UPCOMING EVENTS Jan 11 - Cowtown Cars and Coffee, 8 am - 12n, Montgomery Plaza, 7th St east of University Dr, FW Jan 18 - Monthly Club Meeting and Post-Christmas Party, 5 pm, Mercado Juarez, S Arlington 7740 N. E. LOOP 820 FORT WORTH, TX 76180 817-276-7700 Cowtown Mopars Performance Team PO Box 162413 Fort Worth, Texas 76161-2413 Place Postage Here Rush To:
January 2014 THE STARTING LINE Official Monthly Publication of Cowtown Mopars 2013-2014 CLUB BOARD MEMBERS President - Mark Buchanan Treasurer - Dan Robinson Activity Director - Susan Brownell Membership Director - Frank Smith Vice President - Phillip Taylor Secretary - Rich Lemmon Newsletter Editor - Barry Hansen Appointed Positions Race Team - Mark Buchanan Website - Kirk Maisenbacher Show Team - Dave Mandato COWTOWN CARS & COFFEE Every 2nd Saturday. NEW LOCATION: Montgomery Plaza on 7th St east of University Dr, downtown Fort Worth. A free event 8 am to 12 n (best time 8 am to 10 am). All types of cars and motorcycles welcome. Let s try for a regular group there every month. Be sure to visit the Facebook page: Cowtown Cars and Coffee Allen Samuels gives all club members discounts on both vehicle and parts. Just be sure to show your annual membership card to the cashier/salesman. Don t have a membership card? See our membership director for a card when you renew your membership. **Employee Pricing when purchasing vehicles** **Cost +10% when buying parts**
Usually at the Christmas Party I say MERRY CHRISTMAS to everyone, but I was robbed this year of the chance. So I say Merry Christmas or I should say I hope you had a Merry Christmas!!!!! All the ice and cool weather caused us to alter our plans. I hope you know and plan to be at the annual Christmas Party which was rescheduled for January 18th at Mercado Juarez in South Arlington. Everything will be the same as our plans in December just in January. Please bring your appetite, white elephant gift and $5 and we will have a great time. Dessert is never a part of our meal at Mercado Juarez so if you can please bring something sweet for after our meal. Thanks! If you are like me most years you make a New Year's resolution and by February you can't remember what it was. Well I made a New Year's resolution several weeks ago and I WILL be keeping this one for a long time. The story goes like this: In the Winter we feed our outside cat a can of wet food every night to help her put on and maintain her Winter coat. When I said we I meant Becky my lovely bride. One evening as she was preparing the wet cat food she took a spoon out of the dishwasher to removed the food from the can then placed it back in the dishwasher. The only problem with seeing this is I also would take a spoon out of the dishwasher every night to stir my citrucel in a glass of water. As I watch this happen before me the terrible smell of the open can of cat food made my weak stomach turn. I quickly decided I would never ever again take a dirty spoon or anything else for that matter from the dishwasher and use it. So my New Years resolution is to only put stuff in the dishwasher and not take it out unless I'm 100% sure it's clean. See ya at the January Christmas Party. Mark BY THE MINUTES with Rich Lemmon CMPT Nov Meeting and Movie Night Start 1615 1. Mark starts the meeting by expressing thanks to Ken Castleman and Tom McEwen for tonight s movie. 2. Reminder of the coming Toy Drive at ASD. 3. Announcement to attend the coming Club Christmas Party at Mercado Juarez off of Matlock, S Arlington this time. 4. The new club web site is partially up and Kirk is still working on it. 5. The 50/50 Pot was won by Jerry Ditmore and he donated it to the CMPT Salvation Army Toy Drive. End 1845
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION Frank Smith, Membership Director Time to renew your membership for 2014 Club dues for 2014 are due now. You do not have to fill out a new registration form if your contact and vehicle information are the same. Remember...upon renewal your 2014 Membership Card will allow you to get genuine Mopar Performance and replacement parts from Allen Samuels Dodge for 10% over cost and to buy a new car or truck for Employee Pricing. These add up to serious savings. Renew by mail or at one of our events Single membership New $25 / Renewal $15 Family membership New $35 / Renewal $25 Got a hot tip, event, article, update, correction, comment? Cowtown Mopars newsletter now has its own email address: moparnewslettereditor@cowtownmopars.com
TechTip I have been having some under dash issues with my 68 Cuda. While I had the instrument cluster out I replaced the illumination bulbs with Sylvania 194 LED bulbs. They fit in the regular black holder and give 150% more white light. They are not cheap at $9.97 each and the Cuda took 4 but the change in lighting is dramatic bright like modern cars. Thanks to Rich Lemmon Interested in showing at the AutoRama? It is not too early to start planning if you are interested in showing at the AutoRama. Please contact Mark Buchanan, for more details. Let him know soon so he can get a good car count early. thanks
The Go Fast(er) Department Mark Buchanan - Race Team Coordinator HEY TWELVE TIME TMCCC CHAMPIONS!!!! The schedule is complete for 2014. NOTE: Denton and Ardmore tracks open at 9 AM All other tracks open at 8 AM Possible rain dates: Mar 23, Apr 6, Jun 1, Oct 5, Oct 19, Nov 2 Banquet on Nov 15, location TBA Mark 2014 Race Schedule: March 16 Kennedale March 30 Ennis April 13 Dallas Raceway April 27 Denton May 4 Redline May 18 Ardmore Sept 7 Ennis Sept 28 Denton Oct 12 Kennedale Oct 26 Ennis Nov 15 banquet Don t forget we re online: www.cowtownmopars.com or search Cowtown Mopars on Facebook!!!
Off The Wing by Barry Hansen A great big Mopar howdy and Happy New Year 2014. Hope you had a good holiday. Ours was great. Privileged to spend a White Christmas in Kansas City with the in-laws (I am blessed with great in-laws, my wife, not so much) then a few days in Omaha with the new granddaughter. Can already tell she will be a racer, long legs for the clutch and a big gas foot. The club got a beautiful handwritten thank you card from the Salvation Army for our toy drive donations. We have supported them for many years. Everyone should feel very proud. Racing season will finally start soon. Winter Nat s, Pomona, CA on Feb 9. Oh, and something happens in Daytona Beach. Don t tell me, let me think, no, don t tell me, it will come to me in a minute, man it s right on the tip of my tongue I got it, the 24 Hours of Daytona on Jan 25-26 when the new Viper team will be eating Corvettes and Ferraris for lunch (sorry Fiat). Andy Granatelli died Dec 29 at age 90. Loved following his escapades at Indy in the 60s and 70s. If you want a good read may I recommend his autobiography They Call Me Mr 500. I have a dog eared paperback worn out from reading it so many times. Possibly you can find a copy in Half-Priced Books or at Amazon. Toyota will offer a Cummins diesel in its trucks. Get a little Mopar in your Toyota. Now, if they would only stuff a HEMI in an Avalon. Speaking of HEMI, rumor is that next year a Cuda takes over the current Challenger chassis the Challenger moves to the Avenger/Chrysler 200 chassis. Good move only if they keep the HEMI option on the new Challenger. Other wishful thinking dept; how about a street version of the 600 hp all wheel drive X Games Dart. A guy can dream can t he. The new Cowtown Mopars website is up and running. Looks great. Thanks so much to Mike Roerich and Kirk Maisenbacher. And to Mike Miller for all the years before that. Lots and lots of time, sweat and effort went into it. Thanks. Mopar spotting on cable channel CNBC the head of Ferrari USA introduced a new $1.6 million Ferrari. The problem was that parallel parked behind this small, low slung car was a Mini Cooper and a beautifully restored, polished to a mirror finish, gold, primo 67 Coronet 2 door coupe. It just loomed over the Ferrari. Whoops. More Mopar spotting not a big fan of Will Ferrell (except for Old School ) but some of the Ron Burgundy Dodge commercials are pretty funny. Hope to see you at the (Post) Christmas Party on Jan 18. Remember 5:00 at Mercado Juarez, I H 20 and Matlock Rd, south Arlington.. I have a feeling it will be very successful. After the Christmas rush, business is slow, no crowds, little traffic, no competing with other parties. We might want to keep having it after the holidays. Just thinking out loud. Got Mopar?
In The Works Upcoming Club Activities Jan 18 - Post-Christmas Party and Monthly Meeting, Mercado Juarez, S Arlington Mercado Juarez South Arlington Phone: 817-557-9776 125 E. I-20 @ Matlock Rd (westbound service road, by NE corner of intersection) Arlington, TX 76018 Time & Date: January 18, 2014 @ 5 PM $5 per person. Adult beverages and desserts NOT included in the price All you can eat Beef & Chicken fajitas, Spanish rice, beans, guacamole, shredded cheese, pico de gallo, tortillas, chips & salsa, water, tea, sodas. Alcoholic beverages and desserts available for purchase. Buffet line serving starts at 5:30 pm (we can adjust the time a little) *******White Elephant Gift Exchange after dinner******* ITEMS FOR SALE AND WANTED (Items posted for 3 months unless requested otherwise) WANTED: 68-70 b body front bench seat. Mark 214-727-4324, bbuchanan8@juno.com (exp Jan) FOR SALE: Mopar A-body 2800 lb rear super stock leaf springs with a set of F&R Drag shocks, never raced, 300 miles of street driving, $150. Also have A-body small bolt axles, backing plates, drums, and 741 pig, $150.00 Call Mark at 214-458-4418 or email mskuzia@yahoo.com (exp Jan) FOR SALE from Dayna Caldwell, dkcaldwell@yahoo.com or 817-680-7345. Many many parts including rebuilt 72 340, McLeod twin clutch kit 23 spline, 10.5 w/ flywheel, tool boxes, jacks, lift, Viper parts, too numerous to list. Call or email for details and complete list (exp Jan) FOR SALE from LONGHORN MANUFACTURING CO. 12 small block Chrysler stands 8 big block Chrysler stands 8 early Hemi Chrysler stands 7 early Hemi racing engine stands These regularly sell for $89.00 with casters. They are $71.00 while the supply lasts. We are not planning on continuing these in our line up. Please pass this along to your club members and let them know we are offering a 20% reduction on all items in stock. See www.prorollers.com for more information. JOE WADE 817-688-3867 (exp Jan)
DEAN ALLEN 972-801-7587 Dean is offering up his years of knowledge to help members with their automotive questions.
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