is responsible for their current
holdings. That’s Kim seated in the “culprit”.
To say that S30’s are Scott’s passion is pretty close to being on target. He explains that
every car he owns is special in its own way. Here’s the list in age sequence: VIN #87, VIN
# 248, a Series 1 Safari Gold car, a late ’71 car, a Scarab, a 280Z, two Black Pearl edition
280Z’s, and five parts cars.
VIN #87 is an early stage work-in-progress that is targeted for an “as delivered” restoration. Scott and daughter Sarah are continually scouring the internet for NOS parts and
some of the parts cars will be making substantial contributions to the project. Sarah provides some key support for her dad by helping to organize and keep track of all the parts
on hand and those yet needed – and yes, she also does a bit of wrenching. Scott recently
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The March 2014 monthly meeting was called to order at 7:29PM on March 20, 2014 by President Lance
Reedy at the New New Buffet restaurant in Addison, TX. Lance introduced himself and the remaining
2014 Officers: Edward Cheung, Vice President; Bob Bosse, Secretary; Kay Newton, Treasurer.
Treasurer’s Report (Kay Newton): Everything is A OK.
Boutique Report (Glen Newton): Glen completed the inventory of all Boutique items and presented
the report to the Officers and is available to all Club members. Glen is still looking for a volunteer to replace himself as Committee Chair. Please consider taking responsibility for this Committee and speak
to Glen or any Officer if you’re interested.
Community Service (Katy Taylor):
- Upcoming events: May 25, cooking event at the “Center of Hope.” Volunteers are welcomed. Contact
Katy for details.
Texas Tours (Lance Reedy):
- The Feb. Tour (held on March 1) had approximately 14 cars and 24 people traveling to Clark’s Outpost
(BBQ) in Tioga, TX. Great roads, great food and great people.
- Mike Brunner has set up the March Tour for the 29th hooking up with the Driver’s Edge Track event at
MSR in Cresson, TX at noon to do parade laps. Lunch will be at the “Filling Station” in Granbury, TX.
- The April Tour will be on the 19th with lunch at “Loose Wheels” in Denison, TX.
Car Shows (Bill Hayden, Warren Kline):
- Nismo Fiesta: This year the April 25-27 event will be held in San Marcus instead of San Antonio. It will
include a Track Event at Harris Hill (sold out at last check.) Go to www.nismofiesta.com for details.
- Bill Hayden will investigate the possibility of having a car show at Courtesy or McKinney Nissan…
or both!
- The Mid-Tennessee Z Club will be hosting “Z Attack” in Franklin, TN on April 11 and 12.
- The “Heights Car Show” will be in April. Watch Club Forum and FB Page for details.
- Jim Arnett demonstrated an electronic Picture Frame that he has recommended to be purchased by
the Club and used for each Club Z Car entered in AutoRama starting next year.
- BZF (Branson Z Fest) will be held May 28 – June 1. Go to www.bransonzfest.com for details.
- Z Days coming soon. Watch Forum and FB Page for info.
Motorsports (Renee Hayden): Contact Renee if you’re interested in any of these events.
- MSR – Cresson, TX: March 29 & 30 (Noon Parade Laps will be part of same day Texas Tour.)
- MSR – Houston, TX: April 5 & 6., TWS – College Station, TX: May 17 & 18.
- Possible closing of TWS in College Station was discussed.
Tech Session (Edward Cheung): None scheduled locally.
- Warren’s GT-R fluids swap went well. We now know how to get the coils out of coiled wire….Hot
pump!!, Specialty Z tuning for Z32s in Denton, Dyno Days at Alamo in Fort Worth.
Guest Speaker (Open): A Committee Chair Volunteer is needed to coordinate this activity. Let Lance
know if you’re interested. Also, we need members to scout for possible Speakers. Please help. Contact
Lance with any info.
- Hoping to get Phoenix Insurance to present at a meeting in the near future.
Membership (“Mad” Mike Taylor): ZCON2014 status: Registration is open. Primary hotel is sold out
but secondary hotel is close by and is less expensive. 7 to 8 ZCoT members are planning to attend.
Club Business: Media Collection: David Washington volunteered to coordinate the collection of Club
Media (pictures, video, etc.) Pass on your good pictures and videos to David.
Visitors Welcomed (Edward Cheung): Visitors were introduced: Eric – Moved here from Virginia (was
Tidewater Z Club Member); Paul – Visiting from Austin Club; Ken – From Addison (’07 350Z); Araven
(370Z); TT Edwood from Grand Prairie.
Tech Session (Edward Cheung): The detailing session for those cars entered in Autorama was COLD
out. Next Tech Session will be in Mid-March. A “Dyno Day” will be put on by Specialty Z at ATS Racing
in Denton, TX on March 22. Check with Edward for further details.
50/50 (Mike Quan): $110.00 total collected with $55.00 donated to the Club Treasury and $55.00 to
winner Edward Cheung.
Meeting was adjourned by Lance at 8:16PM.
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