APRIL 2015 From the Prez. March had a little more club activity then February or January. Our 23rd or 22nd annual swap meet was a success. I was informed by Steve Jordan that there was one year where the club did not put on the swap meet. But we will still call it the 23rd. There was an increase in overall venders this year, and reports where positive on sales. The number of people coming thru the door was about the same as last year. Our expenses were a little higher than last year due to increase in rent and advertising. A big thank you to all the club members who helped out, especially committee members, Charlie Clayton, Jim Purdy, Darryl Neimi, Rod Dawson, and Paul Kallstrom. The concession stand served breakfast early this year which was much appreciated. All those I talked to had a good time and were looking to next years swap meet. Hopefully we can get someone to step up and volunteer to chair the event next year. On a sad note we lost Joe White to cancer. He was an active member and will be missed. The 50 s Cruise is on schedule according to Chairmen Burt Young, and we look forward to seeing our members participate for another fun show. Hope to see you at the next club meeting Thursday April 16th at Steve Jordans Shop. 2015 President, Fred Mestrich Club Members who need a little Sunshine The names below have been submitted by the Sunshine Committee. Those listed below are our fellow members and need you White Family Art Stotts Getchell Family Know someone not up to speed let Judy Jordan, Sunshine Committee Chair know. Judy s Phone number is: Visit your LCCCC website http:// clubs.hemmings.com/lccc/ or just type in Lower Columbia Classic Car Club in your favorite website search engine. Would you like to have a colored copy of the Backfire Newsletter by Email? Contact Ross Getchell @ regetchell@gmail.com There will be a Memorial Service April 26th 2015 @ 1:00 PM for Joe White at the Svensen Grange Hall Club Members bring out your collector car
Lower Columbia Classic Minutes minutes of regular meeting March 19,2015 Steve Jordan's shop 35232 Helligso Lane Astoria Oregon The regular meeting of the Lower Columbia Car Club was held March 19'2015 at 7:00pm at Steve Jordan s shop. President Fred Mestrich called the meeting to order. It was moved and seconded to accept the minutes as printed in the BACKFIRE the motion carried. Treasurer Burt Young distributed the reconciliation and profit and loss statement for members review. Joe White passed away. a $50.00 donation will be made in his name We have three new members Larry and Shirley Martin, Mike and Kathy Sasso, and David Olson The swap meet was a success. Thank you to everyone who helped. The Fifties cruise in is right on schedule we are still looking for volunteers. call Burt. The website is improving all the time send in first car stories and photos Get your BACKFIRE in your email it s in color just call Ross and let him know The youth club will begin having a class 4 th period at Warrenton High School starting the fall 2015/2016 year. The spaghetti feed was a lot of fun. On April 12 th we will be meeting at the DMV at 10am for the Chili feed in Raymond everyone is welcome MERTS open house is May 1 st bring your cars Attendance drawing LET IT RIDE Thanks to Margot for refreshments Margot Gittins secretary
Our 50 s Cruise Car Show at Camp Rilea in Warrenton is fast approaching and you're help will be needed. By that, I mean, there all sorts of chores that you can help with, set-up, parking, entry gate, etc. Set-up will take place on Friday morning, April 24th at the field (the heloport) at Camp Rilea at 9:30 am. Help will be needed in laying out the parking, both spectator and show car. Signs will need to be places along the streets and at the main entrance, plus signs on the field itself. Pop-up shelters won t be erected until Saturday morning, as the wind can be a problem overnight, but on Sat. morning help will be needed to put them up before the show gets started at 9:00 a.m. If you can help on Friday, meet at Stephanie's Cabin Restaurant at 8:00 a.m. Set-up of pop-ups on Saturday morning will begin at 6:00 a.m. Please pitch in to help make this event another success. Two deep-sea fishing trips are being raffled off this year, a Salmon trip and a Tuna fishing trip. Club members are not allowed to participate in any of the show raffles, but for informational purposes, tickets will sell at $3. each or 2 for $5. Both trips were donated by Ramblin `Round With Steve Tackle Time Bait & Charter in Warrenton. Proceeds from this show, go to support local Youth Automotive education programs, both high-school and college level. Club members display their collector cars while paying show participants will vote on a Best Host Car trophy, so get your car shined up and ready to show. We ve just received word that a special attraction vehicle, the Oscar Meyer Wiener-mobile will be on display for the show, something for our younger guests to view. For the older guests, the Warrenton High School Car Club, will again be running a 50/50 Raffle and the High School Baking Club will be having a baked food sale. Now if you all come out to help,.... whether or not the weather cooperates, we ll have a great show.
Road Trip to Mopar LX Springfest By Mark and Stephanie Welsh The week of March 15 th Stephanie and I traveled to Irvine CA to attend the Mopar LX Springfest Car show. Ever since we got our car we have wanted to take it on a road trip and this was the perfect opportunity. Hosted by the Southern California Challengers Car Club (SoCal Challengers) the show only allowed cars built on the Daimler Chrysler LX platform that is a hybrid mix of both Mercedes and Chrysler design. Models built on this platform include the Dodge Challenger, Chargers, Magnums and Chrysler 300 s. There were approximately 1,078 cars that came from across North America for the show. The show generated over $12,000 that will go to several youth programs at local high schools. We traveled to Irvine with 14 other members of the PDX Mopar Car Club. We took a week for the trip and left Sunday with the intension of working our way south and spending a few days enjoying the beaches and beautiful towns in Southern California. After a stopover in Grants Pass to visit with some college friends we met up with two other members and convoyed down to Irvine. We spent Tuesday morning having the car detailed then headed down to Laguna Beach to do some exploring. Being in Southern California, we did not expect to find so many really nice and down to earth people. We had planned on more local exploring the rest of the week but we discovered that Tuesday morning the parking lot of the hotel had become it s own impromptu car show. It was completely filled with Mopar lovers, Dodge executives, and beautiful cars making it hard to leave to experience other local attractions. It was as if we were having a four-day block party leading up to the main event. The hotel even arranged for a BBQ out in front. Dodge showed up with the new hellcat and scat pack challengers and Chargers. The official show started Saturday and we were invited to cruise in with the SoCal Challenger group. Corporate Dodge had a strong presence at the show unveiling new
cars and giving the attendants rides in the Dodge Vipers and new 707hp Hellcat Challengers. It was quite the site to see hundreds of other cars similar to ours yet each with their own paint jobs, modifications, and personalization to reflect their owner s tastes. One of the highlights of the trip was getting to meet Mr. Richard Petty himself. He was signing autographs for a few hundred people, and we got his signature on our B5 Blue Richard Petty colored SRT Challenger. That alone was worth the trip! We also had our car signed by Mark Trostle, the Head of Design for SRT (Street Racing Technologies), Mopar and Motorsports FCA. Additionally we became good friends with Rab McLarnon, who is in charge of the final inspection at the Chrysler Brampton Ontario Canada production plant. The drive home was eventful for several members of our club. One member had a shredded tire piece kick up and crack her front bumper as it took off much of the paint, two other members received $595 speeding tickets going through Roseburg, another member had a tire blow out. For us, our excitement started as we passed Mt Shasta and the clutch started going out. After suffering the abuse of adding 200 HP, a season of drag racing, and a week of spirited running around with the SOCAL guys, it finally gave up the battle and started slipping. Fortunately we were able to limp home. The 16 hour drive straight home from Irvine to Lafayette on Sunday was the worst part of the trip. The clutch will be replaced soon and then we will be ready to go for the next adventure!
FOR SALE LOT & ANNOUCEMENTS FOR SALE 1958 STUDEBAKER SILVER HAWK 350 ENGINE, 350 TRANS. CONTACT JERRY BENNING @ 360-642-8797 $10,000 OBO FOR SALE 1954 CHEV. 235 6 CYL. CRATE MOTOR, HAS BEEN COMPLETELY OVERHAULED BY S & J ENGINES INC. IN SPOKANE WA. PRICE 2500.00 JON 503-728-3562 50 S CRUISE REUNION T-SHIRTS ARE FOR SALE TO CLUB MEMBERS. GET THEM WHILE THE SELECTIONS ARE GOOD 10:00 DOLLARS IS A VERY GOOD PRICE. COME TO A MEETING TO MAKE YOUR SELECTION OR CONTACT STEVE 503-325-1807 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS MELVIN & MIKI FRANCE JOHNSON 1961 NASH METRO 1968 CHEVY P/U DOUG & DOROTHY GILLIES 1948 CHEVY 2DR. COUPE DAVE OLSON & KELLI RAMVICK 1970 CHEVY CHEVELLE, 1968 OLDS. CUTLASS, 1941 GMC P/U MIKE & KATHY SASSO 1969 FORD GALAXY 500 LARRY & SHIRLEY MARTIN 1964 BUICK RIVIERA
SEE YOU AT THE 50 S CRUISE REUNION CAR SHOW APRIL 25TH APRIL 16TH CLUB MEETING MAY 21ST IS NEXT MONTH S CLUB MEETING MAY 2015 BIRTHDAYS IN C APITAL LETTER S AND B OLD, A NNIVERSAR Y IN ITALIC S AND UN DE R- LINED, EVE NTS IN CA P S/B OLD/UN DERLIN ED/ ITAL IC S SUN MON TUE WE D THUR FRI SA T 1 FAY LANWEHR 2 3 DON LANDWEHR 4 5 6 KATRINA STOTTS 7 8 ROGER GOBLE 9 10 11 GARY ASPMO 12 13 14 LINDA LAINE, MARK WELSH 15 JIM SMITH 16 17 Goble 18 19 20 CINDY GLEGOR 21 LCCC MEETING Wood, HERGENREDER 24 25 26 27 28 BOBBY HERGEN- REDER 22 23 29 30 Purdy 31
LOWER COLUMBIA CLASSIC S CAR CLUB P.O. BOX 1259 ASTORIA, OREGON 97103 Address Correction Requested BACKFIRE LOWER COLUMBIA CLASSIC S CAR CLUB APRIL 16TH 2015 CLUB MEETING AT STEVE JORDAN S SHOP