AUTORAMA

CLASSIC HEARTBEAT
TEXAS’ LARGEST AND MOST ACTIVE CAR CLUB EXCLUSIVELY FOR ’55, ’56 AND ’57 CHEVY CARS, TRUCKS AND CORVETTES
CHEVROLET’S GOLDEN ERA!
February 2012
Volume 36, Issue 2
THIS MONTH’S EVENT IS THE
AUTORAMA
Feb 17-19 - Market Hall – Dallas
PO Box 814642
Dallas, TX 75381
www.DallasClassicChevy.com
DACC DISPLAY WILL HAVE –
Current Membership -170
Jim Leinart’s ’55 Bel Air Hardtop
John Rogers’ ’56 Nomad
Don Mullins’ ’57 210 Sedan
Phillip Zaragoza’s ’55 Pickup
Mike Jones’ ’55 Bel Air Sedan
James Carter’s ’57 Bel Air Hardtop
Robert Black’s ’55 Bel Air Sedan
Michael Brown’s ’57 Convertible
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President – David Graves
214 738-5231 term expires 12/13
Vice Pres – Greg Hedum
972 539-9886 term expires 12/12
Treasurer – Billie Walker
972 287-7642 term expires 12/12
Secretary – Larry Epperson
214 546-4464 term expires 12/13
Board Member – Marvin Cowden
972 262-5632 term expires 12/12
Board Member - Alan Strong
972 624-8836 term expires 12/13
Board Member – George Johnson
817 457-3967 term expires 12/12
Appointed Positions
WRENCHES Rep – Don Andre
817 481-3468
WRENCHES Rep – Bill Preston
972 691-4968
Tech Advisor - Larry Rollow
972 960-1408
Membership Chairman
Joe Ortega
972 642-5171
Ladies Group Chairwoman
Vickie Penney
214 629 2043
Membership Information
Dues are $25 per year,
payable to
Dallas Area Classic Chevys,
mail to the club PO Box.
To determine your renewal date,
check your mailing label, the top
right corner is the month/yr your
membership expires.
THANKS to these members
for showing for the club!
Ticket Information
Show Schedule:
•
Friday, Feb. 17 3 p.m. - 10 p.m.
•
Saturday, Feb. 18 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
•
Sunday, Feb. 19 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
At The Door
General Admission – 15.00
Children 6-12 – 5.00
Children 5 and Under – Free
Advance Ticket Sales at O’Reilly
General Admission – 13.00
Children 6-12 – 4.00
NEXT MONTH!
DACC’s
SPRING CLASSIC CHEVY SHOW!
Saturday March 10th
10AM to 1PM at Reliable Chevrolet
NO FEES, NO JUDGING, FAVORITES PICKED BY DACC SPONSORS!
expected over 60 ’55-’57 Chevys to attend!
YOU NEED TO PLAN TO BE THERE WITH YOUR CHEVY!
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Ever since I graduated from high school in 1959,
I’ve been building and showing “Street Rods” as a
hobbyit seems like ever since. I’ve even had some
of my twenty-some odd creations appear within
the pages of Street Rodder, Rod & Custom,
Southern Rodder and Street Scene Magazine.
Along my street rod building journey, I have
owned a few old Chevys such as a 1954 Corvette,
1958 Impala and three ‘55 Chevys, all of which
have reminded me of my “cruising days” in high
school.
I recently sold my latest street rod project, a 1934
Plymouth Sedan, that was three years in the build
and was featured in the August ’09 Rod & Custom
Magazine. After selling my street rod, and going
through some serious “without a car withdrawal”,
Classic Heartbeat
I found my latest ride.
My recent find and “pride and joy” is a 1957
Chevy, Model 150, 235 six cylinder, three on the
tree numbers matching two door sedan. The only
factory option added was an AM radio. My ‘57 is
the kind of car that dreams are made of and I am
the proud third owner. The original owner was a
lady from Ft. Worth that literally only drove the
car to the grocery store on Thursdays and to and
from Church on Sundays. She drove the car forty
years without a fender bender or scratch until she
stopped driving altogether, at the insistence of her
children with the speedometer registering only
86,000 miles. The second owner, who bought the
car in 1997, spent the next dozen years doing a
frame-off restoration and finishing the project with
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Classic Heartbeat
Mr Frosty goes back to the 50’s!
Not since the 50’s has Mr Frosty had this many
50’s era cars in the parking lot!
DACC members turned out big for
January’s Mr Frosty Meet N Greet in
Denton. The weather was a typical perfect
Texas winter day and with that along with
the great burgers and homemade Root
Beer brought the ’55-’57 Chevys out in
force! Lots of new faces and new cars
came out and we were happy to see them!
Be sure and check out the club website for
photos from the cruise in and thanks to all
the members who came out and made this
such a great afternoon of Chevys!
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Who’s Got The Baddest
Tri Five Chevy in Texas?
We will find out March 3rd! DACC is pulling
for club member Sonny Poteet’s ‘55!
30th Annual
LONE STAR
Classic Chevy
Convention
San Marcos, TX
May 4,5,6 – 2012
hosted by the
Central Texas Classic Chevy Club
Complete info at
www.LoneStarChevys.com
More photos at DallasClassicChevy.com
DACC will caravan down on Friday
May 4th taking the ‘scenic’ drive down
Hwy 281 with several stops including
one at former DACC Treasurer Dean
and Audrey Schmidt’s home in
Spicewood, TX for a little ice cream
before heading on into San Marcos for
the weekend event. Mark your
calendars and plan to join us!
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DACC MEMBER’S PHOTOS
Classic Heartbeat
Don Mullins’ Feature Car Continued
FROM THE PAST
Here is yet another photo from ‘back in the
day’ Now your part is to guess
WHO IS THAT PERSON?
Take a good look, take your best guess,
then check on the DACC website’s Chat
Board link under the ‘MISC’ section – and
there you will find the answer of
‘WHO IS THAT PERSON’?
(HINT – it’s 1963!)
the ‘57’s one and only repaint using original “code”
factory colors. When the project was completed a
few years ago, the Chevy took up residence in his
garage.
When the second owner retired a couple of months
ago and offered the ‘57 Chevy for sale, I jumped on
the opportunity to own a rare piece of automotive
history. Being a U.S. Army veteran, I was
privileged to be a part of the recent Veteran’s Day
Parade in Frisco, Texas and proudly displayed my
‘57 Chevy, which drew much crowd attention.
Got a photo to share from the past? Send it to
[email protected]
Our last ‘FROM THE PAST PHOTO’ in the
December newsletter below was -
From 1958 here is Don Andre (on the left) with his brother
at Shepard AFB in Wichita Falls. Don’s brother’s ’57 is in
the background and at the time Don had a ’55. Today Don
is the proud owner of a ’57 Bel Air and ’56 Bel Air!
My ‘57 doesn’t need much, just a few tweaks here
and there. As a new member of Dallas Area Classic
Chevys, I am looking forward to being an active
participant and anticipate showing up at local events
with my new ride.
MORE PHOTOS AT
WWW.DALLASCLASSICCHEVY .COM
Classic Heartbeat
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DACC ‘Other Car’ Story
The Story of ‘Lucky’
1985 El Camino
Steve and Mary Anne Pratt
My Mom and Dad had just retired to Kerrville Texas when we visited them driving my just-acquired
1982 El Camino. Dad was so impressed with my truck that he decided to get one too. He bought
this 1985 El Camino new in October 1985 from Cecil Tindall Chevrolet in neighboring Boerne
Texas. It has a 305 V8 and 350 three speed automatic transmission. They bought a fiberglass
camper shell for it and for many years used it when they volunteered for the local Hospice
organization and the Cowboy Artist s Museum in Kerrville. This truck was well known around
town. He regularly was asked if it was for sale and his stock reply was “You’ll have to talk to my
son about it” since I jokingly laid claim to it as a “parts car”! In May of 2009 my Dad passed away
at the young age of 95 and we brought the car home to Forney. We removed the camper top,
replaced the headliner and did a little cleaning and parts replacing. We also gave him (yes, this
truck is definitely a HIM) the nickname ‘Lucky’. The name comes from an oft-repeated saying of
my Dad, “I’d rather be lucky than good.” It has over 170,000 miles, it’s on its second engine and
its third transmission, but it still runs well. I have the original keys with leather fob from Cecil
Tindall Chevrolet. Recently I came across the old license plates from my 82 El Camino, found a
new 1985 registration sticker on ebay, and registered the plates as Year Of Manufacture plates for
‘Lucky’. Current plans are to install a more aggressive engine (probably a crate motor) and 700r4
transmission, as well as restore the cosmetics and restyle the interior with leather bucket seats,
etc. But for now we are enjoying cruising it in the summer and keeping everything working.
Thanks Dad!
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