The Tri-Lakes Cruisers 16th Annual
​Benefit Car Show  August 5th, 2018
(click Play on the first photo, upper left corner)

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                             Dick's 1966 Mustang Project
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In early 2017, Dick Cissell, a longtime resident of Monument, Colorado and President of the Tri-Lakes Cruisers Car Club, was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer.
 
  In 2004 Dick began restoring a 1966, baby blue, Mustang convertible. It was a gift from his uncle who lived in Santa Rosa, California.   Needless to say, club members had been teasing Dick about when was he going to get the car restored as he had been working on it for 13 years with only the engine overhauled and pieces in boxes and plastic bags.  

   At the June, 2017 meeting of the Tri-Lakes Cruises it was decided to finish the job for Dick. In July club members removed the mustang from Dick’s garage and relocated it to Bill and Barb Beeson’s shop where the reconstruction could be completed. The car was stripped down to the frame, sanded, painted and eventually put back together in original new car condition.

  While Dick was in the hospital, undergoing treatment, his wife, Barb, decided that she did not like its original color and decided to have the car painted candy apple red.   Over a period of 63 days club members contributed over 850 hours to putting the mustang back together. It required new brakes, tires, an exhaust system, and transmission overhaul, as well as a brand new interior. Not to mention a variety of new chrome pieces, a heater overhaul, and some new wiring.  

   On October 29, 2017 club members gathered at Bill and Barb Beeson’s garage and turned the keys over to Dick and Barb. With tears in our eyes and hearts full of love we wished them well as they drove off in their 1966 Mustang convertible.  

So if you happen see a candy apple red 1966 Mustang convertible driving around Monument and the Tri-Lakes region, wave and give it a big Five-0. Enjoy Dick!  

​   The Tri-Lakes Cruisers Car Club wants to thank the local merchants who contributed money, time, paint and parts to this project. Those merchants are :
“Tri Lakes Collision” for painting the car;
“Muffler Masters” for doing the exhaust system;
“JJ Tracks” for new tires;
“O’Reilly Auto” for discounts on parts & outstanding service
“Big Dog Auto”  for discounts on parts & outstanding service
“Mustang Plus” for discounts on parts & outstanding service.    
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​SEE MORE OF THE MUSTANG PROJECT IN THE MEMBER GALLERY





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