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Inside this Issue FROM THE PRESIDENTS DESK New Members 2 Birthdays and Anniversaries 2 Just ‘Round The Bend 3 Meeting Minutes 4 Blessings Basket Thank You 7 Microfiber Towels 8 20 Surprising Things Everyone Forgets About The Ford Mustang #05 10 Join the MCA 12 Sponsors 15 Club Application Form 18 Club Badge Ordering Form 19 For Sale 9 Mustang Body Definitions 11 Volume XXV Issue 03 March 2020 Founded 1980 Greetings fellow Mustang enthusiasts!! Welcome March!! Welcome Spring!! Welcome an extra hour of sleep March 8! Something else about March… did you know it’s the best month for basketball (but worst for productivity)! For us civilians, March is known for one thing above all others: brackets. March Madness, as the NBA calls it, runs from March 11 to April 2 this year, and the safest bet you can make is that lots and lots of people will be distracted. I further read, one number-crunching firm predicted last year that American companies would lose $1.9 billion in wages paid to unproductive workers spending company time on betting pool priorities. (Suffice it to say, March is not a productive month—this is the single most productive hour and month of the year.) How to recoup these costs? Go into gambling. According to the American Gam- ing Association, fans wagered more than $2 billion on March Madness brackets for the 2015 tourna- ment. Each one of those 70-million-or-so brackets has a one in 9.2 quintillion (that’s 9 followed by 18 zeroes) chance of predicting the correct winners of every game. Have fun with your brackets. As you all know we start Spring car shows early indoors at the Annual Starbird Car Show. Once again Roger Bymun did his stuff and got us in at a great time and very orderly though the entry process was a bit challenging. If I have the final award recipients correct they are as follows… Member Place Car Billy Jenkins Gold 17 GT350 Bob Huntsinger Gold 06 GT Bobby Halton Gold 65 A Code George Walker Gold 73 Mach 1 Jim Barnhart Gold 65 GT Kent Faith Gold 67 GT Mary Calvert Gold 14 Coupe Rachel Granado Gold 93 GT vert Ron Watkins Gold 19 Bullitt Steve Young Gold 07 Coupe David Newby Silver 11 GT Derek Fritz Silver 69 SportsRoof Joe Berkley Silver 15 GT John Brawley Silver 12 GT vert John Hemby Silver 16 GT350 Maegan Little Silver 17 EcoBoost Mike Hogan Silver 18 GT vert Roger Bymun Silver 65 GT Troy Rushing Silver 10 Coupe Ward Harris Silver 67 GT Steve Armstrong Bronze 19 EcoBoost We had a total of 30 cars with 21 awards and 2nd place for club participation to boot! We also had our trailer inside and as you can see… our logo wrap was installed just in time! To continue with our busy season of car shows… check out our calendar on page 3, our Facebook page and our website calendar. For March alone, Arnold’s car show starts us off on March 7, fol- lowed by the 2nd Annual Stang Thang show at the airport museum March 21, a Show ‘n Shine the following day at Smitty’s Garage in Owasso as a fund raiser for The Little Light House and another Show ‘n Shine the following Saturday at Riverside Ford in West Tulsa where 15 members will have their cars parked in the main show room. In addition to the shows, we have several cruises planned… to El Rancho Grande this month and to Dink’s BBQ followed by a visit to Woolaroc. If I don’t see you at these events I hope to see you at a meeting… like Tuesday March 3rd!! Mustangs Rule!

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  • Inside this Issue

    FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK

    New Members 2

    Birthdays and Anniversaries 2

    Just ‘Round The Bend 3

    Meeting Minutes 4

    Blessings Basket Thank You 7

    Microfiber Towels 8

    20 Surprising Things Everyone

    Forgets About The Ford Mustang #05

    10

    Join the MCA 12

    Sponsors 15

    Club Application Form 18

    Club Badge Ordering Form 19

    For Sale 9

    Mustang Body Definitions 11

    Volume XXV Issue 03 March 2020

    Founded 1980

    Greetings fellow Mustang enthusiasts!! Welcome March!! Welcome Spring!! Welcome an extra hour of sleep March 8! Something else about March… did you know it’s the best month for basketball (but worst for productivity)! For us civilians, March is known for one thing above all others: brackets. March Madness, as the NBA calls it, runs from March 11 to April 2 this year, and the safest bet you can make is that lots and lots of people will be distracted. I further read, one number-crunching firm predicted last year that American companies would lose $1.9 billion in wages paid to unproductive workers spending company time on betting pool priorities. (Suffice it to say, March is not a productive month—this is the single most productive hour and month of the year.) How to recoup these costs? Go into gambling. According to the American Gam-ing Association, fans wagered more than $2 billion on March Madness brackets for the 2015 tourna-ment. Each one of those 70-million-or-so brackets has a one in 9.2 quintillion (that’s 9 followed by 18 zeroes) chance of predicting the correct winners of every game. Have fun with your brackets. As you all know we start Spring car shows early indoors at the Annual Starbird Car Show. Once again Roger Bymun did his stuff and got us in at a great time and very orderly though the entry process was a bit challenging. If I have the final award recipients correct they are as follows… Member Place Car Billy Jenkins Gold 17 GT350 Bob Huntsinger Gold 06 GT Bobby Halton Gold 65 A Code George Walker Gold 73 Mach 1 Jim Barnhart Gold 65 GT Kent Faith Gold 67 GT Mary Calvert Gold 14 Coupe Rachel Granado Gold 93 GT vert Ron Watkins Gold 19 Bullitt Steve Young Gold 07 Coupe David Newby Silver 11 GT Derek Fritz Silver 69 SportsRoof Joe Berkley Silver 15 GT John Brawley Silver 12 GT vert John Hemby Silver 16 GT350 Maegan Little Silver 17 EcoBoost Mike Hogan Silver 18 GT vert Roger Bymun Silver 65 GT Troy Rushing Silver 10 Coupe Ward Harris Silver 67 GT Steve Armstrong Bronze 19 EcoBoost We had a total of 30 cars with 21 awards and 2nd place for club participation to boot! We also had our trailer inside and as you can see… our logo wrap was installed just in time! To continue with our busy season of car shows… check out our calendar on page 3, our Facebook page and our website calendar. For March alone, Arnold’s car show starts us off on March 7, fol-lowed by the 2nd Annual Stang Thang show at the airport museum March 21, a Show ‘n Shine the following day at Smitty’s Garage in Owasso as a fund raiser for The Little Light House and another Show ‘n Shine the following Saturday at Riverside Ford in West Tulsa where 15 members will have their cars parked in the main show room. In addition to the shows, we have several cruises planned… to El Rancho Grande this month and to Dink’s BBQ followed by a visit to Woolaroc. If I don’t see you at these events I hope to see you at a meeting… like Tuesday March 3rd!! Mustangs Rule!

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    New Members!!

    Kalvin & Bri�any Siefert

    Owasso OK

    ‘07 Red Fire GT

    ‘08 Silver Coupe

    Jerry Sunby

    Cleveland OK

    ‘67 Coupe

    3/3 Millie Ramsey

    3/7 Derrick & Brandee Lang

    3/8 Paula Frerichs

    3/11 Art & Paula Frerichs

    3/12 John Eaton

    3/12 Melody Ecklar

    3/13 Alan Stretesky

    3/25 Rochelle Steward

    3/29 Jim & Jan Massey

    3/30 Larry Love

    Are You an MCA Member?

    If not, you're missing out on good

    informa�on and opportuni�es.

    For more informa�on

    about the MCA,

    check out page 12

    of this publica�on

    Hey everyone. American T's has made some new color op-tions available to us for our club apparel. The new colors vary by item. I know a few of you will be excited to see what's

    been added. Also, watch for some new items to be added in the next week or so like: bucket hats, mesh back trucker hats, adjustable cloth hats, women's tanks, and long sleeve 1/4 zip fleece. If you've been thinking about freshening up your club gear, now would be a great time to do it. You can access the GCCM online store via our webpage at gccmustangs.com. Click on the "Merchandise" link, then choose "Club Apparel." Mel Little

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    March

    3rd - GCCM General Meeting - Oklahoma Joe’s BBQ 61st and Sheridan 6:30pm

    7th - Arnold’s Car Show - see page 10

    8th - Daylight Saving Time - forward your time pieces one hour

    17th - St Patrick’s Day!!

    19th - Dinner Cruise - El Rancho Grande

    21st - Stang Thang @ TASM

    22nd - Show ‘n Shine Smitty’s Garage in Owasso

    24th - GCCM Board Meeting - Oklahoma Joe’s BBQ 61st and Sheridan 6:30pm

    25th - Little Light House Community Luncheon

    28th - Show ‘n Shine @ Riverside Ford

    27th - 29th High Speed Touring @ Hallett

    April

    4th - Lunch Cruise to Dinks BBQ and Woolarac tour

    7th - GCCM General Meeting - Oklahoma Joe’s BBQ 61st and Sheridan 6:30pm

    16th - Dinner Cruise - Location TBD

    18th - Branson Weekend Cruise

    22nd - Little Light House Community Luncheon

    24th - 26th High Speed Touring @ Hallett

    25th - Glenpool Black Gold Car Show

    28th - GCCM Board Meeting - Oklahoma Joe’s BBQ 61st and Sheridan 6:30pm

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    Green Country Classic Mustangs General Meeting February 4, 2020

    OK Joe’s BBQ Restaurant

    Pre Meeting - Jim & Jan Massey presented a gift to recently retired Ron Watkins. Ron made a speech… cake was provided by the Massey’s Opening - John Hemby opened the meeting at 6:30pm w/ 49 signing in. Welcome - Sponsors - Matthews Ford, Magnusson Realtors, Adam’s Polishes & Mustang1. New members John & Deb-bie Hooper. Treasurer Report - Mary provided monthly report. Secretary Report - January meeting minutes approved as published. Membership renewals underway. VP Report

    • With eight board members Troy met with Sales Manager Marke Burroughs of Hard Rock Casino last Thursday. Thanks to Justin Laird for arranging the meeting. Our Annual Round Up is scheduled for 09/19/20. We are hoping to get approval from Hard Rock to have our show here this year and for many years to come. We received loads of information on what they will provide for free, what things we need to pay for, catering menus for hospitality din-ner, etc. Troy will submit an RFP to them this week.

    • Stang Thang- Finalizing show details… more at next General meeting. Plan to meet as a group at 8:30 and cruise in like we did last year. Troy will submit anemail when more information becomes available.

    • Mustang Day, April 18th, More info to come! Current Business

    • Starbird Show - Roger Bymun - We set a new participant record with 30 cars registered. Trailer will be wrapped with club logo in time for show. Derek Fritz was given access to the venue to make measurements. He will draft out a placement plan for the cars. Roger talked to Christi and they are excited that we are participating in the event. Drive in date and time TBA. Roger will submit an email when information received. No charge for use of electricity. Make sure you bring an extension cord and tape to secure it to the floor. Discussion on what to do with batteries and gas caps… determines on your car generation. Be prepared to comply if required.

    MCA News - Ron Watkins • Ron opened with thanks to Justin & Troy for Hard Rock Café meeting • Ron needs to submit club roster MCA members to MCA by end of February. f you are an MCA member please get

    the number to John or Cary to update database. • MCA show season starts end of March with show in AZ, where a few GCCM members are going, then the Eureka

    Show end of May where quite a few more are going. • 13-17 MCA youth membership program - your board members voted to follow this as well, $5.00 per year up until

    18th birthday then regular membership fee applies. John produced and published new club apps reflecting the youth program.

    Track News

    • George Walker continues to prepare for another season. George shared a note from his Miata club about a kid in a stock 2020 GT500 barely broken in that ran 10.665 stock street tires.

    • Jerry Bergeron - Hallett invited instructors on 1/26 to drive around the track, took his new Miata to play, track pro-vided lunch for all of them. HST racing starts 3/27/20. Jerry’s new GT350 has less than 20 miles to go before he can drive it out onto the track.

    New Business

    • New Apparel colors available - Mel Little announced our apparel vendor is releasing new hats, fleece jackets, wom-en’s cuts in shirts and in many new colors. John presented the new colors on the screen.

    • Previous years shirts available for sale, yellow shirts free, due to having names already on them, all others are $5.00 each, limited sizes available.

    • Branson Cruise - Earl Hillard provided New Branson 2020 books. Earl presented a weekend cruise scheduled for April 17th & 18th. Members will need to make room reservations. Both nights will be blocked off... motel and show location will be announced at March meeting. Earl & Cindy are going to Branson later this month to make arrangements. Hotel will provide special parking and security for cars.

    • BA Rose Festival - Roger Bynum - We have been contacted to participate in this event. Event is Mid-September in conjunction with their annual Rose event. Date of show is 9/13/2020 at the BA Events park from 10am-4pm. Kite flying contest, food trucks etc.

    • Riverside Ford Show ’n Shine - John has been in contact with the good folks at Riverside Ford. Show date is 3/28/20 from 9-3. 15 inside spots available with one spot still available. Everyone else will have room to park out-side. Bottled water and lunch is provided.

    Just 'round the Bend - February and March calendar events were reviewed and discussed.

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    Open Floor

    • John Hemby announced the change in Nationals Committee meeting due to Starbird show. • Mel Little announced a special thanks to everyone for participating in the cruises so far this year! It’s been a great

    start to the new year adding we have all abided by the new cruise guidelines... so far!!! Good Job GCCM! • On behalf of the board Ron Magnusson presented a Lifetime Membership to Ken & Mary Calvert in recognition of

    their past and continued support and contributions to GCCM. Ken & Mary were one of five families nominated for this award. Ron added the board is reviewing the requirements of the award and will present to membership once completed.

    • John Brawley announced he sold his ‘07 GT500. • Roger Bymun shared that Jim Liner’s ‘15 Anniversary was staying in the family as a nephew has purchased the car. Cash & Door Prize Drawings

    • $10 dinner - Melvin Little • 50/50- $69 - Charles Maggart • Mustang Jacket - Alan Streteskly • OK Joe’s $20 gift card - Melvin Little Meeting Adjourned at 7:30pm

    Green Country Classic Mustangs Board Meeting February 25, 2020

    OK Joe’s BBQ Restaurant

    Opening - The Board Meeting was called to order at 6:38 by John Hemby Attendance - 13 Board members and five guests Treasurer Report - Mary provided financial report • Club budget presented and discussed. Mel Little made the suggestion to move fiscal year to Sept 1-Aug 31 to facili-

    tate the membership dues timing. Motion made and approved. Jim Miller was delegated to form a committee to call all members not renewing to discover why they are not renewing… and exit interview..

    Secretary Report - Cary • Membership card disbursement status - Distributed at meetings as possible. Plan to mail to the rest who can’t make

    the meetings. • Processing renewals status - All renewals received prior to tonight have been processed. • MCA President Award - Cary will create the previous package using the current MCA form. Give copy to Ron prior

    to submitting to MCA. Should be finished with it by next General Meeting. Vice President Report - Troy • Show budget - Have it, just failed to print before meeting, will bring to Gen Meeting • Show location - Now taking suggestions on a venue. Will attempt to follow up Hard Rock and possibly renegotiate

    terms. The number of rooms is an issue. They want 75, we would be on the hook for 80% of them. Roger suggest-ed that there are a lot of small towns in our area, we should consider one of them. Added Stoney Creek owner is active in BA Rotary and may be receptive to having a show there. Steve Armstrong proposed the First Baptist Church in BA. Roger added Thorough Elem on 71st and almost Memorial was receptive on having a show at there location. BA High school may also be receptive to a car show, will have to check on that. Derek is negotiating with the Mabee Center in lowering their previous fees. John is talking with his former pastor about using their location.

    • TASM - 3/21/20 - will not drive to show parking via grass this year. Current Items

    • Cooling Neck Wraps - available on line? Yes however shipping not included yet. Planning to take some to Arnold’s show with table of our information.

    • John would like to see a dedicated table at meetings and events with our show information and sale items. So far we have sold 57 neck wraps, and it’s still WINTER!!!

    • History Page on website - next step - Janice is looking for more than pictures from membership. History includes when and how club started… newsletters and other documents. Suggestion made to interview Melvin Little.

    • Lifetime Membership Candidate Form – Board members expressed thoughts to review and change the requirement form. Suggestions were discussed and changes made. The Board feels if we approve everyone that is nominated, that it will lessen the importance of the award. Melvin as a member of the Kiwanis club added the past winners vote on new nominations. Steve Armstrong asked if we have a policy or procedure recognizing members for going above and beyond with a recognition award. Not a lifetime award, but something special. A few board members will bring up an award we were talking about after the meeting last night at the next board meeting. The final new form will be published with a policy and procedure document soon.

    • BA Rose Festival event - Roger - scheduled in May… tabled for next board meeting • Riverside Ford Shown ‘n Shine March 28 - tabled for next board meeting

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    Mid America - There will be a meeting with Mid America folks Sunday Morning breakfast, and another at the Mar-riott hotel at 1:30 on 03/01/2020. MCA - Ron Watkins Nationals - tabled for next board meeting Mach E- tabled for next board meeting New Items

    • Review Membership Application P&P - copies of procedure to be reviewed and followed up at next board meeting • Former sponsor Show ‘n Shine - sponsor did not take advantage of show ‘n shine. Agreed to not pursue with

    sponsor as it was 2017. • Ron Watkins plans on meeting with Marke regarding having the Nationals at Hard Rock. He asked as we talk

    about our regional show not to mention the Nationals • Mel Little announced Smitty’s is interested in doing another fundraiser show ’n shine... will work out date for that

    ASAP. Possibly doing a Saturday cruise in April to Woolaroc, stay tuned for details. March Greeter – Jerry & Cherie Bergeron Meeting adjourned at 8:18pm

    Secretary Memo

    One of the capabili�es of our new data base includes capturing your join date. We have a few entered where the majority of

    us don’t.. If you can remember when you joined, if only just the year you joined, please let me know so I can get us updat-

    ed.

    Also, please get with me at a mee�ng or the next event you come to and get your membership card!!

    Sincerely, Cary Rushing

    GCCM Secretary

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    Please bring items

    to all mee)ngs.

    Cherie & Jerry will

    deliver quarterly.

    Thanks!

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    Microfiber Towels Microfiber towels are everywhere now, but what really is a microfiber towel and what makes one different from an-other? Microfiber is a continuous filament manmade fiber many times smaller diameter than a human hair (less than 1% thickness of a hair). Most towels are a blend of fibers pri-marily of polyester and polyamide (a byproduct of nylon) with generally more polyester than polyamide and microfi-ber itself has either a split or non-split construction. These fibers are woven together into a pie shaped pat-tern. Non-split microfibers generally do not have the cleaning power of split microfibers and are most common-ly found in furniture and clothing fabrics. Since there are so many combinations of microfiber, they can be much better suited to automotive detailing than other products like terry towels and can be washed and reused up to as much as 600 times. By changing the blend, construction and weight of the towel they can be tailored to perform specific jobs better. Towels with short loops of fibers out of the fabric are generally good at scrubbing and cleaning functions and not necessarily the ideal products for things like waxing or polishing on paint. Towels with longer, plusher fiber construction and higher weights (measured in grams per square meter or GSM) are better at absorbing detail products from the surface of paint and are better suited for waxing and polishing. The ability to tailor microfiber towels to specific uses by changing the mix and construction is really interesting.

    For example, you can construct towels that are more ab-sorbent to make an ideal drying towel or change the con-struction for towels and have an ideal glass cleaning tow-el. A book can be written on the subject of microfiber towels but hopefully this gives you some idea that to get best results for your car don’t just grab any microfiber towel for the job. Now that we have hit those high points, I stated earlier one of the advantages of microfiber towels is how many times they can be washed. That is however de-pendent on proper washing and care of the towels. Avoid using soaps that have any additives like fabric softener, etc. because those kill the absorbency of the towel as does dryer sheets in the dryer. I personally use Tide “Original” to wash my towels and add a product specifical-ly for cleaning microfiber in place of bleach or other prod-ucts in the washing machine. If you drop a towel DO NOT pick it up, shake it off and continue using it like I see so many people do. Also, if you have dropped it, look it over really good for anything stuck in the towel other than dirt that can stay on the towel through the wash cycle before putting it in the laundry bin. Believe it or not, many times damage in paint that has to be polished out is the result of either a wrong towel being used or a dirty towel. I often get questions about what people are doing wrong because they just polished the paint and it has scratches? Many times, they put the scratches right back in when they wipe the polish or wax the paint because of the towel they use.

    Submitted by - Member Bill Immell

    1970 Twister Special vs. 2019 Ecoboost Twister Special Tribute

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    Carbon fiber hood for sale. Fits 15-17 Mustangs. Asking $1500

    Contact Joe Berkley or Jenn Barne;e 918-636-8025

    Check out our KoolGator Neck Wraps On our Merchandise Page!!

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    20 Surprising Things Everyone Forgets

    About The Ford Mustang

    #05 - No More Drop Tops

    Although not great for a vehicle's performance or weight, conver�bles

    and muscle cars tend to go hand in hand. Corve;es, Ferraris and (of

    course) Mustangs have all offered conver�ble op�ons through the

    years. But there was a �me when Ford gave up the drop-top op�on in

    the Mustang line.

    From 1973 to 1983, there were no Conver�ble Mustangs offered. ABer

    record drops in sales in the early 70s, the Mustang engineers took to a

    new design. Lee Iacocca was disappointed with the unfortunate sales

    numbers sta�ng, "The Mustang market never leB us, we leB it." In

    1970 when he took over the Ford company, Iacocca ordered a

    redesign. We then lost the conver�ble Mustang for a decade.

    Source: Hotcars.com Source: Hotcars.com

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    Mustang Body Definitions Basic Car Design: We must go to the basics to understand enclosed roof car body styles. Auto-mobiles are classified in three form categories, one box, two box, and three box. An example of a one box, would be a box van style vehicle where the power, passenger space and storage are combined into a single shape. The two box is essentially a station wagon style and some vans where the engine is in a separate box, and passengers and cargo are in another. The car is usually the three box, where power, passengers, and cargo are in separate boxes. A refinement of this is the classification of rooflines which the aerodynamics model of the Technical University of Munich classifies as Fastback, Estateback (Station wagon), and Sedan. Coupe: To the vast majority of people, a coupe is a car with two doors. however, a coupe can have four doors. If we go to the original use of the name coupe, it came from the two seat run-abouts with minimum room behind the seats for small parcels. Eventually, the coupe has evolved into an accepted classification of a two seat (or 2+2) design with less than 33 cu. ft. of storage behind the front seats. A coupe normally has a B-pillar and sloped roofline limiting head space. Sedan (or as the British call it; saloon): This classification derives from the old family carriages with room to carry supplies and lug-gage. A sedan has a 4-5 seat configuration with a B-pillar between the front and rear side win-dows, and more than 33 cu. ft. rear passenger space. Sedans often have more vertical rear win-dows Hardtop: The 1964 ½ Mustang was sold as a convertible or a hardtop. Hardtop is the common usage term for ‘pillar-less hardtop’. There are also ‘retractable hardtops’ (1957-59 Ford Fair-lane 500 Skyliner) and ‘detached hard-tops’ (1955-57 Thunderbird). The roof is sup-ported only by the windshield pillar and the rear window frame. The side windows can be raised or lowered without utilizing a pillar between the roof and side of the car. If there is a window frame, it goes into the body when the windows are rolled down This gave the appearance of the open look of a convertible. When the windows are down, there is an unbroken line between the front vent window and the rear pillar. By the early 70s, manufacturers became concerned that safety regulations would make the hardtop a lia-bility, so after the 1973 models, Ford no longer had Mustang hardtops. Those liability concerns

    were also a reason for the temporary removal of convertibles from the market. Fastback: (From Wikipedia) “A fastback is often defined as having a single slope from the roof to the rear of the vehicle. More specifically, Road & Track has defined the fastback as "A closed body style, usually a coupe but sometimes a se-dan, with a roof sloped gradually in an unbroken line from the windshield to the rear edge of the car. A fastback naturally lends itself to a hatch-back configuration and many have it, but not all hatchbacks are fastbacks and vice versa.” In the case of the Ford Mustang, the term fastback is used to differentiate against the coupé body style, which has a steeper rear window, followed by a horizontal trunk lid.” The design has been used in automobiles since around 1930, but the term ‘Fastback’ was not added to dictionaries until 1954. Ford used the term to market the Mustang additional body style in the 1965 mod-els as opposed to the hardtop models. Hatchback: A hatchback Mustang is a fastback where the trunk and rear glass are hinged at the roofline to provide more useable storage. While the design has been used since 1938, it did not become popular in the United States until small economy cars from Europe and Asia became more common. Ford first used a hatchback on the Pinto, followed by the Mustang II. It was then used on the Fox body Mustangs. SportsRoof: SportsRoof was a marketing term used for the 69-73 fastback Mustangs that did not have the Mach 1 package. The Mach 1 pack-age was extremely popular and was given its own body code (05) as the 3rd and 4th number of the VIN. All other fastback style models (including the Boss 302, Boss 351, and Boss 429) were classified as SportsRoofs (02) on the VIN. Grande and Ghia: the Grande was a luxury edition of the Mustang hardtop that was popular during the 69-73 model years. Besides the up-scale interior and more refined ride, it came with a vinyl roof. It had its own VIN (04) instead of the (01) of the regular hardtop. In 1974, with the popularity of the Mustang II, and Ford’s ac-quisition of the Ghia Design Studio, the luxury Ghia edition now included special badging, cus-tom wheel covers, wood interior trim and shag(!!!!) carpeting. It was continued on into the Fox body Mustangs until 1982. ~Submitted by Board Member Steve Armstrong

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    Why you should join The Mustang Club of America • The Mustang Club of America is the largest organization of Mustang enthusiasts in the

    World. The camaraderie of fellow MCA members is legendary. Wherever you travel you will find MCA members that are willing to help with assistance, advice and/or comrade-ship.

    • The MCA Board of Directors has adopted a Commitment Statement of support for all members of the club regardless of the Mustang they own or the level of involvement in the hobby.

    • All Members receive free classified non-business advertisements in Mustang Times, and on the MCA web-site.

    • The Mustang Club of America has a Members-Only section on this web site with club news and features. The website also contains club information and a comprehensive listing of Mustang events throughout the world.

    • All Members receive two (2) Mustang Club of America windshield decals. • All Members receive members-only discounts, including Ford X-Plan pricing on new Ford vehicles • Judging and Show rules are available for download for those interested in judging, showing and/or restor-

    ing Mustangs. • All Members have access to Gold Card Judges for restoration information and advice. Members can be-

    come certified MCA Mustang judges. • MCA continues to exert a positive influence on the Mustang automobile and its popularity. This influence

    helps retain the interest and value of all years and models of Mustangs. • There are MCA Regional Clubs located throughout the United States. There are also several International

    Affiliates. • The Mustang Times, the official club publication is published monthly. This colorful magazine features Na-

    tional and Regional club news, a listing of Mustang shows and activities, feature articles on Mustangs of all years, and technical articles and columns. Members may submit photos and articles for possible publi-cation as cover or feature cars. Full members receive hardcopy delivery of the magazine, as well as digital access on the website. Digital members access the magazine via the website.

    • Full and Digital MCA members elect the national board of directors and may run for the board or other MCA office.

    On this web site, all MCA Members can: • Post in members-only forums including Mustangs by Model year, Mustang Racing, and more. • Upload Mustang Show photos to the MCA Photo Gallery. • Post Classified Ads and Auctions • Access MCA Members-Only News and Forums ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP Associate Membership is the lowest priced level of MCA membership. Associate members have access to MCA vendor benefits, including the Ford X-Plan and have member access to the MCA website. Associate members may enter MCA National and Grand National Shows. Associate members do not have access to the digital or hardcopy issues of the Mustang Times. Associate members may not vote or hold MCA Regional or National Office. The price of an Associate Membership is the same for all members, regardless of where they live in the world. DIGITAL MEMBERSHIP Digital Members have all the benefits of the Standard Membership EXCEPT, instead of a hard-copy mailed subscription to the Mustang Times, Digital Members access the Mustang Times Digital Edition via a website link. The price of a Digital Membership is the same for all members, regardless of where they live in the world. STANDARD MEMBERSHIP Standard Membership has all the benefits of Digital MCA membership, but with the added benefit that stand-ard members also receive a Mustang Times magazine subscription via mail. The price of a Standard Member-ship is higher for members living outside the United States due to the added postage cost of mailing the Mus-tang Times magazine to addresses outside the United States.

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    Where is the Featured Pony?? Why is this page

    blank?? Doesn’t have to be blank!!

    All we need is a picture or pictures and write-

    up on your Mustang! Submit pictures and

    write-up to the Newsle;er

    Editor at [email protected]!!

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    Ever wonder where some of the club members got their cool club shirts, hats, and GCCM items? Well, wonder no more!! You can

    find them at h;ps://www.americantsonline.com/gcmustang.

    You can order name tags using page 17 in this newsle;er or

    on-line at h;p://www.gccmustangs.com/clubbadge.html.

    For an awesome quality jacket check out

    h;ps://us.mustangjackets.com/

    Men�on Green Country Classic Mustangs as you check out and

    our charity of choice The Li;le Lighthouse will receive a

    dona�on.

    Check our Merchandise page any�me!!

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    Club Badges—Order Yours Today $12 Each

    Order On-Line at http://http://www.gccmustangs.com/clubbadge.html

    or Complete this form and mail it to

    GCCM

    PO Box 471361 Tulsa, OK 74147-1361

    or

    Complete this form and bring it to a club meeting

    You have two lines of text available after your name

    See samples below

    Name First _________________________________ Last _______________________________________ First Line Text _____________________________________________________________________ Second Line Text ___________________________________________________________________ Cash ____ Check#_______________ CC_____ Today’s Date_______________________________

    Bill Brewer

    ‘94 Rio Red Pace Car

    Cindy Hillard

    ‘07 Red Fire Conver'ble

    Mike Penny

    ‘04 GT

    Robert Winter

    ‘67 Aqua GT

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    GREENCOUNTRYCLASSICMUSTANGS-WhereallMustangsareClassics

    ...a non-pro�it regional group of the Mustang Club of America, is an organization dedicated to the preservation

    and enjoyment of the Mustang Automobile and the fellowship that goes hand in hand.

    First Class

    President

    John Hemby

    (918) 639-8152

    Vice-President

    Troy Rushing

    (918) 991-3862

    Secretary

    Cary Rushing

    (918) 991-3838

    Treasurer

    Mary Calvert

    (918) 313-0181

    Board of Directors

    Roger Bymun

    (Former President Posi�on)

    Melvin Li;le (2020)

    Ron Magnusson (2020)

    Jamie Jackson (2020)

    Franca Jackson (2021)

    Ken Calvert (2021)

    Lisa Allred (2021)

    Steve Armstrong (2021)

    Ron Watkins

    (MCA Regional Director)

    Visit us online @ http://gccmustangs.com

    GreenCountryClassicMustangs

    POBox471361

    Tulsa,OK74147-1361

    2020Of�icers&Directors