The ARIZONA Classic Roadrunner

Arizona Concours, Auction Breakfast, Classics Under The Sun, Poker Run

Lee & Sandi Gurvey’s Lincoln KB Judkins At The 2017 Arizona Concours

Classic Car Club of America, Arizona Region—January-February 2017

Arizona Region Classic Car Club of America 2014 Board of Managers Director Dale Lillard 602-374-4979, email: [email protected] Asst. Dir. Dana Rapoport 508-207-5311, email: [email protected] Secretary Robert McAtee 602-368-9323, email: [email protected] Treasurer Steve Kreisman 480-907-5996, email: [email protected] Membership Gary Capra 480-860-1610, email: [email protected] Editor John Ossenfort 928-913-0005, email: [email protected] Club Store Dee Pellegrini 480-419-1137, email: [email protected] Ken Dennison 480-585-6747, email: [email protected] Steve Evans 602-214-1527, email: [email protected] Rosemary Price 480-235-0420, email: [email protected] Tom Hamilton 360-710-6576, email: [email protected] Ed Winkler 480-998-5437, email: [email protected]

Committees of the Region: Publications/Web (John Ossenfort); Events Coordinator/Regalia (Dee Pelle- grini)

Check out our website at: Mailing address: AZ Region CCCA, Gary Capra, 24163 N. 91st Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85255 www.arizonaccca.org Contributors this issue: Larry Currie, Ken Dennison, Bob Evans, Dale Lillard, John Ossenfort, Ed Winkler In This Issue: Message from the Director ...... Page 3 AZ Region Events Calendar/National CCCA Events Calendar...... Page 4 Classics Under The Sun……………...…………………….………………. ....Page 5 2017 Arizona Concours ...... …...…. Pages 6-7 Annual Auction Breakfast & Bonham Auction Tour………………..……..Pages 8-9 Poker Run…………………………………………………………..…….Pages 10-11 Tech Tips….……….……………………………………………………...Pages 5, 12 2017 Arizona CARavan Entry Form…………………………………….Pages 13-14 Ads………………………………………………………………...….....Pages 12, 15

On the covers: Front: Lee & Sandi Gurvey’s Lincoln Model KB Judkins 2/4 Coupe on the Biltmore lawn at the Arizona Concours. Back: Mark Clayton’s 1934 Lincoln Model KB at the Arizona Concours (photos by Larry Cur- rie) Four Roadrunner issues will be published in 2016: January-February , March-April, Summer, and October-December. Contact the edi- tor, John Ossenfort, at [email protected] or 928-913-0005. What is a Full Classic® Car? A Full Classic® as defined by the Classic Car Club of America is a “fine” or “distinctive” auto- mobile, American or foreign built, produced between 1925 and 1948. Generally a CCCA Classic was high priced when new and was built in limited quantities. Other factors including engine displacement, custom coachwork and luxury accessories such as power brakes, power clutch, and automatic lubrication systems, help determine whether a car is considered to be a “Full Clas- sic®”. The complete list of recognized classics may be obtained from the Classic Car Club. of America, P.O. Box 346160, Chi- cago, IL 60634. Purpose of the Classic Car Club of America, (CCCA): for the development, publication and interchange of technical, histori- cal and other information for and among members and other persons who own or are interested in fine or unusual foreign or do- mestic motor cars built between and including the years 1925 and 1948, and distinguished for their respective fine design, high engineering standards and superior workmanship, and to promote social intercourse and fellowship among the members; and to maintain references upon and encourage the maintenance, restoration and preservation of all such Classic cars. Page 2 Arizona Classic Roadrunner, January-February 2017

A Message from Region Director Dale Lillard out. We are starting to wrap up our activities for the year, and are planning more exciting events for next fall.

I am busy working on our Arizona Caravan, Oc- tober 14 – 22, 2017. We are limiting it to 50 cars and there are 23 openings left so get your applica- tion in. There’s a form on page 14 of this newslet- ter. I would hope we have a good turnout from the Ari- zona CCCA Region. Please contact me if you have any ideas for activities next year or wish to be more involved with the club.

Hi, members! Best regards and happy touring,

Arizona this time of year cannot be beat. The Dale weather is fantastic and the automobile activities are abundant. January started off with the Arizona Con- DON’T MISS ANY OF THE EXCITEMENT! SEE THE NEXT PAGE FOR THE UPCOMING cours d’Elegance. This year’s lineup was fantastic. ACTIVITIES THIS SPRING! Our own Steve Kreisman won his class in his 1953 Ocean Spray Cadillac convertible. I enjoy the venue at the Biltmore Hotel - its history matches many of the cars presented. It is easy to get close to the cars and enjoy the elegant atmosphere. This show is a much different experience than the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and seriously less crowded. Many of our CCCA members organize and present the show.

The following week are the many auctions of Bar- rett Jackson, Russo & Steele, Gooding, RM, Silver, Worldwide and Bonhams, to name a few. I take the week off work and must have seen 4000 cars in all the auctions. I rarely stay for the auctions them- selves but truly enjoy the metal sculptures.

During the same week we had a CCCA breakfast that was well attended and afterwards we were given free access to preview Bonham’s lineup. In Febru- ary we had our Poker Run tour organized by Ken Dennison and Gary Capra. The entrance money is split between the winning hand and the club.

We have planned a Prescott Road trip on March 18 and a garage tour in April. Notices will be sent

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2017 Arizona CARavan! News Flash After a 10 year break, the Arizona CARavan is If it’s not too late, back! Save the dates of October 14th to 22nd, be sure to contact Dee Pellegrini and attend 2017, for a great tour of Northern Arizona. The the Prescott tour on Saturday, March 18th. CARavan will start and end at the Carefree Re- There will be a leisurely drive up to the former sort; highlights will include the Grand Canyon Arizona capital. Among the many things to Railroad and the Canyon itself, Lake Powell, see there, mention must be made of the Monument Valley, Canyon de Chelly and the courthouse plaza (often with an arts & crafts red rocks of Sedona. show); the Sharlot Hall Arizona history mu- Don’t miss this chance to tour some of the seum, and the Smoki Native American mu- highpoints of our scenic state! See pages 13 & seum. There’s also famous Whiskey Row, in- 14 for information and Registration Form. cluding the oldest saloon in Arizona. We’ll lunch at Murphy’s Restaurant, one of the top dining spots in the area. Don’t miss it!

2017 Regional Events March 18 Tour to Prescott, lunch at Murphy’s Pellegrini April 22 Garage Tour to Terry Larson’s Garage & Agritopia Price Oct. 14-22 Arizona CCCA National CARavan Lillard

National CCCA 2017 Events CCCA Annual Meeting March 29-April 1 Reno, NV Grand Classics: May 12-13 Auburn, IN (joint CCCA-AACA meet) June 11 San Marino, CA June 24-25 Sequim, WA July TBA Michigan Region October 27-29 Texas Region CARavans: May 12-21 Nordic CARavan In South: New Orleans (Upper Midwest Region) October 14-22 Scenic West CARavan: Northern Arizona (Arizona Region) Page 4 Arizona Classic Roadrunner, January-February 2017

Classics Under the TECH TIPS Door Handle and Window “Sun”? Winder Help

By Ed Winkler The following is a tip I picked up somewhere and is a great help when putting on inside Photo by Bob Evans door handles or window winder handles. If you have done this, you know it can be frus- trating to get the little pin placed which holds the handle to the mechanism. Use a 10p nail, and using a Dremel tool or similar disk, cut a grove into the nail, about 3/4 through, at a point so that the pin will be the correct length. As shown in the picture, with the nail positioned in the handle, put a piece of tape on the nail to mark the edge of the handle. Now you have a nice long nail-pin to en- gage the handle and the associated mecha- nism. With the handle in place, start the nail- Another successful Classics Under the Sun pin in the hole in the handle. Then gently tap was held at the Pavilions McDonalds restau- the nail-pin to place with a hammer until the rant on February 10th. The picture taken by tape reaches the handle edge. Once in place, Bob Evans gives the appearance of a dreary bend the nail to break off the pin. day, but actually the weather was very pleas- ant. It’s always fun to spend a couple of hours looking at Classics from our Region as well as all the usual suspects at McDonalds on Satur- day. We raised $300 for the Ronald McDonald House and gave out many Region Newslet- ters. Thanks to all who participated and made donations to a very worthy cause. from Robert Bates, LBCarCo Tech Tips 5/1/2016 A LITTLE HUMOR:

For those of you who have never had the pleasure of owning a classic British car, but want to know what it's like: Next big winter rainstorm, wait till dark, roll down all windows, leave off lights & heater & wipers and go for a drive. Stop at every inter- section and throw out a twenty dollar bill. It's not exactly the same, but it's real close.

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Fourth Arizona Concours Raises The Stakes

Photos By Larry Currie

The 4th Annual Arizona Concours was held on January 15th at its now-usual location of the Ari- zona Biltmore. Special classes this year included Lincoln, Bugatti and coachwork by Vignale. Best of Show winner was the fabulous 1936 The runners-up: Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic owned by Peter & Above: the Stephens family’s 1937 Lagonda Merle Mullin and Rob & Melani Walton. The car is LG45 Rapide Tourer on frequent display at the Mullin Museum in Ox- Below: Aaron Weiss’s 1935 Marmon V-16 nard, California. Runners-up were a 1937 Lagonda Convertible Coupe. LG45 Rapide roadster (European Classic winner), a 1955 Ferrari 250 Europa coupe (Vignale Coach- work winner), and a 1939 Marmon V-16 converti- ble coupe.

The Lincoln class included a couple of Region members’ cars: Gary Capra’s “daily driver” 1937 Model K Brunn Brougham Limousine, and Lee Gur- Above: The Best in Show winner, Peter Mullin vey’s Model KB Judkins 2/4 Coupe. The class was & Rob Walton’s 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC At- won by the oldster attending: a 1926 Model L Le- lantic Coupe, one of only four built. The “keel” Baron Sedan. is only a stylistic feature, but is based upon a The Marmon V-16 won the American Classic similar keel on the prototype car, which was Open award, and a 1931 Nash Model 887 touring made from a magnesium alloy that could not sedan took first place in the Avant Garde category. be welded. Other beautiful and rarely seen classics included a 1934 Maybach Zeppelin DS8 cabriolet and a 1933 Each year the cars at this concours become more Delage D8S coupe. fabulous. This year, the Bugatti class included the In the non-classic field, mention should be made winner’s close relatives, the 57C & SC Atalante of the 1949 Delahaye 155M and Bruce Lieberman’s coupes, and the gorgeous 57C Stelvio cabriolet, as 1949 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith, both strong argu- well as the Type 35, Type 35C and Type 37A race ments for the classic period lasting beyond 1948. cars and the Type 38 and Type 43 sports cars. Page 6 Arizona Classic Roadrunner, January-February 2017

Other Region members’ cars, both classic and non-classic, included Ken & Rose Dennison’s 1940 Cadillac V-16 Imperial Sedan, Mark Hyman’s 1932 Duesenberg Model J Victoria Coupe, Neil & Patricia DeAtley’s 1947 Packard Clipper 8 Club Sedan and their 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gull- wing (nc), Ken Kenewell’s colorful 1930 Auburn 8 -125 Convertible Sedan, Steve Kreisman’s 1955 Cadillac Convertible (nc) (winner of the Iconic Post-War American award) and Bob & Pat White’s 1953 Fiat 1100 TV Vignale Charmant (nc).

Above: the famously clean Bugatti engine, here in a 1930 Type 46 Petite Royale Below: Mark Hyman’s 1932 Duesenberg Model J Victoria Coupe Bottom: Gary & Lisa Capra’s 1937 Lincoln Model K Brougham Limousine by Brunn, re- cently refreshed

Above: 1934 Maybach Zeppelin DS8 Spohn Cabriolet. The last classic Maybachs were built in 1940, and the company name was ac- quired by Mercedes-Benz in 1960. Below: 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atalante. These are lowered and supercharged ver- sions of the famous Type 57 touring car; only 43 were built. Mark Hyman’s 1932 Duesenberg Model J Victoria Coupe

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Following breakfast, most attendees drove the short distance to the Westin Kierland Resort for a tour of Auction Breakfast & the Bonhams Auction cars. Bonhams Auction Preview

Photos by John Ossenfort

The new schedule for the annual Auction Break- fast seemed to work well. First, the date was set for Wednesday, January 18th, putting it immedi- Above: Awaiting entrance to the auction. ately before the auctions rather than at the end as in That’s the front of a 1913 Rolls-Royce the past. Then the location was changed to ALMA 40/50HP Silver Ghost at extreme left. Restaurant in Gainey Village, closer to the auction- Below: A 1939 BMW 327/8 Cabriolet flanked sites. Finally, the breakfast was followed by a pre- by a 1934 Bentley 3 1/2 L Sports Saloon and a view tour of the Bonhams Auction. 1938 R-R Wraith Sports Saloon, with a 1929 The overflow crowd of 66 members, including P1 Ascot Sport Phaeton at far end. friends from at least 4 other Regions, packed two rooms of the restaurant and somewhat over- whelmed the staff, but all the food, ordered off the menu, was delicious by all reports.

Above: The ALMA Restaurant was packed for Above: Practically a modern: checking out the breakfast...and this was just one of the rooms! 1948 Chrysler Town & Country Convertible

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AUCTION BREAKFAST ATTENDEES

Keith & Marie Ambs Michael & Ildi Bradley Pacific NW with guest Barry Briskman Featured outside in front (above) was a 1937 Judy Bradley Bugatti Type 57 Pillarless port Coupe by Theo & Sandra Bruinsma Graber and inside (below) a 1931 Alfa Romeo 6C-1750 Spider Zagato. Gary & Lisa Capra Harry Clark Ken Dennison Stan & Val Dickison Pacific NW Shawn Dougan Spirit of St Louis Steve & Barbara Evans with son Lee Gurvey Tom Hamilton & son Mark Hyman Spirit of St Louis Bill Ingler Steve Kreisman & Jane Billings Dale Lillard Barry McCallan & guest Jim & Joanne McDowell John McGary Pacific NW Robert McAtee & Ethan Lawrence John & Cheryl Ossenfort Don & Dee Pellegrini Above: Perhaps the most popular car there: Webster Peterson Upper Midwest the 1928 Mercedes Benz Type S Super- Winston Peterson Upper Midwest charged Sports Tourer by Erdmann & Rossi Kim Pierce & guest Pacific NW Dana Rapoport Chuck Schuler Ray & Louise Short Steve Snyder So. California Ed & Karen Winkler Richard & Bridget Wilsie

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Poker Run: 3 Kings Wins!

Photos by John Ossenfort & Ken Dennison

An eclectic mix of 12 cars showed up for the poker run and lunch organized by Ken & Rose Dennison and Gary & Lisa Capra on February 26th. We all met at the Westin Kierland Resort parking lot and lined up in two rows. Ken & Gary decided to make it a little more difficult by arrang- ing two different routes to the same check points. This part worked well, but unfortunately, due to the extremely long stop lights in Scottsdale, each col- umn ended up closing up and caravanning.

Then Jeff Wildin arrives in his colorful ‘56 Lin- coln (nc), followed by Steve Evans in his ‘49 Bentley (nc), and finally Lee Gurvey with his ‘39 Ford (nc). Above: The rally gathers...mostly modern so far except for Bruinsma’s hot rod and.... Below: Thank goodness for McLure’s 1948 Lincoln Continental

Director Lillard pulls up in his 1935 Auburn 851, and we’re ready to roll!

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No one worried much about this, and we all ended up almost simultaneously at the Macaroni Grill for a delicious Italian lunch. As we yelled out our poker hands (each car received one card at each check- point), tension grew. Just when a member thought they had won, someone else came out with a higher hand. The final winner, splitting the entry fee pot with the club treasury, was Jeff Wildin with an un- believable three kings! Many thanks to the Dennisons and Capras for a very enjoyable day out. Above: Another tableful. Below: the lucky winner!

Above: Lined up at the final checkpoint. Below: Bring on the pasta!

POKER RUN ATTENDEES

Ed Battershell Theo & Sandra Bruinsma 1934 Ford Rod (nc) Gary & Lisa Capra with guests Ken & Rose Dennison Steve Evans 1949 Bentley (nc) with guests Lee & Sandi Gurvey 1939 Ford (nc) Dale & Marilyn Lillard 1935 Auburn Mike & Judy McLure 1948 Lincoln John & Cheryl Ossenfort Don & Dee Pellegrini Rosemary Price George & Sherri Randall Dana Rapaport Ray & Louise Short Jeff Wildin 1956 Lincoln (nc)

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TECH TIPS

Hold On Tight (for hard to reach or see threaded holes and captive nuts)

This Tech Tip applies to any vehicle or equipment that has hard to access or hard to see threaded holes or captive nuts. If you've ever encountered a fitting that you can't see or reach, requiring the use of one or more ratchet extensions or universal joints attached to a socket, you've no doubt experienced frus- tration especially during reassembly. Lining- up the threads can be difficult and if it requires that you access it from above you have the added issue of the bolt dropping out of the Check Out The socket and usually ending up in another im- Arizona Region Store! possible-to-see location. arizonaccca.org While a wrap of masking tape around the

bolt and socket sometimes will hold it together long enough to get the threads started, the See page 15 for available items! bolt is seldom held on straight and often the tape gets in the way, or too much tape can make removal of the socket difficult. Magnetic sockets are available but they are pricey and if you already have a full set of sockets in your toolbox, buying magnetic ones seems like overkill. The solution is to attach small disc-shaped rare earth magnets to your sockets and exten- sions to create magnetic ones. They are inex- pensive and are available at home centers, craft stores, or on eBay in various sizes, so they can be used on 3/8" or 1/2" drive. They can also be stacked to provide even greater Roadrunner Advertising holding power. They can be adhered to the Non-commercial ads by Arizona Region mem- inside base of a socket or to the tip of a bers for classic cars or classic car parts or ac- ratchet extension with a drop or two of instant cessories are free. Other ads per issue of the glue (SuperGlue). Roadrunner: Before gluing on a magnet be sure that it Business card (3.5 x 2”) $6.00; quarter page won't interfere with the connection between a socket and extension. $12; half page $20; full page $40. Ad fees pay- able in advance. Contact John Ossenfort, 928- From Steve Budra, LBCarCo Tech Tips, 913-0005 or [email protected]. The Road- 1011/14 runner is published 4 times per year. Page 12 Arizona Classic Roadrunner, January-February 2017

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1934 Lincoln Model KB Convertible Victoria At The 2017 Arizona Concours