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The Official Publication of the

Garden State Region Mustang Club

July 2018

Vol. 26, Number 7

PONY

XPRESS

PONIES ON PARADE

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President’s Message

Welcome New Members

Peter Miller

Jesse Vandermeyde

James Bonpietro

Charles & Roseanne Stuetz

Cranbury

Whitehouse Station

Bloomingdale

Maywood

‘09

‘12

‘06

’65

GT 500g

Boss 302

GT

Coupe

recently went on a much needed vacation to St. Thomas

VI. Why St. Thomas since the Island is rebuilding from

hurricanes Irma and Maria less than a year ago, with the

presence of FEMA, some blue tarped roofs, and little

cellphone service? My daughter has a 6 month internship at

Coral World. Sea lion training. I was up close and personal

with Sea Lions. I swam in beautiful beaches with: warm, calm,

blue-green waters filled with tropical fish, sea turtles, and

yachts.

I rented a vehicle, not a Mustang, and drove on the

left side of the very hilly, bendy, curvy, pot holed, and

unlined, roads containing no speed limits too. At intersections

I made left on reds and very wide right hand turns into the left

lane. By the time I was comfortable driving the Island roads it

was back to NJ, with right on red, jug handles, and driving on

the right side. I did see two daily driver Mustangs in the 9

days I was there.

I also saw a building with the Blue Oval Ford sign

and had to pull in. So, I met the Sales Manager, Jeff Howard,

at Metro Motors (No, I didn't buy a Mustang) we exchanged

emails, and found out St. Thomas has a Mustang Club. He

emailed me some Mustang photos belonging to some of the

members. So, I am relocating Joke-Joke. The manager said

they mostly sell SUVs and Pick-up trucks. I was there the last

day of the month and they were busy. I was curious as to how

he was affected by the hurricanes. He said he lost three

buildings and rebuilt the sales office and service department

since then. We are still corresponding through emails.

July 4, 2018 was a busy day with back to back

parades in Maywood and Ridgefield Park. Thank you to all the

members that took part and brought out their Mustangs. The

club receives monies for your participation. Many thanks to

Rich and Sharon Peterson for their hospitality in hosting the

after parades BBQ at their home.

Richie Peterson also organized a club car cruise, on a

Saturday night, at Whiskey Cafe, which unfortunately was

rained out. The next Saturday night it was organized again and

11 club members attended that car cruise, at Whiskey Cafe.

John Clor, Enthusiast

Communications Manager for

Ford Performance, will be giving

a power point presentation at our

next membership meeting,

on Wednesday, July18, 2018.

Those of you who have not had

the pleasure of listening to John

Clor’s informative talks should

make every effort to attend. If

you want to purchase John Clor's book titled, “Ford Mustang

2015: The New Generation” either by Amazon, Barnes &

Noble, or at the meeting from John Clor, he will be available

for signing / autographs / pictures.

Always, check out the Newsletter, Website and

Facebook pages for planned club activities and cruise nights

postings throughout July, and August.

Save These Dates and please sign up!!!

July 21st Park & Pitch For Parkinson's : Car show &

Sussex County Miners Game, see attached flyer in this

newsletter. This is a charity club event for “The Michael J.

Fox Foundation For Parkinson's Research”. Volunteers needed

to help park vehicles would be greatly appreciated. Look for a

sign up sheet at July's meeting. If you participate you get: to

see super hero’s walk around, two admission tickets to see the

game, and fireworks display after the game.

August 23th MDA CAMP, the GSRMC members

volunteer some time every year and bring their Mustangs to

the MDA Summer Camp, in Hardwick, NJ. This is a feel

good, rewarding, heartfelt outing with the campers. Look for

details in this newsletter. Look for a sign up sheet at July's

meeting.

August 26th , Sunday, for the annual GSRMC club

picnic. Same place as previous years Picatinny Arsenal BBQ

Pavilion picnic area. Always a good time. Hamburgers,

hotdogs, condiments, coffee and desserts are supplied. We do

ask if you can bring a side dish to share, and soft drinks for

yourself not to share. You might want to include lawn chairs

and a table covering. As always we attempt to get a nice club

picture of members and their cars in a formation. Please look

for the sign up sheet at the July meeting for a member count of

attendees, or call Jim Signorelli to RSVP.

This month's membership meeting

on Wednesday, July 18, 2018. See you then.

Dilly Dilly,

Bill Chernack, #473,

GSRMC President

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July 14 36th

ann. Car Show. Robert Post Park, Kingston,

NY. Tim – (845)473-7329

July 18 GSRMC Meeting Special Guest Speaker:

John Clor from Ford Performance

July 21 Park & Pitch for Parkinsons Car Show &

Baseball Game. Skylands Stadium, Augusta.

Joe C: 973-462-2565, [email protected]

July 26 17th

ann. Car Show. Thursday night. Wallington

Plumbing Supply, Saddle Brook

July 28 GSRMC Club Cruise Night. Flemington

Aug. 15 GSRMC Meeting

Aug 18 12th

Ann. Cops n Rodders Car Show.

Hackettstown. Ed 973-945-5287

([email protected])

Aug 18 GSRMC Club Cruise Night. Chatterbox,

Augusta

Aug. 23 MDA Camp Visit

Aug. 25 Q104.3 Rock N Roll Car Show. Overpeck

Park, Ridgefied Park. www.q1043.iheart.com

Aug. 26 GSRMC Club Picnic

Aug. 31-Sept. 2 Granite State MCA Grand National. Anheuser-

Busch Brewery, Merrimack, New Hampshire

Sept. 16 Nielsen Ford End of Summer Show

Sept. 19 GSRMC Meeting, Potluck Supper, Elections,

Toys for Tots Drive

Sept. 22 GSRMC Mini Golf Tournament. Golf Zone,

Flanders

Oct. 17 GSRMC Meeting

Nov. 14 GSRMC Meeting, Date changed from usual 3rd

Wed. due to Thanksgiving

Dec. 19 GSRMC Meeting, Holiday Party.

GSRMC Contact Information

President Bill Chernack

973-214-4060 [email protected]

Vice President Dale Favia


Treasurer Jim Signorelli

201-845-7014 [email protected] Secretary Pete Cullen


Board of Directors

Past President Mike DeLiberto


Tom Addeo


John Gaschler


Bill Hartmann


Ken Najarian


MCA Nat. Dir. Helaina Semmler


Membership Joe DeLeo


Newsletter Mike DeLiberto


Webmaster Ken Najarian


Facebook Bob Acker


Sunshine Joanne Leser


Hospitality Norm Leser


mailto:[email protected]













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4th

of JULY RIDGEFIELD PARK & Maywood (Candy)

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MDA SUMMER

CAMP VISIT

s you may know, we have been displaying cars

at the annual MDA summer camp for many years.

This year, it is on Thursday, August 23rd

. The camp is

located at “Happiness is Camping”. It is located at 62

Sunset Lake Road, Hardwick, NJ 07825. The MDA is

inviting us to greet the campers after their rest period at

1:45pm.

This is always a popular and rewarding event for

both the kids at the camp and the GSRMC members who

attend. Even though we have been helping out the MDA

with financial donations for over 15 years, it is this

opportunity to connect with the kids afflicted with the

diseases that really brings the importance of what we are

doing into perspective. The few hours at the camp can be

both a sad and uplifting experience. We hope that you

will consider making the trip to the camp. The MDA

requires the completion of a Waiver/Release/Consent

form by each visitor, which we will hand to them as we

arrive, and they will shred upon the completion of our

visit.

We will be meeting again like last year at the

food court of the Rockaway Center Mall. If we leave the

mall at 1:00 PM, we will have plenty of time to get to

the camp. There are still some details to be finalized, so

look for more info at the July meeting and/or in the next

newsletter. You can also contact Jim Signorelli at 201-

845-7014 or [email protected].

JULY CLUB CRUISE NIGHT

ur July GSRMC Club Cruise Night takes us to the

Hunterdon County borough of Flemington. The

Main St. cruise night there is booming and we will be

going on Mustang & T-Bird night. John & Linda

Dunsmuir have offered their house (7 Mason Farm Rd.

Flemington) as a meeting/staging area for the then short

trip to the cruise. We will be meeting there at 4 pm on

July 28th. For those of you who wish to meet us at the

cruise, we are going to try to park in the lot behind the

Red Vanilla store. It is open to all years, so head on

down to fabulous Flemington and join us.

For more info or

directions, contact:

John D. - [email protected]

Dale F - [email protected]

PRESENTING JOHN CLOR

he guest speaker at the July 18th meeting will be

John Clor from Ford Performance. Many of you

might know John from either the Carlisle Ford Nationals

or the Philadelphia Auto Show Preview events the club

has attended. John’s position at Ford allows him access

to historical archives that he then shares with enthusiasts

like us. He never seems to give the same presentation

twice. Perhaps the best part of his presentations is the Q

& A finale where you can learn some things you

probably aren’t supposed to know…yet.

John is also the author of several Mustang/Ford

books that he will gladly sign for you at the meeting. He

is driving down from Detroit in the Ford Performance

van that may have some goodies he can share with us as

well. This is definitely a don’t miss meeting.

SKYLANDS STADIUM SUSSEX

MINERS SHOW & GAME

kylands stadium, in conjunction with the Michael J.

Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, has asked

us to help out again this year at the 2nd

Annual Park &

Pitch for Parkinson’s car show at the stadium on July

21st. The show starts at Noon and finishes up at 4:30

pm, just in time for the start of the 6:05 Miners game

against the NJ Jackals.

The show is open to all years, makes & models

of vehicles so spread the word. Ten cars will receive a

trophy and the show winning vehicles will get to drive

around the warning track inside the stadium. The

registration fee includes 2 tickets to that afternoon’s

game. New this year will be Fireworks after the game.

If you can lend a hand with parking, please sign up at a

meeting or contact Bill C. - [email protected]

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2018 GSRMC CLUB PHOTO

Our annual club photo will be taken at the club picnic

on August 26th this year. Usually the photo is taken

between 12 -1 pm. All members are encouraged to

bring their Mustang or special interest FoMoCo

vehicle to the picnic for the photo. Those who

participate will be given a commemorative copy of the

photo. The photo will also be used on the club website

and for various club advertising and promotional

purposes so we really would like to have a good

showing of all years and models of cars in the club.

25th

ANNUAL GSRMC CLUB PICNIC

Location: Lake Denmark at Picatinny Arsenal

Date: August 26, 2018 Time: 11am – 4pm

Lake Denmark at Historic Picatinny Arsenal offers

enjoyment for the entire family. Set in the beautiful and

scenic foothills of Northern New Jersey. Facilities for

volleyball, badminton, horseshoes and softball are

provided. Just remember to bring your own bats, gloves

and balls everything else is provided. There are covered

areas with tables, gas grills and plenty of parking

overlooking Lake Denmark at historic Picatinny

Arsenal, “Home of High Lethality for the American

Soldier.” Hot dogs, hamburgers and desserts are

provided by GSRMC. Salads, side dishes & drinks

should be provided by members. The picnic will be rain

or shine and alcoholic beverages are not permitted.

Please RSVP to Jim Signorelli 201-845-7014

Directions:

1. Route 80 West to exit 35-B, Mt. Hope Ave, NORTH

2. Mt. Hope Ave ends at Mt. Hope Rd. Turn left onto

Mt. Hope Rd

3. Go up hill. You will pass the Tilcon Quarry on right.

4. At the Picatinny Arsenal gate, (DO NOT TRY TO GO

THROUGH GATE): The guards have more guns than

Al Capone!

5. Turn right onto Denmark Rd. 6. Stay on Denmark Rd

until you get to the picnic area, on your left. Call Jim at

201-232-9749 if you need assistance.

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JUNE MEMBERSHIP

MEETING MINUTES

303rd

Meeting

Date: June 20, 2018

Mustang Cruise In began 7:00 pm

Ice Cream Social started at 7:45 pm

Business Meeting opened 8:05 pm

Meeting Adjourned – 8:57 pm

There were about 62 members and guests, and 25 Mustangs in

the parking lot, in attendance (or as noted on sign in sheet).

President Bill C. opened the business meeting with the Pledge

of Allegiance. Bill welcomed the large crowd, and several

guests.

Guest Speaker:

* No presentations

Secretary’s Report:

* Minutes of the May meeting were printed in the June Pony

Xpress.

* Approved by the membership.

Treasury Report:

* Jim S. was absent travelling, but provided the current

financial report.

* Motion made to accept and carried.

Membership:

* Joe D. announced that there are now 179 members so far

renewed for 2018, with 1 new member as of tonight.

* There was one new member to introduce – Lance and family

with a 2007 Shelby GT500, Lindsay with a 2018 Devils

Special Edition, and Scott Dobbs with a 2017 Roush Stage 2.

They will get the first new name badges.

Sunshine Report:

* Joanne L announced nothing to report. Contact her if you

know of anyone in need.

Merchandising:

* Mike has merchandise but it’s all still in the van, as he was

busy dishing ice cream. Anyone wanting tee shirts, see Mike

after the meeting.

Website:

* Bill C gave a progress report on the new Club website plan,

* See Bill if you have any cars or items for sale

* Need to follow directions with provided password to access

members only portion of website

Facebook:

* Bob A advised to contact him if you wish access to the

Club’s FB. Page is updated with several new shows and

cruises on ‘events’ page.

* The Rules of FaceBook are on the page for everyone’s

review, be sure to follow basics.

National Report:

* Helaina was not present. John P and Steve reported on

recent MCA national at Grovetown GA, with over 300 cars.

Challenging weather, but they got to meet a few fellow

Mustangers from Houston Texas who had been recipients of

the GSRMC Hurricane donation – they were very

appreciative, and were also introduced to an MCA BOD

member Randy, and Traci who lost everything in the Texas

floods, also thanked the GSRMC for their generosity, which

made a difference. Both John and Steve each received a MCA

Gold Award!

* Please see John P to add your name to the list of GSRMC

members going to the Labor Day MCA Nationals.

Newsletter:

* Mike announced the June newsletter was distributed, please

advise Mike. If you are not getting them, check your spam

filter first! Emailing is always done before the monthly

meeting.

* STILL looking to have member cover cars, always desirable

when photos and story available, and would greatly appreciate

any contributions. See Mike for the info sheet to prep a story.

(contd. on pg. 9)

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GSRMC meetings are normally held on

the 3rd

Wednesday of each month at

8pm at the

VFW Hall, 750 Route 10, in Whippany,

NJ

Members & guests are welcome to

attend.

(Minutes, continued)

Old Business:

* New membership badges are here – Joe D will be preparing

labels for all new members – see him in back of meeting room

tonight. Existing member badges will be gradually replaced.

Thanks to Ken for the design.

* Dale updated all on the Park N Pitch show on July 21st

Noon to 4:30pm before the game – All the Club has to do is

assist with parking duties! Looking for a ‘chair’ for parking.

$20 Registration includes tickets to the game, and fireworks!

Photos with mascots or superheroes! Charity will be the MJ

Fox for Parkinson’s. Club logo will be promoted during game.

* The End Of Summer All Ford Car Show, September 16th, at

Nielssen Ford, former Magarino Ford, Charity will be

American Cancer Society. CoChair Bob A asked all to grab

some flyers TONIGHT to distribute to FORDS at any cruise

nights or other area shows during the summer – VERY

IMPORTANT to make this another successful event!

* Dale reminded those members who did win a ‘top ten’

award at the spring show can display here.

* The 3rd Annual Mini Golf Tournament date will be

Saturday September 22nd in Flanders Golf Zone on Route 206

– Jim S provided details, but check newsletter. All golfers

invited to BBQ at the Presidential Mansion following.

* Mike D attended the Mustang & All Ford Cars & Coffee on

June 9th in Millstone Twp NJ, where John Clor from Ford

Performance was present, about 200 cars, mostly Mustangs.

The host also conducted a tour of his private extensive

collection of pristine Fox body cars with less than 100 miles

on their odometers. This meeting may lead to a GSRMC

event in the fall!

* Club Cruise Nights:

- First will be Saturday June

23rd at 4-5pm Whiskey

Café (looks like 12 spots),

look at FB for Club meeting

spot at 4pm if interested.

- July 28th Mustang and

Thunderbird night at

Flemington Courthouse

about 4pm, and

- August 18th at Chatterbox

in Augusta on Rt 206, also

at 4pm. Same day as the big

Cop n Rodders show in

Hackettstown. Bill H to see

Wanderer’s Club to address

Club new Mustangs.

* Jim S gave update on the

annual MDA Camp visit will be Thursday August 23rd, this

year we must be at camp by 10:30am in Blairstown, meet at

Rockaway Mall food court parking area.

* Bill asked to save the date for two July 4th parades, 8:30am

in Maywood, noon at Ridgefield Park, followed by Club BBQ

at Peterson’s – see newsletter for more details.

* Jim S advised there is no update yet on the progress for the

501c3 pending filing. Could take a year or so.

* The GSRMC Club Picnic will be on Sunday 11am August

26th at Picatinny Arsenal once again. No cost to members and

family. Club provides the burgers and dogs. Ask you to bring

your favorite side dish or dessert and your own beverages.

Bring your Mustang for the Club Photo.

New Business:

* The next membership meeting will be on Wednesday July

18th – with a special Guest Speaker John Clor, formerly of

Ford Performance SVT, prior to the business meeting! Expect

some good stories. Thanks to Helaina and Ron S for

arranging his visit. Bring his books for autograph opportunity.

(Member seeking list of Clor’s books.

Miscellaneous:

* Norm L is selling his Mustang – see website for details.

* August 25th, Q104 will be running a car show at Overpeck

Park, $10 fee to preregister. Last year we had 50 GSRMC

cars present. Radio show will be broadcast live. Get there

before 9am. See Jim S for details. Or check the Q104 website

to register.

* River Edge show on July 8th. Rich P. recommends getting

there early to get a space. Several GSRMC members will be

helping with judging..

* Send any Cars for Sale, or events to Bill to post.

Hospitality Report:

* Thanks to Mike D for

bringing the ice cream and

Joe for helping with serving.

Also thanked Joanne and

Norm L, for setting up

tonight’s Coffee & tables!

Motion to close the 303rd

meeting was made and

seconded.

Respectfully Submitted,

Pete Cullen, Jr., #113

GSRMC Secretary

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