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The Winning Edge #30 . . 5 Better Things Automotive Wings N Wheels Bobs Big Boy ...... 6 to Come? ...... 9 Classifieds ...... 14-15 Car Show ...... 20 In This Reedley College Just an Observation . . . 10 Motorsports BUSINESS Story ...... 8 Chevy Camaro ...... 12 2018 Calendar...... 18 DIRECTORY...... 22 Issue Visit us on the web at www.oldcarandmotorsports.com CONTACT US See Page 5 • Email us at: [email protected] • Publisher – Matt Case/Dave Turney Buellton Is Vintage Trailer Bashing While Solvang Welcomes Veteranentreffen 15 Vintage Volkswagen Event By Bette Addington/Bakersfield, Car Club Council vintage trailer enthusiast. Home of the Dry Lakes Racing Sunday Farewells: www.bakersfieldccc.org Hall of Fame – www.mendenhallmuseum.com • Donuts! Delivered fresh down every row of campers at 7am Vintage Trailer Bash - Buellton • Jam Session to bring your instruments, chairs and voice to • Pooch Parade/yet another Signature event at 8am listen or sing hosted by Mark & Kathy Wingland/Ventura Vintage Trailers and RVs began arriving at the Flying with their ’60 Shasta Flags RV Park in Buellton on Thurs., Sept. 20 for the 9th annual Buellton Vintage Trailer Bash which drew participants Saturday Fun Day: from as far away as El Paso, TX! A sold-out 230 entrants • Bicycle Pajama Parade/Signature Event at 8am were present this year in the newly-expanded sites at Flying Flags. This RV park has it together when it comes to check- • Re-Dedication of the Flying Flags Plaza at 10:30am. in with a staff that comes to you as you pull in their entrance, 50 years ago Governor Ronald Reagan visited Buellton gets you your packet quickly and then another staff member to dedicate this plaza. This year, his oldest son, Michael, on either a scooter or in a golf cart personally escorts you to re-dedicated the Plaza your site….how accommodating is that? There was never a • Open House at 11am-4pm to allow general public to line even at peak arrival time! come and look inside the trailers and RVs on display as Set-up is usually the first thing on everyone’s agenda well as talk to the owners when they get settled in their site, but WagonMaster David • Motorized Scooter Parade/another Signature Event at 4pm Neel did not let anyone feel there was nothing much to do enhanced this year by a group of cool Volkwagens who as there were activities planned from the get-go throughout entered the park to cruise through the campground on their the entire weekend. Something for everyone and many were way back from the Veteranentreffen VW Car Show very family-oriented. Neel, himself, a Vintage Trailer trailer • Gilligan’s Island Party at 4:30pm hosted by Jose & Tina enthusiast along with wife Ari, brought a ‘48 Airstream Wee Alvarez/Santa Maria with their ’67 Aristocrat for campers Wind trailered by a ‘62 Chevrolet C10. Here’s just a glimpse to further get into the era dressed up as their favorite into our fun-filled weekend schedule: Gilligan’s Island character Thursday/Arrival Day & set-up: • Tri-Tip Dinner served along with awards and • Leisure time by the pool announcements at 6:30pm ➠Story continues on Page 16 • “Trailer Glow” that night when it’s dark • Sundowner Party at the sites of Brown/Jackson • First party – 805 Booze and Brews, hosted by Jim & from Ventura with their Gracie Lathrop/Paso Robles with their ’61 Holiday House ’64 Boles Aero along with • Gilligan’s Island episodes on big screen at outside patio area Jason & Lisa Lazar/Oak View with their ’58 Finally Friday: Kenskill that included a • Mimosa Morning at 10am courtesy of compound group surf band “Kelp and Hula of happy campers – Jeff & Amber DePetro/Paso Robles Dancers” for the last party with their ’66 Aristocrat; Tim & Tasha Grahek/Bakers of the event field with their ’70 Siesta; and, Kevin & Tamara www.Bakersfieldccc.org McCloskey/Bakersfield with “visit our website” their ’52 Terry • Petanque Tournament at Central Valley Sports Show 10:30am hosted by Chuck March 15-17 In conjunction with & Virgina Diffey/Fresno Central Valley Sportsman, with their ’66 Scotsman Boat & RV Show Like us on Facebook “BCCC Car Club Council” • Early registration for

2019 event

• Cornhole Tournament at Nov. 11, 2018 Oct. 28, 2018

3pm hosted by Harvey Smitherman/Ventura who Dec. 9, 2018 Nov. 25, 2018

brought his ’56 Edwards Jan. 6, 2019 Dec. 30, 2018 Rainbow

Feb. 10, 2019 Jan. 27, 2019 • Vintage Appetizer Party & Vintage Fashion Show at 6pm at the pool

• Ice Cream Social by Phil

Noyes/Los Angeles with his ’62 Heilite

• Sundowner Party hosted by

Chuck & Fay Pressley/ Santa Barbara with their ✓ Car Show ✓ Merchant Awards ✓ ’51 Roadmaster serving Food available ✓ Super Raffle ✓ Best of Show Award ✓ DJ Blue Suede Shooters ✓ 50/50 ✓ Super Cruiser Award ✓ Live Music ✓ Vendors ✓ Rudy Gallups Award ✓ Sports Show Entry • Momma K Acoustic Band played live music in the outside patio area Open to all Vehicles, Motorcycles, Vintage Trailers & Boats

• Mendenhall Museum Chris (661)345-1627 Larry (661)431-7688 Bette (661)345-1629 Friday Night Tour – a must see for any car or Page 4 October 20th Golden Empire Kiwanis Fall flin g Car sh ow Bakers f ield www.oldcarandmotorsports.com Old Cars & Motorsports • 10.18 CRUIZERS RAISE OVER $10,000 FOR NEW K-9 On Saturday, September 8th, more than 140 classic cars of all makes, models and colors filled the parking lot surrounding the Milan Institute in Visalia for the Small Town Cruizers’ 14th Annual Summer Send Off Car Show. Although the weather was a tad warm, it still didn’t stop hundreds of car enthusiasts and spectators from attending the fun-filled event. Every year, the Small Town Cruizers Car Club strives to be good stewards of the local community through charity and goodwill, by hosting an annual car show towards the end of the cruise season, with the net proceeds benefiting a local K-9 charity. This year, the fun for the entire family event attracted a huge crowd, more than two dozen vendors, and a myriad of cool cars! Spectators of all ages came out to meander around the car show, and enjoy a close up look at all of the hot rods and classic rides. Throughout the day, car buffs and spectators alike were constantly checking their tickets, in the hopes of winning one of the countless raffle prizes on display to be given away to some lucky winner! Even as the temperature continued to climb as the day rolled along, people could still be seen smiling, and having a good time. However, eventually all good things must come to an end, and during the final hour of the show, several participants were rewarded with prized trophies, representing the “best of the best” at this year’s show! As you may or may not know, hosting an annual car show takes a lot of planning, time and energy. This year, things were made a little easier with the help of our proud sponsors, especially those special sponsors who support the event year after year! The car show would not even be possible without the help from all of the event sponsors. Another first this year, was the addition of a “Mega” sponsor, who served a key role Kings & Tulare County Only! with the car show and the club’s K-9 charity. In the end, the Cruizers managed to raise over $10,000 in support of our local law enforcement heroes, to help with the purchase of a new canine for the Visalia Police K-9 Department. Every year, the club is absolutely thrilled when they can give back to the local community. Besides enlightening the hearts of our members, each new dog added to our local K-9 agencies will enhance the safety of our own neighborhoods and WE help save lives! BUY JUNK CARS & FARM EQUIPMENT No Papers, No Problem 559-967-4666 559-230-7062 Same Day Pick Up CASH Habla Español Old Cars & Motorsports • 10.18 www.oldcarandmotorsports.com October 20th Presti ge Assisted livin g car show V isalia Page 5 THE WINNING EDGE #30 Hi fellow speed enthusiasts, summer is quickly coming to an end. I don't know about you, but I'm going to enjoy as much of this beautiful weather as possible before winter sets in. For those of you that are contemplating an engine rebuild or freshen up over the winter, I would like to make a suggestion. A few years ago they released a 2-axis single point CNC Valve Seat and Guide machine manufactured by Newen, called the Contour-BB. Pro Tech is a proud owner of this revolutionary machine. In my opinion this machine practically makes all other seat and guide machines obsolete. With the Newen machine, chatter marks and undulations are impossible to generate using the single point cutter. Valve seat angles can be changed every one-hundredth of a degree. You can program any valve seat profile into the computer that is advantageous to the seat profile and airflow or duplicate exactly an existing seat. My suggestion is if you are going to have the seats cut on your heads it would be benefi- cial to locate one of these machines in your area. If you are unable to find a Newen Machine, give me a call and I will try to locate one for you. Something that has raised its ugly head more so lately than normal is guys bringing in heads where the combustion chamber was actually larger than the bore size in the block. This 64-73 Mustang parts & service situation can be very detrimental to airflow, let alone trying to gain maximum compression. 64-73 aluMiniuM radiators If you have your heads off or plan to install new heads check the dimensions. It may be neces- 6 cylinder 4 lug riMs sary to notch the block or return the heads for a set with a narrower combustion chamber. More than likely this is the last article before the new year, so I would like to wish all of you a Happy and Safe Holiday Season. Scott drake diStributor Till next year, tMi diStributor Mike Lewis PRO TECH 4531 E. San Gabriel Avenue Fresno, CA 93726-1230 559-227-4773 www.protechracing.net (under construction) To Advertise with Us...

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Oakland Matt Case/Dave Turney S.F. Publishers... Santa Clara Distribution... John Angelos & Danielle Case, Paul Stevenson - Central Coast, January 2019 Fresno Ed Case, Jerry Avila-Dos Palos Writers... Darren Angelos; Vic Groah; Dave Wolin You can get your copy of the Bakersfield Marketing & Distribution... Matt Case; Old Car Paper at your local advertiser too. Website... Jill Kohlmoos; Layout & Design... Diana Contreras Say ‘Thank You’ to them for supporting our hobby. Page 6 October 20th A & W C ruise N ight Visalia www.oldcarandmotorsports.com Old Cars & Motorsports • 10.18 “Car Hops, Bops & THE 7TH ANNUAL TRUNKI OR I TREAT Bob’s” A History of CLASSICCLASSIC Bobs Big Boy By Darren Angelos OC&MS writer Lets go back in time to a place where milkshakes were creamy dreams of sweetness, CARCAR SHOWSHOW served in ice-cold tins & fries were golden crisp- lets not forget that flavorful “special sea- soning”. Saturday, October 27th Well, these good old days can still be re- visited today at Bobs Big Boy, in Burbank Ca 10:00 am 2:00 pm where it sits as it did back in 1949 and actually actually brought about by Mr. Wian trying to has been protected as a historical landmark. figure out a name for his double decker ham- burger. I happened to journey there recently to have a one on one visit with the manager of It was 6 year old boy that had walked into that location. Just so happens, my visit was on his Glendale location and sat upon the coun- a Friday in which is the place to be for car col- ter. lectors. Wian amused, he acknowledged the boy Now, I can remember as most readers by saying “Hello Big Boy...” and the name just hopefully, going to Bob’s with the family, see- stuck. From there, the iconic boy was immor- ing the iconic statue, having good eats, and talized and crafted as a statue by an animator even grabbing a comic that only they had from Warner Bros. called “Adventures of the Big Boy” by Timely Today, the restaurant located in Burbank Comics and written by someone who I’ve had is the oldest running Bob’s Big Boy and it is the good fortune of working with personally, the location where this story resonates. Marvel legend Stan Lee. Built as a car hop drive-in, the architec- Free Registration Adults loved Bob’s and the kids loved go- ture is truly outstanding. Located at 4211 ing there even more because of these unique Riverside Dr in Toluca Lake, CA. it is within for all motor vehicles treasures they offered. blocks of another icon I had the pleasure of Amongst the Valley and mostly through- interviewing, George Barris and his famous For Details, Call Margie out California as a whole, we have seen this in- ‘Garage’. WESTGATE GARDENS CARE CENTER at 559-240-1069 4525 W. TULARE AVE., VISALIA credible icon come alive as well as completely Built by local residents and designed by disappear from site. Wayne MacAllister, it represents the stream- The original, named Bob’s Pantry was line automobile design of modernization from the early ‘40s that still is striking today. FAMILY FUN · RAFFLE · FREE LUNCH · LIVE ENTERTAINMENT built in 1936 by Bob Wian, and located in Glendale, CA. The name, Bob’s Big Boy was Wayne, highly notarized in his designs of over 40 coffee shops in the vintage 40’s and 50’s era Los Angeles as well as the Sands Hotel and Desert Inn Casino in Vegas. He used his vision on sweeping curves, bullet-type transformations that occurred in stylizing the modern automobile from that era. He also was known for creating the infamous circular drive-through design at this location and this is invariably seen during Bob’s popular ongoing car show nights. In fact, on weekends they have even brought back the old time ‘carhop’ service. “Visiting on these days will really place you back in time, “ says Jesus Franco, Manager of this historic location. “I try to keep this icon alive and of interest, in fact I helped bring back the drive-in car shows that has been popular ever since the original days.” Story continues on ➠Page 19 Old Cars & Motorsports • 10.18 www.oldcarandmotorsports.com Oct ober 27th West gate Garden Car Sh ow Visalia Page 7 The Soundtrack of Your Life.

Listenat kynofresno.comLive 16th Annual All Ford Car Show By Jay E. Mccord Chuck Bailey Award for Best Restored Model A went to Ron Domingos with his 1930 Standard Roadster. In celebration of the 90th Birthday of the 1928 Model A, the best 1928 award was given to Steven Westerlind for his 1928 Ford Sports Coupe. Best Club Participation was awarded to the Bakersfield Chapter of the Model A Ford Club of America. There were 12 First Place plaques and 12 Second Place plaques awards in 12 different classes of Ford Motor Com- pany vehicles. These entries were judged by the car show entrants. The Santa Maria A’s wishes to thank all the sponsors, participants and community members for their support through donations, purchase of raffle and BBQ tickets. The The Santa Maria Model A Ford Club held their 16th BBQ was won by Nancy Marquez. The money collected Annual All Ford Car Show September 8th in Old Town Or- helps the Club provide 10 scholarships to the Allan Hancock cutt. There were over 175 entries composed of cars, non-food Industrial Automotive Technology Program. vendors, and swap meet persons. Mark your calendar for the 17th Annual All Ford Car Best of Show entry judged by car show entrants was Show to be held September 14, 2019. awarded to George Gouveia with a 1911 Ford Model T. The

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Several or college degree, etc… can be accomplished conditions in our dept. followed this same BOO! by meeting stated requirements. Personal pattern of meeting the standard, but lacking OR TREAT opinions like friendliness, professional- evidence to prove compliance. As a result, ism, and style, tend to be more subjective we are working to improve documentation assessments that vary from person to per- of those areas, so we can provide clear evi- CAR SHOW son. Improving personal and dence of meeting and exceeding professional standards is NATEF standards in the Saturday, October 20, 2018 among the many topics future. we discuss with students The NATEF evaluator did 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on a regular basis. We start recommend one thing that every morning in the class- was missing from the Ad- room talking about vari- Cars will be able to sign in visory Committee; “repair ous topics including; busi- shop customers.” So, we are beginning at 9:30 a.m. ness practices, customer adding a couple of “repair relations, employability shop customers” in order to Car Entry fee is 1 bag of candy. skills, ethics, attitudes, and include the consumer per- many more, before begin- spective at committee meet- Prizes will be awarded for most decorated trunk, crowd favorite, ning work in the shop. Many ings. The committee’s purpose, and more fun titles! automotive students may not is to review our automotive pro- enroll in other classes, so touching on gram and make sug- We will have hotdogs, popcorn, beverages, and snacks for sale. numerous periph- gestions for improve- eral issues helps ment, in order keep us For more information or to RSVP call us at 559-735-0828. our students to up-to-date with cur- understand the rent industry practices. importance of be- The aim is to prepare a Prestige Assisted Living at Visalia coming well-rounded individuals. Job inter- workforce that can address current and fu- 3120 West Caldwell Ave. Visalia, CA 93277 lic. #547200844 views tend to blur the lines between formal, ture needs for employers, rather than “doing informal, objective and subjective standards, what we’ve always done” because it worked so preparing students for ASE certifications, in the past. Please contact me if you would and employment as industry professionals is like to serve as an advisor on this committee, more than just “nuts and bolts” instruction. which only meets twice a year. A number of years ago, the Reedley College After spending some time addressing the Automotive Technology Department was ac- recommendations provided by the NATEF credited by the National Automotive Techni- Evaluation Team, we are proud to announce cian’s Education Foundation (NATEF). The that the Reedley College Automotive Tech- purpose of NATEF is to establish standards nology program is currently *NATEF Ac- and improve the quality of vocational pro- credited. (*There is one thing I need to grams for secondary and post-secondary ed- clarify. NATEF, which is part of ASE, is now ucation. We have always been confident that referred to as the ASE Education Founda- our program maintains high standards as tion for program accreditation.) Sorry for well as a good reputation, but it’s important the confusion. We started the evaluation to be evaluated by an outside entity once in process under NATEF, and the name was a while. If you’re only “a legend in your own changed to the ASE Education Foundation mind,” it’s probably not much of a legend. before the accreditation process was com- We consistently encourage automotive stu- pleted. So technically, the Reedley College dents to pursue ASE Certifications, which Automotive Technology program is ASE Ac- have been the industry standard for automo- credited (same as NATEF). Why did we pur- tive repair technicians since 1972. But we, as sue accreditation? Because the Certificate of an institution, allowed the NATEF accredi- Achievement earned by our students will car- tation to expire in 1998 and waited far too ry more weight, since ASE (*formerly NA- long to correct the situation. TEF) Accredited programs are recognized The Automotive Technology program re- nationwide, just like ASE Certifications for cently went through the NATEF evaluation technicians are recognized nationwide. process as part of our ongoing efforts to bet- We’re still looking for at least one part-time ter serve automotive students. We “meet or instructor, plus we’ll need a full-time Auto- exceed” most of the NATEF standards, but motive Instructor in the near future, due to we found that some of our practices weren’t an upcoming retirement. If you’re contem- being documented well enough. The Ad- plating a switch from repair technician to visory Committee is one example that il- instructor, send me an e-mail. You might be lustrates this problem. The Advisory Com- the right person to help us train the next gen- mittee members consist of: Reedley College eration of automotive repair technicians here auto department staff, shop owners, repair at Reedley College. You can view the “Au- technicians, high school auto shop teachers, tomotive Technology Instructor (part-time)” college administrators, and one retired di- posting on the SCCCD website: https://sc- rector of industrial technology from Fresno ccd.peopleadmin.com/postings/2301 State. When the NATEF evaluator suggested Brett Nelson, that we should have some former students Automotive Instructional Technician, on the advisory committee, we informed [email protected] him that more than half of the committee members were Reedley College automotive “We motivate and inspire students to succeed” Old Cars & Motorsports • 10.18 www.oldcarandmotorsports.com Nov. 3rd Toys for Tots Car sh ow Po ntiacs of Central Ca Page 9 Better Things to Come? By Vic Groah Lately I have had the privilege to work with some somewhat younger members of our old car hobby. I know if you look at me you can plainly see that could cover most of the popula- tion of the earth today. After all I am so old they use carbon dating to determine my age. On a serious note one is my youngest son and another is a friend of his, a young man much younger than son Michael. As I have been around a while just by osmosis I have ab- sorbed a few things over the years that once in a while I can present to them as possible solu- tions to problems. Right off the start both of them can do a number of things way better than me. Both are superior welders and excellent general mechanics. Both are very mechanical and have good reasoning skills. Both are good at layout and general fabrication. With that said there are a few things that I am still a little better at than they are and here is where the story begins. Both are eager to learn and are not afraid to ask the old guy, “How do you do that”. I am delighted and humbled by the fact that such talented young men can come to me for a little something once in a while. What does this bode for the future of our hobby? I have heard many old guys say that the hobby is dying. Maybe, or is it just evolving? These young guys are working on stuff that I would not normally be drawn to but are valid aspects of the hobby and they are doing it with class and style. They come to us old guys to put our knowledge and theirs together to make a complete package. My talented son can build a safe, operating airplane out of a stack of raw materials and fly it away, and has done just that. The other young man is a master of building trucks and now is taking on building active race cars out of junk. As I look at the Hondas and trucks at cruse nights and car shows I realize the hobby is not dying, my generation may be dying out but these new guys are moving it on. The day of the model T Ford may be over and the tri five Chevys soon to pass but there may just be a future with these talented guys that march to a slightly different drummer. After all, when I was a young man in college my buddies and I were buying new solid axel Corvettes and the new mustangs. Who knew those were to become valued collector cars in our own time? I have owned 7 Mustangs and several Corvettes, still have two Mustangs and one solid axel Corvette. I can see the time when these will go the way of the Model T Ford. Just the old duffers will want them and few at that. I would much rather drive my Mustang than my model T Ford. (Yes, I still have a couple of those dinosaurs). What the future will bring I will not live long enough to find out but whatever it is I hope these young guys and gals will have as much fun at it as I have. It looks like the future of our wonderful hobby may be in good hands after all.

VALID THRU December 31st, 2018 ONLY Page 10 Nov. 3rd Minter field air museum wings n' wheels shafter, CA www.oldcarandmotorsports.com Old Cars & Motorsports • 10.18 Just an Observation By Dave Turney ner. The conversation went like this: Bill says to Jim if only you guys in the auto industry As I have seen over the last 19 years pub- lishing the Old Car and Motorsports News- could do as we have done with advances in the paper that the American cars have taken a bad computer industry. If you did, just think of rap over the past half century. Yet, for all the what the auto industry would be today. Well criticisms, it’s fair to say that the American there was a pause for a minute while Jim was motor industry brought us the things we love thinking, then he said Well!! I do not think most about the automobile. All the things I that people are ready for their cars to crash like in an automobile: cars made of steel, sim- twice a day!! Guess what the cars are now full ple and easy to operate, cars that you can actu- of—computer! Fly by wire accelerator elec- ally see the engine and work on cars without tronics system instead of mechanical linkage, Performance parts way too much plastics and glue. Then there is cars had that lead to the deaths of people and the COMPUTER! Ugh. rugs were the blame it was said, but the sud- den acceleration “problem” cost the Toyota American cars gave us electrically adjust- Corp. 2 billion dollars to avoid criminal pros- able seats, windows, mirrors, automatic trans- ecution . A Tesla “self-driving” car hit the back mission, air-conditioning, two-tone paint, of a parked fire truck, for one example. It is and Wonder Bar radios. More recently, they’ve said self- driving cars get in an accident every provided us with remote buttons to lock and unlock the doors, airbags, and catalytic con- 6000/miles. I guess Jim Wagner was right. verters. They might not be highly regarded for What happened to pleasure of going through engine efficiency, pin-sharp handling, or stun- the gears of a 4 speed manual tranny, driving ning looks, but, when it comes to delivering down the road to feel the driving a cool ride? what customers want in an easy and reliable Lets ALL Keep Cruisin in our old cars and get package, American cars have always led the the kids into the hobby we love!!! January will world. be here sooner than you think Aficionados may balk at accepting the Next year, we look back at the evolution From Oakland to Lake Isabella cardinal role that US iron has played in the of America cars and reflect on them. We will and the Central Coast, All Throughout the Valley from development of today’s reliable, safe, comfort- look at the American classic cars by taking a Paso to Lompoc Stockton to Bakersfield able, and convenient machines. Many of the trip back to a world of automobiles that will innovative automotive features we take for never be the same. We hope you will enjoy the granted originated in American cars. A tech- ride. Your stories well be welcome too! Old nological history that started back in 1911 Cars & Motorsports thanks Darren Angeles, with the development of the electric starter, to Vic Groth, Dave Wolins, Alex Radko, Wayne today’s symbol of convenience – the cup hold- Yada, Jay McCord, Bette Addington, Phil er. Years ago, I heard a story of a lunch meet- Kneeland, our event sponsors and all the oth- Kerman, Reedley, ing between Bill Gates of Microsoft and who ers who have contributed to the paper. Thank 1515 Herndon Rd, Dinuba & Fresno I believe is the father of the GTO Jim Wag- you for making 2018 an awesome year! Ceres, CA 95307 Karaoke • Wed. & Thurs. with SEVE Fire Protection Find us online at: Services Fresno, Bakersfield, www.oldcarandmotorsports.com Our End of the Season Car Show is on Sun October 23rd Visalia, Modesto, Merced, Sacramento

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Call Matt at 559-786-2567 or Email: [email protected] Old Cars & Motorsports • 10.18 www.oldcarandmotorsports.com Nov. 4th Autumn Turlock Swap Page 11 ➠Story continued from Front Page “Knowing Knudsen” an American Pioneer... William answered his son’s needs by giving him his first styles, many of which we will never know. automobile in pieces. Hundreds. Interestingly enough, full circle occurred as Semon took Nonetheless, Semon assembled the car and went on to be a opposite route of fame that eventually led him to the Ford no doubt the first to take his passion to the level of “Enthusiast Motor Company, a place his father started the family name of or Car Guru”. Knudsen from it’s origins. Where William mastered and even surpassed Ford on production in many arenas, Semon did not focus on that. Nor did he focus on the financial obligation and opportunity for future wealth. He just “loved” everything that was the automobile. When his father resigned from being the President of GM during his efforts with Roosevelt and military production, it Of course Ford having his drive for ingenuity and that was his son that took GM by surprise. creative eye, he quickly latched onto William and eventually brought his skills and drive to the Ford Motor Company. Ac- Appointed as Vice President of GM and General Manager tually, being the major client with John Keim, he bought his of the Pontiac division by 1956, Bunkie was responsible for factory outright in 1911. turning Pontiac’s sales to a successful level. Now that William was a Ford employee, he was asked to His reign of production produced solid cars and sales but conjure up a new parts company in the Ford name and be its lacked style. He changed styling and solely increase sales by in- product manager. Going from New York to Detroit, he quickly troducing Pontiac into the racing circuit to enhance the brand. became successful while becoming an American citizen along GM was historically a launchpad for Pontiac, headed by the way. Semon’s rule and in 1961 GM announced him as Manager of He would do this reaching the top of the corporate ladder the Chevrolet Division. with Ford, bringing mass production to assembly line reality. With all his creative fire, contributions and ingenuity in- Knudsen continued success with Ford and his Model T line, stilled from his father, Semon never obtained the level of rank quickly becoming his right hand man. as his father did at GM. Ford was so influenced by Knudsen that in 1919, Ford Surprisingly, Bunkie felt that as a result and reviewed introduced the first foreign factory plant to be built in Copen- thoughts of leaving the company. hagen. However, disputes occurred between Ford and Knudsen Semon did bring Pontiac to the forefront in sales, save it resulting in a falling out with Ford and by 1921 the plant along from extinction, and in 1965, GM broke sales records on their with Knudsen were acquired by his competitor, GM. Chevrolet and Pontiac models. It was Semon Bunkie Knudsen To make things even more interesting, Knudsen with his who took Chevrolet to an American standard of ownership, tireless drive and his ability to tackle the impossible, led GM Nascar racing with Pontiac (which also involved our friend and the Chevrolet brand to be Fords major competition. from a former article, Jim By 1937, William Knudsen was President of General Mo- Wangers, Father of the GTO), tors Corporation and its 230,000 employees. This would be the creation of the SS Series his highest pinnacle of automotive achievements, and his ef- (Super Sport) on Chevelle, Frame up forts opened the eye of our then President, Franklin Delano Impala and Camaro lines- all Roosevelt. attributed to his involvement restoration with the brand(s). By this time, William had earned the title of being the second highest paid man in America and was producing more After making his dis- cars than anyone else in the industry. missal from GM public, and Boats seeing an opportunity arise Roosevelt wanted no other man to head his military pro- by a competitor, he was called duction for the United States. William was appointed as the on by Edsel Ford to bring the Graphics head of industrial innovation for the United States Defense same excitement back to the Department and by 1942, had reached the title of Lieutenant Ford Motor Company. Bunk- General of the War Department of the United States of Ameri- ie quickly agreed. custom ca. Edsel envisioned a pio- He served the country 4 years earning 2 Army Distin- neering move to have two motorcycles guished Service Medals, an American Campaign Medal and a generations of Knudsen’s be World War 2 Victory Medal. involved with Ford between In addition to ramping production astronomically during a Century of time, and was wartime, producing tanks, B-29 Bombers and even Navy ships, eager to make history once he was responsible for creating interest from other companies again, as his father did for willing to produce and manufacture items enhancing our mili- Ford in the beginning. tary strength providing an employment and production explo- Semon was appointed sion in the U.S. and no doubt, suffocating our enemy with as President of Ford in 1968, overwhelming numbers. ironically a title his father nev- To finalize, William Knudsen was placed in the Automo- er obtained in the “historic” tive Hall of Fame in 1968, a prestigious dedication for his con- years. tributions to the Automotive industry and what Americans call Semon Knudsen unfor- the ‘assembly & production line’. tunately had no allies within Unfortunately, William died 2 decades prior, but his son, the company and all his efforts Semon Knudsen witnessed this honor. to enhance, re-design the lines never reached success, due Semon, or as most called him “Bunkie” was equally pro- partly to a Mr. Iacocca, Vice lific in the Knudsen traits and created his own name in the President of Ford, having too We accept all insurance companies and work on late model cars of all years. industry. many allies. Top of the line craftsmanship no exceptions. Born in 1912, back when his father was settling in the Mr. Knudsen spent many Detroit factory of Ford, started his fascination with cars at an months in the Ford design early age and by age 14 wanted his own. labs, engineering new design 2505 Theatre Dr H, Paso Robles, CA Page 12 Nov. 24th Karr cruise ni ght @ D er Weinerschnitzel Han fo rd www.oldcarandmotorsports.com Old Cars & Motorsports • 10.18 Chevy Camaro engineering boss says Mustang's been "eating our lunch" By Sean Szymkowski, www.motorauthority.com The Chevrolet Camaro's chief engineer, Al Oppenheiser, knows the sixth-generation pony car hasn't been a runaway sales success. He offered up the truth when speaking to Automotive News (subscription required) in a Sunday report: the Mustang has been "eating our lunch." 2019 Chevrolet Camaro Turbo 1LE first drive Oppenheiser made the comment specifically noting the Ford Mustang and its domi- nance of the pony-car sales chart, but he said his team is ready to play offense. "The low (transaction prices) of a 4-cylinder...that's where the bulk of the sales are and that's where our pricing strategy needed improvement. We plan to go head to head—and win," he said. The Camaro has dropped to third place as the Dodge Challenger moved to second place. Through July, the Camaro found 29,551 driveways while the Mustang sold 48,362 examples—a stark contrast when comparing fifth-generation sales. The previous-generation Camaro clobbered the Mustang for four years in a row until the sixth-generation Mustang debuted for the 2015 model year. Now, Oppenheiser and team plan to strike back with aggressive pricing at the lower end of the Camaro's portfolio. Chevy has slashed the entry-level 1LS model's price $1,000 to $25,995. Similar price cuts are present for the 1LT and 2LT models. To further bolster the turbocharged Camaro's image, the brand will also release the 2019 Camaro Turbo 1LE. The car bundles handling and performance goodies from the Camaro SS and Camaro V-6 1LE models with racier looks to better challenge turbo-4-powered Mustangs. Executives said the Camaro Turbo 1LE, which packs 275 horsepower, is also meant to challenge hot hatchbacks like the Honda Civic Type R and even performance sedans such as the Kia Stinger. Chevrolet also refreshed the 2019 Camaro's design across the lineup to spur & sales, though the looks have solicited controversial responses, especially in SS form. California Pinups & Patriots Inc. Oppenheiser said he's banking on the idea of "affordable performance" to turn the wings n’ wheels sales momentum back in the at minter field Camaro's favor. The afford- shafter, ca able thrills found in the 2019 Camaro Turbo 1LE start at november 3rd, 2018 $30,995. The closest Mus- special tribute to tang, one with the EcoBoost JAMES DEAN Performance package, starts Actor & Race Car Driveer at $29,610, though it doesn't His 3rd race outing was May 1, 1955 at Minter Field have as much performance equipment as the Camaro's Antique Cars Over 500 Cars Food Classic Cars Beer & Wine Garden 1LE package and the Cama- Hot Rods 50 Aircraft Of All Eras VIP Area ro provides a better handling Porsches Rafﬂes Rat Rods Airplane Rides Available Vendors chassis from the get-go. Customs Dancing 2019 Ford Mustang Low Riders Pinup Contest Vintage Motorcycles Live Music Vintage & Experimental Aircraft The Rayford Brothers & Special Guest Ron Brem (Bettie Page's Nephew & Local Musician) Sponsorship Information Vendor Information Romona Allibritton Heather Gonzalez 661-489-0273 661-489-0268 Aircraft Information Auto/Cycle Information Ron Pierce Craig Webb [email protected] 661-337-0303 Proceeds to benefit Minter Air Museum a Non-Profit 501c sign-up online: www.mfamwingsnwheels.com Old Cars & Motorsports • 10.18 www.oldcarandmotorsports.com Dec. 1st Ridge Creek Cars on the Course Car show Dinuba Page 13 Charter Oak and Happy Honkers Model A Clubs By Phil Kneeland Linda and I have fallen in love with our "new to us" driving Visalia) Model A Ford. We can't get over that same attention that The next event for all classic car owners are acquainted with; smiles, the "waves, our Clubs is a Tour to nods, thumbs-up and outright hollers of 'It's gorgeous"! Blair Air Service for a Our Clubs are finally showing a big spurt in interest and look-around at a big Crop growth as the Charter Oak Club of Visalia has signed five new Dusting Operation. After members in the last couple of taking in Roger Hewitt's months. And, a very exciting airplane operation we will aspect of these new members head to Hanford, CA, to is that they are bringing in Superior Dairy Restau- younger Model A enthusiasts. rant for lunch and some We signed one new member big Ice Cream treats. (We who is a senior at Redwood had eleven Model A’s and High School. He also brought 3 modern cars totaling Orcutt Tour his Dad with him who is as about 25 folks) excited about Model A'ing Our Clubs are then The Model A'ers have been quite busy these last couple as he is. They had a Model A signed up for "The Big Visit Blair Air Service Tour of months. pickup in the Redwood High Exeter Parade and Car As we mentioned we attended our National conven- School Homecoming Parade Show", taking place on Saturday, October 13th. And, the all decorated and covered with tion in Reno, NV, and since then have attended an "All Ford Redwood Homecoming very next day, on Sunday, October 14th, Bill Bennett is spon- Car Show and Swap Meet" in Orcutt, CA. Orcutt is a lit- balloons. soring Bill's annual "Fall Festival and Tour", helped out by tle suburb on the south side of Santa Maria, CA. We had a This is what all clubs need "is the infusion of the younger the Horseless Carriage Club. A lot of activity coming up this good turnout of Members of both The Happy Honkers Club members". fall! from Porterville, CA, and the Charter Oak Model A Club of Our Clubs are planning for the big upcoming event of Come and be a part of this very contagious hobby. Visalia, CA. We even had members on a long Tour back to "National Model A Day". Charter Oak Club meets at Buckman Mitchell Insurance the Badlands in South Dakota. They drove a total of 5200 The message Nationally is miles in their Model A!! Co. office on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00pm. to "Get out and Drive Your Porterville’s Happy Honkers meet at The Pizza Factory in My wife, Linda, and I personally drove our Model A Model A", Saturday, Sep- Porterville on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7:00pm. Ford from Visalia via Cayucos, Orcutt, Cayucos and back to tember 22!...... Of course You don't have to be a Model A Ford owner, you "Just Have lovely Visalia. We drove a total of over 500 miles and had a we would like for more To Have A Love For 'Henry's Lady" grand trip. Our car is comfortable and is an almost complete- Model A owners to drive ly stock Model A Ford. It even features the "Old" flathead their cars every day. (We Linda and Phil Kneeland, four banger engine, mechanical brakes and all. actually had five Model A’s Phone: (559) 679-1980 Visit Blair Air Service Tour email: [email protected]

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to Repeal Tpayh the higheste taxesG in asthe nation and Ta suffer withx! roads in the worst condition. Taking more money from the wallets of California families to fund more of the same is not the answer. What’s needed is a new funding plan that spends all transportation-related tax and fee revenue on transportation and infrastructure maintenance. We must also be alert to Brown’s outrageous tactics to keep the tax are unbelievable. There is a warning to the proponents of the November initiative to roll back the gas and car tax increases that were jammed through without voter approval: If you think the tactics used by progressives, i.e. Brown and the 70 Caltrans Well we’re about two months away from the November signs costing $700 each promoting the Car Tax were bad, be election and I can’t wait to vote to repeal the gas & car tax. prepared to see the same sort of skullduggery in the upcom- Be sure that you’re registered and be sure to vote YES ON ing fight in November. One-party power in California gives PROPOSITION 6. those in power almost unlimited ability to alter rules, raise money and use public resources to defeat the effort and the Not only will a yes on Prop 6 repeal the gas and car tax wishes of California citizens. it will also introduce a constitutional amendment that man- dates that the politicians in Sacramento will be prohibited On the other hand, Third World tactics like those seen from raising gas and car taxes without a vote from the citizens in Venezuela might amplify voter disgust. Even left-of-center of California. media outlets were critical of Democrats when they jammed through legislation designed to boost one specific candidate. Proposition 6 will save the typical family of four over $700 per year in direct and indirect costs. It will repeal the Despite whatever abuses in the political process the op- tax increase of 12 cents per gallon on gasoline and 20 cents ponents of the gas and car tax rollback might deploy, it may per gallon on diesel fuel, as well as the $50 to $175 increase make little difference. As long as voters are given a voice on in the annual cost of registering a vehicle. this $52 billion tax hike, they could very well register their displeasure with both the tax and the tactics used to preserve California has the highest poverty rate in the nation, it. In other words, Californians will be able to send two re- over 20 percent when the cost of living is taken into account, sounding messages with a single vote. and one contributing factor to that is the higher cost of transportation. The tax increase on diesel fuel raises the price of We recommend a YES vote on Proposition 6. everything that is transported by truck, including food. Ac- Click or copy link below to register online to vote cording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the inflation rate in http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/ California cities is higher than the national average of other U.S. cities. The higher cost of transportation is one reason for that. The backlog of delayed road and bridge repairs, esti- mated by state officials to be $150 billion, is evidence that state lawmakers have not made road safety a priority. Instead of funding transportation infrastructure and maintenance, the politicians have diverted the revenue from transportation taxes to fund other priorities, or pet projects. SB 1 raised taxes without reforming the well-documented waste and inefficiency at Caltrans. Taxpayers in California Page 18 March 16th BCCC & Society for D isabled Children Bakers f ield www.oldcarandmotorsports.com Old Cars & Motorsports • 10.18 Motorsports 2018 Calendar

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➠Story continued from Page 6 “Car Hops, Bops & Bob’s” A History of Bobs Big Boy Jesus, who started Talk about long term outcomes from a simple game of working at the location cards, It has been with the family ever since. back in 1976, has a pure “Everyday, we get about a thousand visitors from all over excitement you can see the world. So many that our “Bob” statue is removed every when he talks about 4-6 months or so, for restoration and paint. We are always ‘Bob’s. working to upkeep this classic and we even paint the entire “Nobody can touch structure every single year.” this one being a Na- So whenever our readers are heading Southland, be sure tional Landmark now to stop in and be taken back to another place in time and his- since 1993. I am really tory. happy. The first Bob’s in Glendale had the tower and a unique design like this, but This location is the oldest remaining Bob’s Big Boy, and a when it was purchased, the buyer demolished it. Nothing had classic when it comes to history. There is a corner table by the survived” said Mr. Franco. window where the Beatles used to eat going back to 1965 era. “The property also has an unusual tale behind it as it is Bob Hope used to drop in as a regular as it was a place he owned by a local resident, Michael McDonald. It was told considered unobtrusive and private. Lets not forget our friend that it was his Grandfather who actually purchased the prop- down the street, Mr. Barris who loved coming in especially on erty back in the 1940’s through a poker game with his bud- car show days. dies. His Grandfather won the hand, but the player did not In fact many celebrities have all been regulars here for have the 500 dollars to pay him, so he gave his Grandfather decades and it is not hard to know the reason why or under- this property” said Franco. stand- Its Bob’s Big Boy. And It’s purely magic...

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Wayne Bloechl’s 1010 Garage 8778-C Plata Ln Atascadero, CA 805-460-9181 www.1010garage.com email: [email protected] Page 20 March 16th A & W Cruise Ni ght Visalia www.oldcarandmotorsports.com Old Cars & Motorsports • 10.18 Wings N Wheels Car Show By Dean Craun kind of a map," Craun said. "We also have copies of the program that showed him listed as a contestant and a copy of the newspaper that listed all the results." Wings N Wheels Car Show and Air- plane Fly in on November 3rd 2018 will pay tribute in One Speed Dean will special commemorative items available to car show registrants and a kick off pre show party at The Fox Theater in downtown Bakersfield on November 2nd which includes '50s music and a special screening of Rebel Without a Cause. All the activities are part of the museum's ongoing quest to bring attention to Minter Field, built as an air base during Five months before the tragic car ac- World War II. Shafter Airport now operates cident that would end his young life -- for- on the site, and all that's left of Minter Field ever sealing his status as the coolest icon of -- at least physically -- is the museum, housed teenage angst in the history of teenage angst in the only original building that remains. -- James Dean was indulging his inner speed The museum features mostly military demon much more responsibly in, of all artifacts stretching from World War I to Vi- places, Shafter, California. etnam. The occasion was a race at Minter Field, one of several stops on a circuit sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America that drew the "Rebel Without a Cause" star and his Porsche Speedster. "Racing was a big part of his life," said Dean Craun of the Minter Field Air Muse- um. "I don't know how many races he was in, but he was a racing enthusiast." On that particular weekend -- April 30 and May 1, 1955 -- the movie star proved he was more than a celebrity dabbling with a dangerous hobby by finishing first in his class "Generally people tell us they're very and third overall, winning a trophy that is impressed with what we have and that they inscribed with Minter Field across the base. never dreamed this was there," Craun said. Several pictures and other memorabilia to "Not many people know about Minter commemorate his visit to Minter Field will Field." be on display. Which is where a certain brooding mati- "We have the layout of the track, on nee idol comes in. "We've been talking about doing something on it for years," Craun said. "It's part of the history of the field." But aside from some local donations associated with the race, much of the history has been imported from a gallery in Fairmount, Ind., Dean's hometown -- where, coinci- dentally, Craun was living at the time of the actor's death. "It was a big deal, when James Dean died," said Structural Steel and Metal Buildings Craun, a sixth-grader at the time and a classmate of License # 461582 Dean's cousin. "The cemetery had a little brick monument-type of thing with a bronze bust with James Dean's head on top of it and that bust was stolen 1344 W. Bravo, Woodlake, CA 93286 several times, so they stopped putting it up there." Fax 559-564-8000 Minter Field Air Museum hopes to set up a permanent AUTHORIZED BUILDER exhibit in partnership with the Dean Gallery in the future. Honoring the past is Bradfordsteelconstruction.com what a small museum with big stories to share, does best. Old Cars & Motorsports • 10.18 www.oldcarandmotorsports.com March 30th Karr Club @ Der Weinerschnitzel Hanford Page 21

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