CCCC Report
FRMC Meeting Minutes
Meeting Date and Location
The Saturday, February 14th FRMC Member Meeting was held at Romano’s Italian Restaurant in Littleton starting at 11am. The Valentine’s Day turnout was good with 31 members in attendance.
Meeting Minutes Submited by: Tom Ferguson, Secretary/Treasurer
Meeting Minutes Submited by: Tom Ferguson, Secretary/Treasurer
Attendees Included
Wendell Salas
Tom Ferguson and Jackie Ferguson
Keith and Karen Johnson
Gary and Joyce Krasche
Paul Revesz
John and Lori Revesz
Travis and Shelly Reeder
Terry Frank
Larry and Karen Standiford
Dean Gianarkis
Kenny and Chrissy Weathers
Danny Gaddy
Mary Sue Powell
Jeff Wilson
Larry Cooper
Bryan DeSmet
Ron and Ann Fox
Jon Krieger
John McNurney
Tom Rupprecht
Larry Snodgrass
Gary Spencer
Jim Yank
Tom Ferguson and Jackie Ferguson
Keith and Karen Johnson
Gary and Joyce Krasche
Paul Revesz
John and Lori Revesz
Travis and Shelly Reeder
Terry Frank
Larry and Karen Standiford
Dean Gianarkis
Kenny and Chrissy Weathers
Danny Gaddy
Mary Sue Powell
Jeff Wilson
Larry Cooper
Bryan DeSmet
Ron and Ann Fox
Jon Krieger
John McNurney
Tom Rupprecht
Larry Snodgrass
Gary Spencer
Jim Yank
Old Business
The Club had a final count of 49 paid family memberships for 2025. So far, 35 memberships have been renewed for 2026.
Art Apple’s Celebration of Life was held at Crown Hill Cemetery on January 26th and he was laid to rest at Mt. Sinai Memorial Park on January 29th in Los Angeles. Ron and Ann Fox attended the ceremony in LA and Jackie Ferguson brought a brochure from Art’s Celebration of Life and a poem in honor of Art provided by Art and Bonnie’s friend, Cathy Wagner, to the February club meeting.
National Mustang Day is April 17th and FRMC President Wendell Salas has been in touch with our sister MCA Club, The Early Mustang Club of Colorado, to conduct a joint event on Saturday, April 18th. Details to follow. Wendell ordered some National Mustang Day decals for the Mustang Owner’s Museum fundraiser conducted by MCA and National Parts Depot in recognition of Mustang Day. The decals will be distributed during the April 18th event. The two clubs are also hoping to do a joint outing at the Bob Williams Collection sometime in May.
We had to cancel our visit to the National Museum of World War II Aviation in Colorado Springs on Saturday, January 24th due to bad weather, but we will reschedule later this spring when weather conditions should not be an issue. Tom Ferguson will send out an email for date suggestions later. As originally planned, our visit will include a private tour of the facility, including its renowned restoration shop, that should last an estimated hour and a half to two hours. Following the museum tour, we will be shooting for a group lunch at The Airplane Restaurant in Colorado Springs at 1665 N Newport Rd. The restaurant features dining inside a modified US Air Force KC-97 tanker fuselage.
The annual Tri-State Swap Meet at the National Western Complex was held February 7th and 8th with three FRMC members having tables of equipment for sale. As always, the turnout for this event was huge and the weather couldn’t have been better.
Wendell Salas reported that registration for the June 18-20 Rocky Mountain Mustang Roundup has opened and the response has been strong. The Roundup will include a Thursday track day at Pikes Peak International Raceway with am autocross and pm open track activities scheduled. The mountain tour drive up Pikes Peak and later to Cripple Creek and event social will occur on Friday, and the Mustang Show n’Shine and prize announcements will complete the event on Saturday. The hotel packages for the Chamonix Casino Hotel are available now too.
Art Apple’s Celebration of Life was held at Crown Hill Cemetery on January 26th and he was laid to rest at Mt. Sinai Memorial Park on January 29th in Los Angeles. Ron and Ann Fox attended the ceremony in LA and Jackie Ferguson brought a brochure from Art’s Celebration of Life and a poem in honor of Art provided by Art and Bonnie’s friend, Cathy Wagner, to the February club meeting.
National Mustang Day is April 17th and FRMC President Wendell Salas has been in touch with our sister MCA Club, The Early Mustang Club of Colorado, to conduct a joint event on Saturday, April 18th. Details to follow. Wendell ordered some National Mustang Day decals for the Mustang Owner’s Museum fundraiser conducted by MCA and National Parts Depot in recognition of Mustang Day. The decals will be distributed during the April 18th event. The two clubs are also hoping to do a joint outing at the Bob Williams Collection sometime in May.
We had to cancel our visit to the National Museum of World War II Aviation in Colorado Springs on Saturday, January 24th due to bad weather, but we will reschedule later this spring when weather conditions should not be an issue. Tom Ferguson will send out an email for date suggestions later. As originally planned, our visit will include a private tour of the facility, including its renowned restoration shop, that should last an estimated hour and a half to two hours. Following the museum tour, we will be shooting for a group lunch at The Airplane Restaurant in Colorado Springs at 1665 N Newport Rd. The restaurant features dining inside a modified US Air Force KC-97 tanker fuselage.
The annual Tri-State Swap Meet at the National Western Complex was held February 7th and 8th with three FRMC members having tables of equipment for sale. As always, the turnout for this event was huge and the weather couldn’t have been better.
Wendell Salas reported that registration for the June 18-20 Rocky Mountain Mustang Roundup has opened and the response has been strong. The Roundup will include a Thursday track day at Pikes Peak International Raceway with am autocross and pm open track activities scheduled. The mountain tour drive up Pikes Peak and later to Cripple Creek and event social will occur on Friday, and the Mustang Show n’Shine and prize announcements will complete the event on Saturday. The hotel packages for the Chamonix Casino Hotel are available now too.
New Business
For those looking to do something for the 100 year anniversary of Route 66, the Collector Car Council of Colorado through Dick Thompson forwarded an email describing an upcoming world record-breaking classic car parade on May 28th through May 30th called the Route 66 Capital Cruise in Tulsa to honor The Mother Road. It’s a long email, but anyone interested should contact Tom Ferguson and he will forward the email to you.
The below list of Events of Interest is rapidly expanding so check out things to do there. Not yet scheduled, but possible club outings to discuss and schedule for 2026 include:
Tour the National Museum of WWII Aviation in Colorado Springs
Visit to the Western Museum of Mining & Industry in Colorado Springs
Tour the Colorado Model Railroad Museum in Greeley
Spend an afternoon track day at High Plains Raceway outside Byers
Tour the Cussler Museum of Classic Cars in Arvada
Visit the Rambler Ranch in Elizabeth
FRMC was asked by a proud father, Mark Spragins, if we could provide a vintage Mustang for photos at a May 23rd wedding of two recent West Point graduates at the Willow Ridge Manor outside Morrison. John McNurney volunteered his 1965 red convertible for the photo shoot and the bride’s father will make a donation to the FRMC treasury. Getting to do community events like this and last year’s Mullen High School cheerleader squad photos make us realize the special place the Mustang holds in the American psyche.
The next FRMC meeting will be held Saturday, March 14th at Romano’s Italian Restaurant at 11am .
The following list represents Upcoming Club or other Events of Interest
March 14 – FRMC Member Meeting, 11am, Romano’s Italian Restaurant, 5666 Windermere St, Littleton, CO
March 27-29 – River City Mustang Stampede MCA National Show, Jacksonville, FL, - J-Tech Institute, info from Jacksonville Mustang Club
March 28-29 – 47th Annual Tri-State Auto Exhibition, National Western Complex, 4655 Humboldt Street, Denver, 10am-10pm Saturday, 10am-5pm Sunday, 303-428-5537 or www.tristateautoexhibition.com
April 14-18 – National Mustang Week in Houston area. Chris Vopat 714-468-6182 or cvopat@ powerautomedia.com. Details at www.mustangweek.com/mustang-week-texas-2026/
April 18 – 62nd National Mustang Day Anniversary Celebration with the Early Mustang Club of Colorado, Details Forthcoming
April 18 – Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy Community Car Show, 2250 S Quitman Way, Denver, 10am – 1:30pm. Registration Details in QR code on FRMC website Bullitt ‘N Board flyer.
April 30 – May 3 – Team Shelby Bash, Las Vegas, www.shelbystore.com/product-/z79-bash26-ticket.htm
May 15-16 – Rio Grande Mustang Club Mustang Enchantment Show, 2100 Louisiana Blvd NE Building 400, Albuquerque, NM, info at www.riograndemustangs.org
May 17 – Taste of Philly/Max Taps Car Show organized by Highlands Ranch Hot Rodders, 2680 E County Line Rd, Highlands Ranch, CO
May 21-24 – Ponies in the Ozarks III MCA National Show, Gravois Mills, Missouri – Ozarks International Raceway, hosted by MCA
May 25 – Applebee’s Car Show, 10625 W Colfax, Lakewood, 303-462-1782
June 7 – 43rd Annual Colorado Concours d’Elegance Car Show, 9am-3pm, Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S Santa Fe Dr, Littleton, CO, Registration and details at www.abilityconnectioncolorado.org/special-events/colorado-concours/
June 18-20 – Rocky Mountain Mustang Roundup, www.rockymountainmustangroundup.org
July 24-26 – Mustangs on the Mother Road National Show, Tulsa, OK – Marriott Tulsa Southern Hills, info from Green County Classic Mustang Club
July 25 – CCCC Rocky Mountain Car Show and Swap Meet, Broomfield Airport, 11905 Corporate Way, 10am-2pm, for info email GTOMake71@gmail.com
August 1 – 50th Annual Horsefeathers All Ford Car Show, 10am-2:00pm, The Shops at Northfield, 8340 Northfield Blvd, Denver, https://carshowpro.com/events/view/2865
Organized by Early Mustang Club of Colorado
August 28-30 – MCA 50th Anniversary National Show, Road Atlanta, Georgia in conjunction with the Annual Shelby American Automobile Club Convention, hosted by MCA
September 1 – 6 – 20th Annual Sturgis Mustang Rally, info at www.sturgismustangrally.com
September 27 – Cool Colors of Autumn Car Show organized by Highlands Ranch Hot Rodders, 9285 Hepburn St, Highlands Ranch, CO
Standing Events
First Saturday of every month in Lafayette, CO – Cars & Coffee at Flatirons Church, 355 W South Boulder Rd, 7am-10am, 303-641-0965 or Boulder County & Surrounding Areas Cars & Coffee on Facebook
First Saturday of every month May thru Oct - Golden Super Cruise, South Golden Rd, 5pm, www.goldensupercruise.com
Second Saturday of every month in Parker, CO – Expresso & Exhaust at the Vehicle Vault, 18301 Lincoln Meadows Parkway, 9am-12pm weather permitting, www.vehiclevaultco.com
Fourth Saturday evening of the month into the Fall - Highlands Ranch Hot Rodder’s Cruise Night from 4pm-9pm at the Rusty Tapp BBQ, 311 E County Line Road, Littleton info@hrhotrod.com.
Every Saturday - Evergreen Cars and Coffee in front of Evergreen Country Day School at 1036 El Rancho Rd, Evergreen, from 9am-noon, benefitting local charities (June 7 – August 30), David 720-308-3942. This is a new location.
Every Thursday – Cars Among the Evergreens at 24887 Genesee Trail Rd, Golden, 6pm-8pm, organizer Arthur R Burke IV, 616-405-3024, www.burkecarphoto.com
Every Sunday Afternoon – Classic Car Show, Dairy Queen (just south of Ken Caryl Ave), 7576 S Pierce St, Littleton 80128
If you have an event you’d like posted to the above list or the Club website Bullett-n Board, bring an informational flyer to an upcoming Club meeting. Updates on future Club Meetings and activities of interest will be posted on the www.frontrangemustangclub.org website calendar.
The below list of Events of Interest is rapidly expanding so check out things to do there. Not yet scheduled, but possible club outings to discuss and schedule for 2026 include:
Tour the National Museum of WWII Aviation in Colorado Springs
Visit to the Western Museum of Mining & Industry in Colorado Springs
Tour the Colorado Model Railroad Museum in Greeley
Spend an afternoon track day at High Plains Raceway outside Byers
Tour the Cussler Museum of Classic Cars in Arvada
Visit the Rambler Ranch in Elizabeth
FRMC was asked by a proud father, Mark Spragins, if we could provide a vintage Mustang for photos at a May 23rd wedding of two recent West Point graduates at the Willow Ridge Manor outside Morrison. John McNurney volunteered his 1965 red convertible for the photo shoot and the bride’s father will make a donation to the FRMC treasury. Getting to do community events like this and last year’s Mullen High School cheerleader squad photos make us realize the special place the Mustang holds in the American psyche.
The next FRMC meeting will be held Saturday, March 14th at Romano’s Italian Restaurant at 11am .
The following list represents Upcoming Club or other Events of Interest
March 14 – FRMC Member Meeting, 11am, Romano’s Italian Restaurant, 5666 Windermere St, Littleton, CO
March 27-29 – River City Mustang Stampede MCA National Show, Jacksonville, FL, - J-Tech Institute, info from Jacksonville Mustang Club
March 28-29 – 47th Annual Tri-State Auto Exhibition, National Western Complex, 4655 Humboldt Street, Denver, 10am-10pm Saturday, 10am-5pm Sunday, 303-428-5537 or www.tristateautoexhibition.com
April 14-18 – National Mustang Week in Houston area. Chris Vopat 714-468-6182 or cvopat@ powerautomedia.com. Details at www.mustangweek.com/mustang-week-texas-2026/
April 18 – 62nd National Mustang Day Anniversary Celebration with the Early Mustang Club of Colorado, Details Forthcoming
April 18 – Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy Community Car Show, 2250 S Quitman Way, Denver, 10am – 1:30pm. Registration Details in QR code on FRMC website Bullitt ‘N Board flyer.
April 30 – May 3 – Team Shelby Bash, Las Vegas, www.shelbystore.com/product-/z79-bash26-ticket.htm
May 15-16 – Rio Grande Mustang Club Mustang Enchantment Show, 2100 Louisiana Blvd NE Building 400, Albuquerque, NM, info at www.riograndemustangs.org
May 17 – Taste of Philly/Max Taps Car Show organized by Highlands Ranch Hot Rodders, 2680 E County Line Rd, Highlands Ranch, CO
May 21-24 – Ponies in the Ozarks III MCA National Show, Gravois Mills, Missouri – Ozarks International Raceway, hosted by MCA
May 25 – Applebee’s Car Show, 10625 W Colfax, Lakewood, 303-462-1782
June 7 – 43rd Annual Colorado Concours d’Elegance Car Show, 9am-3pm, Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S Santa Fe Dr, Littleton, CO, Registration and details at www.abilityconnectioncolorado.org/special-events/colorado-concours/
June 18-20 – Rocky Mountain Mustang Roundup, www.rockymountainmustangroundup.org
July 24-26 – Mustangs on the Mother Road National Show, Tulsa, OK – Marriott Tulsa Southern Hills, info from Green County Classic Mustang Club
July 25 – CCCC Rocky Mountain Car Show and Swap Meet, Broomfield Airport, 11905 Corporate Way, 10am-2pm, for info email GTOMake71@gmail.com
August 1 – 50th Annual Horsefeathers All Ford Car Show, 10am-2:00pm, The Shops at Northfield, 8340 Northfield Blvd, Denver, https://carshowpro.com/events/view/2865
Organized by Early Mustang Club of Colorado
August 28-30 – MCA 50th Anniversary National Show, Road Atlanta, Georgia in conjunction with the Annual Shelby American Automobile Club Convention, hosted by MCA
September 1 – 6 – 20th Annual Sturgis Mustang Rally, info at www.sturgismustangrally.com
September 27 – Cool Colors of Autumn Car Show organized by Highlands Ranch Hot Rodders, 9285 Hepburn St, Highlands Ranch, CO
Standing Events
First Saturday of every month in Lafayette, CO – Cars & Coffee at Flatirons Church, 355 W South Boulder Rd, 7am-10am, 303-641-0965 or Boulder County & Surrounding Areas Cars & Coffee on Facebook
First Saturday of every month May thru Oct - Golden Super Cruise, South Golden Rd, 5pm, www.goldensupercruise.com
Second Saturday of every month in Parker, CO – Expresso & Exhaust at the Vehicle Vault, 18301 Lincoln Meadows Parkway, 9am-12pm weather permitting, www.vehiclevaultco.com
Fourth Saturday evening of the month into the Fall - Highlands Ranch Hot Rodder’s Cruise Night from 4pm-9pm at the Rusty Tapp BBQ, 311 E County Line Road, Littleton info@hrhotrod.com.
Every Saturday - Evergreen Cars and Coffee in front of Evergreen Country Day School at 1036 El Rancho Rd, Evergreen, from 9am-noon, benefitting local charities (June 7 – August 30), David 720-308-3942. This is a new location.
Every Thursday – Cars Among the Evergreens at 24887 Genesee Trail Rd, Golden, 6pm-8pm, organizer Arthur R Burke IV, 616-405-3024, www.burkecarphoto.com
Every Sunday Afternoon – Classic Car Show, Dairy Queen (just south of Ken Caryl Ave), 7576 S Pierce St, Littleton 80128
If you have an event you’d like posted to the above list or the Club website Bullett-n Board, bring an informational flyer to an upcoming Club meeting. Updates on future Club Meetings and activities of interest will be posted on the www.frontrangemustangclub.org website calendar.
Treasurer's Report
The Club had $1,840.32 in the Vectra Bank checking account as of the meeting date. Tom Ferguson is now collecting 2026 FRMC dues ($50/family). Checks should be made out to FRMC and mailed to Tom at 525 Fox Hunt Circle, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126. Newer members who paid membership dues for 2025 after September 1st are exempt from 2026 dues. Tom is holding the name tags for members Todd Griffin, Jim and Susan Johnston, Candy Thompson, Bill and Joan Anderson. Please come to a future event to get your tags, guys!
MCA Report
The 2026 MCA National Show schedule has been finalized and is detailed below in the Upcoming Events of Interest section of these minutes. There are two National Shows within driving distance of Denver including the May Ponies in the Ozarks show in Missouri and the July Mustangs on the Mother Road show in Tulsa. Also, the Rio Grande Mustang Club will again be hosting their Mustang Enchantment Regional Show in Albuquerque, NM in May. A link for registering for the event is shown below in Events of Interest and Gary Spencer noted that t-shirts for the show are now available from the Rio Grande Mustang Club.
FRMC will be securing its 2026 MCA Club Liability Insurance Policy within the next few weeks for the upcoming Rocky Mountain Mustang Roundup. The policy is expected to cost $486.
FRMC will be securing its 2026 MCA Club Liability Insurance Policy within the next few weeks for the upcoming Rocky Mountain Mustang Roundup. The policy is expected to cost $486.
CCCC Report
Keith Johnson attended the February meeting and reported that the annual Collector Car Council of Colorado Rocky Mountain Car Show and Swap Meet in Broomfield will be held a week early in 2026 on July 26th to avoid conflicting with the Early Mustang Club’s Horsefeathers All Ford Car Show on August 1st. Contact FRMC member Dick Thompson for more info or see the listing in Events of Interest below.