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1 NEW MEXICO COUNCIL OF CAR CLUBS FOUNDED IN 1977 TO REPRESENT THE AUTO HOBBY IN NEW MEXICO NEWSLETTER FOR FEBRUARY, 2014 NEXT MEETING TO BE AT OLD CAR GARAGE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2014, 7:30pm MEETING AGENDA: Registering NMCCC Name & Logo; Plans for 2014 Events; Budget for 2014; Web Site * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ATTENTION PLEASE If your club or organization sponsors a cruise, race event, or other activity that occurs on a regular basis, please check the listings at the end of this newsletter and make sure the listing is current and correct. Several cruises have been cancelled, and others have been added, so please check the list before you go. Any comments, changes, etc. should be directed to joyce@nmcarcouncil.net. Thank you. ********* The Car Council is a current member of SEMA. Any club may join free. It keeps members updated about proposed legislation that affects the car hobby nationwide. It is recommended that your club sign up; do it at It's free and should be helpful. The editor will publish pertinent information received. See paragraph below: The SEMA Action Network (SAN) announced that the next Collector Car Appreciation Day will be celebrated on July 11, The date will mark the fifth consecutive commemoration in what is now an annual event to raise awareness of the vital role automotive restoration and collection plays in American society. New Mexico is one of a few places that join SEMA in promoting this. In 2013, New Mexico, New York, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Madera County, California and Washington Parish, Louisiana joined the U.S. Senate in proclaiming Collector Car Appreciation Day. We are in the forefront. On the legislative front: The legislature in NM is threatening a raise in gasoline taxes to generate more income for highway projects. (Editor's question: Why not license bicycles for a fee to help pay for paving and striping bicycle paths and lanes on the streets?) Ethanol-Free Gas: There are 23 stations in New Mexico that sell ethanol-free gas, and over 7,000 stations nation-wide. To find a list, go to and click on the desired state. This is a good resource for older cars that don't like the gasohol too well. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * New Mexico Council of Car Clubs Minutes: January 22, 2013 Meeting The first meeting for 2014 got underway promptly at its scheduled hour of 7:30. President Dennis called us to order, and quickly dispatched the various agenda items. Seeing that all of the club reps had recieved their newsletters, our new Money man Mr. Louie gave us a breakdown of club expenditures, as well as an outline on some new procedural items that he will institute to break out various events, and how each event will have its own stand-alone expense. Nothing new to report on our website and domain name. JD will be working on the Collector Car Appreciation resolution and report back to the Council.He is also working on registering and copyrighting the NMCCC name and logo. With the legislature in session, things are a bit busy in Santa Fe right now. Chris Padilla of the GTO Club reported that his club was celebrating "50 Years of GTO", and they would therefore host the All Clubs Picnic in honor of the occasion. Good show Chris! We know he's an excellent hot dog and bean chef from past feasts. Dennis then called on Joyce to recap the Swap Meet report for 2013, and give us an overview of what we can expect for It appears after expenses that the Swap Meet of 2013 cleared roughly $5,500 in profits to the Council. This is before the clubs voted to send the Village of Los Lunas $1,250, as has been our custom. Another shout out to Joyce and all of the crew that work this meet year after year to make it a success. I should also at this point mention that Joyce and members of her committee willl be meeting with the Village reps to line out the 2014 meet. Thankfully it appears that we will not be making sweeping changes to the format. Alas, the wheel is still round, no need to tinker. After the 2014 Swap Meet report, we also discussed the 2014 Council Car Show set for May 18 th of this year. This year's theme will be "75 Years of Mercury". We will also give special mention to the 50 years of

2 Mustang and GTO. If you have a special Mercury or vintage Mustang or GTO, please see Joyce, as the car show committee will be coordinating the front rows. She already poo pooed my 1983 Mercury Colony Park, so it looks like we want to keep the front of the Museum filled with vintage rides. Ron Rymarz gave us a report of the recent trailer purchase; sounds like we got a bargain. Thanks Ron for your skill. Did they know you might have been packing heat? The board also purchased 2700 forever stamps, a smart move in light of the Janurary 26 th increase of three cents, thus saving the Council right at $100 for swap meet postage. A $100 here a $100 there, you got real money. The Officers and Directors will determine a date and place to have a Budget Committee meeting to estimate expenses for It was decided that a Bylaws Committee meeting be postponed indefinitely, as there is no pressing need for any changes at the moment. Please review your newsletters for upcoming events,as well as news on our upcoming Car Show, All Clubs Picinic and of course our fall Swap Meet. Seeing no new business before the Council, President Dennis, accepted a motion, moved and seconded, and gaveled us out at 8:20, thus ending a meeting that I would have thought might have contained a little more color. Sometimes boring is good. See ya in Feburary and safe motoring. Your Sec. Bill Lemen CAR SHOW NOTES The Albuquerque Museum staff is looking forward to the show again this year. The format should be about the same as last year, but hopefully without the broken water main. The Museum is checking with the City to see if any requirements have changed. The committee of Perry Key, Bill Lemen, Chuck & Pat Logan, Louie Paul, Lyle Schultz, Tom Willers, and the Clements have been working out details. The featured cars this year will be "75 Years of Mercury"; "50 Years of GTO" and "50 Years of Mustang" will be recognized. The committee will be looking for vintage examples of the above models for the featured row(s). Entry forms and posters are being created by Lyle Schultz and the Museum staff. Perry Key has designed the awards, and they are ordered. Mailing date for the entry forms still need to be determined. With the help of our volunteers, we should have a very good show. Joyce SWAP MEET NOTES Joyce, Jim & Will Clements, Louie Paul, and Dennis Seibert met with representatives from the Village of Los Lunas, Kent Saul, Chuck Rumschlag and Bud Hennessy. The Village is very happy to have us use Morris Field for the Swap Meet in September. They have been very appreciative of our donations and the business we bring to their community. The village will help us by providing local and out-of-state advertising, printing color posters, providing dumpsters and porta-potties, arranging for food vendors and paying some of the tent cost. They also provide manpower to help set up the field, and supervision during the meet. Park personnel will be on site all during the meet. John Hayne is designing and ordering the pins, and Lyle Schultz has started on advertising posters. Louie Paul is working on a map that will include the whole area, including the baseball fields. Louie is also investigating security companies, so that we can have good daytime and overnight security. The only glitch that might occur is that the State Highway Dept. is planning an eventual exit from I-25 to Morris Rd. If this is started at all by the time of the swap meet, it may require some rerouting of traffic to the field. We should know by the time we start sending out reservations, so that we can include instructions to our vendors. The Village also has sign-making equipment that can be used to create direction signs to our entrance/exit. It looks as if we are set for a good meet. You will be asked to volunteer to help with the chores later in the year. SPECIAL TOUR FOR ALL CLUBS At the back of this newsletter is a flyer for a driving tour in southern New Mexico on May 10. Louie Paul did some legwork and found several interesting places to visit. Possible activities include a car show in El Paso, a large outlet mall there, a visit to a huge nursery (Sierra Vista Growers in La Union), tour to Old Mesilla Plaza, and a visit to the War Eagles Air Museum (which has a P-38 and some cars). All clubs in NM are invited to participate, and it is up to individual groups to arrange their own arrival times and departures; participants may take part in whatever portions of the tour they choose. Driving time from Albuquerque is 3.5 to 4 hours. Louie will have discount tickets for the nursery and free admission tickets to the air museum at the meeting. You can contact him at louiepaul@earthlink.net with questions and to request tickets. It should be a great tour and a chance to get that car out of mothballs and on the road. 2

3 EVENT LISTING If you need a flyer for any event, joyce@nmcarcouncil.net, and I will send the flyer to you if I have it; or look for events at: If you have major events scheduled and want to post them on our website, please submit them using our online form. Go to This sends the information directly to the web master and newsletter editor at the same time. Thanks. Joyce NMCCC SPONSORED EVENTS MEMBER CLUB-SPONSORED EVENTS and OTHER NEW MEXICO EVENTS 2014 EVENTS If you have events scheduled for 2014, send them to joyce@nmcarcouncil.net. This includes updates to the cruises, coffee events, and race events, please. MARCH March 16 License Plate Meet American Legion Post, Central & Elizabeth (by Eubank, across from Dion's) Albuquerque Michael Wiener (505) March 22 Wheels of Dreams Show & Swap Field of Dreams, Las Cruces Bob Ogas (575) March 22 Raffle of Mustang & Cruise for Auto Students Calvary Chapel Academy, N. Hwy 314, Belen Raffle of 1965 Mustang, Tickets $25 to benefit school Auto Club/Class or March th Annual Main Event & Car Show "Back in the 60's" Heritage Plaza Parking Lot, Artesia Artesia Car Enthusiasts Cruise Friday, Car Show Saturday Dorothy (575) or dorothy@tberryweb.com APRIL April 5 Golden Gears Car Club Swap Meet Alamogordo Jack Harris (575) April 5 Smokin' Oldies Car Show Courthouse Park, Deming Pre-'74 Ben Kellogg (575) April 12 Classic Chevy Club Car & Balloon Show Balloon Fiesta Park ahouse1972@comcast.net Save the date April 12 San Juan College Benefit Car Show & Swap Meet San Juan College, Farmington 10am-2pm MeierK@SanJuanCollege.edu April 26 Annual Spring Thaw Worldwide Automotive/Old Car Garage, 3232 Girard NE, Albuquerque (505) Save the date April 26 Park 'n the Park Car Show Rio Rancho April 27 Cruise & Schmooze Sonic, 5000 San Mateo NE, Albuquerque Ron or Su or rryma5@aol.com Save the date MAY May 4 26 th Annual Rt 66 Rodders Swap Meet Morris Field, Los Lunas Bud Hennessy (505) or budhennessy@comcast.net May 10 Hoffmantown Body Shop Car Show Albuquerque Sponsored by LOE GTO's to benefit Albuquerque Christian Children's home Chris Carrejo ccarrejo@q.com May 10 Northern NM Street Rods Spring Swap Meet 3030 East Main, Farmington (next door to Dunkin Donuts) Space $10 Chuck Melazzo (505) May 10 Cars, Planes, Plants & More Mesilla Valley Invitational Road Tour Open to all clubs Car Show & Outlet Mall in El Paso, Sierra Vista Growers in La Union, NM Winery Tours, Old Mesilla Plaza, War Eagles Air & Car Museum in Santa Teresa Clubs plan their own itenerary and choose whatever options you like Free admission tickets to Museum and discount tickets for Sierra Vista available from louiepaul@earthlink.net Many hotels and restaurants available in the area May 18 Albuquerque Museum/NMCCC 30 th Annual Car Show Albuquerque Museum, 2000 Mountain Rd. NW, Albuquerque joyce@nmcarcouncil.net May RGMC Annual Mustang Show Marriott Pyramid North, Albuquerque Frank f.mcmullan@q.com 3

4 JUNE June 5-7 New Mexico Motor Tour on Route 66 Gallup to Tucumcari NM Route 66 Association, 1415 Central Ave. NE, Albuquerque Registration $35 in advance, $45 day of tour, T-Shirt $14- $16, Banquet $25 Open to old, new autos, camper trailers, trucks, motorcycles June 5-7 Car-A-Fair At the Beach, Carlsbad Friday: Early registration, Cruisin' Thru Time Auto Museum, Hot Dog Roast, Cruise to Drive-In movie Saturday: Show, DJ music, door prizes, vendors, awards, Chili Cook-off Entry $30 Dave Kump (575) or or Miles Caddell (575) or or June th Annual Mopar Fest Haynes Park, Rio Rancho Father s Day Event All Mopar Car Show, Swap Meet and Model Car Show sponsored by the Mopar Muscle Club of NM & Rio Rancho Parks & Rec Trophies in 20 classes: original, new generation, daily driver, long distance & other special awards Goody bags to first 125 entrants, event tees, vendors, Mopar model car show Car trailer raffle/$5 Paul at or for more information June 14 Durango Motor Expo Durango, CO Elaine Nobriga (970) June Golden Gears Car Club Fathers' Day Car Show Alamogordo Jack Harris (575) JULY July Collector Car Appreciation Day Save the dates National and State Recognition Several events are being discussed: Stay tuned joyce@nmcarcouncil.net July nd Land of Enchantment Rod Run & Car Show Civitan Park, Farmington Chuck Melazzo (505) AUGUST August 10 Annual All Clubs Picnic Oak Flat Picnic Area Hosted this year by LOE GTO's joyce@nmcarcouncil.net August 16 Wine & Shine Classic Car Show Wines of the San Juan, Blanco Brittny (970) or (505) SEPTEMBER September 6 CC Swap Meet Mayfield HS, Las Cruces Walter Brown (575) September Four Corners Old Car Club 31 st Collector Car Weekend Show at Brookside Park, Farmington Richard Fassler (505) or Fazzlow1@aol.com September 20 Northern NM Street Rods Fall Swap Meet 3030 East Main, Farmington (next door to Dunkin Donuts) Space $10 Chuck Melazzo (505) September NMCCC/Los Lunas 36 th Annual Auto Swap Meet Morris Sports Complex, Los Lunas joyce@nmcarcouncil.net September Rio Grande Valley Regional Rendezvous Drury Plaza Hotel, Santa Fe Sponsored by BAOA September 27 Mopar vs the World ABQ Dragway, Albuquerque nmmopars@gmail.com or OCTOBER October th Run to Ruidoso Downs Ruidoso Downs Racetrack, Ruidoso Pre-'78 Ron Duscha (915) or October 11 Los Leones Car Show Mesilla Plaza, Mesilla Jose Pena (575) October Golden Gears Car Club Last Chance Fun Run Alamogordo Jack Harris (575)

5 OUT-OF-STATE EVENTS JANUARY/FEBRUARY/MARCH January 1-March 31 Air-Cooled VW Exhibit Forney Museum of Transportation, Denver, CO MARCH March th Annual Make-A-Wish Benefit Car Show Amarillo Civic Center, Amarillo, TX Entry $40 by Feb. 10, $50 after Barry Henson (806) , (806) or March th Spring Nationals Westworld, Scottsdale, AZ Pre-'73 Goodguys (925) or March th Spring Lone Star Nationals Texas Motor Speedway, Ft. Worth, TX Pre-'73 Goodguys (925) or March th Annual Buff & Shine Car Show Shangri La Nudist Resort, New River, AZ Patty (623) APRIL April th Del Mar Nationals Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA Pre-'73 Goodguys (925) or April Mustangs Across America Cruise L.A. to Charlotte, NC Open to Mustangs April Mopars at the Strip Las Vegas, NV Celebrating 40 th Anniversary of HEMI Super Stock Darts and 'Cudas April 12 All GM Motorama Car Show Quail Canyon Golf Course, Tucson, AZ Open to GM only Alex (520) April Pate Swap Meet Texas Motor Speedway, Ft. Worth, TX (20 miles north of downtown Thursday-Sunday, Gates Open at 7 am Registration by March 31 $35, $45 after, $50 at gate (713) April April Action Car Show City Park, Moab, UT John Fogg (435) MAY May th Annual Rodders Days University of AZ Mall, Tucson, AZ Pre-'72 Glenn Looney (520) May American Truck Historical Society National Convention Springfield, MO Paul McLaughlin pmacautoart@msn.com JUNE June th Colorado Nationals Larimer Co. Fairgrounds, Loveland, CO Pre-'73 Goodguys (925) or June 6-8 All American Nationals Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, IN Goodguys (925) or June th Annual Hot Rod Power Tour Concord, NC-Wisconsin Dells, WI Open to hot rods (317) or June 14 Havana Cruise Denver, CO 10am-5pm Sponsored by Colorado Car Council or (303) June Eastern National Early Ford V-8 Club Meet Gettysburg, PA June AACA Central Spring Meet County Inn & Suites, Lincoln, NE John Nikodym (402) or nikrcne@gpcom.net June th Rocky Mtn Nationals Colorado State Fairgrounds, Pueblo, CO Pre-'85 NSRA (209) or JULY July 31-August 3 45 th NSRA Street Rod Nationals Kentucky Expo Center, Louisville, KY Pre-'85 NSRA (901) or 5

6 AUGUST August AACA Vin-Tin Round-Up Tour Amarillo, TX Gene Smith (806) August 16 Woodward Dream Cruise Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI August Central National Early Ford V-8 Club Meet Springfield, IL SEPTEMBER September 1 (Labor Day Weekend) Western Colorado Classic Auto Event Grand Junction, CO Benefit event includes poker run, tours of Allen Auto Museum and local wineries, cruise, swap meet, car show wccinfo@htop.com or Sarah Catlin (970) September 2-5 Western National Early Ford V-8 Club Meet Thousand Oaks, CA September 13 Georgetown Hot Rod Hill Climb Georgetown, CO Rerun of events held 60 years ago Rods must be 1954 and earlier, spectators welcome September st Run to the Pines Pinetop Lakes Country Club, Pinetop, AZ Pre-'73 Bob Gates (928) OCTOBER October th Cars in the Park Veterans' Memorial Park, Sierra Vista, AZ Gary Skogheim (520) or October th Run to the Sun Nautical Inn, Lake Havasu, AZ Pre-'73 (928) or October 18 8 th Annual Classics Car Show St. Gregory Prep School, Tucson, AZ (520) or October? Cops & Rodders Car Show Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, AZ Evelyn Brantley (520) ****************************************************************************************** ALBUQUERQUE RACING 2014 MOPAR Challenge Series at ABQ Dragway Race for points and money at each race Saturday, May 17; Friday, June 27; Friday, July 25; Friday, September 5; Saturday, October 11 Info at nmmopars@gmail.com Southwest Motorsports Oval Racing every Saturday night. Motorcycle Events and Quarter Midget Racing. See for schedules. NAPA Speedway 100 Speedway Blvd. SW, Albuquerque Asphalt Track, 3/8 Clay Oval, Dirt 300 Sand Drags for schedules or (505) Albuquerque Dragway On Broadway south of Rio Bravo, east on Bobby Foster Rd. or call for details CRUISE NIGHTS & DAYS Christian Rods & Customs 3 rd Saturday each month, April-October Sonic, 5000 block of San Mateo Bernalillo Cruise Night 3 rd Wednesday Evening year around 5:30pm 'til? Twister s on Hwys 550 and 313, Bernalillo Open to all vehicles and clubs Free Drinks and Discounts to Car Owners Duke(505) Owl Café 2011 Cruise Nights, Eubank & I-40 Hot Rod 1959 & Older 1 st Tuesday each month Owl Café 2011 Cruise Nights, Eubank & I-40 Muscle Cars 1960 & Newer 3 rd Thursday each month Fastino's Cruise Nights 2600 Juan Tabo NE Every Wed. during summer, 5-7pm Open to all No fees R & C Sumthin's Ice Cream Shop Saturday Night Cruising 902 N. Date St., T or C 1 st Saturday of month, May to Oct, 5-9pm Free Food, music, ice cream specials, dash plaques (575) or sumthins@windstream.net 6

7 DONUT DERELICTS Donut Derelicts aka Burrito Bandits meets in the Starbucks/Dos Hermanos Plaza off of Jefferson (same location as the past year) at 8AM on Saturdays. There are several places there for coffee, or even breakfast. There is a Maestas and Ward in the NW corner, and that's where we park; there is a Starbucks, a Dos Hermanos, a Hello Deli and a Twisters Jefferson NE. Spread the word - all makes of cars. It s on Jefferson between Paseo & San Antonio. Everyone welcome!!!!! pasalerno@prodigy.net Pat Salerno, Director RGCC. CARS & COFFEE ALBUQUERQUE Cars and Coffee Cruise-In, every 2nd Saturday, April thru Oct, 9:00 AM. All cars, make, model or year, are welcome. Casual show and shine, no charge, free coffee. All donations go to a car repair fund for widows and single mothers in the community who can't afford repairs, and to two orphanages in Juarez. Place: Grace Church at 6901 San Antonio NE (NW corner of Louisiana & San Antonio). NAPA and Discount Tire are sponsoring gift cards for raffle. For info: or COFFEE & CARS RIO RANCHO Coffee & Cars is a free Car Meet that occurs the first Saturday of each month. Location is Cafe Bella Coffee, 2115 Golf Course Rd. SE, Rio Rancho. Open to all makes, models, years. No fees or judging. From time to time we will partner with a charity to help them raise awareness and/or funds. Start time in warm months is 7am; start time in cold months is 8am. There is no hard end time. See for flyer. Starts April 6. CARS & COFFEE SANTA FE First Saturday of each month, year around, meet at Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado, 9am to 11am. Bring your favorite car, and invite your friends. Encantado will provide hot coffee and special parking. Breakfast is available. Location is east of Hwy 285, just north of Tesuque, at 198 State Road 592. Call (505) with questions. BREAKFAST AT RICH FORD Almost any Saturday morning from 8:00 on, various car guys and gals meet at Rich Ford on Wyoming and Lomas in Albuquerque, to have breakfast in the Mustang Café there. The Rio Grande Mustang Club, the Model A Club, the Model T guys, and the Ford V8 Club meet there from time to time but not on a weekly basis. A bunch of car guys, Ford and Chevy fans, meet there every week for breakfast on Saturdays. It is an impromptu group that shares stories and pokes fun at each other. Anyone is welcome, if they want to have some fun and don't mind being kidded about their choice of vehicles. Paul McLaughlin at pmacautoart@msn.com is a regular attendee, if you have questions. SNEAKERZ MONDAY NIGHT CRUISE Come join us every Monday, every month and "cool your soles" at Sneakerz Sports Bar and Grill, 4100 San Mateo NE. All classics, rods and customs are welcome. Event is free, starting at 5:00pm. Monday night special dinner is steak dinner with choice of potato and salad for $8.95. Minors are allowed with parent until 10:00pm. Call for more information. NEXT MEETING WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 26, :30 PM OLD CAR GARAGE 3232 GIRARD NE NMCCC Officers & Directors for President Dennis Seibert Rickshaws Motor Club Rickshaws1954@aol.com Vice President Lauri Rector NM 4 Wheelers jeeps4us8495@yahoo.com Secretary Bill Lemen Lincoln Owners Club wlemen@comcast.net Treasurer Louie Paul Veteran Motor Car Club louiepaul@earthlink.net Director Joe Ballengee Albuq. Model Car Club JoBall@aol.com Director Robert Gold Corvair Club beisbol30@msn.com Director Paul McLaughlin Mustang Owners Club pmacautoart@msn.com Newsletter Editor Joyce Clements joyce@nmcarcouncil.net Web Master David Pachak-Robie info@nmcarcouncil.net 7

8 NMCCC EVENTS FOR 2014 ADD TO YOUR CALENDAR BE THERE! MAY 18, 2014 NMCCC/ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM CAR SHOW JULY 11, 2014 COLLECTOR CAR APPRECIATION DAY AUGUST 10, 2014 ALL CLUBS PICNIC SEPTEMBER 26-28, 2014 NMCCC/LOS LUNAS SWAP MEET 8

NEW MEXICO COUNCIL OF CAR CLUBS

NEW MEXICO COUNCIL OF CAR CLUBS FOUNDED IN 1977 TO REPRESENT THE AUTO HOBBY IN NEW MEXICO NEWSLETTER FOR OCTOBER, 2013 NEXT MEETING TO BE AT OLD CAR GARAGE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2013, 7:30pm MEETING AGENDA: