President’s Message – February 2010
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Well, it’s been two weeks since Barrett-Jackson and my ears are still ringing from the auctioneer’s call. As a first timer, I was a bit overwhelmed by the number of great cars and the number of great people, including the many folks from Edmonton and our club.
On the matter of great cars, there was a nice 65 Mustang GT coupe, black with red leather interior that would have made a nice book end to the 06 that I currently own, same colour combo. Of course, my wife, who is a mid-60’s Corvette fan, would have preferred one of the many Corvettes that crossed the stage, some at reasonable prices. I would have been set for life if I had picked up one of those. Unfortunately, my budget only allowed me to purchase a couple of T-shirts! On that note, one of our members had a slightly bigger Barrett Budget; more on that in this month’s newsletter.
We kicked off the month of February by spending an afternoon looking at what is probably one of the largest private collections of diecast cars and memorabilia in Alberta. The collection includes an array of Mustangs, Shelby, Corvettes, and Mopars, not to mention a huge number of magazines, documents and photos specific to the Edmonton car scene. Just to make things interesting, those who attended were asked to identify a number of unique aspects of the collection for prizes. Rick Funk, Wayne Ingraham and Craig Shanley were the lucky winners! A special thanks to Tom for agreeing to entertain us in his home.
As the year is unfolding, we are starting to move forward on a number of suggestions received from club members at the January meeting. The web site continues to develop with new content being added as we go. There should be a few pictures from last summer’s Healy show up their soon. Rick and I have attended a meeting with a couple of other car clubs to look at participating in a coordinated effort to promote racing in the City of Edmonton. The upside for the clubs is more visibility through advertising and of course more opportunities to pool our resources for joint events.
Starting in March on the third Saturday of each month, we are going to try a brunch at Ricky’s Grill on Kingsway Avenue at 11 a.m. (across from the Aviation Museum). We are planning this for the members that can’t make the regular meetings/events, but all members, including their families and friend are welcome. Bring a potential new member. You never know, there just might be something of interest for you at these events. We are also planning to hold a number of informal cruises throughout the year. On an evening during the week, we will gather at Healy Ford and drive to a place of the members’ choice. During the winter months it will be a coffee run and summer months an ice cream run. We have a few more ideas on the drawing table, so stay tuned for details on these events.
Well, that’s about it for this month. Remember to check us out at www.amoaweb.com.
Cheers,
John Church (a.k.a. Johnny Mustang)
AMOA Club President
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