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By: Jonathan A. Stein gave my grandfather an award.” Blume was Betsy Blume didn’t learn that her grandfather had designed touched by the outpouring and the way they the International Harvester Scout until after he’d passed away honored her grandfather. “People immediately in March 2009. She knew the industrial designer had been brought us into the group.” She hasn’t missed a with the firm almost 30 years, but the many condolences that Nationals since. poured in launched her on a journey of discovery. Most of Then there’s the matter of the 1964 Scout them were from Scout owners who mourned the designer of 80 “Red Carpet Edition” she found in 2011. It their beloved small trucks. was one of 3,000 built to celebrate the A graduate of the Cleveland Art Institute, Ted Ornas was a 100,000th Scout, and the owner was reluctant partner in a Detroit industrial design firm when he was to sell it. However, the fact that she was Ted recruited to join the International Harvester Company in Fort Ornas’ granddaughter made a difference. The Wayne, Indiana. He founded the firm’s first industrial design owner even delivered it all the way from Kansas. department and tackled projects including truck cabs and Like all other Red Carpet Editions, it is fin- farm implements, as well as a small truck that he drew up on ished in white with a red interior, uses a 2.5-liter his kitchen table. Introduced in 1960, the four-cylinder Scout inline four-cylinder engine and three-speed helped spawn the modern SUV and changed the way America manual transmission. Although cosmetically viewed four-wheel-drive vehicles. excellent, it was mechanically tired, so Betsy As Betsy began to dig into her grandfather’s career, she dis- sent it to a Scout specialist in California. Sadly, covered that she “didn’t know the enormity of what he was it was finished a month after the 2012 doing. It was never about his input, but always about the over- Nationals. Her goal is to have it at the 2013 all input of his team.” She found correspondence, photos and event. the original sketch that evolved into the Scout. Betsy knows she was meant to have her Scout: The day her 1964 International Scout Red Carpet Edition In September 2009, Blume and her mother attended the title was issued — October 31, 2011— was exactly 50 years Number Produced: 3,000 International Scout and Light Truck Nationals. “My main fear after the first Scout patent was issued, and the original Original Price: $2,790 was that we’d go and people wouldn’t care,” she says. “But they Arizona title for her Scout was issued within days of her birth. Value Range: $4,750-$12,500 1955 Chevrolet Nomad Story and photos by Brian Earnest start out that way. The Daryl Skaar’s “family” will eventually stop growing, but Nomad was actually a bit of a probably not until he runs out of 1955 Chevrolets to restore. reclamation project that fell The latest delivery from the stork to Skaar’s shiny red clan into Skaar’s lap. is a stunning 1955 Chevy Nomad wagon. When Skaar first “I’d been looking for bought the wagon it certainly wasn’t the eye-popping speci- about 5 years, and I really men it is today, but when you’re adopted into a family like he wasn’t trying that hard. If one has assembled, the standards are pretty high. came up [great], but I had “You can’t have a Chevy family without a Nomad — not a other projects. Then a buddy ’55 family anyway,” joked Skaar, a resident of Hudson, Wis. called and said, ‘Hey, there is Skaar’s assemblage started with a 1955 Bel Air convertible, a guy retiring out of the VA in which he completely restored and he now considers his “dri- Tomah, Wis., why don’t you ver” of the bunch. From there he began to tackle bigger proj- go see him?’ So I did, and it ects. “We did a 1 ½-ton conventional [cab] truck; then we did turned out the man had got- a 3/4-ton pickup; then we did a low cab-forward ton-and-a- ten it a few months earlier half to match the conventional cab; then we did the Nomad, from Atlanta … then he said, and in the process now we have a 1-ton and a half-ton. And ‘Hey, that’s going to take a lot then there is a 2-ton low cab-forward, and that will finish the of money and time to finish, family — and probably me, too!” and I have neither.’ So I Skaar finished his minty-fresh restoration on the Nomad bought it from him, and that just in time for this summer’s Iola Old Car Show in was a little over two years Wisconsin. Painted Gypsy red with a white top, it matched ago.” when you’re doing a show car, you don’t need all the original the rest of his fleet. You’d have to look hard to find a flaw in The car had changed hands at least twice previously, been parts, or very few of them. Especially Chevys, because most of the Nomad, or any of Skaar’s hobby machines, but they didn’t ticketed to become a street rod and then been the target of them are re-popped.” thieves. It was owned at one time by a couple from Atlanta, There were a few fits and starts along the way, and Skaar who then sold it to a body shop owner. “He was going to do admits there were a few discouraging moments trying to make what guys typically do to Nomads, he was going to street the everything come together. As is often the case, a few obscure damn thing — or modify it at least,” Skaar said. “So he had a bits were the hardest to find, but Skaar says he caught a break 502 crate motor sitting in that thing, and I forget what tranny. when he was put in contact with fellow enthusiast Frank Joslin CUSTOM PAINTING Then he came out one morning, and the shop door was ajar, of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. and the motor and tranny were gone! They took it right out of “Before I met Frank, I was big-time frustrated,” he said. ANTIQUES –CARS –CYCLES the car, instead of the whole car. That’s when he said, ‘That’s “People had Nomad parts, but they were used. If you are going it, I’m tired of all this.’ And that’s when he put it up for sale.” to build this kind of stuff, you gotta have NOS parts.” The Nomad was still missing its engine and transmission Joslin was able to provide some hard-to-find factory elec- (559) 625-8459 when Skaar got his hands on it, but it was otherwise mostly tricals and a few other goodies that Skaar couldn’t find any- intact. Skaar located a correct 265-cid V-8 and Powerglide where else. “He said to me, ‘You should really have a factory 1736 FINNI CT., VISALIA, CA 93292 transmission for the wagon, but that was just the start of his sun visor, and I’ve got one, still in green factory primer,’” Skaar parts hunting. “In rating a project car 1 to 10, it was probably recounted. “‘And they are just for Nomads. Look it up.’ And a 6,” he said. “The guy that I bought it from rated it higher he was right. because it was in gray prime, and I looked at it and said, ‘Nah, “The other part that was really difficult to find, if you can the gray prime is gonna come off and we’re gonna media blast believe it, was the gas tank filler tube. It was one-year-only, for it and really inspect this thing.’ So we started from scratch. the Nomad only. People will tell you, ‘Oh, I’ve got one. It will “The parts were there, but people tend to rate some of fit the sedan, it will fit your wagon.’ Nope. It was one-year- these cars too high because the original parts are there. Well, only. Frank was the guy that had that, too.” Whenever he needed any motivation to stick with the proj- ect, Skaar simply recalled the time when he first fell hard for the game-changing 1955 Chevrolets. It took him until his retirement years to act on it, but Skaar never forgot the moment he was smitten. “It goes back to when I was a kid on We have been doing the farm, back in 1955 when one happened to roar by our Please See, Nomad Page 6 custom paint for 38 years.
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His company was able to slash the price of It’s little more than a crumbling ruin now, a decrepit col- the “flivver” to as little as $260 by 1923, even as he lection of brick buildings in one of the poorest neighborhoods encouraged workers to stay on the job with the in Motown, but the old Highland Park Assembly Plant was then-revolutionary offer of $5 a day in wages. once the site of an industrial revolution, one rivaling the Millions of Americans were soon able to buy invention of the steam engine in terms of its impact not only their own horseless carriages and tens, then 100s of on Detroit or the U.S. but, indeed, the entire world. thousands found work either on the assembly lines Historians have long argued about exactly what date that popping up all over the country or the parts plants revolution actually occurred, but next Monday is the day that supplying them. It was a major factor in the cre- Ford Motor Co. plans to mark the occasion that founder ation of both a consumer society and of the middle Henry Ford’s first moving assembly plant began rolling. class able to afford the goods those factories pro- “The assembly line made almost everything we have today duced. And other industries quickly adopted the possible,” says Matt Anderson, curator of the automotive col- Ford moving assembly line process, but here and lection at the independent Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, abroad. Michigan. While it might have first been used to mass pro- There have been attempts to find alternatives, duce Ford’s Model T, today, he adds, “It affects a lot more than particularly approaches that aren’t so numbingly just the automobile.” repetitive for workers. A number of Swedish firms, The Model T actually went into production in 1909, well including carmaker Volvo, and even General before the Highland Park plant opened, Henry Ford’s goal to Motors in the U.S., tried a concept known as cell provide an affordable car for the masses, and at an initial $820, manufacturing where small teams do a variety of the so-called Tin Lizzy was a lot closer than most of the other tasks, rather than handle single parts. The Henry Ford first tied cars together by rope, yanking them along the handmade vehicles of the day. approach has had, at best, limited success, and most line, but within a year was running an assembly line much like those “But the real issue was how to make the Model T in the vol- manufacturers have returned to the moving assem- we see today. ume, and at the price people could afford,” says John Fleming, bly line. the executive vice president of manufacturing and labor rela- “I think Henry Ford would probably think the modern together into bodies and frames. And gone are the days when tions for Ford Motor Co. assembly plant isn’t very different from what he developed at someone with lots of muscle but only the most rudimentary Even moving into the newer and much larger Highland Highland Park,” contends Womack. education can land a job on the line. Factories that once might Park plant didn’t allow Ford to keep up with demand. He That said, there have been plenty of changes made. Today, Assembly Line needed a process that worked more efficiently than having robots routinely work alongside humans, particularly in the Please See, , Page 7 teams to workers each build one Model T at a time. He found gritty body shops where the answer in the slaughterhouses of Chicago and Cincinnati, heavy steel pieces are welded explains museum curator Anderson. RAY GREER’S They were known as “dis- assembly lines,” he recalls, beef carcasses hanging from conveyor belts with each MUSTANG ALLEY worker along the way assigned to slice off a specific cut of meat. When Ford man- agers discovered the process, they turned it around. Starting as little more than a basic frame, the Model T was pulled along by a moving The invention of the assembly line helped put America on conveyor belt. Specific parts wheels - and create the middle class market that support- were delivered to each station ed Ford's factories. were workers would assemble a single piece of the vehicle, over and over again. The reason for the debate over the actual starting date is largely the question of when the massive plant was com- pletely transformed to handle the new process. Ford initial- ly experimented by pulling partially assembled vehicles along by rope, then added an endless chain. It was early 1914 before the plant was completely converted, says Dr. Jim Womack, co-author 64-73 MUSTANG PARTS & SERVICE of the seminal book, “The Machine that Changed the 05-08 SHELBY PARTS World,” and head of Boston’s Lean Enterprise Institute. 64-73 ALUMINUM RADIATORS Whatever day one chooses to mark for the Centennial, FIBERGLASS BODY PARTS in the early days, working the assembly line was a grindingly repetitive and physically chal- lenging process and the turnover in the plant was SCOTT DRAKE DISTRIBUTOR constant. 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That was about $210 more than the business in 2000 and I’ve sort of been doing regular four-door Bel Air wagon and $270 this since then, instead of being on the golf more than the Bel Air convertible. course.” Skaar says he spent the better part of two The Nomad is the latest apple of his eye, years remaking his wagon from the ground and Skaar is far from alone in his affection for up. He was able to keep all the body parts and the first-year Nomads. Even though they major mechanical and interior equipment. “I weren’t huge sellers, the sporty hardtop wag- saved the rear window, lift gate, … rear end, all ons have became beloved collector cars — the running gear, steering wheel, seats … It both for their looks and their place in history. wasn’t too bad that way. Even when we bead Harley Earl’s GM designs may not have blasted it down to bare metal, I didn’t find all gone for all the sharp angles and bold profiles the surprises I expected to find,” he said. of Virgil Exner’s “One thing I Chryslers when did do was I they drew up the threw the old 1955 Chevy rims away so I product line, but can put Corvette they were defi- rims on it and nitely thinking put modern, big- “out of the box” ger tires on it OMP AMS EDMAN when the and it doesn’t AEM C C H Nomad was distort the look penned. The of the car, but it A.F.E. CRANE CAM HOOKER new wagons just improves the were stylish two- ride unbeliev- door hardtops ably,” he added. ARP DOUG THORLEY K&N with ribbed “They’re 225s, I roofs and think, but they UTO ETER DELBROCK OROSO Corvette-like vertical chrome bars on the rear are on a stronger, wider Corvette rim.” A M E M tail gates. The fenders sported chrome spears, Skaar’s idea all along was to turn the the rear side windows wrapped all the way Nomad into a show car, but not one that sits ATI FELPRO MSD around the back corners and the “B” pillars at home. Like his fleet of trucks, it will get leaned forward. Nothing about them was driven to and from shows whenever possible TRANSMISSIONS ordinary for a wagon. and never be locked away for long. “I don’t HOLLEY SUPERCHIPS Like the other 1955 Chevys, the Nomads know how it drives because it’s never been on could be had with optional V-8 power (the the road, I just finished it last night!” Skaar 235-cid six was standard), and a new “Ride laughed at the Iola Old Car Show. “I drove it HYPERTECH Glide” suspension, 12-volt electrical system, in the driveway a couple of times. It seems to 11-inch drum brakes were all part of the shift right, and I know the engine is right, We know racing cause we have package. Upscale amenities like air condition- because I was there when the guy Dyno-ed it. ing, power steering, power brakes, power I learned that lesson a long time ago: I never, been doing it for over 37 years. seats and electric wipers were on the sizeable never, never stick an engine in a car without Performance Parts Installation is our Business... options list. Dyno-ing it. You’re asking for trouble. For all its appeal, however, price was a “But absolutely I plan to drive it. It’s not problem for the Nomad, which lasted only going to be my regular ‘driver,’ like my con- 1510 E. Main #A, Visalia • 559.627.2319 three years in production. The fact that the vertible. But it will get driven, that’s for sure. car was unlike any of the other Chevrolets It’s not going to be my trailer queen.”
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KYNO is where legendary Program Director Bill Drake cut incorrectly. The real point is to make sure you have I personally prefer leak down testing because valve lap- and owner Gene Chenault began their incredible partner- an airtight seal between the seat and valve. ping can be detrimental to airflow. ship. The year was 1963 and within a decade, the Drake- Probably the best way to check the seal is to perform sound was the most copied format on American radio. a leak down test on the head and establish for sure that it Till next time....Mike Lewis // PRO TECH K-Make’s Program Director, Ron Jacobs, hosted Morning is performing as intended. To run this check, a valve is Drive with Robert W. Morgan & Frank Terry anchoring mid- dropped into the head and a vacuum is pulled on the days and afternoons. The competition was fierce, and KYNO port. If you can pull 20-25 inches of vacuum and it had to be that much better, which it was! holds for several minutes without leaking off, the seal is Shortly after KYNO declared victory in Fresno, Bill Drake good and passes inspection. The advantage of vacuum hired Jacobs, Morgan & Terry — and these four future radio testing is that it not only checks for leaks but can show TESTIMOnIAL programming giants took their combined talent to Southern where any existing leak is occurring. By running a bead California, where it wasn’t long before KHJ and ‘Boss Radio’ of oil around the valves and smearing the chamber sur- Advertising in the “Old Cars & Motorsports Paper” were #1 in Los Angeles. The rest…is radio history. face you can visually detect the location of any leak. generated a large response to my ad in the classified section While in Fresno, Bill Drake introduced 20/20 News, a You can also lap the valves to the seats with lapping under “Cars for Sale”. It sold almost immediately to some- trademark sound on Dranke/Chenault consulted compound to ensure the necessary match between seat one who was looking for a car like mine. A lot of calls con- stations. Little did listeners know that “20/20” was the and valve. A seat that is off by 0.001 inch or so can be tinued to come in after it was sold from buyers who want- McKinley Avenue address of K-Make and the name was an corrected by lapping, however, an error this large should ed a call back if the deal fell thru. So this is a big THANK inside dig at not have been missed by the machine shop. YOU to Dave Turney and his organization for a nice job the competi- The first rule for check lapping is that coarse paste on the ad. I would encourage anyone who has a car for sale tion. does not figuire anywhere in the game. Fine lapping to contact the paper compound is the only grade to use. 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The Speedway Motors family is mourning the loss of Joyce he needed to start the Lincoln, Nebraska-based speed shop. far, it wouldn’t have been near as much fun without her. Joyce Smith, “Mrs. Speedway.” Joyce was co-founder of Speedway She worked alongside him for the next 61 years, initially serv- was the glue that held everything together.” Motors; wife of “Speedy” Bill Smith; other to Carson, Craig, ing as Speedway’s bookkeeper, parts runner and counter girl, Joyce’s six-decade involvement with Speedway Motors Clay and Jason Smith; and a great friend to an extended fami- and always as a financial officer, corporate secretary and treas- earned her a reputation throughout the racing world and per- ly of thousands of Speedway Motors employees, business asso- urer. formance industry. She may have attended more races, car ciates and customers. Joyce died Aug. after a 34-month battle Through the decades, Joyce provided crucial support to all shows and trade shows than anyone in America. She walked with cancer. facets of the Speedway Motors business. “Every step, every the fields of Hershey, the aisles of SEMA and PRI, the pits of Joyce Smith played an integral role in the Speedway minute, every day, she’s been right there with me,” said Daytona, and the lanes of nearly every NSRA Street Rod Motors business since is inception in 1952. Fresh out of col- “Speedy” Bill in his biography, Fast Company. “I could not Nationals. Her tremendous impact on the automotive com- lege, Joyce loaned her new husband, “Speedy” Bill, the $300 have reached this point without her. Even if I had made it this munity was recognized in 2005 when she was honored with the Goodguys Woman of the Year Award. As the proud co- founder of the Museum of American Speed, Joyce was able to share her profound love of racing and rodding with future generations. Remembering A public celebration of life was held in late September. In lieu of flowers, the Smith family asks that friends share their memories of Joyce AMERICAN IRON through a memorial at the Museum of American Speed: Joyce Smith Memorial, Museum of American Speed, 599 Oak Creek Dr., Lincoln, NE 68528. ForJoyce@ - MuseumofAmerican Speed. com. Shelby American select new headquarters Shelby American, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc. (CSBLPK) will open global headquarters on Dec. 1 in Las Vegas. Located near the world-famous “Strip” and McCarran International Airport, the 135,000-square- foot facility will house all operations under one roof. Shelby Americans current factory, located on the out- skirts of town, is comprised of five buildings, each housing a different phase of the busi- ness. The new global head- quarters combines the entire production process and Speed Shop with a historic Shelby automotive museum, gift shop and special factory tours. Shelby American is plan- ning a grand opening event later this year. Details will be posted at www.shelbyameri- can.com. Check Check out our at Website oldcarandmotorsports.com for all your Motorsports Events... Old Cars & Motorsports • 13.10 www.oldcarandmotorsports.com Page 11 Lets Run ‘em!
Chevrolet 1968 Camaro Z/28 Chevrolet Even though it was made primarily for road racing and only 602 were built, the Z/28 had a strong impact on muscle car fans in ’67. While it did not match Mustang sales, the 1968 Corvette 427 Camaro was close in racing results and this fact rapidly enhanced the Z/28’s appeal. The ’Vette’s rst major restyling since ’63 resulted in a more aerodynamic front end In Trans-Am racing, the Penske Camaros took checkered ags at Marlboro, Las Vegas, with vacuum-operated hidden headlights and disappearing wipers. Except for the rocker and Kent, Washington, earning driver Mark Donohue much-deserved recognition. The panels, the sides had no chrome. Push-button door handles were new. The blunt rear deck Z/28’s image was mostly associated with this form of SCCA small-cubic-inch formulavs chevrolet had four round taillights. The wraparound, wing-like rear bumper and license plate holder competition. looked ’67-ish. The fastback was replaced by a tunnel roof coupe with a removable back The ’68 sport coupe-only Z/28 could not be ordered with air conditioning or automatic window and optional T-top. The ragtop’s optional hardtop had a glass rear window. chevrolet transmission. A four-speed gearbox and power-assisted front disc brakes were mandatory. Chevy’s 427 big-block V-8 had a 4.251 x 3.76-inch bore and stroke and came in four Z/28s featured the same hot 302-cid small-block V-8 used in ’67. It had an easy-to- versions. The least-powerful L36 had hydraulic valve lifters, 10:25:1 compression and a remember 4.0 x 3.0-inch bore and stroke, a single 800-cfm Holley four-barrel carb, a single Holley four-barrel carb. Then came the L68 with 10.25:1 compression and three special intake manifold and 11.0:1 compression. 290 was maximum horsepower at 5800 Holley two-barrels. The L71 was a step up the performance ladder with its special solid- rpm and it generated 290 lbs.-ft. of torque at 4200 rpm. lifter cam, Tri-Power and 11.0:1 compression. In addition to the standard Muncie four-speed, a Muncie close-ratio four-speed was The L88 aluminum-head V-8 was the ultimate 427. This was a $947 option made the only option. A 3.73:1 rear axle was standard; 3.07:1, 3.31:1, 3.55:1, 4.10:1, 4.56:1, and primarily for racing. With a 3.36:1 rear axle, the L88 ragtop did the quarter-mile in 13.56 John Kefalonitis
4.88:1 were available. The Z/28 started to take off in sales this year and ChevyJerry Heasley put together seconds at 111.10 mph. 7,199 examples of its Camaro1968 camaro road racer. z/28 1968 corvette 427 Factory Wheelbase Length Shipping Base Engine 00-to-60 ¼-Mile Factory Wheelbase Length Shipping Base Engine 00-to-60 ¼-Mile ADP Weight 427 V-8 Options MPH ADP W94eigheightt 396 V-8 Options MPH (CPE) 98 in. 183 in.100 (CPE) (L36) (L71/L68/L88) (L68) (L68) $3,297 108 in. 185 in. (base V-8) 302 cid/290 hp None 7.4 seconds 14.85 seconds @ $6,905; 3,055 lbs.; 427 cid/390 hp 427 cid/400 hp; 7 seconds 13.41 seconds @ 2,985 lbs. 101.4 mph (RT) (RT) 427 cid/435 hp; 109.5 mph $6,562 3,068 lbs. 427 cid/560 hp Chevrolet.inddMCFG 94 Says: $30K 6/28/04 7:43:06 PM Chevrolet.indd 100 6/28/04 7:43:15 PM They Says: Car Life (July ’68) said, “A pint-size engine with the heart of a tiger gives it MCFG Says: (CPE) $26K; (RT) $30K (add 50% for L71; 70% for L68; 100% for L88) See who wins superioron performance page and sports 21, car handling.” get their 0-60 mph They& Says: 1/4 “The tall gearmile in back made times 13.56 seconds at 111 mph seem respectable,” said We Says: “Enthusiasts of the day didn’t know that they were making history when they Hot Rod in ’69. “But we know it’s about two seconds from where it should be.” passed up those big-block muscle cars to purchase a Z/28.” We Says: “The ’68 Vette looked exciting just standing still; the addition of the 427 made it Unplugged: Cont. From Page 5 an exciting ride.” Please support our advertisers. They paid for this publication. They support our hobby. Thank You to Our Distributors 95 101
Sorokin, Adams,Chevrolet.indd and 95 Clevenger victorious6/28/04 7:43:09 PM at the governor’s Cup Chevrolet.indd 101 6/28/04 7:43:17 PM Adam Sorokin drove Bobby McLennan’s Champion ting up a showdown with the number two qualifier Todd Speed Shop dragster to a second consecutive Governor’s Cup Ellingson. Ellingson looked solid, too, running a 6.919 in title at Sacramento Raceway Park’s 44th Annual Governor’s qualifications, and a near perfect 6.901 against Don Dicero Cup and his third win in the last four years. The Governor’s in E1. But, Ellingson had a terrible RT in the final round, Cup is Sacramento Raceway’s signature event, and has been (.171) and Adams was never seriously challenged and won held continuously since Rance McDaniel first won it in 1970. comfortably with a 7.040-169.08 pass. Sorokin also set low elapsed time of the race with a 6.195, a In Pro Gas Dragster, it was 18-year-old Joshua run that had five seconds all over it until Adam had to click it Clevenger coming out on top over a talented field of veter- early, slowing to a mere 181.15. In the final round against an drivers. No rookie jitters for young Clevenger in his first John Powers driving the “California Trucker” nitro funny car, competition driving a “big “ car. In E1, the ex-junior drag- Sorokin’s 377 cid hybrid SBC dragster took a huge starting ster champion left on Fox Hunt winner, Greg Means, who line advantage (.053 to .166), and held off the funny car in a subsequently broke out in his pursuit of Joshua. The final very entertain- round was a classic dragster versus funny car clash between ing side-by- Kevin Sarginson’s Mustang and Clevenger’s dragster. The side duel that cup and cash went to Clevenger who watched Sarginson Adam Sorokin and Champion Speed Shop is the “Big saw both driv- foul, and then ran it out the back door with a winning run Cheese” at Sacramento Raceway having now won two ers on and off of 7.572-171.82. straight Governor’s Cups with their SBC. the throttle. In drag bike, the largest field in recent memory, twenty-
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1914 PRInCESS PETITE SPECIALE DEVELOPED DuRIng 1914-1915 In LOS AngELES CA. The Petite Speciale had its beginning as a “Little Princess,” built in 1914 in Detroit Michigan by the Princess Motor Car Company. The “Little Princess” model was in production for one year -1914. The Company was then reorganized and con- tinued to produce Princess automobiles for two years 1915 and 1916. The Company then closed its doors forever. In 1914 GM Kennedy of Los Angeles, Ca. obtained a “Little Princess” chassis #173. G.M. Kennedy, together with his family, created a prototype based on this chassis to be marketed and sold as the “Petite Speciale”. While some of the original body design was maintained, G.M. Kennedy changed the fenders, added a permanent top with beveled glass windows, relocat- ed the gas tank from under the dash- board to the trunk, added an electric starter of his own design, added Buffalo wheels, and added a flare of flamboyance by nickel plating every part of the car not painted. Kennedy took 3 years, and spent over $6,000.00, (over $200,000 in today’s dollars), to manufacture this prototype. The car never went into production because of lack of financial backing and a shortage of materials during World War I. Sam Naman, Fresno, Ca. purchased the Petite Speciale from G.M. Kennedy in 1934. He drove it in parades and showed it in County fairs during the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s. Upon the death of Sam Naman, the Petite passed to his son Bill. It sat idle for over 40 years. Upon the death of Bill Naman, we acquired the Petite Speciale in November 2007 Total restoration was completed by Mike Wilson’s Restorations, Visalia CA. Owners George & Elizabeth Knapp Fresno, Ca. Old Cars & Motorsports • 13.10 www.oldcarandmotorsports.com Page 13 Automotive Classifieds
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Eisenstein on Oct.09, 2013 soon account for as much as 7 million new vehicle sales annu- microcar, or B-segment in industry lingo, that could have Ford Motor Co. is racing to make up for lost time after get- ally, or about 40% of the volume forecast for the U.S. market. opportunities across the region, expanding Ford’s reach to ting off to a late start in the booming Chinese market. And And where the Asia/Pacific market will go from there is more first-time buyers. No decision has yet been made, with demand surging 51% since the beginning of the year, the anyone’s guess. The Ford veteran noted that there are about 1 Schoch stressed. Detroit maker is rapidly expanding both its product line-up billion consumers in the region who currently have reached Earlier this year, Ford CEO Alan Mulally suggested the and production capacity in a bid to catch up with key com- the level of income traditionally associated with car buying. maker would eventually look to export products from China, petitors like General Motors and Volkswagen AG. Within the decade that is anticipated to double to 2 billion possibly even to the U.S. That’s not in the cards, at least for Ford still has a long way to go. While it was an early par- potential customers. now, Schoch noted. The maker already is struggling to meet ticipant in other markets in the Asia/Pacific region, it initially Much of that growth is coming in western China which, Chinese demand and couldn’t spare the capacity. steered clear of China – which is expected to see sales of 17 until now, has barely felt the economic boom initially centered On the other hand, India is already an export base, supply- million vehicles this year and as many as 32 million by 2020, in Pacific Rim cities like Beijing and Shanghai. Ford, like its ing products like the little Ford Figo to 37 national markets. according to consensus forecasts. As a result, it lags way competitors is increasing emphasis on so-called Tier 3, 4, 5 That figure, said Schoch, should soon grow to 50 export coun- behind market leaders in terms of both sales and capacity. and 6 cities – an estimated 200 with more than 1 million pop- tries. But the president of the Asia/Pacific region, Ford veteran ulation each – as the source of future growth. David Schoch notes that the maker is clearly heading in the That’s not to say all is rosy. Indian auto sales have taken an right direction. It turned a 2012 loss into a $183 million prof- unexpected dip this year and the Chinese market, on the it for the first half of this whole, has been stuttering year, and says Schoch, “by in recent months due to mid-decade I do expected concerns about the overall Asia/Pacific to be a major economy. Schoch contributor to Ford’s acknowledged his biggest Where Old Times (total) profits.” concern is another oil The 50’s Ford has unleashed a shock that could be partic- Are Never broad product blitz, most ularly troublesome for recently adding the new China, which imports Forgotten! Mondeo sedan – the glob- almost all of its petroleum. al version of the U.S. Ford There are other issues Facebook @ Focus. And it is rapidly in the world’s most popu- [email protected] adding new plants, with lous nation. It has been Place two new Chinese assem- struggling to cope with bly plants and three pow- worsening urban conges- ertrain facilities in the tion as well as endemic air Attn: Car Clubs works. David Schoch, (r), president of Ford's Asia/Pacific operations, pollution. Car sales in a We Want “I believe we’re catch- with CEO Alan Mulally and Joginder Singh, head of Ford India, total of a dozen or more ing up,” said David during a news conference announcing export plans from Ford cities, including Beijing To Host Your Schoch, the maker’s presi- India. and Shanghai may soon be dent of Asia/Pacific oper- governed by lotteries lim- 50’s Parties ations during a roundtable session with reporters at Ford’s sub- iting the number of new vehicles that can be sold each month. urban Detroit headquarters, though he acknowledged that Chinese regulators have also been pushing for a shift to bat- Ford’s goal of becoming one of the region’s top makers won’t tery cars, though Schoch cautioned that this effort been met happen overnight. “You have to take the long-term view.” with “no pull” from consumers. Actually, there’s good news in some of the maker’s short- Meanwhile, Ford not only has to face off with traditional term results. At the beginning of 2012, Ford products competitors like GM and VW but also the estimated 60 or See us Online www.the50splace.com accounted for barely 2.5% of the Chinese market. That more indigenous Chinese carmakers, such as Great Wall – a jumped to 3.2% at the beginning of this year and is expected rising star, according to Schoch – BYD and Geely. Chinese Schedule a Party!!! to reach around 5% when the books close on 2013, Schoch regulators have, in fact, been less than subtly showing favor to Featuring Shows with Jeremy ELVIS Pierce forecast. these homegrown brands, albeit to little effect so far. If anything, he said, “I’d like to be going faster.” But while But Ford is facing pressure to launch a unique local passen- 559.897.5557 to RSVP “We have the products and we have the demand,” Schoch ger car brand along with its acknowledged, “We need the capacity.” primary Chinese joint ven- And that’s true across the region, he said, not just in China. ture partner, Chang-An, Ford is addressing that by expanding its assembly line tally in something it may feel forced the Asia/Pacific region from 10 in 2011 to 16 by 2015. It will to do in the next several years. double the number of powertrain facilities from four to eight. Most of the products Ford Two of the new car plants are going into China, along with sells in China are versions of three of the four new powertrain operations. its global line-up, such as the China is clearly the automotive world’s 800-pound gorilla, Fusion and the Kuga – the its estimated 1.5 million people rapidly embracing their new- latter known to Americans as MAGAZINE found access to automobiles. But there are other potentially the Escape. But the maker is lucrative markets, such as India, which Schoch estimates will looking at options in the Bringing Chevys stolen during Monterey week Buyers & Authorities in California are seeking help Wheels in Des Moines, Iowa, and the Bel Air locating three vintage Chevrolets stolen from to Sam Pierce Chevrolet of Muncie, Ind. The auction sites during the annual Monterey Bel Air was valued at $65,000 while no value Sellers classic car week. was given for the Impala, Lehman said. According to the California Highway The third car, a red 1961 Chevrolet Patrol, two of the cars – a white 1961 Impala Impala convertible with Idaho plates, was together convertible and a 1957 cream-colored Bel Air reported stolen from a Fisherman’s Wharf – were reported missing from the Del Monte parking lot after it was displayed in the Russo golf course at the Hyatt Regency Monterey and Steele auction the night of Aug. 16. That for over hotel, where they were part of 750 vehicles vehicle was valued at $220,000. Monterey put up for auction by Mecum Auctions. police reported that someone broke into the The Impala was reported stolen the night secured lot. 16 years! of Aug. 17, and the Bel Air was discovered to Lehman said it was the first theft of classic be missing Aug. 18, said CHP spokesman vehicles he could recall during the annual car Robert Lehman. CHP auto theft officers event. were working on the case, he said. Anyone with information about the thefts The two cars belonged to car dealerships should contact the Monterey office of the in the Midwest – the Impala to World of California Highway Patrol at 831-796-2100. Chrysler cuts Viper supercar production Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY reborn into Chrysler's performance SRT unit Chrysler Group has cut production of its as a product in which Fiat, which owns exotic sports car, the SRT Viper, by a third Ferrari and Alfa Romeo, had a hand. As a because of slower than expected sales, pure American car, Viper was known for Automotive News reports. being raw and unrefined. The connection to Instead of making nine of the hand-built Fiat, the Italian automaker which controls $104,480 two-seaters a day, production has Chrysler Group, gave it a European touch. been cut to six. Even though buyers get a free day at a race- The cut shows how competitive the mar- way to learn how to drive it, dealers are appar- ket has become for super-elite sports cars, ently hesitant about selling the 640-horse- never big moneymakers for manufacturers power car with a 10-cylinder engine, the 800 260-9949 but always a chance to burnish the brand. The News says. new Viper was a star of the 2012 New York Plus, the car doesn't have winter tires and Auto Show and went on sale earlier this year. sales dip as winter is coming. Viper is built at www.agmag.com A Dodge fixture for year, Viper was a factory in Detroit. Page 16 www.oldcarandmotorsports.com Old Cars & Motorsports • 13.10 gM Plans Export Blitz with new Full-Size SuVs Foreign demand could offset ongoing decline in segment at home. by Joseph Szczesny models such as the Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Yukon Denali and GM unveiled the new 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe and General Motors has big plans for its next generation of full- Cadillac Escalade. Suburban and Tahoe and GMC Yukon during gala events in size SUVs – and not just in the traditional U.S. market for The automaker expects to export more than a quarter of New York and Los Angeles last month and returned to New the big sport utility vehicles it plans to build at its re-tooled York this week to unveil the new 2014 Cadillac Escalade, assembly plant in Arlington, Texas when the new 2015 mod- which GM will subsequently show off at key auto shows in els launch production in the months ahead. 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And the maker sees other opportunities abroad, Cadillac’s Sales of large, truck-based body on frame vehicles dropped global market chief Bob Ferguson suggesting there are “very 9% in the U.S. last year and sales of the Chevrolet Suburban, good” opportunities for the brand’s new Escalade in China Cadillac Escalade and GMC Yukon continued to decline dur- AMAC, THE VOICE OF AMERICANS 50+ once it goes into production next spring. ing the first nine months of 2013 — though longer wheel- GM expects to begin building the Chevrolet Tahoe and based versions of all three vehicles have increased to offset the NEED MORE INFO? CALL US: 1-888-262-2006 Suburban and the GMC Yukon and Yukon Denali models decline of core models, according to GM’s sales records. next January, several months Luke said sales of the Chevrolet Tahoe police package have ahead of the more luxurious begun to grow since the Ford Motor Co. finally stopped Cadillac ‘Slade, as it has come building the ubiquitous Crown Victoria. 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A line of unsold 1959 More Chevrolet cars and trucks Chevrolet four-doors and one lone two-door Bel Air traded in to Ray from the VanDerBrink Auctions Lambrecht of Lambrecht Chevrolet Co. The 1959 Bel Air two-door sedan is sale of the Lambrecht Collection already being flipped by a Nebraska car dealer. Angelo Van Bogart Prices were strong in the Lambrecht Chevrolet collec- tion auction in Pierce, Nebraska, Sept. 27-28. VanDerBrink Auctions, with assistance from Proxibid, started off selling NOS Chevy parts higher than mar- ket value. Hub cap sets sold for $400 and other ridiculous prices were paid. Among the vehicles, the first to go under the auction hammer was the top seller – the 1958 Chevrolet Cameo pickup with 1.3 miles and a dented roof, which sold for $140,000. Next up, a 1958 Chevrolet Apache stepside truck with 5 miles sold for $85,000. Then the ’78 Corvette pace car with 4 miles sold for $80,000.
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sale and was able to share the history of the uncommon De Soto. “The son that handled the transaction showed us pic- tures from when he was a baby with his mother holding him in front of the car — her name was Thelma Louise,” Beaulieu said. As far as Beaulieu can tell, the convertible was spared any wild Hollywood “Thelma & Louise” road trip experiences, although the family did regularly road trip in it. Annual winter trips to Daytona Beach, Fla., helped keep the De Soto solid and from becoming a pig in a poke. There was just one rust hole in the trunk and some surface rust on the 70,000- Meetings held at 14 mile car. The De Soto was sold to Beaulieu because it had been kicked off. Beaulieu placed the car in the competent hands of parked and unused since 1961, and the extended storage time, Dave Bartsch in Stockton, Ill. locations in the Central Valley and the fact that a corn silo isn’t the best place to corral a car, “When he got the car, he had it all apart in one week,” meant the De Soto still needed a full restoration. Beaulieu said. “He’s a one-man operation, and it took him two “I think he wanted it to go to a good home,” Beaulieu said. years to restore the car right down to the frame. He’s very dili- “He was just trying to trim everything back at the farm. That gent and focused.” was his main goal: that somebody would restore it. So I think Good parts availability and the De Soto’s complete state he was happy in a way.” Shortly after the car was shipped to Iowa, the restoration Please See, De Soto, Page 23
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Z/28’s image was mostly associated with this form of SCCA small-cubic-inch formula chevrolet panels, the sides had no chrome. Push-button door handles were new. The blunt rear deck competition. had four round taillights. The wraparound, wing-like rear bumper and license plate holder The ’68 sport coupe-only Z/28 could not be ordered with air conditioning or automatic looked ’67-ish. The fastback was replaced by a tunnel roof coupe with a removable back transmission. A four-speed gearbox and power-assisted front disc brakes were mandatory. window and optional T-top. The ragtop’s optional hardtop had a glass rear window. chevrolet Z/28s featured the same hot 302-cid small-block V-8 used in ’67. It had an easy-to- Chevy’s 427 big-block V-8 had a 4.251 x 3.76-inch bore and stroke and came in four remember 4.0 x 3.0-inch bore and stroke, a single 800-cfm Holley four-barrel carb, a versions. The least-powerful L36 had hydraulic valve lifters, 10:25:1 compression and a special intake manifold and 11.0:1 compression. 290 was maximum horsepower at 5800 single Holley four-barrel carb. Then came the L68 with 10.25:1 compression and three rpm and it generated 290 lbs.-ft. of torque at 4200 rpm. Holley two-barrels. The L71 was a step up the performance ladder with its special solid- In addition to the standard Muncie four-speed, a Muncie close-ratio four-speed was lifter cam, Tri-Power and 11.0:1 compression. the only option. A 3.73:1 rear axle was standard; 3.07:1, 3.31:1, 3.55:1, 4.10:1, 4.56:1, and The L88 aluminum-head V-8 was the ultimate 427. This was a $947 option made primarily for racing. With a 3.36:1 rear axle, the L88 ragtop did the quarter-mile in 13.56 4.88:1 were available. The Z/28 started to take off in sales this year and Chevy put together www.oldcarandmotorsports.com Page 21 7,199 examples of its Camaro road racer. Old Cars & Motorsports • 13.10 seconds at 111.10 mph.
Factory Wheelbase Length Shipping Base Engine 0-to-60 ¼-Mile Factory Wheelbase Length Shipping Base Engine 0-to-60 ¼-Mile ADP Weight 396 V-8 Options MPH ADP Weight 427 V-8 Options MPH $3,297 108 in. 185 in. (base V-8) 302 cid/290 hp None 7.4 seconds 14.85 seconds @ And The Winner(CPE) 98 in. 183 in. Is (CPE) (L36) ...(L71/L68/L88) (L68) (L68) 2,985 lbs. 101.4 mph $6,905; 3,055 lbs.; 427 cid/390 hp 427 cid/400 hp; 7 seconds 13.41 seconds @ (RT) (RT) 427 cid/435 hp; 109.5 mph MCFG Says: $30K 14.85 $6,562 3,068 lbs. 427 cid/560 hp They Says: Car Life (July ’68) said, “A pint-size engine with the heart of a tiger gives it Chevrolet 13.41Chevrolet superior performance and sports car handling.” MCFG Says: (CPE) $26K; (RT) $30K (add 50% for L71; 70% for L68; 100% for L88) We Says: “Enthusiasts of the day didn’t know that they were making history when they They Says: “The tall gear in back made 13.56 seconds at 111 mph seem respectable,” said passed up those big-block muscle cars to purchase a Z/28.” 1968 Camaro Z/28 Hot Rod in ’69. “But we know1968 it’s about Corvette two seconds from 427 where it should be.” Even though it was made primarily for road racing and only 602 were built, the Z/28 WeThe Says: ’Vette’s “The ’68rst majorVette lookedrestyling exciting since ’63 just resulted standing in still;a more the aerodynamic addition of the front 427 end made it had a strong impact on muscle car fans in ’67. 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Chevy’s 427 big-block V-8 had a 4.251 x 1013.76-inch bore and stroke and came in four The ’68 sport coupe-only Z/28 could not be ordered with air conditioning or automatic versions. The least-powerful L36 had hydraulic valve lifters, 10:25:1 compression and a Chevrolet.indd 95 transmission. A 6/28/04four-speed 7:43:09 gearbox PM and power-assisted front disc brakes were mandatory. single Holley four-barrel carb. Then came the L68 with 10.25:1 compression and three Z/28s featured the same hot 302-cid small-block V-8 used in ’67. It had an easy-to- Holley two-barrels. The L71 was a step up the performance ladder with its special solid- remember 4.0 x 3.0-inch bore and stroke, a single 800-cfm Holley four-barrel carb, a Chevrolet.inddlifter cam, 101 Tri-Power and 11.0:1 compression. 6/28/04 7:43:17 PM special intake manifold and 11.0:1 compression. 290 was maximum horsepower at 5800 The L88 aluminum-head V-8 was the ultimate 427. This was a $947 option made rpm and it generated 290 lbs.-ft. of torque at 4200 rpm. primarily for racing. With a 3.36:1 rear axle, the L88 ragtop did the quarter-mile in 13.56 In addition to the standard Muncie four-speed, a Muncie close-ratio four-speed was seconds at 111.10 mph. the only option. A 3.73:1 rear axle was standard; 3.07:1, 3.31:1, 3.55:1, 4.10:1, 4.56:1, and 4.88:1 were available. The Z/28 started to take off in sales this year and Chevy put together Factory Wheelbase Length Shipping Base Engine 0-to-60 ¼-Mile 7,199 examples of its Camaro road racer. ADP Weight 427 V-8 Options MPH Factory Wheelbase Length Shipping Base Engine 0-to-60 ¼-Mile (CPE) 98 in. 183 in. (CPE) (L36) (L71/L68/L88) (L68) (L68) $6,905; 3,055 lbs.; 427 cid/390 hp 427 cid/400 hp; 7 seconds 13.41 seconds @ ADP Weight 396 V-8 Options MPH (RT) (RT) 427 cid/435 hp; 109.5 mph $3,297 108 in. 185 in. (base V-8) 302 cid/290 hp None 7.4 seconds 14.85 seconds @ $6,562 3,068 lbs. 427 cid/560 hp 2,985 lbs. 101.4 mph MCFG Says: (CPE) $26K; (RT) $30K (add 50% for L71; 70% for L68; 100% for L88) MCFG Says: $30K gEORgE KLASS REMEMBERS... They Says: “The tall gear in back made 13.56 seconds at 111 mph seem respectable,” said They Says: Car Life (July ’68) said, “A pint-size engine with the heart of a tiger gives it Hot Rod in ’69. “But we know it’s about two seconds from where it should be.” superiorDragsters performance in the 1950's and and sports in the car 1960's handling.” were truly unique, sters. Some of the dragsters had four wheel drive. Some of the other. We even had dragsters with aircraft engines. 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Dragsters, four wide - Fresno, CA Page 22 www.oldcarandmotorsports.com Old Cars & Motorsports • 13.10 Another true story It was only a few short weeks ago that I was telling you the Though it was not enough to identify them, the criminals hoosegow) broke down the door of my Mother in Law’s home story of “Ron”, and his trials and tribulations in the world of did leave some evidence behind. They left a car cover that had in order to steal my beloved Camaro. I was left with an air Specialty Auto Insurance. been on the car and the air cleaner that they removed to hot cleaner, car cover, some memories and not much more, other Unfortunately I have a new story to relate on this subject wire it. They left shoe prints when they kicked down the dead than an Insurance policy with Hagerty Insurance. that is a bit more personal, in fact it is “first hand” as they say! bolted back door of an 82 year old woman’s home. They left a At that point, I had written my story for you to see, and As some of you may know, a 1967 Camaro, SS350, Rally few unidentifiable smudge marks on the air cleaner. They left promised to update you as to the outcome of my claim with Sport Convertible has been in residence with me for a few both garage doors open. The biggest thing they left was a huge the insurance company. So here we go… years. By a few, I mean to say 26 years. The Royal Plum colored pit in my stomach. Having never had to deal with the loss of a vehicle due to object of my desire has been a depository of my time and I always worried that I would park it in a parking lot and theft, I did not know what to expect. The claims process went money from its initial trip home on a trailer, thru 2 engine find the Camaro gone when I returned, not that it would be very well, as they asked me for the details I had on the loss. I rebuilds, 2 transmissions, a complete front suspension rebuild taken from a locked home in such a violent manner. told them where the car had been, and why it was at Mom’s (with a disc brake conversion) and an upgrade to positraction Thankfully my wife’s mom did not come home sooner. Who house instead of mine. (If you plan to store your vehicle at in the differential, and countless hours on all the details that knows what they might have done. another location for an extended period, the company wants go into making an old car pretty and usable. So now, I have the opportunity to practice what I preach. to be informed. They don’t care that you have it elsewhere, The Camaro was there when my daughter was born 24 Several months ago I switched my Camaro insurance coverage they just want to be informed.) I told them the time it years ago, when I bought my first home, when I got divorced from an “Agreed Value” policy to Hagerty Insurance and a occurred, where I was at that time, and the details about how and remarried, moved to Fresno, and a thousand other events “Guaranteed Value” policy, just as I had suggested to you in the crook gained entrance, as best I could. I gave them the in my life. my last letter. They have been terrific to deal with as we walk Police Report number as well. It’s gone. thru the steps to getting compensation for my car. The likeli- They then arranged for an investigator to come by to inter- As I have limited space at my home garage, the car was in hood is that my car is in a container bound for foreign shores view me to see if I had any ideas of who might have done this, my Mother in Law’s garage for a short while. The criminals and a new owner rather than a “chop shop”, as the whole is and ask all the questions a proper investigator would. waited until Mom had left to run errands, and actually kicked worth more than the pieces. The folks at Hagerty agree and After that it was just a waiting game. While I had done all in the back door to her home. They looked thru some draw- are working at “cutting to the chase” and getting me that I could to complete the process, there was one thing in the ers for the keys but didn’t find them, entered the garage, Guaranteed Value amount from the policy. No hassle, no way…the Fresno Police Department. It took them over 2 ½ hotwired the car, opened the electric garage door and drove deductibles, just compensation as agreed. I like the way this is months to get the report to the insurance company. The com- away. going, and will report to you the outcome. pany was not about to hand over a fat check until all the steps Gone. The point of all this is not to ask for your condolences at in the process were complete, and the Fresno P.D. was the last the loss, but to provide a wakeup call to all my friends and fel- step. Three days after the report made it to Hagerty, I had a low vehicle collectors. Bad stuff happens sometimes, and we check. need to prepare as best we can. The locks don’t always hold, While I was sad to lose the car, I was VERY pleased to have and we can’t have our eyes on our toys at all times. What I have gotten that check! Long before I received it, I had determined learned from others in this situation, and am now going thru about 20 ways to spend it. Some were practical, such as refin- myself, is that this Guaranteed Value insurance is an important ishing the hardwood floors in my home, and adding Solar part of the program we put in place to protect our precious power (adios PG&E!). mechanical gems, right up there with locks and alarms. I have Others were not so practical, including buying another always been passionate about this subject, because I can see the Indian basket case, or better yet a runner, and fixing it up. I value in it. I hope that I can transfer that passion to you with knew that another car was out of the question, as I was out of my story. I don’t want you to have to face the empty garage as garage space. I have, but if you do, I want you to be confident that you have After careful deliberation on all the facts and figures I had the right insurance. in front of me, calculating all the positive a negative ramifica- Thru all this, I still believe that we should ride or drive our tions of my choices, I threw it all out the window and went toys whenever possible. In the not too distant future they may with my gut. I wanted another Indian Motorcycle. well become relics in museums, but for now, we can enjoy the Not just any Indian would do, oh no. I had lusted for a pleasures and pitfalls of our vintage machines. I for one will 1940 Sport Scout for 10 years, and was in fact looking for one continue to tinker on and ride my old bikes as often as cir- when I found my ’31 101 Scout ten years ago. I was very happy cumstance will allow. I am sad at my loss, but would be sadder to have found and bring home the ’31 Scout, but the ’40 was still if I allowed this incident to curb my enthusiasm for some- always on my list! thing I am so passionate about. I urge you to revel in your pas- I am pleased to say that in a conversation with my friend sion as well. (and fellow club member) Matt Blake, he mentioned that he I also urge you to take a second look at your security, both had a ’40 Scout that he had been working on for the last ten the locks and the insurance. The few minutes you spend will years and was about to complete. He had decided to sell it be well worth it, I promise. upon completion. We struck a deal and in early January, I I look forward to our next ride together, and remember brought home my new toy! “Ride ‘em, don’t hide ‘em”! While nothing will replace the 26 years of memories I had Nick Dounias with my Camaro, the pain of its loss is greatly diminished 559-455-3913 when I step into my garage and look upon my 1940 Sport Scout! As a certified Indian Motorcycle geek, I am not Epilog ashamed to admit to an occasional bit of drool on my chin as Here is that last part of the story… my eyes caress the sumptuous curves of the fenders, the gleam Friends, of new chrome, the… Never mind, you get it! You have seen my writing the pages of this newspaper in So the last part of that saga is before you as promised. The the recent past. First I told the story of “Ron” and his claims process was not difficult, and the result was as adver- crunched Jaguar, and the trials and tribulations he had during tised. I got a check for the full Guaranteed Value. Boom, done. that process. I have a replacement toy and all is right in the world! Unfortunately, it wasn’t I would hope that none of you has to go thru something too long after that that I had a like this, but feel confident that if you do, the folks at Hagerty much more personal story to will take care of you in the same efficient and friendly manner relate as I shared the story of they did for me. the recent theft of my ’67 Be safe as you ride out there, and remember to call me for Camaro. all your insurance needs! As a recap, on August 5th, 2011, some vile felon (that we Nick Dounias hope has not been released in Certified Indian Motorcycle Nut and Insurance Agent the recent spate of early 559-455-3913 releases from our local TuRLOCK SWAP MEET January 25-26, 2014 Motorsports news & Events Stanislaus County Fairgrounds located at 900 N. Broadway, Turlock, CA. 95380
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De Soto: Cont. From Page 20 Nov. 10, 2013 November 24, 2013 helped ease its restoration along. However, there were still challenges in the car’s rebirth, Dec. 1, 2013 December 22, 2013 namely in its grille. Jan. 12, 2014 January 26, 2014 “It hadn’t been ever touched, so we had to February 23, 2014 rechrome everything,” Beaulieu said. “There Feb. 9, 2014 are about 60 pieces that had to be rechromed, because the copper was coming through the chrome.” To bring back the shine to the toothy grin, Beaulieu hired AIH Chrome of Dubuque to replate the grille and other shiny bits. Due to the number of chrome parts on the De Soto, and the many fine indentations of the grille, the plating bill was the most expensive part of the restoration, but one of the most satisfying. New parts were also available to bring the De Soto back to its correct off-the-assembly- line condition, from the correct parchment vinyl upholstery to new springs, brake parts, six-cylinder engine components and parts for the Fluid Drive to just 24,771 De Sotos. transmission. When all automobile manufacturers geared back up for (800) 762-9785 • www.toppingevents.com “It has Fluid Drive, and there’s a special gear in there,” automobile production for the 1946 model year, De Soto was Beaulieu said. “Roberts Supply in Massachussetts furnished probably the most changed. those parts, and Midwest Transmission completed the work.” Since the 1942 model year Since the completion of the restoration, the De Soto has was abbreviated, and there received a first price in De Soto Club judging three years in a was too much demand for row at conventions in the 1942-1948 category. Although cars and too little time to Beaulieu’s De Soto is a postwar model, it’s logical that it would employ many changes, manu- be grouped with the final prewar model, the flip-up 1942 De facturers simply warmed over Newspapers Sotos. their 1942 models. However, For 1942, the S-10 De Soto — and the rest of the Chrysler Please See, Business Cards line — featured many new styling features, most visible in the De Soto, Page 24 new fenders. The De Soto Newsletters was perhaps the most futuris- tic of the new offerings, hav- Logo Design ing looked outer worldly from the use of its novel Flyers crank-open headlamp doors above its wide grille. The Booklets grille was comprised of verti- cal S-shaped bars that Menus grinned from one restyled front fender to the other by Etc. across the face of the car. More massive wraparound bumpers curved around the front and rear fenders, and rectangular parking lamps 559.260.9906 • [email protected] were mounted in the front BRENT fenders. The upper grille bar was trimmed with a center ornament on the nose, and ƵƐƚŽŵtĞďƐŝƚĞĞƐŝŐŶĂŶĚDĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ͘ also wrapped around and down the front fenders. &XVWRP:HEVLWH'HVLJQ Standard equipment on base Deluxe and upgraded Custom models included DQG Autolite ignition, hydraulic brakes, concealed running- boards, a larger-bore 0DLQWHQDQFH “Powermaster” six-cylinder engine now displacing 236.8 cubic inches with 115 hp, and key lock front doors. Custom models also had bolster-type ŽŶƚĂĐƚƵƐƚŽĚĂLJ upholstery, “Air Foam” seat cushions, dual electric wipers, 35 Years of Experince ĨŽƌĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶ͘ front and rear door arm rests, and a folding rear seat arm 645 S. Lovers Lane #7 rest on sedans, limousines and broughams. War arma- Visalia, CA ment production meant all ĂǀĞdƵƌŶĞLJΘƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞƐ͕>> automobile production had ǁĞďĚĞƐŝŐŶĚƚĂΛŐŵĂŝů͘ĐŽŵ to end by Feb. 9, 1942, cut- 559.627.5117 ting model year production Page 24 www.oldcarandmotorsports.com Old Cars & Motorsports • 13.10
De Soto: Cont. From Page 23 De Soto dropped its crank-open headlamp doors for more changes for 1946 included new hoods, grilles, wraparound conventional headlamps, which significantly changed the per- bumpers, front fenders that blended into the doors and sonality of the first postwar De Sotos, the S-11 Custom and redesigned rear fenders. Engine displacement remained Deluxe models of 1946-’48. Otherwise, the first postwar De unchanged from the 1942 models at 236.8 cubic inches, but Sotos were mostly based on the short-lived 1942 line. Major horsepower nominally dropped to 109 units. There were additional changes in exterior trim and inte- rior design. Burl and grain garnish moldings, large full- vision steering wheels and chrome trim and fine appoint- ments graced the new De Sotos for the new world. An interesting speedometer changed colors in increments: green to 39 mph, amber to 50 mph and red at higher speeds. As on other Chrysler Corp. cars (besides the Town and Country woodies), the De Soto’s body structure was entire- body. ly steel with separate chassis/frame construction. Series identification was provided by nameplates found on Additional postwar developments included Safe Guard the sides of the hood. Standard equipment on 1946 Deluxes hydraulic brakes and a permanent Oilite fuel tank filter. Rust- included dual sun visors, dual two-speed electric wipers, direc- proofing now protected even the interior structure of the tional signals with parking brake light, cigar lighter, illuminat- ! ed glove box with lock, dual outside door locks, map light, counter balanced luggage compartment lid, illuminated luggage com- partment, right and left front door armrests, WE’RE HERE FOR YOu, OnE interior door locks and bumper guards front and rear. gEnERATIOn AFTER THE OTHER! Demand ran strong for all cars in the imme- diate postwar period, so all established automakers spent few resources on running model changes from 1946 to 1947 or even 1948, and Chrysler Corp. was probably most famous for this practice; its 1946 models can- not be told from its 1948 models, except by the trained eye of an enthusiast. Chrysler Corp. acknowledged the lack of change by maintaining the same series number S-11 from 1946-’48, but had changed the series number year to year before the war and thereafter. It’s just as well that Chrysler’s styling was little changed from 1946-’48. It gave the post- war Chrysler Town and Country woodies, Plymouth woodie wagons, De Soto and Chrysler three-passenger coupes and all good- looking Chrysler convertibles a longer lease on life. Their quality and reliability are legendary, and it’s no surprise that Beaulieu’s example lasted so many years, and in the hands of one family. “Every car has a story and you know how it Nick Dounias Insurance is, you want to keep the soul alive and the car 1627 E. ACEquIA, VISALIA, CA 93291 7636 N. Ingram Ave. Ste. 102 with its soul,” Beaulieu said. Fresno, Ca. 93711 Although Beaulieu has sent the family pic- 559.625.8713 Phone: 559-455-3913 Fax:866-699-5081 tures of the restored De Soto with no response, 559.635.7589 E-mail: [email protected] we’re sure they’re pleased that he’s maintained Lic # 0F49545 the open-air soul of the De Soto, just as they www.midcaltrans.com first remember it in 1948.
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