July August 2014

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350 cars and 4000 spectators

CLASSICS on the SQUARE aROARING SUCCESS

On behalf of the MississaugaClassic Car Club, Ed Barry, AriBarry, Pat Shaw, Carl Wall andmyself I want to let everyone listedand those I do not have theiremail address how honoured weare to have been allowed to workwith you in hosting one of thegreatest car shows we have everhosted.The Celebration Square staff wereoutstanding, and the complimentsreceived from many Vendors,Guests, Car Owners, gave glowingreport on how helpful they were.The City Staff were extremelyhelpful and went out of their waymany times to assist.To the OVER and UNDER CLUBand the PINK SLIP CAR CLUB andother VOLUNTEERS you all madethe day easy to get through. Thereare too many to start listing eachindividually, but without you all Iwould of been carried away in astraight jacket. THANK YOU ALL!!Since Sunday evening and all dayMonday our phones, facebookpage and emails have beenflooding in with glowingcompliments on the venue,planning, execution and more.

As Councillor Starr stated "Afour bagger - AHome Run".

I ask that each of us let everyone(volunteers, staff, everyone evenremotely associated) what anawesome job they did.Blaine ShawPresidentMississauga Classic Car ClubClassics on the Square

SUNDAY – SUNDAY - SUNDAY

What a day – sunshine – music – awesome cars –great crowd – outstanding Club Members bothOVER & UNDER and the MCCC – supersponsors – what more can we ask for.

We had 241 paid cars and 350 total cars. We hadcars from everywhere MAN! Texas, New York,Wasaga Beach, Orangeville, Hamilton,Burlington, Brampton, Mississauga like I saideverywhere man.This was an outstanding start for us. Thecomments and emails are raving with positivecomments and reviews. The Mississauga Newsinterviewed Councillor Starr and yours trulytwice not to mention our main man Jason. I willpost the articles either on facebook or ourwebpage so watch.Pictures we have pictures galour. Jim Husbandwas shooting all day along with Ryan Reil so Ithink we have somewhere around 500 or moreshots.Once again the Club Members rose to thechallenge of bailing me out of what I was surewas big trouble. Not only did you guys and galsmake the day look like a walk in the park, butyou even made me look good. I will never beable to say thank you enough.The OVER & UNDER CLUB were outstandingand their Members are the BEST. Parking,registration, garbage, anything they were askedthey were quick to respond.In fact we did such a great job that theCommissioner of Parks has complimented us ona great show. The Staff at Celebration Squarethat Ed and I butted heads with many timescomplimented us on a well organized show.They could not believe how quickly we parkedthe cars and how fast the Square cleared.

TROPHY WINNERSBest in Class Hot Rod – Sponsored by

Hot Nights Hotrods & Surf City GarageCar #69 – Ford Tudor – Owner Bob Kirby

Best in Class Truck – Sponsored by

Lyons Auto Body & Surf City GarageCar #157 – Mack Truck Tractor – Owner John

MacFarlaine - Mississauga

Best in Class Truck Modified –

Sponsored by Lyons Auto Body & Surf

City GarageCar #134 – 1964 Chevy C10 – Owner Wayne Stitt

Best in Class MOPAR – Sponsored by

Sherwin Williams Automotive Paint &

Surf City GarageCar #21 – 1966 Dodge Charger – Owner Jim &

Sharon Gower - Georgetown

Best in Class MOPAR Modified –

Sponsored by Paul Folkes Auto

Detailing & Surf City GarageCar #39 – Dodge Swinger – Owner Steve Clarke -

Mississauga

Best in Class Ford – Sponsored by

Sherwin Williams Automotive Paint &

Surf City GarageCar #200 – 1963 Galaxie XL – Owner Greg Umiker

Best in Class Ford Modified –

Sponsored by Tailgunner Drag Racing

and Diecast Collectibles & Surf City

GarageCar #63 – 1949 Meteor – owner George Thomson -

Brampton

Best in Class GM – Sponsored by

Transit Electric Supply & Surf City

GarageCar #23 – 1957 Chevy Nomad – Owner Leota & Bob

Potts - Coboconk

Best in Class GM Modified – Sponsored

by A & D Performance & Surf City

GarageCar #132 – 1971 Chevy Nova – Owner Alessandra

Fazio - Mississauga

Best in Class Import – Sponsored by

Mississauga Engines Inc & Surf City

GarageCar #119 – 1972 Datsun – Owner Eric Zonderevan

Best in Class Import Modified –

Sponsored by Mississauga Engines Inc

& Surf City GarageCar #15 – 2004 Mazda Miata – Owner David Lead –

Markham

Best in Class Pro Street – A & D

Performance & Surf City GarageCar #173 – 1969 Ford Mach 1 – Owner Daminski

Brothers – New York

Best in Class Pre ‘30’s – Sponsored by

Royal Auto Body & Surf City GarageCar #85 – 1927 Studebaker – Owner Bill & Ken

Quibell - Mississauga

Best in Class ‘30’s – Sponsored by

Performance Improvements & Surf City

GarageCar #56 – 1938 Ford Sedan – Owner Franco Spignisi

Best in Class ‘40’s – Sponsored by

Performance Improvements & Surf City

Garage

Car #152 – 1941 Ford – Owner GwyannaWaller – Texas

Best in Class ‘50’s – Sponsored by MCV

Towing & Surf City GarageCar #164 – 1956 Crown Victoria – Owner Jim Martin

Best in Class ‘60’s – Sponsored by

Paint Circuit/LQK Industries/Keystone

Industries & Surf City GarageCar #177 – 1966 Ford Galaxie – Owner Garnett Ross

Best in Class ‘70’s – Sponsored by

TACC Construction & Surf City GarageCar #109 – 1970 Cougar XR7 – Owner John Borthiry

Best in Class ‘80’s – Sponsored by

TACC Construction & Surf City GarageCar #121 – 1981 Deloren – Owner Preston Beach

Best in Class ‘90’s and newer –

Sponsored by TACC Construction &

Surf City GarageCar #10 – 2007 Mustang – Owner Izzy Rotondo

Best in Class Engine – Sponsored by

Mississauga Engines Inc & Surf City

GarageCar #47 – Ford Mustang – Owner Joseph Chauana

Best in Class Paint – Sponsored by

Paint Circuit/LQK Industries/Keystone

Industries & Surf City GarageCar #95 – 1941 Willys – Owner Chris Hayes

Councillor Ron Starr Choice –

Sponsored by Councillor Starr & Surf

City GarageCar #2 – 1938 Ford Coupe – Owner Jim McGowan –

Brampton

MAYOR’S CHOICE AWARD – Sponsored

by Surf City Garage1st Place - Car #158 – 1932 Buick – Owner Alain

Cottereau2nd Place – Car #170 – 1969 Camaro Z28 – Owner

Jim & Linda Goodlad - Mississauga3rd Place – Car #108 – 1968 Dodge Charger – Owner

Robert Sudac - Brampton

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD – Sponsored

by MOTHER’S Wax1st Place – Car #84 – 1946 Pontiac Woodie Wagon –

Owner Councillor Starr - Mississauga2nd Place – Car #110 – 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner –

Owner Angelo Frasca - Brampton3rd Place – Car #121 – 1981 Deloren – Owner Preston

Beach

MOTHER’S WAX PICK – Sponsored by

Mother’s WaxCar #67 – 1967 VW Caberlois – Owner Norbert &

Kathy Axtman

MEMORIAL AWARD – Sponsored by the

MIRAS’s FAMILYIndividual – Mr Caryle Hunter - Milton

Right Coast Award – Sponsored by

Right Coast AssociationCar # XXX – 1941 Willy’s – Lynn Langlios – Milton

PINK SLIP CAR CLUB AWARDS –

Sponsored by Pink Slip Car ClubCar #170 – 1969 Camaro Z28 – Owner Linda

Goodlad – MississaugaCar #86 – 1957 Ford Thunderbird – Owner Deborah

GibsonCar #75 – 1978 Austin – Owner Karen Wilkins

Car #152 – 1941 Ford – Gwyanna Waller – Texas

OUR SPONSORS &SUPPORTERS

Councillor Ron Starr

Paint Circiut/LKQ

Ind/Keystone Ind

Performance Improvements

Surf City Garage Car Car

Products

Mississauga Engines Inc

The Mississauga News

TACC Construction

Lyons Auto Body and Towing

A & D Performance

Performance in Motion

Royal Auto Body / MCV

Towing

Dixie Auto Body

Pathfinder Lubricants/Day

Distributing

Hugger Covers Inc

Folkes Auto Detailing Supplies

Tailgunner Drag Racing &

Diecast Collectibles

Hot Nights Hot Rods

Mother’s Wax

Krown Rust Control –

Streetsville

Holiday Inn

Impact Canopys

Triempco Burlington

Insurance/Haggarty

Part Source Auto Parts –

Meadowvale Store &

Regional

Sherwin Williams Automotive

Paint

Over & Under Car Club

Right Coast

Pink Slip Car Club

Celebration Square

A Message From OnHigh

I sent this out to everyone in an email, but Ibelieve it is worth repeating.We all enjoy going to an evening car show, aweekend show and being entertained. However,how many of us have stopped to realize howmuch work goes on behind the scenes to makethe day a success. As many of my Club can a-test to I have said we at the Mississauga ClassicCar Club run very successful shows, BUT on thesurface we are calm cool and collect, but underthe surface our feet are like ducks swimmingfaster than HELL.These shows, whether an evening, a one dayshow or a weekend, every show NEEDSVOLUNTEERS and SPONSORS. Withoutthem there is nothing.

HAVE YOUVOLUNTEERED LATELY?

Sometimes it’s easy to think that the collector carhobby is all about money and egos. But thenthere’s Steve in the photo above: He’s not theguy in the Chevelle; he’s the guy with the vestand flag waving the Chevelle in to our mostrecent cruise night. Or there’s Kathy back behindSteve: She’s not in the Studebaker; she’sgreeting the Studebaker owner as he arrives.They’re just two of the many Hemmingsemployees who volunteer their after-hours timeto help make our cruise nights and other eventsgo smoothly, and they’re just two of thecountless number of car show volunteersthroughout the hobby who lend a hand not forgeld or glory, but for the love of the hobby. Andas the British car magazine Autocar recentlyreminded us, volunteers are essential to thehobby, whether they’re running car clubs,directing car shows, writing for enthusiastwebsites, or pitching in on the thousands of othercar-related projects. So let’s give Steve, Kathy,and every other such volunteer out there a handand consider the ways in which we can do thesame.

By the way, it’s been a while since we ran anOpen Diff, so to reiterate, these are ouroccasional “anything goes” type of post. Ifyou’ve got a general question, comment, orsuggestion that we haven’t addressed elsewhere,or if you just want to start up your own (old car-related) topic of conversation, please do. Asalways, keep in mind our rules for commenting:No selling anything, nothing political, noattacking anybody else, and our moderators havefinal say on what goes. That said, what’s on yourcar-obsessed mind?

Concours d’Elegance ofAmerica to feature

“Trucks of the Jet Age”class

Kurt Ernst Apr 17th, 2014 at 8am

1958 Fargo Sweptside. Photo courtesy

Concours d’Elegance of America.

There’s no denying the impact of the jet age onautomotive design; from the GM LeSabreconcept through the Chrysler Turbine Car, jetaircraft design played a large role in the stylingof automobiles during the 1950s and 1960s. Alsoknown as “Mid-Century Modern,” “Jet Age”styling embraced the longer, lower and widerethos, emphasizing the use of ample chrome andsizable tailfins. As pickup trucks moved off thefarm and into suburban driveways, Jet Agestyling also played a role in their design; thisJuly, the Concours d’Elegance of America at St.John’s will recognize this with a class dedicatedto High-Style Haulers: Pickups of the Jet Age.Though pickup trucks date to the turn of thecentury, most prewar models favored functionover form. Designed for work, little thought wasgiven to style or amenities, but as Americansbecame more obsessed with design in thepostwar years, pickup trucks became more thanjust utility vehicles. This can be seen in thegrowing number of truck registrations: In 1941,640,697 light trucks were registered, accordingto R.L. Polk. By 1950, this number surged to1,142,307, proving that pickup trucks wereappearing at more than just job sites.

1955 Chevrolet Cameo Carrier. Photo

courtesy Concours d’Elegance of America.

The growth in sales was to be short-lived, asregistrations fell during the Korean War years.Looking to shore up sales, pickup truckdesigners began to pay more attention toaesthetics, and in 1955, Chevrolet launched theCameo Carrier pickup, arguably the first “jetage” truck design and certainly the first“personal luxury” pickup. Its designer, CharlesM. Jordan, was an Air Force Reserve officer andhad ample downtime to sketch futuristic pickupdesigns during his tenure at Florida’s CapeCanaveral. Upon his return to General Motors,and with support from GM’s truck studio chiefLuther Stier and Chevrolet engineering head EdCole, Jordan’s designs were quickly progressedfrom sketches to production models.

1958 Chevrolet Apache Fleetside. Photo

courtesy Concours d’Elegance of America.

In addition to their aerodynamic lines, Cameopickups sported design touches like vestigialtailfins, extending beyond the tailgate andmerging with the chrome bumper to give the

appearance of a single large vertical stabilizer.Wheel covers even featured a jet turbine design,offering up far more style than the traditional“dog dish” hubcaps routinely slapped on pickupwheels. Even the paint was meant to impress;from the outset, Cameo pickups came in a two-tone livery designed to lure the car-buying publicinto the cab of a particularly well-appointedtruck.

1958 Dodge D100 Sweptside. Photo

courtesy Concours d’Elegance of America.

Chevrolet’s opening salvo was soon answered byother manufacturers, with Internationalproducing its A-Line Golden Jubilee pickup in1957 and Dodge building its D100 and Fargo(for export) Sweptside models in 1958. With theCameo pickup at the upper end of the pricerange, Chevrolet even brought jet-age styling toa more affordable pickup offering with theintroduction of the 1958 Apache Fleetside,which featured rocket-motif trim, available two-tone paint and a price tag considerably belowthat of the fiberglass-fendered Cameo. Thoughboth models would coexist for the 1958 modelyear, by 1959 the Apache Fleetside had replacedthe discontinued Cameo in Chevy’s lineup.

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1957 International A-Line Golden Jubilee.

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It was Ford that launched the next evolution ofjet-age pickup, with its 1957 introduction of thecar-based Ranchero sedan pickup. Its tailfinswere even more pronounced, culminating in taillamps meant to resemble jet exhausts. Even theplunging chrome trim that separated theRanchero’s upper and lower paint colors denotedmotion, making the Ranchero the most heavilystyled pickup to hit the American market. Noheavy-duty hauler, the Ranchero was still billedas having half-ton pickup capabilities, with thestyle, comfort and drivability of an automobile.GM countered with its own car-based pickup, theChevrolet El Camino, in 1959. Its aircraftinfluence was even more pronounced than Ford’sRanchero, with prominent “intakes” adorning thehood and front fenders above the headlamps, ajavelin-shaped trim strip running the length ofthe body and “wings” sprouting from the rear ofthe cab and flowing rearward into the tailgate.Consumers favored Chevrolet’s design, and theEl Camino quickly became the sales leader insegment.

1959 Pontiac “El Catalina” prototype.

Photo by Richard Lentinello.

Per Greg Cockerill of the Concours d’Eleganceof America selection committee, the events past

success with Jet Age convertibles and stationwagons, as well as with “Space Age” sportcoupes, made this year’s category of High-StyleHaulers: Pickups of the Jet Age a logical choice.Though the field for the class has not yet beenfinalized, early entries include many of thetrucks referenced above. Perhaps the mostunusual is a 1959 Pontiac Safari “El Catalina”prototype, owned by Tom Gerrard of Manalapan,Florida, and featured in the October 2011 issueof Hemmings Classic Car. It’s believed to be theonly one officially built by Pontiac to testdemand for a Pontiac-branded variant on theChevrolet El Camino pickup, although parts forthree pickups were reportedly ordered and asecond prototype was said to have been built“after hours.” Another rare entry is a 1958 FargoSweptside, owned by Rob Reimer of Winnipeg,Manitoba, Canada, and visually similar to the1958 Dodge D100 Sweptside. Other trucksconfirmed thus far include a 1955 ChevroletCameo Carrier owned by Roger James ofBuffalo, Minnesota; a 1957 International A-LineGolden Jubilee owned by George Brown ofHillsborough, Tennessee; a 1958 ChevroletApache Fleetside, owned by Mark Calvert ofColumbiaville, Michigan; a 1958 Dodge D100Sweptside, owned by Mark Desing of Clinton,Wisconsin; and a 1959 Chevrolet El Caminoowned by Jane Argenendt of Jefferson City,Missouri.

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Northeast Classic CarMuseum celebrates cars in

song with “Car Tunes”exhibit

Kurt Ernst

Cars and music have been indelibly linked for acentury, and a new exhibit coming to theNortheast Classic Car Museum in Norwich, NewYork, illustrates this bond. The year-long exhibit,Car Tunes – A Celebration of Cars in Song, willfeature everything from a 1932 Ford Little DeuceCoupe, the star of a Beach Boys hit, through a1970 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, the subject of a1994 Neil Young song.Museum marketing coordinator Marty Kuhn saida few of the cars planned for the exhibit willinclude a Fun, Fun, Fun 1957 Ford ThunderbirdE-Code; a 1955 Oldsmobile Rocket 88, madefamous by Jackie Breston and his Delta Cats (whowere really Ike Turner’s Kings of Rhythm); agreen-and-yellow 1965 Checker Marathon taxi,which once served passengers along New York’sPark Avenue, honored in song by Cher (Taxi,Taxi), Harry Chapin (Taxi) and Joni Mitchell (BigYellow Taxi); a 1968 Pontiac GTO, as praised byRonny & the Daytonas; a 1961 Chevrolet LittleRed Corvette, described by Prince as “much toofast;” a 1958 Chevrolet El Camino, crooned aboutby Adriana Evans (and Ween); and a 1966 ShelbyCobra 427, as immortalized by the Rip Chords inHey Little Cobra. Reportedly, the exhibit willeven include a 1953 “Little Nash Rambler” and a1956 Cadillac, stars of the comical highway

showdown immortalized by The Playmates in thesong Beep Beep.

The 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 in the Car

Tunes exhibit. Photo courtesy Northeast

Classic Car Museum.

In addition to the annually updated featureexhibit, the museum’s regular galleries includeThe Pre-War Collection; American Beauties; TheFabulous Franklins; The Legends: Auburn, Cord,Duesenberg, Packard; Cars Made in New YorkState; Found in Barns Around the State; The Post-War Era; Vintage Airplane Engines; and VintageFashions, which are displayed throughout theexhibits to add atmosphere to the automobilesshown.

1965 Checker Marathon, the Big Yellow

(and green) Taxi. Photo courtesy Northeast

Classic Car Museum.

The Northeast Classic Car Museum was openedin May of 1997, and originally featured a displayof 50 cars in a single building, most on loan fromthe collection of Franklin aficionado GeorgeStaley. Today, the collection (which includes carsgifted to the museum following Staley’s death in

April 2011, plus cars on loan from museumbenefactors) has grown to include five linkedbuildings and more than 160 vehicles on display.Cars belonging to the museum are routinelyexhibited at events throughout the Northeast, suchas the recent Rhinebeck swap meet, at which themuseum displayed a 1912 Metz.Car Tunes – A Celebration of Cars in Song willopen on Saturday, May 17, and run through April2015. For additional information, visitClassicCarMuseum.org.

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I can’t do a newsletter without some seriousMOPAR history for the balance of theuniformed Club Members.

The name DODGE was famous long before Johnand Horace decided to build their cars. They wereborn in NILES, MICHIGAN, John Frances in1864 and Horace Elgin in 1868. The brotherslearned the machinist trade from their father.They moved to Windsor, Ontario in 1899 wherethey started work at the Canadian TypothetacCompany where John soon became thesuperintendent. They both worked there untilthey created the Evans and Dodge bicycle, knownas the E&D. Together they leased some spacefrom the Typothetac Company and began building

their bike. From this they soon expanded intoautomotive parts for the early manufacturers.It wasn’t long before their skill and demand forthe auto parts outshone he bicycle business. In1901 they moved back to the US into Detriotwhere they opened a operation on BeaubienStreet. Then moving to Hasting Street andMonroe Avenue, where they built a building.Their first major automotive parts order camefrom Olds Motor Works in 1902 for 3000transmissions. This led to other orders and againtheir skill made the business grow quickly and thebicycle business was soon history.They eventually met Henry Ford and he was soimpressed with their skills he wanted them to helphim build his car. He offered them 1/10 share inhis newly created Ford Motor Company. Underthe agreement the Dodge Brothers would receive100% of the business if Ford went bankrupt as hehad before. Ford was also in need of money sothe first order worth $7000.00 was sold to FordMotor Company for $3000.00 in cash and thebalance in the 10% share.The boys quickly redesigned the rear axle andother parts plus major changes to the engine.They were impressed with Ford’s cars anddecided to get behind FORD and dropped Oldsand other’s business. In 1902 the first Ford carrolled off the assembly line and became a success.Although Ford was close to bankruptcy again theinstant success of the car FORD MOTORCOMPANY was cash rich by the end of the firstyear and he paid the Dodge Brothers $10,000 individends. Over the next years Ford paid millionsto the Dodge Brothers. The Dodge became richby selling Ford the parts he needed and by owningstock received dividends.In 1910 they built the now famous Hamtramckplant covering 24 acres. They continued to buildengines and parts for Ford and were named to theBoard of Directors.In 1914 Ford announced a $5.00/day minimumwage, profit sharing and huge expansion of theRogue plant and profits were turned back intothese expansions and eventually the Dodgebusiness was dropped.The Dodge Brothers told Henry Ford $%^ you !They knew all of Ford’s cars weaknesses andquickly set about correcting the flaws and in AJuly 1914 they started DODGE BROTHERSINC. Because of the excellent reputation 22,000firms applied for Dodge Dealershipships and in

November 1914 the first Dodge car rolled out ofthe plant and sold for $785. By the end of 1915they were producing 45,000 Touring cars and aRoadster with a trunk that securely placed temnumber 3 in North America.The Dodge Brother’s story is unknown to manypeople even to this day and even to the MOPARfaithful and Ford unique. The boys did not comefrom money but through hard work anddedication to detail built a empire that built manyof North Americas feared MUSCLE CARS.One Hundred Years Ago a slight turn and FORDmight not be the empire it is. If Dodge had ofbuilt for themselves they may be number one andFord number three.

REMEMBER you Mustang lovers – “IN THEHEART OF EVERY 5 Litre Beats a littleDODGE/MOPAR BLOOD!”and the only way tocure that is to turn it into a “CHORD”!

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