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 ------

Thursday Sept 29th 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]

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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

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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. After the hotel checkout we cruised over to Jim‟s Restoration shop for a garage tour - lots of Grand Torinos, had a BBQ lunch and live music thanks to a neighbor‟s rockabilly band. Departed for home just after 2 pm – took my time and stopped for many rest spots - drove thru the night arrived back in Kamloops 8:30 Monday morning ** just in time and ready for work = NOT !! End mileage 3801, total trip = 1567miles - had a great time with no mechanical problems.  Rich

Everyone open wide now and say AH! 5

Mal Dixon‟s grandpa and friend after a hunting trip in Ontario. It makes me think of the story Ed Shaw told about him and his family bringing home the back part of Studebaker sedan strapped to the roof of his station wagon from Boise Montana. He was speeding and just outside of Spokane he got caught. The officer at first thought that Ed had a moose strapped to the top of the car. Ed had to pay $60.00 cash and then was allowed to proceed on his way. Could you manage trying to put a couple of animals like this on the cars we have today for the trip home.

If you know any member that needs a little sunshine please Sunday October 23rd Contact Elaine Jones Our Sunshine Girl. [email protected] Coffee @ Dickinson‟s10:00 am 250 376 3841. 4015 Davie Rd. Rayleigh Clean Up Starts @ 10:30 am Elaine sent cards to the following

members: - Get Well: - Maxine Jensen Hamburgers & Pot Luck Lunch to follow @ Dickinson‟s Ed Shaw Please bring Plate, Utensils, Lawn chair and Judy Paulsen a dish of something to add to the lunch Michelle Gieselman Sympathy: - Jan Surline Del Basaraba

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FORMS: - Please read closely as what is printed will be posted in the roster. Print clearly to any necessary changes to be made. Illegible or incomplete forms will be return for correction

A Thought to Remember Until Next Time: - “Funny thing about kindness…the more it’s used the more you have.”

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HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER: - by Jason Tasko

I went to 4 Show & Shines with my 1926 Chevrolet one ton truck.

The first one was on Saturday June 4th in Revelstoke, Mountain Paradise. It was very similar in layout to the Kamloops HNITC show. Cars were lined up on 4 blocks of Main Street with the side streets also having cars. There was a “walking” poker run for participants and a live band. 120 vehicles were entered, with a good mix of original and customized cars. Several awards were handed out. I received “People’s Choice” and “Best Classic”.

The next show was Sunday July 24th in Merritt, Nicola Valley Cruisers. It was held in the playing fields at the city park. There was tons of room between cars for people to move around, just like the Easter Parade in Riverside Park here. I had a spot right in the middle of it all. There was a DJ playing loud, but very good music. There were a 130 cars entered and lots of awards given out. I received “Best Special Interest” and “Best Vintage”. There was a lot more modified vehicles at this show, maybe 75% of them were customized in some way. A nice touch to the show was that the winners of each award were asked to drive up to the front with their vehicle to accept it.

Next show was at Keremeos, Sunday July 31st. Kars Under the K. The location was at the city park. It is a small area and the cars were parked quite close together. I was put right in front of the DJ‟s speaker, so I asked if they could find me a different spot, I moved to the side of the park at the rear, a great location as it was next to a big shade tree and the washrooms. There was a live band as well as a DJ. There were 180 vehicles entered. Although I did not win the category I entered in, I did receive the “Founders Trophy” award. It is presented by Buzz Henshaw; he is the one that created this car show 10 years ago. I would estimate 85% of the vehicles at this show were modified from original condition.

Last show was at Salmon Arm, RJ Haney Park Heritage Village & Museum on Sunday August 14th. There were around 80 vehicles, not as many as last year be there were more spectators viewing the cars. Half of the vehicles were original. Only Jerry Wall and I were there from our club. He had his 1911 McLaughlin on display and won 1st place in the pre 1930 category, I came in 3rd place. The people really enjoy the very old original vehicles as there was a large crowd around our vehicles all day.

I had a great time at these shows, met hundreds of people and heard just as many stories about the days when my era of vehicle was the everyday method of transportation. I was even getting to know a few of the participants as they were doing the same car shows as I was. Four shows in one year is a lot when you have to work full time, so next year I will only go 2 or 3, so I have more time to work on my 1928 Whippet, which I want to take to the Whippet, Overland, Knight Registry [WOKR] National meet in summer of 2014 in Washington state.  Jason 7

MEMBERSHIP PROFILE: - Ray Henry

Answer must be in here! My 1st Vintage Car was 1940 Buick in Williams Lake. I bought two cars using the motor from one and the body from the other. Ray had to sell the car when he and Geri moved to Campbell River. While over there I bought an original „55 Buick and drove it up to Kamloops when they relocated here in 1993. Ray built an extra large shop along with their new house. Thought they should sell the car to help pay for the house. He should have kept the car as they quickly downsized to a smaller house. Reading the Classic Car one day in the coffee shop Ray saw a 1954 Buick for sale with a 604 phone number listed.

He made the call to Abbotsford and bought the car. Went down and drove it back to Kamloops. With all the original GM options this car has such as the air conditioner it makes it a quite a unique car.

Needing another project and wanting a Vintage model Ray saw advertised for sale a 1924 Buick Opera coupe in Wisconsin. With trailer in tow travelled to Wisconsin. As the seller had not misrepresented the car or the price a deal was made and the car came to its new home in Kamloops.

Ray plays a very active part in our Chapter: - Executive Director, Ambulance work parties, Wedding cars, , Organizes our summer Cruise Nights, active on Swap Meet Committee and I am sure I have missed some. Ray enjoys both Buicks using them quite regular for parades and cruise nights. Ray with his smile says using the cars and sharing stories with people make it all worthwhile and just a lot of fun. I asked why he always had Buicks. Well he said “When I was growing up my Dad always wanted a 4 hole Buick as owning one of these made you someone.” So owning these Buicks makes me feel good and brings back memories of growing up with my Dad. Editor 8

THE PUMPKIN RUN - - OCT. 2nd 2011

The Run was a great success with over 216 vehicles taking part. The Run out to Grinrod took place along the back roads through Sorrento. Then we headed on to Tappen and back onto the highway which led us to Salmon Arm where Ron Popove had an accident with a deer crossing on the Highway. We then headed to Grinrod for a great lunch at the River front Pub and a Car Show across the street in the park. Following our lunch we drove to Salmon Arm for a shop tour at Harvey‟s Custom‟s. They were kind enough to serve ice-cream and show off all that they can build in their new facility. After that everyone left and headed home. Great cars, Great food and Great fun. Thanks, Hope to see you next year.  Don Potts

Cars pulling into the parking lot for lunch

We stopped here and checked out this custom shop as part of the run

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GUIDE LINES FOR CHAPTER Finance/Review: - Review Chapter books annually.  Part of the Finance Committee [*Elected] POSITIONS Garage Tours [2]: - Usually Spring & Fall. *President: - Guide the club for the calendar year. Historian/Photo Albums: - Record activities and happenings of  Sit on the Nominating Committee along with VP & the chapter Membership Director Hot Nite In The City: - Represent our club on HNITC committee.  Has club signing authority along with Treasurer and Secretary Kamshaft Editor: - Supply chapter with at least 10 issues of news  Over see any awards or presentations. letter annually.  Sit on all committees Membership: - Record membership *Vice President: - Assist president with club activities  Introduce new members and guests at general meetings  Run Meetings if President absent  Member of the Nominating committee  Provide Entertainment at the meetings  Try to get information regarding new members for Kamshaft  Chairman of the Nominating Committee Parade Chair: - Decide on which parades to attend as a club and Past President: - Guide & assist president organize times & dates. *Secretary: - Record minutes of General and Executive Meetings. Phoning Committee: - Contact members without e mails  Write letters and answer correspondence if necessary regarding club activities. *Treasurer: - Record the finances and pay bills of the club Property Chair: - Control the use and maintain the safety of the  Provide financial statement to the club in February club vehicles and trailers.  Part of the Finance Committee Regalia & 50/50: - Sell tickets for 50/50 at meetings *Directors [8]:- A two year term position. Four elected each year  Order and sell club regalia  Different jobs and positions Sunshine: - See that club members get cards at time of need. *Governor: - [Two year term] Swap Meet Chair: - Responsibility of the Swap Meet.  Represent our Chapter at the two annual VCCC National The Vintage Car Reporter: - Provides the Vintage Car Meetings Magazine with current Kamloops Chapter activities. Coffee: - Provide coffee & doughnuts at the General Meetings Cruise Nights: - Responsible for Thursday night Cruises [June, July, August] E Mails: - Send out e mails as necessary Finance Committee [3 members]: - Treasurer, and two members to oversee club investments

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