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LOWER COLUMBIA
CLASSIC CAR CLUB
MARCH 2015
Greetings from Club President Fred
Mestrich.
February was another quiet month for club activities but not for event planning. The swap meet
committee has its event well planned with advertising filling more arena and exhibit hall spaces
than last year. But by the Backfire printing, the
swap meet will have happened. Successfully I
hope.
Thank you to my swap meet committee members,
Rod Rawson, Darryl Neimi, Paul Kalstrom, Charlie Clayton and Jim Purdy. Hopefully I can report
next month how successfully the swap meet was.
Thad Nolan, the college mechanics Instructor,
stopped by with a flier for the Open House at the
Merts Campus. This will be May 1, 2015, I will
have more information next month.
Burt Young says that things are going well for the
50’s Cruise Reunion planning. However, there is
a little glitch with the graphics for the T-Shirts
and Dash Plaques but should be resolved soon.
On a sad note we lost Charter Member Tom Potter last month. He always supported all of our
activities with enthusiasm.
Next club meeting is March 19th 2015 @ Steve Jordan’s Shop. Hope to see you there.
Fred
Reminder… Send in your Membership
dues
es if you haven’t already.
Have you visited your LCCCC website?
http://clubs.hemmings.com/lccc/ or just type
in “Lower Columbia Classic Car Club” in
your favorite website search engine.
Some glitches maybe found but its a work in
process. Tell us if you see an error. Tom has
been working hard on improving and making it current.
PRESIDENT, FRED MESTRICH 503-325-8437/ VICE PRESIDENT, DARRYL NEIMI 503-861-0484/
TREASURER, BURT YOUNG 503-338-8719 / SECRETARY, MARGOT GITTINS 503-298-3014 / BACKFIRE EDITOR, ROSS GETCHELL
503-440-3291 [email protected] / WEBMASTER, TOM GETCHELL [email protected]
LCCCC WEBSITE, http://clubs.hemmings.com/lccc/
LOWER COLUMBIA
CLASSIC CAR CLUB
Lower Columbia Classic Minutes
minutes of regular meeting
February 19,2015
Steve Jordan's shop 35232 Helligso Lane Astoria Oregon
The regular meeting of the Lower Columbia Car Club was held February 19,2015 at
7:00 pm. at Steve Jordan's shop. President Fred Mestrich called the meeting to order. It was
moved and seconded to accept the minutes as printed in the BACKFIRE the motion carried.

Treasurer Burt Young distributed the reconciliation and profit and loss statement
for members review.

Sunshine committee chair Judy Jordan reported Bob Peterson and Tom Potter had
passed a $50.00 donation will be made in their name.

A lot of fun activities happening in our area go to Chamber website for dates.

Membership committee chair Steve Jordan introduced new member Dugan Jen
nings.

51 spaces already reserved for swap meet and more coming in,Volunteers
for swap meet needed. And any donations are welcome.

50's Cruise Is coming along, volunteers needed

Website and BACKFIRE continuing to improve send any ideas or articles to Ross
Getchell

Patty Getchell Historical chair wants your pictures

Judy and Patty will be planning an activity for May we'll keep you posted.

CMH planning car show in June for Hospice.

A memorial for Jim Hill will be held March 8,2015 at the Moose Lodge from 12:00
to 3:00 bring your cars
UPCOMING EVENTS;
Salem Roadster Show March 7-8 2015 Sat. 9am to 8pm sun. 9am to5pm
Midnight Cruisers spaghetti feed Mar. 15,2015 everyone meet at DMV 9:30 (Grays
Harbor)
Midnight Cruisers Rodfest (Aberdeen) July 25,2015 9am to 3pm
Thanks Patty for the cupcakes
Meeting adjourned at 7:47pm
Margot Gittins Secretary
PRESIDENT, FRED MESTRICH 503-325-8437/ VICE PRESIDENT, DARRYL NEIMI 503-861-0484/
TREASURER, BURT YOUNG 503-338-8719 / SECRETARY, MARGOT GITTINS 503-298-3014 / BACKFIRE EDITOR, ROSS GETCHELL
503-440-3291 [email protected] / WEBMASTER, TOM GETCHELL [email protected]
LCCCC WEBSITE, http://clubs.hemmings.com/lccc/
LOWER COLUMBIA
CLASSIC CAR CLUB
FROM THE BACK SEAT
The gals’ page
Club Members who need a little
Sunshine
The names below have been submitted by
the Sunshine Committee. Those listed below
are our fellow members and need you
Joe White
Dorothy Harmon
Ralph Jackson
Have you ever gone to the store to pick up
a specific item and drive into your drive
way with every thing but?
Know someone not up to “speed” let
Judy Jordan,
Sunshine Committee Chair know.
Judy’s
Phone number is:
(503) 325-1807
That is what I did the other day! Not wanting to go back
to the store, I got on the internet and found a recipe for
condensed tomato soup!
I will never buy tomato soup again, so easy and so
good!!
Here is that recipe, hope you enjoy it!
Condensed Tomato Soup
8 oz tomato sauce
1-2 tbsp. sugar
1-tbsp cornstarch
½ tsp salt
Wisk together and use in your favorite recipe. This
equals 1 can of condensed tomato soup.
I used this in a Sheppard’s pie recipe that I have made
for years and it turned out wonderful!
The Sheppard’s pie recipe will follow in another Back
Seat article.
Judy Jordan
PRESIDENT, FRED MESTRICH 503-325-8437/ VICE PRESIDENT, DARRYL NEIMI 503-861-0484/
TREASURER, BURT YOUNG 503-338-8719 / SECRETARY, MARGOT GITTINS 503-298-3014 / BACKFIRE EDITOR, ROSS GETCHELL
503-440-3291 [email protected] / WEBMASTER, TOM GETCHELL [email protected]
LCCCC WEBSITE, http://clubs.hemmings.com/lccc/
LOWER COLUMBIA
CLASSIC CAR CLUB
FOR SALE LOT
FOR SALE
1958 STUDEBAKER SILVER HAWK
350 ENGINE, 350 TRANS.
CONTACT JERRY BENNING @
360-642-8797
$10,000 OBO
FOR SALE
1962 Mercedes 180D Ponton (one of only
4000 made)
Beige, 3 speed column shift.
Great project.
Phone Ayla
@
$2000. OBO
(503) 369-8702
50’S CRUISE REUNION T-SHIRTS ARE FOR SALE TO CLUB MEMBERS. GET THEM WHILE THE
SELECTIONS ARE GOOD 10:00 DOLLARS IS A VERY GOOD PRICE. COME TO A
MEETING TO MAKE YOUR SELECTION OR CONTACT
STEVE
503-325-1807
FOR SALE
1955 FORD 1/2 TON 4X4
FRAME AND RUNNING GEAR OF 85 BLAZER,
350 ENGINE 700R4 TRANS
PRICE 7,750
JON 503-728-3562
NOTICE
Membership renewal dues were payable on
Jan. 1st of 2015. If you
haven’t paid your dues for 2015, This will
be your last Backfire.
PRESIDENT, FRED MESTRICH 503-325-8437/ VICE PRESIDENT, DARRYL NEIMI 503-861-0484/
TREASURER, BURT YOUNG 503-338-8719 / SECRETARY, MARGOT GITTINS 503-298-3014 / BACKFIRE EDITOR, ROSS GETCHELL
503-440-3291 [email protected] / WEBMASTER, TOM GETCHELL [email protected]
LCCCC WEBSITE, http://clubs.hemmings.com/lccc/
LOWER COLUMBIA
CLASSIC CAR CLUB
My first car
was a 1956 Ford Fairlane Sunliner Convertible. In my life I would own three
1956 and one 1955 Ford convertibles. The troubling part of all this is I have no Ford convertibles
now.
The day I turned sixteen I was on summer break and would start my junior year at Reynolds High
school come fall. Mom promised I could get my driver’s license on my Birthday so that morning,
prepared and studied up, we headed out to the DMV. Using my mom’s 56 Ford Hardtop I took the
test and even though I nearly ran a red lite I passed. My life began as of that moment. I got to drive
home and spent the rest of the day washing and polishing mom’s 56 because I knew it would be the
car I would be allowed to drive from time to time. That evening we had a family Birthday party with
the usual presents, a shirt, a record album, new basketball and some other things. The party was ending my older brother Clark had cut out early, no surprise there, brother’s birthday not so cool. My
Dad then announced I had one more gift and to come out side to the shop. As we walked to the shop I
saw a car coming down the driveway and my brother was driving. At this point I had not put 2 and 2
together because, well, you know how you see the ads were the young graduate runs out of the house
to see his or her beautiful new car with a giant red bow on the hood, well that is not what happened.
It was a 1956 Ford Fairlane Convertible, that was the good news, It was dirty, I mean been sitting in
a horse barn for a year dirty, I don’t think it had been waxed since it was new, the top was a rag, a big
dent in the driver’s door, no two tires matched and the front seat, after you got through the dirt was
ripped at several seams. My heart was jumping for joy I had my own car and it was a convertible but
my brain was going Oh My God.
Dad apologized for the dirt, that they only got it running late that afternoon and there was no time left
to wash it. I could see were my brother had put a towel on the seat and washed a clean spot on the
windshield in front of the driver to look out.
The story of the car was that a friend of my Dads took the car as collateral on a loan he had made and
put the abused and neglected car in his horse barn till the owner paid the loan and reclaimed the car.
Well that never happened and after a year of sitting in a barn, which is probably the only time it had
ever been parked inside, He sold it to my Dad for $125.00.
Dad informed me that day that he would have a new top installed and put on 4 recap tires and check
it out to be sure it was safe. I spent the next couple of day washing, waxing, polishing chrome, cleaning and with vinyl tape repairing the interior. A few days later the top and tires were on, it was
cleaned up and shiny, still had a big dent in the door but the fuzzy dice were hanging from the rearview mirror and I had popped off the hub caps to show the lug nuts, just like NASCAR, because that
is what you did. How cool it was to be sixteen with a 56 Ford convertible.
John Santee
PRESIDENT, FRED MESTRICH 503-325-8437/ VICE PRESIDENT, DARRYL NEIMI 503-861-0484/
TREASURER, BURT YOUNG 503-338-8719 / SECRETARY, MARGOT GITTINS 503-298-3014 / BACKFIRE EDITOR, ROSS GETCHELL
503-440-3291 [email protected] / WEBMASTER, TOM GETCHELL [email protected]
LCCCC WEBSITE, http://clubs.hemmings.com/lccc/
LOWER COLUMBIA
CLASSIC CAR CLUB
Ramblin `Round
With
Are you ready for the cruising season? It’s
here - or almost anyway. For all of us here at
Lower Columbia Classics, we started off with
the New Years Day Cruise and some haven’t
gotten out of the mood yet.
This spring promises to yield a lot of new
rides for members of the club to check out.
Several winter garage projects are nearing
completion, some more quickly than others,
but all are showing signs of coming to life.
Fred Mestrich has already had his newly
painted and upholstered `56 Chevy convertible out several times and Ann’s 1963 Mercury
Comet soft-top is sporting a new paint job and
roof and will soon receive an interior re-do.
Meanwhile Ross Getchell’s `56 Crown Victoria is not far from making its day-view, boy,
what a yummy looking ride that will be. You
can get a look at it on the club web site, in the
projects section.
Mike Cahill just acquired a 1937 Ford four
door sedan, so
we should be
seeing that out
and about this
summer.
A
neat, maroon
colored car that
appears to be
mostly stock.
I got a look at John Santee’s 1954 Chevy BelAir wagon, via photo’s John sent. He had just
finished up painting the body and it looks, as
one could expect from him, like a professional
finish. Then, hopefully, there’s my 1955
Buick Century soft-top that—if I get the bugs
worked out of the engine, may be on the road
yet this spring. I’ve had lots of fun and gained
Steve
even more experience on nailhead engines
while restoring
this car, I find
that there is no
limit to what
you can find to
learn.
On another subject, I would like to extend a
big thank-you to those members who brought
out their cars for Jim Hill’s memorial sock-hop
on Sunday, March 8th. The cars lent a lot of
ambiance to the event, making it a success for
all who attended. The weather was sunny and
warm, made you think it was cruising season
and certainly made you want to get serious
about it.
By the time you receive this newsletter, the
swap meet will already be history and the 50’s
Cruise Car Show will be looming on the horizon. Lots going on in your club right now and
the season is only beginning. Join fellow
members in making these and other coming
events a fun success. Call one of your club officers and volunteer to put in two hours at the
50’s Cruise—there’s always something you
can do to help.
NOTICE
Membership renewal dues were
payable on Jan. 1st of 2015. If you
haven’t paid your dues for 2015,
This will be your last Backfire.
PRESIDENT, FRED MESTRICH 503-325-8437/ VICE PRESIDENT, DARRYL NEIMI 503-861-0484/
TREASURER, BURT YOUNG 503-338-8719 / SECRETARY, MARGOT GITTINS 503-298-3014 / BACKFIRE EDITOR, ROSS GETCHELL
503-440-3291 [email protected] / WEBMASTER, TOM GETCHELL [email protected]
LCCCC WEBSITE, http://clubs.hemmings.com/lccc/
LOWER COLUMBIA
CLASSIC CAR CLUB
APRIL 2015
BIR T HD A YS IN C AP IT A L L E T TER S AN D B OL D , A N N IV ER S AR Y IN I TAL I C ’ S AN D UN DE R L IN ED , EVE N T S IN CA P S/B OL D /UN DER L IN ED/ ITAL IC S
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PATTY
GETCHELL
6 BURT
YOUNG
ROSS
GETCHELL
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KEVIN
KELTY
13
14
CAROL
WEBSTER
19
BHAGWAN
MAYER
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28
TOM
SARPOLA
1
2
3
JERRY
VANDERPOOL
4
8
9
10
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16
Jerry & Marlene
Vanderpool
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23
Polk &
Patricia
Riley
24
25 HELEN
MADELINE
GOBEL, JOYCE
ASPMO, SARA
MEYER
Tim & Melba
O-Bryant
15
22
29
BENNING,
CHARLENE
LARSEN
30 Bill &
Jo
Hendrickson
MARGARET
LAU
PRESIDENT, FRED MESTRICH 503-325-8437/ VICE PRESIDENT, DARRYL NEIMI 503-861-0484/
TREASURER, BURT YOUNG 503-338-8719 / SECRETARY, MARGOT GITTINS 503-298-3014 / BACKFIRE EDITOR, ROSS GETCHELL
503-440-3291 [email protected] / WEBMASTER, TOM GETCHELL [email protected]
LCCCC WEBSITE, http://clubs.hemmings.com/lccc/
LOWER COLUMBIA
CLASSIC CAR CLUB
LOWER COLUMBIA CLASSIC’S CAR CLUB
P.O. BOX 1259
ASTORIA, OREGON 97103
Address Correction Requested
BACKFIRE
LOWER
COLUMBIA
CLASSIC’S
CAR CLUB
MARCH 19TH 2015 CLUB MEETING AT
STEVE JORDAN’S SHOP
PRESIDENT, FRED MESTRICH 503-325-8437/ VICE PRESIDENT, DARRYL NEIMI 503-861-0484/
TREASURER, BURT YOUNG 503-338-8719 / SECRETARY, MARGOT GITTINS 503-298-3014 / BACKFIRE EDITOR, ROSS GETCHELL
503-440-3291 [email protected] / WEBMASTER, TOM GETCHELL [email protected]
LCCCC WEBSITE, http://clubs.hemmings.com/lccc/