Club meeting: Club meeting: Club meeting: Club meeting: The March regular club meeting of the East Tennessee Mopars will be held on Saturday, March 7 a the Knox- ville Volunteer Rescue Squad. The meeting will begin at 6:30pm. Cruise to a restaurant for supper after the meeting Inside this issue: Birthday’s 3 Officers & Bd Members 3 New Members 3 Calendar of Events 4 Mopar Businesses 5 Club Application 7 Car Show Flyer 8 March 2015 Volume 28 Issue 3 MOPAR MUSCLE Official newsletter of the East Tennessee Mopars Car Club. Established April, 1988 easttennesseemopars.com [email protected]My Space in the Garage ... By Judy Holman This newsletter goes to press as another winter storm approaches Knoxville. Mother Nature must have decided to have winter all in- side of 3 weeks. I hope everyone stayed warm with no damaged to their property because of the ice and snow. The annual club Valentine’s Dinner at Calhoun’s on the River was cancelled because of the weather. We will reschedule so watch your newsletter. The February board/car show committee meeting was also cancelled. So at this months regular meeting, March 7, I am asking all club members to try to attend. We will be folding, stuffing envelopes, and mailing out our car show flyer. We make an assembly line and the more hands helping out the quicker we can get this done. Also at this meeting we will discuss the car show t-shirt design - what cars do we want to see on the front. Bring pictures of your favorite car and be ready to vote. Keep in mind that your car show is only 3 months away! There is still plenty of work that needs to be done. Now is the time to step up and volunteer. Grab a handful of flyers and begin passing them out. Also door prizes, goodie bag items, and sponsorships are needed. Invoices for t-shirt and trophy sponsors are now available. They will be at every meeting. Any sponsorships you acquire be sure to get a business card. All sponsors are announced at the show - frequently! All mon- ies are due by June 1. The club has a March activity planned - a trip to the Floyd Garrett Muscle Car Mu- seum in Sevierville with lunch at the Starlite Diner. Anyone wanting to caravan over, several of us are meeting at the Shoney’s Restaurant on Rutledge Pike at 10:00am on Saturday, March 14. We will cruise up I-40 east to exit 407, and con- tinue to the museum. It is important to call or e-mail Judy if you plan to join us (865)-691-6002 or [email protected]Either to caravan or meet at the museum. Every year this get together gets better! Mike and I attended the new car show at the Knoxville Convention Center on Febru- ary 21. I was very disappointed with this years lack of surprise. That one car or truck that would catch your attention. Walking through the Dodge/Chrysler/Jeep/ Ram area we noticed no Hellcat! On the 2015 models did anyone notice the change on the shift selector. It is now a dial! No kidding. I thought it was a dial for the ra- dio/sound system at first. I did like the look of the new Dart and the Jeep Sahara. The Longhorn Ram was my choice. To bad it wasn’t a dually. Walking around and taking in the “other” brands, we spotted something in the Mercedes area. Their ver- sion of a SUV! Continued on page 2
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Club meeting:Club meeting:Club meeting:Club meeting:
The March regular club meeting of the East Tennessee Mopars will be held on Saturday, March 7 a the Knox-ville Volunteer Rescue Squad. The meeting will begin at 6:30pm. Cruise to a restaurant for supper after the
meeting
Inside this issue:
Birthday’s 3
Officers & Bd
Members
3
New Members 3
Calendar of
Events
4
Mopar
Businesses
5
Club Application 7
Car Show Flyer 8
March 2015 Volume 28 Issue 3
MOPAR MUSCLE Official newsletter of the East Tennessee Mopars Car Club.
My Space in the Garage ... By Judy Holman This newsletter goes to press as another winter storm approaches Knoxville. Mother Nature must have decided to have winter all in-side of 3 weeks. I hope everyone stayed warm with no damaged to their property because of the ice and snow. The annual club Valentine’s Dinner at Calhoun’s on the River was cancelled because of the weather. We will reschedule so watch your newsletter. The February board/car show committee meeting was also cancelled. So at this months regular meeting, March 7, I am asking all club members to try to attend. We will be folding, stuffing envelopes, and mailing out our car show flyer. We make an assembly line and the more hands helping out the quicker we can get this done. Also at this meeting we will discuss the car show t-shirt design - what cars do we want to see on the front. Bring pictures of your favorite car and be ready to vote. Keep in mind that your car show is only 3 months away! There is still plenty of work that needs to be done. Now is the time to step up and volunteer. Grab a handful of flyers and begin passing them out. Also door prizes, goodie bag items, and sponsorships are needed. Invoices for t-shirt and trophy sponsors are now available. They will be at every meeting. Any sponsorships you acquire be sure to get a business card. All sponsors are announced at the show - frequently! All mon-ies are due by June 1. The club has a March activity planned - a trip to the Floyd Garrett Muscle Car Mu-seum in Sevierville with lunch at the Starlite Diner. Anyone wanting to caravan over, several of us are meeting at the Shoney’s Restaurant on Rutledge Pike at 10:00am on Saturday, March 14. We will cruise up I-40 east to exit 407, and con-tinue to the museum. It is important to call or e-mail Judy if you plan to join us (865)-691-6002 or [email protected] Either to caravan or meet at the museum. Every year this get together gets better! Mike and I attended the new car show at the Knoxville Convention Center on Febru-ary 21. I was very disappointed with this years lack of surprise. That one car or truck that would catch your attention. Walking through the Dodge/Chrysler/Jeep/Ram area we noticed no Hellcat! On the 2015 models did anyone notice the change on the shift selector. It is now a dial! No kidding. I thought it was a dial for the ra-dio/sound system at first. I did like the look of the new Dart and the Jeep Sahara. The Longhorn Ram was my choice. To bad it wasn’t a dually. Walking around and taking in the “other” brands, we spotted something in the Mercedes area. Their ver-sion of a SUV! Continued on page 2
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It had all the bells and whistles that come on a Mercedes product. The interior design had all the com-fort features right at your fingertips. But this vehicle was also made for the road. It was a 4x4 with a roll bar. Then to really shock you, all you had to do was look at the window sticker. For a mere $150,000 this vehicle could be yours. In the vendor area, Chrysler had a set up to push the Chrysler 200 model. We talked with the rep who was there and filled out their survey. Received a cool t-shirt for doing that. In addition to the t-shirt, I also won a $25 gift card for wearing the shirt at the show. I guess you could say I was making a fashion statement. The club is still looking for 2 members to fill the Board Member vacant spots. The responsibility of a Board Member is to attend the monthly Board Meetings and help to set the meeting agenda for the next monthly club meeting. Your input as a board member is very important. On a final note, Fiat put out an announcement about some of their Dodge dealers charging $10,000 or more over retail price on the Hellcat. Also, taking large deposits on the Hellcat knowing that there are a limited number of these cars in production. Beware! Do your homework on the dealer you are doing business with and don’t be taken in.
Mopar Muscle is a monthly newsletter published for and about the East Tennessee Mopars Car Club, P.O. Box 51401, Knoxville, TN. 37950. A non-profit group organized by enthu-siasts of Chrysler built motor vehicles. “Mopars” is a registered trademark of Chrysler Mo-
tor Corporation, and the variation used by the East Tennessee Mopars is with permission.
REMINDER
Check your address label
for your membership
expiration date.
Send your updated mem-
bership application and
money to:
Jim Hill
Membership Director
ETM
P.O. Box 51401
Knoxville, TN 37950
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June 27 (Sat.) 27th Annual “Fun In The Sun” All Mopar Car Show. Chilhowee Park
Fair Grounds, Knoxville, TN. Presented by the East Tennessee Mopars Car Club
Sept. 26 Music City Mopar Car & Truck Show, Presented by the Music City Mopar Car Club
Monthly Cruise In’s on Clinton Highway behind the Advance Auto (April - October)
ETM EVENTS/CAR SHOWS FOR 2015 (calendar will show 3 months in advance (space permitting) any meetings/events for ETM members)
Recommended Mopar friendly businesses.
• If you are in the west Knoxville area - the Conoco gas station on Kingston Pike between West Hills
and Walker Springs Road has 100% gas in regular and premium (this station is next to the Auto Zone).
Accepts cash and credit cards. • Atkins & Son Transmission, 4001 Rutledge Pike, Knoxville, TN (865) 524-3059 • NAPA Auto Parts • Advance Auto • Atomic Speed Shop is owned by club member Robert Elwood. His specialty is Mopar! Give him call
for your Mopar needs.
Premier Mopar Engine Shop High End B-Body Restorations Quick Turnaround – No Deposit 10% Off Labor for ETM members Super Flow SF-502 Engine Dyno 865-272-3619 114 Union Valley Rd, Oak Ridge TN,
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Stephens Performance For All Your Mopar Needs
9321 Hwy 207, Anderson, AL
(256) 247-1332
Call and ask for Ted or Jackie
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Editor’s Notes By Judy Holman
O.K. folks where are your articles? Let’s hear about your adventure to find that
car of your dreams. Send (e-mail) a picture/s if you have any. I have been working with our web master and the club web site has been updated. Watch for some new add on’s. Visit the club’s web site: easttennesseemopars.com. Drop the club a mes-
sage now and then. Click on blog.
We have this years car show t-shirts on sale for a donation with these proceeds going to the Rescue Squad.
I will have a box of shirts at every club meeting. Sizes remaining: M - XXXL *This is a reminder to all club members, when renewing your membership, please fill out a club applica-tion and send it with your money. Check your address label for your renewal date. For the club mem-
bers who receive their newsletter via e-mail, Jim Hill, the club Membership Director, will remind
you of your renewal date. This helps to keep our records accurate. *If you know of a local car show or cruise in or receive a flyer from a Mopar show, let me know. Let’s
spread the word about a great family outing - a car show!
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