March Meeting

Twenty‑four folks showed up for the meeting, which is pretty impressive considering half of us were still drying out or cleaning up from that March 6 storm. Wayne kicked things off with a tale about driving home from Tulsa when the wind snatched his wiper blade clean off like it owed somebody money. He was left staring through a windshield scratched up worse than a cat‑fighting contest.

He asked the group what to do about it, and the most popular suggestion was the classic, time‑tested, highly technical solution: “Buy a new windshield.” Real cutting‑edge stuff.

Once we quit laughing, we actually started the meeting. First topic: the American Veterans show in Claremore got postponed thanks to the March 6 weather, moved to March 21. After that, we dove into a whole lot of talk about upcoming car shows — and judging by the April Events list, the 2026 Car Show Season isn’t just starting… it’s already doing 70 in a 55.

Meanwhile, Wayne’s been busier than a one‑armed man hanging wallpaper. He’s been rounding up sponsor donations, door prizes, and ordering t‑shirts and plaques — the whole nine yards — and he’s just about got it all tied up with a bow. Let’s all remember to thank Wayne in appreciation for all he does.

During the meeting, Dennis Felts texted Doyle to tell everyone “Hi” and to apologize for missing it. Turns out the March 6 storms destroyed his carport, and he had a crew of Amish men helping him clean up. When the Amish show up, you know the job’s getting done right.

To wrap things up, John Clark — Heather and Hailee’s dad — walked away with the door prize.

Ford Found on Road…Dead submitted by Chris Elliott

I just had to poke a little fun at Doyle when I saw his Mustang — you know, Found On Road Dead — sittin’ there like a wounded cow, just barely off Hwy 82 on Jer-Co Road. I had to pull over and save the poor fella. Thing is, he had JUST left my house. We were headed to his place so he could throw my car up on the lift and see if my wheel bearing was hollerin’ or not. Well, Doyle hits Highway 82 and decides he’s Dale Earnhardt reincarnated. He pours the coals to it, and next thing you know his foot feed sticks wide open.

So what does he do? He shuts the engine off and just coasts into Jer-Co Road like he’s ridin’ a wagon downhill. Good thing he did, too. Turns out, the all‑thread on his air breather bolt snapped clean off, dove straight down his carburetor, and jammed the butterflies tighter than a tick on a hound. We yanked the carb off, and sure enough — there that sucker was, sittin’ there like it owned the place.

He got lucky. We slapped it all back together, fired it up, and limped him home.

Then we finally got to his shop to look at my car, and wouldn’t you know it — I wasn’t dealin’ with a wheel bearing at all. Nope. Bad ball joint.

So thanks, Doyle… even if your Ford tried to die on the way to help me.

American Veterans Tours

The rescheduled show at Claremore Casino had 76 entries. Visiting members that came to donate but did not enter their cars were Chris Elliott-’69 Super Bee, Darrell Murray and son Nic-’69 Dodge Coronet, Donna Plumlee-’57 Chevy and Mark Hayes-’85 Silverado. Just visiting without their car were Bill and Cindy Foreman. Members with car entries were Heather Early-’73 Yellow VW, Hailee Clark-’74 Orange VW with her father John Clark, Jim Cole-‘84 Chevy PU, Doyle Cole-‘70 Mustang, David DeCamp-‘23 T Bucket, Christy DeCamp-‘89 Chevy PU, Robert Thompson-‘68 Camaro, Drew Stott-2011 Chevy Vette, Skip McDowell-‘91 Chevy S10, the only TOP 20 winner Todd Boney-‘87 Buick Regal, Dennis Felts-‘57 Chevy wagon and ‘38 Chevy driven by daughter Stephanie and ‘55 Chevy driven by Grandson Cameron with his wife Emily and kids Sophia, Gunner and Lynnlee, Charley Scott-‘67 Mustang, Terry Hardcastle-‘61 Chevy Impala and the only one Doyle didn’t get a picture of. Sorry Terry. To the left is the interior of Terry’s Impala; and the last picture is Terry being interviewed by Fox23 (submitted by Christy DeCamp). See the video by clicking HERE (and wait for the ad to finish). Several members and members’ cars were featured. The other photos were submitted by Doyle Cole. Thank you Doyle.

Koweta Car Show

The 2^nd Annual Coweta High School car show had an outstanding attendance with 179 entries! Outlaw Cruisers attending were Wayne Cole, Jim Cole, plus TOP 3 winners David Spry, Doyle Cole, Curtis Lamb, Todd Boney, Paul Wood, and Kristy & Scott Chisum (2 entries) won with her 2020 Camaro. Scott Chisum helped put the show on. Just visiting were Drew and Sherry Stott. But the biggest winner of the day was Wayne Cole, who won the 50/50 pot, a whopping $430! Photos submitted by Doyle Cole.