An ad appeared in a March 1968 PennySavers issue. It had a phone number and urged anyone interested in trucking to call. That ad was Placed by a man named George Dietz and his wife,Judy who worked at the PennySaver. Judy took a lot of calls, did some PR work, and gathered together a group of 6 or 8 guys. Because of the similar body styles of the Ford F-100’s from 1953 to 1956, they had decided the
ir Pick-Ups Club would be Limited to those years. They started meeting in the Dietz’s garage in Garden Grove weekly on Tuesday nights, and sat around discussing their trucks, getting to know each other, and deciding whether to form a club. They met 2 or 3 times like this, then decided in April to go for it. The goal of the club was to promote these classic trucks, and in doing so, to have a social club providing family fun. Of the original 6 members, 4 had to be Board Members. The President was George Dietz, the Vice President was Dave Juhl, the Secretary was Bob Williams, and the Treasurer was Gene Davis. There were only a few other members. Of these original guys who spent much time and effort in setting up the club, only one is left today… he’s still in the club and other than one excused absence, has not missed a meeting in 20 years!
