Club News and Happenings
GSMC’s Mary-Ann Mammen
Featured in Right Trailers Customer Spotlight Video
GSMC takes High Honors at MCA Nationals!
The weekend of September 9th several GSMC members attended the Mustang Club of America Grand National Show in Melbourne Florida.
Congratulations to Jim & Shelley Wilcoxson, Michael & Annette Nilles & Mary Ann Mammen for winning gold
Additionally Kim Scott Schramm and James Barone won silver.

Jim & Shelly Wilcoxson, Kim & Scott Schramm, Mike & Annette Nilles (Not Pictured; Mary Ann Mammen & Jim Barone)
GSMC Supports FMB Business Re-openings!
GSMC Club Members are doing their part to help Fort Myers Beach businesses get back in business
Lunch at Doc Fords Run Bar & Grille on FMB.
GSMC’s own Mary Ann Mamen Wins Big!
GSMC Club Member Mary Ann Mamen won in the NMRA True Street, and All Female true Street 14.0 class, then two weeks later won True Street at NMCA all at Orlando Speed World in March. Because Mary Ann uses Nitto Radial Drag Tires and they sponsor the class, the pay out was $1000 for each race. This ad was in Fastest Street Car magazine. Mary Ann will appear in an upcoming Right Trailer Add!
GSMC Volunteers at BBQ, Bands & Brews
GSMC Ladies Night Out
GSMC Ladies took a night out to do some Arts & Crafts
The Mustang turns 59 this year and GSMC threw a Party
Check out the Pictures from the event HERE
GSMC takes High Honors at the Venice AACA Car Show
Congratulations to our 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners!
GSMC wins big at the New Hope Church Show!!!
Congratulations to our Best in Class winners at the New Hope Church Car show
Rudy & Betsy Beyer in the Mustang Times circa.2014
GSMC Donates $8463.00 to Lee BIA Builders Care
This year at the February Club Meeting GSMC donated $8463.00 to their charity Lee BIA Builders Care.
This is a club record for our annual donation to this great cause!
Lee BIA Builders Care is a nonprofit organization founded by the Lee Building Industry Association in 2005. The mission of Builders Care is to provide emergency construction services at no cost to needy and deserving elderly and/or disabled homeowners, and their families, who cannot obtain repairs through traditional means.
GSMC represents at 2 shows this weekend
GSMC members represented at the Bonita Springs Elks Charity Show
and the Moody River Estates Chili Cook-off and Car Show.
Check out the event Photos Here!
Shelley Wilcoxson is Honored with Lifetime Membership Award
Shelley has served the club tirelessly for many years. Her commitment and dedication to our events, members and charitable causes is unparalleled! Thank you Shelley from all of us!
WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!!
Pamela Neubert has won the two tickets and a 2 night stay to the Daytona 500!!!!
GSMC 2022 by the Numbers!
While 2022 was a challenging year in the wake of Hurricane Ian it is hard to keep a good club down.
Here are some highlights of the club for the year!
3rd Annual Road Rally
Stangs vs Vettes 2021
339 Cars in attendance and a donation to our charity Builders Care of SW Florida of $6700.00
Mustang Birthday Party at Galloway Ford!
Riverbend Car Show
BBQ, Bands & Brews Support
5th Fridays!
Ft Myers Beach Shrimp Festival Parade
July 4th Parade
Numerous Cruise Ins
Harry Chapin Benefit Car Show
We collected 1380 lbs of food and a cash donation of $800.00 for the Harry Chapin Food Bank!
Christmas Care Car Show
$925 from Gate; Raffle Baskets & 50/50 and a Mustang load of Toys for Tots!
Perfetto’s Christmas Party
Holiday Greetings from our Sister Club
The Mustang Club of Switzerland
Dear Mike, Dear Annette and all members of the Gulfshore Mustang Club of Southwest Florida.
I really hope you are all doing very well and have been in good health all the time during this second year of the COVID-pandemic!
I really hope the situation will normalize as soon as possible, travelling will be possible again without any problems and we can see each other again.
I wish you, your family and all the members of the Gulfshore Mustang Club of Southwest Florida Merry Christmas, a good health in the coming time and a Happy New Year with the traditional Mustang Club of Switzerland Christmas greeting card.
I hope we will see us soon!
Best mustang regards!
René
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René Suter
President Mustang Club of Switzerland
P. O. Box 39
CH-5442 Fislisbach
Switzerland
Club Holiday Party Update!
This year’s holiday party at the Perfetto’s was huge a success!
Thanks to Vince and Trudi for opening their home to the club again this year!
Check out the pictures and video here GSMC Holiday Party – 2022
November Club Meeting Guest Speaker
Club Member Kirby Newbury gave a presentation on Coffee!
Kirby explained where Coffee is grown in the world, how it is harvested, the differences in coffee as well as the other information on this popular beverage!
Thank you Kirby for this terrific presentation!
Jim & Shelley Wilcoxson Win at Mirror Lake!
Jim and Shelly Wilcoxsons’ 2007 Shelby GT was awarded as one of the top 8 Mustangs at this years Mirror Lake Car Show!
June 11th Mystery Cruise
The June 11th Mystery Cruise took us from Ft Myers to the LaBelle Brewing Company.
The Rain held off until we were seated and all in attendance had a good time!
Thanks Mark Wilson for arranging the event!
The “Usual Suspects” attend the seasons last
Sanibel Cars & Coffee on May 7, 2022
Congratulations to our trophy winners from the
Venice AACA Car Show
Kim Schramm & Vince Perfetto
Congratulations to our trophy winners from the
New Hope Church Car Show in Cape Coral!
Mike Nilles; Rick Swingler;
Shane Karalewitz & Fillipe Remigio
GSMC Donates $6429.00 to Lee BIA Builders Care
This year at the February Club Meeting GSMC donated $6429.00 to their charity Lee BIA Builders Care.
Lee BIA Builders Care is a nonprofit organization founded by the Lee Building Industry Association in 2005. The mission of Builders Care is to provide emergency construction services at no cost to needy and deserving elderly and/or disabled homeowners, and their families, who cannot obtain repairs through traditional means.
Congratulations to our trophy winners from the
GSMC 3rd Annual Road Rally!
1st Place – Jim & Bonnie Depermentier – 13 Stops – 2:58:17
2nd Place – Kirby & Cherri Newbury – 13 Stops – 2:58:30
3rd Place – Steve & Marybeth Lapham – 13 Stops – 3:22:09
10th Annual Stangs vs Vettes
339 Total Cars
Corvettes 214 – Mustangs 125
Club Participation Awards
Mustangs – Ponies in Paradise Corvettes – Venice Florida Corvette Club
Best of Show
Mustangs – Carlos Melo Corvettes – Bob Becker
People Choice Awards
(In no particular order)
Mustangs
Joe Gatewood, Michael & Pat Grisham, Mike McGarvey, Mike Nilles, Rob J Leve, Ron Kisner, Shawn Schroder, Thomas Wiltshire-Pitts, Tony Vento
Corvettes
Al Roltsch, Bob Keyes, Brian Micciche, Charlie Morgan, Irene & Jim Vautrin, Joe Rhodes, John Zaldivar, Karina & Joe Draghi, Larry Atkins
2023 Host Clubs
Mustangs – GulfShore Mustang Club Corvettes – Corvettes of Naples
GSMC Members represented at the
Bonita Springs Elks Car Show
It wasn’t the best day for a car show but GSMC members showed up for a good cause!
