October 2013 Volume 23 Issue 10

MONTHLY CRUISIN’ with the Mass Cruisers Auto Club

“CRUISIN’ AT THE SPEED OF FUN”

We’re on the Web

www.masscruisers.com

And Facebook

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Visitors, guests and those

interested in joining the Mass Cruisers Auto Club are

welcome to attend one of our monthly meetings held on the

third Tuesday of each month in Norfolk.

Contact us by snail mail: P.O. Box 217

Wrentham, MA 02093

Or by email:

Phone: 781 551-0520 for more

information

Our clubhouse is located at 124

Main St. behind the Dunkin Donut

and across from the Police Station

in the center of Norfolk MA

MASS CRUISERS AUTO CLUB CRUISIN’ AT THE SPEED OF FUN

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We’re on the Web!

www.masscruisers.com

Club Officers

President– Fred Tierney Vice President—Larry Nyborn Secretary—Bob Hines Treasurer—Wayne Lestan Webmaster—Steve Vining New Member Liason—Dole Cole Sgt. at Arms—Rick Lawlor Special Contributor—John Buchanan

Editor—Paul Saulnier

Special Events

Cruise Night—Steve Huntington Car Show—Rich Armando

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To advertise in the Monthly Cruiser, please send a business

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Classifieds and H.B. 3149 3

September 19, 2013 Cruise

Winner

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My First Mini Encounter 5

Monthly Calendar 6

Old Orchard Beach Weekend 7

September 22nd fort Tabor/

Rodman Show

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My First Mini Encounter

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Car Shows & Events

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Nebraska Bone Yards

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For sale

1964 Triumph TR 4. Frame off restoration of a rust free southern car 10 years ago. Rebuilt engine. New interior. Red over black.

New top never on the car. Wire wheels. Asking $23,900.00. Email civilizeds@aol.com for details and pix.

1955 Desoto Fireflite 2 door hard top, 330 hemi with 4 barrel carter carb, looking for a good home for restoration. Bought new by the father of the current owner. It hasn’t been driven since 1975+/. It has about 140,000 miles on it. Best offer. Email

civilizeds@aol.com for details and pix.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority

of the same, as follows (H.B. 3149):

1 SECTION 7U of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official

2 Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- “The use and sale of any exhaust

3 pipe that increases the sound emission of any vehicle including motorcycles shall be prohibited.

4 All motorcycle exhaust pipes must conform to 82dBA maximum noise level measured directly to

5 the rear exhaust outlet at a distance of 12 inches. The angle of measurement shall not exceed 30

6 degrees. Sound measurements taken beyond 12 inches that exceed the requirements are not

7 acceptable. Violation of said decibel level, or illegal retrofitting, will result in a license

8 suspension for six (6) months and/or a fine not to exceed two hundred and fifty dollars ($250).”

The Massachusetts Association of Auto Clubs (M.A.A.C.) strongly opposes H.B. 3149 which is before the Joint Trans-

portation Committee, an amendment which would further regulate motorcycle sound levels. Despite the fact that M.A.A.C. represents the interests of some 280 Massachusetts car clubs that count more than 40,000 members in their ranks and, although this proposed amendment is directed to tightening the noise regulation for motorcycles, this legis-lation still remains a poorly crafted attempt to curb the scofflaws which abuse existing laws

Right. Mass Cruiser John Buchanan and William Ellis, President of M.A.A.C.

presenting the opposition statement to H.B. 3479 Exhaust Noise Bill at the

Joint Transportation Committee public hearing at the State House on Sep-

tember 24.

September 19, 2013 Cruise Winner Monthly Cruising Page 4

Becky Hamman, Customer Service Manager for the new Hookset, N.H. Bass Pro Shops store picked Jack Ro-

mani’s 1932 Ford Street Rod Pickup Truck for the Accurate Automotive & Performance of Hyde Park Bos-

ton sponsored cruise night winner plaque. Jack, from Raynham, MA, rebuilt the Chevy engine into a 489

blown 800 HP monster and also did the interior work while his buddy Steve Petit did all the body work and

paint on the truck which was barn stored for many years. It’s been on the road for the past three years and

both Jack and Steve are regulars at our cruise nights as well as most of the area cruise and car events.

September 19, 2013 Cruise

http://vimeo.com/75588898

About this video "Perfect fall weather brought the cars and spectators out in large numbers. The Accurate Automo-tive & Performance of Hyde Park Boston sponsored cruise plaque selection, Jack Romani's (Raynham, MA) 1932 Ford street rod pickup truck, was selected by Becky Hamman, the new Hookset, N.H. Bass Pro Shops Customer Service Manager. The next cruise on October 3 is dash plaque night for the first 1,000 cruise vehicles"

For pictures of some of the other cars that showed up on Septem-

ber 19th, check out the work of member Steve Vining on our web-

site: http://clubs.hemmings.com/masscruisers/9-19-2013_cruisenight.html

And another video: https://vimeo.com/75064779

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My First Mini Encounter by Paul Saulnier

My son Phil called one night to report that he was the high bidder on a

1973 Austin Mini Cooper. Wonderful.

I ask “Where is it?”

“New Zealand.” He answers

“Are you crazy?” “What? I just have to arrange shipping and then pick it up in Boston.

No problem.” Three months pass and finally the Mini is assigned to a

ship with an unpronounceable name that will take it on a cruise that

will almost circle the globe before it arrives in Boston – in another

three months.

“Hello, Dad? The Mini was shipped to Port Elizabeth, New Jersey. Dad?

Hello?”

Having lived in New Jersey for several years, I knew of the hell hole

that is Port Elizabeth. Located off the New Jersey Turnpike near the

Meadowlands, it’s a sea of exit and entrance ramps, narrow access

roads, and speeding tractor trailers as far as the eye can see.

“Phil, have it shipped up to Boston.”

“But that’ll cost another $800.00.”

“You’re too big to spank. But I will get even.”

Sharing the narrow roads to the port with huge semis is not something

a novice trailer puller like me dreams of doing. If I ever have to back

up, I’m done for. Finally we find the right gate. There it is, right on the

other side of the gate. It’s cute.

Not so fast.

Contact Mary or Bob Lepore for available months to schedule hosting the monthly winter dinner socials at your favorite restaurant with coffee and pot luck desserts at your home.

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2nd & 3rd, Thompson, CT. Don Hoenig’s 42nd Annual Swap Meet and Flea Market, Thompson Speedway (Exit 99 off I-395). 7 AM to 5 PM.

3rd, Briston, CT. 24th Annual CT Street

Rods Meet. Lake Compunce parking lot. 186 Enterprise Drive.

9th & 10th, Lee, NH. Lee’s two-day

swap meet and flea market. Lee Speed-way. 380 California Hwy (rt 125). 7-4PM

12th, Business Meeting @ Clubhouse 19th, Memebers Meeting @ Clubhouse

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5th &6th, Second Annual US Route 6 Provincetown Cruise Weekend. Rally point departure times on Harbor Hotel Cruise HQ.

8th, Business Meeting @ Clubhouse 22nd, Memebers Meeting @ Clubhouse ** Bass Pro Cruise Nights hosted by the

Mass Cruisers. Our Halloween Spe-cial. Come dresses for the occasion

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Old Orchard Beach Weekend by Neringa

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Rain, rain go away, don't come back another day-- and it didn't! But it did pour when the Cruiser Car Con-

voy headed up to Old Orchard Beach.

Some of us didn't make the usual parade Friday night, but all were rewarded by a huge rainbow at the end of

our first day. On Saturday when the weather was a 10 and fabulous we had another parade. And of course

it would be a perfect trip without a visit to the candy store. OOB's 20th anniversary was a huge turnout and

three of our cruisers packed a prize, Frank Bryant, Alan Freedman & Larry Nyborn.

Lots of walking, talking, eating and dancing with cruisin friends, another successful trip to Maine, Thanks,

Linda and Lou-- great hosts!

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September 22nd Fort Tabor/Rodman Show

Too many people to thank, however, Joe Barclay made this one a reality! This guy never quit, starting

last year, he was passing out flyers at Bass Pro. Everywhere I went this year, Joe was there, pushing todays

event. When my brother Jim and I pulled in, it was raining. I told him we go. [ 9am]

Then the skies changed and the weather gods were kind to us all day. It seemed like a miracle, and we had

approx 200 cars participate. Best trophies of the year and there were many happy recipients. A few groups

of veterans went out to do the judging and it was refreshing to see some new comers win... Our 97 year old

Eddy was signing autographed pictures of him with his Franklin. That alone raised $40 for the museum... We

tried to park all club cars together and being a 1st year event, it was as good as a 1st time can be.[ God bless

you Paul Martins, for keeping your cool out there, you had a thankless job!!] Johnny and I have done a few of

these and we usually know when an event will grow, this one will be one of those.

Hard to believe you are in New Bedford when the Fort is such a gem that many of us didn't know was

there... Joe Langlois, museum pres, gave out the President Award to the car he liked the most. Bob Robil-

lard's Riviera was the recipient of that award today. A tireless and faithful car club member who goes to al-

most everything we do, Bob was a very deserving trophy winner today. congrats.

What's next....P-Town Oct. 5th + 6th will be our last multi-club get together; it will be a blockbuster event.

[ approx 20 car clubs united] .don't miss this one..out for now and thanks to all the faithful for making todays

event a great success!..out, Bob..

This was the first time that fellow Mass Cruiser member Jack Lane and I have been to the Fort Tabor/Rodman site and what a

perfect location to hold a car show. We both had a great time. Joe and Paul should be proud to have been able to secure this

beautiful waterfront site with historical significance dating back to the civil war. Access was very easy for us first timers and the

historical military collection that the museum has put together is outstanding. Once the word gets around, this event should start

appearing on everyone’s must attend schedule. Congratulations to all that made it happen. John Buchanan.

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My First Mini Encounter (cont.)

So I borrow a truck and a trailer, and drag Phil and a friend along with all the paperwork. Since the port

closes at 4:00 PM, we leave Holliston at the crack of dawn. We have to stop at the importer’s office first

for more paperwork. The lady with whom Phil has been dealing, and who promised to have all the paper-

work ready for us, called in sick today. After an hour of searching, the papers are found, stamped, and we

are out of there.

One more stop down the street to get the papers stamped by somebody else.

OK. Its only 3:30. Get the papers stamped and back to the gate at 3:50.

“Too late. Come back tomorrow. Union rules.”

“But sir, we’ve come all this way and…”

“OUT.” To make a long story longer, I had to drive all the way home again as my friend had to be back. Off at the

crack of dawn the next morning. Arrive at noon. The gate is closing! Its lunch time. Union rules. 1:00 pm

and we are finally past the Pearly Gates. Wait around for an official port guy to check our papers. Everyone

ignores us. So we decide to load up. Naturally the battery is dead and the tires are half full (more like half empty). Push the damn thing onto the

trailer with some help from a few drivers. Strap her down tight. Suddenly an official port guy wants to

know what we think we’re doing.

“Let’s see your papers.”

“Why is that car on the trailer? Your papers aren’t stamped!”

“But sir, they were stamped by that…” “Go over to that office and wait for me inside” After about 15 minutes, the official port guy bounds

through the door and announces: “Do you believe these guys? They put a car on their trailer without get-

ting their papers stamped!” All conversations stop. Other official port types poke their heads out their offices up and down the hall to

see the perpetrators. After a good tongue lashing, we are advised to get out their collective sites before they decide to make

our lives miserable, as is their right under union rules. Well time as passed since the Mini encounter and I’ve learned to love the little thing. I even have 3 of my

own. But I had them delivered right to my door. I may be crazy, but I’m not stupid.

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Nebraska Bone Yards by John Buchanan

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If you are wonder what kind of bone yards I see

along U.S. Route 6 out west, here’s one small

one in Nebraska west of Omaha that I couldn’t

miss as the cars and trucks in the front yard

would stop anyone of us in our tracks. I couldn’t

eyeball what was behind the screened fence and

nobody was around to let me take a peek.

Many of the farms have at least one old aban-

doned Chevy truck sitting out back of a barn

with other abandoned farm tractors and equip-

ment. You could fill a fleet of car trailers with

these abandoned trucks.

October 2013

Member meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Norfolk MA clubhouse.

P.O. Box 217

Wrentham, MA 02093