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Presidents Report
By Bob Nash
Welcome to March/April. Breakout months: longer days, more sun, warmer temps, swap meets, snowbirds coming home, getting the cruiser ready. The Motor State calendar is filling up fast, so keep an eye on that for endless things to do. An interesting cruise is being set up by Ken Callison (IDIDIT). It will take you from Michigan to California with stops in between. Happening in August 2014. Sounds like fun, contact Ken if interested. Also time to think about your NSRA safety inspection. We have a new state inspector with Roy and Marge Drumm taking over from Dick and Kathy Confer. Dick retired at the end of 2012 with Michigan again coming in number one in the nation. Thanks to the Confers for 25 years of inspecting. Hes not done yet, just taking a different role. Keep an eye out for some new iron showing up this spring and summer. I hear of 4 or 5 new pieces seeing the light of day soon. The two tier membership fee (for a paper copy of the newsletter) has been well received with more than half of members singing up. Its a sign of the times, even my pension and social security are headed that way. Speaking of the newsletter do you know someone that would be interested in advertising space in a premium publication? See Rich if you do! See You On The Street
Card Corner
Get Well, Sympathy and Thank You Cards have been sent to the following: Sympathy sent to: Pat & Sharon Ambroziak for the loss of Sharon's mother, Genevieve Szczepanski Tom & Joann Mann for the loss of Tom's brother Jim Edye Parry & Family for the loss of her husband, Bill, old time MSSR member Please, either call me (517) 223-4882 or email at bojonash@netscape.com if you know of someone we need to send a card to.
By JoAnn Nash
IDIDIT Seminars 8 MSSR News Briefs 8 Autorama Fun in the Sun LA Roadster Show MI License Plates New Old Custom Swap Meet Birthdays Anniversarys Ramblings Coming Events Officers Featured Ride Events Sponsors 9 11 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 18
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Transformation
What do you do when you got an extra hot rod and want to get rid of it for more garage space. Well put it up of sale at a fair and reasonable price would be the number one answer. Still cant sell it and it is a sound vehicle, well most would drop the price but not John Schumont who by most standards is the Motor States most prolific builder and fast too. He just decided that if it would not sell at his price he just would redo the truck into something that was a little different. A little different is an understatement considering that every inch of the truck was touched in the transformation. The frame was extended as well as the entire front end changed, fenders were added, the truck bed was lengthened, the grill was changed, Camero bumpers were added after a complete change in their look and then the hood was cut in over 60 places and reconfigured. John who is known for putting slots in the metal ended up with over 900 in this vehicle. And lord behold, John actually put some shinny white paint on the truck but kept a flat yellow just to let us know he still likes that look. One of the most amazing parts is all of this was done while John was still recovering from a hip replacement. Claudia tried to keep him slowed down but John does not know the meaning of low and slow except in the vehicles he builds. Congratulations on this great truck John, another winner out of your shop. See you and Claudia rolling down the road this summer with smiles to the miles.
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And the Motor State Crew is not done yet, out in the village of Fowlerville comes another transformation truck from the garage of Art Socher. Art did a really nice job on the two tone paint change from the flat back that his truck had on it and if that was not enough, check out the truck bed the next time you are around this nice vehicle. Art is a high quality woodworker as seen in some of the items he has done for the club but he outdone himself with the bed in this vehicle, no stainless rub rails at all, it has real two tone wood back there too. Art surprised us all with this one, we did not expect this one to be redone especially since Art reacquired his Plymouth Convertible this past year and has proudly drove it to the Hines Park Cruise. The two tone paint really sets this truck off and makes it a show piece. We now have two recently redone trucks in the club with one more in the works at the Nash household.
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bring on the friends, but most important, bring on the food. Gorf, gorf, gorf.
And so it goes for four more: one by Dave Sabin, one more for Don and one for Jim. Bob gets the display and Dave bids again and gets all four engine bolt sets in one fell swoop. After the broo-ha-ha of the auctions settles, we find our charity fund $251 richer. A very nice sum. Now we can exercise our charity fund and do some good in the world. Okay, if an auction is not enough, how about a raffle? Joanne gets up; draws several names to take home the vases on each of the tables. By the way, Karen and Joanne once again did the table stuff including the vases and those cute, little clear plastic boxes of M & Ms at each place setting. Thanks to Karen for the
And so it was on this rainy evening that our much anticipated Christmas party came to fruition. Enter our private room duh well almost private if you ignored the diners on the other side of the short wall. Enter to be greeted by the din of conversation coming from the 48 folks who attended. Talk, talk, talk.
All the while we gab, gum flap, talk, converse, commiserate, bullshit and enjoy each others company. Maybe there should be a revision to our finest skill which is eating to another skill: supremely enjoying our great friends, members of the legendary Motor State Street Rods.
But wait! Theres more! Dennis (not the Menace) is in charge of an auction. What? Auction? Oh boy the men cry out. There are five, 15 pound cans of miscellaneous
table decorations and gifts as well as Joanne again. And thanks to Rich for once again setting up DeLucas for our fabulous, fantastic and fun annual Christmas Party. It is all now a memory. Sob, sniff, sniff. I will take responsibility for this article, Jim Stocke
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IN JUNE On June 8th, all MSSR Members will get a chance to pay back to Gardner Westcott for all they do for us by attending the Salem Michigan Flag Day and participate in the parade and show plus share some ice cream with the group. Also on June 8th and 9th is the second Ohio Mile for the speed demons. Later in the month will be the Downriver Cruise and hopefully all the construction that put a damper on this event last year will no longer exist and the traffic will be back to a nice flow. And last but not least will be the first MSSR Summer Meeting which are a do not miss fun time with great food and great company. IN JULY On the 6th and 7th will be the third Ohio Mile followed by the Goodguys Nationals in Columbus Ohio on the 12th through the 14th. Last year the heat was an major issue at this event so we are hoping for a nice summer time weekend. Another Ohio event will be
IN AUGUST We start this month off with a trip back south to the BIG SHOW, the NSRA Nationals in Louisville, KY. A group has already committed to this event but there is room for more if you want to attend. There you can see up to 10,000 cars and a multitude of vendors. Next up will be either the Woodward Dream Cruise or Back to the Bricks depending on your preference so we will see you at one of these events. Last rounding out the month, will be the last summer meeting at the Hines Park Cruise. All that attended last years cruise had a great time so plan on attending in 2013. One change will be the entry area which will be at the Merriman Road entry where you will be required to go right to the Nankin Mills turnaround area to head to our location east of Merriman. IN SEPTEMBER First up will be the Frankenmuth Autofest where in most cases the crew will be there on Friday enjoying the show. Then on to Kalamazoo for the NSRA Northern Nationals which has turned out to be a popular event for the members so plan on this one, it comes with a guarantee of fun with cars, family and friends. IN OCTOBER We are not done till we go to the IDIDIT Open House early in October, Last year was cold but that did not stop a great turnout and a fun day for all.
Volume 37, Issue 2 Continued from Prior Page 13. Self aligning Rod end Bearings, Check for fractures, insert sloppiness or binding 14. Shock Absorbers, one per wheel, no leaks, 2 travel in each direction 15. Brakes, Four wheel brakes, no leaks, check brake pedal travel, no copper tubing, check length of flexible lines 16. Scrub Line, No steering, suspension or chassis components should be below this line. Recommended Equipment May be Reason for Failure 17. Windshield, Should be AS-1 18. Shift Pattern, Shift pattern should be visible except on three speed standard column shift 19. Fuel Lines, should be safely mounted and routed 20. Parking Brake, should be activated independent of vehicles hydraulic system 21. Self aligning Rod End Bearings, Ball should have 1/8 inch spacer on each side of the ball if there is any misalignment. Rod ends should not have more than 10 misalignment. Rod ends and 4 bar parallel radius rod systems rubber bushed ends should have a safety washer at least the same outside diameter as the housing or larger. 22. Brake Lines, should be safely mounted and routed 23. Chassis Fasteners, self locking washers, safety wire or cotter pins For Your Safety Safety Equipment You Should Have 1. Fire Extinguisher in driver/passenger compartment 2. Seat Belts 3. A Third Brake Light 4. Dual Master cylinder Now, go see Bob, he has been doing this for some time and will look at all these items plus a general look at the car.
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Seen but not heard, not exactly your typical hot rods but remember, there are no rules in Hot Rodding.
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A large contingent of Motor State Street Rod members showed up for the first garage crawl of the winter on Saturday January 5th at the Miliken warehouse in Ypsilanti Michigan where the world famous Stocke Mobile is housed for its winter rest. The One and Only Stocke Mobile
old trucks, and old people filled the place on this Saturday and the crowd was large with a lot of the owners like Jim Stocke there willing to talk about their babies to anyone who wanted to listen. So if you are bored on the first Saturday of the month this winter, YPSI is calling and you can spend the morning bench racing with the old cars stored here.
showroom, you can see E.L. Cords office and conference room, the clay modeling area and Gordon Buehrigs design office including many original drawings by both Buehrig and Leamy.
Once a month the garage is open to the public serving donuts and coffee and allowing for a nice roaming in the confines of this well heated facility where you can look at anything from sports cars to antique vehicles as well as some good old Good old American Iron Plastic
On Wednesday, January 23, eight club members hit the road to visit the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum. These eight members braved the single digit temps that morning in the 2 hour drive to Auburn, Indiana Don and Gerri McKinnon, Rich Pickens, Lori Spisz, Jim Stocke, Denny Peters, John Shumont and Kurt Kiser. Once in Auburn, we gathered for some breakfast at the Bob Evans and then went off to the museum.
The museum contains over 120 cars and many photos and other interesting displays on the history of these three brands as well as other brands of automobiles built in Indiana, such as Studebaker, McIntyre and Crosley. The museum has the greatest and most extensive collection of Auburn, Cord, and Duesenberg automobiles in the world, and features the largest exhibit of Duesenberg automobiles on public display in the world.
American Iron. Have not seen a Morgan in awhile, well just stop by and you will see at least three resting here, or a Franklin or a Rolls right on down to a bunch of Porsches with a well placed Contash. Old Cadies, Any Grey Pupon My Dear
This museum is a National Historic Landmark that is really worth seeing. A visit can easily be done as a day trip from the Detroit area. The museum inhabits the former Auburn Automobile Companys national headquarters building that was built in 1929-30. The original 12,000 sq. ft.
Many of the vehicles on display are very rare and a number of them are one-offs. Most of the displays include a history of the specific car on display including who
corporate showroom and much of the office areas have been preserved in their original art-deco design. In addition to the
Volume 37, Issue 2 Continued from Prior Page owned it and how it got in the museum. fabulous car collection we MSSRers saw today. Mind blowing!! There were three buildings specifically built to house this huge collection. We enter the first one, large and brilliantly lit with a light gray epoxy coated floor to behold row upon row of magnificence. Some of the most valuable and beautiful driving machines on the planet come into view. The excitement is intense. Ken Lingenfelter himself greets us a gracious and friendly guy who introduces us to Nathan, our guide. Nathan was knowledgeable and easy to talk with which enhanced our tour experience greatly. This Lingenfelter guy is a class act to provide us a capable guy like Nathan for the better part of two hours. Lets jump in there and start drinking it all in. Well start with the fabulous Bugatti Veyron! Wow, wow, wow. You can have
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about 130 magnificent machines. Alas though, only one streetrod, a 36 Chevy
Some of the vehicles were owned by wellknown people in history and the car stories are quite interesting. A brief timeline history of these companies: Auburn Automobile was incorporated in Auburn in 1903. E. L Cord joins the company in 1924 at age 30 The Cord vehicle line was launched by Auburn-Cord in 1929 with the L-29 model which was the first American front wheel drive vehicle. The 1929 Duesenberg Model J introduced Stock market crash of October 1929 which starts the great depression Alan Leamy begins the car design work for Auburn in 1931 Gordon Buehrig designs were introduced for Auburn in 1935 Business declined in 1936 and business closed in 1937 A grand total of 177,000 Auburn, Cord and Duesenberg vehicles were produced. If you have not been to this museum, if is worth the trip. The volunteer guides are very knowledgeable about the cars on display and the history of the companies.
coupe to die for. Well, cant mention all of them but why not talk about an LSV8 powered Solstice, several Lamborghinis, a Vector (They made a few on a Lamborgini chassis), an early 50s Chevy pickup made with a new body married to a
one of these babies for about two million. For that you get about 1100 some odd horses and a 0 to 60 time of about 2.5 seconds. Hey, but dont try to open the hood, you cant. Only factory authorized technicians flown from Italy are allowed to work on these fabulous machines. With that in mind you can understand why an ordinary oil change goes for $25,000. Man o man, I could pay for six lifetimes of oil changes for that amount. Okay, onward to
Trailblazer chassis, an extremely rare Porche 959, an Auburn (replica), a Prowlerwhew. And theres more but, you can see them in the club album. Maybe I should mention the DeLorean and Cadillac Allante. Mr. Lingenfelter probably included these to remind us that huge mistakes are sometimes made in the car business. So who braved the winter cold to trek to Brighton for this event? Okay here is the roster: Rich Pickens, Don McKinnon, John Gavasso, Dennis Peters, Al Piggot, Jim Stocke (thats me), Art Socher and Kurt Kiser and his friend, Rick. All of us thoroughly enjoyed this great collection. Us died in the wool car guys stick together. In order to calm our excitement at seeing such a sight as this beautiful collection, we decided that a respite at Bakers was in order. Bakers sure looks different on a non cruise day. The lunch crowd was almost nonexistent as is the case for many restaurants in mid winter on a Tuesday. But, the anticipation is there; all around us as we imagine summer and the world famous Bakers cruise days. Hurry up car season!
MID WINTER BLAH MEDICINE: THE GREAT LINGENFELTER CAR COLLECTION! How the hell?....How does anyone have 35 million dollars laying around to spend on a car collection? Just imagine that for a moment. Thats 35 huge ones, you know, millions. I am blown away; Ill never be the same again. Yeah, that is the value of the
the Ferrari Enzo followed by an F40, followed by the collection of Callaway Corvettes, followed by five 53 and 54 original Vettes and on and on and on to
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IDIDIT Seminars
First the good news: At the first seminar, the IDIDIT owners announced that 2012 was the best year they have had so far restoring our faith that Hot Rodding was not done. In addition, they also said they had hired new sales people and were now on board. We want to congratulate this outstanding family business on what they have accomplished over the past years and prove that a quality product made in America wins every time. Now one with the report on the seminars. presenting well beyond the time that was scheduled for the seminar as part of the crowd left with a head full of new ideas and techniques to use on that next build. under the weather this day, calls on everyone to pay attention as the festivities are starting. Settle down we do to listen to Brady Basner and Jim Morehouse of Powermaster talk for over three hours sharing their vast, detailed knowledge about starters and alternators. Yeah, I can hear it now. How can over three hours of starters and alternators be interesting? Well, car guys can listen for long periods and learn about such things and not get bored. My skepticism faded about 15 minutes into the program and I learned quite a lot about what may appear to be a rather mundane topic. Alas, only one other club member showed up: Dennis Peters. Ah, well, not everyone wants to brave the gray cold morning to hear about starters and alternators.
Arriving on this cold day in January you would not know it was winter in Michigan, this was the largest crowd ever experienced at IDIDIT for a seminar. There was easily well over 250 people assembled for this seminar and could well of been the maximum that the shop could seat or handle. The first seminar was put on by House of Colors and presented by one of the premier painters of candy colors in not only the USA but worldwide. Jon Kosmoski gave a background of the history of the company and how he started the business when he noticed that others were interested in his candy mixes. Jon mixed the presentation of how tos with and intermix of stories of the various painters he has worked with in his 75 year history, yes still painting and building cars at 75 years old. Jon has almost 200 best of paint awards on his shelf from these years of working with paint. Jon went from the start, body preparation to final coat in the seminar giving us a lot of information on things he has learned in his experience. We went through not only the history of paints now being used and how they evolved but into the best of materials to use down to the sandpaper and grits to use including the things that will cause you problems in the long run if not done properly. Jon easily had 25 things that he said will cause problems down to the secrets of applying the actual paint and settling times between coats. Most of us will never get to the point of using candies since they are probably the hardest product to get right but his knowledge and steps in the process were valuable for anyone wanting to do their own prep and bodywork. Jon was still
POWERMASTER STARTERS AND ALTERNATORS Ken and Jane of Ididit sure know how to make the dreary Michigan winters a little brighter: Bring in folks involved in the hot rod industry to talk to local car guys about their products. A very simple idea that has been very successful. Hey, throw in a mid morning cookie/coffee break, a great lunch and you have a couple hundred car guys happy and smiling as a result of this cool car fix. And, so, for several years now, great informational presentations have happened at the Tecumseh home of Ididit once a month for three months in the dead of winter. I should mention that these seminars are great social events too. What more could you ask?
Arriving at Ididit in the gray morning light, you come into their great car parts retail area filled with lots of friendly folks all looking forward to seeing the guys from Powermaster talk about their starters and alternators. We all meander to the back of the building where a large screen and
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Autorama 2013
Fifty years of Ridler Winners, yes that is what 2013 is all about at the Detroit Autorama. Most of us are not even that old, sure, right they say. Some can even remember the very first winner of the Ridler when it was all about innovation and creativity that did not cost an arm and a leg. The First Ridler Winner Returned better paint for sure as the blue is flawless and eye candy. One great thing about this Autorama was the presence of 25 former Ridler winners and how they compare today with the recent winners. The standard of the day was unique considering you could win this award out of your garage exhibiting your skills, today, it takes an army of craftsman, some assigned just to a hood or trunk lid. Former club member and past president Everett Rezendes exhibited his 1980 winner which is still a great car. In later years, we had the The 1980 Winning Cranberry Express Gene Winfield doing a chopped top on a Chevy Coupe. The Basement, Full UP
Todays winners are flawless in craftsmanship and assembly. The good news is that they are laid out for us to admire in our hometown. While not competiting for the Ridler, MSSR members John Schumont brought his skills to Cobo with his newly finished Chevy truck. John Schumont was in the Basement
Grand Master winning car which started or advance the need for high bucks to win the Ridler. More about this years nominations and winner, later. The Grand Master
Back upstairs, the cars were mild to wild and this floor was also filled to capacity. There were a lot of contenders for the Ridler Award with Chip Foose bringing a nice Caddy from California. Rad Rods by Troy had three contending and a bunch of builders from all over the county present. This may have been one of the biggest lists in history and a bunch of money spent in the attempt. A Speed 33 and Mod Motor
Bob Houchins, finally got the 40 Convt Custom done in time for this show. Bobs Beautiful Blue Custom
The show continued in the basement where we now see some cars that go there just A nice 32 down below My Favorite a 37 Ford Coupe
The neat part is both have created a new version of an old car with Johns truck being completely redone and Bobs 40 being refurbished just like in the day, but with
because the party is better down there. The basement this year had some quality cars and it was stuffed full and one display had
Volume 37, Issue 2 Chip Foose actually waxing his entry And one last radical old paint style coupe
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Nice, really loved the Blue this year We could go on and on about the cars in the house at this anniversary edition of the Ridler Award since there were so many. Yes Hot Rods, mild to wild seem to make a comeback this year. This year had a lot of nostalgia and eliminated almost all motorcycles and tuners and seemed to hold back on the muscle cars somewhat Another Great Looking Car So here is the list of the Great Eight Winners for 2013. The Great 8 Winners Fearless
Dwights buddy from Canada, Gay Piefer brought this cool Roadster 56 Buick from Iowa
72 Chevy Pickup
And the Ridler Winner is Checkered Past from Omaha NE With a Blown Flathead
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Danny Plopan sent in these pictures from a Lake Havasu event that is all about drag racing. There is a dream in this area that a new drag racing facility can be built and host events including old fashion nostalgia racing. Enjoy the pictures. Racing in the Streets Thanks Danny for the pictures, love to see what sunshine and warm weather looks like in February. ---------------------------------------------------------
Meanwhile, down Florida way, Gary Lazette sent in some photos and explained what is happening in Florida. The Pits On the first Saturday of every month the little town of Dade City Florida shuts the streets down for a car show. On the day of the show I was walking with a friend and he said there's your car up on the corner. Sure enough there was a 1939 Buick coupe like mine. I went up to look at it and it was red and had a red interior like mine. I talked to the owner and I told him that I had one like it. He laughed and said he has people say that all the time. He asked me if I had it at the show and I told him no that it was back in Michigan. After some more Chit - Chat he invited me to come to his garage and to bring a picture of my Buick so that he might look at it. I went out to his house not knowing what a treat I was in for. In the garage besides the 39 Buick It was a Ford lovers dream. The cars in the garage were a1939 Buick 460 cu. in. Ford powered Sunbeam Tiger with the 260 motor removed and replaced When is the last time you seen one of these in Street Rod Form
Shelby 350 Mustang and Ford GT. He told me that his next addition would be a Shelby Cobra. To make room for the Cobra he would sell the Coupe for $ 12,000 or the 2 fairlanes for $ 10,000 each.
Thanks for the photos guys, helps us get through the winter in the Winter Wonderland. Yep, Pure Michigan sometimes is not so pure.
Saying Hello
Also down in Florida, Gary Lazette was stopped at a swap meet by two former members of Motor State Street Rods who sent along a greeting to all the members past and presents. A charter member of Motor State, Ray West and long time member Jack Krompatic said to tell everyone hello.
with a 302 there were 2 1964 Fairlane Sport Coupes both with 351 crate motors, 4 speeds and air, one Fairlane was Red
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Cool Stude
Dare to be different
Nice event, the Arizona equivalent of the Hines Park Cruise only you get sand between your toes.
Thanks guys.
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Swap Meet
Birthdays
April Jack Miller Russ Demers Ron Keeney Mary Ann Shantz Gerri McKinnon Pam Carner Ben Suthers Rich Pickens Gary Lazette May Bob Houchins Tim Keenon Bob Nash Bill Carner Bill Ballard Sheila Sabo June John Schumont Ann Reilly Dwight Fackender Claudia Williams Judy Carter Ann Prine May 12 May 17 May 19 May 19 May 22 May 24 June 4 June 17 June 18 June 19 June 23 June 30 April April April April April April April April April 11 12 17 17 21 23 23 24 28
Ford OEM 15 inch wheels, Call Russ Demers 313-561-5579 ------------------------------------------------------------Baby Moons, 46 Ford Trim John Schumont 734-377-4522 ------------------------------------------------------------Various SUN Tachs, Al Piggott, 248-981-7532 ------------------------------------------------------------HEI 65K Distributor for Chevy V6, 3.8 or 4.3 New in Box, $60 -Edelbrock Intake 2114 for Chevy 4.3 Vortex Head Motor new with gaskets $180 -Small block Chevy Water Pump new, $35 -Ford 351 W Ford Racing Flywheel, New $200 Rich Pickens 4 grey leather bucket seats, both fronts are power and they came out of a Windstar LS. Looking for $200.00 Call for pictures Tim Messer 248-446-1906
Anniversaries
April Don and Gerri McKinnon Jack and Shirley Miller Ben and Alice Suthers Bob and Lou Paull May Dan and Karen Plopan Bill and Pam Carner Bob and Barbara Houchins Bob and Judy Carter Robert and Jorayne Wyman Tim and Debbie Messer June Gary and Audrey Lazette Ralph and Beverly Simons Jim and Sheila Sabo Pete and Nina Deptula
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Crew members to help Bob Carter at the Ohio Mile Events in 2013
Congratulations to all and Gods Blessing for many, many more birthdays and anniversaries to come
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Coming Events
April April 12-14 NSRA SW Nats OK City April 13 Lunch at the Traction Bar April 26-28 NSRA Bakersfield CA April 27-28 Ohio Mile Wilmington OH April 22 Board Meeting at 7:00 April 28 Membership Meeting at 5:00 May May 35 NSRA Nats South, Knoxville May 11 Lunch at the Traction Bar May 11 Billetproof and Detroit Dragway Reunion at Milan Dragstrip May 24-26 NSRA Mid Amer Nats May 20 Board Meeting at 7:00 May 26 Membership Meeting at 5:00 May 27 Memorial Day a time to remember what our family, friends and veterans have given for us May 31 Jun 2 NSRA East Nats York June June 8, Salem Flag Day, MSSR Event and you get free ice cream June 8-9 Ohio Mile 2, Wilmington Ohio June 21-23 Back to the 50s MN June 21-23 NSRA Rocky Mt Nats CO June 28 -30 NRSA NW Nats WA June 29 Downriver Cruise June 30 First Summer Meeting at Phil and Ann Reillys
Other Coming Events Goodguys Columbus July 12, 13. 14 NSRA Nationals August 1, 2, 3. 4 2nd Summer Meeting July 28 at Jim and Judy Stockes 3rd Summer Meeting August 25 at the Hines Park Cruise
Want to thank all the new contributors to the newsletter in this edition; your help is appreciated as well as adding to the value and content to the club members. Thanks
NSRA Nats North - Sept 13. 14, 15 As always check before going, to make sure us old people did not make a mistake on the date or time
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Rod Connection Editor Rich Pickens Chief Reporter Jim Stocke Womens World Help Wanted Art Bill Carner Historical Help All the old people who can Still remember anything Others Welcome to Send in Articles and Reports Send any comments/articles/swap meet items/events/or general nonsense to the editor Deadline for next edition June 1, 2013
The opinions and articles expressed in the MSSR Rod Connection do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the board of directors.
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Please check and verify event before going to make sure we have not made a mistake, gas is expensive, and a call is cheap
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