Volume 12 | Issue 6 Officers President & News Vickie Reynolds (803) 270-3505 Vice President & News Manny Reynolds (803) 292-8219 Secretary Bill Reigart (904) 571-0855 Treasurer Darryl Messer (803) 646-1749 Email [email protected] Aiken Horsepower Association c/o Vickie Reynolds, President 150 Mayfield Road Aiken, South Carolina 29801 www.aikenhorsepower.com Phone: 803.270.3505 • Fax: 803.641.2003 June | 2013 Vickie’s Views June’s cruise-in was unbelieveable! I figured after being at the Make a Wish show for 6 hot hours everyone would just go home and chill. Boy was I wrong! We had close to 80 cars there including the car club Import Obsession, they cruised back to the Home Depot parking lot also. Randy sold $352.00 worth of 50/50 tickets in just about an hour and a half. What an awesome day, we had quite a few new people there checking us out to see if they might want to join our wonderful club. I think we finally got home around 9:30 that evening after starting out at 7:00 am. The Make a Wish show was a great success, I think this was their biggest year yet. I was so very proud of all our club members that were able to come out and show their support. Aiken Horsepower won Best Club participation for the third year in a row!! I really enjoyed donating the $100 back to the Make a Wish show. Hopefully the money will help the little girl have more fun at Disneyland. We have been invited to come to MTU’s Family Day on July 13th. It will be from 9 am – 2 pm. We will get to tour the plant and see how the motors are made. They will also feed us. Sounds like it would be fun to me, so please email me at aikenhorsepower@ hotmail.com and let me know if you are interested in going. We could meet up somewhere and cruise there together as a club. We have also been asked to team up with the City of Aiken for their Labor Day BBQ cook-off. We went last year and had a great time and really enjoyed trying out all the BBQ. I am going to check but last year for every car that came we were given a wrist band for one to eat free. Public Safety would like for us to team up with them in September also, they would like to do a beside the badge softball tournament and Aiken Horsepower cruise-in. It is called Blue Lights and Fast Cars. I will email Chris and find out what all will be going on that day. Love supporting our local law enforcement agencies!! Manny and I would like to buy a heating and air unit for The Pit, it is either very hot in the summer and pretty cold in the winter so this would help us out a lot when we have meetings there and when we have to get the trailer ready for our events. Manny found a heating and air unit for $599.00. Any objections to us buying the unit? Just let me know. Keep on Rollin!! Vickie Manny's Mania News from the "pit" Well the Beach Blast was once again a great success for Aiken Horsepower. Leron and Jay helped put our banner up high where everyone that cruised in could see it. Once again I want to give a big thanks to Randy and Ann for being the gatekeepers and giving us a break. Also want to give a big thanks to Pete and Kay, they brought me and Vickie an authentic Aiken Pool Hall hot dog, they were awesome! This year’s winners for the best beached out ride are as follows: 1st Place, Pete and Kay Bodie, 2nd Place, Leron Black, and third place went to Joel and Joella! Thanks to all that participated in our fun event. It got kind of hot but the redneck pool was there to help cool off everyone. Hehe As Vickie stated above, Home Depot has a free standing air conditioner/heater that does have to be vented, but with our space that is not a problem. I am also looking for a couple of things, one for a project and one to save money. If anyone knows where there is an ice maker for sale please let us know. I have come up with what I think is a great idea for our cook tent. I have an old tilt boat trailer that I have been saving and what I want is to find an old 60 something body, hopefully one with some wings that I can cut from the back window and make it into an Aiken Horsepower BBQ pit. Upcoming Events: July 6th: Home Depot cruise-in, 6:00-8:00 pm July 8th: Club meeting at the Golden Coral, eat at 6:00 pm, meet at 7:00 pm. July 13th: MTU Fun Day, 9:00 am-2:00 pm So until next month, Burn rubber till next time, American car horns beep in the tone of F. Club Events of the Month Beach Blast 2013 2 Manny The average car contains over 3,000 feet of electrical wires. Want Ads 3 That’s right club members, in case you forgot – we are pleased to list your automotive associated ads in the newsletter. Whether it be a “for sale: or “for want” just let me know in some sort of written form, and I will put it in the very next newsletter. It will only run once (kinda like some cars I have owned) so if you want it to run again you have to let me know each time. Another reminder – I don’t know what you have, what it’s called, or what it is used for, so be sure that you include all the pertinent details, as to name, size, color, etc. and who and where to contact. FOR SALE: Tom Kostura is selling a 1989 Ford Mustang LX. Good glass, body, frame, aluminum radiator, electric fan. Summit dual exhaust, trans crossmember, custom wheels, monster tach, no engine or transmission. Needs replacemet front wiring harness. Please call Tom Kostura at (803) 270-0257 asking $1,750. FOR SALE: Bob Hardt is selling his 1966 Chevrolet Nova. It is a Black w/blk interior, 2000 LS1 and 4 Spd auto from a Z28, A/C, Heidt front end, rack and pinion p/s, 4 wheel disc brakes, Locar shifter, custom gauges, Ford 9” rear end, Billet wheels. Very clean. $38,000, will consider serious offers. (803) 292-9450 or [email protected]. FOR SALE: 1970 Mercury Cougar, Fire engine red (not original paint), 2 door convertible, 351 Windsor engine (rebuilt engine in 2005 by Clyde Summer), 55k miles, headlights functional but need new vacuum lines to stay closed, sequential tail lights still operational, floor pans 80% intact with some small rust spots present, interior needs some work, stored in garage 2006-2008, stored outdoors under tarp 2008-present, title free and clear, good project car, body intact, no major parts missing, purchased in 2003 and driven for 4 years. Currently parked in Aiken, SC on Howlandville Road near Pine Log Road. Asking $3000 OBO. To view, contact Lauren Harris (803) 270-1378 or contact John Harris at (857) 383-8531 (Grovetown, GA) for more details about the car. Support Your Club Member’s Businesses!!! Advertising & Awards Carolina Awards (Darryl & Anne Messer) (803) 642-0505 Electrical Services Rabun Electrical Services (Don Rabun) (803) 649-6548 Automotive-Paint & Body Shops and Others SC Collision (Southern Yankee Steve Bigg) (803) 649-0137 Home Improvement - House Painting Robert Bridges & Sons (Robert Bridges) (803) 979-2582 Motion Automotive (Henry & Allison Crawn) (803) 649-0090 Insurance Hutson-Etherredge Companies (Rickie Thornton) (803) 649-5141 Jay-C Designs Custom Pin Stripping (Jay-C Cafasso, Pin Stripping Hall of Fame) (803) 663-6336 White Diamond Detail Store (John Shea) (803) 663-1777 Precision Cylinder Head, Complete Machine Shop (Olin Welborn) (803) -648-0101 W.D. Cope Used Cars (W.D. Cope) (803) 649-6000 Crescent Automotive (Jamie & Brian Johnson) (803) 644-0820 Landscaping & Tree Services Quality Tree Service (Tim George) (803) 979-6800 Mill Creek Farm Nursery (Clifton Kneece) (803) 532-2832 www. millcreekfarmnursery.com On-line Entertainment Allen Widener www.bidlinkz.com/bidit Restaurant Aiken Brewery Company (Lannie Pruiett) 140 Laurens Street SW (803) 502-0707 Lovett Auto Sales (Brian Lovett) (803) 649-6161 Security Systems Aiken Systems Unlimited, Inc. (Manny Reynolds) (803) 641-7300 Computer Databases (Sheldon Frick) (803) 617-9654 Shipping Supplies U Pak & Ship (Ron Janssen) (866) 646-2209 Cosmetics & Beauty Avon Cosmetics (Vickie Reynolds) (803) 270-3505 Storage Affordable Storage Solutions (Olin Welborn) (803) 648-0407 Design - Graphic/Web Photography Roswell Designs (Tavares Hanks) (803) 571-3487