http://clubs.hemmings.com/northcoastamc AMX-Clamation!!!VolumeVolume 18 Number 6 Nov.Nov. - Dec. 2009 Fall Colors Tour 2009 - Canton lowed in short order by Javlynn Sue Leair in her Classic Car Museum and the 1974 Javelin. Gary Steely Lincoln Highway arrived in his wife’s 1976 Pacer. The group was round- Dale Veverka ed out with the arrival of Ed and Laurene Neval in their Saturday September 27th dawned rainy and 1963 Classic. chilly. Last minute calls were placed to about a dozen We all trooped into members who planned to attend the event informing the museum and were given an introduction to the mu- them of the postponement and rescheduling of this seum by the curator. She explained that the auto part event. A number of members suggested that October of the collection was a personal collection. When the 10th could be a perfect replacement date. All the food collector died his wife added a variety of other collect- went into the freezer as we began again looking at the ibles to the museum. Thousands of vintage signs, pull long term forecasts. Seems that every day the specter toys, display cases loaded with every imaginable sort of clouds and accompanying showers raised its wet of small collectable, oriental rugs, costumes, life size head. cutouts, books and bits of other memorabilia filled a multitude of rooms. As we toured, we marveled at the variety of items that battled for our attention. Neil Zurcher’s red and white 1959 Nash Metropolitan at- tracted the admiring glances of many group members. The 1937 Canton police department’s bullet proof riot control car was also popular with the group. This museum is located in a former Ford dealership located Fast forward two weeks and Saturday Oct. at the corner of Sixth 10th hatched. What’s this? The sun is out and the and Main in downtown beautiful blue skies are speckled with fair weather Canton. The older cumulus clouds. The one hour trip south to the Can- gentleman at the ticket ton Classic Car Museum was pleasant as the Rebel counter shared stories seemed to fall into a comfortable pace down I-77 of how cars came from south. We (wife Beverly, Cousin Mike and I) arrived a the Dearborn factory few minutes early. only partially assem- We watched as the AMCs began to arrive. bled. Assembly took Andy Romig with his daughter Laura arrived in his place on the second 1962 Rambler American convertible. They were fol- floor of the dealership. Contact Club Banquet Information... Jan, 9, 2010; Pipers Three Restaurant. 8158 Broadview Road, Broadview Hts., Ohio; President: Dale Veverka Starts at 6:30 pm. 6934 Brookside Rd., Independence, OH 44131, Phone: 216-524-5977, E-mail: [email protected] $20 per person in- Past President/Club Historian: cludes your choice Scott Campbell of prime rib, BBQ 5340 Columbia Rd., Medina, OH 44256, Phone: 330- ribs, broiled fish or 725-3824, E-mail: [email protected] chicken dish. Like Vice President: Shaune Zavertnik last year, we will 1254 Catherine Dr., Brunswick, OH 44212, Phone: have a private room. 330-220-7264, E-mail: [email protected] Lounge and dancing Treasurer: Debbie Steely afterwards. RSVP to 701 E. Schaaf Rd., Brooklyn Hts., OH 44131, E-mail: Scott Daniels at [email protected] 216-410-1904. Newsletter Editor: Javlynn Sue Leair 4904 Edsal Dr., Lyndhurst, OH 44124, Phone: 216- 381-7859, E-mail: [email protected] Web Master/Events Coordinator: Ken Walker 8800 Tiffany Dr., N. Royalton, OH 44133, Phone: 216-392-5699, E-mail: [email protected] Deadlines... Jan./Feb. newsletter – Dec. 15 March/April newsletter – Feb. 15 May/June newsletter – March 15 July/Aug. newsletter – June 15 Sept./Oct. newsletter – Aug. 15 Nov./Dec. newsletter – Oct. 15 Seems even the crates boards were sized so they could be used for floorboards and seatbacks. Even the strap- ping of the crate was used to tie down the jack. While a few remained at the museum others enjoyed a short walk down the street to the Motorcars we pulled to the side of an extremely narrow back road to shoot some pictures. Another long stretch of the road is located east of Robertsville. This section of the old roads bed is all brick and in remarkable condi- tion for its age. We pull over the cars and captured the moment with all the beautiful foliage as a backdrop. The caravan looped back along the bricks back into Robertsville and on to the Parker farm. Cars were arranged in front of the barn Portfolio located in the lower level of the McKinley for another round of pictures. Grand hotel. We were treated to a huge collection of Ben fired up the grill and we 1950s, 1960, and 1970s restored cars with a few older all dined on burgers, wienies models thrown in for good measure. Each of the cars and beanies. The group man- was available for sale. An early Jeepster attracted the aged a presentable rendition most attention of our AMC crowd. of Happy Birthday as Javlynn The group reassembled at the Museum to Sue cut her birthday cake. The begin the tour along the Lincoln Highway. We fol- campfire, surrounded by hay bales was the center of lowed the new Route 30 into East Canton . Just out of conversation as the sun began its disappearing act. We the east side of town, we left the highway following cleaned up and members found their ways back to cars the “Historic Lincoln Highway” signs. We were met and down the road. by Ben Parker with Uncle Fritz driving Amy Parker’s What a great day as we notch this one up in the 1970 BBO AMX. old memory. Hope to see you again next year... The weather was gorgeous as we wound our way along the old roadbed. After climbing a steep hill Car and Driver Visits AMO International Meet Dale Veverka This is not a misprint!!!!! Five pages of American Motors cars are pictured in a totally un- expected magazine. C&P’s November 2009 issue includes an article entitled “An American Tale.” It appears that Steven Cole Smith must have thought he pulled the short straw when he and photographer Tom Drew journeyed to Collinsville, Illinois for a visit to this year’s AMO gathering. Smith interviewed Patrick Foster, author of no less than thirteen AMC books. Foster describes the reason for AMC people getting together; “They are all survivors of a huge shipwreck and shipwreck survivors have a bond forever.” Twenty color pictures and six featurettes of six owners and their stories made this article worth a look. It seems even the author left the show field with a grudging respect for AMCs.. Classifieds Now that my “parts for sale” site, www.classicca- re-done. Motor rebuilt after approx. 75,000. New bat- rpartsclassifieds.com, is up and fully functional, I tery, alternator, starter, master brake cylinder, solenoid. would like to extend an offer of FREE ads to all AMC Exhausts & mufflers almost new. Tach. works, but club members. This is an opportunity for the AMC Speedometer, radio, & heating controls don’t. Original club community to select a primary location for own- wheels. Negatives: Side glass removed (have glass). ers to look for those hard to find parts, without the Tracks don’t work right. Side mirror glass broke. feeding frenzy we find on eBay. You can list multiple Some rust at lip of hood & behind driver’s quarter parts and attach multiple pictures in one ad. All parts window. Also between back glass & trunk. Some rust must fit the Make and Model stated in the ad heading. on back bumper & a few other places. Lip of trunk lid You can submit multiple free ads and this offer also partially rusted through. Battery tray rusted through. includes the free ad renewal option if your parts do not Trunk has about 3 small places rusted through. 2 rear sell. We are not making a general announcement about quarter panels replace in the ‘70s. Some cracking this offer so we are hoping that you will help us by where the two join. Overall in good shape. notifying your membership via your meetings, news- Garaged in Parkersburg, WV (I-77 and Ohio River) letter and web site. This offer expires December 31, Priced at $8100 for quick sale. 2009. The procedure is easy. Simply follow the steps Gene Smith, PO Box 4007, Parkersburg, WV 26104 as if you were submitting an ad and you were paying 304-483-9942 cell / fax 304-428-4868 for the it. Set the text of the ad and upload your pic- [email protected] tures. Fill in the contact information and recheck all of your information. Completely disregard the coupon section that asks for a code for special pricing. At the bottom of the “Ad Verification” page, you will see two options, PayPal and Mail. Select Mail. This sends the Suburban Auto Service “Since 1986” ad directly to us. The next window is an invoice that Expert Body and Mechanical Service you are supposed to print out and send to us with your payment. Print this invoice out but keep it as your Domestic and Foreign record of your ad. If there are any questions about the Auto and Light Truck ad, we need the ad ID number as a reference. 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