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24 | sun lakes lIfestyles | nOVeMBeR 2014 | sOCIal CluBs & gROups Cruzin' Cronies Man's preoccupation with innovative transportation dates as far back as Icarus the Greek, with his attempt to fly to the sun. In the late 1700s, inventors worked on self-propelled vehicles able to haul people and cargo. In 1865, a mass transit vehicle in the UK led to a law requiring self-propelled vehicles to be preceded by a man waving a flag and blowing a horn. The development of automobiles as we know them began at the end of the 1800s. In 1875, Wisconsin offered $10,000 for a practical vehicle that didn't use horses or other animals. The horseless carriage was an improvement because it didn't need food and water, and men looked dashing in goggles and scarves. By 1900, mass production of automobiles had begun. Ford's assembly line in 1913 revolutionized the automobile industry and the concept of manufacturing worldwide. With that history, it's no wonder the Cruizin' Cronies enjoy showing off their spiffy classic cars. Join us the first Saturday of each month (except December) at 8 am in the Main Clubhouse parking lot. Frank and Sheila Pfost proudly ride around Sun Lakes in their 1931 Chevrolet Roadster that has been "in the family" since 1954. When the Pfosts got married in 1958, they put the Roadster on the back burner while they raised three daughters and a son in Alhambra. Frank worked as a police officer in the LA Police Department and Sheila was a homemaker. After working as a patrolman, Frank became a motorcycle officer. He returned to patrol as a sergeant, and soon was promoted to officer in charge of the vice squad in the city of Highland Park. After that, he returned to the motorcycle division as a sergeant. In 1966, Frank took another look at the car and installed a Chevy V-8 motor with a power glide transmission. The Roadster became the family car, and the kids loved to ride in the streamlined rumble seat. Frank moved up again as a lieutenant in the patrol division, and then to the labor relations division as a detective lieutenant. In that last job, he worked all crimes and labor disputes, except kidnappings, homicide, or bombings. Retired from LAPD, Frank became a customer service manager for a cement company, and finally retired in 1991. Frank and Sheila came to Sun Lakes in 1993, soon after Frank retired. In 2000, Frank upgraded the Roadster even more, with a 350 HP fuel injected V-8 motor, power steering, power brakes, an automatic transmission, new upholstery, new gauges, new running gear, and jazzed it up with a beautiful new paint job, etc. The Roadster almost upstaged the girls at their weddings, and grandson Matthew even shared the rumble seat with his bride too. The Pfosts have been married for 56 years, and have been members of Cruizin' Cronies since its inception. Car of the Month: 1931 Chevrolet Roadster

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