September 2014 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE FORDS UNLIMITED CAR CLUB P.O. BOX 240201 BALLWIN, MO 63024 A s I start on this newsletter, it s early August. It s hard to believe that I am working on the September issue already. Wow, how the time flies. It s been kind of a crazy year. It seemed that most of our late spring and early summer events always had either a chance of rain or actual rain. It threatened rainy weather most of the week before our show but it stayed dry and not too hot for a late July date. In general, it wasn t nearly as hot at the most of the shows that we participated in this year. Although our show attendance was down somewhat this year, it really wasn t that far off from our average. If you count the rain show and the show held in the year of excessive heat, we averaged about 227 entries, so 214 wasn t really that bad. Without those two dates, we averaged over 240 entries. It just seemed like a let down after last years 282 attendance. The show was truly a great success in so many ways. We increased our classes to 49, yet still sold every class sponsorship, along with the Sinclair sponsorship. The contributions of EPC and Northern Tool added to our success. It s always so neat to see all of our members jump right into work the morning of the show. The 2014 Board of Directors Syl Biermann 636-394-5003 Paula Goodrich 636-625-1064 Jack Greiwe-636-300-1221 Dan Kelly-314-276-2288 Rich Sutorius 636-634-0379 Secretary-Cindy Ahrens Editor Bob Layton 636-397-4487 or e-mail mickie6t6@hotmail.com Publisher-Bill & Barb Giese Web Master-Scott Lewis Keirsten McDaniel www.fordsunlimited.com journeymen (and women) know what to do and so many of our newest members are willing to help in anyway. Even though we eliminated stuffing goody bags, we still had a great turnout at our Saturday pre-show BBQ with over 45 of our members and families in attendance. The vast majority of our participants appreciated our new split voting. It really cut down on the walking and sped up getting the ballots turned in. Lets be honest, we show our cars to be seen by other owners and spectators. For some, trophies are an afterthought. If you were too busy to notice, we have so many spectators, parking is sometimes a problem. We still have plenty to do to finish up this year. We have many events planned this month including the start up of our Toy Drive. We have our very popular Fall Color Tour in October, nominations for new officers along with other events still in the planning. We will finish our year with our toy donations to Toys for Tots and with our Awards Banquet that will be held in January. Stay tuned. N ormally our Fall Color Tour includes a BBQ but this year we are changing things up. On October 19th, we will take the scenic route to Cuba Missouri for the annual Cuba Fest and finish the day with a trip to Bob s Gasoline Alley. After touring the facility, we will be dinning there also. The cost is $11 per person and the food is all homemade. We will post meeting location and time in the October newsletter.
T he Show Me Mustang Club held their all Ford show at Pundmann Ford in St. Charles on August 2nd. As always, nice weather brings out lots of cars and that day was no exception. Our club brought 26 cars and trucks and won club participation which we donated back to their charity. The awards were listed as gold, silver and bronze. Eighteen of our members did manage to take home a plaque. Members in attendance include Reg Stockwell (bronze), John Bonness, Dave Sgroi (bronze), Dan Tanner, Paula Goodrich (bronze), Vern Anderson (gold), Dan Kelly (silver), Matt Simms (silver), John Sullivan (bronze), Jerry Grimmer (silver), Mark Plackemeier (bronze), Ken Farrar (gold), Mark Carey (bronze), Jake Turnipseed (bronze), Syl Biermann (bronze), Jim Biermann (gold), Bill Bauer (silver), Jack Greiwe, Josh Johnson (silver), Steve Dennis, Brian Burger (gold), Duck and Brigitte Steavenson (silver), Willy and Mary Cole (silver), Burt Pennington (gold), Bart McNail (bronze), and Bob Layton (photo not shown).
S hown to the left is Ron Schodroski presenting plaque to Dave Sinclair III, thanking Dave Sinclair Ford for their years of support as the major sponsor of our car show. Also shown is board of directors member, Dan Kelly to the left and Terry Koch on the right. The Sinclair sponsorship is vital to the success of our show. T his is you first notice on dues. Dues are $20 per year and $10 for a second member with the same address and $5 for a third with only one newsletter per household. Please make your check out to Fords Unlimited and mail to Fords Unlimited, P.O. Box 240201, Ballwin, Missouri 63024. S andy Carey has been crafting this car show shirt quilt. We will be raffling it off until the end of the year and the proceeds will go to a charity that has not yet be determined. We will be selling chances at our meetings or we can handle by mail if necessary. We will have more details next month. Listed below are the points standings as of our August membership meeting. 1st. Burt Pennington 565 2nd. Bob Layton 515 6th. Bill Giese 455 7th. Ron Schodroski 445 T he celebration of your editor s 70th birthday was held at our August membership meeting. Thanks to all who signed the card and got the appropriate ribbings in. Thanks. Photo by Cindy Ahrens 3rd. Jim Biermann 510 4th. Mark Carey 490 5th. Ken Farrar 470 8th. Bart McNail 440 9th. Josh Johnson 410 10th. Jerry Grimmer 350
Article and photo by Syl Biermann T his garage fire was the result of a power outage in a residential block in Ballwin. Having experience outages frequently, this young couple purchased a generator to run the TV and a refrigerator in their detached garage. Unfortunately, they had the generator in the garage to dampen the sound. When it malfunctioned, they did not know that there was a fire. By that time that they did, it was too late. The contents of the garage included two 1966 Mustangs. The convertible was owned since his high school days. The owner intends to remove the light bar in the grill of the convertible, clean it up and make it a memorial to the memory of his beloved convertible. The coupe had a built up 289 with a 4-speed and a 9-inch rear end. Fortunately, the house was undamaged and there were no injuries. There were also two 1931 Ford trucks undergoing restoration. The cars were insured for a stated value so the owner was confident that his loss wouldn t be a monetary one, at least not on the vehicles. However all of his tools, auto memorabilia, old signs, car and truck parts and an extensive license plate collection were all a total loss. Only one of the Ford pickups will be salvageable. Matt Birkenmeier Sales Representative-mbirkenmeier@davesinclair.com Like Us On Facebook www.davesinclair.com Thank You and Here s My Address 314-892-2600 314-892-2257 Fax 1-888-SINCLAIR 7466 S. Lindbergh at Lemay Ferry, St. Louis, MO 63125 6/2015 Fords Unlimited Car Show Sponsor S hown above is Jack Greiwe and Ron Schodroski presenting Chief Ron Battelle of The BackStoppers a check for $1,000 representing funds raised for their organization from our Rascals night last May, our Cardinal ticket drawing at our car show and the car show 50-50 winnings that Danny Krumm donated back to our club for The BackStoppers. This very worthwhile organization also received a check from Sinclair Ford from the monies collected at their display held at their dealership in June.
A lthough most think that the Ford Mustang was named after the horse, the designers at Ford were really thinking about the WWII P51 Mustang fighter, the best fighter during the war. Most Ford Mustang owners would relish the chance to have a photo of their ride taken next to this classic warbird. Thanks to Dan Kelly, several of our members got a last minute chance to have our Mustangs photographed with a P51 at the Creve Coeur Airport. This plane was somewhat unusual as it was a two-seater used for reconnaissance and training near the end of the war. The P51 and the bombers at the airport were owned by Collings Foundation. Thanks Dan!
W hile at the Mid America Nationals in Tulsa, club member Jack Anderson was instrumental in the raising of funds for the JDRF. He received this nice thank you letter. Note who the letter is from. We will hold a car show meeting on Wednesday, September 24th at the Dorsett Sybergs. If you would like to see the workings of our car show, this would be a great start. All are welcome. The meeting will start at 6:30 pm. Jerry Grimmer gave a nice presentation at our August meeting of the retractable car show that was held a couple of months ago. These rare and sometimes difficult cars were built from 1957-59. Board member, Dan Kelly, took all of the show photo s. Great job guys. We have been asked to be judges for the EPC car show that will be held on October 11th in St. Charles. This is a great opportunity to learn how to judge. No experience is necessary. Please contact Syl Biermann if you are interested. We need at least fifteen members to be available for this. Club member Merle Bone s family has been going through some tough times. His wife recently had back surgery and his daughter suffered a ruptured colon and is going though multiple surgeries. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Bone family. There is no coverage of the Purina Farms car show as the weather kept your editor and most of our members away. We will try again next year. The 50-50 winner at our August meeting was Jerry Grimmer. Jerry went home with an additional $37. C lub member, Don Branson, is recovering from the serious burns that he had received many months ago. Unfortunately, other health problems have slowed down his recovery, but his spirits are high. He has noted that he really appreciates the thoughts and cards. Get well soon Don. September 3rd Board of Directors Meeting held @ Sybergs on Dorsett-7pm September 7th Wheels in Motion Day Meet @ Sybergs on Dorsett-9am September 10th Membership Meeting held @ Sports Café-7pm September 24th Car Show Meeting @ Sybergs-6:30 pm
I t s hard to believe, but it s time to start our toy drive. Starting this month, we will donate the club s half of the 50-50 drawings at our membership meetings to our Christmas Toy Drive campaign to benefit Toys for Tots. We will continue this through December. We will also be collecting toys and cash donations at our membership meetings through December. Since we get a discount on the toy purchases, it may be easier to donate the cash but either will be appreciated. Toys must be new and unwrapped. I t s that time of the year again. We will be taking nominations for new officers for the upcoming year. Current members, Syl Biermann, Jack Greiwe and Dan Kelly will finish their term on December 31st. Members Paula Goodrich and Rich Sutorius will serve another year. The new board members will serve a two year term. We would like to have at least four members run for the three openings. This is not a difficult job and you won t be asked to do anything that you are not comfortable with. All nominations must be in by October with the election held in November. Give it some thought. We were saddened to learn of the passing of Elva McNail, the mother of Bart McNail. Elva passed away on July 30th. Our condolences go out to Bart, his father. Ralph and family. This month we welcome nine new members: Don and Jackie Audrain. The Audrain s reside in Florissant. Don drives 1964 Falcon and was sponsored by Dan Kelly. Jack Scott. Jack lives in Imperial Missouri and drives a 2014 Mustang. Reg Stockwell. Reg and Mary live in Eureka Missouri. Reg owns several Blue Oval products including a 70 Boss 302, a 07 GT 500 Supersnake, and a 07 Hertz Shelby convertible. Reg was sponsored by Paula Goodrich. Dave Schrick. Dave lives in Imperial Missouri and drives a 99 Mustang convertible. John Luczak. John and Connie live in St. Louis and own a 2012 Escape. John was sponsored by Kenny Simms. John Bonness. John and Ramona live in Belleville. John drives a 08 GT 500 Supersnake and was sponsored by Paula Goodrich. Dave Sgroi. Dave and Dawn reside in Florissant Missouri. Dave owns a 07 GT 500 Supersnake and was sponsored by Paula Goodrich. Kim Tidrow. Kim and Donna live in Barhart Missouri. Kim drives a 02 Mustang GT convertible. Central Securities Investments, Securities, Construction Wentzville, Missouri 636-795-0077 careyj.central@gmail.com James Michael Carey 4/2015 Our monthly membership meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month except January at Sports Cafe, 3579 Pennridge Drive, Bridgeton, MO 63044. Their phone numbers is (314) 298-1631. Please call Sports Cafe to check on weather related meeting cancellations. Our board of directors meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month at Sybergs which is located at the NE corner of Highway 270 and Dorsett Road. Check with any board member on weather related cancellations. All meetings start at 7 pm.
A FREE SERVICE FOR ALL FOR ENTHUSIASTS. CALL 636-397-4487 OR E-MAIL MICKIE6T6@NETZERO.COM PLEASE CHECK YOUR AD FOR ERRORS. SOME ITEMS ARE TAKEN FROM OTHER CLUB NEWSLETTERS. September 2014 1961 Falcon. 4 dr, 3 speed. New master cyl & wheel cyl, shocks, engine runs. Exterior body work done, primed gray, ready for paint. Needs interior, front floor panels, ext. paint. fixitdadservices@aol.com 1962 Thunderbird. Convertible, needs total restoration. Asking $3,500. 636-248-8057. 1964 1/2 Mustang. Coupe, 289 4 barrel. Seen at our car show. 314-704-1860. 1965 Mercury Monterey. 73xxx miles still available for purchase. $1500 OBO. Call Jim 314-922-4147. 1967 Mustang. Coupe, 6 cylinder, auto, extra parts. White with blue interior. Good condition. Need to sell, moving. 1967 Thunderbird. 4 door, suicide doors, 390, swing away and tilt wheel. Recent brakes, exhaust, headliner and vinyl top. Needs gas tank and does not run but is a complete car in good condition. Extra parts included. Make offer. John @ 636-947-1946. mihei@charter.net or 618-772-9488. 1967 Thunderbird. 4 door Landau,. Suicide doors. Recent rebuilt carb. New shocks and springs. Original California car, now in Plymouth IN. Extra parts. Dave @ 574-952-8933. 1972 Ford. LTD convertible. Look and runs great. 97,000miles. Rare original 429 engine with C-6 Trans. All power accessories. New convertible top and hydraulics recently installed. Car is ready to drive and enjoy. Asking $12,500 OBO. Tom Akers-Music City AACA Car Club. 615-478-5032 or carsrfun@hotmail.com 1981 Lincoln Continental Mark VI. 28K miles, like new, garaged. White/white leather interior. Sunroof, everything is in working order, smogged and registered. $5,300. 916-212-2886. 2004 Mustang GT conv. 40th anniversary edition, premium wheels, almost new condition and has only 63,773 miles on it. Call Syl at 314 541 5624. For Sale. Aluminum valve covers from a 1983 5.0. Chrome 2 grove V-belt 3 bolt crankshaft pulley for 289 or early 302. 28 oz. harmonic balancer for early small block. Make offer. Bob @ mickie6t6@netzero.com or 636-397-4487. For Sale. 1993 Mustang LX convertible boot. Patti @ 314-863- 0564. Parts Wanted. 1957 Ford NOS small baby hub caps, B7A-1130- C, white painted centers. 1957 Ford Factory stamped VR- 57 Paxton Supercharger setup or parts. EDB-C and EDB-D Heads, EDB-F 4 Bbl intake, EDB-AA or EDB-AB or EDB- C Holley teapot 4Bbl carbs, supercharger air cleaner. Also 14"x5" and 14"x5 1/2" and 14"x6" Ford SOLID faced steel rims. Any quantity ok. Jack @ 314-703-7053. Car Wanted. 1967/68 Mustang convertible. Dan Kelly 314-276- 2288 or boardwlkr@aol.com Always check with the sponsors of the show/cruise/swap meet to assure that the event has not be cancelled or rescheduled. Chick-fil-A Car Cruises held at 141 & Jeffco Blvd. DJ Don, attendance prizes, 50-50 drawing. Held on the 4th Friday of each month, April through October. Cruises held 5-9 pm. Info 636-287 -9814. Culver s Car Cruises held at 123 Richardson Crossing in Arnold. Every 4th Saturday, April-Oct., 5 to 10 pm. DJ Don, attendance prizes, 50-50 drawing. Presented by the Stang Gang. Info 636-467-9955. Culver s Car Cruises held every 2nd Saturday at 4140 Rusty Road by Costco in South County. DJ Don, attendance prizes, 50-50 drawing. Presented by the Stang Gang. Info 314-845-0964. Memories Car Club Cruises will be held on July 4th, August 1st, September 5th, October 3rd. Cruises held at the Life Christian School located at 13001 Gravois Road in Sunset Hills. 1979 and older only. Outsiders Car Club Car Cruise held every Friday, Mar 14 th -Oct 31 st. 6pm till10pm. All makes and models welcome. Attendance Prizes. 50/50 Drawing for Wounded Warriors Project. Live Music monthly. 6th year same location. No Burnouts or Alcohol. Located: Sonic Restaurant, 1002 S. Kirkwood Rd. JJ s of St. Charles Cruise Nights. September 13th, and October 11th & 25th. Info 636-946-3500. JJ s of O Fallon Missouri Car Cruises. Last Sunday every month from April to September. 10:30 till 3 pm. Located at 200 Ft. Zumwalt Square. Info 636-978-1737. September 6th. Annual Manchester Homecoming car show. 10am 3pm. Held at Paul A. Schroeder Park in Manchester. Take Sulphur Springs Road to St. Joseph Lane. 15 classes. Grand attendance prize is set of tires worth $500. $10 entry fee. Info 636-226-6570. September 7th. Wheels in Motion Day held at West Port Plaza. The event benefits The National Children s Cancer Society. We will meet at the Sybergs on Dorsett at 9am and leaving at 9:15 am. Club event. September 7th. Fraternal Order of Eagles car show held at the American Legion Post 162, 9505 S. Broadway. 25 classes. Info 314-401-7170. September 13th. Rods on the River Car Show 50-50 to benefit St. Louis Children s Hospital. Held at Polestar Marina, seven miles north on Blaze Station Road off Hwy. 94 north in St. Charles County. Info 314-609-6178. September 13th. Chesterfield Church Cruise-IN. 3-7pm. Live music. 14647 Ladue Rd @ Olive.. September 13th. P.A.W. Stoppers car show. Info Kevin @ 314-329-6635. September 13th. Elks Lodge #2587 Car Cruise in O Fallon, MO. Attendance prizes, 50-50 to benefit Wounded Warriors. Free entry but donations requested. Location-1163 Tome Ginnever Blvd. across from Ft. Zumwalt North High School. Info 636-379- 1979 or 636-219-0847. September 13th. Crusin Cottleville Car Show to benefit the St. Pat s Foundation. Show to be held at Cottleville Legacy Park located on Hwy. N. $25 entry fee includes T-shirts for the first
100. Info irish0820@yahoo.com or 313-378-1389. September 14th. St. Charles Community Cougar Car Show. 10am till 4pm. 24 classes. Located on Mid-Rivers Drive in Cottleville, MO. Portion of the proceeds go to scholarships. September 14th. Shriners' Car Show held at Moolah Shriners Center, 12545 Fee Fee Road, 63146. 17 classes. Info 314-413- 2966 or gatewaybuick@yahoo.com September 14th. Horseless Carriage club s 36th annual car show and swap meet. 1989 and older only. The event has been moved to the Hollywood Casino Parking Lot located at 777 Casino Center Dr., Maryland Heights, MO 63043. Info 314-991- 4665. September 20th. St. Ann Car Show. Registration 9-11. No classes. Peoples choice and Mayor choice. First 100 participants receive a dash plaque. Held at St. Ann Park located at the north end of Ashby Road, St. Ann, MO 63074. Info 314-429-4545. September 20th. St. Martin de Porres car show. 10am till 3pm. Entry fee $10. 15 classes. Food available. Event is held at 615 Dunn Road, Hazelwood, MO 63042. September 21st. 17th annual Charity car show sponsored by the Daniel Boone Shrine Club. Held at O Fallon Plaza. Directions: I- 70 to Hwy M & K in O Fallon, MO. Classes by decades. Participant vote. Info 314-605-7615. September 26th-28th. NHRA Mid-West Nationals held at Gateway Motorsports Park, Madison, IL. September 27th. Olivette on the go Car Show. Held at Stacy Park located at 9750 Old Bonhomme Road, Olivette, MO 63132. No entry fee. 3 classes. Festival, Carnival, Food, Live Music. Info www.olivetteonthego.com September 27th. Wohlwend Elementary car and bike show to be held at the Wohlwend Elementary School located at 5966 Telegraph Road, St. Louis, 63129. Info Mike Tighe @ 314-210- 3623. October 4th. 14th annual Classics on Wheels car show to be held at the Elsberry City Park in Elsberry, MO. 63343. Registration 9 to noon, awards at 3pm. $15 registration. Participant voting and dash plaques to the first 100. Food court, games and contests with a parade to follow. Classes by decades plus a Mustang class. Held rain or shine. Info davidkessler.193w@s193statefarm.com Club event. October 11th. Blue Oval Rally. Salem, MO. Info. www.midwestblueoval.club\ October 11th. EPC car show in St. Charles. Our club members may act as judges at this show and we are looking for judges. Fords Unlimited Car Show Sponsor We can also be participants. We would not judge our own cars. Contact Syl Biermann if you would be interested in being a judge. More info to follow. October 12th. Florissant Police Officers Welfare Association Car & Bike Show benefitting the Police K-9 Unit. Held at the Knights of Columbus Hall Grounds located at #25 West Washington. Registration 9 till noon. Entry fee is a donation. Fords Unlimited Car Show Sponsor Gravois Auto Radiator is St. Louis only radiator repair and distribution center all under one roof. We can restore your original radiator so you can keep the OEM stamping & logos. We also restore gas tanks, heater cores & a/c condensers. We have been in business for over three generations and are currently located at 4040 Gravois. Phone 314-776-6677 gravoisautoradiator@gmail.com Our hours of operations are Monday thru Friday 7:30 to 5:00 and Saturday 8:00 to 12:00. Joe Vander Pluym-Club Member Fords Unlimited Car Show Sponsor 2/15 SINCE 1925 PHONE 636-946- 6611 Service Hours Mon.-Fri. 7am-8pm 675 Dunn Rd. Hazelwood, MO 314-731-1222 2727 West Clay Street, St. Charles, MO 63301
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