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February 2014 The Hillholder February 2014 THE HILLHOLDER The Official Newsletter of the North Georgia Chapter Studebaker Drivers Club February 2014 STUDEBAKER SPOTLIGHT WHAT DO THE PICTURES SHOWN BELOW NORTH GEORGIA CHAPTER SDC HAVE IN COMMON? FEBRUARY 2014 MEETING REMEMBER FEBRUARY 2012! CAN STUDEBAKERS MEET THE SAME CHALLENGE IN 2014? DRIVE YOUR STUDEBAKER TO THE FEBRUARY 2014 MEETING. Details on Page 11. AIR FORCE ONE HAVE YOU PAID YOUR 2014 DUES?? SPECIAL EVENT PLANNED FOR NORTH GEORGIA CHAPTER SDC MEETING IN MARCH 2014 US POST OFFICE LOGO PENCIL SHARPENER Details on page 3. Details on Page 6. The Hillholder February 2014 February 2014 Vol. 39 No 2 PRESIDENT’S PROSE FEATURES By Ben Alspach 3 March 2014 Meeting 6 Studebaker Spotlight Where Were You In…’64? 7 Loewy Museum Last month there was small article in The Hillholder reminding us of the closing of Studebaker’s South Bend plant in Decem- COLUMNS/REPORTS ber 1963. After more than sixty years of production in South Bend, Studebaker was in serious trouble and the relatively 2 President’s Prose few ‘64 models built there would be the end of U.S. production forever. 3 Editor’s Note I turned ten years old in 1964. I realize some of you are a bit 4 January Meeting Minutes older than I am, but a number of our Chapter members are younger, too. In those days, my family lived in Cincinnati OH and I was an enthusiastic Reds fan, cheering on the likes of 5 Attendees Frank Robinson, Veda Pinson and a tough young rookie named Pete Rose. We had a black and white TV that brought 5 Celebrations in three channels and I wore a flat-top haircut with “goop” that made the front stand up. My most valuable possessions were 5 Treasurer’s Report my red Western Auto bike (complete with light, speedometer and mud flaps), my first baseman’s mitt, a small transistor 9 January Meeting Pictures radio and my growing coin collection (nice buffalo nickels and Mercury dimes were commonly found in pocket change!). 14 Studebaker Corral Even at that age, I was always rather interested in cars and could usually identify most vehicles by make and, often, EVENTS model year. Our family had recently acquired a nice ‘63 Chevy Impala, which was the “newest” car we’d own for many 10 Studebaker Happenings years. I remember my Dad mentioning an article he’d seen in the newspaper about Studebaker halting production. This 11 February Meeting Directions made an impression on him because a good friend of his, Marv, was a “died-in-the-wool” Studebaker man. As I recall, 12 Smoky Mountain Meet at that time Marv was driving a relatively new, brown Daytona sedan. I’d ridden in that car several times and it seemed like th a very nice vehicle to me, although even then there weren’t 13 50 International Meet very many around like it. Marv really dreamed of owning an Avanti and even showed my Dad a brochure he’d picked up at a local dealership. However, that wasn’t very likely to happen since Marv was a minister with a wife and two kids! As for other “unusual” cars I knew well, a school friends mom drove a spiffy Rambler station wagon (maybe a ‘60 or ‘61). It was two-tone green and white with sharp, sculpted lines and sweeping fins above the tail lights. A family at church owned a Kaiser (rode in that a time or two) and some neighbors had, as a second car, a yellow and black Packard Clipper. One of the teachers at our school had a blue Hudson (maybe a ‘55 or ‘56) that burned (and leaked!) a little oil. I don’t think she Page 2 like the car, but it was (Continued on Page 7…See President.) The Hillholder February 2014 Editor’s Note: I am looking forward to February. January, with the coldest temperatures in Georgia in over thirty HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR years, has really been hard, although I did feel a lot better about Georgia weather after I saw pictures of the STUDEBAKERS??? blizzards in Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Minnesota (Can you identify the year and model of the cars on the Weather Channel. Everything is relative I guess. pictured below: Answers in the March 2014 issue The North Georgia Chapter is really starting the year of of The Hillholder.) meetings with two fun things. There is the potluck dinner with the Hudson Club in February and a great tour in conjunction with the March meeting at the Coker Car A Collection. These events should help us all out of the winter doldrums. If you read nothing else in this month’s newsletter, please read the Technical Topic. It alerts us all to a safety hazard that could prove to be fatal. And, I will bet that none of us even thought about it. The author sur- vived his experience but not without dire consequences. Thought for February: “Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire; it is the time for home.” Dame Edith Sitwell. (English Author and Poet) ### B Lory Healy, North Georgia Chapter member, has arranged for a tour of the Cofer Collection of Thor- oughbreds in Tucker GA. The Cofer Collection is one of the finest collections of vintage and classic cars in the southeast and is not open to the public, except car clubs by special arrangement. There are some rare cars not found anywhere else. Lory has made special arrangements just for the North Geor- C gia Chapter. The meeting is Saturday, March 1st. The tour will start at 10:00 AM and members are encouraged to bring family and friends. The tour, which includes a special lecture, will last until 12:30 to 1:00 PM. Lunch and the Chapter meeting will follow at The Greater Good Barbeque, also in Tucker. TREAT YOURSELF TO SOMETHING SPECIAL! Page 3 The Hillholder February 2014 North Georgia Chapter SDC Meeting Minutes Sunday, January 5, 2014 Provino’s Italian Restaurant, Kennesaw GA Ben Alspach, President, called the meeting to order at 3:10 PM. He thanked the meeting hosts – Jim and Barbara Loftin. Sign-in Sheet being passed around. John Hollier moved, Chuck Lampman seconded, to approve the December 2013 Minutes as published in The Hill- holder. Motion carried. Chuck Lampman moved, Wayne Ziemer seconded, to approve the November 2013 Treasurer's Report as published in The Hillholder. Motion carried. Ben congratulated those with January birthdays/anniversaries. Those to keep in our thoughts/prayers: Billy and Charleen Carey and Jim Fisher. Chuck thanked everyone for all they did for Cindy. Announcements 1. Lory Healey – March 1st meeting will be at Cofer’s Collections in Tucker GA. If anyone has car show infor- mation, send it to Charlotte Delli. Wayne Lee says the web site for shows for all makes of cars is southeasternwheelsevents.com. 2. Henry Malin has acquired a 1954 Studellac. Reports 1. Ed Burris (National) Reported the deaths of Mike Kelly and Andy Granatelli. 2. Wayne Lee (Southeast Zone) He has been zone coordinator for 5 years and in April Jack White will take the position. Jeff Rice is organiz- ing a Studebaker Swap Meet in Statesboro April 11-12, 2014. Please fill out the Studebaker Survey and re- turn to him or do it online. 3. Bill Delli (Treasurer) Balance 12/01/2013 was $4742.34. Balance 12/31/2013 was $4924.96. Complete report in The Hillholder. 4. Charlotte Delli (Editor) Please send in articles. 5. Barbara Miller (Membership) 2014 dues are due now. Send in roster changes by March 2014. New Business 1. Charlotte Delli moved, Bruce Rawley seconded, to change the recommended minimum balance for the Chapter’s bank account to $3000. This allows for funding of special projects with a feasible recommended limit that would leave enough in the treasury for funding the operation of the Chapter. Motion carried, with one nay vote. 2. Ben told the club about the great write up about Bill Tilden in Turning Wheels. He thanked Charlotte for in- cluding Alan Ziglin’s wonderful write up about Bill Tilden in The Hillholder. 3. Ben talked about some chapter by-laws that need updating. He asked officers to stay after the meeting to discuss this. Officers will bring the changed by-laws to the members for approval at a later meeting. Next meeting is Sunday, February 2nd at 12:30 PM in Chamblee GA, hosted by Alan and Rochelle Ziglin.. Hudson Club will be in attendance so let’s have a lot of Studebakers there. Chuck Lampman moved, Barbara Miller seconded, to adjourn at 4:00 PM. Motion carried. Lory Healy won $32.00 in the 50/50. The North Georgia Chapter Studebaker Drivers Club banked $32.00. Submitted by Terry Ziemer, Recording Secretary (Editor’s Note: The Swap Meet to be organized by Jeff Rice for April 2014 has been postponed until 2015.) Page 4 The Hillholder February 2014 ATTENDEES NORTH GEORGIA CHAPTER MEETING JANUARY 5, 2014 FEBRUARY CELEBRATIONS Ben & Janet Alspach 1949 Champion Melvin Bohannon Edward Burris Solon Couch Bill & Charlotte Delli BIRTHDAYS Lory Healy Peter McCaffrey 2/1 John Hollier Solon Couch 2/2 Chuck Lampman Dale Jakupca 2/2 Wayne & Ann Lee 1953 Starliner Melvin Bohannon 2/8 Jim & Barbara Loftin E.C. Henley 2/19 Henry Malin 1950 Champion Lisa Spang 2/19 Peter McCaffrey Wayne Lee 2/20 Dan & Barbara Miller Jerry Forrester 2/21 Bruce & Karen Rawley Carolyn Sikes 2/22 Wayne & Terry Ziemer Edwin Rhodes 2/23 Richard Knoblock 2/24 Wayne Ziemer 2/25 (Editor’s Note: The January meeting took ANNIVERSARIES place on the coldest day in Georgia recorded Billy & Charleen Carey 2/10 in over thirty years.
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