July - Mopar Club of San Diego

JULY 2015
Classifieds
As a tangible benefit to being a member of The
Mopar Club, you get free ads. Give Bob a fax
858/292-5344 or better e-mail bobgough@san.rr.com
For Sale: 1929 Chrysler model 75, runs
and drives, restoration or rod project, $18k.
Mopar parts manuals; truck 63-68, 69-71,
72-73, 74-77, 78-81; passenger car 76, 77,
78, 79, 80, 81. All in Mopar binders $25
each. 62-65 B-Body fuel tank, new unused.
$100. 440 source 66-72 bb engine brackets
with DynaTech mounts and hardware, new
in box. $150. Contact Carl Kessel 760-3155326 or carl92065@hotmail.com
For Sale: ‘72 340 engine, complete, not in
Dart that was totaled 10 yrs ago. All paper
work on build. I am presently out of state
but if interested I can arrange for you to see
it. $2,500 OBO. Dave
Mopars By Jack
vintage car & truck restoration, repair,
service 10% off labor to Club members
Mobile Service
Jack E. Henton
619-454-1396
For Sale: 2 CenterLine Wheels,15” x 8”, 5”
backspace x Mopar 4” bolt pattern, drilled
for set screws w/ Mickey Thompson ET
Drag slicks, 29.5”x10.5”x15”, $100 or B/O
for both wheels & slicks. See website classifieds for pictures. Paul, 619-840-8580 or
email zij576ca@san.rr.com.
Wanted: steering wheel, Dodge horn pad
& ring for ‘69 A-body in good shape. Tan
color preferred, Bill Andrews 928-821-4740
For Sale: ‘66 Hemi engine, see at
http://specialengines.com/project,
John Berrier, john@specialengines.com
Mopar Club Newsletter Ad Rates
•Classified Ads
Club members free
Non-members $10/mo*
•Club Sponsor Ads
Club members $60/6 months, min*
Non-members $100/6 months, min*
* OR like-value raffle prizes or 15% off
products/services to Club members
760-598-9809, or djjalj@sbcglobal.net
For Sale: 331 Chrysler Hemi 4 bbl & trans
Greg 760-717-1995
For Sale: ‘66 Plymouth Fury dark blue/blue
(5) Redline tires & Magnum 500’s, 318
Poly, nice condition, $12,500 obo; Stainless Steel Brakes 4-wheel disk kit for ‘66
B-Body, new $1500 Rodger 760-724-1960
For Sale: ‘73-74 B Body F & R Firm Feel
suspension kit: springs, sway bars, links,
torsion bars, all bushings, spring hangers,
Bilstein shocks, steering & Pitman arms,
upper control arms,
alum. body/K frame
mounts, & more, cost
$3991, asking $2650
Doug 619-851-1833
esa
Plumbing Company
619-276-5275
Clubmember Kerry Kohl Lic #515449
Ralph Vagnone, Realtor
15% Mopar Club Discount on all
Parts, Services & Labor To Clubmembers
8355 Hercules Drive, La Mesa
619/463-9321
Balboa Real Estate
301 W. Broadway, Suite 800 SD
619-823-2431
ralphV2431@gmail.com
Steve Williams
Mobile Welding
Frame Connectors
Spring Relocating
Rear Axle Bracing & Narrowing
(619)988-0778
email: aws1@cox.net
The times, they are a changin’. A lot of
the changes are good ones. Like, if you
get sick, our healthcare professionals
have the technology to pretty much cure
what ails you. Our smartphones enable
us to access data of all kinds, take photos, and stay in touch with each other.
We have cars that are reliable, comfortable and yet have unreal horsepower.
But if you’re like me, some changes,
well, not so good. For example, all
this talk lately to get rid of a certain
historic symbol that has played an
important role in the development of
our great nation. Here’s a symbol that
for decades has represented the core
values of a group of folks that has been
now relegated to the musty trashbin of
museums by the naysayers. Yes, boys
and girls, I am speaking of our beloved
PentaStar.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I’ve ranted about
this one before. Sometimes I think I
need to grow a mullet (if only I could)
like that ranting editor of MCG. Let’s
look at the history on the birth of the
PentaStar, created by Robert Stanley,
at the Lippincott & Margulies design firm
in 1962. In his own words, “We wanted
something simple, a classic, dynamic
but stable shape for a mark that would
lend itself to a highly designed, styled
product,” Stanley said in a blog in 2007.
“What that meant, basically, was a classic geometric form.”
What was really cool was how that
small badge quietly appeared on the
passenger side of our cars, down low
by the rocker just behind the front wheel
well. Yet that humble location was offset
by its color: it was gold, representing
the understated sense of pride by the
builders. And Mopar extended that
sense of pride to the dealerships, too. If
you wanted to buy a Mopar, or get yours
serviced, going to a 5-Star dealership
meant something.
In recent years, Ma Mopar has been
taken over by furriners. Two European,
and a Canadian company have owned
the Chrysler Corporation. Mercedes
dropped the PentaStar while they
owned the company, but it was brought
back by the Canadian Cerebus outfit.
Now, it’s Fiat in the drivers seat, and
what do we get for a logo? Three
letters: FCA. I ain’t putting that on
my fender.
I’ve done some mods to my ‘14
Challenger. A short-shift kit, an oil
catch can, polished sill plates. But
the one that makes me smile? The
little gold six dollar PentaStar on the
passenger side, just above the rocker
and behind the front wheel well.
-Bob Gough, Y’r ‘umble Ed’tr
The Newsletter of the Mopar Club/San Diego
www.moparclubsandiego.org
JULY 2015
Showtime! Showtime! Showtime!
Belmont Park Car Show, Mission Beach,
Sat June 22 A spectacular day unfolded
for attendees at this show, who included
Cliff Cunningham, who is showing off his recent upgrades on his Challenger, Carl Parrick, who has a nice display on his Route 66
Adventure in his ‘68 GTX, Larry and Debbie
Johnson with their Challenger that’s always
Photo by Tom Ziarkowski
good for a trophy, and Dave Russell, who
has made some nice improvements to his
‘66 Barracuda.
Battle Of The Brands, Sat June 13 Hosted by
Miramar,
this
inaugural
Tom’s
Bill’s
Carl’s GTX
event
Valiant
Satellite
Photo by Cliff Cunningham
Collision, this inaugural event attracted
three or four dozen cars. Jumpin’ Jack was the dj and
lots of trophies were handed out. In attendance were
Tom Ferreira, showing off the new aluminum heads
from Viau Motorsports, Carl Ashworth showed the nice
custom touches on his Challenger R/T, and Bill “Hemi- Carls’s
Boy” Baugh was there with his ‘66 Hemi Satellite.
R/T
MCRD Car Show, Sun June 28 The Mopar Club
turned out an even baker’s dozen cars: Andre Reddit, Hellcat Charger; Randy
Begin, Viper; Ralph Vagnone, Dart; Larry & Debbie Johnson; Eric & Brenda
Bense, Yellow Jacket; Jeff & Julie
Walker, GTX; Rick & Lynda Bobick, ‘65
Dodge, Tom Ferreira, Bill Baugh, Dave
Russell, Milton and Chavonne Karahadian whose ‘70 Cuda took 2nd in class to
John Joseph’s ‘70 Charger which took
1st, thus
the Club
John &
swept
his Charger
the “70’s
Class”.
Some 200
cars attended.
The amazing Marine
Band
performed
several
songs.
Milton &
his Cuda
JULY 2015
ProFile
This photo was taken in the lower parking lot of Mesa College in 1994 during
the 2nd term of Joe Sala as club president. All 25 Club members (and all 25
are in this shot) got an 11x14 color
print. The 7 Founding club members
are noted with an (FM). The names of
the unidentified (O/U) are, unfortunately, lost to the sands of time.
1st Row: Gary Shadoan(FM) ‘64 Dart
GT; Joe Sala(FM), President, ‘69
Roadrunner; Annie Sala(FM) Treasurer, ‘69 383 ‘Cuda Formula S convertible; Steve Sedlemeyer(FM), Vice President, ‘70
Challenger R/T SE; Mike Slattery(FM) ‘64 Plymouth Max Wedge Pro Street
2nd Row: Debbie Gough ‘67 ‘Cuda Formula S; Mike Bradbury(FM), ‘68 Charger; Bruce Peddicord(FM) ‘65
Coronet; Mark Oliver ‘68 Dart GTS; Jim Black, ‘67 Coronet
3rd Row: John & Cathy Kosich, ‘70 Roadrunner: Mike DeMaio ‘70 Cuda; Dan Smith ‘70 Cuda; Dayna Gough*,
‘65 Valiant convertible; Tom Hultgen, ‘69 Roadrunner
4th Row: O/U, ‘68 Coronet; Dave Nichols, ‘70 Cuda; O/U, ‘68 Dart; Bob Martello, ‘63 Plymouth; O/U, ‘69 Cuda
Back Row: Richard Anderson, ‘39 New Zealand Chrysler; O/U, ’70 Roadrunner; O/U, ‘69 Dart; Joe Shea, ‘70
Challenger; O/U, ‘69 Charger
*Dayna Gough drove the car owned by her older sister Liza, who couldn’t make the shoot. The Valiant was Liza’s 1st car, which is now owned
by Kay Signorelli.
This photo by Robert
Genat, was taken in 2009,
in Qualcomm parking lot,
We had around 120 members or so in the Club.
Row 1:Jeff Wellons
Dodge Neon; Bill Baugh,
‘66 Hemi Satellite; Jerry
Keller, ‘71 Challenger;
Bob Gough, ‘67 Cuda
Formula S
Row 2: Joe Bourdage, ‘62 Dodge Town
Wagon; Dan Harp, ‘67
Coronet; John Krylow,
‘71 Challenger R/T;
Leo Montiel, ‘70 Satellite; Barbara Baugh,
‘66 Chrysler New Yorker; Debbie & Larry Johnson, ‘73 Challenger;
“Hemi’”Jack Para, 2009 Challenger; Steve Berroth, ‘70 Superbird; Jim & Kay Signorelli, ‘73 Duster
Row 3: Aaron Bourdage, ‘64 Dart; Paul Polentz, ‘98 Ram; Dale Gallup, ‘70 Charger; Tom Ferriera, ‘69 Valiant
Signet; John Prall, ‘66 Barracuda; Steve & Ryan VanderSchaaf, ‘71 Australian Valiant; Duster Diana, ‘70
Duster; Pat Borovicka, ‘67 Coronet & ‘77 Dodge P/U; O/U, ‘68 Coronet; Van Goff, ‘69 Fury; Don Talen, ‘68 Dart
GT; O/U,U/M; Ed Koehler ‘63 Polara convertible
if one photo is worth
1000 horsepower...
‘
The 2015 Club photo, taken by Clubmember Lee De Tro in Qualcomm parking lot, of those that could make the shoot of our nearly 150 members.
Row 1: Chavonne & Milton Karahadian, ‘70 Cuda; O/U*, ‘70 Roadrunner; Julie & Jeff Walker, ‘68 GTX; John Prall, ‘66 Barracuda; Lee De Tro, 2002 Dakota; John Jones, 2015 Challenger Hellcat;
Row 2: Mark Stoneking, ‘68 Roadrunner; Craig Ellsworth, ‘70 Challenger; Joe Bourdage, ‘70 Duster; Dan Harp, ‘67 Coronet; Robin Henkel, ‘65 Coronet; Cliff Cunningham, ‘73 Challenger; Randy Begin, 2005 Viper
Row 3: Tiffany Pier, ‘67 Dart GT; Tyler Tremble, ‘70 Challenger; Brad Purvis, 2014 Challenger R/T ; Jonathan Gbenekama, ‘73 Dart Swinger; Steve Ramos, ‘78 Lil Red Express; Shane McDonald, 2013 Charger;
Bob Gough, ‘67 Barracuda Formula S; Carl & Pamela Ashworth, Challenger R/T; Ann and Ben Giangiulio, ‘70 Hemi Cuda
Row 4: Van Goff, Chrysler Concorde; O/U, ‘68 Coronet; Bill Baugh, ‘66 Hemi Satellite; Elsa Kleinfieldt, 2013 Challenger; O/U, U/M; Dave Lancaster, ‘39 Plymouth; Rick Bobick, ‘65 Coronet; Tom Ferriera, ‘69 Valiant Signet;
John Halpin, 2014 Challenger; O/U couple, ‘70 Cuda
*O/U = Owner Unidentified; U/M = Unidentified Mopar (please email ppolentz@san.rr.com w/ info)
Be sure to see these photos and others at the Club website, http://www.moparclubsandiego.org
Upcoming Events
Next meeting @ Casa Machado Aug 12 7p
•RaceLegal @ The Q, July 24, Aug 7
•Barona Drags July 11, 25-26, Aug 8
•Crower Cavalcade of Flames Sat Jul 11,
Barona Raceway, car show 10a-2p, nitro racing at 4p, $20 to spectate, crower.com
•Cars & Coffee on the Mesa, Sun Jul 12,
JBA’s 30 year anniversary, dawn-3p, dyno
pulls, Jim Wangers, band, food, 5675 Kearny
Villa Rd, www.jbaracing.com
•Summer Fling, Sun July 12, Santee, 9am
Town Center Community Park 550 Park Center Dr. www.eastcountycruisers.com
•The Mopar Club All-American Car Show
XVII Sat July 18 7am entry, workers arrive
@ 0630 MiraCosta College San Ellijo Campus 3333 Manchester Ave Cardiff 760-598980 Support USO & Homefront & enter
your Mopar!
•Main Street America, Sun July 19 Seaport
Village San Diego, 10am www.sdcb.org
•The Greatest Show on the Turf & 26th
Clairemont Family Celebration, Sat Aug
1 9am 3605 Clairemont Drive, San Diego
•26th Vista Rod Run, Vista, Sun Aug 2, 7am
760-941-5075 www.VistaRodRun.com
•26th Big Bear Fun Run Big Bear Lake Aug
7-9, www.antiquecarclub.org
•24th National City Automobile Heritage
Day Sat Aug 8, Kimbal Park 12st & D Ave.
www.AutomobileHeritageDay.com
•Charger Steve’s Wild Rides Aug 16, 6am
Pacific Beach, www.chargersteve.com
•Harbor Fest, Chula Vista, Sat Aug 22 10am
999 Bayside Parkway Bayside Park
harborfest@mcfarlanepromotions.com
•Picnic by the Bay, Sun Aug 23 Seaport Village Embarcadero Marine Park North
www.classicchevysofsandiego.com
•ANRA Summer Nationals, Aug 28-30 Auto
Club Famoso Raceway www.anra.com
•16th Christian Rods & Customs, Sat Aug
29, 9am Faith Chapel 9400 Campo Rd.
Spring Valley www.Cracsd.com
•Fallbrook Rods & Relics, 7a every Sat,
Sunrise Cafe, Hwy 76 @ Mission, Bonsall.
•La Jolla Classic Cruise, every Sun 7am,
7300 Girard Ave
•In & Out Burger Poway 11am 12890 Gregg
Ct. (Kohl’s Parking lot) 1st Sat
•East County Cruisers 6:30p Tuesdays,
Tyler’s Taste of Texas 576 N. 2nd, El Cajon
•Ramona Cruise, Sun 4p-8, on Main St in
Albertson’s pkg lot
•Gearhead Gathering, 1st Sat 10-noon & 3rd
Sat 6-8p behind Chevron & Foster’s Freeze
off Waring Rd, .sdmustangs.com
•Cruisin’ Italian Style, Pernicano’s, 1588 E.
Main, El Cajon, ea. Thur nite
•The Classic Malt Shop every Friday, 5p,
3615 Midway Dr.
•Home Town Buffet 1st Sat each month
9am, 2nd/4th Tues 5:30pm, Main St, E.C.
•Good Ole Boys Breakfast 10am
2nd & 4th Wed, Denny’s 2642 Jamacha
•Coco’s Restaurant 11a-3p, 3rd Sun 16759
Bernardo Center Dr, R’cho B’rdo
•Ruby’s Diner Carlsbad Company Stores,
7- 9:30am last Sat 5620 Paseo Del Norte
•Fred’s Old Fashioned Burgers Alpine, 1st,
3rd, 5th Sat, 5pm
JULY 2015
Classifieds
As a tangible benefit to being a member of The
Mopar Club, you get free ads. Give Bob a fax
858/292-5344 or better e-mail bobgough@san.rr.com
For Sale: 1929 Chrysler model 75, runs
and drives, restoration or rod project, $18k.
Mopar parts manuals; truck 63-68, 69-71,
72-73, 74-77, 78-81; passenger car 76, 77,
78, 79, 80, 81. All in Mopar binders $25
each. 62-65 B-Body fuel tank, new unused.
$100. 440 source 66-72 bb engine brackets
with DynaTech mounts and hardware, new
in box. $150. Contact Carl Kessel 760-3155326 or carl92065@hotmail.com
For Sale: ‘72 340 engine, complete, not in
Dart that was totaled 10 yrs ago. All paper
work on build. I am presently out of state
but if interested I can arrange for you to see
it. $2,500 OBO. Dave
Mopars By Jack
vintage car & truck restoration, repair,
service 10% off labor to Club members
Mobile Service
Jack E. Henton
619-454-1396
For Sale: 2 CenterLine Wheels,15” x 8”, 5”
backspace x Mopar 4” bolt pattern, drilled
for set screws w/ Mickey Thompson ET
Drag slicks, 29.5”x10.5”x15”, $100 or B/O
for both wheels & slicks. See website classifieds for pictures. Paul, 619-840-8580 or
email zij576ca@san.rr.com.
Wanted: steering wheel, Dodge horn pad
& ring for ‘69 A-body in good shape. Tan
color preferred, Bill Andrews 928-821-4740
For Sale: ‘66 Hemi engine, see at
http://specialengines.com/project,
John Berrier, john@specialengines.com
Mopar Club Newsletter Ad Rates
•Classified Ads
Club members free
Non-members $10/mo*
•Club Sponsor Ads
Club members $60/6 months, min*
Non-members $100/6 months, min*
* OR like-value raffle prizes or 15% off
products/services to Club members
760-598-9809, or djjalj@sbcglobal.net
For Sale: 331 Chrysler Hemi 4 bbl & trans
Greg 760-717-1995
For Sale: ‘66 Plymouth Fury dark blue/blue
(5) Redline tires & Magnum 500’s, 318
Poly, nice condition, $12,500 obo; Stainless Steel Brakes 4-wheel disk kit for ‘66
B-Body, new $1500 Rodger 760-724-1960
For Sale: ‘73-74 B Body F & R Firm Feel
suspension kit: springs, sway bars, links,
torsion bars, all bushings, spring hangers,
Bilstein shocks, steering & Pitman arms,
upper control arms,
alum. body/K frame
mounts, & more, cost
$3991, asking $2650
Doug 619-851-1833
esa
Plumbing Company
619-276-5275
Clubmember Kerry Kohl Lic #515449
Ralph Vagnone, Realtor
15% Mopar Club Discount on all
Parts, Services & Labor To Clubmembers
8355 Hercules Drive, La Mesa
619/463-9321
Balboa Real Estate
301 W. Broadway, Suite 800 SD
619-823-2431
ralphV2431@gmail.com
Steve Williams
Mobile Welding
Frame Connectors
Spring Relocating
Rear Axle Bracing & Narrowing
(619)988-0778
email: aws1@cox.net
The times, they are a changin’. A lot of
the changes are good ones. Like, if you
get sick, our healthcare professionals
have the technology to pretty much cure
what ails you. Our smartphones enable
us to access data of all kinds, take photos, and stay in touch with each other.
We have cars that are reliable, comfortable and yet have unreal horsepower.
But if you’re like me, some changes,
well, not so good. For example, all
this talk lately to get rid of a certain
historic symbol that has played an
important role in the development of
our great nation. Here’s a symbol that
for decades has represented the core
values of a group of folks that has been
now relegated to the musty trashbin of
museums by the naysayers. Yes, boys
and girls, I am speaking of our beloved
PentaStar.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I’ve ranted about
this one before. Sometimes I think I
need to grow a mullet (if only I could)
like that ranting editor of MCG. Let’s
look at the history on the birth of the
PentaStar, created by Robert Stanley,
at the Lippincott & Margulies design firm
in 1962. In his own words, “We wanted
something simple, a classic, dynamic
but stable shape for a mark that would
lend itself to a highly designed, styled
product,” Stanley said in a blog in 2007.
“What that meant, basically, was a classic geometric form.”
What was really cool was how that
small badge quietly appeared on the
passenger side of our cars, down low
by the rocker just behind the front wheel
well. Yet that humble location was offset
by its color: it was gold, representing
the understated sense of pride by the
builders. And Mopar extended that
sense of pride to the dealerships, too. If
you wanted to buy a Mopar, or get yours
serviced, going to a 5-Star dealership
meant something.
In recent years, Ma Mopar has been
taken over by furriners. Two European,
and a Canadian company have owned
the Chrysler Corporation. Mercedes
dropped the PentaStar while they
owned the company, but it was brought
back by the Canadian Cerebus outfit.
Now, it’s Fiat in the drivers seat, and
what do we get for a logo? Three
letters: FCA. I ain’t putting that on
my fender.
I’ve done some mods to my ‘14
Challenger. A short-shift kit, an oil
catch can, polished sill plates. But
the one that makes me smile? The
little gold six dollar PentaStar on the
passenger side, just above the rocker
and behind the front wheel well.
-Bob Gough, Y’r ‘umble Ed’tr
The Newsletter of the Mopar Club/San Diego
www.moparclubsandiego.org
JULY 2015
Showtime! Showtime! Showtime!
Belmont Park Car Show, Mission Beach,
Sat June 22 A spectacular day unfolded
for attendees at this show, who included
Cliff Cunningham, who is showing off his recent upgrades on his Challenger, Carl Parrick, who has a nice display on his Route 66
Adventure in his ‘68 GTX, Larry and Debbie
Johnson with their Challenger that’s always
Photo by Tom Ziarkowski
good for a trophy, and Dave Russell, who
has made some nice improvements to his
‘66 Barracuda.
Battle Of The Brands, Sat June 13 Hosted by
Miramar,
this
inaugural
Tom’s
Bill’s
Carl’s GTX
event
Valiant
Satellite
Photo by Cliff Cunningham
Collision, this inaugural event attracted
three or four dozen cars. Jumpin’ Jack was the dj and
lots of trophies were handed out. In attendance were
Tom Ferreira, showing off the new aluminum heads
from Viau Motorsports, Carl Ashworth showed the nice
custom touches on his Challenger R/T, and Bill “Hemi- Carls’s
Boy” Baugh was there with his ‘66 Hemi Satellite.
R/T
MCRD Car Show, Sun June 28 The Mopar Club
turned out an even baker’s dozen cars: Andre Reddit, Hellcat Charger; Randy
Begin, Viper; Ralph Vagnone, Dart; Larry & Debbie Johnson; Eric & Brenda
Bense, Yellow Jacket; Jeff & Julie
Walker, GTX; Rick & Lynda Bobick, ‘65
Dodge, Tom Ferreira, Bill Baugh, Dave
Russell, Milton and Chavonne Karahadian whose ‘70 Cuda took 2nd in class to
John Joseph’s ‘70 Charger which took
1st, thus
the Club
John &
swept
his Charger
the “70’s
Class”.
Some 200
cars attended.
The amazing Marine
Band
performed
several
songs.
Milton &
his Cuda