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Florida Sunshine Region IN NOVEMBER, the Florida Mopar Association sponsored the 22nd Annual Mopars with Big Daddy show. As always it was a great show. As with most shows, muscle cars dominated but there were a lot of ‘50s and ‘60s cars present. On Sunday I met with fellow member David Orr who was there with his excellently restored ‘64 Sport Fury. I also met some people who were interested in our club. We welcome new members, Stephen Jenkins with his ‘65 Sport Fury, Jim Wynn and his ‘39 P8 and James Sewell with his ‘48 Special Deluxe. Our year end meeting was held November 15th in New Port Richey. The meeting was called to order. Election of officers was held. A new dues structure was proposed and accepted, and plans for future events were discussed. -- Mike Bonadonna Golden State Region THE NEW YEAR OF 2010 has begun and I am very happy to be president at the helm of this golden ship. I thank my fellow members for their support and confidence while I finish out the term that Nick DeSimone has relinquished, as he is now our new national president. Congratulations to you Nick. I know great things will be in store for our club. Nick DeSimone has been temporarily filling in as our newsletter editor but as he needs to focus on his presidency we would like someone to volunteer whilst honing his/her publishing skills. And lastly, I am pleased to announce that the Golden State Region has awarded another scholarship. Our recipient is Patrick Craig, son of Roger & Donna Chrislip. This young man is continuing his education in the automotive tech field and we were happy to be able to assist him in his endeavors. Congratulations to Patrick. -- Margie Amos Grand Canyon Region OUR DECEMBER MEETING was held at the home of Tony and Barbara Tricoci in Phoenix with 13 in attendance. The meeting was also a holiday get together with “white elephants” a-plenty. Wonderful Italian cuisine was supplied by Tony and Barbara and other members brought snacks and desserts. Everyone enjoyed the food and no elephants were injured during the exchange. Tech Time: Ken Dickson had several questions about his 1954 Belvedere that initiated member discussion on hub removal, under-dash wiring, and brake shoe alignment. The most mysterious of the three topics is a clicking sound that comes from somewhere behind the dash. It is most likely a circuit breaker that is cycling open and closed. The only electrical items that aren’t functioning properly are the heater and windshield wiper. He will disconnect those two items from the electrical system to see if one of them has a short that is causing a breaker to trip and reset. If that is indeed the problem, the next challenge will be to locate the actual short in the heater, the wiper or the wiring that leads to them. The brake shoe alignment discussion centered on a home-made alignment tool that he made according to plans he received from Dana Billingsley. Ken plans to bring the tool to the next meeting and explain how it is used. OUR JANUARY TOUR began with a visit to the Steel Dreamz showroom in Gilbert, Arizona. They have a nice selection of restored cars available for sale and in the back lot are more cars that aren’t quite as perfect but still interesting. They don’t specialize in any particular marque. Vehicles available that day included a restored woodie, some custom motorcycles, and a custom pickup truck made from a Cadillac. After the club meeting, some of the members went to Steel Dreamz’s other, brand new, location where their own restorations are done on-site and still more completed cars displayed for sale, including some newer MOPARs as well as some petroliana. Our January meeting was held at Joe’s Real BBQ in Gilbert with 11 in attendance. Before going into the showroom members had an opportunity to take a close look at Daniel and Cheryl Honore’s 1950 Plymouth with its fresh coat of paint. There was a discussion regarding the possible cancellation of the July and August meetings because the 120 degree temperatures are a little hard on the old cars, not to mention their owners. A motion carried unanimously. -- Donna Bickel Hoosier Region OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY at Murphy’s Steak House was the close of our 2009 events. Mother Nature decided to cooperate and have a nice day for our party, enjoyed by 20 members and four guests -10- who contributed to the warmth of the room with their “chit-chat” before our dinner. It was truly a great group. After our tummies were all satisfied we settled down to the business of the day. President Kevin Reeves welcomed everyone and had them introduce themselves. Following business, vice-president Bob Van Buskirk then read “Defective Santa Claus” by James Whitcomb Riley. What a welcome surprise. We then had our “White Elephant” wrapped gift exchange. Surprisingly enough there was very little exchanging. Welcome to our newest members, Nicholas and Cathryn Essinger of Troy, Ohio, owners of a 1948 P15 Special DeLuxe. -- Jan Peel and Kevin Reeves I GOT TO GO TO THE CHRISTMAS PARTY in my lady’s briefcase (she didn’t know I was there until we got home. Surprise, surprise!). I don’t know how Bob Van Buskirk was able to read that little story without getting his tongue twisted like a pretzel. He really must have great control. Being a retired teacher maybe helped? I just heard about Fran Fisher’s exercising cat – seems it likes Fran’s recumbent bike. When the cat jumps on the recumbent it starts up and she thinks she is exercising. She sleeps for awhile and then, with a satisfied grin, jumps down. Of course she hasn’t pedaled a lick! You didn’t know that cats could grin? Just watch them sometime especially when they know they’ve done something wrong. -- The Unknown Mouse in the Corner Lincoln Land Region OUR JANUARY MEETING was held at Powhatan Restaurant in Pocahontas, Illinois. Ed Lanfer presided over the business meeting as our region’s new president. Fifteen members were in attendance. We discussed monthly events for the year and upcoming workdays at three of our members’ places. Spanky Cox was wanting to disassemble a P15 in January. Al Fritzsche can’t lie down flat on his back, due to recent surgery, and will need help with any work requiring that activity. Dick Taylor mentioned that he has master cylinder work to do. Spanky presented a DVD with information about the early days of motoring with silent movie footage of early flivvers and horseless carriages and their effect on culture. Background commentary is by Groucho Marx. -- Bob Kerico
Lone Star Region WE ENDED OUR FIRST YEAR with 68 members, including spouses, and we are looking forward to the second year with great anticipation and an expanded program of activities. At our January meeting in Brenham, Texas, Mike and Dorothy Morrison laid out the plans for our next meeting, a multi-day affair in April in the Texas Hill Country. The Texas Hill Country is nice at any time of year, but it is especially so in the spring, and the area offers numerous possibilities for one’s entertainment. We had an interesting discussion about the possibility of hosting a national POC meet in Texas at some point in the future. To accommodate our far-flung membership, we are attempting to have at least some of our meetings outside the central Texas area and are seeking members who are willing to plan and host a meeting in their areas. Wanda Newman, on behalf of the Care Committee, passed around a card for Howard LaPier, whose cancer has returned. Sadly, Howard will be selling his 1941 P12 woodie. Leonard Newman shared a display he had brought of Plymouth memorabilia, including original advertisements from the early ‘30s, a cap, table decorations and Plymouth parts and books. -- Van and Mary Massirer Mid-Atlantic Region THE FIRST SUNDAY OF DECEMBER found Mid-Atlantic members dressed in festive holiday garb arriving at the Cozy Restaurant for our luncheon and auction. As usual, Karen and Wayne Fowler had outdone themselves, setting favors at each place, a treat for the eyes as well as our tummies. Excitement rose as people arrived with a fantastic variety of auction goodies--numerous car, food and wine items as well as a variety of Christmas novelties. After a filling meal from the buffet line, Carl VanBibber called the meeting to order for the last time, as he would be turning the gavel over to newly elected president August Meerschaert. Several awards were presented, including the annual Byard Award which went to Ralph and Jeanne Gregory for their many years of involvement in the club, particularly in planning events and leading caravans with their ‘38 business coupe. A plaque was presented to Carl VanBibber in recognition of his two years as president. A special award of appreciation went to Paul Moore who has been one of the writers for our Mayflower newsletter and has contributed a number of articles to the PLYMOUTH BULLETIN. When our monthly meeting, with 55 present, was closed, we got down to some real business: The Auction! The auction is an annual fund raiser for our region. The bidding can get rather intense at times. Porter Harrison’s homemade wine created some lively bidding as did a wine-toting Santa, a holiday train, jewelry, Chrysler and Plymouth hats, shirts and models as well as various food and chocolate items, more than 70 in total. One item, a hat that comes back each year, arrived again. Our parents would be proud to know that we don’t need to be entertained; we make our own entertainment and nothing is quite as entertaining as our annual auction. -- Peggy VanBibber OUR FIRST MEETING OF 2010 was held January 18 at the Mount Airy Tavern in Mount Airy, Maryland, with 20 members attending. Following reports, president August Meerschaert led a meeting that discussed and planned events for the coming year. -- Karen Fowler Mid-Iowa Region WELL, IT IS HERE AGAIN -- another Iowa winter. I have winterized my ‘34 Dodge and’72 Satellite and really miss driving them these several months. Several Mid-Iowa members attended the fall swap meet at the state fairgrounds in Des Moines. On October 1, our regional board met at the Hy-Vee lunchroom in Johnston, Iowa, to discuss several items of business, including possible future activities. The next meeting was a cookout at the home of Jim and Joannie Dooley near Huxley, Iowa. The weather turned out to be pretty good and those attending enjoyed the food and fellowship. New member Andy Worthington attended with his ‘40 Plymouth sedan, a very interesting car. In November, members and guests met at the Country Club Restaurant in Des Moines for our annual fall dinner which took the place of the harvest dinner we’ve had for several years. Several people in our club have been dealing with illness or taking care of family members with health issues, so we decided to forego preparation of our own food. We will miss the -11- harvest dinner. It was always well attended. However, we did enjoy our meal and the time to visit with one another. Congratulations to member Bill Eye for receiving a first place trophy with his ‘56 Belvedere convertible at the National Fall Meet in Westminster, Maryland. Bill also received the hard luck trophy for having to overcome some mechanical problems along the way. Bill says that he had problems with the fuel pump and in the electrical/ignition system. -- Ed Lynam Prairie Region OUR NOVEMBER MEETING was held in Beatrice, Nebraska, on a absolutely warm, sunny and perfect Saturday afternoon at the TaeKwonDo School that Shawn and Crystal Dewey manage. Twenty-one were in attendance. Three couples arrived in vintage Mopars. Shawn, Crystal, and Katy gave us all a great explanation of TaeKwonDo and then they and some of their students put on a demonstration of the TaeKwonDo skills and forms as well as some of the weapons that are used in the sport. I think they proved to all of us that TaeKwonDo is a lot of work and takes a lot of skill and practice. Shawn asked the rest of us if we would like to come on the mats and learn some moves but, strangely enough none of us took him up on his offer. After some good eats, Becky Bartlett read an article from a South American magazine called La Luneta. The publisher of this magazine, Orlando Bongiardino, is a friend of Bill and Lynn Bartlett whom they have met through the Plymouth club. Orly is a national Plymouth Owners Club member from Argentina, and his car was on the front cover of BULLETIN 295 which covered Plymouths of the Southern Hemisphere. Orly wrote an article in La Luneta, in Spanish, about his car being on the cover of the BULLETIN. Becky read the Spanish version and, translating it in her head, into English for the rest us. There were some words she had trouble with but, we got the gist of it. After all, we didn't really know what it said anyway. The kids and a few of the “big kids” had fun playing games on the mats while the rest of us enjoyed visiting about our lives and families with plenty of talk about old Plymouths. -- Lynn Bartlett OUR DECEMBER MEETING was held at Chances R Restaurant in York, Nebraska, with 29 members and two guests attending. The meeting was called to order by
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