From The Presidents Desk
December 2008
As VMOA closes out 2008 and I conclude my term as President, I want to express my gratitude to all of the Officers, Board Members and Volunteers who have served during the past two years--- The Vintage Mustang Owners Association appreciates your work. I also want to congratulate those that will move into new Officer and Board positions in 2009. Our installation dinner will be on Saturday, Jan 10th, 6:00pm--- look for the announcement. In parting please allow me to leave you with a few thoughts:
Pony Express Car Of The Month (COTM) - There are still a lot of new and existing members of VMOA that have not yet had their car featured in our Newsletter as COTM. All you have to do is contact John Cortez, Editor john925@earthlink.net send him photos of your car and a brief narrative about how you became keen on Mustangs; how you acquired your car; what you have done to it; what you would like to do to it; and what you really like about your Mustang. It's that simple.
Membership Dues - There is a reason they're called dues, because they're due each January.In the past the club has not had a formalized enforcement of the collection of dues, however going forward we are going to have the membership responsibility managed by the club Treasurer. If you would like to continue to receive the monthly Newsletter, regular email updates, and participate in club activities which are subsidized by VMOA, please pay your membership dues no later than the end of February. You can pay at the monthly meeting, mail in payment, or use PayPal at the club website www.vintagemustang.org
Yes, I went to the SJCC Show on Nov 22nd. I know, it's not all Mustangs, but this is a nice local car show serving a great cause. Street Rods, Muscle Cars, Customs, Bombs, AMC Pacer? It's all there, and plenty of Fords too. I personally am intrigued by the old school, period chopped and channeled, barn fresh rat rods of the 40's and 50's that celebrate the dawn of Hot Rodding, very cool. At the show I saw VMOA members Dane Berens, Chuck and Marilyn Brown, Glenn Roberts and Janeen Pratt, Joe Freitas, Ray Banks and Bill Croxton. Some were showing their Mustangs, some were... not.
Lastly, I want to thank Moe Yousofzai and Matin Kharie at Sunnyvale Ford for all of their help. These two gentleman and their sales staff have gone out of their way to make their dealership showroom available to VMOA for our monthly General Membership meetings. The best way for our club to reciprocate is to direct business to Sunnyvale Ford www.fordautodirect.com So if you or a friend are considering the purchase a new or used Ford, contact Moe or Matin at 1.800.556.1448.
Wishing you and your family a wonderful Holiday Season!
Ken Mannina, President