ClassicistThe Colorado

Winter 2017-18 Volume 64 Issue 4 Published by the Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America ’s advertising in 1931 hit a high point in terms of art and beauty. It has probably never been excelled, but wheth- er or not the ads sold any more cars is debatable. This was published in the April 11, 1931 Saturday Evening Post.

Front Cover Back Cover Out with the old year; in Denver’s with the new: a photo from Civic Center about 1920 about 1920

2 The Colorado Classicist

The Established 1954 Colorado Classicist Published by the Colorado Region of the Classic Car Club of America

The Colorado Classicist is published by the Colorado Region, Inc., of the Classic Car Club of America as an informative Table of Contents publication for its membership. Message from the Director Page 4 The Colorado Region was chartered as a Message from the Editor Page 5 Region Member of the Classic Car Club of America in 1954. The Colorado Re- Regional and National Events Page 6 gion, Inc., of the Classic Car Club of Letters to the Editor Page 6 America was incorporated under Colora- do State law and granted a charter by the Mini CARavan to Telluride Page 8 Classic Car Club of America in 1990. Larry Pumphrey’s Packard Woes Page 13 The Classic Car Club of America is a non-profit organization incorporated in The Waterhouse Victoria Page 14 the State of New York. The Club seeks to Joe Pirrone’s 1931 Packard Waterhouse Page 16 further the restoration and preservation of distinctive motor cars manufactured from Arizona Region’s Scenic West CARavan Page 22 1915 through 1948, to provide a channel of communication for those interested in Christmas Party Page 25 such cars, and to bring together in good Final Notes Page 28 fellowship all who own or admire these finest examples of automotive craftsman- Tech Tips Page 29 ship. The sole requirement for member- ship is a demonstrable interest in Classic Mystery Photos Page 31 cars. National Club membership is re- quired to become a Regional member.

It should be noted that this publication is about the events and correspondence for 2018 Board of Managers Colorado Region CCCA the membership of the Colorado Region, Director Joe Pirrone 970 686-9291 [email protected] Inc., and may include some technical ar- ticles and other articles of automotive in- Assistant Director Davis McCann 303 841-9265 [email protected] terest. The correctness and applicability Secretary Lonnie Fallin 303 904-8080 [email protected] of the information contained in the arti- Treasurer Phil Doty 303 798-1707 [email protected] cles is the sole responsibility of the au- thor of the article. The Colorado Region, Membership Chairman Davis McCann 303 841-9265 [email protected] Inc. is not responsible for the content of Web Site Master Shiela Koppenheffer 303 457-3821 [email protected] such articles or problems that may arise Classicist Editor Tom Goyne 303 478-0068 [email protected] from following the information in the ar- ticles. Collector Car Council of Colo Rep Bill Hunter 303 986-1458 [email protected] Ron Damiana 303 985-4149 [email protected] Full Classic® is a registered trademark of Lou Ficco 303 887-4754 [email protected] the Classic Car Club of America. In this publication a car named as Classic or Full Tony Ficco 303 431-6492 [email protected] Classic is a Full Classic® as recognized Tim Gilmartin 303 807-8397 [email protected] by the Classic Car Club of America, how- Tom Kostelecky 303 978-1777 [email protected] ever, some cars depicted herein may be non-Classic.

Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America 3 Editorial Comments

Message from the DIRECTOR Joe Pirrone

appy New Year to all of our members!! I hope that every- one had a safe, pleasant and healthy holiday season. At the Htime of this writing we continue to experience unseason- ably warm and dry weather with no sign of winter in the near term forecast.

Since my last Director’s message, the club has hosted our annual Membership Meeting as well as our Christmas Party, both of which have benefited from the mild weather conditions. These are always great events as we get to see old friends and members who we do not see as often as we would like to. Our plans called for trying new venues for both these events so as to keep things interesting. Although we were not successful in moving the annual mem- bership meeting we were able to have the Christmas Party at the newly constructed and recently opened facilities of the Columbine Country Club. Thanks to Lonnie Fallin and Tom Kostelecky for making the arrangements for these events. Feedback on what you liked and what needs to be improved is always welcome including suggestions on where future events should be held. Please contact me or any of the other board members with your ideas.

At our January 11, 2018 board meeting, at which everyone is welcome to attend, we will be planning our activities for the upcoming year. As discussed at both the annual Membership Meeting and Christmas Party we are in the early planning stages for hosting a Grand Classic, probably in 2019, and a hub and spoke tour over a long weekend. We are discussing selecting a host hotel, where we would start and finish each day’s activities, with everyone motoring in for events on Fri- day night, Saturday and Sunday morning. These outings would be in addition to our clubs perennial favorites.

Lastly, due to limitations in the previous issue of the Classicist, in this issue is a complete accounting of the club’s Mini CARavan to Telluride in late September of last year. While the weather was at best uncooperative, our thanks go out to Tony Ficco and Tom Kostelecky for all of their efforts in planning and organizing the tour.

I hope to see as many of you as possible during the coming year and always welcome your ideas on how we can make the club more enjoyable for all members.

Joe Pirrone, Director

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Message from the EDITOR Tom Goyne

t the Annual Meeting, Terry Johnson, a member of the region since the seventies and a Board member for many Ayears, announced that he was retiring. Not becoming inactive, mind you, just retiring. Over the years, he has contributed hugely to the club in more ways than I can count, and has become my friend and the friend of everyone who meets him. It is his an- nual April Garage Tour, the most attended meet of the year, that he is known for. He and Kay attended the Christmas party and were presented with a nice plaque commemorating his many years of service. Well deserved!

At the very same Christmas party, two members stepped up to take Terry’s place on the Board, and both were immediately accepted by all in attendance. Lou Ficco will be rejoining as a Board Member, and Tim Gilmartin will join as well. We welcome their friendly faces and fine talents.

Another change announced at the Annual Meeting was that Frank Keller said he could no longer act as Secretary of the region. Lon- nie Fallin volunteered to act as Secretary in the future and his offer was gladly accepted.

I received in the mail, somewhat unexpectedly, a nice document saying that the Colorado Classicist had won one of Old Cars Weekly’s Golden Quill Awards. It was presented “in recognition of outstanding efforts in the communication field of the old car hobby.” Very nice. Thank you Angelo Van Bogart!

On a personal note...I bought and sold two Classics recently. Because the ‘34 Packard is up and running, I decided to sell the ‘41 Lincoln Continental. Afterwards, though, that empty garage space haunted me so I bought myself a Christmas present, a 1923 Stutz roadster. It runs and drives, sort of, so you will probably see me in it this coming summer.

Let me echo Joe’s invitation for you to attend the January 11th Board meeting where we will plan the year’s activities. It is always a productive and exciting meeting where lots of ideas are kicked around, and the year’s events settled on. Don’t miss it!

And finally, do have a really happy New Year driving and showing that Classic every chance you get.

Tom Goyne, Editor Proofreader: Joe Malaney

Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America 5 Events and Letters

Colorado and Regional Events The Board of Managers generally meets on the third Thursday of each month. If you are interested in attending please call one of the Board members for exact time and location. January 11 Tour Planning Session in conjunction with the monthly Board Meeting TBD Annual Spring Garage Tour TBD Mini CARavan June 6, 7 Mecum Auction, Convention Center, Denver November Annual Meeting December Annual Christmas party

National Events Check your Classic Car Bulletin or classiccarclub.org for the latest details March 16-18 Grand Classic, Rancho Santa Fe, CA March 16-April 8 New Zealand tour (With the Packard Club) April 11-15 Annual Meeting, Branson, MO May 2-6 Grand Classic, Gettysburg, PA (In conjunction with Grand Stutz & Marmon Jubilee) May 2-12 Blue Ridge CARavan, Ohio Region June 3 CCCA Museum Experience & Grand Classic, Hickory Corners, MI July 11-14 Grand Classic and Mini-CARavan, Salem Ohio September 5-8 Grand Classic, New England Region September CARavan in Canada September 13-16 Grand Classic, Indiana Region October 7-12 Post-Hershey Mini CARavan, PA Early November Grand Classic, Florida Region (In conjunction with Hilton Head Concours)

Letters to the Editor

have a PS on the article on the ‘Best known L-29 Cord’ on gomery, Alabama we visited the Pat Ryan collection and this I page 12 [of the last issue of the Classicist]. Back in 2000 Cord was in his collection. I was familiar with the car as I I was on the CARavan 2000 had bought the Danbury Mint 1:16 scale several years earlier (actual name of the CARavan) [see photo]. It sits on the shelf of my desk as I write this. In- that went from Tulsa, Okla- cidentally, Hurricane Irma has come and gone [here in Sara- homa to Panama City Beach, sota, Florida], and I was very lucky and only lost some tree Florida and back to Tulsa. It limbs – no damage to the house. was a two week tour. In Mont- Joe Malaney, Sarasota, FL

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MYSTERY PHOTOS

’m responding to your Mystery Photos feature on page 31 product. Since the front bumper has a logo on it that looks Iof the Autumn 2017 issue. I am quite certain that this car like the one used by De Soto, I am going to guess that many was designed by Harley Earl of the front end parts are ‘38 or ‘39 De Soto. Someone must for Buck Jones. In fact, I be- have had a good time shopping for a variety of parts in a lieve that this car was based local scrap yard. The front fenders look very much like Lin- upon a limo chassis coln Zephyr parts to me, as do the headlights. and is thought to be Harley Earl’s first design to feature The bottom two photographs fins, which would in years are of an earlier Packard that to come, be a design standard. The car was equipped with Buck owned. The photo on Winfield racing carburetors and currently resides in a private the left shows a 1927 Cal- collection in Florida. ifornia license plate, but I Mark Hyman, St Louis, MO believe the car is a 443 run- about, brought out in mid- 1927 but considered as a 1928 model. In any event, the photo is shot on location for a hanks for the “Mystery Photos” in the latest Classicist. movie. Buck’s horse, Silver, is included in the posed photo, TThese are always fun and challenging. This particular the car has Buck’s name etched in each wind wing glass, the set, all relating to B-western movie star, Buck Jones, pro- radiator cap is a likeness of Buck, the custom grille-guard vided some fun-filled days has the head of a longhorn steer at the top and a custom horn researching the details. is mounted at the bottom. (It would not surprise me if the sound of the horn was that of a steer or bull.) The side view Buck Jones was a popular [above] was taken on a different occasion, likely for public- western star from the ‘20s ity, but gives us a view of the cylindrical gas tank and the through the ‘40s. Earlier, he leather saddle-bags on the front doors of what I would call a had been friends with race “custom speedster.” car driver, Henry Stillman, Bud Juneau, Brentwood, CA and raced and tested cars for Marmon. This interest in cars and going fast stayed with In 1942, a party was being hosted for Buck at the Coconut Grove him throughout his life. One of the photos in my collection Club in Boston when a fire broke out severely injuring him and killing 491 others. He died later that week in hospital. That fire [and shown above and below] shows him on a mid-thirties prompted most cities throughout the country to enact legislation Indian motorcycle and another shows him next to what I be- requiring crash bar exits from public places and other safety mea- lieve is a 1934 De Soto Airflow. sures. -ed. ____ But, to the questions at hand, the top mystery photo on the page, being a custom car to must say, just when I think you have nailed it with the begin with, gives an opportu- I job you are doing on “The Classicist” you put out another nity for a great deal of spec- issue that tops all the prior issues! Everything from layout ulation. I believe the chas- to pictures to articles just keeps getting better. How you do sis is likely a 1931 Cadillac dat??? Bravo! Fantastic job. Whit Otis, Colorado Springs V-12. The body looks to be an earlier Cadillac, likely a Thanks very much for the good words. Whit tell me that Georgia, ‘28 or ‘29 because of the windshield design and curvature who was hurt in a fall in May, is now back home and receiving of the door. The hood side panels appear to be from the physical therapy, and he is grateful for that. -ed. ‘31, but the hood top looks to be from a late ‘30s Chrysler

Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America 7 Mini-CARavan

Mini-CARavan to Telluride, Colorado Story by Tom Goyne and Tony Ficco Photos by Tom Goyne

The background photo is a snowy peak behind the golden aspen-covered hills of Telluride ski area. This year’s Mini-CARavan was full of surprises. First was the Pumphrey likewise trailered their 1937 Se- weather forecast. Second was car problems. Third was the aspen dan out from Greensberg, Indiana and were also not deterred, colors. Fourth was the snow. Here is a blow-by-blow description. that car having been driven some 900 miles on a CARavan the year before by the Fallins. Lonnie and Betsy Fallin de- eptember 20th, the day before we were to leave on the cided to take a chance with the snow in their reliable 1947 Mini-CARavan, the hard working and capable tour di- Packard Fastback Coupe. The rest of us, however, opted-out Srectors Tony Ficco and Tom Kostelecky, on the advice and drove modern cars. of Phil Doty, called all of Early on a the participants gorgeous sun- to tell them ny Colorado about the dire morning, we weather fore- met at a Holi- cast and make day Inn park- sure they knew ing lot where of the risk of the St. Clairs rain, snow and were staying ice on the trip. for a prompt They carefully 8:00 AM take- outlined the risks of bad weather and said that it was not off. There was a long drive to our lunch stop at Canon City. recommended that we take our Classics. Modern iron would General grumbling was heard about how silly we were tak- be OK, though, of course, the decision was ours to make. ing modern cars. Art Cutler said that he felt that he was Most of us decided in favor of a four-wheel drive modern car a wimp not driving his ‘41 Cadillac. Your editor said the rather than the rear-wheel drive Classics, but three intrepid same, but bemoaned the fact that he just got his ‘41 Conti- couples said, “Phooey...the old cars dealt with the snow in nental cleaned up for sale and didn’t want to get the magne- their time, why not now?” sium chloride ice slurry on it. A poor excuse, he admitted. The morning was so beautiful that the St. Clairs had the top Bill and Jo Ann St. Clair trailered their 1936 Packard Twelve down on their Phaeton. Dual-Cowl out from Tulare, South Dakota and were not about to be stopped by bad weather. They had a full set of The crowd left promptly at the designated time and climbed side curtains and a heater. Pretty cushy. Larry and Carol up the long highway 285 grade to Pine Junction, where we

8 The Colorado Classicist turned off for Deckers and followed the twisty two-lane route Tony went to the ticket counter as he was in charge of tickets to Woodland Park. From there we descended into Colorado and explained that he was getting on the train and to hold the Springs and then caught the road to Canyon City, ready to tickets for all those that had not arrived yet. Everyone had board the Royal Gorge train for a ride and lunch. This was a their eyes on the parking lot hoping to see the missing folks great plan and worked for most of the cars, but unfortunate- arrive but at 12:30 the whistle blew, the train started to move ly, not for some. and we knew it was too late. We were off. We had a special club car which included tables and chairs. Lunch was served About ten miles before Woodland Park, the Pumphreys be- as we rolled along the Arkansas River with views of 1000 gan having trouble with their 1937 Packard. It stumbled and foot Granite cliffs, fall colors and rafters floating down the acted like it was vapor locking even though the electric fuel river. The scenery was beautiful all along the two hour pump was apparently running. Then all seemed OK for a ride. Afterwards, we were off to Salida. Most of the people mile or two, but finally it stalled. The Fallins were ahead except for the Fallins and Pumphreys caught up in the late of them but turned afternoon where around to see what stories were told happened, and Art and retold over Cutler and your bottles of wine. editor were be- hind in our cars Next day with the and stopped to see St. Clairs in the if we could help. lead, we climbed Larry gives a great the 11,312 foot description of his Monarch Pass, “Day of Packard which was cov- Woes” on page 13. ered with golden Lonnie and Larry aspen groves and ended up driving majestic spruce, back to Little- and wound our ton to get Larry’s way to Tellu- trailer. ride. The day was cloudy and much As you can imag- cooler. The St. ine, there were Clairs had to put none of us who the top and side were kibitzing curtains up on their the Pumphrey’s Phaeton. By the Packard problem time we dropped that made it to the down to Mon- lunch stop, so we trose for lunch at all hopped in your the Stone House editor’s car and (highly recom- went on to Wood- mended) and then land Park for climbed back up lunch at a place to the 8,700 foot Don Leach knew high Hotel Tellu- of. Afterwards, ride the rain had we took the ladies started. It con- back to the Pack- tinued throughout ard to await Larry The colors were at their best over the night and the and Lonnie’s return with the Monarch pass next day, turning to light trailer. snow overnight.

Meanwhile, those that had arrived at the Royal Gorge Station The Festival of Cars and Colors, which we had come to Tel- on time were concerned about the fate of Larry and his work luride specifically to see and participate in, went on despite crew. They tried to get in contact but cell service in both Can- the cold rain. The main street was blocked off and collector on City and where the stranded motorists were was not good. cars of all types were parked along it. Restaurants were do-

Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America 9 ing a brisk business and the art shops were all open. The St. with some clouds, and the temperature was moderating. It Clairs took their Packard up to the airport for the American could not have been better. Lunch that day at RJ’s Steak Concours, and it was voted “Most Popular Car” in ballot- House allowed us to watch the Broncos lose to Buffalo. ing, but because of a registration snafu, could not collect the Boo. Hiss. $10,000 award, a real pity. The award went to a chrome-cov- ered 1955 Mercury Montclair. That evening we attended a fun and wacky play, “The Little House of Horrors,” at the Glenwood Vaudeville Revue The- The two-day return trip to Denver took us over the magnifi- ater. Next day it was the direct route back to Denver over cent Grand Mesa to Glenwood Springs. Grand Mesa is very Vail Pass and the Eisenhower Tunnel, all thankfully without flat, as you can guess from the name, and at considerable ele- what we dreaded, ice, snow and that awful ice melt slurry. vation above the surrounding country. It is heavily treed and So in the end it seems that we could have driven the Classics covered with lakes and there are grand vistas everywhere. It without a problem. 20/20 hindsight sure is wonderful. had snowed heavily, about 12”, the day before but the road was clear, the sky was that wonderful clear Colorado blue Here is the list of attendees: The only Classic to complete the full tour was South Dakotans Bill and Jo Ann St. Clair’s 1936 Packard Twelve Dual-Cowl Phaeton. Larry and Carol Pumphrey from Indiana started the tour in their 1937 Pack- ard Twelve Sedan, as did Lonnie and Betsy Fallin in their 1947 Packard Coupe, but all four ended the tour in Lonnie’s modern car. Others attending with modern iron were Tony and Jonna Ficco, Lou and Kathy Ficco, Tom and Kathy Kostelecky, Gerry and Sharon Oleszek, Ron and Jeannie Damiana, Kent and Shiela Koppenheffer, Art Cutler, Don Braden, Tom Goyne, and Don Lynch. ■

Teluride is a beautiful western-slope mountain town with a nice mix of rustic and restored. There are no new buildings or fast food outlets in the old town but the ski area is a fine, modern one. The ski area and the old town are separated by a ridge, but connected by a gondola. There are numerous fine hiking trails running all around the area.

10 The Colorado Classicist Top is the display on Main Street in between rain showers. The cold and rain did not dampen the turnout very much. These mountain folk are used to cold weather.

Lower is Bill St. Clair with his side-curtained 1936 Packard Twelve Dual-Cowl Phaeton. He won the “Most Popular Car” vote by two votes.

Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America 11 Morris Dillow and his wife above are Founding Members. They dressed the part to show their antique cars.

Ray and Ann Cody are the founders of the Telluride Festi- val of Cars and Colors. Ray is at the left.

Photo, RM Auctions

Above is the kibitzing crowd trying to get the Pumphrey’s Packard on the road again, and a pensive Larry thinking of the next thing to try. Larry describes the woes on the next page. Photos: Betsy Fallin Below is Bill St. Clair donning a warmer jacket in the snow over Grand Mesa, and the outstanding collection of rare and finely restored antique motorcycles at the concours.

12 The Colorado Classicist Packard Woes

Larry Pumphrey’s ‘37 Packard had a problem on the Telluride tour. He describes it here.

few months ago I mentioned to my good friend and Colorado Region member, Lonnie Fallin, that Carol and I would Alike to participate in a Colorado Mini-CARavan. Lonnie and Betsy came out to Indiana last year and drove “Old Blue”, my ’37 Packard seven passenger sedan, on the Ohio Mini-CARavan. Lonnie offered to let me drive one of his cars on the CO Mini, but I like to drive Old Blue so much that I decided to trailer it out to Colorado, a distance of 1,200 miles.

Everything went well for the first 75 miles or so and then Old Blue died. I coasted over to a wide spot in the road. I was amazed! This car was our most reliable car having made the 4,400 mile trip on the Lincoln Highway CARavan in 2013 with nary a hiccup. Sometimes when I let the car get pretty low on gas and then fill up, the gas gauge is slow to move up to full, which is the way it was acting now. Since I was positive that when I loaded the car in my trailer I had a full tank I dismissed the idea that I had run out of gas.

Five of the nicest gentlemen from the Colorado Region offered to help me determine the problem. Even though I protest- ed, they insisted on sticking around until I was on the road again. Little did they know that we would spend the next four hours troubleshooting every system on the car except the tires. We thought the electric fuel pump might be the culprit. Lonnie had a spare so it was Jerry rigged with vise grips and cable ties. The pump did not help. At one point we thought Old Blue might be out of gas so we siphoned two gallons out of Lonnie’s Packard. The gas didn’t help because by that time I had left the ignition switch on so long that the points were burned. We figured the gas wasn’t the problem. After filing one set of points and replacing the other set Old Blue started up and we got a couple miles further before she quit again. This time I was not in a wide place in the road so I had to suffer the embarrassment of Tom Goyne towing me to a safe space with his Mercedes. [It looked like an ant pulling a log. -ed.]

To complicate our troubleshooting problems my ignition switch started acting up and only worked intermittently. (This was an easy fix by squirting a good blast of brake cleaner in the key hole when I got home.) During all this time Carol and Betsy were patiently waiting in Lonnie’s car. Their wait wasn’t nearly over. As it was way past noon we all agreed that the best thing to do was put Old Blue back in the trailer and ride with Lonnie and Betsy. It took Lonnie and I two or three hours to go back to Littleton, get the trailer, and return to where the girls were patiently waiting. Carol and Betsy said lots of friendly Coloradans stopped and offered help, food, drinks, etc. A lady Sheriff’s Deputy stopped and when she determined they were okay and that they had some wine, she said, “Well, ladies I would start drinking it now,” and she drove away. There was another trip back to Littleton and then the trip to meet up with the other CARavaners. We finally arrived at the hotel at 11:00 PM. We finished the tour with Lonnie and Betsy in his modern SUV. This turned out pretty well because instead of driving and watching the road I was able to take in the unbelievable beauty of the Colorado mountains. When you live in Indiana and see nothing but flat land with corn and soybeans you can understand why Carol and I are so impressed with God’s handiwork in Colorado, especially Telluride.

When we got back to Indiana I was eager to diagnose the problem with Old Blue. Of course I still was operating on the assumption that there was plenty of gas in the tank. I tried three different electric fuel pumps, blew out the gas lines, etc. I finally decided to remove the fuel tank as I figured the dip tube had broken off. I put the car on the lift and drained the fuel tank. I got out exactly two gallons...the same two gallons that I had siphoned from Lonnie’s car!! I wanted to cry. How could I have been so forgetful? Then I remembered all the trouble I had put those five wonderful gentlemen through, and I felt even worse.

Even in a storm there is a silver lining. I now have some new friends (I hope!) who helped me work on my car for several hours. I can honestly say that I had more fun that day than I could ever have had on any planned activity. Some of the guys who helped said the same thing and I hope they meant it. My new friends are Tom Goyne, Art Cutler, Don Braden, Don Leach, and my old friend who saved the day, Lonnie Fallin. I can’t tell you how much Carol and I appreciate your help. The Colorado Region is fortunate to have such great members. We had a great time! [The kibitzing crowd did have fun. What could be better on a warm sunny day in the mountains than lying under a Packard Twelve? -ed.]

Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America 13 Featured Custom

The Waterhouse WaterhouseConvertible Victoria By Joe Pironne We feature in this issue The Waterhouse Company, which manufac- tured custom bodies from 1928 through 1933, and are famous for The design of this new body was innovative, combining the bringing the Convertible Victoria style to America. Our Director, virtues of a five-passenger coupe with a roadster, producing Joe Pironne, tells us how this came about... an extremely elegant all-weather convertible with seating for five. So appealing was the design that Packard’s Mr. Ford he Convertible Victoria body style first appeared in wanted a duplicate built for Packard’s new 745 chassis that Europe in the mid-twenties. The October 1927 issue was scheduled to debut at the 1930 Salon de l’Auto in Paris. Tof Omnia, a popular French automotive magazine, However, only seven weeks remained before the car needed showed a four-place cabriolet body on a 9 CV Peugeot chas- to be shipped to France in time for its September debut. sis. Gaston Grummer & Cie showed a Convertible Victoria on a 15 CV chassis, and the Brussels coachbuild- A number of leading custom body builders were contacted er, D’Ieteren Freres, built an example on a Minerva chassis by Mr. Ford, but none of them wanted to take on the assign- during 1928. So by 1929, it was already an established style ment on such short notice. It normally took ten to twelve on the Continent, and a number of Europe’s major coach- weeks for a busy shop to turn out a sample body from a new builders, including Graber, Erdmann & Rossi, and Hibbard design. LeBaron’s Hugo Pfau confirmed the story, acknowl- & Darrin, had all built variations of it. For the American edging that Packard had approached LeBaron with the rush body builder, Waterhouse, the Convertible Victoria was their project and had been turned down. signature design accounting for approximately 66% of all bodies produced.

Serge Daniloff, a Harvard class of ‘21 graduate, was a car guy, and not long after graduation joined the Packard Motor Serge Daniloff worked under Mr. Ford at the time, and sug- Car Company. He had made his way through the ranks of gested to him that a Harvard friend of his (Roger Clapp), Packard to an executive position in the firm’s export divi- who was in the custom body business at a new firm, The sion. His boss, a Mr. Ford, had received a photograph of a Waterhouse Company, might be able to help them out. As Packard Coupe-Cabriolet that had recently won the Grand Waterhouse was struggling to just meet payroll, the pair as- Prize at the 1929 Monaco Concours d’Elegance. It is more sumed that they would bend over backwards to get the Pack- than likely that a European Packard distributor had sent him ard finished in time. They were right. When Daniloff got in the picture. The car was a convertible-coupe that had been touch with Waterhouse, Clapp immediately boarded a train built by the Brussels Carrosserie Van den Plas to New York City in order to finalize the deal. He returned in 1928 for exhibition at the Paris Auto Salon from a design to the plant headquarters in Webster, Massachusetts the next attributed to “Count” Alexis de Sakhnoffsky. Its blind-quar- day with the order and a small photograph of the Van den ter Victoria style can be traced back to a fixed-roof coupe Plas model. built in France sometime in 1926.

14 The Colorado Classicist The creative genius behind the design was George Briggs Packard. They asked Roger to be in Mr. Eastman’s office the Weaver, Waterhouse’s primary body designer. Starting in next morning. Waterhouse had not expected to get any do- 1926, he began designing automobile bodies for the Woon- mestic business from this sample body of a new design, as it socket Mfg. Co. When Waterhouse purchased Woonsocket’s was unusual in having only one pair of side windows for five assets, Weaver offered his services to the new firm. (See passengers, a style almost unknown in the U.S. at that time. the inset article on the origins of Waterhouse on page 19). However, by noon the next day Waterhouse had an order for At about the same time that E. Paul DuPont contracted with ten duplicates for domestic sale. They were also informed Waterhouse to produce the first series of bodies for the Du- that the car would go to the Paris Salon. Pont automobile, he hired Weaver to oversee the engineer- ing department at DuPont Motors in Wilmington, Delaware. As it turned out, the Convertible Victoria body that result- He was there until production ceased in 1931 and he then ed was a major improvement to the Van den Plas design, became chief engineer at Indian Motorcycles, where he re- rather than just a copy of it. The molding treatment that mained until his retirement. Weaver’s contract with DuPont Briggs Weaver came up with was simpler and made the car allowed him to continue to design bodies for Waterhouse on seem even longer and lower. The top was as low as possible an as-needed basis. and featured landau joints inside the passenger compartment rather than outside on the rear quarters. It was an idea that

The Waterhouse Convertible Victorias on the previous page are a 1932 Lincoln KB (a recreation of the lost New York Auto Show car) and a 1930 DuPont Model G. Above are two 1931 Chrysler CG Imperials, and below a 1930 Pierce Ar- row Model B. The red Chrysler above right shows how neatly the flush top stows.

Walter M. Murphy had only recently adopted, and helped contribute to the novel appearance of the Waterhouse cre- ation, somewhat distancing it from the original European de- sign. So successful was the Convertible Victoria design that Waterhouse obtained orders for scores of duplicate bodies from both Chrysler and Lincoln. But within a year, many of the other domestic custom body builders, especially Di- etrich, LeBaron and Rollston, were building copies of it and that was a significant factor that contributed to the decline in Waterhouse’s custom body business during the next and final two years of their existence.

After the firm withdrew from custom body building, Water- With all hands working nights and weekends, the custom house’s fabric and upholstery shop, still under Mose Water- Packard was finished two days ahead of schedule. A driver house, obtained various contracts in order to keep the shops was sent up by Packard to drive the car over the road to busy, and ended up making upholstered furniture, eventually New York. Roger Clapp went along as a passenger. It was reorganizing as the Dudley Manufacturing Company. The dark when the car finally arrived at the New York Packard firm was subsequently acquired by Ethan Allen Inc. of Dan- distributor. It was met by a pair of headlights from behind bury, Connecticut and was closed down in 2003. ■ as it came to a stop. Two men emerged from the car behind the new Convertible Victoria and began to examine it. One Credit for the information contained in these Waterhouse articles was Alvin McCauley, president of the Packard Motor Car goes to Coachbuilt.com with assistance from John Muckel, Ray Co. and the other was Lee Eastman, president of New York Belsito, Dick Stephens and Bob Mosier.

Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America 15 1931 Packard DeLuxe Eight 840 Waterhouse Convertible Victoria Owned by Joe Pirrone

16 The Colorado Classicist Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America 17 Featured Car

1931 Packard 840

DeLuxe Eight Convertible Victoria Packardby Waterhouse By Joe Pirrone Photos by Tom Goyne Joe Pirrone writes on his unusual and handsome 1931 Packard Waterhouse Convertible Victoria. It is the only Waterhouse in the region.

t the completion of Packard’s eighth series produc- tion, Waterhouse had delivered 120 Convertible AVictoria’s to Packard: 115 on the 745 chassis, three on the 845 chassis and two on the 840 chassis. Starting with its 1931 offerings, Packard was no longer cataloging bod- ies by outside coach builders (with the possible exception of Dietrich) as they were trying to best utilize their in-house resources. However, as Packard was at the upper end of the echelon, custom coachwork from other builders was avail- able at customer request. Chassis number 188233, body number 840-137 is one such example.

Fabricated on the short wheelbase Deluxe 8, it has a distinc- tive profile with the shorter blind quarter panel combined with twin rear mounted spares, giving an unbroken view of its graceful body lines. The car was delivered to the custom- er on October 29, 1930 by the Gustov M. Landivar agency in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Its sister car, which is nearly iden- tical and the only other 840 Waterhouse, was delivered to its customer on November 15, 1930 in Montevideo, Uruguay. While nothing is known about the original owners ▶ Page 21

Joe is with the car at home in the lower left photo. In the interior photos note the distinctive Waterhouse “shield” design on the door panel.

18 The Colorado Classicist The Waterhouse Company

Waterhouse was formed out of the assets of the defunct Rhode Island custom body building firm of Woonsocket Mfg. Co. Woonsocket had been building production bodies for DuPont and other small car manufacturers as well as a few commer- cial vehicle and taxicab bodies for regional concerns. Unfortunately, an overly ambitious expansion into the bus business forced them into bankruptcy in 1927 for the second and final time. The Waterhouse brothers, Charles and Osborne, who were with Judkins Body Co. at the time, wanted to buy Woonsocket’s assets.

At the same time, Roger Clapp, a fund manager at Boston’s Stone and Webster and a Harvard Business School graduate, and his out-of-work former college roommate, S. Roberts Dunham, sent out letters indicating their desire to purchase an on-going manufacturing firm. Charles Waterhouse became aware of Clapp and Dunham’s search for a business to acquire and contacted the two young Boston investors. A financing deal was drawn up where Dunham, an accountant, would handle the business end of the firm and Waterhouse would run the factory, with Clapp and Dunham retaining a majority of the stock. Charles Waterhouse was elected president and it was decided to name the firm “The Waterhouse Company” in tribute to the Waterhouse family’s long association with coach building. Charles Waterhouse, who was neither a body designer nor a body builder was born in Merrimac, Massachusetts in 1870 and had apprenticed at a number of Merrimac and Amesbury, Massachusetts carriage shops where he became an accomplished trimmer. Charles had also worked for many years as superintendent of Judkins’ final assembly department. Starting a custom body business in 1928 when the industry itself was already in a state of decline is at best perplexing. It was thought, however, that with DuPont as an anchor customer a viable business case could be made. History and the great depression would prove otherwise. None the less, the assets were purchased at auction and relocated 35 miles northwest to a vacant building in Webster, MA.

During Waterhouse’s short custom body building history of less than six years, the Webster, MA company turned out approximately 296 custom and semi-custom automobile bodies. The estimated Waterhouse automobile body production from 1928-1933, listed by marque is as follows:

DuPont; 82 - Convertible Victorias, Convertible Coupes, Sedans, Roadsters, Town Cars and one Speedster. Packard; 131 - 100 Convertible Victorias, 20 Convertible Victorias with the flush folding top and 11 Sport Sedans. Chrysler; 31 - One 4-door Convertible (for Walter P. Chrysler Jr.), 30 Convertible Victorias and Convertible Coupes. Lincoln; 40 - 7 unspecified bodies for the Model L chassis, 33 for the Model K chassis, 5 Sport Sedans with rear deck, one Dual Cowl Phaeton, one Sport Coupe, one Sport Sedan and 25 Convertible Victorias. Pierce Arrow; 3 - One Convertible Victoria, one Convertible Coupe and one Sport Sedan. Marmon; 2 - One 4-dr Convertible and one 4-dr Phaeton Stutz; 2 - One Convertible Victoria and one Continental Coupe Cadillac; 1 - One Town Car Rolls-Royce; 1 - One Town Car for H.C. (Harry) Orndorff Dymaxion; 2 - Two 4-pass teardrop-shaped passenger car bodies for Buckminster Fuller HAF Special; 1 - Speedster body and fuel tanks for Harry A. Falt’s HAF Special, a Lycoming-powered, L-29 Cord-de- rived front-wheel-drive special that was entered in, but failed to qualify for, the 1933 Indianapolis 500.

The list of known survivors as compiled by Larry Waterhouse is as follows:

1929 DuPont Club Sedan (1), 1929 DuPont 5 Passenger Sedan (1), 1929 DuPont Convertible Roadster (1), 1929 DuPont Convertible Coupe (2) and 1930 DuPont Convertible Victoria (1) 1930 Packard 745 Convertible Victoria (5), 1931 Packard 840 Convertible Victoria (2), 1931 Packard 845 Convertible Victoria (2), 1932 Packard 904 Sport Sedan (1) 1931 Chrysler 8 CG Imperial Convertible Victoria (3) 1931 Lincoln 8 K Convertible Victoria (1) 1930 Pierce Arrow 8 Model B Convertible Victoria (1) 1932 Marmon 16 4-door Phaeton (1), 1932 Marmon 16 4-door Convertible (1) 1933 Stutz DV32 Convertible Victoria (1)

Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America 19 Detail photos of Joe’s Packard: Clockwise from the top left:

The largest headlights Packard ever made; The right-side taillight...it is identical to the left side...the white and amber lenses are not reversed. Handsome disk wheels; The Detroit Lubricator carburetor; Note the oil filter above the starter; The data plate is a reproduction of the original which was full of holes; The adjustable visor, a Waterhouse trademark on the open cars.

To the right is the Adonis Boy radiator cap.

20 The Colorado Classicist Above is the Packard in 2007 when it was for sale at an RM auction. Photo: Darin Schnabel

or the early history of either car it seems likely that the new book, Packard, a History of the Motor Car and the Compa- owners, other than being very wealthy, actually knew each ny by Beverly Rae Kimes. Its sister car was brought back other given that the cars were near identical twins combined to the US in 1972, eventually restored, and now resides in with proximity of the two the Academy of Art Col- cities where they lived lection in San Francisco, and respective delivery CA. dates. The car stayed with 840-137 was next sold Shelly Vincent and/or in 1965 in South Amer- the Vincent family un- ica at a reported cost of til sometime in the early $37,000 and brought 1990’s when it was sold. back to the US by Ed Ju- It apparently had a least 3 rist of Nyack, NY who owners and maybe more was a dealer/broker of before it resurfaced at classic cars in the 60’s auction in 2007. Prior to and early 70’s (?). Ed Ju- my becoming the custo- rist then sold the car to dian/caretaker of the car Shelly Vincent who was in October 2012 it was a wealthy banker, a big owned by John Muckel collector of everything (2007), John O’Quinn Packard, and the neph- (2007 – 2012) and Mark ew of long time Pack- Hyman (2012). Since ard chief engineer Jesse then the car has been Vincent. Shelly Vincent subject to detailing and commissioned Ted Billing to perform a complete restoration fixing or replacing incorrect/missing parts which seemed to to the standards of the day and started showing and touring have gone AWOL from the time of its original restoration. the car in the late 60’s/early 70’s. A picture of the car as it Subsequently, the car has received many awards including was restored can be seen on one of the color plates in the the 2016 Western Region AACA Joseph Parkin Award. ■

Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America 21 CARavan

The Arizona Region’s Scenic West CARavan Story and photos by Lonnie Fallin

With the majestic backdrop of Monument Valley, all of the Colorado region’s Full Classics (plus some others) line up for a photo op. he Arizona Region began their Scenic West CARavan on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 at the Carefree Resort and TConference Center in Carefree, Arizona, which is in ed a lake cruiser to explore Antelope Canyon on Lake Pow- the outskirts of Phoenix. 75 members in 34 cars from 14 ell. This cruise has some great scenery not only on the lake different states were registered. Colorado Region members but the surrounding area and Glen Canyon Dam. on the tour were: Lonnie and Betsy Fallin in a 1947 Pack- ard; Kent and Shiela Koppenheffer in a 1941 Cadillac; Joe After staying that night at the Lake Powell Resort we trav- Malaney riding with Nick Fintzelberg in a 1948 Chrysler; eled to Goulding’s Trading Post in Utah for lunch before a and Bill and Jo Ann St. Clair in a 1931 Duesenberg. jeep tour in Monument Valley, another one of the majestic places we went on this CARavan. It is a region of the Col- At the beginning get-together and dinner it was great to see orado Plateau characterized by a cluster of vast Sandstone some old friends and meet some new people. The two trou- Buttes, some reaching over 1000 feet above the valley. They ble truck drivers were introduced and it turned out they were were spectacular. both needed because this was a long CARavan of more than 1,000 miles. Most of it was on good two lane roads, but That night we stayed in Kayenta, AZ and then traveled to some of those roads were pretty lonely. Chinle, where again we had a jeep tour, this time to the cliff dwellings of the Canyon de Chelly National Monument. The first day we traveled to Payson for a great lunch at the This is also a very scenic place with two adjoining canyons, Rim Golf Club, and then we continued to Williams, AZ, each with cliff dwellings. where we stayed for two nights. The next day we boarded the Grand Canyon Railway for a slow trip to the south rim of The next day it was a long drive across the Navajo and Hopi the Grand Canyon where we were free to view this magnifi- Indian reservations to lunch in Winslow, AZ at the La Posa- cent place and walk along the paths that had numerous stops da Garden Hotel which has a great history. It was one of the with information explaining the views. railroad hotels that were started by Fred Harvey, who hired handsome young ladies called the Harvey Girls to work in The following day we traveled to Page, AZ where we board- his hotels. You should read about this. For those of you

22 The Colorado Classicist who are fans of the song, “Take It Easy” by the Eagles rock was mostly on Classic-friendly highways, however, there band, there is a tribute to the Band and lead member Glenn were some major problems and hopefully they will not be Frey, with a stature of him standing on the corner in Winslow repeated on future CARavans. For some unknown reason to Arizona, and parked on the street is a Ford flatbed truck. If me and to most everyone on this tour, the coordinator, Dale you go to Winslow you should have your picture taken there. Lillard, personally made all the hotel reservations, rather A number of us did. than following the normal practice of blocking rooms for the group and letting us make our own reservations. The result From there we traveled to Sedona, AZ for the last two nights was that at the end of the CARavan many of us ended up before returning to Carefree. Unfortunately, Sedona was so paying for hotel rooms that we never stayed in . That cost us congested that parking was almost impossible for our Full hundreds of dollars because we could not cancel the rooms Classics and the best way to get from the hotel to downtown if we were leaving the CARavan early since they were under Sedona was in a shuttle. Dale’s name on his credit card. Plus, who received the re- ward points on their credit cards?? It certainly was not the Sunday was the return route back to Carefree through Je- people who paid for the rooms!!! rome, Prescott and Wickenburg, though many people chose not to take this route and just went directly back on I-17 to Another issue was the route books. There were three sepa- leave the cars with the shippers and head to the airport. rate ones, which were AAA Trip Tix routing books done on a computer. They were very confusing, requiring us to turn This CARavan had some wonderful scenery and the route page after page just to find out where we were going. Then

To the right are the regional members on the tour getting ready to board the Grand Canyon Railway at Williams, AZ. L to R, Joe Malaney, Betsy and Lonnie Fallin, Shiela and Kent Koppenheffer, Jo Ann and Bill St. Clair.

Below: Betsy and Lonnie “Standin’ on the Corner,” a tribute to Glenn Frey and the Eagles’ song. That is a statue of him in the middle.

Below right: on Lake Powell among the flooded canyons

Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America 23 when we arrived at the destination, the book indicated only an address not, for instance, the name of the restaurant you were going to for lunch.

Fortunately a hotel/ tour coordinator had been hired the week before the CARavan. Every day he updated us on changes and got our room keys for us. He saw to it that we knew the places and names of the lunch stops, etc., none of which were in the Trip Tix books. There would have been a lot more confusion without him being there.

A final problem was that for those of us trailering our cars or having them shipped to the CARavan, the site where the trailers were left and where the shippers unloaded was 37 miles away from the hotel. Many people, especially those who had late flights in, were very unhappy that they had to drive in 90 degree heat through downtown Phoenix traffic without having any instructions on how to get to the hotel. And of course they had the same problem when they re- turned. I do hope these mistakes will not be made on future CARavans. ■

Top right: Madonna Wolf, Betsy Fallin and Sonya Miller at the Grand Canyon. Below that: Bill Miller and Lonnie Fallin

Below, the impressive cliff dwellings at Canyon de Chelly. Steve Pinker photo

24 The Colorado Classicist Christmas Party subsidize many of the events throughout the year, including Christmas Party the Christmas Party.

Columbine Country Club The Sid Buka Award, given to the member who participated in the most Club events during the past year, went to Don By Phil Doty Braden and Lou Ficco, since they tied in terms of attendance Photos by Tom Carlisle and Tom Goyne at events. Both have won it numerous times in the past. The Member of the Year award was given to William St. Clair, who has also been very active in the Club for many he Colorado Region of the Classic Car years and recently attended a Mini-CARavan Club of America celebrated the event in Telluride, Colorado where neither Tholiday season with its annual rain, nor sleet, nor snow could keep him Christmas Party on December 10th. from driving his Packard! Special The party was held at the new Col- Appreciation awards were to Tom umbine Country Club Clubhouse Goyne for his outstanding ser- which was just recently built vice as Editor of the Region’s and the venue was outstand- Classicist publication (which ing. Special thanks go to received a top award by Na- Tom Kostelecky, a Board tional this past year); to Stu member of the Club, for Jackson, a longtime mem- arranging it. ber who has also been an active participant in Club There were over 40 events; and to Frank members and guests in Keller for his service as attendance and as the Secretary of the Board. accompanying pictures Finally, an award was illustrate, everyone given to Terry John- was ready to party! son for having served The Country Club was on the Board for many, festively decorated for many years and who the Holidays and we has organized our gathered around the highly successful ga- fireplace (and the bar!) rage tours each Spring. for cocktails and hors We will truly miss Terry d’oeuvres. Later, we and his participation at enjoyed a full buffet of Board meetings. delicious food and no one went hungry! The staff at Closing comments were the Club did an excellent offered by Joe Pirrone who job of serving us. encouraged members to of- fer suggestions for events As the members finished des- they would like to have in ert, our Colorado Region Direc- 2018 and to actively participate tor, Joe Pirrone, commenced the in the ones the Club offers. He ceremonies and award presenta- also mentioned the possibility of tions, assisted by Treasurer Phil Doty. holding a Grand Classic in Colorado They introduced the other Board mem- in 2019 – more to come on this exciting bers in attendance and mentioned that Terry development. Johnson had retired from the Board and thanked him for his many years of service both at the Regional The Christmas Spirit(s) flowed until late in the evening and National level. Phil then gave the financial report and as we celebrated another successful year of Club activities stated that the Club had $56,945 in cash and CDs. Because and great friendships.■ of our strong cash position, he added the Club was able to

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1. Terry Johnson, Stu Jackson and Rod Brewer 2. Lonnie Fallin, Joe Pironne and Davis McCann 3. Tim Gilmartin, Jerry Oleszek and Don Leach 4. Terry Johnson, Joe Pironne and Phil Doty. Terry was receiving his commemoration plaque. 5. Phil Doty, Joe Pironne, Don Braden and Lou Ficco. Don and Lou were receiving the Sid Buka award for the year. 6. Phil Doty, Stu and Renee Jackson, and Steve Anderson 7. Fred Davine and Tom Kostelecky 3

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Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America 27 Final Notes

Robert E. Tittel Bobbie’dine Rodda

Bob Tittel, 84, passed away Friday October 20th at his home Author, editor, photographer and general ambassador of all in Colorado Springs. Bob was born July 17, 1933 in Rus- things automotive, Barbara Nadine Rodda passed away Oc- sell County, Kansas. He graduated from New Mexico Mil- tober 27, 2017, just 45 days shy of her 96th birthday. She itary Institute in 1951 and served in the US Army in Korea was a life member of the CCCA and a member of many oth- from 1953-55. After service in er clubs as well. Her Korea, he returned to Colorado contributions to the old Springs and married Janora Erick- car hobby were numer- son on June 19, 1955. They had ous, recruiting dozens two daughters, Charlene and Kati. of members into the Bob spent his early career as a CCCA and encourag- methods engineer for Clifton Pre- ing their participation. cision Products, division of Litton She was a proofreader Industries. In 1972 he and Janora for both national and established Mountain States Filter regional publications, Supply, Inc. and were in business but it was her photog- for 34 years. Bob had a lifelong raphy for which she interest in all things mechanical and developed a love for was well known. Al- antique and Classic automobiles restoring a number of both. ways equipped with He was a member many car clubs including the Classic Car two cameras, she Club of America. He was twice President of the Pikes Peak captured tens of thousands of photos of cars and promptly Chapter of the Vintage Motor Car Club of America and Tour mailed them to the owners. She was never shy to tell some- Chairman of the 1976 Glidden Tour Revival held in Colora- one to move out of the way or to lower the hood to get the do Springs. best photos. Her CCCA efforts were officially recognized as a recipient of both the Katie Robins Distinguished Service Award (1995) and the Classic Spirit Award (2005) and she served as a Trustee for the CCCA museum. C. D. Eldridge

C. D. Eldridge, 84, died Monday, July 17, 2017 at his home in Denver. He was born Sept. 26, 1932 in Liberal, KS and grew up near the Palo Duro River east of Hardesty, OK. He graduated from Hardesty High School in 1950. He joined the United States Air Force and served in Korea for four years. On September 4, 1953 he married Shirley Houpt in Englewood, CO. They were married for 63 years. CD worked for the Denver Fire Department, starting as a mechan- ic and rising to the position of chief master mechanic. He retired from the fire department in 1988. He de- veloped an interest in mechanics at a young age. His passion for is well remembered. He and Shirley drove them everywhere, often winning the long-distance award at tours and meets. He was a long-time An early Cadillac with chains on the rear wheels member of the Packard Automobile Club and served on the on a snowy day in 1913 at 15th and Stout Streets in Denver board for many years, and was active in the Classic Car Club as well.

28 The Colorado Classicist Tech Tips

Next, I thought that one of the roller cam followers might have gone bad, so I removed all 16 of them and inspected Tech Tips carefully, but found no problems. While I had them off, I inspected the cam surfaces and the bevel gear drive for the distributor and oil pump. All looked OK so I put it back avis McCann sent in a rec- together. Dommendation on a product that cleans whitewalls very effec- Frustrated at this point, I removed the oil pan to check bear- tively. He commented that since ings and the oil pump. Oil pump was fine. I noticed, though, the product we all used to use, that one of the rod bearings had a slight end play...I could Bleche White, had changed own- slide it along the shaft about .010”. When I moved it, it ership and formulation, it didn’t gave a noticeable click. Perhaps this was the source of the work as well as before. Davis noise. I took the bearing cap off, checked the radial clear- found a household cleaner called ance (which was fine) and then when I put the cap back on, Super Clean, available at hard- I cocked the cap very slightly to take up that excessive end ware stores and Home Depot, play. Checking afterwards I found that end play of all the that works with the same effec- rods was in the .004” to .006” range, which seemed good to tiveness as the old Bleche White. me, though there is no spec on that. _____ I am happy to report that this did fix the noise. I have be- Your editor has been chasing an unusual knock in his Packard come overly sensitized to it and can still hear it, but only engine for a couple of months, and has learned a lot about engine barely. Now that I know what it is, I am not concerned. noises. Here are some hints on how to track down these elusive Whew! knocks, taps, dings, clicks and rumbles. _____ got my ‘34 Packard on the road again last spring after a For Sale I three-year restoration and was extremely pleased with its performance. It had never been so powerful and smooth and Four 7.00 x 16 Coker Classic radial wide white walls with quiet. But after about 300 miles of driving, a light engine tubes. These were purchased new in 2016 and used on my knock suddenly showed up. It was at cam speed, not crank Lincoln Continental for about 4,000 miles. $400 for the set. speed. I had not readjusted the tappets since engine reas- Tom Goyne 303 478-0068 [email protected]. sembly, so first thing was to readjust them. This did quiet _____ the valve noise, but did not change the knock. Next was to try to isolate the source of the noise. I did this using a mechanic’s stethoscope. I probed with that device all over Fire Extinguisher the engine and even made a chart of the areas on the engine where I could hear the knock the loudest and where I could Recall hardly hear it at all. From this, it seemed that the noise was coming from the middle of the engine down low, perhaps A recall was announced in November involving 40 million near cylinder number 3, but I could not pin-point it further. Fire Extinguishers manufactured by Kidde. The recall in- So I asked Art Cutler, another engineer like me, if he would volves 134 models of Kidde fire extinguishers manufactured recheck my findings. He did that, and agreed that the noise between January 1, 1973 and August 15, 2017, including was somewhere in the middle of the engine, but said that he models that were previously recalled in March 2009 and thought it was an “acoustic” noise, one that was transmitted February 2015. The affected models are ONLY those with through the block and crankcase rather than through the air a plastic handle or a plastic push button. Be advised that and so we couldn’t be sure of its location. some of the recalled Extinguishers were sold under names other than Kidde (i.e., Fuller Brush, Honeywell, Montgom- Then I thought of the fuel pump. It runs directly off of the ery Ward, Sears and other names). More information on the cam. I took it off and ran the engine but there was no change recall can be found at: in the noise and so I eliminated that as a problem. https://inmarmarketaction.com/kidde/

Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America 29 LINCOLN OWNERS CLUB

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30 The Colorado Classicist Mystery Photos

For those who think craft brewing is a new thing in Colorado, here are two old photos of beer delivery trucks. Top is a brand spanking new truck just purchased by the Tivoli Brewry. The blue and white Tivoli Brewry building still exists in the middle of Denver’s Auraria Campus. The lower photo was taken in 1910 of an older Coors delivery truck. Coors Brewery is in Golden, CO, where it originated in 1873. Give me your guesses as to year and make of each. Photos: Denver Public Library

Colorado Region Classic Car Club of America 31 These two old photos were taken at the Denver Civic Center showing the Voorhies Memorial in the back and the Mc Nichols Building on the left. The Mc Nichols building started life in 1910 as the Carnegie Library. The first shot is of an auto show sponsored by a Denver newspaper about 1920, and the second is of the Denver Fire Department’s Car No. 1, probably the Chief’s car, a 1928 or ‘29 Lincoln Model L. It would be intersting to know what the prominent domed building in the background was.