The Counts Streetin News

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1 We re now an ONLINE The Counts Streetin News National Street Rod Assn. Charter Club since 1975 The COUNTS are in their 52nd. year Fun With Cars Since 1957 Newsletter IN THIS ISSUE OFFICER and Committee Chairman New Gearhead story Several garage tours. Black Hills Overdrive 2009 Black Hills Rod Run Street Masters DAM RUN Dickenson Rod Run The Picnic Shelter story in pictures Sturgis drag racing Dickinson run VOLUME 36,SUMMER 2009 The summer season is winding down, but there are still some great events left in September. Locally we have car shows in Newell, Hulett, and at Bear Country. Plus we have some drag racing business to take care of on September 19 th.seems like there has been something to do within a couple hundred miles all summer. The biggest accomplishment so far this year has been the completion of the Count s Picnic shelter. If you made it to the Black Hills Rod Run you had the opportunity to see how much cooler this is than the old tent. This would not have been possible without donations of time and materials. Support poles were scrap from Black Hills Corp., the trusses were donated by a private Sioux Falls donor as arranged by Fred Herr, labor and use of heavy equipment came from Dakota Masonry (Steve Kroger), and Bob Mallow with his widow-maker wacker packer. Mark made it possible to set the poles in the ground. A number of individuals donated $50 each so that we could put on the sheathing and metal roof. Construction was led by our professional builders like Rush Elliott, and truss placement would have been impossible without John Stauffacher and his monkey-like flexibility. I m sure I ve missed a lot of people who made major contributions, please know that all your efforts are greatly appreciated. The Counts still meet every week, and welcome guests at these meetings. Like any organization of volunteers, we need to continually watch for recruits with similar interests. Car shows and swap meets are great places to talk to others in the community and I encourage all members to look around at others who are into customs and hot rods. If you look at the photos from the 60 s, you ll see that our roots are in late model mild customs as much as they are in pre-49 vehicles consider that next time you re at the gas station and see a lowered Chevy C-1500 riding on 20 s. Chances are that guy would like to be driving a hemi-powered 38 Plymouth and 10 years from now, with a little guidance, maybe he will. Now is that time to get him in the club. Just ask. Keyless Bob Dunfee Check out the entire website

2 Counts Streetin News, Summer 2009, Page 2 Van Nocker Canyon Overdrive 2009 was a great event. Over 150 people from 15 states and two provinces participated in a great weekend driving throughout the scenic Black Hills. In all, we drove over 330 miles, had car shows in three different communities, and enjoyed superb food and entertainment all weekend. Early registrants on Thursday were directed to an open house at the Hot Rod Institute, and given direction to the A-1 Automobilia museum. The evening featured a genuine cowboy dinner and show at Fort Hayes. We met in the Reptile Gardens parking lot at 8am Friday for a cruise that stopped briefly at Three Corners store, then through Hill City to Custer for a show and shine hosted by the Cool Pines Cruisers Car Club. The Cruisers handled judging duties, and presented awards to many participants. From downtown Custer, the party continued to Custer State Park via the incredibly beautiful Needles Highway. We conducted a Concours de' Custer Car show, where cars were judged and five awards presented following a delicious catered dinner. The park staff had a band for our entertainment. And just to prove we could do it again, on Saturday morning we had everyone meet in Rapid City for a cruise up HWY 44 to Johnson Siding, and on to the Nemo Guest Ranch for relief and refreshments. We journeyed to Whitewood via Vanocker Canyon and Sturgis. A short run up Crook City Road led us to the Spearfish Shopping center for another break, after which we traveled through the scenic Spearfish Canyon, to Lead and a stop at Boondocks. Sturgis Spearfish Canyon Boondocks

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4 Carson rose, Upton, wy. Receives special builder of the year award from the counts Carson Rose has been a friend of many of the Counts for many years. Carson has an unbelievable talent for seeing what something will look like before he even starts the project. Case in point, I can t even count the number of cab over trucks Carson has built and sold over the past fifteen or more years. All of these creations look old but have a complete late model truck or motor home chassis under them. Carson doesn t waste any of the modern technology either as he uses as much of the donor vehicle as possible. This includes the dash and electric windows down to the wiring harness. He has been known to lengthen, widen and stretch body panels to fit the frame length. He has even made old vehicles into front wheel drive and he loves to use Cadillac/Oldsmobile drive trains. Some of Carson's creations have been sold back in Tennessee and other places from Carson's home area. Carson lost his wife of many years just a few years ago. Since then he has tapered back to mainly working on his own cars. One exception was a project he has gotten close to completion for Todd and Tim Sime for Jolly Lane Greenhouse. Carson s daughter, Velma is married to Todd. The vehicle is a 1955 Chevy milk truck that has been mated to a late model chassis and stretched to fit. I can t wait to see the finished product. It was only fitting that Carson receive this prestigious a ward at this years Counts Car Show to honor a man so dedicated to the car customizing hobby. Congratulations, Carson.. Counts Streetin News, Summer 2009, Page 4

5 5Page Vintage Scrapbook COUNTS pictures Counts Beer & Vittles Run about 1970 Streetin News, pg. 5 Club Pickup, Charlie Brown, in 1971 Jim s 32 Chev and Charlie Brown, 72 Counts take a Bus Tour to Tom Donahue s garage in Scottsbluff, 1973 Counts do Billings, Mt run led by Dick Neuzil in his custom Riviera in 1971 Club pres, Bob Swift s Flat Top A in1963 Leo Sogge s 1951 Henery J mid engine In 1970 Club Member Karl Kurtz s 29 A in 1958

6 Counts Streetin News Summer 2009, Page 6 By Skip Abell We missed the annual event in Pierre last year because of a wedding in the Black Hills. I think that s the first Dam Run we ve missed in the past 20 years, so you can imagine our anticipation for this years event. We were not disappointed! This was the second consecutive weekend for us in the Capital City, as we had taken the mororhome over the preceding weekend for a baseball tournament. We opted to leave it and the trailer at Mike Suiter s property east of town, and drive the 41 over for the rod run. It s always a pleasure to get out of the hills on this particular weekend, because it means leaving the Sturgis Rally and all of those hundreds of thousands of Harleys behind! Dan and Barb Duncan joined us east of Rapid City on Thursday with their 55 in the trailer behind their RV. We followed them to the city park, located next to the river in downtown Pierre. What an enjoyable weekend. Each of us brought our grandson, and the boys enjoyed playing in the river at every opportunity. The beach is very nice. The event opened with an ice-breaker in the Chrysler dealer s show-room. Cookies and cold drinks were abundant, as was conversation. Always a great time, we renewed many friendships. Later, we drove across the street to the parking lot at the Pizza Hut and across the street for a show and shine, and more bench racing. The pizza was hot, plentiful, and the air conditioning was awesome, so many of us spent the first hour or two indoors. Summer thunderstorms are common in western South Dakota, and this was no exception. John Hoyes came to our rescue and provided a garage for the 41, while Dan and our good buddies from Aberdeen, Joe and Linda Torrence had their garages behind their RV. No storm developed, and we spent a quiet evening in the park visiting under a full moon. Saturday during the Dam Run means downhill drags, what a fun activity! The old 41 doesn t roll especially fast, and as usual was eliminated in the second round, so we got to watch from the bottom of the hill. Dan Duncan and his 55 again made it to the final round, but proved no match for a 70 s Cadillac convertible. After the drags, we cruised to the capitol for a show and shine on the steps. This is another great activity, photo opportunities abound under the huge trees. I particularly enjoy sitting in a lawn chair, far away from my car to just people watch. It s a relaxing couple of hours. The poker run begins right after the show. We see many local attractions, meet more friends, and have lots of laughs along the way, ending up at the veteran s club for the evening meal. The club wives really put on a great feast. Our food had scarcely begun its digestive process when we got in line for the evening cruise. An annual tradition, Cliff and Ann Curtis lead us through town, and out to the campgrounds across the river. It is great fun, watching reactions of the campers as we cruise through the park. The local GF&P officers provide ice-cream and soft drinks, while campers choose their favorite car. I must admit to hitting the line for two root-beer floats. Sunday morning means a great breakfast, again prepared and served by the club, followed by awards. Traveling to Pierre for the annual Dam Run is always a culinary experience. Seems we begin eating the moment we arrive (cookies) and don t quit until we leave! Thanks to the club. For complete coverage of the Dam Run, and many pictures of the event, please visit the Streetmasters web-site at It is an excellent site, you won t be disappointed. On a more somber note, we learned that Streetmaster Ann Curtis is in the final stages of treatment for breast cancer. We celebrate her completion and pray for a quick, complete recovery.

7 Black hawk, sd b duty pay might be appropriate for them. By Skip Abell The 41st Annual Black Hills Rod Run was a historic happening, being the first one ever held on Counts Car Club property! This was possible because of the many Counts who came together on very short notice to build the new club picnic shelter. Believe it or not, on Sunday, June 21 st, all we had in Black Hawk was a vacant lot! Denny Volmer, Steve Kroger, Duane Marquette, and Bob Mallow led the crew who built the shelter, making it possible to hold the rod run on Counts property. The list of club members that contributed time, materials and labor is long, but these four guys did the planning-coordinating, and worked the majority of hours to get this done. Mark Renkin (not a club member), made many key contributions. Our general foreman was Rush Elliott, and John Stauffacher, Monte Stabnow, and Travis Blasius were the guys in the rafters hazardous Our Rod Run Chairman was Erv Vogel, his assistants were, Bob Myers, Bob Mallow, Dan Duncan, and Skip Abell We celebrated another special anniversary with Ron And Pat Potter this time, it was their 50 th The Potters and their blue 42 Chevy Tudor have attended Black Hills Rod Runs for at least the past 10 years, probably more! Just before the cruise on Saturday, the Leadfoot Lanny tour group arrived. Several years ago, Lanny (also the North Dakota NSRA Member Representative) took a group Fargo area rodders on a cruise across North Dakota. The tour has grown, and now encompasses communities and shops across North Dakota and surrounding states. Rodders come from great distances to cruise with Lanny for a week. We enjoyed having them end their cruise in Rapid City. Bob Myers planned a poker run/shop tour on Friday that took participants on a very interesting, hundredmile tour of several local communities. Highlights included a cruise through Rapid City to the Nemo Guest Ranch, down the beautiful Vanocker Canyon road to Whitewood to view projects at John Rindy s shop. The next stop was Steve Krogers shop in Piedmont. Participants enjoyed touting, Roger Zweifel s shop in Piedmont, and continued to Rapid City for a hosted social event at Gene Jobgen s A&A Restoration. Many thanks to our hosts, all of whom provided beverages and snacks. Many old friendships were renewed at A&A Restoration, as Gene and Carla invite the entire community to bring their rods and customs out for a huge show and shine, cold drinks, and sandwiches. There wasn t a parking place left empty. By the way, the winning hand in the poker run was a full house, held by Charlie Hollingshead, of Sioux Falls, SD. Charlie drives a blue 52 Chevy Coupe. He is entry # 1 for our run most years. The losing hand was held by Duane Marquette of Rapid City, Duane drive a beige 37 Ford Cabriolet. Each received 180 bucks! Not bad pay for a fun drive thru the hills. Also new this year was a rod run without a show and shine. Planners thought it might be fun to take the run back to its roots. The poker run was over 100 miles, and the cruise, over different roads (for the most part), also exceeded the century mark. The cruise featured many stops, the highlight being a lunch-time stop in Rochford, where the community was in the midst of a celebration. Cruisers were treated to a live band, and a barbeque. Dan Duncan planned a chicken dinner, served by club members after the Saturday cruise. The awards ceremony was conducted immediately after dinner. The Top 5, as voted by participants were: Counts Streetin News, Summer 2009, Page 7

8 Dave and Dianne Hill, Rapid City, South Dakota, Brown 1950 Mercury Tudor. Bob Rose, Brandon, Manitoba, Yellow 34 Ford Coupe Frank Renfro, Emerado, North Dakota, cranberry 34 Ford Pickup Lonni and Helen Bucher, Sioux Falls South Dakota, green and cream 50 Ford Custom Don and Devin Wolski, British Columbia, Silver1941 Ford Pickup The Long Distance Award was won by Dave Stadnicki who drove his red 37 Ford Tudor over 934 miles from Frankfort, Indiana. Dave, was with the Leadfoot Lanny tour. Usually a tough one, the hard luck award for this year was an easy choice. After all, what s the old story about the carpenter s house being the last one shingled? Doug Larue, from the Hot Rod Institute, had to get help unlocking his steering column! Now, who better to win a plaque for the wall? Doug was driving the school bus yellow and grey 39 Chevy Sedan Delivery The Counts Pick was the Baby Blue 48 Plymouth Convertible. Powered by a Hemi, it was driven from Chicago, Illinois by Bill Chval. The Ladies Choice Award went to the Wolski s awesome Silver 41 Ford Pickup. Bob Dunfee choose the Blue 32 Plymouth PB Coupe, owned, and driven by Marv Jedel all the way from Austin, Manitoba as the club Presidents Pick. Each entrant was given a ballot with five (we thought) amusing choices to make. Bob Myers was the brainiac behind this one. We all enjoy fantasizing about cars, and have secret desires to own lots of different ones. Here are the special winners: Counts Streetin News, Summer 2009, page 8

9 Here are the special winners: Bob Saunders 1947 Ford Rat Rod Pickup was selected as the car you would not drive to meet your future mother in law You would like to drive Joe Cerretti s Yellow, 34 Plymouth Coupe with the blown Hemi Like you stole it! Doug Larue s yellow and grey 39 Chevy Sedan delivery would be the favorite To take to a drive-in movie Brad and Darla Goebel s maroon 36 Dodge Panel Truck was selected to take on your first date Don & Rita Meis Tangelo 37 Ford Tudor Sedan, was selected as the Car you would not like to drive to an IRS Audit After the awards ceremony, Skip and Anita Abell hosted the White Elephant gift exchange. Over 90 gifts were exchanged. Because of the number of players, exchanges were limited to two, many strategies were played out. Some folks were happy with their final gifts, others were sad, but all were goodnatured, and enjoyed themselves. The annual event ended Sunday morning with rolls, coffee, and juice. Watch the website for information about the 42 nd Black Hills Rod Run. Lo-Buck Tech Tip By Skip Abell If ya have a shop, I bet you also have a coffee can or two, filled with stuff that just hasn t found its way to proper storage. We all know the piece we need is in the can. All it takes is to dump it on the bench, sort through the stuff, and select the right piece. I have a gallon plastic jug I use to hold copper, brass, and assorted fittings. Seemed like whenever I dumped it to find one, I was picking up strays for the next hour or so, not to mention, the bench is always dirty, and I wind up adding dirt and dried grease to the jug of pieces. A simple solution was discovered on a trip to Menards, where I spied a plastic dust -pan. The fix was simple, I cut off the handle, leaving a spout. Now my parts are dumped in the dust pan where I can select the part I seek, then dumped right back in the jug without spilling, or adding dirt and grease. Cost about two bucks, frustration averted PRICELESS! Counts Streetin News, Summer 2009, page 9

10 DICKINSON TRIP by Larry and Cathy Johnson We met with Rush & Peggy Elliot at the Windmill Truck Stop Friday morning. We made the usual pit stops at Newell and Reva on the way up but made a little detour up the enchanted highway. We stopped to check out all the metal sculptures along the way. Rush spent a little extra time discussing old Chevy s & such with another tourist while we were at the fish display, right about then this big motor home went south down the highway and them old farts were jumping up & down waving and honking. We thought we had a fan club but learned later on at the dam run in Pierre those crazy people were Joe & Linda Torrence. Drive your street rod up there Joe, them motor homes all look alike. We got to Dickinson and checked into our rooms at the Oasis. Thank you again to Dianne Hoyt for our reservations. After we got thru hosing down the bugs we registered and spent some time visiting. Now on to a supper they put together at a downtown dealership, before cruising the streets of Dickinson to McDonalds. Saturday morning we had a continental breakfast at our motel. Turns out Peggy & Rush ran into an old friend from Hill City who is now the manager of that motel. They spent some time catching up. We headed down to the rec. center just in time for breakfast #2. Did I mention the greatest pastime up there is food & visiting and neat cars? After this we cruised to McDonalds for the show & shine. I don t recall how many were registered but the parking lot was full again. After dinner on our own, they turned us loose on the poker run. This year they got us out of town a bit and shared some of their fun with Medora. At the poker stop in the scenic overlook just outside of Medora we discovered Rush had a front tire coming apart on his 37 Chevy pickup. Since we needed to limp back to Dickinson from there to find a tire, the club guys let us finish drawing our hands there. Our luck was bad all the way at that point. Rush finally had to settle for a tire from one of their club members that came off his Volkswagen, perfect fit. Rush planned on UPS shipping the guys tire back. Good thing cause that 37 sputtered on the way home after he put that tire on. Supper & awards were after the poker run. Kathy and I don t remember who won what but they were well deserved. The supper left me with a belly ache though, that 2 nd & 3 rd helping is to blame. Sunday morning breakfast at the rec. center again then goodbyes. We caught a glimpse of some of the tornado damage on the way out of town, WOW! The trip home went smoothly. We stopped in Newell and had dinner with Al & Glynda Smith. I was surprised Al was home as I knew they were going to the show in Hulett. Al said he broke a coil over shock on the Nash before they got there so they just turned around and babied it home. I was starting to feel pretty fortunate about now as that 49 International pickup was good all weekend. We left Newell after dinner and parted ways with Rush & Peggy about Black Hawk. It was fun but we were glad to be home. Counts Streetin News Summer 2009 Page 10 Photo of the Enchanted Highway in North Dakota with Larry and Rush s pickups

11 This is how I remember this story by Bob Dunfee OCTOBER 1979 Bill was just a skinny teenage kid, with goofy glasses and too long hair that hung in his eyes and past his shoulders. He was halfway through his seventeenth year, when he finished the 56 Chevy. But the night the rich kid Marvin pulled up beside him in the 429 Ford, he aged a few. Because he lived in the wild open country he d been driving legally since he was 14; and had spent the four years before that begging for the keys that fit anything around the place that had a steering wheel. In fact, he lived through this story I m about to tell you and still makes regular use of the skills he picked up as a 12 year old from backing an Olds 98 into a 1930 s sized garage. So anyway, by this time he d had four other cars, each one a little faster than the last. That boy Bill was a little different, and instead of picking up a big block muscle car...easy to find cheap in the late 70 s he wanted a street brawling and rough idling hot rod, what they might call Old Skool now. That s why he got that 56 Chevy in the first place. She was quite a soiled maiden by the time he got his hands on her. A two door, a Bel Air, a sport coupe they called her. The once white headliner was amber from years of cigarette smoke. Crowns of rust decorated the top of each front fender. The front bumper was bowed up in the middle, and the rear bumper was pulled out into a V where a bumper hitch had been unceremoniously attached. Body filler under the tail lamps meant that the Chevy V8 emblems no longer had a place to attach. The driver s door closed all right, but she had spent her life around the Black Hills gold mines, and something on one of those steep hills must have slid into her and caved the door in all the way to the regulator. Her ass was draggin, old air shocks let the body droop over decrepit Honcho 60 tires with torn up sidewalls. Two side windows were cracked. The paint was all there, but rough and faded. In fact there were three coats of root beer brown and beige paint on her somewhere along the line guys had tried to keep her looking nice and that apparently protected her from any other rust. Glancing at her it would be easy to pass on by, but I suggest you stop and think about looking at her a little closer. The black GTO bucket seats bolted down through the ragged carpet and the Stewart Warner gauges mounted in the glovebox were a hint at what lurked beneath the surface. She was a derelict out on the street the first time Bill got to see her. Buried in snow, too. But with a little jump start on a cold February night she gave her heart to him. As soon as he heard that whine and rump da-da rump of her nasty cam he knew they would be spending a long time together. See, the Bel Air had recently been given a new lease on life. A 400 cubic inch Chevy small block lurked under the hood it had been yanked from a wrecked Blazer. When you opened the hood, the double stacked 14 air cleaners gave a clue as to the seriousness of the professional race engine builder who put it together. Tall M/T aluminum valve covers, yellow Accel wires, and an HEI distributor were all obvious at first glance. The advance on the distributor was re-curved. The orange painted block was topped off by old double hump 2.02 heads that had some extensive port work, guide plates, and locking rocker arm nuts. A modified 750 double pump Holley sat on top of an Offenhauser Dual Port-Sonic manifold. The oil pan had been stretched to accommodate the long throw crank. With the cam she idled OK at about rpm, and the mechanical lifters added to the under-hood symphony. There was a gear drive of unknown origin connecting the cam to the crank, and a set of full length Hooker Super Comp headers hung down low below the bell housing. Inside that bell housing was a Weber aluminum flywheel, and a Hayes clutch with a ridiculously designed homemade linkage that activated it with only 3 total inches of clutch pedal travel. An aluminum case Borg Warner T-10 stirred by a Hurst Competition Plus shifter led to the 12 bolt posi-trac that was finished off with an aluminum cover. Counts Streetin News, Summer 2009, Page 11

12 This is the way I remember this story, contd. Bill never gave her a name, but they became close immediately. After the proper negotiations he drove her home on another frigid winter night a few weeks later. It was cold, dark, and lonely inside with no heater fan. Nothing illuminated on the dash except for the big column mounted Dixco tachometer with the redline set at 6,600. Bill got her home and made the best of her. By the end of September her body had been stripped, repaired, and a two tone metallic copper and bright white applied in his friend Tom s garage. The headliner was cleaned and early 60 s style white vinyl with copper piping seats and door panels nestled in the newly carpeted interior. Brand new Lakewood traction bars held the 12 bolt down to the ground, and Goodyear police pursuit tires in front along with fresh, soft compound G-60 s in back wrapped the 8 inch Corvette Rallye wheels. The front bumper was removed, the back one straightened and re-chromed. There were new bushings in the shifter and a new third gear in the T-10 case. Big block station wagon springs put the nose in the air like an old gasser, and new airs hocks in back, along with some re-forming of the inner fenders, kept the rear sidewalls safe. Inside, a color matched seatbelt for Bill kept him behind the old Champ deep dish steering wheel that was now connected to Trans Am steering box. She was lookin good from tail to hood, as they used to say. But looks don t mean a thing, and they can change quickly It was about 9:30 on a Thursday, a clear and cool October night, when the silver and black Ford pulled up beside Bill and the 56. Traffic was light on the four lane cruising street that headed out of town. Just one other car came to a stop at the red light across from them. Inside the Chevy, only the Dixco tach broke the spell of darkness with a faint yellow glow on Bill s unshaven, boyish face. The stop light shone on solid red, but Marvin s Cobra Jet Ford lurched forward a few inches, and the body rocked to the right every time the big 429 revved up. Bill looked over coolly at the front fender of the Dearborn, and then turned his head to momentarily lock eyes with Marvin. Marvin looked away, staring straight ahead. Bill and the 56 were assaulted with sound, the cacophony of Ford big block got suddenly louder as Marvin pulled open his exhaust cut outs, and a bluish orange glow emanated under his machine as the motor repeatedly screamed past 5,000 rpm and idled back down. Bill shifted into neutral, and tightened his lap belt against his 29 waist Levis. Adrenalin made his left leg twitch and jump on the clutch pedal. He carefully moved the Hurst T-handle into first gear, and with gentle pressure on the accelerator he slowly wound the small block up to the 6600 redline, then let the revs settle at 2400 rpm. The light for cross traffic turned amber, and Bill tightened his left hand on the wheel. Continued. Counts Streetin News, Summer 2009, Page 12

13 4th Annual September 26, 2009 It was a fantastic Saturday afternoon for a car show and the setting was equal to the day. This was Bear Country s 4th annual WILD WHEELS show and the only thing lacking was the usual amount of entries that have attended this event usually held during Black Hills Overdrive in June. There were also several other shows and runs taking place on this weekend. The quality of cars that were in attendance made this a quality event and with a ride around the park on the Biker Bus as a bonus it was a fun place to be. Temperatures were in the lower 80 s so it was very comfortable. The Counts were well represented with Henry Yantzer s 1936 Packard convertible street rod winning top prize. Other members on hand were Fred Herr and his 1970 Chevelle SS, Monny Truman and his 1961 Impala Convert., Denny Volmer even had his A roadster on it s maiden voyage to Bear Country. Frank Webb had his restored A sedan looking good and yours truly, Jim and Ann Neuzil had their 1940 Studebaker on hand too. A very nice 1937 Ford coupe with a mile deep black paint job was there and is owned by Brad from Sound Pro. It has a sound system that will scare you to death. Counts Streetin News, Summer 2009, Page 13

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15 Meet one of our members Dick Towne I ve been a Club member since 2005, thanks to Dennis Volmer. I hung out with Counts members from 1976 to When my coworker at the time was Joe Balfe the Vice Prez. I had a 53 ford pick up then. In 2004 I built a 27 Ford track T Roadster with the sole purpose of driving it to a Sonic drive-in for a chili dog. I then joined the Counts to enhance my Fun with cars. Currently building a 1952 Ford Courier Sedan Delivery purchased in 2007 from Dennis Volmer. Courier was the Sturgis Dog Catcher Wagon and it still says Kennel Wagon on the side cougar 302 and A4OD Auto (rebuilt by Gary Kreun) was the donor car. A/C, power steering and electric seats will be going in it. It will be our long range cruiser, complete with a matching teardrop trailer. Mustang II front suspension from speedway motors and crossmember installed by Dwayne Marquette. Bob Rohrbach is currently doing the bodywork. Other projects I am working on are: 1950 Chevy Rat Rod roadster drag pickup, powered by a small block Chevy and turbo Model A Sedan, I am helping a family friend, Stephanie, finish this car that her dad started to build before he died. She wants to finish it in his memory Hot Rod Hienkel German motor scooter. I will be on the streets this summer. This was purchased from Dwayne Marquette in toast condition. It was in a shop fire. Counts Streetin News, Summer 2009 Page 15

16 The Streetin News Summer 2009 EDITION now on our website Counts of the Cobblestone Car Club PO Box 488 Rapid City, SD President BOB DUNFEE , President Elect Casey Barret Secretary Skip Abell Treasurer Travis Blasius Newsletter Committee Jim Neuzil, Zach Kreun, Casey Barret, Bob Dunfee, Tom Goergen Webmaster Zach Kreun Rod Run Erv Vogel Car Show Committee - Zach Kreun, Tom Goergen Steve Kroeger, Bill Heston Cruise Dir. Bob Roehrback Membership Jim Neuzil studeman40@hotmail.com NSRA Safety Rep Skip Abell SDSRA Club Rep Garry McLaughlin Club Mdse. Sales Merle McCoy Keep On Street in