Mopars of Brevard, Inc.

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1 Mopars of Brevard, Inc. FROM THE PRESIDENT S Driveway Now that February is in the can, I m looking forward to the month of March and the car shows of Spring. March is always loaded with them. Penny and I will attend Bike Week; we camp out at the Silver Sands Riding Arena (N. Smyrna Bch) every year. Stop by for a visit and a cold drink. It s an easy place to find, being on Tomoka Farms Road, next door to the Cabbage Patch Saloon. This weekend the Alzheimer s raffle car will be at the Seafood Super Bee Lines ~ March, 2017 MOB website: Mail address: POBox , Melbourne, FL Webmaster: Andy Caldwell President Bob Anderson (321) Board of Directors Pete Stasio Vice President James Auchter (321) Board of Directors Ray Moyer Secretary Jon Warner (321) Board of Directors Frank Parravani Treasurer Sharon Bukowski (321) Newsletter Editor Penny Anderson Mbership Dir Open Sunshine Girl Penny Anderson Historian Volunteer Needed (xxx) xxx-xxxx Public Relations Open Sgt.-At-Arm Ed Baranowski (321) Festival in Grant, Florida. Penny and I are planning to attend the AACA show at the Wickham Pavilion on Saturday, 04 March. Check the events section of this Newsletter for other car show opportunities this month. I will support as many of them as I can. The MOB s spring picnic is scheduled for 02 April, 2017 at Fisherman s Landing in Grant Florida. We can start as early in the morning as we wish and I would like to plan for lunch to begin at 1:00 PM. That should give our church attending MOBsters enough time to arrive after church and before lunch. This will be a dish to pass event so please attend the March club meeting so that we can coordinate who is bringing what. The dish to pass activity is one of my personal favorites. There are always tons of good food items to sample. As usual, the club will supply the setups, condiments, meats, and cold Page 1 of 9 drinks. If anyone has a game that they enjoy, please bring it. All club members are invited as are their families and very close friends, however, please let me know who is coming and how many, so that I can purchase enough food for everyone. Thanks Penny. You are doing a great job as our new Newsletter Editor. Please assist her by sending articles for future NLs. We had a great cruise-in in February. Thanks Pete for making this event possible. Penny, Jon Warner, Pete Stasio and myself attended the FMA meeting in February. The November Mopars with Big Daddy has a new location, less than 2 miles from the Museum. We have volunteered to support the registration activity. This years show will be held on Nov. 11 th & 12 th. Drive Safe, President Bob

2 March DATES Birthdays NEXT MOB MEETING Wednesday March 8 th 7:00 PM Memaw s Bar-BQ of Palm Bay 4916 Babcock Street NE Palm Bay, Florida We ll have a private meeting room. Purchase of food or beverage not required to attend meeting. Craig Stewart Ken Webb Bob Anderson Glenn Rubar Carol Patch Sharon Bukowski Anniversaries ANNIVERSARIES Virginia & Kevin Carter Carol & Tom Patch 5 th 9th 12 th 17 th 22 nd 27th 4th 8th MOB MEMBER NOTES: Joke of the Day: By Penny Anderson A little boy went up to his father and asked: Dad, where did my intelligence come from? The father replied. Well, son, you must have got it from your mother, cause I still have mine. Words Of Wisdom: By Penny Anderson When you make a commitment, you build hope. When you keep it, you build trust. A Good Recipe: By Penny Anderson Sausage Biscuit Bites 1 lb. hot sausage (pork or turkey) 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese 2 pkgs. Crescent rolls Dash salt & ground black pepper In a sauté pan, brown sausage & drain. Add dash of salt & pepper. Blend in cream cheese until the cream cheese is melted. Unroll 1 pkg of crescent rolls and place on a baking sheet. With your fingers, gently press the seams together to seal them. Spread the sausage mixture evenly over the crescent roll dough, leaving about ½ inch border along edges. Unroll the remaining pkg of crescent rolls and place on top of the sausage mixture. Press the edges together to seal. Gently press seams together. Bake at 375 degrees for about 20 minutes or until crescent roll dough is golden brown. Cut into small squares and serve. (Pizza cutter really works nice here.) Page 2 of 9 SOCIAL CALENDAR: Marco s Pizza Cruise-In: By Penny Anderson On Wednesday, Feb.22 nd at 5:30 p.m.at the Babcock St. Palm Bay location, a total of 18 Mobsters gathered together for an evening of fellowship and great tasting PIZZA!!! We dominated the eating area as usual. The next get-together is slated for Wednesday, Mar. 22 nd. Location will be the Wagon Wheel Pizza, 3082 Lake Washington Rd., Melbourne All Mobsters welcome! Any changes to date, time or location will be sent out via e- mail. If you have no access, please contact President Bob at (Usual date 4 th Wednesday of the month.)

3 MOB Name Badges By Penny Anderson Several members have shown interest in getting replacement name badges due to the loss of the originals. I have called our supplier and duplicates can be made for a total cost of just $3. (Tax included.) If you are interested in ordering either as a replacement, additional or if you are a new member wishing to have a MOB name badge please call or contact me at or Pander2211@aol.com Satellite Beach Lions Club Car show by Pete Stasio Beautiful weather highlighted the day, February 12 th, with over 100 cars in attendance. The Mopars of Brevard were represented with Cheryl & Frank Parravani, Joe & Arlene Naulty, Bob & Althea Underwood, James & Ashlee Auchter, Ray Moyer and Katie & myself. The Best Classic Car Award went to Bob & Althea with their 1955 Oldsmobile Also Mopar owner, Joe Botti, received the Daily Driver Award with his 1971 Plymouth Sebring. Congratulation to all winners! Thanks Lance Smith for putting on a great show. $26 MILLION IN MUSCLE CARS By Ed Baranowski I m here to raise money for charities, was the message of Mark Pieloch, owner of the American Muscle Car Museum on Sarno Road in Melbourne. I visited with Mark and his wife at the Eau Gaullie Yacht Club on February 3 where he told his story about an addiction to cars. Collecting 240 cars worth $26 million started as a teenager in the Boston area. His stories about restoration, collecting, and sharing made a great story for benefiting others. The Museum is not currently open to the public. Mark has setup the Museum as a 501 (c) 3 charitable organization. He will host charitable fund raisers where 100% of the proceeds going to a specific charity. Mark recently paid for an Elvis impersonator to the tune of $7,500 to help attract donors at $150 per person at the Sharing Page 3 of 9

4 Center Event in the Museum. Each event has generated a lot of funds for a designated charity due to the novelty and curiosity of the Muscle Cars Museum. February Cruisin For Charity By Pete Stasio It was great weather for a cruise in with cooler temperatures late in the evening. The cars totaled 177. Fast Eddie was fantastic with the great oldies being enjoyed by all. Awards were won by the following: Five Guy s 1 st place Jim and Sylvia Arnold with a 1969 Oldsmobile convertible, 2 nd place to Jack and Ann Hampton with a 1934 Coupe. The Best Tire and Wheel Set-up went to Rich Lacompte with a 1931 Ford Model A Tudor. Lastly the 50/50 winner of $80 went to Gary Merrill. I would like to thank all MOB members for their support at the cruise. Without them, it just wouldn t be possible. Also Katie and I would like to thank the club for the appreciation plaques and the gracious gift certificate we received. We love the club. Thank You, Katie and Pete. CRUISING ON THE ROYAL CARIBBEAN OASIS OF THE SEAS WITH ROCKY & THE ROLLERS By Sharon Bukowski Roger & I had a blast on the Oasis of the Seas Cruise. We met some amazing artists that were very popular in the 60 s. They were Jay Siegel from The Tokens, Freddy Bom Bom Cannon, Johnny Tillotson, The Devells, The Crystals, Peggy March, Johnny Contardo, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, Gary Lewis and the Play Boys, Vito Pitone & the Elegants, Dennis Tufano, Bowser and The Sting Rays and Tommy Mara and the Crests. Our 1 st stop on the cruise was an Island owned by Royal Caribbean in Haiti. On Valentine s Day, Roger wanted me to go parasailing with him. Scared?? Sure but I did it. Wow! What a view from 300 ft. up. We attended a Prom, a Sock Hop and a Good Night Sweetheart Dance on the last night of the cruise. Page 4 of 9

5 EVENTS MARCH 4 TH (SATURDAY) CELEBRATION OF CARS, MELBOURNE, FLORIDA Wickham Park Pavilion next to ESFC Melbourne Campus. Hosted by the Cape Canaveral Region AACA. Open to all types, makes and years of vehicles.highlighted class will be the American Muscle Cars. Participant judging for the top 25 awards. Dash plaques for the first 150 entries. Door prizes, Kids corner, food and drink available on site. Registration opens at 9 a.m. 3 p.m. show ends. Pre-registration $18 by February 18 th, $20 day of show. Car corral spaces $25, vendors $35. More info call Joe or celebrationofcars@antiqueautoclubcc.com MARCH 5 TH (SUNDAY) FLORIDA MOPAR NATIONALS CAR SHOW & SWAP MEET, DAVIE, FLORIDA Hosted by the Florida Mopar Connection Car Club at the University Dodge dealership at 5455 S. University Dr. (33328) Open to all Mopar and AMC vehicles. Wall plaques with award level (Gold, Silver or Bronze) presented to all participants. Goodie bags to the first 200 show participants. Best of Show and Dealer s Choice Awards for the Classic and Modern categories. Door prizes, 50/50, raffle drawings. Model car contest by Model Car Creations of South Florida. Rain or shine. Gates open at 8 a.m. Show time 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Car show registration $25, swap meet/vendor $25. More info call or visit floridamopar@bellsouth.net MARCH 12 TH (SUNDAY) 4 th ANNUAL BIKE WEEK & BIKE SHOW, PALM BAY, FLORIDA Space Coast Harley-Davidson, 1440 Sportsman Lane. Palm Bay. Hosted by High Performance Promotions. 12 noon to 4 p.m. Show open to cars, bikes and trucks of every year, make and model. 50/50 drawing, food music and vendors. Registration fee $10, registration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Judged show. Awards presentation 3:30 p.m. Plaques & Trophies for: Best in Show, Paint, Engine and Interior. Best GM, Best Mopar and Best FoMoCo. Best modified original pre-1949, Best Street Rod, Best Truck, Best Convertible, Best Import, Best Rat Rod and Best Bike. Also awards for Best of the Years (various segmented catagories) Also presenting a Bake Off! Entries welcome in Cakes, Cookies and Pies. Homemade ONLY! Entry fee $5. Prizes awarded in each class with a Best Overall Baked Good. Questions call Bob Helmick at Page 5 of 9

6 MARCH 24 TH 26 TH (FRI-SUN) 28 TH ANNUAL SPRING DAYTONA TURKEY RUN, DAYTONA, FLORIDA Held at the Daytona International Speedway, Daytona. Massive Swap Meet, classic cars for show & sale, artisan alley and fun for the kids. 8 a.m 4 p.m. Fri & Sat.; 8 a.m. 2 p.m. Sunday. Mike Henry and Ryan Evans from Counting Cars appearing on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vehicle pre-registration online is $30 (includes admission for your vehicle and up to 4 people all 3 days.) Spectator admission $10 Friday and Saturday: $5 on Sunday. Kids 11 and under free and free parking. Classic car parade lap around the track on Sunday at 2 p.m. More info visit or call MARCH 25 TH (SATURDAY) STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL, PALM BAY, FLORIDA Car and Bike Show at the EFSC Palm Bay Campus. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Registration 10 a.m. to 12 noon. $15 pre-registration by March 17 th, $20 day of show. All vehicles welcomed; antiques, classics, customs, rods and motorcycles. Door prizes, 50/50, Specialty Awards, Club Participation Award and car related vendor spaces. Event includes food court, Kids Zone, Arts & Crafters, and D.J. All proceeds benefit the work of Daily Bread, Inc., Melbourne. APRIL 2 ND (SUNDAY)ANNUAL MOB PICNIC, GRANT, FLORIDA Held at Fishermans Landing, 5795 US 1, Grant-Valkaria, Lunch served at 1 p.m. Condiments, meat and drink, and dinnerware provided by the club. This is a dish to pass event. A sign up sheet will be passed at the March meeting; those wishing to attend will need to provide what dish/ dessert they will be bringing as to avoid too many duplicates and also the number of people in their party. RSVP is required. If you can NOT attend the meeting, and wish to attend, please let President Bob know by Thursday, March 30 th. APRIL 8 TH (SATURDAY) 27 TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SATURDAY NIGHT CRUISE, OLD TOWN, KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA (This was formerly 1 st Saturday of June.) Live bands, prizes, FREE for participants and spectators. Open to 1979 and older vehicles. Registration is 9 a.m. Famous street cruise starts 8:30 p.m. More info or JUNE 11 TH (Sunday) 24 th ANNUAL BBQ & CAR GIVEAWAY, SHOW & SHINE, AMERICAN MUSCLE CAR MUSEUM, MELBOURNE, FLORIDA This is the Annual BBQ event provided by the Brevard Alzheimer s Foundation in conjuction to the car giveaway. Host club for the Show & Shine are the Mopars of Brevard. Show & Shine limited to 150 cars: RSVP to Linda Crumbaugh at Page 6 of 9

7 CRUISES 1 st Fri. Monthly Melbourne. By the Space Coast Mustang Club. From 5-9 PM at Beef O Brady s downtown Melbourne, Florida. All are invited. 2nd Tue. Monthly Melbourne. Cruise-in at Hooters on Babcock Street, Melbourne, Florida. 5pm to 9pm. 2nd Wed. Monthly Palm Bay. MOB General Membership Meeting at MeMaw s Bar-BQ Restaurant, 4916 Babcock Street N. E., Palm Bay, Florida PM. 2 nd Sat. Monthly Melbourne. Cruise-in at Jersey Mike s Subs on 90 West Hibiscus Blvd in Melbourne, Florida. 3rd Tue. Monthly Satellite Beach. Pappagalio s Restaurant, Satellite Beach. 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm. 3 rd Thu. Monthly West Melbourne. Mopar and all vehicles cruise at Five Guys Burgers & Fries, 5 to 8 pm, located in the Hammock Landing Shopping Center, 225 Palm Bay Road, West Melbourne, FL. 1 st and 4 th Thu. Monthly Sebastian, Florida. Cruise-in at Checkers from 5pm to 9pm on US1 at Roseland, Sebastian, Florida. Page 7 of 9

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