SMOKE SIGNALS The Official Publication of the ANKOKAS, NJ Region AACA

Nov./Dec. 2018 Volume 55, Issue 6 In This Issue:

HHHaddonfield 2018 HHHistory of the Electric Car Part 2 HHIt Caught My eye HHCar is the Star HHAnkokas, AACA and Local Event Calendars HHFun Holidays HHHistory of the Christmas Tree HHRoadside Ramblings HHHanukkah Puzzle In This Month’s Issue:

At the Steering Wheel...... 1 News...... 2 Meeting Minutes...... 5 6 Electric Cars...... Here we are cruising into the holidays. once a day. Since she has more free time, It Caught My Eye...... 8 Car is the Star...... 9 Have any of you even thought about she would also welcome visitors. Calendars...... 10 Thanksgiving yet? We usually have 25 to Bob had many books and car related Fun Holidays...... 10 30 people, but that is another story and I literature from Allan Vogelson that he brought History of the had better get planning. to Ponzios. Many of the members were Christmas Tree...... 11 Well, the Haddonfield show is behind delighted to take over half of what he had. Roadside us now and everyone deemed it a Allan’s daughters were delighted to share! Ramblings...... 13 success once again. We always get What is left will be brought to the November Rummage Box...... 14 nice compliments from the meeting for those who were unable to 14 Puzzle...... participants. Bob and I attend the breakfast or for those who 15 Hanukkah Puzzle...... thank all the members decided after they had left that there Letter From the Editors...... 16 who helped make the was one other thing that they wish Marketplace...... 17 show happen. It is a they had taken. Bob also discussed lot of work, but when the problem of lack of volunteers for everything goes well, it is the open officer positions. Afterward, worth it. Joe Dougherty offered to Thanks to the members be President. This is who came to the display wonderful and I will help at Bright View on him all that I can. We Greentree Road. We need new blood and were helped out by new ideas. Bob and I the Lakes Corvette are going stale! Dave This newsletter is Club. A nurse there Hann volunteered for a publication of the is a member of the the vacant director’s Ankokas Region of the Corvette Club and seat, but we still need Antique Automobile Club called out to them a secretary. of America, located in also. I hope to see you southern New Jersey. Material may be We had a good at the November reproduced only if credit showing for our President Kathy Petters. meeting on Thursday is given to the source breakfast meeting at Ponzios, Photo by B. Petters the 8th when we will have and we are asked for although we were a little shy of Lawrence Giancola, an AMS Oil permission to reproduce the material. what we usually have. Everyone enjoyed representative, talk about lubricants for use in If you have material breakfast which was served very quickly! our antique cars. that you would like to At the meeting we had an update about In December, our meeting is always contribute or you have Judy and Howard, but I just talked to replaced by our holiday party, which is on comments or ideas about Nancy and got a newer update this December 2nd at the Madison Café. You will the newsletter, please contact the editor, Diana, morning. Howard is to be released from be receiving an invitation soon from Carol at newsletter@ankokas. rehab on Wednesday the 31st to go home and Tom. com. for a while. He will then go back into I am signing off now because this is my the hospital for more skin grafts and will last column for the Smoke Signals. Joe may return to rehab and then home—hopefully want to come up with a new name for his for good. Since he is now at home, he column, so be on the lookout for it in the welcomes visitors. Judy is now at the January/February edition of Smoke Signals. Lion’s Gate nursing/rehab facility which is on 561 Berlin Haddonfield Road. She Kathy Petters, President is in a private room and only has rehab SMOKE SIGNALS Page 2

ghgh News & Events ghgh Haddonfield Show 2018

article by Diana Antinucci, photos by D. Antinucci & S. Soppe Ankokas held their 32nd annual car show in Haddonfield on Sept. 15th. It was a great day for a car show and some really nice cars showed up for the event. Congratulations to all the winners and our thanks to all of the members that came out to help with the show! Club members that took home trophies from the Haddonfield show are: Norm Koller for his 1931 Ford Model A Phaeton (best in class 16A), Mark Ciccotelli for his 1950 Studebaker Champion (runner up class 16A), Tom Veevers for his 1931 Buick 4dr Sedan (runner up class 16A), Bruce MacLachlan for his 1963 Studebaker Avanti (best in class 16B), Dave and Karen Hann for their 1970 Plymouth GTX (runner up class 16B) and Jim Hann for his 1966 Plymouth Barracuda (runner up class 16B). P

And for the dog lovers... Pups on Parade

Some of the many canine car fans that be found at the Haddonfield show. SMOKE SIGNALS Page 3 Ankokas Display at Brightview Senior Living

article and photos by Kathy Petters is a member of that club. The We had a pleasant day residents were very receptive today at the Brightview Senior of the cars and really seemed Living facility, despite the chilly to enjoy looking at and asking weather. We had 6 Ankokas questions about the cars. It members present with cars: was a good interaction with the Bill Marter, Dave Traino, Bob residents. They served us pizza Petters, Barry Goldsmith, Tom along with hot dogs, warm cider Veevers and Coles Roberts. and a friendly and welcoming About 10 members of the atmosphere. They want us to Lakes Corvette Club arrived as come back again next year, well, as one of the employees when it is warmer. P SMOKE SIGNALS Page 4 gh Ankokas Breakfast Meeting gh article and photos by Diana Antinucci Below is some of the delicious food Meetings are always better with food and Ponzio’s you missed if you did a great job serving up the yummies. Club skipped the meeting. Below left and to the business was discussed, in particular the outcome right are members of the Haddonfield show and an update on the of Ankokas enjoying their time together. health of Howard and Judith Steinberg. P

ghgh And the Award Goes To... ghgh

article by Diana Antinucci Tom Veevers and “Lady Mary”, his 1931 Buick 4dr sedan, won two awards. On october 14th, they won a trophy at the Flying Fish Brewery Kar (sic) Show in Somerdale, NJ and on Sept. 30th, they took First Runner Up at the Pennsauken Car Show on Maple Ave. At the Silver Diner Labor Day Car Show on Sept. 3rd, four members took home trophies for Outstanding Vehicle: Peter Bull for his 1988 Rolls Royce Corniche, Dave Hann for his 1970 Plymouth GTX, Carl Villone for his 1978 Lincoln Continental Mark V and Bernie Shuster for his 1976 Cadillac El Dorado. At Hershey this year, two members received a Repeat Preservation: Sam Mento for his 1966 Mercury Comet Cyclone GT and Carl Villone for his 1978 Lincoln Continental Mark V. Congratulations to all the winners! If you would like to share your victories with the club, please e-mail [email protected] with the name and date of the show, the award that you won and the make and model of car that took the trophy. Photos are also appreciated. P

Tom Veevers and “Lady Mary” with the trophy they won at the Flying Fish Brewery Kar Show. SMOKE SIGNALS Page 5 gh September Meeting Minutes gh

Meeting called to order at 7:35 by President Kathy Petters. There will be no regular meeting in October as we will No new members present or guests. Minutes were waived as have our breakfast meeting October 20th at Ponzio’s. We they were published in Smoke Signals. will have our regular November meeting on the 8th at our Treasurer’s report given by Jeff and approved by all. Boro Hall. Membership: Steve Soppe will be our new chair-person Members were reminded of our commitment for a few for membership beginning in 2019. Thanks to Tom and Carol antique cars to display at Brightview Senior Center on October 18th from 11-2:30. Contact Kathy for a head count. for their service over the past couple of years. Members were Bernie advised us of the opportunity for any Cherry Hill asked to update their membership with the correct information resident/veteran to have their picture on the wall at the for both the roster and the website, with pictures if you please. Cherry Hill Library. Contact Bernie or the library for details. Get your events and awards information in to Steve for the Bernie made a few comments about a presentation by website and Smoke Signals along with any stories or events of Jeff Mull who made a tour across this country in a model note. T. He makes a presentation in period clothing with slides. Sunshine: Howard & Judy Steinberg were recently in an He inquired if Ankokas members were interested and he accident (as pedestrians) hit by a car and serious injuries were was looking into setting up the presentation for October sustained. Both were hospitalized and Judy is still in as of the sometime. end of September. Cards and best wishes will be gratefully We finished off our meeting with an outline of our accepted. Carl Villone’s mother-in-law recently passed away Haddonfield show preparation by Bob, the show chairman. This was followed by a meeting of the judges for and Keith’s mom is in a nursing home. Saturday by head judge, Carl Villone. Bob was appointed as head of the nominating committee As always, cookies by Diana were enjoyed by all. for 2019. We will need a new President, Vice-President, Meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM. Secretary and one director. Submitted by Bob Petters, Secretary gh October Meeting Minutes gh

Our October meeting was held at Ponzio’s restaurant at books and literature as was a large table inside the dining 10:00 with a breakfast to lure members out to a meeting. room. After the meeting, in the parking lot, members were Thirty-two members attended. There was a $10 charge for the allowed to help themselves and over half of the items were breakfast with the club picking up the rest. taken by club members. There is still some left and will be A brief outline of upcoming events was presented by offered again at the November meeting. The four cars are president, Kathy Petters, followed by an update by Nancy being prepared for sale by professionals and will be available Dougherty on the health of later to the highest bidder. The Judy & Howard Steinberg manner of sale and conditions following their accident. is still being worked out. Bob provided information The need for additional about Allan’s estate officers was also discussed. proceedings. Susan Bernie mentioned that he and Sharon, two of his needed two more convertibles daughters, had asked Bob for the Veteran’s Parade to assist in the dissolution in Philadelphia. Nancy of four of his cars and a lot Dougherty called both Judy of papers and books related and Howard and we all gave to Ankokas and his personal a shout out hello to them. affairs. As a result of this, Before we left the room a books and other car related picture of everyone was literature were offered to taken waving and was sent to Ankokas members as a Howard and Judy. gift from Allan. The back Group photo taken at the October breakfast meeting and sent to Howqard and Submitted by Bob Petters, Judy. Photo taken by N. Dougherty. of Bob’s truck was full of Secretary SMOKE SIGNALS Page 6

An article in three parts, ~ Current State~ spanning three issues.

article by Diana Antinucci power and running at higher RPMs without overheating (and The electric car is not a new idea. In the first part of this thus do not need a transmission). They can also move a article in the last issue, we covered the history of the electric heavier vehicle and are better suited to regenerative braking, vehicle, but here’s a brief recap. The first practical electric which returns braking power to the battery. AC motors are car was built in London in 1884. Electric cars were one of the more expensive, their battery packs are more expensive preferred types of automobiles through the early twentieth and they require a converter because battery power is DC. century, for a variety of reasons. Gasoline-powered cars were People converting their own car to electric will often choose noisy, required gear changes and had to be hand-cranked DC because of the expense of AC and DC gives them better to start. Advancements in the design of internal combustion starting torque and greater peak power. Unfortunately, DC engines and the invention of the electric starter motor in 1912, motors tend to overheat and can be large and heavy. along with the greater range of gasoline-powered cars, the Electric cars need a lot of batteries that can also be quite growing petroleum infrastructure and quicker refueling, made heavy and take up a lot of space. The Tesla Roadster’s the gasoline-powered batteries weigh 1,000 pounds. There are a few cars more popular options when it comes to the type of battery used. and propelled them Lead-acid batteries are cheap and compatible with to dominance in the existing electronics. But they can be messy, they’re automobile market. toxic and can be susceptible to explosions. Lithium Almost a hundred ion batteries, currently used on most highway- years later, we found speed electric vehicles, have a high energy-to-mass ourselves in a world ratio and hold their energy when not in use, but lose filled with rising oil capacity as they age and the most state-of-the art prices, dwindling fuel ones are too pricey. Lithium ion batteries are also reserves (controlled toxic and need special handling to recycle. They by some governments degrade faster stored at high temperatures, when hostile to the US and charged at high speed or when consistently fully others with political Nissan Leaf. Photo by vetaturfumare and used under the Creative charged. Many owners of cars with lithium ion Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. instabilities that impact batteries only charge the batteries to 80%. Other supply), pollution and lithium batteries, such as lithium iron phosphate global warming. In 2004, Tesla began development on the or lithium-titanate, may resolve the limited shelf life of lithium Tesla Roadster and had it in production in 2008. This was the ion batteries. Additionally, like fossil fuels, lithium is located in first street-legal production car to use lithium-ion batteries and countries with unstable governments or governments hostile the first one to have a practical range (200 miles per charge). to the US. Nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries also have a Today, the Nissan Leaf is the world’s best-selling good energy-to-mass electric car (with over 300,00 sold by January 2018) ratio, are nontoxic and and the Tesla Model S was the second (with almost less expensive than 213,000 sold through December 2017). lithium ion, but they Electric vehicles are powered by a battery, which don’t store energy well supplies a controller that turns one or more motors. when not in use. Other Cars that get their power from a source other than battery technologies batteries are referred to by other names (solar- are being developed, powered cars are solar cars, etc.). While the car itself including a zinc-air is very different than gasoline-powered cars, most battery and liquid companies producing electric cars try to make the Tesla Model S. Photo by Peter Atkins and used under the Creative batteries that could experience familiar to drivers. While some may not Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. be refilled instead of even require a transmission, most models have a recharged. PRNDL selector. Selecting “Neutral” disables the motor and The troubles with battery technology may be solved by fuel “Park” activates an electrically actuated hand brake. Some cells, which are smaller, lighter and immediately rechargeable. cars have built in a certain amount of “creep” in “Drive” that is Supercapacitors and flywheel energy storage devices, already familiar to drivers. Electric vehicles use engine braking to slow in use in Formula E racing, also show promise. the car when the driver’s foot is lifted from the accelerator (it So far, range has also been an obstacle for electric cars. would coast without this). The Leaf has a range of 151 miles and the Tesla Model S Almost all of today’s electric vehicles use AC motors. When has a range of 335 miles, as long as the car isn’t driven hard. compared to DC motors, AC motors are better for continuous The range of any electric car depends on a variety of factors,

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Current State continued from page 6 So, how do electric cars really compare to gas-powered cars. Electric cars do have a higher initial cost. But, federal including the number of batteries, type of battery, weight of the and local government offer tax credits, subsidies and other vehicle and the weather. Most electric cars display the range incentives. Currently the maximum federal tax credit is $7,500. left to “empty”, similar to a gas gauge. The limited range of most electrical cars may not always be the case, though. In Electric cars do suffer on resale value. In early 2018, 2014 2010, the Mira EV traveled 27.5 hours at an average speed of models of electric compact car were worth only 23% of their 25mph for an incredible 621 miles on a single charge. original price, compared with 41% for comparable 2014 gas- Another hurdle to electric cars is charging. They can be powered cars. A study done in 2018 showed that electric cars charged overnight at home or at public charging stations, cost less to run compared to cars with internal combustion but infrastructure here in the US is lacking. Better news is engines (for repairs and fuel), with the average operating cost that charging stations are almost universal across brands, of an electrical vehicle being $485 per year, compared with except for Tesla, which requires an adaptor for charging at $1.117 for vehicles with internal combustion engines. nonproprietary charging stations. There are two main types Electric cars are better for the environment, but how much of charging machines. Nissan, Mitsubishi and Toyota favor better is up for debate. While there are no tailpipe emissions, the CHAdeMO standard. GM, Ford, Volkswagen and BMW the emissions are shifted to power plants that supply the favor the SAE International Combo standard. The two are not electricity, power plants that will have to work harder to compatible and unless the two cooperate, this could be a generate the additional electricity needed. The environmental major obstacle to widening the electric car market. impact depends on how the power plant generates its power. Time to recharge the batteries offers another problem. Some use coal or nuclear energy, while others use more Currently, either CHAdeMO or SAE charging stations take environmentally friendly methods like hydroelectricity, solar twenty minutes to reach an 80% charge. Imagine every car energy, or wind energy. waiting at a pump for that long. Electric motors are more efficient than internal combustion While the US may be lagging behind in the electric car engines. They have higher power-to-weight ratios and the fairly market, many other countries are making a big push for constant torque, even at low speeds, increases acceleration. electric cars. The UK is spending 900 million pounds to Electric cars can also use a direct motor-to-wheel set-up, develop and manufacture ultra-low emission vehicles. In increasing power and traction. The Tesla Roadster 2.5 Sport December 2017, about 27% of new cars sold in Norway were can go from 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds. Gas-powered cars electric cars. There, electric cars have exemptions from value- operate at about a 15% fuel efficiency (how much energy added tax, registration tax and traffic insurance tax. They are is used to power the vehicle compared to the total energy also allowed to drive in bus lanes and are eligible for free or produced), diesel-powered vehicles operate at about 20% half-price parking. Norway wants to ban the sale of gasoline and electric vehicles (after you adjust for the energy needed to or diesel-powered vehicles by 2025. In China, where air recharge) operate at about 80%. pollution has become a major issue, one of their major cities, There are some safety concerns with electric vehicles. At Shenzen, has replaced all of their 5,698 buses with electric speeds below 20 mph, electric vehicles can be very hard to vehicles. China wants to ban the sale of gasoline or diesel- powered vehicles by 2030. Norway and China will be joined in hear, raising safety issues for pedestrians (particularly the this ban by India and Germany by 2030, France by 2040 and blind) and cyclists. In 2014, the government of Japan, the Britain as early as 2040. US Congress and European Parliament all passed legislation Companies are also entering the fray. BP Ventures has invested regarding the minimum amount of sound that hybrids and $5 million in FreeWire Technologies, a US company specializing fully-electric vehicles must make. in rapid recharging systems. Porsche is spending $7.4 billion on Electric cars may have some way to go, but in the next developing electric cars and Volvo has said it will entirely end installment, we’ll talk about the steps being taken to prpopel production on gas-powered vehicles (no hint as to when). electric cars into the future. P

Phillips Chevrolet in Frankfort, Illinois was the first dealership to construct a charging station in the state. The five-stall charging station is free to the public. Photo by Phillips Chevy and used under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. SMOKE SIGNALS Page 8 ghgh It Caught My Eye ghgh article by Diana Antinucci Carter advertised his “gearless transmission” as As I go to more and more shows, it becomes more capable of climbing a “50% grade” with “no gears to unusual to see a car I’ve never heard of before. At a strip” “no clutch to slip” and “no jerks or jars”. Carter sold cruise night in Collingswood this year, there was a car his cars on its merits of strength and flexibility. He sent that I did not recognize. To me, it looked like it was one his cars to state fairs to climb makeshift wooden inclines, step above a true horseless carriage. Shiny brass, front ran them up steep stairs, including those of public and rear seats, convertible top. I saw it from a distance libraries, railroad depots and state capitol buildings. and tried to venture a guess as to identification, but He pulled large traction engines and ran his cars came up empty. I thought I’d recognize it when I saw the through snowstorms. He demonstrated nameplate. The nameplate the smoothness of the ride by having a said Cartercar. And I still tightrope walker balance on a rope above drew a total blank. I took the body of the car for over ten miles. To some pictures and knew prove how easy the car was to start, he this would be perfect for It had two little people, Count Magri and Mrs. Caught My Eye. Tom Thumb, at 2.5 feet tall, crank the car Byron J. Carter had a over. Such outrageous acts were covered number of jobs before by the press and carefully photographed he began manufacturing for printed Cartercar advertising. And it cars, including a worked. The Cartercar gained a reputation steam-driven press for efficiency and easy operation. Sales printer, a rubber stamp more than doubled from 101 in its first year manufacturer and a to 264 in its second year. The next year, bicycle manufacturer with 1907, sales were up to 325. his father in 1894. In 1896, Cartercar at Collingswood. Photo by D. Antinucci. In 1908, Carter died at the age of 44 as he bought one of the first a result of trying to start a car that had cars made in Michigan and in 1899, stalled. The crank kicked back, hitting him he built his first gas-powered car. In in the jaw and he developed pneumonia 1902, he invented a three-cylinder while recovering from the injury. Carter six-horsepower steam engine and had been a personal friend of Henry went into business with two partners, Leland, founder of Cadillac, and Carter’s starting the Jackson Automobile death prompted Cadillac to get Charles Company. Kettering to develop a In 1905, he invented a friction-drive, but, unable self-starter, introduced on to convince his partners as to its worth, he left the Cadillacs and Cartercars in company to form his own, the Motorcar Company 1912. in Jackson, MI, which later relocated to Detroit. In All that advertising had 1907, he changed the name to Cartercar Company attracted the attention of and relocated again, this time to Pontiac, Michigan. the founder of GM, William The Cartercar received positive press, partly Durant, who bought Cartercar because the paper rims of the friction-drive could in 1909. Durant was forced be replaced for $5.00 (half the price of grease out of GM in 1910 and GM packing a regular transmission), partly because of discontinued Cartercar Carter’s inventive marketing (which we’ll discuss because of poor sales in later) and partly because of the friction-drive itself, May of 1915, before Durant which is often considered a forerunner of today’s returned to GM. continuously variable transmission. Offering an Today, there are very few infinite number of engine speeds, different gear Cartercars known to exist, ratios were achieved by a lever which moved the numbering between thirty and friction wheel, which in turn moved the rear axle to forty, with the possibility of different places on the friction disk, which is driven some hiding in barns. It was by the motor. Drivers moved the lever toward the an amazing find to see this outside of the wheel to increase speed and toward Cartercar at Collingswood. very cool and rare car! Photo by D. Antinucci. P the center of the wheel to decrease speed. SMOKE SIGNALS Page 9

A series about cars from movies and The Car is The Star television

“My dad lets me drive slow on the driveway. I’m an excellent driver.” article by Diana Antinucci

Rain Man, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, will Originally, the car was just in for paint because Levinson celebrate its thirtieth anniversary on December 16, 2018. The really didn’t want to put too much more money into it. Carini picture won four Oscars: Best Actor for Dustin Hoffman’s felt that it needed, and deserved, more than just paint and after performance, Best Director (Barry Levinson), Best Original explaining the value of the car to Levinson, Levinson agreed. So, in addition to paint, the car had a bit of a face-lift, with Screen Play and Best Picture. But one star won a place of detailing done to its instruments and dash, a once-over on its honor among movie cars, the Sequoia Cream 1949 Buick mechanicals, a freshening of the chrome and trim and a new Roadmaster convertible with red interior. soft-top. The interior, where Cruise and Hoffman sat, was left When asked why he chose the Buick for the movie, alone and really wasn’t in bad shape anyway. Levinsin said it was a car he remembered from his childhood, After the restoration, Carini was able to take his daughter for a with its “pipe organ” grille and art deco styling, it was just ride in the car and Levinson gave Carini permission to take the “very classic”. No argument here. Of course, the choice of car to Amelia Island to use it to raise money for autism charities. a ’49 made things a little difficult. The Roadmaster changed The 1949 Buick Roadmaster was first offered in sedan, sedanet, convertible and Estate Wagon models with the Riviera styling between ’48 and ’49 and again between ’49 and hardtop coupe joining the line-up mid-year. Roadmaster ’50, making the 1949 unique. With only just over 8,000 received its first big post-war restyling for 1949 and one of the convertibles made (and who knows how many left in 1988), major changes was a new larger two-piece, curved windshield. the production team combed 1949 was also the first year the country looking for the three for “Ventiports” and Dynaflow cars they wanted to use for (the first passenger car torque the film. Even then, it was later converter transmission) became decided that one of these wasn’t standard equipment. Buick good enough, leaving Levinson said the Ventiports helped to cool the engine compartment with two cars, one location car and they did until shortly into that was outfitted with a better the model year when the rear suspension to support the ports were plugged. Standard extra weight of the camera and equipment on the Roadmaster cameraman in the trunk and also included power windows, another used in the studio for seats and top. Horsepower was increased to 150 and top speed green-screen close-ups. 1949 Buick Roadmaster convertible. Photo by Lars-Göran and used After shooting on the film was under the GNU Free Documentation License. was 100mph. The Roadmaster Riviera sported done, Dustin Hoffman bought optional “Sweepspear” chrome the car used for studio work and Barry Levinson bought side molding (made available late in the model year) which the location car. Hoffman’s car went up for auction a few curved downward as it reached the rear of the car, then came years ago and sold for $170,500 to an anonymous collector. back up at the rear wheelwells. This style of molding would be Levinson decided to restore his car and after several seen on Buicks through 1958. restorations which didn’t make him happy, he sent the car The 1949 Roadmaster proved to be incredibly popular, selling to Wayne Carini at F40 Motorsports. Carini had no idea that a total of 88,130 (a record for the Roadmaster) and made up an Barry Levinson was the customer and that the Buick was astounding 27% of overall Buick sales. As popular as they were, they had their critics. Two features most complained about were the car from Rain Man until the car came into the shop. The the sluggish Dynaflow automatic and the suspension that Motor movie came out a few years after Carini’s daughter was Trend said “heels over in turns like a marshmallow.” diagnosed with autism and the movie became very important In 1949, a convertible Roadmaster would set you back to them, so he was familiar with the car. He called the client $3,150 or $33,144 today. Looking to buy one? You’ll wish you and flat out asked if it was the car from the movie and that’s had a time machine. The average sale price of a Roadmaster when Levinson’s secretary gave him the story. convertible coupe is $53,193. P SMOKE SIGNALS Page 10 ghghgh Ankokas Events 2018 ghghgh Nov. 8: 7:30PM: Ankokas regular monthly meeting on the Dec. 2: 5:00-9:00PM: Ankokas Holiday Party. Cafe Madison, second floor of the Haddonfield Municipal Building, 242 33 Lafayette St., Riverside, NJ. Hosted by Tom and Carol Kings Highway East, Haddonfield. There will be a special McLarney. 856-461-6688. presentation about lubricants for automobiles by Lawrence Jan. 10: 7:30PM: Ankokas regular monthly meeting on the second floor of the Haddonfield Municipal Building, 242 Giancola, a direct jobber for AMSoil products. Kings Highway East, Haddonfield. ghghgh AACA Calendar 2019 ghghgh Feb. 7-9: AACA Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. Call 717- June 26-29: Eastern Spring National Meet. Hosted by the 534-1910 for more information. New Jersey Region. Parsippany, NJ. April 4-7: AACA Southeastern Spring Meet. Hosted by the Go to www.aaca.org/Calender/aaca_calendar.html for more Hornet’s Nest Region. Charlotte, NC. information and listings. May 30-June 1: AACA Annual Grand National. Auburn, IN. Call 717-534-1910 for more info. ghgh Fun Holidays to Celebrate in Nov. & Dec. ghgh Nov. 1: Authors’ Day Dec. 2: National Mutt Day Nov. 2: Cookie Monster Day Dec. 3: Make a Gift Day Nov. 3: Book Lovers’ Day Dec. 4: Santa’s List Day Nov. 5: Play Monopoly Day Dec. 8: National Brownie Day Nov. 8: Cook Something Bold Day Dec. 9: International Childen’s Day Nov. 10: Sesame Street Day Dec. 12: Gingerbread House Day Nov. 11: Origami Day Dec. 15: International Tea Day Nov. 16: National Fast Food Day Dec. 16: National Chocolate Covered Anything Day Nov. 17: Homemade Bread Day Dec. 17: Wright Brothers Day Nov. 18: Guinness World Record Day Dec. 18: Bake Cookies Day Nov. 19: Rocky & Bullwinkle Day Dec. 19: Underdog Day Nov. 23: Dr. Who Day Dec. 21: Ugly Sweater Day Nov. 24: Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day Dec. 27: Visit the Zoo Day Nov. 28: French Toast Day Dec. 28: Card Playing Day Nov. 29: Teddy Bear Day Dec. 30: Bacon Day The Tardis from Dr. Who. Photo by Babbel 1996 and used under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic license. gh Local Events Calendar gh Lubricants for Automobiles article by Barry Goldsmith November While attending the AACA annual meeting in Philadelphia Nov. 3: 8:30-when the last car leaves. Cars & Coffee. 550 on Friday, February 9th, I attended a seminar given by Fellowship Rd., Mt. Laurel, NJ. hosted by High Octane South Lawrence Giancola, a direct jobber for AMSoil products. Jersey. www.highoctanesj.com. Lawrence provided a detailed presentation on various oil Nov. 4: 10AM-3PM: Rollin Rods of South Jersey Toy Run. designations and what they mean for the car enthusiast when Home Depot, Cross Keys Bypass Rd. & NJ 42, Sicklerville, NJ. purchasing an engine or gear lubricant for their vehicles, Admission is one unwrapped toy or $5.00. Call 856-237-6621 whether for modern or antique. I spoke with him following his or 856-904-4511. presentation asking if he would be willing to come and speak Nov. 7: 6-9PM: Rita’s water Ice Cruise. 250 W. Camden Ave., to our club, specifically addressing lubricants, both motor Moorestown, NJ. oils and gear lubricants for antique cars. His talk is very Nov. 17: 11AM-3PM (rain date Nov. 18). Johnson’s Corner informative and I’m sure of great value to the members of Farm Toys for Tots Toy Drive & Classic Car Cruise. 133 Church our club. Of course he is representing Amsoil products. The Rd., Medford, NJ. Bring an unwapped toy. Coffee and donut importance of understanding the various designation codes coupon to the first 200 cars. Call 609-654-8643. listed on any oil used in our automobiles is well worth the time spent listening to Lawerence’s presentation, especially December as we enter the age of using synthetics, blends and organics Dec. 2: 11AM-2PM: Hot Rod Garage Toys for Tots Fundraiser in our cars. Mr. Giancola was originally scheduled at our Car Show. 2021 N. Black Horse Pike, Williamstown, NJ. regular meeting on March 8th, but has been rescheduled to $10.00 DOS plus one unwrapped toy. Call Dan 856-417-2669. speak at our meeting on Nov. 8th. P SMOKE SIGNALS Page 11

gh History of the Christmas Tree gh article by Diana Antinucci thin strips. Early in its Christian history, it was common to top When you think about Christmas, what are some of the images the tree with a baby Jesus. Later the tree was topped with an that come to mind? Cookies, presents, snow, Nativity scenes? angel or a star. Sure, but perhaps one of the most common images may be In America, the Christmas tree was not adopted until much a brightly lit Christmas tree. But why? What does an indoor later. The Puritans that came to the New World abhorred what evergreen tree have to do with a religious Christian holiday? they saw as pagan symbols and strived to keep Christmas Let’s start with the fact that the tradition pre-dates and other holidays as pure religious holidays of prayer and Christianity. The non-Christians that early Christians reflection. It wasn’t until after the Revolutionary War that encountered already had traditions of bringing evergreens things began to change. A lot of the Germans that fought into the home as part of their own celebrations. It reminded in that war remained behind after the war was over and them of the life that would return with the spring. These practiced their old traditions in their new home, including the people included Romans, Druids and Vikings. As Christians Christmas tree. Even so, Christmas trees were considered by and Christianity spread, they decided most Americans to be an odd practice that it was far easier to appropriate and until a woodcut of Queen Victoria and redefine non-Christian celebrations Prince Albert at Christmas, complete rather than tell people that if they with decorated Christmas tree, was converted, they had to give up their published in 1850 in Godey’s Lady’s holidays. So, Christmas incorporated Book. It was printed again in 1860 and many non-Christian traditions, including by the 1870s, Christmas trees had what became the Christmas tree. The become the fashionable thing. evergreen Christmas tree became Until the late 1880s, the only way to a symbol of everlasting life and the light a tree was with candles. With open triangular shape symbolized the Trinity, flame so close to a dry tree, there were with the top pointing to Heaven. many fires. In 1882, Edward Johnson, Not all Christmas trees were the vice-president of Edison Electric evergreen. Some early Christmas trees Light Company, strung red, white and were cherry or hawthorn trees that were blue bulbs together and put them on his grown in pots and brought indoors Christmas tree. The Christmas light string to flower at Christmas. Sometimes was born. It didn’t take off right away, these trees would be brought from though. Many people did not have electric house to house. On December 24th, and the first strings of lights installed on a “tree of paradise” might be used trees cost $300 (about $2,000 today). as part of a Christmas play. The tree By 1903, a string of lights cost $12, but would be decorated with apples (the you could rent lights starting at $1.50. In forbidden fruit) and wafers (symbolic Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and their children, December 1848. Picture is in the public domain. 1917, Albert Sadacca, a teenager whose of redemption). Later, the apples were replaced by bright red Christmas balls. family made novelty bird cages that were The first documented Christmas tree was either in Tallinn, lit, got the idea to put those lights in long strings and paint Estonia or Riga, Latvia around 1440. Some local guild them in bright colors. He and his brothers started the NOMA members erected a tree in their guild hall, decorated with Electric Company and became the largest manufacturer of treats for the children of the town. On the last night of the Christmas lights. celebration, the tree was brought from the hall to the town In addition to strings of lights, while German-born square, where the guild members danced around the tree and Americans were still decorating their trees with apples, nuts then set it ablaze. A German picture from 1521 depicts a tree and sweets, many other Americans decorated their trees with being taken through the streets, followed by a man dressed homemade ornaments and brightly dyed popcorn. After WWI, as a bishop, perhaps meant to be St. Nicholas. In Bremen, anti-German feelings reduced the popularity of Christmas Germany in 1570, there is a record of a tree decorated trees, but this did not last long. By the mid-1920s, almost with fruit, nuts, pretzels and paper flowers displayed in a every American had a Christmas tree and the first National guild house. It is widely held that the first person to bring Christmas tree on the White House lawn was decorated in a Christmas tree into their home as we know it today was 1923 by Calvin Coolidge. The tree at Rockefeller Center dates Martin Luther in the 16th century. He is also credited as back to 1931, a small, undecorated tree placed in the middle the first person to put candles on the tree. Early trees were of construction. Two years later, a decorated tree as placed decorated with edibles (fruit, nuts, candy), colored paper, and today the Rockefeller Center tree is decorated with wafers and gold foil. Tinsel was made from silver beaten into 25,000 lights.

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History of the Christmas Tree continued from page 11 Day and decorated with stars, sunbursts, straw snowflakes Other places have public Christmas trees. A tree is given and colorful wooden animals. In Norway, the Christmas tree to London every year by Norway and placed in Trafalgar is decorated in secret by parents on Christmas Eve, then Square in gratitude for England’s help in WWII. Nova Scotia everyone joins hands around the tree and sings. In Russia, donates a tree to Boston every year for their help after a 1917 Christmas trees were banned after the revolution and were ammunition ship exploded and leveled the city of Halifax. later allowed as part of New Year’s celebrations and decorated Bergen gives Newcastle upon Tyne a tree every year as with airplanes, bikes, rockets, cosmonauts and Russian fairy thanks for liberating them from Nazi occupation. tale characters. Today, New Year’s celebrations are still more So far, we’ve talked about real trees. Artificial trees did not popular than Christmas in the former Soviet Union. In Spain, become popular until the early 20th century and some of the a tree trunk is filled with sweets and beaten by children until first artificial trees were made from ostrich feathers, paper the sweets are released. In Italy, the Nativity scene is the mache, metal, glass or brush bristles. Aluminum Christmas center of the holiday decorations, but it is often joined by trees became popular in the US in the 1950s. Today, artificial the ceppo, a pyramid-shaped wooden structure with tiers trees are made from recycled plastic. of shelves decorated with colored paper, golden pine cones Other countries have other traditions. In New Zealand, and small candles. The lower shelves contain fruit, candy and red-flowering Pohutakawa trees are used at Christmas. In presents. In the Philippines, pine trees are cost prohibitive, so India, banana or mango trees are decorated. In Mexico, where homemade trees in various sizes and colors are used. The few purchasing a pine tree is beyond the means of most people, a people in China that celebrate Christmas have artificial trees small artificial tree is used or a shrub is taken in from nearby. decorated with paper chains, flowers and lanterns. In Japan, In Greenland, trees must be imported for Christmas, as no Christmas is almost exclusively a secular holiday to celebrate trees live so far north. In Guatemala, where the Nativity scene the family’s love of their children. Christmas trees here are has always been important, the Christmas tree has joined the decorated with toys, dolls, paper ornaments, gold paper fans, celebration due to a large population of German immigrants. lanterns, wind chimes and small candles. In Brazil, where Christmas occurs in summer, pine trees are The Christmas tree has come a long way from its humble decorated with cotton to represent snow. In Ireland, trees are beginnings and travelled around the world. The next time you bought any time in December and decorated similar to trees look at yours, reflect on the long history and varied cultural in the US. In Sweden, trees are brought before Christmas Eve, significance of something we take for granted. P but not brought into the house until just before Christmas

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article by Diana Antinucci Right next door, at 19 Packer Hill Ave., is the Harry Packer Jim Thorpe was originally called Mauch Chunk and got Mansion, built by Asa Packer as a wedding gift for his son, its name from the Munsee-Lenape word for “bear place”, Harry, in 1874. In 1880, Harry added the front veranda and possibly because of a part of Mauch Chunk Ridge that study wing. The two-and-a-half story, red brick, Italianate once resembled a sleeping bear. The town began life as a building with fifteen foot ceilings, marble fireplaces and gilded coal mining town, but after the coal dried up, Jim Thorpe’s mirrors caught the eye of the Disney Imagineers and inspired widow, Patricia, was looking for a suitable resting place for the “Haunted Mansion” at Walt Disney World. After Harry’s her husband, an Olympic gold medal winner. After Oklahoma death at the age of 34, his widow lived there until 1911, (Thorpe’s home state) refused to put up a statue in his the house changed hands several times until 1983 when it honor, Patricia approached the town of Mauch Chunk with was bought and restored by its current owners who run it a proposition. The towns of Mauch Chunk and East Mauch as an inn. The inn hosts Murder Mystery Weekends, First Chunk merged, changed their name to Jim Thorpe and Friday Wine Tastings and self-guided tours of the house. It erected a monument to the athlete. was placed on the National Register Today, Jim Thorpe is a thriving tourist town with interesting architecture, of Historic Places in 1974. For more museums, shopping and outdoor information, call 570-325-8566 or go to recreational activities. In 2009, Budget www.murdermansion.com. Travel Magazine awarded it as one of The Mauch Chunk Railroad Station, the top ten on their America’s Coolest located at 1 Susquehanna St., is a Small Towns list and the Rand Mcnally/ one-and-a-half story, Queen Anne USA Today Rally Series voted it the style, red brick building built in 1888 fourth most beautiful small town in and owned by the Lehigh Gorge America in 2012. Scenic Railway and now operates The town holds several annual passenger train excursions from the events, including a Fall Foliage Festival station. The station was added to the in October with scenic train rides, an National Register of Historic Places arts & crafts fair, live entertainment, Mauch Chunk Railroad Station. Photo by Hshuvaeva and used under the Creative Commons Attribution- in 1976. The Lehigh Gorge Scenic scarecrow contest, horse and carriage Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. Railroad offers several different train rides, hayrides and spooky ghost walks; rides, including seasonal themed rides an Olde Time Christmas with a tree and rides in the caboose. For more information, call 570- lighting ceremony, train rides with Santa, strolling carolers 325-8485 or go to www.lgsry.com. and live entertainment and Winterfest in February with train The old jail at 128 W. Broadway, built in 1871, was in use until rides, family activities and dining promotions. 1980 and has 27 cells, plus basement cells used as solitary In addition to these festivities, Jim Thorpe offers several confinement. It is best known as the place of imprisonment and museums. The Asa Packer Mansion, located on Packer Hill execution for seven of the Molly Maguires. Today, the prison Ave., was once owned by Asa Packer, who began his career serves as a museum and offers tours, including ghost tours. as an apprentice boatbuilder and made a fortune founding You can still see the handprint on a wall of cell 17 of one of boatyards, construction and mining companies, the Lehigh Railroad and Lehigh University. When he died, he left an estate the Molly Maguires, despite attempts to wash it away, painting worth $54.5 million and had given the town of Mauch Chunk over it, re-plastering and even rebuilding part of the wall. The and the surrounding Lehigh Valley $33 million during his life. old jail was placed on the National Register of Historic Places His home here took two years to build and cost $14,000 in in 1974. For more information call 570-325-5259 or go to www. 1861 (over $400,000 today). The home is built over a cast theoldjailmuseum.com. iron frame, has three stories with eighteen rooms, a two-story Looking for something fun to do with the kids or grandkids? covered porch and 11,000 square feet of living space. The Visit Bear Mountain Butterfly Sanctuary, located at 18 Church house you see today has been altered very little since Mary Rd., and handle live butterflies and frogs. The Sanctuary Packer Cummings willed it and all its contents to Mauch Chunk features a “Flutterarium” where butterflies roam freely and in 1912. The town, unsure of what to do with the property, left kids can hand-feed the butterflies. They also have a nature- it abandoned until 1956 when the Bear Mountain Lions Club based gift shop, a caterpillar exhibit and the exotic frog was looking for a community project and chose the Asa Packer room featuring poison dart frogs (harmless in captivity) and Mansion. It was put on the National Register of Historic Places Oriental firebelly toads. The Sanctuary is not recommended in 1974, declared a National Landmark in 1985 and now serves for very young children who might unintentionally harm the as a museum. For information, call 570-325-3229 or go to wildlife. For more information, call 570-325-4848 or go to www.asaparkermansion.com. bearmountainbutterflies.com. P SMOKE SIGNALS Page 14 ghgh From the AACA Rummage Box ghgh

article by Mark McAlpine, Chairman Continuing Judges’ Education Attending CJE is not mandatory, but it is strongly Expand Your Knowledge encouraged. If you need more justification for why you should After the antique vehicles, the second most important take CJE lessons, did I mention that you receive judging thing on an AACA show field is the judges. We all know credits for doing it? AACA Judges receive one judging credit the requirements for becoming an AACA judge: per the each calendar year if they participate in a CJE seminar that AACA Official Judging Guidelines, you must be a member year. In years you reach an AACA judging milestone - i.e., 10, or spouse of a member of the AACA; you must possess, 25, 50, 75, 100 judging credits, etc. - you may receive one have possessed, or be eligible to have a driver’s license; additional judging credit by attending a second CJE seminar and you must be able to be fair, honest, understanding, and that year. One important thing to remember: you only receive reasonable when judging a vehicle. I would add two other judging credits for attending CJE seminars (or AACA Judging considerations to the list: judges must be consistent in School) if you judge at an AACA national meet that same year. their judging and knowledgeable about antique You don’t receive judging credits for attending automobiles. extra CJE seminars (although it is recorded in We can help you expand your knowledge your official judging record), but the more CJE of antique vehicles so you can be fair (and seminars you attend, the more you’ll learn. Even comfortable) when judging on the show field and if you’ve taken a specific CJE seminar before, to maintain consistency in judging among AACA it’s a good idea to take them again every so national judges by attending AACA Continuing often - information changes, our memories fade, Judges Education (CJE). CJE seminars are about and each seminar is a little different every time 30 to 45 minutes long and offered at every AACA it’s presented (especially if it’s with a different national meet (except the Annual Grand National instructor). And don’t worry if you can’t remember Meet), usually immediately following the Judges how many judging credits you have or if this Breakfast on Saturday morning but on Friday seminar represents your Annual, Milestone, or afternoon at the Eastern Fall Meet in Hershey. Extra judging credit - Dollie Flechler, Chairman of We have over 40 very experienced AACA judges Mark McAlpine, Chairman Judges Records & Judges Administration, keeps who volunteer to present over 30 different CJE Continuing Judges’ Education excellent records and will correct any errors. lessons. These lessons cover broad topics like the Even though our CJE program offers over core class judging categories of Exterior, Interior, Chassis, and thirty different seminars, we need more. With the list of Engine, more focused topics like Brass Era Cars, Ford Model AACA- eligible vehicles increasing every year, we need Ts, Race Cars, and Motorcycles, and specific topics like knowledgeable and informed judges to keep up with the ever- Chrysler High Performance Engines, Truck Beds, and 1937- expanding show field. Please contact me if you’re willing to 1962 Chevrolet 6-cylinder engines. Our CJE instructors also prepare and present a new CJE lesson. You don’t have to be a offer lessons on Judging Administration, Driver Participation professional speaker and you don’t have to present it at every Class (DPC), Historic Preservation of Original Features (HPOF) AACA meet (but if you present a CJE lesson at three or more Class, and Professionalism in Judging. Two new additions meets in a year you’ll receive a judging credit). this year are Ray Fischer’s Military Vehicles CJE lesson and So, whether you’re an experienced Senior Master Judge Mike Peterson’s Documentation lesson. I actually think the with hundreds of judging credits or are just becoming an Documentation CJE lesson should be mandatory for Judging AACA judge, attend a CJE seminar at the next meet you Team Captains. attend. CJE expands (or at least refreshes) your knowledge and helps make us all better judges. ghghghgh Puzzle ghghghgh

In celebration of Guinness World Record Day on Nov. 18th, choose the real World Records from the list below. Answers are on page 16.

1. Most tricks performed by a cat in one minute 6. Highest vehicle mileage 2. Highest ranking sheep 7. Heaviest lemon 3. Largest collection of Batman memorabilia 8. Fastest speed on an electric skateboard 4. Longest career as an ice cream man 9. Larget playing card structure 5. Most Pi places memorized 10. Largest model train set SMOKE SIGNALS Page 15

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In celebration of Hanukkah from Dec. 2 to Dec. 10, find the words from the list in the puzzle on the left. Answers are on page 16.

AL HANISIM BLESSINGS CANDLES DREIDEL FAITH FAMILY FESTIVAL GELT HANUKKAH KUGEL LATKES MENORAH MIRACLE OIL REDEDICATION SHAMASH SUFGANIYOT TEMPLE

ANKOKAS REGION, AACA ANKOKAS is a southern NJ Region of the AACA dating back to 1964. Ankokas Region PO BOX 343 Riverside, NJ 08075 www.ankokas.com [email protected]

BOB PETTERS, PAST PRESIDENT OFFICERS [email protected] 856-767-4438 KATHLEEN PETTERS, PRESIDENT [email protected] STEVEN SOPPE, DIRECTOR 856-767-4438 [email protected] 609-848-4843 CARL VILLONE, VICE-PRESIDENT [email protected] TOM MC LARNEY, DIRECTOR 856-227-3006 [email protected] 856-461-6688 JEFF SCHULTE, TREASURER NANCY DOUGHTERTY, DIRECTOR [email protected] [email protected] 856-234-1623 856-287-2310

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ghgh Letter From The Editors ghgh Steven: It’s that time again. Think about it. Their kids have grown Diana: What time? up, they may have some disposable Steven: Time to renew your income and they’re looking forward membership. Maybe when people to having something to do when they renew their membership, they should retire. They’re perfect marks... I mean think about getting someone else to members. join too. Diana: Sounds reasonable. Diana: Sounds like a good idea. Maybe we could even capitalize on What about younger members too? someone’s mid-life crisis. Steven: You know, usually when Steven: Now, that’s just mean. people say “younger” members, Diana: Sorry. I guess we can all try people think late teens and twenties, to recruit at least one new member but maybe we need to redefine this year. “younger”. “What? I was working on the newsletter like you Steven: If we get membership back told me to. Stop laughing.” Diana: What do you mean? Photo by D. Antinucci. up maybe we could host another Steven: A friend of mine was just AACA show. Maybe we could host talking about this. We may not like to acknowledge another Grand National! it, but a lot of us are... a little “long in the tooth” and Diana: Slow down there, chief. Baby steps. younger members may be in their forties and fifties. Steven: I got a little carried away.

All of these are actual Guiness World Records! 1. 24 tricks by Digba in Tweed Heads, Australia. 2. Lance Corporal Derby XXX of the Mercian Regiment, British Armed Forces. 3. 8,226 different Batman items owned by Brad Ladner of Roswell, GA. 4. 67 years, Allan Ganz of Peabody, MA 5. 70,000 places memorized by Rajveer Meena of Vellore, India. 6. 1966 Volvo 1800S owned by Irvin Gordon (original car owner) of Girdwood, Alaska had driven 3,039,122 miles by May 1, 2014. 7. 11 lb. 9.7 oz. grown in Israel. 8. 59.55 mph by Mischo Erban of Portoroz, Slovenia. 9. A replica of the Venetian Macao, the Plaza Macao and Sands Macao. It measured over 34 ft. long, over 9 ft. tall and over 11 ft. wide and was made of 218,792 cards over 44 days by Bryan Berg. 10. Miniatur Wunderland (HO scale) in Hamburg, Germany is 15,400 meters (50,525 ft.) long. SMOKE SIGNALS Page 17

ghgh Member Marketplace ghgh Wanted: One of the following cars: 1977-78 Buick Has Anyone Seen This Car? Riviera, 1969-71 Pontiac Catalina, Bonneville or It is a 1947 Oldsmobile with two front ends. It was Grandville or 1973-76 Chevrolet Caprice. Most last seen in the National Park/Westville area of New colors considered. No projects. Call Howard 609- Jersey in 2006. Please call Alan Coshland at 609- 820-0329. 06/10/18 801-1167 with any information. For Sale: Aluminum System One ladder racks for pick-up truck. Good condition. Asking $300. Contact Rich Howey 856-904-2359. Wanted: ‘49 Buick Roadmaster 2dr. that needs restoring or a 1963 Pontiac Tempest. Alan Coshland 609-801-1167. For Sale: USA 960-T Pro Trig-Blast Sandblasting Cabinet. New List price…$1200.00. My price $500.00, you pick it up. Call Tom McLarney 856- 461-8084. For Sale: 1936 Ford Touring 4dr “Trunkback” Deluxe. Mileage on odometer 82,033. Washington blue exterior with matl. tan mohair cloth interior. V8 flathead engine, 3-speed manual transmission. Call Michelle Salerno 610-301-1072.

Important Reminder! We’re on the Web! The next Ankokas regular monthly meeting See us at: www.ankokas.com is on Nov. 8 at 7:30PM on the second floor of the Haddonfield Municipal Building, 242 Regular meetings are held on the second Thursday of each Kings Highway East, Haddonfield. There month at 7:30PM on the will be a special speaker on lubricants for second floor of the Haddonfield automobiles. Municipal Building.

Important Reminder! Director meetings are held on an “as needed” basis as There is no regular meeting in determined by the officers. December. The Ankokas holiday party will be on Dec. 2 from 5:00-9:00PM NOTE: No meetings are at Cafe Madison, 33 Lafayette St., scheduled in July, August or Riverside, NJ. Hosted by Tom and December. Carol McLarney. 856-461-6688. SMOKE SIGNALS Page 18 The Ankokas Region would like to thank its sponsors and encourage its members to patronize these businesses whenever possible:

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