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Tactical to Practical – has the advantage that the pilot's eyes do not need to refocus to view the out- INSIDE THIS ISSUE Automotive Innova- side after looking at the optically near- • President’s Column tions Which Changed er instruments. This device emerged • The Ford Ranchero...Precursor to the World – Part I from fighter aircraft and enabled the the Chevrolet El Camino pilot to avoid looking down as they • Tactical to Practical...Automotive By Larry Hassel pursued an adversary. Innovations...Part 1 Although they were initially devel- • Father’s Day Cars with Class—A oped for military aviation, HUDs are Recap now used in commercial aircraft, auto- • Among the Largest Special Order mobiles, and other (mostly profession- al) applications. Vehicles...Gray Line Tours his morning I got into my T2000 Corvette (an 18-year-old car) I got to thinking about other technolo- • Activity Calendar and looked across the windshield at gy that had emerged over the years. the head-up display (HUD). A HUD is Next, we see navigation by Global any transparent display that presents Positioning System (GPS) satellites. data without requiring users to look We must go back to “Sputnik” where system to become available. It was away from their usual viewpoints. The we can find the origins of this technol- first launched in 1978 and was com- origin of the name stems from a pilot ogy. Scientists were able to track a prised of 31 Satellites in orbit at ap- being able to view information with satellite with shifts in its radio signal proximately 12,540 miles in space. It the head positioned "up" and looking known as the “Doppler Effect.” We gives an accuracy of around 5 meters. forward, instead of angled down look- saw a super secret program developed Just try to find a road map or get an ing at lower instruments. A HUD also by DoD to enable a robust navigation AAA Triptik…you have to go online nowadays and most everything is elec- tronic and largely GPS driven. Now, as you drive down the highway, there is an application called “WAZE” which provides ongoing GPS naviga- tion that works on smartphones and tablets with GPS support. It provides turn-by-turn navigation information and user- submitted travel times and route details such as accidents, road con- struction, continued on page 4 1 Officers/Directors The President’s Column… President By Joseph F. Yochim (314) 602-9498 Joseph F. Yochim 1st Vice-President/Programs Mark Goldfeder Happy Fourth of July, Independ- (314) 878-2786 ence Day and the Start of a Hot 2nd Vice-President/Membership Summer!!! Al Mercer (636) 928-8672 I ndependence Day is perhaps our nation’s Treasurer oldest celebrated National Holiday. Congress made July 4th a na- Jackie Allen (314) 741-4158 tional holiday on June 28, 1870. The city that claims to have the oldest consecutive Fourth of July celebration in the entire nation is Recording Secretary Pekin, Indiana. They will be celebrating their 188th consecutive Sandy Neal (314) 368-1345 Fourth of July celebration. Wouldn’t it be awesome to be able to look back at some of the vehicles that traveled up and down Main Corresponding Secretary Street during 188 years of Fourth of July celebrations? Russell Neal (314) 368-2001 June Recap: Directors June 12, 2018 was the junkyard tour! For those of you that were un- Andy Dorris (2020) Vacancy (2020) able to attend it was a trip back in time through some rusty history. Kevin Williams (2019) As I had posted in the newsletter, our group met at Cracker Barrel Sharon Mercer (2019) restaurant for breakfast and there was approximately ten of us. After Vacancy (2018) David Stephens (2018) a hearty breakfast we made our way down Highway 44 to just be- yound Union, Missouri. There we found an old salvage yard no The HCCM Publication Committee longer open to the public. “Huxels” is what the sign said and that Larry Hassel (Interim Acting Lead) sign advertising this facility was no bigger than an 11 x 14 yard 646 Woodhill Estates Drive sign. As you begin to walk down the hill the first vehicle you will Ellisville, MO 63021 see is a 1941 Chevrolet truck “COE” (cab over engine). I’ve never 636-484-0227 seen one of these up close; just over from that 41 Chevy was a 1946 Webmaster Chevrolet school bus…all original and virtually untouched. Next to Kevin Williams the school bus is a 46 Chevrolet tow truck with two engine blocks (314) 481-9111 chained to the front bumper for counterweights. The 1941 Chevrolet COE truck is his every day driving work truck. Special Events Coordinator Neal McIntyre As you start to walk down the hill it's like you're walking back in (314) 494-0346 time. Over to the right under a tree I see a group of Oldsmobile’s. There is a 1963F 85 two-door coupe, a 1960 Oldsmobile 98 four- Special Liaison and Parliamentarian door and a 1967 Oldsmobile 98 four-door Brougham. The 1967 is Gerald Perschbacher just like the one my father had. Just down the hill from the Oldsmo- Easter Show Chairs biles I see a 1962 work truck. As we go down the hill it’s a walk Michael and Susan Ebert back in time. So I walk a little further down the hill and here is a Car Show and Swap Meet Chair Elliott Cytron 1962 two-door. Continuing to follow the trail of breadcrumbs, I see www.hccmo.com a 1962 Pontiac Tempest two-door with the factory LeMans package. (314) 991-HONK Close by is a 1971 Pontiac Catalina station wagon with the legend- Continued on page 3... 2 ary 400 V8. Over to my left is a “bowtie man’s Holy The Annual Picnic… Grail.” It is a 1963 Chevrolet Caprice two-door with The HCCM Club Picnic is on Sunday, August 19, the SS package. Here is a 1958 Chevrolet Biscayne 2018. Our location is once again at Blanchett Park in station wagon right next to it. Next to the station wag- Shelter #2 (looks for the signs, please). St. Charles, on is several of the tri-five Chevys. We see numerous Missouri. The time is11 AM until 3:00 PM. Impalas and several Novas; there is a 1957 Chevrolet “Sugarfire Smokehouse BBQ” will be provided at 12 Apache pickup truck and, a 1952 Cadillac hearse. o’clock (Noon) - Please RSVP to Joe at 314-602-9498 These are just a few of the vehicles that stood out and so we have enough great BBQ for everyone. Entrée were pretty much completely intact. So much interest items will include Smoked Brisket, Smoked Turkey was generated by this event that we’ve planned to Breast, Pulled Pork, sides consisting of baked beans hold another fall junkyard tour sometime in the month along with macaroni and cheese. Attendees are asked of October or perhaps early November. to bring a side dish or dessert. Hot summer nights car cruise! Our next general monthly meeting is scheduled for We had 35 people show up for the meeting. I quit Friday, July 20, 2018 with a regular starting time counting at over 20 cars…ran out of fingers and toes 7:30 PM location Logan University. Unfortunately I actually. Everyone that attended had an awesome will be unable to attend since I will be in beautiful time. The weather was a bit warm; However, it is downtown Detroit for the Postal Carrier’s Convention. summertime in the State of Missouri…blistering Larry Hassel has a great program for you on how to temps and unrelenting humidity! take Great Photographs of Automobiles. He just did Upcoming… the program for the BMW CCA St. Louis Chapter with an inspiring reception and lots of enthusiasm. We The HCCM Tour and Display to the North have lots of fun things coming up in scheduled events County Veterans Home on Sunday, July 15, and please see my articles with in this month’s news- 2018! Come join us at the Veterans Home 10600 letter. Lewis and Clark Boulevard (North Highway 67) St. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the club Louis, MO 63136 time 11 AM till 2 PM. The Horse- picnic Sunday, August 19! Remember - please let less Carriage Club of Missouri and friends will dis- me know how many people you are bringing so play vehicles to honor our veterans. that we have enough food and refreshments for You will have an opportunity to meet and greet everyone. Until then…Happy Trails to You! George Carper, one of the last two surviving Tuskeg- Sincerely ee Airmen living in the St. Louis Area as he cele- brates his 95th Birthday on this day as well. George was not only a P-51 pilot/mechanic in WWII, but a Joseph F Yochim drag racer and race car driver at the old Walsh Sta- dium here in St. Louis. He has great stories… HCCM President We will be served a complimentary lunch – free to all members displaying their vintage vehicles. Last year we had 22 vehicles on display my personal goal this year is for 30 vehicles to put smiles on the faces of the vets living here. We have approximately 14 people who have volunteered to date. If you can attend, please contact myself or Russell Neal at 314 368 2001. Everyone, this is near and dear to our hearts, so Remember to RSVP for the Picnic so we can get let’s have a great turn-out to honor our veterans! plenty of great BBQ!!! 3 Continued from page 1 traffic delays in general – all sorts of hacking into computer systems, loss of In 1901…The Olds automobile factory real-time traffic and road info.