Suncoast Mustang Club
Volume 28 Issue 5
May 2008
A Word From Wayne
Hello again.
First things first, I want to thank everyone who participated in our club’s car
show this past month. I want to especially thank all the people that worked so
hard the day of the show with judging, parking, registration, raffle sales etc.
I know that without everyone’s assistance, however big or small, we could
not pull this car show off. So I want
each and every one of you to take a minute and reach around and give yourself a
pat on the back along with an “attaboy”.
After everything was said and done we netted almost one thousand dollars profit
for the club.
Speaking of profits, a group of club members recently worked the Kruse Auction
at the Tampa Fairgrounds. We moved cars
in and out of the building and helped behind the scenes to make the auction run
smoothly. For our help, they donated $750
to our club. It is a little like work,
but it is also very interesting to see and drive a variety of cars and to get a
firsthand look on how an auction is run.
Thanks go out once again to all those who helped.
Moving along to
current events, as you read this, the
Great American Pony Drive is already under way again this year.
For those of you who do not know what this is, it is an event where a
group of fellow Mustangers start at one point and caravan together to another
point stopping along the way to visit car related sites and events.
Along the way, the caravan is often met by people in the local Mustang
clubs of the area they travel
through. Sometimes those local Mustangers will tag along with them even if it’s
just for a short time. Therefore, the
caravan of Mustangs is constantly changing in size.
Having said that, this year’s drive is
starting up in the Panhandle of Florida and it is zigzagging its way through the
state for about 3 weeks. They will be
going right through our area and staying overnight in
This month’s meeting will be held on Monday, May 12th at AutoWay Ford
at
Thanks,
Wayne Farnham
SMC Pony Tales Page 2
Up to the
Minutes
Suncoast Mustang Club
Meeting Minutes
April 14, 2008
The meeting called to order by President Wayne Farnham at 7:15p.m. The “business” meeting was short since we were heading over to the Sonic to get some chow. We briefly discussed our club’s Spring Fling Car Show and some valuable feedback was provided. The show had a few glitches, but overall it was a success and those who attended had a good time. Club members were asked to volunteer at the Kruse Auto Auction the following Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, April 18, 19, and 20. A list was generated, the meeting was ajourned, and then we got in our cars and caravanned over to the Sonic. Despite the cool temperatures, everyone enjoyed the food and socialized as we normally do.
On a personal note, I had the pleasure to work the Auction on Sunday and like last year it was a total blast. You get to drive some awesome cars that normally you would never have the chance to drive. My favorites were a 1954 Corvette, a 1970 454 Corvette, and a gorgeous 1973 Mach One. If our club is lucky enough to be called on next year to help, I highly recommend that you volunteer. It was a fun event and it earned our club $750 that went straight into the club treasury.
Don’t forget the May 12th meeting at AutoWay Ford at 7:30p.m.
Respectfully submitted
Steve Hansen,
Secretary
Happy Birthday
John & Peggy Cornwell May 7
John & Helen Watjen May 9
Walt & Gloria Lockwood May 13
Jim & Kathie Robison May 25
Mike Lemmons May 9
Margaret Somkowicz May 10
Walt Lockwood May 25
Lori Lemmons May 28
SMC Pony Tales Page 3
April 23, 2008
To All SMC Members:
The 2008 SMC Spring Fling Car Show is now history. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those club members that put in countless hours behind the scenes that helped make this show a success. I hate to name names, for fear that I will omit someone, but suffice it to say that everyone who helped did a great job. I also want to thank the many members who contributed their time on the day of the show. I was very impressed by the hard work and can-do attitude that all the club members exhibited on show day. Anything that needed to be done was accomplished with great enthusiasm by everyone.
We should always remember that the people who come to the show and register their cars are the ones that we need to keep happy, so they will come back next year. In talking to many entrants, I came away with the feeling that everyone enjoyed the show. We tried to give away some extra trophies this year, so that more people went home happy. We had 76 cars and gave away 50 trophies, which figures out to approximately 63 percent of registrants getting trophies.
The raffle crew did an excellent job selling tickets. They sold a little over $400 worth of tickets, which I’m sure is an all time high.
We had an enormous amount of day of show entrants (29), and for the first time in many, many years, these cars would also be judged. This put even more pressure on the judging team. But, as always, John Moody came through for us, even though it may have added a few gray hairs.
Thank you, also, to the registration and raffle team, the parking guys and I can’t forget Al Clarke for making some waves and securing the park for us. (Hope your knee is better).
Once again, I want to thank everyone for coming together and making this a successful show.
Steve Hansen
Show Chairman
SUNCOAST MUSTANG CLUB OFFICERS:
President Wayne Farnham 727-573-9696 wayne@restomodplus.com
Vice President John Stockowski 727-321-6341 jstockowski@tampabay.rr.com
Secretary Steve Hansen 727 397-0100 hansenskmb@yahoo.com
Treasurer Bill Dellert 727-343-4187 bdellert3@hotmail.com
Newsletter Editor Judy Dellert 727-343-4187 jdellert121@hotmail.com
SUNCOAST MUSTANG CLUB
6705 Cardinal Drive South
St. Petersburg, FL 33707-3803
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– SMC meeting at AutoWay
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