May 2016 - Fords Unlimited Car Club

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE FORDS UNLIMITED CAR CLUB
May 2016
A
P.O. Box 240201 Ballwin, MO 63024
s
we
move into the busy time o f
the year for our club events, we start with
a choice.
In the past, we
headed to Elsberry, Missouri
for the Classics
in Wheels Car
Show. A couple
of years ago,
that show was
moved to the
fall.
We
replaced it with
the Valley of
Flowers
Car
Show. Problem
is that they moved the Classics show back to
May so now we have both shows on the same
day, May 7th. The decision was split on what
show our members wanted to attend so we decided to make both a club event. (Makes it hell
for your editor to cover both). For those attending
the Classics show, we will be meeting at the Burger King in St. Peters located at the Mid-Rivers
Drive exit and the North Service Road, just north
of Highway 70. We will be meeting at 7:45 am
and leaving at 8 am sharp. Come early if you
plan to eat breakfast there. A pancake breakfast
is also available at the show. For those who attend the Valley show, we will meet at Crest Bowl
located at Florissant Road and St. Francis at 8
am. There’s a great donut shop just south of that
location if you are hungry, come early.
On the following day, 6 of our members
will represent our club at the Valley of Flowers
parade. If you are signed up, please see Dan
Kelly for details.
2016 Board of Directors
Syl Biermann 314-541-5624
Bill Bauer 636-391-1571
Paula Goodrich 636-625-1064
Dan Kelly-314-276-2288
Josh Johnson-314-477-9843
Secretary-Cindy Ahrens
Editor Bob Layton 636-397-4487 or
e-mail [email protected]
Publishers-Bill & Barb Giese
Web Master-Scott Lewis
Keirsten McDaniel
www.fordsunlimited.com
We have a new day
trip event planned on the 21st.
We will be heading to Fulton,
Missouri to tour the Backer
Auto World Museum and the
Winston Churchill Memorial.
We will meet at the strip mall located at the Lake
St. Louis exit 214, north of I-70. We will meet at
8 am and leave at 8:15 am. Lunch will be at the
Post Office Bar & Grill. Cost for the auto museum and the Churchill Museum is $6.50 per
person for each event. We plan to arrive at the
Backer Auto World at 10 am. We will then head
for lunch around 11:30 am. We are scheduled to
be at the Post Office Bar & Grill at 11:45 am. The
restaurant is located in the Brick District which
offers some shops that our members might enjoy. We are scheduled to arrive at the National
Churchill Museum by 1:45 pm. This year marked
the 70th anniversary of Winston Churchill’s the
1946 address “Sinews of Peace.” The Brick District is only 3 blocks from the museum, so cars
could remained parked and walk there instead of
trying to find parking on the streets around the
museum.
We will finish the month by attending the Salute to the Troops car
show in O’Fallon, Missouri on May
22nd. We will meet at the Burger
King located at Highway 70 and MidRivers Mall Drive (north side). We will meet at
8:30 am. Come a little earlier if you plan to eat
breakfast at Burger King. If you prefer not to
caravan, the show is held at the VFW Post 5077
located at 8500 Veterans Memorial Parkway in
O’Fallon, Missouri. Space is limited at this show
so come early. For show information, contact
club member, Lynette Lewis at 636-795-8268.
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O
n a cool, actually downright cold,
April 9th, our club attended the
7th
annual
Mustang
Roundup presented by the Mustang
Club of St. Louis. Again this year,
the display was held at the Museum
of Transportation. With the chilly
weather, the turnout this year was
somewhat smaller then usual, but our club
had 24 of our members display their vehicles. The day started with temps at or
below the freezing mark. All things
considered, it could have been worse, it
could have been raining. All in all, it
was a nice day to bring out our cars
and trucks for this annual spring outing.
Jim Van Nest
Craig Brayton
Bill Bauer
Bill Giese
Jake Turnipseed
Jeff Dugo
John Bonness
Jim Biermann
Art McKeen
As always, lots of trains
John Sullivan
May 2016
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Josh Johnson
64 1/2 displayed in the museum
Dan Kelly
Jeff Dugo
Ken Farrar
Dave Smith
Bart McNail
Paula Goodrich
Jerry Grimmer
Josh Johnson
Mike McCallister
Bill Garlich
Syl Biermann
Terry Koch
Bob Layton
April 2016
W
ow, what a day. On April 17th,
our club celebrated the 52nd anniversary of the introduction of
the Mustang. We could not have asked
for a better day. With temps around 70
degrees, the trees in perfect bloom and
the high allergens in their springtime
place, we had a perfect day to cruise to
Hermann, Missouri.
Our trip to this historic German
town was a great way to spend our Sunday. Tucked away in the Missouri River
Valley, Hermann is a picture book village
where 19th-century brick buildings hug
the sidewalk, as they do in Germany.
With a noon start, we really didn’t have
much time at Hermann but made the best
of our time with a visit to the Concert Hall
and Barrel for lunch. With the great
weather, we were seated at their outside
patio feasting on bratwurst, Rubin sandwiches and an occasional beer or two.
We finished our cruise with a stop at a
local ice cream shop, just to make sure
our calorie count was satisfied.
We made it through the day without any unneeded U-turns but there was
a bright red Shelby that developed a flat
tire on the way home. Great day!
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May 2016
O
ur current points leaders
are listed to the right. They
include points gained up
to and including the April 17th trip
to Hermann to celebrate the Mustang’s birthday. There’s still
plenty of time to compete.
W
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1.
2.
3.
4.
Jim Biermann-195
Bob Layton-190
Ken Farrar-160
Cindy Ahrens-140
Bill Bufka-140
5. Mark Carey-135
6. Bart McNail-125
e are somewhat behind on our sales for
tickets to The BackStoppers fundraiser.
The reserved seats normally cost $13
each but we are buying them for $10 with $2.00
of each sale going to the charity. We are hoping
to have each member sell 10 tickets to make this
successful. It’s a good time to find friends and
family and get them interested. It is a fun night
and weather holds out, we will be able to drive
our cars on the warning track before the game.
Please see Dan Kelly for information and tickets.
7.
Sharon Apollo-115
Jake Turnipseed-115
8. Bill Giese-110
9. Mike MacCallester-95
10. Dave Smith-90
John Sullivan-90
May 4th
Board of Directors Meeting
6:30 pm @ Dorsett Sybergs
May 7th
Valley of Flowers Car Show
Classics on Wheels Car Show
May 8th
Valley of Flowers Parades for those
who signed up
May 11th
Membership Meeting-7 pm @ the Sports Cafe
May 21st
Tour of Fulton Cruise-Details on page 1
May 22nd
Salute to the Troops Car Show
Details on page 1
May 2016
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T
his month we welcome 3 new members.
Wayne Lenzing has joined. Wayne and
Barbara live in Lake St. Louis and own a
1966 Mustang convertible and a 2015 Mustang
convertible. Also joining was Joe Robinson who
resides in St. Louis. Joe drives a 2010 Mustang
convertible and was sponsored by Josh Johnson. Last but now least is John Hardy. John lives
drives a low mileage 1979 turbo hatchback Mustang that he purchased new. He was sponsored
by Jerry Grimmer. Welcome to all of our new
members.
A
fter the GM truck commercial that basically made fun of the aluminum body on
the Ford F-150, GM seems to have no
comment now. It seems that the Ford was the
only truck that got top safety ratings of ALL of
the trucks tested.
With another large turnout at our April
membership meeting, we had another large 5050 pot. Gary Burch won 1/2 of the $106 pot and
donated $25 to our Christmas toy drive. Thanks
Gary!
Steve Schneider sent
this information on a new “Cars
and Coffee” event to be held at
Ball Park Village. They will be
held on the 2nd Saturday of
each month, May through August, from 10am until noon. If
you like “Cars and Coffee”, Jim Biermann also
noted that there is one held next to the
McDonalds located at West Port Plaza. This
event is held from 8am till 10am on the 3rd Saturday of the month. Come early to this one as it
fills up very early. If you are looking for something to do on May 14th, Gateway Classic Cars
in O’Fallon, Illinois will be holding their Spring
Fling from 9 am till 5 pm. This will benefit the
Children’s Miracle Network. For more info call
618-271-3000.
Updating our information, we find that
some members have new phone numbers, new
email addresses or have moved. Depending on
how you receive your newsletter, changing your
email or home address will probably effect the
delivery of your newsletter. Please let us know
as changes come. As most of you know, we had
problems with our email delivery last month as
some members did not receive their newsletter.
Please let us know if this happens to you. (Boy
do I hate Windows 10).
Our monthly membership
meetings are held on the 2nd
Wednesday of each month except
January at Sports Cafe, 3579
Pennridge Drive, Bridgeton, MO 63044 at 7
pm. Their phone numbers is (314) 2981631. 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 Dorsett Sybergs
which is located at the NE corner of Highway 270 and Dorsett Road. Check with any
board member on weather related cancellations. The meetings start at 6:30 pm.
Central Securities
Investments, Securities, Construction
James Michael Carey
Wentzville, Missouri
636-795-0077
[email protected]
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A FREE SERVICE FOR ALL FOR ENTHUSIASTS.
CALL 636-397-4487 OR EMAIL [email protected]
For Sale. 1972 Mustang convertible. 302, auto, air, power steering, power brakes. 98k miles. Car is owned by a friend of club
member Sharon Apollo, .$18,000 OBO. 314-603-3195.
For Sale. 1973 Torino 351C-C4. Runs good. 2nd owner. Need
bodywork finished and paint. Extra parts included.
I can email pic’s or questions upon request. Asking $4,000.
For Sale. 1998 Ford F-150 up for sale. 259,000 miles on motor,
never driven in rain or snow Saleen badging, 4.6L 5 speed stick,
a Center Force dual friction clutch, a Hurst short throw shifter, a
rebuilt Mazda transmission, Ford Lightning interior seats, white
face dash w/ blue to green indiglow by SpeedHut , triple pillar
pod with Autometer 2 1/16 gauges- water temp, fuel pressure
and air/fuel ratio, a 2003 SVT Ford Lightning steering wheel
wrapped in WheelSkins, an 8.8 rear w/3.73 gears, Kodiac 31
spline axles, a Detroit TrueTrac Posi, a T/A stud girdle rear cover
with Calvert Racing traction bars, truck will turn the tires over
easy, 4 new Hankook Ventus RHO6 tires, new rear brakes, 2003
Lightning wheels w/Saleen cap inserts, a 3''-5'' BellTech drop w/
street performance shocks and the list goes on. $6000 obo, call
Chris Agers @ 314-971-9873.
[email protected] or phone (314) 409-0951 after 5 pm.
For Sale. 2006 Mustang GT Premium Convertible (all stock).
13,500 miles, 2 Owner car. Only been driven in rain once that I
know of, never in snow. Pretty close to showroom floor condition
4.6 Liter, Automatic, PS, PB, PT, PW, P-seat, tilt, Shaker Radio
with 1-CD, Cruise, AC. Everything is original except the Oil, Oil &
Air Filters. Battery & Tires are original. No Damage History.
Oil Changed every 1000 miles once per year, depending on what
mileage is put on the car. As the 2nd owner, I have all records
since 2010. This is a pampered “sunny day” only toy J. Cell #
636-698-8687. Home # 636-265-2503.
For Sale. 14 X 7 inch older Keystone wheels gray with aluminum
2 inch outside rim in great shape. B F Goodrich 205/70r14 tires
for front, 235/70r14 tires good tread for back. Tires are 13 years
old good tread, were used on first generation Mustang. $100 for
all or best offer. Call Steve: 314-607-0450 or [email protected].
For Sale. 1951 Ford pickup parts. Dash parts, cowl vent & handle, heater w/s molding, front bumper, early hyd. bumper jack
(still works). Hood molding. Norm @ 314-843-3844.
For Sale. Ford Pony wheels for Fox Body. Ford Cobra intake for
Fox 302. Ford GT taillights for Fox-sets. Call Jim for prilcing-314839-0060.
For Sale. 1968-69 Torino parts. Taillight assy & frames. Grill,
bracers,, headlight rims, bumper guards. Norm @ 314-843-3844.
For Sale. New AOD cast aluminum pan-plus 2 Qts.. $125. Lakewood SGF/TKO Bellhousing-Ec.-$175. FE expansion tank-$50.
new stage 8 header bolts for 4.6-$45. 9” axle housing/stripped/
clean/primed-$75. Fox taillight housing (L&R) pair-$40. Fox gray
interior taillight panel-$15. ‘85 Mustang GT instrument panel
faceplate-$20. Gary Burch-636-575-3376.
Parts Wanted. 1957 Ford NOS small baby hub caps, B7A-1130-
May 2016
C, 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.
(Please check on all shows and cruises as sometimes there
are changes or possible cancelations)
Outsiders Car Club Cruise. (every Fri.) 5pm till 9pm weekly
event thru Oct. 50/50 Attendance Prizes. Cruising St Louis 9
years. Info: (314) 503-8305. New location: #25 Westport plaza
Dr, next to McDonald's Restaurant . St. Louis County.
JJ’s of St. Charles Cruises. May 14th, June 11th, July 9th, August 13th, September 10th, and October 8th. 1215 South
Duchesne, St. Charles, Missouri. Info 636-946-3500.
Sonic Cruises. Every Friday starting April 8th. 5-9 pm. 1002 S.
Kirkwood. Info 314-835-1149.
JJ’s of O’Fallon Mo. Cruises. Sunday cruises from 10:30 am till
3 pm. May 29th, June 26th, July 31st, and August 28th. Held at
200 Ft. Zumwalt Square. Info 636-978-1737.
DQ Cruises. First Saturday starting April 2nd till October 1st.
Held 5-9 pm. 120 Jefferson Square, Desoto, Missouri. Info 636337-4465.
Culver Cruises. Held every 2nd and4th Saturday and also July
30th. Held 5-10 pm. 123 Richardson Crossing. Info 636-4679955.
Chuck-A-Burger Drive-In Cruisin' Since 1957. April-Sept. last
Saturday of month. Location: 9025 St. Charles Rock Road (1mi.
West of I-170) Pre 1973 on the lot. St. Ann, Missouri.
May 1st. Charity car show to benefit Leah Brown, a 11 year old
girl diagnosed with a brain tumor. How held 8am till 4pm at the
Jefferson Barracks Amphitheatre. Register 8am-noon. Top 50
with 9 Best of awards. Music, 50-50. Food and drink available.
Info 314-898-6655.
May 7th. Valley of Flowers Car Show. We will meet at Crest
Bowl located at Florissant Road and St. Francis at 8am. There’s
a great donut shop just south of that location if you are hungry,
come early. Club event.
May 7th. Classics on Wheels car show held in Elsberry, Missouri. Info [email protected] Club event.
May 7th. Shelbyfest to be held at Jefferson City.
May 7th. Hannibal. Loafers 21st Annual Car Show. North Main
St. Downtown. Pre-register deadline Apr 21. Day of show register
Fords Unlimited Car Show Sponsor
Connie & John Luczak
DIRECT JOBBERS
GATEWAY SYNTHETICS
4810 Mattis Road
St. Louis, MO 63128
314-892-6018—-314-570-7503
[email protected] www.bestoilstl.com
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8 to noon. Show space limited to 300 entries. Entry fee $20 for
pre-entry, $25 at gate. Spectators free. 573-985-4525. [email protected]
May 8th. Valley of Flowers parade. Six of our members will be in
the parade. See Dan Kelly if you have interest.
May 13th. (Friday) Car Cruise at Bommarito Ford located of
North Lindberg and Hwy 270. 1-5:30 pm.
May 14th. Hooter’s Car Show. Benefits a U.S. Marine Hooters
South County at 7517 S Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis, MO
63125 35 Classes Cars and Motorcycles Registration 8:00am 12:00pm • Registration fee is $20.00 Judging begins at 12:30
pm • Awards given at 4:30 pm.
May 14th. Gateway Classic Cars Spring Fling and Classic Car
Corral. 9am-5pm at 1239 Central Park Drive in O’Fallon, Illinois
to benefit the Children's Miracle Network. Info 618-271-3000.
May 15th. 3rd annual Texas Roadhouse spring car show held at
1220 S. Kirkwood Rd., in Kirkwood MO. Held 10:30 am to 3:30
pm. Info 314-822-0800.
May 21st. Fords Unlimited’s tour of Fulton, the Backer Auto
World Museum, and the Winston Churchill Memorial. We will
meet at the strip mall located at the Lake St. Louis exit 214,
north of I-70. We will meet at 8am and leave at 8:15am. Lunch
will be a the Post Office Bar & Grill. Cost for the auto museum
and the Churchill Museum is $6.50 per person for each event.
Club event.
May 21st. Charity car show to benefit the United Way to be held
at the Missouri Baptist Medical Center located at 3015 No. Ballas Rd., 63131. (North parking lot). Registration 8am ‘till noon,
show 10am till three. Info 314-996-4180 or [email protected]
May 21st. KlasAct Corvette Club Annual All Vehicle Spring Car
Show. Registration: 9am till Noon. 100 Dash Plaques, 50/50
Drawing. Held at Pur Performance, 3725 Harry S. Truman
Boulevard, St. Charles, Missouri. Info 314-550-1939.
May 22nd. Salute to the Troops car show held at VFW Post
5077 located at 8500 Veterans Memorial Parkway in O’Fallon,
MO. Limited space. Info Lynette 636-795-8268. Club event.
May 26th-28th. Midwest Blue Oval Ford Club’s Blue Oval Rally
to be held in Hermann, Missouri.
May 28th. Freedoms Car Show held at the VFW Post 3944 located at 10871 Midland Blvd. in St. Louis. Info 636-600-0096.
June 3rd. Wentzville Rod Run to benefit DARE.
June 4th. MCSTL all Ford car show to be held at the Museum of
Transportation, 3015 Barrett Station Rd. in St. Louis County.
Registration 8 till noon. 30 classes. Proceeds to benefit
H.E.R.O.E.S Care and Bommarito Ford-The Kaufman Fund. Info
[email protected] We will meet and caravan but the location
has not yet been determined. Club event.
June 11th. River City Rascals BackStoppers fundraiser. Details
on page 2 of this newsletter. Club event.
June 12th. All-Wheels Drive-In Car Show. 8am till Noon. Dash
plaques & goodie bags are given to the first 125 participants.
Trophies given to 37 Classic Awards & 4 Specialty Awards,
50/50 Drawing. Music. info: (618) 792-8901. Location: 3rd
Street, Alton, Illinois.
June 15th-19th. Mid America Fords Nationals held in Tulsa,
Oklahoma.
June 18th. Sinclair cruise to benefit The BackStoppers. Held at
Sinclair Ford on Lindbergh from 10 am till 3 pm. Club event.
JUN 19th. Hazelwood Baptist Car Show & Festival. Cost: free.
Info: (314) 731-2244. Held at Hazelwood Baptist Church, 6161
Howdershell. Hazelwood, Missouri.
June 25th. 14th annual Pacific Car Show in the streets of historical downtown Pacific, Missouri. Info 314-662-6718.
June 25th. Fiesta in Florissant car show held at the Knights of
Columbus Park in Florissant located at 50 St Francois, 63031.
Registration 10am till noon. $10 registration. Info 314-741-7643.
June 26th. Rides for Guides car show to be held at 12365 St.
Charles Rock Road in Bridgeton. The show benefits Guide Dogs
of America. Info 618-477-3555. Club event.
July 2nd. Patriots in the Park car show held in Granite City.
Details to follow. Club event.
July 16th. 39th Annual Mustang Round-Up & All Ford Car Show
sponsored by Southern Illinois Mustang Association & Roberts
Ford. Registration 8am till Noon. Dash Plaques & Attendance
Prizes. Silent Auction. 50/50 benefits The legendary Mustang
Sanctuary & The Hope Center. info: (618) 975-1707. Location:
Homer Adams Parkway & Alby St., Alton Illinois. Club event.
July 30th. Fords Unlimited’s pre-show BBQ to be held at J.S.
MacDonnell Park. Club event.
July 31st. Fords Unlimited’s 30th annual all Ford show. Details
to follow. Club event.
August 6th. Memories on Main Street car show held in Troy,
Missouri. Info 636-462-8769.
September 2nd. Night of Thunder Car Show to be held at the
Spillway Bar and Grill in Perryville, Missouri to benefit a local
food pantry. Info 314-517-4455.
September 11th. Wheels in Motion Car Show, 9am till 4pm,
held at Westport Plaza. Registration $20. All proceeds to National Children's Cancer Society. Dash Plaques 1st 150. Raffle,
50/50 Drawing. Model T Assembly; Food & Drink Vendors. Info
(314) 878-0534. Club event.
September 17th. Rods on the River car show held at the Polestar Marina. Registration 8-noon. Top 90 cars receive trophies,
no classes. Prizes awarded for the top 3 car club participation.
Info 314-406-6178.
September 18th. Flyer Shriners Benefit Car Show with all proceeds going to Shriners Hospital for Children. Location is 12545
Fee. Info 314-413-2966.
Fords Unlimited Car Show Sponsor
Mark Carey Jr.
Real Estate Agent
Residential Appraiser
Direct: 314-614-4346
[email protected]
www.stlbuyandsell.com
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