Spring 2019 1935 Bugatti Type 57 Owned by: Brian & Randy Pollock Pacific Northwest Region - CCCA PNR CCCA & Regional Events CCCA National Events Details can be obtained by contacting the Event Manager. If no event manager is listed, contact the sponsoring organization. Grand Classics® May - HCCA Tour (Puyallup Elks) June 2, 2019 ...................Michigan Region PNR Contact: Open July 11-14, 2019 ..........Chesapeake Bay Region June 23rd - Picnic at the Dochnahls PNR Contact: Denny & Bernie Dochnahl Date TBD ........................SoCal Region July 4th - Parade at Yarrow Pt. September 14, 2019 ....... Cobble Beach, Canada PNR Contact: Al McEwan July 21st - Forest Grove Concours CARavans Contact: Oregon Region May 10-17, 2019 .....New York Legends CARavan August 5th - Motoring Classic Kick-Off September 8-17 2019 ........Canadian Adventure Contact: Steve Larimer & Val Dickison August 18th - Pebble Beach Concours Contact: No PNR Manager Director’s Message August 31st - Crescent Beach Concours Greetings, Classic Enthusiasts! Contact: Colin & Laurel Gurnsey Well, what a start to 2019 we’ve September 8th- 17th - PNR CARavan had! It seems that if it wasn’t PNR Contact: McEwan's & Dickison's raining, it was snowing here in the Northwest. Some of us November 6th - Annual Meeting escaped for a week or three Contact: Frank Daly down to Arizona to join in the December 8th - Holiday Party Auction Week festivities there. There’s always lots of representation and participation PNR Contact: Frank Daly of the PNR-CCCA down there and we have a great time. Thanks to the Ellisons for once again hosting a fantastic cocktail party for our group, and if you haven’t done Arizona in January, you should consider it! On the Front Cover Given the weather, I doubt that there have been many Classics on the road lately, so let’s hope that changes soon. The first multi-day event on MY calendar is the “P-Car 1935 Bugatti Tour” on May 8 – 12. These are always extremely nice, convivial tours and this year’s circle route will start in Owned by Brian & Randi Pollock Mt. Vernon and spend the first night in Hope, B.C. The second night will be in Penticton, B.C., and the third and fourth nights will be in Omak, WA before we return home On the Rear Cover on the 12th. This tour was graciously rescheduled from its usual September dates so that it would not conflict Vintage with the CCCA CARavan. Why is it called the “P-Car Tour”? I thought you’d never Bugatti Advertisement ask! The tour is organized by CCCA Members Bill & Continues on page 31 2 Bumper Guardian Pacific Northwest Region - CCCA Pacific Northwest Region Table of Contents Classic Car Club of America Calendar of Events ..............................2 The Bumper Guardian is the official publication of the Pacific Northwest Region, Classic Car Club of America. Showcase Cars: The region was founded in 1963. Brian & Randy Pollock's 1935 Bugatti Type 57 ......4 Officers and Appointed Posts: David & Adele Cohen's 1934 Bugatti Type 57 ........ 5 Frank Daly, Director 425-210-1804 David & Adele Cohen’s 1924 Bugatti Type 30 ....... 8 Val Dickison, Secretary 206-546-3306 Terry McMichael, Treasurer 206-790-5012 Articles: Stan Dickison, Activities 206-949-1115 Coachbuilder Graber .........................5 Val Dickison, Membership 206-546-3306 Bugatti History ..............................6 Karen Hutchinson, BG Co-editor 360-678-5453 Raymond Loe, BG Co-editor 360-678-9366 Vintage Bugatti Literature .....................7 Colin Gurnsey, BC Liaison 604-980-7429 Bugatti Type 30 History .......................9 Bugatti Type 41 "Royale" History ...............9 Board of Managers: David Cohen's Schlumpf story ..............10 Al McEwan 2019 206-999-4485 American Automotive Tribes .................13 Val Dickison 2019 206-546-3306 Bugatti Atlantic .............................16 Kenny Heng 2019 425-443-7546 Tired Bones & Muscles .......................24 Kim Pierce 2020 425-330-2665 Exercising on a Classic CARavan. .24 Frank Daly 2020 425-210-1804 Klassic Korner for Kids - Dinky Toys. 27 Marty Ellison 2020 425-941-9451 Steve Larimer 2021 206-954-7829 Technical Topics: Brian Rohrback 2021 206-235-0371 Jim Tail 2021 206-948-4215 3-D Printing Uses for Restoring Classic Carts. 18 Part 10: Meanderign Through the Oil Industry ...20 Bumper Guardian Staff: Olson's Gaskets .............................22 Advertising Darrin Wong 425-210-7558 More on Batteries ............................23 Caption Editor Bill Deibel 206-522-7167 Valuing Die-Cast Toy Cars ....................27 Copy Editor Bill Allard 253-565-2545 Cover Story Raymond Loe 360-678-9366 Columns: Staff Photographers Michael Bradley 206-225-6491 Director’s Message ...........................2 Steve Larimer 206-954-7829 Membership Update .........................29 Board of Managers’ Meetings: Editor’s Message ............................31 1st Wednesday at The Danz Garage, Totem Lake, Kirkland PNR Events/ Regional/National Events 5:00 Social Gathering, 6:00 Dinner/Meeting. Ellison's "Car Week" Party in Carefree, AZ. .14 Minutes on the web and available upon request. CCCA National Annual Meeting ..............15 Membership: Picnic at the Dochnahl’s. .26 Regional membership is available only to Classic Car Club of America National members. Advertising Policy/Rates: Disclaimer: The technical information in this publication is The Bumper Guardian will print classified provided “as is” without any representations or warranties, advertising free of charge to members on a express or implied by PNR-CCCA. The information in space available basis. Display advertising rates technical articles is provided by the authors to the best of their knowledge as correct at the time of original publication but are available on a prepaid basis only. neither they nor PNR-CCCA will be responsible for errors. Spring 2019 3 Pacific Northwest Region - CCCA immediately agreed to it. Deal done! He made all the arrangements with the McConnell family to transfer the title. I drove the car home although there were some issues. The main fuel line was completely blocked with congealed old fuel and the engine would only run using a lashed-up fuel container Luigi had mounted under the hood. Also, the choke cable was not attached and that led to a small fire under the car from over-choking when starting since there was no flame arrestor on the Stromberg 1935 Bugatti Type 57 Chassis No: 57236 UUR2 carburetor. Fortunately, I was able to extinguish the fire very quickly Owned By Brian & Randy Pollock by using my jacket. Shortly after purchasing the Bugatti I purchased my 1935 Bugatti Type 57, at the end of 1934 where he had seen a we moved our family to Vancouver, serial number 57236 from Michael similar car (possibly 57169), having a BC. Then, in 1980, I entrusted a full McConnell in 1977. Michael had lovely 4-seater cabriolet body by famous restoration of the car to Edwin Arnold, inherited the car from the original coachbuilder James Young of Bromley. a local well-renowned craftsman owner, his father Wilson McConnell, Young was important enough to have located nearby in Surrey, BC. The car’s who had passed away in 1964. their own stand at the London Motor condition was such that although it show. McConnell was already a Bugattist, The history of 57236 is recorded in the had only 36,000 miles on it, it was owning a type 44 which he had bought in American Bugatti Register and Data cosmetically tired and the engine 1928. He had some modifications performed Book, published in 2018, which states needed refreshing. When viewed with in 1936, adding an updated 1936 inlet as follows: today’s desire for keeping cars as manifold and a Scintilla Vertex magneto, original as possible and not restoring “This Bugatti chassis was produced in which he claimed considerably improved them, this car was not a candidate for October 1934 with engine 136. It was the car’s performance. McConnell later that type of preservation. ordered as a rolling chassis for the amount moved with the car to Montreal.” of Frs. 40,677 on November 2, 1934. It was The restoration took a little over 3 I first saw the car at the Ferrari dealer delivered December 12, 1934 to Bugatti years to complete after which, we in Montreal at Luigi Sports Cars. Luigi agent Colonel Sorel in London, together entered the car in the 1984 Pebble was given the job of making the Bugatti with its sister car chassis 57235. At that Beach Concours d’Elegance. We were run again after having sat idle for over time Bugattis were only sold in “rolling very fortunate to win ‘First in Class’ 10 years. When I saw the car, I said to chassis” form leaving the buyer to arrange which was an incredible thrill. Since Luigi that if it became available for sale, with an “approved” coachbuilder to supply that time, we have driven the Bugatti in I would be interested in buying it. A and install a chosen body. several Bugatti rallies in Vermont and few weeks later, after it was in “running California. We have also participated This car was ordered by Wilson McConnell order”, Luigi called me and said it was on two CCCA CARavans. after he visited the London Motor show for sale. He mentioned the price and I Brian with his 1935 Bugatti At Pebble Beach 1984 in 1977 4 Bumper Guardian Pacific Northwest Region - CCCA Graber (also known as Carrosserie Hermann Graber) was a coach- builder based in Wichtrach in central Switzerland. Of the various Swiss 1934 Bugatti Type 57 Chassis No: 57161 coachbuilders, Carrosserie Graber Owned by David & Adele Cohen is likely the most well-known and successful. This Bugatti was sent to Graber to have its new body fitted. According In 1924, Hermann Graber, then aged to records found in Switzerland this is the first T57 to receive a body 21, took over his father's wheel making designed and built by Graber.