Capitol City Rockets — Club of America Feb-June, 2012 2009-11 Old Cars Weekly Golden Quill Award winning publication Volume 23, Issue 2 Scott Phillips—Editor The Rocket Review Quarterly Spring/Summer Edition

The Annual Spring Dust Off Cruise, held this year as part of the weekly cruise at the Burger King in Manassas, VA, was a Inside this issue: big hit. Here Jim Golden Quill Award, 2-3 Stohlman, Owen Griese- Business Reviews mer, and Steve Meyer (R Spring Dust Off Pics 4-5 to L) show their cars at the cruise. More pictures Picnic, Sully, OC shows 6-7 are inside! Meeting Pics/CCR 8-9 Calendar/Treas. Report Classifieds/Membership 10-11 Cory Correll’s Pre-All GM Show Message To All club members, our show, we will pick a lot of folks. If you know former show field from of a good item for a door Save the Dates!: It is now exactly one two possible others to prize, please let me know. month before our annual reroute everyone. We  Sun, July 15, 1:30 show. I want to start by may have a new very Please also pre-register pm—regular meet- giving our condolences to black show field for our your vehicle if you plan ing at Branded 72 our preregistration ac- Lot #2, who knows! on attending. You can in Rockville. counting volunteer extra- download a registration ordinaire, Margaret Other than that, dozens form and even pay  Sat, Aug 11, 9-3 Straubinger, who just lost of folks have preregis- online at our Hem- pm—All GM Show her mom a week ago. I tered (I don't have an mings website, under at Montgomery Col- know this is a trying time exact count), the new the “Events” heading. lege in Rockville for her, and she is in our blue t-shirts have been (directions on page 9) thoughts and prayers. ordered, the awards are (flyer on website). coming along great and It not only saves you PLEASE PRE- Another piece of news we are still working on $5.00 but helps us defray REGISTER ASAP TO came to me today that new stanchion signs, as the cost of getting the HELP DEFER PRE- Montgomery College is last year's were mostly show ready! Hope to see SHOW COSTS! starting to repave their destroyed by the 3 rain everyone at the show! parking lots starting with showers we had. Goodie Pray for cool dry weather!  Sun, Sept 9, 1:30 the one next to our show bag items are still com- pm—regular meet- field. If I find that ours ing in and we are trying Cory Correll ing at Kilroy’s in will be full of paving to collect door prizes. All-GM Show Chairman Springfield, VA equipment the week of This is a lot of work by a Vol. 23, Issue 2, page 2 The Capitol City Rockets—Who We Are

The Capitol City Rockets is the Suburban Maryland, DC, Northern Vir- ginia chapter of the Oldsmobile Club of America. The Capitol City Rockets originated in 1989, and is currently operating in its 23rd year. We split monthly meetings (currently) between Kilroy’s Bar and Grille off the Braddock Road exit of 495 in Northern VA and Branded 72 BBQ in Rockville, with Keeping the Legend one peer judged show co-hosted each year with the Metro Buick Club. The Alive club currently consists of 51 members, 30 from Virginia, 16 from Maryland, 3 in Florida, and 1each from DC and West Virginia. A membership form is located in the back of this newsletter. One need not own an Oldsmobile to join, and dues remain $15 dollars per year, payable by November the 1st, either by check or using the PayPal button on our Hemmings.com website. Current membership in the Oldsmobile Club of America is a requirement of CCR membership, as we are required to submit club rosters to OCA for yearly insurance coverage for our events.

Rocket Review Wins Golden Quill Award 3rd Year Running

This past April, I re- ceived the good news that The Rocket Review Quarterly earned its third straight Golden Quill Award from Old Cars Weekly. Portions of the article from What it takes to win the Golden Quill Oldcarsweekly.com is attached to the right. It is a nice acco- Thousands of club publications were submitted during 2011 for the annual con- test. The purpose of the competition is to encourage a balanced, well-done lade to both the club and my publication that meets the needs of its car club while advancing general small effort to put together a knowledge of collector cars and their history...(Editor Gerald) Perschbacher is meaningful newsletter (despite amazed at the improved quality of layout and design that appeared in national and regional publications last year. “The quality is definitely being notched up the demands of my “other” higher with each passing year,” he said. “That’s good news for the hobby, since it job that make getting the means clubs — and owners of old cars — are trying to put their best foot, or best newsletter together less timely tire, forward.” In the award competition, categories are divided by size and page count of publications. Use of color and quality of paper also figures in….“Balance than I’d like). Thanks for all is so very important. Car club publications are beacons for members. Articles and of your contributions and, as photos from members, news that hits most or the entire club, technical articles always, your interest in your pertaining to the make of choice, and good language skills plus enticing event calendars gain the most mileage for a publication and club.” He concludes, “The amazing cars! editor is an important person in a car club. He or she can set a creative and excit- ing pace for members who use the publication as their lifeline to the rest of the Scott Phillips club. It’s clear when a club enjoys its publication. There is a wholesome pride you can sense by reading the blend of articles and enjoying the pictures. Publications Editor that succeed in these factors give members the best of the hobby.”

The Rocket Review Quarterly Regional Sub Compact: The Rocket Review Quarterly, Scott Phillips, editor, Capitol City Rockets, Oldsmobile Club of America (25 other clubs won in this category)

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Restoration Reviews — Scott Phillips/Zaman Khan

I was asked at a re- what they did for you, paint work. To me the cent CCR meeting this contact information, and work on the chassis, en- spring to start soliciting what you were pleased gine, body, and mechanical business reviews of resto- with. Pictures would be was the best that I have ration or parts businesses. great also. This month I seen. They also are very Everyone agreed that as sent out two requests good at finding parts and we either seek to maintain and got one review back fabricating parts for the or restore our Oldsmo- (from CCR member body. Rear view of Zaman Khan’s ‘68 biles, that spreading the Zaman Khan), so here it Here is my blog on my res- 442 on the lift at Mary- experiences we have had is: toration: would be a good idea. land in Hagerstown. As you may remember, I http://www.cardomain.co My vision for this is that have been working on a m/ride/3849129/1968- in issues over the next full frame-off nuts/bolts oldsmobile-442 year or so that we would restoration on my 1968 Here is the website for have at least one, maybe 442 Convertible. I am two, positive reviews of MMC: somewhat optimistic that http://marylandmusclecar. businesses we have I may have the car com- tapped that provided ex- com/ Ask for Rick, located pleted in time for the All at 1044 Virginia Ave., cellent customer service, GM Show. I do want to great parts, superior Hagerstown, MD 21740, give Maryland Muscle 301-671-2340 or craftsmanship, or that Cars two big thumbs up somehow or another MMC@marylandmusclecar on their work on my car. .com made us happy with the They have been meticu- money we spent. I’ve lous in their detail to at- the link on youtube that chosen purposely to focus tention, addressing my has the engine break-in the reviews on positive concerns and doing great and some attached pic- Engine bay view of Zaman’s ride. experiences, as I’m not work. They can pretty tures of the W-30 option. If you’d like to see and hear it, real interested in receiving much do anything on a http://youtu.be/ check out the You Tube link. backlash from businesses muscle car with the ex- UdIg3_YsqKc that would be negatively ception of interior and reviewed, or publishing what might be one nega- tive experience someone had about an otherwise good shop. I’m sure if you’re like me you tire quickly of some guy’s rant in a forum or online post about what an awful time he had, etc. Plus, I’m a glass half-full guy!

My editor’s review is for Qual In order for this The finished products. Beautifully re- Krom in Erie, PA. Not cheap, to work, I’ll need mate- stored and you cannot tell that the trunk but superb work on some pitted, rial—a brief paragraph emblem (bottom) was broken in half. tired, broken emblems (before). will work—stating the Nice folks to work with, too. name of the business, P a g e 4 The Rocket Review Volume 23, Issue 2

Spring Dust Off Cruise at Nokesville, VA

Steve Meyer brought out this new Cutlass he has been My buddy Ken Prowell brought out his ‘65 Cutlass working very hard on. He chose a special paint code convertible. It’s an all original Ken is currently work- (the picture doesn’t do it justice), changed out the in- ing on. Ken talked to some club members and got terior and had rebuilt the engine. some tips on questions he had as he proceeds with the restoration of this fine droptop. There were some unidentified in the crowd (not sure if this was Marcus Thompson’s?), and this was one of them. It had some really nice paint, and a 455 badge under its Cutlass em- blem (SX?). The Nokesville Burger King hosts a Sat eve- ning cruise every week from 4- 8 pm that draws hundreds of cars.

Guy Fansler brought out his ‘84 Delta 88, which We loved this all original, low mile, 4 door Buick rounded out a really nice cluster of Oldsmobiles in this Electra 225. It was brought by a friend of a CCR section of the cruise. member, and we gave it our “Club Favorite” plaque. P a g e 5 The Rocket Review Volume 23, Issue 2

Burger King, Saturday, April 14th, 2012

Another of the crowd that the Dust Off attracted, this Old CCR friend Paul Fredrick, who lives and restores 442 clone was built by a dad for his daughter. It had a Oldsmobiles out in Warrenton, VA, brought out his really sharp look, and ran great. Ralleye 350. As you can tell from the picture, things got pretty packed as the weather approached 70 de- grees in early April.

An interior shot of Jim Stohlman’s rare, pristine, low mileage 442 W- 30. Note the factory 8 track with surrounding wood paneling appli- qué, the stout 4 speed shifter, and sweet bucket seat full console. According to my ability to zoom in, it looks like the car has almost 62K original miles on it—but it sure looks less than that!

Another of the unidentified Olds at the cruise, this late Gary Sutherlin brought out his warhorse original 80’s 442 had the “Best of the 80’s” body styling, a navy ‘73 Cutlass that has made cross-country journeys and gray paint scheme, and gold pinstriping. several times over, without a whole lot of major maintenance over the years. The Rocket Review Volume 23, Issue 2 P a g e 6

CCR Picnic/Sully Plantation Show Highlights

We held our CCR picnic at Owen Steve White and his wife cruised out in Greg Grant joined us in his original Griesemer’s in Middletown, MD. their newest purchase, a gorgeous mid- Cutlass S convertible he is working on. Toby Turpin’s ‘96 and Joe Pada- 50’s Chrysler. We love a good project! vano’s ‘62 wagon are pictured.

Joe P, Toby T, and Scott P then drove This all original 1963 Turbo Jetfire, And this black on black ‘73 Hurst up to the Mt. Airy Jimmy Cones cruise, purchased in MD in ‘63 new and Olds. With the hood louvers, vinyl where we saw... owned now by the original owner’s son top, and swivel seats, pretty slick!

The Sully Plantation show in Chan- The metallic blue paint on this 442 I believe this 442 W-30 convertible is tilly, VA was on Father’s Day. This really popped in the warm sunshine of one that Paul Fredrick has been work- smooth ‘59 LeSabre looked great. the show field. ing on. It looked terrific. The Rocket Review Volume 23, Issue 2 P a g e 7

Ocean City Classic Cruise Highlights—Jimmy Ford

Really nice styling and Lots of customized rides with lowering Custom 50’s trucks were plentiful. gorgeous deep red pain on this late kits and oversized rims in OC. 40’s GM.

A little tough to see, but that’s a 4WD Late sixties Chevy Impala with the ter- Late 60’s Nova with a screaming or- hearse in the middle of this picture out rific green paint mentioned in the arti- ange paint job and body length flame Jimmy’s window! cle. treatment.

The OC car show 2012 was the biggest and best car show that I have ever attended, although I am new to the circuit . As you can tell from some of the pics, there were so many beautiful cars and trucks from all genera- tions that it was really hard trying to stay focused on any one vehicle. It was totally amazing! I could barely close my mouth for any extended period. At every glance, there was something different that swallowed your attention. Not pictured and I do hate that I did not get the pic of this one truck, a Ford 3500 I believe. It had three doors on each side and tires that came to my waist. This truck was so huge and got so much attention that it was in a class by itself. Another amazing vehicle that warranted lots of attention was this hearse with the same type of tires, as large as you have ever seen. When it parked, a couple guys exited and had a step ladder to assist this lady that was getting out. A picture perfect moment! (see picture above) My favorite car was the pic I sent of the green 1966/67 Chevrolet impala. The color was just awesome! Hopefully, some of you can join me next year because I definitely plan to attend this event again in 2013. Jimmy Ford P a g e 8 The Rocket Review Volume 23, Issue 2

Come to a Meeting! Drive Your Olds!

A sunny March meeting brought out everyone’s Everyone took advantage of the near 70 degree tem- Oldsmobiles. Toby Turpin’s 1996 LSS is in the back- peratures and dropped the tops on their . ground, while this really fine original Cutlass I’m fairly sure this sweet example was driven in by came out for the first time. I’m missing identification Marcus Thompson. on whose it was, so email the editor and let me know!

This meeting on the Virginia side at Kilroy’s was well attended (as most are there). Food is good, conversations are car-oriented, and what else could you ask for? On the MD side, we meet at Branded 72 BBQ, which serves a wicked cafeteria style buffet. Our monthly meetings start at 1:30 pm.

Another part of our meetings is always a little trouble I don’t know about you, but to me that’s a pretty shooting. There’s usually a dilemma someone’s trying cool lineup from the rear. Get to a meeting this to work out under the hood. Here, we look at Louis year—especially when the weather cooperates! von Guggenberg’s convertible engine. P a g e 9 The Rocket Review Volume 23, Issue 2 2012 Capitol City Rockets Calendar/Treasurer’s Report

Local Shows/Cruising Website Want to know more about local car cruises and upcoming shows? Check out www.capitalcruisin.com (Click on our logo and it will take you to our newly updated Hem- mings.com website, where you can pre-register for the All GM Show under the “Events” tab)  Congratulations to Steve White, who re- marked, “ I (and my ‘53 Olds) was at the AACA Grand National in Shelbyville, TN, hoping to win an award. Considering the “investment” I made in this trip, it was es- Capitol City Rockets Tentative sential that I bring home something and I 2012 Calendar: did… or at least Merry did. (Merry is what  Sun, July 15, 1:30 pm—regular we call our Olds.) We got a 1st place win and meeting at Branded 72 in MD a Grand National trophy!” Awesome, Steve!

Treasurer’s Report—Ken Quincy  Sat, Aug 11, 9 am—3 pm—All GM Show at Montgomery Col- CCR Treasurer’s Report as of July 8, 2012 lege in Rockville, MD Balance 6-7-12: $2849.02 Income: $ 0  Sun, Sept 9, 1:30 pm—regular meeting at Kilroy’s in VA Expenses: Capital Cruisin Donation: $100.00  Sun, Oct 14, 1:30 pm—regular meeting at Branded 72 in MD GM Show Flyers: $148.40 GM Show Hemmings Ad: $68.60

GM Show t-shirt art shipping: $36.34  Sun, Nov 11, 1:30 pm—regular GM Show award art shipping: $31.47 meeting at Kilroy’s in VA June bank statement charge: $2.00

Total Expenses: $387.81  Dec holiday party TBD Balance as of 7-8-12: $2461.21 CCR Classifieds

Classified ads are free to chapter members. We take cars, parts, services, anything. Submit your typed or printed ad to the Chapter $15 Club dues are due No- PO box, marking it ATTN: ROCKET REVIEW, or simply email the editor at [email protected] You may run your ad for up to 3 vember 1, 2012. Please renew issues at a time. Ads must be resubmitted for reprinting after that time, and please let Scott know if you wish to discontinue the classi- to keep receiving the Rocket fied ad due to sale of the parts or car. CARS/PARTS FOR Review and great club bene- SALE/WANTED :  Misc 1970-72 Cutlass/442 parts, incl. core supports, 455 engines, etc. Contact Mark Levine at mark- [email protected] or Owen Griesemer at 240-357-5696, email ogrie- semer@ comcast.net

 For Sale: 1978 Olds. Original Owner. 165K miles. All receipts. 350R motor, auto, ps, pb, ac, am/fm cassette, gauges, reclining pass seat. Garaged in Orlando, FL. Make offer. Contact Richard Keyser  Wanted: used performance 4 barrel carb at [email protected] for a 350 engine in a ‘75 Cutlass. Has been running a Holley 650cfm carb on an Edel-  For Sale: 1973 Hurst Olds. Black on brock manifold and is open to another op- Black, original CA car with all the op- tion that wouldn’t require a rebuild, and tions. Excellent condition. Powerful 455. would generate more power. Email Jimmy Asking 15K, and will discuss offers. Ford at: [email protected] Would really like the car to go to an Oldsmobile enthusiast. Contact Jim  Wanted: Pair of ‘68 442 or equivalent Hunt at [email protected] for speaker grills (if you just have one, I still more info. want it). Also, one set of 4 original bolts and nuts for ‘68 442 speaker grills (or equivalent). Also looking for a tilt column for a 4 speed manual for ‘68 442. Send pics with conditions and prices to [email protected] (from Louis von Guggenberg, CCR member)

Capitol City Rockets MEMBERSHIP Club Info and Membership APPLICATION

Application CAPITOL CITY ROCKETS

CHAPTER OF THE OLDSMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA  NEW  RENEWAL OCA # OCA EXP. DATE THE CAPITOL CITY ROCKETS is a chartered chapter of the NAME Oldsmobile Club of America, Lansing, MI. Chapter dues are $15.00 per year. Current OCA membership is required. STREET Chapter Officials CITY President ...... Joe Padavano STATE ZIP Vice-President ...... Cory Correll HOME PHONE ( ) Treasurer ...... Ken Quincy Secretary ...... Jeff Nieschel WORK PHONE ( ) Newsletter Editor……….Scott Phillips (703) 858-5752 EMAIL ADDRESS: ______…………………………………[email protected] LIST OLDSMOBILES CURRENTLY OWNED: Chapter Advisors Toronado………….Ask Ken Quincy or Cory Correll 1961-63 A-Body…………….Scott Phillips (703) 858-5752 1964-65 A-Body…………... Mike Stilwell (703) 799-2904 1973-77 A-Body……………..Denney Keys (301) 390-1577 O.C.A. CHAPTERS AFFILIATED WITH: 1978-80 A-Body...... Michael Coxen (301) 251-8666

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