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If you don’t pay your dues, this is your last newsletter!
This Month
Feb. 2005
- Negative Wedge Tech
- 2005 Calendar
- President’s Message
Next Meeting:
Sunday Feb. 20, 6:00pm
Dennys’s
(Wilsonville)
Ownership not essential, Enthusiasm is!!
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For information about
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or it’s activities, call or email
any officer:
President
Dave Lennartz
503 869-8137
Vice President
Ken Walker
503 632-4714
Secretary
Paul Blanchard
503 657-9273
Treasurer
Ann Clack
503 656-3891
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor
Brent Soo Hoo
503 323-5826
[email protected]
Webmaster
Tim Grubb
360 518-1447
[email protected]
MHRC Rep
Ray Clack
503 656-3891
Asst. MHRC Rep.
Paul Blanchard
503 657-9273
SAAC National Rep.
Fred Gehring
503 657-5595
Track Stewards
Brent Passmore
[email protected]
Brian Bogdon
360 425-4017
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Brent
Soo Hoo
Email: [email protected]
From the Driver’s Seat
Hi everyone,
Another month, another ~$125 for the newsletter. We had a
special SAACNW budget committee meeting at Ken Walker’s
house. Basically, our club dues are not supporting the club’s
needs and activities. Expect a raise in dues for 2006, too late to
raise the dues this year. We need to figure out how to cut the
costs. One great method that I support is being able to download the newsletter from the SAACNW.org website--password
protected of course. If we can get 50% of our membership to
accept it this way, we cut 50% of our printing costs. Do you
really need that paper copy? Ask yourself that question. I
know there are those of you that don’t have internet access or
would just rather get the paper version, but for those of you
that can/would accept it electronically it would help the club
make ends meet.
Thanks to Ken Walker for hosting the 2005 calendar planning
meeting and special budget committee meeting at his house.
We were distracted by Shelby’s being auctioned at the BarrettJackson car auction. I averaged out the prices of the 1967 GT500’s for this year, and the average price was $164,000. Unbelievable! Get some better insurance everyone, the Shelby
values continue to skyrocket.
SAAC Northwest Express is a
monthly newsletter of Shelby
American Automobile Cub
Northwest, a regional club
formed in 1978 for the
purpose of preserving &
enjoying Shelby and other
Ford/Mercury Performance
cars.
Web page address/emails:
http://www.saacnw.org/
“You can do WHAT?”
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Brent Soo Hoo
SAACNW Newsletter Editor
Keith Canutt - Restoration of your early Mustang. Rusty
floor repair or replacement. Suspension upgrades and
rebuilding. Total restoration, modification and upgrades
including 5 speed conversions. “Horse shoe Rustorations”
(503) 598-8675
Edward Neiger - Professional certified welder. Mig, Tig &
Stick. Aluminum, Stainless and mild steel. No job too small.
(503) 481-9164 Lives in Gresham.
Bob Parker - An expert at Photography & has volunteered to
take excellent photos of your car. You cover the cost of film
and processing. Contact him at the next meeting.
Cary Gressinger - Owner of C&G Automotive Inc.. Has
been building quality Cobra Replicas, servicing and restoring
original Cobras for the past 10 years. C&G has just started
to produce their own replicas and chassis utilizing 5.0
Mustang components.
(503) 678-1115
Russ Schulte - This gentleman is a master sheet metal man.
For aluminum work, sheet metal etc. Call Russ.
(541) 451-3655
James Boscole - Structural fiberglassing. You know, let’s
take out the shake. Don’t call me for gel coat issues. Also
graphic design projects and website design.
(503) 625-7650
Mark Folden - Classic Auto & Appraisal. Serving all your
appraisal needs including market, loan, insurance, replacement, and diminished value reports. All appraisal reports are
done in strict compliance with the Uniform Standards of
Professional Appraisal Practice and American Society of
Appraisers.
(360) 807-8324
Jeff Sanders - Manual Transmission specialist. BorgWarner T5 expert, some “Ford” units available outright.
Rebuilding or Updates available. Intimately familiar with
Toploaders, T10’s, Muncie’s ack!! Will do some automatics
as well. (503) 625-2708 or (503) 997-3640
Mark Pendergrass
Discounts
Note: Businesses require phoning
ahead and proof of membership in
SAAC NW to get a discount. Take
your club membership card with you
when visiting these vendors.
Tom Jones Motorcars
Contact: Tom Jones, 2820 W. Highland Ave., Redmond, OR 97756. (541)
548-0633. Email:
[email protected] 10% discount on custom & mustang parts.
Hillyer’s Mid-City Ford
Contact: Dennis or Craig, 3000
Newberg Hwy W, Woodburn, OR
97XXX. (503) 981-4747. 10% discount
on parts only.
Schnell Automotive & Supply
Contact: Tim Schnell. 1506 NE
Lombard, Portland, OR 97211. (503)
285-3567 or (503) 285-2951. Discount
varies on all services and parts. Also
full machine shop.
C&G Automotive, Inc.
Contact: Cary Gressinger. 22015
Airport Rd., Aurora, OR 97002. (503)
678-1115. 15% discount on parts and
service.
R&S Classic Mustang Supply
Contact: Ray Mason. 250 Queen SE,
Albany, OR 97XXX. (541) 926-5383.
10% discount on parts and service.
Engine Parts Distributing, Inc.
Contact: Pete Agalzoff. 6635 N.
Baltimore, Portland, OR 97203. (800)
289-3373 or (503) 289-3373. 20%
discount on engine kits and jobber
Rose City Mustang LTD.
Contact: Bill Kubeck.
521 NE 74th Ave., Portland, OR 97213.
(503) 243-1938. 10% discount on all
parts new & used excluding special
order items.
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Landmark Ford
Contact: Art Fitch
12000 SW 66th Ave., Tigard, OR 97223
(503) 639-1131. Discount varies on
FRPP and parts.
Plans for SAAC30, July 2005 in
Riverside, CA (Check this space for further updates)
SAAC30 Drag Race info has been released. Who’s got the fastest Shelby???
Hotel -
Riverside Marriott, (951) 784-8000. $79/night, the Mission Inn
is pretty much full already. Hurry!
SoCal Dream Garage Bus Trip get your reservations in to SAAC now! 300 person limit.
Shelby-American Team Reunion Dinner -
$80 cost includes a free dinner for a Shelby-
January Meeting Minutes
Minutes of the SAAC NW meeting 16 January 2005
President’s Report
President Dave Lennartz commented on the great turnout for tonight’s meeting, very
impressive, thank you members. Dave began the meeting by asking the Secretary to
read the 21 November 2004 meeting minutes.
Secretary’s Report
Paul Blanchard read the minutes of the 21 November 2004 meeting. Paul then asked
if there were any additions or corrections to the November meeting minutes as read.
There weren’t any, the minutes stand as read.
Vice President’s Report
Ken Walker commented on the upcoming “P & P” meeting (Planning & Pizza) at his
home where we will have the opportunity to watch the upcoming Barrett Jackson
Auction live from Scottsdale Arizona. Planning for the calendar of events for this year
will be discussed. All members are welcome to attend. Ken suggested that members
who haven’t been to his home before gather at Berry Hill shopping Center in Oregon
City so that we may tour out to his home together.
American team member. Get your reservations in to SAAC now!
Treasurer’s Report
Roadtrip Plans -
Fred and Gayle Gehring will be unable
to coordinate the roadtrip--going down late. We are looking for someone to
coordinate the roadtrip, arrange the lodging and food/gas stops, meeting times/
places--who wants to be the trip leader??? We need everyone who is planning
on going to let us know. Are you bringing your car? Driving it? Trailering it?
Special Edition SAACNW gear Brent Soo Hoo will probably have some limited edition roadtrip T-shirts and gear
printed. Brand New Special Edition Design. Let him know what you want/sizes.
Great for identifying yourself to other regions at the National SAAC Convention!
Sure to be in demand and collectible. Kenny Beers already wants one.
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Ann Clack gave the beginning and ending monthly balance along with a breakdown of
our expenses and income. Our Bank balance is reconciled with our December and
January bank statements.
Ann commented on our club membership in the MHRC, (Multnomah Hot Rod Council)
will send in the renewal with a check for our club participation.
Ann discussed a spread sheet that she put together outlining the club’s income and
expenses, shared it with the members. We will have a financial planning meeting at
the P & P meeting at Ken Walker’s on the 5th of February, Bob Parker will chair. At the
meeting the members who volunteered to be on the committee with Bob will discuss
ways in which our club can economize to bring our expenses more in line with our
income. A report with suggestions will be presented at our February meeting.
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January Meeting Minutes -cont. from pg.3
National SAAC Rep
Fred Gehring thanked Brent Soo Hoo for running the picture of former club Vice President Rod Johnson serving in Iraq. Fred said that he received an inquiry from SAAC
National President Rick Kopec asking about a SAAC National member that was serving in Iraq, (Rod) will include a photograph of him in the upcoming National magazine.
Fred said that following the SAAC National Convention in Fontana California SAAC
National member Tommy Thompson who has the replica of the Cobra Caravan trailer
will bring several original 1965 original R-model Mustangs up to the Historic Races in
Portland.
Fred commented on the desire of SAAC National to have as many of the original 6
Daytona Coupes as possible at this years convention. The last time they were together
in numbers was at the Mollie Stones Winery event in San Francisco in 1995. At the
event four of the six Daytona coupes were present for the 30th anniversary of Ford
winning the World Manufacturers Cup in 1965.
Track Steward’s Report
Brian Bogdon gave his report, said that he has the dates for our track days.
Brian said that we have Monday the 11th of July and Wednesday the 14th of September.
The next track date is for the Alpha Club on 5 March, we can participate with them,
other dates will be on our website. Brian said that he hasn’t yet had the opportunity to
talk with Dave Frezza about Ford sponsorship of our track days, will call him and coordinate a meeting.
Newsletter Editor
Brent talked about his getting the newsletter out to the printer as soon as he could.
Brent thanked Dave Lennartz for his e-mail that was used for his editorial in the latest
newsletter, with Brent adding the car reference. Brent commented on his ability to pick
up some advertising for our newsletter from our guest speaker.
Negative Wedge Kit
Available from:
B & B Mustang
503-656-4228
Rose City Mustang
503-243-1938
SAAC NW Webmaster
Tim Grubb said that the web sit looks better has been improved with help from Lisa
Bogdon. Tim said that anyone that has dates of important club events should get in
touch with him for inclusion into our site.
Tim asked that any member that has pictures of interest to all club members that would
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January Meeting Minutes -cont. from pg.4
like to have them included in our website to e-mail them to him.
MHRC Report
Ray Clack gave the report, talked about the upcoming Portland Roadster Show, asked
for volunteers to help with the show.
February 20th at 5:00 P.M. is the date of the volunteer party at the Pogy’s Sub Shop on
McGloughlin in Oak Grove. Sign up to help with the show, T-shirts will be available for
sale at a membership discount.
Lou DeVogele of the MHRC, who is hosting the volunteer party at his Pogy’s Sub Shop
offered as a suggestion that we get in touch with the Mayor of Portland and the Police
and Fire Chiefs for a trophy presentation at the Roadster Show.
Old Business
Dave Lennartz, asked Brian Bogdon for his thoughts on the club event after the Portland Historics. Monday will be our track day, Tuesday will be a light day with an
evening barbecue. Wednesday on will be the tour up to Bellvue Washington for the
Mustang Round-Up with some interesting stops along the way.
January Meeting Minutes -cont. from pg.5
very much.”
It was decided at this meeting that the club would not purchase officer name tags for
this year, any officer who wished to have a name tag could, as an option, pay to have
one made.
Guest Speakers
Dave Lennartz introduced our guest speakers for the evening. Mr. Ron Feddema, Amber Aldridge, and Travis Hall of Fast Specialties. Fast Specialties
is a new company that sells, installs and provides tuning for all gasoline or diesel cars
and trucks, whether carbureted of EFI/DFI. They are located in Vancouver Washington,
gave a good presentation of their service facility and what they can do for club cars as
well as our daily drivers.
In Closing
There were some nice raffle prizes given away. Dave Lennartz brought in more cars
from his die-cast collection, model cars that were enjoyed by all members.
Meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted: Paul R. Blanchard, Secretary
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New Business
Ed Neiger mentioned that the Lotus club that he belongs to publishes a calendar that
members are asked to buy. In it are color photos of member cars as well as a calendar
of events for the club year. Dave Lennartz said that he would like to have a calendar
committee look into the production of a club calendar, be willing to volunteer at our
February meeting. Bob Parker was volunteered to take the photos, it could be offered
for sale to our members and all others that have an interest.
Ann Clack said that dues are due, if you haven’t done so please get your dues in
soonest!
Paul Blanchard read a Thank you card from Bunadine Ward of the Aurora American
Legion Auxiliary, the organization that we donated the toys from our Christmas banquet
to.
She wrote, “Thank you so much for the toy donation. As Chairman of Children & Youth;
I was able to supply toys for a family with 2 children and a new baby with toys who
otherwise were not going to have much Christmas. The rest went to the Foster
Children’s program in Salem which covers most of the Willamette Valley. Thank you so
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Negative Wedge Kit - Tech Article
Early 64 _ to ’73 mustang handling has never been considered “refined”, in fact
you could call it “spooky”. Even if your just going to the market. The ford factory boys
purposely set up these front suspensions to understeer or “plow” in most all driving
situations. Their reasoning was that not all mustang owners were expected to be
experienced race drivers. This understeer condition is created by an intentional
geometry configuration that causes positive camber gain with body roll on the outer
wheel, and negative camber gain on the inner side. Stay with me, it gets better.
‘Ol Shelby knew this problem and lowered the front control arms one inch. (1-_
inches on his Trans Am cars) This modification improved the handling greatly but put
the ball joints in a near “bind” condition causing premature wear. Ideally a 1 _ to 2
inch drop on the front A arms is needed; however, that would cause the ball joint to
bind on every bump and corner and suspension would fail completely.
The solution to this ball joint binding is to place a wedge spacer between the
stock control arm and ball joint, this idea has been around for some time and I believe
that Pro-motor sports engineering was first to design and build a kit that let us safely
lower these cars. These kits are called a “negative wedge camber corrector kit”. The
kit includes two billet 6061 aluminum wedge spacers grade-eight nuts and bolts, drill
templates and complete instructions. Modified moog ball joints are available with the
kit or without, many customers already have new or like new ball joints, so all that is
needed is to enlarge the existing 5/16 holes to 3/8 inch.
Three bolt and four bolt kits are available to fit 1964 _ to 1970 mustangs as well
as ’67-’70 Cougars and most Falcons, Comets and Mavericks from those years.
Re-alignment settings are very close to stock and will provide excellent tire wear. Tire
contact patch is close to 100% at all times. I recommend changing out the front sway
bar if it is anything less than 7/8 inch in diameter and be sure the suspension bushings
are in good condition. For all you economy minded gear heads a 15/16 inch V8
Granada bar in junkyard land will bolt directly to your ’67-73 mustang.
Front springs are another item that should not be over looked for optimum
handling, the stock springs will work fine, but I would consider using a high rate spring
such as a ’69-70 big block. Very common are a 620 rated spring, some say there are
a little stiff. I have installed a set of variable rate springs 320-550 in lbs on my car; I
will let you know the results when my car is back on the road. If you have a previously
lowered A arm (1 inch) this kit will work just fine.
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Rugby or Ballet?
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SAACNW 2005 Events Calendar
SAAC NW Event Calendar for 2005 (A starting point, more events to be added as we go - editor)
Negative Wedge Kit - Tech Article- cont. from Page 9
Date(s)
Event
2/24/05
Audi Open Traclk (Portland Int. Raceway)
3/4-6/05
Portland Roadster Show (OR Convention Center)
3/5/05
Alfa Open Track (Portland Int. Raceway)
4/1-3/05
Portland Swap Meet (Expo Center - Club Info/Booth inside)
4/16/05
Apple Blossom Tour (Hood River, OR)
4/17/05
Rain Date for Apple Blossom Tour (Hood River, OR)
5/7/05
Portland Transmission Show (Portland, OR)
5/21/05
Poker Run and Picnic (???)
5/22/05
Rain Date for Poker Run and Picnic(???)
6/4/05
All Ford Swap Meet and Car Show (Hillsboro, OR)
6/30/05-7/4/05 SAAC30 National Convention (Riverside, CA)
7/8-17/05
‘65 Shelby GT350 40th Anniversary Week (Portland, OR-Bellevue, WA)
7/8-10/05
Portland Historic Car Races (Portland Int. Raceway - Club Corral)
7/11/05
SAAC NW Open Track/Club Day (Portland Int. Raceway)
7/13/05
“Two Lane Blacktop” Tour to Kent, WA
7/14/05
Mustang Roundup Open Track (Pacific Raceways, Kent, WA)
7/15/05
Pony Trails (Bellevue, WA)
7/16-17/05
Mustang Roundup Show Sat. MCA Judged/Sun. Popular (Bellevue, WA)
8/1-6/05
Hot August Nites (Reno, NV)
8/7/05
All Ford Picnic (Champoeg State Park, Newberg, OR)
8/12-13/05
Cruise the Gorge - Friday nigh stay over? (The Dalles, OR)
8/21/05?
SAACNW Ice Cream Cruise? (Aloha, OR)
8/28/05?
SAACNW Ice Cream Cruise? (Aloha, OR)
9/13/05
Audi Track Day (Portland Int. Raceway)
9/14/05
SAAC NW Open Track Day (Portland Int. Raceway)
9/14/05
NWDRA Evening Drag Racing (Portland Int. Raceway)
9/15/05
Porsche Track Day (Portland Int. Raceway)
9/24/05
10 O’Clock Hill Church Cruise -In (Beavercreek, OR)
10/8-9/05
Maryhill Loops Car Show and Hillclimb - Sat.. night stay over
(Goldendale, WA)
11/??/05
Covered Bridge Tour with Early Ford V8 Club (Willamette Valley)
12/??/05
End of the Year Club Banquet
Participation Level—
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President’s Column - by Dave Lennartz
“Ownership Is Not Essential, Enthusiasm Is”
At a club meeting last year, I got up on my personal soap box and shared my concerns about
our decreasing membership—both in total numbers, and in terms of ACTIVE, participating
members—and the distressing possibility it raised in my mind of SAAC NW declining into
*just* an “occasional beer, pizza & bench-racing” society—not that there’s anything wrong
with “occasional beer, pizza & bench-racing”; it’s the *just* that really concerns me.
Now that you all have given me the “presidential” soapbox, and I’ve talked with a few prior or
inactive members, I’d like to revisit that issue, and do it in terms of the statement at the head
of this column. To me, it’s an enthusiasm for Shelby cars, and what they accomplished on the
track and on the streets, that draws most folks to this club initially; BUT, we stay involved
because we enjoy the people, and the activities, that we find here; and if, it stops being FUN—
being enjoyable—folks lose that initial enthusiasm and LEAVE.
The primary reason I’ve gleaned from conversations with folks who’ve left SAAC NW is their
impression that we’re becoming snobbish or exclusionary, based on ownership of “pedigree”
cars, rather than inclusionary based on enthusiasm about those cars—and about Ford-powered
performance in a larger sense.
IF SAAC NW is going to survive as a club, it needs every enthusiastic member it can find.
Those of us who are here need to explicitly let those enthusiasts know they’re welcome, and
we need to make our club activities, from mundane monthly meetings to once-a-year (or oncein-a-lifetime) events, enjoyable for everyone who’s enthusiastic about Shelbys.
The ONLY reasons I can see for excluding someone from SAAC NW membership are (1)
dishonest behavior and (2)especially the specific dishonesty of deliberately misleading the
public by misrepresenting a car (or parts, or anything else marque-related) as being “pedigree”
when they know it’s not. Personality clashes and conflicts aren’t enough; those will either sort
themselves out, or the person(s) unwilling to compromise will leave on their own—it’s up to
them.
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Radical front-end alignment settings are eliminated since large amounts of
preset negative camber are not needed; also the need for a rear sway bar is reduced or
eliminated.
Installation is very straightforward; basic hand tools and you will need a spring
compressor, remember; handle the compressed spring with caution since it is under
tremendous load pressure.
So, with improved camber geometry and a lowered ride height you can make
these old steeds handle as good as new ones.
Sources:
Pro-Motorsports Engineering & Mustang Illustrated
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Collectible/performance cars owned—please indicate year, model, color, and special features.
SAAC Northwest
SAAC Northwest (Shelby American Automobile Club Northwest Region) is a regional club
formed in 1978 for the purpose of preserving and enjoying Shelby and other Ford and Mercury
performance cars.
Club meetings are scheduled for the 3rd Sunday of each month, 6 p.m. Denny’s Restaurant
of Wilsonville, OR. From I-5 take Exit 283 Turn east; turn right on SW Parkway. Guests and
visitors are always welcome!
Dues are $20 per year (pro-rated quarterly for new members joining throughout the year).
Bring your dues to the next meeting, or mail to, Treasurer, SAAC Northwest, P.O. Box 242,
Oregon City, OR 97045 (Make Checks payable to “SAAC Northwest”, please)
Membership benefits include a monthly newsletter, eligibility to run during the SAAC Northwest track days, club discounts from numerous parts suppliers , and opportunities to participate in
car shows and other club activities like tours, picnics, car corrals, etc.
Please note: To take advantage of member rates at Track Events, you must be a member at
least two weeks before the event!
For more information about SAAC NW or its activities, call
any officer.
2005 SAAC Northwest Officers
President:
Vice-President:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
SAAC National Rep.:
Newsletter Editor:
Webmaster
Open Track Steward
Open Track Steward
MHRC Representative:
Asst. MHRC Rep:
Dave Lennartz
Ken Walker
Paul Blanchard
Ann Clack
Fred Gehring
Brent Soo Hoo
Tim Grubb
Brent Passmore
Brian Bogdon
Ray Clack
Paul Blanchard
(503) 869-8137
(503) 632-4714
(503) 657-9273
(503) 656-3891
(503) 657-5595
(503) 323-5826
(360) 518-1447
(360) 636-7885
(360) 425-4017
(503) 656-3891
(503) 657-9273
VIN/Serial Number:
1.______________________________________________________________________________________________
2.______________________________________________________________________________________________
3.______________________________________________________________________________________________
More: _________________________________________________________________________________________
Are you a member of the national Shelby American Auto Club? Circle one: YES / NO
What sort of events/tours are you interested in? Please specify.
What club events/tours did you participate in during 2004? Top 3 favorites?
What non-club events/tours did you participate in during 2004? Top 3 favorites?
What sort of items would you like to see in the newsletter? Please specify.
Would you like to get only an emailed electronic copy of the newsletter (.PDF format)?
Are you interested in any long distance trips like SAAC National Convention, Mustang Celebration, Mustang Roundup, Hot August Nights, or similar events? Please specify.
Would you rather drive your car on tours/club events or show it in judged shows? Or both?
SAAC NORTHWEST MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION AND INTEREST SURVEY
First and Last Name
Date
Spouse or Significant Other
Amount Paid
Address
City
Home Phone
State
Are you interested in an 8-week wide spectrum technical “Ford” night or weekend class put on
by a reputable local speed shop? Would you be willing to pay a nominal fee to enroll in such a
class? How much would seem fair to pay? $80 or $160? What items would you expect to be
covered in such a class?
Zip
Internet Address-
OWNERSHIP NOT ESSENTIAL~ENTHUSIASM IS