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2013 Board of Directors
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE FORDS UNLIMITED CAR CLUB
June 2013
14 FLAGSTONE LANE, ST. PETERS MO 63376-1528
O
n May 4th, our club
headed to Cooper
County Missouri to
tour the Warm Springs Ranch,
the breeding home of the Budweiser Clydesdales. It is in a
beautiful part of Missouri over 350 acres of rolling hills
and miles of white fence. In
the distance you could see
some of the yearlings. We
were greeted warmly by the
staff and each given a rubber
wrist band that we could keep.
Then we drove our cars down
to the barns. Warm Spring
Ranch is amazing from the
moment you arrive at the gate.
It is a beautiful country
setting right off interstate 70,
so is was very easy to
find. All the guides
and ranch staff
are
very
knowledgeable and personable. The
Clydesdales are
all very friendly and
seem to like the attention from
visitors. Even the foals came
to the fence line so we could
pet them and take pictures.
The ranch is the cleanest
working ranch you will ever
visit and the landscaping is
beautiful. The tour took just
over an hour. It is a very easy
walking tour with level surfaces. The
tour guide
explained
the breeding
and
transporting processes for
t
h
e
horses.
The
babies stay
at Warm
Springs for
two years.
They are
used
to
being handled a lot
and also
Syl Biermann 636-394-5003
Bill Giese-314-849-0368
Jack Greiwe-636-300-1221
Dan Kelly-314-276-2288
Bob Layton 636-397-4487
Secretary-Cindy Ahrens
Editor Bob Layton 636-397-4487
e-mail [email protected]
Publisher-Bill & Barb Giese
Web Master-Scott Lewis
www.fordsunlimited.com
used to seeing lots of people
On site they have some
of the semi trailers that travel
with the horses. One trailer is
for the equipment - just one of
the harness, halter etc can be
worth $100,000!
As usual there is an offer of Budweiser beer at the
conclusion of the tour, of
which we did partake. We also
had additional time to take pictures with the horses.
Since it was going to be
difficult to find a restaurant on
a Saturday afternoon to accommodate over 60 people,
we all headed to various restaurants in Boonville or Columbia for lunch.
The weather was cool
but the rain stayed away, and
the tour was a great way to
spend a day.
Special thanks go out
to Bill and Barb Giese for setting up our very successful
tour.
Photo’s on page 2
On May 5th, members of our club participated
in the Valley of Flowers Parade in Florissant
Missouri. We must have been blessed as the
rain stopped about 10 minutes before the parade started and did not start again until the
parade was over. We were only allowed six vehicles and the rain kept two away. Members
and family participating included Dan Kelly and
grandkids, Jake Turnipseed and Jo Ann, Ed and
Julie Mauzy and kids with the bubble machine,
and Donna and Bob Layton. Carrying the club
banner ahead of our vehicles were Linda and
Jeff Dickson, daughter and son-in-law of Dan.
We thank Dan Kelly for setting up this event.
(Photo’s by Dan Kelly)
O
ur month will start with
the Show-Me Mustang
Club Car Show that will
be held on June 1st. The event
location has been changed to
Pundmann Ford in St. Charles.
We will meet at the QT located
just north on First Capitol Drive from Highway
70, on the right. (exit 228). This is a judged
show. We will meet at 8:30 am and be leaving by
8:45 am.
On June 8th, we will attend the Mustang Club of St.
Louis Car Show that will be held
at the Museum of Transportation
on Barrett Station Road. We will
meet at the Sugar Creek Park at
9 am and we will be leaving at
9:15 pm. The park is located at Dougherty Ferry
Road and Des Peres Road. Exit Highway 270,
west to the intersection at the traffic light. Turn
right to entrance. This will also be a judged
show.
On June 15th, we will be
trying something different. How
about a morning cruise? Between 8:15 and 10:15 am, we
will attend the Coffee and Cars
Cruise that will be held at the
Starbuck’s located at Manchester and McKnight Road. Just feast on some expensive coffee and talk some car talk and you
still have the rest of your day.
We will also be doing
a evening cruise. On June
22nd, we will attend the
Culver’s Cruise located at
Richardson Road just off
Highway 55. Club members Paul Arca will DJ
and Don Hricko organized this event. The cruise
starts at 5 pm. Come and go as you like but our
best chance to park together would be to be
there by 5 pm.
All of these events are eligible for club
points.
T
he Mid America Ford Nationals will be
held June 12th-16th in Tulsa Oklahoma.
This is a club event as we normally have
members who attend. Unfortunately, from what
we have heard, is that if you don’t have hotel
reservations by now, you probably won’t be able
to get them.
B
esides being the major sponsor of our car
show, Dave Sinclair Ford has offered our
club an incentive plan. For each car or
truck sold by Sinclair and referred by our club,
we will receive a $50 check to go towards our
car show.
Through our club, we can offer additional
savings on the purchase of a new car at their
dealership.
If you, family or friends are interested in a
new Ford, please contact Ron Schodroski or any
board of directors member. If you go directly to
the dealership, please ask for Charlie Foster.
I
f you are planning on attending our Marceline
Tour that will be held on August 24-25, you
will need to reserve you room at the Super 8
in Macon. Their phone number is 660-385-5788.
Tell them that you are with Fords Unlimited. The
rate is $55 if we book 5 rooms and $50 if we reserve 10 or more. We have found that not only is
there going to be a demolition derby, there will
also be a car show to view that afternoon. If you
have any questions, please contact Dan Kelly.
A
new event for our club this year was the Salute to the Troops Car Show to benefit Veterans that was held at
the VFW Post 5077 in O’Fallon, Missouri. Several of our members took home
trophies including Jake Turnipseed who won 3rd in stock, Duck Steavenson who
took 2nd in stock, Kenny Simms who took 2nd in Best Custom and 1st in Modified, and
Scott Lewis who took the Soldiers Choice trophy with his American Spirit Mustang. The
big winner was Bill Bufka who won $148 in the 50-50. Sadly, we had a control arm go
out on Jack Greiwe’s Ford just as we approached the show. Jack made it to the show
but his car didn’t. Our club had a great turnout with 19 cars and trucks and Jack’s car
there in spirit only. Club members, Scott and Lynette Lewis chaired the show with help
from Kenny and Gwen Simms and Mark and Sandy Carey.
Gwen Simms and Sandy Carey
Scott Craig
Steve Dennis
Ken Farrar and Sharon
Duck Steavenson
Bill Bauer
Jake Turnipseed
Ed and Julie Mauzy
Bart McNail
Steve Hendricks
Donna Layton
Syl Biermann
Jim Biermann
Ron and Sharon Schodroski
Bill Bufka
John Sullivan
Kenny and Gwen Simms
Dan Kelly
Mark and Sandy Carey
Scott and Lynette Lewis
Jack Greiwe-Ouch
Ken Farrar
T
he best news for
this month is that
Dave
Sinclair
Ford will again be the
major sponsor of our July 28th car show. Club
member Ron Schodroski, had worked very hard
on this sponsorship and we are very thankful to
Ron and Sinclair Ford for their participation in
our car show.
We will be ordering a limited amount of
car show shirts. If you want to be assured that
you will have a shirt, please contact Cindy
Ahrens or any board of directors member.
Our 50-50 winner for May was Sandy
Carey who won half of our $48 pot. She promptly
donated the $24 to our December Toy Drive.
Thank you Sandy.
I
f all goes well, we may
have the new antenna
flags available by our
membership meeting this
month. The flags will be
blue with our logo in white.
The cost will be fifteen
dollars per flag. We have
only ordered fifty flags, so it will be first come,
first served. If more are needed, we will order
more.
On the same note, we still have several
sets of our club door magnets available. If interested, please contact Bill Giese to purchase the
magnets.
June 1st.
Show-Me Mustang Club Car Show
L
isted to the
right are the
points totals
as of our May
membership meeting. Please note
that these totals do
not include car
show
sponsor
points that will be
added later and
that will radically
change the standings.
1. Jim Biermann-220
2. Kenny Simms-165
3. Cindy Ahrens-150
Bart McNail-150
4. Ken Farrar-140
5. Mark Carey-125
Bill Bufka-125
6. Jerry Grimmer-120
7. Terry Koch-105
8. Jake Turnipseed-100
9. Rich Sutorius-90
John Sullivan-90
10. Barb Dennis-80
Gwen Simms-80
Jeff Hohl-80
Mark Lazzareshi-80
Paula Goodrich-80
Ron Schodroski-80
June 5th
Board of Director’s Meeting
@Sybergs-7pm
June 8th
Mustang Club of St. Louis Car Show
June 12th
Membership Meeting @ Sports Café
7pm
June 12th-16th
The Mid America Ford Nationals
Held in Tulsa Oklahoma
June 15th
Coffee and Cars Cruise @ Starbucks
June 22nd
Car Cruise @ Culver’s located at Hwy. 55
and Richardson Road-5pm
OPEN TO ALL FACTORY FORD POWERED,
FOR INFORMATION CALL
FORD BODIED VEHICLES
JIM BIERMANN-314-608-3103
(INCLUDES REPLICA’S)
CINDY AHRENS-618-447-6754
INCLUDES FCA MINI-MEET
DAY OF SHOW PHONE
48 CLASSES
314-608-3103 or 618-447-6754
HELD RAIN OR SHINE
O ur mo nt hl y m em b ers h i p
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 [email protected]
PLEASE CHECK YOUR AD FOR ERRORS. SOME ITEMS ARE TAKEN FROM OTHER CLUB NEWSLETTERS.
1970 Thunderbird. All original, good restoreable condition. Was running and driving when I set it up 7-8 years
ago. Straight body, little to no rust. Lots of extra parts.
$8,500 OBO. [email protected] or 956-564-1849.
For Sale. Factory replacement fit '86--'93 5.0 Mustang
MAC "Shorty " ceramic coated headers complete with high
flow catalytic converters X pipe. Very effective upgrade for
stock or mildly modified engine. Excellent condition. Jerry
@ 314 739 7491
For Sale. 03 Marauder Aluminum Driveshaft, $150. 03
Marauder stainless Megs tailpipe tips, $40. Fox taillight
housings, $25 each. Fox 86 GT steering wheel w/collar,
$40. 67 NOS Mustang standard outside mirror, $40. 67
stock 289 heads, $100. Smallblock bell housing (small
starter pattern), $75. Smallblock bell housing & flywheel
(large starter pattern), $125. FE oil pan, $50. FE timing
cover, $45. 8 inch pumpkin, 2.79 open differential, $50.
Gary @ 636-575-3376.
For Sale. P235 50 ZR 18 Pirelli P ZERO NERO's Off
2010 Mustang GT Priem. 17,140 miles, Good tread wear
$200 for set. Steve Hendricks @ 636-248-8204
Parts Wanted. 1970 Mustang 14x7 styled steel wheels.
1969 Mercury Marauder wheels. Gary @ 636-575-3376.
Parts Wanted. We are trying to restore a 1964 Mercury
Monterey convertible 25th anniversary edition and was
wondering if anyone could give us any insight as to where
JUNE 2013
to find parts for this car. Any help would be great. Thanks
in advance from two Ford guys in Louisville, Kentucky.
Please contact us at [email protected]
Parts Wanted. 1957 Ford NOS small baby hub caps, B7A
-1130-C. White painted center. 1957 Ford Factory VR-57
Paxton Supercharger setup or parts. EDB-D hears, EDB
intake, EDB Holly carb, air cleaner. Also 14”x5” and 14”x5
1/2” Ford SOLID faced steel rims. Any quantity ok. Jack @
314-703-7053.
Always check with the sponsors of the show/cruise/swap meet
to assure that the event has not be cancelled or rescheduled.
Cars & Coffee. Bring your car and gather with other likeminded people to talk cars and enjoy a morning brew. The
events will be held May 18th, June 15th, July 20th, August
17th, September 21st and October 19th and held at the
Starbucks located at 9616 Manchester in the Rock Hill
Plaza.
Memories Car Club Cruises. April 5th, May 3rd, June
7th, July 5th, August 2nd, September 6th, October 4th.
Cruises held at the Life Christian School located at 13001
Gravois Road in Sunset Hills. 1979 and older only.
St. Charles County Heritage Museum Car Shows.
Shows will be held on the first Saturday of each month,
April through September. The shows will be held at the
museum which is located at 1630 Heritage Landing in St.
Peters, MO, right near where the Page Extension intersects with Hwy. 94 in St. Charles. Info 636-9497535x7634.
Culver’s Car Cruise. 2nd Saturday of each month, April
Fords Unlimited Car Show Sponsor
Fords Unlimited Car Show Sponsor
SERVICE HOURS
Monday through Friday
7 am to 8 pm
Saturday
8 am to Noon for Parts
5/13
13th-October 12th. Music by Paul Arca. Attendance prizes,
50-50 drawing. Located at 4140 Rusty Road in South
County by Costco. Presented by the Stang Gang. Info 314
-845-0964.
Culver’s Car Cruise. 4th Saturday of each month, April
27th-October 26th. Music by Paul Arca. Attendance prizes,
50-50 drawing. Located at 123 Richardson Crossing in
Arnold Missouri. Presented by the Stang Gang. Info 636467-9955
Murphysboro Cruise Nights. 1st Saturday, AprilSeptember. Info 618-528-1043.
JJ’s of St. Charles Car Cruises. Cruises held on April,
13th, May 11th, June 8th, July 13th, August 10th, September 14th, and October 12th and 26th. Located at 1215
South Duchene in St. Charles. Info 636-946-3500.
June 1st. Show-Me Mustang Club’s Mustang and Ford
Show will be held at Pundmann Ford in St. Charles. Details on page 4. Club event.
June 2nd. SLICK Car Show to be held at the Harvester
Lions Club located 4835 Central School Road, just off MidRivers Drive in St. Peters. Info 314-220-6055.
June 8th. Mustang Club of St. Louis all Ford car show to
be held at the Museum of Transportation. Details on page
4. Club event.
June 8th. NAACP car & motorcycle show. Info 314-9439318.
June 8th. Crestwood Elks annual charity car show. Register at 1 pm, show at 4 pm. Show held at 10261 Bauer
Road. Info 314-223-8082.
June 12th-16th The Mid America Ford Nationals held in
Tulsa Oklahoma. Club event.
June 14th-16th. 41st annual Rods and Relics Rod Run to
be held in beautiful Branson, Missouri located at the Outback on East Highway 76. Info 417-334-7200.
June 15h. 1st annual car and bike show. Dash plaques for
the 1st 100 entrees. Attendance prizes, 50-50 drawing.
Benefits MDA. Location 3500 Lemay Ferry Road. Info 314287-1367.
June 15th. “Drivin’ Out Hunger” car show sponsored by
the Knights of Columbus to be held at the Festus Airport.
Info 636-933-7008.
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—[email protected]
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
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June 15th-16th. Laurie Swap Meet held at the Laurie Fairgrounds. Info 573-374-8776.
June 16th. Fathers Day festival and car show to be held
at Sioux Passage Park located at 17930 Old Jamestown
Road in Florissant, MO. Info 314-368-6902.
June 16th. Route 66 & St. Clair Elks Club Car Show to be
held at Orchard Park in St. Clair, Missouri. Info 636-6296314.
June 16th. Father’s Day Car Show hosted by the Horseless Carriage Club to be held at the Museum of Transport.
Show held 11am till 3:30pm. Info 314-615-8212.
June 23rd. Spirit of the Midwest Ride for Guides, Car and
Motorcycle show to benefit Guide Dogs of America. Show
to be held at IAM Dist.-9 Machinist Hall, 12365 St. Charles
Rock Road, Bridgeton, MO. Info 651-231-3605..
June 28th-30th. The Car Craft Street Machine Nationals
to be held at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. Info
FamilyEvents.com
July 7th. The Patriots in the Park Car Show to be held in
Wilson Park in Granite City, Illinois. The show features 29
classes for stock and modified by decades. Lots of shade
for this judges show. Info Joe @ 618-210-8108.
July 7th. CIA Car Club Car Show to be held at the American Legion Post 365 in Collinsville IL. Info 618-975-1372
or www.catsupbottlefestival.com
July 13th. Southern Illinois Mustang Associations Mustang and Ford show to be held at Roberts Ford in Alton,
Illinois. Club event.
July 19th-21st. Fun Ford Weekend at Gateway. Club
event.
July 20th. Car Show & BBQ supporting The BackStoppers to be held at Oakville Middle School, 5950 Telegraph
Road. Info 314-287-1367.
July 27th. Fords Unlimited’s pre-show BBQ to be held at
J.S. MacDonnell Park. Details to follow. Club event.
July 28th, Fords Unlimited’s 27th annual all Ford Car
Show to be held at McDonnell Park. A flyer is available on
our website. www.fordsunlimited.com Club event.
August 11th. 3rd Annual Show off Auto Show to be held
at 12365 St. Charles Rock Road. Info 314-368-6902.
August 17th. Veterans Charity Car Show to be held at
Purina Farms in Gray Summit, Missouri. Info
www.v1541carshow.org or314-406-2260.
August 17th. Arnold Historical Society Summer Fundraiser Car Show. Arnold City Park in Arnold, Missouri.
August 18th. Hooters Car & Bike Show supporting the
Military to be held at the Hooters at 7517 South Lindberg.
Info 314—287-1367.
August 24th-25th. Fords Unlimited’s cruise to Marceline,
Missouri. Club event.
August 31st. Troy First Baptist Church Car Show to be
held in Troy Missouri. Free entry and concessions. Details
to follow. Club event.
September 8th. Wheels in Motion Day at Westport Plaza
to benefit The National Children’s Cancer Society. Details
to follow. Club Event.
September 14th. Elks Lodge #2587 Car Cruise held 9am
to 4 pm located at 1163 Tom Ginnever Blvd. in O’Fallon,
MO. Registration is free. A portion of the proceeds s go to
the Wounded Warriors. Info 314-267-8583.
REMEMBER, SHOW-ME SHOW, JUNE 1-MCSTL SHOW, JUNE 8
7466 Dave Sinclair
Memorial Highway
314314-892892-2600
7500 S. Lindbergh Blvd.
314314-727727-2700
4760 No. Service Rd.
636636-441441-4400