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VCCC – Kamloops Chapter Newsletter Box 239 Kamloops, BC V2C 5K6 Email [email protected] Editor: Dave Dickinson National Website: www.vccc.com & www.NAAACC.ca ---------- November Issue Deadline for Classifieds & News- November 11th ---------- ---------- December Deadline for Classifieds & News- December 16th ---------- th Thursday Sept 29 NEWS FLASH Club Ambulance Starts & Runs It all stated Sept 15, 2005 with 7 guys going and getting the Ambulance and transporting it to Andy‟s shop. Now after 206 work sessions, attendance of 2075 consisting of 47 different members creating 4150 man hours plus many hours unaccounted for of items being worked on at some members homes the ambulance was started. It sounded real good. To finish the night off Craig backed it into its stall without anyone pushing. Well done fellows. Calendar of Events *Kamloops Chapter Events *Oct 23rd Adopt A Road 10:30 am {BBQ & Pot Luck @ Dickinson’s to follow}{see ad p.6} *Oct 26th Annual Club Auction at General Meeting {see coming events} *Nov 9th Executive Meeting @ Ken Hoshowki’s *Nov 23rd **General Meeting {4th Wednesday not the last one} *Dec 3rd Christmas Party [Details to follow] 1 As November is Election of Officers I have been asked to once again print the duties of the various offices. [P.10] It is a big job for the nominating committee to contact each and every member and their spouse to see if they are interested in serving on the Executive. If you do not get contacted and feel you would like to be on the Executive please contact Ken Hoshowski 250 579 8966, Bob Gieselman 250 372 0469 or Keith Galbraith 250 828 0050. Yes it is a little work however it is nice to belong and join in on the fun. Keith Galbraith [Membership Chairman] is currently waiting for the white Name Badges from National VCCC. If you would like to purchase a metal name tag talk to Jason at one of the meetings. [See p. 6 about membership renewals.] I was speaking to Ivan LaJeunesse the Editor of the Okanagan‟s Newsletter. He said that he had a good response from their members in regards to running articles relating to “My First Car”. If anyone has a story they would like to share please contact me. Congratulations to Craig & Marlene Beddie for been chosen to have their 1969 Model 442 Oldsmobile Cutlass as the photo used by ICBC on their 2012 calendar. KAMLOOPS NEW AMBULANCE: - Thanks to Ken Hoshowski for inviting his old time friend Jack Scott a retired City of Kamloops Firemen to be our guest speaker at the last meeting. Jack spoke about his early days as a fireman and some of the experience and stories relating to the club‟s ambulance. Jack said he join the fire department as a young man as it gave him the opportunity to live upstairs at the fire hall and to move away from home. As a volunteer they made the night calls. He stated they were paid $2.00 for a fire call and $1.00 if it was with the Ambulance. However they did get an additional 25 cents it they had to use a hose. He was quite funny in the way he described some of the Ambulance calls. He said the volunteers did not get to drive very often as the two paid fireman wanted to make certain they kept their paid jobs. It was nice having Jack at our meeting as we got to learn more about our ambulance. rd Adopt Sunday October 23 A Road {See ad page 6] Club th Auction Wednesday Oct 26 General Meeting: - For information of new members. The October General Meeting is our annual auction night where members bring items to be auctioned off for the benefit of the club. “Please No Flea Market Stuff” 2 Durant Motors Convention Vancouver 2011 From September 14 to September 18 the Durant Convention was held in Vancouver. The 1926 Star shown above is owned by Guy Belize from Peace River and was owned by his grandfather Approximately 50 Durant Club members gathered in Langley for four days of fellowship, driving tours and technical exchange. 6 vintage Durant‟s, 5 Stars and 1 DeVaux were trailered from Alberta, Minnesota, California, Oregon and Washington. Members also flew in from New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Arizona and Ontario. Durant Motors was started by William Durant in 1922 and stopped in 1932 due to falling sales due to the depression. Durant motors produced the Durant, Star, Rugby, DeVaux, Flint, Frontenac, Locomobile and Dort vehicles. Durant vehicles are found internationally and the Durant Club has approximately 350 members worldwide. They have an excellent website at www.durantmotors.com where photographs, technical topics, and an excellent question and answer archive is located. Ken and Norma McCormick and the Hoshowski‟s hosted 3 couples from California for 3 days after the convention. Ken‟s 1930 Durant We also had 2 couple who flew all the way from Adelaide Australia to attend. A good time has had by all. Next years‟ convention is in Michigan. Submitted my Ken Hoshowski 3 FREE: 1936 Ford chassis and running gear, steering column and wheel, motor parts etc …….…… Stan 250 578-8121 1951 Chevrolet $3,000 o.b.o 4dr sedan with powerglide transmission. Runs good. Price includes 1952 Chevy parts car………….………… Elaine Jones 250 376 3841 Special Project Reprints of Noella‟s “Vintage Clothing Book” $15.00 {plus $4.00 for mailing} Only 10 copies available}………………………….…… *Noella Dickinson 250 578 8884 or [email protected] 1965 VOLVO 122S $11,000 OBO Car is in excellent condition, fully restored – never winter driven since restored Approximately 11,000 miles on rebuilt engine. Rebuild by Island Automotion Ltd. B18 bored to B20 spec with IPD performance cam and lifter/pushrod kit. Wheels are Superlite alloys (new 2009) with Michelin 205/60/15 radials. Also comes with steel wheels with radials. Body is rust-free. New brake and clutch master/slave cylinders. More pictures available ………………………………………………….…..Call Brian at 250 374 9961 or email [email protected] Mechanics Be Careful What You Wear (or don't wear) When working under your vehicle...especially in public. From the Sydney Morning Herald, Australia comes this story of a central west couple who drove their car to their car breaks down in the parking lot. The man told his wife to carry on with the shopping while he fixed the there in the lot. The wife returned later to see a small group of people near the car. On closer inspection, she saw a pair of male legs protruding from under the chassis. Although the man was in shorts, his lack of underwear turned private parts into glaringly public ones. Unable to stand the embarrassment, she dutifully stepped forward, quickly put her hand UP his shorts and tucked everything back into place. On regaining her feet, she looked across the hood and found herself staring at her husband who was standing idly by. The mechanic, however, had to have three stitches in his head. INTERNET:- Take a look at this site www. Lee Roy Hartung Collection as Auction America is having an auction Nov. 3, 4, 5th of this collection at Glenview Illinois. There is a video showing the collection. It is hard to believe that someone could collect this much stuff. The auctioneer in the video says there will be over 2500 lots for sale. An ad regarding this sale is in “Old Autos” Oct. 3rd Issue. 4 Ranchero Roundup Sept. 9-11/2011 at Bend Oregon Story by R.Vandermey I also belong to a Ford Ranchero Club and every year they hold a „Roundup‟. I started from Kamloops with the odometer reading 2234 late on Thursday afternoon Sept. 8th. Route 97 would become a # that I would follow along often - with a dinner stop at Ma + Pa‟s in Summerland I continued into the evening and camped out in a rest area near Wenatchee in Washington State. Sept. 9th Friday – started as a beautiful day not a cloud in the sky, made it to Yakima for breakfast. Followed #97 south when almost reaching Goldendale I encountered a forest fire in which they closed the highway. That led to a 2 ½ hour detour via back roads. I finally crossed the Columbia River and entered Biggs Oregon where I encountered „the big hill‟. With the weather being very hot (radio station says 98 degrees today!) I had some major overheating concerns but the little truck just kept a steady 55 – 60mph. I arrived in Bend, Ore. At 6pm after driving all day) arrived just in time for a mini cruise and dinner. Arrival mileage = 3024 ** 790 miles 1 way but included the unlucky detour, I figured I got almost 25 mpg, which I thought was pretty good for my little 1960. Sept. 10th Saturday – after breakfast served at the hotel we cruised down along the river and had parking spots reserved for 30 Monday morning ** just in time and ready for work = NOT !! End mileage 3801, total trip = 1567miles - had a great time with no mechanical a quick public display. Later we had lunch at the local Mexican hangout = Ranchero restaurant again with special parking and great photos. The main car show was in the afternoon with around 35 rancheros, no judging but lots of door prizes and a great crowd to mingle with (2 other Canadians made the trip as well). In the evening was our Dinner banquet with special thanks / gifts presented to organizers and club speakers. Sept. 11th Sunday – we had a lazy morning while the club directors had their board meeting and tried to decide on the location of next years‟ show.