Street Beat

 September 2018

44th YEAR

By Newsletter Editors: Gary Price & Sid Vicars

 

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Bicycle Giveaway FOP Show

Several KARC members attended the FOP show. The bicycles, given away this year, were provided by KARC and Rainbow Motors. Mike Smith coordinated the effort and several members pitched in to get the bikes to their new owners. Thanks to the members that helped out and special thanks to Randall Gibson and Rainbow Motors for providing bikes.

 

Member Machines and Gossip

We “Hurd” Norman is thrilled that Frank sold his 40 Ford. No more warranty work! As soon as Bill sells his Plymouth, Norman says he will be out of the warranty business completely!

 

We also “Hurd” that Bill had brought his Mercury into Norman’s shop, recently, with a weird smell, door popper solenoid was almost on fire! New ones are on order from Eddies Rod Shop. Bill will try to get fixed on warranty from previous owner Tom Herron!

 

Speaking of Bill. Leaving the Shades show, Saturday after the drawing, I was sitting in traffic admiring a killer original looking ’32 Tudor highboy with wishbone and Flathead. I was telling my wife how I’d love to find one that solid, rambling on and on about how I loved that old car. I looked up and the driver was shaking his 40th anniversary KARC cap at me. It was Bill Pettis.

 

Jerry Collins was seen admiring the spoked rims on this year’s giveaway car. Jerry rode down with buddy Dallas, hoping to drive home Dallas’ new roadster, but it didn’t work out.

 

Between the rain and humidity, they had to draw 4 or 5 times (I can’t count that high) to get a car winner. Norman was leaned up under the edge of a building, waiting to see if his number was drawn.

After telling David Baker, “Let’s go on down to where the Top 25 and giveaway are. There’s shelter down there.”, my grandson, David, and I quickly discovered the sheds at the Splash Country rides have mesh roofes. One of the three of us loved getting drenched under that mesh and playing in the rain.

 

Cruise to Wheels Through Time

I spoke with the folks at Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum. After looking at the upcoming show schedule, I told them the last Saturday in October would likely be the day we would like to cruise over to Maggie Valley as a club. We get a club discount, with the entry fee being $12. They said Dale Walksler might be there, or perhaps not. He comes and goes and no longer schedules his time there. I was told his son Matt is there most every day and almost always on Saturdays. We will discuss the cruise at Thursday’s meeting.

 

Up Coming Events

Sept 7-9              39th Annual NSRA Street Rod Nationals North – Kalamazoo County Expo Center, Kalamazoo, MI

Sept 7-9              Goodguys 21st Colorado Nationals - The Ranch Events Complex, Loveland, CO

Sept 7-8              Shades of the Past – Dollywood Splash Country, Pigeon Forge, TN

Sept 8                 Bloomingdale Ruritan Cruise-inKetron Middle School, Kingsport, TN (9 AM -?)

Sept 9                 O’Reilly Car Show – O’Reilly Auto Parts, Colonial Heights, Fort Henry Dr, Kingsport, TN

Sept 6-8              Charlotte Fall Auto Fair – Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC

Sept 13-15          Pigeon Forge Rod Run - LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge, Pigeon Forge, TN

Sept 14-15          13th Annual Red Neck Ramble – Wilson Cunty Fairgrounds, Lebanon, TN   (Pre 1968 Only)

Sept 14-16          25th Annual NSRA Northeast Street Rod Nationals – Chaplain Valley Exposition, Burlington, VT

Sept 22               Fly In/Cruise In – Morristown Airport, Morristown, TN (10AM – 3PM)

Sept 23               AACA Allendale Car Show – Allendale Mansion, Hwy 11W, Kingsport, TN

Sept 27-29          Moonshine Valley F100’s All Ford Truck Show – Maggie Valley Festival Grounds, Maggie Valley, NC

Sept 27-29          Southeastern Gas & Petroleum Expo – Maggie Valley Festival Grounds, Maggie Valley, NC

Sept 28-30          Goodguys 26th Summit Racing Lone Star Nationals – Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX

Sept 29               Random Rods Car Show – Amis Mill Eatery, Rogersville, TN

Sept 29                6th Annual Morristown Hillbilly Chili Cook-Off & Cruisin’ Against Drugs Car Show – Walters State Community College, Morristown, TN

 

Oct 3-7                Fall Carlisle Collector Car Swap Meet – Carlisle, PA

Oct 10-13            AACA Eastern Division National Fall Meet– Hershey, PA                                    

Oct 12-13            Great Smoky Mountains Auto FestSmokies Stadium, Kodak, TN

Oct 12-14            Goodguys 1st Kentucky Nationals – Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY

Oct 12-14            Vintage Steel & Autumn Leaves – Veteran’s Memorial  Park, Mt Airy, NC

Oct 19-20               Goodguys 25th Southeastern Nationals – Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC

 

Nov 10-11           Goodguys 29th FuelCurve.com Autumn Get-Together - Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, CA

Nov 10                Patriots & Legends Car Show – Ashville Outlets, 800 Brevard Rd, Ashville, NC (9AM – 5PM) (www.abccm.org for more info)

Nov 16-18           Goodguys 21st Southwest Nationals - Westworld of Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ

 

Weekly and Monthly Cruise-Ins

Sonic Drive-In Cruise-In, Fort Henry Dr, Kingsport, TN, 4th Friday of each month starting April 24 thru Oct 23

Somerset, KY, Monthly Cruise in ( http://www.somernitescruise.com/ ) (Every 4th Saturday April thru October, 1 to 7 PM)

K-Mart on Stone Dr, In the Parking lot in front of K-Mart, Kingsport, TN.  Weekly Fri. Nite Cruise –In

Cruise to the Border, Across from the train Station, Bristol, TN Weekly Fri Nite Cruise-In (May thru Oct)

Elizabethton TN Downtown weekly Saturday Nite Cruise-In (April thru Oct)

Cycle City BI-Weekly Cruise-In, Cycle City on Market St, Kingsport, TN (First Cruise on Saturday April 6, 10 AM to 2 PM)

Dairy Queen Cruise-In, Dairy Queen on 11E across from Wal-Mart, Greenville, TN (Every Sunday 4PM to ????) First Cruise June 9, 2013

Jenkins KY Cruise-In, First Saturday of each Month, City Park Jenkins, KY (Starts first Saturday in May)(Starts at 4PM, Burnouts begin at 7PM)

Big Lots in Jefferson City, TN on Friday nights (5:30 to 8:30) (sponsored by the Mossy Creek Cruzers)

BoJangles in Dandridge, TN on Sunday afternoons (2PM to 5PM) (sponsored by the Mossy Creek Cruzers)

Church Hill Food City, First Saturday of each month at Food City in Church Hill, TN (Food and music)

Cars, Coffee, Tire Kicking, Breakfast, & B.S. – Steak & Shake, at the Pinnacle Bristol, TN, 8 AM to 10 AM last Saturday of each month.

 

Sponsor

Phone

A1 Auto Paint of Greenville LLC

423-620-7594

Advance Auto Parts

423-246-4290

Afford-A-Tire

423-863-7386

Ballistic Hair Co

423-246-1533 ext.19

Betty's Stockyard Cafe

423-378-3227

Berry's Pharmacy

423-247-3124

Brooks Circle Wrecker Service

423-578-2131

Brown's Auto & Air Conditioning

423-245-4831

BrushStrokes N'More

423-765-0352

C J's Automotive

423-288-3301

Carter Powder Coating

423-542-1150

D&D Rod and Custom

423-357-4704

Dan'l Boone Region AACA

N/A

Dashboard Audio

423-239-3274

Davis Heating and Air, Inc

423-239-8779

Dent Worx, Inc

423-246-3338

Dirt Road Customs

423-817-0848

Don's & Davis' Sanitation

423-246-9715

Eddie's Rod Shop

423-323-2081

Fall Branch Auto

423-348-6125

Gary's Body Shop

423-288-4847

Gray Synthetic Lubricant

423-477-2530

Grant Tire & Automotive

423-247-3149

Gulley Performance

423-247-2271

Happy Camper Camp Grounds

423-967-3495

Heritage Title

423-765-2071

Jeff's Pipe and Muffler

423-247-2571

Jim's Construction

423-335-0224

Fort Henry Mall

423-246-1697

Jones’s Brothers Body Shop

423-288-3731

Les Lawson Automotive & Body Shop

423-288-5101

Mark's Auto Parts

423-345-3549

Murphys Automotive

423-239-9994

Myers Engine Machine

423-638-2579

Nappy's Bar

423-929-9897

NCS (National Coatings & Supplies)

423-247-7200

Norman"s Auto Repair

423-245-7351

Paint by Darrell

423-288-0861

Pro Body Shop

423-378-9161

ONU Print Customs 

423-288-4877

Quality Heat & Air

423-246-6833

R&D Finishing

423-543-1722

Roger Clendenin Racing

423-357-8251

Ron Mathews Insurance

423-246-4241

R & S Collision Center

423-239-5222

*Rainbow Motors

423-288-5827

Smith Auto Parts & Engine Machine

423-272-7686

Speedway Seatcovers

423-753-4600

State Farm Insurance

423-246-8991

Stateline Collision

423-392-0828

Taylor Automotive & Performance

423-279-0766

Tony's Pipe & Muffler

423-246-7304

Top Performance

423-239-6430

Unique Kar Kare

423-491-0909

Wampler's Barber Co

423-406-1662

Woodstone Deli

423-245-9663

Zane Brooks Excavating

423-288-7010

*Denotes Majoy Show Sponsor

Next Club Meeting: Golden Corral Restaurant on Eastman Road Kingsport, TN., September 13th, 6 PM, Business @ 7 PM