FLORIDA REGION – ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA The Running Board Published Monthly in the Interest of the Preservation of Antique Motor Vehicles August 2018 1957 BMW 507 V–8 with Hardtop

John Surtees CBE, one owner from new, 1 of 252 made, Dunlop 4–wheel disc brakes

Coming Events: photo from www.bonhams.com

August 13 Florida Region Board Meeting, Kress Memorial Church, 746 Formosa Ave., Winter Park, FL 6:00 PM

August 13 Florida Region General Meeting, Kress Memorial Church, 746 Formosa Ave., Winter Park, FL 7:00 PM

For the latest Florida Region club news visit our website www.FloridaRegion.aaca.com The Running Board Old Car Photos August 2018 Volume 42 / Issue 8

Editor/Designer: Mark Regnier

Contributors Howard Gilkes Mark Regnier

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www.FloridaRegion.aaca.com Accompanying note: “Photograph of a couple in Altamonte Springs (Florida) posed beside their FLORIDA REGION AACA touring car which is set-up for camping. This is probably one of the first visits by the Haines family to PRESIDENT Altamonte Springs.” Date: Circa 1917 Steve Tunney 732–895–1227

VICE PRESIDENT Howard Gilkes 407–425–6409

SECRETARY Jerry Eakins 407–880–2697

TREASURER Don Allen 863–604–3148

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Wayne Bostak 407–671–0479 Darrel Cole 407–963–9089 Matt Cannizzaro 407–977–1028 Dick Gauchat 407–695–4412 Fred Kaufmann 407–788–2035 Jack Scott 407–830–4954 Arrival of the first automobile at Long Key Fishing Camp – Layton, Florida (Layton is a city on the island MEMBERSHIP CHAIRPERSON of Long Key in Monroe County, Florida) Carole Allen 863–324–4055

CLUB HISTORIAN General Note: The automobile is aLaSalle . Howard Gilkes 407–425–6409 Date Note: December 23, 1927. Send your article submissions to: [email protected] Deadline is the 20th of the month Text and Photos from www.FloridaMemory.com 2 Minutes of the Florida Region AACA Twenty members were present. Board Meeting – July 9, 2018 Dick Gauchat led the Pledge of Allegiance The Board of the Florida Region AACA to the Flag of the United States of America. met at the Kress Memorial Church in Winter Park, Florida on July 9, 2018. Mary Rose gave the June Treasurer’s Report The Meeting was called to order by Vice President Howard Gilkes at 6:20 pm. The Minutes of the June General Meeting were approved as printed in “The Running Officers and Board Members present were Board“. Jack Scott, Dick Gauchat, Matt Cannizzaro. Howard Gilkes and Darrel Cole. Vice–President Gilkes gave an update on President Tunney’s medical issues. Vice–President Gilkes read Don Allen’s Treasurer’s Report for June. VP Gilkes said there were no events planned for July ( too hot ! ), but the The Minutes of the June Board Meeting Pot Luck Supper will be on schedule for were approved as printed in “The Running September. Board”. Darrel Cole is in the process of making VP Gilkes gave an update on President contacts with regard to our participation in Tunney’s medical issues. The 2018 New Car Show at the Orange County Convention Center. Darrel Cole reported that there was not enough interest in the tour to the Tampa Tom Tart suggested caution with regard to Bay Museum. The event was canceled. anti-freeze in the old cars. Green is good. Other colors and the phrase ‘Extended Life’ The Meeting was adjourned at 6:26 pm. is bad. Gasket damage could occur.

Howard Gilkes, Acting Secretary Tom Holt listed up-coming shows the Florida Region AACA membership may be interested in attending.

Minutes of the Florida Region AACA Dena Holt won the 50/50 drawing as well General Meeting – July 9, 2018 as a coin. Matt Cannizzaro, Lee Dunkin and Dick Gauchat also won a coin. The General Meeting of the Florida Region AACA met at the Kress Memorial Church The Meeting was adjourned at 7:27 pm. in Winter Park, Florida on July 9, 2018. The Meeting was called to order by Vice– Howard Gilkes, Acting Secretary President Howard Gilkes at 7:00 pm. Florida Region AACA. 3 Car Parking Lot – 1948 Buick Eustis, FL By Mark Regnier On July 25, 2018, I came across several antique cars in a parking lot in Eustis, Florida. A majority of them have late model engines/interiors and modern automatic transmissions but the exteriors are period correct and unmodified.

1951 Ford “Woody” Station Wagon

This gorgeous Buick convertible featured All 1951 Fords sported a new “dual– 1948’s introduction of the 2–speed bullet” grille and heavy chrome bumpers. Dynaflow, the first passenger car torque This year Ford also added a new “turn-key” converter transmission. Also standard on ignition. Front suspension is independent are power windows, power coil springs. seat and power convertible top 4 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Bonham’s Auction in the United Kingdom, Lot 370, sold for US$ 2,552,483 including premium.

“ TheDB5 was a direct descendent of the first of this particular family of Aston Martins, the DB4, which had represented a giant step forward for the marque when it arrived in 1958. Classically proportioned, the Touring-designed body established an instantly recognisable look that would stand Aston Martin in good stead until 1970. The engine was still an all-alloy, twin- overhead-camshaft, six ...The new 3,670cc engine featured ‘square’ bore and stroke dimensions of 92mm, and developed its maximum power of 240bhp at 5,500rpm. The David Brown gearbox was a new four- speed all-synchromesh unit.”

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This1963 Chevrolet Corvair with automatic transmission and red interior was an all original survivor. “007” Car Sold James Bond’s 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Sports Saloon, as featured in 1995’s GoldenEye movie, on July 13, 2018 at

5 COVER VEHICLE FEATURE ARTICLE 1957 BMW 507 V–8 Roadster Bonhams Auction, July 13, 2018 Goodwood, United Kingdom Lot 330, Sold for US$ 4,957,269 inc. premium

“John Surtees... earned ... no fewer than seven World Championship titles on motorcycles, 1 followed by his 1964 victory in the Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship for Ferrari, and his 1966 CanAm Championship win for Lola–Chevrolet.

TheBMW 507 was based upon a shortened Type 503 chassis frame, providing a wheelbase length reduced from 111.6 inches to 98 inches. The Coupe’s overall length was 190.4 inches and overall height 7mm 49.5 in.

Kerb weight was a claimed 2,930 lbs. The exceptionally shapely and fluid bodywork was almost entirely panelled in hand-formed aluminium sheet, and every 507 left the factory as an individual - no two were precisely the same.

Eleven of the cars were sold with an optional hand- fabricated removable hardtop, and again, as befits bespoke hand-made tailoring, each hardtop fitted only the individual car for which it had been made.

Front suspension was by parallel double two-barrel , and featured a chain-driven wishbones while the rear suspension featured a oil pump, high-lift cams, a different spark advance live axle. Springing was by torsion bars front and curve compared to the associated saloon models, rear, and there was an anti-roll bar provided at the polished combustion chambers, and a compression front while the live axle was firmly located by a ratio of 7.8:1. Power output was claimed to be 150 and a central, lateral A-arm to resist metric horsepower (110kW) DIN at 5,000rpm. acceleration and braking forces. This impressive-looking – and sounding – power unit was mated to a close-ratio four-speed manual TheBMW 507 Coupé’s power unit was an transmission. The standard final-drive ratio was aluminium-alloy pushrod-operated overhead- selected as 3.70:1, with options of 3.42:1 and 3.90:1 valve V8 unit, displacing 3,168 cc (193.3 cubic optional.” inches). It breathed through two Zenith 32NDIX Text and photos from www.bonhams.com 6