2024 New Years Day Breakfast

Kimmyz on Greenway Rock & Roll Bar

Glendale, AZ

Pictures by Al Turley

Writeup by Ron Boen

Our 15th annual New Years Day cruise was a big success. We had to cap registration at 100 and sold out quickly. We only had one no show and I am currently hunting him down. Remember no shows will be shot! Just kidding.
Kimmyz on Greenway hosted the event  for the second year and they outdid themselves. They are really great hosts.
Thanks to everyone who came out. Good food and good fellowship. It doesn’t get any better than that!
Thank you from your co-hosts,

John Logsdon and Ron Boen

2023 Christmas Toy Donation

Phoenix, AZ

December 18, 2023

Pictures by Jim Dalton

Writeup by Dawn Yex

On December 18th several OTHG members participated in joining Brian Benzing from Vintage Parts Arizona in delivering toys that were collected for the Childrens Rehabilitation Services Clinic. We all went to the clinic to deliver the toys. The director was able to share with us about the party being held Dec 22 where the children and their families will come to see Santa and receive a gift and enjoy the party. Some of these children will only be getting these toys. The clinic is a wonderful outreach to families and we are proud to be able to help in this small way.

2023 Christmas Party

American Legion Hall, Sun City, AZ

December 2, 2023

Pictures by Danise Cover and Al Turley

Write up by Dawn Yex

I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for ALL of you who participated and donated to our silent auction for the Foundation for Blind Children. I think it’s safe to say that we all had a wonderful time at the Christmas party on Saturday night. The food, music, decorations, and atmosphere and smiles on everyone’s faces was wonderful. Laughter filled the room as I watched people trying to out bid others. I just couldn’t be any prouder to be a part of this group of very generous, giving people. The silent auction raised $3200 for the Foundation!!! They were so grateful and appreciative when we brought them the check. We made a difference in some people’s lives and that’s what Christmas is all about!

Thank you and Merry Christmas

Dawn

Bartlett Lake Picnic 2023

Carefree, AZ.

November 4, 2023

Photos by Danise Cover, Betty Bailey, Al Turley and Andy Yex

This year’s picnic was again held at the Rattlesnake day use area at Bartlett Lake. Everyone hauled their chairs and coolers down the steps to the three covered picnic tables. There was plenty of food for all; appetizers, salads and lots of desserts and of course BBQ’d Hot Dogs and Hamburgers. This year featured buns for the Dogs and Burgers! There was plenty of room for everyone to set up their chairs and have a great visit in the beautiful weather. We had a total of 42 people attend this year; 38 members, 2 guests and 1 applicant couple.

2023 Welcome Back Party

Boen’s Back Yard

October 29, 2023

Photos by Al Turley, Danise Cover and Andy Yex

After a 3 year hiatus, starting with Covid-19, the annual party was held in the Boen’s backyard.  This year we had a Jimmy Buffett theme with complimentary margaritas.  We don’t have a totally accurate count but it was in the neighborhood of 128.  A great crowd of good people, good drinks,  and more food than we knew what to do with, and a lot of fun renewing old friendships.  This party is for all car people, not just one particular club, The Over The Hill Gang was very well represented as well as members of the Dipsticks from Sun City West.

Thanks to everyone who attended and thanks to all those who brought so much delicious food.  Maybe it will happen again next year (no promises).

October 2023 Breakfast Putt

Saguaro Lake Marina

Mesa, AZ

Photos by: Danise Cover, Betty Baily, Margaret Maione and Suzy Arney

The Over the Hill Gang-Phoenix Putt to Saguaro Lake on Saturday, the 21st of October, had a great turn-out with 42 attendees including invited guests who were prior active members of the Club. It was a perfect day for a drive starting at our meeting place in Fountain Hills, which was only a 15-minute drive to the Saguaro Lake Marina and ShipRock Restaurant, and it took us through a scenic route through our beautiful desert. The weather could not have been more perfect for this fun outing. The restaurant staff made our breakfast enjoyable with great service
and good food. Everyone seemed to have a relaxing time enjoying each other’s company and the beautiful venue at the lake. Bob and I thank all who attended to make this putt successful and very enjoyable. ~ Betty

Logan Trip

Logan, Utah

June 29 – July 1, 2023

Photos by; Danise Cover

Write up by: Debbis Thomas

Logan Utah, here we come.  Meeting place McDonalds in Camp Verde, go figure meeting at a place to eat.  6 Hot Rods head out for a fun filled, long weekend of car filled days and Beach Boy nights.  It’s not long before a breakdown starts to occur. Lee and Jane friends of Greg and Sherry manage to limp their beautiful 34 Ford 3 window into Cameron Trading Post where a fuel pump is replace by Charlie,  with Art, Paul (providing part) and Dave acting as support personal.  Go figure again, we EAT.
Back on the road, we take a back road around Page, 89A,  through some beautiful country, and arrive in Kanabe for the night, it was the perfect place to stay! Up early, of course eat breakfast, head out for Logan, driving some beautiful country roads through Utah, we arrive in Panguitch where they have a sweet Ace hardware & we become a small car show in the parking lot. I, Debbie,  buy shoes, and the guys fix another car, and we are back on the road, but not until a wonderful old guy serenads us gals in the parking lot. He did a mean Dolly P.  Danise picks a great little hole in the wall Mexican food place for lunch, we all eat again!  Quick stop at an antique store in another small Utah town 😉 Arrive in Logan just in time to get our lodging figured out and hit the sack for the first car show day and what we really went for The Beach Boys in concert.  The first day at the show was good parked by a cute stream that runs through the park,  made a quick run through the swap meet, and it’s lunchtime!   Day 2 car show was great, good parking spots on the grass, lots of food trucks and vendors and some really nice cars, We didn’t win any awards but Sherry won a super nice Pressure Washer from the Napa vendor.  The Beach Boys were great, lots of singing and hand clapping going on!!! Last night of the car show, friends of Dave & Ann Bennett, Ethan & Shannon, invited us all to their beautiful home for a pizza party, it was such a special invitation that was enjoyed by all!!!  We all kinda went our own ways home, some left early, and some went to visit grandkids. Charlie and Dave Bennett ran into each other on the way home just in time for Charlie to help Dave fix his car.  The weather was Hot and it was eating up the fuel pumps on this trip.  Everyone managed to get home safe and sound.  It was such fun.  Thanks, Charlie & Danise, Paul & Judy, Dave & Anne, Greg & Sherry and Lee & Jane, for a fun filled weekend of cars and friends, and how could  I forget Food.   Logan fun Run 2023 in the books!  Danise was the photographer on this trip and took some amazing photos!   

LA Roadster Show 2023

Pomona, CA

June 15-18, 2023

Photos by: Larry Besore

Writeup by: Larry Besore

My brother Steve and I headed out  scary ole I-10 early thursday morning.

It was scary because we were in a small 32 Roadster vying for spots among the 18 wheelers. That continued off and on all the way into Pomona.

Head winds then cross winds kept Steve busy keeping the Roadster in one lane.

We found our hotel and got settled in.

We got up early to get in line for entry into the show, 3rd in line, maybe we got up too early!

Friday was a respectable turn out and a multitude of cars, we could never get to them all. Wanted to walk the swap meet but….. holy smoke main lane was about 3/4 mile long with dozens of side lanes each a 1/4 mile or more long. Nope my hips would not stand for that, so we didn’t buy any treasures!

We did buy a bunch of T-shirts… because (all together now); “You can never have too many T-shirts”

Saturday morning we up early again, 2nd in line … are we in a different tine zone?

Yesterdays car count was doubled or maybe tripled! I bet there wasn’t a roadster left in California not at the show.

One stunning example after the other!

We discovered they had a tram running to and from the swap  meet so we rode down and walked back. We were just doing main aisle when Steve spotted Gene Winfield’s booth. We went over wished him a happy 96th birthday, and had him autograph a Winfield T-shirt.

Hot tired and sunburnt we headed for the hotel around 4PM where we are as I write this, trying to stay wake…. Too much fun!

We headed home Sunday morning to repeat the battle with 18 wheelers!

Ya shoulda been there!

Larry B

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Over the Hill Gang – San Diego “The Streak”

San Diego, CA

May 11-14, 2023

Pictures by: Larry Besore and Danise Cover

Writup by: Larry Besore

AND THEN THERE WERE 4

7 fun seekers in 4 cars headed out Thursday, May 11 for San Diego and over The Hill Gang’s 50 th Streak. We were expecting a bigger turnout. Ready for fun were; The Ways and the red 40 Ford, the Covers and the Blue/Grey 37 Ford,  Phil Murray (sans his better half) in the many colored 37 Phantom, and the Besore’s in the red 38 Dodge Brothers.

We met up in Gila Bend to minimize the I-10 issues. Freshly fed,  cars gassed, people just out of the comfort station, we headed for the I-8.

Pretty much just chilling and cruising our way to Yuma and a gas lunch break. On into San Diego and the usual traffic.

We checked into our hotel and the guys went to Campland to get registration packets.

Early Friday  morning we got to the show and we’re parked in the back row so we could get out later to return to the hotel. The rest of the cars stayed overnight.

We bought raffle tickets, hung out for awhile then went to back to hotel. We walked the Pacific Beach boardwalk area for dinner.

Sat-morning early, but not early enough as we got parked in the middle of the field.

We would not be leaving anytime soon as we had cars front back and both sides.

Danise has posted a lot of photos featuring the many great cars on our website.

I added some I took, great examples of So Calif hot rods.

Sat was a long day frustrating as nobody in our group won a raffle item.

Sunday we headed home into a headwind.

Larry and Teressa told us about a restaurant in Alpine “Janet’s Montana cafe”. Good food!

The San Diego chapter was very friendly and we received a warm welcome.

Imagine … 50 years they have been doing this show! What an accomplishment…