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Volume 43 #4, December 2011  1965 Chrysler 300L

President's Message - from the WPC News Magazine.

December, 2011

2011 Comes To An End

2011 has been an interesting mix of good and not so good. For the auto industry the year has been a good one as auto sales increased to nearly 13 million units and a really good one for Chrysler which has rebounded the most of the Big Three and now seems set to become a real player again. Sales are predicted to grow even more in 2012 to nearly 14 million units. The economy has improved yet far too many are not able to share in the improvement, hopefully that will change for the better in 2012.

The club had a pretty good year with membership holding steady, a really nice national meet in Vermont last July and continued recognition as the club for Mopar enthusiasts to join.

So we have much we can build on in 2012, we can increase work on increasing membership and we can have a really big national meet in the Midwest. Let's hope we have much to talk about at this time next year.

2012 National Meet

Planning is nearly complete for this year's national meet here in Kalamazoo for July 11-14,2012. Just a couple of details need to be nailed down before we can start registering. We are hoping for a large meet as most of our largest meets happen in the Midwest. We will be touring two world renowned attractions the Air Zoo and its wonderful collection of airplanes and the Gilmore Car Museum, one of America's top five car museums. Of course I'm biased about the last one because of my long association with it. For those of you who haven't been there recently you will be amazed by how much it has grown in the last few years and we may be there during another season of expansion. The museum has just opened its new Heritage Center which permits year round operation and with planned additions the year round facilities will only get better.

Personal Note

2011 has been a bit of a rough patch for me personally. I had an accident in November that has left me still getting around on crutches at years end. I was run over by my rather large dog, who hit my knee dropping me on the floor like a sack of potatoes. I am most of the way back to normal and should be good to go very soon, but I have learned that walking is really very special and important. A special thank you to all the WPC Members who have helped keep me and the Club going this last month. 

Till Next Time,

Dick Bowman