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Aaron Weiss Collection & the Huntington Library Winner: 1st Place Concours - Couchbuilt MPW, Corniche, & Camargue Series Bill Sundin 1988 Bentley Continental MPW DHC (SCBZDOO2) AaronAaron WeissWeiss CollectionCollection && TheThe HuntingtonHuntington LibraryLibrary -- MayMay 17th17th VOLUME 51 ISSUE 5 MAY 2015 May CLASSIC AUTOMOBILES AND CULTURE 2015 Regional Officers Chairperson Karen Perrault Vice Chairperson Larry Ewaska Treasurer Terri Mercurio Secretary Carolyn Quadt 562 598-7028 Come and join us on May 17th for an unusual and interesting event. We will Appointed Positions meet between 10:30 and 11:00 a.m. with fellow RROC members and guests at Aaron Chief Judge Tom Mercurio Technical Chairperson Ronny Shaver Weiss’s Collection in San Marino to begin a fabulous day where we will marvel at Membership Chairperson Pierre Lemieux the approximately forty incredible classic cars on display in a setting of exquisite Awards Chairperson Gary Cerveny ambiance. Aaron will give a short talk on the history of the collection and answer any Newsletter Editor Dori Oisen Hospitality Chairperson Joan Hugron questions that we may have. We will enjoy a wonderful luncheon provided by the Cell: (949) 439-0465 caterers from The Huntington at about noon and then we will spend the afternoon at Marketing/Advertising Gene TowIe The Huntington Library. Directory Editor Karen Perrault Webmaster Steve Power-Fardy Archivist Diane Cerveny We will caravan over to The Huntington Library at around 1:00 p.m. where we’ll Bylaws, Policies, Procedures park in a special reserved section of the lot. At 1:30 p.m. we will be greeted by docents who will conduct a tour of the Estate. After the tour, members and guests 2015 Board of Directors are welcome to stay to visit the various art galleries, botanical gardens and gift store. Charles Bivens Paul Dailey Please note that there are three art galleries and sixteen major botanical gardens. The Fulton Haight Betty Green Dori Olsen Bill Sundin grounds close at 4:30 p.m. Clint Camomot Joan Hugron Robert/Nancy Ratinoff The price for this all-inclusive event is $50 per person – truly a bargain. This includes lunch at Aaron’s, admission to The Huntington and the docent-led tour. Editorial Staff Reservations should be received by May 1 (please try to get your reservation in by that Editor: Dori Olsen date). However, last minute reservations will be accepted until May 11. Prospective Cell Phone: (424) 644-5987 new members, friends, children and grandchildren who enjoy cars and culture are [email protected] welcome. Your check should be made payable to RROC – SoCal Region and mailed Please reference RROC in the subject line when sending an email to the editor. Do not send any material or photos that carry a to Terri Mercurio (Treasurer), 22515 Garzota Drive, Santa Clarita, CA 91350 copyright. It is our policy not to publish copyrighted material. What: The Aaron Weiss Collection and the Huntington Library The Spirit of Ecstasy is published monthly, approximately Date: Sunday, May 17, 2015 two weeks after the meet. Articles and notices should be Time: 10:30 a.m. received no later than the 15th of the month prior. Please identify cars (with chassis numbers) and individuals in all Where: The Aaron Weiss Collection photographs. Private party advertisements for 150 N. San Gabriel Blvd. #700, Pasadena, CA 91107 Rolls-Royce/Bentley sales, wanted items, parts, lost and (NE corner of San Gabriel Blvd and Walnut Ave.) found, or information will be published for members at no charge. For car sales, include chassis number and asking Cost: $50.00 per person price. Photos will be published at a nominal charge. Hosts: Dennis and Liz Kneier – (626) 578-1109 Non-member advertising will be accepted at published RSVP Deadline: May 1, 2015 (Preferred) May 11, 2015 (Final) rates. Display advertising is accepted, at the discretion of the Editor, for business card, 1/4, 1/2, or full page insertions Directions in increments of three, six or twelve months. Advertisements are published as a courtesy to the membership. The Southern California Region and its Editor(s) do not assume responsibility The Aaron Weiss Collection –From the 210 Freeway, exit Sierra Madre Blvd. in the event of a claim of loss or damage resulting from in San Marino. Go south on San Gabriel Blvd. a few blocks to Walnut Ave. It is located publication. Members are responsible for investigating any at the NE corner of San Gabriel Blvd. and Walnut Ave. There is ample parking. advertising claims prior to entering into an agreement with an advertiser. Please contact the Editor(s) for information or published rates. Articles reflect the opinion of the authors The Huntington Library – Directions will be provided at lunch. and do not necessarily reflect national or regional policy. The Southern California Region and its Editor(s) seek to publish It is 2.3 miles from the Aaron Weiss Collection to The Huntington Library. There accurate material but neither assumes responsibility in the will be special reserved parking for RROC cars in the Huntington lot. event of a claim of loss or damage resulting from publication. The organization is under the control of the National RROC. MAY 2015 20142015 May 9 Technical Meet Host: Ronny Shaver 15 DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF BALLOTS FOR THE NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS 17 Aaron Weiss Collection and the Huntington Library $50 Hosts: Dennis and Liz Kneier 25 Memorial Day June 6 Tech Meet Host: Ronny Shaver 13 Tony Hart Collection $40 Host: Tony Hart 20 Southern California Historic Sports Car Festival Chairman’s Corner This is a non RROC-sponsored event Hi all! 18-28 RREC Rally 2015 I hope you are enjoying the beginnings of spring. I hope you have had some wonderful days driving your PMCs all around this beautiful Southern California landscape, enjoying July the sunshine and all that California can offer you. 18 Tech Meet March was quite a month of activities for RROC. We Host: Ronny Shaver started the month with the awesome Ray Scherr Collection, and what a collection it was. Here we got to see some 60 plus cars that were perfect, no additional restoration required. In addition, there was his personal collection of August guitars, so many, and lots from famous players. Then there were gas pumps, balancing scales, hook rugs, neon lights, 1 Board Meeting vintage safes, children’s riding toys, and so much more. Then Hosts: Larry and Gary Ewaska March continued with a judge’s seminar and that was followed by a Palm Springs breakfast meet that had over thirty 8 Technical Meet participants. Host: Ronny Shaver The end of the month gave us the ever popular Concours d’Elegance at Santa Anita. What a fabulous event, and we 12 - 16 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance have to thank Nancy Ratinoff for all her hard work to make this event a special one. However, in addition we had some very special sponsors that made this event one to remember. September We want to thank Mothers ® products for all of their support and fabulous products. We also want to thank Rolls-Royce of 12 Technical Meet Beverly Hills and Bentley of Beverly Hills for all of their very generous support to help make this one of the best concours Host: Ronny Shaver in our history. Please consider contacting these generous sponsors for their wonderful products or their fabulous 20 – 27 British Columbia Region service to our PMCs. Sea to Sky Tour We have so many more wonderful activities scheduled for 2015, you need to check our calendar so you don’t miss a thing. Please feel free to contact me if you have questions October about an event, a suggestion for a new event, or just a comment on how we are doing. All of us wearing those new 3 Technical Meet royal blue badges are happy to serve you for 2015, so please Host: Ronny Shaver talk to us at an event and let us know how we can serve you better. TBA Fox Hunt Host: Sanford Doi Happy motoring in the sunshine! Karen RROC-SOCAL.COM MAY 2015 of raffle items including many informative books, jump starters, spot 2015 Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club lights, California Car Cover Dusters, and a classic Bentley model. Concours d’Elegance Special thanks are given to Harley Johnson (granddaughter of Karen By Fulton Haight Perrault) and Ian Meyer (son of Pedro Meyer) who assisted Nancy in the raffle presentations. If you were not at the 2015 Concours, you missed one of our We are all especially grateful to our Chief Judge, Tom Mercurio, finest events ever. A fabulous time was who organized the judging. After the judging teams scrutinized each had by all as near-record numbers car, he and his wife Terri calculated the 2015 Concours results. In of our beloved coaches were on addition to being a judging Team Captain and Technical Chairman, hand to be appreciated and judged. our sincere thanks to Ronny Shaver, owner of Ronny’s Garage, who Congratulations to our membership donated a $300 gift certificate as the grand prize in the raffle. We also for making our 42nd Annual Concours thank Rolls-Royce Motor Cars of Beverly Hills for their monogrammed d’Elegance such a memorable event. and personalized scented candles which members absolutely loved Because of the large showing of cars, and Garage Style magazine for their generous donations to our we moved the event to a larger infield Concours. glen which offered easy access to the betting windows and a close-up view I Couldn’t Have Done It without You! of the magnificent horses in the middle By Nancy Ratinoff To the Concours of the back stretch. The weather was perfect, in the mid 80’s, with a steady breeze.
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