OF ST. LOUIS
Pictured above are six of the best cars at the Texas Road House Car Show in Kirkwood on Sunday, Oct.1st.
From left to right, Bill Blumm, 68 Chevy Chevelle, Bill Schmedeke, 62 Chevy Biscayne, Jack Howard, 57 Chevy Bel-Aire, Bill & Patti Dedeke, 64 Chevy Impala, Ray Niemeier, 2011 Dodge Challenger, and Stu & Deb Langer, 78 Pontiac Trans-Am. The judges obviously didn't come our way, since none of us won anything.....
The first big show of the year started out a bit wet. It rained on and off until around 11:00, then it stayed dry until the end of the show.
8 Coachmen families braved the weather for the Real Easter Show: Bill & Patti Dedeke (64 Impala), Dave Evans (39 Ford), Jack Howard (57 Chevy), Tony Jones (96 Dodge Ram), Jim & Heather Klefisch (69 Pontiac Lemans), Stu & Deb Langer (39 Studebaker), Bob Meckfessel and his son (62 Corvette), Lou Puricelli (36 Chevy), and Dale Skyles (72 Nova).
A few members entered the Concourse, D'Elegance held on the upper lot: Ralph Coldewe (61 Alfa Romeo), John Gibbons (78 Ford Phaeton Replicar), and Robert Winters (41 Chevy Coupe). Skip Berger was also seen wandering around the upper lot.
We had 4 class winners on the lower lot: Bill & Patti Dedeke, Bob Meckfessel, Tony Jones, and Jack Howard. I'm not sure if there were any winners on the upper lot. Congratulations to all the winners!
SHOW RESULTS
SUMMARY OF HOW OUR CLUB MEMBERS FARED AT RECENT SHOWS
I promise and swear that I will be a good sport.
I won't whine or complain if I don't win an award.
I will always remember that this is supposed to be fun.
It's not life or death, it's only a hobby,so help me God.
CAR SHOW CREED
Annual Car Show
Lions Club Car Show
Waterloo, Ill.
Bill & Patti Dedeke, Jack Howard, and Jack Bresnahan and his son-in-law were the only Coachmen that attended the Lion’s Club Car Show in Watterloo, Ill on Sunday, April 23rd.
Bill and Patti’s 64 Chevy won the Best Engine Award.
Jack Bresnahan’s 55 GMC won Third Place in his class.
Jack Howard’s 57 Chevy was chosen to attend the “Best of the Best” Car Show held later this year.
Congratulation!!
It was a gorgeous day for the Car Show at Gateway Motorsports, part of the St. Louis Nostalgic Rendezvous, on Sat, May 13th. Bill Dedeke brought his 64 Impala SS, E.J.Johnson brought his 69 (or is it a 72?) Corvette, Stu Langer brought his 65 Chevelle Wagon, and Jack Howard brought Linda Thomas and his 57 Chevy Bel-Air. Linda is quite the drag racing fan! Bruce Funke rode over with Bill.
Despite an adventurous encounter with a freight train on route to the drag strip, we all enjoyed watching the drag races and visiting with Butch Patrick, (Eddie Munster of the Munsters). Bruce purchased the "dragula" car...(HE WISHES).
Bill's Impala was given an award for the Best Paint. Way to go Bill!!
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Here are the members that attended the Hannibal Show on Sat, May 13th:
Rich & Sandy Battelle
Danny & Georgia Daniele
Ed & Gayle Gettemeier
Ken & Gloria Hueschober won third place
Jim & Dian Jonas
Mike Mirkay
Lou & Barb Puricelli
Roger & Peggy Scheppers
Cathy Sorbello
Lou
Perfect weather again on Sunday, May 21st for the Texas Roadhouse Car Show in Kirkwood.
Coachmen that attended were:
Jim & Heather Klefisch, 68 Pontiac Lemans
Ed Ruckenbrod, 56 Chevy
Stu Langer, 65 Chevelle
Don Klos, 59 GMC Apache
Lou Puricelli, 34 Ford Coupe
Jack Howard, 57 Chevy. Linda Thomas stopped by
to say HI !
Jack Howard won 3rd place overall!
Congratulations!
The Hill Show
Ten members participated in The Hill Show on Sun, June 11th.
Jack Howard entered his 1957 Chevy, John and Lee Kakouris brought their 1957 Corvette, Ed Ruckenbrod entered his 1956 Chevy, Lou Puricelli entered his 1934 Ford Coupe, Joe and Kathy Corso entered their 1957 Chevy, Dan Evans entered his 1939 Ford Deluxe Coupe, Jim Stanley, with his new ride, a 1995 Ford Crown Vic, Dale Skyles brought his 1956 Chevy, and Bill and Patti Dedeke brought their 1964 Chevy Impala.
The Kakouris’s, Ed Ruckenbrod, Lou Puricelli, the Corso’s, and Dave Evans all won First Place in their classes.
Jack Howard won Third Place in his class.
Lou Puricelli and the Corso’s were chosen for the “Best of the Best”
The Corso’s also won “Best Motor”
Linda Thomas came by to make sure Jack didn't get into any trouble.
Berger and Jim Restelli came by to check on everyone.
Congratulations to all the winners!
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Photos by Jim Klefisch
Reported by Lou Puricelli
Reported by Lou Puricelli
These are the members who attended the Kirkwood Days Festival on Sat, June 10th.
Rich and Sandy Battelle came by for a visit. Rich is having a new motor put in his 57 Chevy.
Skip and Patti Berger brought their 1948 Ford Sedan.
Bill and Patti Dedeke brought their 1964 Chevy Impala.
Ken and Gloria Heuschober brought their 1952 Custom Buick.
John and Lee Kakouris brought their 1966 Chevy Corvette Conv.
Jim and Heather Klefisch brought their 1969 Pontiac LeMans.
Mike Mirkay brought his 1947 Ford Coupe.
Phil and Margie Moise brought their 1972 Excalibur.
Lou and Barb Puricelli brought their 1966 Plymouth.
Ed Ruckenbrod brought his 1956 Chevy 210 Hardtop.
Dale Skyles brought hid 1956 Chevy 210 Delray 2dr.
Robert Winters brought his 1941 Chevy Super Deluxe Coupe
Cathie Sorbello came out and enjoyed the festival.
Herb and Pat Clark helped organized the event.
Former members Jim and Stephanie Cagle also joined us at Kirkwood, he brought his 1969 Chevelle
Everyone said they had a good time and all of the foot traffic stopped to look at our cars.
St. Anthonys of Pedua
Sat June 17,2017
We had four Coachmen members attend.
Bill and Patti Dedeke took one of the Top 50 awards with their 1964 Chevy Impala. They also won the Kids Pick Award, along with the Ladies Of The Knight Of Columbus award.
Jack Howard also won one of the Top 50 awards, along with the Special Parish Council Award, with his 1957 Chevy BelAir.
John and Lee Kakouris won one of the Top 50 Awards, and they also won The Ladies Sodality Choice Award. They won the awards with their 1957 Corvette.
Lou Puricelli also was chosen for one of the Top 50 awards. He won this award along with The Knights Of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary Choice award with his 1934 Ford 5 Window Coupe.
It was a very nice show for being the first show. Danny Wall helped organize the show and it went off very smooth.
Reported by Lou Puricelli
We had 11 Coachmen members attend the show, but only 8 showed their cars.
The winners were Bill and Patti Dedeke, they were chosen by the Savannah Rose, and
Ken and Gloria Heuschober with their 1954 Buick Custom, they were chosen by Mimi's Boutique.
The following members also entered their cars.
Skip and Patti Berger with their 1948 Ford 2dr. Sedan
Bob and Kay Meckfessel with their 1962 Corvette
Roger and Peggy Scheppers brought their 1955 Chevy 2dr.
Lou and Barb Puricelli they brought their 1966 Plymouth Satellite
Jim and Diane brought their 1956 Chevy Conv.
Terry McGuire brought hid 1956 Chevy Nomad.
Members who came by to check out Kimswick and our cars were Rich and Sandy Battelle, John and Lee Kakouris, and Bill and Charlene Blumm.
After a somewhat cloudy morning the day turned out to be a perfect Fathers Day. A good time was had by all. Good friends and good food. What more could we ask for?
Reported by Lou Puricelli
Father's Day Car Show
June 18,2017
4 coachmen attended the One Eyed Willies car show on 7/1/17.
Ed Ruckenbrod 56 Chevy
Joe & Kathy Corso 57 Chevy
Jack Howard 57 Chevy
Bill & Patti Dedeke 64 Chevy
There were 3 winners Joe,Ed and Bill won very nice plaques. It was a top 3 per class.
Reported by Bill Dedeke
Only three Coachmen attended the 33rd Annual RIVER ROAD CRUISERS Car Show on July 4th.
Dave & Rita Hill, 69 Chevelle
Bill &Patti Dedeke, 64 Chevy
Ken Foerstel, (dont know which car)
All three were winners Ken and Dave 1st place, Bill 2nd place
Reported by Bill Dedeke
Catsup Bottle Festival 7/9/17
6 Coachmen went to the Catsup Bottle Festival in Collinsville, Ill.
Bill & Patti Dedeke (64 Chevy), Ed Ruckenbrod (56 Chevy), Dave & Rita Hill (69 Chevelle), Stu & Deb Langer (39 Studebaker), Ray & friend (2011 Challenger), and E.J. Johnson & Kim Kaehler (98 Viper). It was a warm day, but we found a perfect shade tree and enjoyed the cool breeze.
Ed, Stu , and E.J. all won class trophies.
Bill Blumm (68 Chevelle), John & Lee Kakouris (57 Corvette), Stu & Deb Langer (65 Chevelle), and Joe & Kathie Corso (57 Chevy) all attended the Cruisin' for a Cure Car Show in House Springs on Sat. July 15th. Bill Blumm and the Kakouris's both won TOP 25 awards.
Sunday, July 16th was the annual Ellis Grove Volunteer Fire Department Car Show. Stu Langer drove the Chevelle, Ed Ruckenbrod drove his 56 Chevy, Bill & Patti cane in their 64 Chevy, Phil and Marge Moise came in their Excaliber. We also saw Ken Foerstel walking around, but never got a chance to see what car he brought. Ken did win a second place trophy. Stu won 1st in his class. Bill & Patti won second place and Ed won third place in their class.
Lou won first place in his class and the club tied for the “Club Participation Award”
The Lindbergh High School Marching Band was chosen to be in the Rose Bowl Parade. This fundraiser was to help pay expenses for the students to make the trip.
Cangratulations to the band!!
Seven Coachmen attended the Lindbergh High School Marching Band car show on Saturday, July 29th. Lou Puricelli brought his 34 Ford, Jack Howard brought his 57 Chevy, Stu Langer had his 65 Chevelle, John & Lee Kakouris had their 57 Corvette, Bill & Patti Dedeke brought their 64 Impala, Bob & Kay Meckfessel drove their 62 Corvette, and Ray Neimeier drove his 2011 Dodge Challenger.
It was a good turnout of Coachmen at the Arnold Historical Society on Aug 12th. Bill Dedeke with his 64 Impala, Ken Foerstel with his 33 Plymouth, John Gibbons with his Ford Model ‘A’, Dave & Rita Hill with their 69 Chevelle, Jack Howard with is 57 Bel-Air, Stu Langer with his 78 Trans Am, Phil & Marge Moise with their 72 Excalibur, Lou Puricelli with his 66 Plymouth, Ed Ruckenbrod with his 56 Chevy, Bill Schmedeke with his 62 Biscayne, and Ray Niemeier with his 2011 Dodge Challenger. Joe Corso stopped by and visited for awhile.
Lou, Ed, and Jack all won awards for the Top 24 Cars. They were really nice, unusual trophies. Congratulations!!
We should have won the Club participation award, but maybe someone forgot to put our club affiliation on the registration form?!?
Sunday, Aug 13th, there was a fundraiser “Cones and Cars” car show for the Backstoppers in Imperial, at the corner of Lemay Ferry and Seckman Road. Several Coachmen attended: Bill & Patti Dedeke (64 Chevy), Dave & Rita Hill (69 Chevelle), Ray Niemeier (‘11 Challenger), Bill Blumm (68 Chevelle), Lou Puricelli (66 Plymouth), Bill Schmedeke (62 Chevy), Jack Bresnahan (55 GMC), and Stu & Deb Langer (78 Pontiac). Bill & Patti won one of the Business Owners’ Awards!
It was a hot, but not unbearable, day on Saturday Aug. 19th for the car show in Forest Park benefiting two St. Louis Police Officers injured in a car accident while on duty. From left to right: Stu Langer, Bill Dedeke, Heather Klefisch, Ed Ruckenbrod, Jim Klefisch, Jack Howard, Lou Puricelli, and a friend of Lou’s attended the show. We all won Top 50 Awards!
Bill Dedeke, Ray Niemeier, and Dave & Rita Hill braved the hot weather to be among the 400+ cars at the Edwardsville Car Show on Sunday, Aug 20. Dave & Rita won a third place trophy with their 69 Chevelle, and Bill won a second place trophy with his 64 SS Impala.
It was a great time at the Skyview Drive-in on Thursday evening, Aug 24th.
John & Lee Kakouris brought their 2000 Camaro Convertible.
Bill & Patti Dedeke brought their 64 Impala.
Phil & Marge Moise brought their Excaliber.
Bob & Kay Meckfessel brought their 62 Corvette.
Stu & Deb Brought their 39 Studebaker.
We all enjoyed watching "American Graffiti". The weather couldn't have been better!
The S.L.I.C.K. Car Club put on another great car show for the benefit of the Backstoppers. Bill & Patti Dedeke had their 64 Impala, Ray Niemeier and his lady friend had their 2011 Dodge Charger, Dave & Rita Hill had their 69 Chevelle, and Stu & Deb Langer had their 65 Chevelle. Ralph Coldewe brought his 61 Alfa Romeo. John Gibbons stop by and visited for a few hours, but didn't enter a car. Ray Niemeier won First place in his class. Congratulation!
The Coachmen had a turnout of 10 members at the Carondolet Car Show on Sat, Sept 9th, hosted by our own Tim Cella.
Skip Berger had his 48 Ford sedan, Bill & Patti Dedeke had their 64 Impala, Jack Howard brought his 57 Chevy Bel-Air, John & Lee Kakouris had their 57 Corvette, Stu & Deb Langer brought the 78 Trans-Am, Phil & Marge Moise had the 72 Excaliber, Ed Rucenbrod brought his 56 Chevy 210, Jim Stanley was there with his Lincoln, and Stu Springer came in his 34 Ford Coupe.
John & Lee took home a First Place trophy and Ed was awarded the Best Interior trophy. Congratulations!
Ray Niemeier took a little road trip to Hermann, Mo. for the River City Cruisers 18th Annual "Car Show in the Park" on Sunday, 9/10. With over 230 cars in attendance, Ray was able to get a second place trophy with his 2011 Dodge Challenger. Way to go, Ray!!
Nothing but great weather and good company at the All-Chevy Show hosted by The Fabulous Fifties at the Museum of Transportation on Sunday, 9/10. Everyone got their exercise walking the '3 mile' hike to the restrooms.
Even though we had 11 Coachmen cars there, we lost the Club Participation Award to a club with only 10 vehicles at the show.
We did have several winners in the group. Kathy Corso, Stu & Deb Langer, and Terry McGuire all won Second Place awards,
and Ed Ruckenbrod and Roger & Peggy Scheppers both won Third Place awards. Ed, and Bill & Patti won $50 gift certificates to Poor Richard's.
Mike (I don't have a Chevy) Mirkay stopped by and visited for a while.
The list of Coachmen in attendance included:
Rich & Sandy Battelle, 57 Chevy
Kathy Corso, 57 Chevy
Joe Corso, 69 Chevelle (His new ride!)
Bill & Patti Dedeke, 64 Impala
Dave & Rita Hill, 69 Chevelle
Jim & Dian Jonas, 53 Chevy
John & Lee Kakouris (also Fabulous Fifties Members)
Stu & Deb Langer, 65 Chevelle
Terry McGuire, 56 Nomad
Ed Ruckenbrod, 56 Chevy
Roger & Peggy Scheppers, 55 Chevy Conv.
7 Coachmen Families went to the Cuba Lions Club Car Show on Saturday 9/23. 5 of us rode together to the show and we met up with the others at the show.
Stu & Deb Langer in their 39 Studebaker, Bill & Patti Dedeke with their 64 Impala, Dave & Rita Hill with their 69 Chevelle, Ray Niemeier and his lady friend with their 2011 Challenger, Phil and Margie Moise with their 72 Excaliber, Steve Coldewe and his wife with their 61 Alfa (Rambo) Romeo, and Don & Carol Klos with their 89 Cavalier Convertible.
The Langer's, Steve Coldewe, and the Klos's won 1st place awards and Ray Niemeier and the Hill's won second place awards. Congratulations!
Despite the wind, we had a good time at the Missouri Baptist Hospital Car Show on Oct. 7th. They had a really good live band and great food.
John & Lee Kakouris - 66 Corvette, Ed Ruckenbrod - 56 Chevy, Bill & Patti Dedeke - 64 Impala, Stu Langer - 39 Studebaker, and Dave & Rita Hill - 69 Chevelle, made up the Coachmen attendees.
Ed and the Hill's both won 1st place in their class. The Hill's also won the "Best Engine" award. The Dedeke's walked away with "BEST OF SHOW"
Congratulations!!
Bill & Patti Dedeke and John & Lee Kakouris were the only Coachmen that went to the Misfit Toyz Car Show at the Museum of Transportation on Sunday, Oct 8th.
The Kakouris's won the best engine award witt their 57 Corvette, and the Dedeke's won Best Paint with their 64 Impala SS. Way to go!!
Bill & Patti Dedeke, Jack Bresnahan, and Stu & Deb Langer attended the "Save the Water Tower" car show in Milstadt, Ill. on Oct 21st. They only had 6 trophies, and none of them went to any of the Coachmen. Marge Moise stopped by for a while to say HI!
