the talepipe - fallbrook vintage car club
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June 2019The Talepipe
Fallbrook Vintage Car ClubThe Fallbrook Vintage Car Club is a group of members that share a common interest in the
preservation and appreciation of vintage vehicles. We are dedicated to serving others through charitable events and activities that reflect positively on the Fallbrook community.
A Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America
What’s in this IssueAbout the CoverThe Prez Says54th Car ShowR.O.M.E.O. Newport DunesEnjoy LifeNew MembersClassifiedsUpcoming Club ActivitiesAnnual CalendarAACA CalendarBoard Officers, Members, and Committee Chairs
Talepipe Committee
Editor: Ron MintleContributor: Don McCormick
About the CoverContributed by Don McCormickCover Image from carscoops.com
The Prez SaysWow, another show completed. Our club volunteers are crashed in their favorite recliner, recuperating from the year of preparations and execution! To be more exact, it was the 54th Annual with no break; no skipped years. It was a very rare year with rain; well, actually an hour, or so, of sprinkles. But hey, what’s a little California Liquid Sunshine among car aficionados, other than a chance to use your chamois, and McGuires spray?
Sharon and I have been in the club for maybe 13 or 14 years, and have participated in one way, or another, for most of those years. I remember helping Frank Haney one year with the Swap Meet. He said I wasgoing to be rewarded by being “allowed” to be the chair for the Swap Meet for the next show.
After doing that for two or three years, I co-chaired the 50th Annual Car Show with Michel McGuire, with me definitely the junior partner/understudy. After Chairing and Co-Chairing the show from the 50th to 53rd with Ron Mintle, Ron and I convinced Steve Shapiro to be a Co-Chair for this year’s show. We promised him we would help him. I think he really believed us. By the way Steve, you really were the lead this year, but we were standing right behind you (as far behind you as we could manage to sneak).
It takes a whole year to plan, discuss, negotiate, and implement the show each year, and Steve has jumped into the role like he has been doing it for years. He’s really doing a great job, keeping a lot of the traditions, and adding a couple of great new twists – like selling Award Sponsor-ships, and allowing the car related companies, and other car clubs, to pick their winners.
It takes a lot of Chairs (not the 4-legged wood or metal types, although they helpat long meetings) to put together the car show. We have always been lucky to have great, and dedicated Chairs. It was said by many that the U.S. Army in WWII was really run, and the war won by the sergeants, and platoon leaders (the newly minted lieuten-ants trained and brought up to snuff by their sergeants).
Without the longtime Chairs Chuck Pedigo, Gary Hesser, Wayne King, Michael McGuire, Ron Mintle, Mike Simpson, Lee Johnson, Jeff Schumacher, Les von Nordheim, Bill Kemper, and Leo Romero, and Chairs newer to the game Mike and Jodi Williams, Doug Campbell, Kathy Hesser, and Greg Eberhardt, we wouldn’t have had such a well-run, hugely successful,and admired Fallbrook Annual Car Show.
It’s the sergeants that make it happen! It is all the Chairs and their assistants and volunteers that make the show great. Thank you for such a great annual event! Fallbrook applauds and thanks you. You make the FVCC stand tall.
Doug Allen
Our 54th Car ShowNeither Sleet or Snow will cause us to cancel our car show, but rain did put a little damper on it. The show has always been Rain or Shine, but there are a lot of vintage car owners that do not like to take their cars out in the rain. So as we expected, we probably had less than 300 cars this year.
Which still wasn’t bad. We had some great cars, and as always, quite a variety. And we were especially happy with how many brass era cars came. As usual, they are so much fun to see, and it always draws an admiring crowd.
The opening ceremonies included the presentation of colors by the ROTC, and both the national anthem and America the Beautiful sung by Grace Wade. Unfortunately the weather caused the cancellation of the flyovers.
Restoration Road was a success. One of the highlights was pin-striper, Robert Gagnon, demonstrating his amazing skill on Shoe’s car. He is a true artist.
With the judging simplified and with sponsored classes, the judging was easier, quicker, and the tallying was finished sooner than ever before. Bev and Doris did it all by themselves instead of needing a roomful of ladies as we have had in the past.
Our featured cars were great. What an assortment of hot rods and custom cars.
In general, the show ran very smoothly and everyone had a good time.
Photos of the car show will soon be posted on the website.
Our 54th Car Show
R.O.M.E.O.Retired Old Men Eating Out
The ROMEO Lunch group met at Siggy’s in Murrieta on Thursday, May 16th . But is was raining rather hard that morning and the weather proved that most of the ROMEO guys were a bunch of wimps.
But the rain stopped just at lunch time.
Only three of us showed up. Since Arnold, Ron, and Doug are all pilots, the conversation was more about airplanes and flying than cars.
But Siggy’s has a very wide selection of food, and the serving size guarantees that we did not leave hungry.
Newport Dunes Resort- RV Group -
Eight club members recently took a short trip to Newport Dunes Resort. A fun time was had by all as they car-ferried across islands, walked the town, pier and back bay, and boat cruised the harbor viewing homes of the rich and famous.
They had lunch at the historic Cannery Restaurant and Farmhouse at Roger’s Botanical Nursery. Each day ended with potluck to share and laughs around the campfire.
The Lyon Air Museum, Marconi Auto Museum and Sherman Gardens rounded out the group’s activities.
Sounds like fun to You? Join us on our next excursion to Reno Nevada and HOT AUGUST NIGHTS, Aug 5-9th !!!
You don’t need an RV to join!
For more info email Kathy Hesser at [email protected]
New Members
Steve & Pamela Rusch32063 Red Mountain WayTemecula, CA 92592 [email protected] 602 690-5802 c [email protected] 602 705-8985 c
Jon & April Holemo39542 Daily RdFallbrook, Ca 92028 [email protected] 760 707-4243 c Jon 760 707-4565 c April
Peter & Patti Kass711 Maravilla LnFallbrook, CA 92028 [email protected] 760 723-2325 Peter 760 310-6093 c Patti
For Sale – 1937 Chrysler Imperial - $34,000 Contact Dana Meadows - (757) 718-0483
1937 Chrysler Imperial. National AACA Touring Award winner in 2014. Straight eight engine, three speed with overdrive transmission, 140” wheelbase. No rust. Not a show car but an easy driving reliable seven passenger touring sedan. Was restored in 1980’s. Asking $34,000 or best offer. Dana Meadows 757-718-0483. [email protected].
FVCC Classifieds
Upcoming Club Activities Contact Jim Binford at [email protected] for info
June 3rd JULIET – 10:00, Aquaterra Restaurant at Pala Mesa June 4th Wilson Creek Winery – 10:45 am, Meet at Park and Ride on Old Highway 395 at 76. Lunch at Creekside Grill. Please RSVP to Dana Meadows at [email protected] or (757) 718-0483. June 11th Board Meeting – 7:00 PM, Hosts: Bill and Robin Kemper. 3060 Ridge Creek Drive Fallbrook June 13th ROMEO – 11:30 Thursday, Brothers Bistro (in the Major Markets shopping center). June 19th Car Post-Show Meeting – 4:00, Sun Center June 22nd Annual BBQ and General Meeting – Brook Hills Club House, 4999 Brook Hills Road
Annual Car Club Calendar - 2019
June 4th - Mount Palomar Temecula Wine Tour 11th - Board Meeting - Kemper 19th - Post Car-Show Meeting 22nd – BBQ -Brook Hills Clubhouse TBD - AACA Show Meeting TBD - Fallbrook Summer Nights
July 8th - Lake Elsinore Storm Baseball Nothing Night 9th - Board Meeting - Mintle 23rd - General Meeting TBD - AACA Show Meeting TBD – Fallbrook Summer Nights
August 6th – 11th – RV Trip, Hot August Nights, Reno, NV 13th - Board Meeting - Allen 27th - General Meeting TBD - AACA Show Meeting TBD – Fallbrook Summer Nights
September 10th - Board Meeting 24th - General Meeting TBD - AACA Show Meeting
October 8th - Board Meeting -Schumacher 22nd - General Meeting TBD - AACA Show Meeting
November 2nd – Tom Long Memorial Poker Run 6th – 9th – AACA Western Fall Meet –
Pala Mesa Resort 12th - Board Meeting - Hoskins 26th - General Meeting TBD - Car Show Meeting
December 6th - Christmas Party 7th – Christmas Parade TBD – Toys for Tots 10th - Board Meeting - LeMoine 11th - Car Show Meeting
AACA Calendar of Upcoming Events June 2-7, 2019 Founders Tour - Seward, NE Click here for brochure June 7-9, 2019 The Elegance at Hershey - Hershey, PA Click here for website June 26-29, 2019 Eastern Spring Nationals - Parsippany, NJ Click here for brochure July 12, 2019 10th Annual Collector Car Appreciation Day Click here for the SEMA website August 4-9, 2019 Vintage Tour - Kingston, Ontario Click here for brochure September 22-27, 2019 Glidden Tour - Rock Hill, SC Click here for brochure October 9-12, 2019 Eastern Fall Nationals - Hershey, PA October 23-26, 2019 Southeastern Fall Nationals - Mobile, AL November 6-9, 2019 Western Fall Nationals - Fallbrook, CA
Would you like registration information
and materials about any of these National Activities? You can:
1. Fill out the activity request card
that came with the last issue of Antique Automobile magazine
and mail it in to us.
2. Sign into the members only area of the AACA website to print your own registration form and brochure.
3. Call us at AACA Headquarters and we
will fill out a request for you and mail you the materials.
Call 717-534-1910 Mon-Fri from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
FALLBROOK VINTAGE CAR CLUB’S Officers, Board Members, Committee Chairs
2018/2019 Fallbrook Vintage Car Club Board Officers President Doug Allen [email protected] Vice President Ron Mintle [email protected] Secretary Jeff Schumacher [email protected] Treasurer Lee Johnson [email protected]
2018/2019 Fallbrook Vintage Car Club Board Members Michael McGuire, Leo Romero, Louise Patterson,
Jeff Schumacher, Steve Shapiro and Chuck Pedigo
Club Chairs Membership/Roster Robin Kemper Donations/Scholarships Michael McGuire Outside Activities Gary Hesser, Jim Binford, Rosemary West Special Events Avocado Festival Steve Shapiro, Ron Mintle Kick-off Breakfast Linda Lovett, Carol King BBQ McGuires and Andrews Picnic Lee Johnson Christmas Party Gloria Andrews Website Ron Mintle Hospitality Jeanne Cusimano Merchandise Sales Lee Johnson ROMEO Arnold Cohen JULIET Connie Waugh Trailers & Club Property Michael McGuire RV Camping Kathy Hesser Talepipe Ron Mintle Public Relations Greg Eberhardt
2019 FVCC Car Show Committee Chairs Car Show Chairs Steve Shapiro, Doug Allen Show Car Registration Mike Simpson Swap Meet Gary Hesser Restoration Road Jeff Schumacher, Howard Lewis Judging Steve Shapiro, Doug Allen Signs Bill Kemper and the Williams Information Booth Louise Patterson Merchandise Lee Johnson Banners Bill Kemper Featured Car Steve Shapiro Program Map Sales Doug Allen Program Map Production Ron Mintle Raffle Leo Romero Poster Doug Allen, Steve Shapiro, Ron Mintle, Chuck Pedigo Field Layout Chuck Pedigo Show Central Steve Shapiro, Ron Mintle Marines/ROTC Volunteers Chuck Pedigo Public Parking Wayne King, John Waugh Public Relations Greg Eberhardt Volunteer Coordinator Douglas Campbell