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Officers:
President: Mike Brown………........ 402-525-9361
V.P.: Sandy Francisco……………....402-489-0265
Secretary: Margaret Otley…...…..…402-786-3246
Treasurer: Jana Pillsworth-Wood 402-429-7474
Coordinator: Gary Weyers …..……402-489-8853
@ Large: Jim Jensen……………….402-580-3763
Alan Christman ……...….402-423-9749
NEXT MEETING
Wednesday
March 25
LEE'S CHICKEN
1940 W VAN DORN
Dinner 6-7, Meeting
at7:30pm
REBELS AUTO CLUB
NEWSLETTER MARCH 2015
President’s Message
Newsletter Editor: Tracee Bougger
2702 South Street
Lincoln, NE 68502
Email: [email protected] PH: 441-4838
Happy March Rebels!!
It seems like I just was wishing you all a happy February.
With March here the closer we are to car season and nicer
weather.
We had a good time at the VFW. The Swap meet is next
week, hopefully we’ll have nice weather (at least above 20
degrees)! We are still looking for a handful of people for the
second shift.
Our first meeting for the car show is March 15th. I can’t
believe it’s that time again. Before you know it, It will be
here. Please consider helping out, it’s a great time to be
around friends and fellow hot rodders. Thank you Craig
Foster for all your hard work and dedication for the car
show!
You won’t want to miss the next meeting! We have a spe-
cial guest who will give us some history of the Rebels. Her
name is Ann Anderson. Her late husband Kenneth (Andy)
Anderson was president in the late 50s early 60s and Ann
served as secretary to the Rebels as well as secretary to the
Lincoln Timing Association. She has memorabilia from the
Rebels as well as some other clubs and will be doing a slide
show.
As far as Tour Nebraska, we have 6 volunteers. If anyone
would like to help out, please contact me.
Thanks to Jim McNeil and Craig Foster for getting the flier
ready to pass out at the swap meet. Thank you Jim for get-
ting the coats ready to go and finding a recovery vehicle for
Tour Nebraska. Thanks to Gary Weyers for all your work
for the swap meet.
Stay warm!
Mike Brown
February 2015 Minutes
The meeting was held at the VFW Club on Feb-
ruary 25, 2015. There were 38 members and
guests in attendance.
The meeting was called to order by President Mike Brown
at 7:30 pm. Mike asked if there were any new members or
guests and there were none.
Mike turned the meeting over to Sandy Francisco for the
Vice President’s report. Sandy said the March board meet-
ing will be on March 10th at 7 pm at Dino’s. The March gen-
eral meeting will be March 25th at Lee’s Chicken. Sandy
also reported that car show coordinator Craig Foster has
called a car show meeting for March 15th, 4 pm at The Eat-
ery.
A motion was made, seconded and approved to accept the
Vice President’s report.
The Secretary’s report was given by Margaret Otley. Mar-
garet asked if all members had received their newsletter
and if there were any additions or corrections. There were
none. She said that ladies night would be March 18th at
6pm. Ladies are meeting at Beacon Hill this month. Mar-
garet said the newsletter deadline was Monday March 2nd.
Please get all articles, pictures, etc to Tracee by that date.
Membership cards are ready, see Lydell or Margaret to pick
yours up. Margaret read a thank you letter from Lincoln
City Church for the donation to their youth mission trip.
A motion was made, seconded and approved to accept the
January minutes and the Secretary’s report.
The Treasurer’s report was given by Jana Wood. Jana said
that income for the month came from membership dues, a
check for cone races at I 80 racetrack and newsletter adver-
tising. Expenses included the holiday party, student and
teacher meals at the January meeting, a reservation fee for
Pioneers Park for the car show and payment for the Rebel’s
booth at the upcoming swap meet.
A motion was made, seconded and approved to accept the
Treasurer’s report.
Gary Weyers gave the Coordinator’s report. Gary said that
there were only 2 Rebel members who were taking cars to
the World of Wheels, Rod Phelps and Johnny Nunn. Gary
said that 5 volunteers are still needed for the second shift
at the swap meet. Second shift is 6 am til done. Gary said
the annual Berean Car Show for 2015 would be May 16th.
Gary has entry forms.
A motion was made, seconded and approved to accept the
Coordinator’s report.
New Business: Jim Holstein talked about the Gary Kuck
museum tour which will be on April 18th. The cost is $25
per person. Or for a private tour led by Gary Kuck the cost
is $100. All proceeds go to Heartland Cancer Foundation
which is a local organization helping cancer patients and
their families with costs not covered by insurance. Jim has
some tickets and brochures. See Jim for more information.
Tour Nebraska. The Rebels have been approached to be the
host club for this year’s Tour Nebraska. This would involve
a support truck and trailer for the tour, help with registra-
tion on Friday evening May 9th at the North 27th Culver’s
and tour check point volunteers. This would involve 6-8
volunteers. Craig Foster suggested putting the information
in the newsletter to see how much interest there was.
Tom Dingwell will at the March meeting have a presenta-
tion of Rebel’s memorabilia and a slide presentation.
Old Business: Jim McNeil said that coats will be in tomor-
row but he does have some of the fleece with him tonight.
There was a delay in the shipment of the jackets due to the
weather in the south.
Tonight’s trivia by Craig Foster was on Cadillac 1980-1990.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Margaret Otley, Secretary
A Street Auto is now giving all Rebel club
members a discount on cash only purchases at
both locations in Lincoln. Let the counter per-
son know you are a Rebels member.
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We are pleased to announce that for 2015 the Paul
Brown Memorial Rally has arranged a tour of the Gary
Kuck Car Museum in Lincoln, NE.on April 18th.
This is a private collection of awesome cars that some
have called the best collection of cars between Chicago
and Denver. It is not open to the public, but Gary and
his wife Susan do open it for local area charities on oc-
casion. We will assist the Heartland Cancer Founda-
tion based in Lincoln to host this event.
The eclectic Kuck collection includes cars from the
teens forward. You will see names like Stutz-
Bearcat,Auburn,Deusenberg,Cord,and classics from the
30'sto 70s to name just a few.
The cost of the tour is $25 per person with all monies
going to the Heartland Cancer Foundation. There will
be more information forthcoming so tell your friends
and mark your calendars!
Jim Holstein
402-525-9213
March meeting times and places.
Mark your calendars.
Board meeting
Tuesday, March 10th @ Dino’s Eastside
Grille
Dino’s has been a great place for our board
meetings
Good service, food and a nice space. Board
meetings start at 7:00pm.
All members invited.
Club meeting
Wednesday, March 25th @ Lee’s
The landmark Chicken has been restored on
West Van Dorn. Join us for
fellowship, dinner and the upcoming events of
the Club. Meetings start at 7:30pm.
Car Show Meeting
Sunday, March 15th @The Eatery
Time 4:00pm
Craig Foster has been working hard getting
things started for our 2015 show.
Join us for updates and information from our
car show coordinator Craig Foster. Your par-
ticipation and input is very important to help
make our show a success. Stay after the meet-
ing for dinner and conversation with fellow
Rebels.
Proud to be a Rebel, Sandy
For Sale 1962
Mercury Montclair
S55 Convertible.
402-575-1285 or
402-443-5903.
TOUR NEBRASKA 2015 IS SATURDAY JUNE 6TH AND
SUNDAY JUNE 7TH AND THE HOME BASE IS LINCOLN
NEBRASKA THIS YEAR!! It is a " members
only" event but you can join NRCA as a step in
the registration process. Registration will
open January 1, 2015 and closes May 15th - no
entries will be accepted after then. The Rebels
Auto Club supports Tour Nebraska, but especially
this year when Lincoln is the ‘home base’. Club
members are volunteering to help at the event and
some members will also be participating.
ABOUT TOUR NEBRASKA : Tour Nebraska is
a unique "driving event" covering 600 miles in two days. This is not a car show, and there are no tro-phies - we believe everyone who participates is a winner. It always held on the first week end in June that contains any day in June. It is open to all 4 wheel vehicles - 30 years old or older. So, for 2015 we will accept vehicles 1985 and older. The event has been held for 22 years and the record for participants stands at 336 when is was ran out of Lincoln a few years back. Tour Nebraska is for NRCA members only, however, non-members are encouraged to join THE association and participate.
Spring is getting closer and from what I see in the forecast it is going to be getting warmer and the cars will be coming
out of storage. I know I am anxious to get my car out. It looks like it’s going to be a nice day for the swap meet on Sunday
at the event center. There ought to be a lot of vendors selling parts.
There isn’t much else going on in March but I am working on a new event with Don & Millies on 84th and O street to
start in April or May. More information coming soon.
I am also working with Tabitha to do a show and shine with them this summer.
42nd Annual
Rocky Maginelli
Memorial Swap Meet
March 8th, 2015
Lancaster Event Center
(LOCATION:
Lancaster Event Center
4100 North 84th St.
(84th St. & Havelock Avenue)
Lincoln, NE
GATES OPEN TO PUBLIC
AT 7:00 A.M.
ADMISSION: Canned food, non-perishable items,
or cash donation for the Food Bank of Lincoln
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Over 300 heated 10. x 10. Indoor spaces available
Indoor reserved setup Saturday, March 7, from 1-6 P.M.
Over 480 Indoor (heated to 40 degrees)
and Outdoor 12. x 25. spaces available
with setup starting at 3 A.M. Sunday, March 8.
4 Buildings. Free Parking.
Food Concessions and Restrooms on Grounds.
New members
Karen Hollibaugh
Will Wilson
79 Lincoln, 86 Suzuki Samura
To all of the club mem-bers that have renewed their membership,
cards & flowers
Anyone who knows of a Rebels member who should have a card
sent or someone in the hospital or flowers for a funeral, Contact
Carol Danielson 477-5577
Cars & History by Craig Foster
From 1980 to 1990, how many different Cadillac models could you buy? 9
Name them and their production years.
Coupe de Ville 1977-1984
Sedan de Ville 1979-1984
Seville 1980-1985
Eldorado 1979-1985
Cimarron 1982-1988
Coupe de Ville 1985 –1988 (10.7” shorter wheelbase)
Eldorado 1986-1991 (6” shorter wheelbase)
Allante’ 1987-1993
Sedan de Ville 1989-1993 (7.8” shorter wheelbase)
How many Ford models were sold during the same time period? 18
Name two that had only three letters in the name. EXP & LTD
Besides Mustang which model ran the longest? Country Squire 1950-1991
Ben met Anna
Made a hit
Neglected beard
Ben-Anna split
Burma Shave
The bearded devil
Is forced to dwell
In the only place
Where they don’t sell
Burma Shave
The answer to
A maden’s prayer
Is not a chin
Of Stubby Hair
Burma Shave
Approached a crossing
Without looking
Who will eat
His widow’s cooking
Burma Shave Members of the Nebraska Air Guard have deployed frequently since the
terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The Rebels Auto Club appreciates all
military serving our nation.
Club member Brian Nystrom
and friend of the club Matt
Mohatt, thanked the Rebels for
troop packages they received
during their deployment to
Qatar.
Ken Matt Brian
THIS MONTH WE HIGHLIGHT OUR REBELS MEMBERS
GENE AND NANCY PHILLIPS
by Jim Jensen
402-580-3763
At Large Board Member
IN THE FALL OF 1996 NANCY AND I WENT OUT TO LOS AN-
GLES, CALIFORNIA TO VISIT MY BROTHER. WE WERE PLAN-
NING TO GO TO THE NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION DRAG
RACES (NHRA) WHICH WERE BEING HELD IN POMONA, CALI-
FORNIA. WHILE IN CALIFORNIA WE NOTICED AN AD FOR
SALE OF A 1934 CHEVY CANOPY EXPRESS. WE HAD NO IDEA
WHAT THIS WAS. THE NEXT DAY WE LEFT EARLY TO LOOK AT
THE EXPRESS. THIS WAS PRIOR TO THE WAY TO THE AIRPORT.
AS THE PICTURE SHOWS IT WAS VERY DIFFERENT IN STYLE
AND KIND OF ROUGH. WE DID NOTHING OTHER THAN LOOK
AT IT TO GET AN IDEA WHAT THIS WAS AND ALSO A COST. AF-
TER A MONTH AT HOME I DECIDED TO CALL MY BROTHER TO DISCUSS THE EXPRESS. THIS VEHICLE I
FOUND OUT WAS VERY RARE. MY BROTHER SAID HE WOULD STORE THE CAR IF BOUGHT FOR A TIME
TELL I COULD GET IT HOME. AT THIS POINT THE EXPRESS WAS STILL FOR SALE. MY BROTHER SAID IF
WE BOUGHT IT HE WOULD STORE IT TELL MARCH OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR WHEN WE WERE COMING
OUT TO SEE THE WINTER NATIONAL DRAGS.
WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND BROUGHT IT HOME. SINCE THE WOOD FRAME WAS SOMEWHAT ROTTEN
AND FALLING OUT GETTING IT HOME WAS AN ISSUE. ON THE TRIP HOME WE STOPPED MANY TIMES FOR
DUCK TAPE, BUNGEE CORDS AND CLAMPS TO HOLD IT TOGETHER. ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS MY
NEIGHBORS ASKED WAS, WHAT YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE JUNK TRUCK. THIS WAS THE REMARK I
NEEDED TO GET THIS RESTORATION COMPLETED. WORKING ON THE EXPRESS TOOK MANY YEARS TO
COMPLETE. MANY PARTS HAD TO BE LOCATED AND MANY PARTS WERE RECREATED ONLY FROM PIC-
TURES OF ORINGINAL CANOPY EXPRESS. FINDING PARTS AND COMPLETING IT TOOK OVER 10 YEARS.
SINCE THE RESTORATION WE DRIVE TO MANY CAR SHOWS AND HAVE A BALL WITH OUR TOY TRUCK.
SOME DETAILS ON THE CANOPY EX-PRESS:
THE ENGINE 350 CI Chevy
BLOWER Mooneyham
KIND OF WHEELS Wire wheels
DISC BRAKES ALL 4
REGISTERED AS HISTORIC
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NEXT MEETING
March 25
Lee’s Ch
icken
REBELS AUTO CLUB
PO BOX 21996
LINCOLN, NE 68542
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