Gary Frenkel

Profile Updated: January 21, 2016
Gary Frenkel
Residing In: Waterford, MI USA
Spouse/Partner: Candy
Homepage: www.midwestrefineries.com
Occupation: Precious metal buyers and refiners
Children: Marty born 1969, Joanna born 1973, Brad born 1974. Grandchildren Rachel, Ariel, Andrew, Kelsey, Ava, More…Caleb, Jacob.
Military Service: Army  
Yes! Attending Reunion
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My wife Candy and I own and operate Midwest Refineries, buyers and refiners of gold, silver and platinum scrap. Our Daughter Joanna and Son-In-Law Raul are also active in our business. Our oldest Son Marty is an attorney. I am a classic car lover and own several collector cars which I enjoy taking to car shows and driving. One of my cars, a 1957 Chevy convertible, was restored for Candy to drive. I'm addicted to Model T Fords and have owned 8 of them in the last 10 years. In Sept. of 1960, after graduation from Mumford, I bought a 1959 Buick LeSabre Convertible. In 1972 I put it in a building my friend Mitchel Abrams owned, where it slept until 1994. The car was finally restored completely in 2006 and won a Best Of Show award at the Phoenix Center in downtown Pontiac, during the Woodward Dream Cruise in 2006. She is my favorate car of all the hundreds I have owned in the last 50 years. The newest additions to my collection are 2 1910 Buicks, which are brass era cars.

School Story:

When I turned 16, my Dad bought me my first car, a 1949 Pontiac 4 door fastback. Even though it was 9 years old and some guys in Mumford had much cooler cars, I was thrilled to have a car of my own. When the car began to have rust holes appear, I patched them up with bondo and painted the car with green house paint, with a brush. It shined pretty good for using a brush. I added yellow and red flames on the hood, also with a paint brush. I thought it looked very cool. A year later, on a hot Summer day, my friend from Mumford, Terry Rosen came over. I told him I wished I had a convertible, especially on a day like today. That was just a pipe dream, as I didn't have any money. All of a sudden BONG, the idea hit me like a ton of bricks. Why not make my 49 Pontiac 4 Door into a convertible? I went into my Dad's garage and found a chisle, a hacksaw and a hammer. I started my first custom car project and 3 hours later, I had the only 1949 Pontiac 4 Door convertible in the world. I couldn't stop staring at her. She was beautiful, even with her jagged metal incisions. I backed her into the garage and continued to look at my creation for awhile. A couple of hours went by and my Dad came home from work. I told him I wanted to show him something in the garage. I pulled up to open the garage door (pre electric) and my Dad looked at my car and at that precise moment in time, within 2 seconds of each other, both rear doors of my car, fell to the ground. I couldn't believe my eyes. I was in shock. My Dad just shook his head and told me I just ruined a perfectly good automoblile. I didn't realize the lower rocker panels were so rusted, so when I hacksawed through the center posts of the body, the rear doors had no support. I picked them up and roped them shut, drove to the corner gas station and had the rear doors welded shut. Drove her the whole summer, my Pontiac 4 Dr. convertible. This car was the start of my car crazy addiction, which exists to this day.

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Jan 20, 2024 at 9:32 AM

Happy Birthday to you, happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday Craig, happy Birthday to YYYOOOOUUUUU. Ardmore buddy Gary

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Posted on: Jan 13, 2024 at 10:35 AM

well, here's to another year under your belt. Your getting to be quite an old man. Hope this birthday finds you and yours, healthy, happy and that you enjoy your special day. Happy birthday Craig. Gary Frenkel

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Apr 20, 2023 at 9:12 AM

I'm not entirely sure, but I think I shared my Bar Mitsvoh with Michael at Beth Aron on Wyoming in 1955, way before attending Mumford. If we were in the same Bar Mitsvoh, I remember I had the Hebrew part and he had the English part, just my luck. If anyone can tell me if I am right I would appreciate it. I really wasn't friends with Michael at Mumford, but remember talking to him occasionally. Gary Frenkel

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Posted on: Jan 20, 2023 at 9:14 AM

Have a great day Craig. Hope you enjoy plenty more birthdays also. Bought myself a birthday present 2 years ago. 1934 Packard 7 passenger touring car. Your Ardmore buddy Gary

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Jan 13, 2023 at 9:29 AM

Happy birthday in advance Craig. You are getting to be a very old man, but there is no better alternative. Hope your birthday is a special one and that you enjoy plenty more. Went to the Mumford reunion last October, which was two years late because of the covid back up and all I could think of was who the hell were all these old people. They looked older than my Grand parents LOL. Stay well and safe my friend. Regards, Gary Frenkel

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Jan 20, 2022 at 9:03 AM

Your getting to be a very old man Craig. Who would have thought we would be talking to each other at 80 years old. Wow. Happy birthday and I hope you have plenty more of them. Ardmore buddy Gary

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Posted on: Jan 13, 2022 at 9:06 AM

Another birthday very soon Craig. I hope it's a healthy and happy one. Just got the reminder today on the Mumford site, so I thought I would wish you a happy birthday in advance. Your old and I do mean old, Ardmore buddy, Gary

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Feb 19, 2021 at 9:24 AM

Mickey, myself and several other guys, used to sing doo wop harmony in the bathroom at Mumford (great sound in the bathroom) and also at the Gulf gas station on 7 mile Rd. just East of Livernois. I think we got expelled for 2 days for singing in the lunch room, when we brought the house down with everybody clapping and going crazy with our cool harmony sounds. Fond memories to say the least. Gary Frenkel

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Posted on: Jan 20, 2021 at 8:54 AM

Happy birthday Ardmore buddy. Hope you are doing well and have plenty more birthdays ahead of you. Regards, Gary Frenkel

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Posted on: Jan 13, 2021 at 9:15 AM

A happy and healthy birthday to you Craig, in advance. Just got the notice from the website, so I thought I would wish you a happy birthday early. Hope all is going well with you. Maybe this year we will have our 60th reunion, one year late. Looking forward to a better 2021 than last year. Stay well and safe, Your Ardmore buddy Gary Frenkel

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Posted on: Jan 21, 2020 at 9:10 AM

Hello Arnie. Just saw your Birthday greeting to Craig Zaremberg, so I thought I would say hello to you too. Gary Frenkel

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Jun 24, 2018 at 6:26 PM

Happy happy seventy-sixth birthday, Gary<3

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Mar 03, 2018 at 1:43 PM

I can still picture you laughing at my attempt to cheat in typing class, when I typed 3 sentences before the teacher told everyone to start. Did me no good, as I still flunked typing. Only the Army taught me to type 90 words a minute, but the only thing that did for me was getting me the job of a company clerk in Viet Nam. Hope to see you at the 60th reunion.

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Posted: Dec 17, 2013 at 12:50 AM
Candy with her 1934 Ford roadster at a local car show.
Posted: Dec 17, 2013 at 12:50 AM
Photo was taken in 2000, after installing a new engine in my 1959 Buick. In the year 2010, I have owned my Buick for 50 years.
Posted: Dec 17, 2013 at 12:50 AM