THE PUGET SOUND ROCKET Newsletter of the Puget Sound Olds Club An Official Chapter of the Oldsmobile Club of America March 2013 On February 11, the Puget Sound Olds Chapter lost one of our dearest members, Bill Iverson. Bill fought a valiant seven year battle with cancer but is now free from the pain of the disease. Many of our chapter members honored Bill with their attendance at his funeral service on Feb. 15 at St. Anthony s Catholic Church in Renton. Bill served for many years as the PSOC Membership chairman, reminding us that it was time to pay our dues. (Kathi, you have big shoes to fill.) Bill and Judy also for many years brought the coffee pot to the monthly chapter meetings as part of their dedication to the chapter. Attending Bill s service were many friends and co-workers from the Boeing Company. Bill retired from Boeing in 1995 but the friends that he made honored him with their attendance at his service. That is a testimony to the impact that Bill had on many lives. Surviving Bill are his wife, Judy; son, David (Samantha); daughter Diane (Tom) and three grandchildren. Bill is also survived by a brother and sister. Between the Bumpers MEETING MINUTES PAGE 3 Page 6 Puget Sound Oldsmobile Club March 2013 1
Puget Sound Olds Club 2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Nina Rogers NINAROGERS@COMCAST.NET 360.651-6246 Vice President Ed Straw ekstraw@comcast.net 425.485-3093 Secretary Mary Lindholm Lindholm.mary@gmail.com 425.337-4847 Treasurer Kathi Straw ekstraw@comcast.net 425.485-3093 Membership Chairpersons Ed & Kathi Straw ekstraw@comcast.net 425-485-3093 Newsletter Editor Ed Konsmo ekonsmo@msn.com 253.845-2288 President s Message Dear Club Members, Last month I asked everyone to write a short story about how they found their Oldsmobile and send a photo and we will make a scrap book about our club with your stories and photos. So please bring them to our next meeting. For those of you who are unable to attend our meetings, you can mail the story and photo to me at 13209 Quil-scenic Dr. Marysville, WA 98271 We lost a very good friend and long time member, Bill Iverson. Bill played a big part in the Oldsmobile club. He was our membership chairman for many years as well as he would always try to help. Jim goes to the Monroe swap meet every year he always said he would see Bill there to see if he could find a possible new member, showing our large Oldsmobile signs and talking to anyone he could about our chapter. I want to thank everyone who joined our club to honor Bill Iverson and his family for the nice man he was and to support Judy. Good bye Bill, we will miss you. I hope someone has thought of something we can do after the meeting it might be fun to go for a lunch, or just a cruise. OCA BOARD MEMBERS Ed Konsmo, OCA Chief Judge Erik Martinson, PNW Zone Director Jamie Cox, PNW Zone Director Nina Rogers President PSOC Website: www.pugetsoundoldsclub.org DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTAL TO THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: Information to be considered for submittal in to the newsletter needs to be received by the 25th of the month. Please send your information as an e-mail or attach it to your e-mail in word document form. If you have problems or questions, call Ed or Pam at 253-845-2288. Please e-mail your submittal to: ekonsmo@msn.com Puget Sound Oldsmobile Club March 2013 2
BETWEEN THE BUMPERS By Ed With the unusual papal resignation grabbing headlines worldwide, what better time to take a look at a former pontiff s very stylish ride, custom made for a visit to New York in 1965 and now on display at the LeMay America s Car Museum in Tacoma, Washington. Lehmann-Peterson in Chicago built this 21-foot-long 1964 Lincoln Continental parade limousine for Ford in less than two weeks, in preparation for Pope Paul VI s visit to New York City and subsequent address to the United Nations in October of 1965. The car rides on a 160-inch wheelbase and was outfitted with exterior step plates and handrails, a public address system, a raised seat for the pope, a removable roof section with a windscreen and a transparent rear roof/window attachment, as well as a bank of seven batteries for auxiliary power. The car is said to have worked without a hitch during the pontiff s visit, which included his address to the U.N. as well as a mass at Yankee Stadium and a trip across the Bronx and Queens to the World s Fair in Flushing Meadow. After the papal visit, the Lincoln was loaned to the city of Chicago where it served as a parade car and courtesy vehicle for visiting dignitaries. In 1968, it was used to transport the pope around Bogotá, Colombia, for the 39th Eucharistic Congress. Bogota sits at a lofty 8,600 feet above sea level, so modifications had to be made to deal with the high altitudes. Ford and Lehmann- Peterson apparently had only 12 days to prep the car, but it again provided the pope with trouble-free transportation. The Lincoln s service to historic figures didn t end there, however. Following the successful first lunar orbit and the safe return of the Apollo 8 astronauts to Earth on December 27, 1968, mission Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders rode in this Lincoln during a tickertape parade through Chicago, held in their honor. Astronauts from the Apollo 11 mission that put the first humans on the moon, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins also rode in the car, as did astronauts from the infamous Apollo 13 mission and Apollo 15.The car then changed hands a couple of times and was last sold at the Bonhams Quail Lodge auction at Pebble Beach in 2011 for $220,000. Puget Sound Oldsmobile Club March 2013 3
LET S GET PERSONAL MARCH BIRTHDAYS 1 Arleen Harman (Yakima) 14 Randy Corrigan (Olympia) 15 Rod Hewitson (Ocean Park) 16 Robert Pinardi (East Sound) 17 Howard VonPressentin (Seattle) 25 Garry Hart (La Center) Happy birthday to each and everyone!! UPCOMING CLUB MEETING HOSTS * 2013 MEETING HOSTS March: April: May: June: July: August: September: October: November: December: Hugh Russell Ed & Kathi Straw Ken Thompson Ed & Erma Booth Car Show no host required, can you help? HOST NEEDED, can you help? Ned Peterson HOST NEEDED, can you help? Jim & Nina Rogers Christmas Party no host *Host provides refreshments If you would like to help with goodies please let Pam know. We need a few more folks to complete the year. Puget Sound Oldsmobile Club March 2013 4
MEMBER NOTES AND CHAPTER INFO This page features notes of interest for and about our members. If you have something interesting to report, please send an e-mail to your editor at ekonsmo@msn.com, or call and leave a message, 253-845-2288. ********* CHAPTER ANNOUNCEMENTS! ********* The March Chapter meeting will be at the Newport Way Library at 1 PM. On Monday, Feb. 25, chapter member, Howard Von Pressentin had surgery on his shoulder. A few years ago Howard was in an accident that caused substantial discomfort. Howard is recovering at home and if you would like to send him a card, his address is 8715 Dibble Ave. NW, Seattle, WA 98117. Kathi Straw, Chapter Membership Person, notified your editor that a number of chapter members have not renewed their chapter dues. The renewal form is on page 8 of this newsletter. As of the writing of this newsletter the members listed below have not sent in their 2013 chapter membership dues. If you do not plan to renew, please send an e-mail to Kathi at ekstraw@comcast.net. We are pleased to announce that all of the chapter members who have renewed their chapter dues have also renewed their OCA dues which makes the Puget Sound Olds Club a 100% compliant chapter again this year. Congratulations! David Butler Dan Davids Rick Dickson Dann Gadbois Bob Gaunt Doug Gillmer Charles Harman Garry Hart Lauren Hendricks Greg Hinton Bill Keller Jack Kemp Crystal Lees Don Osais Robert Pinardi Eric Seward Dave Soball Didrik Wallis Jon White Walter Wilson Jeff Winter David Yonich David Zimmerman Puget Sound Oldsmobile Club March 2013 5
MEETING MINUTES OLDSMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA PUGET SOUND CHAPTER February 3, 2013 M I N U T E S The meeting was called to order by Nina Rogers, president. Minutes Minutes of the January meeting were approved. Treasurer's Report Kathi Straw Report approved. Advertisement in Nationals Program Members approved our placing a quarter-page congratulatory ad in the program for the 2013 Nationals. The cost is $50. LeMay Museum Discussion continued regarding meeting at LeMay's. It was suggested we go as regular visitors and pay the $5 to park and $10 museum entrance fee. Pam and Ed Konsmo have two free passes as part of their membership. It was suggested they could put them in the raffle the meeting before we go. Starting next month the museum will have Coffee Cruise-Ins and there will be no charge to put cars on the show field for these events. Ed suggested we could join Club Auto Kirkland. He will check on how much it would cost to have a meeting there. Newsletter Ed Konsmo Ed would like to feature more members' cars in The Rocket. Power Seat Problems Hugh Russell Hugh related some problems can be caused just by dirt and dust getting into the mechanism and recommended vacuuming the area occasionally. Meeting Hosts Pam and Ed Konsmo Raffle Results $25 Erik Martinson Candy Ed Straw Valentine $ dish Ken Thompson Carburetor cleaner Ken Thompson Tire shine Pam Konsmo Valve treatment Hugh Russell Mystery envelopes Jim Rogers, Hugh Russell Next Meeting Sunday, March 3, 1 p.m., Newport Library, Bellevue Puget Sound Oldsmobile Club March 2013 6
A by the numbers look at LeMay s America s Car Museum in 2012 2,000,000. Dollar value of vehicle donations received. 450,250. French fries eaten in ACM s Classics Café. 10,000. Grand opening weekend visitors (June 2-3, 2012) 6,676. Facebook likes. 3,854. ACM memberships. 1,200. Participants in ACM s Drive Down Hunger holiday season food initiative to help feed Tacoma s less fortunate. 1,081. Tires in the museum. 1,003. Glasses of champagne sipped during the opening gala. 1,000-plus. Stories published locally and nationally about ACM. 660. ACM-branded baseball caps sold in the museum store. 182. Active volunteers. 50. States from which visitors attended the museum. 34. Red cars in the collection. 31. Roadsters in the museum. 30. Concours-level ($100,000+) museum sponsors, including State Farm, AAA, NAPA and Coca-Cola. 26. Countries represented by museum visitors. 25. Jokes told by Jay Leno during the June opening gala. 6. Major awards won. 2. DeLoreans in the collection. 1. Major League Baseball batting champs in attendance during grand opening weekend (Mariners legend Edgar Martinez). 0. Larger auto museums in North America Puget Sound Oldsmobile Club March 2013 7
OLDSMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA PUGET SOUND CHAPTER 2013 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL NOTICE OCA# (It s on the cover of your JWO) NAME: SPOUSE'S NAME: ADDRESS: CITY: STATE: ZIP CODE: Check here if this is an address change HOME PHONE: ( ) E-MAIL ADDRESS: BIRTHDAY MONTH DAY SPOUSE MONTH DAY $15.00 annual dues payable by December 31. Make checks payable to Puget Sound Chapter, OCA and mail to: Kathi Straw PSOC Membership Chairman P.O. Box 82042 Kenmore, WA 98028 Please assist us in updating our roster by listing your current Oldsmobile(s) below: 1) YEAR MODEL COLOR 2) YEAR MODEL COLOR 3) YEAR MODEL COLOR 4) YEAR MODEL COLOR 5) YEAR MODEL COLOR Please print this form and mail to Kathi Straw right away. Puget Sound Oldsmobile Club March 2013 8
Swap Meets & Shows to attend in March MAR 9 Astoria, OR; Astoria Swap Meet Clatsop County Fairgrounds, 92937 Walluski Loop, Astoria, OR 8am 4pm; Lower Columbia Classic Car Club MAR 15-17 Portland, OR; 57 th Annual Portland Roadster Show Portland Expo Center, 6020 N. Marine Drive, Portland, OR 97217 10am 9pm, 10am 9pm, 10am 6pm; Adm. Fee - $15; Multnomah Hot Rod Council; 503-232-4567; prs@mhrc.org; www.portlandroadstershow.com; MAR 16-17 Puyallup, WA; Almost Spring Swap Meet Washington State Fairgrounds, 110 9 th Ave. SW, Puyallup, WA 98371 8am 5pm; 9am 3pm; Adm. Fee $5; Gallopin Gertie Model A Club; 253-833-3926; mandmsgarage@q.com; www.gertieas.org MAR 24 Bellingham, WA; 2013 Leprechaun Daze Hardware Sales Parking Lot, 2034 James Street, Bellingham, WA 98225 10am 2pm; No Adm. Fee; Reg. Fee $10; 4 th Corner Elites of Bellingham; 360-380-2733; realtorrawls@comcast.net MAR 29-31 Spokane, WA; Spokane Auto Boat Speed Show Spokane Fair & Expo Center; N. 404 Havana, Spokane, WA 99201; 12 10pm, 10am 10pm, 10am 7pm; 509-703-3160; staff@spokaneautoboatspeedshow.com; www.spokaneautoboatspeedshow2010.com MAR 30-31 Eugene, Or; Eugene Roadster Show Lane Events Center, 796 West 13 th Street, Eugene, OR 97402; 10am 9pm, 10am 5pm; Adm. Fee $3; Reg. Fee $8; Eugene Roadster Show; 541-689-6824; roadstershow@aol.com; www.roadstershows.com Puget Sound Oldsmobile Club March 2013 9
Future Oldsmobile National Meets 2013 - July 24-28; Springfield, IL; Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn Express; Hosted by the Illinois Valley Olds Club and the Archway Olds Club. For hotel reservations, call 217-585-2871 2014 - July 23-27; Cincinnati, OH; Holiday Inn Suites; Hosted by The Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Chapter. 2015 - July 21-25; Marlboro, MA; Hosted by the Eastern Massachusetts GMO Chapter. Puget Sound Oldsmobile Club March 2013 10
CLASSIFIED For Sale/Leads & Needs CLASSIFIEDS FIEDS: Classified ads are free, unlimited words, within reason. Ads will ONLY run for three consecutive months unless renewal is requested. Please submit your classified advertisement in electronic format by the 20 th of the month to ekonsmo@msn.com. FOR SALE: 3 ½ - 4 yards of car fabric. Less than ½ price. Call Nina (360) 651-6246 (1) 1954 Hood lower front lip molding, $275. Hood Rocket $275; both show quality re-plated, never installed. Package price $525. Don Monroe 253 566-8488. (2) 1955 98 four-door hardtop. Parting out full power car, including: padded dash, all trim, glass, autronic eye, carburetor, cores, and gas tank. What do you need? Call Don 253 566-8488 or don.monroe@comcast.net (2) 1956 324 Motor, 2 barrel manifold with 56 Hydramatic. Core motor complete w/heads; 371 Tri-Power Manifold, $100; Erik Martinson 425-433-6480 (3) 1957 98 Starfire Holiday Coupe, color is White top, Pink bottom. J2, wonder bar radio and switch, clock, auto eye, all electric, all power. 126 wheelbase. Engine and tranny rebuilt in 2010, runs on unleaded fuel. Interior was done in 2008 with lifetime warranty by Clover Park HS. Also 57 Olds parts books, pictures and literature for sale. Call Ed Booth at (253) 752-6158 (2) 1957 Olds parts and tires - Four P225R75/15 w/ 1 ww tires on rims. Call Ed Booth (253) 752-6158 (2) 1957 98 Parts; Set of 235/75/15 white wall tires on rims; Ed Booth 253-752-6158 (3) 1967 Cutlass; Still owned in the original family. Currently owned since 1979. Excellent maroon paint and interior. SSI wheels, Radial T/A tires, 330 engine, Hydra-Matic, dual exhaust with glass pack mufflers and aluminized pipes. Only 78k miles. $12,000 Call Judy Iverson. 425-271-0195 (3) 1968 442 parts. All working when removed. Driveshaft for automatic, 400ci. $100; Door sill plates $15 pair NEW steering column @ firewall cover $15; Four Full cover hub caps. $85 all; Sun visors, black, no pattern, for convertible $20; Door handles with buttons $10 pair; Hood louvers $50 pair; Hood chrome molding $25 Fender extension molding $20 pair; Fender peak molding $10 pair; Side marker bezels, lots of OEM clips, nuts, bolts, etc. call Bob Bass at 425-483-6727. (1) 1973 Delta Royale 2-dr. H.T. nice, low miles. $1,800 Price reduced! Call Don (253) 752-8920 (3) 1979 Olds engine and transmission. $250.00. Call Howard (206) 782-1393 (3) Offy Dual 4-barrel Manifold with two Holley Carbs for 455 Olds. $400 Call Pat Ellwood 425-672-7664 (1) Offy Dual 4-barrel Manifold with two Holley Carbs for 400-455 Olds, $400. Jim Long 360 893-8293 (2) NEEDS: Need: radiator shroud for 58. Call Erik (425) 433-6480 (3) Need: Emergency brake switch and flasher for 53-55. Ken Thompson 206 930-1741 or 106 932-8898 (2) Need: Air control unit for 65 98. Call Art Gamash 360 683-4749 (2) LEADS: IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING ADS: A number at the end of each listing indicates how many months the ad has already run. If you have a THREE after your ad, you need to contact us if you wish to renew the ad for following issues. Puget Sound Oldsmobile Club March 2013 11
A PARTING SHOT Can you believe how careless this guy is? No ear plugs or safety glasses! Puget Sound Oldsmobile Club March 2013 12