The VOLUME 46 NUMBER 3 September 2014 © THE BLACK HAWK CHAPTER - STUDEBAKER DRIVERS CLUB, INC. KEEPING OUR STUDEBAKERS ON THE ROAD Don & Nancy Juday’s granddaughters Al & Diane Benning’s grandsons Don & Gisela Cuddihee’s daughter & son Young Black Hawk Members Participate In Car Judging! SDC 2012, 2013 & 2014 “First Place Senior Award Winner” for Monthly Printed Newsletter The Starliner newsletter is published monthly in the USA by the Northern Illinois Black Hawk Chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club Inc. 2 The Black Hawk Chapter is the officially chartered representative of with yearly national meetings, a monthly publication [Turning Wheels], the Studebaker Drivers Club for the Northeastern Illinois area. The technical assistance, historical data, assistance in parts and vehicle lo- Studebaker Drivers Club is dedicated to the preservation of the Stu- cation and a membership roster on a national level. The Black Hawk debaker name and Studebaker-related vehicles produced by the com- Chapter provides the same services on the local level, including monthly pany during its period in the transportation field. A sincere interest activities, 10 to 11 issues of the Starliner, dinner meetings, picnics, driv- in this cause is the only requirement for membership. Vehicle own- ing events and fellowship and technical sessions. The January and Feb- ership is not a requirement. The Black Hawk Chapter fully supports ruary Starliner material is combined into a single issue called the Janu- the parent Studebaker Drivers Club and requires membership there- ary-February Starliner. See SDC Turning Wheels for National Officers. in. The Studebaker Drivers Club (SDC) provides the membership SDC BLACK HAWK CHAPTER OFFICERS / SEE PAGE 9 FOR PARTS - SERVICE AND MISC. PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER FRANK LILLIG BOB Markert STEVE GOLDSPIEL FRANK GUADAGNO 1804 S. Meyers 4600 Stonewall Ave. 972 Plum Grove Circle 360 N. Catalpa Lombard , IL 60148 Downers Grove, IL. 60515 Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 Wood Dale, IL. 60191 [email protected] 630-852-9893 847-541-6749 630-350-7563 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE STARLINER EDITOR JAY CRITES KAREN JACKSON DON JUDAY JIM KOENIGSMARK 847-437-1587 773-490-7597 726 Beach Avenue 24348 S. 80th Ave. [email protected] [email protected] LaGrange Park, IL 60526 Frankfort, IL 60423 708-354-5095 630-926-6125 (cell) [email protected] MIKE WILLIAMS ASSISTANT EDITOR/ PROOFREADING: FRANK LILLIG [email protected] 815-485-1547 [email protected] 630-620-8362 [email protected] Studebaker Drivers Club Inc. Application Black Hawk Chapter Black Hawk Membership Survey. 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For Member- eastern Illinois area. Reprinting of any articles contained herein is granted to ship Applications, see the this page (above) of the newsletter. Again, if you have any SDC-related organization, provided that the Starliner and appropriate au- questions, please call an officer, above, or for SDC details, contact The Stu- thor(s) are credited as the source. Neither the club nor the editor is responsible debaker Drivers Club, Inc. at the address on the national application (see this for the accuracy or veracity of want-ads contained herein, although reasonable page) or Phone at 763-420-7829 or Fax at 763-420-7849. The deadline for attempts are made to insure the accuracy of everything we publish. Monthly submission of articles, ads, etc., for the Starliner is the 20th of the month (or meetings are usually held the 2nd Tuesday of each month at locations which earlier if you like), as we try to publish by the 28th (except December). All sub- can vary monthly. Please see the Chapter calendar for the current location. missions are appreciated and will be included as space and relevance allow. 3 Prez-Sez: BY: FRANK LILLIG I always enjoy Transportation Days at The Illinois Railway Museum in Union. Of course, there are some years I have not gotten there, but 1st Sunday in August remains a high priority. This year we had really great weather. Avanti, Studebaker and Packard showed up in good numbers. Many members came out for this event. See the minutes for those who attended the meeting. I know some were there but did not attend. We enjoyed seeing members of the Rock River group, some with dual membership. I enjoyed visiting with Ed and Gladys Stastny. It’s been too long since we last visited. Bill Mitchell showed up in a 1965 Wagonaire – the first time I remember seeing him driving a Studebaker. Studebaker on Facebook I first started to use Facebook a few years ago as a way to keep up with my children, their spouses and grandchildren. Since then I’ve expanded to other relatives, friends and various groups. I seldom post something directly, but I often ‘like’ or comment on something. When Paul Windish started to post some photos from his trip last month to the international meet in Dover, Studebakers and other automo- tive groups have become very frequent occurrences on my screen. There’s the Studebaker Addicts (International), the STUDEBAKER, American Automobiles…, Old Cars Weekly, Avanti Owners Association, and others. Studebakers are present in a variety of vehi- cles: pedal driven children’s autos, buses, trucks, sedans, convertibles, station wagons, military and rescue vehicles, even a motorcycle hid- den between early 50s rear fenders. A variety of material is present as well: old ads, eBay and other for sale listings, current vehicles, long stored collections rusting away, restoration or modification in process, from early 1900s electric to 2008 Avanti, showroom to race track, service bay to paint booth, questions and answers. Vehicles presented come from the world-wide Studebaker community and beyond, from Black Hawk members those from other continents, in English, etc. International Drive Your Studebaker Day, September 13, 2014 Last year I missed this event because an aunt passed away in California and I felt compelled to be there with my cousins. I hope that I’m able to participate in events this year. Brian Clauss has again arranged for us to be on the Lunch Hour news segment at WGN tele- vision on Friday, September 12. Let Brian know if you’ll be there: E-mail [email protected] On Saturday, September 13, we have options: From Jack Willis: Gordy Buetsch would like to invite the Black Hawk chapter to join the RRVCSDC to a picnic at his house, 1 PM to ? Bring lawn chairs and a dish to pass. Gordy will supply the meat, soda, silverware and plates. Bring a Studebaker if you can, brand X or whatever. (just come) He invites friends