October 2013 Crusiers Newsletter - Seaway Cruisers Classic Car

Seaway Cruisers
Classic Car Club
October 2013
News letter
From the President
John Miller III
Fall Cruise is back, Saturday, October 19th.
Linda Hurteau has put together all the details for a Fall Cruise, find the
information in the newsletter.
We will do the cruise and not a separate
meeting for October, not enough business at this time.
Some Cruisers enjoying the show at
Iroquois, Ontario
By the time you read this, the car shows will be done for another year
(my Tiger picked up 3 trophies this year.)
You will find a membership renewal form in this newsletter. We’d like to have
all dues paid by December, but you can do it now and get it done early.
It’s not too early to think about nominations for Officers and Board of Directors
for 2014. We’ll open nominations at the November meeting at the Ogdensburg
Moose Lodge.
Look at this little guy’s 2/3rd’s replica of
his Dad’s Model T
Contribute!
 Tell us about your classic
vehicle and include a photo
 Have an auto-related
question? A fellow member
may be able to answer
 Have an auto or auto-related
item you are looking for or up
for sale? Place a classified ad
 Share a story from the road—
hard luck story, trip highlights
Election of Officers and Board Members will be held at the Christmas party at
the Freight House Restaurant in Ogdensburg. Frank Howie has made all the
arrangements with 4 choices for dinner. More information in the November
newsletter.
Has anyone heard of valve cover racing?
Would anyone be interested in making
valve cover racers this winter?
If we
had at least 10 people interested, I think
it might be fun to take an old valve cover,
add four wheels and race them at the
Winter Rat Party in March 2014.
We can make rules and regulations that we all agree with, like it must have
“4 wheels” touching the ground, it must weigh less than 10 pounds, and we
can set length, width and height limits.
So, what do you think? Do you have an old valve cover and a skate board?
You could screw a valve cover to a skateboard, but I think the Cruisers can be
more creative than that. Let me know what you think.
Ans. from p. 4
Submission Deadlines:
October 29, 2013 for November
November 26 for December
Till we cruise again on October 19th,
John Miller III
Seaway Cruisers
Classic Car Club, Inc.
~ Established 1986 ~
PO Box 109
Heuvelton, NY 13654
[email protected]
www.seawaycruisers.com
Email List & Membership Chair:
Linda Hurteau
(315) 393-2519
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor:
Sandy Bigelow
(315) 347-3945
[email protected]
Photographer:
Terry Howie
(315) 394-0259
Website Manager:
David Hartman
(315) 600-6240
OFFICERS
President:
John Miller III
(315) 347-3414
Co-Vice Presidents:
Frank Howie
(315) 394-0259
Linda Brown
(315) 375-6788
Secretary:
Brandon Baldwin
(315) 265-2717
Treasurer:
Glory Martel
(315) 393-4436
DIRECTORS
John Amel (315) 344-7025
Dean Marshall (315) 344-6422
Pat Matthews (315) 393-3810
Mike Hirsch (315) 344-6339
Scott Sutherland (315) 386-3455
1970 Ford Torino King Cobra
One of two original test cars known to exist
(From http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/ford/torino/1591708.html?
refer=news and sent in by Paul Rader)
The fate of prototypes and test mules is
often pretty grim. After countless miles of
flogging tuning and more flogging yet
they're usually either banished to a dusty
corner of the basement or crushed and This rare prototype is for sale by a
forgotten entirely. To see a functional 43- dealer in North Carolina for
year-old prototype is rare but to see one $599,900 in www.hemmings.com
of this significance is truly special. The car
classifieds
is a 1970 Ford Torino King Cobra and it's
one of just two original test cars known to
exist. The product of a stillborn racing development program the car features one
-of-a-kind aerodynamic upgrades and a hot Boss 429 backed by a Toploader 4speed. With links to legends like Holman & Moody and Bud Moore Engineering
the King Cobra is well known among Ford royalty and documented across many
printed and online publications. If you're looking for the crown jewel for your Ford
collection this is the ultimate.
To put the car into context you have to travel back to the infamous NASCAR
''Aero Wars'' that took place during the 1969 and 1970 Grand National seasons.
With GM on hiatus from racing the competition between Ford and Chrysler grew
to unprecedented levels. With the understanding that winning races equated to
sales both camps turned exotic experimentations in speed and aerodynamics.
While Dodge fired the first shot with its Charger 500 Holman & Moody responded
on Ford's behalf with the Torino Talladega – a car that claimed the 1969 Daytona
500. By the next time the series visited Atlanta Motor Speedway Mercury had
rolled out its own version of the Talladega which they called the Cyclone Spoiler
II. The new Ford designs certainly intensified the rivalry but it was the introduction of the Boss 429 that really forced the Mopar camp to step up. Their response? A mid-season knockout known as the Dodge Charger Daytona.
Despite an impressive Mopar showing David Pearson managed to lock up a second consecutive Grand National Championship keeping Ford on top for the time
being. Meanwhile back in Dearborn Larry Shinoda and company were busy designing an all-new aero warrior for the 1970 season. This one followed Mopar's
sloped-nose vision but applied it to the new longer wider and sleeker Fairlane
which in turn became the King Cobra. Powered by a 700hp variant of the Boss
429 the car showed promise during testing and by all accounts was poised to be
a serious threat on the track. Unfortunately the King Cobra's demise was already
on the horizon. The car's main supporter former Ford president Bunkie Knudsen
was fired and replaced by Lee Iacocca who wasted no time in slashing Ford's
racing budget by 75 percent. Whatever remaining chance of survival the King
Cobra had was reduced to zero by new NASCAR regulation designed to minimize the aero cars and even the overall playing field.
If you like this, read the rest at www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/ford/
torino/1591708.html?refer=news
October 19th, Saturday - (rain date -Sunday Oct. 20th).
Leave Burger King, Ogdensburg at 11:30, arrive HillSide Diner
for lunch at about 12:45, decide at that time which route home.
More scenes from Iroquois show
Hope you can join us.
From the Membership Chair
Linda Hurteau
As the new membership chairperson I invite you to send in your dues now for 2014 before the high heat bills and
Christmas is upon us. Please fill out the form below completely (being new, I want all your info) and send with a check
for $12.00 to Glory Martel, Seaway Cruisers Treasurer, 404 Mansion Ave., Ogdensburg, NY 13669. MAKE CHECKS
PAYABLE TO SEAWAY CRUISERS CAR CLUB. This will help us and get it off your mind. It would be wonderful if
everyone was paid soon and before the new year starts. Thanks for your help.
Membership Year 2014 — Seaway Cruisers Classic Car Club, Inc.
Name: _______________________________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip: _______________________________________________________________
Phone: ______________________________ Cell: ___________________________________
Email: ______________________________________________________________________
Please list the vehicle(s) you own. (Year, Make, Model)
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Mail this form with a check for $12.00 payable to Seaway Cruisers Car Club
to Glory Martel, Seaway Cruisers Treasurer, 404 Mansion Ave., Ogdensburg, NY 13669
Classified Ads
Answers on page 1
For Sale: 1973 Duster, $1000. Cream,
slant 6. Call Aaron at 265-0928.
For Sale: 1983 Ford LTD, excellent condition - Licensed and on the road,
61,000 miles, all original, Must see to
appreciate.
Em ail
th e q u e en s d a wg s @ ya h o o.c om
or
call 315-393-2519 for details.
For Sale:
Vintage car magazines,
mostly 50's & 60's, Hop Up, and many
others. Over 200 to choose from. $5
each or 3 for $13.50. Will sell entire coll e c t i o n
f o r
$ 5 7 5 . 0 0 .
315-393-2519. Ogdensburg, NY.
Seaway Cruisers Classic Car Club members share an interest in classic or antique automobiles. Annual membership
includes this monthly newsletter plus invitations to social and technical meetings throughout the year.
Seaway Cruisers Classic Car Club
PO Box 109
Heuvelton, NY 13654