April Newsletter

April 17, 2013 marks the 49th anniversary of our favorite car, the Ford Mustang. Over the next 12 months there will be much detailed planning taking place for the two 50th anniversary shows and the pony drives leading to both of them. I believe most of you know that Nashville will be one of the stops along the way on April 14, 2014. I will be one of the people joining the group as they make their way to Charlotte. I hope most of you will also consider joining the caravan.

Speaking of the 50th anniversary, the board has approved a 50th anniversary shirt for MCMC. The design is being finalized and more details will be coming soon. Keep an eye out so you can purchase your special club shirt celebrating the 50th anniversary.

April is also the anniversary month for the Music City Mustang Club. It was in April 1980 that the founding president, Robert Whitley, held the first meeting in his house to officially launch the club. We have come a long way since those first 6 members met. Happy 33rd anniversary everyone!

Over the past few years many of you have either heard me talk about the Hot Rod Power Tour (HRPT) or read about it as part of my newsletter articles. Well this year Kevin Davenport and myself will be making three stops on the tour. On Tuesday June 4th Kevin and I will be driving over to Memphis to meet the HRPT. On Wednesday we will be heading out with the group as we make our way to Birmingham, AL. On Thursday we then make the drive to Chattanooga. Coker Tire will again be hosting a street party and will open their shop to see the massive collection of cars and motorcycles. On Friday we will be heading back to Nashville. If you would like to join us for this 5000 car rolling car show, we will be happy to share the hotels we are staying in. As in the past years, I’m sure this will be an outstanding experience.

As you read this we are one month away from our open track event. We have been making good progress with registration but still have open spaces we need to fill before May 24. Continue to spread the word (and the flyers) so we can make this a very successful event. I’ve been watching some videos on YouTube taken from the track and it looks like it will be a blast to be out there running around.

Finally, I want to let everyone know about a new sponsor we have for our annual car show. O’Reilly’s Auto Parts has agree to produce our awards, help with silent auction items, print our flyers, and display those flyers in their stores. This is a very exciting opportunity for MCMC and represents over $2000 in support from O’Reilly’s. To show our thanks I hope many of you can make it to the Mount Juliet O’Reilly’s Cruise-In on Saturday May 27. They are located at 11841 Lebanon Road in Mount Juliet. It is from 10:00 – 3:00 and there will be free hot dogs, hamburgers, and door prizes. We will also be announcing some other exciting changes about our car show in the near future.

Take Care,
Jeff Billings