A publication of the San Diego/Palm Springs Region of the CCCA Denise Stewart, Editor April, May, June, 2019 [email protected] The Miller Collection in Chatsworth, California has a garage full of auto related memorabilia that wows the visitors to their site. Along with the garage, the collection of Packards was enjoyed by SD/ PS Director Mike Adams and friends from the SoCal Region. Photo by Mike Adams More on p.7 Upcoming Events and Regional Matters Inside Classic Touring, 2019, Q2 P. 2 Classic Car Club of America Thurs., July 4 July Fourth Parade, Rancho Santa Fe. 11:00 am. Zei- gers’ home. RSVP Sat., Sept.14, Tour of the San Diego Automotive Museum, Balboa Park, Vision vs Reality: From the Fires of Imagination to the Forge of Production. Cost: $10. Lunch to follow on your own across the street at Home Run Café. RSVP Mike Adams. Fri. - Sun., Sept. 27 –29, SoCal’s Grand Classic, West Lake Village, CA Sat., Nov.2, SD/PS Annual Meeting, Zeigers’ home, Rancho Santa Fe, catered lunch. Sun., Nov. 17, Leo Carrillo Car Show, Leo Carrillo Ranch, Carlsbad Sat., Dec.14, SD/PS Holiday Party, site TBD Sat., Jan. 11, 2020, Annual Planning Meeting, Zeigers’ home 1:00pm TBD, East County Tour The 1939 Packard (right) illustrates a 1930s vertical style. It is part of the SD Auto Muse- um’s Visions vs Reality Tour on Sept. 14. Classic Touring, 2019, Q2 P. 3 CCCA San Diego/ Palm Springs Region Members and Friends Join us with your Classic Car or “other fun car of your choice” to drive together in the Rancho Santa Fe Parade, July 4. We will meet at the Zeiger residence in Rancho Santa Fe and drive over together to the staging site. Time: Arrive at the Zeiger’s between 11:00 AM and 11:45 AM Depart: Promptly at 11:45AM People wanting to ride in one of the parade cars are encouraged to come to the Zeiger’s and “hitch” a ride with one of the drivers. There are floats, fire trucks, vintage cars and children of all ages on scooters and in wagons at this parade. Food is available for purchase at the Parade Site including hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken and ice cream and a concert follows the parade at 1:30 PM. Directions to the Zeiger’s: Use 16401 Circa Del Norte, Rancho Santa Fe, CA for GPS purposes. Zeiger address is 6197 Via Posada Del Norte, Rancho Santa Fe, CA RSVP: [email protected] so he can leave your name at the gate. Classic Touring, 2019, Q2 P. 4 Director’s Message by Mike Adams the same as March, and, as far as the weather goes, Important Decisions To Be Made probably the same slight chance of showers as in In this issue of your Classic Touring newsletter I would March. Also, as I write this it is already June, and you like to talk about several important issues facing the are more than likely reading this in July. We will need club and ask for your input regarding how to improve at least a full year to plan our event. Please email me our club. We have had a very successful first half of with your preference at [email protected], or 2019 and the remaining half of this year will go by very send your thoughts to Carl Zeiger. quickly. We need to start planning our SD/PS Grand Classic for 2020. The board will begin the process, as Elsewhere in this issue please note that the tour to always, of selecting a location, putting together com- the San Diego Auto Museum has been rescheduled mittees to work on all the aspects of a successful event, for 10 am September 14th, 2019. Our member Carl and ask for volunteers to help, especially in securing Stewart will be our tour guide. They will have a new sponsorship through donations and advertisements in exhibit then also, which we will be among the first to our Grand Classic program. As much cost and effort see. The nominal cost will be $10 per person, with goes into these events it would be nice this time to have lunch on your own right across the street within walk- everyone do their part. ing distance at the Home Run Café. I know many of you have already been to the museum, but please The 2019 SoCal Grand Classic has been moved from come again anyway, as there is always something June to September and is being, held not in conjunction new to see there, and, socializing with membership is with the San Marino Concours, but as a stand alone one of the reasons we all like to get together. Re- CCCA event. The show will be held in Westlake Village, member in the last issue I talked about how participa- just north of Los Angeles. Many of our members have tion is the key to enjoyment of your Club. attended this event in the past while it was part of the There is another very special matter that has come to June Concours at Lacy Park. We will again be supporting my attention. In the past, the distant past, our club the Southern California Region as they host this inaugu- gave out a wonderful award at each Grand Classic for ral event. The dates are Sept. 27—29, 2019. the car that had driven the furthest distance to the event. It was called The Glen Yeakel Memorial Trophy. Traditionally, we have held our Grand Classic in the The name of the winner was placed on the trophy, month of March. The weather is usually cool, and the host hotel rates are lower than later in the year. Last and the trophy remained with the club. As a result, it year we had to change locations at the last minute to was placed in a closet for safe keeping until the next avoid the possibility of exposing our Full Classics to wet Grand Classic, two years later. Guess what? That was weather. It all worked out fine as you know. almost ten years ago! The good news is now it has been extricated from safe keeping and is now on dis- The question we have at this time is, do we move our play in my office at work. I am in the process of cre- dates back to approximately November 2020, to put ating a club showcase with history, publications, ap- some space between the Westlake Grand Classic and plications for membership and so forth open to the our GC, or do we continue to hold our event in March, public. It will also hold the Memorial Trophy. which is only a few months later? To me, the choice is clear, we need to move our GC back to the end of the The question arises do we continue to award the tro- year, when, during the fall the room rates will again be phy for farthest driven, and if so, do we give the recip- the same as March, and, as far as the weather goes, ient a smaller replica to take home, or, do we repur- probably the same slight chance of showers as in Cont. next page Classic Touring, 2019, Q2 P. 5 Mike Adams cont. We will have a hard time increasing advertising reve- nue unless we can show our membership is back on the pose the trophy to recognize someone from our region rise. We all need to do our part in recruiting new mem- for outstanding service, or some other worthwhile bers. My shop will give a one year free membership to achievement? Since, obviously, people from outside all new customers with any car older than 1948. Classic our region would always win the award, I am open to or NC. To this end I support all new cars which the clas- any suggestions anyone may have as since the award sification committee feels deserve Full Classic status. I has not been given in many years, I am in no rush to believe there are many cars made during the period determine its future purpose. At least we have until from 1915 – 1948 which deserve to be included in our our 2020 CG to decide. I have included a photo of the club. For that matter, many cars prior to 1915 should trophy. I must say I have never seen a more fabulous be considered. How is a 1915 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost a trophy at the regional level. Full Classic, but not a 1914,1913, 1912.?You get the I’d like to encourage everyone who owns a Classic to idea… Perhaps another classification altogether should consider entering one of the upcoming shows or tours. be created such as…Junior Classics, or Pending Full I know it’s easy to make excuses. Well, I need to Classics should be put on a trial basis. We need to look change the oil. Well, I haven’t driven it in awhile and I at what other cars people are now interested in. What need to do some work on it before I drive it. It’s not about post 1948 cars? really a show car and so I don’t want to show it. No- The CCCA has a reputation that is unequalled in the car body else in my family wants to go. It costs too much, world. Lending our prestige to another group of owners I’m getting too old, etc. Listen, I have been showing an would greatly enhance their ownership experience as unrestored 94 year old car for the past three years well as increase our membership.