Xmas Day Cruise Clubmember Holly Ansman recruited about 60 vehicles that met at KUSI on a chilly 38 degree Xmas Day. Four cars belonged to Clubmembers, including Jonathan Gbenekama, Zach Cirks, Steve Ramos and Jeff and Julie Walker. The run ended at Dreams For Change For The Homeless where bundles of clothing, etc were contributed to the cause.

Clairemont High School Auto Shop, Mon Jan 30 Clubmember Steve “Hol-lywood” Williams has been hired to teach

a class of some 35 students at the incredible new auto shop facility. To get the class revved up,

Steve asked Jim Signorelli to bring his SRT Chal-lenger, Bill “Hemi-Boy” Baugh his Hemi Satellite, and Y’r ‘umble

Edt’r’ his Cuda. The kids are lucky to have the shop. And Professor Hollywood.San Juan Capistrano Car Show, Sat Feb 4 Some 400 collector cars returned for the 14th time, including the Mopars of Paul Polentz, Rick Bobick, Eric and Brenda Bense, Larry and Debbie Johnson, and Jeff and Julie Walker. The show raises dollars for a number of local causes including care for animals. Our Club contin-gent was skunked out of the trophies. The Slab, Clairemont, Sat evening, Feb 4 Clubmember Dick Williams dropped by our weekly gathering to say howdy and join the

regu-lars for a burrito at Carmen’s Mexican Food

Restaurant. Dick and his wife Joanne drove into town from the frozen midwest to visit with their new granddaughter. The ol’ pirate still looks pretty good!

esaPlumbing Company

619-276-5275Clubmember Kerry Kohl Lic #515449

California DMV put me through a trying experience. It all started when my 2002 Chrysler 300 M Special was rear ended when I was southbound on I-15 in the Mira Mesa area. An idiot in a Mercedes E-class tagged me while he was doing 100 mph. I guess he thought my 70 mph wasn’t fast enough. Anyway, the car’s damage was estimated at $7500, which according to my insurance com-pany, was more than the car is worth. So, they totaled it. But since it’s only got 20k miles on the odo, I took a check & kept the car so I could get it repaired. When you do that, CA law requires you get a Salvage Title. Never having done this before, I went to the CA DMV website. In the name of safety, I needed a smog check, a brake inspection, a light inspection (both done by repair shops with state certified in-spector mechanics), my bill of sale and VIN verification by a DMV employee, new license plates, and a new pink slip. It says DMV collects fees, of course. And, of course, the DMV website is vague about those fees and who does the inspections. So, in case you need a salvage title, let me break it down for you: Smog check, well you know about that and the results are fed electronically to Sacramento. But Guv Moonbeam and his troll Mary Nichols of the CA Air Quality Board, have instituted a new smog software program that is available at STAR certified smog shops. To date, not all shops are up to speed on that. Got mine done for 51 bucks. The State certifies auto repair shops to do the Brake & Light Inspections. These are separate and you get a paper certificate for each. Unlike the smog check, these must be turned in to the DMV who sometimes lose them. HINT: take a smartphone photo of them first. These inspections require the vehicle to be as it left the factory, so if you put, say, after-market brakes on it, guess what? I hope you kept the stock parts. I got both done for $60. Be sure to call around as each shop sets its own price. The VIN inspection is done after you pay the 50 bucks. But on top of that are the following “state generated,fees” shown on my receipt: Curr RF $43, Cur-rent CHP $24, Curr VLF $28, Curr Safe $1, Curr FID $1, Curr Auto/DUI $1, Curr Air QLT $4, Alt Fuel RF $3, Salvage Cert $20, Sub Plate $20, and Pr Hist SF $2. No idea what these mean, but they added 147 bucks to the $50 VIN fee. Total: $308, plus $105 registration. All this in the name of safety? Nah. I think not.-Bob Gough, Y’r ‘umble Ed’tr.

Charity run! Professor Williams! Car show! Old friends!

ClassifiedsAs 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

FEB 2017 The Newsletter of the Mopar Club/San Diego

Steve WilliamsMobile Welding

Frame Connectors Spring Relocating

Rear Axle Bracing & Narrowing

(619)988-0778email: aws1@cox.net

Randy Begin, Clubmember Certified Master Technician/Owner

Mission Hills Automotive308 W.Washington St, SD 92103

619-299-9367 www.SD/AutoPros.com

Cass Street Automotive5165 Cass St, SD 92109

858-488-0885 www.CassStreetAuto.com

15% Mopar Club Discount on all Parts, Services & Labor To Clubmembers

8355 Hercules Drive, La Mesa619/463-9321

Mopar Club Newsletter Ad Rates•Classified Ads

Club members free Non-members $10/mo*

•Club Sponsor AdsClub 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

Ralph Vagnone, RealtorBalboa Real Estate

301 W. Broadway, Suite 800 SD

619-823-2431ralphV2431@gmail.com

SOLD

For Sale: A-904 TorqueFlight automatic transmission pan with bolts. Goodcondition, $25.00. Rick-858-395-5656

For Sale: ‘65 Chrysler New Yorker. Rare coupe. Strong running 413, recent overhaul on TF 727, PS, PB, PW, alarm w/remote, AM-FM-CD, good tires, new brakes on rear, new muffler. Needs minor cosmetic TLC. Too many cars, got to sell one. Priced to sell, $3500 Bill Baugh 858-603-2130 or hemiboy@msn.com

SOLD

Wanted: ‘742 case pumpkin w/ 3.23 sure grip in good working condition. May consid-er ratios of 2.76, 2.93, 3.31, 3.55 and non sure grip if price is right. Mark mstonefish@hotmail.com or 760 705-6460

FEB 2017www.moparclubsandiego.net

For Sale: ‘67 Dodge Charger. Partially re-stored, new paint & Year 1 interior. Needs mechanical repairs, but body & trim good. Non-original 400 engine, auto trans. Runs/drives OK. Overhauled carb.$12,000 OBO. Contact Bob at rrsmith@cox.net

For Sale: ‘68 Dodge D100 Sweptline Era. Excellent (color sand) Paint, 360 V8, auto, good condition. The frame-on restoration theme was to make it look like a NASCAR Truck Series back in the day! $14,000 obo.Robert 619.713.2024 C 619.778.1920

For Sale: 4-Magnum 500 rims, fair to good cond., 2 w/ tires w/ tread, no lugs, beauty rings or center caps, $50 Bill 858-603-2130or hemiboy@msn.com

Zach’s Satellite & Jonathan’s Scamp Julie Walker foto

Left: Paula Polentz, Jeff & Julie, Brenda & Eric, and Rick

Bense & Walker ChallengersPaul Polentz fotos

Johnson’s Challenger, Ponentz’ RR, Rick’s Coronet

Clubmember Kerry, Kohl

kiddin’ around at Carmen’s

Pat Borovicka, Dick, Ralph Vagnone, Tom Ferreria, Bert Luna (behind Tom)

SOLD

he recently found this re-markably well preserved ‘68 Plymouth Fury, all pressed out in VIP trim, for an afford-able price. A previous owner dropped a 318 c.i. V-8 in place of the original 383. By our standards, no, it’s not a muscle car. But Adam’s friends back in China are in awe of that big American V-8.under his hood. It’s all relative, right? To compete with the Ford LTD, Chevy Caprice and AMC Ambassador DPL, Plymouth marketed this Fury Belvedere C-Body as a “Very Important Plymouth”. Featur-ing full wheel covers, luxury interiors with walnut dash and door trim, thicker carpet and courtesy lighting, the VIP was a notch above the Fury I, II, and even the III. Adam’s four-door hardtop VIP features air condition-ing that, like a lot of parts under the hood, needs to be repaired. Among the items that Adam has so far cor-rected is new dual exhaust system that delivers a proper V-8 burble. To add to the muscle car look, Adam shod the car with new tires and chrome Crager wheels. Adam knows the VIP needs work, and between classes and his part-time job, he does what he can, as his budget allows. But he learned of an event called the Road-kill Zip-Tie Drags. Drag racing, swap meet, burn-out contests, car showin’, the lure was overwhelming to one who has not long been in Muscle Car Heaven. But

the event, held on January 14-15, 2017, was in Tucson, 415 miles away. Adam devoted most of his spring break replac-ing spark plugs, fan belts, setting the timing, and more. With typical youth-ful enthusiasm, he asked himself, “How hard can it be?” So, he packed more tools and spare parts than clothes into that cavernous trunk on Friday, and pointed the hood toward Tucson. He didn’t make it. Somewhere between El Centro and Yuma, that forty-nine year old water pump ate its bushing. Spitting coolant and steam, Adam coasted onto the highway shoul-der. He got a tow to

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Upcoming EventsNext Meeting @ Casa Machado Mar 8•RaceLegal @ The Q, Feb17, Mar 10, 24, 31Barona Drags: Feb 18, 25-26, Mar 4, 18•Mopar Club Cruise Sat Feb 18 to March AFB Museum, Riverside & hosted lunch at Sizzler•18th Cruisin’ Grand Fund Raiser, Sun Feb 19, on Grand Ave, Escondido, pre-reg by Feb 11 $20, $25 after•Big 3 Swap Meet Feb 24-26, Qualcomm Stadium, the Club has space SA-6 so bring your parts to sell, plus Club BBQ at lunch•Midnight at the Oasis, Mar 2-5, Yumawww.midnightattheoasis.com•1st Treble Clefs San Diego 10 am Mar 4 Palisades Presbyterian Church info http://www.trembleclefs.com/carshow2017.html•Temecula Rod Run, Mar 3-4www.TemeculaEvents.org/TemeculaRodRun •2nd Charity Car Show, 9am Mar 11 San Marcos H.S., 1615 W San Marcos Blvd.•Wheels to War Birds, Riverside, Mar 18 8am Riverside Municpal Airport - Hanger “S” 6936 Flight Road 951-354-7954•32nd TRUELINE Car Show, El Cajon, Mar 19 8am 619-258-1800•Goodguys Del Mar Nationals Mar 31-Apr 2 Info good-guys.com•Spring Fling Woodley Park, Van Nuys, Apr 7-9, swap meet & car show •La Jolla Concours d’Elegance Apr 7-9www.lajollaconcours.com/registration/•Chino’s 15th Corn Feed Run Car Show, Apr 8, 8am City of Chino Civic Center 13220 Central Avenue 909-591-4162•Muscle cars At The Strip Las Vegas drags, swap & shows Apr 21-23•Sonic Burger/JBA Muscle Car Cruise, every Thur 9:30p, 5247 Kearny Villa Rd, S.D.•Cars & Coffee on the Mesa, 8am 2nd Sun JBA Auto Center 5675 Kearny Villa Rd. SD•La Mesa Cruise season ended •Cruisin’ Grand, Escondido, starts Apr 7 •Cajon Cruise starts Apr 19•San Marcos Cruise 1st Sun 11am 1080 West San Marcos Blvd•Mike’s BBQ ea Thur 11a-2p 1356 W Valley Parkway •Overdrive Hot Rod News Swap/Show 2nd Sun 8a Twisted Manzanita Ale & Spirit 10151 Prospect, Santee•Ramona American Grafitti Cruise 7pm ea Thur. starts 4/13 @ Dunkin’ Donuts Main St.•In & Out Burger Poway 1st Sat 11am 12890 Gregg Ct. (Kohl’s Parking lot)•East County Cruisers 6:30p Tuesdays, Tyler’s Taste of Texas 576 N. 2nd, El Cajon•Encinitas Cruise 5;30 ea. Thur Hwy 101•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•Classic Malt Shop 2nd Sat,4p, 3615 Midway •Home Town Buffet 1st Sat each month 9am, 2nd/4th Tues 5:30pm, Main St, E.C.•Good Ole Boys Breakfast 10am2nd & 4th Wed, NEW LOCATION Denny’s 665 N Mollison, El Cajon•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

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acquired this ‘68 Plymouth Fury VIP. The four-door hardtop sports it’s original Light Green Poly paint and luxurious interior. Adam hopes to repair and replace parts as his student budget allows.

FEB 2017

Clubmember Adam Ye was in middle school in Beijing, China, and loved to play video games. Just like kids here. His favorite games were about cars, and his favorite cars were muscle cars. Mopar muscle cars, to be exact. Compared to other manufacturers, Adam saw that Dodge and Plymouth didn’t play by the rules. He just loves Mopar styling, especially the ‘70 Hemi ‘Cuda. As Adam got older, he spent a lot of time on muscle car websites, hungry to learn more. His excellent English language skills allowed him to understand what was posted on these sites and soon Adam became transla-tor for the “Muscle Car Club of China” website. And he wanted to own an American muscle car. Well, it’s tough to get an American car if you’re citizen of China. Darn near impossible to get an American muscle car, as the government con-siders them dangerous and inappro-priate on the nation’s roads that are becoming increasingly choked with vehicles. Air quality is such that it’s against the law to own any car that’s fifteen or more years old. But Adam figured a way to get his American muscle car. Engineered a plan, you might say. He came to America on a student visa. Been here three years now, majoring in me-chanical engineering at the University of California San Diego. He hopes to one day be a designer of internal combustion engines. And since this is Southern Califor-nia, a kid needs wheels. Well, Adam is living on a student budget, so that Hemi ‘Cuda is a tad out of reach. But

a motel in Yuma and picked up a new water pump at a parts store. By then darkness fell and Adam turned in, determined to make the repair at first light in the motel parking lot and arrive in Tucson by late morning. Such was not to be, however, as he couldn’t get the corroded bolts to come free. So, next day, Adam rented a tow rig and got back to San Diego. Nearing home, Clubmember Kerry Kohl happened to phone him. Like Adam, Kerry’s a regular at the informal Club gather-ing on Saturday nights at the Slab. On hearing of Adam’s troubles, Kerry offered his driveway for the repair, since UCSD’s dorms don’t have such space. Clubmembers Ralph Vagnone and Joe Bourdage also pitched in with labor and advice, and the VIP was roll-ing that very day, purring like a kitten. Although disappointed that he missed the Tucson event, Adam will no doubt attend many such events closer to home. But he had his first vintage car adventure, taking on the road. More importantly, he came to know the benefit being a member of the Mopar Club. He is truly thankful for the help from these friends.

Adam not only loves Ameri-can muscle cars, he also has come to love everything about America, and what makes our country unique. Maybe after graduation Adam will go on to design our next generation of high horsepower, yet fuel and

emissions efficient muscle car engines. And maybe, one fine day Adam will have his own garage to house that Hemi ‘Cuda. After all, isn’t that just about everybody’s American dream?

Top: the wide bench seat features an armrest. Adam has added a cupholder and a bracket for his tPhone.Above: Adam replaced the exhaust system with chrome-tipped duals that have a nice V-8 burble.Left: Adam knows the engine bay needs some effiort and will spiff it up as his class schedule allows.

Right: Adam and his big Mopar ride.

Clubmember Adam Ye hails from Beijing, China and loves American muscle cars, especially Mopars. Currently in his third year at UCSD, Adam recently

Xmas Day Cruise Clubmember Holly Ansman recruited about 60 vehicles that met at KUSI on a chilly 38 degree Xmas Day. Four cars belonged to Clubmembers, including Jonathan Gbenekama, Zach Cirks, Steve Ramos and Jeff and Julie Walker. The run ended at Dreams For Change For The Homeless where bundles of clothing, etc were contributed to the cause.

Clairemont High School Auto Shop, Mon Jan 30 Clubmember Steve “Hol-lywood” Williams has been hired to teach

a class of some 35 students at the incredible new auto shop facility. To get the class revved up,

Steve asked Jim Signorelli to bring his SRT Chal-lenger, Bill “Hemi-Boy” Baugh his Hemi Satellite, and Y’r ‘umble

Edt’r’ his Cuda. The kids are lucky to have the shop. And Professor Hollywood.San Juan Capistrano Car Show, Sat Feb 4 Some 400 collector cars returned for the 14th time, including the Mopars of Paul Polentz, Rick Bobick, Eric and Brenda Bense, Larry and Debbie Johnson, and Jeff and Julie Walker. The show raises dollars for a number of local causes including care for animals. Our Club contin-gent was skunked out of the trophies. The Slab, Clairemont, Sat evening, Feb 4 Clubmember Dick Williams dropped by our weekly gathering to say howdy and join the

regu-lars for a burrito at Carmen’s Mexican Food

Restaurant. Dick and his wife Joanne drove into town from the frozen midwest to visit with their new granddaughter. The ol’ pirate still looks pretty good!

esaPlumbing Company

619-276-5275Clubmember Kerry Kohl Lic #515449

California DMV put me through a trying experience. It all started when my 2002 Chrysler 300 M Special was rear ended when I was southbound on I-15 in the Mira Mesa area. An idiot in a Mercedes E-class tagged me while he was doing 100 mph. I guess he thought my 70 mph wasn’t fast enough. Anyway, the car’s damage was estimated at $7500, which according to my insurance com-pany, was more than the car is worth. So, they totaled it. But since it’s only got 20k miles on the odo, I took a check & kept the car so I could get it repaired. When you do that, CA law requires you get a Salvage Title. Never having done this before, I went to the CA DMV website. In the name of safety, I needed a smog check, a brake inspection, a light inspection (both done by repair shops with state certified in-spector mechanics), my bill of sale and VIN verification by a DMV employee, new license plates, and a new pink slip. It says DMV collects fees, of course. And, of course, the DMV website is vague about those fees and who does the inspections. So, in case you need a salvage title, let me break it down for you: Smog check, well you know about that and the results are fed electronically to Sacramento. But Guv Moonbeam and his troll Mary Nichols of the CA Air Quality Board, have instituted a new smog software program that is available at STAR certified smog shops. To date, not all shops are up to speed on that. Got mine done for 51 bucks. The State certifies auto repair shops to do the Brake & Light Inspections. These are separate and you get a paper certificate for each. Unlike the smog check, these must be turned in to the DMV who sometimes lose them. HINT: take a smartphone photo of them first. These inspections require the vehicle to be as it left the factory, so if you put, say, after-market brakes on it, guess what? I hope you kept the stock parts. I got both done for $60. Be sure to call around as each shop sets its own price. The VIN inspection is done after you pay the 50 bucks. But on top of that are the following “state generated,fees” shown on my receipt: Curr RF $43, Cur-rent CHP $24, Curr VLF $28, Curr Safe $1, Curr FID $1, Curr Auto/DUI $1, Curr Air QLT $4, Alt Fuel RF $3, Salvage Cert $20, Sub Plate $20, and Pr Hist SF $2. No idea what these mean, but they added 147 bucks to the $50 VIN fee. Total: $308, plus $105 registration. All this in the name of safety? Nah. I think not.-Bob Gough, Y’r ‘umble Ed’tr.

Charity run! Professor Williams! Car show! Old friends!

ClassifiedsAs 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

FEB 2017 The Newsletter of the Mopar Club/San Diego

Steve WilliamsMobile Welding

Frame Connectors Spring Relocating

Rear Axle Bracing & Narrowing

(619)988-0778email: aws1@cox.net

Randy Begin, Clubmember Certified Master Technician/Owner

Mission Hills Automotive308 W.Washington St, SD 92103

619-299-9367 www.SD/AutoPros.com

Cass Street Automotive5165 Cass St, SD 92109

858-488-0885 www.CassStreetAuto.com

15% Mopar Club Discount on all Parts, Services & Labor To Clubmembers

8355 Hercules Drive, La Mesa619/463-9321

Mopar Club Newsletter Ad Rates•Classified Ads

Club members free Non-members $10/mo*

•Club Sponsor AdsClub 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

Ralph Vagnone, RealtorBalboa Real Estate

301 W. Broadway, Suite 800 SD

619-823-2431ralphV2431@gmail.com

SOLD

For Sale: A-904 TorqueFlight automatic transmission pan with bolts. Goodcondition, $25.00. Rick-858-395-5656

For Sale: ‘65 Chrysler New Yorker. Rare coupe. Strong running 413, recent overhaul on TF 727, PS, PB, PW, alarm w/remote, AM-FM-CD, good tires, new brakes on rear, new muffler. Needs minor cosmetic TLC. Too many cars, got to sell one. Priced to sell, $3500 Bill Baugh 858-603-2130 or hemiboy@msn.com

SOLD

Wanted: ‘742 case pumpkin w/ 3.23 sure grip in good working condition. May consid-er ratios of 2.76, 2.93, 3.31, 3.55 and non sure grip if price is right. Mark mstonefish@hotmail.com or 760 705-6460

FEB 2017www.moparclubsandiego.net

For Sale: ‘67 Dodge Charger. Partially re-stored, new paint & Year 1 interior. Needs mechanical repairs, but body & trim good. Non-original 400 engine, auto trans. Runs/drives OK. Overhauled carb.$12,000 OBO. Contact Bob at rrsmith@cox.net

For Sale: ‘68 Dodge D100 Sweptline Era. Excellent (color sand) Paint, 360 V8, auto, good condition. The frame-on restoration theme was to make it look like a NASCAR Truck Series back in the day! $14,000 obo.Robert 619.713.2024 C 619.778.1920

For Sale: 4-Magnum 500 rims, fair to good cond., 2 w/ tires w/ tread, no lugs, beauty rings or center caps, $50 Bill 858-603-2130or hemiboy@msn.com

Zach’s Satellite & Jonathan’s Scamp Julie Walker foto

Left: Paula Polentz, Jeff & Julie, Brenda & Eric, and Rick

Bense & Walker ChallengersPaul Polentz fotos

Johnson’s Challenger, Ponentz’ RR, Rick’s Coronet

Clubmember Kerry, Kohl

kiddin’ around at Carmen’s

Pat Borovicka, Dick, Ralph Vagnone, Tom Ferreria, Bert Luna (behind Tom)

SOLD