We are having our monthly meeting this Wednesday,  4/8/26, 6:00PM, at The Sons of Italy, Natick, MA. 37 Washington Ave, Natick, MA. We have a lot to get through for our W.O.W. car show on the 17th of May, so we will start shortly after 6:00PM.

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Meeting scheduled from 6pm Wednesday April 8, Sons of Italy 37 Washington Street Natick MA.

Financial Report – Richard

Store Inventory – Richard

Upcoming Car Show Events – Geoff

· 4/12 – Ty-Rods Annual Swap Meet

· 4/19 – Spindles Spring Dut off

Wheels of Wellesley Car Show 8:00am – NOON, 5/17 – Richard/Will/Geoff

· Update on Advertisers

· Update on DJ

· Generator

· Volunteers needed. Signup sheet circulating

· Set up (6:30am) – Tents, Tables & Show Signs

· Registration (7:00am) – Louise, Richard, Joan B., Paul S. +4 more

· Parking cars (7:00am) – Dave M. & Sully

· Judging – Roy D.(?)

· 50/50 raffle – Craig H.

· Pictures – Frank S.

· Top 20 cars awarded + Best of Show

· Contact for Steve Beech day of show – Geoff?

· Carl Nelson is looking for cars to be in the parade, volunteers?

– Natick Community Senior Center Car show update – Will/Richard/Nancy

– Murphy’s Eats & Treats Cruise night, Saturday’s – Nancy/Will

Open Discussion, New/Old Business

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Meeting Minutes

*****PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING CHANGE FOR OUR CAR SHOW 5/17/26*****:
Wellesley Police are closing the area for our show at 8:00am (NOT 7:30am). I confirmed this with Chris Cunningham today. He said they can NOT close the road any earlier.
So, with that said, our schedule that we discussed last night will move forward by 30 minutes. Please note times in the HIGHLIGHTED area of the following minutes.
Great to see everyone last night, we had another large turnout of members!

Let’s get our cars out and drive them now that spring is here. Hope to see you on the road!

Will Farnsworth
President
Modifiers Car Club

Meeting called to order.

Financial Report – Richard Barrick

Bank Balance: $x,xxx.xx

Store Inventory: $xxx – Plaques, hats, low on t-shirts and we’ll have to place another order soon.

Upcoming Car Show Events* – Geoff Beyer (*For a detailed list, visit: www.massautoclubs.org)

4/12 Ty-Rods Annual Spring Swap Meet, Stafford Speedway, Stafford, CT, rain or shine, http://staffordspeedway.com
4/12 Antique/Collectible Toy Show, Dedham Holiday Inn, Dedham, MA
4/19 Spindles Spring Dust Off, 110 East Street, Weymouth, MA, 10 am
http://www.spindlesautoclub.com
4/19 Red Stallions Season Opener, 394 Middlesex Road, Tyngsboro, MA, noon-4 pm
4/20 Military4 Vehicles/Annual Patriots Day Celebration Parade, Lexington MA
4/22-26 Spring Carlisle Meet & Coral (88 acres of parts/cars), Carlisle, PA
http://carlisleevents.com
4/25 RYCO Foundation KRV for ALS Truck & Car Show, Lot #51, Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, MA, 4 pm
CANCELLED Ford V-8 Club 53rd Annual Wings & Wheels, Airport Road, Fitchburg, MA
4/26 Black Hat Brew Works All Wheels Car Show, 25 Scotland Blvd., Bridgewater, 10 am
4/27 Cruzzin at Brickstone Kitchen, Route 146, South Sutton, 4 pm
5/1-3 Brewster in Bloom Festival/Parade Sunday, Swamp Rd., Brewster,  pm setup
5/2 Season Opener Car Show at the Speedway, Seekonk Speedway, 8 am,
www.seekonkspeedway.com
5/2 Greg Restorations Swap Meet/Car Show, Felton Field, Barre, 7 am-3 pm www.gregsrestorations.com
5/2 Hudson Speedway Season Opener Car Show, 120 Old Derry Rd., Hudson, NH, www.hudsonspeedwaynh.com
5/3 Kingpins Spring Show at the Beach (72 or older rods/customs), Salisbury, 10 am-5 pm
5/3 H20 Hard to Over Come Car & Bike Show, 3 Salem St., Worcester, 9 am-5 pm

5/3 Chamber of Commerce Car Show, The Lot 10 next to Stone Field, Walpole, 9 am-2 pm

5/3 Engine & Crank Up Spring Opener Meet, 64 Main St., Dunstable, 7 am-3 pm
5/5 Shamrods CC Vintage Car Show, HS Quaker Meeting House Rd., Sandwich, 4 pm-Dusk
5/9 Vintage Sports Car Club/Americas, Wilbraham Hill Climb, Wilbraham,
www.vscca.org
5/9 Buick/Caddy/Pontiac/Olds Club Show, Hebert Candy Mansion, Route 20 Shrewsbury, 8 am-3 pm
5/9 Car Club of New England Veterans Benefit Car Show, Moose Fam Center,
244 Fuller Rd., Chicopee, 9 am-2 pm
5/9 Sons of American Legion Post 51 Car Show, Epping, NH, 9 am-1 pm
5/19 Cuddles of Hope Car Show, The Overlook at Meehan 2 Gov Notte Pkwy., N. Providence, RI, 9 am-1 pm

Discussion to meet for the following two car shows:
– April 19, Silo’s Bakery, Framingham (further info to follow, tentative to meet at Dunkin, 117 West Central St./Route 135 at 9:15 am, leave at 9:30 am)
– May 3, Chamber of Commerce Car Show, Walpole, meet at C&L Frosty, 27B N. Main St./Route 27, Sherborn, 8:15 am, leave at 8:30 am

Wheels of Wellesley – Will Farnsworth, Richard Barrick
The event will be held on May 17. There is a time change and the show will be 8 am to noon. Registration begins at 7:30 am with volunteers expected at 7:00 am. Paperwork has been submitted to the police department for this request. *NOTE: Amended after meeting.

Road closure at 8:00 am.
Set up at 7:00 am, Registration at 7:30 am, and park cars at 8:00 am.
Registration will be the same format as last year which had cars line up on the road and the sticker placed on their windshield when handed materials and payment received.

Club member cars will be reverse parking direction so that cars will be lined up starting at the fire station. Stickers will be placed on club members’ cars so they will not be judged.
Judges: 3 judges (Art T., Roy D., Warren C. & Ed R.)
Registration: Louise, Marlene, Richard B., Joan B., Paul S., Greg H. & Jerry P
Parking: 3 members (Dave M., Sully, Peter K. & Steve H.)
50/50 Raffle: Craig H.

Photos: Frank S., Annette

Carl Nelson will provide awards for the top 20 cars and Best of Show.

Geoff B. to be the contact for Steve Beech at the show.

Volunteers for the parade will need to be at the parade staging area by 11:30 am. Staging area is the opposite end of Route 16/Route 9 in Wellesley Hills. Looking for convertibles.

Booklet/Advertising: $250 has been collected/deposited for advertising. $2150 has been billed out from previous advertisers wishing to continue. Richard B. thanked Richard K., Ron P., and Art T. for helping make calls to advertisers. Needham Bank has committed to advertising. Advertising dollars helped to offset the Christmas party expenses and the donations to the 5 food pantries.

If you have a suggestion for an advertiser, please send to Will F. or Richard B. A full-page advertisement is $200, a half page is $125. Richard B. would like to obtain another $600 in advertising revenue.
A suggestion was made to walk along Route 135 businesses to ask to post flyers and/or advertise in the booklet. Both Casey’s Diner in Natick and Lloyd’s Diner in Framingham will be asked to advertise.

The DJ is the same as the one used for the Commander’s Mansion Watertown show. The cost is $400, and he will bring his own generator and tent.

The Wellesley Rotary will be selling coffee and donuts from 7:30 am to 10 am since Starbucks is no longer at the Center.

Steve H. will use his truck to move registration materials, tables, signs, cones, and banners to the show. Richard K. has the three original club banners and Art T. has the tent.

Will F. will email electronic version of flyer to club members. Peter K. will send Save the Date email with flyer to email list no later than next week with follow up about a week before the show. Nancy T. will post the flyer on car show websites.

Discussion about possibly printing bag with Modifiers logo or purchasing from Summit ($46/pkg) or Hemmings (thought to be about $20/pkg).

Natick Community Senior Center Car Show
Will F., Richard B., and Nancy T. are meeting with the program director on Thursday, May 9.

July 18 – Mid Summer Cruise

July 25 – Mid Summer Community Day

August 1 – National Friendship Day “Friends & Class Cars Social”

August 15 – National Relaxation Day “Relax & Cruise – Summer Car Show”

August 22 – National Senior Citizen Day

Murphy’s Eats & Treats The club would like to continue this event on Saturday. Will F. and Nancy T. have reached out to the owner to work on details.

Dust Off – The date for the Dust-Off BBQ will be June 6.

New Business/Old Business

Richard B. proposed to sponsor an award at the Holliston Historical Society Father’s Day Car Show for $200. Voted/Agreed.

Marlene C. proposed a July 4th morning cruise. It will be a low-key event starting at 9 am. Route would be determined but starting in Natick. She organized a similar cruise from Natick through Dover/Sherborn ending at C&L Frosty which was highly successful. A suggestion was made to end at TJ Spirits in Ashland. A show of hands of people interested was asked and Marlene will proceed with planning. Peter K. offered to speak with the owner of TJ Spirits. It was also suggested to make a convenience stop to allow cruisers to regroup and use the restrooms during the cruise.

Suggestions were made for a group cruise to the following cruise nights:

Monday – Sudbury Point Grille, 120 Boston Post Road, Sudbury

Thursday – Hebert’s Candy Mansion, 574 Hartford Turnpike, Shrewsbury

Thursday – Kitty’s, 123 Main St., N. Reading

Friday – Kimball’s Farm, 1543 Lunenburg Road/Route 70, Lancaster