REBELS AUTO
CLUB
NEWSLETTER
APRIL 2015
President’s Message
Happy April Rebels,
I hope none of you got fooled for April fool’s day! One
of the employees tried to get me but the beans got
spilled, and I got the last laugh! haha
I would like to wish you all a Happy Easter. Easter is
my second favorite holiday going to church, spending
time with the family, watching little kids try to find Easter
eggs (candy for myself) and the start of spring!!!
We had a wonderful time at the last meeting at Lee’s
chicken. I would like to thank Ann Anderson for the
beautiful slideshow and cool memorabilia. Just looking
at some of the cars from back in the day, was so cool!
But even cooler, was seeing some of the Rebels today
back in their prime and the cars they built. Some members were lucky enough to receive some slides of themselves and their old cars. Stacy and I were given a
color picture of Larry’s high school car, a 52 Plymouth.
Thank you Ann!
Like the buds that start to grow and blossom, so do Hot
Rodders! There are many car events that are coming
up. One of them is the REBELS show! Can you believe that our show is in about 81days? How crazy is
that.
I hope to see you all at the next meeting!!
Officers:
President: Mike Brown………........ 402-525-9361
[email protected]
V.P.: Sandy Francisco……………....402-489-0265
[email protected]
Secretary: Margaret Otley…...…..…402-786-3246
[email protected]
Treasurer: Jana Pillsworth-Wood 402-429-7474
[email protected]
Coordinator: Gary Weyers …..……402-489-8853
[email protected]
@ Large: Jim Jensen……………….402-580-3763
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Tracee Bougger
2702 South Street
Lincoln, NE 68502
Email: [email protected]
PH: 441-4838
NEXT MEETING
April 29
Mike Brown
One Eyed Dog Saloon
cards & flowers
Anyone who knows of a Rebels member who
should have a card sent or someone in the hospital or flowers for a funeral, Contact Carol
Danielson 477-5577
Eagle NE
Dinner 6-7, Meeting at 7:30pm
Meeting Minutes
March 25th, 2015 at Lee’s Chicken. There were
52 members and guests in attendance.
The meeting was called to order by President Mike Brown at
7:30pm.
Mike asked if we had any guests or new members. One guest
in attendance was Ann Anderson, a guest and new member
was Nellie Wermager.
The Vice President’s report was given by Sandy Francisco.
The April board meeting will be on April 14th at Dino’s. Sandy
reminded everyone that 10% of the total at Dino’s is donated
to the Rebel’s choice charity. The Rebel’s have chosen to donate to children’s brain cancer. The April general meeting will
be in Eagle at the One Eyed Dog Saloon on April 29th at
7:30pm. There was a motion made, seconded and approved
to accept the Vice President’s report.
The Secretary’s report was given by Margaret Otley. She
asked if everyone had received their newsletter and if there
were any corrections or additions to the minutes from the February meeting. There was one correction Tour Nebraska is in
June not in May as reported in the minutes. The newsletter
deadline is the first Monday of the month which will be April
6th. Please get any articles, photos etc to Tracee by that date.
Ladies Night for April will be April 15th at Henry’s on South at
6pm. Please contact either Margaret or Jody White if you
would like to attend. A motion was made, seconded and approved to accept the minutes from March and the Secretary’s
report.
Jana Wood gave the Treasurer’s report. Jana reported that
income for the month was from membership renewals and
money from the swap meet. Expenses included the purchase
of two new tents and advertising. A motion was made, seconded and approved to accept the Treasurer’s report.
Gary Weyers gave the Coordinator’s report. April 25th is the
Norris HS Skills USA car show and also the Lincoln Area
Street Rodders swap meet at Speedway Motors starting at
6am. May 2nd is the Ashland car show, May 12th is the show
and shine at the Vet’s Hospital in Lincoln, May 16th Berean
Church car show, Gary has fliers for that show. April 19th
there will be a show and shine at Don And Millie’s on 84th
street, participants get a discount on food and 20% will be
given to the Rebel’s.
May 22nd Nebraska Regional SCAA needs volunteers, more
information will be available next month. June 5-7th is Tour
Nebraska. Help is needed with registration on Friday June 5th
at N 27th Street Culver’s. June 6th and 7th help is needed on
the tour at various turns to keep everyone headed in the right
direction. Tabitha is having a show and shine on Thursday
June 18th 2-5pm. Savannah Pines is having a show and shine
on June 20th. June 27th there will be a one day Goodguys
Event in the Hay Market. A motion was made, seconded and
approved to accept the Coordinator’s report.
New Business: Sandy Francisco said that the Rebel’s have
been invited to join Bikers Against Child Abuse on a 100 mile
poker run May 16th. If you’re not able to participate Sandy
would be happy to accept any donations. All money collected
stays in the local community. They are all privately funded.
They work with children who have been the victims of any sort
of abuse. Background checks are made on all who are members and they receive training on how to help children of
abuse. Each child is given a jacket with the phone number of a
member sewn into the inside of the jacket.
Marge Kennedy asked why the meetings could not start at
7pm instead of 7:30. President Mike Brown said it would be
discussed at the next board meeting.
Doug Wells said he has fliers from the Rough Riders, they are
wanting to purchase a track chair to donate to the VA.
Old Business: Craig Foster reported on the progress of the car
show. He passed around sign up sheets for volunteers. He
said we are on schedule. He will be getting approval from Restore A Muscle Car for the front of the shirt. Next car show
meeting will be May 17th at 4pm at Dino’s.
Jim Holstein talked about the upcoming event at the Gary
Kuck Museum. It is on April 18th from 2-5pm, the cost is a $25
donation which will go to the Heartland Cancer Foundation.
Food and drinks will be available. 235 of 400 tickets have
been sold. See Jim if you would like to buy a ticket.
Jim is also coordinating a dinner cruise on April 26th starting at
Shoemakers and going to Benedict to PK’s Restaurant. They
have a chicken dinner special for under $10, can also order off
of the menu.
Mike Brown talked about the importance of club participation
for the car show. He urged all members to participate in some
area. Don Shea and Doug Weber are collecting door prizes.
The meeting was adjourned at 8pm. Following the meeting
Ann Anderson showed slides from the 50’s and 60’s when she
and her husband were members and officers. She also
brought for members to enjoy Rebel’s memorabilia
Respectfully submitted,
Margaret Otley, Secretary
WELCOME NEW MEMBER
Nellie Wermager
1956 Chevy BelAir
4 dr sedan
Rebels Auto Club April Meeting Dates
Be the first to say, “Hello” (From Life’s Little
Instruction Book.)
Board meeting:
Date: Tuesday, April 14th
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Dino’s Eastside Grille
All members are welcome to Board meetings.
Please come and join us for dinner. Be a part of
the decision making for your upcoming events.
Club Meeting:
Date: Wednesday, April 29th
Time: 7:30 pm
Place: One Eyed Dog in Eagle
Just a reminder; Wednesday evening is Pizza
night at The Dog. The specials are 25% off any
pizza and 25% off a pitcher of beer. Give their
Pizza a try. There are many other choices sure
to please everyone. Enjoy the spring drive.
Hope to see you soon.
Proud to be a Rebel, Sandy Francisco
Rebel Car Show
June, 28th, 2015
We need your help in several areas: judging, parking, lead food server, food servers, door prize table,
and other duties. We’ll make you a deal, sign up
for a few hours of fun and we’ll buy you
Lunch. Contact Craig Foster @ 402-435-8842
Please help promote our show by using the flyer in
this newsletter to post at work or give to friends.
A Street Auto is now giving all Rebel club
members a discount on cash only purchases at both
locations in Lincoln. Let the counter person know
you are a Rebels member.
A big thank you goes out to Ann Anderson
for her presentation at the March meeting.
She displayed original Rebel attire, magazines, programs, membership cards and
photos. She also gave a slide presentation
of the club’s early years
It seems like it has been a long winter but spring is finally here and several car events are starting to happen. First up on
Sunday April 19th starting at 5:00pm Don and Millie’s located at 84th and O streets in Lincoln is having a Show and Shine.
You will get 50% off of your meal if you tell them that you have your car there. Also if you mention that you are there for the
Rebels 20% of your receipt will go back to the Rebels Auto Club. If their parking lot is full we can park in the INMotion auto
repair parking lot that is next door to Don and Millie’s.
On Saturday April 25th is the Norris High Car Show in Firth. It has been several years since they have had a car show.
On Saturday May 2nd we have the ROC Benefit Car Show in Ashland being held at the Ashland-Greenwood High School
located at 18th and Furnas Streets. On Tuesday May 12th is the VA Hospital Show and Shine located south of 70th and O
streets starting around 4:00pm. On Saturday May 16th is the Berean Car Show located at 70th and highway 2 in Lincoln. This
car show is the show that Tom Dingwell and I are involved in helping put on. On Friday May 22nd through Sunday May 24th is
the NRSCCA Tire Rack Spring National (cone races). We are looking for volunteers to help work the gate. I don’t have the
specific times yet but if you are available on any of these days call me at (402)489-8853.
Starting on Friday June 5th through Sunday June 7th is the NRCA Tour Nebraska. On Friday is the registration out at Culvers
on north 27th. It looks like I have enough volunteers for that job. I do need more volunteers to be corner spotters out on the
course for both Saturday June 6th and Sunday June 7th. Call me at (402)489-8853 to sign up to help out.
I know it is a couple of months away but the next two events want an idea of how many cars to expect. On Thursday June
18th Tabitha Health Care located at 47th and Randolph streets is having a Show and Shine from 2:00pm to 5:00pm. On Saturday June 20th is the Savannah Pines Show and Shine located at 3900 Pine Lake Rd from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Call me at
(402)489-8853 if can participate in either of these events.
A big event coming to Lincoln on Saturday June 27th is the Goodguys Rod and Custom Car Show located in the Haymarket
area. Don’t forget the Rebels car show is on Sunday June 28th and we can still use more volunteers to sign up to help make
this show a success.
Easter
Tax Day
Board Meeting
Ladies Night
Kuck Museum
Earth Day
Don and Millie’s
Administrative &
Professionals Day
Arbor Day
Norris High
Car Show
ROC Benefit
Benedict
Dinner Cruise
Club Meeting
Car Show
Firth
by Jim Jensen
402-580-3763
THIS MONTH WE HIGHLIGHT OUR REBELS MEMBERS
Ken & Tracee Bougger
Growing up on a farm near Rising City, I’m sure I never had the cool car exposure that most of you “big city” kids had. I do remember a ’63 Chevy Impala SS and a ‘64 Ford XL that a couple of the older neighbors bought new
flying past our farm on the gravel roads.
As a youngster, one car influenced me for the rest of my life. In 1956, our
neighbor returned from the Army and purchased a slightly used ’55 Chevy;
Two Door Hardtop, Gypsy Red /Shoreline Beige, factory 265 “power pack”
car with dual exhaust. It was cool!
He ended up trading the Chevy for an Oldsmobile before I could ever convince him to let me under the wheel. This was long before I was 16. Turning
of age in the late sixties and seventies, I owned a few cool cars myself; a
Chevelle, Super Bee and 442, but I never forgot the ’55 Chevy.
Fast forward to September 1975, while reading the Lincoln paper, I saw a ’55
Chevy offered for sale. As I was sure it would be the last to ever be sold,
Tracee and I went to investigate. He wanted $250, I bought it for $200 (Car
Dealer, lol). He said I had to get it out of there right away as he was tired of
the phone ringing.
We drove it and had fun for 20 years. It appeared the 265 short block had
been replaced by a 283 and it had a 62 Chevy Borg Warner T-10 4-speed in
it. It smoked a little but ran hard!
We didn’t begin a serious restoration until the mid-nineties when we did a
frame off and put a 406 engine in it. The color combination nearly gave me a
nervous breakdown. Yes, I know, I still have to finish the interior.
Without boring you with additional detail, the rest is just history. The best
thing about owning and restoring a classic car is all the fun people you meet
and the help you solicit along the way. Love the car, and we will never be
separated. As with Tracee, till death (only mine) do us part!
For Sale
1978 Buick LeSabre 4 door. STRONG V8 (all cylinders 135
to 140 cold compression)
Tranny is sound and has no leaks. Ice cold A/C. I flew to
Phoenix and drove it back to Lincoln. I had dents and dings
removed along with a new paint job. NO RUST found during
the primer coat for the new paint! 64,350 original miles. Tires
75%. Tinted windows. New Interstate battery. Vinyl interior
like new. New headliner. a RARE FIND! $4500
Bill Montz
cell 402-314-8048
email [email protected]
Lonnie Miller
home 402-483-5168 (leave message)
cell
402-314-4359 (no text or VM)
I can attest that I have personally seen and inspected this
car. Lonnie attends the same church I do. His above statements are true to the best of my knowledge.
A MESSAGE FROM AT LARGE
BOARD MEMBER JIM JENSEN
HELLO TO ALL. THIS LAST MEETING (MARCH), I WAS
VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE TURN OUT OF MEMBERS.
IT MADE FOR A GREAT EVENING. AS EVERYONE
KNOWS THE SMOKEHOUSE ON “O” WHERE WE USE TO
HAVE OUR MEETINGS IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. IF
ANY OF YOU KNOW OF A GREAT PLACE TO HAVE
SOME FUTURE MEETINGS PLEASE LET ME KNOW SO
WE CAN ADD IT THE LIST OF PLACES TO GO. MY HAT
GOES OFF TO TOM DINGWELL AND THE PRESENTER
ANN ANDERSON FOR THE GREAT SLIDE SHOW.
BROUGHT BACK MANY MEMORIES FROM THE PAST.
THE SEASON OF CAR SHOWS IS HERE SO GET THOSE
CARS READY FOR THE MANY SHOWS COMING UP.
THE SHOW AND SHINE CAR SHOWS ARE GREAT TO GO
TO AS THEY LAST A LITTLE SHORTER ON TIME AND
THERE IS NO FEE. THE MANY PLACES WE DO GO
MAKE MANY SENIORS VERY HAPPY AND EXCITED.
LET’S MAKE A GOOD SHOWING THIS YEAR.
JIM JENSEN,
THE OLD MAN WITH THE OLD CAR
Gary Kuck Museum Tour
There has been a surge in ticket sales and they are selling quickly, although there are still some $25 tickets for sale. If you or your
friends want to see this awesome collection order tickets today.
Tickets can be purchased online at heartlandcancerfoundation.org, then click on the Events tab for the Kuck Event and buy with
credit, debit, or PayPal account. All tickets purchased are tax deductible with a receipt mailed to you for tax purposes.
There will be snacks, refreshments, a beer and wine bar catered by Meier's Cork & Bottle, as well as a raffle including tickets to
Kansas Speedway with a night stay at Embasey Suites, cash prizes, Saltdog baseball tickets, High performance driving lesson, to
name a few. Doors are open from 2-5PM.
Heartland will use proceeds from this event to assist low income cancer patients with medications and gas cards to travel back and
forth for their treatments.
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