The Running Board The Edmonton Antique Car Club Newsletter Vol. 54 No. 4 May 2016

The first , an 1899 Model A, arrives at the Packard Laboratory, Lehigh University, in October 1930. See story p. 6.

Member of the Specialty In This Issue Vehicle Association of Alberta Splinters From the Chair……...……....………….... 2 Schedule of Events……………………………..…. 4 Shirt-tail Relative……………………………...….. 6 False Front …………………………………….…. 8 Exhaust Whistle ……………………………….….. 9 Swap Meet…………………………………...……. 10 Old Bob’s Photo Corner….…...…….…………...... 11 The Bamfords’ Garage Page………………..……. 12

Safety Inspections Deadline for June RB DON’T Saturday, May 14 FORGET EACC Spring Tour May 20 Sunday, May 22 SplintersSplinters From TheFrom Chair The Chair by Bertby Hoogewoonink Mike Reid t’s official – car season is here! We were blessed Little Car Club. May 28 we also have the Fort As- with a great fall, a mild winter and a very early siniboine/Barrhead Run. Further details on these I spring! No excuse to not have worked on our car events, and more, are elsewhere in this edition of the (s) during the ‘off’ season. (No excuse doesn’t mean Running Board. Hope to see you out at a few of that I did – somehow the days turned into months these events. and I never got around to working on mine. Oh well.) SPEAKERS CORNER: Let’s do the responsible

While April was a quiet month for EACC events, thing and have your vehicle independently safety in- they’re ramping up in May. May 14 is Safety In- spected. If we self-regulate, our hobby will be able to spection event (see below). May 22 is our Spring effectively lobby against having government bureau- Tour. May 28 we have a joint event with the Weird crats create nightmarish regulations. While I’m not

——————————————————————————————————————————— The Edmonton Antique Car Club The Edmonton Antique Car Club is registered in the Province of Alberta as a General Meetings are usually held on the first Wednesday evening of each nonprofit society, interested in historical motor vehicles and related collectible month, with tours and events being dispersed throughout the calendar year. The items. Our club is dedicated to the acquisition, restoration, preservation, sal- Annual General Meeting is held each year in January. vage, maintenance of and promotion of interest in cars from the following Our club members participate in a variety of events and activities which pro- categories. mote social interaction among members, and give them an opportunity to drive The Horseless Carriage Era (1892 to 1905) their cars and display them to the general public. Annual events include the The Brass Era (1906 to 1915) Klondike Breakfast, the Corn Roast, and Mystery Tours. Senior visits are a The Vintage Era (1916 to 1927) way for our club to give back to the community. Members also participate in Early Production (1928 to 1935) community events such as Sunday in the City , Father’s Day in the Park, and Late Production (1936 to 1948) Harvest Festivals. Our club participates in the annual International Meet in Classics (1925 to 1948) (Defined by The Classic Car Club of America.) which members from all corners of Western Canada and the Northwest United Our objectives also include encouraging the retention of such vehicles in Al- States come together for a wonderful exchange of camaraderie, trophies and berta, promoting driving tours, displays and other activities our vehicles can good old-fashioned fun. participate in, and educating the general public in the historical contribution of Our club publishes a monthly newsletter, The Running Board. Members are the automobile in the development of our Canadian heritage. encouraged to submit articles and other items of interest to the editor for publi- Our membership is varied as to careers and cars, and extends country wide. To cation. As a member you are entitled to receive a copy of each issue and to run qualify as a member, new applicants must be at least 14 years of age; must free classified ads in the “Swap Meet” section. complete an application form (which is submitted to the club executive for Club members as a group have a wealth of experience and knowledge of all approval), and pay a nominal membership fee of $40.00 per year (spousal, aspects of the antique car hobby which they will share with you. Bring your additional $20). It is not necessary to own a vintage car, but merely to have an particular problem to our membership and you will be probably be directed to interest in antique auto memorabilia. an expert in that field.

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Your 2016 Executive President Bert Hoogewoonink The Running Board Past Pres. Ron Bodnar Official Publication of the Vice President Jim Boomer Edmonton Antique Car Club Rec. Sec. Earl Schmermund Box 102 Corr. Sec. Ren Gusek Edmonton, Alberta. T5J 2G9 Treasurer Marilyn Huff Tours/Events Ted Horton Arend Stolte, Editor Membership Bill Agnew email [email protected] Publicity Melvin Reid Reprint permission: Historian Bob Callfas Granted to non profit car clubs and related groups. Editor Arend Stolte Please credit EACC’s “The Running Board “ Assistant Editor Jerry De Jong Dir.@Large Peter Wieler aware this is on their radar – yet - just look east at governments that have taken some of the joy out of our hobby. I know many of you are top notch me- Senior Visits chanics but there’s something about a non-biased eye looking over your pride and joy. Ralph Bosch of Wednesday June 8: Waterford of Summerlea at th 9395 – 172 Street, 13:00 – 14:45 Colrus Motors is performing this on May 14 for a mere $35. Includes coffee, donuts and socializing Wednesday June 15: Shepherd’s Care Vanguard with others. Why not make this year the year you 10311 – 122 Ave, 11:30 – 14:00 (with lunch) participate? See below for map to Ralph’s place. If Friday June 17: Lifestyle Options Whitemud you already have a personal mechanic doing this, Crossing, 4069 – 106 Street, 11:45 – 14:30 come see me to obtain a safety check form and safety sticker for your mechanic. Monday June 20: Jasper Place Long Term Care 8903 – 168 Street, in front, 12:30 - ?? (with lunch)

Thursday June 23: Churchill Manor 5815 – 34 Ave, 13:30 – 15:00 (with lunch, in spite of the late time)

Tuesday June 28: Devonshire Village at 1808 Rab- bitt Hill Road (with BBQ), 12:45 to 14:45 Map not Available Thursday July 7 from 13:30 to 14:30, St. Albert Re- on the Web Edition of tirement Residence at # 125 Everitt Drive North/St. Albert (past Walmart, right at Honda dealership) The Running Board Wednesday July 13: Seesa 9350 – 82 Street, 11:30 – 15:00 (this is a permanent booking for every year, always on the 2nd Wednesday in July)

Thursday July 21 at Wildrose Cottage, 9612 – 172 Street, from 11:30 – 14:00

Tuesday July 26: Dickinsfield Cont. Care 14225 – th 94 Street (park in the middle at back lot), 13:00 – 55 INTERNATIONAL 14:30

AUTO MEET Wednesday August 3: Lifestyle Options Leduc, June 30 – July 3 - 2016 108 Westhaven/Leduc, 11:45 – 14:30

Wednesday August 10: Capital Care Strathcona, HAVE YOU REGISTERED YET? # 12 Brower Drive/Sherwood Park, 13:30 – 15:30

Wednesday August 17: Lewis Estates 9310 – 211 REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS Street, 13:30 – 14:30

MAY 31st Monday August 22: Capital Care Grandview

6215 – 124 Street, 13:30 – 14:30 WE WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO REGISTER EARLY AS WE DO HAVE A Wednesday August 24: Miller Crossing 14251 – MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PERSONS AND 50 Street (parking in rear), 13:30 – 14:45

VEHICLES THAT WE CAN Tuesday August 30: Shepherd’s Care Millwoods ACCOMMODATE. at 6620 – 28 Avenue from 13:00 to 14:30 incl. lunch

For information please contact Friday September 9 from 10:00 to 15:00 at North- Ken Huff by email at [email protected] west Edmonton Senior Centre (12963 – 120 Street), with BBQ

3 Tue/Sat 02/06 Rock’n August. St. Albert. Schedule Of Events Sun 07 Strathcona County Tour. 100 km. May All paved. Wed 09 Executive Meeting Wed 04 General Meeting General Meet ing @7:30 Old Timers’ Cabin, September 9430 Scona Rd. Sun 04 Corn Roast Wed 11 Executive Meeting@7:00 followed Wed 07 General Meeting General Meet by International '16 Com. meeting ing @7:30 Old Timers’ Cabin, Sat 14 Safety Inspections. Ralph Bosch 9430 Scona Rd. shop (Colrus Motors). 31 Sandy Wed 14 Executive Meeting Ridge Crescent. 51422 RR 261. Parkland County. (see map p. 3.) October Sun 22 EACC Spring Tour Meeting at Lon Sun 02 EACC Fall Tour & Econo Run donderry Mall parking lot, far north Wed 05 General Meeting General Meet east corner at 12:45 pm and leaving at ing @7:30 Old Timers’ Cabin, 1:00 pm. Destination is the Alberta 9430 Scona Rd. Railway Museum. Wed 12 Executive Meeting

Sat 28 Ft. Assiniboine – Barrhead Run. November Sat 28 Weird Little Car Club tour to Artist Wed 02 General Meeting General Meet Russ Lemke (welded metal sculptures ing @7:30 Old Timers’ Cabin, from scrap mechanical parts) in Cal 9430 Scona Rd. mar. Contact Hans Van Huystee. Wed 09 Executive Meeting (780) 462-1842. Sun 29 Super Cars For A Super Cause. Fund December raiser for Children’s Autism Services. Wed 07 General Meeting General Meet 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. 170 St. and ing @7:30 Old Timers’ Cabin, 99 Ave. (Toys R Us Parking Lot). 9430 Scona Rd. $20.00 entry fee. Stephan Pertschy, Fri 09 Annual Banquet (587) 982-3974. Wed 14 Executive Meeting

June January Wed 01 General Meeting General Meet Wed 18. Annual General Meeting ing @7:30 Old Timers’ Cabin, 9430 Scona Rd. Sat 05 North Pointe Church Show and Shine A Cold Blast From the Past! Wed 08 Executive Meeting Sat/Sun 11/12 History Road. Reynolds Alberta Museum Sun 26 Vintage Day. Ukrainian Village Thu/Sun 30/03 International Antique Car Meet. July Wed 06 Mystery Tour. Meet EARLY 7:00 at OTC Sat 09 KMS Tools Car Show. Sun 10 Klondike Breakfast. Wed 13 Executive Meeting Fri/Mon29/1 Alberta Circle Tour. Vegreville.

August This spring has been unusually balmy. Not so in 2008 when Wed 03 Mystery Tour. Meet EARLY 7:00 members participating in Powerama fearlessly drove home in a at OTC bitterly cold and windy spring storm. Casino Night Fuel Costs in the 1930’s by Lorne Schmidt by Arend Stolte July First and the International Meet are rapidly As I was putting together Chris’ Bamford’s Garage Page, I was intrigued by the first picture - specifically the signs adver- approaching. As described at our April meeting, we tising fuel. It’s hard to see on your copy but in the blown up will have a "Casino Night" with play money. Then pictures you get some interesting details that also tell us some- there will be an auction of various items that can be thing about fuel costs in the 1930’s. bought with the play money. First of all it’s interesting what we do not see. We do see Julius and Kate filling up a Model T but there is no indication We need all of our members to provide at least what they were charging per gallon which is the first thing we one item for the auction. Examples of what we need expect to see at a service station. are tools, drill bits, oil, antifreeze, ice chests, car pol- ish, and sporting goods. For the ladies to bid on we need craft stuff, ornaments, candles, body lotions, gift cards, etc.

Talk to your regular service provider, garage, convenience store, beauty shop, hardware store etc. Ask them to help. They all have an advertising budget. The first sign says, “Gas by the drum 27½¢. Deliverd in the Please, this is not a rummage sale or flea market country 28½.” Considering the economic conditions in 1933 - no junk! this seems really expensive. I believe a 45 gallon drum holds 37 Imperial gallons so the cost of having a barrel of gas delivered Bring your items to the May or June General to your farm would be $10.55. If I remember correctly from my Meeting or give them to any member of the Interna- youth on the farm in the fifties, a forty-five gallon drum of pur- ple gas was around $10 delivered then also. Wages would have tional Committee or call any member of the execu- been much better in the fifties. tive or myself @780-464-0204 or for pick up. The sign also says, “Tramps Keep going.” Dawson Motors would have been just north of the city then on Highway 28 and next to the rail line so lots of “Tramps” or “Hobos” would have

come by looking for help or handouts. These were the unem-

th ployed, desperate for any kind of work, food, or shelter, moving 55 INTERNATIONAL through the country by hitching rides on freight trains or from kind motorists. The Dawsons obviously saw themselves as a AUTO MEET business, not a charity. June 30 – July 3 - 2016

HAVE YOU REGISTERED YET?

REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MAY 31st This sign says, “Water white Odorles Tractor fuel 19¢ De- WE WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO liverd 20¢.” This was what was also called “distillate”. This REGISTER EARLY AS WE DO HAVE A was an unrefined fuel similar to kerosene. Many tractors of this era had two fuel tanks - one for gasoline and the other for distil- MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PERSONS AND late. The idea was that you could start your tractor on gasoline VEHICLES THAT WE CAN since distillate didn’t vaporize well. Once it was thoroughly ACCOMMODATE. warmed up you would switch it over to distillate. It would run reasonably well and you would save $0.085 per gallon or $3.15 For information please contact on a barrel of fuel. Your tractor probably smoked a lot more but Ken Huff by email at [email protected] air pollution was not generally a big concern back then. Think about all this the next time you fuel up and complain about the high cost of fuel or are passed on the highway a by souped up diesel pickup belching a cloud of black smoke. Meet My Shirttail Relative by Steve Bemount

A shirttail relative is perhaps a distant cousin or someone Ward had used his engineering skills to fully examine the in- related by marriage or perhaps just by wishful thinking, or nards of his Winton, made many notes, and met with Alexander maybe all of the above. On my mother's side, I have a four- Winton to offer suggestions for improvements to the car. Mr. times great grandfather by the name of Joseph Ford (1746- Winton lost patience and informed Ward that if he thought he 1788). I hastily add that this Ford family is absolutely no rela- could make a better car, he should go ahead and do it. Ward tion to the family that spawned the great Henry of automotive took Mr. Winton's suggestion to heart. Ward and George Weiss fame. Joseph had an older sister, Sarah Ford (1739-1813). had become good friends. In a letter from Ward to Weiss dated Now this very-great Aunt Sarah married one Barnabas Packard April 11, 1899, Ward told Weiss they should start a business (1738-1824). Uncle Barnabas' great grandfather, Samuel Pack- together. After a series of meetings, Ward persuaded Weiss to ard (1612-1684), had come to Massachusetts from Suffolk, take his investment out of Winton's company and invest with England, in 1638 at the age of 26. Uncle Barnabas had a first him. In June of 1899, Ward Packard, Will Packard, and George cousin Abiel Packard (1728-1759). Cousin Abiel was the three Weiss each agreed to put up $3,000 to start manufacturing auto- -times great grandfather of a man who did achieve automotive mobiles. They named their new partnership Packard & Weiss fame. Permit me to introduce my somewhat distant cousin and used a portion of the New York and Ohio Co. factory in (1863-1928). He was considered one of Warren for their workshop. They hired Bert Hatcher away the finest auto engineering industrialists and was the founder of from Winton to help them. Alexander Winton was so incensed the Packard Motor Car Company. by Weiss's defection that he removed his name from the list of James Ward Packard was born the first fifty buyers of Winton cars published in The Auto Era November 5, 1863 in Warren, Ohio, even though Weiss was buyer number four on other lists. to Warren Packard (1828-1897) and Through the Mary Elizabeth Doud (1838-1903). summer and fall of Ward, as James Ward was known, 1899, Hatcher and graduated with a degree in mechani- Ward worked on cal engineering from Lehigh Univer- development and sity in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in design while Weiss August 1884 before he turned 21. He procured castings had entered Lehigh at age 17 and had and other speciality been the youngest in his class. After items in . graduation, Ward moved to New Will was in charge James Ward Packard York City and worked for Sawyer of finances. Pack- Mann Electric Company, becoming plant manager, where he ard & Weiss registered the first of his more than 40 patents. In 1890, Ward opened a new ma- returned to Warren where he and his brother William Doud chine shop on No- The first Packard, 1899 Model A Packard (1861-1923) founded the Packard Electric Company to vember 2, separat- make electrical equipment. A year later, Ward and Will started ing them from the New York and Ohio Co. Their first car, the The New York and Ohio Co., also in Warren, which manufac- Packard Model A, was completed and road tested on November tured Packard incandescent light bulbs. 6. On December 30, the three men signed a formal partnership In 1891, Ward bought a U.S.-built tricycle and in 1895 agreement. In 1900, Ward applied for a patent for a new inno- Will returned from Europe with a DeDion-Bouton tricycle. vative car design which included a flexible shaft drive that Ward had been fascinated by motor vehicles ever since starting could be used in place of the chain drive. They built a total of Packard Electric and these two vehicles further intrigued him. five Model A's in 1899 and early 1900, each was experimental He had a set of preliminary drawings for a gasoline-powered and slightly different. The last Model A produced was also the car prepared in 1896, but an economic downturn stalled the first Packard sold, initiative. In July 1898, Ward rode in a Winton car with to a Warren, Ohio, George Lewis Weiss (1862-1945). George Weiss was a major businessman investor in Winton having put up $5,000 a year earlier to help named George the flamboyant Alexander Winton start the Winton Motor Car- Kirkham. By riage Co. in Cleveland. Ward purchased number 13 of 22 cars April, they were made that year by Winton. Ward took possession of the car on making Packard August 13 in Cleveland and drove all day to get home to War- Model B's as a ren, 65 miles away. The Winton stalled several times along the production car. way and eventually broke down a few mile short of its destina- There would be 49 tion. Ward was unceremoniously towed home by a team of of this model built. horses. A few days later, Winton sent his shop foreman, Wil- Weiss received the liam A. (Bert) Hatcher, to fix the problem. first Model B. The Ward's Winton car was plagued with constant problems company was in- Ward Packard test driving a 1902 Model and repeated attempts by Winton to resolve the issues failed. F, 1 cylinder 6 corporated as the Ohio Automobile Company in September serve the firm well 1900. for over fifty (1864-1936) was born in , the years. The Model son of the president of the Central Railroad. In 1902, L was also the while visiting an auto show in New York City, Joy happened to first to show an- see two chase down a horse-drawn fire wagon. In- other Packard trigued, Joy bought the only Packard available in the city. Joy hallmark, indented loved the car and was so impressed by its reliability that he vis- hexagonal designs ited Ward Packard in Warren, Ohio. Ward told Joy that his in the centre of company needed more capital. Joy enlisted a group of investors each hubcap, later that included his brother-in-law, Truman Handy Newberry. On painted red. October 2, 1902, the Ohio Automobile Company became the James Ward Packard Motor Car Company with Joy's investors obtaining Packard married majority ownership. The Packard Motor Car Company was Elizabeth Achsa relocated to Detroit in 1903. Gilmer (1871- All Packards built through 1903 were powered by a one- 1960) on August cylinder engine. The Model B introduced the first foot pedal 31, 1904 in War- for speed control replacing the Model A's hand lever. The ren Ohio. Ward Models A and B were steered by a tiller, but the Model C built was 40 years old Ward & Bess Packard on their honeymoon in 1901 introduced another of Ward's innovations, the modern and Bess was 33. steering wheel. Models A, B, and C had a 2-speed planetary They would have no children. Ward and Bess did something transmission while the Model F (1901-1903) introduced a 3- quite unusual for their honeymoon. They went together on a speed sliding- auto trip in a Packard Model L from Warren, Ohio to Panama gear transmission. Rocks resort near Chautauqua Lake, New York. There is a A two-cylinder marvellous picture of Ward and Bess at their destination in their version soon de- Model L. They both look quite spiffy but the Packard is show- buted but it was ing evidence of the primitive road conditions they had encoun- the four-cylinder tered. Ward and Bess were quite probably the first newlyweds Model K of 1903 to go on their honeymoon in a motor car. priced at $7,000 When the Packard Motor Car Company moved to Detroit that led Packard's in 1903 and the Joy group took control, Ward Packard remained shift to luxury in Warren, Ohio. Ward continued to serve as president of the cars. The Model firm until 1909 and board chairman until 1912, visiting Detroit K was soon re- as needed, while Henry Joy served as general manager. Joy placed by the “Gray Wolf,” first car to exceed a mile a became president in 1909 and chairman of the board in 1916. more reliable minute Ward kept his electrical equipment firm separately and that Model L. became the Packard Electric Division of in The Model L was introduced in late 1903 for 1904. It was 1932. It was renamed Delphi Packard Electric Systems in powered by a four-cylinder engine that displaced 241.7 cubic- 1995, becoming independent of GM in 1999. inches and delivered 22 horsepower. The wheelbase measured Ward Packard fell ill three years before his death and spent 94 inches. It had a three-speed sliding-gear transmission and a his last 16 months at the Cleveland Clinic Hospital, passing bevel gear differential. Top speed was about 40 mph. On Janu- away March 20, 1928, at age 64. He had donated the first ary 3 at Daytona, Florida, a modified Model L known as the Packard Model A he produced to his alma mater, Lehigh Uni- "Gray Wolf" made one mile in 46 2/5 seconds, the world's re- versity, and it is preserved there in the Packard Laboratory of cord for cars of its class. Charles Schmidt, and Eddie Roberts Electrical & Mechanical Engineering, which Ward endowed. set the new "1,000 Another Model A is on display at the Packard Museum in War- Mile Record" with ren Ohio. The car company that Ward founded became the a Model L at leading luxury auto marque in America. Ward was the man who gave his young auto company the advertising slogan that track, Detroit, in became world famous: "Ask the man who owns one." August 1904. The Model L was also Sources: the first Packard The Old Motor, Dec. 27, 2011 & Jan. 17, 2014 to introduce the Hemmings Classic Car, Feb. 2010 new "European Packard: The Legend And The Lehigh Valley, Jul. 1999 Style" radiator The Story of Alexander Winton, Golias Publishing and hood with a Find a Grave Memorial yoke shaped top that became a Ancestry.com company trade- Charles Schmidt & Edward Roberts set mark and would 1,000 mile record 7 modern core. I was very pleased with the result and I Creating a False Front guess it's a good sign that only after it is pointed out by Bob Callfas does anyone become aware of the deception.

Back when I was restoring my 1927 Chrysler "50", it came to the point that the radiator needed to be figured out. Personally, I don't care for the look of a modern core behind a shiny rad shell on an earlier car with an exposed radiator so I was faced with sev- eral avenues to ponder. First was to try and use one of the originals that I had acquired. Some were visu- ally fine but failed the leak test and soldering up dec- ades old copper and brass normally doesn't go well. I then looked briefly into getting the rad rebuilt with the original honeycomb or cellular construction. Well that could be $2000 plus dollars which would constitute a large portion of the final market value of the completed car, so no. I spent a day driving around, talking to rad shops and other industrial type places to see if someone could cut a sliver off one of the original radiators that I could use to create the proper look, no luck there. In Hemmings magazine I saw ads for companies that could build dummy rad fronts for older cars. That would be $500-$600 at that time plus shipping from the UK. I concluded that if I made multiple individ- ual vertical strips in the appropriate shape I could get the desired look. I then had a 1/2"x 36" length of steel flatbar wa- terjet cut to create a male/female die that would fit into a press brake. I formed 1/4" wide strips of 18 gauge steel and tack welded them together with a tig welder using about 100 pieces, as it takes 6 strips to make one inch of width, so this part took multiple hours. Finally, I had it powdercoated gloss black. I Arend’s note: had the rad shop allow for the 1/4" in front of the Bob supplied me with a set of strips for my 1926 Chevrolet Touring a few years ago. I also had had the rad recored and wanted the honeycomb look. It worked out very well and looks surprisingly original. Just a week or so ago Bob dropped off another set for my 1929 Whippet (see below). I’ll put that together one of these days.

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Home Made Exhaust Whistle by Arend Stolte The following story is adapted from an April 21, 2011, article on the Model T Forum written by Dan Knoll Jr. This can be found at: http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/179374/206766.html

Some of our members attending the garage tour at my place last fall were interested in the exhaust whistle that I had made out of copper plumbing pipe. In case you are so inclined, I’ll describe how to make one for your old car, which doesn't have to be a Ford Model T, of course.

First you need to acquire the following materials: 2 pieces 2½ x 2½ 1/8 inch metal plate 24 inches 3/4” copper pipe 4 3/4” copper pipe caps 1/4” brass pipe 12" long One piece of 1/4” all thread One 12” piece 3/8 copper tubing A few 1/4 inch nuts and washers 1- 1" brass pipe cap or copper pipe cap Silver solder and/or regular solder

Key tools : drill press, grinder, 7/8 drill bit, propane torch, files, die grinder, hammer, punch, etc, etc, etc .....

The 3/4” pipe is cut to the following lengths: 4”, 5½”, 6” and Pictures from the forum 8½” long. Make the frames first, then the tubes, then solder the article. tubes in the frames. The center 1/4 hole in the frames was tapped to 1/4". You can use the 1/4” brass tubing as spacers and to pretty it up and hide the all thread.

Cut 11/16 wide slots, 1 1/16” deep, at one end of each tube. Solder the tubes in the frames. Solder the end caps on the end of the tubes. Bevel the slotted ends of the tubes so they look like a whistle. File the tubes where the exhaust goes across to razor thin.

You can use a flaring tool to flare the exhaust tubes then solder each exhaust tube into 3/8 holes drilled on an angle into the 1" brass cap. The exhaust tubes are flattened or crimped down to about 1/16” and bent so that the exhaust will hit the knife edge of the top of the slots straight on to make the sound. The end of the exhaust tubes extend into the slots so that the end is about 1/2” away from the edge.

You will need to tune each pipe separately. You can do this with an air gun set at low pressure.

When I did mine I couldn’t find a brass 1” threaded cap so I used a plain 1 1/4” cap which has the same dimensions as my Whippet exhaust pipe. I believe the originals were threaded so they could be screwed into place. Cast iron caps may also work and may also have been used on some originals.

The pictures will probably be more helpful than my instruc- tions. Have fun and try not to annoy your neighbors too much. My version of the exhaust whistle. 9 1929 Essex Parts Required (0515) Waide 780-478-8454 Swap Meet Seeking parts to finish the restoration of a 1949 Buick Su- For Sale per, 2 door sedanette. I require the heater core for under the front passenger seat, a radiator and a 15 inch rim with 5 bolts to 1929 Acme Truck. Quite com- use for the spare. (1015) plete. Needs restoring. Good Katherine 780-645-9713 winter project. (1015) Call Jim Boomer for more info and photos . Services 780-919-1938 Old Steering Wheel Repairs (0809) Ted Nordquist ([email protected] ) 780-466-1456

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10 Old Bobs’ Photo Corner 1930 Essex By Bob Callfas Documentation by Arend Stolte When I purchased my 1930 Essex Challenger Sedan, I received not only the keys to the car but a key-wallet and St. Christopher medal from the original owner, the late Mike Haydak, a farmer living just outside of Vilna, AB. Inside of the wallet were the current documents for the car when it was last licensed in 1955 as well as old copies from the years before. Mr. Haydak had purchased the car new in 1930 and drove it until 1955. After that it was stored in a shed on the farm for many years. The following are pictured below.

Safety Certificate: For a short period in the fifties all drivers had to have their cars inspected annually and a sticker was Old Bob searched several years to find a photo like placed on the windshield to show compliance. As you can see a this. It suggests the importance the Church held in very thorough inspection was required. I’m sure this car is still most communities of early 20th century North Amer- as safe as can be since it was just inspected 61 years ago and ica, creating a place where many would gather and comes with a St. Christopher medal! interact with neighbors. Certainly folks could Driver’s License: The fine print indicates that this had to be now travel from much further away with these fabu- renewed every year at a cost of $1.00. The only restrictions on lous automobiles. this license was it did not qualify the driver to drive as a Chauf- feur.

Registration: The fee for registration was $11.00. For that you did not get a new plate but only a 1953 tag that was applied to the 1952 plate.

11 —–——–——–—–———The Bamfords’ Garage Page——————————

Blast From the Past by Chris Bamford o at noon Monday, Arend sent your re- S porter an e-mail looking for the May Bamfords’ Garage Page. I promised it for Tuesday, and set to work dreaming some- thing up. Not an hour later I was cycling along 97 St. and spotted Dawson Motors at 128 Ave. Knowing that the late Julius Dawson was a long-time member of EACC, and recalling the business was still in the family, I thought there might be a story here. And there was!

I was briefly a member of the EACC in the ‘70s and may have met the man but have no memory of it. Senior members will cer- tainly remember Julius, who was one of the original 1962 members and passed in 1991 at the grand old age of 93. Julius with his bride Kate were B-A dealers since 1932 — Dawson Motors was passed down to their son Ken, now retired at 80, and then to his son Dale who is still operating today in the same loca- tion.

Dale clearly values and enjoys the family legacy — the showroom is filled with tools, automobilia and office machines from the old days and the walls decorated with countless historic photos of family and employees, a few of which are reprinted here. Dale still has Julius and Kate’s 1930 Model A 5-window Coupe, along with two others; a 1-ton truck and 1/4 ton pickup. And while the shop’s bread and butter is obviously modern iron, at least one oldie shows up for service now and again — Ryan Surbey brings his ‘29 Ford A Phaeton in for regular spring checkups!

Photos left to right, top to bottom:

Newlyweds Kate and Julius and the fam- ily cat in 1933. Advertised bulk gas prices were 27½¢/gal. in town and 28½¢/gal. deliv- ered in the country. First year (1932) volume was 2,500 gallons.

Same setting, same year, Kate and Julius give the “B-A Treatment” to a ‘26 Model T.

Julius and son Ken Dawson in 1965.

Spring thaw 1938: 97th St looking north from 128 Ave to present Dawson Motors site.

Same view, 2:15 PM Monday April 25.

Aug 15, 1945: “Julius Dawson’s Self- Propelled Threshing Machine on Jasper Avenue during V-J Day Parade.”

Dale Dawson and one-third of his Model A collection.