February 2015 - Fords Unlimited Car Club

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE FORDS UNLIMITED CAR CLUB
February 2015
P.O. Box 240201 Ballwin, MO 63024
2015 Board of Directors
Syl Biermann 636-394-5003
Paula Goodrich 636-625-1064
Dan Kelly-314-276-2288
Rich Sutorius 636-634-0379
Josh Johnson-314-477-9843
Secretary-Cindy Ahrens
Editor Bob Layton 636-397-4487 or
e-mail [email protected]
Publisher-Bill & Barb Giese
Web Master-Scott Lewis
Keirsten McDaniel
www.fordsunlimited.com
I
t was only fitting to finish our 2014
year with a record setting Awards
Banquet. The January 24th event
was held again at the Dorsett Sybergs
and had 104 guests in attendance. This
was our second banquet held at this location and we will be back again next
year.
After conducting a little business,
a fine buffet was served. We always do
well when planning meals.
We were then treated to the
“Year in Review” by Syl Biermann that
highlighted our club events in 2014. This
was accompanied by a photo display of
those events that Dan Kelly made possible.
The old and new boards of directors were introduced and thanked for
their work along with so many who
worked so hard during the year.
At the awards presentation,
eleven of our members took home the
fruits of their year, concluding with Burt
Pennington winning the Neal Ketchum
Memorial Award for finishing in first
place in our points race.
The evening finished with distributing the attendance prizes to all who
were present, the car club quilt drawing,
the grand attendance prize and the 5050 drawing.
As usual, our master of ceremonies, Syl Biermann did his masterful job
of guiding us though the evening.
What a great way to start our
new year.
Our night started with fried chicken, roast beef and all
the fixin’s.
Our large crowd filled the room. Even extra tables had
to be set up.
Our night would not be
complete without a Fords
Unlimited cake.
Our MC,
Syl Biermann
always
makes us
look so
good.
February 2015
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Our 2014 board of directors was introduced.
They included Rich Sutorius, Paula Goodrich,
Jack Grieve, Dan Kelly, and Syl Biermann.
Our 2015 board of directors includes Rich
Sutorius, Paula Goodrich, Syl Biermann, Dan
Kelly, and Josh Johnson.
Left: Bill Giese and
Cindy Ahrens was
thanked as newsletter
publisher and secretary.
Right: Scott and Lynette Lewis have been
great supporters of our
club and car show and
also for their work on
our club website.
The 2014 points winners include from left; Ken Farrar (6th), Ron
Schodroski (tie 7th), Josh Johnson (tie 7th), Jerry Grimmer (10th),
Jake Turnipseed (9th), and Bill Giese (8th).
Left: Our 1st place points winner
was Burt Pennington who received a plaque, his 2015 dues
paid, an Applebee's gift certificate and $50 cash. Coming in
second (right) was Bob Layton
was received a framed certificate, a club shirt, his 2015 dues
paid and an Applebee’s gift certificate.
Other winners in include
from left: Bart McNail (4th),
and Jim Biermann (5th).
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Our quilt raffle tickets were sold by Rich Sutorius,
Sharon Apollo, and Terry Koch. The raffle netted
$475 for this year’s Toy for Tots campaign.
Gary Burch won the car club quilt. He is shown
with Sandy Carey and Marilyn Burch. Sandy was
responsible for the quilt with Jan Sullivan helping
with the back side.
Left: Dan Tanner
took home the $50
grand
attendance
prize. Right: For the
second year in a
row, Cindy Ahrens
won the 4th prize in
the 50-50 drawing
which was a Super
Bowl party tub
crafted by Donna
Layton.
Selling our 50-50 tickets were Cindy
Ahrens and Josh Johnson. They
collected over $400 in sales.
Our 50-50 winners include from left, Vern
Anderson (2nd) (with daughter Pam standing in for the photo), Noreen Bayer (1st), and
Nancy Johnson (3rd).
February 2015
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T
he normal cutoff for newsletter contributions or classified
ads is the date of our membership meeting. This gives us
enough time to publish, print and
distribute our mailed newsletters.
We favor smaller submitted articles
during the car show season due to
lack of room.
We send our updates for our website before the end of each month. Normally, we can
add classified ads up to that point.
We do ask members to check out their
classified ads for corrections so we don’t continue
running the incorrect ads. Please let us know if
you have sold your items so we can delete it from
our page.
T
A picture speaks a thousand words
Photo and humor supplied by Dan Kelly
I
t’s that time of the
ye a r
tha t
th e
weather could be a
problem at our board of
directors and membership
meetings. If you are unsure
if a board meeting will be held, contact any
board member. For membership meetings, we
will contact the Sports Café and let them know
that a meeting has been cancelled. Their phone
number is 314-298-1631. If at all possible, we
will hold a meeting as scheduled as it is difficult
to reschedule.
his month we welcome
three new members. Steve
and Ginger Schneider have
joined our club. The Schneiders
reside in Manchester and
are owners of a 1966
Mustang coupe (near and
dear to your editors heart)
and a ‘96 Mustang Cobra
convertible, They were
sponsored by Ken Farrar.
Our second new member is Dennis
McBee. Dennis and spouse Deborah also live in
Manchester and are proud owners of a 1970
Boss 302 and a 2009 Mustang GT/CS. Dennis
was sponsored by Burt Pennington.
Burt has been busy as he also sponsored
Jim Van Nest of Wildwood, Missouri. Jim also
owns a Mustang but of the newer variety as he
drives a 2007 Foose Stallion Mustang.
New members are the lifeblood of any organization we are proud to have these new members. In older days, we only got new members
during the summer months. Over the past few
years, we seem to get new members all year
long.
February 2015
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O
O
ur late winter tour this year will be a trip
to the new Gateway Classic Cars facility in O’Fallon, Illinois on February
28th. This will be our first trip to the O’Fallon
location and it is a definite upgrade from their
previous building. This will be a great way to
spend a cold February day. Gateway is one of
our long time sponsors and will appreciate our
support. We will meet at Visitation Academy
which is located at 3020 Ballas Road at Highway 40/64 at 8:30 am and will be leaving at
8:45 sharp. We will tour their facility until
around 11 am and then we will head across
the street to Ravanelli's for lunch. This will be a
club event for points.
ur treasurer, Paula Goodrich has another
pony in her stable. She recently purchased
a 2002 low mileage Mustang Mach I. She’s
going to need more drivers for her collection.
Thanks to Syl Biermann, the date has been
set for our 2016 Awards Banquet. It will be held on
January 19th at the Dorsett Sybergs.
Our Toys for Tots amount increased as we
learned that the Sinclair Lincoln Dealership in St.
Peters had a large box of toys that they had collected for us. Our total toy donation jumped to over
$4,200.
We are in the process
of setting up our early spring
tour. If available, we will be
touring the Anheuser Busch
Brewery with a lunch to follow. We are planning a March
21st date. We will have details at our February membership meeting and in the March newsletter.
Photos and info supplied by Dan Kelly
W
e were in Kansas City late last year and
went to the WW 1 museum. It didn't
look like much from the outside because it was all underground except the tower
and some statues however on the inside it was
incredible. I would never have imagined such an
extensive collection of memorabilia. They had
planes, tanks, pistols, rifles, uniforms and just
about any and everything from
that war. There were two model
T's that were in the war, found
and restored to immaculate
condition that I thought were
interesting. We had a 2 hour
tour and then spent another 2
hours looking at things. It is
really quite a museum, well
worth the visit, Ticket prices
were $12 and we got another
$2 off for military service, it
was the best $10 I have spent
in a long time. And the ticket
was good for 2 days if you
want to go back which you
would have to do to really
look and read everything.
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Our 29th annual show will be held on the shaded, rolling hills of J. S. McDonnell Park, St. Louis
County Missouri, which provides a beautiful setting to show your cars and trucks. The show is participant judged and all entries must park in their class area. Sorry, no open headers allowed.
Car Show. Open to all factory Ford powered vehicles, originally Ford powered, currently Ford powered, Ford body or replica. The show will feature separate parking and “Best of Show” trophies for
the all Ford show, the Fairlane Mini-Meet and the later model Muscle Mustang classes. There are 48
classes (subject to change). The show will be held Sunday, July 26th. Registration is from 8:30 am
until Noon. Voting is from noon until 2 pm. Trophies will be presented at 4 pm or as soon as ballots
are counted.
For information, please call:
314-608-3103
Registration. $20 per vehicle, no pre-registration. Swap Space. $10
618-659-3722 or
Dash Plaques. Available for the first 150 show vehicles.
[email protected]
Check us out at
Grand Attendance Prize. $100 cash. Must be present to win.
www.fordsunlimited.com
50-50 Drawing. Must be present to win.
Club Participation. $50 to club with the most vehicles. Must be listed on registration form.
Food and beverages will be available. FORDS UNLIMITED MEMBERS DO NOT VOTE
FEATURING
THE FAIRLANE CLUB OF AMERICA MID-WEST MINI-MEET
OPEN TO ALL 1962-76 FAIRLANES,TORINOS,
METEORS, COMETS & MID-SIZE MERCURY'S.
FEATURING
MUSCLE MUSTANGS
FEATURING CLASSES FOR 1974-2015
MUSTANGS AND AMERICAN CAPRI’S.
February 2015
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T
hey were pure fantasy on wheels, machines designed to make the heart race
and the mind ask… what if?
These 1950s concept cars were automotive art built to attract public attention, test wild
engineering ideas and give motorists a fleeting
glimpse down the highway of tomorrow. You
have to remember, this was the 50’s and America was impressed with jet aircraft and it shows
in many of the concept cars of the era.
Thank God that the 1958 Ford X-2000
didn’t make it into production. Beauty is in the
eye of the beholder but some things are just butt
ugly. The 1955 Lincoln Futura was modified to
become the George Barris Batmobile. The 1953
Ford X-100 may be the truest future car as from
the doors to the back, it does resemble the 1964
-66 Thunderbirds and without the bubble top, the
1954 La Tosca resembles the 1958-60 Lincolns.
1958 Ford X-2000
1955 Lincoln Indianapolis
1954 Ford La Tosca
1955 Lincoln Futura
195? D524 (never shown to the public)
1953 X-100
1955 Ford Mystere
A FREE SERVICE FOR ALL FOR ENTHUSIASTS.
CALL 636-397-4487 OR EMAIL [email protected]
For Sale. 1968 Mustang GT (Fastback), 351 (4BL), Crimson
color. 1969 Cougar Convertible, blue w/white convertible top,
351 (4BL), auto, power steering, air. 1970 Cougar Boss 302
Eliminator, yellow, 4 speed (real Boss 302). All are clean and
drivable. Would not be embarrassed to take anywhere including
a Ford show. Call John Saxton for more details. 314-602-0027 or
869-3099.
Parts Wanted. 1957 Ford NOS small baby hub caps, B7A-1130C, white painted centers. 1957 Ford Factory stamped VR57 Paxton Supercharger setup or parts. EDB-C and EDB-D
Heads, EDB-F 4 Bbl intake, EDB-AA or EDB-AB or EDBC Holley teapot 4Bbl carbs, supercharger air cleaner. Also
14"x5" and 14"x5 1/2" and 14"x6" Ford SOLID faced steel rims.
Any quantity ok. Jack @ 314-703-7053.
February 5th. Automotive Swap meet held at the Belle-Clair
Fairgrounds. Info 217-491-8822.
February 21st. Trivia night to benefit the Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Association. Our club participated last year. Info, Dan Kelly at
[email protected] or 314-276-2288.
February 28th. We will tour the O’Fallon Illinois Gateway Classic
Cars facility with lunch to follow. Details on page 5 of this newsletter. Club event.
March 1st. Automotive Swap Meet. Highland Speedway, Madison Co. Fairgrounds. $4 Admission. 7 am till 1 pm. Info day, 618765-2199. Evenings, 618-664-4352.
email: [email protected]
March 29th. Automotive Swap Meet. Perry County Fairgrounds,
Pinckneyville, Illinois.. $4 Admission. 7 am till 1 pm. Info day, 618
Fords Unlimited Car Show Sponsor
February 2015
-765-2199. Evenings, 618-664-4352.
April 5th. 29th annual Real Easter Show to be held on the Lower
Muny Parking Lot, Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri. Info (after 5
pm) 636-391-1813 or 636-244-0316.
email: [email protected]
April 11th. Mustang Roundup presented by the Mustang Club of
St. Louis. No other information available yet.
April 30th-May 2nd. The Shelbyfest. The show has been moved
to Jefferson City. This year. The show day is May 2nd.
May 1st. Magic Dragon Street Meet Nationals to be held at historic Bagnell Dam Strip at the Lake of the Ozarks. Open to all
makes, models, and years of cars, trucks, and motorcycles. Info
573-964-1008.
May 2nd. Classics on Wheels car show in Elsberry Missouri.
Details to follow.
May 16th. Fords Unlimited night at the River City Rascals. Details to follow. We will be able to drive our cars around the infield.
Club event.
May 21st-23rd. Blue Oval Rally. Held in Hermann, Missouri. InfoMidwestBlueOval.Club
May 22nd-24th. Mid-America Street Rod Nationals. Held at the
Ozark Empire Fairgrounds, Springfield, MO.
June 6th. The Mustang Club of St. Louis all Ford show. No other
information available.
June 6th. 6th Annual show for the benefit of Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital. Hosted by the Coachmen Car Club of St.
Louis. 3 awards in each of 20 classes. Located at 11365 Dorsett
Road (just West of Lindbergh), Maryland Heights, MO. 8:00AM 4:00PM (rain or shine). Info www.stlouiscoachmen.com or http://
www.rankenjordan.org or 636-461-0122.
June 20th-28th. Hemmings Motor News Great Race that will
start in Kirkwood, Missouri. Details to follow.
July 26th. Fords Unlimited 29th annual all Ford Show to be held
at J.S. MacDonnell Park in St. Louis County, Missouri.
August 9th. 5th annual Show Off Car Show. Open to all cars,
trucks, and motorcycles. No location posted as of yet but it is
normally at the Machinists' Hall in Bridgeton. Info 636-492-1750.
2/15
Fords Unlimited Car Show Sponsor
675 Dunn Rd. Hazelwood, MO 314-731-1222
November 5th. Automotive Swap meet held at the Belle-Clair
Fairgrounds. Info 217-491-8822.
Matt Birkenmeier
Sales [email protected]
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“Thank You and Here’s My Address…”
314-892-2600
314-892-2257 Fax
1-888-SINCLAIR
7466 S. Lindbergh at Lemay Ferry, St. Louis, MO 63125
Our monthly membership meetings
are held on the 2nd Wednesday of
each month except January at
Sports Cafe, 3579 Pennridge Drive,
Bridgeton, MO 63044. Their phone
numbers is (314) 298-1631. Please call Sports
Cafe to check on weather related meeting cancellations.
Our board of directors meetings are held the first Wednesday of
each month at Sybergs which is located at the NE corner of Highway
270 and Dorsett Road. Check with any board
member on weather related cancellations. All
meetings start at 7 pm.
6/15
Central Securities
Investments, Securities, Construction
James Michael Carey
Wentzville, Missouri
636-795-0077
[email protected]
4/16
Fords Unlimited Car Show Sponsor
SINCE 1925
Service
Hours
Mon.-Fri.
7am-8pm
PHONE
636-9466611
February 4th
Board of Directors Meeting
@ Sybergs-7 pm
February 11th
Membership Meeting
@ Sports Café-7 am
2727 West Clay Street, St. Charles, MO 63301
Fords Unlimited Car Show Sponsor
February 28th
Gateway Classic Cars Tour
Meet at Visitation Academy at
8:30 am
Gravois Auto Radiator is St.
Louis only radiator repair and
distribution center all under one
roof. We can restore your original radiator so you can keep the
OEM stamping & logos. We also
restore gas tanks, heater cores
& a/c condensers. We have been in business for over three generations and are currently located at 4040 Gravois.
Phone 314-776-6677—[email protected]
Our hours of operations are Monday thru Friday 7:30 to
5:00 and Saturday 8:00 to 12:00.
Joe Vander Pluym-Club Member
2/15
2/16
Remember, Gateway Classic Cars Tour, February 28th