Capitol City Rockets —Oldsmobile Club of America A 2009 Old Cars Weekly Golden Quill Award winning publication Aug-Nov 2010 Volume 21, Issue 3 Scott Phillips—Editor The Rocket Review Quarterly All-GM Retrospective 2010 This year’s All-GM show at Montgomery College on August 14th again was awesome. 133 cars registered by the end of the day! Inside this issue: David Landow’s per- fect 1931 Buick 8—96 CCR Tour Details 2 pictured here took All-GM Show Results 4,6 home the Best of Show, Stock award. All-GM Pictorial Re- 3-11 cap Local/National Calen- 12-13 Cory Correll’s Vice Presidential Update dar, Treasurer’s Report, Classifieds To All Club Members, thrown away, I should've bathrooms were farther away, I want to start off thanking made a cardboard makeshift the music was too loud and Membership Directory/ 14 anyone and everyone that had sign, but didn't and we had the show couldn't go on for a Renewal Form anything to do with helping the resulting line jam. We few more hours. The first our All-GM Show float again had our hands full that two I always hear (from the this year, whether it was just morning. same folks) but the last one Club Events—Save handing out flyers at other The great news was was new. It was made by the the Dates shows or manning the front that we lucked out with the fellow that brought the "Best gate when it log-jammed mid coolest Saturday in all the of Show (Stock)" 1931 Buick, Sun, Nov 7, 9 morning and tempers were summer and we made just Mr. David Landow. He was am—cruise to short, to picking up the stan- enough to cover our costs surrounded by friends, Gettysburg, chions when the show was for both clubs. We had 133 neighbors and his wife, and over. entrees (our "break even" didn't want to the show to PA (details in- We were more than point must be around 130 end. He was not alone. side this is- prepared for the show, so entrees) and only 3 pre- The music and food sue). There when a week before the date registered "no-shows" was great and we had a won- we got hit with the major which is a major record. derful vendor (or two). will be no snafu of Montgomery College The new 1970 muscle car Montgomery College brought other Nov having us move to a different shirt was a hit, and the 1938 tables & chairs for the out- Meeting parking lot, I felt lucky that Buick Y-Job shirt reprint door cafe and everything else we had a whole week to from 1994 was also very ran very smoothly. We should CCR Holiday scramble. When Franklin popular. We have extras, so be so lucky next year. Again, Gage told me the morning of if anyone is looking for a thanks to many many hands Party—tbd the show that his Chevy gift for a car nut, just call or and strong backs we pro- club's "Registered/ Not Reg- email me. duced a terrific show and I istered" split sign had been I only received a already look forward to Au- few complaints: that the gust 2011—Cory Vol. 21, Issue 3, page 2 The Capitol City Rockets—Who We Are The Capitol City Rockets is the Suburban Maryland, DC, Northern Virginia chapter of the Oldsmobile Club of America. The Capitol City Rockets originated in 1989, and is currently operating in its 21st year. We split monthly meetings (currently) between Kilroy’s Bar and Grille off the Braddock Road exit of 495 in Northern VA and Branded 72 BBQ in Rockville, with one peer judged show co-hosted each year with the Metro Buick Keeping the Legend Club. The club currently consists of 39 members, 22 from Vir- Alive ginia, 12 from Maryland, 3 in Florida, and 1each from DC and West Virginia. A membership form is located in the back of this newsletter. One need not own an Oldsmobile to join, and dues re- main $15 dollars per year, payable by November the 1st, either by check or using the PayPal button on our Hemmings.com website. Current membership in the Oldsmobile Club of America is a re- quirement of CCR membership, as we are required to submit club rosters to OCA for yearly insurance coverage for our events. CCR to Cruise to Gettysburg November 7th CCR and Friends, available at the updated Dust off that Clas- CCR website here: sic Olds for one more trip http:// before winter. We've or- clubs.hemmings.com/ ganized a driving tour for frameset.cfm? Sunday November 7. We'll club=capitolcityrockets meet in the parking lot of Click on the "driving tour" the Harry Grove Stadium in link at the very top of the Frederick, MD at 9:00 in page or go to the events the morning, drive up Rt. page and click on "details 15 to Gettysburg where here" at the bottom. If you we'll tour the Eisenhower intend to go, please email Farm National Historic or call me as I'd like to give Site, then cruise back to a headcount to the restau- Emmitsburg for lunch at rant. Thanks and hope to Chubby's BBQ. see you there. Feel free to The Capitol City Rockets will be following There are a number email or call me with any these taillights up to Gettysburg on Sun- of antique malls and stores questions, also at: day, November 7th, for a fall driving tour. in Emmitsburg if you wish joe_padavano@rocketmail. to extend your afternoon com and walk off lunch. Details, directions, and maps are 703-927-9196 Pa ge 3 The Rocket Review Volume 21, Issue 3 All-GM Show—Sat, August 14th, 2010 Signs were good for the All-GM. The weather looked a little iffy early The Metro Chapter of the Buick Club Much hard work was put in by vol- on, but soon the registration lines were of America was out in full force for the unteers from both clubs. backed up with cars eager to show. All-GM, as usual. The Capitol City Rockets club contrib- The t-shirt booths were busy all day, as The food vendor was once again set up uted their members as well, and set up the Cory Correll designed red-piped for breakfast, and had a very nice eat- went smoothly. show shirts sold out. ing area that did brisk business all day. This show vendor set up shop next to The Mobile Soda Blasting truck was Once again the Class Winner plaques his excellent Olds flat top wagon. We also present, hawking a variety of resto- and Best of Show gas pumps were stun- found some great license plates here. ration products, including POR 15. ning! Final Results by Class for the All-GM Show held at Montgomery College, Rockville, MD – August 14, 2010 Class A Stock 1948 v Name Year Make/Model 72 Lars Herwig 1938 Buick Limited 128 Randy Denchfield 1935 LaSalle Convertible 29 Thomas Cox 1941 Pontiac Stock 49-59 Class B 6 Steve White 1953 Olds Super 88 92 Charles Nichol 1951 Chevy Convertible 54 Tom McQueen 1959 Buick Electra 225 Convertible Stock 60-64 Class C 88 Richard Boyd 1963 Chevy Impala 99 Phil Falcone 1960 Pontiac Ventura 30 Richard Sisson 1960 Pontiac Ventura Stock 65-69 Class D 65 Drew/Anita Hill 1966 Pontiac LeMans Convertible 76 Jim & Maralyn Simpson 1966 Chevy Corvair 60 Randy Bauguss 1966 Chevy Impala Convertible Stock 70-79 Class E 9 Joe Luber 1975 Chevy Caprice Classic Convertible 121 Roy Dyer 1972 Pontiac LeMans 39 Mike Scott 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Stock 80-89 Class F 46 Jeff Jamison 1989 Cadillac Allante 10 Marvin Jackson 1981 Oldsmobile 98 Regency 93 Chuck King 1980 Cadillac Seville Stock 90-pres Class G 30 James Hartnett 1992 Cadillac Brougham 62 James Dingell 1991 Chevy Camaro ILE Z-28 117 Chris Pasquinelli 1997 Pontiac Trans Am St Musc 67v Class H 8 Gary Ledbetter 1961 Pontiac Ventura 66 David Brengie 1965 Chevy Chevelle SS 23 Phil Goldberg 1965 Chevy Chevelle Malibu SS St Musc 68-72 Class J 94 Scott Jerden 1970 Oldsmobile 442 102 David Hoke 1972 Olds 442 W-30 87 Rick Zimmerci 1969 Chevy Nova St Musc 73^ Class K 79 Fredrick Seone 1975 Chevy Cosworth Vega 64 Cathy Newman 2010 Chevy Camaro 114 Stephen Govan 1979 Pontiac Trans Am Pa ge 5 The Rocket Review Volume 21, Issue 3 2010 All-GM Show Class Winners Thanks Gary Sutherlin for these spectacular All-GM show pictures!. Lars Herwig’s long and clean1938 Steve White’s ‘53 Olds Super 88 Richard Boyd’s 1963 Chevy Impala Buick Limited took 1st place in Class took 1st place in Class B, Stock brought home first place in Class C, A, GM vehicles 1948 and down. 1960-64 Class 1949-59. Steve’s ‘53 also won the . Senior award at OCA Nationals This is Drew and Anita Hill’s tri-power Joe Luber’s 1975 Chevy Caprice Clas- Jeff Jamison’s 1989 Cadillac Allante 1966 Pontiac LeMans, the Class D, sic Convertible was Stock 70-79 Class took a 1st place in Class F, Stock 80- Stock 65-69, first place. E first place for the 2nd year in a row. 89. James Hartnett’s 1992 Cadillac The 1967 and down Stock Muscle class Scott Jerden’s beautiful blue 1970 442 Brougham won 1st in Class G, Stock was won again by Gary Ledbetter’s tri- was the Class J, Stock Muscle 68-72 90 to present, just like in 2009.