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1 Volume 33, No. 1 Mid-America Packards, Inc. January 2015 The Data Plate is the Official Publication of Mid-America Packards A Region of Packard Automobile Classics HAPPY NEW YEAR & WELCOME BACK! January 23, 2015 Meeting We welcome a new year with our first meeting of With 2014 in the history books, it s time to look forward. We will start this with a brief update from Steve Hartwich with the latest from the KC Auto Museum. This will be followed up with a look at Packard s Television Advertising in the 1950s, which is more extensive than you might have imagined! Hot or Cold, Mid-America Packards is here to serve you! Membership Director Steve Christy and Treasurer Mike Sneed would like to invite all members to consider the renewal of your dues for Dues are still $25 for 12 months of our newsletter, The Data Plate, and 12 months of Packard fun. We have recently updated our Membership Directory, and would like to continue to list all of our Packard friends within its pages. If you have already renewed, Mid-America Packards thanks you for your continued support. If not, please consider doing so while at the next meeting or for your convenience to, by mail: Mike Sneed 8517 ANN AVE., KC, KS CHECKS PAYABLE TO: MID-AMERICA PACKARDS The national Packard Club would like to remind you that all members of PAC regions like ours are required to be members of Packard Automobile Classics. Don t forget to renew your PAC membership for 2013 as well! Visit Mid-America Packards at 1

2 The Data Plate THE DATA PLATE IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY MID-AMERICA PACKARDS, A REGION OF PACKARD AUTOMOBILE CLASSICS. OUR PURPOSE IS TO SERVE, PROMOTE AND REPORT NEWS ABOUT MID-AMERICA PACKARDS IN PRIMARILY A 75 MILE RADIUS OF KANSAS CITY. TO BECOME A MEMBER OF MAP, ONE MUST ALSO BE A MEMBER OF PACKARD AUTOMOBILE CLASSICS. WE ENCOURAGE MEMBERSHIPS FROM OTHER PACKARD REGIONS. OWNERSHIP OF A PACKARD IS NOT NECESSARY. REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGS ARE HELD AT YOUR CLASSIC RIDE, 2711 WARWICK TRAFFICWAY, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI AT 7:30 PM ON THE FOURTH FRIDAY, EVERY ODD-NUMBERED MONTH, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTIFIED. ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS DIRECTOR TOM NORMAN (913) tnorman@everestkc.net ASSISTANT DIRECTOR JON ROOT (913) SECRETARY / TREASURER MIKE SNEED (913) msclippersuper54@gmail.com 8517 ANN AVE., KC, KS PROGRAMS & EVENTS DIRECTOR MARSHA NORMAN (913) MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR STEVE CHRISTY TECHNICAL ADVISORS: (913) shc2020@linkcity.org APPOINTED BOARD MEMBERS PRE-WWII BILL CARNEY (785) EDITORS, THE DATA PLATE JEFF PACHL (816) pachlj@hotmail.com St. Valentine s Day Lunch Noon, February 7, 2015 Our Valentine s Day event this year will be lunch at Chappell's in North KC. We will meet at noon and stay until we are finished! See you on February 7, Be sure to wear some RED to warm the heart! Chappel s Restaurant and Sports Museum 323 Armour Road North Kansas City, MO (816) Please call Marsha to make reservation STEVE CHRISTY (913) shc2020@linkcity.org NOTICE! ALL MATERIAL FOR THE DATA PLATE MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE EDITORS BY THE 10 TH OF THE MONTH! PLATTSBURG ROAD, HOLT, MO OR TO pachlj@hotmail.com 2

3 MID-AMERICA PACKARD S 2015 CALENDAR January 23 Regular Membership Meeting Refreshments: Norman, Pachl February Valentine s Day Brunch see page 2 for details March 27 Regular Membership Meeting Refreshments: Chamberlain/Christy April All Texas Packard Meet Salado, TX (see registration form on p. 7) May 1-3 AACA Swap Meet, Lawrence, KS Douglas County Fairgrounds May 15-17: Dodge City Joint Meet see details below and on pages 6, 7! May 22 Regular Membership Meeting Refreshments: Andrews/Dooley/Flick June 28 8th Annual Art of the Car Concours Kansas City Art Institute July PAC National Meet in Reading, PA Hosted by Keystone Packards July 24 Regular Membership Meeting Refreshments: Macek/Ricker August Summer Tour - TBA September 25 Regular Membership Meeting Refreshments: Root/Sneed October?? Annual Chili Supper, TBA October 7-10 AACA Fall Meet, Hershey, PA October 11 The 29 th Annual Packard Truck Organization Meet, York Springs, PA December 4 Regular Membership Meeting Refreshments: Thomas/Ulam December Annual Holiday Banquet The final plans are being made for the DODGE CITY JOINT CAR MEET in Dodge City, KS on May 15-17, Interested Packard enthusiasts can e.mail me for the attached registration information and entry forms. We are inviting members of MAP, GPP, RMP, and PNT, and members from any other Packard Region. Also we are inviting members from the Professional Car Society. More info on pages 6 & 7. For information contact: Mike Burkhart, 2350 Matt Down Lane, Dodge City, KS mburk@fairpoint.net, (620)

4 2015 National Meet Report story and photos by Steve Christy This past summer our 49 th National Meet was held in Warren, Ohio. This is the first time we have been in Warren for our National since the 100 th Anniversary in The honorary chair was Terry Martin and Mary Ann Porinchak chaired the event with the National Packard Museum as an affiliate of the Packard Club the hosting region. The staff and volunteers at the museum were assisted by members of Buckeye Packards. This year the meet started on Tuesday and ran through Saturday. This allowed the meet to coincide with the city of Warren s Legacy Week. The welcoming party Tuesday evening was held at the museum. There were many members of Packards International in attendance and Wednesday evening they held a reception and dinner at the Buckeye Club, which is the former home of J.W. Packard. Thursday was the day of meetings. In the morning were the Board of Trustees meeting, the Judges meeting, and the Editors meeting. The Directors luncheon was held at the Saratoga Club. This is the second annual Directors luncheon and it once again was a positive exchange of ideas. Thursday afternoon the Roster Keepers meeting was led by Dave English who stepped in for J.P. McVicker who was unable to attend. Due to the demands of that position Dave is now co-chairing it with J.P. We held the general membership meeting that afternoon just prior to the buses leaving for Pittsburgh for the dinner cruise. This year we had drawings for all in attendance at the membership meeting. We awarded 3 gift certificates to be used in the swap meet. 3 rd place was a $25.00 gift certificate, 2 nd a $50.00 gift certificate and 1 st place was a $75.00 gift certificate. Dinner cruises at Packard Nationals are always a big hit and this year s to Pittsburgh was a huge hit. Friday we toured two wonderful collections. The first was to Fred Warren s collection of customs, street rods, and motorcycles. The second was Gene Tareshawty s Packard collection which includes a number of Packard Darrin s. 4

5 Saturday was Judging Day and that evening the banquet. This is the first time we have had both on the same day. The weather for the entire week leading up to judging was spectacular. Judging Day we had a very light mist on and off. However, it was not enough to interfere with being able to judge the cars and everyone having a great time. At the banquet the winner of the Wayne Merriman Award was Brady Smith of Michigan with his exquisite 1954 Packard Hearse. The winners of the Best of Show pre-war were William Vaccaro s boattail speedster and Howard Schaevitz s 1912 Model 18 landaulet. The best of show post-war was George Holinga s Custom Super Clipper sedan. This car was the winner of the Wayne Merriman Award in Following the banquet we were entertained with music by the Packard Band. Sunday morning was the farewell breakfast. This summer the National will be in Reading Pennsylvania. The dates are July 12 th July 18 th. This will be our 50 th National. I would personally like to thank The Packard Museum staff and volunteers and members of Buckeye Packards for putting on an outstanding meet. For Packard enthusiasts it is always fun going home and with the 2013 National in Detroit and 2014 National in Warren we have visited the birth and expansion of Packard from 1899 until Merriman Award Winner! At right: Brady Smith of Michigan with his 1954 Packard Hearse. 5

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7 DODGE CITY JOINT CAR MEET MAY 15 17, 2015 INFORMATION SHEET Dear Car Enthusiast, It s registration time for the Dodge City Joint Car Meet. This is a multi-regional meet. Mid America Packards, Great Plains Packards, Rocky Mountain Packards, Packards North Texas, and The Professional Car Society are invited, as well as, all other regions. The meet will be held at the Hampton Inn and Suites Dodge City, KS, 4002 West Comanche. The hotel is located next to the Boot Hill Casino and provides 24 hour parking lot security and surveillance. Registration will be at the Hampton Inn and Suites Hotel. The registration fee is $25.00 per person. The fee includes the Saturday night banquet meal. This is a NON JUDGED event. Participants shall choose their favorite car in each classification. There will be a first and second place award for pre-war class and a first and second place for post-war class. Room reservations must be made directly with the Hampton Inn and Suites at Please mention the Dodge City Joint Car Meet for a discounted room rate. Please make your reservations as soon as possible. The alternate hotel is the Towne Place Suites Marriott, 2800 West Wyatt Earp, Dodge City. The phone number is PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR REGISTRATION FORM AND REGISTRATION FEE OF $25.00 PER PERSON BY MAY 1, AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF $5.00 PER PERSON WILL BE ADDED TO LATE REGISTRATIONS. YOUR REGISTRATION FORM MAY BE ED TO: mburk@fairpoint.net THE REGISTRATION FEE MAY BE SENT TO: Mike Burkhart, 2350 Matt Down Lane, Dodge City, KS Your registration form may be sent to this address, as well. PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO DODGE CITY JOINT CAR MEET. Tentative Agenda Will Be Included in Next Month s Issue! 7

8 DODGE CITY JOINT CAR MEET MAY 15 17, 2015 REGISTRATION FORM NAME ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP PHONE CLUB AFFILIATION SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER ADDITIONAL GUESTS CAR ENTRY YEAR BODY COMMERCIAL MODIFIED CAR HOW? REGISTRATION FEE PER PERSON THIS INCLUDES YOUR SATURDAY NIGHT BANQUET MEAL $25.00 BEFORE MAY 1, 2015 $30.00 AFTER MAY 1, 2015 $ SATURDAY NIGHT BANQUET MEAL PLEASE MARK YOUR CHOICE BEEF CHICKEN FISH THE MEAL INCLUDES APPETIZERS, SALAD, ENTRÉE, POTATO, VEGETABLE, BREAD, DESSERT, COFFEE, WATER AND TEA. A CASH BAR IS AVAILIABLE AT THE BANQUET. TOTAL $ PLEASE ENCLOSE CHECK, PAYMENT IN FULL (PAYABLE TO DODGE CITY JOINT CAR MEET), WITH THIS FORM AND MAIL TO: MIKE BURKHART, 2350 MATT DOWN LANE, DODGE CITY, KS PHONE mburk@fairpoint.net PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MAY 1,

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