REBELS AUTO CLUB NEWSLETTER

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1 REBELS AUTO CLUB NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2014 Hello fellow rebels President s Message The temps are up and the activates are too. There is a car show or event about every weekend for the next couple months. I hope everyone is out and about enjoying the events and such. Please be careful with the temps. It's hot and humid so make sure your staying hydrated and cool as much as possible. Our car show was a great success as always and the show in Des Moines was good as well. Good weather and good friends always makes for a good time. The upcoming shows are good and most are for a good cause. Donations to charities and other organizations are the best shows to go to. The Paul Brown rally is this weekend and that is a great time and great people involved. I never met Paul but from what I found out about him he would have been a great friend and person to know. We have some events coming up in the next few weeks that need your help. Please contact Gary if you can donate some time to help at the fundraisers like the cone races and things. It's a big help to the club and a big help to the participants at the races. We always need your help no matter what time of the year it is. I would like to thank Craig Foster for stepping up to be the new car show coordinator for next year's show. I'm sure he will do a great job and carry on the standard that we have set forth in the past. Thanks Craig for taking over and look forward to another great show next year. Please keep up to date with the news letter every month as it has good info in it on what's happening and when. Stay safe in your travels to and from shows and watch out for pedestrians, motorcycles and bicycles. See you on the streets, Dave Officers: President: Dave O Melia bowtie@neb.rr.com V.P.: Sandy Francisco gsfran68@gmail.com Secretary: Margaret Otley lo25307@windstream.net Treasurer: Ken Bougger bouggers@cornhusker.net Coordinator: Gary Weyers Large: Jim Jensen usptausptr@aol.com Alan Christman achristman0372@yahoo.com Newsletter Editor: Tracee Bougger 2702 South Street Lincoln, NE traceejean@yahoo.com PH: NEXT MEETING August 27 Valentinos 70th & VanDorn Bishop Heights True Value is holding a Show & Shine on Sunday, August 10, 2014 at their location on 4200 South 27th Street. from 11:00-3:00 cards & flowers Anyone who knows of a Rebels member who should have a card sent or someone in the hospital or flowers for a funeral, Contact Carol Danielson

2 dance. July 2014 Meeting Minutes Meeting was held July 30, 2014 at the One Eyed Dog Saloon in Eagle There were 49 members and guests in atten- The meeting was called to order by President Dave O Melia at 7:30pm. Dave thanked everyone for coming. The meeting was then turned over to Vice President Sandy Francisco. Sandy said the next board meeting will be August 12 th at Dino s. She noted that one of our waiters tonight was a previous scholarship winner from the Rebel s. The August general meeting will be August 27 th at Valentino s 70 th and Van Dorn. There will be a post car show meeting August 24 th at Dino s 4 pm. She said that Dino s donates 10% of the total bill to a charity that is designated by the Rebel s and encouraged all Rebel members to support Dino s. Next years car show will have a new car show coordinator, Dave is stepping down and Craig Foster will be the new coordinator. Sandy received an invite for all Rebels on Wednesday nights in Omaha, 84 th and Center at Flashback s. They have music, food etc. Also on Thursday nights in Omaha Quaker Steak and Lube has a show and shine. There was a motion made, seconded and approved to accept the Vice President s report. Margaret gave the Secretary s report. She asked if there were any corrections or additions to the minutes from the June meeting, there were none and a motion was made, seconded and approved to accept the minutes. Margaret said they had delivered 59 pounds of food to the Food Bank and thanked all of the members for their donations. She also read a thank you note from a recipient of one of the activity bags that the Rebels are providing to the VA Center in Lincoln. Sheryl Wright also received a thank you note from the VA Center for the activity bags. Tracee said the newsletter deadline is Monday August 4 th. A motion was made, seconded and approved to accept the Secretary s report. Margaret introduced Tina Richards and Cindy Reed. They are putting on a benefit for the daughters of Anne Juarez, proceeds will go to educational fund for the girls. The benefit is August 29 th at the Havelock Social Hall. Two bands will be playing and there will be a silent auction Starts at 6pm. If anyone has items to donate you can contact Margaret Otley. Gary Willey will also be sending out an . Ken Bougger gave the Treasurer s report. Ken said that income for the month was from car show sponsorships, registrations, food from the car show and donations. Expenses included the newsletter, car show t shirts, music for the show, food and goodie bags. Ken said that there are some members who do a lot without recognition, without them the car show could not go on. There was a round of applause for all who work behind the scenes making the car show successful. A motion was made, seconded and approved to accept the Treasurer s report. Gary Weyers gave the Coordinator s report. The Paul Brown Memorial will be August 2 nd. Jim Holstein talked about the memorial. Paul was Jim s nephew, he passed away in October 2013 from melanoma. Jim said that last years tour raised close to $10,000. All of which went to local cancer patients. Last years tour was from Lincoln to Carroll, Ia. This years tour will start in Carroll, Ia and end in Lincoln. They will be leaving Carroll at 9am on Saturday. There will be a stop at MidAmerican Motorplex for lunch, laps on the track. Ending at North Star High School in Lincoln for the premiere of a film about the 2011 racing season. The movie will run from 3:30-6pm. Cost for the movie is $10, cost for the tour is $25 donation. The funds raised will go for gas cards, medications, etc. All money raised stays in Nebraska. After the movie there will be food at Restore A Muscle Car. See Jim Holstein for any questions. Also there is a sign up sheet for volunteers to help serve food. August 3 rd Bellwood car show. Meeting at Craig Foster s at 8am, 1832 Fairfield. Cost for the show is $15. Money goes for upkeep and improvement of the veteran s memorial. August 8-10 th National Mustang Show in the Hay Market. They are asking for volunteers to help with parking and food on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Gary has sign up sheets for volunteers. August 16 th In Motion 84 th and O 10-2pm. Proceeds go to the Lincoln backpack program. Also Don and Millie s will be donating 10% of food to the backpack program. August 16 th Gramercy Hill 10:30-1:30 Free lunch and there will be a drawing for a $50 Hyvee gift card. August 17 th at Restore A Muscle Car Pontiac and GMC show. August 16 th Dillon Harley Davidson poker run benefiting Clothe Omaha Area Kids. September 12 th Piedmont Shopping Center show and shine September 21 st Alzheimer Walk to Remember has requested 6 cars. September 21 st West Point, Nebraska City, College View Show and Corvette show Cone Races August 29 th -September 5 th Volunteers needed to man the gate. Gary has sign up sheet. A motion was made, seconded and approved to accept the Coordinator s report. New Business Steve George said that the former I.D.C Bar and Grill was having a fund raiser for Shelly LaPointe August 1 st 7pm and would like to have 5 cars there. Old Business: Linda Masters had a drawing for this years bone density winner. Margaret was last years winner and drew the name for this years winner, Michaela Duggan. Craig s trivia for this month was Pontiac Grand National The meeting was adjourned at 8:23pm. Respectfully submitted, Margaret Otley, Secretary

3 ~Gary Weyers It is August and there are plenty of events coming up to help support our club. First up is the Mustang 50 th celebration being held in Lincoln August 8 th through August 10 th. Volunteers are needed to help park cars out at Speedway Motors August 8 th at 5:00 pm. Volunteers are also needed August 9 th to help park cars at Haymarket Park starting at 8:00 am. On August 10 th volunteers are needed out at Airpark for the SCCA national championship test and tune for the Mustangs. Give me a call at if you can volunteer for any of these days. August 9 th is the Alvo Car Show sponsored by the Alvo Fire Department with registration 9 am to noon. August 16 th is the Gramercy Hill Show and Shine at 6800 A St from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm with a lunch being served to participants. If you want to attend again give me a call at Also on August 16 th is the inmotion Auto Care Show & Shine 1t 131 Russwood Parkway from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. This show is located near the old Russwood dealership at 84 th and O. Proceeds go to the Lincoln Back Pack Program. Don and Millie s will donate 10% of all food and beverage sales from 10 am to 2 pm. August 17 th is the Pontiac GMC Show and Shine out at Restore a Muscle Car located 2 miles north of I-80 exit on Hwy 77. Volunteers are needed at this event to help set up tables and serve lunch. Again give me a call 1t if you can help out. August 17 th is also the Malcolm Car Show with registration from 9am to 12pm with awards at 3:30 pm. August 24 th is the Summer s End Car Show and Family Day at Calvary Community Church, 4400 North First St. Registration 8:30 am to 10:30 am, show 10:30 am to 2:00 pm. August 24 th also is the Touhy Car, Truck, Tractor & Bike Show. Registration 9:00 am to noon, show noon to 4:00 pm. August 31 st is the Verizon Wireless Charity Car and Cycle Show located at 4600 Innovation Drive in Lincoln. Registration and show starting at 9:00 am with trophies at 3:00 pm. Starting August 29 th is the SCCA SOLO Nationals out at Airpark. We need several volunteers for this event to cover various duties. This event raises a lot of money for our club. Right now the only schedule I have at this time is the gate admission coverage. We are responsible to cover on August 29 th from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm. This time can be spit up between several volunteers and only one or two people need to cover each time slot. Then starting August 30 th through September 5 th we need to cover 6:00 am to 8:00 am and 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Give me a call again at and volunteer. Paul Brown Movie Bellwood Alvo Show Bishop Heights Mustang Show Board Meeting National Mustang Show In Motion Gramercy Hill Dillon/Harley Malcolm Restore A Muscle Touhy Show Calvery Community Car Show Mtg Cone Races Ladies Nite Red Lobster Club Meeting Valentinos Benefit Cone Races Anne Lamey Juarez Verison

4 Pictured below at the recent Shrine Center car show is Johnny Nunn s Buick Regal. Don Shea, Johnny Nunn and Jim Jensen attended and Jim Turner worked the show. Saturday, August 2, the Paul Brown Memorial Rally drivers and some guests met at North Star High School to watch the movie titled "B The Birth of a Boss 302s Mustang. The movie covers action from all 12 races of the 2011 Pirelli World Challenge season. The movie also highlights the racing career of Paul Brown. Several Rebels attended the recent show and shine at Cedar Home. They were Boyd Ready, Robert Andrews, Johnny Nunn, Jim Jensen, Roger Schwab, Bob Mobley and Craig Foster.

5 by Jim Jensen At Large Board Member THIS MONTH WE HIGHLIGHT OUR REBELS MEMBER BOYD READY In 1959 I was working for the Ken's Econoway on Cornhusker Highway near Havelock for 60 cents an hour. Ken asked me if I would like to be in charge of his other station on West O street for the summer. I could see a way to pay for a car and agreed. The job was from 6am to 6pm seven days a week. I would be the only employee working at that location and I had to eat lunch while on duty. It also included a raise to 75 cents an hour. So I could earn the princely sum of 9 dollars a day. Ken's wife came out every other day to check the register. While she counted the money I measured the tanks. Payday was every other Friday and after two weeks I had a 126 dollar payday. That evening I went shopping! At a skinny little used car lot on the north side of O Street near 22 nd I found my thrill. It was parked near the back of the lot just waiting for me. It was a 1950 Ford four door sedan. It had a flathead V-8 and three speed transmission with no overdrive. It was light green. Yeah that ugly green that Ford put on about a third of the cars in It had a rip in the front seat and was heavily worn on the driver's side but the rest of the interior looked all right. The exterior was straight and the chrome was good. I had to have it! How much I asked. 150 dollars the fellow at the lot replied. I only had 126 dollars so intense negotiations followed. After a little back and forth it was mine for 125 dollars. I had one dollar left from my first full time pay check. It was a good thing I rode my bike to work. Only one more thing was required. Getting my mom to come down to the lot and sign the paper work. After all I was a minor. Since I was driving her car I headed home to pick her up. We arrived back at the lot to find the car right out front where I couldn't miss it. Mom looked it over and asked if we could take it for a drive. Sure said the salesman. And off we went. Me driving and mom riding shotgun. All went well and we returned to the lot to finalize the purchase. I was a car owner! While waiting for my next paycheck the car sat in front of my parent's house with in-transit tags. I had no money for gas so it didn't move. While I was waiting the back door handles came off so it would look like a two door. And an old green wool army blanket became the front seat upholstery. Two weeks passed and I had another 126 dollars. First I headed to the Lancaster County Treasurer and got my license plates. Bye bye 25 dollars. I bought some insurance because my mom made me do it. 20 dollars for some thing I knew I didn't need. Then it was off to Bear Frame and Alignment to get the rake. You remember the rake? That was when the front end was lowered and the rear end was left up in the air. Looked cool. The technician at bear knew exactly what I wanted. He put my spiffy little Ford on the lift and raised it up. Next he pulled his torch over and heated the front springs. Then he gave it a mighty downward pull on the front bumper and viola I had a rake. I was cool! Bye bye 25 dollars. And then off to the pin striper's to get the name on the front fenders just behind the wheel opening on each side. I named it Street Sweeper. 25 dollars. That finished the improvements for now. I needed the rest for gas. No more bike for me. Two more weeks and another 126 dollars. How could I be broke all the time making this kind of money? I'll bet you know the answer. 5 more dollars to the pin striper to put my nick name, Skeet, on the driver door just under the window sill. So cool. And 75 dollars for an adapter bell housing, clutch assembly, lengthened drive shaft and three speed floor transmission. I put it in my self. Learned on my parent's 49 Ford when I took some teeth off the cluster gear of their car before I got this sweet 50 Ford. They thought, no demanded, I fix it with my money. You learn how to eliminate the labor cost early on. I drove the car to school that year and enjoyed many firsts with it. First out of town foray to Omaha with some buddys, first car date with me as the driver, first drive in the snow and first fender bender. By the next summer a 52 Olds 2 door caught my eye. Bye bye baby, hello honey. Boy was I fickle.

6 ~Craig Foster From 1982 through 1987 Buick built a high performance coupe. What are the 3 names for this model? 1982 Regal Grand National 1983 No name, none were built Buick Grand National 1987 Buick Grand National GNX What was the motor and horsepower rating for litre V-6 C 125 HP What was the motor and horsepower rating for litre turbocharged V-6 C 200 HP& 300 # s torque (The 1984 Corvette V-8 was only 205 HP and 290 # s torque. This low output was all due to emission controls) What was the motor and horsepower rating in 1987 for: The Grand National model? 3.8 litre V-6 w/air to air intercooler The Grand National GNX model? Same motor C276 HP and 360 # s torque Both of these cars in 1987 could beat the Corvette in the 0-60 and quarter mile times. What color of paint were all Grand Nationals finished in 1983 Firemist Grey Black Henry The Eighth Sure had trouble Short term wives Long term stubble Burma-Shave Hinky Dinky Parley Voo Cheer up face The war is thru Burma Shave Prickly pears Are picked for pickles No peach picks A face that prickles Burma Shave One of the great discoveries Goodbye! Shaving brush Old men look younger Young men look handsomer Ver fine for the skin Burma Shave 1957 Nash Metropolitan Hardtop: ($6,000) obo Camaro V-6, Automatic overdrive, Mustang Rearend, Mustang IFS, disc front brakes Disassembled Ford 2dr Sedan Deluxe: ($22,000) 350 sbc.700r4 trans.ps, PB, Air ford rearend 1931 Chevy 5-window coupe: ($30,000) as is 400 sbc, 350 trans, PS, PB(4 wheel disc) Ford posi rearend Contact Marget or Lydell Otley Upcoming Club Meetings & Locations for the month of August. Board meeting: Tuesday, August Dino s Eastside Grille The meetings start at 7 pm but please come early or stay late to enjoy a great meal with other members. All members are welcome. Club Meeting: Wednesday, August 27 Valentino 70 th & Van Dorn The meetings start at 7:30 pm but please join us for the good old historic Lincoln pizza, pasta & salad buffet. Car Show Meeting: Sunday, August 24 Dino s Eastside Grille The meeting will start at 4:00 pm lead by Craig Foster our new car show coordinator. Craig would like to hear your ideas to get a jump start on our 2015 car show. Join us afterwards for a beverage, dinner and conversation. Anytime we meet at Dino s 10% of our total bill goes to a charity of our choice. All you have to do is enjoy a great meal. Stay well. ~Proud to be a Rebel, Sandy

7 Bill Masters received one of seven Participant s Choice Awards and Bruce Wright was awarded a trophy for being the oldest veteran to enter the show. There were over 100 entries lined up along the tree shaded street. Buggy and train rides were free and the weather fantastic. Proceeds of the show support the Veteran s Memorial in the background of the above picture. It is a focal point in the center of the town of Bellwood.

8 Linda Masters displays her breakfast of biscuits and gravy, topped with a flag at the Legion Club. Fresh homemade klatches were also distributed. Cruising up Route 66 as we head to Bellwood. The scenery was fantastic! Ken Bougger and Lydell Otley out perusing the entries. Craig Foster s favorite part of any show is allowing guests to sit in the 64 Corvette Convertible. The guests really like that too and take lots of pictures.

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