Antique & Classic v TIMESv July 2018 A publication of the Montana Pioneer and Classic Auto Club Lee & Shirley Hopkins 1939 Lincoln ANTIQUE & CLASSIC TIMES CHAPTER MEETINGS Official publication of the Montana Pioneer and Classic Bitterroot Valley Dusters: Regular meeting third Sunday Auto Club, Inc. afternoon of each month at places previously decided upon in Hamilton area. Published quarterly: January, April, July and October. Bozeman Antique Auto Club: Regular meeting second The “Times” is exchanged with other like clubs in the US Friday of each month at random locations in Bozeman. and Canada. Capital Carriages: Regular meeting second Sunday MP&CAC OFFICERS of each month, 2:00 p.m. random locations in Helena. President: Douglas Winz Central Montana Trail Dusters: Regular meeting fourth 3216 So 7th West Thursday of each month at places previously decided Missoula, MT 59804 upon in Central Montana area. Vice President: Dan Costle Flathead Pioneer Auto Club: Regular meeting first 1610 Gates Dr. Sunday of each month at Flathead Electric Co-op in Opportunity, MT 59711 Kalispell. Secretary: Sie Schindler Goggles & Dusters: Regular meeting first Tuesday of 401 7th Ave So #209 each month at Elk’s Lodge, 934 Lewis Ave at 6:00 p.m. Lewistown, MT 59457 (unless otherwise notified) in Billings. Treasurer: Mary Seelmeyer Great Falls Skunkwagon: Regular meeting first Friday 1210 Ave B NW of each month, 7:00 p.m. Eagle’s Lodge 1509 9th St So in Great Falls, MT 59405 Great Falls. Fashion Consultant: Kathy Meuchel Hi-Line Antique Auto Club: Regular meeting third 577 Sky Way Drive Sunday of each month, 7:00 p.m. Inverness Supper Club Hamiltion, MT 59840 in Inverness. Editor: Jacques Rutten Missoula Hellgate: Regular meeting third Monday of PO Box 900 each month, American Legion Hall in Missoula. Lewistown, MT 59457 [email protected] Vintage d’Fenders: Regular meeting first Thursday of each month, 6:30 p.m. Cavalier Room, Finlen Hotel in Website: Greg Wood Butte. [email protected] montanapioneerandclassicautoclub.org/ MP&CAC DUES delinquent December 1 of each year; CHAPTER REPORTERS payable September 1 of each year. Anaconda-Butte ..............................................Dar Costle Single Adult - $16.50 Couple - $20.00 Billings ...................................................Roger Thomsen Bozeman .................................................... Stu Coleman Great Falls ............................................... Kurt Baltrusch ADVERTISING RATES Hamilton .................................................... Joann Hosko $25 – Quarter Page ................. $ 50.00 – Half Page Helena ........................................................ Glyn Verzatt $75 – 3/4 Page ........................ $100.00 – Full Page Kalispell.......................................................Dave Cooley All ads must be approved and paid for prior to publication Lewistown .................................................. Sie Schindler date. Please contact the State Treasurer for more information. Missoula .................................................... Perry Francis Hi-Line .................................Judy Tempel & Renee Kralic Cover photo submitted by Roger Thomsen July 2018 P RESIDENT ’S M ESSAGE Hello to all Montana Pioneer because of the forest fires in the is always fun and entertaining to and Classic Auto Club members. I Bitterroot. We know you put out see the Canadian version of many hope this finds all of you well and twice the effort to accommodate of our automobiles and see some dried out from our wet spring. I this event. Thank you! new sites in and around the Elec- hope that any of you with flood We are looking forward to the tric City. damage are OK. Can you believe Capital Carriages tour in and Thank you for getting your cars they are calling for an above aver- around Helena on September 7th, and trucks out and about this age fire season? 8th and 9th. I am looking forward 4th of July, as there seems to be We have just finished a great to seeing many members at this a parade or show in every city in spring tour in Hamilton. The event. weather gods tried to dampen What a great opportunity to Montana. What a wonderful ven- our event, but we didn’t let it. see our neighbor’s to the north ue to showcase our vehicles. Thank you Hamilton for stepping as the Skunkwagon Chapter from Be safe and I hope to see you up to take this event again after Great Falls hosted the Interna- all this summer at some or all of we cancelled it last fall because tional Tour in Great Falls and the our events. of the smoke and possible delays surrounding area July 5th-8th. It Doug Winz, President EDITOR’S NOTE In Memory Please remember to send in your information by the due date to insure Louis Dielman this publication can be in reader’s hands in a timely manner. Deadlines for submitting articles/ads for quarterly issues are as follows: January Issue: Dec. 20th April Issue: March 20th July Issue: June 20th October Issue: Sept. 20th All copy must be to Editor Jacques Rutten at the Lewistown News-Argus by these dates. We prefer all articles and photos be sent by email to: [email protected]. We will send a confirmation email when we receive it. If you do not have access to email, please mail your information to: P.O. Box 900 Lewistown, MT 59457 Attn: Antique and Classic Times Thank you for your help! Antique & Classic Times – Montana Pioneer and Classic Car Club 1 July 2018 Montana Pioneer and Classic Auto club April 28th 2018 Spring Board Meeting Great Falls, MT President Doug Winz called Doug asked for 3 past Presi- pay the $16.50 as a single. My the meeting to order. Sie asked dents for a nomination commit- thought was just pay the regular for the roll call. There were 4 tee for the 2019 President and dues. No action was taken. officers, 8 clubs and 26 direc- Vice President. They are Har- Doug was wondering about the tors present. Minutes of the fall old Olson, Bill Meuchel, and Bill trophies, leave as is or just do a board meeting were read. A mo- Caffyn. They will report at the certificate in place of trophies. tion was made to accept,motion spring board meeting at Ham- Doug appointed a committee to was seconded and passed. ilton. Also for 2018 there will bring to the spring board meet- Treasurers report by Mary be the International tour at the ing. Those members are Dick Seelmeyer. As of April 24th 2018 Great Falls area July 5-8, 2018. Babcock, Fritz Seitz, and myself. Russell checking $7,871.09 Rus- This is the 57th year it’s a good Doug asked Greg Wood to do sell C.D. $10,434.82 Russell sav- tour and car show from different a brief overlay of the website. ing $00.00 the total of all ac- states and Canada. Greg passed out the ins and counts is $18,305.91 motion was New Business: Doug asked what to do or not. He did a very made to approve treasurers re- for 2019 spring tour at Lewis- good outlay of the working of port, motion was seconded and town. No report at this time. the website. It is best to open passed. How about the 2019 fall tour it up and work with the pro- Old business: President Doug at Butte? No report also. Merry gram. If anyone has questions Winz asked for the 2018 spring Nelson a member from the Flat- or problems just email Greg at tour at Hamilton. The dates are head club send out letters to 5 [email protected]. A date to June 15-18, 2018. Joann Hosko past presidents to nominate Art remember is June 3rd at Chester, thanked everyone that had reg- and Florence Olson for Honor- Montana the Little International istered for the fall tour but due to ary membership. All 5 came car club event. With no further fires in the area it was canceled. back agreeing to the nomina- business meeting adjourned. The club is ready. The fall tour tion, this was given to the board The installation of the 2018 will be at Helena for 2018 the and they agreed as nominated. board was done by past Presi- date is September 7-9 reported Doug mentioned about honor- dent Betty Olson, a job well by Darrell, they are ready for ary membership dues again. Af- done. Thanks Betty. the tour so watch for it in the ter some discussion just pay as Secretary Sie Schindler Times or on the Website. a couple or the spouse would Antique & Classic Times – Montana Pioneer and Classic Car Club 3 July 2018 Montana Pioneer and Classic Auto club June 15th 2018 Spring Tour Board Meeting Hamilton, MT President Doug Winz called tions in and your room reserved. board meeting. Those members the meeting to order. Sie asked Also for 2018 there will be an are Dick Babcock, Fritz Seitz, for the roll call. There were 4 of- International tour at the Great and myself. There was no report ficers, 8 clubs, 20 directors and Falls area July 5-8. This is the but will give it on Sunday morn- Fashion Consultant Kathy pres- 57th year for this good tour and ing meeting. Doug asked if the ent. Minutes of the spring board car show with cars from differ- nomination committee had the meeting were read a motion was ent states and Canada. There report for President and Vice made to accept the minutes, mo- are around 100 vehicles and ap- President. At this time no, but tion was seconded and passed. proximately 200 people. This will also give that at the Sunday Treasurers report by Mary may be the last time the Inter- morning meeting. Doug then Seelmeyer. As of June 13th 2018 national tour is in Montana. The asked if there was any further Russell checking $4,385.95 Rus- route is to Highwood then to business.