The Galloping Gazette
The Official Newsletter Of The
Central Virginia Mustang Club
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The Galloping GazetteThe Official Newsletter Of TheCentral Virginia Mustang Club
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The 20th Annual Mustang & Ford Show
CVMC News
20TH ANNIVERSITY MUSTANG AND FORD SHOW
SEPTEMBER 18TH CAR SHOW WAS POSTPONED= SORRY EVERYONE DUE TO HURRICAN IVAN THE CVMC FELT IT WAS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF EVERYONE'S SAFETY.THE SHOW HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 9,2004.TIME FOR THE SHOW STILL STANDS AT 8:00 A.M. TIL 5:00 P.M. LOCATION AT ANTHEM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD COMPLEX AT 2015 STAPLES MILL RD. HEY LOOK AT IT THIS WAY YOU HAVE A LITTLE MORE TIME TO GET THOSE CARS IN TIP TOP SHAPE.
CVMC At G-Force Karts! WOW, I was surprised! When I got to G-Force Karts. There wasn’t anybody there except George Godsey and myself.
We will try this again next month, maybe we will have a better response then we did in August.
For those of you who have not been before it is a blast and we have a great time. Hope to see you there next time.
BLT = Best Lap Time
ALT = Average Lap Time
Our next foray into G-Force Karts will be September 26th. We will do the usual. Meet at Willow Lawn at 2:00pm or you can meet us at G-Force Karts at 2:30pm.
Till Next Time!
“Here’s Tire Smoke In Your Eye”
By Tony Hall
Thanks! I would like to take a minute to thank everyone who has contributed to the Galloping Gazette and let everyone know that if you have an article that you wrote on anything Mustang and or Ford related please send it to me to be used in the newsletter.
Ideas for articles are but not limited to the following… Car Shows that you attended; Parades; Restoration Projects; Unique Mustang’s and or Ford’s; Unique people connected with Mustang’s and or Ford’s; etc… Please include any pictures.
Be sure to send your articles to Tony Hall at 7702 Hudson Drive Richmond, Va. 23229. Or hand them to me at the next club meeting. You can also e-mail them to me at svt95cobrava
News From The Blue Oval
CVMC Classifieds
FOR SALE: 1965 Mustang Convertible It is original condition and needs some work. It is a 289 automatic with A/C. The owner is asking $13,500 for the Mustang. If interested please contact Ann Cox at 804-673-2912.
News From MCA
Very few things can get me to leave the island of Oahu, but Chuck Brenner of Central Illinois Mustangers Central Illinois Mustangers made a major statement (boast) to me that they would deliver an awesome show. I took him up on his challenge with a smile and a handshake and said that I would be there!
Well, we have all heard the realtor statement of “Location, Location, and Location!” stated before! What can you say to a parking lot set up for 500 cars with 4 hotels and 6 major restaurants surrounding the area? Even the weather cooperated! No rain, No extreme heat and humidity.
Everything was within simple strolling distance, I thought, “Wow, This club hit the nail on the head when dealing with the logistics!” That was before going through the show grounds and booths!
Of great importance were the totally upbeat attitudes of the club members working the show! Logistics are always important, but when you combine that with such a well-balanced plan of running a show, you cant lose! Club members were available to anyone with a question and they rushed to make things happen. There was always a smile to be found and follow up to ensure people had satisfaction for their needs. For those members in the Central Illinois Mustangers, now that you have a chance to breath, I certainly want to thank you for the excellent show that you hosted!
This Grand National Show was the final show that MCA will have with Bill Johnson as President and Arley Whitsell as Treasurer. According to the bylaws, “No Officer may serve more than two (2) consecutive full terms in the same position; the member may be reelected any number of times to office in a lifetime,” which means they would need to run for other positions to stay as one of the officers.
We have grown as a national club greatly under Mr. Johnson’s leadership and he stated that he would move on to becoming the past president and fully supporting MCA’s endeavors! His commitment to counting every member as important to MCA as anyone could be was a shining example. He was often be seen at shows listening to a family’s wonderful tales of getting a car ready for their first National Show or be found lying under a car pointing out important information for how something should be correctly mounted, stamped, painted or even clean! Nothing was too menial and no one was his junior, that’s the respect he holds for people! Everyone was treated as equals.
Mr. Whitsell has yet to decide on his future with MCA, but his financial leadership through some tough times has been extraordinary! Being a CPA, he was a natural for being the Treasurer and he kept MCA afloat and brought us from having our head under the water to walking on the shoreline! Through budgeting and grants, MCA was able to give “seed” money to clubs hosting National Shows, knowing the up front expenses are what usually keep clubs from even enquiring about putting on a show. His leadership, regardless of the many varied situations around him is one to emulate! I hope he decides to seek another officer position and continues to keep MCA rolling to the forefront of all worldwide clubs!
And speaking of national/grand national shows, here is next years listing with Internet links the shows for next year.
April 8th to the 10th
Polk City, FL
Imperial Mustangs of Polk County
E-mail contacts e-mail HarMarine, e-mail MHoulahan
May 13th to the 15th
Huntsville, Alabama
Rocket City Mustang Club
June 24th to the 26th
Overland Park, Kansas
Vintage Mustang Club of Kansas
Vintage Mustang Club of Kansas
August 12th to the 14th
Lacey, Washington
Mustangs West Car Club
September 2nd to the 4th
Youngstown, Ohio
Mahoning Valley Mustang Club
As many of you are aware, MCA’s bylaws have been under review for eighteen (plus) months. In some of my newsletters, I have asked you, the Regional Directors if you would read through the present bylaws and send me your questions, ideas and responses. Once I got some of your thoughts, I then came back to you for some of your honest inputs and suggestions to your ideas. I must say, I was overwhelmed with the concern and thought that many of you put in your research. We took your ideas to MCA’s Bylaws Committee along with inputs from National Directors and began our work.
Once everything was laid out on the table, we asked the Executive Committee if we could in essence do what would be considered a rewrite so we could make grammatical corrections, additions and deletions throughout the document, as suggested by professors in parliamentary law and MCA’s legal consultant.
Once completed, the whole package was to be presented to the Board of Directors requesting further ideas and concerns prior to taking a final vote on the changes before sending them to all clubs to review and vote on.
We took the existing bylaws and did a line-by-line analysis. Lots of teleconferences; lots of professor and lawyer questions/comments and loads of e-mails between committee members. I appreciate the hard work that they all put forth reading a document several times, looking for better wording, less wording where needed, streamlining, etc. It was, for lack of better wording, an experience!
After consulting with several members on the National Board of Directors and officers, the whole packet was e-mailed to the full board in the last week of August and then at the past National Meeting, we discussed what our findings were, made some more changes/deletions and presented a final product. It was a great meeting with the Board, lots of high spirited and informative questions, comments and concerns. That also mattered a lot in the final product.
This week, I will send an advance copy of the finished product along with a sheet explaining the changes to you via e-mail. You will soon get it in the mail with a proxy ballot to vote on it. It will be an accept/reject vote for the whole package and this will give you time to ask any questions before the deadline to mail it in. I realize sometimes when we read things, it doesn’t sound clear or may even sound different than what we think it’s intention is, so I will want time to go ahead and field your questions and concerns so you can be an informed voter.
Remember, if your club has a new President or Regional Director; please let me know so I can update your MCA web page links!
Jim
(22619)
MCA Club Support Co-Chair
MCA Parliamentarian
e-mail Mustang Club Guy
e-mail MCA bylaws
Fax 1-435-304-0974
Home 1-808-672-0442
Dave’s Mustang Trivia
By David Lythgoe
1. How many styling studios worked on the 1964 ½ to 1965 Mustang?
Rick’s Tip’s
Tune in next month for more Rick’s Tips!
News From The CCCCVa
Let’s think back to 10 years ago, before this council was formed. Antique vehicles could only be driven to and from shows and to take in for repairs. The only antique license plate was the big black one with white letters. Localities could tax vehicles registered as antiques if they wished. Vehicles in Northern Virginia had to be smog tested even if they were 25 or more years old. If you stored parts or future project vehicles hidden in your own back yard you could be fined and the vehicles could even be removed and destroyed.
Now let’s look at how things are today. You have a choice of two different antique plates (the old black and white and the new orange plate that is sized for more modern vehicles and there is one for motorcycles) and can use vintage plates for cars up to 1974. You are allowed 250 miles of pleasure driving each day even if your vehicle is registered as an antique. There is no mileage limit if you are going to or from an event. Localities can no longer tax any vehicle registered as an antique. Vehicles 25 years old and older do not have to go through smog testing. It took three tries in the General Assembly but we now can store parts and future project cars hidden in our own backyards.
Also consider that antique vehicle registration is a one-time fee and there are no annual fees as some states have. You also can purchase antique full coverage insurance at a much lower rate than for daily drivers. Safety inspections for vehicles registered as antiques is optional.
Ten years ago if you wanted to find a car show to attend you looked in the “Antiques and Classics” section of the classifieds for the Richmond newspaper. Now anyone can go to the council website and find several shows within driving distance on nearly any weekend. There are now several cruise-ins to select from on Friday, Saturday and even Sunday evenings.
Communications between the car clubs have improved greatly since the formation of the councils in this state. Last year’s Polar Bear Run was attended by over 90 hobbyists from about a dozen clubs. Ten years ago clubs didn’t join together to participate in events like they do today.
The formation of the car councils had definitely had a big positive impact on the hobby in this state. Why bring this up now? Because the officers of the councils can’t do it all by ourselves. We need your participation in the October 25th legislative forum.
Hobbyists need to thank Senator Quayle and the members of the general Assembly for fighting for the rights we want. This is your opportunity to show that when the officers of the council say hundreds or even thousands of hobbyists are behind us there really are lots of hobbyists. We can’t have a successful forum and keep the legislators watching out for us without your attendance at the forum.
Please mark your calendar now for Monday October 25th. I know it’s easier to sit on the sofa with a remote control in your hand than it is to get in the car and drive to the forum. But think back at how things would be if no council were ever formed in Virginia. Do you think things would be as they are now?
Central Virginia Mustang Club
Minutes of Meeting,
September 1, 2004
By Brenda Jones
Minutes of Central Virginia Mustang Club meeting held on September 1, 2004 at Science museum of Virginia.
Tony called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. He asked if we had any visitors. We had 5. They were: Ryan Phillips, Joe Dasher (88 Conv.) Cody, 90 LX, Mike ( 02 GT) and Steve (03 mach I, 67 coupe, 93 hatchback).
Karen gave the treasurer's report. We had a beginning balance of $5400.64. We had income/deposits of $1406.00. ( Car show registrations $850.00, sponsorship $350.00, membership $100.00, merchandise $106.00) We had expenses of $2039.00 ( show shirts, $1680.25, printing, $191.75, supplies for show $55.05, newsletter, $63.00, website, $48.95) We had an ending balance of $4767.64. We have 138 members.
New Member’s
Jesse Lockhart, Kenny Kupinskis, Joe Dasher, Cody Pruden, Steve Pruden
Welcome! We at CVMC hope you will be a member for many years.
Renewed Member’s
Thanks everyone for joining and coming back for another great CVMC year! CVMC has 132 Members who have signed up so far this year.
Dave’s Mustang Trivia Answers
By David Lythgoe
1. Four, Ford Division, Lincoln / Mercury Division, Corporate Projects and Advanced Styling.
October Birthday’s
Looks like we have a bunch of birthday Guys & Gals!
October 1st Melanie Oliver, October 1st Nick Meade, October 2nd Patricia Papazian, October 2nd Donna Young, October 7th Tom Vanover, October 9th Jeffrey Phaup, October 12th Patsy Murray, October Denise Byrnes, October 14th Debbie Vanover, October 16th Gary Lane, October 19th Debbie Shaver, October 21st Denise Greentree, October 25th Marlene Tidd, October 25th Miriam Sherman, October 26th Dickie Yates, October 26th Lynnette Sherman, October 30th Richard Dawson, October 30th Kathy McWilliams
Happy Birthday and Many Happy Returns!
Upcoming Car Shows For August & September
MCA Events
October 2nd To The 3rd
Great Smoky Mountains
Regional Mustang and All Ford Show
Pigeon
Forge, Tennessee
Hosted by
Tennessee Valley Mustang Club at Country Inns and Suites, 204 Sharon Rd, Pigeon
Forge, Tennessee. Event hours are Saturday 7-5, Sunday 9-2 with check-in
running Sat 7-12am. Registration fee is $30
(pre-registration $25 before September 1, 2004). In the Heart of the Great Smoky Mountains and Action Packed Pigeon
Forge, Tennessee. Sat.10/2 dinner/show
Dixie Stampede. Cut off date for dinner/show is September 15. Vendors must
pre-register for guaranteed space. For vendor questions contact Jim McFarland
at 865-925-3334. For more information, call Joann Antrican at 865-482-9445 or
email e-mail AAMUSTANG2 or call Bob
Hawsey at 865-856-8770 or email e-mail
bob.hawsey or visit the website at Tennessee
Valley Mustang Club
October 2nd
HCMC's Annual
Mustang & All Ford Powered Show
Cary, North
Carolina
Hosted by Heart of Carolina Mustang Club at
Dillard's, Cary Towne Center Mall. Event hours are 8:00am until 3:00pm with check-in running 8:00am until 11:00am. Registration fee is $20.00 day of show (pre-registration
$15.00 before September
25, 2004).
Bring (4) cans of non-perishable food for a $5 discount day of show, 50/50
drawing with proceeds going to the Food Bank of NC. Dash Plaques will be given
to first 100 entries. Judging 12:00pm
until 2:00pm Awards at 3:00pm. For more information,
call Carl Bishop at (919) 556-7275 (Please call before 9:00pm) or e-mail crbshp or call Wayne Demers at
(919) 462-3210 (Please call before 9:00pm) or e-mail
wdemers or visit the website at Heart Of Carolina Mustang
Club
POSTPONED to October 9th
20th Annual Mustang
& Ford Show
Richmond, Virginia
Hosted by the Central
Virginia
Mustang Club. Will be held at the Anthem Complex 2015 Staples Mill Road located
at the intersection of Staples
Mill Road
(U.S. Route 33) and Broad
Street
(U.S. Route 250). Pre-registration will be $15 and due no later than September 1, 2004. Registration will be $20
the day of the show. Judging will be modified MCA Rules. There will be close to
200 Mustangs and Fords at the show. So, don't miss one of the best Mustang
& Ford Shows on the East Coast. For further information please contact;
Show Co-Chairman: Dave Dickey at 804-730-1450; E-mail: drdickey@centralvamustang.com
or Show Co-Chairman: Rusty Wiseman at 804-357-6196; E-mail: 1hotlx@centralvamustang.com be
sure to check our website at www.centralvamustang.com
for further updates to the Show.
October 9th
Annual Fall Mustang and Ford
Powered Car Show
Virginia
Beach, Virginia
Hosted by Southeastern
Virginia
Mustang Club at Beach Ford in Virginia Beach. Event hours are 9am - 3pm with check-in running 9am-noon.
Registration fee is $20.00 (pre-registration $15.00 before October 2, 2004). This is a judged car
show. All Ford-powered cars and trucks. For more information, call Stan Baker
at 757-850-3479 or email e-mail
SEVMC-pres or visit the website at Southeastern
Virginia Mustang Club
October 16th
9th Annual Show
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Hosted by Thunder Valley Mustang Club at
Riverpark. Event hours are 8:00 A.M. till 4:00
P.M. with
check-in running 7:30
A.M. till 12 Noon. Registration fee is To
Be Determined. This year the show is being held at the Chattanooga Riverpark's
Show Field. This is a large grass field that has room for cars, vendors, and
clubs/individuals that would like to setup a Tent. We will be located next to
the Tennessee
River off of
Amnicola
Highway
from Highway 153. Flyer will be available at our website at a later time. Thank
You. For more information, call Jeff Cardwell at 423-344-5585 or email e-mail jsc91 or visit the website at Thunder Valley Mustangs
Non-MCA Events
October 16th - Gloucester Car & Craft Show - Ware Academy, Gloucester, VA Info: Daniel Carmine 804-693-2168
October 29th To The 31st - 3 Day Automotive Flea Market Wilson County Fair Grounds 2331 Highway 301 South, Wilson, N.C. 8 AM to 6 PM all three days. 40,000 square feet of inside spaces. 40 acres of free parking. Admission $5 or $12 for all three days. Car Show with Top 25 trophies and 1st 100 get dash plaques. For info contact Charles Rogers at 252-975-6665.
October 30th - Varina Car Show - Varina High School Varina, VA. - Info: Henry Nelson 804-795-1673.
October 30th - Halloween Havoc Car Show - Open to all makes and models, 4 PM to 10 PM at Books-A-Million, Midlothian Pike & Pinetta Drive. Trophies for Best Costume and Best Decorated Car, registration $20, General Admission $5, 50/50, door prizes. Info Mark Hagan 804-543-1967. Proceeds for the Children's Hospital.
November 7th - First Annual Raider Rides Car Show Benefiting the Warwick High School Band from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, rain or shine and will be held at Warwick High School, 51 Copeland Lane, Newport News, Virginia, 23601 Registration begins at 9:00. Directions: www.tinyurl.com/42kvf
Open to all makes, models, and years. Admission Fees Spectators: Free; Pre- registration: $10 (until Thursday, November 4); Day of show: $15 each spectator and participant will receive one ballot on which to indicate the entry number/s of his/her favorite cars. The 25 favorite cars will be announced and awarded identical trophies at 3:00pm. First 100 participants will receive a dash plaque for the event. Lots of food and music. For more info: Paul Burgener 757/599-1166 (days), 249-8835 (home), e-mail P_Burgener
November 13th - Ford Truck World Trucks and Firestone along with the US Marine Corp Reserve 3rd Annual Toys for Tots Car, Truck and Bike Show. This year Firestone will be sponsoring awards. It will be held at Virginia Center Commons Mall On Route 1 just north of I-95 (North of City of Richmond). Open to all makes, models and years. Registration is a new unopened toy. Door prizes and food vendors. Contact Michael Houk 757-592-0185 e-mail mhouk
AutoCross
Virginia Motor Sport Club (VMSC) will be launching their yearly AutoCross Season in Mach. Listed below are the Event Dates.
September 26th – AutoCross @ VMP
November 21st – AutoCross @ VMP
Come on out for a great time AutoCrossing with VMSC!!!
Officers |
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President: Tony Hall |
Vice President: George Bobrovski |
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Secretary: Brenda Jones |
Treasurer: Karen Lane |
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MCA National Director: Paul Oliver |
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Directors |
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Carroll Lipscombe |
George Cosier |
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Linda Cosier |
Don Lane |
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David Lythgoe |
Bob Overbey |
Rusty Wiseman |
Jimmy Clements |
Dave Dickey |
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Newsletter Editor: |
Webmaster: |
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Club Merchandise: |
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Membership: |
Parades: |
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Cruises Ins: |
Track Events: |
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Show Chairpersons: |
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Monthly Door Prizes: |
Social Events: |
Technical Advisors - 1st Generation Mustangs |
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Sonny Coble |
Bill Jarvis |
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Carroll Lipscombe |
Rick Nochta |
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Richard Jones |
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Club Sponsors |
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Present your club membership card at the following business to receive valuable discounts. |
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Mustang
Bill's Mustang Bill's, Inc. |
H+M Performance |
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Rick's Restorations |
Lay-Oak |
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Be sure to present your CVMC Membership Card for a 22% Club Discount on parts in their parts department
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Ray Broyhill Ford |
First Class Towing |
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Seredni Tire & Auto |
Weaver Transmission |
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Advance Mobile Glass |
Midas Muffler & Brake Shop |
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Dave's Upholstery Shop |
C.P.'s Mufflers |
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Dockside Mobile Marine |
Capital Windshield Repair |
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Air Conditioning Services |
Jeffe Locke |
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W.B. & Son Auto Care & Detail |
Beach Construction |
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Carroll's Tree Service |
Truck Outfitters |
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Batteries Plus |
Harold Sales |
NAPA Genuine Auto Parts Reference Cash Account #1918 |
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Next Meeting
Wednesday, October 6th, 2004 at 7:30 PM
At The Science Museum of VA,
2500 West Broad Street .
See Ya there!!
