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President’s Comments Well here it is November already. Winter is once again upon us. While we are still here in the Midwest freezing this winter let’s remember our club members that are able to migrate to warmer climates. Let’s continue to stay in contact. If any one has any message to share please forward to myself or Chris and we will put those in the news-letter.

Our November meeting will be our election of officers for the up coming year. Also we will be having nominations for the Pumper Award. Please come prepared to nominate the person of your choice for this award.

Listed below are the candidates for the November elections.

President: Art Campbell; Howard Barrett

V.P. Beth Greenwald; Brad Milliken; Chris Pasternak, Ken Schmitt

Secretary: Beth Greenwald, June Schmidt

Treasurer: Dave Yoder

Show Chairman: Art Campbell; Carl Kindig; George Wachs

National Director: Bob Christena; Jim Schmidt

Board Members: Chris Pasternak; Art Campbell; Curly Long; George Wachs; Jim Schmidt; Terry Sarul; Pete McClure; Larry Weaver; Bob Christena; Pete Delchambre.

The meal being served at this next meeting will be Polish Chicken and veg-gies.

This next meeting will be an important one and I am asking that we have a good turn out for the elections.

To those not with us and are in warmer climate and if this newsletter ar-rives by e-mail I sincerely hope that all is going well. Have a good winter and we will see you in the spring.

Sincerely,

Howard Barrett

Upcoming Meetings November 14, 2005

Four Seasons Restaurant

Old US 20 South Bend

President Howard Barrett …..(574) 875-7240

Howard2000gt@msn.com

Vice-President Bob Goeller….(574) 256-5787

Rg86fox@aol.com

Secretary June Schmidt..........(219) 766-3831

js9405stangs@sbcglobal.net Treasurer

Carl Kindig..............(574) 256-2173 ck67stang@comcast.net

Car Show Chairperson

Bob Christena….(219) 874-4488 furnace@comcast.net

Librarian

Ted Sauerbeck.......(574) 273-8513 Tedpat71@aol.com

Regional MCA Director

Vic Garrison...........(219) 326-8773 mustangvic@comcast.net

Activities Chairperson

Brad Milliken..........(574) 674-4321 Bradkmill@aol.com

Newsletter Editor

The Pasternak’s......(574) 259-2954 chris@pasternakengineering.com

November, 2005 Volume XVII, No. 11

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Vic Garrison reported that fifteen, 6 foot long tables had been purchased for the club's use. These are being stored in our club trailer, which will make set-up easier at show time.

Brad Milliken announced that the Fall Cruise will be Oc-tober 22. For those who wish, meet at the Four Sea-sons

Restaurant for breakfast at 9:00 am and the caravan will leave from there.

It was reported that our club's display case had been retrieved from the closed Moose Hall. The case and trophies are being stored in the club trailer.

A motion was made by Jim Schmidt, seconded by Vic Garrison and passed that we donate $500 from our show receipts to the St. Joseph County Hospice.

The Cavalcade of Wheels Show at the Notre Dame ACC was discussed. Chris Pasternak stressed that this was a excellent place to showcase our club and the members' cars.

Nominations for officers:

President - Art Campbell, Toni Estrada, Howard Barrett

V.Pres. - Chris Pasternak, Beth Greenwalt, Brad Milliken, Ken Schmitt

Secretary - Beth Greenwalt, June Schmidt

Treasurer - Dave Yoder

Show Chairperson - Art Campbell, Carl Kindig, George Wachs, Toni Estrada

Head Judge - Brad Milliken, Ron Newcomer, Bob Christena

MCA Director - Jim Schmidt, Bob Christena

Board of Directors- Art Campbell, Bob Christena, Pete Delchambre, Curly Long, Pete McClure, Chris Pasternak, Jim Schmidt, Terry Sarul, George Wachs, Larry Weaver

On a motion made by Jim Schmidt and seconded by Ken Schmitt, the meeting was adjourned.

September Minutes

By June Schmidt

President Howard Barrett opened the October meeting at 7:10 p.m. He introduced new members Angie and Blake Pierce. Others members and guests present were:

Scott Anderson Pete McClure Howard Barrett Brad Milliken

Art Campbell Charlotte & Ron Newcomer Becky & Bob Christena Gloria & Dick Cornman

Elizabeth & Chris Pasternak Diane & Kenny Reed Connie Dalyrymple Blanche & Owen Samuels Chris & Pete Delchambre Terry Sarul Connie & Vic Garrison Pat & Ted Sauerbeck

Pat & Bob Goeller Jim & June Schmidt Beth Greenwalt Frank Schmitt

Lola & Terry Gunderman Becky & Ken Schmitt Harold Jedrzejewski Shirley & George Wachs

Elaine & Bob Kersey Shirley & Larry Weaver

Carl Kindig Jane & Dave Yoder

Blair Knaak Roger Young Sandy & Joe Kraatz Karon & Curly Long

President Howard introduced the current officers for the benefit of the new members. Ballots were passed out for nominations for new officers.

There was no MCA report.

The club Christmas party will be Friday, December 2, at our new meeting and restaurant location, Four Seasons.

Members are requested to bring new unwrapped Toys for Tots. Our club has opted to do this rather than have a personal Christmas exchange.

Dave Yoder, Becky Campbell, and Pete Delchambre have audited our club's books. They found no discrep-ancies so there was no need to go back to previous years to verify anything. Thanks to those members for their time.

Carl Kindig brought the September newsletters for those who do not receive it by E-mail. A member roster was passed around for verification of addresses and to add new ones.

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Minutes cont….

President Howard asked for volunteers to organize the Christmas Party.

A motion was made by Curly Long, seconded by Ron Newcomer, and passed that we adjourn.

Becky Christena is selling beautiful items!

All at a first come first serve basis.

She’s offering the red, white and blue Ford Mustang insignia pillows, with the insignia square on one side, and the allover print in royal blue background on the other. Approx. 16" square. This fabric is long out of print, difficult to find, and so crisp and beautiful. See Becky for pricing info on these beautiful items!

CHECK THIS OUT!

Chris and Elizabeth Pasternak are selling Mustang pedal cars. They will be taking orders at the November meeting! The cost per pedal car is $209 for club members. That is the lowest price we are allowed to sell them for. For more information contact Elizabeth Pasternak at: Elizabethpasternak@ameritech.net Phone: 574-259-2954

Order these for

Christmas!!

MUSTANG PARTS FOR SALE!

BY Craig Emerick 1965/66 fastback parts car - $700.00 390 engine and C6 transmission - $175.00 1967/68 doors left & right - $40.00 coupe, convertible and fastback (some are deluxe interior) 1965/66 doors left & right - $50.00 coupe, convertible and fastback 1965/66 rear fastback glass - $350.00 (with new win-dow stripping) 1965/66 coupe, convertible trunk lids - $20.00 1965/66 hoods - $ 20.00 1965-1973 transmission crossmembers - $10.00 1969/70 trunk lids - $20.00 (coupe & convertible) 1974-1978 doors (rust free Texas) - $25.00 1974-1978 hoods - $10.00 289 engine - $100.00 (needs rebuild) 1965/66 200 6 cylinder engine - $50.00 (needs rebuild) ALL PRICES NEGOTIABLE....... CALL CRAIG 574-522-8147 ANYTIME AFTER 4:00PM, LEAVE MESSAGE

*NEW LISTING*

1965 Mustang 289 4bbl C4 automatic driveshaft 8 inch rear axle all motor mount frame mounts & trans mount with crossmember & wiring $600.00 obo also many other parts. Rob Killingsworth 574-232-3684

GREAT NEWS!

Restorations tools and equipment rent Free, for Mustang Club Members only. Some deposits may be required.

1. Portable sand blast equipment for body work or other. 2. Paint spray Gun. 3. Car dolly to tow car. 4. Engine/transmission stand. 5. Torque wrench. Contact Ted Sauerbeck at 574-273-8513.

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Ford 94 Mustang - Professionally done, beauti-ful car, turns heads everywhere, Shaved door handles with keyless push button which allows door to swing open. 18 inch kumho Supra rims on 240/40Z tires. Altezza's, Projection head-lights, shogun body kit, fiber glass hood, dual exhaust, painted dash, kicker panels. $7,000 call 574-262-3756

Toni Estrada 250-5693 cell phone if you need extra info on the car.

My name is Gregg Butler, I’m a member of the Indian-apolis Mustang Club—I have a 1965 (completely re-stored) convertible for sale!!!

I have owned the car for almost six years and did some of the restoration myself—nothing wrong with the car—I’m looking to maybe get something else down the road.

I can be reached in the evenings (317) 844-1831 day-time cell # (317) 684-2710—I live in Carmel, IN

--asking price $24,500.00

--has rare bench seat

--289 4-barrel –with Edelbrock carb

--Power top

--Power steering

--paint 3 years old

--highly detailed

--always garaged

--have ALL restoration receipts. (JPEG pictures are available)

FOR SALE 4 Tires– no rims

Goodyear Eagle ZR45 245/45ZR17

$125 Each all 4 for $400.00 Less than 3000 miles on tires Ken Schmitt 574-536-2107

THANKSGIVING FUNNY

'Twas the night of Thanksgiving, but I just couldn't sleep... I tried counting backwards, I tried counting sheep. The leftovers beckoned...the dark meat and white, but I fought the temptation with all of my might. Tossing and turning with anticipation, the thought of a snack became infatuation. So, I raced to the kitchen, flung open the door and gazed at the fridge, full of goodies galore. I gobbled up turkey and buttered potatoes, stuffing with gravy, green beans and tomatoes. I felt myself swelling so plump and so round, till all of a sudden, I rose off the ground. I crashed through the ceiling, floating into the sky with a mouthful of pudding and a handful of pie But, I managed to yell as I soared past the trees... Happy eating to all -- pass the cranberries, please.Happy Thanksgiving!

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MEMBERSHIP DUES

November Cooper David & Carol Hoover Ross & Heather Long Adis & Jane Sauerbeck Ted & Pat Wertz Herb & Barbara York Steve December Hawkins Michael &Gretel McBride Paul & Marcia Long Patricia & Shawn Carr Randy & Lisa Burkhardt Randal & Diane Kintner Robert & Linda Ellsworth Crystial Sarul Terry & Theresa Williams Marion Gunderman Terry & Lola Schmidt Jim & June Newcomer Ron & Charlotte

Treasurer’s Report:

Expenses

Milliken Brad /Music @ Car Show $100.00

Supplies /Food Funcanna $43.63

Porta-John /Funcanna $75.45

Hoosier Trophies $43.16

TOTAL $262.24

Income

Income

Freedom Fest / $ for trophies $1,031.91

Membership $110.00

Katrina Fund $50.00

TOTAL $1,191.91

November-

KEVIN BLAKE 6TH SUE FILSON 11TH KATHY KRIZMAN 29TH

If we missed your birthday, please let either Chris or Liz Pasternak know at the next meeting. Thanks.

Prayer Coral

Dated 11/01/05

Just to let everyone know David got home about 4:00am today. The work went good, the new roof is on and his parents were able to move back in Sunday night. They still have some internal damage (no bed room floor!), but are glad to be home. The picture is of David and his brothers who all worked on the project together along with his sister who lives there and a crew of friends. The weather was great, no rain and they worked from 5:00 am

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Pony of the Month

“Ol Blue”

By Pete Delchambre

It was March 1974 and I was working for a private body shop in South Bend when my boss decided that he wanted to sell this ’69 Shelby GT500. We had recently finished a customized Corvette and his wife just had to have one! He said the only way they would have one was to sell the Shelby.

It was pretty rough! It had been wrecked on all corners and sides at one time or another and repainted with an aqua ground glass product that was yellowing and crazing. It was also mildly customized and had a hitch on it so they could tow their boat (which was painted the same color as the car). The clutch and exhaust system were gone and I had to come up with some tires and wheels.

We didn’t have the cash at the time and our bank would only loan us the book value of a ’69 Mustang. My boss agreed to keep the wheels and tires that he had on the car and an 8-track for the rest of the money. Fortu-nately, my boss steered me to an old partner of his who had the original wheels to the car. Boy, my dad wasn’t happy either!

He couldn’t see the diamond in the rough, but one of his friends who collected and restored motorcycles told him to leave me alone “he had a good feeling about this.”

We used “Ol Blue” for a second car for a while (like most young married folks had to). That’s when I slid it into a pole going down an icy hill. That actually turned out to be a good thing. I was able to purchase the sheet metal I need from Ford. I restored it in 1980 with a lot of help from my friends in the Mustang Club and had it ready in time for the Cavalcade of Wheels.

We could have sold her many times, but Chris and I decided to stick it out and hang on to her. We’ve given up a lot to keep the car. I have to give recognition here to my wife for being so patient and understanding.

It’s been many years and “Ol Blue” is due for another restoration, but every time I’m out in the garage and see the car I smile. I think of all the people that came up to me and said, “Wow, nice car! I had one of those but I sold it. Sure wish I had it now!” And I think, “Yah, I didn’t.”

Next Pony of the Month

OPEN! Please email Chris if you would like to submit your story!

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2005 Activities Schedule

November, 2005 November 14 Michiana Mustangs Club Meeting: 7 pm, South Bend Four Seasons Restaurant Officer Elections for 2006 at this meeting.

December, 2005 December 2, 2005 Mustang Club Annual Christmas Party.

MCA National Show list 2006

March 24 - 26, 2006

Mustang Club of America Nationals Gulf Coast Regional Mustang Club – Gulf Coast National Pensacola, FL Location: University Mall May 26 - 28, 2006 First Tennessee Regional Group – Mustangs In The Mountains Johnson City, TN Location: East Tennessee State University July 14 - 16, 2006 Mustang Car Club of New England – New England Mustang Nationals II Sturbridge, MA Location: New England Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center August 11 – 13, 2006 Lake Erie Mustang Owners Club – Flagship National Mustang Show Erie, PA Location: Millcreek Mall August 31 – September 3, 2006 MCA 30th Anniversary at Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, AL Location: Barber Motorsports Park September 29 – October 1, 2006 Mustang Club of Las Vegas – Bright Light City Cruise Las Vegas, NV Location: Stardust Hotel Pavilion