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GFItJXC NESI#SThe Greater Pittsburgh Mustang Club Newsletter
Visit our website at www.gpmc.org ffiVolume 18, lssue 4 April 2004
Pony Tales from the PrezNashville Notes
From April i5th through April 18th, Nashville was
invaded by thousands of Mustangs for the Mustang
40tr Anniversary Celebration at the Nashville Super-
speedway. According to the best estimates, 4000Mustangs were pre-registered and another 4500
showed up on site for a total of 9500 Mustangs!
The opening ceremonies on Thursday included twoflyovers by Jack Rouse in his P-51 Mustang with arollover at the end. The cruise on Thursday evening in-volved six miles of bumper-to-bumper traffic to down-town Nashville with only a few of the GPMC members
making it there. Friday activities included a perform-ance at the Grand Ole Opry. On Saturday, GT-350 and
vintage Trans-Am races were held on the track. In the
evening, the General Jackson paddleboat cruise wentto downtown Nashville and back.Bridgestone burnouts were held Sunday aftemoon, and
a Shinoda orange Boss Mustang caught on fire. The
Charlie Daniels band performed for the closingceremonies: the band ended with his famous hit -"The Devil Went Down to Georgia".
continued on page 3
Glub Events Galendar
General Membership Meetinq Wednesday, May 5Roosevelt Grove-North Park 7:30 pm.NOTE LOCATION CHANGE FOR SUMMER!DRIVING DIRECTIONS OAI PAGE 7,
GPMG Bowlinq Niqht Friday, May 7Nesbit Lanes, Plum Borough 9:15 pmLAST NIGHT FOR BOWLING!
Fridav Niqht Cruise ln Friday, May 14Waterworks Mall 6 pm to 10 pmOPENING NIGHT FOR THE'04 SEASON/
Fridav Niqht Cruise ln Friday, May 28Waterworks Mall 6 pm to 10 pm
Photos from the 40th
Above: Troy (Rad Rides) Trepanier's 1967'oFastforwardFastback"...an Ebay Motors project cax, to be resold on
Ebay.
Left: The Early Models display.
Photos submitted by Bob Quinlan. Thanks, Bob! (Morephotos inside.)
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Minutes; General MembershiPMeeting - April 7, 2OO4
President Ed called the meeting to order at 7:36 PM.Twenty-eight members were present.
Ed talked a little bit about the Ford 40e Anniversary
celebration in Nashville and that MCA is looking forhelp at the event. Ed also talked about a 2005 Mustang ina glass trailer with background lighting that may come to
Pittsburgh. He then reviewed the March BOD meeting.
The Valley Forge Mustang Club will have a show on
Sunday, May 30, 2004. The cruises at Waterworks Mallwill be held on the 2"d and the 46 Fridays of the month
from May through September. Also, we need to know
the names of any members who are MCA judges.
Minutes- The March minutes, as published in the news-
letter, were approved as written.
Treasurer's Report- Ginny gave the treasuter's report.
Motion to approve the report was made by Cheryl and
seconded by Bob.
Membershio- Michelle Silliman announced that we have
90 new renewals, which probably includes 2 or 3 new
members. She will make reminder calls to those whohave not renewed yet.
Activities- Terry announced the cruises at the Water-works Mall would be held on the 2"d and4ft Friday ofthemonth. He is working on other cruises in Harmm behind
the Ponderosa for the 3'd Friday of the month' The hospi-
tality night is in July and the club will be getting QuakerSteak and Lube wings for the event. The next meeting
will be outside at North Park and the August meeting isat Custards. A club in Canada is doing an All Ford car
show, and he will get more info about this. Barry re-
ported on the Can-Am and said he already had twochecks from the Canadians. John has moved the lunch tonoon on Sunday for the event.Car Show- One registration has been received. John is
looking ioi tfr" pre-iegistration disk from previous All-Ford shows in order to send out registration letter to pre-
vious attendees. They bought two electric roasters for atotal of $50 and a separate comparhnent tray to cook
three food items at a time. John talked to Tim and iswaiting to get a check. Ads for the back of the t-shirtswill be $25, $40, or $55 if a logo is included. Terry said
we have a commiffnent from Valvoline to supply cases
of oil again.
Newsletter- Not a whole lot to report' Trying a new
"Horseflies" column about perfonnance and technicaltips.
MCA - Ed had already given a rePort.
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Merchandise - no report.
Webmaster - no report.
TRCCC- Tom gave a brief report
Leeislative Counsel - no report.
Old business- Every one was under the impression thatbowling was over for the se€6on, but it is not. We signed anew contract for next year on every other Friday night.
New business- none.
Other issues - Tom Cavataio said the Auto Insider will putour car shows in the publication as long as we get the stuffto him by April 10h.
50/50 - Andy won $23.00
Adjournment - Cheryl motioned for adjoumment, seconded
by Jim. Motion unanimously approved. Meeting adjoumedat 8:06 PM.
Secretary, Roberta Kacinko
Welcome to these new members!B. J, McMullan, of Pgh. 15220, who drives a LaserRed '02 Mustang GT Convertible, as wellas a white2004 Pontiac supercharged GTO.
Robert Clowes, from Allison Park, whose Mustang isa grey 1987 5.0 GT Convertible.
Rich Domonkos of Uniontown. Rich is the owner ofa Bright Red'92 5.0 Mustang LX.
We're looking forward to getting to know them in thecoming season!
Membership Notes:The 2004 GPMC Membership Directory will be
available by the May General Membershipmeeting. Members who cannot attend thatmeeting will receive their directory by mail.
Michelle
Pony Tales from the Prez continuedfrom page 1
The biggest Mustang crowd was on Saturday, with cars parked half way around the racetrack. Some photos
are on the Mach i Registry website (www.machlregistry.com). Go to main menu, Message Forums. Then go
to Mach 1 Main Categories,'and then to Mach I General Discussion. Then go to thread "Anybody Have Any
Feedback from the 40e inNashville?" (The thread may be onp.2 or 3 of that forum.)
Two 2005 Mustang coupes were on display; they were occasionally started so we could hear the engines and
exhaust. The white coupe was a test vehicle, which was also seen on the racetrack. The engineering changes
for this vehicle are outstanding: better weight distribution, revised front and rear suspension, revised S-speed
manual and a 5-speed automatic, 300 horses in the GT, aluminum hood, and many others. Ford representatives
quoted the price on the V-6 coupe to be under $20,000, and for the V-8 coupe to be under $25,000 (for the 5-
speed manual transmission models).
In addition, Ford had an Escape hybrid on display. This combination gasoline/electric driven vehicle will be
the first SuV on the market and will go into production later this year or earlier next year. Gas mileage is said
to be 40 mpg in the city.
Overall, the Mustang 40e.Anniversary Celebration was a fantastic event and the MCA deserves a lot of thanks
for organizing it. --Ed
More Photos from the 40th
Top left: Our Prez takes his '03 Mach I for a spin aroundthe Superspeedway.
Bottom left: Member Mark Morrow with his new car??
Below: Great shot of Dave Mathews' Shelby "R'clone outon the track.
Talladega Walk of Fame - PleaseGonsider Voting
One of our GPMC members, Andy Schor, indirectlyhas NASCAR racing blood in his veins. Andy'sbrother's wife's grandfather was a NASCAR driver in
the late 50's and early 60's. His name is Jack Smithand he passed away in 2001. Jack's name is now onthe ballot for the "Talladega Walk of Fame". Some ad-ditional information about Jack is listed below.
Quote from "Legends of Racing":
NASCAR's most popular driver in 1958,
Jack Smith has 21 Grand national wins tohis credit, which places him 20th on the all-time win list. He also has over 600 victo-ries in the 'bullrings' and was voted into the
Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame in 1981. In1959, veteran announcer Buddy Davenportpinned the name 'Red Fox' on his '60Pontiac. "When that Red Fox gets out in
frong those hound dogs have a hard time catching it!' Jack
drove this car in such notable victories as the 1960
Firecracker 250 and the 1961 Volunteer 500 (the firstrace ai Bristol). The biggest victory of Jack's careerwould have been Charlotte's inaugural World 600 ini960. 'At Charlotte, for their first race, the track wasstill being paved, even after qualifying. The newpavement was tearing up real bad, so we added wiremesh to protect our radiators and 'mud flaps' to keepthe asphalt from being kicked up off our tires. I led198 of the 400 laps and was 5 laps ahead of the sec-ond-place car when disaster struck. A large chunk ofasphalt tore a hole in my fuel tank and gasoline camepouring out. We tried stuffing rags into the hole andeven tried Camay soap, but nothing would work I be-lieve if we would have had a bar of Octagon soap(because it was larger and softer) it would haveplugged the hole and not leake4 then I could havestill won the race. I would have never believed that abar of soap could be worth over $25,000!" --JackSmith
Hopefully some of our GPMC members will votefor Jack at www.talladegawalk.com.
-Ed Saitz
IRCCC llewtftl Rluer Ccr Club CouncllGPMC Representative: Tom Cavataio
The next TRCCC meeting is May 17 at7:30 pm.The scheduled speaker will be a representativefrom E & W Tire Co. Meetings are held at Pe-
ter's Place in Kirwan Heights. All members ofour club are welcome to attend.
More upcoming TRCCC events:
May 29:3rd Annual Antique Car Cruise,Overlook Green Assisted Living Residence,
Whitehall.
June 26: Flashlight Drags, Zelienople Air-port. 6-10 pm. Info: Fred (724) 898-3344.People needed to help!
July 2: K-9 Safety Kids and PennDOT pre-
sent K-9 Safety Cruisers, hosted by TRCCC.5-10 pm. VIP lot, Corrigan Dr. South Park. Afamily event!
A "Mustang 40th" funny by Mike Thompson, cartoonist forthe Detroit Free Press.
Volunteers Are Still Needed for the 6thAnnual All Ford-Powered Gar Showin June, Gan-Am Weekend in JulY, andthe BeaveRun Mustang 40th AnniversaryFestival in August.
Earn Pony Points towards the 2004 HolidayP"rty; next year's dues; or club merchandise.Get to know your fellow members. lf everyonehelps out a little, our activities are more fun foreveryone.Experience isn't necessary; enthusiasm is!To volunteer for the All Ford Show atMcCrackin Ford, or the Can-Am Weekend,contact John LaMorte at 412-367-7758
[email protected]). To volunteer forthe BeaveRun Mustang 40th Festival, contactEd Saitz at 412-963-7 994 (yellburd @aol.com).Or sign up at the next General MembershipMeeting.
Eruise Eornerbg Terrg Sllliman. Actlvlties Olrectar
I hope everyone has their ponies' ready to cruise in the40th anniversary year of the Mustang. It is so nice to see
the leaves on the trees once again green and to actuallysee the sun out during the day and the temperatures fi-naliy get into the cruising mnge. I spoke with some of thefolks that attended the celebration in Nashville, and wasinsured that not only was the weather great but everyonehad a fantastic time. What a great event to kick offthe2004 cruise season.
Just a reminder that next month's (May) general mem-bership meeting will once again move outdoors to NorthPark. It will be held at 7:30 pm at the Roosevelt Grove.
On May 14th the GPMC cruises at the Waterworks be-grn. The time for this event will be 5:00pm-10:00pm andI am looking forward to once again cruisingwith my fel-low club members and having fun. The cruise sponsoredby Kings will be a little different this year. Many mer-chants will be offering special discounts for all cruisers as
well as donating door prizes to be given away. The man-agement of the Waterworks are also excited to have theGPMC there for the events that we have planned. I wasreminded just the other day that although many otherclubs and organizations have approached the Waterworksconceming cruises, the GPMC are the only ones'thathave ever been granted the permission to go ahead andtake charge of having these events there. It's nice to knowthat our club has gained the reputation of respect andhas the confidence ofthe retailers to be the ones' chosento coordinate these events for them.
I am still working on putting together a number ofcruises in Harmar. The first is sldted for Mpy 21st andwill be held at the Wellness Center and Alexanders Fit-ness Center located at the old Cinema complex behindthe Ponderosa Restaurant on Freeport Road. Time for thiscruise is 6:00pm-10:00pm. Although the arrangements atthis point are only abott9}o/o complete there will bemore on this as time draws nearer.
On May 21st we will once again be back to the Water-works for a cruise, The general membership ineeting forJune will again be outdoors at Roosevelt Grove in NorthPark. June 1lth and 25th are cruise dates at the Water-works. All of these dates are posted on our website as
well as a half page article that will be placed in the Her-ald newspaper monthly.
Just one more reminder, the GPMC 6th annual All FordPowered Car Show will be held at McCrackin Ford onJune27th. Being the main fund-raiser for the GPMC myhope is that all club memben will come out and helpsupport and help out with this event. Sign-up sheets willbe on hand at the next general membership meeting oryou can get in touch with John LaMorte to help out.
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General MembershiP Meetings1st Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.
May through SePtember 2004:Meetings at Roosevelt Grove, North ParkFrom Route 19 in Wexford, take lngomar Rd.
east and follow into North Park. (An AlleghenyCounty Park) At light, make left onto KummerRd. then right onto Lakeshore, then left onto
Walters Rd. Follow Walters Rd. up hill &around bend, Roosevelt Grove is on right
across from the little church.NO FOOD AVAILABLE; BRING YOUR OWN
OR EAT BEFORE YOU COME!
All advertising should be directed to:Cheryl Bakaj, GPMC Editor
233 S. Starr Ave.Pittsburgh, PA 15202
Phone: 412-7 34-2224 Email: [email protected]
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Regarding non-Cluh events:Space in the GPMC newsletter is limited.The newsletter contains information about events thatall our members can attend. lf you know of an eventthat some members may be interested in, feel free tobring it up at a General Membership meeting, and itwill be included in the minutes printed here.
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Celebrating theFord Mustang's Greater
PittsburghMrrstangGlrrb NeursCheryl Bakaj, Editor233 S. Starr Ave.Pittsburgh, PA 15202
Next General Membership MeetingWednesday, May 5,2004
7:30 P.M.Roosgvelt Grove
North Park
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lmportant Dates for ZOO4
Mark your calendars for the following GpMCevents:
June 4 through 6-All Ford Nationals at Car-lisle, PA.
June 27,20il44th All Ford Powered Car:Show at McCrackin Ford, North Hills.
July 9, 10, & {l--Can-Am Weekend.
August 20,21, & z2-Mustang 40th Anniver-sary Festival at BeaveRun Motorsports.
Also, every second and fourth Friday-Maythrough September-GPMC Cruise ln's atWaterworks Mall in Fox Chapel,
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