Gearhead Gazzette Magazine Vol 18 Issue #50 Dec 13-19, 2018

Vol 18 Issue #50

Dec 13-19, 2018

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Vol. 18 Issue 50 Dec 13-19, 2018

inside It’s All The Gearhead News You Can Use! The Staff Jim “Jimmy B” Brandau Jim “Jimmy B” Brandau Larry Williams – Williams Graphics Butch Pate Michael Corazzelli Craig Wise Web Producer Jack Cobb - tnhost.com Senior Feature Writer Emeritus: Ed Woodard Contributors PC Svcs, Jim Kinne, Cartoon Speed Shop, Goodguys, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Ford, Gateway Bronco, Hot Rods By G Photography, John Greenfield Publisher / Editor Feature Writers Art Director-Designer Photography

Advertising Publisher: Jim “Jimmy B” Brandau Car Show & Event listings, Cruise Night Listings, Personal FOR SALE/SWAP ads, Car Club Listings are all listed for free.

For all other advertising cost & availabilities contact Jim Brandau at 615-3002003 8am—6pm CST or at gearheadgazzette@gmail.com Editorial content is the sole property of the GEARHEAD GAZZETTE. All information contained in each issue is the sole opinion and comments of the editor. The opinions and comments expressed in this issue do not reflect in any way either written or implied on any of the Sponsors or Advertisers in each issue. No portion of the GEARHEAD GAZZETTE maybe reproduced in any form, without written permission from the publisher .All information relating to dates, times and locations of events is only as accurate, as provided to the GEARHEAD GAZZETTE. The GEARHEAD GAZZETTE will not be held responsible for any errors

The Fun Starts Here 4 Road Rumblings 6 –7 Southeast USA Shows 8 Midwest USA Shows 8 Western USA Shows 8 West Coast USA Shows 8 N’East—East Coast Shows 8 Frog Follies 2018 12 Cruise-In’s Across the USA 16-18 3rd Annual Cover Contest 20-21 2019 Car Shows 22 BUY-SELL-TRADE-WANTED 24-29 The Last Page 31 Cover: Frog Follies 2018 by John Greenfield Contents Page: Cool Christmas Art

by Jim Kinne & Cartoon Speed Shop gearheagazzette@gmail.com www.gearheadgazzette.com www.facebook.com/gearhead-gazzette twitter@gearheadgazzett Instagram@gearheaddgazzette Send submissions via email or direct mail to GEARHEAD GAZZETTE 2685 Buckner Rd Thompsons Station TN 37179

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“ Ya Gotta know where to Go….The FUN Starts Here….”

Car Show & Event Flyers...SEND THEM TOO.

Time ot start planning for 2019 Gearhead Fun….

recommend that you have a flyer for your event. It gets you a lot of exposure for little or no money for creating it. Example is the week of your event, we post the events on our FACEBOOK page and share the posts many times so that you get MAXIMUM exposure. Cost for this...FREE!!

It may be only 11 shopping days until Christmas but for us we here at the Gearhead Gazzette we are already well into 2019. We have to be to stay on top of getting you the gearhead news and events you want to know about and have come to expect from us.

Indoor, outdoor, driving events and more...we list them for you.

We invite you to send us your 2019 car show or gearhead type of event info. Our event listings are always FREE. We don’t limit you to 1 or 2 lines. Send us your show/event info and we will plug it in for you. Yes we may edit it somewhat, but we generally use all of what you send us.

If you know of a club or organization hosting an event, make sure they see this info. Help them have a better turnout in 2019 for FREE. Send us all your

show info to gearheadgazzette@gmail.com today. The earlier you send it to us the sooner we get it listed and more gearheads see it and make plans to attend your event in 2019.

Car Show & Event Flyers...SEND THEM TOO. The week your event happens we run them for free as a 1/4 page ad. How can you beat that….you cant!

Jimmy B.

“the fun starts here”….

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AFTER 25 YEARS GOODGUYS AND CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY PART WAYS Pleasanton, CA – The Goodguys Southeastern Nationals, an event created by our late founder Gary “Goodguy” Meadors and H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler, will no longer be staged at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The decision to part ways with Charlotte Motor Speedway was mutual and amicable. They are a first class facility and we are grateful for our longstanding relationship with them.

We are also grateful for all of the support from the hot rodders, sponsors, vendors, party hosts and enthusiasts who made the Southeastern Nationals so great over the years.

Thankfully through our North Carolina Nationals in Raleigh – we will still be able to bring the Goodguys Goodtimes to the region. This year’s North Carolina Nationals will be staged April 26-28 at the N.C. State Fairgrounds. Other events within 400 miles of the Charlotte region include the 14th Nashville Nationals in Nashville, TN May 3-5, 2019 and the 2nd Kentucky Nationals in Lexington, KY October 11-13, 2019.

We are sad the Southeastern Nationals has come to an end but we remain grateful for a quarter century of hi-banked hot rodding memories!

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Brand New Ford-Licensed First-Gen Broncos Everyone’s excited about the upcoming 2020 Ford Bronco, in part, because of what the nameplate means to American culture: adventure, ruggedness, and fun. It was the first-gen model that created this meaning, so it’s cool that one Illinois company is now building those old Broncos from the ground up as a Ford-licensed product. But they’re not cheap.

A company out of Illinois, Gateway Bronco has been finding pristine early Broncos and restomodding them for a couple of years now, getting its start in 2016.

Recently, the outfit that “reimagines” Broncos announced that it’s the first builder officially licensed from Ford to create first-gen Ford Broncos from scratch, and also the first certified to recondition used Broncos according to Ford standards.

The company describes the new Ford agreement in a press release, saying Gateway will build 1966 to 1977 Broncos thanks to the “Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act of 2015,” a program that makes it easier for low-volume manufacturers to get past safety and emissions barriers-to-entry. One way that the Act does this is that it allows low-volume automakers to “install engines from vehicles that have been issued certificates of conformity.”

And on that front, Gateway Bronco says it’s using 5.0-liter Coyotes as its primary power plants, with plenty of bolt-on options, like twin turbos, a Borla fuel injection system, or even a Shelby supercharger.

Gateway’s website shows three main models ranging in price from $120,000 to $180,000, and offering both automatic or manual options, and warranties as long as five years. If they’ve got Ford’s stamp of approval and a warranty, that also sounds lovely, even if the price tag 7

DEC 2018: DEC 15: LAVERGENE TN: JOE SHELTON JR. REWARD FUNDRAISER: Family, Friends & NISSAN Colleagues on Mr Joe Shelon Jr will gather for a car meet and fundraiser to increase the reward for information leading to an arrest of those responsible for Joe’s death. We are suggesting a minimum donation of $10.00 per person directly to the Shelton Family. Event being held at StreetSide Classics located at 6000 Reliance Drive.

DEC 2018: Christmas Shopping Time—No Events

DEC 2018: Christmas Shopping Time—No Events

DEC 2018: Christmas Shopping Time—No Events

DEC 2018: Christmas Shopping Time—No Events

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RIBBIT!

Just as sure as a frog will sit on a lily pad and croak al night long, the FROG FOLLIES hot rod show will take place on the last weekend in August.

Hosted each year, for 44 years now, by the E’Ville Iron Street Rod Club, the show is a smooth running machine if you will.

From pre-registration, which is a GREAT DEAL for the price (FREE NICE T-SHIRT included), thru the last hot rod leaving he fairgrounds, the E’Ville Iron know how to do it.

From the moment hot rodders and street rodders arrive to the time they leave, there is nothing but a good time had by everyone.

The FROG FOLLIES is a ‘drive your hot rod” event. We say that as NO TRAILERS are allowed on the fairgrounds/show area. Yes there are trailers back in the swap meet area, but that’s a whole different deal. If you come to the FOLLIES, you are going to drive your vehicle thru the gate each day you are there.

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The event is held at the Vanderburgh 4-H Center as it has been for years. Plenty of shady spots and grassy areas to park a few thousand cool cars and trucks. All those cars and trucks are Pre-49 with no exception. The E’ville Iron is al about Pre -49 hot rods and trucks and make no excuse about it. Its what they believe in and how they do it year after year.

Not many other shows FEED YOU for the price of registration. Not just a box lunch, but a good old fashion BBQ with all the fixings.

The vendor area is always packed!

Vendors bring their latest wares to show off and sell to al those gearheads looking for some new parts for their rides.

If you are looking for a new project, the FROG FOLLIES swap meet is one of the best places in the Midwest to find that dream ride. Need a OEM hard to find part for your project? The FROG FOLLIES swap meet area is a good place to look for it. Swap meet vendors from all over come out for this one. Some gearheads come to the FROG FOLLIES just to take in the swap meet its so good.

In the end, this event is about all those cool rides that travel from near and far to be part of this show each year. Friendships are re-kindled from last years show.

Make your plans now to attend the 45th Annual Frog Follies in Evansville IN. during the last weekend in August...Froggie sez y’all are invited!

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EVERY SATURDAY MORNING CRUISIN’: FRANKLIN TN: NASHVILLE CARS & COFFEE CRUISE: Cruise runs from 8-11am. Held at the CARMIKE THOROUGHBRED 20 Theatre Complex located at 633 Frazier Drive.

NCC is a free to attend Shine and Show event. If you are a vendor, car club or if you have any questions, please send us a message. For more info go to https:// www.facebook.com/nashvillecarsncoffee/ 3rd SATURDAY MORNING CRUISE IN’S CHATTANOOGA TN: CHATTANOOGA CARS & COFFE CRUISE IN: Cruise takes place on the 3rd Saturday of every month. Cruise runs from 9am – 12noon. Cruise is located at 6241 Perimeter. For more info go to https://www.facebook.com/ ChattanoogaCarsnCoffee/ CROSSVILLE TN: CRUISE-IN BREAKFAST: Cruise held on the 3rd Saturday morning of the month. Cruise runs from 8-11am. Cruise is held at the Plateau Christian Church located at 93 Bob Tollett Loop. The church youth will be cooking and serving breakfast for FREE. Donations are appreciated and will be used for the restoration of their project car, 1962 Ford Falcon. For more information call 931-510-7328 3rd SUNDAY CRUISE IN’S : NORCROSS GA: CRUISE IN AT THE VARSITY: Cruise is held on the 3rd Sunday afternoon all year long. Cruise runs from 3-6pm. Cruise is held at the Varsity Gwinett located at 6045 Dawson Blvd. This is a FREE Cruise-In open to ALL Years-MakesModels! Even if it's COLD outside, you can enjoy some tasty HOT food inside and catch the games on their TV! Bring your friends! These Cruise-Ins are hosted by the Georgia Cool Cruisers and Southeast Wheels Events and sponsored by Streetside Classics. All our events benefit charities. We will be accepting donations (optional) for one of our favorite causes! For more info call 404-732-6842

MONDAY NIGHT CRUISE-IN’S: MORRIS IL: WENDY’S CRUISERS CRUISE-IN: Every Monday Night from 5-9 at the Wendy’s on Rt. 47. Cruise-In, free small frosty or drink. Dash plaques while they last. Car Cruises, outdoor movies, concerts on the first Monday June –October. We meet all year on every Monday. Call Ken at 815-942-2032, or just show up.

FRIDAY NIGHT CRUISE-IN’S: CHANDLER AZ: HAPPY HOUR CAR SHOW & LIVE MUSIC: Cruise held every Friday Night. Cruise is held at the Patio at the Forum located at 2301 S Stearman Drive.

Cruise runs from 4-8pm. Free wood fired pizza from 5-6:30apm. Bring your cars or just come and have fun.

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2nd FRIDAY NIGHT CRUISE-IN’S: ORO VALLEY AZ: 2nd FRIDAY NIGHT CRUISE NIGHT: Brought to you by Freddys Frozen Custard & Steakburgers (Northside). Cruise takes place at 11143 N Oracle Rd. Cruise runs from 6-9pm on 2nd Friday of the month. Open to cars & bikes from all era’s. All makes and models from car clubs or lone wolf’s. Simple Rules. No burnouts, no loud music, be respectful of others and the property and parking lot must be left clean. Hosted by the Obsessions Car Club. For more info go to https:// www.facebook.com/Northsidecruisein/ 3rd SATURDAY NIGHT CRUISE-IN’S: SAN TAN VALLEY AZ: SATURDAY AFTERNOON CRUISE-IN: Hosted by the Saturday Night Cruisers. Cruise runs from 4pm - ??. Cruise starts Oct.21st and runs on the 3rd Saturday of the month. Being held at Freddy’s Steakburgers at the corner of Hunt Hwy & Gary Rd. Music, raffles, Peoples Choice Award, Steakburgers & frozen custard and lights…we have lights. Win a $25 gift Certificate from Freddy’s every cruise night. For info call 480-204-6201

FRIDAY NIGHT CRUISE-IN GARDEN GROVE CA: GARDEN GROVE MAIN ST CAR SHOW: Cruise is held every Friday night from 5-8pm. Enter on north side off Acacia Pkwy. Hot Rods, Muscle cars, trucks, trophies, awards, raffles, music, food and vendors. Bring your friends and family for good times.

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As a special way of saying "thank you!" for ordering from williamsgraphics.bigcartel.com, we are giving away this original "Sleigher" drawing! Everyone who has placed an order, any order in November and December will have their name entered for a chance to win.

Place your order on or before Wednesday,

December 19th for YOUR chance to win. Winner will be announced Thursday, December 20th. Good

luck and Thanks again!

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It’s that time of year again, when you our readers have the opportunity to have your cool photo on the cover of the Gearhead Gazzette Magazine.

The contest is now OPEN. You have until December 17, 2018 to enter the contest.

There are some rules for the contest.: Everyone is eligible to submit an entry for the contest. > Pictures can be color or black & white > ALL submitted Pic’s MUST BE: > jpg or png digital format only > In vertical format ONLY! (Allow for cropping of photo and for our header placement at the top) >Use 8.5” wide by 11” high dimensions >Use HIGHEST Resolution (quality) setting. > You must Include the following info with your entry Name / Address / Email Address / Cell or Home Phone number.

Vehicle(s) in shot must be 1975 or earlier.

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Please send your entry on a CD/DVD Disc to us at:

Gearhead Gazzette – Attn Photo Contest 2685 Buckner Rd, Thompsons Station TN 37179.

** We prefer that you send the entry in on CD/DVD or on a flash drive** If you want to email the entry, send it to us at: gearheadgazzette@gmail.com > Sending a CD/DVD allows a much Higher quality setting than email. > No entries will be returned. > DO NOT go crazy re-coloring or color adjusting the pic. > Our staff will be the final judge of the winners. > We will pick 3 winners. Winners will be featured on the cover of an issue in Jan/Feb 2019 and get some cool swag from us. Also we will provide the winners with a hard copy of the Gearhead Gazzette Issue that their photo is published in.

Have some fun, show us your photographic abilities, keep it decent, make your momma proud!

NOTE: Entries WILL NOT BE RETURNED and become property of the Gearhead Gazzette Magazine for future possible publication by the Gearhead Gazzette. By submitting an entry you agree to these rules and your entry is considered a complete release to the Gearhead Gazzette.

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FOR SALE: 1956 Original Paint & trim 1956 Bel Air 2 door hardtop. California care (verified vin#). Ram jet 350 crate motor. 700r4 transmission. factory posi.

2" drop spindles. New interior. Have original hubcaps & door panels - well documented build. Call or text Bart 443-790-5205. Asking $60000. Located in Hanover MD. (11/1/18)

FOR SALE OR TRADE: Wanted to trade my Screaming Eagle Harley Davidson V Rod for a Corvette. This bike will surely go up in value, it is a limited edition that cost over $25000 new. They currently are on eBay in the 13 to 15 range with miles, this one only has 9000 miles and loaded with extras. I want a nice Corvette and will either take difference or pay difference depending on the deal. Call or text 270-320-7222 and I will return your call, prefer a C6 but am open to all trades.

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FOR SALE: 2018 COPO Camaro, hyper blue, 427 NA, stripe pkg., racer pkg., New, no passes. Will consider interesting partial trade for Corvette C5 ZO6. Email to doctorrocket55@gmail.com or 270-792-7637(10/25/18)

FOR SALE: 1932 ford pickup, professionally built by HENRY DANA [ DANAS HOT

ROD SHOP ] . 355 Chevy engine, once owned by the late DALE EARNHARDT, 5 speed tremec trans, narrowed 9" ford rear, 350 posi , 31 spline axels. P&J chassis components, Walker, Rootlieb, Mack new shortened bed, VDO, Real wheels, big & littles, Ididit, MSD, Bilstein's all around. DANA RED base clear by Ted Dobkowski, No expense spared, Allante grey interior, Mercedes square weave carpet. Cover of Rodding USA magazine, Builders Choice by Detroit speed, Street Rodder top 100, Nascar driver RYAN NEWMAN choice at AMERICARNA show. 49,900 or trade with cash for 55 Chevy wagon.704 677 5632.Henry (10/25/18)

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FOR SALE: 1995 Corvette 2-Volume Service Manual Set. Like new condition. $100. Shipping Extra. Call 815-409-6836 or email gamcpm@comcast.net (11/16/18)

FOR SALE: GM 10 si, 100A, 1-wire, single-groove pulley, Chrome Alternator.

Did not fit properly on Ford FE engine. Used less than 1 month. $75. Shipping extra. Call 815-409-6836 or email gamcpm@comcast.net (11/16/18)

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FOR SALE: 1957 Chevy CAMEO. Oak bed wood w/chrome dividers, wheel tubs added. Electric doors and windows by Dakota Digital. Flame Red Dupont Centari paint. Engine: LS1 (347 C.I.-345 HP) w/4L60E trans.10 bolt 8.5 rearend 3:73 w/Eaton positraction. Street & Performance engine harness. American Autowire HWY.22 main wire harness. Interior: Silverado power bucket seats headrests removed. Dakota digital gauges. Dual HD radio, Bluetooth, USB, I-Pod port, MP3 disc player, hidden antenna. GM tilt steering column. Chassis: TCI Mustang ll frontend assembly. Rear custom trailing arms Aldan coilover shocks. Old Air Air Conditioning. Rack & Pinion P/S, P/B disc on front. Griffin Radiator. Contact Don @ 928 302-6943 or parts34@frontier.com. (11/22/18)

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FOR SALE: One Well Used and Speed Proven Wind Tunnel. Who doesn’t need a bit more shaving on the old laminar flow? Not you? Well, how about that hot rod racer down the lane who might have a genuine use for it? No? Think of what great gift this would make to your local university and you’d have a stellar write-off! Originally built by a guy out of sheer curiosity about how aero stuff works and had the spare change to do it really right.

Life has downshifted and the spot he had the tunnel installed is no longer available. This tunnel has improved the speeds and records of several dozen land speed cars including George Poteet’s Speed Demon that lays down wicked quick 400+MPH runs on the Bonneville Salt Flats. It is a first-class system with operational credibility and plenty of cheerful grateful testimonials. But wait, there’s more! The owner/builder/operator will put the thing back into full operational form so how can you resist a turn-key deal? Do your diligence and you will quickly realize there is more than a million invested. That’s a whole lotta McKinley's ($500), Cleveland's ($1,000), Madison's ($5,000), and Chase's ($10,000) beside the Franklin’s and Grants.

The tunnel is an open circuit, Eiffel style. It was professionally designed and calibrated. Test results show repeatable numbers with less than 1% deviation between runs. The wind tunnel began construction in 2010.

It took approx. 4800 man-hours to complete over a two+ year period not including building construction or the pit under the test section of the tunnel. The tunnel is 100' long and 20'+ high at the inlet end. The test section is shaped and approx. 9'-4" high in the center and 13'-6" wide, and 50' long. The three fans are built by Howden and are 150 HP each, 460V, and are 6' in diameter. The fans are controlled by a Mitsubishi Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) with remote controller in the control room. The fans pull air through the test section then the air recirculates in the room. Wind speed in the tunnel varies from about 10mph to 80mph depending on the desired speed and the shape and size of the test object. Test object should not exceed 25 sq. ft. in frontal area for most accurate test results. This is the size of a full size car. The VFD has incremental speed control for accurate airflow around the test object. Under the floor of the test section is a pit which houses the balance. The pit is accessible by a staircase opposite the control room. The balance is a large space frame and is mounted to Honeywell load cells which are designed to hold up to a 10,000 lb. vehicle. There are seven load cells which measure lift, drag, and side forces. All forces are calculated and recorded in an Excel spreadsheet. The spreadsheet displays coefficients for all six forces and moments. It also calculates all forces in Drag HP, Drag LBs, Total Lift, Lift Front and Rear LBs, and Side LBs, all at a customer selected mph. There is also a bicycle balance for testing cyclists and equipment. This balance was used to test 2000 elite cyclists. Airflow is measured by 3 pitot tubes in the inlet and 2 static ports in the aft portion of the test section which feed to a pressure transducer panel.

Air turbulence is eliminated by a 3" thick aluminum honeycomb panel in the fore part of the test section. Plastic netting was added for better control. Vehicles enter the tunnel through a hinged door in the aft of the tunnel next to the fans.

The current room dimensions are 49' wide, 140' long, and 35' high. A lower ceiling will be acceptable.

Included in the sale: Complete wind tunnel structure from the inlet to the fan diffusers. Mitsubishi VFD. Balance with load cells and complete wiring to the control room. Bicycle balance platform with Computrainer installed. Ski Jumper beam. A large variety of car mounting stands. Complete computer system with Windows OS. Data Acquisition System including 13 pressure channels with pressure taps to the pit. Aerolab smoke generator wand. The buyer will be responsible for the building and the balance pit, all of which will be dimensionally specified in the sale. At an additional cost, I can assemble everything on the new site for a "turn key" operation including training of new operator. The complete wind tunnel will be broken down and palletized to ship. Reconstruction will take approx. 2-3 months when the building is ready. The electrical wiring of the fans and control room will have to be done professionally on site.. Approximate cost to construct in 2010, not including the building or pit: $400,000 package cost for design plans, computer hardware, software, Data Acquisitions System, bicycle balance, smoke wand. 115,000 fans with inlet bells. 30,000 VFD . 80,000 materials. 210,000 building preparation including the pit and electrical. 230,000 labor. Price: $600K For more info

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The Last Page..

The Last Page is bout cool cars, hot rods, race cars or?? We’re going to share a coolshot right each issue. Got ne you think should be here...send it to us at gearheadgazzette@gmail.com. We’ll pick the best for the week and use it right here.

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