Northwest Vintage Car & Motorcycle Museum Message Inside this issue: Volume 6 issue 4 Museum Headlights 2 October–December 2008 Quarterly newsletter Oregon Garden Car Show 3 Thanks to Paver Stone 4 Purchasers How to Purchase a Paver Stone 4 Deadline for the next newsletter is: Board Minutes 5 December 10th Spokesman 6 Please submit articles for future newsletters to: Volunteer of the Quarter 6 [email protected]. From the Toy Box 8 Al & Sue Lake-Newsletter Editors Museum Activities Steam Up Car Show Working Together For Your Enjoyment Meetings by Ed Weber Member/Board meetings. Antique Powerland and the Northwest and passengers used Powerland’s The third Wednesday of each Vintage Car & Motorcycle Museum generous offer and the Museum’s month at 6:30 pm at the joined together during the annual Show Field to park and show their Service Station. The next th “Steamup” to provide a clean, dust- vehicles. Eighteen car manufactur- meetings are October 15 , th free place to park vintage vehicles ers and 3 motorcycle manufacturers November 19 ., and th while attending the show. For all vehi- were represented: December 17 . cles that entered the area prior to Cars: Ford, Willys, Buick, Brush, Education Committee 10:00 am and were willing to stay Holsman, Chevrolet, MG, Volks- meetings. The next meeting is parked until 3:00 pm, Powerland pro- wagen, Dodge, Cord, Studebaker, at the Service Station on vided 2 free passes! th REO, Oldsmobile, Edsel, Packard, November 7 at 6:30 pm. Because of traffic congestion during Saab, Plymouth, and GMC. Coming Events the daily parade, vintage vehicles Motorcycles: Triumph, Honda, and October 4 32nd Oregon were requested to stay in the show Harley Davidson. More photos on p. 8. Harvest Swap Meet, field. All vintage vehicles were invited Clackamas Co. Fairgrounds, to join the pa- Canby. rade that show- cases the devel- October 11-12 40th Monroe opment of me- Swap Meet, Evergreen chanical power Fairgrounds, Monroe, WA th in tractors, en- *October 18-19 30 NW Car gines, autos, Collectors Car Show & Swap and trucks. Meet, Portland Expo Center This year 128 See the complete calendar of vintage vehicles upcoming events on page 7. with 164 drivers Tom’s Challenge by Anonymous Tom Kneeland came by the Museum one Wednesday continues to work so he can volunteer at Powerland (he not too long ago for a Board meeting. He had decided has worked over 2,000 hours per year). They drive over to challenge Museum members for the Building Fund. 100 miles a day for Betty to get to work and Tom to get He would put up $100 if 20 other members would do to Powerland. How about checking to see if you could the same. Some of our members would say "that's no spare $100. Some members have put up $100, but we big deal" BUT----Tom retired early and his dutiful wife are still short to get Tom's $100. Will you put up $100? For more information about the Northwest Vintage Car and Motorcycle Museum go to http://www.nwcarandcycle.org or e-mail Al Lake at [email protected]. Page 2 Highway Official’s Trade Show by Marty Boehme Members of the Museum displayed vehicles at a trade show during a Western Regional Highway Officials conference held at the Marriott Hotel in Portland this summer. The three vehicles displayed were an early six- ties Ford Falcon, a Corvair van, and a restored Benroy teardrop trailer decorated with a Coca Cola theme. Bill Jabs displayed the rare1965 Cor- vair 8-Door Greenbrier Delux Passenger Van which is equipped with a 110 h.p. engine, automatic transmission, and rare bucket seats. It seats eight comfortably with original seat belts for each person. Chevrolet made the Greenbrier for only two months in 1965 because they were introduc- ing a replacement front engine model that was not ready at beginning of the model year. This van took Best of Show at the 2008 Corvair Interna- tional Convention in Ventura, California and placed second in the Com- mercial Class at the 2008 Forest Grove Concours d'Elegance. Museum Headlights: The Next Great Car Show By Al Lake We are already beginning to plan with great support (more trophies Museum is the educational oppor- for the next High School Car Show. and more prizes), car clubs bring tunities we provide. Mark your calendar, the next HS their cars, and great kids that come If you have suggestions or wish to Car Show is May 30, 2009. This out to the Car Show. volunteer to work at the next Car Car Show will be on Saturday from The purpose of this event is to en- Show, please e-mail Al Lake at 11:00 to 3:00. courage and educate students. [email protected] There are many reasons for our This Car Show is fun because so This year’s Car Show was the best success with this Car Show: the many wonderful high school stu- car show that we’ve had so far. Museum volunteers are full of en- dents attend and because mem- ergy and ready to work, the Car bers and car clubs participate. Next year’s Car Show will be even Show Sponsors keep providing us One of the primary reasons for the better!! Some of the cars from Car Clubs that participated in the 2008 Car Show. Three of the 37 2008 Car Show Student partici- pants (left to right) • Derek Young • Kylie Morgan • Grant McColly Special thanks to photo contributors: Sue Lake, Burt Edwards, Doug Nelson, Ed Weber, Marty Boehme, Al Lake, and Ferne Hellie. Page 3 Museum Minute: “Stop and Smell the Roadsters” Outdoor Car US Auto Museums Show, Oregon Garden by Al Lake by Sue Lake On September 7th, several Reno, Nevada members of the Museum The National Automobile Museum went to the 2nd Annual “Stop (The Harrah Collection). and Smell the Roadsters” The Museum is located at 10 South Outdoor Car Show at the Ore- Lake Street. The mission of the Na- gon Gardens. There were tional Automobile Museum (The more than 150 vehicles. Harrah Collection) is to collect and Shown to the right are Arnie preserve the automobile for future Anderson and Ed Weber, in generations and to tell the story of front of Arnie’s Model T. the impact of the automobile on Below is Bjorn Klingenberg, American society. The museum Ed Weber, Doug Nelson, and contains more than 220 cars. The Arnie Anderson. exhibit includes celebrity autos owned by Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, James Dean, Lana Turner, Elvis Presley, Al Jolson, and Big Daddy Don Garlits. The exhibit also includes a gold plated De Lorean, a 1948 Tucker (#27 out of 51), and a 1938 Phantom Corsair that looks just like the Batmobile. For serious viewers there is a 1936 Mercedes Benz that is worth $3 million. Get more information at: http://www.automuseum.org/ What is the Collectors Woody by Doug Nelson Foundation by Doug Nelson The Collectors Foundation, the This woody is a 1948 Chrysler his favorite cars and looks great charitable branch of Hagerty Insur- Town and Country sedan. Don parked in front of our Texaco sta- ance, funds car and boat-related Feller, one of our museum mem- tion. activities that educate young peo- bers, arranged for the Chrysler club ple. Previously the Collectors Foun- of Portland to visit our museum on dation gave our museum $3,000 August 15, 2008. They brought 20 over the course of three years to cars and had a box lunch at the help us promote the High School gazebo. We gave them a tour of Car Show. Our Museum has just the Texaco station and a pitch for received a $5,000 donation from joining the Museum. All drivers of the Collectors Foundation, Inc. of vintage cars had their pictures Traverse City, Michigan to be used taken in front of the station which is in the High School Model T Speed- becoming a tradition. Doug Nelson ster program. snapped this picture as it is one of Page 4 Thanks To All, Who Have Purchased Paver Stones!!! By Ed Weber To date the Museum has received 387 commemorative paver stones purchased by over 300 individuals, clubs, corporations, and businesses. These donations, along with an anonymous donor, have successfully financed the construction of the founda- tion and concrete floor of the new proposed 22,000 square foot exposition building. The Museum would like to publicly recog- nize all of those supporters who purchased stones by listing their names below. Those who have purchased more than one paver have the number of pavers in parentheses after their names. We would also like to invite all members and others who have not purchased stones to join this list and encourage those who have previously purchased stones to consider purchasing another stone in our continuing drive to complete Phase of 2 of our building project. Ace Septic (2) Cutler, Dick Jones, Ruth & Deb Norton, Robert Short Stop Auto (2) Aldrich, Kent (2) Cutting, Jim Judy, Dan (4) NW Vintage Speedster Shutterbug Alexander, Madelyn Darras Family Kanne, James NW Thunderbirds (2) Silbernagel, Terry Allen, Christine Davenport, Jay Kannier, Troy (2) O’Neal, Micheal Silverton Fly Wheels (2) American St. Masters Dave’s Car Stuff (2) Kassis, Steve & Elyse Obsolete Fleet Chevs Singhous, Jim AMX Car Club (2) Davidson, Don (2) Kirsch, Carl Olson, Eric Skyliners of America (2) Anderson, Arnie (2) Day, Cindi Klingenberg, Bjorn Olson, Nile & Sharon Slant 6 Club Anderson, Otis Delano, Douglas Kneeland,Tom & Betty Oregon Triumph Club Smith, Jim Anderson, Ronald Dey, Dorothy Koehler, Bernard Oxborrow, Micheal Smith, Joan Asbahr, Roy Early Ford V-8 Club (2) Koener, Ross Pacific NW Truck Museum (2) Smith, Merle Baker, Ned (3) Edwards, Burt Kongslie, Marilyn Packard Club of Or Smith, Monty Bank of Salem (2) Emerald Empire Club (2) Lake, Sue (2) Page, Charles Smith, Roy&Twila Bartrum, William Etzel, Mark Lancaster, Carol Page, Mildred Sowerly, Ron&Ann Basic Homes Etzel, Spencer Lancaster, Richard Pavia, Cookie Splinter, Ray Beamer Family Feller, Don Larsen, Mike Pavie, Wanita Rae Standish, George (2) Beaver Model “A” (2) Feskins, Chris & Cookie Lauinger, Don Pedro’s Auto Salon Starck, Mike Becker, William Fortier, Billie Layton, Neil (2) Penta Star Pride Starter Plus Homes Beeson, J.H.