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In this issue:

Official Publication of the Inland Empire Mustang Club Spokane, WA

May 2019

‘Stang of the Month 1-2

The Prez Sez 3

Birthdays

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May-June Calendar 3

Meeting Minutes 4-6

Car Show Review 7

Back In the Day 8

In December of 2018 I had my second knee replacement surgery that ended up with

complica�ons and another emergency surgery. During this �me, I couldn’t do physical therapy

so the boredom and spare �me caused me to browse the internet. Since 2016 I have wanted a

Shelby GT350, and was searching for a used one so I would-

n’t have to pay the $5000.00 dealer premium.

While searching, I stumbled on 2 new ones, one in

Sea+le and one in Montana that seemed reasonably priced.

I called Sea+le on Saturday and got their best price. The

dealer in Montana wasn’t open on Saturday so we called on

Monday.

The dealer was in Fairfield, Montana, a town of 700

people. The dealership has been in the same family for 80

years and might be the smallest Ford dealer in the country.

The car is a 2017 Shelby GT350 with 5 miles on it and a full

new car warranty. We made the deal to buy the car and

offered to put money on it and he said no, a handshake

over the phone was good enough for him.

Barry, Dave and I decided to head over the next

Sunday, January 27, and pick the car up on Monday the

28th. The weather looked pre+y good when we le4 Sunday

at 9:00am. We got to Lincoln, Mt and it started snowing hard through Rodgers Pass, enough to

cover the road. We got to Fairfield, which is about 40 miles northwest of Great Falls, at about

4:00pm and it stopped snowing. We stayed at a small bed and breakfast that was an old railway

sta�on that had been moved there in 1890 by using logs and horses. It was very nice and deco-

rated nicely too. We went to dinner at a pizza place and the waitress there was the wife of the

parts manager at the Ford dealer. Small town.

IEMC MUSTANG

‘Stang of the Month Gary Gunning’s 2017 GT350

May 27, 2019

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‘Stang of the Month (cont.)

We saw the car and it was beau�ful. I signed the papers

and backed the trailer up to the door. We had a li+le bit of

difficulty because the curb height and how low the car is, and

the 10 degree weather didn’t help either. We were loaded and

on the way home by 9:45am. The roads were compact snow

and ice all the way to Missoula, but it was clear and sunny.

We got to Missoula at about noon and there was about

2” of ice and road grime on the front and back of the trailer. We

ate lunch at Famous Daves Barbecue and then got home about

4:30pm. We stopped at a carwash plaza to clean the ice and

crud off of the truck and trailer.

It was on fantas�c trip with my friends Barry and Dave.

Since then, I didn’t care for the black wheels so I have replaced

them with silver Shelby wheels. I have put 150 miles on it and it

is a dream to drive for being such an animal.

ONE FANTASTIC CAR!!!!! - Gary Gunning

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ACTIVITY CALENDARACTIVITY CALENDARACTIVITY CALENDARACTIVITY CALENDAR May 7th - Monthly Membership Meeting at Darcy's in the valley - 10502 East Sprague Avenue (In the old University City Mall). The meeting will be at 7:00pm as usual. Come early to eat and visit.

15th - Silvers Auction at the DAA Facility in Airway Heights. details to follow. POC: Carl Sontowski (509)768-0731.

18th - Saturday Annual Shakedown Cruise – Details to fol-low. POC: Tom Eickmeyer (509) 863-5644

21st - Monthly Run -- Otis Grill – 21902 E Wellesley – Otis Or-chards Meet – TBA – POC: Craig & Christine Binkley (509) 464-2000

25th - Saturday IEMC Car Display at Gus Johnson Ford, 10 am to 2pm. Please arrive by 9:45 so we can get everyone parked. Gus is our main sponsor and last year we had 48 of our members on hand. Let's see if we can top that this year! POC: Tom Eickmeyer (509) 863-5644 June 4th - Monthly Membership Meeting at Darcy's in the valley - 10502 East Sprague Avenue (In the old University City Mall). The meeting will be at 7:00pm as usual. Come early to eat and visit.

18th – Monthly Run – Cathay Inn – 3714 N Division – Spokane Meet—TBA -- POC: Ken & Vicki West (509) 328-8376.

23rd -- Mystery/Anniversary Cruise – Details to follow – POC – Tom & Catherine Eickmeyer?

May Birthdays

1-Colleen Kruse

2-Michael Nadeau

5-Kim Dickson

5-Monty Trusley

6-Neal Adams

6-Mike Bishop

8-Brandon Traynham

10-Dick Flann

12-Brunelle Piersol

16-Brad Kemp

17-Jodee Piersol

19-Ed Renkey

24-Hank Bishop

31-Robert Allred

Sunshine, cruzin’, tops down (convertible tops!).

This is more like it. Sure is nice to hear the weather per-

son saying “nice weather to continue”

May should have a few fun things to offer. We can

be looking forward to cruising May 21st to Otis Orchards

to the Otis Grille for May’s ice cream run. The “Shake

Down Cruise” is coming up May 18th. May 25th we will

have a car show at Gus Johnson Ford. 10am-2pm Always

fun and a good turn out.

If you have any cruises planned somewhere on the

spur of the moment let us know and we’ll throw out an

ALERT to see anyone wants to or can go.

At the next meeting there will be a sign up sheet to

order shirts. This will be a great time to get your shirts

and/or replace a worn out one. PLUS this will save you a

few dollars also. We still have a few hats for sale also.

Get your hat now save $3. $12 each.

We are in need of someone or couple to be

representatives for the INCCC. The club pays the dues. If

you can help out please let us know at the meeting.

Thanks.

I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the

sunshine. See ya Tuesday May 7th.

Tom

The Prez Sez... By Tom Eickmeyer

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Meeting Minutes April 2, 2019

Francine

Darcy’s restaurant. 10502 E Sprague Ave, Spokane Valley, WA. 7PM.

Officers: Tom Eickmeyer-President, Bruce Stirn-Vice President, Mark Lidbeck-Treasurer and Francine-Secretary.

Directors: Carl Sontowski, Barry Barton, Dave Brink, Gary Gunning, Jeff Larson and Ken West.

Meeting Called to Order: President Tom Eickmeyer. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by the membership.

Presidents Opening Comments: Welcome everyone. We are passing around a signup sheet for the Spokane Speed and Custom Show. Sign up if you are available to help with set up. We have a pretty good turnout tonight. At least it’s not snowing for a change. Some of the driveways are drying out from all of that good stuff. Planned guest speaker Dennis Morford from National Collector Car Club has rescheduled for our May meeting.

Membership: Rhonda Giardina.

• Visiting: Bob and Marlene Gross are moving and need to sell their 86 Mustang Convertible.

• New Members: Welcoming 9 new members joining tonight

Angela Howerton (Royal’s daughter, returning member) has a 2005 GT, White with pink racing stripes. Dick Howerton, associ ate.

Levi Howerton (Royal’s grandson) has a Lazer Red 1996 GT.

Nanette and Hank Bishop have a Cherry Red 2010 convertible.

Jeremy and Holly Shay have a Ruby Red 2017 GT 5.0.

Wyatt Holeman has a Mineral Grey 2002 V6. Tammy Starkey (Wyatt’s mother) associate.

Minutes: IEMC monthly meeting minutes from March 05, 2019 approved as submitted.

Treasurers Report: Mark Lidbeck. Dues. Taxes. Guild School penny jar collected $274 to date. Wounded Warriors $420 inclusive of Purple Heart Dog Tag sales.

The girls (Sharon Marier, Sue Ragon, Vi Sundin, Jo Anne Dobson, Diane West, Sharon Jones, Catherine Eickmeyer) gave a “Mustang” cheer to start off the new season.

Activities Committee: Ron West.

• Last month. March 19th Run to Goodtymes. Jerry and Jo Anne Dobson POC’s. (Apologized for the slow service).

• This month. April 16th Run to Selkirk Pizza. Cliff and Sharon Marier POC’s. Meet at 6 PM.

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Meeting Minutes (Cont.) April 2, 2019

Francine

• Next month. May 18th Shakedown Cruise. Tom and Catherine Eickmeyer POC’s.

May 18th Lilac Parade. Member opportunity to drive Veterans.

May 21st Run to Otis Grill. Craig and Christine Binkley POC’s. Details TBA.

Auction Committee: Carl Sontowski. Explanation to new members. Fund raiser. First auction is Wednesday May 15th. DAA on Hayford Rd. Food provided. Auctions raised $1800 for charity last year. Volunteers needed, it’s a fun event.

Health and Welfare Committee: Vicky West. Explanation to new members. Cathy Jones and Ray Smith attending. Let her know if there is a need. Happy to send a card. Her helper Christine Binkley will be moving.

Membership Committee: Ronda Giardina. Explanation to new members. $10 members draw won by Monty Trusley.

Motorsports Committee:

• Open Track: Barry Barton. Explanation to new members. Spokane County Raceway. Events on the 13th and 20th.

• Autocross: Kim Frank. At the old Deer Park Runway. Starts this month. Check their website: asnw.org.

• Drag Racing: Dave Brink. Event on April 6th.

NEW Business:

• Spokane Speed and Custom Show: Update by Bruce Stirn. Meet Thursday April 11th for breakfast at IHOP at 9-9:30 before set up. Free admission that day. $12 a person for show admission. 5 club cars are entered: Kim Frank, Brian Gennell, Denis Hill, Doug Pickett and Bruce Stirn. Each club puts in $100 and one club wins all if voted best display. Our club theme is “Garage”. Will need help with Thursday set up and Sunday tear down.

• Club Apparel: Tom Eickmeyer. Planning on ordering official club shirts. Need commitment of 24 for quantity pricing. In the $30 range. Sample shirts passed. Will have a small embroidered club logo on upper left front. Nothing on the back. Show of hands for interest, fa-vored. Can pick different colors.

• Club Hats available at the meeting for $12 each. (Black with IEMC lettering below club logo). Several purchased.

• Gus Johnson Club Car Display set for Saturday May 25th. Set up and park cars Saturday 9:30 AM. Show from 10 to 2:00 PM. Show of hands for interest, favored. Will pass a signup sheet next month. We had 48 cars last year and collected toiletries for the Veteran’s home. No decision on a collection yet this year.

• Dues Reminder: $25 annual club dues are due by the end of March. Don’t miss out on all the fun and benefits!

OTHER Business:

• “We would like to have some more suggestions for events, cruise etc. from our club membership. Even spur of the moment cruises are great. What do ya think?” Tom Eickmeyer. Would you like to have a morning cruise? Meet for breakfast and cruise after. Allen Trusley enjoyed the Wine Cruise and volunteered to plan another one. Let activities committee know if you have a suggestion.

• Website: Barry Barton. It’s up to date. Check the calendar often.

• Hot Wheels in Sontag Park: Mark Lidbeck. We will be talking about trophies and dash plaques at the board meeting. Royal is booking venders. Tom Seep is in charge of parking; Friday layout and Saturday show parking. Registration under gazebo. Need 25 for ballot counting. Royal needs 2 people for 50/50. Denny and Sharon Jones will do door prizes. We have an ice cream vender this year. Dave Brink spoke of trophy sponsorship and directions to the park.

CPR Class: Mark Lidbeck instructor has volunteered to teach. Will ask Gus Johnson if he has a room for us. Profit after expenses will en-

hance our club charity fund. (Continued next page)

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Meeting Minutes (Cont.) April 2, 2019

Francine

• Facebook and Historian: Michelle Huck not present.

• INCCC. A club representative is needed. Ray and Nadine Smith are stepping down due to resent health challenges. The meeting is held on the last Tuesday of the month at Timber Creek Buffet, Argonne Village.

• Newsletter: Kim Frank. Needs “Stang of the Month” cars and articles for the newsletter. Needs 6 cars to drive Veteran’s in the Lilac Pa-rade. Convertibles are nice but it doesn’t have to be.

• IEMC Board Meeting: Tom Eickmeyer. Set for April 15th at Perkin’s on Division. 6 PM.

• New Ponies or Modifications. Gary Gunning replaced original black wheels on his new Shelby with “Shiny ones”.

• HA Award. Royal takes it by forgetting to pay for his meal after a club Run. (Covered by another member).

• IMM: Doug Pickett. The show is Labor Day Weekend in Great Falls, Montana this year. Register now to be entered in the drawing for a free room. Barry Barton will take your registration and entry to the spring meeting on April 13th. Members have won in the past.

Suggestion Box: Nothing submitted.

Distributions Made: Door prizes by Ron West. 50/50 by Royal Myhre.

Meeting Adjourned. Next monthly meeting is May 7th, 2019.

Respectfully submitted,

Francine, IEMC Secretary

IEMC Custom Apparel and Merchandise

Our website “Merchandise” e-store is just the Beginni ng!

What you should know about our apparel vender Zome Design.

You can visit Zome Design Monday - Friday at the Spokane Industrial Park.

• Meet Zane Troester our club representative. Meet staff and designers.

• You can make an appointment for one on one time with Zane.

• Take a tour of their amazing state of the art factory.

• See how your embroidery and screen printing is done.

• See examples of Promotional Products: mugs, pens, water bot-tles and more.

• See examples of Digital Printing: signs, banners, stickers, wall wraps and more.

• See examples of Sublimation Printing: photo gifts, mouse pads and more.

• Get a catalog with hundreds of apparel and merchandise options available.

• See and try on clothing samples. Our e-store offers a small sampling.

• Drop off clothing items purchased elsewhere for logo embroi-dery.

• Make purchases at the factory as well as on line.

• Personalize your embroidered item with your name.

• Add a picture of your own car to many items.

• Have a template made of your own car for embroidery.

• Add our sponsor Gus Johnson’s logo to your item if you wish.

• Pick up or have your finished items mailed to your home for a small postage fee.

• Have your in-stock or dropped-off items finished in 7 to 10 days.

• Get answers to questions and helpful suggestions.

• Learn about Fund Raising opportunities.

• Purchase a gift card.

Be part of “Event” sales of batch screen printing or embroidered Logo club shirts.

Have fun. Be creative. Wear your club Logo proudly!

Zome Design Building #3. Suite Q.

3808 N Sullivan Rd, Spokane Valley, WA 99216

509-279-2034 Zane’s ext. 1003

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Club Members Take Trophies at

Spokane Speed and Custom Show

Five cars, five awards. It was a clean sweep for the

IEMC at the recent Spokane Speed and Custom Show, at least

as far as individual car entries is concerned. On the other hand,

there was great disappointment as the IEMC did not come

away with the Best Club Display Award despite a fantastic

“Garage Theme” display. The display included many details and

interesting items such as a gas pump, gumball machine, traffic

light, parking meter, a mock-up building complete with a

uniformed and helmeted mannequin peering out if the window,

numerous metal signs, tires and tools.

The club displayed Bruce Stirn’s ’87 GT, Kim Frank’s

’02 Roush Stage 2, Denis Hill’s ’06 GT, Brian Grennell’s ’08 Roush 427R, and Doug Pickett’s ’18 GT. The cars and the display

received many compliments from passers-by and the club made several contacts with potential future members who stopped

by the table to gather information and chat about Mustang matters.

The show featured over 180 cars covering the whole gamut of classes from conservative to rat-rod. A few

nationally-touring cars made the show especially interesting. One such example, The Copper Caddy, was truly a masterpiece

in design, craftsmanship and beauty. It gave hope for the future for automotive hobbyists and enthusiasts. Despite the car

trends that the manufactures try to inflict on us, replete with countless SUV’s and cars that drive themselves, there will always

be someone who can look at the ordinary run-of-the-mill production piece and imagine and build a custom one-of-a-kind

show winner.

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Back In The Day

Here’s a look back at May 1982 and an article from the

now-defunct Super Ford Magazine about buying new cars

… “All good sales ideas must come to an end. The new models are no longer a secret. Anybody who reads an automotive publication knows what they will look like six months before they are introduced. For that matter, who knows when the new models come out anyway. Some show up mid-year, some are never introduced until the year is well underway. Then you never know if you can buy one even though they’ve been shown to the public. It’s not the same anymore. When you saw a car at the dealer extravaganza, you could be sure it could be ordered for immediate delivery. You didn’t think those dealers would order all those doughnuts if they didn’t ex-pect to sell the cars that were on display.”

“Why is the auto industry in such a mess today? If you ask me, they don’t know what the American driver wants. We don’t want foreign cars. We don’t want cars that drive themselves. We don't want seats that are more plush than our living room furniture. We don’t want cars that tell us when to change gears. We don’t want cars that look just like the competitors! We don’t want cars that get 300 miles per gallon. And we sure don’t want to pay the price to have all these things that we don’t want! What we want is a good variety of doughnuts to munch on while we are trying to decide if we should buy the Fordoor for family convenience of throw all caution to the wind and buy the two-door hardtop with four barrel carburetor and overdrive. Of course, with this model one’ll automatically get the deluxe interior (simulated leather as opposed to cloth).”

Photo of the July 1981 Super Ford Street Machine Nationals

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“NEED MEMBERS HELP”

We’ve decided to help the Veterans

Home again this year. We need your help by

donating things needed by the Veterans. We

will be doing a collection on May 25th at the

Gus Johnson car show.

We are letting you know early so if you

can’t make the car show you could drop off

items at the May meeting. Below is a list of

items they said would be of benefit to them:

• Electric razors

• Large body wash bottles

• Spray deodorant

• Sox and undies

• Spray cologne

• Head phones (wired) for their TV

use

• Older I-Pads

• Nail polish for the ladies

• Clothing for men and women (4-5--6

X in sizes)

Please give us a hand and bring what

you can to the meeting or car show.

These guys will love you for it.

Who Am I?

Can you guess which IEMC Member this is? If

you can your name will be entered into a drawing for

the “Hershey Award” at the May monthly mee�ng.

Submit your guess to the Newsle"er Editor at

kfrank@valley4th.com.

Hints: she is approximately one year old in this

picture. According to some sources, in early US

history, 100% of the immigrant ci�zens with her

Germanic last name were carpenters by occupa�on.

Other sources say that by the late 1800’s the majority

were farmers.

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CLASSIFIED ADS

1986 Mustang Convertible, Black, V-6 auto, excellent condition, most items re-built. Asking $6000 obo Bob Gross 509-998-7822

Coverking mesh black covers for the bucket seats and headrests for a 2010 GT that were used 1 Summer. They will also fit a 2011. I paid $103, and will take $50. Call Jerry Searfoss at 509-290-6302.

IEMC Officers:

President: Tom Eickmeyer (509)467-0825 tomandcatherine@aol.com

Vice Pres.: Bruce Stirn (509)-944-1984 b_stirn57@hotmail.com

Treasurer: Mark Lidbeck (509)270-2272 marklid46@gmail.com

Secretary: Francine (509)220-5239 francinedober@gmail.com

Newsletter:

Kim Frank (509)954-4398 kfrank@valley4th.com

Auction:

Carl Sontowski (509)768-0731 carls69olds1@gmail.com

Motorsports:

Barry Barton (509)468-8730 barryjbarton@comcast.net

Gary Gunning (509)922-2596 grgnnng@comcast.net

Kim Frank (509)926-7364 kfrank@valley4th.com

Historian & Facebook:

Michelle Huck (509)928-9554 iemcevents@outlook.com

Website:

Barry Barton (509)468-8730 barryjbarton@comcast.net

Submissions due by the 20th of the month. Classifieds: Free to members or brought forth by member. Renewable every three months. Business cards: $20 for 12 months.

Send payment to the club Treasurer. E-mail ads to the Editor.

CONTACTS Activities Committee:

Ron and Diane West (509)467-0205 Krazydog69@msn.com

Craig & Christine Binkley (509)464-2000 craigbinkley@gmail.com

Chuck & Mary Oliver (509)464-3144 chuckoliverjr@comcast.net

Jerry & JoAnne Dobson (509)924-4278 dobberjd@comcast.net

Allen Trusley (509)499-1138 coolhands169@yahoo.com

Misty Dolezal (509)499-1138 mistydolezal@gmail.com

Ken & Vicki West (509)328-8376 packy1945@gmail.com

Ray & Nadine Smith (509)999-6617 nadineandray@comcast.net

Cliff & Sharon Marier (509)466-7864 csmarier@comcast.net

Health and Welfare:

Vicki West (509)328-8376 westwatercolor@gmail.com

Christine Binkley (509)464-2000 craigbinkley@gmail.com

International Reps:

Carl Sontowski (509)768-0731 carls69olds1@gmail.com

Doug Picket (208)660-3091 doug00@msn.com

Club Apparel:

Chrome 2010 GT 500 wheels. 19x10 rear; 19x8.5 front. Lugs. Paid $940.00; will sell for

$600.00 Jeff Larson 994-3995

2012 Shelby GT 500 convertible, Kona Blue with white stripes, 10,000 miles. As new, all

options. $42,000.00 or best. Jeff Larson 994-3995 1949 Ford convertible, 302 / C4. auto, air, power rack, power disc brakes. Blue with

tan interior and top, 300 miles. $40,000.00 or best offer. Jeff Larson 994-3995

1972 Mustang Conver�ble. Bright Red with White Interior. Removed 351C, Trans and

Third Member, That Remain in Storage, included. Installed Performance Built 351C, Per-

formance Built C6 and 3.70 Posi. 4700 Miles on Build. Price Will be Reduced Over Time

Un�l Sold. See Complete Lis�ng with Current Price in ClassicCars.com and craigslist. Ed

Groce 509-981-1914

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Club Purpose

and General Informa�on

Inland Empire Mustang Club (IEMC)

Club Purpose: Our club exists to promote the enjoyment and preservation of all Mustang automobiles. There’s no limit to

how many Mustangs or other Ford-powered automobiles you may register. Ownership is not required. However, enthusiasm is

definitely encouraged!

Club Mailing Address: VIA Pony Express IEMC

P.O. Box 13591

Spokane Valley, WA 99213-3591

Monthly Stampede:

The IEMC holds a monthly get together the third Tuesday

of each Month. Check the IEMC website, Activity Alerts and

this newsletter for details.

Meeting Place: (1st Tuesday, Monthly)

Darcy’s Restaurant

10502 E Sprague Ave

Spokane Valley, WA 99206

Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month.

It’s an excellent time to meet fellow club members and

make new friends. Meetings start at 7:00PM. Come early

(by 6:00pm) to eat and visit. All family members are

welcome to attend and join the fun.

Club Website:

www. inlandempiremustangclub.com

The site features contacts, publications, photos,

stories, ads, an updated/current calendar of events and

many other items of interest.

Membership Dues:

Membership dues are $25 per calendar year, per

household. Your membership includes family members

that reside with you that are under the age of 25. Each

membership includes one associate family member for

voting purposes. Dues are pro-rated, based on what part

of the year you join. Newsletter:

The award winning IEMC MUSTANG is the

official club publication. An electronic version is sent

monthly to everyone who has an e-mail address. A

condensed black and white version is mailed to those

members who “opt in” for a hard copy each month.

E-mail your contributions (articles, photos, classified

ads, business cards) and questions to the Editor by the

20th of the month.

Advertising Policy: Submission deadline is the 20th of the

month. Business cards $20 for one year. Classifieds:

Free to members, renewable every 3 months. Send

payment to IEMC Treasurer, e-mail ads to the Editor.

Mustang Registry:

Please help us maintain a current Pony registry. This is

a real help to the club for planning events and will give you

an opportunity to have your ride featured in the club

newsletter. Ask any club officer for a copy of the Mustang

Registry form. Turn it in at club meetings or mail to the

IEMC.