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The May General Meeting will be held at 5:00 PM on Sunday, May 17th, at Bristol Hill United Meth- odist Church at 4826 Coun- ty Ln. Rd., KCK 66106. The Board of Direc- tors meeting will be con- ducted Wednesday, May 13th starting at 6:30 PM. It will be held at Old Shawnee Pizza, 6000 Rogers Drive (61st and Nieman) in Shaw- nee, KS. Contact any Board member for more info. May is definitely going to be a high performance month for the members of the Mustang Club of Greater Kansas City!! I encourage all members (now approaching 200 fam- ily memberships) to par"cipate in this month’s ac"vi"es. Coming off of April’s excep"onally successful inaugural Cruise Night at Sam’s Club at the Legends, addi"onal modifica"ons have been made to further enhance May’s event. We’ve ordered good weather, so join in and tell all of your car enthusiast friends not to miss it!! Included in this newsle/er is the schedule of events for the Wounded Warrior Fami- ly Services 2015 High Five Tour which will be in Kansas City over Memorial Day weekend. There are 12 listed events, 4 of which are designated as “club events,” and members are certainly welcome to a/end any of the listed events. MCGKC has been a major par"cipant, host, and supporter of the High Five Tour for several years, and this year is certainly no ex- cep"on with an even larger role in the coordina"on and planning of an increased number of events and ac"vi"es. Your par"cipa"on and support is very much appreciated. As I reflect on the spirit and the nature of MCGKC, the Wounded Warrior Family Service organiza"on and High Five Tour serve as a capstone of our belief in the American freedoms our servicemen and women so bravely protect, our family values, our charitable focus, and the overall camaraderie of our members. I truly look forward to par"cipa"ng in this very significant series of events with our “Mustang Family” members! In addi"on to these key “near term” events, it is my pleasure to announce the awarding of the 2017 MCA Grand Na"onal Show to MCGKC by the MCA Board of Directors this past weekend. For those who remember the Ed Sullivan Show, this will be a “Really Big Shoooooow” and planning for it will commence immediately. Thanks to Jim Peterson for leading the development commi/ee, Doye Ewert for his MCA representa"on on our behalf, Lorne Willard for his prior na"onal show exper"se and development of key applica"on components, and to the commi/ee as a whole for working closely with the Overland Park Conven"on Center and Sheraton Hotel to secure their proposals and commitments. This will replace the club’s 2017 annual Mustang and Ford Show, so don’t hesitate to volunteer now to serve and par"cipate in this major Na"onal event HOSTED BY US!!! And remember, please see Sally’s Social Director Report in the newsle/er for other event highlights for both April and May. Over the past year and a half I’ve enjoyed finding Ford marke"ng slogans that per- tain to the dedica"on and service of the club’s officers and to that of the general member- ship’s high level of par"cipa"on and support of our many ac"vi"es and undertakings. The Henry Ford quote below seems especially appropriate in view of our collec"ve involvement with the above major events. As club members, you’ve proved the validity of Mr. Ford’s statement!! “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is suc- cess.” – Henry Ford RJ Mustang Club Of Greater Kansas City Volume 31 Issue 5 May 2015 May 9th Cruise Night May 13th Board Meeting May 17th General Meeting May 17th Mid-America Mustangers Annual Show June 13th Cruise Night COMING EVENTS President’s Pony Notes By RJ Coberly

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Page 1: Volume 31 Issue 5 Mustang Club Of Greater Kansas City€¦ · cep"on with an even larger role in the coordina"on and planning of an increased number of events and ac"vi"es. Your par"cipa"on

The May General

Meeting will be held at 5:00

PM on Sunday, May 17th,

at Bristol Hill United Meth-

odist Church at 4826 Coun-

ty Ln. Rd., KCK 66106.

The Board of Direc-

tors meeting will be con-

ducted Wednesday, May

13th starting at 6:30 PM. It

will be held at Old Shawnee

Pizza, 6000 Rogers Drive

(61st and Nieman) in Shaw-

nee, KS.

Contact any Board

member for more info.

May is definitely going to be a high performance month for the members of the

Mustang Club of Greater Kansas City!! I encourage all members (now approaching 200 fam-

ily memberships) to par"cipate in this month’s ac"vi"es.

Coming off of April’s excep"onally successful inaugural Cruise Night at Sam’s Club at

the Legends, addi"onal modifica"ons have been made to further enhance May’s event.

We’ve ordered good weather, so join in and tell all of your car enthusiast friends not to miss

it!!

Included in this newsle/er is the schedule of events for the Wounded Warrior Fami-

ly Services 2015 High Five Tour which will be in Kansas City over Memorial Day weekend.

There are 12 listed events, 4 of which are designated as “club events,” and members are

certainly welcome to a/end any of the listed events. MCGKC has been a major par"cipant,

host, and supporter of the High Five Tour for several years, and this year is certainly no ex-

cep"on with an even larger role in the coordina"on and planning of an increased number of

events and ac"vi"es. Your par"cipa"on and support is very much appreciated.

As I reflect on the spirit and the nature of MCGKC, the Wounded Warrior Family

Service organiza"on and High Five Tour serve as a capstone of our belief in the American

freedoms our servicemen and women so bravely protect, our family values, our charitable

focus, and the overall camaraderie of our members. I truly look forward to par"cipa"ng in

this very significant series of events with our “Mustang Family” members!

In addi"on to these key “near term” events, it is my pleasure to announce the

awarding of the 2017 MCA Grand Na"onal Show to MCGKC by the MCA Board of Directors

this past weekend. For those who remember the Ed Sullivan Show, this will be a “Really Big

Shoooooow” and planning for it will commence immediately. Thanks to Jim Peterson for

leading the development commi/ee, Doye Ewert for his MCA representa"on on our behalf,

Lorne Willard for his prior na"onal show exper"se and development of key applica"on

components, and to the commi/ee as a whole for working closely with the Overland Park

Conven"on Center and Sheraton Hotel to secure their proposals and commitments. This

will replace the club’s 2017 annual Mustang and Ford Show, so don’t hesitate to volunteer

now to serve and par"cipate in this major Na"onal event HOSTED BY US!!!

And remember, please see Sally’s Social Director Report in the newsle/er for other

event highlights for both April and May.

Over the past year and a half I’ve enjoyed finding Ford marke"ng slogans that per-

tain to the dedica"on and service of the club’s officers and to that of the general member-

ship’s high level of par"cipa"on and support of our many ac"vi"es and undertakings. The

Henry Ford quote below seems especially appropriate in view of our collec"ve involvement

with the above major events. As club members, you’ve proved the validity of Mr. Ford’s

statement!!

“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is suc-

cess.” – Henry Ford RJ

MustangClubOf

GreaterKansasCity

Volume31Issue5May2015

May 9th

Cruise Night

May 13th

Board Meeting

May 17th

General Meeting

May 17th

Mid-America Mustangers

Annual Show

June 13th

Cruise Night

COMINGEVENTS

President’sPonyNotes By RJ Coberly

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TheMustangClubofGreaterKansasCity,Inc.isa

non–pro<itorganizationdedicatedtothepreser-

vationandenjoymentoftheFordMustangand

ShelbyMustangautomobile.Af<iliationsinclude

theMustangClubofAmericaandtheAssociated

CarClubsofKansasCity.

GeneralmeetingsareheldonthethirdSundayof

eachmonth,unlessotherwiseannounced.The

timeandplaceofgeneralmeetingswillbean-

nouncedeachmonthintheNewsletter.

TheBoardofDirectorsmeetseachmonthonthe

Wednesdaypriortothegeneralmeeting,unless

otherwiseannounced.Allmembersarewelcome

toattendtheBoardofDirectorsmeetings.

Newslettermaterialshouldbesubmittedby

the&irstofeachmonth.

President RJ Coberly 913-745-4016

Vice President Ed Mardiat 816-678-3021

Secretary Mark Raab 913-829-0249

Treasurer Tom Younger 913-439-9232

Show Director Jeff Daniels 913-397-0248

Social Director Sally Dold 913-669-1953

Past President George Stegner 816-898-3225

At Large Doye Ewert 217-663-9440

At Large Rick Hernandez 913-221-4259

Appointments

Club Sales Jack Bosic 913–631–2027

Cruise Night Rick & Deb Lage 913–649–8356

Head Judge Jack Bosic 913–631–2027

Historian Scott Shaffer 913-244-8117

MCA Director Doye Ewert 217-663-9440

Membership Joy Stegner 816-806-0904

Newsletter Lorne Willard 816-289-7377

Classified Ads Tom Hoffman 913–461–8529

Webmaster Lorne Willard 816–289-7377

Email:[email protected]

Email:[email protected]

Email:[email protected]

Email:[email protected]

Your2014—2015

BoardofDirectors

May17RichWunder

May18LorneWillard

May19GregLedford

May20JoAnnGraham

May20CindyRoccaforte

May22CherylYounger

May22JimGerdom

May23 NancyMartin

May24ChelseaRohde

May29BillDill

May30JenniferShuler

May31DoyeEwert

Jun3MikeFrankovich

Jun3BlakeGoddard

Jun3LoisDill

Jun5LloydScott

Jun6BillyFitchett

Jun9LarryCrist

Jun12DanMills

Jun12RichardBreedlove

Jun13TommyTomblin

Jun13JeanneLage

Jun14DickLage

May19JohnRoesle&LindaLamm

May20 Bruce&LauraJackson

May20 Lincoln&AmyMcCoy

May25 Ron&MoiraGillum

Jun1John&DarleneBard

Jun3Frank&JaniceFraas

Jun4Sean&JennyZiolo

Jun5John&ShariGodfrey

Jun5Gary&CherylHanson

Jun7Tim&MelissaWhited

Jun8Jim&KathyMars

Jun8Scott&DeborahShaffer

Jun10Dan&SandyBentch

Jun11Tom&CindyHoffman

Jun11Stan&ShirleyKinder

Jun11Dick&JeanneLage

Jun11Leroy&VirginiaPenrod

Jun12Sara&WalterGriewing

Jun14Jim&SallyDold

Jun14Dan&CarolMills

Jun14Mark&TriciaRaab

Jun14Dave&ReaWilson

Jun15Jim&MaryJeanneJensen

Jun15Kenny&DebiJones

JudgingClinics OurnextjudgesclinicwillbeheldSaturdayMay9thatthehome

ofGeorgeandJoyStegnerinKearney,MO.Wewillalsohaveadetailing

clinic.Attendingoneofourclinicsisagoodwayfornewmemberswho

haven’tshowntheircarstogetsometipsonhowtheircarwillbe

judged.Weneedjudgesandwriters(scribes)becausewearehopingfor

averybigshowandthiswillhelpyouinjudgingorwritingataNational

Show.TheStegner'sgarageat12419NE135thTerrace,Kearney,MO,at

10:00AM.Wewillhaveacaronthelift.PleasecontactJackat913-631-

[email protected]&irmattendanceforahead-

countforpizza.

WewillalsohaveajudgesclinicatourJune13thCruiseNight.

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April

April 11 First CRUISE of the year at Sam's Club at

the Legends. GREAT turnout, great weather, fun,

fun!

April 12 Breakfast with American Legion Post 370,

followed by caravan out to the Arboretum, 179th

& Hwy 69. The breakfast was amazing! Great turn-

out, in spite of the rain, and the food and service

was wonderful. (and the BEST part? All proceeds

went to providing a meal for our servicemen at

Ft.Riley.) A few of us con"nued on to the Arbore-

tum, since the rain had stopped by then. It was

lovely to walk around their gardens with friends. I

considered it a wonderful day!

May

May 2 Apple Blossom Parade in St. Joseph, Mo.

14 cars signed up.

May 9 Cruise Night, our 2nd ou"ng at new loca-

"on, Sam's Club, KCK. Spread the word!

May 21-25 WWFS events. Signups needed.

MANY opportuni"es to provide support for our be-

loved wounded warriors!

May 31 Show ‘n Shine at City Market, KCMO Con-

firmed. We'll be there from about 9am "l 2pm.

Signup book will be at all cruises and mee"ngs. If

you cannot a/end either, please email me to get

signed up. You won't want to miss any of the fun

this month!!

June

June 13 Cruise Night!

June 26 Hospitality Night for our annual show.

Meat will be catered by Uncle Buck's, but I'll need

help with side dishes and setup, serving and clean-

up. Please sign up or contact me soon!

June 27 Annual SHOW, Bass Pro in Olathe. Get

registered asap, and don't miss it!!!

If you have ques6ons or to sign up for any

event,

please contact Sally Dold.

Email: [email protected]

Cell number 913-669-1953

SocialReport By Sally Dold

1) Laird Noller Ford in Topeka, KS –Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives event,

May 21st , 3:30 – 8 PM, (Club Event).

2) Laird Noller Ford in Lawrence, KS , May 22nd 9 AM to 11 AM, HFT Ve-

hicle Display Only.

3) KC MetLife Veterans Network May 22nd, Noon to 2 PM, HFT Display

Only.

4) Gail’s Harley Davidson, Memorial Day Celebra"on May 22nd, HFT Dis-

play Only.

5) Blue Springs Elks Lodge, Fundraiser Breakfast May 23rd, 8 AM to

11:00 AM, HFT Display.

6) Blue Springs Ford, Show and Shine, May 23rd, 11 AM to 3:00 PM, HFT

Display, $20.00 Registra"on assures a parking spot on the display lot.

Free food and drink, and signature on HFT Vehicle. (Club Event).

7) Club Photo Shoot with High Five Tour Vehicles at @ Blue Springs Ford

during the event.

8) Hartman Heritage Center, Independence, MO May 23rd, 6:00 PM to

9:00 PM, Largest Cruise Night in the region, HFT Display (Mustangs Invit-

ed).

9) WW1 Liberty Memorial, May 24th, 8 AM to 5 PM ,HFT Display only on

Walk of Honor (Volunteers needed to help manage dona"ons and PR

with our club volunteer Drivers) (Club Event).

10) WW1 Liberty Memorial, May 25th, 9 AM to 2 PM, HFT Display only

on Walk of Honor (Volunteers needed to help manage dona"ons and PR

with our club volunteer drivers) (Club Event).

11) Local 249 Kansas City Assembly Plant , May 25th, 11009 An"och Sta-

"on, Kansas City, MO 64119, HFT Display only.

This loca"on will serve as a mee"ng point for those who want to caravan

to Jefferson City, MO with the Tour Vehicles.

(See club calendar for details)

12) Joe Machens Ford , May 25th, 814 SW Blvd. Jefferson City, MO

65109, HFT Display only. (Mustangs welcome to join the cruise.)

Be sure to reference the club calendar at

www.mustangclubofgreaterkc.com for detailed informa"on on all the

HFT 2015 events scheduled for the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend

Celebra"on. The club encourages your involvement on the events above

noted as (Club Events). Of course, you are welcome to support in other

ways and a/end addi"onal events. Contact Mark Raab at 816 215-8202

if you have ques"ons.

HighFiveTourBy Mark Raab

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Membership: Joy Stegner (Absent) –

George Stegner repor"ng: We have 10

New Members.

Secretary: Mark Raab – The prior

months minutes were posted in the

March newsle/er. There were no cor-

rec"ons requested; they stand as pre-

sented.

Treasurer: Tom Younger - The Finan-

cial Report was presented to the mem-

bership. There were no changes or

addi"ons; the report stands as present-

ed.

Vice President: Ed Mardiat - No Re-

port

Past President: George Stegner – No

Report

Show Director: Jeff Daniels – (Absent)

Sco/ Shaffer repor"ng - The Show

commi/ee report was presented to the

membership. Sco/ introduced the

Commi/ee Chairpersons to the general

membership. Commi/ee personnel

emphasized the need for support en-

couraging members to pre-register

their cars for the display and volunteer

to support the Annual Show this June.

Social Director: Sally Dold – The Social

Director report was presented to the

membership.

Members At Large:

Doye Ewert – No Report

Rick Hernandez – The Helping Others

Community Charitable Project reports

there will be no public vo"ng for the

month of April. The $1,000 dollar do-

na"on for May will go to The High Five

Tour 2015. In June, Rick will nominate

Paws for Au"sm.

COMMITTEES:

NewsleCer – Lorne Willard – (Absent)

No report.

Webmaster – Lorne Willard – (Absent)

No report.

Cruise Night – Rick Lage – The April

Cruise Night was very successful. It is,

however, a new venue and improve-

ments designed to address the flow of

traffic, placement of the DJ, wires,

speakers and signage will evolve and

improve with "me. The May Cruise

Night coincides with the NASCAR

Race @ 7pm. Sam’s Club will host

their own car show on June 20th.

Inventory Manager – Rick Lage – No

report.

Welcome Table – Cheryl Younger –

(Absent) Tom Younger repor"ng – an

excellent night with lots of ac"vity.

Librarian – George Stegner – George

is liquida"ng the library. He reported

that books sold to date raised $155 in

dona"ons to Hope Lodge.

Club Sales – Jack Bosic – All orders

must be prepaid.

Head Judge – Jack Bosic – 21 mem-

bers a/ended the April judges

mee"ng; many thanks to RJ and Mari-

lyn Coberly for hos"ng a very success-

ful judge’s clinic at their home.

George and Joy Stegner will host the

May 9th clinic star"ng at 10 AM

which will focus on Detailing and

Cleaning. The clinic will include a Piz-

za Party; if you eat Pizza, you will

judge. The last clinic will be held at

the June cruise night.

MCA Director – Doye Ewert – The

club’s proposal to host The Grand

Na"onal Show for 2017 in Kansas City

was presented to the Na"onal Show

Commi/ee for review. The MCA

Board of Directors will vote on this

proposal on April 19th.

Historian – ScoC Shaffer – Nona Her-

nandez and Cheryl Younger took pic-

tures of the cars at the Cruise Night

and they have been posted to our

Facebook page.

Other Show and Cruise Coordinator

– Ed Mardiat – The Google calendar

is con"nuously being updated. The

Topeka Mustang Club will host a car

show at Laird Noller Ford in Topeka,

KS, on May 16th; all proceeds benefit

WWFS, High Five Tour 2015. Don’t

miss the Sam’s Club car show on June

20th and remember to support the

Blue Springs Elks Lodge fundraiser

breakfast to benefit the High Five Tour

2015 on May 23rd. Check the calendar

oTen.

Road Trip Coordinator – Grace Bosic –

The Bosics will lead a departure to the

Loveland MCA Na"onal Show that will

leave on the Wednesday before the

show; sign-up sheets are available on

the welcome table for both the Love-

land, CO show and the Sturgis, SD

show.

OLD BUSINESS:

WWFS 2015 Tour Status: Mark Raab

provided an update on progress for the

High Five Tour 2015. He thanked the

membership for their support of the

tour and emphasized the need for vol-

unteers to help at the various events

scheduled throughout Memorial Day

weekend.

NEW BUSINESS:

RJ Coberly – introduced a discussion for

our member’s considera"on to make

changes to the Pink Cruise Night. Q & A

was observed by the members and the

Board of Directors with regard to ven-

ue, ligh"ng, contracts with Bass Pro (if

any), choice of charity and considera-

"on of a local one rather than a na"on-

al charitable organiza"on. Further dis-

cussion will be held by the BOD and a

proposal will be presented to the mem-

bership at the next General Mee"ng.

50/50 Winner: Nancy Pilney

Mee"ng adjourned at 6:16 PM

Minutes—MarchMeeting April 19, 2014 at Bristol Hill Methodist Church, Mee6ng called to order at 5:02 PM by Robert Coberly

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A special message for you from the Mustang Club of Greater Kansas City’s High Five Tour Commi/ee

In 2012 with the blessing of our Board of Directors, our club par"cipated in a very memorable High Five Tour Caravan that afforded us the opportunity to sup-

port a wounded soldier. Many of us will never forget that special day. It was on that day that WWFS announced a pledge in excess of $150,000 to help finance

the construc"on of their first smart home that was presented to Tyler Huffman a United States Marine in Jefferson City, MO. With the help of volunteers na"on-

wide, the WWFS gives back to those who sacrificed so much for our freedom like Tyler and other service men and women and their families. Tyler is a special

human being and we hope to see him again this year, if not in Kansas City then surely Jefferson City, MO on May 26th

. I’m proud to say that Tyler is living a pro-

duc"ve life; the support he’s received has elevated his spirit and enhances his ability to pursue his personal freedom. We thought you’d want to know Tyler

Huffman and learn what he has to say…in his own words.

Hello my name is Tyler Huffman. I am a member of the PGR, ALR motorcycle clubs and we ride in anything veteran related and to escort funerals for the fallen

soldiers. I may be in a wheel chair but that don't stop me from riding ATVs, my Harley, along with hun"ng and fishing. Just because you’re in a chair doesn't

mean that you’re limited.

I joined the marines Aug 20th 2007. I went to boot camp in MCRD San Diego. I was sta"oned with 3/5 Darkhorse India Co first and only unit. We were deployed

to the 31st MEU, and in 2009 we were supposed to go to Iraq but the plans changed at the last minute. My son was born June 26, 2009. I was in Australia at the

"me. I didn't get home "ll he was two months old. I was home for about a year before we leT to go to Afghanistan. Sagin Providence was the town that we were

told that we were going to be sta"oned out of and that no other American force had been there since the war started. The Bri"sh were there but they never

patrolled so the Taliban put bombs all over the place and pre/y much ran the area. So as you can picture it, it was very hard just to get out of the gate without

being shot or blown up. It took us three months just to clear a area around the compounds enough for us to patrol and try to keep the area safe. II was finally

wounded Dec 3 2010. I took a sniper round through the chest hiXng my right lung then down through my liver then across my body and out through my lower

spine which has leT me paralyzed from the waist down and unable to walk or feel my legs but I don't let it slow me down and anybody that has an injury, fight

back! Do what you want and don't let anybody say you can’t. If they do, prove them wrong!

Wayne Dennis

2317 Pheasant Place

Eudora, KS 66025

785-218-2869 (Wayne’s cell)

[email protected]

2013 GT Coupe, Sterling Gray

John Gann

11960 Long St Apt #2817

Overland Park, KS 66213

913-568-8674 (John’s cell)

jcgann1945@a/.net

No cars listed

George & Sue Gates

7408 N Brooklyn Ave

Gladstone, MO 64118

816-286-2927 (George’s cell)

MCA Membership Number: 94852

[email protected]

2006 GT Coupe, Silver

Rich Kiggins

7412 Meadowsweet Lane

Shawnee, KS 66227

208-406-9429 (Rich’s cell)

[email protected]

1969 Mach 1, Red

1973 Mach 1, White

2004 Mach 1, Blue

Todd Nuckles

2017 Freeman Ave

Kansas City, KS 66102

816-447-2982 (Todd’s cell)

[email protected]

2005 GT Coupe, Torch Red

Steve & Sheri Marshall

4408 Appletree Court

St. Joseph, MO 64506

816-261-3238 (Steve’s cell)

[email protected]

1966 Conver"ble, Red

1969 Shelby GT500 Fastback, Black

2005 GT Coupe, Black

Ed & Dana O’Toole

901 NE 100th Court

Kansas City, MO 64155

816-210-2272 (Ed’s cell)

[email protected]

1967 Coupe, Lime Gold

Dave & Rea Wilson

609 E Pia/ Lane

Olathe, KS 66061

913-764-1766

913-617-7193 (Dave’s cell)

re"[email protected]

2006 GT Conver"ble, White

Darin & Jodi Hoeflicker

106 Johnson Road

Liberty, MO 64068

816-508-9155 (Darin’s cell)

816-885-7785 (Jodi’s cell)[email protected]

2012 GT Conver"ble, White

Pam Clark

15842 Walmer St

Overland Park, KS 66223

913-681-9727 (H)

913-219-8032 (C)

[email protected]

2015 Ecoboost Coupe, Red

David & Nicole Cochran

4223 SE Horseshoe Bend Dr

Topeka, KS 66609

785-580-7857 (David’s cell)

785-409-2186 (Nicole’s cell)

[email protected]

1995 GT Coupe, Dark Tourmaline Green

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Part 2 of our series is about cleaning your car. ATer many years of judging cars at different types of shows, I can say that the lowest

common denominator dis"nguishing the best cars in a class is cleanliness. No ma/er how nice your car is, if it is dirty, you won’t do well.

I’m not going to go into too much detail on cleaning products. Some people use Meguiars, some people use Griots and it is pre/y

useless to try to get into an argument about what cleaning product brand you prefer. What I would suggest though is to be consistent in

brand choice as some brands may not react well with other brands. Here are a few "ps.

• WD-40 is an excellent bug and tar remover. Just make sure you clean it off and wax the spot you clean. It is also a good hand cleaner.

• Stainless steel trim can be cleaned with Mother’s Mag and Aluminum Wheel polish and some #00 steel wool.

• A bath brush with a long handle is excellent for cleaning bugs out of a radiator.

• Rain-X is excellent for your glass. My 65 has single speed wipers. Rain-X helps immensely. I use the cleaner too.

• Clean your "res and dress them with a "re shine. Some of these products can be slimy when the car is driven, so choose wisely.

• To help expedite drying, get an Absorber and a California water blade. The Absorber can also be used as a neck wrap on very hot days.

• Clay bar products are great for cleaning your paint. George is going to demonstrate one at the detailing clinic.

What I will get into though is what to clean. Basically, everything. There are some classes (like daily driver) that don’t get their en-

gine compartment judged or their undercarriage judged. So you need to know what class you’re going to enter your car into and check

back on last months ar"cle to see what is going to be judged. And then if it is judged, it should be clean. A story I tell some"mes is judg-

ing cars in a weekend day deluge of rain. It never stopped and we didn’t want to judge cars standing in the rain for hours. So our team

went out quickly, looked at the "res, wheels, radiator, engine compartment, and at the interior through the windows, taking just a few

minutes on each car with each person ranking the cars on cleanliness. We all came back with the same results. The car with the clean-

est wheels and radiator took first. The one with just a few bugs in the radiator took second and the car with an insect collec"on in the

radiator took third. The rain did finally lessen up and I went back and reconfirmed our findings. So lesson in life, clean your radiator!

Every nook and cranny is fair game when it comes to judging. Door hinges, deck lid hinges, every hard to reach area. EVERYTHING

needs to be clean. Don’t just wipe the dust off of the surface, or off the top of the engine if your car is in a class with the hood up. Clean

the pulleys, the ba/ery tray, wheel wells, everything. In the interior, look up. Look up for hair on the headliner. Clean, clean then clean

it again… Here are a few more "ps.

• Empty your car. It should be empty, including the cup holders, sun visor (take out your garage door opener), back seat, and trunk.

• Take out any aTermarket floor mats. On the late models, if they have a hook to hold them in they are ok, but if you added them, they

should be taken out.

• When using spray cleaners, make sure you don’t mist everyone down wind when spraying. Spray lightly in a small place or spray onto a

rag.

• Watch those doors, hoods and tail light panels, especially if it is windy. We give 1 1/2 spots for good reason. But some"mes even if you

miss your neighbor, you could do serious damage to your own vehicle if a door catches the wind.

• Most cars on the show field are not allowed to have a display (i.e., mirrors under the car, lights, stuffed animals, placards, etc.). There

are many reasons including being in the judges way, unfair advantages over other cars in your class and a danger to blow way and injure

someone or someone’s car. Owners of cars in the Modified classes should have documenta"on of the parts that were added so that

judges can give adequate credit in that class.

• Look high. Look low. Rocker panels and headliners are oTen overlooked.

• The main thing is to go out and just have fun. Meet some people. Winning isn’t everything , being there and enjoying the friendship of

fellow Mustang lovers is what the fun is all about.

Last but not least, clean is subject to interpreta"on. Everyone has their own standards, so set your standards high, as your judge may well

think your car is dirty when you think it is clean. In the end, it is the judge that decides.

Next month we’ll talk about judging e"que/e .

Showing Your Car—Part 2—Cleaning

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