Bits 'n' Bolts

August 2010

August 3rd - No Cruise-in due to the Homecoming activities downtown Wauseon this week.

August 10th - We had only 28 vehicles (one being a motorcycle) cruise in.  I think the turn
out was low due to the hot, humid weather.
        
Tom Overmeyer from Waterville cruised in with his 1955 Chev. Belair Coupe, 350 engine, Candy Apple Red with White.  Beautiful Car

Duane & Linda McLaughlin, Committee members, cruised in with their beautiful White 1937 Cadillac Touring Sedan, 350 engine.  A classy car.   

Tim Lemons came in his 1931 Ford Coupe, 4 cyl.  Neat car.

Thanks to the Wauseon Chamber of Commerce Officers who helped with the registration of the   cars and the 50-50 drawing.

August 17th - SUPER CRUISE - It was a wonderful evening to cruise into Wauseon.  There
was no sign of rain.  We had a total of 559 cars cruise in.  Too many to list all the beautiful cars,
but here are a few:

Norman Krueger from Toledo came in with his 1965 AMC Marlin, Flat Back Rambler, 327, Camel Color.  You don’t see too many of them.

Barb Stover of Archbold, came in her 1923 Ford T Pie Wagon.

Jan Schlosser of Bryan cruised in with a 1968 Camero, 305, color Corvette Bronze.

Jerry and Lois Miller cruised in with their 1990 Chev. Corvette 350 Coupe.

Mike and Mary Weaks cruised in with their 1948 British Ford Angula.  It is togetherness
when you ride in that car.

Terry and Debbie Ducy came in their 1968 Ford Mustang, 289 Cu. In. V8, C4, 3 speed.
Color Tahoe Turquoise.

Ron Ernsberger and four of his friends cruised  in with their “Rat Rods”.  Quite Unique.

Tom and Fay Beebe came in their 1927 T Ford Roadster.

We had four (4) restored Cushman’s motor Scooters cruise in.  (1952, two 1958 and a 1959)

There was a beautiful 1969 Camero, 427 cu. in., Red with Black stripes, Red interior.  Beautiful paint job.  I got so intrigued, I forgot to get the owners name. 

Jim Musshel from Napoleon came in his 1953 Black Studebaker Commander, 232, V8.

Gene & Vonnie Walters from Whitehouse cruised in with their 1956, 98 Olds, 4 Dr.

Terry Finney came in with his 1930 Ford Model A, color Brandy Wine, Chev. 350.  It
took him 2 yrs to build.  Nice looking.

J. Caruso and Barb Caruso cruised in with their 1957 Chev. Belair Nomad, 383 Stroker with
flames.  Painted in 1986.  Named the car “Pure Madness”.  You may have seen it on the
cover of “Hot Rod” magazine.

Ray Kinsey from Archbold drove in with his 1929 Model A, 312 wide block, Chev. Eng.
He said he purchased the car about 50 years ago.  He has other cars also.  Ray it is time you
get them all out and cruise. 

Sponsors of Wauseon Cruise Night, Terry Henricks Chrysler-Dodge Dealer of Archbold and  McNeill Chevrolet, Pontiac,Buick Dealer of Swanton brought some of their new vehicles
to display.  We appreciate their support.

Archbold Equipment of Archbold displayed one of their Tractors, a new 245 Case, H Magnum.
Also, they demonstrated their Holland Grill which is Flare proof.  I tasted a slice of Pork
Roast that just came off the grill.  Wonderful and moist.  Besides grilling you can bake,
steam and smoke.  Now if only I could get my husband interested in grilling.

There was plenty of good food for the spectators.  Thanks to the Methodist Church, Jill Shehorn’s Pizza Wagon, Wauseon Chamber of Commerce, Fulton Co. Humane Society,
First Christian Church, Tiffany’s Café.  Also, popcorn and carmel corn by Jim and Penny
and popcorn by F & M Bank.  Thanks to Joe Kolb, Kolb & Son who furnished a bowl of
hot roasted peanuts at the registration table.  Everyone looks forward to the hot roasted peanuts.

Colin Grisier, Boy Scout, set up a booth to earn money for his project to help send 100,000
care packages to US Service Members this year. A great project Colin.  

St. Casper Church had a raffle for a Quilt, table runner and end table.

Bob Worst, one man band, entertained us for the evening.  He sang all the oldies but goodies,
50 & 60"s.  My kind of music.  He is great.  I don’t know how he can remember all those
songs. 

Thanks to the employees of PNC Bank for handling the registration table and selling the
50-50 tickets.  Good Job.
 
August 24th - It was a very warm evening.  We had only 40 cars cruise in. Thanks to the
Employees of Huntington Bank who help at the registration table and sold 50-50 tickets.

August 31st.- Our last cruise-in for this year.  We had 42 vehicles cruise in, one being
a 2008 Shadow Spirit 750 Motorcycle with only 1,350 miles, owner is Jim Carter from
Wauseon.  In case anyone is interested, it is for sale.

The following is a list of a few of the cars that caught my eye:

1950 Chev. Pickup, Dark Green owned by Jeff and Jacque Conley.

1962 Chev. Corvette Convertible owned by committee members Robert and Louise
Gilson.

1959 Ford Galaxie owned by Lonnie & Lela Furrow from Bryan, Ohio.

1956 Ford Victoria, Pink and Black, owned by Jerry Spangler of Bryan, Ohio.

1965 Cobra, 302, owned by Larry and Nancy Kunkle.

1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass Convertible, Black with white top, 350 Rocket, owned
by Ron & Dee Whitman.

1955 Chevrolet, Green and White, owned by Cathy Hefflinger of Napoleon.  The pipes
sound good Cathy.

We want to thank Bev Schlosser and her staff at the Fulton County Treasurer’s Office for
working the registration table and selling 50-50 tickets.

This ends the Cruise-In’s for the year 2010 and also for this Committee.  We are hanging it up and turning it over to a new committee.  It has been a fun time for us all. We want to thank all our Sponsors, Merchants, Businesses, Church’s, City Department and Mayor, Police Department and the Community for all your support. Your involvement is what helped make Wauseon Cruise Night such a success.  It has been a great activity for the Community.  We hope that you will continue to give the same support in 2011 to the new committee.    

July 2010

July 6th - We had a total of 41 vehicles cruise in.  The Crosley’s Convention was scheduled
to be held at the Fulton County Fair Grounds this weekend.  We had some early arrivals that
joined our cruise-in.  Four Crosley’s from New York, one from Virginia and one from Pennsylvania.  We appreciated that they joined our cruise and let us see their restored Crosley’s.

John Kayler of Montpelier cruised in with his 1967 Cadallic DeVille.  It was painted a beautiful dark wine/burgandy color.

Thanks to State Farm Rep. Cabe Rohrs and his staff for helping at the registration table and
selling 50-50 tickets.

July 12th - Our thanks goes to Jamin Torres and Carol Rorick from the Fulton County Health
Center, Wellness Dept. for helping with the registration table and selling 50-50 tickets.  We
had 28 cars cruise in, and then we had to shut down due to rain. 

July 20th - Super Cruise Night - Weather looked a little questionable but it turned out to be a
great evening.  We had 308 cars cruise in.  A lot of nice looking cars. 

Chris Dixion cruised in with his 1956 T-Bird, Ford FI, customized, painted a beautiful color of purple.  The interior and dash was also purple .  Just beautiful. 

Burdette Bonee cruised in with a 1954 Chevrolet pickup, color dark green, eng. 235, less than
10,000 original miles.  Named the truck Bertha, after the original owner.

Al Graber cruised in with his 1967 Red Plymouth Belvedere GTX, 2 Dr. HT, 440.  Nice
looking.

Gary Walters came in his 1954 Ford Pickup F-100, Eng. 302, color Burgandy.  Looking good.

Gary & Deb Franz cruised in with their pretty blue, 1933 Ford Coupe.  Love that car.

Dennis and Tricia Burrow from Michigan came in with their 1929 Model A Ford “Blue
Bell”.  Nice.

Lynn Saunders, Erie, Michigan, cruised in with his Kool 1951 Mercury, V8, 305, chopped
4", painted red with pink pin stripes, bubble skirts and lake pipes.  My kind of car.  K O O L

The Wauseon Fire Dept. brought their 1916 Seagrave Fire Truck, with an open cockpit and
hand rung brass bell.  It was the first piece of motorized fire fighting equipment purchased
for Fulton County.  The Truck was restored by the Wauseon Firemen’s Assoc. in the late
1970's.  It was last driven in 1986 in the Homecoming Parade. 

Thanks to The Farmers & Merchants State Bank employees who helped at the registration
table and also sell 50-50 tickets.  They also had their popcorn machine going.  Proceeds
were donated to the Cruise Night.

We appreciate the organizations and businesses that served food as follows: Wauseon
Chamber of Commerce, Jill’s Pizza Wagon, Methodist Church - served Hot sandwiches
chips, pie and ice cream, First Christian Church served Homemade Ice Cream, Jim & Penny
with their popcorn machine and carmel corn ( they come every cruise-in), and Tiffany’s Café. 

The Band “Nuttin Fancy” entertained the crowd.  It was a very enjoyable evening with lots
of spectators, good food, great music and beautiful cars to look at.   
 
July 27th - We had 51 cars cruise in.  Theresa DeBayance from Salisbury, NC who was visiting
relatives in Michigan heard of our cruise- in.  So she cruised in with her 2005 Dodge Magnum,
R/T, Doors Vertical and lots and lots of extras.  Very Nice.  Her and her husband each have 2
Dodge Magnum’s, 2 Black and two Red plus they own 20 other cars.  They like their cars.

Ray Hensley from Swanton came in his 1957 Red Chev. Belair.  Nice looking.

Thanks to State Bank & Trust employees for helping at the registration table and selling
50-50 tickets. 

A big thank you to all the Sponsors for making our Cruise-In’s possible.  It is a great activity
for the community.  Come join us in August.  Reminder August 17th is our next Super Cruise.

June 2010

June lst - We had 61 cars that cruised in. It was a nice evening. A thank you goes out to the NW Telephone Pioneer Group who helped with the registration of the cars.  

June 8th - We did not have a cruise due to rain.  

June 15th - SUPER CRUISE - Weather started out questionable, but turned out to be a nice evening. We had 250 vehicles. Thanks to First Federal Bank employees for helping with the registration of the cars and selling 50-50 tickets. A Dash Plaque was given out to everyone that registered. We had a lot of nice vehicles.  

Jerry Hooch cruised in with his 1961 Jeep Commando. Nicely restored. It made you think of going on a safari. 

Brad Bailey of Deshler, cruised in with his 1931 Model A Ford, 4 cyl. Truck. All restored back to original. The frame was powder coated by Powder Coating Plus, LLC of Archbold. Mr. Bailey did say that the truck has a little more horse power than originally. The paint job was beautiful. (Red with black trim and gold pin stripe.) It was painted by Garold & Sons Restoration located in Nappanee, Indiana.

We had several Elcamino's cruise in. Betty Rathbun, Committee Member, cruised in with her 1983 Elcamino. Looking good Betty. Another one that caught our eye was Hugh Koogan's 1968 Chev. Elcamino, from Temperance, Michigan. It was painted a beautiful blue with black pin stripes.

The Wauseon Fire Department had their aerial ladder truck out and up in the air. Pictures were taken of the cruise from the aerial ladder. The Firemen's Convention was held in Wauseon this year, June 18th and 19th.

Music for the evening was by "Five O' Clock Rush". They entertained us with 50-60's music.

Food - We had lots of good food. United Methodist Church served sandwiches, chips, pie and ice cream. First Christian Church served homemade ice cream. Shehorn's Pizza Wagon served pizza, subs and walking tacos. Restaurants: Tiffany's and Fulton Cafe were open to serve their specials. We had popcorn and carmel corn by Jim and Peggy of West Unity. They cruise in every week with their popcorn. Also, The Farmers & Merchants State Bank had their Popcorn machine going. They donate the proceeds to Cruise Night. Thanks to everyone. They help make our cruise-ins a success.

June 22nd - It was a hot night. Maybe that's why we only had 37 cars. Everyone in attendance was invited to the Drive-In Theatre after the cruise, located near Liberty Center (free of charge) thanks to owner Rod Saunders.

We want to thank the Boy Scout adult Committee Members of Troop 8 who helped at the registration table.

June 29th - We had 68 vehicles. Weather was great, even a little cool. Robert and Marlene Rupp, Committee Members, cruised in with their newly restored 1964 Chev. 409 red convertible. All restored back to original. Bob did most of the restoration himself. His friend, Sandy Currie, from Orrillia, Ontario, Canada did the body work and paint job. Beautiful Car.

Merl Sauder cruised in with his 1955 C-800 Ford Semi Tractor and flat bed. All restored back to original. He was hauling a log from his great, great Grandfather's farm. It was the top half of a 175 year old tree. Counting the rings it goes back to 1835, before Abraham Lincoln became President. The log weighs 16,000 pounds. Mr. Sauder stated that the wood could not be used for anything because of all the knots. The bottom half is on display at the Sauder Museum in Archbold, Ohio. Mr. Sauder said that pulling the 16,000 pound log makes his semi tractor "bark". Sounds good.

Thanks to Sara's Garden Staff for helping with the registration of the cars and selling 50-50 tickets. Proceeds of the 50-50 drawing went to Sara's Garden.

Also, thanks to all the sponsors, merchants and organizations for their donations to help make the cruise-ins a success.

Hope you see you all in July. Reminder - Super Cruise is scheduled for July 20th.

May 2010

Wauseon Cruise Night started Tuesday May 4th. The weather was perfect. We had 70 cars on display. The following two weeks it rained so we had to cancel. We had some very nice looking cars cruise into Wauseon the month of May.

May 25th turned out to be a beautiful evening for the Cruise. We had a total of 83 cars. Our President, Arnie Bunke was ready to cruise and show off his 1941 Plymouth. This car was originally his father's. Arnie found it in someone's barn and had it restored. Arnie and Shirley (his wife of 50 years) went out on their first date in this car. It has a lot of special memories.

Shorty Bischoff, from Napoleon, came cruising in with his 1956 Ford Truck (build by Dick Laiman.) He added something new since last year, pin striping, which was done by Todd Hanson of Wauseon. Looking good Shorty! :)

May 25th was the night for Drag Cars. Paul Rashley of Wauseon came in his 1964 Mercury Comet AFX Drag Car. He said it is one of 10 ever built. His friend Bob Floyd of Toledo brought his 1965 Plymouth Belvedere, with a 528 cubic inch wedge motor, A990 clone, 700 horse power. Mr. Rashley said, "It's a real animal." Dick Laiman from Lyons brought his 1978 Pinto 2.8 Liter Drag Car, which he just finished building. Dick said it has not been raced yet. He named the car "Pinto from Hell." WHY?? It came from Hell, Michigan!

A big "Thank You" to our wonderful sponsors/merchants who donated items for our goody bags. We gave out 10 goody bags each night. Also, a "Thank You" to the NW Telephone Pioneers for helping at the registering table.

Reminder: We have a Cruise-In every Tuesday. Please mark your calendar to attend our Super Cruise June 15th which is coming up soon. Hope to see you cruising into Wauseon!