May | 2015

This month’s cruise-in was really nice. The weather was in the high 70’s and it was a beautiful day. The parking lot filled up pretty fast. Had two new members sign up and had some members re-new their membership. Sold 14 of the small tattoos I bought. I think I have finally finished with the thank you cards for all our sponsors, helpers, and members that did so much to help us get through another Spring Fling.

I just got in another check from Aiken Regional for their support of $500.00. I have paid the rent through the rest of the year, and there are a few things we need to get for the club. We will go over all that at our club meeting. At our last club meeting we voted to donate $500.00 to the Salvation Army to help feed the people in our Community. Paul Volz who is also a member of our club is the Salvation Army’s Shelter Manager. He cried out to the community to help because they were going to have to close down for 2 days every week until the Shelter received more donations of food. Our members, who made my heart swell about 2 sizes bigger voted to donate the money to buy food. After the outcry for help our Aiken Community came together as we always do and filled up the shelves. I have not taken Paul shopping yet, we are going to wait until the food goes down a little bit and then we will go shopping for the food.

We are going to plan our yearly picnic coming up soon. With the passing of Jim Fuller my heart is just not where it needs to be right now. We always had our picnics there and I am sure going to miss our good times at his mancave. I am not sure if we would want to have it at The Pit because it is going to be so hot. I guess this is another item we will discuss at the meeting. Hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend, and thanks so much to all that served or is serving to protect our Nation! I brought my new GRABBER Orange Mustang to its first cruise-in! Keep on rollin’!!

Volume 14 | Issue 5

Officers

Aiken Horsepower Associationc/o Vickie Reynolds, President

150 Mayfield RoadAiken, South Carolina 29801

www.aikenhorsepower.comPhone: 803.270.3505 • Fax: 803.641.2003

President & News Vickie Reynolds

(803) 270-3505

Vice President & News Manny Reynolds(803) 292-8219

Secretary Bill Reigart

(904) 571-0855

Treasurer Beth Rogers

(803) 293-5335

Email aikenhorsepower@hotmail.com

As you all know the Make a Wish show is this coming Saturday. Our club has taken four straight years of the Best ClubParticipation awards, and I would like to make it number five this year. Once again Vic and I will be at Home Depotaround 8:00 am and leave out about 8:45 to cruise in as a club. As always I will bring the tent so don’t forget your chairs.Speaking of tents, as you know we had some damage from the wind at this year’s Spring Fling. I am looking into what iswrong with them or if they need new parts. We may have to buy a new canopy for one of the larger ones. If any membersees any canopy’s that is 10 x 10 on sale please let me know.

We are going to need some help at this coming up cruise-in, Randy will be out of town and as you all know he sells our50/50 tickets. On top of all that, the doctors have finally found out why I am so tired all the time and why my feet andknees are killing me after each cruise-in. I have what is called Venous Veins, the arteries carry the blood down my legs,but the veins are not taking the blood back up to the heart. The only way to correct this is with surgery. It will bescheduled within the next few weeks. So after all this time, looks like I may not have needed the two surgeries that I hadon my feet, it was my veins the whole time. I guess you can say I don’t have a leg to stand on, he he he. The pain isworse as the day progresses so these late cruise-ins have really taken a toll on me. As the Beatles say, “I need a little helpfrom my friends”. Keep the wind in your face and the sun on your back!

Upcoming Events:May 30: 10th Annual “Wish Upon A Car” Benefit Car Show at the Aiken Mall, 9:00 am-4:00 pmJune 6: Aiken Horsepower monthly cruise-in at Home Depot, 6:00-8:00 pmJune 7: Aiken Horsepower monthly cruise-in rain date at Mitchell Shopping Center, 2:00-4:00 pmJune 8: Monthly meeting, Shane’s Rib Shack, 2645 Whiskey Road, #101, 6:00-8:00 pm

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What is a muscle car?There are many different definitions of what qualifies as a muscle car. The broadest definition is any car with a large and powerful engine and a beefed up suspension. Upgraded interiors, fancy paint schemes and nicer wheels and tires are also usually part of the package. Using this definition, huge cars like the 1970 Impala and even compacts like the 1964 Chevy Nova made the list. There is even room for pony cars like the Camaro and Mustang. The mighty Corvette qualifies as well.

Purists narrow that definition considerable and only include midsized cars as muscle cars. These cars include the Chevrolet Chevelle, the Dodge Charger, Plymouth Road Runner and the classic Pontiac GTO. Other performance oriented car categories include: pony cars and American sports cars. Pony cars include the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger. American sports cars include the Chevrolet Corvette and the Dodge Viper.

Below is a list of the American performance cars broken down by category and years manufactured. Note that we used the “Muscle Cars” label for both the full sized, compact and, of course, midsized cars. For this list we have expanded the strictest definition a little. We have also included a list of pony cars and sport cars. Taken together, this lists represents the best performance oriented cars ever produce by American manufactures.

Classic Full-Size Muscle Cars 1961–1970 Chevrolet Impala 1959–1969 Ford Galaxie

Classic Mid-Size Muscle Cars 1968–1974 Buick Gran Sport and GTX 1984-1987 Buick Grand National and GNX 1965–1973 Chevrolet Chevelle 1964-1973 Chevrolet El Camino 1983–1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS 1966–1974 Dodge Charger 1968–1971 Dodge Super Bee 1966–1969 Ford Fairlane 1968–1974 Ford Torino 1966–1972 Mercury Cyclone 1968–1971 Oldsmobile 442 1968–1974 Plymouth Road Runner 1964–1974 Pontiac GTO

Modern Mid-Size Cars 2004-Current Cadillac CTS-V 2006-Current Dodge Charger 2004-2006 Pontiac GTO

Classic Compact Muscle Cars1962–1976 Chevrolet Nova1968–1976 Dodge Dart1970–1976 Plymouth Duster

Classic Pony Cars 1968–1970 AMC AMX 1968–1974 AMC Javelin and AMX 1967–2002 Chevrolet Camaro 1970–1974 Dodge Challenger 1965–2004 Ford Mustang 1969–1970 Mercury Cougar 1964–1974 Plymouth Barracuda1967–2002 Pontiac Firebird & Trans Am

Modern Pony Cars2010-Currnet Chevrolet Camaro2008-Current Dodge Challenger2005-Currnet Ford Mustang

American Sports Cars1953-Current Chevrolet Corvette2004-2009 Cadillac XLR2005-2006 Ford GT1955-1957 Ford Thunderbird2002-2005 Ford Thunderbird1992-Current Dodge Viper

Complete List Of Muscle Cars

That’s right club members, in case you forgot – we are pleased to list your automotive associated ads in the newsletter. Whether it be a “for sale: or “for want” just let me know in some sort of written form, and I will put it in the very next newsletter. It will only run once (kinda like some cars I have owned) so if you want it to run again you have to let me know each time. Another reminder – I don’t know what you have, what it’s called, or what it is used for, so be sure that you include all the pertinent details, as to name, size, color, etc. and who and where to contact.

FOR SALE: Kevin Hazel is selling his 1996 Mitsubshi 3000 GT for $2,000. Has less than 80,000 miles on it.

FOR SALE: Tom Kostura is selling a 1989 Ford Mustang LX. Good glass, body, frame, aluminum radiator, electric fan. Summit dual exhaust, trans crossmember, custom wheels, monster tach, no engine or transmission. Needs replacemet front wiring harness. Please call Tom Kostura at (803) 270-0257 asking $1,750.

FOR SALE: Lannie Pruiett is selling a 1955 Chevy Belair. Rust free, in primer. Lots of new parts,but no engine or glass. Asking $6,500. Please call Lannie Pruiett at (803) 502-0707.

FOR SALE: 1967 Ford Mustang. Please call Jessie Kent (706) 833-9022 or email at jkentblythe@yahoo.com

FOR SALE: 1973 Project Volkswagon Camper Van, most all steel already bought. Can see it at the Pit. Asking $800. Please call Manny or William at (803) 641-7300.

FOR SALE: 1978 Dodge B-200 318 re-built engine and tranny. Asking $1,000. Please call Manny or William at (803) 641-7300.

FOR SALE: 304 AMC motor and 304 2 barrel intake, call Damian Williamson at (804) 937-3641.

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Advertising & AwardsCarolina Awards(Darryl & Anne Messer)(803) 642-0505

Automotive-Paint & Body Shopsand OthersSC Collision(Southern Yankee Steve Bigg)(803) 649-0137

D & G Enterprises- Custom Golf Carts (803) 292-8100

Motion Automotive(Henry & Allison Crawn)(803) 649-0090

Jay-C Designs Custom Pin Stripping (Jay-C Cafasso, Pin Stripping Hall of Fame)(803) 663-6336

White Diamond Detail Store (John Shea)(803) 663-1777

Precision Cylinder HeadComplete Machine Shop(Olin Welborn)(803) -648-0101

B & B Glass & Paint LLC(Rodney Boatwright)(803) 649-4997bbglass25974@bellsouth.net

Automotive-Car Dealers Crescent Automotive(Jamie & Brian Johnson)1301 East Pine Log Road(803) 644-0820

Lovett Auto Sales(Brian Lovett)(803) 649-6161

Vintage Limousines7 passenger Limousine of the1930’s Weddings & SpecialOccasions(Jacqueline Testa & Ken McPherson)(706) 399-0850

Cosmetics & BeautyAvon Cosmetics (Vickie Reynolds)(803) 270-3505

Design - Graphic/WebPhotographyRoswell Designs (Tavares Hanks)(803) 571-3487roswelldesigns@gmail.com

Electrical ServicesRabun Electrical Services(Don Rabun)(803) 649-6548

Gardening, Landscaping & Tree ServicesQuality Tree Service (Tim George)(803) 979-6800

Mill Creek Farm Nursery (Clifton Kneece)(803) 532-2832www. millcreekfarmnursery.com

InsuranceHutson-Etherredge Companies(Rickie Thornton)(803) 649-5141

JewelryBradberry’s Jewelry(Rodney Boatwright)(803) 649-0475

On-line Entertainment(Allen Widener) www.bidlinkz.com/bidit

Restaurant Aiken Brewery Company (Lannie Pruiett)140 Laurens Street SW(803) 502-0707

Security Systems Aiken Systems Unlimited, Inc. (Manny Reynolds)(803) 641-7300

StorageAffordable Storage Solutions(Olin Welborn)(803) 648-0407

InvestmentsWells Fargo Advisors, LLC (Robert Wilson, Financial Consultant)(803) 644-1227

RE/MAX Tattersall Group(Dick Salsitz, Broker Associate)(803) 507-3877dicksalsitz@remax.net

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