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March 2020

Presidents Report Page 1 Executive and Club Meeting Minutes Pages 7-8

Happy Birthday “Dusty” Page 2 GFV Mopars Unlimited Car Club Info Page 9

Car Show Information Pages 3-5 Mopar Connection Magazine Article Pages 10-11

Fill’er Up Article Page 6 Club Member Business Cards Page 12

President’s Report

Hi everybody,

It looks like the CAR season is about to start if it would only

stop raining. Even with the rain, there have been a few days

good enough to get out for a quick cruise.

Our first shop tour this year will be at Pacific Car Art on

Sunday March 29th. We are planning to meet at Tim Horton’s

at the Abbotsford Auto Mall at 10:00 am. We will be leaving

at 10:30 am for Pacific Car Art. The address is: 30513

Brookside Ave., Abbotsford. Helmut and Carol Tepper have

invited the Mopar Club to view their art studio. There are

hundreds of limited editions prints on display along with

hundreds of die-cast collectibles and everything is for sale. It

is always a treat to tour their studio.

For our April club meeting, Garry Payne will M.C. because I

will be at the Spring Fling car show in LA. Mark Fletcher and I

will attend with My Addiction 1964 Dodge. This will be the

first long distance trip for the car and will be fun as long as

there are no speeding situations (ha ha). The Spring Fling is

the largest Mopar car show west of Chicago. Spring is also the

time to watch the Harrison’s car show list so you can plan for

the events you might want to attend.

That’s it for this month! Hope to see you at our first shop

tour.

SAFE CRUISING RAY

Mopars Unlimited is a non-profit car club dedicated to the restoration and preservation of

Mopar cars and trucks

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My Duster turned 50 years old Feb. 2 1970. Purchased from Johnston Motors, Vancouver, B.C. It has a #’s matching 340 4 Sp. With a 391 8 ¾ rear gear. Painted EV2, Hemi orange, with black Interior. In 2010, when Dusty turned 40, it got a rebuilt set of leaf springs, this time Dusty got a rebuilt speedometer and a new dash bezel. We are ready for cruz-in the beach in White Rock, a few car shows, Wed. night hangout at the A & W, and Friday nights at 192 & 27 th. Happy Cruz-in. Vern.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY “DUSTY”

Wiki Facts – Plymouth Duster

History

The Duster coupe provided the compact-sized Plymouth Valiant with a sporty body style to attract customers.

The car was a $15 million effort to update the compact Valiant for the 1970 model year. The Valiant badge

appeared only on the first model year Dusters, and continued to be used on all the companion 4-door sedan and

2-door Valiant Scamp hardtop models. The Duster was built on the Valiant platform and shared the same front-

end sheet metal, but featured a different design from the cowl back.

The Duster was also positioned to compete with Ford's slightly smaller semi-fastback Maverick compact car and

the AMC Hornet that were both also introduced in 1970, and the slightly larger semi-fastback Chevrolet Nova

whose design was introduced in 1968. While the Maverick and Nova were offered in a 4-door sedan body style,

the Duster nameplate was used only for the 2-door coupe. The Duster was also marketed as an alternative to the

original Volkswagen Beetle, as well as the new class of domestic subcompact cars such as the Chevrolet Vega.

Numerous trim and option package variants of the Duster were offered with names that included Feather Duster,

Gold Duster, Silver Duster, Space Duster, Duster Twister, Duster 340 and Duster 360. These marketing variations

of the basic Duster design targeted customers seeking economy, cargo capacity, and/or performance.

Duster logo was, and still remains, one of the most recognizable automobile logos. Chrysler employee, Thomas

Bertsch (1952-1987), created the "twister" logo and font. Many corresponding graphics were used for different

trim packages over the years. Bertsch was the director of the interior styling and design studio for much of his

career.

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HARRISON'S BC & NW WASH. AUTO EVENT SCHEDULE 2020

The 100th Vancouver International

Autoshow returns Wednesday March

25 – Sunday March 29, 2020 at the

Vancouver Convention Center

vancouverinternationalautoshow.com

MARCH

APRIL

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MAY

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S.F. (Sylvanus Freelove) Bowser sold his newly invented kerosene pump to the owner of a grocery store in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on September 5, 1885. Less than two decades later, the first purposely built drive-in gasoline service station opened in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Bowser’s invention, which could reliably measure and dispense kerosene – a product that had been in demand for half a century – soon evolved into the metered gasoline pump. first gas pump "calm shell" early pump image from road map S.F. Bowser’s “Self-Measuring Gasoline Storage Pumps” became known as “filling stations.” An upper clamshell closed for security when unattended. Originally designed to safely dispense kerosene as well as “burning fluid, and the light combustible products of petroleum,” early S.F. Bowser pumps held the same amount of fuel as the standard 42-gallon oil barrel. Bowser kerosene pumps used marble valves, a wooden plunger and an upright faucet. With the pump’s popular success at Jake Gumper’s grocery store, Bowser formed the S.F. Bowser & Company and patented his invention in late October 1887. first gas pump S.F. Bowser volatile liquid dispenser patent 1887 Bowser’s 1887 patent was a pump for “such liquids as kerosene-oil, burning-fluid, and the light combustible products of petroleum.” Within a decade – as the automobile’s popularity grew – Bowser’s company became hugely successful.

FILL’ER UP – History of the first gas pump and service station

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Mopars Unlimited Car Club Meeting

February 19th, 2020 at Ricky’s Walnut Grove

Called to order @ 7: 01pm

Mopar Madness:

• Ray showed off a draft of the artwork for Mopar Madness

• Food vendors are lined up Shop Tour

• Ray will email details about a shop tour at Pacific Car Art in Abbotsford end of March Car Talk

• Ray talked about horsepower, washing and waxing your ride, polishing with a machine – be careful!

• Ray is looking for “Award of Distinction” trophies for a few years. Please let him know if you are able to donate to his cause

Mopar West

• June 20th & 21st, 2020 in Kamloops

• Register at moparwest.com BREAK Raffle held Executive Reports:

• Newsletter – Lawrence did a good job on his 1st newsletter, thanks! He is always looking for content

• Stores – some hats for sale Meeting adjourned @ 8:05pm

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March 3rd, 2020

Attendees: Jaylene, Rachelle, Ray, Patti, Ron, Sandy, Lawrence, Garry, Rick, Claudio

Absent: Bruce, Glen

Meeting called to order @ 7:10pm

Upcoming Events

• Pacific Car Art tour March 29th. Information in the newsletter

• June 20th & 21st show in Kamloops, information in the newsletter

Mopar Madness

• Jaylene will bring a copy of the insurance to Ray to submit to George Preston

• T-shirts sold out last year, plan to order more

• Looking for items to include in our goody bags

• Ray will book the DJ

• Ray & Rachelle are working on vendors to have booths in the midway

• Jaylene will apply for the raffle licenses closer to the date

Meeting adjourned @ 7:40pm

Mopars Unlimited Executive Meeting Minutes

MOPAR CLASSIFIEDS

Early 60’s 413 complete less carb in boxes need room sorry pics no so good Contact Claudio @ 604-551-1635

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GFV MOPARS UNLIMITED CAR CLUB MEMBERSHIP

Our purpose is to promote the preservation and restoration of motor vehicles produced by the Chrysler

Corporation and to provide a common meeting place to accomplish the purpose of the

organization and promote goodwill among themselves and their sport.

CLUB MEETS every 3rd Wednesday of the month

except for December at Ricky's Restaurant in Walnut

Grove (8720 202 st. Langley, BC) @ 7:00 PM

MEMBERSHIP DUES:

Single: $30.00

Couple: $35.00

Family: $45.00

TREASURY REPORT: available to members by request

to the Treasurer or attending the monthly meetings.

NEWSLETTER:

Please email your event photos / stories to:

mopars.vancouver@gmail.com

Member’s Business Cards: If you would like to have your

business card displayed in the Newsletter at no

charge, drop a card off with the Editor (Lawrence

Raadschelders).

Web Site: Mopars Unlimited, Vancouver

2020 CLUB DIRECTORS

President: Ray Myles

Vice Presidents: Garry Payne & Glen Solly

Treasurer: Patti Timms

Secretary: Jaylene Smillie

Membership Director: Sandy Raadschelders

Sergeant at Arms: Rick Campbell

Newsletter Editor: Lawrence Raadschelders

Webmaster: Lawrence Raadschelders04) 82

Store Director: Rachelle Myles

Events Director: Ray Myles

Directors at Large: Ron Parr

.. Claudio Bandiera

... Bruce Johnston

Club Mailing Address:

Mopars Unlimited Car Club

Box 239, Suite 800, 15355 - 24 Avenue

Surrey, B.C. V4A 2H9

Club Email Address:

mopars.vancouver@gmail.com

CLUB STORES:

Club shirts, hats, dash plaques, show shirts

DISCOUNTS OFFERED TO MEMBERS

ABBOTSFORD CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM 30285 Automat Dr. Abbotsford (604) 857-1000

CARTER DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP Lougheed Hwy. Burnaby (604) 299-2681

COQUITLAM CHRYSLER Lougheed Hwy. Coquitlam (604) 299-2681

CORY’S METAL POLISHING 7512 Crawford Drive, Delta (604) 502-0389

DECKER’S AUTO PLUS #2 - 13890 - 104 Ave, Surrey (604) 582-1866

HALEY DODGE Surrey Auto Mall (604) 531-9156

HOT RODS AND CLASSICS 45086 Yale, Chilliwack 1-800-352-1932

KEITH SERVICES (radaguy@telus.net) White Rock, BC (604) 351-8158

LANGLEY CHRYSLER JEEP 19418 Langley By-Pass (604) 530-2104

LORDCO Present Discount Card All Stores

UAP / NAPA 20053 B Industrial Ave. Langley, BC (604) 530-2104

WAKEFIELD SPERLING AUTO PARTS PLUS All Stores

YEAR ONE 1-800-932-7663

KMS C.A.R.S PARTS 110 Woolridge St. Coquitlam, BC (604) 522-5593

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The Dodge Challenger Drag Pak dominated the NHRA Factory Stock Showdown class in 2018, with Mopar Top Fuel driver Leah Pritchett claiming the title and setting a handful of records along the way. However, the introduction of the newest Ford Mustang Cobra Jet drag car has led to a tough 2019 season, but Mopar has the answer in the form of the fourth generation Challenger Drag Pak.

“Mopar and Dodge/SRT collaborated to make this factory production-based Challenger Drag Pak not only a forced to be reckoned with at the strip but also an instant collectable for Mopar enthusiasts,” said Mark Bosanac, Head of Mopar Service, Parts & Customer Care, FCA – North America. “Our legacy has been won at the track by the women and men who pour all they have into being the best. This new Challenger Drag Pak gives them the tools to stay in front of the competition.”

Like past Drag Pak models, the 2020 Challenger race car was formally introduced at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas and while this track-only muscle car is very similar to past versions, there are a handful of new features inside and out that give it a unique look while also giving it a better chance of knocking off the Mustang Cobra Jet drivers.

The 2020 Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak,

unveiled at the 2019 SEMA Show, delivers

sportsman racers a new, turnkey package

loaded with suspension and chassis upgrades

and is certified for NHRA and NMCA

competition. Production is limited to 50

serialized units.

Mopar at the Drags

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The Hellcat Look The most obvious change for the fourth generation of the Challenger Drag Pak is the exterior styling. The Mopar team has added the front and rear fascia from the Hellcat models along with the hood from the 2015 through 2018 Hellcat cars, with a front-feed hood scoop and a pair of heat extracting vents on each side. Considering the popularity and success of the Hellcat Challenger, coupled with the air flow advantages of the hood and front fascia, making the move to style the Drag Pak after the supercharged street car is a smart move. Next, Mopar worked with Weld Racing to develop a lightweight wheel package, including beadlock wheels out back and skinnies up front, all of which are wrapped in track-ready Mickey Thompson tires. Continuing with the race-ready theme, the 2020 Challenger Drag Pak also comes with wheelie bars and a parachute, both of which are integrated into the chassis design.

For the full article go to: moparconnectionmagazine.com

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