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GraffitiWeekend

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

A trip back intime with cruises,

show-n-shines,

music, classic carsand special events


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CARAPALLONE

The News-Review

H

ead out on the highway.Interstate 5, specifically. Nostal-gic cruisers will coax their col-

lectibles out of hiding and hit theroad this year for Graffiti Weekends 27thanniversary event.

Nearly 1,000 drivers pull into DouglasCounty each summer to show off theirclassic cars during Graffiti Weekend.

Despite rising fuel costs, this year willbe no different.

A lot of people from out of town havecalled and are planning on coming, saidDon Larson, a member of the Stray AngelsCar Club. Weve been getting goodresponses so were hoping everything goes

good.Graffiti Weekend started out as an ideabetween the members of three car clubswho wanted to relive the 50s by cruisingtheir classics down Harvard Avenue in1982. Its evolved into one of DouglasCountys most noteworthy events.

Featuring five days of hot rods and one-of-a-kind creations of all models, colorsand horsepower, the event is expected todraw about 20,000 participants and specta-tors over its five-day span.

More than 15 events are scheduled to

run from July 9 through July 13.One of those events is the Umpqua Flat-

heads Roseburg Graffiti Night Cruise, pre-sented by the Umpqua Flatheads Car Clubon Saturday.

Classic, shining beauties will circleRoseburgs downtown starting at DouglasAvenue and Fowler Street and wrapping

around Jackson and Main Streets.The owners of the automobiles are pas-

sionate about their sparkling babies.They have meticulously restored them andpolished them, and some have kept themhidden like valuable jewels in anticipationof a Graffiti Weekend debut.

With requirements this year that the cars

hail from 1965 or earlier, the vehiclesevoke memories of another era for oldergenerations. And theres a certain senti-mentality between people and their cars.

It reminds them of old times, said Lar-son.

Whether she received the 1929 Cadillacas a Christmas gift, he built that 1932

Chevy coupe from the engine up or thecouple inherited a 1957 Thunderbird fromgenerations past, Graffiti Weekenders bothnear and far will have the opportunity tostep back in time for five days, dance toold-time favorites, mingle over slow-cooked barbecue and cruise their classicsdown Main Street just like old times.

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Classic cars and pickups line the streets of downtown Roseburg during the Graffiti Night Cruise.


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WEDNESDAY,JULY 9First-Ever Green-Winston Poker Run 2 to 4 p.m.,

with a Show & Shine and dinner from 4 to 6 p.m., RaysFood Place, 4601 Carnes Road, Green. Registration from2 to 3 p.m.; pre-1972 vehicles only. Entry fee is $15 andincludes the poker run, show and a barbecue chicken din-ner for two.Event is a benefit for Camp Millennium and willinclude prizes and awards.430-6312, 679-0119, 430-8721.

Kick Off to Graffiti Show 3 to 8 p.m., Roseburg Vet-erans Affairs Medical Center.Entry starts at 11 a.m. Hon-ors veterans in 2008 and includes a Show & Shine and a

barbecue fundraiser for Camp Millennium.Sponsored bySherms Thunderbird and the Roseburg VA and hosted byDouglas County Muscle Cars.680-1230.

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Bikes,Trikes and Hot Rods Registra-tion from 4 to 6 p.m. for Cruise In Show &Shine at Mikes Trikes on Highway 138 East inGlide. Gates open at 3 p.m., with awards at 7p.m.Dash plaques for first 100; Benefit for theGlide Volunteer Fire Department. Hosted byStreet Memories Car Club, Glide CommunityCenter and Mikes Trikes. 496-3225, 496-2283.

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Collector Car Auction 8 a.m., viewingopens; 9:30 a.m., toys and memorabilia auc-tion; 10 a.m., car auction, Douglas CountyFairgrounds Complex, Douglas Hall, Rose-burg. Expect 75 hot rods, antiques, collectiblecars and trucks.Shuttle buses will run to the

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Roseburg Town Center Car Show 10a.m. to 3 p.m., Jackson Street, Roseburg.Cel-ebration of 100 years of the Ford Model T.Tro-phies, dash plaques and goody bags. Present-ed by town center; hosted by Umpqua Flat-heads and Timberland Corvettes. 673-0323,281-5360, 680-1942.

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Seven Feathers Hotel & Casino Resort inCanyonville. Presented by Classic Chevellesof Oregon. 673-1520.

Graffiti Drags Gate and tech line openat noon at the Douglas County Speedway,Roseburg.Track opens at 1 p.m.; grudge rac-ing until 3 p.m.; King of the Hill at 4 p.m.Entryfee is $15; drivers license required;open to allcars; pit pass admission is $5. 672-8744.

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WINSTON Bernice McClellan called theWinston Summer Nite Cruise a family activity.

Each year, a couple of thousand people take tothe streets and sidewalks of Winston for the cruiseand then mingle at Civic Wayside Park afterward,enjoying music and food.

This year, the cruise is scheduled to take placefrom 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday.

The cruise route starts at the south end of Main

Street and continues right on Douglas Boulevardto Abraham Avenue, where motorists will turnright again onto Lookingglass Road and head eastback to Main Street.

Vehicles are not limited to certain years; ownersof all special interest cars are welcome to cruise.

Following the cruise, vendors will be set up atthe park to serve cotton candy, hot dogs, corn dogsand root beer floats.

McClellan said the live music aspect of theevent fell through this year, but there will be taped50s music playing at the park.

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Schedule: Plenty of activities are plannedContinued from page 4


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The orangey-red 56 Bel Air two-door hardtop found its way toMonna Healy as a Christmas giftin 2001.

She had just gotten off work and pulled

into her driveway thinking to herself,Wow, I wonder whos at our house?It was a gift from her husband, Mike

Healy.I was speechless, Monna Healy said.He wanted a partner vehicle for his

stock 56 midnight blue Chevy pickup andthought the investment would suit his wifeperfectly.

The couple often traveled in the pickupfrom Eugene for Graffiti Weekend in theearly 90s. The Healys joined the StrayAngels Car Club in 1998, after moving to

Roseburg.However, cruising the his and her carswas cut short by the death of her husband,a Vietnam veteran, in 2003. As a tribute toMike Healy, Monna Healy, her daughterand her two grandchildren led the Saturdaynight Graffiti Weekend cruise that sameyear.

At first, Healy thought she would sellboth of the cars. She didnt see herself tak-ing care of the classics, nor did she have agreat interest in holding on to the automo-biles. Her husband had always taken care

of upkeep and when he died, his wife did-nt envision herself taking his position asmechanic.

I didnt think I would follow throughwith all this, she said, gesturing to thetwo, polished vehicles in her driveway as aneighbor passing by slowed to catch a bet-ter glimpse of the shiny collectibles. Her

husband was the car guy, she said.With a lot of coaxing from other mem-bers in the Stray Angels Car Club, the

widow chose to keep her gift and her hus-bands pickup, too. Since that decision,shes entered the cars in no fewer than 50

shows. At the beginning of June, her BelAir won best interior at a car show thecreme vinyl/fabric upholstery matches thehardtop as well as the whitewall tires,another custom detail she decided to add.

I am really into it, she said, beamingabout her most recent award and thenadding that her husband would beshocked.

I always thought of it as a guy thing,said 60-year-old Healy, the only femaledirector the Stray Angels Car Club hasever seen.

Now Healy takes pride in adding littledetails to her Bel Air, such as the musicnotes on the right front side. She attributesthe stickers to her string of trophies, whichstarted with third place and led to firstplace only after she had applied the decals.

Its gotta be the musical notes, shesaid.

Her feminine touches to the car alsoinclude pink fuzzy dice and a magnet onher dash that reads, My car is not old, itsa classic.

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Monna Healy continues a legacy started by her husband, Mike.The Roseburg resi-dent takes pride in her 1956 Bel Air hardtop as well as her husbands 56 Chevy pick-up.

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though, comes the occasional difficulties ofenjoying them without her husband. The biggestpush for Monna occurred last year when she hadto make a decision to cruise by herself duringGraffiti Weekend.

She said she forced herself to get into her car andenter the cruise line on Douglas Avenue. After acouple of laps, Healy was at ease behind the wheel.

She hasnt been completely alone in taking careof the two vehicles; she has received a lot of helpfrom other members in the car club. After her BelAir broke down one day, another member of theStray Angels Car Club rebuilt her 265 originaltwo-speed power glide engine.

Healy said theres something about the trustingnature of people with classic cars, recounting thetimes she has had trouble with the Bel Air andhad to pull off on the side of the road. Always,people traveling to or from car shows havestopped and helped her get the tires rolling again.

I think car people are special, she said.Healy is especially excited about the opening

event at Graffiti Weekend this year.The kickoff to the festivities will be a car show

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WINCHESTER When JohnFeeback, 61, takes his 1930Model AFord pickup out fora cruise, he said the most

common comments he receives are fromolder folks who say, Boy, I had one justlike it.

Not quite.I try to be polite about it, said Fee-

back.The only original part of his automobile

is the body. He has completely restored thestreet rod to its current condition and esti-mates he invested about $6,000 in costsand hundreds of hours listening to TalkRadio while working on the rig in hisgarage.

The retired battalion fire chief, formerlyof Klamath Falls, bought the old pickupfrom his brother-in-law four years ago. Itwas rundown, dirty, greasy and disassem-bled.

My brother-in-law was not a mechan-ic, said Feeback.

He rebuilt the engine last winter,installing a Chevrolet 327 small-block

with fuel-injected heads and a Holley four-barrel carburetor.

Now, the car is for sale.It makes about 300 horsepower, said

Feeback, who added that for a 2,400-pound vehicle, thats plenty of power.

Feebacks history as a mechanic datesback to high school, when he started paint-ing kids cars. He also took auto body andrefinishing courses at Oregon TechnicalInstitute. The handyman said he hasrestored dozens of old classics since then.

His latest project, the shiny, jet-blackautomobile with purple ghost flamesstretching across the hood, had been pulledout of the garage for viewing. Blue fuzzydice hung from the rearview mirror andFeeback demonstrated air conditioning ofthe 30s by popping open the front dash-board window. Feeback said he hasentered the pickup in about 50 car shows,some as far as the California Bay Area.

He counted under his breath the trophieshe has garnered with the Ford and pointedto a couple of them in his garage, but helost track after about 10.

However, the president of the UmpquaFlatheads Car Club will not be showing hisvehicle at the annual Graffiti Weekend Rose-burg Town Center Car Show on Saturday.

A part here, a part there for retired fire chief

ROBIN LOZNAK/The News-Review

Dottie the Saint Bernard contemplates life from the drivers seat of the 1930 ModelA Ford pickup owned by her human companion, John Feeback, of Winchester.

Turn to FEEBACK,page 10

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I will have the car there,but wont enter it doesntlook good when youre thepresident of a show and youwin a trophy, he said with alaugh.

His favorite part of theweekend is the Graffiti NightCruise on Saturday night,when nearly 650 cars circleRoseburgs downtownstreets.

Feebacks highly cus-tomized machine will be inthe cruise line with its tubu-lar frame, Jaguar rear end,independent front wheel sus-pension, a Chevy turbo 400automatic transmission,chrome bumpers and a tilttelescopic steering columnfrom a 65 Cadillac.

Without any restoration, astock pickup in the 30swould have had headlights,mechanical brakes and a 10-

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chrome.Feeback said the car wouldhave sold for about $600,brand new.

Now, he will sell theModel Afor $35,000 to$40,000.

While Feeback said hedoesnt have any particularplace he likes to cruise hisclassic, one thing is for cer-tain: It doesnt stay hidden inthe garage.

The next show he is plan-ning on attending is in Van-couver, Wash.

After the sale of this baby,Feeback will have his eye outfor a 32 Highboy FordRoadster.

Thats what I do, fix emup and sell em, he said.

You can reach reporterCara Pallone at 957-4208 orby e-mail at cpallone@nrto-

day.com.

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FeebackContinued from page 9

CAR OWNER NAME:

Aaron and Lori Churchill

TOWN OF RESIDENCE:

Mount Vernon, Wash.

OCCUPATION:

Metal fabricator (Aaron) andcourt clerk (Lori)

MY RIDE:

1968 Chevelle

HOW I GOT THE CAR:

We bought it in 1996 from afriend for $1,500. It was a dailydriver for my wife, rust and all. Itwas even driven up on loggingroads while hunting once!


CAR:

We decided to restore it in 2006.Over 700 hours done by myselfand HotWheels in Mount Vernon.

WHAT THE

VEHICLE MEANSTO ME:

We have been com-ing to Graffiti Week-end for almost 10years now and couldnot wait to finallybring our car to theevent. We drove itdown to Roseburg lastyear and had a blast.We are coming backthis year for sure!

FAVORITE

PLACE TO DRIVE:

Anywhere, as longas we are cruising withother cars.

FAVORITE CAR

MEMORY:

Graffiti Weekend2007.

Classic Car Tales

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It will be a day o thunder, and its time to showDaytona Beach what the Roseburg regions gotunder the hood, according to Bill McAnally, promotero the Toyota Bi-Mart Firecracker 150 presented by

NAPA Auto Parts.

The NASCAR Camping World Series Divisionrace explodes July 11 at the Douglas CountySpeedway.

Thats right. NASCAR racing teams and proessionaldrivers will circle the oval in Roseburg, the onlyNASCAR-sanctioned event in the entire state oOregon this year.

And ans who want to see more o thesame and maybe even a NASCAR-sponsored racetrack in the regionone day should come out in orce,support their avorite driver and takein the richness o proessional stockcar racing in the seventh annual visitto town, according to Bill McAnally,owner o Bill McAnally Racing.

Weve always had a great crowdsince we frst came to Roseburg in2002, says the ormer NASCARWinston West driver, who owns threeracing teams based in Antelope,Caliornia. We love the beautiul

Northwest, and the way the anstreat us up here.

Support or the Toyota Bi-MartFirecracker 150 presented by NAPA

Auto Parts is important to continued racing in theregion and to uture decisions by NASCAR aboutbuilding a permanent acility in the region, McAnallysays.

NASCAR keeps talking about building a new majoracility in the Northwest, says McAnally. Thebest way to let Daytona Beach know they shouldbe building a racetrack in Oregon is to get a bigturnout and show NASCAR that NASCAR belongsin Oregon.

Many local businesses get involved in supportingthe race each year, the promoter said.

Fans also turn out in orce, and he warns that ticketsshould be purchased as early as possible, becausepeople have been turned away rom the gate in thelast two years.

Theres even an opportunity to watch a caravano NASCAR transporters arrive in town loaded

Tickets to the VIP event are an additional $30 andcan be purchased at the Douglas County Speedwayticket ofce or at the Douglas County Fairgroundsticket ofce.

It takes you to the next level, McAnally says o theVIP tent area.

The race will be ollowed by a hal-hour freworksshow, McAnally says.

Now in its 55th season, the NASCAR CampingWorld Series Division can be traced back to 1954,

when NASCAR came to the WestCoast and began sanctioning thePacifc Coast Late Model circuit,with many o the races run ondirt tracks.

Through the 1960s and 1970s theseries visited ewer and ewer dirttracks. The fnal West Series race ona dirt track was in 1979.

The series has continued toevolve, with various changestaking place during the 1980s andearly 1990s. The construction obeautiul superspeedways suchas the Caliornia Speedway andLas Vegas Motor Speedway

sparked a resurgence in regionalNASCAR racing.

The series has had several titles.In addition to being known as the

Pacifc Coast Late Models, it was called GrandNational West, Winston West Grand National andthe NASCAR Winston West Series.

Camping World Series West cars are the same carsthat are used in the Nextel Cup and Busch series.The primary dierence is the engine size. GrandNational West cars are powered by a 358 cubic inchV-8 engine.

The races are a stepping stone or drivers headingor the premiere division o NASCAR, the SprintCup Series.

A ew o the more well-known recent graduates othe Camping World Series are Brendan Gaughan,who won back-to-back championships in the seriesin 2000 and 2001; Kevin Harvick, who won theseries championship in 1998; and David Gilliland,who was the West Series Sunoco Rookie o theYear in 2004.

with race cars between 2:00 and 3:30 p.m.this Thursday.

They will travel rom Interstate 5 along Edenbower

Boulevard and Stewart Parkway to the RoseburgBi-Mart. Cars and drivers will be on their way to apromotional event in the store parking lot that runsrom 4 to 6 p.m.

Anybody that can be on the street should come outand welcome the teams in, McAnally says. Wedlike to see them out there to give a big wave and awelcome to town.

On race day, McAnally said theres even more instore an opportunity or regular ans to get the redcarpet treatment at the Toyota Bi-Mart Firecracker150 presented by NAPA Auto Parts.

VIP tickets are on sale to the general public, andparticipants will enter a hospitality tent set up withood, beverages and entertainment.

Fans can come, small business owners can bringclients . . . its open to the general public, the promotersaid o the NASCAR VIP opportunity. Some o thedrivers will be there, along with agmen, a magician,a rae and dinner. Its just a great opportunity.

A Toyota Bi-Mart Firecracker 150 presented by NapaAuto Parts ticket is needed, which can be purchasedat Bi-Mart or $25.

Don Leber of Bi-Mart, Brian Ickler, winner of the 2007

Firecracker 150, and Bill McAnally of BMR.

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Racer bios on next page.

DAY OF THUNDER

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More racer bios on next page.

Wes Banks

Birthdate: Nov. 2, 1960Hometown: Oakdale, Cali.Marital Status: Married (Kim)Occupation: Real estatedeveloperOther Interests/Hobbies:

Hunting, fying, traveling

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSMade NASCAR Camping World Series debut atPhoenix in 2007. Won SCORE o-road worldchampionship at Riverside International Racewayin 1985.

Jeff Barkshire

Birthdate: Feb. 2, 1982Hometown: Auburn, Wash.Marital Status: SingleOccupation:Truck driverOther Interests/Hobbies:Racing

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSCaptured rst top-ve nish in NASCAR CampingWorld Series West at Phoenix in 2007. 2005NASCAR Elite Division, Northwest Series Rookieo the Year.

Johnny Borneman

Birthdate: June 30, 1977Hometown: Ramona, Cali.Marital Status: SingleOccupation: Plaster & scaoldoremanOther Interests/Hobbies:Going to the river

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

First series win came at Tucson in rookie campaigno 2001. Has one NASCAR Nationwide Seriesstart through 2007. Has three NASCAR CratsmanTruck Series starts through 2007.

Jason Bowles

Birthdate: Nov. 24, 1982Hometown: Ontario, Cali.Marital Status: SingleOccupation:Sales representativeOther Interests/Hobbies:Wakeboarding, karting, goingto the beach

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2007 NASCAR Camping World Series WestSunoco Rookie o the Year. Placed rst in kartingCART Stars o Tomorrow program in 2000. Invitedto Skip Barber Karting Scholarship runo ourconsecutive years (2000-2003). CART Stars oTomorrow ICC West Coast champion in 2003.Karting Supernationals Champion ICC in 2004.

Austin Cameron

Birthdate: Jan. 24, 1977Hometown: El Cajon, Cali.Marital Status:Married (Rachelle)Occupation:VP, Operations oramily general contracting rm

Other Interests/Hobbies:Family activities

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSThree-time Most Popular Driver Award (2003, 2004,2006). 1998 NASCAR Camping World Series WestSunoco Rookie o the Year. Won inaugural NASCARToyota All-Star Showdown at Irwindale in 2003.

Among contingent o series drivers to participatein NASCAR exhibit event in Japan in 1998. Hastwo NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts through2007. Has three NASCAR Nationwide Series startsthrough 2007. Has three NASCAR Cratsman TruckSeries starts through 2007.

Mike David

Birthdate: Jan. 29, 1967Hometown: Modesto, Cali.Marital Status:Married (Christie)Occupation: Owns & operatesrace car parts and abricationbusinessOther Interests/Hobbies: Gol

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2007 NASCAR Camping World Series WestChampion. 2006 Sportsmanship Award in NASCARCamping World Series West. 2002 NASCARCamping World Series West Sunoco Rookie o theYear. Won NASCAR late model championship atMadera Speedway in 1998.

Jamie Dick

Birthdate: Feb. 5, 1989Hometown:Albuquerque, N.M.Marital Status: SingleOccupation: StudentOther Interests/Hobbies:Tennis, basketball,snowboarding

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSScored top-10 nish while running ve races inNASCAR Camping World Series West in 2007.Rookie o the Year in Legends at El Paso (Texas)Speedway Park. Rookie o the Year in Legends atSouthern New Mexico Speedway. Rookie o the

Year in Late Models at Sandia Motorsports Park.

Mike Gallegos

Birthdate: March 13, 1983Hometown: Wheat Ridge, Colo.Marital Status: SingleOccupation: Race car driverOther interests/Hobbies:Going to the beach, boating and

spending time with amily

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSRegistered top-10 fnish at his home track, ColoradoNational Speedway. Has steadily progressed up NASCARranks as participant in Drive or Diversity eort.

Eric Hardin

Birthdate: June 29, 1982Hometown: Anaheim, Cali.

Marital Status: SingleOccupation: StudentOther Interests/Hobbies:Snowboarding, air-chair, jet-ski

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSMade debut in NASCAR Camping World SeriesWest in 2005. Registered three top-10 nishes inrst ull season o competition in 2006. Scoredcareer-best top-ve nish in West in 2007.

Daryl Harr

Birthdate: May 5, 1982Hometown: St. Albert, AlbertaMarital Status: SingleOccupation: Race car driverOther Interests/Hobbies:Snowboarding, playing rugby

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2004 Sportsmanship Award in NASCAR CampingWorld Series West. Made debut in NASCARCamping World Series West in 2001. 2002CASCAR Western Series Champion. 2000CASCAR Western Series Most Popular Driver.1998 CASCAR Western Series Rookie o the Year.

Eric Holmes

Birthdate: Oct. 16, 1974Hometown: Escalon, Cali.Marital Status: SingleOccupation: Race car businessOther Interests/Hobbies:Watching daughter barrel race

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2006 NASCAR Camping World Series WestChampion. Won Elite portion o NASCAR Toyota

All-Star Showdown in 2004. Finished th inmaking his debut in NASCAR Camping WorldSeries West in 1997.



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Jim Inglebright

Birthdate: Nov. 8, 1961Hometown: Fairfeld, Cali.Marital Status: Married (Valerie)Occupation: Owns auto bodyshop towing frmOther Interests/Hobbies: Trail

bike riding, water skiing, amily,indoor soccer

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Won track titles, NASCAR championship at AllAmerican Speedway in Roseville, Cali. (1991,1992).Second in NASCAR Elite Division, Southwest Serieschampionship standings 1995. Won NASCAR EliteDivision, Southwest Series portion o Copper WorldClassic in 1999. Won Southwest Series event atInfneon Raceway three consecutive years (2000,2001, 2002). Has 17 NASCAR Cratsman TruckSeries starts through 2007.

Jeff Jefferson

Birthdate: Jan. 17, 1972Hometown: Naches, Wash.Marital Status: Married (Dione)Occupation: Race car businessOther Interests/Hobbies:Hunting, fshing

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Only driver to win three consecutive championshipsin NASCAR Elite Division, Northwest Series in2003-2005. Won Pole Award in NASCAR EliteDivision, Northwest Series fve consecutive yearsrom 2001-2005. Scored NASCAR Camping WorldSeries West win at Portland (Ore.) Speedway in2000 in only his eighth career race.

David Mayhew

Birthdate: Feb. 19, 1982Hometown:Atascadero, Cali.

Marital Status: Married(Lyndsay)Occupation: Racing drivercoach/sign businessOther Interests/Hobbies:Racing just about anything

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSScored runner-up fnish in making just sevenstarts in NASCAR Camping World Series Westin 2007. 2006 NASCAR Elite Division, SouthwestSeries Sunoco Rookie o the Year. 2004 NASCARWhelen All-American Series Champion at Mesa

Marin Raceway in Bakersfeld, Cali. Won fve IKFNational Championships in go-karts.

Jason Patison

Birthdate: Oct. 15, 1980Hometown: Corona, Cali.Marital Status: Married (Tia)Occupation: Project directorOther Interests/Hobbies:

Art, paintball

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSNotched top-fve fnish in debut with NASCARCamping World Series West in 2007. 2006 SeriesChampion Hoosier Tire West Modifeds. 1998Track Champion Victorville (Cali.) Speedway.Garnered six rookie o the year awards in variousclasses in motor sports.

Jack Sellers

Birthdate: July 27, 1944Hometown: Sacramento, Cali.Marital Status: SingleOccupation: Owns Coca-Colabottling plant in Sacramento, Cali.Other Interests/Hobbies:Hunting

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2005 Sportsmanship Award in NASCAR CampingWorld Series West. Finished in top 10 ochampionship standings 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991,

1992, 1993, 1994.

Jim Warn

Birthdate: Oct. 21, 1983

Hometown:Aurora, Ore.Marital Status: SingleOccupation: Business managerOther Interests/Hobbies:Hunting, fshing, exotic andluxury cars

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSWon championship in sports racers road racingclass at Portland International Raceway in 2005.Won rookie title in Super Stock Late Model stockcars at South Sound Speedway in Tenino, Wash.,

in 2006.

Moses Smith

Birthdate: March 30, 1976Hometown: Tempe, Ariz.Marital Status: SingleOccupation: Race car driverOther Interests/Hobbies:Mountain biking, swimming,

racquet ball

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSScored top-10 fnish in NASCAR Camping WorldSeries West debut at Irwindale in 2006. 2002 StarMazda West Coast Champion. 2001 Star MazdaWest Coast Rookie o the Year. 2001 SCCAClass Champion.



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Many young boys dream at somepoint about being a fireman

jumping on the fire engine andracing to the rescue.

Wes Melo of Roseburg has fulfilled thatdream through the years. He not only was avolunteer fireman for 24 years, he has alsoacquired his own two fire engines.

Fire departments and engines are a part ofthe 65-year-old Melos heritage. His father,

Frank, was the fire chief in Mount Shasta,Calif., when Melo was a boy. The depart-ments fire engine at that time was a Model T.

A similar fire engine, a 1915 Model TFord/American LaFrance chemical fireengine, is now parked in a garage next toMelos home a couple of miles north ofRoseburg. He and friends have been restoringthat engine since he purchased it in 1999, fin-ishing the work in March. A chemical reac-tion provides the pressure to shoot the water,similar to a large fire extinguisher, saidMelo.

Also parked in the garage is a 1923 ModelTT/Howe, another fire engine. He bought it

in 2004 and spent two years restoring it.Both engines I restored with a lot of helpfrom people in the community, he said.

Neither engine gets a lot of exposure to theoutside world, but Melo plans to bring themout for a drive and display during the upcom-ing Graffiti Weekend activities that include acelebration of the 100th anniversary of theModel T that was first introduced in 1908.

Steve Gorthy of Roseburg, another ModelT owner, is coordinating a show-and-shineevent in downtown Roseburg from 10 a.m. to3 p.m. Saturday, a barbecue dinner for Model

T owners in the Roseburg High School park-ing lot and then a parade lap by the Model Tcars to begin the evening cruise arounddowntown Roseburg. After their initial laps,the Model Ts will be parked and displayed inthe parking lot to the east of the DouglasCounty Library.

We hope to have 20-plus cars, Gorthysaid of the Model Ts that were produced byFord from 1908 through 1927, adding thathes hoping to have at least one car from eachof the production years.

Roseburg man fulfilling a Model T dream


Wes Meloposes next to his 1923 Ford Model TT/Howe fire truck at his home inWinchester.Melo bought the vehicle in 2004 and spent two years restoring it.Turn toMELO,page 16


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Melo will have representatives from twoof those years with his two fire engines.He plans to drive the 1915 engine. FriendMark Spangler, who has consistentlyhelped on the restoration work, will drivethe 1923 truck.

I feel these are part of our history,Melo said. Theyre a way for me to try totake care of automobiles that have signifi-cant history. And theyve been fun to workon.

The motors and transmissions areprimitive and have a tendency to have

mechanical problems, but theyre easier tofix because theyre pretty simple, headded.

Melo was a 20-year employee of Cham-pion International forest products, makingseveral moves with that company beforemoving with it to Roseburg in 1988. Hewas a volunteer fireman for the six respec-tive departments of each town in which helived, but never became a paid fireman,although he did apply for a couple of firechief jobs early in his career.

He first got into the Model T business in1993 when he purchased a 1915 Touringcar, a five-passenger sedan. He worked on

it some, but it was basically restored.Six years later he not only bought the

fire engine, but also a 1915 Open Delivery,

similar to a little pickup. The latter wasalso already restored, but the engine need-ed a lot of work and got his attention foralmost seven days a week for the next nineyears.

That Ford/American LaFrance engine isthe seventh one ever made and is the sec-ond-oldest one known to still exist,according to Melo.

Melo said he had that engine on displayonly once in 2007, and it took the PeoplesChoice Award at the one show in which itappeared.

Im done buying, Melo said of ModelTs. I have enough to keep up what Ihave. Theres a fair amount of mainte-nance to these with their electrical sys-tems, fuel systems being sensitive andhaving to grease the chassis and bearings.

Gorthy, who owns a 1912 Model TSpeedster and a 1915 Touring car, said hewasnt sure if the first year or two ofModel T production would be represented,but hoped that a 1910 car from Eugenewould be on display during Saturdaysactivities.

You can reach Features Editor CraigReed at 957-4210 or by e-mail [email protected].

MeloContinued from page 15


Wes Melo of Winchester sits in his 1915 Ford Model T. Melo says its engine is theseventh ever made and the second-oldest one known to exist.



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CAR OWNER NAME:

Steve and LuAnn Gorthy

TOWN OF RESIDENCE:

Roseburg

OCCUPATION:

Retired schoolteacher and administra-tor

MY RIDE:

1915 Model T Touring Car

HOW I GOTTHE CAR:

Built it from parts, starting when I was12.

WORK IVE DONE ON THE CAR:

I built it from Model T parts scroungedfrom anywhere and everywhere. It wasfirst assembled with generic parts, butthen I learned more about correct yearapplications and did it all over again.There is a lot of argument about the yearmodels that many parts came on, but thisis a pretty authentic 1915. The dated partshave 1915 serial numbers and the rest

correspond to published research. I actu-ally got industrial arts education credits atOregon State University when I wasenrolled there for doing sheet metal workon the body and presenting researchabout the Ford factory.

WHAT THE

VEHICLEMEANS TO

ME:

My dad (JackGorthy) wasaphasic from astroke as a youngman, and when Iwas a kid, I spenta good deal oftime being hisverbal and auralinterpreter. Look-

ing for parts andrestoring the Twas a work-and-learn time forboth of us. I soldit a few years agoto a friend, Dave

Owens, who recently sold it back to me.When I sold it, I defined it to myself as amere object, hence, not worth being senti-mental over. But the truth is, Im gratefulto have it back and it really does repre-sent memories and activities that are pre-

cisely that sentimental in the extreme.

FAVORITE PLACE TO DRIVE:

Back roads, slow roads, anywhere thatwont scrub the soft, white rubber com-pound off the tire treads.

FAVORITE CAR MEMORY:

Driving it on the Cascade HistoricalMotor Clubs old Crater Lake Tour, up toDiamond Lake to stay at the old YMCAcamp, up to Crater Lake and around therim drive, from Diamond Lake back toRoseburg.

POINT OF INTEREST:

Both Steve Gorthys 1915 Model TTouring Car and Clint Gorthys 1912Model T Ford Speedster will be in theDowntown Merchants Shop and ShineCar Show and Model T Parade leadingoff the evening Umpqua FlatheadsDowntown Cruise on Saturday. Ownersof Model Ts of any vintage or modifica-tion are invited to participate. To register,call Steve Gorthy at 672-5325 or send e-mail to [email protected].

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Steve Gorthy of Roseburg poses recently with his 1915Model T Touring Car.


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CAR OWNER NAME:

Clint Gorthy

TOWN OF RESIDENCE:

Portland

OCCUPATION:

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MY RIDE:

1912 Model T Speedster

HOW I GOT THE CAR:

It belonged to my granddad, Jack Gor-

thy. He noticed when I was only 1 yearold that I, too, possessed the patrilinealgenetic regard for shiny objects and bugsin my teeth. He decided then that I shouldsomeday have the speedster.


Polished brass! My dad and I are alsoupgrading the ignition system and sus-pension with period-correct accessoryparts and putting finishing touches on thebody rebuild that was done after the carwas damaged in an accident 20 years ago.

WHATTHE VEHICLE MEANS TO

ME:

Continuation of a long family tradition

involving Model Ts. I learned to driveone when I was a teenager, as did my dad

(Steve Gorthy). They dont operate like

modern cars. And Grandpa messed

around with them with his friend RichardBurke from the time he was a boy, beforeWorld War II. The speedster and Dadstouring car are sort of two peas from thesame pod that originated from their T fas-cination and building of bugs, or speed-sters. Parades, tours and campouts withantique cars were key experiences in myfamily when I was growing up.


I havent driven the speedster in solong that Im going to have to practice up

before the parade leading off the cruise. Ilive in Portland and have no place to keepit, so it stays at my folks place in Rose-burg. I guess my favorite place to drive itis anywhere there are wide open spacesso I can get it up to road speeds (40 or 45mph!) without worrying about obstacles.


Grandpas black standard poodle ridingin one of the bucket seats with his drivinggoggles on. The Tdecked out like a policecar, with a hand-cranked siren and Grand-

pa driving it in a Keystone Kops uniform.

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Clint Gorthy with his 1912 Model T Speedster after restoration.


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CAR OWNER NAME:

Chris Jordan

TOWN OF RESIDENCE:

Roseburg

OCCUPATION:

Sr. CAD/CAM (computer-aideddesign/computer-aided manufacturing)for the Systems Engineering departmentof Orenco Systems Inc.

MY RIDE:

A 1948 Ford F-1 pickup

HOW I GOTTHE CAR:

My best friend, Brent Byers, found thepickup while out looking for parts for his1954 Chevy pickup. It was part of agarbage pile and had all sorts of junkpiled on it. He knew I had always wantedan F-1 and decided to pursue buying it forme for my birthday.


I did all of the work on the pickupmyself. Some of that work includes:

Chassis:

Front: Mustang II independent frontsuspension

Rear: triangulated four link suspensionwith a narrowed 8.8 rear end

Engine/Transmission:Ford Fuel injected H.O. 5 literFord Automatic with overdriveBody:Painted 1948 Ford 9N tractor redInterior:Stock, recovered in black ultraleather

WHATTHE VEHICLE MEANS TO

ME:This vehicle is special to me for two

very important reasons. The first reasonbeing that my dad and my son bothworked with me on this project. It wasthe best part of this project. My parentsmoved to Salem shortly after getting thetruck on the road, so I probably will notever have the chance to do this again withmy dad. The second reason is probablythe most important to me. During the

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Chris Jordans 1948 Ford F-1 pickup after restoration. Turn to JORDAN,page 20


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process of rebuilding the pickup, my wife

became pregnant. After finding out, I wason a mission to finish and bring her andthe baby home in it. I set up a Gantt chartbased on my wifes due date and dideverything I could to stick to it. Every-thing was on target and I was in goodshape to complete my goal, when one day,about a week and half before the due date,my mom came running out to the garageto tell us my wifes water broke. A fewhours later we had a baby girl. We were soclose to being finished. We came up with aplan to get it done before she and the baby

would be released from the hospital. In themeantime, my friend Brent pulled his F-1out of storage and was getting it ready forme to use as a backup. None of this was tohappen, though. Two days after beingborn, my daughter became sick fromspinal meningitis. She was moved toSacred Heart in Eugene. The morningafter the move to Eugene, my wife becameill with meningitis. With my wife in ICUand my daughter in NICU, no one wasthinking about hot rods. A month laterthey were able to come home from thehospital. The pickup was unfinished. The

thing is, I was not disappointed in anyway. The fact that my wife and daughtercame home healthy and alive overshad-owed any disappointment I might havehad from things not going according toplan. This truck now means a lot more tome than it ever could have if these eventsdidnt happen. It will always be an icon tome of family, love and strength. Inciden-tally, shortly after she came home from thehospital, I took my wife to dinner atTollys in Oakland for her birthday on thepickups maiden voyage, and my daughterasks to go for rides in it every chance shegets.


I love to drive my pickup on the backroads of Douglas County.


Last May my son and I drove the pickupto Salem to do some work on my parentshouse. It happened to be the weekend thatheat wave hit. It was hot and uncomfort-able, but Ill never forget my 6-year-oldson sitting on his booster seat next to mewith a wet scarf around his neck excitedto have me all to himself on a fun adven-ture.

JordanContinued from page 19

CAR OWNER NAME:

Retha and Nick Kirby

TOWN OF RESIDENCE:

Roseburg

OCCUPATION:

Retired

MY RIDE:

1947 four-door Ford

HOW I GOT THE CAR:

We bought the car in 1972 in Klamath

Falls; we are the third owners.


CAR:

The car has been restored to original

condition. It has the same engine that it

came with.

WHAT THE VEHICLE MEANS

TO ME:

This vehicle is just like our first newcar. We remember how proud we were tohave a new car. In that time (1946), youhad to have your name on a list to get acar.


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We enjoy driving it with theUmpqua Flatheads Car Club on out-ings and in Graffiti Weekend some-times.

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Retha and Nick Kirbys restored 1947 Ford 4-door.

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CAR OWNER NAME:

Ron Mentzer

TOWN OF RESIDENCE:

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OCCUPATION:

Boxcar checker

MY RIDE:

1956 Chevy Stepside

HOW I GOTTHE CAR:

I saw it in the back room of a body

shop covered with an inch of dust.


Everything but the paint job, which mybrother, Rick, did.

WHAT THE VEHICLE MEANS TO

ME:

If you can remember back in the late1960s, you will remember the programMy Mother the Car. My truck and Irelate to each other in a similar way. She

is very much part of the family. It took a

lot of time, love and a whole bunch ofdevotion and even more understandingfrom my wife. You may say (the truck) isa BIG part of my family. We finished itlast year, placed some trophies, met somebeautiful people and are having the timeof our lives. This year is no different. Iplan on spending my life with my truckand my wife. You can only imagine howmy pickup makes me feel. I get behindthe wheel, go down the road, and I am 16all over again. I LOVE my truck. Itmeans a lot to me.


In the back windy roads away fromtraffic and on the way to a car show.Come to think about it ... anywhere.


When I met my (future) wife in theback of a 47 Plymouth. I was in the frontseat, she was in the back, we shook handsand 26 years later, she is still by my sidein my 56 Chevy pickup.

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Ron Mentzers 1956 Chevy Stepside is seen after restoration.


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