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Monthly Update – November 1st, 2017
Suncoast Mustang Club -Clearwater Florida
Kathy and I are glad to be back in Florida but we promise we didn’t bring the cold front from up north, in spite of what President Wayne thinks. In fact it rained out our Ft Walton Beach car show on Oct 28th on the Panhandle, put on by the Emerald Coast Mustang Club. Florida distances are huge! When we went west on I-10, Friday eve, the Garmin predicted a 6:50 pm arrival. Who was to know that was in the Central time zone! When we arrived at the show site Saturday a.m. in a light rain, we were told they decided to cancel. We can’t make their November 18th rain date because we are registered for Ponies under the Palms at Lakewood Ranch on November 19th. We were invited to join ECMC club members for an impromptu breakfast at IHOP. We are now on a first name basis with President Jeff Bryant, wife Patti and the show team. What a friendly bunch! After breakfast, most stayed to show us their rides. We are definitely going back for better weather next year, for the fellowship and to see more of that part of Florida. The dunes at the National Seashore are excellent as is the emerald green water! Hence the name of the club and that coastal section. See you at QS&L on the 2nd or at Currie Ford the 4th, or Bay Pines the 12th or Ponies under the Palms, on the 19th! You get the drift! We are keen to cruise!
Dave and Kathy Wilson, Editors
The Prez sez….. To you the Boss…the club member. I am sure you are enjoying the cooler weather that is finally here. Thanks to Dave and Kathy for bringing it with them from Canada. November is going to be filled with lots of activity and everyone needs to pay attention, don't miss out. We got stuff planned before this month's club meeting! The board met 2 weeks ago and we talked about the following:
1. Elections for next year and election committee. 2. Christmas party cost $7.50 per person. 3. Charity Budget & operating budget. 4. Club Hats at $15.00 each. We ordered 35 5. March Car Show details and brochure
We have an event planned for Sunday Nov. 12th. A Breakfast and Car Show event. 7AM meet up at Village Inn Bay Pines and Veterans car show at 9AM across the street at Bay Pines VA Hospital. This event is sponsored by Tri-City Cruisers of Tampa Bay. 100% of all money will go to charity. Let's come out in honor of our Veterans. Nov 11th is Veterans Day and this is perfect timing for a car show. We have the Mustang Club of Tampa car show this Saturday Nov 4th at Bill Currie Ford. You can sign up on the Tampa club website. Cost is $25.00 and plan on being there. Another good show is on Nov 18th City of Largo Car & Truck Show. It is only $10.00 and proceeds go to support the Highlands Recreation scholarship fund for children. Details are at http://www.largo.com/egov/apps/events/calendar.egov?view=detail;id=16843 The November club meeting is Monday 13th. Please plan to attend. We will hold elections for our 2018 officers. Dave & Kathy Wilson are in charge of the election committee. Please contact them if you are interested in being a part of the club board or other offices. We will have Club hats available for purchase, bring your checkbook. We will also be signing up for the Christmas Party on Dec 2nd. Enjoy this month’s activities and the cooler weather. Let the pony out of the garage and take in a car show this month, there are plenty to choose from. Wayne Asbell President, Suncoast Mustang Club of FL
50th Anniversary Celebration-Joe & June Brend. Congratulations Joe & June- great to have you both in the club and so active. Bet no one else can say they went on their honeymoon in a Mustang and have the almost identical car today!
I don’t have room for all the pictures Joe posted but after the family 50th celebration they enjoyed a trip to the Smoky Mountains. We wish you many more years of the love and affection you show each other!
Suncoast Mustang Club September events: Club Meeting: Quaker Steak & Lube/ October 9th, 2017 Lots going on this month. We had two speakers; Melissa Reddington of Religious Charity Services (RCS) spoke of their organization which for 50 years has been helping the less fortunate and abused. This unique charity is peopled with workers from many faiths and is truly a multi-faith charitable organization. (At the Board of Directors Meeting later in the month $1500 was allocated in 3 lots of $500 to charity. The first allocation of $500 was made to RCS) The second speaker was from Dream Giveaway Charity. They raffle off several vehicles a year in pairs, eg a classic Mustang and a new Mustang, a classic Challenger and a new Hellcat, a classic Corvette and a new Corvette. Their raffle earnings allow them to help fund many charities which have a solid track record of service. This year they have a 1965 Mustang built by Classic Recreations in Yukon, OK and registered in the Shelby Worldwide Registry, and a 2017 GT350. The 1965 is rated at 670 HP. The 2017 has a 5.2l Voodoo engine and a Whipple Supercharger and is rated at 875 HP. The lucky winner receives $45,000 in addition to pay the taxes on the winnings.
See https://www.dreamgiveaway.com/dg/mustang for info and to buy tickets. Wayne also spoke about our past involvement with Biff Burger Toys for PinellasTots, and his concern that it might not happen this year. He later learned it is likely to continue. At a later in the month Board meeting $500 was allocated to this charity if it continues, leaving $500 for other charitable purposes. Wayne listed some future shows and reminded everyone about the Christmas Party on December 2nd.
BIFF Burger Mustang Monday, October 2nd – Biff Burger Monday continues to draw a large number of late model Mustangs and a few classics. Here are some pictures President Wayne sent me from the October 2nd get together. I’ve identified what cars I recognize as club member cars. The Dream Give-away folks were there with their current raffle car…the 1965 GT 350X. See October club meeting story above as President Wayne invited them to speak at our October 9th meeting at QS&L and tell us about the charities their ticket sales help!
President Wayne’s 1966
Former member Karl Schroeder ? Ron Dring’s ride
Robert Ruggiero’s Fox Body Club Picnic-October 14 The day was perfect, the food was scrumptious, the fellowship was outstanding, the games were a blast and the Mustangs in the shelter lot …well they just outclassed the rides at the other shelters! About 20 members were out and we were especially pleased to see Ray and Charlotte Smith…and Charlotte looking so well after her lengthy illness. It is trite, but: “a good time was had by all!” Thanks to John and Denise Moody for organizing the event with help from Sherman and Jane Bliss!
The setting! Chefs and sous chefs!
Ray, Charlotte, Ann & John Charlotte, Jane and Kari
Photographer Denise & BFF Jane Mark & Bobby playing “rabbit ears”!
Watch these steel things fly! Beware: Incoming flying steel things!
Did I say: Scrumptious? Elections November 13th at our Regular Meeting at QS&L The club by-laws call for an election annually at the November Meeting. With that in mind, here is a partial 2018 candidate slate. Positions are still open till the meeting date. Acclamation is nice. An election of several candidates is even better! Contact Dave and Kathy Wilson, your election committee, if you wish to run ([email protected]). Some of our members head away for the summer months. If you want to ease into a position in the club maybe a position can be co-shared by a winter member and an all year member –e g-Connie O’Connor goes to the Carolinas for the summer months and would welcome a co-secretary when away. Hey, we thought outside the 9 dots for the Newsletter position! Think about getting involved! Position Candidate Comments President Wayne Asbell Accepting other candidates Vice President John Moody “ “ “ Secretary Connie O’Connor Looking for a “co-secretary” Treasurer Stan Orzel Accepting other candidates Newsletter Editors Dave & Kathy Wilson “ “ “ Board of Directors Peter Hynes, John Stockowski and Ann Orzel will run again. Sherman Bliss will run again if needed. Kelly Harvel is a new
Candidate for the board. We will know the intentions of other current board members by election night. A full slate of candidates will be provided pre election as required by our statutes. Speaking of helping out-still looking for a Show Committee Chairman for our March Annual Show!
Suncoast Mustang Club upcoming events: * November 3rd 5:00 to? Biff Burger 1st Friday Show w/trophies November 4th 8:00 to 3pm Tampa Club’s Mustang Show at Bill Currie Ford November 6th 5.00 to? Biff Burger Mustang Monday. November 13th 6-7pm Monthly Club Meeting at Quaker Steak and Lube Dinner at 6pm for those who wish to dine there! Business Session at 7pm sharp! * November 12th Breakfast 7am: Village Inn-10155 Bay Pines Blvd Before the Veterans show across the street at the VA Medical Center. . Dec 2nd Christmas Party: Surfside Tower Party Room Madeira Beach. Larry Ligon has arranged catering. Committees being formed for games and entertainment!
*Special” events like the Christmas Party, picnic, etc. will replace the meeting at Quaker Steak and Lube on the 2nd Monday from time to time! 2017 SMC Executive !
President: Wayne Asbell VP: John Moody Treasurer: Jane Bliss Secretary: Connie O’Connor Newsletter: Dave & Kathy Wilson Directors: Sherman Bliss John Stockowski Ron Dring Denise Moody Larry Ligon Peter Hynes Robert Ruggiero Ann Orzel
Upcoming Mustang & Shelby events of interest:
Local Events: *NEW: Let`s have Breakfast, and honor our vets on November 12 President Wayne would like a great showing of club cars at the November 12 th Car Show at Bay Pines C.W. ``Bill`` Young VA Centre. (SEE events below) Show is 9am to 3pm. Cost is $20. Across the street from the V A Center at 10155 Bay Pines Blvd is a Village Inn Restaurant. Arrive at 7;00 and have breakfast and cruise to the show as a group. Contact Dave Wilson at: [email protected] so I can get a breakfast section blocked off!
Mustang Monday at Biff Burger Josh Flynt runs “Pony Up Mustangs.” They host a Mustang 1st Monday cruise at Biff Burger from 5 pm to 10 pm. This month the 1st Monday is November 6th. Turn out is always good. Let’s lend our support too!
Other Events Looking for something to do on a date not listed here? Check out : www.CollectorCarsTV.com or www.flacarshows.com
“Showtime Wednesdays”…3rd Wednesday specifically! Seems the 3rd Wednesday is a good evening to watch Mustangs and others drag at Showtime Speedway. You may remember it as Sunshine Dragstrip. After years being dormant for possible area road changes, it is open again as a 1/8 mile strip (because shutting down at the end of a ¼ mile on Ulmerton is not cool!). Entrance is 4550 Ulmerton Rd., Clearwater, 33762-that is the south side of Ulmerton. Phone 727-561-9646 for info. Looks like fun whether you spectate or participate! WEEKLY CRUISES: Quaker Steak and Lube, on 10400 49th Street N at the Hwy 19 overpass, does a cruise night every Thursday. Be there by 5pm. Trophies, 50/50%. Food vouchers, card draw for $500. BIFF Burger on 49th Street near 38th Ave N., does the Mustang Monday event the 1st Monday of the month, and an all car cruise every Friday and a Trophy Night the first Friday.
DuPont Registry Cars and Coffee is the 3rd Saturday of the month on Tech Drive in Clearwater from 7 to 9 am. November 18th this month! Sonic Drive in on 49th Street in Pinellas Park just north of Park Blvd does a cruise in every Saturday from 5 to 9 pm. 10% discount on food. No trophies, no fee, just mix and mingle. Angela’s Car Show at Quaker Steak and Lube 10400 49th Street N at Hwy 19 overpass on the 1st Saturday from 11am to 2:30pm.Trophies, Club Award, 50/50 draw, etc. Caesar’s Sports Pub, Dunedin: their cruise is 3rd Saturday of the month from 11am to 3 pm. Registration: $5. Awards, Food, Music, 50/50%, door prizes. Location is SE corner of State Rd 580 and Virginia Ave. GPS address is 1757 Main St, Dunedin. Call Angela at 813-506-4225. Garage One in Tampa announced a cruise on the 1st Saturday every month at Garage One Pro Shop, 5236 Idlewild Ave, Tampa from 8am to 11 am. Free event. Live Music. Free coffee and donut. Call 813-294-7803. NEW: MUGS Restaurant, every Saturday, 7pm, Clearwater at the ICOT Center at Ulmerton & just a bit north. Culvers Port Richey monthly cruise/1st Saturday, 8425 Highway #19,free, Call 727-514-0500 for info. Hosted by Suncoast Mopars. 10% off food. Upcoming Shows: Mustang Club of Tampa, Fall Show, November 4th, at Bill Currie Ford, Dale Mabry east of I-275. This show is done twice a year and features charitable activities and free food by Tijuana Flats. This is the 36 th Annual event! Be there! This show is $25 with free eats provided! November 5, Palm Bay FL- Space Coast Mustang Club Show At Palm Bay Ford, 10am to 3pm. $25 (Pre-registered-$20. Call David Woodrow at 321-7209805 or email: [email protected]
New: Nov 11, Marine Corps National Veterans Salute Show- St Petersburg College Seminole Campus, 9200 113th St N., Seminole 33772. $25 advance/$30 Day of Show. Call 727-321-1211. This is a premium car shows event -194 Awards. See: [email protected]
NEW: Nov 12 Punta Gorda: Mustang Club of Charlotte County At Fishermans Village,1200 W Retta Esplanade,Punta Gorda FL 33950 10am to 3pm. $20 Advance;25 Day of Show. Call 941-639-8721. Or go to www.mustangclub92.tripod.com
NEW: Nov 12, 5th Annual Salute to Veterans: Bay Pines FL. 9:00am to 3:00pm.,C W “Bill” Young Veterans Center,10,000 Bay Pines Blvd, St Petersburg FL., $20;call 727-698-6772 or email [email protected] Club endorsed event! NEW: Nov 18, City of Largo Car & Truck Show, Largo Central Park 101 Central Park Dr. Largo 33771. $10, 9am to 1pm. Benefits: Teen Program and Scholarship Fund. Call Adam Baker at 727-423-5128 or email [email protected] November 19th: Ponies under the Palms: Lakewood Ranch Main Street. 8 am to 3 pm. $25. Put on by the Mustang Club of West Central Florida. Call Tracy at 727-944-8137. Mustang and Ford powered show. Great setting. Lots of nice restaurants!
NEW: Nov 23-26 Daytona Turkey Run. This is billed as the biggest car show/swap meet in the USA. It probably is! $50 to put a car in! $15 spectator admission Thursday to Saturday, $10 the final Sunday cause many vendors are closing up! Go early! Its fun! Its huge! Plan on 2 days at least to see the swap meet and all the cars. 1801 West International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach 32114. Call 386-255-7355 or email [email protected]. 6000 cars are expected.
December 1-3: Snowbird Outlaw Nationals Bradenton Motorsports Park, 12:00 pm Friday and Saturday; 1:00 pm Sunday.
24th and Final NPD Silver Springs Ford and Mustang Round up; January 13th, 2018. Over the years this has been an outstanding and highly attended show. Let’s help make it the biggest ever! Show is now 1 day! Run to Cedar Key is the day before (have good brakes!). 2004 and earlier cars are free day of show. Check in is 7am to 10am day of show. Food on site. Pets allowed. Some will go day of show, others will get a motel and overnight in Ocala. On Line registration at: www.npdlink.com/store/pages/ss_ford.html and select “Online Registration. Cedar Key Run on the 12th… contact Derek Putnam at 352-861-8701 (ext 4227) or email [email protected] It leaves from the NPD warehouse at 900 SW 38th Ave Ocala. Drivers Meeting at 9:45. Warehouse open for collector car viewing from 8am.
Spectator fee at park: $2. Kathy and I are registered….see you there! NEW: March 8 to 11, 2018: Amelia Island Concours D’elegance This year the guest honoree is two time Indy 500 winner and Formula 1 World Champion Emerson Fittapaldi. This event is held at the Ritz Carlton Amelia Island Florida. There are events and seminars the 8th, 9th and 10th but the big day is Sunday March 11th when the highest end exotic, classic and muscle cars take to the fairways at the golf resort! Tickets are $95 in advance or $120 the Day of show. If you’ve never been to a concours show…you owe it to yourself to do it once!
Pony Bits and Bytes….automotive news not necessarily Mustang related
Reminder: National Mustang Day is April 17, 2018. Have you made any special plans for the day? Ford hints at a 2018 Bullit edition….some sleuths have spotted one on a lot with a confirming window sticker!
The color is iconic Highland Green like the famous ’68 fastback in the original movie. There is a faux “Bullit” gas cap and there are louvres. It features the 5.0 V8 and a 10 speed transmission. See: http://www.allfordmustangs.com/2017/10/05/2018-bullit-mustang-confirmed-windowsticker/
Ford GT Delivery process: With only 250 per year to be built over 3 years and a huge list of wannabe owners, few of us will see and fewer of us will own a Ford GT. Gary and Gail Oakley sent along this link showing the delivery process on the new Ford GT. http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/exclusive-see-what-it%E2%80%99s-like-to-get-your-fordgt-delivered/ar-AAsMbtz?li=BBisPVf&ocid=spartandhp Ford Announces 2018 Mustang Performance Pack Level 2-
PP2 is a $6500 option. Performance Pack Level 1 takes the GT up a notch. Level 2 positions it between the GT and the GT350. Ford announced on Oct 23rd that this package would be available for Manual transmission models only. The car will be ½ inch lower than PP Level 1, and springs and stabilizer bars are stiffened. Front springs stiffened by 20%; rear by 12%. Front stabilizer bars stiffened by 67%; rear by 12%. Cosmetically there will be black detailing on the front splitter and behind rear wheel wells plus 10 spoke wheels. Sounds like there is a performance level for every wallet in the 2018 Mustang build.
On the other side- some Mustang buyers care more about fuel economy. The table below compares Mustang fuel economy year over year.
2017
2018
City Highway Combined City Highway Combined Change EcoBoost (auto) 21 30 24 21 32 25 4.2%
EcoBoost (manua21 30 24 21 31 25 4.2%
GT (auto) 15 24 18 16 25 19 5.6%
GT (manual) 15 25 18 15 25 18 No change
32mpg in an ecoboost automatic on the highway and power (with subsequent drop in fuel economy) on demand is where new cars including Mustang are going. As for me- I’ll take 15-25-18 in a GT manual! See: www.motor1.com/news/182873/2018-ford-mustang-fuel-economy Evolution of the Mustang Here is a cute video sent to us by Gary and Gail Oakley that “morphs” the Mustang from original to today. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKpq_ArXSGU&feature=youtu.be&cks=418731950&emailid=FP_ FASTNEWS 2018 Ford 150 only full size pick-up to get IIHS Top Safety Pick rating
“Built Ford Tough with military grade aluminum” so the commercials say. Well, the steel based competitors didn’t match the F150 rating! I guess the testers didn’t do a lame test of a tool box dropped from on high into the bed! LOL Equipped with Emergency Braking System and Emergency Collision Warning System, the crew cab and extended cab versions got high marks. The only criticism was to do with headlight effectiveness. Yet users have found them to be plenty bright enough. Ford engineering with the effective use of crumple zones was cited as a feature. See: https://wwwautoblog.com/2017/10/23/2018-ford-f-150-iihs-top-safety-pick/?hcid=abaround-ab-tile-5 Car of the Month: Brian Jeronimus- 2017 Mustang GT
I came to this country at the age of 8 from Holland and was a registered permanent resident alien till I became a citizen in ’79. New Jersey was my home until ’97 when I moved to Brandon with my wife and daughter. I worked in Tampa as the Fiscal Director for the West Central Florida Area Agency on Aging. I retired as a Controller for a Goodwill chain and live in Pinellas Park with my wife and her
daughter. First I will list all the cars I have owned to now:
57 Bellaire straight 6 auto, 60 Chevy Bellaire 6 auto, 62 Rambler 6 3spd on the column, 68 Karman Ghia 4 on the floor, 72 Capri V6 4spd, 77 Capri Hatchback 4sp on the floor, 88 Mustang GT 5spd, 2004 Hyundai Sonata, 2012 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 Track, 2017 Mustang GT auto.
The mods on my 88 Mustang (see picture) were: 347 stroker motor, long tube headers, Vortech T Trim
supercharger (10lb boost), intercooler, Koni shocks coilovers, 16” 5 star wheels with Nitto drag radials, aluminum drive shaft, with safety loop, stock Mustang clear rear taillight lenses, Hurst shifter with Built AOD, 1500 stall converter, Aluminum flywheel,etc. The car had a true 450hp/450tq to the wheels and ran in the low 11’s.
My new 2017 Mustang GT has Air Aid cold air intake, Magna Flow cat back street exhaust, a Bama X tune for 89 and 93 octane. A reasonable boost in power adding 35hp/35tq to the wheels. I also had installed an adjustable Koni/Eibach 1” lowering kit in addition to Eibach front and rear sway bars. Maximum Motorsport front adjustable camber plates. The real difference in road feel and tighter suspension was the Steeda reach chassis brace. The car now handles like a true sports car taking corners on rails and no dive when braking. My 88 had 200K miles I estimated because I replaced the speedometer at the 160,000 mile mark and ran her 6 more years till I sold her in 2004. It was a one owner car as I bought it new in ’88.
Beautifully kept fox body ’88 The 2017 with upgrades but a stock look
Business Cards…. Identifying member services available within the club.
Open for YOUR card!
Suncoast Mustang Club vendor discounts Club member David Milburn secured the following discounts: American Muscle : use code clubst60si for 6% off
Late Model Restoration: use code LMR6 for 6% off Lethal Performance (Chris Brooks) use code FBFAN for 6% off
Buy and sell:
For Sale: 4 pony Wheels, 4 bolt, with lug nuts for 79-93 Mustang. Like new. Tires have 5000 miles on them. Tire size 225/55R/6 $500 Contact Joe & Pam Kirby 727-785-2568 or Joe’s cell at 727-686-5518 email inquiries to: [email protected] For Sale: *Late 1964, early 1965 4 barrel intake manifold C50E-9425-A: $150
*Late 1964 2 barrel intake manifold C5AE -9425-D: $75 *1964 motor 260 ci, Block stamp 3L1H: $300 ($350 with the 2V intake manifold) Phone 941-776-2441 or email [email protected] ALSO.. Finley has four 6-spoke wheels and center caps. Wheels are 15x 7 for a 1999 to 2001 Mustang. Excellent condition. $200. For Sale: New in box Mustang 4:10 8.8” rear end. Also Monte Carlo Bar. Contact Buck & Maryanne Spicer at 941-321-2054 For Sale: 1969 302 with C4 Automatic. Long Block i.e with heads and aluminum intake. Was running when pulled. $500.00 Tom O’Connor. 727-397-7891 or cell: 727-251-3476 For Sale: Almost perfect set of Recaro Seats from a 1984.5 Anniversay Mustang. $200. Also misc Anniversary Mustang trim pieces. John Moody 727-215-1782 Mustang GT Wheels 1985-86 GT 10 spoke mags with center caps. Very Nice. $200. Call John Moody at 727-786-3048 NEW: Car For Sale
I’m contacting the Suncoast Mustang Club because I know some members and hope to sell my 1988 Lincoln Mark VII to an enthusiast who will appreciate it. I don’t want to sell it to just anybody who sees it with a sign on it in my driveway. Divorce causes the sale. It is a 1988 Lincoln Mark VII with a 5.0 V8 built on the popular Fox Body Chassis which is a staple of Ford production from the 60’s to 1992. It was originally sold at Highland Park Lincoln
in Chicago. The first owner was a Cook County Sheriff. It has 90,000 miles. Features are; Strong runner and driver Never wrecked Original inside and out Owner Manual Floor Mats Black with tan velour interior Bill Blass Edition Moon Roof New 3 core rad and other receipts Upgraded to R134 Air conditioner coolant but needs recharge Needs power window motors A REAL SURVIVOR! $500 FIRM
Contact: Karen Smith (Spanczak) by text to 727-637-8210 or email [email protected] Put together with the information available at writing. For submissions contact Dave Wilson at: [email protected]
Keep on Cruisin’! Dave & Kathy Wilson Created and distributed in Madeira Beach FL.
