Tag: cars

Don Watchman, wildcatter

Don Wachtman with his Mercedes.

In the vernacular, a wildcat oil man is one that on their own, bought mineral rights and drilled for oil. He worked mainly in Oklahoma and comes from an interesting background. His father was captured in the Battle of the Bulge but later escaped the Germans. When he made it back to Allied lines, he…

New car club in Phoenix

Mike Minges I’m a car guy. No really, I’m a serious car guy. I fell in love with sports cars when I bought a copy of Sports Car Graphic to read on the train from California to New York to see the World’s Fair back in ‘64. No more hot rods for me; I was…

Roadrunners Corvette Club roadtrip to Canyon Lakes

Ron Miller and Ted Jensen This sound was heard once again as the Goodyear and PebbleCreek Roadrunners Corvette Club hit the road for another great spring road rally. Saturday, April 8. Twenty-six of us in 13 corvettes rallied single file to the quaint little outpost of Tortilla Flats hidden in the Superstition Mountains. After enjoying…

Attn: Corvette owners

Meet at the Eagle’s Nest parking lot for December 17 rally at 7:00 p.m.

Stephanie Jensen Start your engines, Corvette owners, as we proceed to put some miles on our cars by lining up at the Eagle’s Nest parking lot all the way to Lake Havasu. All 13 Vets were polished, full engine and ready to hit the highway on a gorgeous October morning. What’s 177 miles each way…

Corvettes take to the road

Stephanie Jensen Do you ever wonder why so many PebbleCreek residents have Corvettes in their garages? For many it is retirement time and an opportunity to purchase the car of their dreams, while others have always been Corvette owners. They all enjoy the roar of the revved up engine and the sporty look that goes…

PebbleCreek Car Club updates

Linda Babcock Members of the PebbleCreek Car Club have been enjoying the abundance of spring car shows. Several members participated in the CCV Car Shows in various locations April 16 and 17. On April 23 the annual Veterans Car Show at Westgate was a popular location to view vintage and custom rides as well as…