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Hall of Fame Inducts 5

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Even though it was announced at the awards ceremony at the close of the 58th Annual Portland Roadster Show, the 5 new members of its Hall of Fame were formally inducted on May 10th at the Annual Hall of Fame Dinner.

The first inductee of the evening was Roger & Kathy Hills 1939 Chevy Master Deluxe 2 Dr. Sedan. This amazing vehicle has won numerous awards including the World Cup of Hot Rodding Award at the 2013 Portland Roadster Show.

The second inductee was Chuck Lawrence and his Bill Peterson 1932 Ford Roadster. Restored back to the condition that had it win the Grand Sweepstakes at the first Portland Roadster Show in 1956, this car set the standard for 32 Fords in its day, and was in every magazine of its time.

This year saw 3 Honorary inductees. First was current Portland Roadster Show Chairman Duane Caseday. Recognized not only for his contributions and building the Roadster Show into the success it is today, Duane works with numerous Veteran's and children's charities. Duane was also inducted into the Washington State Hot Rod Hall of Fame earlier this year.

One could safely argue that Honorary inductee Mitch Kim has physically touched more vehicles that have shown in the Portland Roadster Show than any other individual. A winner of the coveted Von Dutch Award at the Grand National Roadster Show, Mitch has set the new standard in pinstriping and graphics.

The last inductee of the evening was Mark Matthias, owner of Beaches Restaurant, and community supporter extraordinaire. Mark's Wednesday night Beaches events at PIR are recognized across the country as a "must attend" event, and have helped him donate over $1.3 million dollars to local charities. Mark has been recognized with numerous awards for his charitable works, and was inducted into the Washington State Hot Rod Hall of Fame in 2012.

Congrats to these worthy cars and individuals.

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Walsh Mustang Mach 1 Family History

1978 – $900.00 my uncle purchased the Mach in John’s Landing from its original owner who special ordered it from Ford.

He was living with my family finishing high school, I was 12 at the time. He took me and my best friend on one memorable ride at high speed jumping a set of RR-Tracks with no seatbelts –we were told to hold on…we landed clean and drove home. He promised if he ever was going to sell the car he would sell it to me when I was 16….that didn’t happen, a few years later he sold it to a kid in Washington.

1982 - When I turned 16 my Dad asked me what kind of car I wanted – My request – My Uncle’s 69 Mach…after many phone calls it was located in the young man’s parent’s backyard – he had gone into the military, after a lot of convincing it was purchased for $500.00.

Spring 1984 - My Dad and Uncle drove it back to Oregon – Green paint completely oxidized, weeds growing on the floorboards, the driver’s side had sideswiped a bridge, passenger mirror broken off and a family of mice called it home.

I was in LOVE….We worked on it every day after my Dad got home from work by Summer my best friend and I were cruzin the lake, the town and just enjoying our freedom in the car we once jumped the tracks in as passengers. – One of the most memorable Summer’s of my life.

I met my future husband that year and after I graduated we had some body work done and had it painted red by a friend of his. In 1985 we were married. We drove it every day, it was our second car. By 1994 the car had seen better days – after three kids – dogs and MANY MANY miles it was tired and in need of some love once again – it was having electrical and engine problems – there was some rust showing itself in the door panels and the floor boards, the interior was shredding, the dash was split…it was ready for a refresh.

1995 - We decided to have Gary’s Mustangs restore it to a nicer daily driver, got a quote and dropped off the car, thinking we would have it back in 6 months to a year – About a $10,000 Refresh.

Each time we went there to discuss options and the progress we added more updates like – re-chroming the seatbelts and making sure the lighter and clock were working. During the 10 year span – more after-market products were coming on the market that made the refresh more appealing and pushed it into a major restoration – Body off - Ground Up (electrical, engine, transmission, upholstery, paint.. everything.

For 10 Years we put any extra money we could toward the car -- $1000 to $5000 at a time (tax returns, bonuses, saving out of each paycheck $20 at a time) Had to bring it home a few times to make room for other cars being restored, once it was in our driveway and a tree limb fell on it which added more to the body bill….fast forward…10 years later and $30,000 it is the car we dreamed it would be.

We still can’t believe it looks this outstanding and is such a fun car to drive – it does turn a lot of heads and we get many complements every time it is on the road. We are so glad we spent the money we did on this car…it is truly a family heirloom.

Tim and Natalie Walsh