CLUB OFFICERS PRESIDENT Robert Penhaker 527-6844 VICE PRESIDENT Susan Davis TREASURER Juergen Burmeister SECRETARY Alana Velez MEMBERSHIP Julie Metzner 928-699-5804 CRUISE DIRECTOR Richard Federico 480-206-4227 THE ROUTE 66 CAR CLUB IS A QUALIFIED 501 (3) CHARITY MEETINGS APRIL 2019 MEMBERSHIP General Membership Next meeting will be on May 8, 2019, at 7:00PM at the Sizzler Restaurant, East Route 66. We have 55 paid members as of April 10 as reported by Julie Metzner. LADIES LUNCHEON The Ladies Luncheon on Tuesday, April 16, will be at the The Cracker Barrel Old Country Store located at 2560 E. Lucky Lane, ( one lot away from the Outback). Lunch at 12:00. NEWSLETTER EDITOR Jon Wiedenheft WEBSITE EDITOR Doug Bischoff 240-285-7776 HISTORIAN Sean Evans BOARD OF DIRECTORS Maggie Bortree Kathy Federico Jerry McGlothin Pat Wiebe CRUISE CENTRAL FRIDAY EVENINGS WEB-SITE What do you want to do this year? As of now we have no club events scheduled for April or May. Have an idea? Remember, this is your club so please pass your ideas on to Richard at 480-206-4227. Club members still gather at the Crown Railroad Café on Route 66, or at Freddy s on Beulah Blvd. Come join us. Why is your classic car not pictured in the Member s Rides section of the website? Come on guys, its Spring so get that beauty shined up and take some pictures of it and send to Doug Bischoff at dragone369@gmail.com
CLUB EVENTS PAGE 2 April No club events scheduled yet. May 11 PLANES OF FAME CRUISE, leave Sechrist School on 180 at 10:00, arrive in Valle by 11:00. Afterwords we will journey down to Williams for a bite to eat, and maybe some ice cream. June?? Cruise to Sunset Crater and Wupatki with lunch at Horsemen Lodge. July 4 Thr 4th of July Flagstaff Parade ; July 4th Parks Parade July 28 Sun Route 66 Club Picnic at Fort Tuthill. Aug 24 Sat THUNDER OVER FLAGSTAFF Air and Car Show. Sept Sat Men s Health Fair. Date TBD Oct Sat Scavenger Hunt Cruise with lunch at Culvers. 2018 EVENTS OF INTEREST April 13 Sat Flagstaff Cruisers Cruise to Roadhouse in Bellemont. Cruise starts at 11:00 AM. April 20 Sat Veterans Car Show - Prescott May 3-5 Fri/Sun Arizona Fun Run May 11 Sat Postal Food Drive May 18 Sat Cruisers Spring Benefit Car Show. See flyer page 12. May 18 June 1 June 8 June 22 July?? July 20 Sat Prescott Valley Car Show Sat Flagstaff Cruisers Cruise to Bing s Burgers Sat Gunslingers Car Show Sat Flagstaff Cruisers Mini Poker Run Sun Babbitt All Ford Car Show Sat Flagstaff Cruisers Drive-In Movie Night Aug 3-4 Sat/Sun Watson Lake Car Show and Swap meet Aug 10? Sat Twisters Car Show, Williams
PAGE 3 MEMORABLE EVENTS April Birthdays 4/7 Annette Bular 4/9 Mac McCrorey 4/10 Lacey Ebersole 4/13 Candyce Howard 4/13 Binnie Zink 4/15 Robert Penhaker 4/15 Rance Coons 4/23 Donna Veihdeffer 4/29 Karen Evans May Anniversaries 5/6 Jon & Cindy Wiedenheft 5/17 Tim & Linda Hewitt 5/31 Chuck & Susan Davis April Anniversaries 4/1 Steve &Kathi Westerdahl 4/2 Vince & Ann Piper 4/19 Lance & Kathy McKee 4/29 Alan & Alice St. Germain May Birthdays 5/3 Helga Dinwiddie 5/4 Steve Westerdahl 5/7 Joe Policastro 5/8 Joanie Baker 5/11 Jeff Bryan 5/12 Paul Wolfe 5/ 18 Cheryl Ossenfort 5/30 Luz/Adriana Penhaker RUMBLINGS AROUND THE FLYWHEEL At the General Car Club Meeting April 10, the membership voted in favor of supporting a car show in conjunction with the Thunder Over Flagstaff Air Show in August. Mingus High School Car Show, held on Saturday March 23, apparently had 75 cars and a lot of very enthusiastic students. Correction, old time club members, Steve and Sandy Hurt, have not relocated back in the Flagstaff area but remain in New Mexico. During the Route 66 Mother Road update, Sean Evans reports that there is a plan afoot to refurbish the old El Pueblo Motel, built in 1937 by Phillip Johnston, and turn it into a Code Takers Museum. The motel served as a recruiting site for Navajos to join the Marines as code takers.
PAGE 4 MARCH LADIES LUNCHEON The March Ladies Luncheon was held at the Golden Dragon Restaurant off of Steves Blvd. Seven Ladies went and we hear the food was excellent, and well priced. Those going were Alice St. Germain, Judy Bischoff, Candy Howard, Mona Keksis, Ann Piper, Maggie Bortree, and Sallie Page. ROUTE 66 CAR CLUB SHIRTS & NAME BADGE PURCHASE INFORMATION By Julie Metzner
PAGE 5 CRUISE TO THE FLAGSTAFF MODEL TRAIN MUSEUM AND TO THE JOY CONE FACTORY. Pictures by Alan St. Germain Our Club enjoyed a tremendous two-for-the-price-of-one cruise on Saturday, March 16. While the weather of previous days was a bit shaky, this Saturday turned out to be awesome for a cruise. We first grouped up at the parking lot behind Freddie's before caravanning down the 89 to Fort Tuthill. We then had a private tour of the Flagstaff Model Train Museum. Lead by Curtis Deibel, we had explanations on their layouts, train control systems and track sizes. A number of us got a rare behind the scenes glimpse to see the underneath wiring of the tracks. Check out the intricate dioramas, mostly done by Curtis himself. An hour later our entire group left the museum and traveled across the I-17 to the Joy Cone Factory. There Adriana took charge and provided us with a tour on the facility, explaining the manufacturing of the many different types and shapes of cones they produce. We even got fresh as it gets samples which Adriana pulled off of the assembly line. And finally we got to the pot at the end of the rainbow: Joy Cone and Adriana lavished us with ice cream cones and sample boxes of cones to take home. WOW, what an eventful day topped off with a super treat. Con t Next Page
TRAIN MUSEUM AND JOY CONE FACTORY TOURS, (Con t) PAGE 6 THE ROUTE 66 CAR CLUB ICE CREAM BANDITS ( Thanks to Alan St.Germain for these Great Photos)
ROUTE 66 CAR CLUB MEMBERS after enjoying a tour at Joy Cone! Joy Cone may use this photo in some of their literature. PAGE 7
GARAGE TALES PAGE 8 MY NEW 1957 AUSTIN HEALEY by Mathew Maribelle Found it on line, drove with a friend to Benicia Cal ( wine country 760 miles ) in a rental car. Inspected, paid, watched the transporter pick it. The second owner from 1975 passed in Dec 18. The family consigned it to a dealer, CLASSIC CARS in Benicia. They included 5 more spare wire wheels, a tonneau cover, and the convertible top which I recently installed. Shop manuals, parts catalogs were also included. A total of 1500 miles driven in 36 hours. But it was worth the trip! If you ever need a good transporter company I would definitely recommend the company I used. Good luck with car searches on the internet. A few suggestions. Beware there are many scams, never send money up front. Spend the money on air fare or drive to see the car. It will save u grief and a lot of $. Mathew
PAGE 9 CRUISE TO MISS KITTY S STEAK HOUSE & LOUNGE Story and Pictures by Alan St Germain On Saturday, April 6 th, Richard Federico lead the pack out of ADOT to Miss Kitty s Steak House & Lounge in Williams, AZ. This spontaneous car cruise of the three car clubs here in Flagstaff was a great success. We were well received by Mayer John Moore and his wife Kim (Kitty) on this special 1 year anniversary of their grand opening of Miss Kitty s Steak House & Lounge. Miss Kitty s is normally closed for lunch, but they opened their doors for this special engagement of the car clubs. To make the time a little more exciting, two participants won dinners for two for having their cars chosen as an Eye catcher of the hotel and restaurant property owners. The weather turned out to be great with very little to no rain. After lunch, a number of participants cruised Route 66 in Williams and ended up at Twister s Soda fountain for dessert. It was a great day, and I look forward to the next tri-club event! Continued Next Page
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