AUGUST 2019 Vol. 67 No. 8
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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE LAKE ERIE REGION, AACA Dave Lechner’s 1931 Plymouth AUGUST 2019 Vol. 67 No. 8 FEATURES: President’s message Activities message with dates of events Info on the August & September runs Photos from the Picnic/auction Cruise nights for August The Sidelight Volume 67, Issue 8 http://local.aaca.org/lakeerie/ August 2019 LER BOARD MEMBERS & CHAIRMEN FOR 2019 LER EVENTS FOR 2019 18-20 President .......………………............ Tim Cryan c228-5638 Aug. 11 - A cruise and meal aboard the w645-4159 Chautauqua Belle. Elaine and John 18-20 Vice President ................................ Cliff Schulz 634-7667 Haid chairmen. 18-20 Treasurer ...............................…...... John Haid 674-7351 Sept. 8 – Tour of Grand Island hosted by (Office) 674-7239 Dennis & Del Upton 18-19 Recording Secretary.............…...... Linda Foster 652-5001 Oct. 20 - Medina Railroad tour hosted by 19-21 Activities Co-Chairmen……... Lynelle Schloerb 949-2489 2019 Activities Co-Chairmen ………. Chuck Weimer h688-5016 Don & Joyce Butlak, co-hosted by Lon & Valerie Wilson C955-0834 2019 Activities Awards Chairman …... Valerie Wilson 873-6280 *This is a tentative schedule. The dates are subject to 18-20 Membership Chairman.................... Lon Wilson 873-6280 change, so check this list monthly for more 19-21 Sunshine Chairman ......................... Sue Yearke 433-3673 information and possible changes. 17-19 Split Club ………………...…… Dennis Powers 694-5517 All material and want ads must be submitted to the editor by the 20thof the previous month that material 19-21 Publicity Chairman ………………. Mike Mesi 810-2610 is to appear. 19-21 Legislative Chairman ……………. Ken Kaczka h741-2496 Permission is hereby granted to other club c200-2035 publications to reprint material from “The 2019 2019 Show Co Chairman ......... Charles Facklam 655-0508 Sidelight” provided that credit is given. All phone 2019 2019 Show Co Chairman …….…. Mike Mesi 810-2610 numbers listed in the Sidelight are area code 716 18-20 Youth Chairman ………...…… Charles Facklam 655-0508 unless otherwise stated. 19-21 Youth Co Chairman ……….……… Mike Mesi 810-2610 Property Chairman ………… Charles Facklam 655-0508 Welcome to our new 2019 Chief Judge ……………. Barb & Ray Noonan 836-3931 2019 Overnighter ………….…... None planed this year member 2019 Webmaster ………….……….…. Barb Noonan 836-3931 Lorna Czarnota [email protected]. 1883 Hertel Ave 2019 Sidelight Editor................. ......... Valerie Wilson 873-6280 Buffalo, NY 14214 ON THE COVER 837-0551 Holding my interest. By Dave Lechner 1930 Plymouth sedan I had had my eye on this 1931 PA coupe the past ten years. Finally, its Sponsor: third owner and I struck a deal. This local car has always resided in western New Christine Smyczynski York, primarily in storage. It was originally purchased in Buffalo – I live in Clarence, New York, about fifteen miles east of Buffalo. I also own a 1948 P15 and had many P15s before this one. I’m familiar GET WELL WISHES with the flathead six-cylinder engine, but the uniqueness of the Plymouth flathead Elaine Haid four-cylinder engine has held my interest since I first saw this car a decade ago. Dave’s story first appeared in the Plymouth Owners newsletter in 2017 LER members who attended the picnic & auction were: Gordy & Debbie Allan (40), ’40 Chevrolet truck; Ron Billo & guest (70), ’71 Oldsmobile; Don & Joyce Butlak (135), ‘64 Ford; George & Ruth Camann (125), ‘89 Ford Probe; Tim Cryan (*), ’72 Oldsmobile; Rich & Mary Ann DeBolt (45), ’69 Ford Galaxie; Al & Janice Forster (95), ’67 Cadillac Deville convertible; Jack & Linda Foster (140), ’58 Nash Metropolitan; Russ & Jackie Galbo (115), ’69 Skylark; Ed & Nancy Group (30), ’55 Ford Fairlane; Kenneth Kaczka & Sue Reville (120),’63 Corvette; Ken & Carol Knoll (115), ’61 Chevrolet Impala; Dave & Karen Lechner (50), ’31 Plymouth; Jeff Mahl (40), ’31 Model A Pickup; Mike Mesi (*), ’65 Chevrolet; Joe & Mary Momot (30), ’27 Chevrolet; Ray & Barb Noonan (*), ’57 Chevrolet; Daniel & Candace O'Connor (110), ’46 Ford Pickup; Herm & Mary-Teresa Platt (80), ’63 Corvette; Dennis & Darlene Powers (100), ’67 Ambassador; Peter & Olga Pucak (60), ’87 Chevrolet; Mark Schleicher (60), ’60 Buick; Jeffery & Karen Schwartz (115), ’69 Camaro; Dennis & Del Upton (80), ’56 Mercury; Steve & Kathy Vaccaro (80), ’65 Mustang; Fred & Connie Warnick (20), ’68 Chevrolet Impala; Chuck Weimer (140), ’70 Buick; Ken Weinstein (30), ’74 VW Beetle; Lon & Valerie Wilson (*), ’53 Buick; Charles & Gertrude Wolski (105), ’37 Buick; Sam & Jean Yanik (95), ’67 Pontiac; Dean & Pat Burgstahler (40); Bryan Busch (Y) (40); Chuck & Mary Beth Facklam (130); Larry & Laurie Gee (20); Bob & Marilyn Hartinger (30); Paul & Dolores Meyer (45); George Nash (85); Don & Lynelle Schloerb (105); Cliff Schulz (120); Jim & Christine Smyczynski (40); and Mark & Sue Yearke (120). * indicates member(s) has achieved the required number of points to receive the activities award. Y indicates Youth Member. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE The weather seems to have flipped a switch once and low humidity with about 80 members attending, with “summer” officially arrived on June 20th, as I have been most bringing an old car. We might have to revive our able to get the cars out more. Those of us living in the “hard luck” trophy this year as Lon Wilson had to have his 14094 (Lockport) zip code for the past 2 months have been car towed again, but for the ‘53 Buick this time. I would receiving our Sidelights with a $0.15 cent postage due like to thank Sam & Jean Yanik for opening up their house request on them. I could write a long article on what to host the picnic part of the event and to Jack & Linda transpired between the Lockport Post Office and myself Foster for planning the route to the Clarence Historical but you will just have to ask me. All I will say is that they Society and then a tour to the Yanik’s home. After dessert take the precision of a scale that looked like came from a we had our auction. Members brought their “treasures” to meat market in the 1940’s over the electronic scale at the be auctioned off to the highest bidders and all proceeds front window of the post office? If you do ever receive this went to the club. Dennis Upton kept things lively and notice, please do not pay it and call Lon Wilson as all the moving along as there were close to 100 items to sell. Sidelight’s are weighed at the Kenmore Post Office and The next function with the club is the August tour are exactly 1oz. when they are mailed. and boat ride on the Chautauqua Belle out of Mayville on Our July Board Meeting was held on Monday July Lake Chautauqua. I will be unable to attend this but I am 1st at the home of Sue Yearke. Three of the Board members sure the Haid’s have a terrific tour planned. Your couldn’t make it, with one of them John Haid, for good reservations should have already been in for this and please reason as his wife Elaine broke her hip while at the send in early for the September run hosted by the Upton’s, National AACA Meet in New Jersey. Elaine is back in the with information in this issue. Buffalo area going through rehab and hope to see her out Till next time…. and about soon! Because of this, we had an abbreviated Tim Treasurer’s report. With the rest of the year’s planning pretty much done the meeting was closed in about 30 You should have already signed up for the August boat minutes. ride to Chautauqua The Summer Picnic was held on Sunday July 14th. The weather could not have been more perfect. Total sun Elaine received many very nice cards, notes and e-mails from our FRIENDS from LER. Elaine expects to come home from the rehab facility around the end of this month. NOT sure if we will be ready for the boat ride or not. Chuck & Mary are helping us with the registrations, etc., which is greatly appreciated at this time. Larry & Laurie Gee - 1 From the Board: We all wish Elaine a speedy recovery! Frank & Marilea Meyers - 2 Editor’s Note: Carol & Bill Fox - 3 I would like to thank the Yaniks & Fosters for planning our picnic and William & Myrna Wolff - 3 tour route. It was a great day. I would also like to thank our members who assisted Robert & Christine Snyder - 4 in the auction. Because we have not done one in a while, we had a large number Edward & Nancy Group - 9 of items to bid on. Thanks go to Chuck (megaphone holder and item runner) and Jim & Christine Smyczynski - 9 Mary Facklam (lot number assigner & item runner); Ed (lot number assigner & Tom & Colleen McCarthy - 11 auctioneer assistant) and Nancy Group (records keeper); Mike Mesi (auctioneer Ron & Mary Moll - 12 assistant); Candice O’Connor (Cashier); Darlene Powers (Cashier); and last but Russ & Jackie Galbo - 14 NOT least our Auctioneer Extrodinar Dennis Upton. With Dennis’s wit it did not George & Ruth Camann - 16 seem like we went through almost 100 lots. (But he just couldn’t seem to sell that monster straw – you had to be there!) Bob & Marilyn Hartinger - 18 The only “glitch” in the day was when the brakes hung up in our ’53 Martin & Mary Korkuc - 18 Buick. As we found out later, it seems that the power assist unit on the master David & Karen Lechner - 20 cylinder was installed wrong! It is amazing that we have gone this long without David & Nancy Hargrave - 23 the brakes hanging up like they did on Sunday. It is the third flatbed treatment in Gregg & Suzanne Zimmerman - 25 the family in the past month or so. Let’s hope the ’52 Studebaker finds a new Fred & Betty Coon - 26 home, while the ’55 Ford and the ’53 Buick are good to go for the rest of the Steven & Maggie Cryan - 26 season! Leslie & Afaf Pickering 27 On another flatbed note, after four years, the Mustang has left the barn (by way of flatbed, for repairs).