Meet the Rebels | Rebels & Rods

Who makes up the Rebels & Rods?
There was a small group of guys that started hanging out with their cars about 20-years ago.
As the group of people grew, it eventually became the Rebels & Rods that we have today.

Even though there are always hundreds of people walking around our weekly car shows and special events, there are only 17 that make up "the Core Group". We meet all year long to set up, plan, organize and carry out all of our events. Below is the current Core Group.

CLICK HERE to see who the original guys were.

Rebels & Rods Core Group

Rebels President
Joe Fratus

The President of the Rebels & Rods,

Joe is a motivated and uptempo person that

can brighten anyone's day. He also has a drive and desire to help out anywhere he can

1938 Chevy Deluxe

Rebels Vice President
Tim Balboni

Tim is a true car guy that does his own mechanical work. The evidence is in the cars that he drives. He is a true family man that shares his love of horsepower with his son.

1970 Chevy Chevelle SS

2007 Mustang GT

Rebels Treasurer
Patrick Reilly

I've known a few of these guys all my life and have met

many lifelong friends. I'm so proud to be a part of the

Rebels & Rods

1996 Chevy Corvette

Rebels Clerk / Webmaster / Facebook Administrator
Jim Dow

I'm a retired municipal worker after a 33-year career,

29 of them in a management position, starting as a part-time

summer helper, retiring as a DPW Director.

When I heard about all the good that the Rebels do in the community and for those in need, I was instantly hooked!

I love cars, horsepower, camping, fishing, taking pictures and spending time with my wife and my dogs

2007 Ford F150

Rebels Group Leader / Merchandise Chair
Darren Morey

I'm a property manager and I do the merchandise for

the Rebels & Rods group.

I enjoy hunting and fishing in my free time

Chevy pickup

Rebels Group Leader
Tom Tengberg

I really just love the old school custom

classic life! Community. Everyone is always willing to help & share stories, knowledge, history, etc.

Tom's 1969 Chevy van

Katy Jo's 1953 Chevy pickup

Rebels Group Leader
Neil Falco

I'm a retired Union laborer,

Now I own Neil's Unusual Creations, I'm a metal artist

and a great cook.

I built a 1967 Camaro and am the clubs trophy maker.

1967 Chevy Camaro

Rebels Sergeant at Arms
Reno

I love building and riding my old school bicycles, it's how I clear my head. I’m a tough but fair person that has a big heart. I like to tell jokes and just have fun with this crazy group! I love our Sunday shows because I enjoy entertaining all the kids that come.

The Rebels core group is like family to me and I will always have their back.

1930 bicycle

Keith Malaguti

Be kind to people, you never know what someone is going through.

And never turn down the chance to do a burnout!

1991 Ford Mustang

Bob Chisholm

I'm known in the group as Charger Bob and when the guys wanna give me a little ribbing, they call me Sanders because I dressed as Colonel Sanders at last years Halloween show. But that's what this group is all about: having fun and doing whatever we can to help out people and organizations in need.

I recently retired and am enjoying it and am proud of being involved in the Rebels & Rods.

1968 Dodge Charger

Artie Varao

Head bottle washer and

CEO at Art's Garage and Home Improvements.

I love my Jeep CJ5, have owned it since I was a kid

1975 Jeep CJ5

Ricky Ricardo

I love the Rebels & Rods and have great relationships within the crew. I grew up in Plymouth and still live here and went to school with Joe and Pat. I’ve always been into cars since taking auto shop in high school. I’ve been a mechanic for the last 47 years.

You’ll see (and hear) the car that I’ve had for the last 35-years at our shows, a yellow 1966 Chevy Nova.

I have two daughters and enjoy going to all car shows .