P.O. Box 1423

Topeka, KS 66601

November 2021 Edition

FOR SALE ITEMS

1929 Ford Model A Phaeton in Niagara & Duchess Blue. An

AACA Grand National Champion from the collection of

Topeka restorer Todd Williams. Asking $29,999.00. Contact

DeWitt Harkness at 785-640-3229.

2002 Mustang Wheels. Set of 4 4x16, 5-bolt. Asking $200.00.

Wheels located in Emporia. Call Raymond at 620-794-7663

1966 Mustang Coupe. Mounted on an auto rotisserie,

completely stripped & ready for sand blasting / rust proofing.

Selling due to health issues. Call Ray at 620-340-3370 for

more details. Please leave a message as he doesn’t answer

unrecognized numbers.

For sale items, email powrcat911@aol.com

PONY Power Rambling By Roger Belanger

WOW! Our top car show of the year was the Combat Air

Museum car show on October 23rd. I want to thank all

who helped make it happen from organizing the event,

helping at the car show and those who showed their

Mustangs.

They are: Rob & Jennifer Goodrich, Terry & Kay

McCormick, Mike & Brenda Burdick, Darin Leffler, Randy

Cotton, Dick Tinder, Henry Padron, Terry Brookhouser,

Bill & Helen Breer, Larry & Alice Graham, Tim & Carol

Haug, Gene & Coliene Murphy and myself.

The show had 98 cars and truck on display. The gross

proceeds were over $2,000.00 to the Combat Air

Museum. In addition, the 50/50 Raffle brought in

$104.00 for Wounded Warrior Family Support.

Our annual Christmas Party & Gift Exchange will be on

Thursday, December 16th on the top floor of Townsite

Tower (formally Top of the Tower) from 4 to 10 pm. The

dinner buffet will be served from 5 to 8 pm. The cost

will be $35.00 per person with free parking. We will

have a private room. RSVP’s and payment will be due at

the November meeting.

The gift exchange is optional, but it is always a lot of fun.

For everyone who wants to participate (spouses

included), bring a gift of at least $15.00 in value.

Visit our website calendar for events. We have many

visitors from across the US and all over the world logging

in to see who “we” are. You should be proud you are a

part of this organization.

2022 CAR SHOWS

WOW (Woman on Wheels) 2nd Annual Car Show, Saturday,

Jun. 11, 2022 at KTWU – Washburn University. All makes &

models.

Website / Facebook

Visit our website at www.topekamustangclubinc.org. The

club calendar is

Check out the Facebook closed group for members only

(Topeka Mustang Club, Inc. Group)

We also have a public Facebook page (Topeka Mustang Club,

Inc.)

2022 Saturday Night Cruises 1st Saturday, Spangles at SW 29th & Topeka Blvd

2nd Saturday, Fairlawn Mall at SW 21st & Fairlawn

3rd Saturday, The Dugout at SW 17th & Fairlawn

4th Saturday, The Pad Restaurant on N. Topeka Blvd

5th Saturday, The Dugout at SW 17th & Fairlawn

Member Spotlight Each month we’ll shine the spotlight on a club member and let them share the love for their Ford products…….

It all started with a young boy’s fascination with a blonde Angel sitting on a blue and white Mustang II. This fascination grew until

that young boy turned 14 and could finally drive. With a loan from my grandmother (at 10% interest), I was able to buy my own

1977 Mustang II – Cobra II. But unlike that white and blue beauty, mine was white with red stripes. Although it did not matter, it

was mine and it was cooooool.

Fast forward a few years, and that young boy has a family of his own with a son the same age as he was when he fell in love with

Mustangs. After scouring eBay for months, I found a promising project car for me and my son to work on. A 1971 Mustang Mach 1.

This would be a meaningful father/son project to pass down some knowledge and build some lifelong memories. A year later, that

Mach 1 was running and driving. It still had a lot of work needed, but it was a fun car to experiment with. Over the next 3 years,

small projects would continuously improve the Mach with things such as a new A/C, stereo, center console, and some sweet shiny

new rims and tires.

With my daily driver, a 2003 Cadillac, having more problems than could be fixed, it was time to trade it off. In came Mikey – my

2012 Mustang V6 coupe. Although it is nothing too special, it is a fun daily driver that has enough giddy-up to keep me occupied on

the morning commute. I had plans for the 2012 – super charger, new paint, suspension – but realized that I was better off keeping

it stock and putting the time and money into the other cars.

Then 2020 hit. COVID-19. During this time my son was trying to join the Army and quit his job to enlist. The day before he could go

through the final steps of enlistment, the Army shut down all recruiting stations. Being home, without a job and nothing to do, he

asked me what he could do to keep busy. I gladly pointed to the 1977 Mustang in the garage and said “Let’s get started”.

Together we pulled the motor, stripped the car to bare metal, and removed the interior. Neither of us had done any body work

before, but there is no better way to learn than to jump in and do it. We bought a welder and paint guns, and began working on the

Cobra. We had a deadline looming over us to get the car completed before he left for basic training in December.

With everything eventually rebuilt, we were trying to start the car in the frigid cold of December. Unfortunately, he left for basic

training on December 28th without the car running. On December 30th, I was able to get the car started for the first time in years,

just two days after our deadline. I was amazed, but felt a bit defeated that he was not able to feel the low rumble of the 302

coming to life.

Over the next 6 months final touches were done to the car – interior, front spoilers, suspension, exhaust, wheels and tires, and

other touch ups. It was time to reveal my Cobra to the world, and it did it in a very loud fashion. Declaring – “I AM BACK AND I AM

LOUD!”

I am so appreciative of the opportunities these cars have given me with my family and friends, and all of the new friends I have met

along the way. It is not just the love you have for these cars; it is the impact these cars have on you and those around you.

Welcome to Our New Members

Ken & Annette Mason The Mason’s own a 1970 Mach 1 that is Calypso Coral in color

TOPEKA MUSTANG CLUB Minutes for October 21, 2021

Members Present - 16 Guests Present - 6 The meeting was called to order at 6:30 pm by Roger. REPORTS The secretary’s report from September 2021 was read by Brenda. A motion to accept the secretaries report was made by Kay and seconded by Rob. The treasurer’s report was read by Terry. The ending balance in the Silver Lake main account is $1,568.04. The balance in the Wounded Warrior account is $761.00. A motion to accept the treasurer’s report was made by Randy and seconded by Kay. Kay then made a motion to move all but $250.00 of the $1,107.00 from the September 11th car show to the Wounded Warrior account. The $250.00 is the amount the club allocates to the SLI-Festival of Trees. The motion was seconded by Rob.

OLD BUSINESS For the MCA event at Heartland Park on October 2nd and 3rd, Roger thanked everyone who helped with the event. A special thanks to Kay and Deena who manned the registration table. For the 1st Annual Car Show at the Kansas Speedway, the weather is not looking very good. If the weather is bad, we will not caravan to the event; but everyone can still choose to attend the car show and race if you want. We talked to Clayton who is organizing the car show and he will be in contact with Roger over the next couple of days as the weather becomes clearer. We will keep everyone updated through emails and will also post the updates on Facebook. We may be able to get a refund for the car show registration fee. For Festival of Trees, Kay brought samples of the decorations that she has. We still need lights (probably around 1400 lights). Kay will send Brenda an example of the lights and we’ll ask club members to either donate lights or the money to purchase them. Helen made a motion to reimburse Terry & Kay $200.00 for items they have already purchased for the tree. The remaining $50.00 will be put towards lights and club members will be asked to help purchase the remaining lights that are needed. The motion was seconded by Brenda.

Rob gave an update on the Combat Air Museum car show is scheduled for Saturday, October 23rd from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. The Marines are going to help out and will also be promoting their Toys for Tots fundraiser. There is a plan to have a photo opportunity for all cars as they enter the car show in front of an American flag. There will be a raffle for the door prizes with each car that receiving one raffle ticket. Additional tickets can be purchased. Everyone will get to select the door prizes they are interested in. The 50/50 raffle will be promoted by the Marines with the proceeds going to the Wounded Warrior Family Support. There will be four planes on the tarmac for photo opportunities. A tank will also be present. The food truck will be the Lunch Box. There will also be a few additional vendors present. The Masonic Lodge and 1st Tee will have the vehicles they are raffling off present. Randy, Darin, Terry B. and Mike will help with parking. Terry & Kay will man the registration table. Jennifer will be in charge of the raffle for the door prizes. Everyone is asked to show up around 8:00 am. Roger played the radio spot that is running on WREN radio for the Combat Air Museum car show.

NEW BUSINESS Roger was asked if the club was interested in having our Christmas party at Top of the Tower. The dates we had to choose from were December 16th, 17th or 18th. There will be free parking. The room would be available from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm. A buffet dinner with three meat choices will be served from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. There is a cash bar. The cost would be $35.00 per person. Most everyone was interested in having the Christmas party at Top of the Tower with December 16th being the date of choice since this is our normal meeting night. We will also have the gift exchange. Everyone who wants to participate (spouses included) need to bring a gift valued at $15.00 or higher. Alice made a motion to have the Christmas party at Top of the Tower including the gift exchange with an approximate value of $15.00. The motion was seconded by Randy. Roger mentioned that anyone who is interested in being an officer or on the board of directors for 2022 should send their name to Brenda. We will vote on the new officers and BOD at the December meeting. We were joined by former club members Don Hoover and the Chowning’s who are just back from their stay in China. Kay mentioned that she has shirts and posters from the MCA event at Heartland Park. Brenda will send Kay a reminder to bring these items to the November meeting to give away.

PROGRAM Randy was presented with a trophy for his participation in the HPDE at Heartland Park on October 2nd and 3rd. Those of us who were in attendance had a lot of fun watching him race. Randy also talked about how much fun the HPDE events are and a bit about how they are structured. He mentioned that MCA is trying to promote the HPDE and are looking for local clubs to participate by hosting car shows at the same time.

The next meeting will be November 18, 2021 at 6:30 pm. A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Alice and seconded by Bill. Meeting adjourned at 7:45 pm.

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