CRUISIN’ with the Mass Cruisers Auto Club
“Cruisin’ at the speed of fun” Volume 18, Issue 4
March 31, 2009
Spring Junk Yard Junket & Dust-off Cruise by John Buchanan
Nuts n’ Bolts
It doesn’t get much better than • American Chop Suey was
that; kicking off those winter
blues, first with a Junk Yard cooked up by Marcia Silvestri for
Junket to Bates Used Parts in the final indoor meal served with
Thompson, CT and North salad and Jean Waite’s Cran-
Smithfield Auto Recycling in berry Orange Bundt Cake and
R.I. on Saturday April 11, and Brownies for dessert ahead of
following that with the season’s the April 21 General Meeting
first Dust-Off Cruise to the start. We want to thank the
Fitchburg Airport the following Waite’s and Silvestri’s for all the
Sunday, April 19. hot meals they’ve provided dur-
The weather held off pretty ing these past cold weather
well for Bates Auto Parts, but monthly meetings. Of course,
really sucked by the time we beginning with the May meeting,
made it to North Smithfield Bruce & Rocky will be wheeling
yard after our trek through the out the club grill for our summer
Rhode Island yard was cut
short by rain. We were deter- cruise meetings at the club-
mined to tough it out to scope Bates Auto Parts in Thompson, CT has a lot of old iron offering up house. Bring your cruisers and
out the yard for future potential those much need glass, trim and parts with some suitable for res- appetites to the May 19 meeting
and we weren’t disappointed. I toration. Owner Fred Bates is expecting to add another 80 old tim- where we can break down the ers to yard in a couple of months.
brought my yellow rain slicker results of our opening May 7
and Red Ball rubber bottomed cruise at the Bass Bro Shops and
boots for a wet slosh through and bracket out of a ‘63 GMC hey took off while we headed make what ever adjustments
both yards containing old iron pickup. There were ten of us for the nearest Dunkin Donut
back to the ‘30’s. that were here for the first half shop for some coffee and what- (Continued on page 5)
of what wound up being a dou- ever. After a short conference Owner Fred Bates read us the
ble header Saturday junket, but in the parking lot, we decided rules and let us roam his yard
Dale Williams had to go to work to stop at the North Smithfield after we signed a waiver. Steve
later that morning so Ken Nut- Auto Recycling yard on the way Inside this issue: Huntington, who always seems
ting who was driving that crew back home because their yard to find something he needs,
of his son John and Patrick Tou- Spring Junk Yard Junket 5, 6 (Continued on page 5) bought a power steering pump
April 4 Dinner Social 5, 7 April 4 Fresco’s Dinner Social
by John Bchanan New Members 8
For some reason I erased the and we were given individu- Northbridge situated on a 10
original article I prepared after ally prepared checks which acre nature preserve. That’s Board Meeting Notes & 9
the Nyborn’s hosted April 4 saved us a lot of trouble trying what the lot became after the Lady Cruisers Meeting
Dinner Social at Fresco’s Ital- to separate the drinks from the local conservation commission
ian Restaurant in Upton. I be- dinners and doing the whole made them go through land- 2009 Bass Pro Shops Cruise 10
lieve there were 38 or 40 of us divide-by routine. scaping hell for the very long Night Flyer
that showed up, and being a I don’t think anyone got lost driveway that includes bridges Cruizn Massachusetts 11
Saturday night, the place was finding Larry and Barbara’s to cross a stream that runs
crowded, but we did get good beautiful new home in nearby (Continued on page 6) Events and Shows 12
service, the food was excellent
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