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ED YESSAIAN Steve Reis was a great man. He was a hard worker, a loving husband, and a great father. And through all his responsibilities he always seemed to have a positive and influential attitude. One characteristic that stands out, reflecting back on the short time that I knew him, was the fact that in addition
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ly at area car shows and cruise nights and some photos are from the very first time I ever laid eyes on them. The classic red pick up truck and the slick black hot rod are first time showcases but the yellow truck I see at area car shows and cruise nights regularly. I own the black Chevy truck and use that vehicle to display my traffic safety billboard at car shows and cruise nights to remind kids and families to wear seatbelts and drive safely. Putting the cartoon character behind the wheel of a 1954 Chevy Convertible painted Chevy Orange just seems to work and gets a lot of attention at these venues all through the car show season. MOTORHEAD MAGAZINE is available at many of these car show and cruise night venues and the BOYS OF SUMMER can’t seem to get enough of the issues I pass out every single month. The magazine cover is flipped open to the pages inside before the reader is even five feet away form picking one up at the tailgate on my truck. More often than not, these same individuals come back for more copies of the issue because the one that they were reading when walking away from my truck were confiscated by someone else who came to the car show and cruise night with them. When the host car show and cruise night DJ announces again, and again on their loud speakers that I am on site with more copies of MOTORHEAD MAGAZINE and Coloring Books for the kids, the line builds and the spectators flock to my truck before the copies are all gone for that particular event. The BOYS OF SUMMER are a great bunch of car guys who are always on site at any given day, and at any given car related show and venue with their own
Summer rides, shiny and ready to display for the other show vehicle owners and the hundreds, if not thousands of spectators and their families that attend these great car and truck functions and gatherings.
enthusiast, and appreciate the classic cars and trucks shown at many area car show and cruise night events in this region week after week at nightly car shows and on weekends at the annual car venues.
Chances are very good that if you are currently reading this article, you too, are a car and truck
If you are showcasing and attending these weekly and annual car shows and cruise nights
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JIM “ETCH” WEICHERDING I heard this vehicle approaching long before I ever put eyes on it at a Saturday Night Car Show held in Pomfret, Connecticut. I was standing next to my show truck when I saw this impressive 1969 Jaguar XKE turn off the main road and enter the car show. The ground began to tremble with every foot it travelled closer to the bunch of us standing at the entrance to the popular Tri-State Cruisers Saturday Cruise Night. That evening, more than two hundred show vehicles attended the venue because it was a very nice day and the weather was perfect for a summer time cruise to destinations anywhere across the region.
Pro-Street Funny Cars do you see in your lifetime? Well, here is one that is truly an awesome ride and should be appreciated by anyone who loves classic cars and trucks. When Bike Mike came over to my show truck on display to ask for a copy of MOTORHEAD MAGAZINE we started a conversation about his cool classic Jaguar and now here it is featured in this months issue of the magazine. He told me that his classic 1969 Jaguar XKE was packing a punch with the 406 SBC Performance Motor with roller rockers, roller cam, roller crank, Manley Heads and a 750 Holley carburetor. This rare Jaguar also features a TH350 Tranny built with a B&M Super Hole Shot Torque Converter and a B&M Pro-Shifter.
There were more than two show vehicles but this one stood out from the rest. And I mean stood out.
The rear tires are 33” tall by 21.5” wide for fantastic road gripping power.
Spectators and show vehicle owners alike walked right over to this gorgeous ride as soon as Bike Mike backed into a parking spot right next to my truck. You couldn’t ignore it. It was too loud and had a presence about it. It caught everyone’s ears, then their eyes and then their interest.
The 1969 Jaguar XKE also features a full roll cage and a custom tube chassis that helps keep the vehicle weight down to a light 2000 lbs for incredible wheelies and light ‘em up capabilities at any speed and in any gear.
Seriously, how many 1969 Jaguar XKE
So if you happen to see Bike Mike cruising in his 1969 Jaguar XKE Pro-Street Funny Car down the highway, or on the other back roads of New England make sure you look fast because chances are you won’t be seeing it for very long within your range of vision. This car is explosive and quick on the draw. Personally, I hope to be seeing more of this rare classic street pounder at more car shows and cruise nights across the region this summer. Yah gotta love it!
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officer need points at and then rest of the guys hanging “We toEtch break thisthechase off,” said the out with him. highest ranking officer, on the scene.
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eventually forget about what just happened.
To Be Continued...
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$14 $25/$35
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$20
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$7 $17/$27
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$25
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