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President’s Message

Table of Content Hello Everyone. I hope all are well! I think all us need a blessing because of everything that is happening. I will Cover Page………………………..…….....1 give a short prayer and ask for a BLESSING for us! Rain Official Inf.: website...... ………..2 or shine, On Saturday March 13th at 2:00 PM we will be Presidents’ Message………….………………………….3 meeting at Coco's. There will be a short meeting and Editorial we can have a late lunch or early supper. Hope to see corner…………………………………………4 you all at Coco's! Don Eades Ideas for guys for raffle..…………………………………………4 March Calander.…………….……………5 Events…………..….…………………………5 Birthday/anniversary……………….….5 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Raffle ideas /snack bar………………..………………………..….6 I am highlighting two pictures of the john & Rosiland Stories for laughter………………..…. 7 Judges Corner…………………………….8 Metzker car at La Palma May 31, 2020 to show that the Hemingway BCOIE club has never missed a year to show the Feature……………………….…….……9-12 Nuts & Bolts...……………...…………..13 Studebaker at La Palma. Shop For the next edition of the BCOIE April Newsletter I am Talk…….……………………..…………..…14 asking for pictures of your cars from La Palma Shows in Classified…..………………………………15 Studebaker web………………………..16 past Years. The article will be “La Palma” Yesteryears. BOCIE Chapter Membership Form…………..……………….…………….17

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Editorial Corner Ideas for the raffle for car guys! MARCH 2021, As Found on Amazon There will be a meeting on March 12, 2021 at 2:00 pm. At Coco’s restaurant.

If everyone is like Gene and I we have mentioned paying our BCOIE dues and have not mailed the dues. You are lucky since there is an actual meeting on March 12, 2921 where we will be together. Come expecting to pay the yearly dues. Write the check for BCOIE for $20.00. Those not attending the meeting on March 12, 2021 mail the check to: Dee Gruver c/o BCOIE Membership 8525 Greenvale Ave. Pico Rivera, CA 90660 AstroAI Digital The National Due are past due, also. $36.00: Tire Pressure During a phone conversation with Jen at Registration for Turning Gauge 150 PSI 4 Wheels I was told to: Settings for Car Truck Bicycle with • Watch for the Renewal Notice Backlit LCD and Non-Slip Grip, Red • Check the expiration date on the Turning Wheels mailing label. • Check the renewal date on the membership card. Should you have any questions concerning making a payment a phone call to: Jen @ 763-420-7829 will resolve all questions.

BCOIE March Meeting will be at Coco’s on March 13, 2021 at 2:00 pm. The thought with moving the hour to 2:00 was so that members can get home at a reasonable time.

The Newsletters for March and April will have articles highlighting the upcoming: 2021 La Palma car Show & Pacific Southwest Zone Meet. Articles highlighting: AIDEA Microfiber judging, raffle Items, and volunteers for a variety of jobs. Cleaning Cloths Jan Softer Highly Absorbent, Lint Free

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Fun Days on the March Calandar

Scheduled Events 1…. Refine Not Retired Day March-May 2021

March 13 Monthly Meeting 2.. National Old Stuff Day May 31 2021 La Palma car Show & Pacific Southwest Zone Meet 3…National Banana Cream pie

3….National Anthem Day

7----Sam Wheeler 8—Cheryl Wheeler 3.. I Want To Be Happy day 11 – Bob Valeski 26 – Ann Biss

17..St. Patrick Day

30..Take a Walk in the Park Day

Anniversary 20….First Day of Spring 2 - John & Rosiland Metzker 3 – Stan & Pearl Haveriland

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La Palma Car Show/& Pacific Southwest Zone Meet.

As you know we need raffle items for the event. With the added people from the Arizonian Pacific Zone Meet there is a need to have as many items for the raffle tables as possible. Of course, there will be the food table with all of the familiar items.

Take a check at all of the items you have saved for a white elephant gift to see what you can donate for the raffle table. I am believing there a need for as many raffle items as we can locate with the combination of the La Palma Car Show & Southwest Pacific Zone Meet.

Volume 19 February 2021 P. 7 Fun stories for the month of March https://academictips.org/blogs/funny-short-stories/

The Child and his mother: A curios child asked his mother: “Mommy, why ae some of your hairs turning grey? The mother tried to use this occasion to teach her child: “It is because of you, dear. Every bad action of yours will turn one of my hairs grey!” The child replied innocently: “now I know why grandmother has only grey hairs on her heard.:

Clever Kids: A police officer found a perfect hiding place for watching for speeding motorists. One day, the officer was amazed when everyone was under the speed limit, so he investigated and found the problem. A 10 year old boy was standing on the side of the road with a huge hand panted sign which said “Radar Trap Ahead,” A little more investigative work led the officer to the boy’s accomplice: another boy about 100 yards beyond the radar trap with a sign reading “Tips” and a bucket at his feet full of change.

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Judging the Vehicles the reason for the deduction.

The Scribes and Division Captain identify themselves ➢ the Scribe move away from the Entrant and to the Entrant before the team starts to judge the car. Division Captain so the judge can advise the Duty of the Scribe: Scribe of Conditions deducted without the Entrant ➢ Check to make sure the form the Entrant gives is hearing the information. complete: owners name, vehicles year, model, ➢ The scribe will put an official cover over the Meet Registration Number, and Division Area. (the Condition side of the Judging Form that has Judging form is in the packet received by Entrant) been provided for confidentiality in front of the ➢ The Scribe will ask the Entrant for any UNIQUE Entrant. features on the vehicle which the judges need to ➢ If no Authenticity notes have been made the know. This situation is normally with division 8 & Entrant does not see the form. 9. ➢ While the Division Judges discuss any ➢ Should the Entrant not have a judging form one Authenticity deductions with the Entrant the will be given to the Entrant. There is a 10 points remaining judges continue to judge “Content”. penalty for not bringing the form provided in the ➢ The Authenticity side of the Judging Form is packet. confidential once completed of course the ➢ The Scribe will ask the Entrant to remain in front Judging Team are allowed to review the until asked to operate the vehicle. Authenticity side of the judge. ➢ The Entrant is to remain in front and out of the ➢ The Judging Form is now confidential, and way of the judges as they judge the car. NO ONE is allowed to examine the Judging

Forms. If the form is not complete the Entrant will have a 5 points

penalty. The judges may wait or judge the next car before Verification of Authenticity: returning to the prior car. The Entrant will be asked to provide:

➢ Written document to substantiate the The judges will: Authenticity item(s) in question. ➢ Spend ten minutes on each vehicle to look at the ➢ Verbal statements such as, “that is the way the overall vehicle. vehicle was when I bought it” is not verifiable. ➢ It is important to be consistent while judging; (do ➢ Proof of authenticity: not judge each vehicle with the same flaws or look 1. Copy of the original sales invoice of the car) showing that the questioned item is ➢ The point system will identify the best vehicle. listed. ➢ The Chief Judge will score the judging form. 2. A copy of the production order 3. A copy of the Studebaker Chassis Judging for Authenticity Parts Catalog or Studebaker Body ➢ Judge first in Division 1- Part showing the authenticity. 7 (Original/Restoration) 4. An original or a copy of the ➢ Judging for Authenticity prior to judging for Studebaker Accessories Sale condition eliminates the Entrant from Catalog for that year knowing the scores before they have 5. The previous owner may have made written down. changes to the vehicle prior to the sale ➢ The judges while looking for authenticity of the vehicle to the current owner. will deduct items identified. (The Entrant is responsible for this ➢ The Scribe records the point deducted and information). 6. When the authenticity is validated the deduction is removed. However, if the authenticity is not validated the deduction stay. The Entrant knows all the Authenticity deductions for the vehicle before the Awards.

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HEMMINGS FEATURE Captains of Cool - Studebaker Why outwardly stable people just go crazy over Studebakers By Jim Donnelly from November 2013 issue of Hemmings Classic Car https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/captains-of-cool-studebaker

In This Article It's a wild thing to watch, really. You figure that South Bend, Indiana, is a personification of middle-American stability and conservatism. The cars that were produced there, by a company whose roots were in hewing wagons for the pioneers, reflect those values. Dignified, reliable, elegant, but never out of line or improper. And yet, hundreds upon hundreds of Studebaker fanatics are flatly in love with them.

1937 Studebaker Dictator This is what you take away from any gathering of Studebaker owners, even if they're just sitting around somebody's living room or deck: unforced, innocent affection, the kind of emotional purity that welds a lifelong bond among people who love the products of this proud, fallen independent. Stude' owners not only love their cars, they love each other. It's a good feeling that swells exponentially when the Studebaker Drivers Club holds its homecoming every five years in South Bend. Presented in conjunction with the Avanti Owners.

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Association International and the Antique Studebaker Club, this is a very big deal, attracting close to 600 show cars to be judged, and attendees from as far as Australia.

Not to complain, but last year's event was difficult from a coverage standpoint, which is mainly a reference to the heat--relentlessly in the upper 90s with sodden humidity. The attendees didn't seem to mind, though. They strolled happily, made new friends and proudly showed cars that were beautifully restored, all-original or, sometimes, not even complete. A Studebaker meet is devoid of one-upsmanship, ego and put-on enthusiasm. You'd love going to one. Now let's have some owners tell you themselves why they do what they do. 1937 Studebaker Dictator Jim and Shellie Neiburger Stillwell, Kansas

"Up until the year 1937, "dictator" was still a relatively benign word, and Studebaker used it as the name of this model line, but due to the coming of World War II, they changed the model name the following year to "Commander." The car is terrific, just wonderful. This is its first time out for showing. We only finished it in the last two weeks, after having been working on it for more than 1937 Studebaker State President four years."

"This is a Canadian Sports Sedan, made in Hamilton, Ontario. Studebaker used GM engines such as this 283 cu in V-8 for the last year of Canadian production. Studebaker said it was made by McKinnon Industries, but it's basically a Chevy engine. Nothing wrong with that, though, the 283's a great engine. It features vinyl bucket seats, and the vinyl top was standard on the last Daytona models. I like Studebakers mainly because they're different. I'm from a 1940 Studebaker Champion 1966 Studebaker Daytona Bill Pressler small town in Pennsylvania--Greenville--that originally had Kent, Ohio a pretty strong Studebaker dealer. I used to see Larks all over town, and I always thought they were just different."

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"When we first got this car, you literally had to lift the doors up to try to swing them closed. My wife, Joanne, and I restored virtually this entire car all by ourselves. She sewed the interior, while I picked the material for the patterns. We did all the fitting, including the dash, which is the most challenging part. She also gets credit for the color choices, since she's a lot more color conscious than I am. My first Studebaker was a 1964, and I fell in love with them, and with the driver’s club. I decided to do a convertible 1963 Studebaker before we're all done cruising, and it had to be a Studebaker. We drove it Avanti R2 here from Ontario."

1960 Studebaker Lark VIII Bob Easton Welland, Ontario, Canada

1913 Studebaker Steve Hallien Fort Wayne, Indiana "I like Studebakers because they're sturdy cars. Studebaker, any Studebaker, would always give you more than what you expected. This AA35 Touring car is fun to drive. It has a three-speed transmission, a transaxle at the back, four cylinders, 35 horsepower, and it still runs really well. I restored the car myself, with some help." 1959 Studebaker Champ Ed Davies Akron, Ohio "This model 8E7 pickup is a half-ton truck with the long bed. It has a 259-cu in V-8 with a two- barrel carburetor, plus electrically operated overdrive on the three-speed manual transmission. I don't have any idea how many of these trucks are still around, but there are quite a few that were saved. I love the Studebaker meet. I come to it all the time, plus I come out every May when the Studebaker Drivers Club has its big swap meet here in South Bend." 1955 Studebaker Commander Regal Larry Mitchell Granger, Indiana "Because I live right next to South Bend, ever since I was a kid, I've always liked Studebakers. I've probably owned 15 to 20 different Studebakers over the years. This one has the 259-cu.in. V-8 engine with an automatic transmission. I don't know what it is about these cars, there's just something about them. I belong to the Chevrolet club, too, but Studebaker guys just really stick together: They help each other out, get parts for each other, do all kinds of stuff together, like this." 1937 Studebaker State President Jerry Kurtz York, Pennsylvania "The engine is a 250-cu in straight flathead eight. The body style is considered a three-passenger coupe, and it has dual side mounts. I'm still in the process of restoring it. It's not quite finished. only drove it for the first time two weeks ago. I also own a 1939 K15M Studebaker soda truck that once delivered Coca-Cola in New York City. When I was 17 years old, I wanted a car with running boards--why, I have no idea. But I went to the junkyard, and the only car there that I could afford that had running boards was a 1937 Studebaker. So, I bought it when I was 17, my first car. And I

Volume 20 March 2021 P. 12 soon found out that with this group, it's all about the people, not about the cars. They're great people, and that's why I work with Studebakers." 1940 Studebaker Champion Tom York Port Charlotte, Florida "This is a business coupe, with the basic flathead straight-six and a three-speed manual transmission without overdrive. It also has opera seats, one down and one up. When they're both flipped down, they face each other. It's a rare item." 1963 Studebaker Avanti R2 Bill Patterson Kingston, Ontario, Canada "This is the R2, which means the supercharged 289-cu in V-8. It's been converted to a five-speed, as opposed to the four-speed, so that's not stock--it's a Ford Motorsport T-5. The car was originally an automatic, and I thought it would be fun to have a car that's fun to play with, shift-wise. Unfortunately, age has taken over, and I now get leg cramps, and as a consequence, the manual shift can be a little bit of a problem occasionally. Back in 1963, I bought a Studebaker Hawk new in Canada, and drove it for many years. In fact, I just sold it in 2004, still all-original. So I've been with Studebaker for many years. Early on, I learned the collector value of these cars, and I always yearned for an Avanti, but the new retail price for one was 7,500 Canadian dollars, which was way out of my league in those days. It wasn't until the late Seventies that I was able to buy and restore my first Avanti." 1950 Studebaker Champion Al Kirsits South Bend, Indiana "My best friend, in Houston, Texas, built this for me according to my design. I saw some old archival films from the Fifties of the South Bend Fire Department and saw that we'd had some bullet nose chief's cars. So I wanted to do a period reproduction of one. There are a few things here that are different from the prototype, although it's faithful in terms of the revolving lamp on the top, which they called the aircraft beacon. The engine is the original flathead straight-six, bored .040 over. We added air conditioning and switched the car over to 12 volts." 1937 Studebaker Coupe Express Tom and Brenda Lewis Princeton, Louisiana "This is one of about 3,500 Coupe Express models manufactured that year, the first factory pickups for Studebaker. We're still in the process of putting it completely together. Basically, all the wiring still needs to be done, the windshield wipers need to go in, the instruments need to go in, the three fenders and the bed, and hopefully we'll be ready for the Studebaker International Meet next year. One time, I brought a project pickup like this, a Hudson pickup, to a Hudson meet, and there were more people around that incomplete pickup than there were around the restored cars parked right next to it all day long." 1964 Studebaker Daytona Al Henry Mishawaka, Indiana "I like Studebakers, well, because I grew up with Studebakers. My father worked for Studebaker, my uncles worked for Studebaker, and it seems like that was all we ever had: Not just in our family, but all our neighbors also had Studebakers. Plus, I've always had good luck with them. They look right, they drive well, so I keep right on driving them. I bought this Daytona convertible the way it is, from a friend who had it for seven years and didn't use it much, so I made him an offer and got the car. It's powered by a 289-cu.in. V-8, has power steering, front power disc brakes, and an automatic transmission." 1961 Studebaker Lark VIII Regal Ted Hurd Streetsboro, Oh

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Elected

FYI President Don Eades [email protected] 949-492-8393 BCOIE NEW Vice-President Bud Gruver [email protected] 562-949-2249 OFFICERS Secretary Rosiland Metzker [email protected] 714-315-8292 Treasure Debby Stockey [email protected] 714-496-8856 Membership Dee Gruver [email protected] 562-949-2249 Secretary

Appointed

News Letter Jan Jacobson [email protected] 626-548-1787 Editor Sunshine Dee Gruver [email protected] 562-949-2249 Coordinator Webmaster/ Dan Scott [email protected] 818-558-1791 FaceBook

The dues are due for the BCOIE membership. The dues are $20.00. There are two reason, important reasons why the local dues and national due are paid. Paying the local dues will DUES ARE DUE assure you that you receive the BCOIE Newsletter. Payment of the National Dues ($35.) assures you that you receive the Turning Wheels Magazine. I was informed by Jen at Registration at the national office for Studebaker drivers club that there is a one month grace period. Watch for the notice in the mail.

May 31, 2021 It seems that each of the members have a regular job for the La Palma Car Show. For everyone it is a fun day. With the Southwest Pacific Zone Meet combined with the La Palma Car Show we have a great opportunity to meet and touch base with members from Arizona.

Our mission: To transport American's Veterans to Washington, D.C. to visit those memorials dedicated to honor their sacrifices Please help us take our WWII Veterans to Washington D.C. to see their Memorial!

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Air Conditioner Engines FUEL & CARBURETOR: GENERAL PAINT and BODY: REAR AXEL: SUSPENSION and STEERING: TRANSMISSION:

BCOIE Highlight for the March 2021 edition - Window Roller Repair: After about 4 cycles the clips pop off? NEW!

Question:

Can anyone help with '61 hawk window rollers? The arms are ok and the studs going through the window frame seem ok. I currently have "c" clips on the outside of studs holding the window frame in place. After about 4 cycles they pop off. The factory original were gone so I don't know what I'm looking for.

Raymond Fichthorn

There is a very high-carbon washer that is supposed to be on each stud. It is a specific size, and much THINNER than a standard washer. You MUST have that size/type washer, or they will pop off.

Note: This is probably for most pre 1962 cars. Post '62 used nylon rollers.

Measurements:

Diameter: 3/4" (Actual .75")

ID: 13/32" (actual measurement .42"... which is slightly larger than 3/8", could be wear.

Thickness: .045"-.047"

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