The Rollin’ Ranchers Car Club is proud to sponsor a CarFit event that will help the Robson Ranch community. This Motor Vehicle Crash Prevention Program is designed to check how well a person “fits” inside their own vehicle for maximum comfort and safety and the safety of others. On Wednesday, April 10, from 1 to…
The Rollin’ Ranchers Car Club held its annual Toy Drive Car Show in mid-November. Each year the club asks Robson residents to donate toys for the Texas State Guard to distribute to the children in area hospitals. The pickup truck was overflowing with toys for the boys and girls.
Susan and Paul Wawak and their son Austin moved to Robson Ranch in 2017. With them, they brought an extensive collection of collector cars. Austin’s love of cars developed from his family going to car shows as a youngster in the Milwaukee and Chicago areas. His first car was a 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Aero…
Joni Matthiessen I recently had the privilege of witnessing an act of generosity that has been going on for years, but was not known to many. It never ceases to amaze me when I learn of a new way folks here at the Ranch are giving back to the community! Recently, Cal Mullins was working…
Ron Hoeberling Ford Motor Company officially launched the 1964 Mustang at the New York World’s Fair on April 17, 1964. It was the brainchild of Lee Iaccoca to compete against the popular Chevy Corvair. Many Mustang parts came from the Falcon to speed up development and lower design costs. Sales reached 419,000 in the first…
Ron Hoeberling All of us remember 2020 and probably want to forget about it. COVID-19 and the election uproar were unbelievable, and we hope will never happen again. However, many of us managed to make the best of it. Even though COVID-19 limited our club activities at Robson Ranch, we found ways to stay safe…
Ron Hoeberling When it comes to car names, the Model A Ford is an iconic brand that comes to mind for many of us. And to Grover Graham, it’s a brand he is familiar with since his teenage years. The Model A Ford was first produced on Oct. 20, 1927, and it replaced the venerable…
Ron Hoeberling Many of us remember the cars we dreamed about owning. Here is a story about Don Denton’s dream car, a white 1956 Continental Mark II. The Continental Mark II was sold by the Continental Division of Ford from 1956 to 1957 with 3,005 units sold. The Mark II was meticulously hand assembled and…
Ron Hoeberling Classic Cars are popular with many Rollin’ Rancher Car Club members and this includes Terry Hitch’s Classic Corvettes. Terry and his wife Pam moved to Robson Ranch in April 2017 and brought their classic 1969 Chevrolet Corvette and 1949 Oldsmobile Futuramic 88 Deluxe. As a car enthusiast, he helped get the Car Club…
Ron Hoeberling The Rollin’ Ranchers Car Club members have a variety of cars from old to new, from antique to classic, and from sports cars to street rods. This is a story about Ricke Rubin’s 1955 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery street rod—The Double Nickel Delivery. When Ricke and his wife Pam moved from Illinois to Robson Ranch…