FRMC Meeting Minutes
Meeting Date and Location
The Thursday, May 9th FRMC Member Meeting was called to order by President Larry Standiford at Romano’s Italian Restaurant at 5666 S Windermere Street in Littleton, CO. Attendance was a strong 23 people for our second weeknight meeting of the year.
Submitted by Tom Ferguson, Secretary/Treasurer
Submitted by Tom Ferguson, Secretary/Treasurer
Attendees Included
Larry Standiford
Tom Ferguson
John McNurney
Mike Thomas
Nadine Bride
Larry Snodgrass
Art Apple
Travis and Shelly Reeder
Dusty Dodge
Terry Frank
Dan Gaddy
Gregg and Bonnie Lehnerz
Mike Adragna
John Revesz
Paul Revesz
Ken and Chris Weathers (new members)
Ron and Ann Fox (new members)
Joe Bolas (new member)
Larry Cooper (new member)
Tom Ferguson
John McNurney
Mike Thomas
Nadine Bride
Larry Snodgrass
Art Apple
Travis and Shelly Reeder
Dusty Dodge
Terry Frank
Dan Gaddy
Gregg and Bonnie Lehnerz
Mike Adragna
John Revesz
Paul Revesz
Ken and Chris Weathers (new members)
Ron and Ann Fox (new members)
Joe Bolas (new member)
Larry Cooper (new member)
Old Business
The Club has 39 paid family memberships so far for 2024. Our most recent additions include Ron and Ann Fox with a very hot looking 2019 GT Coupe, Joe Bolas who owns a classic 1966 Shelby GT350 and is President of SAAC Colorado, and Larry Cooper who is restoring a 1968 289 Coupe.
Sadly, the 11th Annual Lincoln Tech Car Show at the Lincoln College of Technology, 11194 E 45th Ave, Denver, CO, was snowed out on April 27th but will be rescheduled we think.
As I prepare these minutes, President Larry and several other FRMC members are in Albuquerque, New Mexico for the Rio Grande Mustang Club’s MCA Regional Show, and the Annual Taste of Philly/Max Taps Charity Car Show at the corner of University and County Line Road in Highlands Ranch is about to be held on Sunday, May 19th starting at 10am. Donations will go to veterans’ organizations with coordination by the Highlands Ranch Hot Rodders Club. This has been a great opportunity to seek out new FRMC members in the past.
Remaining events for club members in May include the Memorial Day weekend Yellowstone Mustang Rally Run to Cody, Wyoming including overnight stays in the historic Irma Hotel. There will be a poker run over Bear Tooth Pass in Montana and a chuck wagon dinner at the Red Lodge Inn. Saturday night is the Awards Dinner and Sunday is the autocross to loop through Yellowstone. Past rallies are featured in the Yellowstone Mustang Rally Facebook page and several FRMC members will be embarking on this journey led by Mike Thomas. Mike also led a cruise of Mustang enthusiasts to Rosie’s Diner on Saturday, May 11th.
For June, the Rocky Mountain Mustang Roundup will run from Thursday to Saturday June 13th to the 15th. The Mountain Tour will be a drive up Pikes Peak from 10 to noon on Thursday, June 13th with the Autocross held on Friday at Pikes Peak International Raceway. There will be no open track day at PPIR this year, but the popular Show ‘n Shine and other concluding activities will finish off in Cripple Creek with the host hotel, the brand new Chamonix Casino Hotel. Also, the 2024 Bullitt Nationals will be held at the Roundup. There is still time to volunteer to help Wendell Salas and Gary Spencer with registration or other activities. If you are participating in the Roundup, consider donating a little of your time to help out as FRMC is a major sponsor of the event.
Other suggestions are very welcome. Contact one of the officers with your ideas as FRMC is always looking for more volunteers and input.
Sadly, the 11th Annual Lincoln Tech Car Show at the Lincoln College of Technology, 11194 E 45th Ave, Denver, CO, was snowed out on April 27th but will be rescheduled we think.
As I prepare these minutes, President Larry and several other FRMC members are in Albuquerque, New Mexico for the Rio Grande Mustang Club’s MCA Regional Show, and the Annual Taste of Philly/Max Taps Charity Car Show at the corner of University and County Line Road in Highlands Ranch is about to be held on Sunday, May 19th starting at 10am. Donations will go to veterans’ organizations with coordination by the Highlands Ranch Hot Rodders Club. This has been a great opportunity to seek out new FRMC members in the past.
Remaining events for club members in May include the Memorial Day weekend Yellowstone Mustang Rally Run to Cody, Wyoming including overnight stays in the historic Irma Hotel. There will be a poker run over Bear Tooth Pass in Montana and a chuck wagon dinner at the Red Lodge Inn. Saturday night is the Awards Dinner and Sunday is the autocross to loop through Yellowstone. Past rallies are featured in the Yellowstone Mustang Rally Facebook page and several FRMC members will be embarking on this journey led by Mike Thomas. Mike also led a cruise of Mustang enthusiasts to Rosie’s Diner on Saturday, May 11th.
For June, the Rocky Mountain Mustang Roundup will run from Thursday to Saturday June 13th to the 15th. The Mountain Tour will be a drive up Pikes Peak from 10 to noon on Thursday, June 13th with the Autocross held on Friday at Pikes Peak International Raceway. There will be no open track day at PPIR this year, but the popular Show ‘n Shine and other concluding activities will finish off in Cripple Creek with the host hotel, the brand new Chamonix Casino Hotel. Also, the 2024 Bullitt Nationals will be held at the Roundup. There is still time to volunteer to help Wendell Salas and Gary Spencer with registration or other activities. If you are participating in the Roundup, consider donating a little of your time to help out as FRMC is a major sponsor of the event.
Other suggestions are very welcome. Contact one of the officers with your ideas as FRMC is always looking for more volunteers and input.
New Business
Some additional events not covered in old business above were discussed at the April meeting and are in the list of Upcoming Club or Events of Interest section below. Many of these also have flyers that are included in the FRMC website Bullitt-n Board section. Of particular interest are the June 9th Concours d’ Elegance at Arapahoe Community College that has several members participating, the All Ford Picnic and Car Show in Golden on June 23, the photo shoot with the Stang Evil P-51 Mustang fighter plane at the Rocky Mountain Metro Airport on June 29th, and the 48th Annual Horsefeathers - All Ford Power Car Show on July 27th.
There is a 1973 Mustang coupe listed for sale in our website Classifieds section that might be of interest to some of you. It features a lot of upgrades made by the recently deceased owner and appears to be a pretty nice first gen car.
With summer in full swing, your officers are looking for ideas for driving/show events to keep our Mustangs busy. Some suggestions discussed so far include:
The next FRMC meeting will be Thursday, July 11th at 7pm at Romano’s Italian Restaurant in Littleton at 5666 S. Windermere Street. We were unable to secure the room for June due to the restaurant having previously reserved it for a Medicare sales seminar, but there is so much going on that month, we often don’t hold a member meeting anyway.
The following list represents Upcoming Club or other Events of Interest
May 18-19 – Rio Grande Mustang Club MCA Regional Show, Albuquerque, NM, www.riograndemustangs.org
May 19 – Taste of Philly & Max Taps Charity Car Show, 10am-1pm at 2680 E County Line Rd, Highlands Ranch. Organized by the Highlands Ranch Hot Rodders Club
May 23-26 – 5th Annual Yellowstone Mustang Rally including overnights at the historic Irma Hotel in Cody, Wyoming. Details in the Yellowstone Mustang Rally Facebook page and are at www.yellowstonemustangrally.com.
May 24-26 – MCA Ponies in the Ozarks National Show/Track Event, Gravois Mills, MO – Ozark International Raceway www.mustang.org
June 1 – Canines, Cats & Cars Car Show for Harley’s Hope, U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center, 1750 E Boulder St, Colorado Springs 80909, 10am-2pm, $35 registration, Samantha Baker 303-726-2826, www.bakersams@msn.com
June 9 – Colorado Concours d’ Elegance Car Show, Arapahoe Community College, 9am-3pm www.abilityconnectioncolorado.org
June 13-15 – Annual All Ford Car Show & Colorado Mustang Stampede, Steamboat Springs, register at www.coloradomustangstampede.com
June 13-15 – Rocky Mountain Mustang Roundup, Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek, CO, www.rockymountainmustangroundup.org
June 15 – Sixteenth Annual Classic Rock Cruise-In Car Show presented by The Vintage Car Club at Wilcox Square downtown Castle Rock, 10am-3pm. 300+ car pre-registration Fee $35 with entry limited to 1999 and older hot rods, street rods, customs, vintage, muscle cars and trucks. Contact info at www.vintagecarclub.com. Registration at registration@classicrockcruisein.com
June 16 – Kipling Meadows Senior Living Classic Cars & Trucks Show, 7175 Kipling St, Arvada 80004, 10am-2pm, free registration, Samantha Baker 303-726-2826, bakersams@msn.com
June 23 – All Ford Picnic and Car Show at Arapahoe Park in Golden. No pre-registration, registration $10 day of show starting 9am. Fairlane Club of America in conjunction with FoMoCo Owners Club of Denver. FCA Host Pete Opila at jtopil@comcast.net or 303-828-7463.
June 29 – P51 Mustang Photo Shoot, Rocky Mountain Metro Airport, Sheltair Aviation, 9107 Rocky Road, Broomfield, CO, 8am start, suggested donation of $20 to Cathi’s Table, more info available from Dick Thompson, thompson660@cs.com or FRMC website Bullitt-N Board
July 6 – Very Fine Wheels Car Show, 15625 W 10th Ave, Golden 80401, 8am-1pm, $10 registration, Samantha Baker 303-726-2826, bakersams@msn.com
July 11 – FRMC Member Meeting, Romano’s Italian Restaurant, 7pm, 5666 S Windermere St, Littleton, CO 80120
July 14 – El Paso County Fair Car Show, 366 10th St, Calhan, CO 80808, 10am-2pm, $5 registration, Samantha Baker 303-726-2826, bakersams@msn.com
July 27 – 48th Annual Horsefeathers – All Ford Power Car Show, Early Mustang Club, Westrail Tap & Grill, 195 S Union Blvd, Lakewood, $42 registration fee, 8am-2pm, contact Cliff Allbrandt 720-352-5120
August 3 – Seventh Annual Rocky Mountain Car Show, Swap Meet at Rocky Mountain Metro Airport, 11905 Corporate Way, Broomfield, CO, Collector Car Council of Colorado
August 9-11 – MCA Mustangs at the Crossroads National Show, Des Moines, IA – www.mustangsatthecrossroads.org
August 17-18 – Pikes Peak Regional Airshow featuring the Blue Angels at Colorado Springs Airport. info@thesportscorp.org
August 18 – 21st Annual Tri-Lakes Cruisers 2024 Car Show benefiting Tri-Lakes Cures.
Pre-Registration Event Only from 9am-2pm at I-25 Exit 161 Monument West. Info at www.trilakescruisers.com and registration@trilakescruisers.com
August 31 – Shelby American Collection Annual Car Show & Party, 3pm-10pm, 5020 Chaparral CT, Boulder, CO 80301. Tickets available at www.shelbyamericancollection.org
September 8 – Arvada Harvest Festival Car Show, Clear Creek Valley Park, 3700 W 58th Place, Arvada 80002, 10am-2pm, Samantha Baker 303-726-2826, bakersams@msn.com
October 11-13 – MCA National Show, Savannah, GA – www.savannahmustangclub.org
October 27 – Fairmount Cemetery Trunk or Treat, 430 S Quebec St, Denver, 7pm-9pm
December 7 – FRMC Holiday Party, The Club at Rolling Hills, Golden, CO, 10am-2pm
Standing Events
Last Saturday of every month in Englewood, CO - Caffeine & Chrome at Gateway Classic Cars, 14150 Grasslands Drive, 9am-12pm weather permitting, www.gatewayclassiccars.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
Second Saturday of every month in Littleton, CO – Littleton Car Show at Old Crow Antiques, 10081 W Bowles Ave at 1pm, www.littletonhotrodcruise.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 at Olde’s Garage, 3639 Evergreen Parkway from 9am-noon benefitting Mt Evans Hospice of Evergreen (June 1-Aug31), David 720-308-3942
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.
There is a 1973 Mustang coupe listed for sale in our website Classifieds section that might be of interest to some of you. It features a lot of upgrades made by the recently deceased owner and appears to be a pretty nice first gen car.
With summer in full swing, your officers are looking for ideas for driving/show events to keep our Mustangs busy. Some suggestions discussed so far include:
- A road trip to Colorado Springs to view the National Museum of World War II Aviation
- Visit the Colorado Model Railroad Museum in Greeley
- Tour the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden
- Visit the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum in Denver
- Tour Cars Remember When in Englewood with their always changing inventory
- A track day at High Plains Raceway for members. This will be something we explore once the scheduled events in April through June are behind us.
The next FRMC meeting will be Thursday, July 11th at 7pm at Romano’s Italian Restaurant in Littleton at 5666 S. Windermere Street. We were unable to secure the room for June due to the restaurant having previously reserved it for a Medicare sales seminar, but there is so much going on that month, we often don’t hold a member meeting anyway.
The following list represents Upcoming Club or other Events of Interest
May 18-19 – Rio Grande Mustang Club MCA Regional Show, Albuquerque, NM, www.riograndemustangs.org
May 19 – Taste of Philly & Max Taps Charity Car Show, 10am-1pm at 2680 E County Line Rd, Highlands Ranch. Organized by the Highlands Ranch Hot Rodders Club
May 23-26 – 5th Annual Yellowstone Mustang Rally including overnights at the historic Irma Hotel in Cody, Wyoming. Details in the Yellowstone Mustang Rally Facebook page and are at www.yellowstonemustangrally.com.
May 24-26 – MCA Ponies in the Ozarks National Show/Track Event, Gravois Mills, MO – Ozark International Raceway www.mustang.org
June 1 – Canines, Cats & Cars Car Show for Harley’s Hope, U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center, 1750 E Boulder St, Colorado Springs 80909, 10am-2pm, $35 registration, Samantha Baker 303-726-2826, www.bakersams@msn.com
June 9 – Colorado Concours d’ Elegance Car Show, Arapahoe Community College, 9am-3pm www.abilityconnectioncolorado.org
June 13-15 – Annual All Ford Car Show & Colorado Mustang Stampede, Steamboat Springs, register at www.coloradomustangstampede.com
June 13-15 – Rocky Mountain Mustang Roundup, Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek, CO, www.rockymountainmustangroundup.org
June 15 – Sixteenth Annual Classic Rock Cruise-In Car Show presented by The Vintage Car Club at Wilcox Square downtown Castle Rock, 10am-3pm. 300+ car pre-registration Fee $35 with entry limited to 1999 and older hot rods, street rods, customs, vintage, muscle cars and trucks. Contact info at www.vintagecarclub.com. Registration at registration@classicrockcruisein.com
June 16 – Kipling Meadows Senior Living Classic Cars & Trucks Show, 7175 Kipling St, Arvada 80004, 10am-2pm, free registration, Samantha Baker 303-726-2826, bakersams@msn.com
June 23 – All Ford Picnic and Car Show at Arapahoe Park in Golden. No pre-registration, registration $10 day of show starting 9am. Fairlane Club of America in conjunction with FoMoCo Owners Club of Denver. FCA Host Pete Opila at jtopil@comcast.net or 303-828-7463.
June 29 – P51 Mustang Photo Shoot, Rocky Mountain Metro Airport, Sheltair Aviation, 9107 Rocky Road, Broomfield, CO, 8am start, suggested donation of $20 to Cathi’s Table, more info available from Dick Thompson, thompson660@cs.com or FRMC website Bullitt-N Board
July 6 – Very Fine Wheels Car Show, 15625 W 10th Ave, Golden 80401, 8am-1pm, $10 registration, Samantha Baker 303-726-2826, bakersams@msn.com
July 11 – FRMC Member Meeting, Romano’s Italian Restaurant, 7pm, 5666 S Windermere St, Littleton, CO 80120
July 14 – El Paso County Fair Car Show, 366 10th St, Calhan, CO 80808, 10am-2pm, $5 registration, Samantha Baker 303-726-2826, bakersams@msn.com
July 27 – 48th Annual Horsefeathers – All Ford Power Car Show, Early Mustang Club, Westrail Tap & Grill, 195 S Union Blvd, Lakewood, $42 registration fee, 8am-2pm, contact Cliff Allbrandt 720-352-5120
August 3 – Seventh Annual Rocky Mountain Car Show, Swap Meet at Rocky Mountain Metro Airport, 11905 Corporate Way, Broomfield, CO, Collector Car Council of Colorado
August 9-11 – MCA Mustangs at the Crossroads National Show, Des Moines, IA – www.mustangsatthecrossroads.org
August 17-18 – Pikes Peak Regional Airshow featuring the Blue Angels at Colorado Springs Airport. info@thesportscorp.org
August 18 – 21st Annual Tri-Lakes Cruisers 2024 Car Show benefiting Tri-Lakes Cures.
Pre-Registration Event Only from 9am-2pm at I-25 Exit 161 Monument West. Info at www.trilakescruisers.com and registration@trilakescruisers.com
August 31 – Shelby American Collection Annual Car Show & Party, 3pm-10pm, 5020 Chaparral CT, Boulder, CO 80301. Tickets available at www.shelbyamericancollection.org
September 8 – Arvada Harvest Festival Car Show, Clear Creek Valley Park, 3700 W 58th Place, Arvada 80002, 10am-2pm, Samantha Baker 303-726-2826, bakersams@msn.com
October 11-13 – MCA National Show, Savannah, GA – www.savannahmustangclub.org
October 27 – Fairmount Cemetery Trunk or Treat, 430 S Quebec St, Denver, 7pm-9pm
December 7 – FRMC Holiday Party, The Club at Rolling Hills, Golden, CO, 10am-2pm
Standing Events
Last Saturday of every month in Englewood, CO - Caffeine & Chrome at Gateway Classic Cars, 14150 Grasslands Drive, 9am-12pm weather permitting, www.gatewayclassiccars.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
Second Saturday of every month in Littleton, CO – Littleton Car Show at Old Crow Antiques, 10081 W Bowles Ave at 1pm, www.littletonhotrodcruise.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 at Olde’s Garage, 3639 Evergreen Parkway from 9am-noon benefitting Mt Evans Hospice of Evergreen (June 1-Aug31), David 720-308-3942
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
Per Treasurer, Tom Ferguson, the Club had $1,689.00 in the Vectra Bank checking account as of the meeting date. FRMC dues for 2024 are $50.00 and can be sent to Tom at 525 Fox Hunt Circle, Highlands Ranch 80126. Please make the dues checks out to FRMC rather than Tom. Tom is holding the name tags for new members Todd Griffin and Jim and Susan Johnston. Please come to a future event to get your tags, guys!
MCA Report
John McNurney had his article on his 1965/66 carryover Shelby GT350 published in the May issue of the MCA’s Mustang Times magazine. It was featured as the “centerfold” model with some great pictures and prose from John on its history. The club also got a shout-out in the article.