February 2017 2017 2017 OFFICERS OFFICERS OFFICERS PRESIDENT TOM MARTIN 602-621-0590 [email protected]VICE PRESIDENT Gordon Edwards 317-410-3771 [email protected]SECRETARY Alyce Ancell 480-983-2510 [email protected]TREASURER Ethel Marques 480-654-6287 [email protected]SGT. AT ARMS Catherine Walrod 602-275-3749 CAR OF THE MONTH 1965 MUSTANG FASTBACK OWNED BY RON AND KEYA COLUMBO Before Tear Town This 1965 Mustang Fastback has a family history associated with it. When my wife, Keya, was a little girl her dad, Bill Costianes, had purchased a 1965 Rangoon Red Mustang fastback. Keya has fond memories of rid- ing on the hump of the transmission and driveshaft tun- nel as she was small enough to fit there. Sometime in the late 60’s or early 70’s, her dad sold the car and it was gone from Keya’s life.
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The Mustang Mirror is a monthly publication of the Copperstate Mustang Club,
Inc. Submission deadline is the 2nd Wednesday of every month and can be sent
to the club PO Box 50309, Phoenix AZ 85076.
COPPERSTATE INFORMATION
Be sure to contact an officer or board member for the many benefits
of belonging to The Copperstate Mustang Club!
MEETING MINUTES
Board Meeting - 1/05/2017
Meeting opened by Tom Martin, president. Officers present were Tom, Gordon, Alyce, Ethel. Board members present were JoAnn, Dan, Phyllis, Becky, Ron. Members present Bob, Paul Chevie.
Treasurer report was given by Ethel. Becky reported on the Holiday party held in Dec. Everything went well with the
food, tables and sound system. Money collected from members fell about $200 dollars short of bill from the hotel. All board
members were pleased with everything and a motion was made by Dan seconded by JoAnn to sign a contract for 12-10-2017
with the Hotel for a party. Motion passed. Pancake breakfast for our Feb meeting was discussed. Motion made by JoAnn se-
conded by Phyllis to advance $250 for the anticipated cost of food that Becky will purchase. Chris will handle car show. A mo-
tion made by Phyllis seconded by Dan to advance $100 for trophy expenses was passed. More discussion at the General meeting
will be discussed. Spring show date picked is April 15 and recommended to be held at the Berge lot as previously done. The
date and availability will be approved by Berge. This will not be a judged show and will include Fords as well as Mustangs. It is
hoped to plan a cruise to follow the show. JoAnn reported on the Salvation Army Christmas shopping spree. 5 members spent
$1500 on toys, clothes and gift certificates. The Salvation Army people were very pleased to accept the gifts. Tom said Fabian
will work on the St Patrick Day parade and will ask for volunteers. Chris needs to meet with the new editor, Tom, to bring the
newsletters up and printing. The member of month for Jan will be Gene Probasco with Feb being Ron Columbo and March
Gordon Edwards. Bob inquired about interest in a cruise to Fountain Hills and also an overnight cruise to Holbrook. This will
be talked about at the meeting and a signup sheet will be there. Chevie talked about a cruise to Verde Canyon Railway. She had
prices for train fare and said paved parking lot is available for our cars. May 6th may be the date. This will be discussed and a
signup sheet available at the meeting. Both trips will be in newsletter as well as at the meeting.
Meeting was called to order by Tom Martin, President. Officers present Alyce, Catherine
Board members present JoAnn, Dan, Phyllis, Becky.
Treasurer report was given by JoAnn. Report was given on Toys for Tots sale had a good turn out and col-
lected many donations for the cause. A check for $625 was given to the Marines from our food profits, registrations
and 50/50 drawing. A report was also given on the shopping spree 5 members made at Target shopping for the Salva-
tion Army Christmas Angels. $1,507 was spent on toys and clothing with a few gift cars for the older children on the
list. Also reported, was the $200 gifts to the 3 local food banks. Becky reported on the Holiday Meeting Party at the
Holiday Inn. We had 43 members attending and enjoying the food and festivities. She reported that the board asked
her to make arrangement for the current year by getting a contract with the same hotel. Tom said the Ramada has
been reserved for our club pancake breakfast and general club meeting on Feb 13th. We will have food for all, car
show for cars attending, some games and trivia. Signup sheet was at the meeting. If you plan to attend, call Becky
480-813-6838 so food planning can be done. Alyce will be there to collect dues($25) from members to renew mem-
bership for the 2017 year. Bi-law change to allow officers to vote at board meetings was mentioned and will be
talked about later. Bob talked about our February cruise to Fountain Hills and June cruise to Holbrook. Chevie talked
about our cruise to Verde Canyon for Railway trip. Articles about these will be in newsletter. Our club show in April
was talked about. Our April meeting will be spring check up for anyone wanting their car to be checked for safety
items. 50/50 drawing was won by Tony N. Thank you to Joyce and Gerald Young for refreshments. March refresh-
ments will be brought by Phyllis.
General Meeting - 1/8/2017
Charitable Contributions 2016
COPPERSTATE MUSTANG CLUB
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR 2016
Copperstate Mustang Club supports many charities throughout the year.
This year we donated $625 to Toys for Tots plus a truckload of toys.
We donated $600.00 to Valley Food Banks.
Five ladies including Joice Lange, Alyce Ancell, Ethel Marques, JoAnn Martorano and Becky
Field shopped for $1,507.15 worth of toys for the Salvation Army Christmas Angels program.
(See pictures included) Several of our members also volunteered in the Christmas Angel Kiosk at
Superstition Springs Mall.
The club is always willing to help with a good cause and we are proud to be able the help where
we can.
Pancake Breakfast 2017
2017 Pancake Breakfast
Spiff up your Mustang … Fun Happening…Wild Horses in the Mountains
Pancakes in the Park
Copperstate Mustang Club February Pancake Breakfast
When: Sunday, February 12, 2017 from 9:00 AM to 1 PM This is the second Sunday of the month, our regular meeting
day. There will be a regular general meeting after breakfast at the park.
Where: Yavapai Ramada, south end of area, at North Mountain Park is reserved. This is the regular ramada that we have
used in the past. This Phoenix city Park is at North 7th Street and Peoria Avenue on the West side of 7th Street.
Inside the park go North on the Loop to the South end Yavapai Ramada.
What: Our pancake breakfast event as well as other events are included in current membership dues for members and im-
mediate family.
Check in at the entry to validate membership and be directed to your parking place.
Membership Renewal : See Secretary Alyce Ancell. Wear your badges.
Car Display (for all cars grouped by age)
Car show (for cars not winning a trophy in 2016) (grouped by age) (Members Choice Voting)
Games and Trivia
Breakfast at 10 AM Serving Pancakes, Bacon or Sausage, Juice, Coffee
Regular General Meeting about 11 or 11:30
Awards
We have also invited former members and prospective members, to have breakfast with us.
Come enjoy the park, fresh air, new and old friends and MUSTANGS
Info: Dan 602-828-0340 Tom 602-621-0590
Ideas Please
Speakers or Demonstrations Ideas Needed
To create interest and value at our general meetings, let's offer a speaker or event at
each meeting. Topics should be Mustang and automotive related. The speaker ought to be experienced as a public speaker and be specifically knowledgea-
ble about the topic. While it is understood that many speakers are vendors, the talk
should not be only a sales pitch focused on one product but broader.
It has been suggested that topics like: performance tires, parts, maintenance, oils, data
plates, date codes, paint colors, oldest Mustang by year by VIN or date code, unusual Mustang accessories, wheels, dealer promotional items,
photography display, Mustang fashion show of all the apparel, stories about what hap-
pened to you and your Mustang ….....and the list grows.
Please submit your ideas or volunteer to do a presentation yourself. Talk to any of-
ficer, board member. Let's make our meetings informative, interesting and fun.
Pancake Breakfast 2017
Invite or Bring Prospective and Renewing Members
to the
Pancake Breakfast
Please invite previous or prospective members to join us at the pancake breakfast at North Mountain Park
in Phoenix on Sunday, February 12th. We want and need to increase our membership. Please call Becky Field at(480)-813-6838 with the additional number of people to make sure we order
enough food.
Car of the Month Cont’
Fast forward to the early
90’s and Keya and I became a
couple. (I had become a Copper-
state Mustang Club member prior
to meeting Keya and had already
owned a 1964-1/2 Mustang con-
vertible which I still own today.)
Keya told me of her memories of
her dad’s mustang, and I filed it
away in my brain. During some
of her family’s gatherings I
learned that a friend of her dad’s
had purchased that very same
mustang and was living in New
River, AZ. I tried to buy it, but it
wasn’t for sale at that time.
In the spring of 1996, about five
years after first inquiring about buying it, the owner called me up and said, “OK, you can buy it!”.
After agreeing on the price, I hauled the car back to our house, and there it sat in the back yard. It
wasn’t running, had faded oxidized paint, a totally dried out interior, and needed a total restora-
tion.
I would have never guessed just how long it would sit. Moving forward more years, Keya
and I got married, and eventually moved to the southeast valley. The car moved with us from one
back yard to another. While it was covered most of the time, it was always outdoors. In 2011 I re-
tired from work and was determined that the fastback be resurrected. Unfortunately, life has a way
of getting in the way of plans, and the car sat for a couple of more years. Finally, in 2015 I
stripped the car and turned it in the The Mustang Shop of Chandler to do the body, paint, and par-
tial assembly.
Well right off the bat, a curve ball presented
itself. The car had undercoat! I’m sure I had
checked the underbody for rust when I bought the
car, but I sure didn’t remember the undercoating.
Sadly, the undercoating was dried out, cracking and
peeling, making hundreds of pockets where water
could collect. So the undercoating had to go! If
you’ve never done it or seen it done, removing un-
dercoating requires a lot of elbow grease while
torching and scraping that tar crap off! Nonethe-
less, most of that crap was eliminated and body work could move on.
Car of the Month Cont’
The next “surprise” showed itself after media
blasting the old paint, and Bondo, off. I was really
proud of how straight the sheet metal was on the
car beforehand. Lo and behold, there was the evi-
dence of sheet metal repairs to one fender and quar-
ter panel, complete with puller tool holes. Adding
to my woes were now obvious rusting issues in
spots on the lower doors, fenders, and quarters. Just
to rub it in, there were a couple of small holes in
the floor pans too! Ugh! But that’s what you can
get with a fifty year old car that’s been around the
block.
Finally, the car got the body prep’ed and the paint finished. Then came the interminable wait of
getting it back from the Mustang Shop. While I checked on it every week, and there was progress
almost every week, it still took forever for it to be done enough to bring back home. After a whole
year and couple of months, she finally came home. So the only thing now was the quest of reas-
sembly.
I had previously rebuilt a real, 289 High Performance engine which will find its place in
this car. The engine will have the set of “Mustang Powered By Ford” valve covers which Keya
won at a CMC banquet raffle way back in the early 90’s.! Talk about history!
I replaced the 8-inch rear end with 2.80 gears with a 9-inch and 3.89 gears which should really
pep up off the line acceleration. I’ve also installed 4
-wheel disc brakes with Wilwood hardware. A 5-
speed T-5 trans will replace the original T-10 four
speed, and the steering column is a tilt-wheel type.
The front and back springs are replaced with units
that will lower the car 1 inch, and the wheels are 15
-inch Classic Torq Thrust’s. Lastly, the interior has
completely new quarter trim, and the front buckets
are from an 88 Mustang GT. Instead of the all red
original interior, it’ll be a red and white combo. I’m
also planning on a 6-gauge instrument panel. Also fitted in the interior is a new, “Perfect Fit” , all
behind the dash AC system which replaces the under-the-dash hanging unit.
As for the exterior, the car has the early Shelby stripes in white over the Rangoon Red body.
The hood and side scoops are fiberglass. The scoop on the hood is 67 Shelby style as opposed to
the more common 65-66 Shelby style. The lettering on the side stripes is “GT 350 C”, with the
“C” standing for Columbo or Costianes, or Classic or whatever else it could stand for.
Car of the Month Cont’
While it would be great to say that it
is all done, it isn’t. Since it’s been over 20
years since I last did a restoration reassem-
bly, I had forgotten what a quest it could
turn out to be. We can’t just put those old
rusty bolts and brackets back on that new
looking car, can we? So I’ve still got lots of
work to do and hope I can make it to the
Mustang Club of America show in Tucson.
If I don’t… so be it! This a labor of love for
a part of family history, not just hardware.
Keya will soon have her dad’s Mustang to
ride in again!
I’m sure many CMC members have stories like this one, and I hope you will send them in
for Car of the Month.
Help!?!?
List of Volunteer Positions and Assignments Needed
Pancake Breakfast Article-
Pancake Meeting Games Coordinator-
New member Project- folder, video, poster-
Ideas to increase membership
Spring Car Show Chairperson & Committees
Parking, Registration, Door prizes, entertainment, Food
May+ Refreshments Meeting Assignment-
Web Site Content Coordinator Chairperson-
Car of the Month Article for Newsletter Assignments-
Mustang Information Newsletter Column-
Club History Article-
Meeting Speaker or Demonstration Coordinator-
Contact a Board member or officer if interested.
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Mustangs = Thrills, Static and Dynamic
It is the January restart, time flies. The auction week is here again and the valley hums with energy. Look for Mustangs of various years, hues and values to examine. The high dollar ponies are valued for their uniqueness, early production numbers, rarity, low miles, his-tory, or a popular famous owner. The more common Mustangs are interesting to see how they have sur-vived over the years. Some are restored. Others not so much as an enthusiast would like with non-original parts or unusual colors and materials. The fit and finish varies. But there is nothing like driving a Mustang. The majority of fun is there. Pushing the concave knob of the floor shift into first gear starts the party. Listening to the burble and rising hum of the exhaust grabs your attention as the engine winds up. The feel of being pressed back into the seat by acceleration is a rush. Then guiding the shift lever carefully but quickly into second really gets you going. The tires give a chirp as they bite into the road. The growing growl as the 289 winds up causes a rising pulse. There are few experiences like it. When we park and walk away, most drivers can't stop from turning and looking back at the gleaming icon that gives such visceral excitement. Just looking recreates the experience. That feeling of driving a Mustang on a curvy road at speed seems almost illegal. It is special. Drivers feel invigorated and alive. The spirit and legend of Mustang is real and lives. Visit your favorite Mustang at the auctions and relive the exciting vibes of Mustang. Tom
Remember to ask a Mustang owner to join us at our February 12th meeting in North Mountain Park. Drive your Mustang, eat some pancakes, enter the car show, play the games and trivia contest, and enjoy the out of doors. Have a lot of fun.
Ford on Fourth
Ford On 4th
Cruises
You have been asking for more cruising events. Read here
about two of the three cruises
planned for CMC members. FIRST, we will cruise our Mus-
tangs through the Usery Mountains
from Mesa to Fountain Hills where we will picnic at Fountain Park on
SAT, February 18th. At 9:00 AM
we will depart from the QT gas sta-tion on the Southeast corner of
University and Ellsworth in Mesa.
We will cruise north on Ellsworth to the Bush Highway, then Northeast to the Bee-Line Highway, then West to Fountain Hills. If you have a Frisbe, bring it along for
the Frisbe golf course; bring your kite as this is a fantastic open grassy area for kiting.
Bring your own chair for sitting and bring a picnic dish to pass and share with fellow Club members. Dan will bring his pickup truck for a real tailgating style picnic.
Our JUNE cruise will be overnight in Holbrook, Arizona, June 3 and 4 where
we will tour the Petrified Forest and Painted Desert. We then will spend the night at the historic Wigwam Motel in Holbrook. This motel of fifteen separate wigwams
opened in 1950 on “Route 66”. They are well maintained and clean. The motel has
reserved nine of the wigwams for our use. Queen bed units cost $69.00 while twin full bed units cost $76.00. Reserve your wigwam NOW by calling the Wigwam at
(928) 524-3048 and register with Christy for a room reserved by Robert Ancell of the Copperstate Mustang Club. This cruise begins at 8:00 AM at the Home Depot park-
ing lot located on the Southeast corner of US 60 and Power Road in Mesa. We will
travel east on 60 to Globe, Arizona, for a break; then continue on 60 through the Salt River Canyon to Showlow for another break and lunch. From Showlow we’ll take
Hwy 77 North to Holbrook. The Petrified Forest in just east of Holbrook where we
will have plenty of time to absorb the nature and history of this National Park.