Bits 'n' Bolts

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!