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Officers:
President: Cary Petersen……….…..402- 476-7828
V.P.: Renee Morrison ………………..402-423-0890
Secretary: Margaret Otley………402-786-3246
Treasurer: Wanda Holstein………....402-440-8263
Coordinator: Scott Wuethrich …….402-525-1088
@ Large: Sheryl Wright………….402-440-0209
Lydell Otley ……..….402-786-3246
NEXT MEETING
April 25 Parker’s Smokehouse
REBELS AUTO CLUB
NEWSLETTER APRIL 2012
President’s Message
Newsletter Editor: Tracee Bougger
2702 South Street
Lincoln, NE 68502
Email: [email protected] PH: 441-4838
Choices always have to be made during this
time of year. Should I work in the yard or
work on my car to have it ready for the
first car show of the year? There's work
to be done on both, so set your priorities.
I hope you have time for both.
I was fortunate to have my Army son and his
family here from Maryland. This is their
second trip here this year and both for fu-
nerals. The first was Crystal's maternal
grandpa and then her mother. Our thoughts
and prayers are with her family. It was
also a great time to see the grandkids
again. They're fun, but can really wear
you out.
If any of you missed the chance to get to
the World of Wheels show in Omaha, you
missed a good one. It was good to see sev-
eral Rebels and their entries. Everyone
should try to enter your car at least once.
We had several awards presented and hope-
fully they are listed elsewhere in the
newsletter.
Check the newsletter for upcoming shows and
events. May seems to be the first, big car
show month. Please try to support the high
school shows this year. Both are strug-
gling to stay alive. I was glad to see the
Rebels contribute to the Northeast and
Southeast shows. It's a great way to sup-
port Lincoln's youth and their interest in
cars and trucks.
Let's all get out and help with the troop
packaging this month. Bake cookies and
check the list of items that we like to
send them. Even though the deployments are
down, we still have a few soldiers to send
them to.
The car council book shows Cruisin' night
at Culver's doesn't start until May, but
the weather has been very cooperative and
several cars have been
seen there. Hope to
see you on the road
soon!
Cary Petersen
President
March 28th Meeting at the VFW Club
50 members and guests were in attendance.
The meeting was called to order by Cary Petersen
at 7:30 pm
Cary asked if there were any corrections or additions
to the minutes from the February meeting, there
were none. A motion was made and seconded and approved to
accept the minutes from the last meeting.
We had one guest in attendance, Jeff Maas, who is the automotive
instructor for Northeast HS. We also have 2 new members, Rob
Ellis and Gary Weyent , in attendance.
Renee gave the vice presidents report:
Next Meeting April 25th at Parker’s Rib Ranch on “O” street.
· Troop Packaging Event at The Garage set for Sunday April 29th The time has not been set yet.
· Cars and Coffee at 58th and Pine Lake Scooter’s coffee. Every other Saturday starting April 28th 8 am-10am….. Just a meet and greet event for all car enthusiasts.
· Cruise to Kearney Car Museum will be April 22nd. If we have 15 or more attending the admission price will be $5. There will be more information in the newsletter.
· Please pass out Rebel’s car show flyers at all shows and events you might attend this spring and summer before our show. Jim McNeil has flyers.
· Northeast High car show changed to May 5th. Jeff Maas was in attendance, seeking any assistance or sponsorship we can give.
· Southeast High show May 19th, also need sponsorships.
· Berean Car show on May 12th.
The May meeting will be May 30 at the Isles Pub and Pizza, $8.95 pizza buffet
June meeting will be June 20th at Pioneers Park. It will be a picnic and a walk through for the car show.
We did not have a treasurers report Wanda was out of town.
Scott was also not in attendance. Jim McNeil talked about some upcoming car events.
May 5th car show in Ashland
May 12th Show and shine at Gramercy Hill
May 12th Berean Car Show
May 19 Southeast Car Show
May 20th Forever Angels Car Show in Antelope Park
May 19th Mopar Show in the Paypal Lot.
There is also more informa-tion on some of these shows in the new car council book.
Old Business:
Boyd Ready reported on World of Wheels. The Rebels had nine entries.
Rod Phelps received a Best of Class, Larry Sovereign received a Place Award, Roger Schwab received a Best of Class, Marv Schwab received a Place Award, Butch Rohren received a Best of Class Award, Tom Drbl received an Outstanding in Class Award, Bill Dick received a Best in Class award, Boyd Ready received an Outstanding in Class Award and Brian Hagelgantz received an Outstanding in Class Award.
Brian Hagelgantz also received a Master Builder Award for his 67 Mustang Fastback.
New Business:
Linda Masters made a motion for the Rebels to sponsor a class for both the Northeast and Southeast car shows. The motion was seconded and approved for the Rebels to sponsor both car shows. Jeff Maas spoke about the Northeast Car Show which has been changed to May 5th. Jeff has registration forms.
Chris West spoke about the Southeast car show which is May 19th. They are requesting help with sponsorship, donations to goodie bags or any other help the Rebels may be able to provide to them.
Craig Foster presented Car Facts. This month,s was in what year was a front wheel drive, hybrid car first built. The answer is 1900 by Lorner Porsche. He asked if the members would be interested in a trivia question each month and it was decided that he would present at next months meeting a Mopar trivia question. Each month will be a different brand of car.
Eric Tepley talked about Ethan’s car show. This will be the 4th Annual and it will be on June 10th at Piedmont Shopping Center parking lot. Some of the proceeds will go to Relay for Life but this year much of it will go to a local oncology fund to help pro-vide for local people going through cancer treatment. See Eric for entry forms.
The meeting was adjourned by Cary at 8:15pm.,
Respectfully submitted,
Margaret Otley, Secretary
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, April 17
Vincenzo's Ristorante—6pm
Contact either Jody White or Margaret Otley to let us know you're coming. Jody White 402-423-2698 Margaret Otley 402-786-3246 via email, [email protected] or Facebook.
Upcoming Events: MAKE SURE AND
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Monthly Meeting(s): 7:30pm. If you
would like to eat prior come around
6:00pm.
Wednesday, April 25th-Parker’s
Smokehouse 64th & O St.
Wednesday, May 30th-The Isles
Pub & Pizza Social Hall 6232 Havelock Ave
Wednesday, June 20th (one week early) (walk thru for
upcoming car show and goodie bags assembly) Pioneers
Park. Potluck-Please bring a covered dish to share.
Board meetings are open to all members. Meetings are held
the 2nd Tuesday of each month.
Board Meeting 7:00pm: Tuesday, April 10th- The Garage 48th
& Hwy 2
Ladies Night Out- Tuesday, April 17 Vincenzo’s Risto-
rante. See newsletter for details.
Car Council meetings: 7:30pm Golden Corral 3940 N 27th
St. See the ENWI Car Council Book for dates when held in
Lincoln.
Weekly Cruises: Starting in May.
Fridays: Sonic Drive-In 84th & Holdrege, Culver’s 4940
N. 27th St.
Tuesdays: Culver’s 1500 Old Cheney Rd
Wednesdays, fourth Wed. Don & Millie’s 5200 S. 56th St.
4pm-8pm
Sundays: Culver’s 70th & Pioneers
April:
Sunday, April 22nd. Kearney, NE Road trip to tour the
museum. See newsletter for details.
Sunday, April 29th Rebels Troop Packages: 4pm at the
Garage. See newsletter for details.
May:
LNE High School Car Show: Saturday, May 5th 9am-3pm.
2635 N 63rd St. Contact: Jeff Automotive Instructor 402-436-
1303 or [email protected]
Berean Car Show: Saturday, May 12th 70th & Hwy 2. 9am-
4pm, Contact Gary 402-489-8853. All proceeds go to single
family mothers who need help with car repairs.
Gramercy Hill Show N Shine: May 12th Contact Jim
NcNeil for more information.
LSE High School Car Show: Saturday May 19tb 9am-
3:30pm. 2930 S 37th St. Proceeds to pediatric cancer re-
search in memory of Josh Grimes. Contact Tommy Bender
402-580-0537, or [email protected]
Forever Angels Carnival: Sunday, May 20th, 12pm-
4pm. 84th & Pioneers (Peak Performance & Tiger Rock
Academy parking lot) Contact: Scott 402-525-1088
33rd Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Hot Rod Super Nationals:
May 26th-27th. Lancaster Event Center.
www.HotRodSuperNationals.net
Rebels Sock Hop: Friday, May 26th 6:00-? Jims Shop:
1948 SW 5th St. Suite 8. Drive over after the hot rod na-
tionals and have great food and fun. Karaoke provided by
Chubby Bills Karaoke. Please bring our own special bev-
erage to fuel up and a dish to share. Get your 50’s -80’s
costumes out of the closet and come have fun.
June:
NRCA Tour Nebraska: June 2-3rd. Based out of Nor-
folk this year, the tour will end at York, just 50 miles from
home. Registration deadline is May 15th. Contact Rod
Phelps, VP NRCA
Dare to Share Car Show: June 3rd Waverly High
School 9-3pm, Proceeds to benefit Waverly School District
Backpack Program.
Cruzin’ for a Cure Car Show: Saturday, June 10th
8am-4pm. Piedmont Shopping Center. 50th & A St. Con-
tact Eric 402-560-3785 or Ethan 402-890-5263
Formula Indy Races: June 20-23rd AirPark Contact
Jim NcNeil for more information.
Rebels Auto Club Car Show: June 24th 8am-5pm
Pioneers Park. Members are not eligible to participate in
our show, but do bring yours out to show off in the desig-
nated area and please consider to volunteer as this is a big
event for our club.
July:
2nd Annual Rollin’ Against Hunger: July 14t h 4pm.
Poker run sign-up starts at 1pm.@ Frontier Harley-
Davidson 205 NW 40th St. Sponsored by the City of Lin-
coln Dept of Public Works. Co-sponsored by The Rebels
Auto Club & Frontier Harley owners group. Beer Garden
& Food-5pm, Band 6pm. Contact: Ron or Nick Brown.
10th Annual Midwest MCA Mustang and All Ford Show:
July 14th 8am-4pm. 27th St & I-80. Contact: Bruce Ken-
nedy 402-796-2114
*Information on all upcoming car events are posted in the
ENWI Car Council Book. Check it out.
Your current membership card can benefit you
for a discount on purchases at The Auto Zone at
2904 Cornhusker Hwy and A Street Auto Parts.
Don’t forget to bring your canned goods
to the next meeting. Margaret Otley is
collecting them to take to the Food
Pantry.
CARDS OR FLOWERS
Anyone who knows of a Rebels
member who should have a
card sent to someone in the
hospital or flowers for a funeral,
Contact John or Carol Danielson
477-5577
Rob Ellis 63 Chevy Nova, 69 Chevy C10, 64 Impala SS
Gary Weyant 1950 Oldsmobile 88 Convertible
NEW MEMBERS
Rebels Auto Club Car Show
June 24, 2012
Our Biggest Event of the Year!
Car show flyers are now available for
distribution. More volunteers are
needed to help with the car show. You
can get signed up at the next meeting
(s) or contact Dave O'Melia. 402-440-
2505. As club members, we cannot
compete in our own show, but we do
bring our cars to show off in the desig-
nated area.
Many Hands Make Work Light! English.Proverb. many hands make light work. A large
number of people co-operating can perform tasks easily.
Who and when was a front wheel drive, gasoline
engine/electric motor car offered to the public
for sale?
This hybrid car was designed by Ferdinand Por-
sche while he worked for a coach builder in Vi-
enna called Jacob Lohner. This car was called
the "Lohner-Porsche Mixte" and the year was
1900.
" Cars & History"
~by Craig Foster
Well here we go, the start of April! Boy, these first months
have sure passed by in a hurry. We have been really busy
with moving and me being ill and a little depressed that my
truck is going to be out of commission for a few weeks -
looks like I spun a cam. I would like to thank all of you that
have filled in for me at the meetings and thanks again to all
that represented the Rebels during the World of Wheels.
We had a great turn out. There really isn’t a whole lot going
on in the month of April which gives us all a little bit longer
to get our hot rods ready for the shows in May. Don’t forget
that we have our Rebels show in June and if you have not
signed up to volunteer please contact Linda Masters, Dave
O’Melia or me.
If there are any rebels that have a business that would like
to give stuff away for our car show please contact me or
Dave. Every little bit helps make our show a success!
April’s Events
14-15th Lee Summit Mo. Ararat Shrine Swap Meet & Auto
Coral (page 6 of Book)
22nd Wahoo Swap Meet Saunders County Fairgrounds
May Events
5th Ashland 5th Annual ROC Car & Truck show Green-
wood High school 18th & Furnace. Contact Rich
Miller 402-944-2557
12th Gramercy Hill Show N Shine Contact Jim McNeil
12th Berean Car Show Contact Gary Weyer402-489-
8853
12th Northeast High School Car Show TBA
19th Southeast High School Car Show @ Southeast High
parking lot Contact Tommy Bender 402-436-1304
20th Forever Angels Carnival 84th & Pioneers (Peak
Performance & Tiger Rock Academy parking lot 12-4 ques-
tions Contact Scott 402-525-1088
26th & 27th Hot Rod Nationals, Lancaster Event Center
June Events
2nd Open House and Car Show, J2 Speed & Custom,
11364 S.147th St. Omaha Ne
Info Contact Jeff Allen 402-880-1402,
www.j2speedandcustom.com
3rd Waverly Dare to Share Car show Benefit the Back
Pack Programs @ Waverly High. Registration 9-11 Show
11-3 Contact Tom French 402-786-2527
10th 4th Annual Cruzin’ for a Cure, Piedmont Shopping
Center, 50th & A st.
Reg. 9-Noon Show Noon to 3:30 Contact Eric 402-560-3785
20th-23rd Races @ Airpark More Info in Next Newsletter
24th Rebels Auto Club Show Pioneers Park All Day
If you have an event that would like to be posted in
the newsletter please feel free to contact me
402-525-1088 or email [email protected]
Scott
Coordinators Report
MARK YOUR
CALENDARS
Road Trip Kearney Classic Car Museum
Sunday, April 22nd, 2012
The plan is to
leave Lincoln as a
group. We will
meet at Shoemak-
ers Truck stop
around 9:45 a.m.
and plan to be on
the road at 10:00
a.m. We will stop
in Kearney for
Lunch and then go
over to the Museum. Their hours are from Noon to
5:00 p.m. on Sundays. The cost is $8, $7 for Seniors
(55+), but if we have 15 or more in our group, the
cost will be $5 per person. We currently have 11
signed up, so hopefully we can get at least 4 more
people to join the group.
To sign up, please call either Bruce or Sheryl Wright
at 402-438-2681. If we are not available, you can
leave us a message.
Later this month we will provide additional informa-
tion to those who have signed up for the cruise.
THE TRUSTY GARDEN
GNOME
Did you know that in the
1800’s, German Phillip
Griebel popularized ceramic
garden gnomes based on a
myth that gnomes helped in
the garden at night and
scared thieves away.
Rebels,
Thank you so much for making me an honorary member of
the Rebels. I know how much Stuie loved his car clubs and
all his friends. I’d like to take the time to thank all those
who went to see Stuie in the nursing home and to all of you
who have helped me through all this. I’ve never had such
caring friends and I owe
that all to Stuie.
God Bless You All!
Shirley Kirkbride
Who’s in the driver’s seat of this1933 Chopped Ford Pickup? Picture taken around 1958 or 1959. That’s a 1950 Olds engine with 3 two barrel carbs,
Save Tabs &
Bring to Meetings
Formula SAE began in 1981 in Michi-
gan. The objective of the competition is
to design, build and demonstrate a com-
mercially viable mini-formula style
racecar for the non-professional week-
end autocross racer. The United States
Competition has been held annually in
Michigan and California for the past
several years. Beginning this year the
California event is moving to Lincoln
for at least the next five years. The
2012 competition will take place at the
Air Park Sports Car Club of America
(SCCA) site on June 20-23.
81 cars and over 1,000 team members
are signed up to compete in the Lincoln
competition representing universities
from the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil,
India and Japan. The Lincoln Chamber
of Commerce estimates that this event
will bring $1.3M into Lincoln. It is a big
deal!
The competition consists of a technical
inspection followed by three static and
four dynamic events. Static events are
Design Judging, a cost and manufactur-
ing report and a business/marketing
report and presentation. The dynamic
events include acceleration, skid pad,
autocross and endurance/fuel economy.
The SCCA will be running the dynamic
events.
Benefits for the students include:
• Gaining project management &
scheduling skills
• Coursework knowledge trans-
ferred directly to real-world
applications
• Learning valuable skills needed
for future employment
• Exposure to the mobility engi-
neering industry
• Networking and establishing
employment opportunities
The UNL has established a team for the
first time this year. The team, “Husker
Motorsports”, has designed and is build-
ing their racer for the completion.
The chassis is a TIG welded, Chromoly
4130 tubular frame design with fiber-
glass body panels. The power train is
based on a 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R motor
cycle engine and 6-Speed slipper clutch
transmission. The engine has a 13.1:1
compression ratio and runs on E-85
fuel. The rear wheel drive train in-
cludes a limited slip differential. The
brakes and suspension were designed
by the students.
So, what is the potential role of the Re-
bels Car Club? The SAE is looking for
volunteers to help run the competition.
They are looking for people with train-
ing and/or experience in performance
automobiles to help out with the judg-
ing. Over 100 community volunteers
are needed to run this four day event.
Areas where help is needed in addition
to judging the static and dynamic
events include helping the SCCA with
the dynamic events and administrative
activity such as registration, crowd con-
trol, parking and grounds clean-up. The
SAE organizers of the event are already
aware of the Rebels support of the
SCCA Nationals and are anticipating
that the Rebels will be available to help
out in this event. Individuals interested
in volunteering can contact the SAE
directly by calling Kaley Zundel at 724-
772-8533 or by email her at kzun-
Photo of two cars at the 2011
California Formula SAE event
Troop Packages Sunday, April 29th
4pm @ The Garage
Come join the fun! Please bake
and freeze your cookies and
other goodies. Bill Masters will
gladly accept items at his
station, Parkway 66 at 48th &
Normal. He pre-bags, seals and
freezes them for packaging day.
We will also take your frozen
items on packing day.
Quick & easy for soldiers:
Nuts, Trail Mixes, Gum, Fruit Cups,
Flavor sticks for water,
Snack/breakfast/protein bars,
Cheese/peanut butter & crackers, Hard
Candies/breath mints
Personal items:
Deodorant, toothpaste (good tasting)
Toothbrushes, shampoo, lotions, chap
sticks, razors or any personal items.
Wet ones/baby wipes to use for bath-
ing/sanitation. Female items, plastic
utensils and baggies., AA & AAA Batter-
ies.
Call or email Sandy Francisco if your
have questions.
Home: 402-489-0265
Email: [email protected]
Nine members of the Rebels traveled to Omaha to participate in the World of Wheels Car Show. We left Lincoln as a group on Thursday and arrived at the show at 2pm. As we entered the show some of our members were asked to allow show officials to check the gas gage of their car. If the tank was too full they were asked to drain some out and return. So while the rest of us were setting up our display Butch Rohren and Marv Schwab headed out to get rid of some motion lotion. Butch returned after a short while. Marv's Lincoln did not give up the gas as easily and he did not return until about 6pm. Marv had to go to a local Ford service shop where they drained 15 gal-lons from his tank. They told Marv no charge – we will take your gas instead! After getting our cars set up we headed for the American GI Forum for dollar tacos. You can't beat dollar tacos! We arrived back home about 10pm.
For the next couple of days our guys attended the show and watched over the cars. On Friday I accompanied Roger and Patty Schwab and Tony Sanson to the show. After we left the show we headed over to the Quaker Steak and Lube for a bite of supper. You know you have to grease the machine some times.
On Saturday My wife Sandy and I went back to the show with our grandson Brandon. Some of you know him from Tour Ne-braska. He has been on seven Tours and is going with us this year. He had a great time checking out the cars.
At the awards on Sunday our merry group of Rebels were re-warded with many awards. Mr Rod Phelps showed Suzy's truck and was awarded a Best of Class. Larry Sovereign's green Green Corvette received a Place Award. Marv Schwab's gas drained Lincoln received a Best of Class. Marv's big brother Roger got a Place Award for his beautiful white Chev-elle. Butch Rohren's 31 Ford coupe received a Best of Class. Tom Drbal's 33 Ford five window coupe was presented an Outstanding in Class. Bill Dick's screaming yellow 05 Roush Mustang was awarded a Best in Class. The raffle car, The Silver Knight, presented by Boyd Ready got an Outstanding in Class. Brian Hagelgantz also received an Outstanding in class for his 67 Mustang fastback.
When we entered the awards room an announcement was made that after the regular awards were presented the special awards would be handed out and everyone should remain for them as anyone might win one. Well one of our own Rebels did just that. Brian Hagelgantz was awarded the Master Builder Award for his work in building his 67 Mustang fastback in his garage out behind the house.
I had a great time and enjoyed the camaraderie with my fellow Rebels.
2012 World of Wheels Suzy's Truck
2012 World of Wheels Tom Drbal
2012 World of Wheels Sharon next to her new red kitchen
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