San Diego Region PRESIDENT S MESSAGE We have what looks to be a great event coming up on April 4 with the tour of Craftsmanship Museum and additional events that day. This should be fun and we hope to see many of you there. As you look at the calendar, the peak of our program year clearly will be in August. With Packard as the featured marque at National City on August 2 and Balboa Park show with Pierce Arrow and Studebaker on August 15, this is when we hope all of you will have your cars at their best. Please help us make these events a big success. Flyers should be attached to the newsletter please sign up early. Note that National City is free for all Packards, and Balboa Park has a limited number of entries so sign up early so we aren t badly outnumbered by our friends in the Pierce Arrow and Studebaker clubs. The membership meet at the brewery was fun, and I want to personally thank Richard Schauer for putting this together and holding the fort while Deb and I were on vacation. Did you notice the David France 1940 Packard Darrin as the cover car on one of the magazines in the bookstore? It looks great. Some of you may also know that Ken Yankee recently sold his yellow 1940 coupe to a buyer in Florida, who promptly drove it home without incident. Now that s a great driver! We will miss Ken s car, as it was a very frequent presence with Ken being an active participant in club events over the years. We expect to still see a lot of Ken, who came to the membership meet in a 1949 Chrysler New Yorker considering how often he participated with his Packard, he will be welcome in whatever he brings along! Todd Schonenberg President San Diego Region Volume 46 Issue 4 April 2009 Inside this issue President s Message/Calendar 1 Ads 2 Big 3 Parts Exchange Report 3 North County Tour, April 4 4 Coronado Car Show, April 19 5 National City Car Show, August 2 6 Cool Classic Car Show, August 22 7 Cool Classic Car Show Application 8 --------------------------------------------- President Todd Schonenberg (760) 787-9916 Schoneys@cox.net V.P. Richard Schauer Packard1934@sbcglobal.net Treasurer Steve Ross (619) 508-3925 inewsx@sbcglobal.net Secretary Brian Wagner wagnerindy@sbcglobal.net EVENT CALENDAR Apr 4: Coastal Caravan North, Craftsmanship Museum, Garage Tour host Karl Ramsing Apr 19: Motor Cars on Main Street, Coronado Jun 14: SoCal Swamp Meet, Santa Ana (New Location - TBA) Jul 18: Coastal Caravan South host Gary Wysong Jul 23-26: PI National Tour to Warren, Ohio Aug 2: Automobile Heritage Day Car Show, National City host Gary Wysong Aug 22: Balboa Park Orphan Car Show for Packard, Pierce Arrow and Studebaker Sep 13: Automobile Driving Museum, El Segundo, joint function with SoCal Region Oct 10: Shelter Island Picnic with Studebaker Club (tentative date) Oct 17-18: Packard Grand Salon, Island Hotel, Fashion Island Nov: TBA TBD: San Diego Region Family Picnic Dec: Holiday Party Membership Karl Ramsing kpramsing@sbcglobal.net (760) 726-5955 Projects Paul Santy pjsanty@sbcglobal.net Historian Richard Mills rmills704@cox.net Webmaster Mark Burnside markburnside@cox.net Newsletter Gary Wysong (619) 267-8879 gwysong@cox.net Website: packardsandiego.org Find P.I. San Diego information, links to P.I. Chapters & P.I. National Events
FOR SALE CARS AND PARTS For Trade or Sale: I have just acquired many Packard parts, some are: 1948 Parts: Front fenders, inner-fenders, springs, gas tank, front and rear bumpers (come with splash-guards & over-riders), wheels and rear window (all good); hood (fair); 1947 Hood (good); 1940 110 (4-dr) with no engine, rear fenders or trunk lid. (Street rod project?) I need back-up parts for my 1951 200 & 1953 8 Pass Executive. Bob Huntoon 858-344-6535 robert.huntoon@gmail.com 1941 120 Club Coupe & 150 Super 8 Sedan Jim Duckels, 216-631-1060 (work) 216-287-9093 (home) 56 Clipper Custom, red & white, recent paint and interior, $6,000 Joice in Peoria, AZ 623-566-5999, Seen for Sale in Craigslist.com Wanted: 46 or 47 Clipper Club Sedan with 8 cylinder engine. Email Fred Puhn at fredpuhn@cox.net or call 619-475-1155 For Sale: 4 fenders for a senior 36, Right front not in good condition, but other 3 easily prepped for paint/install. Call Rick Hagen 619-401-3027 R_Hagen@cox.net 46 Clipper Deluxe, show car, $29,000 S. Ferguson, sparkferg@hotmail.com 305-359-5912, Miami, FL For P.I. San Diego Members: Do you have a collector car or parts for sale? To place an ad in our newsletter, email Gary Wysong at gwysong@cox.net or call 619-267-8879. If you have an email address at home or work, but get your newsletter by regular mail, email Gary Wysong to be placed on our email list. 1922 Packard Touring Car 6 cyl, in good shape when put in storage 7 years ago. Price TBD, Yuma, AZ. Owner has health issues. Contact Sherrie or Judy for more info at 928-783-72429 or faithyuma@roadrunner.com 29 633 Victoria Coupe, complete & drivable, $22,500 David Keith, Sun City, AZ 623-974-6459 56 Clipper Sedan, runs and drives great, A/C, $15,999 Marilyn Comensky 480-970-0046 Phoenix, AZ Members: Your Board needs your Recommended Services/Parts persons or firms that you have had favorable dealings with during restoration and preservation of your Packards. Please send person/firm (name/address/phone number) to Mark Burnside at markburnside@cox.net where he will post this on our updated website. We are also accumulating a list to publish for your use Karl Ramsing For Sale: 52 Packard Ultramatic Sedan, new paint white, very good chrome. In outdoor storage for a few years. Car supposedly runs great. Body shop will repaint car any color. $8,000 Contact: Triple A Auto Body & Paint, Angel Felix at 619-276-8378. San Diego Automotive Museum needs Volunteers We need dedicated men and women to assist us as docents, restoration workers, library assistants and automotive detailers. Join a fun team of people who enjoy the culture of automobiles and the culture of Balboa Park. No experience necessary! We will train! If you have any questions, call 619-231-2886 x2238. 51 Packard 300, runs great, drive home, Mike Blair 480-354-3877 Mesa, AZ Losing garage space, must sell: 55 Super Clipper Constellation 55 Super Clipper Constellation 56 Clipper Deluxe (not complete) 57 57L-P8 Clipper Donald Smith, 619-281-4733 3510 33 rd St., San Diego, CA 92104 1939 Packard 4 door sedan, 1700 series, Model 110, Midnight blue, full on frame restoration, flying lady, mint orig interior condition. Price: $19,200 Send email for 4 photos, ext and int. Sylvia Valenzuela, Cedar City, UT 1812sylvia@infowest.com 435-463-0999 Check these two websites for Packard Information: Packardinfo.com yesterdays-cars.com/packard_clubs.htm Buy Packard parts at the packardsandiego.org website From a 47 Packard Custom Super Touring Sedan: 2 front brakes, complete, with fresh linings, cylinders and drums cleaned. Asking $300 FOB Oceanside, CA, Jerry Coburn, 760-639-2924 Have you done any work on your Packard? Send Gary Wysong a note about any improvements you have made. 1956 Packard Executive 2Dr Hardtop, 99.9% complete, some rust, project car, only 1,018 made. Dan Brumbaugh www.slorides.com
Packards International, San Diego Region Final Big 3 Swap Meet Saturday February 28, 2009 Report by Richard Schauer: Saturday morning dawned clear and cool, another beautiful winter day in San Diego. By 7:00 a.m. the intrepid crew had already completed most of the set-up chores. That included Karl Ramsing, Paul Santy, Chuck Goode, and Ken Yankee, with much-appreciated assistance from the very tall and ever willing Mark Rothermich, who occupies the booth next to PI. Everyone was in good spirits and ready to start the day. Ron Crampton brought his beautiful 1955 Caribbean convertible, which drew tons of attention. While Ron was out and about browsing the swap meet everyone at the P.I. booth enjoyed trying to sell his car to the lowest, er, highest bidder. Ken Yankee, coming off the recent sale of his 1940 120 coupe, brought his other car, a 1949 Chrysler New Yorker, which also drew much admiration from the crowd. Later in the morning Jack Heacock stopped in for chat and a hearty sandwich. It seemed the crowd this year was thinned a bit due to the recession, but everyone was warm, friendly, and many conversations were struck up, contacts made, information passed along, and friendships re-kindled. To our delight two new members were signed up on the spot, with 3 more possible members yet to be determined. Paul sold a couple of parts worth $12 total, so we would not call it a spectacular parts day for the club. Club members were treated to a culinary treat by Peggy Ramsing s barbeque beef sandwiches. It was a good thing Karl brought ten pounds because everyone kept going back for more, and still more, until we could not eat any more! Our thanks go to Peggy for going to all the trouble and taking such good care of all the Packard men. The Studebaker Club folks paid a visit (which we reciprocated) and passed along an invitation to their August 22 event at Balboa Park, their Studebaker, Packard, and Pierce Arrow car show by the Auto Museum. Karl has fliers for anyone interested in joining this event. Perks include free admission to the Automobile Museum. This adds more spice to a month already busy with the National City event, the Pebble Beach Concours on August 16, and now the Studebaker show. We need to clone ourselves so we can enjoy all these events. At 4:30 we began the sad tear-down of our Big 3 booth. It has been suggested that we not renew our club for the 2010 Big 3 event. A vigorous discussion ensued by the Board followed by a vote, and thus it has been agreed that this is our last Big 3 event. Big 3 is certainly the biggest swap meet in San Diego and we have enjoyed parts sales over the years. But, for this author the event has been more about exposing Packard automobiles and our Club to the public, portraying a good image, making important contacts, helping people whenever we can, and going away a little sunburned and satisfied that we have done a good thing. It must be mentioned at this juncture that Ron Crampton s Caribbean won Best of Show prize for best Packard at our booth this year, squeaking past Ken Yankee s Chrysler by a nose, or bumper rather.
National City Chamber of Commerce Presents the 18 th Annual Automobile Heritage Day Save the Date!! Packard is the featured marque at the August 2, 2009 Car Show No Registration Fee to show your Packard Please plan to show your Packard and participate in this south San Diego County event. Car collectors, automotive enthusiasts, community members, business owners and the City s regional visitors will gather for this annual event. The event is free to the public and will kick off with a parade at 9:00 a.m. starting at Mary J s café on Cleveland Avenue and 20 th Street and will end at Kimball Park behind City Hall on National City Boulevard and Civic Center Drive. The car show will be held on the grass at Kimball Park from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and will feature over 200 unique and highly prized antiques, classics, collector cars, race cars, trucks and other vehicles. The National City Chamber of Commerce will provide prizes, entertainment and booths by local vendors and community groups. Car show winners will be selected through a competitive ranking system by experienced car show judges. Trophies will be awarded for each vehicle class. Awards include Best of Show, Peoples Choice, Mitch Guarano Memorial Award, Class Trophies and Winners Circle. Trophy winners drive to a trophy presentation area at 3:00 p.m. and receive their prize while seated in their car. You may opt out of the judging and bring your car for display only. All Packards at the show will be parked together, don t miss this opportunity to show our beautiful cars to other collector car owners and the general public in south San Diego County. We will plan a caravan for north San Diego owners to drive and arrive together. Lunch for the day of the event will be planned at a later date.