The Official Publication of The Capitol City Rockets July/Aug/Sept 2007 Volume 18, Issue 4 Scott Phillips—Editor The Rocket Review Fall Super Edition

The 2007 All- GM Show held at Mont- gomery Col- Inside this issue: lege in Rock- ville proved to be as excel- Gary Sutherlin’s Travels 2-3 lent as the Local/National Calendar weather. All-GM Wrap Up and 4 More photos Results inside! Ken Quincy’s ‘84 All-GM Show Pictures 5-8 H/O is front and center.

Classifieds/Directory and 9-10 Membership All-GM Show Breakdown—Cory Correll

To all CCR members, high tech vote tabulation of Many folks drove 1.5 miles Club Events: Everyone wants to Denney Keys, Ken Quincy, to O‟Brien‟s restaurant for thank all the hard workers and Richard Brown. Rick lunch and then came back! Save these and non-member volunteers Merry and his Austrian We will be entertaining Dates: that helped make our annual guest, Gary, did an out- other food vendors for next All-GM show another suc- standing job with the t-shirt year. The new DJ proved  Sat, Oct 20, cess this year. Our show is sales. Jim, Jr. and his popular, and we sold a lot of continually getting some daughter Rebecca helped shirts due in part to less 8:30 am-4 pm, concourse-class antique iron Jim and Blanca with the vendor competition this Rockville An- to show up, and I never fail Metro “Carbucks” refresh- year. to be impressed with the ment stand. There were tique and Classic I was told by many quality of the cars. Of many others that gave an Car Show, Rock- that the super heat over 100 course, the quality of the extra hand or brought an degrees a few days earlier ville Civic Center people goes without saying. extra tent that made the set prevented some preregis- up and tear down work like Park (flyer at- Many thanks to tered cars from being de- Franklin Gage, who was one a well-oiled machine as well. tailed and therefore not be- tached). of the first on the field and We had the most ing able to be shown. I had  Sun, Nov 11, the last to leave (with Tom pre-registered vehicles (58), to wax my car the night be- McQueen, who had car but not the highest turn-out fore in the dark because of 1:30 pm, at Kil- trouble). Thanks to the un- of show cars (147). The the heat, and I hope I got all flappable front gate folks: number of vendors was the wax off! Our oldest roy’s Bar and Rich Hollar, Dale Long, down, and we had a major show car was a 1924 Grille in Spring- Roger and Phil Camp and delay again this year with (continued on p. 4) field, VA others. Many thanks for the our well-liked O‟Brien‟s. P a g e 2 The Rocket Review Volume 18, Issue 4

VA Antique Plate Law Changes

If you register your participation in club activities, While the penalty for Olds in Virginia, and have an- exhibits, tours, parades, and misuse is a Class 4 misde- tique tags, or “black plates”, as similar events and to carrying meanor and a 5 year registra- they are sometimes called, you or transporting passengers, tion revoke, all you have to do likely have recently received a personal effects and other to comply is show you own or memo from the Department of antique vehicles for show use another “properly regis- Motor Vehicles. As previously purposes. They may also be tered” vehicle and submit a reported in the Rocket Review, used on Virginia highways to notarized “self-certification” Paul Seleckmann and his legislation concerning legal use test vehicle/trailer operation, that you provide “...based on wife drove this maroon 1962 of antique plates was passed obtaining maintenance or your knowledge of the vehi- TheCutlass green valley convertible to the rightdown is effective July 1, 2007, and the repairs and/or to sell the cle‟s safety equipment and safe Lonefrom Pine, PA CA, to show Gary’s off destina- its new state is giving owners with vehicle...Antique plates per- operation.” A key point is that antique plates until January 1 mit occasional pleasure driv- the vehicle is only held to the tioninterior this past and June rebuilt in his engine. Cutlass. of 2008 to file an “Applicant ing (not to exceed 250 miles safety standards of the model Certification” form. (I just got from the owner‟s residence) year in which it was manufac- my form in the mail last week). but are not to be used for tured. The VA code general transportation pur- As long as you file the (Section 46.2-730) “limits the poses, including...daily travel form promptly, you will retain to and from the owner‟s use of antique vehicles… regis- permanent registration and it place of employment.” tered with antique plates to the seems, at least at this time, a reasonable deal. Every 3 years since 2000, CCR member Gary Sutherlin has Gary Sutherlin’s Cross-Country Trip—Part I been traveling cross- country in his „77 ers (people from LA) to go to not have high school reun- Cutlass to the Lone I graduated from Lone Pine Union High Big Bear, several large lakes, ions. About 30 years ago Pine, CA “Town School in Lone Pine, Califor- mountain parks, and Reno. someone got the idea of Reunion”, so named nia in 1962, in a record class The town is made up of res- “Town Reunions” for all due to its lack of of 38. When my parents and taurants, gas stations, motels, high school classes. The span sizable high school I moved to Lone Pine, Cali- and sporting good stores. settled into every 3 years. classes for reunions. When I graduated there was a fornia in 1958, Hollywood The first town reun- was making a lot of western Ford and a Chevy dealer, and ion I knew about and went to movies in the Alabama Hills. a closed movie theater. If was 2001. Up until a west Mt Whitney at 14,396 feet is your parents didn‟t own a coast business trip in 1997, I the tallest mountain in the 48 business, or the county or LA didn‟t know if Lone Pine still Water and Power wasn‟t hir- states and was easy to pick existed. On the phone I ing, you left Lone Pine for out in the westerns made talked to a friend catching up there. For high schoolers it college/trade school, Armed on what he knew about the was a great place to PARTY! Services(US Army for me) or class, but didn‟t get to visit. I rolled my first car (‟57 north or south to find work. On the day I left, I crossed Volvo) and flattened a sage 1962 pop. was about 2,100. paths with one of the class brush on my 16th birthday in The population is odd balls. He recognized me the Alabama hills. now 2060; mostly because of and when I looked up, I rec- Lone Pine, Califor- flatlanders building retire- ognized him!!! Only guy I In the distance, white painted nia is basically a tourist town ment homes. Vacant lots know that got arrested for abound. No car dealers. The riding a bicycle drunk and “LP” rocks, a long standing 60 miles north of Mojave, with nothing in between, 350 LPHS graduating class of was probably going to spend “constructive graffiti” tradition miles north of Los Angeles. 2007 was 24. There are now 2 a few days in jail. Allen had Gary remembers from 1958. This road is used by flatland- garages in town to fix cars. A not changed a bit… . (To Be high school this small does Continued in the next RR…) The Rocket Review Volume 18, Issue 4 P a g e 3

All-GM/Truck Carlisle Had Plenty to Offer

The annual Carlisle als. Club friends Mark and as Saturday featured a dem- GM Nationals held in late Margie Markowski won the onstration by the Virginia June at the Carlisle Fair- 1966-1992 Toronado class Giant and another truck, grounds were perhaps a lit- with their stunning red „66 and monster truck rides in tle more sparse on vendors we saw a few years back, the bed of the old Virginia than previous years, but the and CCR club member Carl Giant truck. Needless to show cars more than ade- Shaffer won first place in say the Phillips boys were quately made up for it, as the “Olds Cutlass Hardtop/ impressed by that! the show celebrated the Convertible (All)” class— The variety of 1957 models, and many ex- where 1972‟s swept 1st-3rd! trucks was great, and they cellent rides from the GM GM Truck Nationals provided For the first time I actually have a growing kid some entertaining stuff to do on Heritage Center were exhib- attended the Carlisle Truck area the boys liked quite a ited in the display buildings. August 4th, though the 100 plus Nationals on Saturday, Au- bit. We didn‟t last too long degree heat wilted the Phillips The gust 4th. My youngest son, in the brutal heat that day, boys... Club of America had the Carter, is 3 and is a huge but there were tons of qual- 3rd highest club participa- monster truck fan, so I have ity trucks on display and the tion at the All-GM Nation to admit having an agenda, swap meet was very strong. 2007 Local/National Car Events Calendar! The Capitol City Some Local Cruise-Ins: Show Calendar: October 3-7—Fall Car- Rockets will have a  Sterling, VA—Chik September 22—Rohr lisle—Carlisle, PA sponsorship banner on the show field at Fil A in the Lowe‟s Memorial Antique Car Oct 10-13—Fall Her- Rockville. Park near it parking lot at Dulles Meet, Bull Run Region shey—Hershey, PA and we‟ll try to have an Town Center; Fri 6-9 AACA—Manassas Mu- informal Oct meeting at Oct 13—Fall UPS 1 pm.  Manassas, VA— seum, Manassas, VA Show—Laurel, MD Burger King (same as September 23—Blue Oct 14—Delaware Valley for Dust Off); Sat 4-8 Gray Olds Chapter All Olds Fall Oldsmobile  Springfield, VA— Oldsmobile Show— Show—Kerr Park, Silver Diner on Fran- Hummelstown, PA Downingtown, PA conia Rd near Spring- September 29—Motor- Oct 20—Rockville An- field Mall; Sun 5-9 ama, US Muscle Car Fed- tique and Classic Car  Laurel, MD—New eration—Mt Airy, MD Show—Rockville, MD Centre at Contee and Oct 6—Christ Episcopal For more local shows and Rt. 1; Wed 6-9 Church Car Show— cruises check: Spotsylvania, VA  Glen Burnie, MD— capitalcruisin.com Brewster‟s Ice Cream; Oct 6—Come Back To This beautiful 1977 Delta 88 Fri 5-10 Bethesda Car, Truck, and It‟s detailed and has loads Indy Pace Car was one of the of information. display cars at GM Carlisle.  Hagerstown, MD— Motorcycle Show and Valley Mall behind Family Fun Day—Chevy JCPenneys; Sat 6-10 Chase Cars, Bethesda, MD P a g e 4 The Rocket Review Volume 18, Issue 4

2007 All-GM a Big Success (cont.)

(this deserves an award!) Class Results and the oldest sight for sore Class I: 1948 and older 3) 1995 Trans Am eyes, former Metro member 1) 1940 LaSalle 4 dr. conv. Charlie Goswick (#68) Robert Starkweather, with Roger Bentley (#4) Class VIII: Corvettes family and a 1940 Buick 2) 1940 Buick Century 1) 1957 Convertible limo! Also, I‟d be remiss Roy Sedgwick (#19) Bill Crawford (#90) not to mention Betty Bubel 3) 1924 Buick Sedan 2) 1965 Convertible and family and Tom Bruce Blackwood (#71) Glenn Young (#78) Paul Seleckmann and his McQueen for hosting and Class II: 1949-1959 3) 2001 Coupe wife drove this maroon 1962 spearheading the goodie bag Geary Dittmer (#75) A respite for club members and 1) 1957 Chevy Bel Air Cutlass convertible down assembly party. Jim Batchelder (#16) Class IX: Muscle Cars 70&older t-shirt sales, Joe Padavano’s from PA to show off its new Next year is Gen- 2) 1956 Buick Roadmaster 1) 1965 Chevy Chevelle SS huge tent was a big help. interior and rebuilt engine. eral Motors‟ 100th birthday, Bill Tricarioco (#17) Phil Goldberg (#63) 3) 1959 conv 2) 1967 and we will be celebrating Mark Brodsky (#54) Richard Brown (#5) its centennial with a special Class III: 1960-1964 3) 1967 Chevy Camaro design for the shirts and Ivory Newton (#73) awards. I hope we can get a 1) 1960 Chevy Impala conv Randy Richards (#91) Class X: Muscle Cars 71&newer record crowd to turn out for 2) 1963 Chevy Impala con 1) 1972 Oldsmobile 442 it, as it only comes around Emiliano Chapa (#62) Dave Huke (#127) every 100 years. So...mark 3) 1960 Pontiac Ventura 2) 1977 Pontiac Trans Am your calendars for Saturday, Phil Falcone (#119) Eric and Laura O‟Dell (#128) August 9th, 2008! Class IV: 1965-1969 3) 1972 Oldsmobile 442 conv Cory Correll, CCR VP and 1) 1967 Pontiac GTO Jim Stohlman (#113) President, Metro Buick Arnold Bousetti (#86) Class XI: Eldos, Rivs, Toros, GP’s, Monte Carlos Chapter 2) 1969 Chevy Camaro Billy McKee (#74) 1) 1966 Best of Make/Show 3) 1969 Chevy Nova Cory Correll (#2) Even the All-GM street park- Rich Zimmerli (#89) 2) 1976 Cadillac Eldorado ing flashed some iron, as the  Best Chevy: Class V: 1970-1979 Bill Redfern (#47) 3) 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix Corvair, Olds, and ’56 attest. 1960 Impala Coupe 1) 1975 Chevy conv Rick Vare (#102) Charlie Wirth (#61) Joseph Luber (#36)  Best Pontiac: 2) 1970 Buick Skylark con Class XII: GM Modifieds 1956 Safari Wagon Beth Kyle (#53) 1) 1957 Chevy Bel Air Arch Archembeault (#83) 3) 1973 Chevy Vega GT Michael Dinova (#32)  Best Olds: Jack Neidert (#66) 2) 1969 Oldsmobile 442 1972 Hurst Olds Coupe Class VI: 1980-1989 Bob Lieugo (#130) 3) 1967 Chevy Nova SS Carl Shaffer (#39) 1) 1985 Buick Riviera Marcus Jenkins (#99)  Best Buick: Ronnie King (#15) Class XIII: GM Trucks 1959 Electra Pace Car 2) 1983 Chevy Monte Carlo con 1) 1972 GMC Tom McQueen (#57) Bill Clark (#25) 3) 1987 Buick Grand National Tom & Mary McFiven, Jr (#85)  Best Cadillac/LaSalle: Dave Ruskey (#111) 2) 2000 Chevy S-10 1947 convertible Class VII: 1990-present Ray Matherly (#76) Bill Young (#60) 3) 1968 Chevy El Camino 1) 1992 Cadillac Brougham  BEST OF SHOW: Chuck King (#114) James Hartnett (#46) 1970 Buick GS 455 con 4) Ben & Jerry‟s Ice Cream Truck This young lady received a spe- 2) 1994 Chevy Z-28 Camaro Hey—they got 3 votes! Paul/Lyn Gawel (#109) Tony Mackel (#67) cial thanks, as she ran (of Hershey, PA—Lyn O’Brien’s check out at lunch. is an AACA Librarian!) P a g e 5 The Rocket Review Volume 18, Issue 4

2007 ALL-GM SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

First Place, Class I, 1948 and older, First Place, Class II, 1949-59, Jim First Place, Class III, 1960-1964, Randy Roger Bentley‟s 1940 Lasalle Batchelder‟s 1957 Chevy Bel Air and Sherry Richards 1960 Impala

Rich Zimmerli‟s 1969 Nova took 3rd Joseph Luber‟s 1975 Chevy Caprice 1st Place in Class 6, 1980-89, was place in Class IV, 1965-69 convertible won 1st place in 1970-79 Ronnie King‟s 1985 Buick Riveria

Class 7, 1990-present was won by This stunning modified „57 Vette Phil Goldberg‟s „65 Chevelle SS won James Hartnett‟s „92 Caddy Brougham owned by Bill Crawford won Class 8 the Muscle Cars 1970 & older class TheP a g eRocket 6 Review The Rocket Review Volume 18, IssueP a g e 64

2007 ALL-GM SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

Bruce Thomas‟ 1983 Hurst Olds took A seldom-seen 1995 Cutlass Supreme Jim Stohlman‟s 1972 442 convertible Show organizer Cory Correll was re- Class 12, GM Modifieds, was won by a 1st in the 80-89 class. coupe, fully trimmed out. got 3rd place in Class 10. warded with a 1st place in Class 11. Michael Dinova‟s „57 Chevy Bel Air.

Deep wine color contrasts with a Another feature car, this 73 Chevy Nicely shined Cutlass convertible In the GM Truck class, Tome Tom McQueen‟s 1959 Buick Electra Arch Archembeault‟s „56 Pontiac Safari bleach white interior on this droptop. came equipped with the first air bag. shows off its Washington Times article. McFiven‟s „72 GMC placed 1st. was voted Best Buick/ Wagon won Best Pontiac/Oakland

Best Olds/Viking went to Carl Shaffer Bill Youngblood‟s 1947 coupe won Charlie Wirth‟s 1960 Impala Coupe took and his impeccable „72 Hurst/Olds Best Cadillac/LaSalle honors the Best award home. P a g e 7 The Rocket Review Volume 18, Issue 4

2007 ALL-GM SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

“Best of Show” winner: the Gawel‟s Oldest vehicle at the All-GM this year, Thanks Joe P for your time working on 1970 Buick GS 455 convertible a beautiful 1924 Buick. the driver‟s window of this „62!

An unusual sight, this sea foam green This „69 Delta 88 sports perhaps the Mike and Margaret‟s Olds parked side on white 1962 Ninety-Eight most perfect fitting top at the show by side in the 1970-79 class

This Chevy Vega GT proved popular Gary Sutherlin‟s „77 Cutlass made it up Marvin Jackson‟s 1978 pristine Ninety- among show-goers, got a 3rd in its class to Montgomery College, too! Eight shows why it‟s won awards TheP a g eRocket 8 Review The Rocket Review Volume 18, IssueP a g e 84

2007 ALL-GM SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

Bruce Thomas‟ 1983 Hurst Olds took A seldom-seen 1995 Cutlass Supreme A lot of folks really liked the look of Another sharp-looking ‟87 442 with A notable—the only Saturn on the lot a 1st in the 80-89 class. coupe, fully trimmed out. this Pearl white over silver 1987 442. the two tone paint scheme. was this beautiful 2007 Sky convertible

Deep wine color contrasts with a Another feature car, this 73 Chevy Nicely shined Cutlass convertible Dick Brown‟s red 1967 442 took a 2nd This 1983 Hurst/Olds entered in the Jim Stohlman checks out his award bleach white interior on this droptop. came equipped with the first air bag. shows off its Washington Times article. in the Muscle Cars ‟70 & Older class. muscle car class—its paint impressed us! after receiving it from Cory.

Best of Show winners Paul and Lynn Former CCR president Dick Brown Carl Shaffer thanks Cory for his Best Gawel show off the hardware! receives his award. Olds/Viking award (tough to win this year!) CCR Classifieds

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CARS FOR SALE:  1965 Pontiac Catalina 2 door hardtop. Rusty but a near complete car. Only missing small trim on right rear fender. Excellent mechanicals, receipts from previous owner, rebuilt engine, trans, and rear less than 20K miles ago. $1500 or best offer. Contact Mike Stillwell at 703- 799-2904 or email [email protected]  1940 Chevy 2 door sedan street rod. Camaro sub-frame, „69 Olds 350, Turbo 400 trans, posi rear end. Pwr disks, steering, and seats, ac, tilt, cruise. Red w/custom „59 Chevy dash and leather Caddy interior. New water pump, timing chain, tires. Excellent, dependable driver that runs great. Done about 13 years ago. $12, 000 or best offer. Contact Joe Reece at 540-543- 2102 (home) or 703-901-5800 (cell).

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