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Greed. Personal greed. Corporate<br />

greed. What greed can buy was on<br />

display this month in and around <strong>San</strong><br />

<strong>Diego</strong>. At the SpeedFest at North<br />

Island Naval Air Station during Fleet<br />

Week, there was a ton <strong>of</strong> what greed<br />

can get you. Some <strong>of</strong> these race cars<br />

were museum pieces, but there they<br />

were, out on the track, being driven<br />

hard. Some <strong>of</strong> ‘em blew up. Some<br />

even crashed. But their owners don’t<br />

worry much about that. Their greed<br />

has resulted in fat wallets that can fix<br />

almost any damage.<br />

Most <strong>of</strong> these cars were brought in<br />

from places far from <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>. And<br />

the transporters that brought them<br />

put on quite a show <strong>of</strong> greed in their<br />

own right. Representing corporate<br />

greed more than anyone was the Vic<br />

Edelbrock setup. His race car transporter<br />

was outdone only by his product<br />

display transporter. Both, in matching<br />

color schemes, gleamed in the sunlight.<br />

And Vic’s Camaro and Chrissy’s<br />

Mustang were both out there, lookin’<br />

fine and runnin’ hard in the fast Trans<br />

Am category.<br />

Then at the show in the Gaslamp<br />

Quarter, greed was conspicuously<br />

on display once again. This was not<br />

racing, but a turnout <strong>of</strong> local cars from<br />

a wide range <strong>of</strong> types. There was a<br />

rare Jaguar SS100, a ‘40 Caddy with<br />

a V-16 engine, an Isotta Fraschini from<br />

the ‘20’s<br />

that was<br />

probably<br />

owned by<br />

royalty.<br />

While I<br />

was gawking<br />

at the<br />

engine, I<br />

overheard<br />

a guy saying that the owner spent a<br />

million bucks to make a new cylinder<br />

head for it. I can’t imagine that’s true,<br />

but if it is, I have a couple <strong>of</strong> bridges<br />

for sale that I’d like to talk to him about.<br />

Hey, I have a certain amount <strong>of</strong> greed,<br />

too! Then there were the new Ferraris<br />

and Maseratis. In spite <strong>of</strong> what we<br />

hear about the Euro financial crises,<br />

it seems the Italians are smitten with<br />

their share <strong>of</strong> greed, also.<br />

Well anyway, this display <strong>of</strong> what<br />

wealth can buy caught the attention<br />

<strong>of</strong> some members <strong>of</strong> the local Occupy<br />

<strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> protest. They marched<br />

through the show, chanting slogans<br />

and waving their signs. Scruffy<br />

lookin’ group.<br />

Personally, I preferred<br />

the greed side.<br />

-Bob Gough, Y’r ‘umble Ed’tr<br />

The Newsletter <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Mopar</strong> <strong>Club</strong>/<strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong><br />

www.moparclubsandiego.org OCT 2011<br />

On the Island & In the Gaslamp!!!<br />

Fleet Week SpeedFest, Sept 24-25 NASNI<br />

Volunteers from The <strong>Mopar</strong> <strong>Club</strong> handled the<br />

traffic flow, ticket sales and Car Show judging<br />

<strong>of</strong> the 1000 or so cars that on Saturday<br />

and Sunday entered thru the Car Corral Gate.<br />

For several years now, this has been a major<br />

bottleneck that has been a source <strong>of</strong> irritation<br />

to car owners’ whose rides have overheated<br />

while waiting in line. But this year, once the ticket<br />

scanning problem got solved on Saturday, and a<br />

third line for selling tickets was added on Sunday,<br />

the traffic flow was as smooth as a newly polished<br />

crank journal. <strong>Club</strong>members who gave up their<br />

weekends by showing up early were Clayton Garrett,<br />

Kurt Brown, Dick Miner, Jim Signorelli, Aaron,<br />

Joe and Tom Bourdage, Shannon Corkill, John<br />

Halpin, Jeff and Julie Walker (who qualified for<br />

a Purple Heart), Eric Reho, Cliff Cunningham,<br />

Jerry Keller, Nick Dreyfus, Dave Lancaster, Tom<br />

Ferreira and his nephew LJ, and Larry and Debbie<br />

Johnson. Your volunteer efforts were outstanding.<br />

On Saturday, Car Show winners from<br />

the <strong>Club</strong> were Marc Viau with his Demon and<br />

Shannon with his Superbird. Sunday’s winners<br />

from the <strong>Club</strong> were Larry and Debbie Johnson’s<br />

Challenger, Tom Ferreria’s Valiant, and the AAR<br />

<strong>of</strong> Woody Widman and Kurt Bogdan. After get-<br />

ting a plaque they took a Victory Lap around the track with all the other winners.<br />

The <strong>Mopar</strong> <strong>Club</strong><br />

on 5th Avenue<br />

Sean Ashcraft<br />

takes Best<br />

<strong>Mopar</strong> with<br />

his ‘71 Challenger<br />

R/T<br />

What the...?<br />

The Johnson’s<br />

Challenger<br />

Takin’ a well-deserved break:<br />

Jim, Kurt, Joe & Aaron<br />

John Halpin’s<br />

work on his Dart<br />

shows well.<br />

Kurt Brown showed the pretty<br />

Olds Cutlass owned by Keith<br />

3rd Annual 5th<br />

Avenue Auto<br />

Showcase,<br />

Sun Oct 9 Held<br />

in the Gaslamp<br />

Quarter for six<br />

blocks along<br />

5th Avenue<br />

were a wide assortment <strong>of</strong> cars from a<br />

concours ‘40 Cadillac V-16 and an Isotta<br />

Fraschini (!), to Italian supercars, to rods<br />

and customs, to muscle cars. Our own<br />

Larry and Debbie Johnson were organizers<br />

<strong>of</strong> the event and saw to it that The<br />

<strong>Mopar</strong> <strong>Club</strong> was there en force with awesome<br />

rides including Terry Ulmer, Steve<br />

Carter, Marc Viau, Sean Ashcraft, Rick Bobick,<br />

Carl Parrick, Cliff Cunningham, Mike<br />

Mattern, Dave Lancaster, Ben Giangiulio,<br />

Bill “HemiBoy” Baugh, Nick Dreyfus, Steve<br />

VanderSchaaf, Tom Ferreria, and Dan<br />

Harp. Heck, even the Occupy <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong><br />

protest group liked the show.


ProFile<br />

a personal<br />

choice<br />

Chances are, if you’re in the <strong>Mopar</strong><br />

<strong>Club</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>, you like <strong>Mopar</strong>s.<br />

Some <strong>of</strong> us even like Brand X and<br />

Brand F cars, but mostly, it’s Dodges,<br />

Plymouths and Chryslers, even the<br />

occasional Jeep, AMC or DeSoto,<br />

that you’ll find in our<br />

garages. And although<br />

we generally like all<br />

those <strong>Mopar</strong> brands,<br />

old and new, most<br />

<strong>of</strong> us have a favorite<br />

year and model. If<br />

you ask <strong>Club</strong>member<br />

Marc Viau his favorite,<br />

chances are he’ll<br />

answer that his favorite<br />

is the ‘64 Plymouth<br />

B-Body 2-door sedan.<br />

Marc built a real nice<br />

one in metallic tan that he proceeded<br />

to thrash on vintage car<br />

rallies, like the No Frills Iron Bottom<br />

Tour, the Golden State 400,<br />

and the SoCal TT. Often, his wife<br />

Patty would come along.<br />

Well, that car did so well, that<br />

Marc rebuilt it again, adding<br />

enhancements to the brakes, the<br />

engine, and even new paint. It<br />

turned out so nice, in fact, that an Australian<br />

gentleman bought it when Marc<br />

took it to <strong>Mopar</strong>s At The Strip.<br />

That left Marc without a ‘64 to drive<br />

and enjoy. And his search for another<br />

was not turning up any suitable<br />

candidates. So Marc resorted, with<br />

the able assistance <strong>of</strong> <strong>Club</strong>member<br />

Aaron Bourdage, to converting a rust<br />

free, four door sedan Belvedere into a<br />

two door. There are folks who’ve been<br />

doing this kind <strong>of</strong> work, but Marc and<br />

Aaron went a step further and have<br />

Above: the color is red<br />

from the headliner to the<br />

carpet, door panels, and<br />

seats in factory original<br />

patterns with restored<br />

dash.<br />

Right: the upgraded 440<br />

with chrome air cleaner<br />

thoroughly researched<br />

and replicated the factory<br />

seams and locations. Two<br />

door components, such as doors and<br />

partial rear quarter panels must be<br />

Right: Marc, with his latest<br />

favorite Plymouth<br />

found from<br />

a donor car,<br />

and these<br />

came from<br />

a 2-door car<br />

that was purchased<br />

from<br />

<strong>Club</strong>member<br />

Tony Tricarico<br />

that beyond<br />

saving.<br />

After the<br />

sheetmetal<br />

modifications<br />

were<br />

completed,<br />

Marc decided<br />

to go with a<br />

striking color<br />

combination:<br />

Medium Gray<br />

Metallic paint,<br />

a color available<br />

from the<br />

factory in ‘64,<br />

over a bright<br />

red interior in<br />

the stock patterns.<br />

While the<br />

car was in the<br />

body shop<br />

Marc spent time<br />

restoring the aluminum,<br />

stainless and<br />

chrome trim. Parts<br />

were gathered to<br />

update and improve<br />

the braking, cooling<br />

and electrical<br />

systems, and a 440<br />

c.i. engine and 727<br />

transmission were<br />

also rebuilt and<br />

improved.<br />

Now that the Bel<br />

has been on the<br />

road for a while,<br />

Marc’s found that<br />

it runs strong. He’s<br />

taken a number <strong>of</strong><br />

significant trophies at car shows,<br />

attesting to the meticulous workmanship.<br />

With these cars, Marc has<br />

become quite educated on what it<br />

takes to build a ‘64 Plymouth. And<br />

he’s presently busy building a car,<br />

with Aaron’s assistance, that will be<br />

sure to garner even more attention.<br />

You guessed it.<br />

It’ll be a ‘64 Plymouth.<br />

‘64 BELVEDERE VITAL STATS:<br />

Engine- 440, dressed as a 426 with chrome valve<br />

covers & air cleaner, 9.5:1 c.r., 91 octane, 6 Quart<br />

pan and windage tray, blueprinted oil pump, iron<br />

heads, open chamber, bowl blended & pocket<br />

ported, stainless valves Int-2.14”, Exh-1.81”,<br />

aluminum 1.6 ratio roller rockers, Hughes cam<br />

HEH3742BL Duration @ 0.050” lift, Int 237º, Exh<br />

242º, 1.6 rockers Int .584”, Exh .592”, Johnson<br />

Lifters, Manton push rods, Edelbrock Performer<br />

dual plane aluminum intake manifold, port<br />

matched with 4-BBL Holley, 830 cfm<br />

Ignition- All MSD- 6AL box, coil, and distributor.<br />

NKG plugs, 8.5mm plug wires, Optima Red Top<br />

battery in trunk, dual field alternator<br />

Exhaust- JetHot Coated headers, Dynomax Hemi<br />

muffs and factory style turn down tips, no<br />

crossover<br />

Transmission- ‘65 727, deep pan, aux. external<br />

filter and cooler, Munsinger converter 2800 RPM,<br />

SFI flex plate<br />

Cooling- 4 row, high efficiency, 22” wide copper/<br />

brass radiator with shroud, direct drive fan<br />

Differential- 489 case with 3.55 SG<br />

Brakes- F-11 3/4” disc, R-10”x 2” drum, dual<br />

reservoir master cylinder<br />

Wheels- F-15x7”, R- 15x8”, steel, custom made<br />

with ‘64 centers on new 15” barrels to use OEM<br />

stainless poverty hubcaps<br />

Tires- F- Hankook 215/75R15 for smooth sidewall,<br />

R- 257/60R15 Mickey Thompson ET Street Radials<br />

Suspension - 0.990” torsion bars at front, 6 leaf<br />

XHD rear springs, KYB shocks all around, OEM<br />

rubber bushings throughout, rebuilt manual<br />

steering box<br />

Body- Factory seams duplicated, all new seam<br />

sealer and spray-on insulation replaced<br />

Exterior- 1964 Plymouth factory available color<br />

Medium Grey Metallic, Dupont ChromaBase/PPG<br />

Clear, all new glass/rubber/seals/weatherstrip, 426<br />

hood ornament, Belvedere 2-Dr stainless trim with<br />

sail emblems deleted<br />

Interior- Door panels & cloth/vinyl materials<br />

from SMS Auto Fabrics, seat covers & headliner<br />

by Henry & his son, Mark @ The Upholsterer’s.<br />

Tuxedo pattern carpet & floor mats from Auto<br />

Custom Carpets, insulation added to ro<strong>of</strong> & extra<br />

insulation added under carpet. Trunk sprayed in<br />

Zolatone stone grey color.<br />

Upcoming Events<br />

OCT 2011<br />

Next <strong>Club</strong> meeting will be 7pm Wed.,<br />

Nov 9 @ Casa Machado. For events:<br />

www.goodoleboyssandiego.com<br />

•RaceLegal at The Q, Oct 21, Nov 4 drags &<br />

concerts, $30/race, $8/watch<br />

•Barona Drags Sat Oct 22 5th Goblin Bracket<br />

Drags, diesels, test & tune, Sat Nov 5<br />

www.baronadrags.com<br />

•4th Alley Cat Art Fest, Fri Oct 14, 4-9p,<br />

$20 2119 E Madison El Cajon, 619-442-<br />

5129x115<br />

•Fall Fling XVI Sat Oct 15, Woodley Park,<br />

Van Nuys, $25 pre 10/7, $30 gate, the <strong>Club</strong><br />

will meet at Camp Pendleton rest stop on I-5<br />

at 6:00am to caravan, depart at 6:30 am, call<br />

Bob 858/292-5344<br />

•Road To Success Sat Oct 15, Viejas Casino,<br />

Alpine, 7-3, $25 pre 10/3, $30 gate<br />

•3rd Pal Joey’s Car Show, Sun Oct 16, 8-2,<br />

5147 Waring Rd, $30<br />

•6th US 80 Road Trip, Sat Oct 22, 9-3,<br />

start at Simpson’s Nursery 13925 Campo<br />

Rd, Jamul, $15-$25 pre or $20-$30 at start<br />

619/445-0180<br />

•3rd Car Lovers Car Show Sat Oct 22, 10-2,<br />

Escondido Elks Lodge, 2430 S Escondido<br />

Blvd,$25 pre 10/10, $30 gate,<br />

www.corvettes<strong>of</strong>sandiego.com<br />

•Borrego Springs Desert Run, Sun Oct<br />

23, 9-3, Xmas Circle, $10/10/19 inc. lunch,<br />

760-440-0896<br />

•9th Holiday Car Show Sat Nov 5, Bates<br />

Nut Farm, $15+unopened toy by 10/29,<br />

$20+toy after, inc breakfast 760-440-0896<br />

•Carl Burger’s Car Show Sat Nov 12,<br />

10a-2p FREE to enter! Cash awards! Hooters<br />

and BBQ food! 8355 Hercules Dr, La Mesa<br />

Register online www.carlburger.com, look for<br />

the Car Show Link<br />

•<strong>Mopar</strong> <strong>Club</strong> Xmas Party @ Casa Signorelli<br />

Sun Dec 18, Pot Luck, Evil <strong>San</strong>ta Gift<br />

Exchange, save the date!<br />

•Cars & C<strong>of</strong>fee on the Mesa, Sun Nov 13,<br />

Dec 11, 8am, JBA Auto Center 5675 Kearny<br />

Villa Rd, www.greenspeedoco.com<br />

•Clairemont Cruisers, 4th Sat, 4-7p,<br />

4821 Clairemont Mesa Blvd<br />

•<strong>San</strong>tee Lakes ea Fri 3-7 thru Oct info<br />

www.MobileEventRadio.com<br />

•Cajon Classic Cruise thru Oct 27, 4-8<br />

•Jack’s La Jolla Classic Cruise, every Sun<br />

7am, 7300 Girard Ave<br />

•East County Cruisers 6:30p Tuesdays,<br />

Tyler’s Taste <strong>of</strong> Texas 576 N. 2nd, El Cajon<br />

•Ramona Cruise, Sun 4p-8, on Main St in<br />

Albertson’s pkg lot<br />

•Cruisin’ Italian Style, Pernicano’s, 1588 E.<br />

Main, El Cajon, ea. Thur nite<br />

•The Classic Malt Shop every Friday, 5p,<br />

3615 Midway Dr.<br />

•Home Town Buffet 1st Sat each month<br />

9am, 2nd/4th Tues 5:30pm, Main St, E.C.<br />

•Dalton’s Roadhouse sadly, the restaurant<br />

has closed its doors due to the economy<br />

•Good Ole Boys Breakfast 10am<br />

2nd & 4th Wed, Denny’s 2642 Jamacha<br />

•Coco’s Restaurant 11a-3p, 3rd Sun 16759<br />

Bernardo Center Dr, R’cho B’rdo<br />

•Ruby’s Diner Carlsbad Company Stores<br />

7- 9:30am last Sat 5620 Paseo Del Norte<br />

•Bonita Donuts, Bonita, Sat 8am, 4414<br />

Bonita Rd. Vons Shop’g Cntr<br />

•Fred’s Old Fashioned Burgers Alpine, 1st,<br />

3rd, 5th Sat, 5pm


Classifieds<br />

As a tangible benefit to being a member <strong>of</strong> The<br />

<strong>Mopar</strong> <strong>Club</strong>, you get free ads. Give Bob a fax<br />

858/292-5344 or better e-mail bobgough@san.rr.com<br />

Wanted: ‘70 Cuda project car, call<br />

John Signorelli 858/484-2421<br />

Trade: I need to get rid <strong>of</strong> my Lil Red Express<br />

and pick up a Dodge Ram <strong>of</strong> equal<br />

value in nice shape/low miles that you<br />

might want to trade.<br />

Steve Berroth (310) 864-4342<br />

<strong>Mopar</strong>s By Jack<br />

vintage car & truck restoration, repair,<br />

service<br />

1427 Pioneer Way<br />

El Cajon, CA 92020<br />

Jack E. Henton, Jr, Owner<br />

619440-9340<br />

15% <strong>Mopar</strong> <strong>Club</strong> Discount on all<br />

Parts, Services & Labor<br />

8355 Hercules Drive, La Mesa<br />

619/463-9321<br />

For Sale: ‘08 Viper, metallic blue w/o<br />

stripes, 6k mi, 2-tone custom interior, $6000<br />

chrome wheels, $4000 s/s engine and body<br />

add on’s including the blue LED’s in the<br />

engine comp. Asking price $67,000, Bruce<br />

Browne, 619/477-1893, Cell 619/944- 6755<br />

esa<br />

Plumbing Company<br />

619-276-5275<br />

<strong>Club</strong>member Kerry Kohl Lic #515449<br />

OCT 2011<br />

For Sale: Like new/never abused wheels<br />

and tires <strong>of</strong>f 2009 Challenger R/T (13k<br />

miles; no TPMS sensors), great upgrade for<br />

modern Challenger SE or Charger with 17inch<br />

wheels: $800 set/OB0. Also, original<br />

‘09 R/T shocks and springs: $150/OBO. Jeff<br />

Walker: jc.walker16@gmail.com.<br />

Special Ed’s<br />

Speed & Customworks<br />

Panel Repair/Replacement, Classic Auto &<br />

Motorcycle Repair/Resto, Engine & Transmission<br />

Performance, Custom Body & Paint,<br />

Project Advisor & Parts Locating Service<br />

Lee Meyer-Shop Sultan 619-507-3160<br />

NEW LOCATION NOW OPEN!<br />

1488 Pioneer Way, #15, El Cajon<br />

Steve Williams<br />

Mobile Welding<br />

Frame Connectors<br />

Spring Relocating<br />

Rear Axle Bracing & Narrowing<br />

(619)988-0778<br />

email: aws1@cox.net

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