2010-01 PE - Vintage Mustang Owners Association

The Pony Express
The Monthly Newsletter of the
Vintage Mustang Owners Association
January 2010
Featured Car of the Month
Collier & Laurie Granberry’s 1969 Mustang Grande
Next VMOA Meeting:
No Meeting This Month at Sunnyvale Ford!
Friday, Febuary 5th, 7:30 pm At Sunnyvale Ford , 650 East El Camino Real , Sunnyvale, CA
Between Remington Ave / Fair Oaks Ave and Wolfe Road. Meetings are on the first Friday of the month.
Inside:
Car of the Month , Calendar of Events , General Club Information, Instalation Dinner Information
Christmas Party Pictures , Past Events , Membership Renewal Form , and More....
Volume 33 Issue 6
January 2010
2010 VMOA Officers And Volunteers
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Past President
Board Members
Steve Chapman
Robert Wilson
John O’Toole
Walt Boeninger
Ken Mannina
Sally O'Toole
Rod Davison
John Cortez
Geno Brickey
Craig Bauer
Editor
John Cortez
Events Coordinator Chuck Brown
Parades
Don Arnaudo
MCA Representative Phil Deardorf
Car Show
Myron Moreno
Rick Pickering
Craig Bauer
Webmaster
Walt Boeninger
Greeter
Sally O’Toole
Raffle
Louise Gibino
Mike Riccardi
Photographer
John Cortez
Merchandiser
Jenny Jump
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MCA Mustang Club of America
"Get more from your Mustang"
As a member of VMOA (an MCA regional club), you should
really consider membership in our national organization.
The monthly magazine, MUSTANG TIMES, is an outstanding
publication. They cover the full range of information from the
national offices and staff, current events, future events, individual
cars, technical subjects, cars and parts for sale and more. Please
see me at our meetings or contact me at 408-356-7421 to join
Phil Deardorf , MCA Chairperson
Parades and Displays Of Mustangs
If you hear of a group lookingfor Mustangs for their parades or
other events, please contact Don Arnaudo
Parades Chairman at [email protected]
Get your VMOA name Badges!
[email protected]
Next Board Meeting
When: January 26th (Always 2 Tuesdays before the monthly meeting)
Time: 7:00 pm
Where: Holder's Country Inn, 1424 Saratoga Ave.,
San Jose, CA 95129 408.378.6022.
Note to our Members:
If you are not able to attend our Monthly meetings or a Board
meeting, there are still ways to participate! If you have feedback or just
want to volunteer some time, contact one of your club officers or
volunteers.They will point you in the right direction.
Everyone is welcome to attend & give input!
About The Vintage Mustang Owners Association
The Vintage Mustang Owners Association (VMOA) was founded in
August, 1977 to provide a focal point for Mustang owners who wished
to further their enjoyment of ownership. The club was originally
dedicated to the restoration and preservation of only the 1965 and
1966 Mustangs, but now welcomes all Mustangs up to and including
the current model year of production. Your interest in Mustangs is the
most important thing, not the condition of your car or the fact that you
may not even own a Mustang yet. Club members keep current on the
latest Mustang information and participate in numerous fun events all
year.
The Pony Express
The Pony Express is the official publication of the Vintage Mustang
Owners Association. It is published for the exclusive use of its members. Please send information and articles to:
[email protected] Information and articles to appear in the
Pony Express must be received by the 22nd of the month in order to
be in the next newsletter. Articles: Members are encouraged to submit
articles for inclusion in the newsletter. Tell us how you found your car
or it found you! Send in Tech Articles or Tips and Tricks that make life
easier for you and your car. Ads: Want ads and For Sale ads can be
submitted at the monthly meeting or by writing to the editor. Free for
members! Others at Editor’s discretion.
You may order your VMOA name badges for $7.00 , or $10.00 for
the New Magentic Style at the monthly meeting or by contacting
our Vice President and membership chairperson,
at [email protected]
Did you know... ? When you wear your badge to the meeting, you
automatically get one FREE Raffle ticket when you go see Mike
Riccardi or Louise Gibino at the raffle table. When we attend
mustang events it helps if you wear your badge so others can
know who is from VMOA. It also helps the new people in our club
to get to know the names and faces.
Car Of The Month Sign Up
2010 SCHEDULE:
Jan : Collier & Laurie Granberry , Feb : John & Sally O’Toole
March: , April : All Open
May : Geno Brickey
June : , July : , Aug : , Sept : , Oct : , Nov : , Dec : All Open
Please Sign up and Send in a story about your Mustang , the
Mustang you once had or your love of Mustangs
NOTE: There will be a sign up sheet at the monthly meeting or
if you can’t make the meeting, tell the Editor that you are
interested. On the day of the club meeting, your feature car needs
to be parked in the front at 7:00 pm.
NOTE: If an emergency comes up and you can’tdo the month
you signed up for, please arrange for someone else to take your
place! It is your responsibility to be there or contact one of the
others to take that slot. Be sure to tell the Editor in case things are
being planned around that year of car for that issue. We might
have a backup for you.
If you have extra articles or information about your year of
car or stories surrounding it that might be of general interest to
the members, please include that info so the editor can use it.
Email all info to:
[email protected]
by the 20th of the month prior to your car being
the Featured Car:
And Thanks
To everyone who contributed items for this months issue of the Pony Express And our host SUNNYVALE FORD
From The Presidents Desk
Presidents Letter January 2010
Well now that 2009 is finally gone, I for one am
happy to see it go. Business and the economy has been
one of the worst I have seen in a long time. But I am
looking forward to a brighter future. I see this club
getting involved in more events and activities.
With the Executive Board and Board of Directors that
has been elected for 2010 I see this club having good
guidance down the road. I would like to thank out
going Board Members, Neal Hasheider, and Jeremy
Bligh for their time and dedication to this club, all
there help is appreciated, Thank you. And I would like
to welcome two new Board Members, Sally O’Toole
and Rod Davison, I look forward to working with both
of you.
The New Year will also throw this club some
challenging events for us to tackle. We have been
invited to have some club member’s cars displayed at
Tiffany Ford in Hollister, Ca. for their 100th Anniversary. Ford will be helping Tiffany Ford celebrate this
event. We will also be having a tech session in their
service center. More info about this event, the closer
we get to March.
We also have three new Car show Chairman,
Myron Moreno, Rick Pickering and Craig Bauer. I am
looking forward to working with these three gentlemen. I see another great year for OUR car show. This
will be our 32nd Annual show. I would also like to
thank Neal Hasheider and Tom Hasesberg without
these two Gentlemen our Car show would not be were
it is today, a successful event.
This club will also be doing its part in the GREEN
department in 2010. We are trying to change over to
the Electronic age. Which means that all communications and print media will be emailed. This saves us
money and trees. We are still printing some 50 to 60
issues of the Pony Express. And we only have 75 or
more Members. So we need to break our habit of
having a printed copy in our hands, this will save a lot
of trees and our Money. The best thing about having
the newsletter emailed is all the photos are in Digital
color. So think about converting over to electronic
Newsletter for 2010.
I would also like to remind everyone that January is time to
Renew your Membership. You can do everything on line
now. At our Club web site you can download an application
for membership so you can snail mail your check to Walt, or
you can use Pay Pal that only takes about 3 Minutes to do.
And it’s a very secure process.
There will NOT be a January General meeting because it
falls on the 1st so we will have a small meeting at the installation dinner which in on the 16th.
Happy New Year
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED
STEVE CHAPMAN, PRESIDENT VMOA
From The Editors Desk
Members if you have been to any events that I have
not been able to attend, I would really appecreate it if you
could send a few photos and maybe an Article for publishing them in the newsletter and also to our club
website And Remember to wear your name badges and
Club Shirts to meeting and events.
John Cortez , Editor
Birthday Greetings to those in January
Pam Ailes
Joan Eckert
Joe Goulart
Chuck Brown
Daniel Burns
Geno Brickey
Janeen Pratt
Joe Freitas
Cathy Duprey
Joe Silva
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If we don’t have your birthdate yet
(month,day) and you would like to be included in the birthday
greetings, please send your info to the
editor. Every month now (just for fun), we will print
Birthday Greetings to those club members who provide us with their
name, month, and day of birth. There are already several club
members who have discovered that not only do they share a love for
Mustangs, but they also share the same birthday!
VMOA Monthly Meeting and Board Meeting Minutes
Meeting:
Board of Directors Date: December 22, 2009
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Location: Holder’s Country Inn
On Behalf of the Club,
Meeting called to order by President Steve Chapman at
The Vintage Mustang Owners Association would like to
7:40pm
extend our condolences to Pauline Maciel for the loss
Present: Officers: President Steve Chapman, VP Robert Wilson,
of her father , George Maciel.
Treasurer Walt Boeninger, Secty, John O’Toole, Past President,
We
are
grateful
that Pauline’s Red 1965 Mustang Fastback
Ken Mannina, and Board Members John Cortez, Sally O’toole
was Car of the Month for George to see it before his passing.
Also Present: Jennifer Chapman, Jenny Jump, Al Thomas, Phil
Deardorf and Neal Hasheider
We understand George was a FORD Enthusiast
1. Neal reported that the Appreciation Plaque for Sunnyvale
Ford will be ready for presentation at the February general
meeting. Steve will contact SVF to make sure that either Steve
Fuentez, Pres. or Barry Johnson, sales manager will be present
to accept the award.
2. Steve reminded everyone that there will be no general
meeting in January since the 1st Friday is New Year’s day. Steve
will get out an email notice.
3. The Installation Dinner will be 1/16/2010 at 6:30 pm at
Maria Illena’s Restaurant in Alviso. The cost per person has not
yet been set but it is believed that it will be $10 per person.
4. Club merchandise on the website was discussed. Online
payment still needs to be set up and a down loadable order form
needs to be set up. Walt and Al are hopeful that this will be done
by February.
5. The VMOA folding tables will now be stored at the
NorcalSaac Clubhouse.
6. John C. still needs cars for car of the month. For 2010 the
months of Jan, Feb and May are covered. It was also noted that
Rick Pickering (Nov) and Pauline Maciel (Dec) did not get a
chance to speak about their cars at those meetings. They will be
asked to comment at upcoming meetings as time allows.
7. Steve reminded all of the April Tech session at Tyffany
Ford, Hollister in April to help celebrate their 100th anniversary.
The plan is to show the differences between two 67 Mustangs;
one a race car (Walt) and an original stock car (Volunteer
needed).
8. Steve reported that membership renewals for 2010 are
ahead of last year. Last due date to renew before being dropped
from the mailing list is Feb 28th.
9. Walt submitted his Treasurer’s report for 2009.Ending cash
is approximately $11,000 and cash received exceeded expenditures by $2,836.
10. It was suggested that club develop a color, single page, 3
fold brochure t5o be available to prospective and new members.
The brochure will include photos, info about the club and an
application form. It is planned to have the brochure available at
the 2010 car show. Sally volunteered to look into the design.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned
by Steve Chapman at 8:35pm..
Respectfully submitted,
John J. O’Toole, Secretary
"For Sale"
1968-1970 Mustang/Shelby/Boss die-cast 1:18 scale
models. 9 cars including fastbacks & convertibles.
By Ertl & Amer Muscle. Never out of the boxes.
$150. Questions/details, Bill (408) 377-4169.
2009 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
DATE
EVENT
LOCATION/INFO
Jan 1
VMOA Club Meeting------ No Meeting Due to Holiday ! -------------------------------------Sunnyvale Ford
Jan 7-10 San Jose International Auto Show---www.motortrendautoshows.com/McEnery Convention Center/San Jose
Jan 16 VMOA Installation Dinner------------------------------------------------------Maria Elena's Restaurant, Alviso
Jan 26 VMOA Board Meeting------------------------------------Holder's Country Inn,1424 Saratoga Ave,San Jose
Jan 29-31 Grand National Roadster Show-----------------------http://www.rodshows.com/Fairplex in Pomona,CA
Jan 30-31 TURLOCK SWAP MEET------------------------------Stanislaw Fairgrounds,www.turlockswapmeet.com
Feb 5
VMOA Club Meeting----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sunnyvale Ford
Feb 19-21 The Sacramento Autorama---------------------------------------------------Cal Expo Sacramento, California
Feb 23
VMOA Board Meeting------------------------------------Holder's Country Inn,1424 Saratoga Ave,San Jose
Mar 5 VMOA Club Meeting----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sunnyvale Ford
Mar 23 VMOA Board Meeting------------------------------------Holder's Country Inn,1424 Saratoga Ave,San Jose
April 2
VMOA Club Meeting-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunnyvale Ford
April TBD VMOA Tech Session-----------------------------------------------------------------------Tiffany Ford - Hollister
April 24
Mustangs Plus April 2010 Car Show -----------------------------------------------------------------Stockton, Ca
April 25 Dream Machines Show -------------------------------------------------------------Half Moon Bay Airport - CA
April 27
Board of Directors Meeting-----------------------------------------------------------------Holder's Country Inn
June 19
33th Annual VMOA Car Show----------------------------------------------De Anza College - Cupertino, CA
More Car Show and Event Details
VMOA Event Details
VMOA Installation dinner
at Maria Elena's Restaurant
1450 Gold Street in Alviso (408) 946-5336
Saturday January 16th @ 6:30 PM
Buffet Dinner includes soft drinks , No Host Bar
Cost : $10.00 per person , RSVP by January 14th
Pay at door , RSVP to Steve or Jennier Chapman
[email protected] or (408) 378-5409
See the map to your left for location
Future Plans for VMOA Fun!!!
Be sure to send your event info to [email protected] if you
want it in the newsletter. Remember to send it in early, by the 15th of the
month prior to your event. Subsequent updates can be made once the
layout is complete. Volunteer to organize an event! Big or Small, Short
or Long. Have an idea?
Contact Chuck Brown, the Event Calendar Coordinator:
[email protected]
TURLOCK SWAP MEET . In 2010, the Swap Meet will take
place January 30/31, 2010. The hours of operation are Saturday, 7
AM to 5 PM and Sunday, 7 AM to 3 PM. Admission is $5.00 at the
gate, children 12 and under are free when accompanied by an
adult. http://www.turlockswapmeet.com/
----------------------------Grand National Roadster Show January 29, 2010 - January 31,
2010 The GNRS is now in its 61st year. Once known as the
Oakland Roadster Show, it is the longest running indoor car show
in the world! Produced at the Fairplex in Pomona for the 7th
consecutive year. Over 500 show vehicles will compete for awards
inside all of the Fairplex buildings. Another 400-800 vehicles will
join the event Saturday & Sunday for the GNRS Drive In parked
in between the buildings and walkways. See cars owned by rock
stars James Hetfield of Metallica built by Rick Door. Live Music
all three days inside Bld 10 and on our outside courtyard stage on
Saturday and Sunday outside in the center courtyard. The GNRS
Awards Ceremony starts at 4:00pm on Sunday night where The
2010 America’s Most Beautiful Roadster will be crowned along
with many other awards. Ticket Prices $20.00 General Admission
(13 years and up) $10.00 Kids (6 – 12 years) 5 & under Free
http://www.oldride.com/events/3428208.html
Weekly Local Events
Ongoing Events - Looking for something to do?
GRAFFITI Nites (during the spring/summer):
BOSTON MARKET, 2006 El Camino Real, Santa Clara----------------------------------Every Wednesday 4-8pm March thru Oct
BIG DOG’S GRILL, 1401 Foxworthy Ave, San Jose------------------------------------------Every Tuesday, possibly Thursday too
CITY DINNER, Blossom Rd, San Jose 5:30-8:30pm ----------------------------Last Wednesday of the month] (408) 269-5490
JERSEY JOE’S, El Camino Real, San Carlos 6-8:30pm--------------------------------3rd Wednesday of the month 650-368-8212
FOSTER FREEZE, 78 Serra Way, Milpitas 6:00pm --------------------------------------------------------------Every Thursday Night
KOHLWEISS AUTO PARTS, Veterans Blvd, Redwood City -------------------------1st Wednesday of the month 650-368-8212
CALIFORNIA CRUISE NIGHTS--------------------------------------------http://www.centralvalleyclassics.com/cruisenights.html
Websites with TONS of events listed
GOLDEN GATE STREET MACHINES UNLIMITED------------------------------------http://www.ggsmu.com/Events/events.html
GRAFFITI NIGHTS--------------------------------------------------------------------http://www.letstalkevents.com/coming_events.htm
CALIFORNIA CAR CLUBS------------------------------------------------------------http://www.californiacarclubs.com/schedule.htm
ROCK N’ ROD---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------http://rocknrod.com/calstate
Featured Car of the Month
Collier & Laurie Granberry’s 1969 Mustang Grande
Happy New Year to all of our club members and Mustang enthusiast! The way this story goes, back in August 2009
I’m driving out in the country in Morgan Hill, navigating my way to a few Saturday morning estate sales. As I am
heading south on Hill Road, I stumbled across an old Mustang on a 5-acre ranch. The red paint caught my eye right
away. So I made a u-turn for a better look, and parked on a side road. I walked down the long driveway to introduce
myself to the owner, and inquire if the car was even for sale. It had appeared to have been parked outside, on their
property for many years. It looked tired and in need of some TLC.
As I approached the main house at the end of the driveway, I ran into the owner Clyde Cummings (retired), sitting
in a lawn chair with a glass of ice tea on a rather hot day on his front porch. I introduced myself, and as we got to
talking over the next hour, I found out that this was his wife Ethel’s car. Over the last 10 years, the car has just been
sitting out in the field. Years ago Ethel had bought a new mustang to replace her 1969 Pony. Clyde and Ethel.......
Featured Car of the Month
......... have been approached by many people making cash offers to buy the car outright. But they always said no to
everyone who approached them. It was just too hard to let it go. I made it known that for the right price, I wanted to
buy and restore the car to its original splendor. Clyde said it was up to his wife.
So we both walked over to the car for a closer inspection. It appeared that it had become a shrine to all of the
squirrels and gofers in the area. As we opened the hood to check our the engine, the plug wires had been eaten away
and there appeared to be hay everywhere within the engine bay. A true barn find. Amazingly enough, when we opened
the driver door, I was floored to discover that the original interior was very well preserved. The data plate, still intact in
the door, helped fill in some of the blanks. The DSO was 41 (Chicago). The car had blue and gold plates, so it must
have been in California since at least the mid 70s. The engine was a 302 2bl with a C-4 transmission. Also it had air
conditioning. The Grande also has the upgraded interior along with a wood grain dash and deluxe steering wheel.
Ethel bought the car in 1977 when they used to live in the city, from a San Francisco Policeman. He had purchased
it from a bankers wife, who most likely were the original owners that drove the car out from the Chicago area.
Before buying the car, my biggest fear was not knowing if it would even start and drive. Anyway, as I was just
about to leave their house, Ethel returned home from shopping and I was able to attempt to persuade her to think about
selling me her baby. She was very nice that day, but I could tell she was in no hurry to sell.
To make a long story short, I did buy the 1969 Mustang and it runs great. I think the biggest plus in this transaction
is that the car has only 86,000 original miles on it. It will take some time for a total restoration, but never the less, a lot
of fun to drive.
A true survivor.
Submitted by
Collier C Granberry
Past Events
Holiday Party , Toy Drive , Pot Luck and Gift Exchange
Road & Track
May 1965
Seat Belts $5.30 !
Here’s an offer for our club members
20% off Retail on Parts and 10% off Retail Labor Rates When asking for the parts discount have them reference Account # 197336 Parts
discount Excludes – Motorsport – Ford Accessories – Engine and Transmission Assemblies All new vehicle purchases at invoice price (except
for GT500’s) Thanks for the opportunity, Sales Manager Sunnyvale Ford 408-522-0261 www.fordautodirect.com
Performance Art
5755-B Rossi Lane Gilroy CA 95020
Phone: 408.848.6325 , Fax: 408.848.6349
www.performanceartonline.com
Email: [email protected]
Open Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm
Limited Saturday appointments available Closed Sunday
Kevin Patten/ General Manager
www.targettops.com
[email protected]
Advertising In The Pony Express
Business Card ad [Print and Web]: $48 year or $5 issue
1 Time or Year[Print/Web]1/4 Page $96 year or $10 issue
1/2 Page $192 year or $20 issue
Mail to: VMOA , P.O. Box 5772San Jose, CA 95150
Attn: Editor - Advertising
Artwork due on the 15th , one month prior to issue.
VMOA member Discounts
Businesses listed below offer a discount to VMOA
members. Please call ahead to find out the specifics.
INTEX Auto Parts cash and credit card only, NO CHECKS
- Mention Account Number 92289
- San Jose store 1432 Old Bayshore Hwy
San Jose, Ca, 95112
408 282-9888
Vintage Mustang Owner’s Association
New Membership / Renewal / Info Update Form
(Circle one of the above)
(Please print clearly or affix corrected mailing label)
Name: ________________________________
Spouse: _______________________________
Address: ______________________________
City, State: ____________________________
Zip: _____________
Phone(s): ______________________________
Email: ________________________________
Mustangs owned:
Yr: _____ Model:__________ Color: _______ VIN:_________________________
Yr: _____ Model:__________ Color: _______ VIN:_________________________
Do you wish to have your address and phone number listed in the annual roster? YES NO
Are you interested in participating in parades and car displays? YES NO
We acknowledge birthdays on a monthly basis in the newsletter.
Please list the Month & Day of your birth, if you wish to be included:
Name: ___________ Month _____ Day ____
Name: ___________ Month _____ Day ____
Renewal dues are $35. New memberships are prorated:
Joining Oct-May $45 (If joining in Oct/Nov/Dec, term is through Dec of following year)
Joining June-Sep $25 (Membership to end of current year)
Make checks payable to V.M.O.A. Total payment enclosed: $_______Date: _______
_____ Check here if this is just an information update for our files and no fees.
Bring this form to the meeting or mail to:
V.M.O.A.
Attn: Membership
P.O. Box 5772
San Jose, CA 95150
January is the Month for ...
Jan 1
VMOA Club Meeting
No Meeting Due to Holiday !
Jan 7-10 San Jose International Auto Show
Jan 16
VMOA Installation Dinner
Jan 26
VMOA Board Meeting
Jan 29-31 Grand National Roadster Show
Jan 30-31 TURLOCK SWAP MEET
Feb 5
VMOA Club Meeting
Don’t Miss the
VMOA
Installation
Dinner
Saturday Jan 16
at
Maria Elena's
Restaurant
in Alviso
http://www.VintageMustang.org
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San Jose , CA 95150
First Class Mail
VMOA club meetings are held on the
first Friday of the month 7:30pm
at
Sunnyvale Ford
650 East El Camino Real
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Between Remington Dr. / Fair Oaks Ave. and Wolfe Road
Map: http://tinyurl.com/bdknq
http://www.sunnyvaleford.com