J U L Y 2 0 1 3 YOUR CLUB OFFICERS PRESIDENT Mark Strango 699-3878 VICE PRESIDENT Mike Ebersole 699-8757 TREASURER Kathy Strango 607-9115 SECRETARY Alana Velez 853-6629 MEMBERSHIP Joyce Merritt 220-0110 NEWSLETTER EDITOR Jon Wiedenheft 818-693-3307 CRUISE CHAIRPERSON * Maggie Bortree 607-6792 HISTORIAN Sean Evans 699-5872 CAR SHOW COORD John Fajardo 451-1204 THE ROUTE 66 CAR CLUB IS A QUALIFIED 501 (3) CHARITY MEETINGS General Membership Wednesday August 14, 2013 MEMBERSHIP 7 PM, Sizzler Restaurant - East Route 66 Planning & Executive Board Meeting August 7th 7 PM, McCoy Motors Meeting Room, Switzer Canyon Road Joyce reports that we have 63 paid members so far. New Club Member Paul Wilk joined July 10 ( owns a 73 Ply mouth Duster) CAR SHOW REPORT There are 350 cars and 16+ vendors already signed up for the Route 66 Car Show in Sept. LADIES LUNCHEON CRUISE COMMITTEE The Route 66 Car Club Cruise Committee Members are Maggie Bortree, Alana Velez, Pam Ebersole, and Sallie Page. All suggestions for cruises should be forwarded to Chairperson Maggie Bortree at 928-607-6792 for consideration for board approval.. FRIDAY NIGHTS Meet at Josephine s Restaurant Noon July 16th Please note: the Galaxy Diner no longer supports the Fri day night activity. In lieu of this weekly get together, please see the following regarding Saturday nights at Park Santa Fe. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Steve Haws ( Website Editor) 351-7177 Bruce McLaughlin 292-0664 Robert Penaker 527-6844 Jim Velez 699-1400 Pat Wiebe 779-2236 SATURDAY NIGHTS lot WEB-SITE CONTRIBUTIONS Route 66 Car Roundup Park Santa Fe in parking in front of the CVS on Route 66. Meet at 5:30 and socialize with fellow club members. Check out our Web-Site for the latest club news and If you have anything you d like to contribute to The Route 66 Courier, please forward it to Jon Wiedenheft. If you attend an automobile related event or car show/display (particularly if you take pictures and for sure if you win, place, or show), other club members would enjoy hearing about it. route66carclub@gmail.com
ROUTE 66 COURIER PAGE 2 CLUB EVENTS Route 66 Car Club Picnic - July 21 Sunday @ Fort Tut hill 11:00 AM $5.00 per person, bring a potluck dish Cool Country Cruise In - August 10 Saturday in Williams Meet at 7:00 AM @ ADOT Note: not enough sign ups This is now a do it on your own event Thunder Over The Coconino Car Show - August 24 Saturday 7:00 AM Grand Canyon Valle Airport Note: Again, not enough participation. This is also a do it on your own event. Flagstaff Route 66 Days Car Show - September 6-8 Friday to Sunday in downtown Flagstaff Mormon Lake Lodge Dinner Cruise - September 21 meet @ ADOT 5:00PM Just Cruisin Car Show / Winslow Oct 5 Saturday Meet 6:30 @ Mobil I-40 Trash Pickup/Free Breakfast Oct 20 Sunday Meet 8:00 @ Mobil Pine Country Breakfast in Williams-Nov 9 Saturday Meet 8:00 @ ADOT Christmas Party Dec 8 Sunday 5:00 TBD Northern Lights Parade Dec 14 Saturday TBD 2013 EVENT s of INTEREST (not Club Sponsored) DATE DAY EVENT LOCATION Aug 3/4 S/S Watson Lake Car Show/Parts Exchange Prescott Sept 21 Sat Sedona 32nd Annual Car Show Sept 26-29 Thr/Sun Laughlin, NV 22nd Annual Roddin On The River Car Show
ROUTE 66 COURIER PAGE 3 OUR 2012 SPONSORS Without their help we wouldn t have a show! City of Flagstaff Findlay Auto Group Terry Marxen Pepsi Leading Edge Auto Paint Peabody Investments Corp. Peace Surplus, Inc. Snap On Tools 4R Holdings All Awards Babbitt Ford Baskin Robbins Big O Tires Burger King Cinder Hills Boarding Kennel Coco s Bakery Restaurant Courtyard by Marriott Express Yourself Signs, LLC Flagstaff Auto & Metal Recyclers Galaxy Diner Granny s Closet Heath s Automotive Service Interiors Plus La Fonda Restaurant McCoy Motors Hountain High Plumbing Muffler Magic Napa Auto Parts Niles Radio Owendale Kia Radisson Woodlands Hotel Stage Left Deli GOT SHIRTS? Your One-Stop Shop for Official Route 66 Club Duds Polo Shirts T-Shirts Black Satin Jacket Black Letterman s Jacket To Order, call or visit Flag Tee Factory at 16 S. Mike s Pike 226-9800 TREASURER S REPORT by Kathy Strango 5/31/2013 Balance 14,822.18 6/3/2013 Debit - Yahoo - Webhosting DEBIT (13.94) 6/5/2013 Markel Insurance Co - Group Laib Renewal 2414 (440.00) 6/5/2013 Deposit - Sponsors 750.00 6/5/2013 Deposit - Registration 700.00 6/5/2013 Deposit - Registration 280.00 6/5/2013 All Awards - Nametags 2415 (10.68) 6/5/2013 Bob Bortree - Reimb Parade entry + Picnic 2415 (110.00) 6/5/2013 Flagstaff High School Auto Shop - Donation (Ted)2417( 100.00) 6/12/2013 Sizzler - Meeting Room2418 (65.67) 6/30/2013Balance 15,811.89 July Birthdays 7/4 Dale Auten 7/7 Janet McLaughlin 7/9 Bruce McLaughlin 7/17 Diane Johnson 7/21 Kennedy Torel 7/30 Mike Whittaker August Birthdays 8/2 Lance McKee 8/15 Marian Johnson 8/20 Jim Rohr 8/25 Sinyne Slayton 8/27 Jennifer Sommers 8/27 John Zink MEMORABLE EVENTS July Anniversaries 7/17 Dennis & Dani Champayne 7/30 Preston & Sinyne Slayton August Anniversaries 8/3 Jim & Shirley Rohr 8/13 Jim & Luann Hunt Gore 8/21 Andy & Mona Keksis 8/22 Sallie & Lowell Page 8/23 Vic & Marilyn Julian
ROUTE 66 COURIER GATEWAY COLORADO AUTOMOBILE COLLECTION A Special Report by Bob Bortree PAGE 4 Editor s Note: In the May issue of the Route 66 Courier Bob reported on the Moab Car Show. This is a follow-up to that trip as the Bortrees and Velezes continued to Gateway, Colorado. Story by Bob, pictures by Alana. Gateway Colorado Automobile Collection Gateway, Colorado Sunday morning and the Velezes, Maggie and I head over on a very scenic drive to Gateway Auto Collection you may remember that this museum purchased the one of 1954 F-88 Oldsmobile Concept car at Barrett Jackson a few years ago. We did have a little problem finding the museum as signs were not in evidence. Had I reviewed the writeup I got from the web, I might have realized that it was somehow a part of a large resort. The attendant assured me by phone that is was obvious when you get there---not. However, we finally did find this fabulous museum. The Discovery Channel founder, John Hendricks, has his private collection here on site. Rick Hendricks of Nascar Fame. I can say that this was the most PRISTINE car collection I have ever seen. The museum is less than ten years old and pristine as well. The collection consisted of approximately 68 cars----they also have another 70 cars that they rotate out approximately 15 cars every 3-4 months. We began the tour with a video with Walter Cronkite hosting the event. Then we were allowed to view some of the most gorgeous cars you will ever see look it up on the web: The one and only 1954 Oldsmobile F-88 concept car. The one and only 1961 DeSoto Adventurer concept car designed by Darrin. 1961 Chrysler 300G convertible with a 3 speed transmission only 5 ever made. 1937 Hudson Terraplane Cabrolet that out performed Ford and Chevrolet at a lesser cost. A Packard Woody Station Wagon. Darrin sports car with the sliding door I have seen these before but not in this fantastic shape. 1932 Auburn Boattail Roadster to die for. The muscle cars were nice but overwhelmed by the rest of the collection. Many, many more fantastic cars starting in the early 1900 s thru the muscle car era. Maggie only found one nick on a car and she always finds stuff like that. I will say it again as I did over and over at the museum---- PRISTINE CARS. We spent about 3 hours oohing an ahhing before exiting for lunch. If you are ever up in the area, it is a must stop. It is south of Grand Junction, Colorado. approximately 50 miles. We thoroughly enjoyed the museum and would highly recommend it to any car enthusiast. We then headed to Cortez, Colorado. where the Velezes headed off for Flagstaff. Maggie and I stayed the night and got up the next morning to tour Mesa Verde National Park. I had never been there and had the time to stop and view this great national treasure. Maggie and I had a fantastic time with friends enjoying cars and the fantastic scenery in Utah and Colorado.
ROUTE 66 COURIER RIORDAN DAYS of SUMMER CAR DISPLAY Fifteen cars of members went on display in support of the Riordan Mansion fund raiser on Saturday, June 15, 2013. Members set up their folding chairs and had an enjoyable conversation under the pine trees throughout a beautiful morning. But...around two o'clock in the afternoon gray rain clouds descended on the mansion and suddenly... all the convertible cars disappeared. PAGE 5
ROUTE 66 COURIER PAGE 6 4TH OF JULY INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE A BIG SUCCESS! 17 Cars, amply decorated, contributed to this years 4th of July Parade in Flagstaff. The weather was pleasant for the parade which was good as the parade kicked off at 9:00 but the Route 66 Car Club did not launch until after 10:00 due to being the 82nd group of the parade.
ROUTE 66 COURIER PAGE 7 4th of July Parade (Con t) Note: Bob Bortree and Juergen Burmeister raced from the Flagstaff parade to William s parade, barely getting there in time to participate. Afterwards Juergen went to Park s parade as our club s sole entry. Congratulations to Juergen for making all three parades!! Last Page