GPMC NEWS. The Greater Pittsburgh Mustang Club Newsletter Visit our website at Volume 29 Issue 5 May, 2014

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1 GPMC NEWS The Greater Pittsburgh Mustang Club Newsletter Visit our website at Volume 29 Issue 5 May, 2014 Next Meeting Wednesday, May 7, at King s, Harmarville Board Meeting 7:00 pm, General Meeting 7:30 pm Dear Fellow Mustang enthusiasts, Wow isn t it April 15 th? While I sit writing this it is 32 degrees and blowing snow outside. Early tomorrow morning Charlyn and I are joining a group of club members for a drive to Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Mustang 50th Birthday bash. A group of you will be celebrating here with Ken B. on a Wine and Food Cruise. Hope we can we can drive away the cold and snow and blast into cruising season. Our next club meeting is at Harmarville King s Wednesday May 7th. After this meeting future meetings for the summer will be held at outside venues if the weather cooperates. Dwight H. activities director is currently planning summer activities so if you have ideas jump in and suggest them. Our All Ford Power show at Shult s Ford in Hamarville is June 22 nd and is an important charity event for the club. Please attend and pitch in for a fun Ford day in the sun. Can Am cruise weekend is June and is sponsored this year by our sister club Mahoning Valley Mustang Club in Youngstown, Ohio. Get those ponies ready for fun cruising, Mark M.

2 GPMC NEWS May 2014 Page 2 UPCOMING EVENTS GPMC Activities are listed in bold print. Some dates and events are subject to change, so please check the website and most recent newsletter for the latest information. April 26 May 7 June 1 June 4 June 13 June 15 June 22 June July 2 July 27 August 22 Irwin Annual Car Cruise Mustang 50th Anniversary Mustang Corral GPMC Meeting, King s Family Restaurant, Harmarville N. Hills Historic Auto Club 42nd Annual Antique Car Show at Mars Area High School GPMC Meeting at TBA GPMC Service Nite at Starlite Annual HCCA/Rotary/Lions Father s Day Car Show Oakmont Riverside Park All Ford Powered Show Can-Am, Youngstown, OH Please see registration sheet GPMC Meeting at TBA Annual GPMC Hospitality Picnic Monroeville Community Park Mustang Nite at Starlite President Mark Mulkey president@gpmc.org Vice President Danielle Lane drl325@ymail.com Secretary Gerri Corvino gerri15239@aol.com Treasurer Jason Uhler gt350man@verizon.net MCA Director Ed Saitz yellburd@comcast.net Webmaster Jennie Barker webmaster@gpmc.org Newsletter Editor Andrew Teti GPMC.newsletter@yahoo.com Membership Director Mary Hutton gpmc_membership@verizon.net Activities Director Dwight Hutton GPMC_Activities@verizon.net Merchandise Director John Holmes jwhh50@comcast.net Directors at Large Ken Barker 66RagTopPony@comcast.net Ray Radzevick rrrmustang@aol.com Bob Goetz goetzbob@zoominternet.net Alternate Directors Mark Bedel 1958cyclist@gmail.com TRCCC Representative Ken Brennan brenhome2@zoominternet.net Scott Unger dudunger@verizon.net

3 GPMC NEWS May 2014 Page 3 Combined Board and General Meeting Minutes April 2, 2014 The combined meeting was called to order by Mark Mu.,President, 7:35 PM, at King s Restaurant, Harmarville. The sign-in sheet was passed around, and the 50/50 was sold by Mark Mo. General Meeting Guest: Holly B. New Members: Daniel B., 1967 White Mustang Coupe (h is uncle is the original owner of a 1965 Mustang); Vytas M. was a member in the 80s and has a 1968 Red, 289 fastback and a 1969 Black Conv. model; Bob Z. was a member in the mid-90s and has a 1969 Red/ White Shelby Conv. and a 1994 Red/Camel Cobra. Minutes: The March 5, 2014 Meeting Minutes were reviewed. It was moved by Jeff B. and 2 nd by Tim S. to approve the minutes. Motion carried. Treasurer's Report: Jason reported the Income was from Dues, MCA Dues, Merchandise sales, and March 50/50 raffle. Expenses were MCA (dues), Mary H. (postage and office expense), and Jennie B. ( newsletter expenses).it was moved by Tim B. and 2 nd by Darryl M.to accept the Treasurer s Report. Motion carried. Membership: Mary reported we have a total of 127 memberships. The updated Directory will be out later this month. Newsletter: Andrew absent. April 15 is the deadline for the May Newsletter. Send photos, articles, and event info to Andrew at gpmc.newsletter@yahoo.com and to Jennie at webmaster@gpmc.org. A question was asked regarding non-member advertising. Mark Mu. replied the cost is $10/month for non-members and is text only. Merchandise: John reported the gold shirts ordered for the Charlotte trip are in. Three or four throws that were ordered still have to be picked up. He still has flags ($15 each) and shirts available. Webmaster: Jennie said we are averaging visitors a day. She provided the members with the new password for our Members Only site. Send car and event photos to her at webmaster@gpmc.org for posting on our site. TRCCC: Reporting for Ken Br., Mark Mu. reviewed TRCCC s newsletter. On April 6 there will be an Indoor Swap Meet at the South Park Fair Grounds form 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. On May 15 there will be Cops and Rodders Rod Run at Scott Twp. Park. Registration - 10:00 to Noon. MCA: Ed stated, if you joined MCA this year as a new member, please send him your MCA number and expiration date. If you haven t joined MCA yet, consider doing it through our club. Mustang 50 th Birthday Celebration: Information is available on the website All registrations are now closed. Charlotte 4390 registrations; Las Vegas registrations 6461 total registrations. MORE Program: We now have a parking spot - #29. Twenty GPMC members are going. This is a paved lot, which has in and out privileges during the day (inside parking does not). We will be parking with the White Mustang Registry. No tents or pop-ups are allowed! Activities/Upcoming Events: Dwight went over the upcoming events. Regarding the Charlotte show scheduled for April 15-20, the shirts are in and the cost is $24/$26 depending upon size. Tim Ba. is handling the Thursday night dinner and asked everyone who is going to the bar-b-cue restaurant in Charlotte on Thursday night to please sign up so he can send final count. He will a reminder for the dinner and for the other activities. Mark Mu. will handle a parade convoy, meeting at 7:00 AM, at the Bridgeville rest stop.

4 GPMC NEWS May 2014 Page 4 Ken Ba. is working on our local Pgh. 50 th Birthday Celebration cruise scheduled for Sat., April 19. We ll meet at 1:45 PM at King s (Harmarville) with the final stop at the Wooden Door Winery in Lower Burrell. The Irwin Cruise is scheduled for Saturday, April 26, $8 registration, and sign-up forms are available. We will meet at Kohl s, Irwin exit, at 10:00 AM. Dwight mentioned the Mustang owners of S.E. Michigan will hold an event at Ford s World HQ in Dearborn. Also, there will be the Woodward Dream Cruise in Detroit. All Ford-Powered Show: Ed is still working on details and should have more information shortly. He received a request from Drop the puck on cancer Charity in memory of Tom C. They are asking for something to put in a car gift basket in memory of Tom. Ed suggested donating a club t-shirt. It was moved by Ed S. and 2 nd by Danielle L to make the donation. Motion carried. Mark Mu. reported the Mahoning Valley Mustang Club will host the Can-Am on June in Youngstown. The Registration form is in the newsletter. Can-Am consists of four Mustang clubs Lake Erie Mustang Owners Club (LEMOC), Mahoning Valley Mustang Club (MVMC), Niagara Classic Mustang Club (Canada), GPMC. The four clubs rotate hosting the event. Ken Ba. reported the Pgh. Vintage Grand Prix will be held July We will have a tent, and two Patron parking spaces (C-51 and 52) have been assigned to us. It was moved by Ken Ba. and 2 nd by Mark Mo. to purchase the two spaces at $200 each. Motion carried. Per Dwight, the club picnic will be held on Sun., July 27 at Monroeville Park, Pavilion #2. Mustang Nite at Starlite is scheduled for Aug. 22. The Service Night is suggested for June 13. New Business: Mark Mu. reported on May 15 there will be a Car Cruse at the VFW Post 5008, East Pgh., from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM. The Lake Erie Mustang Owners Club (LEMOC) will have a 50 th Anniversary celebration on Sun., Aug. 3. Registration forms will be in the newsletter. The Butler Old Stone House Car Club, founded in 1964, will hold a Road Rally and Car Cruise on Sat., Aug. 23, at Alameda Park, Butler, Pa. Ken Ba. has a Mustang door weather stripping for s convertible and T-top at No Cost. Per Cheryl B., the Pgh. Int l. Dragway will have a cruise at the Bridgeville Masonic Hall on Wed. July 23. Gary B. brought in a neon GPMC sign and will bring it to Charlotte. For Sale: Holly B. must sell her 1968 Blue Coupe, in storage. Body/fenders are in good condition, and it is appraised at $2,500/$3,500. Dwight mentioned a friend has a 2013 XXX Black GT, 349 miles, for sale, asking $33,500. Denny L. knows someone who has a 2007 GT automatic American muscle car with white/black strips, Roush Spoiler, 32,000 miles, asking $22,000 or best offer or trade for a 4x4 at Michael s Auto Trim. Other: Carol U. won the 50/50. Next meeting :Wed., May 7,, 2014 at King s, Harmarville. Adjournment: It was moved by Tom H. and 2 nd by Jeff B. to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. Gerri C., Secretary

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6 GPMC NEWS May 2014 Page 6 A Mustang Restoration Story By Flatbed Dan Barth When I joined the club at the April meeting, a guest named Holly tried to sell her 1968 Mustang Coupe, her first car. Now, that is a story. I love stories. One of the members up front said, hey, that guy with the snowstorm and a Flatbed Mustang should go look at it. He was right and that's all the encouragement I needed. This was her first car, driven 70K miles and then put into storage in She also has a red 1967 Mustang convertible that was her parents and is not for sale. Holly told me her plan was to sell the blue Mustang and spend the proceeds to get the red convertible back on the road. To me, the blue car looked great topside, but I could not have two BLUE, non-running Mustangs at my house...she obviously loved Mustangs. How can I help? If I help, will you make sure you contact me first if you go to sell the convertible? ok, ok, ok... What if I take pictures, and we write the ad together via and phone, and then I post it on Craigslist? I posted it at 11 PM and by midnight had 4 inquiries which is a good sign... Anyway, she sold it to the first guy (who really owns a flatbed). It sold for less than she was asking, but she told me, it was very important to her that it goes to a good home. She told me the week before, she had been really stressed as she had to move the cars as the building had been sold. She had no idea what she was going to do. Now, the blue one is sold to a loving owner, and the buyer will flatbed her convertible to a shop to get it running so she can finally drive it this summer. All of this came about because of the club. Holly and I found the club through the website, AND if it were not for the club and its welcoming members, I never would have met her and none of this would have happened who knows what would have happened to the Mustangs? Now, you know the rest of the story... P.S. to the story from Ken Barker: Dan took it upon himself to help Holly out. He did everything, from photos, to running the ad on Craigslist, to negotiating the best deal for her. It's inspiring to know there are members like Dan in the club.

7 GPMC NEWS May 2014 Page 7 ADVERTISERS & SUPPORTERS CORRECTIONS & OMISSIONS Please send corrections & omissions to the editor. ADVERTISING POLICY Free Member Classified Ads: "For Sale" and "Wanted" cars and parts only Cars/parts for sale must be personal property of the member (not the property of the member's business or that of a non-member friend or business associate) Limited to three consecutive months Fifty words or less; photos only as space and time allow Non-Member Classified Ads: "For Sale" and "Wanted" cars and parts only Limited to three consecutive months Fifty words or less; photos only as space and time allow $10 per month, payable in advance Business Ads: Must be for a one-year period, can be renewed annually No changes in content until up for renewal Must be copy-ready Business card sized ads in the GPMC newsletter or on the GPMC website are $36 per year, $50 for both. Please contact the newsletter editor for prices on other size ads.

8 Vintage Mustang Ad GPMC NEWS May 2014 Page 8 OUR SPONSOR New address? New phone number? New car(s)? Help Mary Hutton, the GPMC Membership Director, keep the club s membership records up to date. Please submit any and all changes (such as street address, address, phone number, Mustangs and special interest vehicles owned) to Mary at: gpmc_membership@verizon.net Or Mary Hutton, P.O. Box 1073, Monroeville, PA 15146

9 GPMC NEWS May 2014 Page 9 REV. ROBERT J. MARKS, RETIRED M.DIV, M.S.L.S., M.S.W., R.N., BC Pastor Emeritus, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 2613 SUFFOLK ST. GRAPEVILLE, PA , (CELL)

10 GPMC News May 2014 Page 10 GREATER PITTSBURGH MUSTANG CLUB Andrew Teti Newsletter Editor 213 Knollwood Drive Charleston, WV TO: Next Meeting Wednesday May 7 King s Family Restaurant Harmarville Board Mtg 7:00 pm General Mtg 7:30 pm Newsletter Submissions Newsletters sent to addresses are in full color. Printed copies of the newsletter are in black and white and a limited number are available at meetings. Do you have a story or photo share? Send them to the newsletter editor. The next deadline is: May 15, 2014