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Club members Mike and Kay Cummins own a 1935 Ford Tudor Sedan. The sedan was given to Mike and Kay in 1994 by her father who found the car in a collapsed barn in Wisconsin. The car was completed and on the road in the spring of 2001. The car has Mustang II front suspension with tubular control arms and Aldan coil-over shocks and a 1981 Corvette rear suspension with owner fabricated tubular rear control arms; four-wheel power disc brakes; 350 ZZ4 Chevrolet engine with dual quads; TH350; Vintage Air; hidden stereo and dash controls; numerous body mods; owner fabricated plug-in head lights; electric exhaust cutouts; and a custom leather interior. The tire/wheels are – 205/60 x 15 on 15 x 6 front, 255/70 x 15 on 15 x 8 rear Boyd’s “no-name” torque thrust style wheels. The car is owner built with the exception of final body work and paint (Rex & Restorations, Tempe, AZ), flames (Squeeg’s Kustoms, Mesa, AZ) and upholstery (Lance Troupe Custom Street Rod Interiors, Phoenix, AZ). Those that have seen it can attest that the undercarriage is as clean and detailed as the exterior body. Mike and Kay have traveled over 19,000 miles in the car since it was completed in 2001. On their most recent trip the car averaged 19.4 mpg over approximately 1,100 miles. Mike works as an aircraft accident investigator for Honeywell Aerospace (for a few more years the way the economy is going!), and Kay makes jewelry and other crafts at her own company.
************************************************************************ Tim and Carol Cox own a 1941 Chevy coupe and a 1930 Ford coupe. The Chevy coupe was purchased in 1989 and on the road 10 years later. It has Mustang II front suspension, ladder bar coilover 9-inch Ford rearend, 496 Chevrolet, T-400, Gear Vendors, Air, Cruise, tilt-tele, power window and door locks, rear wheel/tire 305-60 X 17 on 17 x 11 Torgue Thrust wheels, 15 x 6 front. The car is owner built with the exception of paint and upholstery. Tim and Carol have traveled over 25,00 miles since the car was completed in 1999. The 1930 Ford coupe was purchased in 2003, first driven in 2005. Owner modified TCI chassis, 2 1/2" chopped top, dropped I-beam front, coilover 4 bar 9 inch Ford rearend, Richmon 5 speed, 383 chevrolet, Dart heads, mechanical roller cam. Tim and Carol drove it to the LA Roadster Show in 2006. If anyone has ridden in this car, please let us know what you think!
*********************************************************************** Jerry and Muffy Williams
Members Jerry and Muffy Williams own a 1933 Ford
Coupe (photo below). It has a TCI chassis,
Chevy 350 crate engine, a nine-inch Ford rearend and a Minotti body.
The car was finished in 1999, and they have 37,000 miles on it. They bought
a 1941 Packard coupe at a Goodguys event in
Colorado Springs a couple of years ago, street rodded it and then
decided that it was too big for their tastes so it now lives in
Seattle. Jerry and Muffy joined ASRA 12 years ago and have been
involved as club secretary, Prescott chair and a couple of Christmas/White
Elephant party hosts.
They have been inactive members since September,
when Muffy began treatments for Ovarian Cancer at the Mayo Clinic, but hope
to get back on the road this summer.
Jerry spent 21 years in the Air Force, and then
retired from his second career as president of a large marine meteorology
company in
Sunnyvale, CA. They have been active in Boy Scouts for years in
Texas,
Alaska and
Nebraska and they both hold Scouting's Silver Beaver award. Muffy's
hobby is making dresses for little girls who have none, and has made over
350 since she began the project.
************************************************************************* A word and some photos from Gene Elliott... Hello Here are some pics of the '56 which just got out
of the Body Shop today, May 26th. I am going to start the final assembly and
hope to drive it back to Mesa in October and at that time we will get the
upholstery done in Mesa.
An update from Gene - July 2008 - Some recent pictures from Canada below... The boat is a real "water hot rod", it is 65 ft long with 2500hp and easily does 28 knots. The family that owns this yacht is a hot rodder and each year invites all his hot rod buddies and spouses on a cruise. The other picture is the Vancouver Water Front where the yachts and ships come and go. Still working on the 56 Ford Pickup and trying to get ready to leave for Mesa in October with hopes of being at the Nov 1st Car Show.
More photos from Gene! Looks like he is making some real progress on the 56. With plans to leave Canada on September 28th, it is likely he will be in Phoenix to attend the meeting next month.
********************************************************************** Rick & Becky Johnson’s 1955 Chevrolet Pickup; 350 engine, 400 turbo, 10 bolt rear end and AC of course. Rick & Becky have enjoyed the hot rod hobby since 1998, enjoying various car shows around Arizona and other western states. Also pictured is Rick & Becky's 1932 Hi-Boy Roadster. Pearl white, 502 cubic inch engine. This is the second hot rod built by Rick. The first build was a T-bucket 1998 – 2000. This Hi-Boy was finished in 2003 and won the prestigious award of best HomeBuilt at GoodGuys Southwest Nationals in 2003.
************************************************************************* Bob and Shirley (Ragan) Holland Bob and Shirley have a winter residence in Mesa, AZ. Bob spends October to mid-April in Arizona and makes period visits during the hot summer months. Their permanent residence is in Woodbury, Minnesota. Bob's interest in cars goes way back! Let's just say that he was born with a passion for motorized vehicles; from Cushmans to Harleys and ultimately custom cars and the nostalgic hot rods. Bob worked as an auto-body man for 29 years and decided he needed a change so he returned to school and learned the auto upholstery business. He and his wife Shirley (who also attended auto upholstery school) owned their own auto upholstery business for 13 years. Bob sold the business and retired 5 years ago. He kept 2 of his machines and has a small shop in his garage in Minnesota where he occasionally picks up a few small jobs here and there. Bob became a certified collector car inspector and appraiser after attending an training certification course. Shirley works at Northwest Airlines as a Charter Coordinator. Bob and Shirley currently own a 56 Ford 2-door Sedan (still under construction) and a 29 Model A that sports a 348 engine, primered body, with a chopped top, and wide whites.
************************************************************************* Bob and Mary Yahn Bob recently drove to St. Paul, MN to attend Minnesota Street Rod Association's Back to the 50's.
*********************************************************************** Chuck, Lori, Greg, Jamie, and Jenna Lutkenhaus Here are a few photos of our pride and joy, the ones standing of course, Greg, Jenna and Jamie. Chuck's red 1948 Ford is our first streetrod, 350/350 ten bolt, Mustang 2 and Lori's ripped two-tone 1947 Chevy LT4, 4L60, ten bolt, Mustang 2.
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