This Month in the OOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE!...This Month in the RUMBLER 1 Meeting Place And Time 1 Looking Towards the Future 2 BISON 6 Show Times 2 Birthdays June 2 RUMBLER HUMOR

This Month in the RUMBLER

1 Meeting Place

And Time

1 Looking Towards

the Future

2 BISON 6

Show Times

2 Birthdays

June

2 RUMBLER HUMOR

Shoes in the trunk

3 Jamestown Regional

Airport

3 Buffalo City

Tourism

Searle Swedlund

3 Around Mill Hill

Perkins

5 RUMBLER HUMOR

Fishing Trip

6 New Car Feature

2014 Chevy Impala

8 HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Fords 110'th Birthday

11 Classic Car

Summary

70 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda

14 Classic Car

Summary

1964 Chevy Impala

17 Calendar of Events

19 Swap Shop

19 Car Club Sites

23 Membership App

24 Jamestown Calendar

of Events

LOOKING TOWARDS THE

FUTURE!

Written by Skovy

Hopefully the sun will start

shining and we can start bringing out our hot rods and start

enjoying them. Big news for me

is that my nitrous is on my Laguna. I sure would like to test

it out before I take it to Sabin June 16th but every time I take it

out of the garage the police magnet turns on at I’m followed

constantly. Just like they know

what I want to do. Darn it!

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The “RUMBLER” is coming to you a little late because we had a

successful May at Don Wilhelm,

Inc. They kept me busy late

many nights. Can’t complain though, gets me more money to

my ultimate goal of a blower

motor for my Laguna. That’s right Brian … Laguna not 68

Camaro hehe.

You’ll see there is a poster in this issue of the “RUMBLER” for our

September car show that we are putting on at Don Wilhelm Inc.

We are happy to welcome

Stutsman Harley and part of the show. I think with the bikes at

our show it’s even going to be a greater success. There will be a

separate class for bikes with

trophies and money! Whoo Hoo! Come get it.

I’m sending out e-mails Friday,

Monday, and Tuesday to let everybody know we are meeting

at the Two Rivers Inn where JR is cooking up hamburgers and

brats. Bring your hot rods. It’s

supposed to be a beautiful night.

I didn’t get a chance to talk to our sister city club the “Bridge

City Cruisers” in time to put a meeting together in May with

them. I’m going to their meeting

on Friday June 7th and I’ll see what I can organize for June.

Come to the meeting on

Tuesday, June 11th. Lots to talk about.

Skovy

MEMBERS JUNE BIRTHDAYS

Donald Wegner 06/11 J.P. Wiest 06/14

David Olson 06/15 Elroy Patzner 06/20

Brandon Johnson 06/22

Pamela Speckman 06/23 Glenn Christianson 06/24

Joel Dewald 06/24 Miss your birthday? Please contact me at 701-202-7067 whereas I can update your records.

RUMBLER HUMOR:

Shoes in the Trunk

Lars decided he wanted to buy a

new car. He went to a couple of car dealerships to see what they

had.

At first he stopped at a Kia dealership. Well nothing caught

his eye, but the price was right.

Then he went to a Ford dealer.

He didn't really find anything he liked, but every car had a pair of

shoes in the trunk.

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At last Lars went to the Chevy dealer. He did find one that he

liked and decided to buy. The

salesman goes over the car then pops the trunk.

Lars had a very disappointed look

on his face and said: "Well, there’s something missing."

The salesmen looked at Lars with

a puzzled look and ask "What?"

Lars told the salesman: "At the Ford dealership I just came from

they had a new pair of shoes in

the trunk of every car I looked at!"

Smiling the salesman says:

"That's so you can walk home!"

FLIGHT INFORMATION

Jamestown Regional Airport

offers daily DIRECT FLIGHTS to and from Minneapolis. This

means that you can easily

connect with flights traveling around the world while enjoying

the convenience of flying from Jamestown, ND. We offer quality

service, quick check-ins, and short security lines. Book your

tickets today!

www.flyjamestown.net

AIRLINE INFORMATION

Jamestown is served by Great

Lakes Airlines, which features three round-trip flights to

Minneapolis daily, connecting

anywhere in the world!

The local phone number for the airline is 701-252-3414, and

for ticket reservations, 800-221-

1212 or 800-554-5111. Contact the airline with questions

regarding flights, baggage, and other travel needs. When

booking flights, use the airport identifier JMS. Passengers are

requested to arrive about 1 hour

prior to their scheduled domestic departure time.

SEARLE SWEDLUND Executive Director

I have this card on my desk at home. It’s a photo of a red VW

Bug that says “Life is what you

make of it, always has been, always will be.” Being a born

and bred North Dakotan, I feel the same way about summer.

When you live here, summer is

what you make of it.

So let’s make it a great June. As

a community, we don’t need to

look far for those things that have always been around us -

the lakes, the World’s Largest Buffalo, a great ice cream shop,

farmer’s markets, family and

friends. But don’t discount the great events featuring local

history.

In Jamestown there is a plethora of great attractions that we often

take for granted? This month, take in one of the weekly

Campfire Chats at Fort Seward,

Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. Or if local history is your thing, the

volunteers at the Stutsman County Memorial Museum hold a

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Front Porch Chat every Sunday at 2 p.m.

In the coming month, people

from all over the country will

arrive in Jamestown to take in one of signature events. Birding

Drives Dakota hosts their annual festival June 12 – 16. The

XTERRA Off-Road Festival will

draw nationally ranked runners, swimmers, and bikers for this

competitive off road run on June 22-23. And July 4-7, Jamestown

will celebrate White Cloud’s 17th Birthday with a parade, family

fun and fireworks.

Summer is what you make of it

and we at Buffalo City Tourism hope you have a great time in

Jamestown!

For more details on these and other upcoming events, see the

calendar in this newsletter or visit our new website at

www.tourjamestown.com!

Searle Swedlund, Executive Director, BCTF

AROUND MILL HILL

Around Mill Hill is going to be a

monthly evaluation of area

businesses. If you are a paid member of the JVSM and would

like to take part in this program,

please let me know [email protected] and I

will add your name to the list.

Last month, Bob Lulay, Alma

Lulay, Jerilyn Gray, Andy Gray and I went to Perkins and

evaluated the service and food we received.

Mind you, this article is not written to slam and business, but

it is written to make the public aware of services the Jamestown

residence are getting.

Evaluations are based on a 0 to 5

rating. A number 5 is the best rating and a 0 rating is area

needing work. There is a total of 600 points to be scored. 30

points per line and there are 20

fields that are evaluated.

Again, these evaluations are not for the intention for getting

anybody fired or to slam a business. It is a fact finding

mission.

3 STARS OUT OF 4!

Meals were Steak Medallions with Portobello Mushrooms, Fajita

Chicken with Rice. The appetizers

were the Sampler and Onion Rings. Desert was Strawberry

Pie.

MEET & GREET: 1. Convey the feeling that

you were a valued customer:

26 points 86.67%

2. Seat you and deliver menus in a courteous

manner: 28 points 93.33%

3. Was the staff properly attired?

30 points 100.00%

SERVER:

1. Suggest a beverage or specialty drink:

29 points 96.67%

2. Appear to be knowledgeable about the

menu items: 26 Points 86.67%

3. Remain attentive throughout the dining

experience:

27 Points 90.00% 4. Mention/Offer Appetizer?

Options: 11 points 36.67%

APPETIZER: 1. Serve the soup or salad

within a reasonable time:

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19 Points 63.33% 2. Was the order correct,

complete and properly

prepared? 28 points 93.33%

ENTRÉE:

1. Were appropriate

condiments served? 30 Points 100.00%

2. Check back to ensure that your meal was

satisfactory:

29 Points 96.67% 3. Offer refills on

beverage/drinks: 30 Points 100.00%

4. Was the order correct, complete and properly

prepared?

20 Points 66.67%

DESERT: 1. Mention/Offer Desert?

Options:

28 Points 93.33% 2. Was the order correct,

complete and properly prepared?

30 Points 100.00%

GENERAL: 1. Did they appear to be

busy and efficient in their

work? 28 Points 93.33%

2. Were the tables properly

bussed? 29 Points 96.67%

3. Did the bartenders appear neat and

professional in their

appearance? 30 Points 100.00%

4. Did the overall dining experience meet or

exceed your expectations:

24 Points 80.00%

5. Were there enough employees to take care

of guests? 28 Points 93.33%

5. TOTAL POINTS:

530 points 88.33%

EVALUATION:

The evaluation team met at

Perkins around 6:30. We were

greeted with a smile and seated immediately. We were offered

drink options. After we told our server what we wanted it didn’t

take long for her to bring us our

beverages. No wine selection as Perkins does not serve alcohol.

Our server went right into what

we wanted to eat for our main course and skipped any appetizer

options. We did slow her down a little and ordered appetizers. The

Sampler and also Onion rings.

When the appetizers came, they tasted great. The Sampler

included a Quesada that was outstanding.

Our server came back and we

ordered our meals. The meals included Steak Medallions with

Portobello Mushrooms and Fajita

Chicken with Rice. We did have a longer than usual wait but when

the meals did arrive the evaluation team really enjoyed

the Steak Medallions but thought the Chicken Fajita was not spiced

properly. (It sometimes helps to

have a finicky Mexican on the evaluation team).

We didn’t have to wait for desert

because the pie was part of the Entrée. That was super. We had

the Strawberry pie and the

portion was HUGE.

The staff at Perkins is very

professional. It was a fun and

warm evening. It felt like friends and family could go there and

relax with great food and conversation.

Perkins, you receive 3 stars. The only downfall from this

experience is that we should’ve

been offered appetizers before you meal. Those should be

promoted because they’re FANTASTIC!

RUMBLER HUMOR:

Fishing Trip

A man calls home to his wife and says, "Honey, I've been invited to

fly to Canada with my boss and

several of his friends to go fishing for the long weekend. This is a

good opportunity for me to get that promotion I've been

wanting, so could you please

pack enough clothes for a three-day weekend. And also, would

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you get out my rod and tackle box from the attic? We're leaving

at 4:30 pm from the office and

I'll swing by the house to pick-up my things. Oh! And pack my new

navy blue silk pajamas.”

The wife thinks this sounds a bit odd, but, being the good wife,

she does exactly what her

husband asked. Following the long weekend he

returns home a little tired, but otherwise, looking good. The

wife welcomes him home and asks if he caught many fish.

He says, “Yes! Lots of walleyes,

some bass, and a few pike but,"

he said, "why didn't you pack my new blue silk pajamas, like I

asked you to do?”

The wife replies, "I did. They're in your tackle box."

2014 CHEVROLET

IMPALA 1st Impressions

Story & pictures by auto123.com

Five decades of Impala:

Chevrolet's Impala has

weathered a lot of changes since it first debuted in 1958. After

nine generations, one of the most venerable nameplates in

Chevy's history has languished in

rental-car mediocrity for the past few decades.

The all-new 2014 Chevrolet

Impala returns with a fresh new

look aimed at regaining some of that former glory.

A bold, contemporary design:

I was surprised by my first impression of the 2014 Chevrolet

Impala Since I’d not seen any of its recent unveilings; I vaguely

expected a reworked version of

the snub-nosed Malibu.

However, the new Impala (now in its 10th generation) features a

stylish exterior replete with sharp

creases and hints of BMW 7 Series/Jaguar XF in its crisp

outline.

It makes a bold, dramatic

statement establishing a large presence that belies its only

marginal size increase. Best of

all, it faces the world with a sharply defined front fascia that's

a nice departure from its lesser stable mate’s rather bland and

boring snout (that practically

screams: "Rent me!").

Plenty of chrome accentuates the dramatically scooped side

character lines, the swoopy c-pillar and the distinctive 20”

multi-spoke wheels on my range-

topping LTZ model.

Chevrolet predicts the mid-range LT model will be the volume

seller and make up 75% of sales.

The entry-level LS should constitute 20%, and only 5% of

buyers will opt for the top-level LTZ.

Best of all, it faces the world with a sharply defined front fascia that's a nice departure from its lesser stable mate’s rather bland and boring snout. (Photo: Chevrolet)

Attractive, well-executed interior:

The dual-cockpit interior of the

2014 Chevrolet Impala is leaps and bounds ahead of the dreary

cabin it replaces. Contrasting tones of grey soft-touch material

and stitched tan leather adorn the space inside my navy tester -

- leather topping the dash flows

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around to embrace occupants and continues across the door

panels. The center stack slopes

downward, neatly bisecting the cabin, finishing in an armrest

generously upholstered in padded leather.

The interior of the 2014 Chevrolet Impala is a striking

space, and while it doesn't quite

boast Audi-level craftsmanship, it's attractive, comfortable, and

well-executed. Seats are plump and well bolstered with plenty of

legroom fore and aft.

In addition to the 8” touchscreen,

there's a smaller information screen between the gauges that's

great for relaying quick directional info without tearing

your eyes too far from the road.

The interior of the 2014 Chevrolet Impala is a striking space, and while it doesn't quite boast Audi-level craftsmanship, it's attractive, comfortable, and well-executed. (Photo: Chevrolet)

Full roster of technology and

safety systems:

The 2013 Chevrolet Impala

boasts a full complement of technology, including the newest

generation MyLink infotainment system. Voice activation is used

for navigation programming, dialing numbers and/or looking

up a song. Push a button and the

center display rises to reveal a secret cubby for valuables and

can be locked away by entering a valet setting code. Pairing my

Blackberry to the Bluetooth

system was not a simple exercise that required no pin number, nor

did I have to repeat the process each time the car was started.

There's also a phalanx of safety systems: An optional adaptive

cruise control uses radar technology to gauge traffic ahead

then adjusts the 2014 Impala's

speed accordingly or brings the

vehicle to a full stop, if necessary. Collision Mitigation

Braking is also present, issuing a

warning and, if necessary, applying the brakes to avoid a

collision.

Voice activation is used for navigation programming, dialing numbers and/or looking up a song. (Photo: Lesley Wimbush)

“Quietest Chevrolet ever":


makes an admirable highway cruiser, soundlessly devouring

mile after mile. It rides on the new Global Epsilon chassis. It's

immediately apparent that plenty

of attention went into making the ride as quiet as possible. The

stiffened structure features reinforced front strut towers and

tuned shock rebound settings up

front. The use of hydraulic suspension bushings absorbs any

pavement imperfections.

There are several noise-reducing measures used in the 2013

Chevrolet Impala, including laminated glass and acoustic

foam between body panels and

in all hollow cavities. Time in the wind tunnel resulted in an

aerodynamically quiet roofline, mirrors and taillights, and a

reduction in drag by 14%.

Although lesser models come with a 2.4L 4-cylinder (182 hp

and 172 lb-ft of torque), my

tester featured a 3.6L V6 with 303 hp/264 lb-ft mated to a 6-

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speed autobox. This engine is rated at 11.1L/100km city and

6.9L highway. Over several

hundred miles of twisty roads with plenty of elevation changes,

I averaged 60 miles per hour.

It rides on the new Global Epsilon chassis. It's immediately apparent that plenty of attention went into making the ride as quiet as possible. (Photo: Lesley Wimbush)

Luxury at half the cost:


makes no pretense of sportiness.

Instead, it excels at being a

creamy, smooth road cruiser: just

the ticket to lure in mature

buyers who want a well-

executed, luxurious car without

having to pay tens of thousands

more for a German sedan.

Happy 110th: Ford enjoys many high water

marks since humble beginnings

Story and photos by John Gunnell (Old Cars Weekly)

Henry and Edsel Ford stand beside the 15 millionth Ford, a 1927 Model T Touring, while gazing upon the car that made it all happen – the Quadricycle, Ford’s first car.

Henry Ford built his first car in the summer of 1896. Charles Ainsley gave him $200 for it, and

Ford used the money to finance

his second car. Attempts to form an automobile manufacturing

company followed, and on June 16, 1903, Ford’s third company,

the Ford Motor Co., was formed with great success.

In October 1908, the Model T arrived. Henry Ford was finished

experimenting. The long-lasting T survived almost 20 years.

By 1926, after building 15 million Model T’s, Ford was finally

convinced the “flivver” was outdated. He and son Edsel Ford

followed it with the ubiquitous

Model A. From 1927 to March 1932, about five million Model As

were built. Then, the flathead arrived for 1932, offering 65 hp

for $460 under one of the most

iconic and loved body designs to ever be built. The V-8 Ford (and

companion four-cylinder Ford) changed styling annually from

that point forward, with the

flathead V-8 surviving into the ’50s.

Henry Ford stands with a Model T, the car that made him famous and for which he is still best-known.

In 1935, Ford outsold Chevrolet,

America’s best-selling car. Fords were finally fitted with four-wheel

hydraulic brakes in 1939, and a six was introduced in 1941.

On May 26, 1943, Henry Ford’s son Edsel died and Henry

returned to the presidency of Ford Motor Co. When he died in

1947, the dynasty ended and FoMoCo started its move into the

modern age. New postwar

envelope-body styling was introduced for 1949 and Ford

remained “the car to have” for performance enthusiasts.

In 1954, Ford received its first overhead-valve V-8, and the

perfect performance platform into which it could be installed —

the two-seat Thunderbird —

arrived a year later. Ford continued as a leader in the

mounting horsepower race in 1957 when it offered a

supercharged version of its 312-

cid V-8, plus a 340-hp NASCAR version. New for 1958 was the

famous FE series of 332- and 352-cid V-8s, which grew into the

390 and the awesome 427 engine. The next year was a

beauty contest, thanks to the

1959 Galaxie. This Fairlane 500-based two-door hardtop with a

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Thunderbird-inspired roof gathered accolades and prizes for

its styling.

Through the early ’60s, Ford continued on a steady-as-she-goes course, adding the compact

Falcon in 1960 and the mid-size

Fairlane in 1962. One of the most beautiful cars of the ’60s was the

1963-1/2 Galaxie 500 two-door hardtop. Its fastback-type roof

evolved out of racing. The mid-

’64-introduced 1965 Mustang remains history’s best-selling new

car.

Ford’s flathead debuted beneath the hood of the equally iconic 1932 body.

It wasn’t all about Mustang in the mid-’60s. Ford’s 1965 LTD was a

low-priced car with a luxury image. The big news in ’66 was a

restyled Fairlane with big-block

V-8 options. By 1967, NASCAR allowed mid-size cars, and

Fairlanes replaced Galaxies, dominating the big races.

As the muscle car era arrived, Ford continued to dominate the

streets of America with pumped-up Mustangs, big-block Fairlanes

and Torinos and Shelby Cobras

and GTs. Horsepower ruled in the ’60s and early ’70s until

insurance companies tightened the noose on “super car” owners.

Experts recognize 1971 as the

last year for true high-performance products from Ford

until the ’80s.

In answer to the growing import threat of the early ’70s and new

sub-compacts from AMC and Chevy, Ford introduced the Pinto.

No automaker marketed a more complete line than Ford between

1976 and 1986. Its offerings ranged from the sub-compact

Pinto through the big

Thunderbird and LTD. Engine displacements ranged all the way

up to a 460-cid V-8, which remained available through 1978.

For 1957, Ford mass-produced a hardtop that turned into a convertible with a flip of a switch.

In 1977, the “big ’Bird” gave way

to a modified LTD II. The Torino

and Elite vanished and Maverick was about to go, too. The

Granada became the first U.S. car with a standard four-speed

overdrive gearbox. A big LTD

lasted until 1979 when the long-running line was downsized.

The LTD of the 1980s shrank and along with it, so did engine

displacements. Thunderbird was

also down-sized, but the Crown Victoria name re-appeared,

bringing back memories of the beloved mid-’50s Ford model.

Every Ford model endured a loss

of sales, but so did most other domestic makers. There were

bright spots for Ford during the 1980s; the front-wheel-drive

Escort arrived for 1981 carrying a

CHV (hemi) engine to become America’s best-selling car. The

Granada was slimmed down during this period, and the LTD

received a small 255-cid V-8 while a six-cylinder was standard

in the T-Bird. Model year 1982

brought a hot Mustang GT and two-seat EXP.

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The massive T-Birds of the ’70s seemed forgotten as the 10th

generation arrived in 1983,

loaded with curves and — before long — an optional fuel-injected

four-cylinder turbo, a close-ratio five-speed and a “quadra-shock”

rear suspension.

Not many new models received as much publicity as the front-wheel-drive Taurus, the leader of

the 1986 pack. Then, Ford Motor

Co. broke records in 1987 with $4.6 billion in net income. New

for 1987 were a four-wheel-drive Tempo and a five-liter

Thunderbird Sport model. Ford

was now the American car sales leader, ahead of Chevrolet’s

grand total by 66,000 cars. There seemed to be no stopping Ford,

especially in 1989 when it realized a 40,000-car sales

increase.

A little-changed T-Bird marked its 35th birthday in 1990 as most models went unaltered. In spring

1992, Ford introduced an all-new

Crown Victoria. Then, in 1995, the Contour “world car” replaced

the Tempo as the 1995 Aspire debuted early in 1994.

Ford went after Chevrolet’s Corvette in 1955 with the two-seat Thunderbird, which wrapped a more conventional steel body around an overhead-valve V-8 engine.

A V-8 Taurus SHO sedan was offered for the first time in 1996. An all-new ’98 Escort ZX2 was

made available in “Cool” or “Hot”

versions. They featured unique

body panels and frameless door glass. Alas, there was no

Thunderbird.

A new Ford Focus was introduced

in 2000. It was a sophisticated compact aimed at the worldwide

market. In September, the Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield

Village celebrated a centennial of

Ford racing with a special event.

A new two-passenger Thunderbird returned on the

Lincoln LS platform for 2002.

Ford started taking orders on Jan. 8, 2001, the day the car

made its production debut at the Detroit Auto Show. The 2002

Thunderbird captured Motor Trend magazine’s “Car of the

Year” award, but by the end of

2003, the company announced plans to drop the expensive,

slow-selling model by 2005 or 2006.

In 2005, Ford designers nailed it with a beautiful new retro-styled

Mustang that looked like a throwback to the ’60s. Another

hit of the same season was the

Ford 500, a good-looking family sedan. Unfortunately, it was the

pretty, two-seat Thunderbird’s last year. The Fusion — a new-

generation “world car” — arrived in 2006, but the company lost

$12.7 billion that year. For

enthusiasts, 2007 was the year of

the Mustang Shelby Cobra GT 500 model, which did 0-to-60 in

4.9 seconds and the quarter mile

in 13.1 seconds at 115 mph. The Edge was also introduced, while

the Five Hundred and Freestyle nameplates were dropped and

Taurus was revived. Ford sold its

Aston-Martin luxury brand and announced plans to sell Jaguar,

too.

The Mustang became the world’s best-selling car out of the gate when it was introduced in April 1964.

In 2009, Ford announced it

would bring more of its European

cars to the U.S. market and shortly thereafter, the Gen VI

Fiesta arrived. The Volvo brand was sold in 2010, and the

following year, the Crown Victoria

was put out to pasture. In 2011, an electric Focus was unveiled

and Ford projected that its sales would reach eight million vehicles

per year by 2015. A Gen III

Focus was unveiled as a 2012 model.

A Gen IV Mondeo/Fusion was previewed at the 2012 Detroit

Motor Show. It was the first time since 1994 that Ford’s Euro and

U.S. mid-size cars shared a platform. The Gen IV

Transit/Tourneo was launched for

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2013, along with a Gen II Transit Connect and face lifted Fiesta.

The next-gen Mustang also

bowed in 2013, but as a 2014 model. Other new entries were a

Gen II Edge and Lincoln MKX counterpart.

Although today’s Fords, with the exception of the Mustang, have

names that collectors are unfamiliar with, don’t be floored

when future generations start

looking for barn-find Fusions in 20 years. Ford’s refusal to take

government bailout money has made it popular with car buyers,

and it’s pretty much a given that future collectors will go after cars

that were popular when new.

Despite the sales decline of domestic automobiles during the 1980s, Ford retained victories with such innovative vehicles as the 1986 Taurus, which greatly increased Ford Motor Co.’s income.

CLASSIC CAR

SUMMARY:

1970 PLYMOUTH HEMI

‘CUDA

Story and photos by John Gunnell (Old Cars Weekly)

When sliding into a 1970 Plymouth ’Cuda, you might notice

the ignition key seems “upside down.” Then you find the key

won’t come back out, no matter how hard you pull it, because you

have to put that Pistol-Grip shifter in reverse to remove it.

What about those doors handles

that lock by pushing them forward? And notice the trunk

lock is on the right side of the rear panel, not the center. Mopar

sometimes built its cars

differently, but this ’Cuda has more notable strong points. Take

that Hemi engine as an example.

To get that big engine under the hood for ’70, Plymouth widened the Barracuda by more than five

inches from the previous year

and spread both the front and rear track widths by three inches.

That was to fit the big 60-series tires the power of the street

Hemi demanded.

The 426-cube, 425-hp Hemi was a new ’Cuda option and added $871.45 to the 1970 coupe’s

$3,164 base price. The 1970

Hemi had hydraulic lifters, but thanks to a hot new cam profile,

Mopar engineers found no reason to alter the advertised

horsepower from solid-lifter

specs. The Hemi ’Cuda’s dual Carter AFB four-barrel

carburetors breathed through a functional Shaker hood scoop.

In order to get the horses to the pavement, Hemi-powered ’Cuda’s

relied on heavy-duty driveline parts. For shifting gears, there

was a choice of the New Process

A-833 four-speed manual gearbox or the 727 TorqueFlite

automatic. A Dana 9-3/4-inch differential was kept in place by a

leaf-spring rear suspension with six leafs on the right and five

leafs plus two half-leafs on the

left.

Plymouth built cars with a complete package and not just a

big engine. All ’Cuda performance

V-8s came with heavy-duty underpinnings and those with a

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440 or Hemi had extra-heavy-duty 0.92-inch-diameter front

torsion bars with a spring rate of

124 lbs. per inch and a heavy-duty 0.94-inch-diameter front

stabilizer bar. Extra-heavy-duty, 148-lbs.-per-inch rear leaf

springs were fitted, along with

extra-heavy-duty shocks, but no rear stabilizer bar was used.

By the time the 1970 run came to

an end, only 652 hardtops had left the factory with Hemi power

and 284 of those had four-speed transmissions. (Plymouth built 14

Hemi ’Cuda convertibles for ’70,

five with a manual gearbox.)

All Barracuda and ’Cuda models were cleaner and meaner looking

for 1970. The new Mopar “E-

Body” was two inches lower and a half a foot shorter than its 1969

counterpart, but on the same wheelbase. This emphasized the

new “wide body” styling, which was a fluke. Designers originally

tried to build the new car off the

’66 Belvedere type B-Body front floor pan and cowl. Eventually,

the idea of B-Body sharing was dumped, but the wide-body

styling looked good and stayed.

Standard equipment for the 1970 ’Cuda included the 383-cid four-barrel V-8; high-back all-vinyl

bucket seats with integrated

head restraints; molded door and quarter interior trim panels;

wood-grained three-spoke steering wheel; floor-mounted

shift lever; carpeting; sill, wheel lip and belt moldings; heavy-duty

suspension; heavy-duty drum

brakes, ’Cuda ornamentation; and F70-14 fiberglass-belted

black sidewall tires with raised white letters.

Automotive writer Jerry Heasley interviewed John Herlitz, a key designer who worked on the new

E-Body. “He told me that their

aim was to pull the rear quarters as high as possible and then

spank the roof down as low as possible,” said Heasley. “This

created a high haunch look in the

rear quarter area, allowing the front fenders to become long,

leading design elements that ran out past the engine, giving the

front a dramatic forward thrust.” Smooth and uncluttered, the

styling was emphasized on big-

engine ’Cuda’s with optional “hockey stick” graphics. The

’Cuda also gained recessed windshield wipers and flush door

handles. A pair of rectangular

exhaust pipe tips stuck out through the rear valance panel,

except on California cars.

Like the car itself, the new ’Cuda

name was an abbreviated version of Barracuda and had grown out

of the Saturday night cruising culture. Early, fishbowl-type

Barracudas with small engines

were typically put down as “Back-A-Roodas” by Chevy and Ford

fans hanging out at drive-ins across the country, but as more

and more styling improvements and performance upgrades were

lavished on Plymouth’s pony, the

name began to change to the tougher-sounding ’Cuda slang

term. Like other Detroit-area car makers, Plymouth monitored

what was happening on

Woodward Avenue and quickly picked up on the ’Cuda name.

Among ’Cuda’s, the Hemi was king of the streets and quickly

became legendary for its

performance and rarity. Today, the Hemi ’Cuda is regarded as

one of the most desirable and valuable models in the muscle

car market.

Randy Beren of Scottsdale, Ariz., unearthed this ’Cuda. He had

heard rumors of a Hemi ’Cuda

squirreled away in his general vicinity. With Scottsdale being

the home of big auctions, Beren knew it wasn’t wise to spread

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questions. So, he quietly set off on a bicycle to search for the car.

Besides getting some exercise,

he was able to slip through small streets and back alleys on his

bike.

He found the ’Cuda he had heard about in only a few days of

pedaling. The car was hidden from view under a carport and

anyone passing by in a car, even

at a slow speed, would probably have missed the car. Because he

was riding his bike, Beren spotted the ’Cuda.

Amazingly, it was not only a ’Cuda, but a Hemi ’Cuda with

43,000 miles. The car had no serious rust problems, but the

desert climate had taken its toll

after two decades of storage. The interior was completely dried

out and most fabric and vinyl rotten. The sunbaked finish was

chalky and virtually colorless. Yet,

the car was complete down to its Shaker scoop and performance

hood, and best of all, it was restorable.

The man who owned the car said that it had been a locally owned

vehicle that never saw long-

distance driving. He had originally purchased it as a

project car that he intended to restore when time and money

permitted. As often happens, the

car sat and sat waiting for the work to start. Somehow, the job

was never started and the man told Beren he would be happy to

sell the car.

Beren bought the car and soon had the long-stalled restoration under way. He was amazed to

learn the car required no body

panel replacements or serious metal work. It was a virtually

unmolested and solid Hemi ’Cuda. The factory exhaust

manifolds — usually replaced immediately with headers —

were still bolted onto the monster

engine. Earlier Hemi engines were once a little high-strung and

often needed constant tuning, but in 1970, Chrysler Corp. made

the cars easier to tune, and this

car even had its original spark plug wires!

The car’s fender tag — Chrysler’s

data plate — indicated that it had left the factory in the Vitamin C

orange color with black stripes and white vinyl bucket seat

interior. It also verified factory

installation of a four-speed manual transmission with Hurst

shifter (which came with a Pistol Grip handle). Also correct on the

car were a black vinyl top, the Shaker hood and the 426 Street

Hemi V-8. The car had the Super

Trak Pak option, which included the 9-3/4-in. heavy-duty Dana

Sure-Grip rear axle with optional 4.10:1 gearing, power front disc

brakes, an 8-1/4-inch ring gear, a

seven-blade torque drive fan with shroud, a wood-grained shift

knob and a recess warning light.

Other options included an AM radio and the Road Lamp

package. A three-spoke wood-

grained steering wheel and bucket seats were standard, and

it has standard crank windows. In the trunk is the factory-

installed small spare tire. The car carries VIN BS23ROB222674 and

was manufactured in December

1969. An old Arizona certificate of title shows it was licensed in

1971-’73, and 1983 date tags were obtained in May 1982 when

it belonged to a man in Clifton,

Ariz.

Since then, the car was judged “Excellent” by the Arizona

Challenger ’Cuda Club of Phoenix

and awarded 97 of a possible 100

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points. The interior and engine compartment were perfect and it

lost one point on the exterior

because the tires weren’t correct. Later, original-style Goodyear

F60-15 Polyglas GT tires were installed on the car.

CLASSIC CAR SUMMARY:

1964 CHEVROLET IMPALA SS

Story and photos by Brian Earnest (Old Cars Weekly)

He isn’t sure if it was his car that landed the girl, but Steve Reinen isn’t taking any chances.

Reinen happily admits to using his long-gone 1964 Chevrolet

Impala SS to woo his prospective girlfriend. He has since upgraded

his 327 Impala SS convertible to

an SS 409, and upgraded Karen from girlfriend to wife. He’s

pretty confident both his spouse and favorite car are with him for

good.

“I had always wanted one of these because back in college at [the University of Wisconsin-

Madison]. I had a very similar one with a 327/300-horse

engine,” Reinen recalls. “It cost

me 200 bucks between my freshman and sophomore year at

UW. It was red and black inside. It was the same car, just with a

different engine, but I had to sell

it to go back to school in the fall, because I didn’t have any

money!

“Well, I had met this gal over at

a bar in Middleton [Wis.], and she thought I was really

something, driving this car… Now we’ve been married 41 years!”

Reinen and his second Impala SS got hitched back in 1997, when

he tracked the car down with the help of family.

“It came from the suburb of Rockmart, Ga., outside of

Atlanta,” Reinen said. “My brother lives down there, and I

called him and said, ‘Hey Larry, will you go check this out for

me?’ And he said sure, and he

knows a lot more about cars that I do… When I got the car it was

delivered to my house on a trailer. I trusted my brother, but I

hadn’t even seen it.”

There were no unpleasant surprises when the big Chevy

arrived. It was as advertised — a

very original and authentic ’64 Impala SS 409 with mostly

original interior and one repaint of its Riverside Red exterior.

“The place I bought it from, Danny’s Classic Cars, had known

about the car for years,” Reinen said. “They said, ‘All our friends

have owned this car.’ It was in Georgia and South Carolina, and

it kind of went back and forth,

and the odometer reads 94,206,

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but it’s possible that’s 194,000… I’m sure this thing got driven

pretty hard at times, but it’s held

together.”

The 340-hp powerplant had been rebuilt and the front bucket seats

had been re-covered with black vinyl before Reinen took

ownership. At some point, some dealer-option chrome rocker

panels were also added. “I was

told the [rocker panels] were actually designed for the ’61

Impalas. You’ll see some of these around where people put those

on the later cars, and I think it’s

a nice touch. It fills in the space just about right. For the longest

time I thought somebody put those on because they were

hiding something under there.

“The engine had been rebuilt

once, but I’m not sure it needed it. It was probably pretty strong

yet.”

The paint was re-done when car

was still young — probably only about six years old. The second

coat has lasted more than four decades and Reinen is in no

hurry to give it another. “A fella

in my town of Verona took it through a four-step buffing

process, and it’s still got a lot of

imperfections, but the paint looks pretty nice,” he said. “It’s got a

nice lacquer shine to it. The bumpers have also been re-done.

Other than that, it’s pretty much

an original car.”

Perhaps the most noticeable non-original item on the car, at least

to 1960s Chevrolet buffs, is the Hurst shifter sticking out of the

stylish chrome console. Reinen

says the change was made more of out necessity — and laundry

concerns — than anything else. “It had the Muncie and it had the

little chrome ball, with the reverse lockout, and I think the

car had been driven pretty hard

through the years and so that doggone linkage would jam up

on me,” he said. “And sometimes I’d be driving the car, and I

dressed up for work a little bit,

and I’d have to crawl under the car and jiggle that linkage all

around. In fact, I had a little piece of paper I kept in my wallet

to show how [the linkage] is

supposed to be arranged.

“So we put [the Hurst shifter] in there and of course now it shifts

really nice, and I don’t have to

crawl under the car and get all dirty.”

The beautiful red ragtop 409 is actually the third Impala Reinen

has piloted over the years. In

high school he drove a 1961 Impala “bubble top.” That was

the same model year that Chevy

offered its famous 409 for the first time and also the same year

the SS arrived on the scene and began leaving huge tracks on the

muscle car landscape.

The ’61 Impala SS was launched

as an option package, rather than a model. The 1964 model

lineup offered a separate Impala SS series. Later, as interest in the

big SS started to fade, it became

an option package again.

In addition to all the standard Impala goodies, Super Sport

buyers received leather-grained vinyl upholstery, individual front

bucket seats and swirl-pattern

dashboard and body molding inserts. They could also store

their gloves or sunglasses in a locking center console. Naturally,

there were red “SS” emblems all

over the cars. In addition, the doors carried red reflectors, and

stylish wheel covers were included. In back were the

calling-card Impala triple round

tail lamps — an easy way to spot an Impala at night.

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For 1964, due to the performance ban that GM brass

put into effect the previous year,

Chevrolet engine choices stayed about the same as in late 1963.

The standard SS engine was actually the Turbo-Thrift 230-cid

inline six, rated at a pedestrian

140 hp. above that were the 195-hp 283, and 250- and 300-hp

versions of the 327 mill. Further up the ladder, the Turbo-Fire 409

V-8 was available in three

versions. The first had a single four-barrel carburetor and 10.0:1

compression. The second version, costing $428 extra, came

with a single four-barrel carburetor, dual exhausts, a

high-lift camshaft, solid valve

lifters and an 11.0:1 compression ratio. The third 409 was a 425-hp

version costing $484 extra. It had dual four-barrel carburetors, dual

exhausts, a high-lift camshaft,

solid valve lifters and an 11.0:1 compression ratio.

The 400- and 425-hp beasts could only be had with manual

transmissions. Powerglide was optional on the 340-hp cars.

Ban or no ban, the Impala SS 409 hardtop ($2,947) or

convertible ($3,196) was still a

big, fast car for the time. The hardtop tested out at 7.5 seconds

for 0-to-60 mph and 15.3 seconds in the quarter-mile.

In 1963, a total of 16,920 big Chevrolets left the factory with

409s under their hoods, but in 1964, orders for these engines

dropped and only 8,684 were

installed. That makes the 1964 Impala SS 409 much harder to

find than a 1963 edition. In both years, most 409-powered Chevys

were Impala Super Sports.

Reinen’s car was ordered with the four-speed and power steering, windows and brakes.

The engine breathes through

dual exhaust with glass packs that “give it a nice tone,” Reinen

says. “They won’t shatter your eardrums. It’s got a nice sound

to it, and that’s important, you know?”

He hasn’t challenged anybody to any stoplight showdowns in the

big red droptop, and Reinen

doesn’t figure he’s being able to blow anybody’s doors off

anyway. The 3,500-lb. Impala would need to go on a diet to be

really quick, even with 340

ponies under the hood. “If you rev it up and drop the clutch,

obviously you can burn some rubber,” he says with a chuckle.

“You can get a little squeak in

second gear, probably, but I don’t drive it that way…. It’s got

a lot of weight to pull. The engine was basically GM’s truck

engine back then, so it’s got a lot

of torque.”

Of course, economy is also part of the price you pay for rolling

with 409 cubes under the hood. As much as he loves his smooth

Chevy, Reinen has to think about his wallet before he gets too far

from home. The Impala can burn

through a tank of premium in short order. “I don’t worry about

the miles at all, but this thing sucks gas like crazy!” he says.

“The needle goes down really

fast.”

Reinen also has a 1985 El Camino and 1999 Corvette at

home, but he says he still gets

the most old car enjoyment out of his iconic 409, particularly

when he has his son Trevor along. “He has special needs, and

this is a big deal for him,” Reinen

said. “We go out and take the car out together and go to shows,

and he keeps an eye on the car. It’s a good father-son thing.

We’ve had a lot of fun together with it.

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“And having met my wife when I had a car like this, I wanted get

one back. I guess that’s the story

line… I’ll have it for a long time. Every once in a while somebody

says, ‘Hey, do you want to sell that car?’ But not with the special

memories of it. We’re going to

keep it.”

2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

James Valley Street Machines

06/11 Monthly Meeting Jamestown, North Dakota

06/14 Brainerd International to CRA Superbike Racing

06/16 Brainerd, Minnesota

Car Show and Rally Rally in the Valley

06/15 Bridge City Cruisers Valley City, North Dakota

Jamestown Speedway

06/15 Bomber Special Jamestown, North Dakota

Top End Dragways 06/15 King of the Track

Sabin, Minnesota

Oahe Speedway 06/15 5th Annual "Dave Graves

Corvette/Mustang Rally Pierre, South Dakota

Buffalo City Karting 06/16 Race #3

Jamestown, North Dakota

Top End Dragways 06/16 Mid-West Wild Bunch

Sabin, Minnesota

Brainerd International 06/19 Wednesday Night Drags

Brainerd, Minnesota

Jamestown Drag Racers 06/20 Monthly Meeting


Car Show 06/21 Prairie Cruisers Car Club 06/22 Medora Car Show

Medora, North Dakota

06/21 Car Show & Rod Run to MSRA

06/23 Back to the 50's St. Paul, Minnesota

Oahe Speedway 06/22 Showdown on the River

Shootout Races Quick 8 06/23 Coca-Cola Points Race #3

Shootout Races Quick 8 Junior Dragsters Pierre, South Dakota



Car Show 06/28 Badlands Drifters 06/29 Cars in the Park 2013

Glendive, Montana

06/28 Car Show & Auction to Automania

06/30 automaniabrandon.com Brandon, South Dakota

Jamestown Speedway 06/29 Girl/Boy Scout Night


Brainerd International 06/29 Bracket Drag Racing 06/30 Race 3

Brainerd, Minnesota

06/29 Top End Dragways & Bracket Weekend

06/30 Sabin, Minnesota

Buffalo City Karting

06/30 Race #4 Jamestown, North Dakota

Jamestown Speedway 07/04 Fireworks Spectacular


07/04 Brainerd International to Bracket Drag Racing

07/07 Race 2 of 3 Muscle Car Series

Brainerd, Minnesota

Car Show 07/06 Buffalo Rally

Jamestown Classic Car Club


Jamestown Speedway

07/06 Dakota Classic Modified Tour


Top End Dragways 07/06 Hot Rod Drags

Sabin, Minnesota

Oahe Speedway 07/06 Mayors Challenge

Midwest Wild Bunch 07/07 King of the Track

Junior Dragsters Midwest Wild Bunch Pierre, South Dakota


Brainerd, Minnesota



07/11 Counts of the Cobblestone to Rod Run

07/14 Rapid City, South Dakota


Dash for Cash Jamestown, North Dakota

07/12 Brainerd International to Power cruise


Jamestown Speedway 07/13 Fair Races


07/13 Top End Dragways & CanAm Outlaws Extreme






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07/19 Prairie Cruisers Car Club Dickinson, North Dakota

Oahe Speedway 07/19 NHRA Street Legal Races 07/20 Countdown to the Jam 07/21 Coca-Cola Points Race #6

4th Annual Junior Jam Pierre, South Dakota

Car Show 07/20 Shuffle to Buffalo

Buffalo, North Dakota

Jamestown Speedway 07/20 NOSA Sprint Car Special


Top End Dragways

07/20 TintMasters Street Legal Day

Sabin, Minnesota

07/20 Brainerd International & Bracket Drag Racing

07/21 Race 4 World Series Brainerd, Minnesota

Car Show 07/21 Paul Bunyan Vintage Auto

Show. Contact 218-444-2840

Brainerd, Minnesota



Rod Run 07/25 Swanks Car Club

Cruise to Casselton

Contact: Gary 701-261-5738

Casselton, North Dakota



Jamestown Speedway 07/27 Amsoil Qualifier Night


Top End Dragways 07/27 Bracket Weekend

Sabin, Minnesota

Car Show 07/27 Suedes Car Club

Run 81 Hillsboro, North Dakota

Car Show 07/27 29th Annual Weekend of

Wheels Car Show

Contact: Kelli 218-492-4201

Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Top End Dragways 07/28 National Dragster

Challenge Sabin, Minnesota

07/26 Jamestown Drag Racers to Airport 1/8 mile Drag Race

07/28 Jamestown, North Dakota


Brainerd, Minnesota


08/04 Race 5 Brainerd, Minnesota

Oahe Speedway 08/02 NHRA Street Legal Races 08/03 Shootout Races 08/04 Coca-Cola Points Race #6

National Dragster Challenge

Pierre, South Dakota

Top End Dragways 08/03 Hot Rod Drags

Sabin, Minnesota

08/09 Car Show & Rod Run to Dakota Rodders

08/11 Granny Run

Grand Rapids, North Dakota

Jamestown Speedway 08/10 NLRA Late Model Special


Top End Dragways 08/10 Bracket Weekend 08/11 Sabin, Minnesota





08/15 Brainerd International to Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals


Jamestown Speedway 08/17 Back to school night


Car Show 08/17 Crookston Classic Cruisers

Crookston, Minnesota

Oahe Speedway 08/17 Shootout Races Quick 8 08/18 Coca-Cola Points Race #7



Final Race Jamestown, North Dakota

08/21 Brainerd International

08/21 Wednesday Night Drags Brainerd, Minnesota

Jamestown Speedway 08/24 Season Championship



Oahe Speedway Thunder on the Prairie

08/29 Car Show downtown Pierre 08/30 NHRA Street Legal Races 08/31 Coca-Cola Points Race #8

Junior Dragsters Thunderstruck Jet Dragster

09/01 Coca-Cola Points Race #9 09/02 Coca-Cola Points Race #10


Brainerd International 08/30 Muscle Car Shootout 09/01 Grand Finale

Brainerd, Minnesota

Car Show, Auction, Races 08/30 Motor Magic Weekend 09/01 Minot, North Dakota

Jamestown Speedway 08/31 MW Mod Special


Top End Dragways


Sabin, Minnesota

Jamestown Speedway 09/01 Street Stock Special


09/04 Brainerd International 09/04 Wednesday Night Drags

Brainerd, Minnesota


09/13 Brainerd International 09/15 Season Finale

Brainerd, Minnesota

09/13 Heartland Park

& ET Finals 09/15 Topeka, Kansas

09/13 Brainerd International to CRA Superbike Racing




Jamestown Speedway 09/20 42nd Annual 09/21 Stock-car Stampede


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09/21 Don Wilhelm Inc. 3rd Annual Car Show Jamestown, North Dakota

Oahe Speedway 09/20 National Open Test-n-Tune 09/21 Stc/SStk Combo

Drag Sled 09/22 Finals Class Races


Top End Dragways


09/22 2 Day Event Sabin, Minnesota

Top End Dragways 09/28 Mid-West Wild Bunch 09/29 Sabin, Minnesota


08/04 Race 6 Brainerd, Minnesota

Top End Dragways


Sabin, Minnesota

Oahe Speedway 10/05 Fall Finale Shootout 10/06 Fall Finale Class Races



Swap Meet 10/13 Roadsters Twin Cities

Contact: Jack 612-849-4916

St. Paul, Minnesota



Jamestown Speedway 10/26 Banquet


Top End Dragways

10/26 Final "Big Money Weekend"





12/17 Awards Banquet Jamestown, North Dakota

SWAP SHOP

For Sale:

WIDE ASSORTMENT OF

PROJECT CARS Call for list

Myke Baugh 701-320-7660

1990 Cadillac Coupe de Ville,

runs and drives great, excellent highway mileage, very good

condition. New tires, 152,000 miles, straight body, no rust.

Asking $3000 or best offer.

Dave Olson

701-252-3257

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