RENO, NV (June 19) — One regular meet and one for Father’s Day highlighted this Sunday. Nice weather set the stage for a wide collection of cars, trucks and some motorcycles.
Things got rolling with Reno Cars & Coffee at the Human Bean Coffee Stand close to the corner of Keitzke and Moana Lane.. While there weren’t as many cars as usual, probably due to it being Father’s Day, there was still a varied selection of cars.
One combination was a 427 Cobra that was licensed built by Shelby parked next to a 1950’s ear pickup. Another car had interesting window tinting all around while there were other Corvettes and other cars.
• This is also the weekend of the annual Father’s Day Car show at the Bonanza Casino located on North Virginia Street. As usual there was a row of Corvettes.
One of them was a 1965 Corvette Coupe now owned by Richard Kehoe. “Belonged to my dad, got a 383 in it a five-speed transmission. It did have a 4-speed in it and I just changed out the engine and transmission this year. So it’s brand new and the engine and transmission only have about 500 to 600 miles on it.
“I drive it mostly to shows and small driving around. The paint is not original, this belonged to my dad, he passed away about 10-years ago. It was originally red and he had the car painted gold and had the flames put on so I’ve been keeping it pretty much the way he had it, except for the engine and transmission.”
Nice way to honor his father by showing the car his dad owned. One of the hot rods was a 1920’s style sedan. The car is immaculate in its dark paint and there were many vintage cars on display.
Over at the end of another row saw a Mustang, one that could be easily passed by unless one read the sign with it. Turns out it is a special Mustang now owned by Robert Paszek and he’s only the second owner.
Asked about the car he said, “I have a 1965 K Code original Mustang, all matching numbers and it was in a family 42 years. Her father gave it to her for her 19th birthday. After the father passed she called a friend of mine and wanted a good home for it. He knew who to call and he called me.”
The car appears to have been her prized possession and parting with it was a bit emotional.
“It was in beautiful shape believe it or not. She was so upset I heard she cried, didn’t want to meet me. The car was born Ivy Green, she painted it Wimbledon White and we put it back to Ivy Green. I texted her and asked if she wanted to see it and she said she did. So I texted her and she was happy it was back to Ivy Green.”
The K Code signifies a special Mustang one of a very few that were built.
“Ford made approximately 500 Mustangs in 1965. Less than 1 percent were called K Codes,” he said. “They came out of the factory with a 289 high performance, solid lifters, high performance exhaust manifolds, 9 inch rear ends. Ford would only guarantee these cars brand new for 90 days. The reason is that are race cars.
“These are the cars Carol Shelby took to make the GT350. All the cars Shelby made back had to be born as a K Code. All his vehicles that he bought were from the San Jose plant and this one came out of the San Jose plant.”
He added that a Mustang coming out of the factory with a 289 4-barrel were called A Codes. If they came out of the Factory with a 289 and a 2-barrel carb they were called C Codes. Some of these cars had an interesting history.
“This is the car that Hertz Rent A Car took to make the H. Back then in 1965 they painted them black with gold stripes and it was “rent a race car,” he said. “There were true stories that people would actually rent the cars pull the engines, pull the transmissions or the rear ends replace them and return them.”
While he owns two Mustangs this one is special. Since it looks so ordinary many were passing by it. So far he’s been offered six figures for the car but isn’t selling right now.
It was a great turn out with a mix of cars and trucks. There was even a band playing and food trucks on hand. Many families attended and were admiring the cars on display.
Reporter’s Note: Once again still recovering from my hospital stay this past week. The article will be on the short side but there is a photo gallery at the end.
OTHER RACING NEWS:
• On Monday from 4:30 until 7:30 the Pizza Factory in Spanish Springs has a car show.
• The south Steak N’ Shake has Tuesday Cruise Night from 4 until 8 p.m. with music, awards and prizes.
• Wednesday is cruise in at the Sparks A&W, located across from Reed High School. Hours are 5 until 9 p.m. and a DJ will supply the music.
• Teresa’s Garage Radio Show is on the air from 2 until 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. In northwest Nevada, it can be heard over the air at 1060 AM.
There is also a Podcast at amm.streamon.fm or it can be seen live on Face Book. The show is focused on all things automotive, trends, new developments and trivia.
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