June 2015 - Fords Unlimited Car Club

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE FORDS UNLIMITED CAR CLUB
June 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
O
ur club will be part of a Ford display at Sinclair Ford that will
be held on June 27th. Sinclair is our major sponsor
and we need as many members rides in attendance as we can get. Club member, Ron Schodroski is our contact to Sinclair and would appreciate the help of our members to fill the lot. The
event will benefit The BackStoppers. We will meet
at Sinclair after 9 am. We will have more details
available at our board and membership meetings
this month. This is a club event for points.
he Mustang Club of St. Louis will hold
their all Ford show that will be held at the
Museum of Transportation on June 6th.
We have outgrown the parking lot at Sugar
Creek Park so we have changed our meeting
location. We will now meet at the Des Peres
medical complex which will be the first right after
you exit Highway 270 to Dougherty Ferry Road.
The street name is Highland. There is an Emergency Room sign at the entrance. We will be
meeting at 9 am and we will be leaving at 9:15
am. If you prefer, you can go directly to the
show. This is a club event.
T
he 7th Annual Spirit of
the
Midwest
Rides
for
Guides Car Show
will be held at the
Machinist’s Hall located at 12365 St. Charles Rock Road in
Bridgeton. The June 28th show benefits Guide
Dogs of America. No caravan for this show as
we will meet at the show location. . Club member Burt Pennington would appreciate your support. This is a club event.
A
he Federal Mogul car cruise will be held at
their facility located at 3186 Riverport
Tech Center in Maryland Heights. Many of
our members attended last year. It offers a display of their facility and a car display. There is no
charge for this event. Dan Kelly noted that they
had some very nice attendance prizes last year.
The event will be held on Friday, June 12th from
4 to 8 pm. Food and drink will be available. If
you would like more information, please contact
Dan. This is not a club event.
lthough not a club event,
many of our members
plan on attending the
Charity Rod Run to be held
in Wentzville on Friday, June 5th. The event will
be held from 6 to 9 pm. There is a required donation of $10 to benefit the City of Wentzville
D.A.R.E program. The main road is closed but
open to all registered vehicles. You can cruise
as you please or park and watch cars and trucks
of all variety.
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W
e had a situation
where three different
events
that we normally attend,
all happened on the same
day. The Classics on
Wheels car show was
held on May 2nd. For the
past couple of years, the
show was held in the fall.
This year it was moved
back to May which happened to be the same
weekend as Valley of
Flowers
show
in
Florissant and the Shelbyfest held in Jeff City, so
our members were all at
different shows. Neverthe-less, we did have a
good turn out in Elsberry
with 19 of our member
cars in attendance. Five
of our members took
home a trophy and Scott
Lewis took the “Best of
Show” award. We also
got to see a Kenny
Simms burnout. Thanks
to Mike McCallister for the
donuts. It was a great day
for a car show at all three
events.
BEST
OF
SHOW
June 2015
n Saturday, Aug. 22nd and Aug. 23rd, the
club will be making an overnight trip to
Jefferson City. We will leave at 7:30
a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22nd. We will caravan to
Jeff City at a location that will be posted next
month. The club has a special hotel rate set up
at the Capitol Plaza Hotel. It is $74.00 per suite
per night. The suite includes a king size bed and
pull out couch. They will also honor this rate if
you want a room with two double beds and/or if
someone wants come down early on Friday
night or stay thru Sunday night. The price also
includes complimentary breakfast for 2 on Sunday.
The hotel offers an indoor pool and fitness
center, and covered parking in a 4 level garage. Once we get an estimated number of cars,
they will block off parking for us in the garage.
To make reservations call 800-338-8088 and tell
them your with Fords Unlimited to get the special
rate. Right now we have 20 rooms blocked for
us. They are asking that we try to book before
July 23, when it gets closer to that time, we will
adjust the number of rooms that they are holding
for us.
Right now we have walking tour scheduled for the Missouri State Capitol Building at
2:00 on Saturday, Aug. 22nd, in the afternoon. The tour of the Capitol is free. We will
need to arrive about 1:45. This is a walking tour
and will include stairs, however there is an elevator available. After the tour, there is an on-site
Missouri History Museum that will walk thru. We
will go to dinner as a group, however those details have not been worked out.
On Sunday morning, we have a 10:00
a.m. tour of the Missouri State Penitentiary, also
known as “Alcatraz of the Midwest”,
booked. There is a $13 charge and a waiver
that must be signed for the tour. We will need to
arrive about 10 minutes early. Parking is on the
Street, but it should not be a problem, as we are
the first tour of the day. The tour would enter
the upper yard through the front entrance. The
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steel gate will clank behind us just like we were
inmates entering the prison. We will tour the upper yard, then take a seat in the oldest housing
unit from 1868. We will hear history and interesting stories of the inmates, tour the underground dungeon cells (optional of course), tour
the cells and then walk back to our vehicles. Then drive around the block to the lower
yard to the back of the property to tour the gas
chamber and hear more history. Since the property was built in 1836, this tour is not suitable for
wheelchairs, crutches or walkers. Many people
have gone on the tour with canes without a problem. Cameras are welcome, wear comfortable
shoes (no sandals, please). If it is raining, bring
umbrellas. If paying by check make it payable
to: Jeff City CVB or have correct change cash.
Please note: they do NOT bring a bag of money
to make change.
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A little rain didn’t stop our night
at the Rascals game to benefit The BackStoppers, held
on May 16th at the T.R. Hughes Ballpark in O’Fallon, Missouri. We were
not able to drive our cars around the field but Josh Johnson did throw out
the first pitch. We thank Dan Kelly for all the work that he
put into this successful fundraiser.
Paula Goodrich turned in these photo’s taken at the
very successful Shelbyfest held in Jefferson City.
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A
s at our Rascals game, the
weather forecast was not
good for the Salute to the
Troops car show held on May 17th at
the VFW Hall in O’Fallon Missouri.
Club members Scott and Lynette
Lewis host the show and members
Kenny and Gwen Simms, Mark and
Sandy Carey and Bart McNail helped with parking and registration. The show was held
to support veterans needs. Due to the uneasy forecast, the turnout was small this year
but our club supported with 16 members cars and trucks in attendance. Other than a
few sparse raindrops, the day stayed dry and we were heading home at 1 pm.
(indicates that the car won a trophy)
Terry Koch
Burt Pennington
Scott Lewis
Bill Giese
Mark Carey
Bill Bauer
Steve Hendricks
Jack Greiwe
Lynette Lewis
Mike McCallister
Bart McNail
Ron Schodroski
John Sullivan
Jake Turnipseed
Josh Johnson
Bob Layton
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.
Submitted by Gwen Simms
n April 12,
2015
my
2003 Explorer
rolled over to 400,000
miles. It has a 4.0 V6
engine with automatic
transmission, 4 wheel
drive. We bought it in Oct. 2003 It has the original engine and transmission. There has been no
work done to either. All we have done is the necessary maintenance and a lot of tires. We have
definitely gotten our monies worth and it just
goes to show that with regular maintenance they
can go a long way. As I write this I have already
put another 1000 miles on it.
O
A
fter years
of storing
car show items at various different locations,
we finally bit the bullet and
have rented a small storage locker. We now
have a central location to store our BBQ pits,
coolers, tents and so on. We thank Dan Kelly for
setting this up for our club.
S
ome of our members represented our club at the Valley of
Flowers parade held on May
3rd. Dan Kelly turned in this information. “Attending were myself with a car
load of grand kids, Jerry Grimmer with
his son Greg and grand kids, John
Sullivan with Mark Carey as his copilot, Jake Turnipseed and his daughter, Josh and Mom, and last but not
least was Ed and Julie Mauzy and
kids with his big blue Raptor with the
large flags and bubble machines in
the bed. He added another bubble
machine this year as the older one
wasn't producing enough bubbles!”
L
ike the a speeding freight train, our show
is coming upon us at a fast rate. At our
May 20th car show meeting there was
plenty to discuss. Show chairman, Jim Biermann, addressed many of items that needed to
be address now.
Dan Kelly brought a plaque example that
was approved by the board of directors. We
have ordered the plaques and we should be in
good shape on this.
Jim has been working on the car show
shirts and we may go to a colored shirt this year.
Last year, we ordered 72 and sold out so this will
be addressed this year. Get yours early.
The final show flyer was approved and we
should have flyers by the board of directors
meeting, if not, at our membership meeting this
month.
What we need now is the commitment
from our members to be available to fill all of the
needed spots at the show. We need people
parking cars, working concessions, counting ballots and the many other jobs that have to be
done. This is the day that you bring your car and
probably won’t see it again until you go home.
For our club, this is a work event and we need
all hands available to be successful.
June 2015
1.-Bob Layton
225
2. Ken Farrar
195
3. Bill Giese
190
4. Bart McNail
185
5. Jack Greiwe
180
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6. Jim Biermann
175
7. Ron Schodroski
165
8. Mark Carey
160
9. Cindy Ahrens
155
10. John Sullivan
135
A
bove are the points standings as of the
May membership meeting. This does not
include the show sponsorship points.
Our 50-50 winner at our May meeting was
Dave Smith. Dave took home a cool $47.
June 3rd
Board of Directors Meeting
@ SybergsSybergs-7 pm.
June 6th
MCSTL Car Show.
Meet at Des Peres Hosp.Hosp.-9 am.
June 10th
Membership Meeting
@ Sports CaféCafé-7 pm.
June 1717-21st
Mid America Shelby Meet
June 27th
Sinclair Cruise
Meet at Sinclair FordFord-9 am.
June 28th
Rides For Guides Car Show
Meet @ Machinist Hall
Mark Carey Jr.
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June 2015
Any quantity ok. Jack @ 314-703-7053.
For Sale. 1965 Mercury Monterey Breezeway. 390, auto, air,
back power window. Car is untouched and complete. Body is
straight, some surface rust. Dayna 636-394-4043-cell, 636-2361406.
For Sale. 1961 Falcon Futura. Two door. Light blue exterior with
white roof and blue interior. Bucket seats with console. 170c.i. 6
cyl with Ford-o-Matic trans. Car is pure stock with 57,000 miles
and is in excellent condition. Asking $10,000. Contact Dan Kelly
at 314-276-2288 or [email protected]
For Sale. 2003 Mustang GT auto – excellent condition – meticulous maintenance by Ford – all records – 106k miles – everything
works – Ford MACH 1000 sound system – moon roof no leaks –
chrome wheels –dark red metal flake w/clear coat – grey interiorgreat show car. Asking $7,500 Contact Paula at 636-625-1064
or leave message.
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.
For Sale. 57 Ford Parts. 1 headlight door. 2 S/S vent window
rain gutters. 57-58 2dr. Station wagon parts. Rear upper tail gate
S/S trim. Neutral/park reverse safety switch, still works. Left and
right ranch wagon rear fender script. 46-48 Ford Car. 2S/S headlight trim w/2 groves. Left and right interior door window trim.
Removable fron floor board. Back seat bottom and back rest.
Want to buy. 46-48 S/S rear window trim. Jim @314-640-7321.
For Sale. Set of GT40P Smallblock heads. Exhaust port
matched. $125. Tall set of Trickflow valve covers. Black Powercoated with red lettering. $115. Gary @ 636-575-3376.
For Sale. 1970 Mustang parts. 351 Cleveland 2bbl intake with
carb; Billet or running Pony Gas caps; OEM Hi/Low horns; OEM
backup lights; OEM L/R rear marker assemblies; OEM rear deck
honeycomb panel; OEM padded dash with dash cover for A/C
car; OEM 2 14x6 Magnum wheels; OEM 2 14x7 Magnum wheels
with P240/60; New Scott Drake Monet Carlo bar (never installed);
New Scott Drake door switches for interior lights; OEM front turn
signals; 2 left hand remote sport mirrors; OEM L/R 1970 tail light
bezels; OEM heard light doors; OEM L/R kick panel vents; Grant
steering wheel; R/H OEM arm rest (1970). 314-705-9501
or [email protected]
Culver’s Car Cruise. Every 2nd and 4th Saturday from
May through October. 5 to 10 pm. 123 Richardson Crossing, Arnold, MO. Info 636-467-9955.
Memories Cruise Nights. 1st Friday of the month, April
through October. Faith Church, 13001 Gravois, sunset
Hills, MO. The will be collecting canned good for the
church.
Gateway Ford-Mercury car club cruises. Held at
Culver's south county location 4140 Rusty Road off south
Lindbergh by Costco. Every third Saturday of the month
April-September 5 PM- until dark the dates are 4/18, 5/16,
6/20, 7/18, 8/15, 9/19. Music, attendance prizes, 50/50
drawing, food at Culver's, all cars welcome trophy
awarded by Culver's manager. Rain date is following Sat.
JJ’s of St. Charles cruise nights. April 11th, May 9th,
June 13th, July 11th, August 8th, September 12th, and
October 10th. Info 636-946-3500.
June 5th. Wentzville Rod Run to benefit DARE. Not a club event
buy many of our members will participate in this easy going night.
$10 donation to D.A.R.E. Held 6-9 pm.
June 6th. The Mustang Club of St. Louis all Ford show. We will
meet at 9 am and we will be leaving at 9:15 pm. Meeting location
info is listed on page 1 of this newsletter. Club event.
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 6th. 2nd annual Texas Roadhouse car show. 10:30 to 3:30
pm. No entry fee. Free appetizer for show entries. Top 3 awards.
Rain date, June 13th. Located at 1220 S. Kirkwood Road. Info
314-822-0800.
June 6th. Florissant General Baptist Church Car Show. $10 registration but free food is included. Located at 360 Graham Road
in Florissant, Missouri. Info 314-825-6035.
June 8, Monday. Hot Rod Power Tour Stops at Gateway Motorsports Park, Noon till 6pm. Info: http://www.hotrod.com/events/
hot-rod-power-tour/2014/hot-rod-power-tour-2015-dates-locations
-registration-and-faq/ Stops at Gateway Motorsports Park, Madison, Illinois.
June 12th (Friday). Federal-Mogul Technician Academy Car
Central Securities
Parts Wanted. T5 bellhousing & T5 shifter. Also ‘69 Mercury
Marauder wheels. Gary @ 636-575-3376.
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.
Investments, Securities, Construction
James Michael Carey
Wentzville, Missouri
636-795-0077
[email protected]
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and Bike show and Dyno day. Free admission. 4-9 pm. Facility
tours, attendance prizes. Proceeds go the Every Child’s Hope.
Located at 3168 Riverport Tech Center Drive, Maryland Heights,
MO. 63043. Info 314-977-0475.
June 13th. Cruise for Health sponsored by Mo Bap in Sullivan.
Poker run from Washington to Sullivan. Info 573-468-2600.
June 17th-21st. 41st annual Mid America Ford and Shelby Nationals to be held at Tulsa Oklahoma. Club event.
June 20th. 11th annual Hazelwood Baptist Car Show. 9am-5pm.
Held at 6161 Howdershell, Hazelwood, MO. 314-731-2244.
June 20th-28th. Hemmings Motor News Great Race that will
start in Kirkwood, Missouri.
June 21st. Fathers Day Car Show held at the Element Church
located at 100 Mall Parkway (old Belz Mall). Free donuts and
coffee. Cars must arrive between 8:30 and 8:45 am (?). Info 636332-9010.
June 21st. Fathers Day car show hosted by the Horseless Carriage Club of MO to be held at the Museum of Transportation. 11
to 3:30 pm. Info Ruth at 314-615-8212.
June 27th. All Ford Cruise at Dave Sinclair Ford to benefit The
BackStoppers. Club members to meet after 9am. Cruise will end
at 3:30 pm. Club event.
June 28th. 7th annual Midwest Rides for Guides car show. Held
at the Machinist Hall on St. Charles Rock Road. Registration 8nnon. Judging starts at noon. Awards approximately 2:30 pm.
$20 to show, $10 for display only. Club event
July 5th. Patriots in the Park car show to be held at Wilson Park.
in Granite City, IL. Club event.
July 5th. St. Alban roe K of C car & bike show to benefit the St.
Louis VA Medical Center Fisher House. Show held at Wildwood
Town Center Plaza, Wildwood, MO. Info 636-458-6047.
July 18th. 38th annual Mustang and all Ford car show sponsored by the Southern Illinois Mustang Association. Homer Adams Parkway, Alby St., Alton, IL. Info 618-975-1707.
July 18th. Afton Parents Club car show. $20 preregistration, $24
day of show. Benefits the Thomas Boley Fund. Held at Affton
High School, 8309 Mackenzie Road. Info 314-971-5329.
July 25th. Fords Unlimited pre-show BBQ. We will register our
cars and do final show set-up. We will meet at McDonnell Park at
5 pm. Club will supply the burgers and members should bring a
covered dish or desert and their own drinks. Club event.
July 26th. Fords Unlimited 29th annual all Ford Show to be held
at J.S. MacDonnell Park in St. Louis County, Missouri.
August 1st. Show-Me Stampede, Mustang & all Ford show to be
held at Pundmann Ford in St. Charles. Meet at the Lowe’s located at Hwy. 70 and Zumbehl Road at 8:45am. Club event.
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.
August 7th. Wentzville Rod Run.
August 9th. KlasAct Corvette Club Annual all vehicle car show.
Show held at Pur Performance, 3725 Harry S. Truman Blvd, St.
Charles, MO. Info 314-550-1939.
August 9th. 5th annual Show Off Car Show. Open to all cars,
trucks, and motorcycles. Held at the Machinists' Hall in Bridgeton. Info 636-492-1750.
August 16th. 24 annual D.A.R.E. benefit car show held at Edwardsville High School in Edwardsville, IL. Info 618-910-3087.
August 22nd-23rd. Fords Unlimited trip to Jefferson City for a
tour of the State Capitol building and the former state prison. Info
listed on page 3 of this newsletter. Club event.
September 5th. O'Fallon Elks Lodge 2587, 6th Annual Classic
Car & Motorcycle Show. Register 9am till Noon. Entry Fee $15,
Display $10. Dash Plaques 1st 60 participants. Attendance
Prizes. Trophies 1st & 2nd Place. 7 Classes. 50/50 Drawing.
Benefit Wounded Warriors Military Color Guard Vietnam Veterans Marine Corps League St. Charles Mo at Colors info: (636)
219-0847 Directions: Off 1-70 West to T.R. Hughs, North to Tom
Guinevere, Right to Fort Zumwalt High School. O’Fallon, MO.
September 13th. Wheels In Motion Car Show. Presented by
First Capitol Classics Auto Club. Registration fee $20, 9am till
noon. Dash Plaques 1st 150. All proceeds to National Children's
Cancer Society. Model T Assembly. Info 314-878-0534. Located
at Westport Plaza Parking Lot near I-270 and Page Ave. Maryland Heights, MO. Club event.
September 13th. SCC Cougar Car Show. Info: (636) 922-8233
or email. Held at 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, (Red Parking lot at
south entrance, (close to St. Peters). Cottleville, MO.
September 20th. Shiners' benefit car show held at the Moolah
Shrine Center located at 12545 Fee Fee Road, 63146. Info [email protected] or 314-413-2966.
October 10th. Classic Carfest to benefit Leighton’s Legion. To
be held at EPC in St. Charles, located at Hwy 70 and Cave
Springs Blvd. Go north on Truman Blvd. We will help judge this
show. Info 636-443-1999. Club event.
Connie & John Luczak
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