The Official Publication of the Illinois Region AACA’S Oldest Region—Established 1946

The Official Publication of the Illinois Region AACA’s Oldest Region—established 1946

April 2018 Volume 70 Number 04

Field opens at 8 a.m.

This year the show has expanded to include in the DISPLAY ONLY area, stock and mildly modified vehicles through 2017.

Pre=registration is recommended.

For detailed information or to Register visit our website.

Questions? Contact Bob Markert (Show Manager) at 630-852-9893 or Bob Wenderski (Registrar) at 847-234-2394.

Registration form on page 11

NATIONAL NEWS

For more information on National events see aaca.org

July 11-14 - Gettysburg, PA - AACA Eastern Spring Meet by the Chesapeake Region AACA June 2-3 - Region SPRING TOUR TO West Registration Chair: Norm Heathcote Bend, WI hosted by Waukegan-North Shore Email: [email protected]/ 410-227-2040 Chapter. August 20-24 - Geneva, NY - AACA Reliability June 9 - REGION BOARD MEETING hosted Tour by Gennesee Valley Antique Car Society Re- by Silver Springs. Meeting will be at the gion AACA and Wayne Drumlins Region AACA Somonauk Library starting at 10 am. See story on Registrar: Carol Barlup page 7. [email protected]/ 717-582-3209 June 10—Des Plaines Valley Fly-In at Lewis September 12-15 - Texas Panhandle, TX - Cen- University Airport. Opens at 7 am. Flyer page 12. tral / Divisional Tour, sponsored by Amarillo Re- gion AACA July 14 - Wings of Mercy Fly In and Car Show. Location is Campbell Airport 22733 W. Sept. 16-21 - Twin Falls, Idaho Townline Rd. in Grayslake. More information to Revival AAA Glidden Tour follow Registrar - Dawn Schwartzenberger, 208-523- 6384 / [email protected] July 22 - Region CAR SHOW at Cantigny Park Registration deadline 8-16-18 in Wheaton. For more information contact Bob Markert (Show Manager) 630-852-9893 or [email protected] Registration page 11. August 5 - Vintage Transportation Extrava- ganza Show & Tour - Illinois Railway Museum/ More information to follow. Downers Grove June 1 - Chevrolet ( no Cor- August 12 - Waukegan-North Shore SUMMER Cruise Nights vette) / Music by The Stingers PICNIC at Hastings Lake Forest Preserve at June 8 - Model T and A 21155 W Gelden Rd, Lake Villa, IL 60046. featured cars Fords/ Music by J&D Just must be 25 Friends August 19 - Grand Dominion Car Show - Liber- years old and June 15 - Air Cooled tyville. More information to follow. park on Cur- (Corvair, Porsche, VW, etc.)/ tiss/ all others Music by Night Life Band park on Main June 29 - Pontiac GTO/ St. from Maple Music by Another Point to Franklin/ for July 6 - Independent Or- more detail see phans (by Out of Production flyer on page 14 Manufacturers - No GM, Ford, Chrysler) )/ Music by The Gen- June 1 - Cruisin’ Park Ridge Show to be held eration Gap. on June 1, July 6, and August 3. WANTED: June 24 - Downers Grove Festival of Cars I am looking for leads on a 1994 - gates open at 8 am. Registration closes at 11 am. 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood. Solid body Various trophies and plaques classes/ dash and good mechanics a must. Knowl- plaques to first 200 cars/ Split-the-Pot $$$/ edge of history of car a definite plus. Please con- Music by The Big Bopper DJ service/ see flyer tact Christopher Schurrer with info and pictures. page 13. (815) 382 - 0238 or [email protected]

THE Ann Martin PRESIDENT’S Chicken Macaroni Salad - MESSAGE (As found in Metro Phoenix Region AACA's Spoke -N-Word / Dec. 2003 Newsletter)

And just like that 3 c. 6 oz of elbow macaroni, cooked, drained, summer arrived with gusto just in time for Silver & cooled. Springs' Annual Auto Show at the Sandwich Fair- 1 c. celery, diced grounds. The heat didn't keep many away as, once 2 c. chicken, cooked diced again, the vendor area had rows upon rows of ven- 2 Tbs. minced onions dors with parts and items of all sorts. A nice 1/2 c. mayonnaise or "little bit of everything" mix of over 300 cars salad dressing graced the wooded show field. 1 tsp. prepared mustard As you are reading this, some of you are 1 tsp. salt preparing for the Region's Spring Tour, hosted 1/4 tsp. pepper by the Waukegan - North Shore Chapter over- 1 or 2 hard boiled eggs, cooked and chopped. nighting in West Bend. I look forward to seeing Combine all the ingredients, except eggs and mix everyone there. gently. Carefully mix in eggs or save them for After traveling around Wisconsin, have garnish, if desired. Chill before serving. Makes 6 your sights set on the Region Car Show at Can- servings. tigny Park in Winfield to be held on July 22nd. We are looking for people to judge and help You can also use for Corned Beef Macaroni (use around the show. If you are available, let us know. 12 oz. can) or Salmon Macaroni (use 16 oz. can). All of your help is always appreciated. It is June, which means we are already halfway through the year (believe it or not). Pat LAST CHANCE TO Markert is retiring at the end of this year and that also means that we have six months to go BUY BOOKS before a new Sidelights Editor needs to take the These are the last of the books that the Region helm. This is a perfect opportunity to learn from has for sale. Prices have been reduced. Contact someone who has done so well with Sidelights, as Bob Markert at [email protected] or at 630- she is willing to train the new person during the 852-9893. remainder of the year. This is a prime opportu- HARDCOVER: nity for someone who has not been an Editor to The New Beetle: the Creation of a 21st Century learn from one of the best. If you have the inter- Classic est, please contact Pat or me. By Jonathan Wood $7.00 See you further down the road,

Ferrari Classics Chris By Brian Laban $7.00

Following Magazines are $1.00 each: AUGUST 5TH Jaguar Monthly - August 1999 Jaguar Magazine - Spring 2003 TOUR TO UNION Auto Aficionado - May/June 2006 RAILROAD BMW Z3 and Z3M Road Test of 1995 through MUSEUM . 1998 Robb Report - August 2003 Help Chris celebrate 20 years of Barrett Jackson Scottsdale - January 2003 designing tours! RM Meadow Brook Hall - August 2004

4 We Don't Need No Stinking Signs Tour By Andy Voss A group of Silver Springs adventurers en- joyed a great road tour on Sunday, May 6, 2018, taking some "less traveled" roads from Sandwich to Romeoville, Illinois. We were joined by a con- tingent of fellow cruisers from other chapters of the Illinois Region of the AACA. As always, we were guided by an excellently written itinerary by the one and only Chris Schurrer that included Andy Voss, Jordon Beller, and Ruben Taylor in- such noteworthy directions as "turn right at the spect the wooden interior and floorboards of a bent street sign". 1929 Model A Highlights of the trip were motoring down part of old Route 66, and stopping to view the Jordan Beller Museum in Romeoville, Mr. Beller is one of the leading experts on 1920 and 1930 era Ford cars and trucks. He talked with great ex- pertise and passion about his extensive collection of acquired vintage vehicles. He also has an out- standing library of Ford-related literature and manuals as well as a large workshop filled with tools, machinery, and an enormous collection of spare parts. This museum is a definite "must see" for any serious classic car buff. The final highlight was lunch at the his- Ruben Taylor, Jim Wiltse, Lee Nelson, John toric White Fence Farm which also has a collec- Medgyesi, and Al Matison ask Jordan some tough tion of antique cars and a petting zoo. We ate questions on engine components on a 1932 Model too much chicken, but it sure was good!

Lee Nelson, Al Matison, and Ruben Taylor look at a rare advertisement for a Model A Truck spe- Jordon's workshop. "What we got here son is cifically for laundries. stuff." Happy Flag Day!

In Memoriam: FROM DECEMBER 2014 SPEEDSTER MARILYN SCHWARTZ More Good Auto History... 1914 Marilyn Schwartz (nee Car- Model T Ford Station Wagon tell), wife of the late Edwin C. By: Ed Shell, Thornton, PA Schwartz, passed away on May 19, May 31, 1927, the last Ford Model T rolled 2018 in Highland Park, IL and is off the assembly line. It was the first affordable survived by daughter Linda Paris automobile, due in part to the assembly line proc- (Kenneth), sons Stephen and Wil- ess developed by Henry Ford. It had a 2.9-liter, liam (Tina), grandsons Jackson and 20-horsepower engine and could travel at speeds Evan Schwartz, sister Katherine Anderson of Sparks, NV and many nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service is scheduled at 10:00 am on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at Frist Presbyte- rian Church of Deerfield, 824 Waukegan Rd., Deerfield, IL 60015. In lieu of Flowers, memorial gifts can be made to First Presbyterian Church of Deerfield, Pets Are Worth Saving (P.A.W.S.) or the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Marilyn and Ed are long time members of the Illinois Region. This is the car they drove for years.

up to 45 miles per hour. It had a 10-gallon fuel tank and could run on kerosene, petrol or ethanol, but it couldn't drive uphill if the tank was low be- cause there was no fuel pump; people got around this design flaw by driving up hills in reverse. Ford believed that "the man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed." The Model T cost $850 in 1909, and as efficiency in production increased, the price dropped. By 1927, you could get a Model T for $290. We send our condolences to the family. "I will build a car for the great multitude," said Ford. "It will be large enough for the family, FOR SALE but small enough for the individual to run and care for. It will be constructed of the best mate- 1939 LaSalle 4 dr. model 51 rials, by the best men to be hired, after the sim- convertible sedan with new up- plest designs that modern engineering can devise. holstery, twin sidemounts, good But it will be low in price that no man making a motor AND a 1939 4 dr. sedan good salary will be unable to own one - and enjoy PARTS car with his family the blessing of hours of pleasure BOTH FOR $12,500 in God's great open spaces." CONTACT Lee Nelson 815-600-5311

Momence Dash Plaques : 1970, 1993 (Auburn TO BE GIVEN Cord Dusenberg), 2006 (Studebaker / Avanti), AWAY FREE 2008 (Pickups, Rancheros, and El Caminos), 2012

By Chris Schurrer Sandwich Dash Plaques : 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, These are items for 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998 (1928 Plymouth / 70th which I have duplicates Anniversary of Desoto [Magnetic]), 2000 in the Archives. Therefore, I will give them away (Oldsmobile [Magnetic]), 2004 (1929 Franklin to members free, on a first come, first served [Magnetic]), 2007 (1932 Ford V - 8 [Magnetic]), basis. Contact me if you are interested in any of 2009 (1937 Plymouth [Magnetic]), 2010 (1968 these items. Email:[email protected] Dodge Coronet [Magnetic]), 2011 (Ford Model A (H) 815-344-3775. [Magnetic]), 2012 [Magnetic], 2013 [Magnetic] Sandwich Plates : 2000, 2001, 2004, 2011, 2013 REGION EVENTS Car Show Dash Plaques: 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, Waukegan Chapter Breakfast Run : 1977 1973, 1975 (Mendota), 1976, 1977 (Picnic in the Park), 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, Grayslake / Volo Dash Plaques : 1971, 1972, 1988, 1989 (Barrington), 1991 (Barrington), 1992, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1993, 1995, 1996 (50 Years of Illinois Region / 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 100 Years of AACA), 1997, 1998, 1998 Large 1993, 1994 (Car & Toy Show), 1995, 1996, 1997 Plaque, 1999 (Stanley Steemer), 2000 Gold, 2000 (100 Years of Oldsmobile), 1998, 1999 (100 Years White (Rolls Royce & Auburn), 2002 (100 Years of Packard), 2004 (Orphans A - Z), 2001, 2005 of Cadillac), 2007 (100 Years of IH Trucks), (100 Years of Thunderbird), 2006 (Muscle Cars), 2009 (Fabulous Fins of the 50's), 2011 (100 Years 2008 (Model T Ford), 2009 (Cars of the 9's), of Chevrolet), 2012 (US Luxury Cars of the 50's 2010, May 2012, September 2012 & 60's), 2013, 2014 Union Transportation Extravaganza Dash Spring Tour Dash Plaques : 1968 (Rails & Trails, Plaques : 2008, 2012 Dundee, ILL), 1974 (Fox Valley), 1975 (North Shore), 1991, 1982 (Potawatomi Park), 1996 NATIONAL AND OTHER EVENTS (Bloomington, IND), 1997 (Janesville, WIS), 2002 National Events Dash Plaques : 1969 Central (Racine, WIS), 2005 (Door County, WIS), 2009 Spring Meet (Cedar Rapids, IOWA), 1971 Central (Auburn, IND), Spring Meet (Automotive Diamond Jubilee, Dear- born Village), 2011 Central Fall Meet (Oak Brook, Fall Tour Dash Plaques : 1973 (Galena), 1974 ILL [in lieu of Fall Tour]) (Three Lakes, WIS), 1984 (ILL Waterways), 2012, 2015 (Jackson, MICH), 2017 (Hastings, Other Miscelanneous Events Dash Plaques MICH) AACA Judging School : Etched Metal (No Year), 1996 (100th Anniversary of AACA) ILL Region Miscellaneous Dash Plaques : 1978 Antique Transportation Meet : 1973, 1974 (All La Annual Dinner (Gordon Buehring Honored Guest), Rue, WIS) 1980 Gas & Brass Tour Auburn Cord Dusenberg Festival : 2002 (Auburn, IND) CHAPTER EVENTS CCCA Classic Concours : 1969 (Oak Brook), 1970 (Oak Brook), 1972 (Northbrook), 1973 Brighton Dash Plaques : 1973, 1975, 1977, 1984, (Northbrook), 1975 (Northbrook) 1985 (25th Anniversary), 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, CCOCC Show : 1970 (Charleston) 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, Gilman Chamber of Commerce Car Show : 1999 2005, 2006, 2007, 2007 Doc Smith Comemora- Gilman Old Boys & Girls Reunion : 1975 tive, 2008, 2009, 2010 (50th Anniversary), 2013, (Remember When?) 2017 Illiana Antique Car Show : 1969 (Danville) FREE STUFF continued next page

FOR SALE My name is Doug May and I am try- In for ing to sell the car of my late parents Ray and Jan May. Repairs 1976 Lincoln MKIV Centennial

Edition. Rust free. It is an Arizona Jack Runnfeldt car with 85,500 miles. It's been stored in a garage and driven about 2,000 miles in has been trans- the last 15 years. The car is in the Herscher IL area. ferred to: Ray had it up for sale in early 2000's for $8000, so I Warren Barr will start there. 150 Jamestown Lane Will consider best offer. Please call Doug May. 806- Lincolnshire, IL 60069 789-7849 I'm in Texas, so will have to set up a time when car Please keep cars and letter coming, but no can be viewed. I have a few more pictures if wanted. visitors or phone calls please. Cheri reports he is Thank you, on the mend. Doug May Shallowater, TX. Emily Taylor is still at Maple Glenn Assisted Living 750 S. Park Blvd. Rm #14 Glen Ellyn, IL 60137. She is making progress very slowly and still needs quite a bit of help. Please send words of encour- agement.

FREE STUFF continued from page 7 Other Miscelanneous Events Dash Plaques Iroquois County Fair Auto Show : 1992 HCCA Champaign Show : 1970, 1971 Lake Geneva Classic Car Rally : 2005 Lambs Farm Auto Show : 1987 (1st), 1988, 1990 Lincoln Area Auto Show : 1975 Lincoln Zephyr Eastern National Meet : 1969, 1970 (All Bird in Hand, PA) Northern Illinois Steam Power Club : 1989 (Exhibitor) Mid - America Antique Auto Show : 1970, 1971 (All Arlington Park) Old Orchard Invitational Meet : 1969 (1st) Secretary of State Show / ILL State Fair : 1971, 1973, 1975 VCCA Tour : 1974 (Hill & Dale Scandanavian Tour, Mt. Horeb, WIS) BOARD MEETING - JUNE 9TH VMCCA Old Car Festival : 1969 (Greenfield Village, The next meeting of the Illinois Region 1905 Ford Model F) Board of Directors will be held on June 9th Willowcreek Dadfest : 2013 (South Barrington) starting at 10:30 am at the Somonauk Public Li- brary, 700 E. Lasalle St., Somonauk, IL 60552. OTHER ILL REGION - AACA ITEMS 60th Anniversary ILL REGION Commemorative Pin Coffee and rolls will be served. All are invited. 1996 Lake Forest 2nd Place Trophy 1999 Grayslake 3rd Place Trophy North Shore Chapter Decals Waukegan Chapter Decals

8 CURIOUSER NEW & MEMBERS CURIOUSER

Brayton, John & Dawn Editor: I found these inter- 831 Margaret St. esting thoughts in the Novem- Des Plaines, IL 60016-6315 ber 2015 newsletter from the Cell: 847-293-3982 Saginaw Valley Region and thought I would share Email: [email protected] them with you. Chapters: DV, FV, WA-NS AACA#: 004105 J/ 18 Cars: 1936 Chevrolet Master Tour sedan The average person’s left hand does 56% of the 1984 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz coupe typing.

Grabenkort, Bruce The microwave was invented after a researcher 560 Shorely Dr. #101 walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar in his Barrington, IL 60010 pocket melted. Cell: 708-902-2258 Email: [email protected] There are only 2 words in the English language Chapter: WA-NS that have all five vowels in order - AACA#: /18 abstemious and facetious. Cars: 1956 Packard Patrician 4 dr.

1956 Packard Clipper Super 2 dr. HT Winston Churchill was born in a la- dies’ room during a dance.

Women blink nearly twjice as much as men. ISO: Looking for a garage, ware- Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mu- house, or barn space for one cus every two weeks; otherwise it would digest vehicle or several. itself. Immediate occupancy. Gonzo Terry 847-630-7955 Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur. [email protected] The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for ISO: each gallon of diesel fuel that it burns. Looking to buy a used enclosed car trailer, 20' minimum length. The winter of 1932 was so cold Gonzo Terry 847-630-7955 that Niagara Falls froze com- [email protected] pletely solid.

There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

There are more chickens than people in the world.

There is no Betty Ruble in the Flintstones Chewable Vitamins.

ARCHIVIST: Chris Schurrer Email:[email protected] (H) 815-344-3775.

ILLINOIS REGION WEBMASTER: The Illinois Region serves northeastern Illinois. Dan Sobczyk Meetings are held on the second Saturday of odd Email: [email protected] numbered months at various locations. (H) 847-428-0247

EDITOR OF SIDELIGHTS: MEMBERSHIP: Pat Markert Andy Voss 4600 Stonewall 2588-B Rock Creek Rd. Downers Grove, IL 60515 Plano, IL 60545 (H) 630-852-9893 Cell 630-605-8392 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] All materials should be submitted by the 20th Please contact Andy with questions about of the month. membership and/or address corrections. Annual dues are $23 for both individual and joint mem- DIRECTORS: berships. Membership in the National AACA is an Through 2018 absolute prerequisite for membership in the Illi- Joe Dolezal nois Region. John Otto Dan Sobczyk OFFICERS Through 2019 PRESIDENT: Steve Kolish Chris Schurrer Bob Markert 5502 W. Chasefield Circle Nancy Nelson McHenry, IL 60050-5133 Through 2020 (H) 815-344-3775. Jerry Bodden Email:[email protected] Jim Sikora Joanna Vroman VICE-PRESIDENT & ACTIVITIES Dan Sobczyk 822 Bannock Road East Dundee, IL 60118 (H) 847-428-0247 CHAPTER CONTACTS Email: [email protected] Des Plaines Valley President: Lee Nelson 815-729-0366 [email protected] SECRETARY: Fox Valley President: Dan Sobczyk Darlene Sobczyk 847-428-0247 [email protected] 822 Bannock Road Silver Springs President: Al Matison East Dundee, IL 60118 815-414-1239 [email protected] (H) 847-428-0247 Chapter meetings are held the third Wednesday Email: [email protected] of every month at member homes. Waukegan-North Shore TREASURER: President: Chris Schurrer Bob Wenderski 815-344-3775 [email protected] 265 N. Waukegan Rd. Chapter meetings are held the second Friday of Lake Forest, IL 60045 the month September through May (excepting (H) 847-234-2394 December ) at State Bank of the Lakes, 50 Com- Email: [email protected] merce Dr., Grayslake, IL 60030

Fridays, May 25—August 31, 20`18 - 6-9p.m. All Classic cars welcome on Main from Maple to Franklin Featured cars on Curtiss must be 25 years (1993) & older. Trophy awarded weekly No classic car show parking before 4 p.m.

DOWNERS GROVE CLASSIC CAR SHOW