MCODECUDA
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I’m a former member.
Who here remembers all these NEHOA people?
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Ron_M
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My father and I are former members too. We had a 1951 Chrysler 331 back then. That engine went over the pond to repower an Allard around 1990.
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A friend and I are scanning and uploading pics grouped by MeHOA meet to here:
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Can either/both of you have a look and see if you can help identify the locations and/or timelines of any of them, please?
hemiheadnc
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...former member since 1984...
Bud - Linda was the local (Northern California?) chapter president of the old Mopar Muscle Club International (MMCI) in the '80s. I met her when I was running around out in your neck of the woods in my '70 GTX in '83. I was living with my brother in Santa Clara at the time. Linda was a real sweatheart.There was a Hemi owners club out here, not sure now what the name was
I think it was from
IIRC Maybe East Bay, Danville or Alamo area, off 680frw, it's an upper class areas
many people out of Lafeyette, Orinda, Oakland/Berkelely (?)/Montclair areas
I new the Pres. at one time, he didn't do it long, Roland M.,
he (& his wife Sue, both were Jetcar jokeys) lived in Concord,
his house/pool/shop was known as 'Club Merm' to all of us, party central
he had several real Hemi cars, a dozen at least over the years
late 70's to mid 90's
There was another Lady (nice Lady) Linda, from Concord area
who was the Pres. of the Diablo Valley MoPars (I Think that was the name)
it wasn't a "Hemi specific club" just a MoPar club
she a had a Nice (?) 69 Super Bee & 68/69 ? Charger R/T, her husbands I think
She & her boyfriend, latter her husband, would put on a really nice car show in the
Concord Park off Concord Ave, annually for like 10 years before I left/moved to Alaska in 84'
& we'd all park on the grass, BBQ, drink beers, BS, check out peoples rides
play volleyball or dance even, & have a DJ/playing oldies on the sound system...
Most of Roland's cars were clones/tributes & not real,
it was the Pro-street era too
*68 Hemi Dart convertible, clone, Maroon colored had a full cage
& narrowed Dana 60, bigs & littles on Centerlines IIRC
he sold it to a guy truckdriver we knew named Kenny, lived up in the valley...
*32 Ford 5 window coupe, full hood/sides, boxed frame rails,
bright yellow exterior/black bench seat interior with a 68 426cid Hemi/727tf
like 3000 stall & a narrowed Dana 60 4.10:1, like Cragers on it IIRC
"Hemi kid" license plate, very cool car, not as fast as you'd think
it'd barely still run low-ish 12s in street trim,
(my DD & my 69 RR with a 446 cid/STR-14-6bbl with a bunch of bolt ons,
11.40-11.80 car without N20 mid-hi 10's with, it would out run it easily N/A)
he also had a;
*67 GTX 426cid Hemi, it was real, bright red w/red bucket & console interior,
black vinyl roof, it was a beauty resto, all the chrome & stainless was restored too,
w/roadwheels & redlines IIRC
*70 Hemi 'cuda, 4 speed (vertical gate shifter), Dana 60 (Narrowed) w/5.13: gears
like 14x32" tires on Centerlines Pro-Convos, it was a converted racecar,
It had the dura-coated (? name) bumpers, glass fenders, doors & hood,
Kirkey seats, harnesses, a chute, fully caged, window net etc.
bright yellow 70's paint & w/pink, green, blue & purple graphics, lower sides
but it was a real Hemi car too, I'd drive it to shows a lot for him...
He had quite a few others, he had & sold after a short time,
he'd rotate cars like crazy...
Roland was a real wheeler & a dealer (in more than 1 way)
He was also a local Direct Connection Rep., I got quite a few parts from him
that wasn't 'that rare back then', not out here anyway
they seemed to give anyone whom/who could fog a mirror, the rights to sell/distribute...
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There was a National Hemi Owners Assoc (NHOA) with the NEHOA being related to it, if I'm not mistaken. Roland Osborne was the president of the national at least at one time. He ran Chrysler Power magazine, too.
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There most certainly was an NHOA. It was very strictly a hemi-only club and enjoyed big success in its' time;
there is a "reunion" of former club members at the MoParty this September scheduled.
There was SIAC (Special Interest Auto Club), MMCI, the AAR/TA Club.... the usual human stresses caused this one to
prosper, that one to form, another one to eventually fail....
As far as how the NeHOA began (and yes, they're still a functioning club), this is from their website:
"NeHOA was formed in August, 1976 by a dedicated group of Mopar enthusiasts to coordinate activities within the National Hemi Owners Association (NHOA), Region 1. The founders of the club were Boone Reichart, Mike Petersen, Anatol Vasiliev, Chuck Travelbee, Rick Larsen, Harland Avezzi and Jim Lusk.
It was decided that the club should be independent for the protection of members and to be able to carry on business; and so the club was incorporated in Delaware in 1977.
Soon many non-Hemi Mopar owners became interested in the NeHOA, and the club evolved to its present status as one of the longest-lived, strongest Chrysler clubs in the country."
And yes, RIP Roland...
Ron_M
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I'll look. The only show that I sorta vaguely remember is Vernon CT real close to I-84. IIRC, there were two shows very near each other. May have even been light rain. It was a rather calm show, not like the (post judging) theatrics of the NEMMC shows of the era lol.
Papa's Dodge ahow the week before?
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There was indeed a NeHOA meet in Vernon, NH on 8/30-9/1 in 1996 (refer to list of the first 50 shows, which I uploaded
to my link on OneDrive at the link previously posted in this thread).
NeHOA has meets, not shows - there is no car judging at their meets. Although they have two meets per year, they're
typically some distance between them within the NE, one near Memorial Day and the other near Labor Day.
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I still don't know what nehoa stands for 
North East hemi owners association??
2025 Spring meet Butler PA. right in your neck of the woods ED.
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Almost 500 miles away, sir.
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Only 4 tanks each way... lol
Thought it was 200mi oops.
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I can't venture very far from my "medical circle" these days, unfortunately...
On the other hand, lots of new stuff posted in the files now:
Microsoft OneDrive
On the other hand, lots of new stuff posted in the files now:
Microsoft OneDrive
I'm having a hard time finding Q tip Cranium in the photo?
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As he posted, he's right in the center - back row, next to the furry looking fella.
When I was very young like 14-15 years old my girlfriend’s mom had a printing business and she printed those NHOA mailers. Craig was an insurance salesmen and “crazy” Pat his wife lived between my house and my girlfriends He was the head of the group for awhile. I had to fold them, put the self adhesive addresses on the out side and put a sticker on it to hold it closed for mailing… Anyone remember them? They got divorced and she got the blue 68 Charger they had which was nothing special…
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