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The HOOD RELEASE Oregon Region ♦ Classic Car Club of America “From the mountains to the prairies, to the oceans white with foam…” Fall 2010 1928 Packard 8, 443, Sport Runabout Owners: Bhagwan & Gail Mayer The Classic Car Club of America is a non- CLASSIC CAR CLUB OF profit organization chartered in the State of AMERICA OREGON REGION New York for the development, publication and interchange of technical, historical and Board of Managers – 2010 other information for and among members and other persons who own or are interested Director Robert Douglas in fine or unusual foreign or domestic motor Asst. Director George Potter cars built between and including the years Secretary Bobby Shaw 1925 through 1948, but including cars built Treasurer Herb Shaw before 1925 that are virtually identical to Membership Chair Bob Earls 1925 Full Classics® and distinguished for Members at Large Quentin Robbins their respective fine design, high engineering John Mitchell standards and superior workmanship, and to Activities Director Mona Marsh promote social intercourse and fellowship Publication Editors Bob Earls & among its members; and to maintain Lisa Nowak references upon and encourage the Web Master George Potter maintenance, restoration and preservation of Tour Director Rodger Eddy all such Classic Cars. Asst. Tour Director Gene Bradshaw Roster Editor Bobby Shaw The purposes for which a Region is chartered Advertising Howard Freedman by the National Club are: The furthering of Club Historian Mona Marsh the ideas and ideals reflected by the By-Laws Club Librarian Daryl Campbell of the National Club in a specific regional Sunshine Report Evelyn Freedman area and to provide regional activities for the www.oregonccca.com members in that area. The Hood Release is the official publication of the Oregon Region CCCA. Permission to Classified Advertising reproduce material contained herein is Classified advertising in The Hood Release granted provided that proper credit is given and our web site is free to all CCCA to the author and The Hood Release. Every members. All such advertising must relate to effort is made to publish accurate information Full Classics® or Modified Classics® as and recommendations. Responsibility cannot defined by the CCCA. be assumed by the club editor or any member in event of claim of loss or damage arising Display Advertising from a recommendation. Display advertising is available on a prepaid basis. Editors Please contact: Bob Earls & Lisa Nowak Howard Freedman 14104 SE Oatfield Rd. 503-234-8617 Milwaukie, OR 97267 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Membership Information Moving? Please contact: Please be sure and advise your editor and/or Bob Earls membership chairman of the new address. 14104 SE Oatfield Road Milwaukie, Oregon 97267 Sunshine Information 503-786-1606 Please contact: E-mail: [email protected] Evelyn Freedman 503-246-5667 2 OREGON REGION CLASSIC CAR CLUB OF AMERICA 2010 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE 23 October Halloween Potluck 2 December Planning Meeting 4:00 PM 7:30 PM Howard Freedman's Garage Rodger & Janet Eddy 1240 SE Gideon St. 2582 NW Lovejoy Street Portland, OR Portland, OR 7 November Annual Membership 5 December Christmas Pot Luck Dinner Meeting 5:30 PM 4:30 Social - 5:30 Dinner Riverside Country Club Lake Oswego Heritage House 8105 NE 33rd Drive 398 10th Street Portland, OR Lake Oswego, OR 3 DIRECTORS MESSAGE stables, while others were in for a bit of By Robert Douglas refurbishing or, shall we say, “Automotive Spa Time”. There were other cars that made As Director I their long awaited debuts at the Forest Grove would like to Concours; Mona Marsh with her 1937 Cord thank Jana 8, 812 Cabriolet, Anastasia and George Freedman for her Choban with their 1948 Buick Roadmaster tenure as Editor Convertible (NC) and Jeannette and Dave for “The Hood McCready with their recently acquired 1934 Release”. The Packard Standard 8 1101. It was great to see issues were these projects and new acquisitions out of the excellent and we garage and into the sunlight! All the details greatly appreciate of these cars are covered later in this issue. Robert Douglas her temporarily taking over the In July we made a return visit to the Mosier reins of the publication. Starting with this Tunnels on the Historic Columbia Gorge issue, however, I would like to thank Bob Highway to see the progress that has been Earls for taking over as Editor. This will be made on these beautiful masterpieces of road his inaugural issue. He has had previous design. This, too, is covered later in this experience in the field of editing as Editor of issue. We also had adventures at the “Cruise “The Oregon Clipper” (which he named), the In” at Beaches held every Wednesday publication of the Oregon Region of evening, all summer at PIR, and an excellent Packards International. We will look showing at a new event held at Waverly forward to continued interesting and Country Club. We were at the Lake Oswego informative reading in “The Hood Release”. Show, and a new venue, the inaugural Again from all of us in the club, thank you, Columbia River Concours held in Jana, for your excellent job as Editor and to Vancouver, Washington at Fort Vancouver Bob Earls for stepping into the position. on Officers Row. All of these will be covered in detail later in this issue. September brings This “Tour Season” has been exciting with with it not only the end of summer and the many familiar and comfortable destinations, beginning of fall but also the September as well as exciting and new adventures, Tour. This year we went to the northeastern giving everyone a chance to drive their cars, corner of Washington and the Pond Orielle travel with fellow enthusiasts, and see both River country. All in all a very busy tour familiar and new places. There have been season to say the least! some new cars added to some members’ A SUMMER TOUR TO MOSIER We were joined by folks from the Packard by Robert Douglas Club, the Studebaker Cub and the Plymouth Club. Our travelers from the Classic Car Club consisted of Bill and Wendy Jabs in The Oregon Region of the Classic Car Club their recently acquired 1934 Packard 1104 of America was invited to drive our cars Convertible Coupe, Frank Arms with his and through the Mosier Tunnels on the Historic Linda’s 1948 Chrysler 6 Town and Country Columbia River Highway. This once-a-year Sedan, Howard and Evelyn Freedman in their opportunity was held on July 10. Rodger 1948 Hillman (NC), Ray Dunford brought Eddy did all the initial legwork to make it his 1948 Buick Sedanette (NC), Mona Marsh happen, but had to be out of town that cruised her 1941 Cadillac 62 Coupe, Bob and weekend so I put on the "tour guide” hat and Lisa Earls with their 1964 Studebaker led the way. 4 and it made for quite a sight to see all of this automotive history rolling through town and heading up to and through the historic tunnels. For those of us who remember when this was the highway there were a few changes such as the addition of a rock shelter on the west side entrance and new timber lining on the interior of part of both the east and west tunnels. These additions make it so the watermelon-sized rocks that you would occasionally encounter on the road would not Daytona Sedan (NC), Ray and Laura Foster wind up in the road or on top of a car, beat the heat with their modern Lincoln and pedestrian or cyclist. The views from the Frankie and I had our 1935 Auburn Speedster window portals are still spectacular and the by Glen Pray (NC). Due to schedule beautiful scenery reminds you of Sam Hill’s conflicts Herb and Bobby Shaw met us at the original dream; to create a beautiful highway, Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile integrated with the land that would last the Museum in their 1951 Packard 200 Deluxe ages. It's good to know that the dream was a Sedan (NC). However the oldest car at the success and continues to live on. event was Packard Club members Paul and Sharon Lawson's 1911 Oakland (NC). In the After going through the tunnels we went interest of getting there in a reasonable time back to the museum and from there back frame they trailered the car and met us at the home to Portland. Some chose the freeway museum. Another car of interest on the tour while a group of us crossed the Hood River was the beautifully restored1929 Durant Bridge and came back down the Washington (NC) from the Studebaker Club owned by side on Washington Highway 14. The PhilPeters and his wife . weather was picture perfect and made for a We met at Lewis and Clark Park at 8:30 in the morning and left promptly at 9:00.. For a more relaxing drive we went up the old Columbia Gorge Highway to Cascade Locks and from there up I-84 to Hood River and the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum. The 10th was the second Saturday of the month and the plane owners were flying some of the airplanes that are on display in the museum. What a treat! At 1:00 it was time to assemble the cars for the tour to the tunnels. The cars that had room were taking passengers from some of the area’s retirement homes so they could share in the event and remember going wonderful way to spend a Saturday. Thanks, through the tunnels when it was the main Rodger, for setting up this event and making highway.