The Counts Streetin News

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1 The Counts Streetin News Inc. IN THIS ISSUE Officers and Committee Chairman on back page National Street Rod Assn. Charter Club since 1975 The COUNTS are in their 58th.year Fun With Cars Since 1957 V O L U M E I S S U E 3 - S U M M E R Prez SEZ Editorially Speaking with JIM GARAGE TOURS & CRUISE NITES COMING EVENTS Lots of outdoor car shows NSRA I(nspection / Appreciation Day coverage 48th BLACK HILLS ROD RUN in facts and photos 4 pages Rod Run dedicated to past member Merle McCoy Cruiser CAR SHOW- CANCELLED TREATS... Ha. Well, most weeks I try to bring some sort of treat to the meetings. It seems that people enjoy that sort of thing. I always hear compliments and comments about it. But I cant take credit for it. I have the greatest wife in the world. It was her idea. I just stole it and claimed it for my own. What do treats have to do with car clubs? Well my observation over the past year is that most of us have the support of a spouse. I must say I get all kinds of encouragement. She stands in my shadow and makes me look good. It makes our hobby easier. Without that support things would be a whole lot less enjoyable. We get a lot done for ourselves (on our cars) and for the club (charitable events we do). I should thank her more but I take it for granted sometimes. Our rod run was a success with the exception of the damage to the Corvette. Please if anyone knows of any person who might be involved bring it to our attention. Summer is in full swing and as I look at the calendar there are a ton of things to do. Every week has multiple car related events to go to and the club tracks them very well. If you cant find something to do its your own fault. Take the time to take your treat maker and go on a short cruise to one of the events with her to show her your appreciation. As always thanks for all of the member support. It has made my job easier. COUNTS PRESIDENT...TOM SCHMANSKI Sect. Bob Dunfee, Prez, Chad Raterman V. Prez. Glen Shield, Treas. Bob Diekmann

2 GET YOUR STREET ROD OR MACHINE FEATURED IN THE CIOUNTS NEWSLETTER JIM SOME PHOTOS FINISHED OR UNFINISHED AND A STORY! studeman40@hotmail.com BLU SHUZ It seems only natural that we feature the BIG WIN- NER at the Counts 48th. Annual Rod Run. Ron Meis is no stranger to the Counts events and has participated as a Associate Member for several years. He lives in Lead, SD 6 months out of the year and lives in Arizona in the Winter. Over the past several years Ron has been having Kindig-it build some fantastic cars for him. This 1959 Buick Invicta hardtop is the last one that Dave has finished for Ron. It has won many awards at the Goodguys events as well as cleaning house at this years Black Hills Rod Run. It was built to drive Ron tells about the mods on 59 BLU SHUZ Buick Invicta powered by a LSX engine made to look like a Nailhead Buick V8 Those wide whites are part of the custom wheel with low profile tires The Buick sets and lools right from all angles and it runs the wheels off most cars in comfort too! Custom yet seemingly original Custom taillights are cool too! Remember those stock 59 Counts Streetin News, SUMMER 2016 PAGE 2 Buick Grills? Not quite stock

3 - - - This has been an interesting summer so Ear. Most of the news hasn t been very good. First off we lost TWO club members, Active member Merle McCoy, 1940 Ford PU and 23 Model T bucket, passed away in May and a former member from back in the 60 s, Ed Shell lost his battle with cancer the end of June, Ed has lived just outside of Hill City since his retirement as a teacher in Watertown, SD. Ed had 3 cars, a long time owned 56 Chevy, a dark green 34 Ford Hemi powered hi-boy and a project 39 Chevy sedan. Both will be missed greatly by friends, family and club members. Club condolences to both families!!! I have been fighting an engine problem on our 40 Studebaker Commander. Hopefully the problem will be diagnosed and fixed by the time you read this newsletter. The Rod Run this year was dedicated in memory of Merle McCoy, who passed away in May after a sudden heart attack or stroke. Merle had been an active member for 10 years and will be sadly missed. This years Black Hills Rod Run was held on July 8th and 9th, 2016 and was fairly well attended, a little down this year but the bad news was that a participant from Dickinson, ND had his car keyed on one side, a black 60 Vette, during our awards banquet and celebration at our club house. The word is out that if any one saw anybody suspicious looking at Gene s car to let a club member know so we can do something about it. To add to the bad news, some *#? called in a gun threat against the police that were going to be at the Sunday Cruiser Car Show so the Downtown Square host committee postponed the Sunday Show! What next? FLASH!!! The Downtown Cruiser Car Show has been rescheduled for OCTOBER 9th, The Counts annual Swap Meet is now history. Check out the story with pictures on the next to last page of this newsletter. Next years ROD RUN will be our 49th, on July 7th and 8th and we plan on a shorter version. Plans are still in the works on that new plan. If you have any suggestions e -mail the club at studeman40@hotmail.com. The BIG NEWS is that 2018 will mark our 50th annual Black Hills Rod Run and we are planning on pulling out all the stops to make this the BIGGEST and LARGEST Counts Black Hills Rod Run ever. The dates for 2018 are JULY 6, 7 and 8. Put these dates on your FUTURE list of events that you don t want to miss! JIM Check out our entire website Counts Streetin News, SUMMER 2016, PAGE 3

4 After a long several months of planning to have several Counts members take up the invitation from the San Diego Over the Hill Gang members, Guy and Esther Allen, to attend their 43rd. Annual Streak. It appeared that at least 6 couples were planning the trip but by mid April we were down to 2 couples. Bob and Shirley Mallow took their motorhome and towed their 55 Chevy in Steve Kroger s enclosed trailer. Jim and Ann Neuzil spent several months and lots of dollars getting their 40 Studebaker ready for the trip. Thanks to club members help and friend, Bill Brady s mechanical ability we were off to San Diego on May 3rd.We were fortunate to be able to talk Bill into going with us and doing most of the driving. He also entered the event so we had 3 entries at the Streak. We even won long distance award. The Gang treated us great and we enjoyed the event and got to see about 400 different cars and trucks. The trip went well but we didn t see enough scenery. Our problems started after we got back! Tune in for the next exciting episode! JN Street Rods of all kinds were This cool 40 ford was spotted in Very nice 1940 Studebaker On hand atbthe 43 rd STREAK in the cqampground parking lot Champion was owned by a OTH mbr Very nice 37 slantback One of MANY 56 Ford pickups One of several 55 Chevs. Cool 55 station wagon Nice 59 black Impala Cool 58 Chevrolet Bel Air And the Band played on Counts Streetin News, Summer 2016, Page 4

5 After registration, this years Black Hills Rod Run began with an On your Own POKER RUN in the northern Black Hills. The highlight of this several hour jaunt through the hills looking for answers to questions that Bob Mallow put on a sheet of paper, was the stop for a break and GARAGE TOUR at Ron Meis wild Man Cave and collection of cars and memorabilia in Lead, South Dakota. This stop was worth the whole Poker Run trip as Ron s collection of cars is rivaled by few! He has down sized the numbers over the past couple of years but the quality has gone up a lot! It had been a few years since Ann and I were at Ron s place and it is still COOL on the second trip because it is like a different place again! The Friday night White Elephant game is always a fun time and it usually lasts a couple of hours followed by an Ice Cream Social with plenty to go around. The Counts are well known for feeding their guest well during the Rod Run weekend. Jim and Ann along with Bob, Steve and Dan made sure that everyone got the opportunity to purchase a souvenir Black Hills Rod Run T shirt or two! It was time to shut down for the night and get ready for Saturdays famous Black Hills Cruise! Cont. on page 6 and pages 21 and 22. Ron receives one of many awards for Blu Shuz Ron sal blown 41 Willys coupe The main floor is impressive Look whats on the wall and ceiling Upstairs Ron s office photos of Ron.s cars Counts Streetin News, Summer 2016, Page 5

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7 COMING EVENTS Please check dates and times before attending distant events, editor AUGUST 12, 13 and 14th. 2016, Streetmasters of PIERRE, SD present their annual DAM RUN, Friday is the gearhead gathering, Saturday is the Gravity Drags, Capitol Car Show, Poker Run, Supper, Dam Cruise, and ice cream social. Sunday is Breakfast and Awards. For more info call Frank Eich at or go to our website AUGUST 14th. 2016, 2nd. ann. Custer County. Fair Car Show in Hermosa, SD parade at 10 am, show noon to 3 custercofair@aol.com AUGUST 20th, 2016, DEVILS TOWER CAR SHOW, 10 to 3 sponsored bt the Texas Trail Cruisers car club at the KOA Campground parking lot..$15 entry, cars and trucks welcome For info call Jeff or go to AUGUST 26, 27 & 28th 2o16 ##rd annual ROAD KNIGHTS Blue Light Special, at the RANCH (Larimer Cty. Fairgrounds in Loveland, Colorado Street Rods, Street Machines, Customs pre car limit preentries eligible for major prizes. Info contact Jim Clark or go to Jim Clark or go to AUGUST 18th thru 21st , KOOL DEADWOOD NITES, Deadwood SD, Registration daily at the Lodge at Dead wood, for more info go. wwwkooldeadwoodnites.com AUGUST 26, 27 and 28, 2016, 32nd ann. Blue Light Special, hosted by the Road Knights in Loveland, Co. at the Larimer City Fairgrounds (the Ranch) entry fee $24.99, pre 1972 cars only. call Andy Anderson Big give-a-ways all weekend SEPTEMBER 1st thru 4th 2015, 10th annual Sturgis Mustang Rally, Autocross, Drag racing, car shows, tours and much more, For more info go to SEPTEMBER 2, 3, th annual Labor Day Weekend STUDEBAKER PACKARD Event, Custer, SD Car show Sept 4, Car Show in downtown Custer, for info contact Jim at or go to SEPTEMBER 9, 10 and 11th th anniversary ROD RUN and KAMPOUT located at Lake Kampeska Memorial Park in Watertown, SD Garage tours, Downtown show, Food and Fun, contact Kevin or go to vintiquescarclub.com for entry and info SEPTEMBER 10th, 2016 Upton, WY city park, ROSE CLASSIC car show, sponsored by Carson Rose and the Upton Chamber 0f Commerce 10 am to 3 pm call Carson at for info SEPTEMBER 17th Newcastle Wyoming Car Show and Shine at the Newcastle city fairgrounds from 9 AM to 3PM. Big cash awards for info call Dick Rich at SEPTEMBER 16, 17 and 18th, OUTKASTS OLD SKOOL CAR SHOW in Mitchell, SD. Go to for info SEPTEMBER 24th 2016, Annual Fall Festival Car Show, Edgemont, SD, for info call Dick Patrick at OCTOBER 9th. 2016, NEW DATE for the Rapid City DOWN TOWN CRUISER CAR SHOW. 9 am to 3 pm. Enter at 5th and Main St. the last outdoor car show for the 2016 season. PLAN TO ATTEND Counts Streetin News, Summer 2016, Page 7