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Membership
CLUB PURPOSE:
The Golden Gears Car Club of Maryland, Inc. is dedicated
to the preservation, use and enjoyment of historic,
classic, muscle, and speical interest vehicles. The club
hosts benefit events for charitable organizations or
individual recipients in need within the community. The
club sponsors an annual summer and fall event and
participates in other shows and events.
This club is open to ALL
makes and models of automobiles, Motorcycles, and
Special Interest Vehicles.
Membership dues: $20/year
(single membership) & $25/year (couple or family)
Membership
Application
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here for Meetings time and places
Officers
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Committee
Chairmen: |
- President:
Jay Henley
- Vice
President: Mike Locke
- Treasurer:
Linda Rothenhoefer
- Secretary:
Debbie Locke
- Club
Historian: Ronnie Smith, Randy
Zimmerman
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- By-Laws:
Mike Kefauver & Roger Rothenhoefer
- Memberships:
Bob Zimmerman, Linda Rothenhoefer & Linda
McElfresh
- Clothing/Apparel:
Steve Beck, Roy Green, & Mike & Debbie
Locke
- Website:
Bob Fowle & Mary Webber
- Donations:
Mary Webber & Mike Locke
- Publicity:
Mary Webber & Mike Locke
- Club
Picnic: Bob Springer, Glenn
Wienhoff & Rosalie Wienhoff
- Valentines
Day Dance: Carla Schrimsher, Ted
Schrimsher, Donnie Putman & Roy Green
- Toys
for Tots: Mary Webber, Ronnie
Stull, Vicki Stull, Karen Hymiller & Pam
Harris
- Christmas
Party: Mike & Debbie Locke,
Roger & Linda Rothenhoefer
- Cruise
Ins: Tom Webber & Bob Harris
- Poker
Run: Mike & Martie Kefauver
& Roger Rothenhoefer
- Home
Run Car Show: Carla & Ted
Schrimsher, Tom Webber, Mike Locke, Bob
Harris, Linda McElfresh, Linda Hurley &
Jay Henley
- Members
To Pull Trailer: Roger
Rothenhoefer, Bob Zimmerman, Chuck Loughry,
Jerry Hymiller, & Eddie Gunneaux
- Club
Photographer : Mary Webber
- DJ Music
: Mike Locke & Mary Webber
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Contact Us
Club History
| Approximately 25 years
ago, some of the guys that ran the streets and
liked cars discussed starting a car club. The
first meeting was held at Auto Parts &
Specialty's on DeGrange Street. After that, we
began holding meetings at the Frederick National
Guard Armory. Our third meeting was the first
official meeting of the Golden Gears Car Club. I
was the first member to be voted into the club
(Ronnie Smith). The President was Wayne Wilt,
and some of the other members included: Donnie
Lawson, Wayne White, Steve Fogle, Frosty Smith,
Reds Main, Jim Napoli and Bill Brookfield, who
also designed the club logo. Some time later,
Randy Zimmerman and many others joined. Randy
and I are the only two that have stayed in the
club since we've joined.
The reason for
starting the club was that the only clubs
around this area were East Coast Chevy's and
The Frederick County Street Rods. These clubs
were specialty clubs only. So, we started a
club that was open to anything, cars or
trucks, old or new. Also, in order to help get
kids off the streets, we used to go to the
drag strips on club days and win a lot of
trophies for the most members and the best
appearing club. During this time there were
not many car shows going on. When we started,
we began helping out a lot of people. Over the
years of the club's existence, we have donated
thousands of dollars to Z104's Christmas Cash
For Kids and given food, fuel and money to
needy families, helped a boy get two hearing
aides, raised money for terminally ill
children, as well as, a man with kidney
problems. We have also donated thousands of
dollars to Hospice of Frederick County's Camp
Jamie for children. Our club has participated
in many parades and won a lot of awards and
trophies. The members of the Golden Gears Car
Club enjoy cars, helping people and ask for
nothing in return. And, we always attempt to
keep our club name clean and treat it with
respect.
Club Historian,
Ronnie Smith
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