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March - April 2008 Rocket Review Page 1 Rocket Review Serving Mid-Michigan Mar. - Apr. Published by Chapter - Oldsmobile Club of America 2008 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Our Blue ‘52 By Max and Jo Hineman President’s Message 2 ar life started or maybe I, just had to Editor’s Notes 2 I did get a few tickets. C out for our ’52 have it, so we struck a deal Membership 3 Olds 98 in Norfolk, Virginia, with me trading in what is There was a time when I shipped out, and Jo Ads from 1952 5 with a lady whom I’ve never now a rare ’50 98 fastback met. I had just started on two-door Olds. When I drove back to Lansing, dur- Olds Parting 6 active duty tour in the was able to get a 96 hour ing which the ’52 devel- oped a power window Chuck Mitchell 7 Navy, stationed at the Na- pass, this new ride made vel base on an attack trans- many fast trips back to problem. This car has the 7 Fidel’s Olds port. While driving to and Michigan. No speed limit in hydraulic type power win- Secretary’s Report 8-9 from the navel base one those days, so running 75 dow. Jo’s brother, who is a day, I passed a Nash deal- to 85 MPH, all day long, mechanic, showed her how OCA Nationals 10 ership and there sat a usually 10-1/2 hours wasn’t to make them work by Classifieds 11 beautiful ’52 Olds 98. We, out of the norm. However, tapping on the pump with a hammer; this action made the windows go up. Her nephews loved to play with the windows. After I was dis- charged in late 1958, we moved back to Lansing. I started my auto career at Story Olds on South Capi- tol Avenue. We drove the ’52 until about 1963 or 1964. Around 1964, I was able to purchase several pieces of 1952 sheet metal and chrome for a good Continued page 4 | see 1952 98 Left - Max and his restored 1952 Oldsmobile 98 March - April 2008 Rocket Review Page 2 2008 R.E. Olds Chapter Greetings from Your President Board of Directors President Vicki May (616) 891-8713 Snow-bound in [email protected] Vice-President Harry Emmons Caledonia! 517-485-5998 no e-mail ICE - Very Important Information Secretary Ed Shand A recent article from the Toronto Star, "the ICE idea", 517-655-4739 [email protected] is catching on and it is very simple, yet important method of contact for you or a loved one in case of an Treasurer Dave Violetta emergency . 517- 669-9246 [email protected] As cell phones are carried by the majority of the population, all you need to Membership Coordinator do is program the number of a contact person or persons and store the name as Joe Pohl "ICE". The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when they went 517-323-2342 [email protected] to the scenes of accidents there were always mobile phones with patients, but they didn't know which numbers to call. He therefore thought it would be a good OCA Representative vacancy idea if there was a nationally recognized name to file "next of kin" under. [email protected] Following a disaster in London, The East Anglian Ambulance Service has launched a national "In Case of Emergency (ICE)" campaign. The idea is that you store the Newsletter Editor Webmaster word "ICE" in your mobile phone address book. and with it enter the number of Wayne Mason the person you would want to be contacted "In Case of Emergency ". In an (517) 669-8051 [email protected] emergency situation. Emergency Services personnel and hospital staff would then be able to quickly find the contact information under "lCE.” Please pass this Past President Ken Nicholas information on to friends and family. It won't take too long before everybody will (517) 663-2397 know about this. It really could save your life. or put a loved one's mind at rest. [email protected] For more than one contact name, simply enter ICE1. ICE2. ICE3. By-Laws Coordinator Troy Collins Vicki (517) 646-0879 [email protected] Board members are elected for a one Notes from the Editor year period of time at the Annual Banquet Meeting. Officers assume Reminder - Please that you won’t be one of the mem- their office beginning January 1st of bers who gets dropped from our the subsequent year in which they are check your address elected. label to see if your mailing list because of delinquent dues are about to expire. If you have dues. General Club meetings are held on an “RN08” after your name, the 1st Tuesday of the month at vari- ous locations, but usually at the R.E. your dues are due by June 1, All R.E. Olds Chapter memberships expire on June 1 Olds Museum in Lansing. Contact 2008. In order to save addi- of the year indicated on your address label. In Vicki May at the number shown above tional cost to the Chapter, no example below, membership expires in 2008. for more information. No additional notification is sent. additional dues reminders are Oldsmobile Homecoming Car Show sent out. committee meetings are held periodi- It may seem early to start re- cally through out the year. Please minding you of your dues due date, contact Don Cooper at: [email protected] for but every year there are members more information. who forget to renew their member- ship. So, mark your calendar now so March - April 2008 Rocket Review Page 3 R.E. Olds Chapter Membership Application New __________ Renewal ___________ Application Date ____/_____/_____ Welcome New Members OCA Number _________ Birthday - Month ____________ Day ____________ We welcome the following Name ___________________________________________ new members who joined our Street ___________________________________________ Chapter in January 2008: Jeff & City _____________________________ State _______ Zip Code ________- ______ Darlene Farber of Grand Blanc, Home Phone (_____) _____ - __________Work Phone (______) _____ - __________ MI. E-Mail address ____________________________________ We look forward to seeing Spouse Name ____________________ Birthday - Month ___________Day _________ you at one of our upcoming List of all Oldsmobiles owned: Chapter events or monthly ____________________________________________________________________ meetings. ____________________________________________________________________ You must be a member of the Oldsmobile Club of America to join this Chapter. Chapter dues are $10.00 a year or 3 years for $25.00. Happy Birthday Send application and make check payable to: R.E. OLDS CHAPTER OLDSMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA P.O. BOX 80101 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48908-0101 R.E. Olds Chapter is a regional chapter of the Oldsmobile Club of America, based in the Mid-Michigan area. The Chapter received its charter in 1984, and has served Olds enthusiasts in the area since then. A bi-monthly publication, ROCKET REVIEW is sent to members and offers a variety of member stories, technical information and a classified ad section. As a member of the chapter you are invited to join the group at various car show around the state and enjoy family oriented car club activities. March th How to Join the Oldsmobile Club of America Birthdays - Doris Harsant - 4 , th Visit the Oldsmobile Club of America’s web site: www.oldsclub.org for an Tom Remington - 5 , Ed Shand - application form, dues schedule and other club information and benefits. 7th, Troy Collins - 8th, Sharon Brehm - 10th, Brian Ford & Phyllis Shorman - 14th, Peter Ford 15th, RE Olds Chapter Dues th Dues are $10 for 1 year or $25 for three years, renewable each June for all Margaret Hilliard - 20 , Joyce Ford members and payable to R.E. Olds Chapter. Mail to: RE Olds Chapter - 24th, Arleen Zimmerman - 27th, , OCA, %Joe Pohl, P.O. Box 80101, Lansing, MI 48908-0101. A renewal form is not necessary. Your address label contains the year in which you Judy Welch -no date listed. need to renew your membership. For example, if the “RN” code after your name is “RN07”, then your dues are renewable and due in June 2007. No additional renewal reminder will be sent to you. April Birthdays - Rita Violetta - 2nd, Ron Severance - 11th, Mary th 2008 OCA NATIONAL’S DATE CHANGE Andrzejewski - 12 , Doug Badgley st th Upcoming Chapter Meetings 21 , Ruth Calkins - 26 . The 2008 OCA National meet will Club Meetings for 2008 are be held in Detroit from July 30th If we don’t list your birthday, send usually scheduled for the first thru August 3rd, which is one yours/spouses birthday information Tuesday of the month at the R.E. week earlier than originally adver- (month and day only) to Olds Transportation Museum at 7 tised. Visit the Motor City Rocket’s [email protected] . In the PM . Scheduled meeting dates for web site, subject line put R.E. OLDS. Or snail th this year are: March 4 , April http://www.motorcityrockets.com/20 mail to: st th rd 1 , May 6 , June 3 . 08oldsnats.htm , for more informa- Wayne Mason tion. 2713 W. Clark Rd. Lansing, MI 48906 March - April 2008 Rocket Review Page 4 1952 98 |Cont. from page 1 Help Wanted! price that were about to be sent ave you always wanted to become more active in our Chapter but didn’t back to the factory. At the time, I H know what to do or where to start? Boy, do we have opportunities for you! thought it would be nice to restore If you think of our Chapter members as being part of a team, then think about our ’52 as it needed some TLC, al- this- Teams share the burden and divide the grief.