HOltS S CA!t!tlAGE Vol. 28 No. 1 January -February, 1966 Horseless Carriage Club of America 9031 E. Florence Avenue- Downey, California Founded in Los Angeles November 14, 1937 A nonprofit corporation founded by and for automotive January 21-22 I HCCA Annual M Ling!i antiquarians and dedicated to the preservaton of motor Statler-Hilton Hotel, Los Angele · vehicles of ancient age and historical value, their acces­ February 20 I Bay Area Swap Meet sories, archives and romantic lore. Antioch (Calif.) Fairgrounds OFFICERS February 20 I Hawaiian 'four Fremont (Calif.) Regional Group Ernest C. Boyer ·-- -- --- -------- ----- --- ---- ---· ····--------------President I L Ken Sorensen -- -- ---- ----- ------- ---- ----- -- ---- ---- ----- Vice President March 13 Central California Swap M Cia renee Kay .. ___ __ _______ ····--· ·····--····-...... ___ _______ ___ Secretary Madera Fairgrounds Sandy Grover .... ___ _____ .. ___ _. __________ _______ __ __ __________ __ Treasurer April20-May 23 I Tour Round World John Ogden --------- ------ -···---·· ····--- -Chairman of the Board Clarence Kay, Los Altos, Calif. May 21-22 I Bentley Drivers Club Me t DIRECTORS AND TERMS OF OFFICE Aurora, Ohio June 20-23 I 9th Biennial Reno Tour 1963-65 1964-66 1965-67 Nevada Regional Group Ernie Boyer Dick Alexander Les Andrews First Weekend in August I Harrah Sw p M c 1. E. R. Bourne Gordon Howard Bud Catlett Reno, Nevada Cecil Frye Clarence Kay Roy Davis September 8-9-10-11 I HCCA National T Ul' Dr. E. C. Lawrence Mike Roberts Sandy Grover Yosemite Valley, California Ken Sorensen Joe Straub George Skopecek Summer 1967 I HCCA National Tour Seattle-Tacoma, Washington COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Activities . _____ ____ ________ ___ _________ . _________________ __ __ ___ __. Joe Straub Regional Groups -- --· ··········--······--·· ···-- -- Dr. E. C. Lawrence Publications _____ ____ ___________ ___________ __ __ _____ __ ___ ____ M ike Roberts Gazette ___ ______ __ __ ---- --·· ---- ---·- -···· ······- -- ···----- --- --- -Cecil Frye Budget & Bylaws -------- ----- ---- ----- ---- -- --- -·- ---- Dick Alexander Safety ---- --- ---- --- ---- -- -------- ---- ----- ----- -- -- --- ___ __ ___ E. R. Bourne HONORARY DIRECTORS Lester H. Barnett Dr. A lfred S. Lewerenz Lind ley F. Bothwell W . Everett Miller Rolph Cherry John B. Ogden Floyd Clymer Herb Prentice Sam DeBolt Herbert Royston Warwick Eastwood Dr. Geo. E. Shafer John G. Gillespie Steadman G. Smith .Harry B. Johnson ----------~~~----------- Execulive Secretory: Truman 0. Welch MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION Active Members must own a Horseless Carriage of year 1915 or earlier; they have all privileges of the club. An­ nual dues, $7.00 (foreign, $8 .00), $6.00 of which is for a one year subscription to the Horseless Carriage Gazette. Associate Members hove all privileges of the club except holding a National office and voting . Annual dues $5.00, (foreign, $6.00) which includes a year Gazette subscription . Wives of Members may become either Active or Associate members, corresponding to their husband's membership, Only one copy of the Gazette, the Roster and other mailings will be sent jointly to husband and wife. Annual dues, $2.00. Life Members are Active or Associate Members ·for life upon payment of $100.00 dues. Regional Group Members, who must be National Active or Associate members, pay additional dues as established by the local clubs. 3 ~---------\.\-EJA1R1RilfA nlE ~-----fiJA~ZJEI1TlE-- - OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE Horseless Carriage Club of America EDITOR Fred Hayward Vol. 28, No.1 FEATURE EDITOR Dick Philippi RESEARCH HISTORIAN Dr. Alfred S. Lewerenz January-February, 1966 COVER PHOTOGRAPHER Mike Roberts TECHNICAL EDITOR Vaun Rodgers FASHION EDITOR Helen Frye REGIONAL NEWS EDITOR Sandy Grover The Horseless Carriage Gazette is ARTISTS Ward Kimball, Helen Frye, Carlos Diniz, published bimonthly by the Horseless Ben Sharpsteen, Ed Pranger, Peter Heick Carriage Club of America, Inc. , 9031 E. Florence Avenue, Downey, Califor­ CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Herb Royston, Ward Kimball, nia. Second class postage paid at Herb Prentice, Keith Marvin, Randall Gould Downey, California, and at additional Virginia Barnett, Fred Usher, Murray Fahnestock mailing office. Subscription:$6.00 a DISPLAY ADVERTISING MANAGER: Herb Prentice year. IN THifJ-r LSSU.E Articles appearing in this publication express the individual opinions of the National Comments ·····----···-----· ··----·-················ ................ 4 writers and are not necessarily the Announcements ................................................................. 4 opinions of the Editors or the HCCA. Peerless .............................................................................. 6 Written permission must be obtained from the HCCA Board of Directors for Midwest 1 & 2 Tour ......................................................... 12 the reproduction of any material Regional Group News .......................................... 14 appearing in the Horseless Carriage Art Twohy's 1906 White Steamer .................................... .. 16 Gazette. The Sotheby Auction, London .......................................... .. 21 Restoration Hints .... ........................................................... 24 Transitional Fashions, 1913- 1915 ................................... 26 Address all correspondence to Letters to the Editors ............... .. ...................................... 30 Asinine Alley .................................................................. .... 31 HORSELESS CARRIAGE GAZETTE The 1894 Paris-Rouen Trial .............. .................... ...... .. ..... 33 9031 E. Florence Avenue 1914 Automobile Statistics ................................................ 46 Arrington Square Classified Advertising .............................................. .. .. ..... 48 Downey, California Service Directory ..................................................... ...... 50-53 Current Restorations .. .......................................... .. ..... ....... 58 Pride & Joy ............................................................ 60 Memory Museum ............. ................................................... 62 Family Album .................................... ............................ 66 $/.00 a copy . 0'fO:.lflh.l The Ju:..>:T r.-.,._ I!IM Cover Picture THE COVER PICTURE by Mike Roberts was taken at the International boundary last summer when the La Jolla (California( club spent part of their "Carnation Tour" in Mexico. Prominently pictured is Meryle Ledford 's 1 907 Peerless, which complements the back cover by Mike !f!oberts illustration, an early Peerless advertisement contributed by Dick Philippi. See page 6 for more on Peerless autos. 4 ••• ANNOUNCEMENTS ••• NATIONAL CoMMENTs Yosemite National Park will be the site of the 1966 HCCA National Tour. Projected tour headquarters As 1965 draws to a close, we can look back at will be at Camp Curry from where drives will be a very successful year to add to the history of the made to all important areas of the Park and the Horseless Carriage Club of America. The editorial nearby vicinity. Dates are September 8-9-10-11. staff again produced and published the GAZETTE, Tour Coordinator is Bud Catlett, to be assisted by which I believe is the finest magaine of its type. Sandy Grover. Most of the Club activities are conducted at the Regional Group level. I was fortunate to have been 1966 National Club Dues are payable now, and delin­ able to attend nine Regional Tours this past year. quent the end of January. Be sure to get yours in It was interesting to note the careful planning of on time so you won't miss the next GAZETTE. Please tours and events by the various Activity Chairmen use the special renewal envelopes which have been and officers for the enjoyment of their members. sent to all members. The principle events sponsored by the parent club are the Annual Meetings, held in January in Los Briggs Cunningham's new automotive museum will Angeles, and the National Tour. The Annual Meet­ open February 8th in a new 40,000 square foot ing is always a fine two day event and I urge all who building just west of the Orange County ( Califor­ can to attend. So much has been written and said nia) airport. Approximately 60 cars will be on dis­ about the 1965 National Tour, commonly known as play initially, the result of 25 years of careful selec­ the Redwood Tour, that all I will say is that this tion of the world's most significant sports, racing was the best National Tour that I have attended. and classic cars. Such historically important ma­ During the past year I appointed a special Com­ chines as a 1913 GP Peugeot, 1914 GP Mercedes, mittee to study the financial and dues scructures of 1927 Bugatti Royale and 1927 GP Delage highlight the Horseless Carriage Club of America. The com­ the Cunningham collection, all restored to original mittee recommended to the Board of Directors, that condition. John Burgess has been appointed Direc­ dues for 1966 remain unchanged and that a com­ tor of the new Museum, which is located at 250 mittee be appoinnted during 1966 to again review Baker Street (corner of Redhill Road) in Costa our financial status. At this time it appears that a Mesa, California. dues increase may be necessary for 1967, based on increased GAZETTE production costs and general Ira Vail, American dirt track champion for many expenses. years and still Director of Racing at the NY State I wish to thank the 1965 Board of Directors for Fair, has been made an honorary member of the their fine cooperation