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1903 Kalamazoo
by Michigan Buggy
Logo Designed by Norm Knight
VOLUME XLVII; NO. 10
October 15, 2013
1923 BUICK "MOXIE" CAR
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PRESIDENT
Stan Rakowski 269 375-3669
[email protected]
VICE-PRESIDENT
Ben Barber 269 567-9336
[email protected]
TREASURER
Gary Hawkins • 269-496-9596 •
[email protected]
SECRETARY
Sue Forrester • 269-349-4442 •
[email protected]
WINTER SWAP MEET
Stan Rakowski 269 375-3669
[email protected]
RED BARNS SPECTACULAR
Stan Rakowski 269 375-3669
Jim Holland, Jr. 269 377-7756
Paul Van Stratton 269 344-5714
[email protected]
Gary Willoughby 269-323-9532
MEMBERSHIP REGISTRAR
David Long 269 649-4494
[email protected]
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
- 2010 PAST PRESIDENT
Cody Sarenius 269 720-8616
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor: John McLellan
[email protected]
John Lacko 269-344-4764
[email protected]
Bill Binning 269 -345-7837
[email protected]
INSIGNIA & APPAREL
Steve & Kalli Inman
8980 East EF Ave.
Richland, MI 49083
269-629-5383
THE KAARC MEETS AT 7:00 PM THE THIRD TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT THE PRINCE OF PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 1747 W MILHAM AVE,
PORTAGE, MI EXCEPT FOR THE JUNE MEETING/CLUB PICNIC WHICH IS HELD AT THE GILMORE CAR MUSEUM, HICKORY CORNERS, MI.
COVER CAR:
David Lyon captured this photo of the Moxie Car built by John Wissink of Spring Lake, Michigan at
the Red Barn Spectacular in August. The story is on page 4
NOTES FROM THE PRESIDENT:
AS OF NOVEMBER 19TH, 2013, WE WILL BE AT A NEW LOCATION
ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH • 2122 BRONSON BLVD.,
SOUTH OF HOWARD STREET. SAME TIME AS IN THE PAST---7 PM
- REMEMBER!! We will now meet in the PRINCE OF PEACE GYMNASIUM--same place where the Christmas pot luck was held. The room is bigger, but still no a/c.
- MURRAY AWARD MEETING Dave Lyon has scheduled the Murray Award meeting for 6:00 pm on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at the Main Street Pub north of Mattawan.
- BUS TOUR TO CHICAGO, December 7th, 2013, Leave from McDonalds on M-43, east of 131 at 8 AM. Cost:
$15.00 per person-----Contact Bob Williams--269-383-7868 for more details.
-TO ALL MEMBERS I received a letter from Hagerty Insurance, dated September 30, 2013, and it stated that
vehicles with historic/authentic plates pay only 20% of the standard Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association
(MCCA) assessment According to an Assessment Bulletin by the MCCA in April 2013, for each vehicle reported
as a historic vehicle, insurance companies must obtain and maintain proof that the vehicle is registered as a
HISTORIC VEHICLE ( my caps).The letter futher explained that if Hagerty did not receive a copy of the State
of Michigan historic vehicle registration within 60 days from the receipt of this letter, your vehicle(s) must be
assigned standard registration assessment on your current policy term and you will receive a bill for the difference.
Hagerty insurance is requiring a copy of my State of Michigan historic/authentic registration for my vehicles
insured by them. Hagerty has provided information regarding sending the material to them by mail, fax,or email.
Hagerty insurance is open seven days a week.
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KAARC MEETING MINUTES
Meeting brought to order at 7:00pm by President,
Stan Rakowski
GUEST - Guy Bowen from Bloomingdale was
welcomed. He has a 1933 Chevy Master 4 door
and a 1936 Chevy Master 2 door modified. At the
end of the meeting, Guy filled out a membership
form. Welcome to Barb & Guy, our newest KAARC
members.
MINUTES of the August meeting were approved as
written and published in the Arc & Spark.
TREASURER’S REPORT was given by Gary
Hawkins and approved.
PAST ACTIVITIES TW Lane attended an auction
near Martin area. He spoke about a 1967 GTO 4
speed that was not sold, a 1963 Chevy Impala for
$1000, a 1963 Eldorado that sold for $6200, and a
farm with pole barn and work garage and 3 acres
that sold for $85,800.
Metro Cruise in GR. Jim Holland thanked club
members that attended. Car City provided a very
nice spot for the club.
Doug McFarlen and Bob Toothman attended a
Tractor Show in South Haven and found a couple
good buys on auto parts.
NSRA Nationals North at Kalamazoo Fairgrounds
hosted 2500 cars according to Doug McFarlen.
Doug was very happy to find Chandler literature.
The Garage Works at Gilmores Museum is doing a
project on Chandlers.
Fred Bierlein was in Frankenmuth for Auto Fest.
This week-end event started 30 years ago. This
year there were over 2000 cars 1978 or older…..and
Polka in the streets.
Gary Willoughby attended a car event in the Ozarks.
The Ferrari and Lamborghini Clubs were there.
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
OCTOBER COLOR TOUR – The Club will provid
pastries and cider at Birch Park in Schoolcraft
beginning at 9:30 am. Departure will be at 10:15
SHARP! This is a special event for our Color Tour
this year. We will tour for approximately 2 hours then
a buffet lunch will be served at our destination in
Indianan. After lunch we will embark on the SS Lilly
Pad for a 2 hour Cruise on beautiful Lake Wawasee.
After our Cruise we will tour through the county side
and back to Michigan. We should arrive in our area at
about 5:30 - 6:00 pm. The cost is $10 per family and
$5 for singles. Payment due by October 15, 2013
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FOOD COLLECTION – Sue Forrester, Chair We
will be doing our semi-annual food collection again
for Loaves and Fishes. In June, the club delivered
367 lbs. of non-perishable food items. Bring items
December Pot Luck. If you cannot attend the Potluck,
give to Sue or George Forrester at the October or
November meeting.
OCTOBER & NOVEMBER – The Nomination of 2014
Officers. Election in DECEMBER.
DECEMBER HOLIDAY POTLUCK – Donna and
Gary Willoughby. To be held again the third Tuesday
in December. KAARC may be moving our meeting
location, so pay attention to your newsletters for time
and location. Also – we are voting for2014 officers
at this meeting.
KAARC WINTER BANQUET – To be held in Plainwell
at Easley’s Mill Restaurant – Cody Sarenius and Ted
McFarland, Co-Chairmen.
KAARC WINTER SWAP MEET - February 1 & 2,
2014. Stan reports that we have vendor applications
already arriving. New this year – Gold Wings Parts
Distributor, Motorcycle helmets, Mopeds, and bike
leather attire.
OLD BUSINESS If anyone did not get a 25 year
award, please speak up.
CLOISSONNE Stan displayed cloisonné medallions
that we purchased many years ago. The motion was
made and passed to explore ordering the lollipop style
without the tail, metal, but not cloisonne. Perhaps
spending something like $5 each. We would like to
add KAARC web address to the design, as well as
the words “1903 Michigan”.
EMERITI MEMBERSHIP GONE – NORM KNIGHT
AWARD to be added. Section 10 in By-Laws
regarding Emerti members has been deleted by the
By-Law Committee. David Lyon to write a description
of characteristics or requirements for Norm Knight
Achievement Award.
Phil Weinrich looking for information on a car that
sold at RBS.
NEW BUSINESS A Model A That Gets Around. A
Model A that has traveled all the way to Colorado is
coming home to visit this week-end. It's a car that
the club gave aaway in 1968. Originally sold to a
man in Indiana, it was sold to someone in Colorado.
RED BARN SPECTACULAR 2014 – The President
of a Station Wagon Car Club has contacted Stan for
a special spot for their 30-40 cars next August.
COFFEE POT HONORS - GARY WILLOUGHBY
October Cover Car
1923 BUICK "MOXIE" CAR
by David Lyon
The Red Barns Spectacular always attracts a
surprise vehicle, and this year that car was the
Moxie horse car, built by John Wissink of Spring
Lake, Michigan, where Marshall McCleur reportedly,
and documentation is lacking, built a motor buggy
in 1891. If true, it would have been the first gasoline
powered buggy built in America. John Wissink,
however, selected a 1923 Buick chassis for his project
and mounted a fiberglass horse on it according to
the original design of the Moxie car.
Moxie is a bitter soft drink, a taste combination of
Coca Cola and cough syrup according to some,
which was first bottled in 1876 as Moxie Nerve
Food. The name was changed to Moxie in 1906
after Congress passed the Pure Food and Drug Act,
which demanded truth in advertising. The drink was
successfully promoted at sporting events, dance
halls and amusement parks, and soon became
associated with these activities and was established
as a vibrant part of popular culture. The name, by
definition in the dictionary, is synonymous with the
definition of “spunk,” and sportscasters were fond of
referring to star players as having “moxie.” If you’ve
got moxie then you’ve got taste,” was the company’s
slogan, and it was a general social compliment to be
considered as having “moxie.”
The first promotional Moxie horse car was built in
1916, and subsequent advertising models, using
various cars as the platform, including a Rolls Royce,
were built into the 1930's. The lone survivor of these
cars was built in 1929 on a LaSalle chassis, and that
car is on exhibit at Clark’s Trading Post in Lincoln,
New Hampshire.
Moxie sales fell precipitously during the Great
Depression and the company simply could not
afford the national advertising campaigns that
were necessary to keep the name in front of the
consumer. Interestingly, other companies invested in
custom built trucks, such as the Wienermobile or an
attractive streamline vehicle, such as the Futurliner
or the numerous gasoline tankers, during this period
in an effort to promote sales.
Moxie is still being bottled by a subsidiary of Coca
Cola and each year in the second week of July, the
history of this soft drink is celebrated at the Moxie
Festival in Lisbon, Maine. While the car was not a
part of the Red Barns judged show, this interesting
re-creation of a vintage promotional vehicle was a
very special treat and a perfect complement to the
show.
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THE TOOTHMAN'S RETIRE!
To all KAARC members: Please wish Bob & Peggy
Toothman a well deserved retirement. They have
printed the Arc & Spark for well over 45 years. Bob
has worked in the printing industry for over 60 years.
Peggy was the manager (boss, Bob thought he was)
of the office of Toothman Printing. Together they
would print, attach labels, and postage for the Arc
& Spark, then deliver the Arc & Spark to the Post
Office. Many times this was done under a mailing
deadline, but the Arc & Spark was always mailed
on time before the monthly meetings. If there were
errors in the Arc & Spark, Bob would always tell me,
they were the printers not the proof readers.
Many, many times information needed to be mailed
at a certain dead line. This included the Dust Off,
Picnic, Red Barns, Color Tour, Overnighter, Winter
Banquet, February Swap Meet or any other event.
I am sure I have missed some things also. At times
Peggy would send a letter to a new member and
welcome him/her to the club and list the officers of
the club.
Bob has been an active member since June of 1968.
He was the first to promote the Arcadia Daze event
and has had other club members join him on the 3rd
weekend of July.
So when you see Bob and Peggy, tell them THANK
YOU. They are now retired and Andy Sweet, Peggy's
son, is now managing Toothman Printing. THANKS
BOB and PEGGY, enjoy your retirement !!!
Stan
Rakowski, President, Kalamazoo Antique Auto
Restorers Club, and all Officers of the Board.
2013 HEBER SPRINGS
ARKANSAS SPRINGFEST
Photos by Clayton Myers
The Heber Springs Area Chamber of
Commerce hosted the 26th Annual Springfest
Arts and Crafts Festival on Fri. April 26 and
end at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 27.
Springfest continues to grow as a festival
and has taken on a new look as far as quality
of events. Various activities included Spring
Fling with the Downtown Merchants in
Spring Park, the Butterfly Pavilion Springfest
Beauty Pageant,
Arkansas Children’s
Theatre, Heber Theatre, Cupcake Contest,
Amusements, Crafters, Food Vendors along
with two great car shows. The Downtown
Car Show was held around the Cleburne
County Courthouse and the VW Car Show
was held in Spring Park. Clayton sent photos
from both events.
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JOHN LACKO PRESENTS
"MOPARS AT THE RED BARN"
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SELL AND SWAP
For Sale: 1929 Chevrolet Coupe, mostly restored,
needs some interior work. Always stored indoors.
For sale by owner's widow. Call Judy Fuessel 269
434-6426
For Sale: 1956 Packard Patrician. Allen Forrester,
269 327-8594
For Sale: Four American Racing Torque-Thrust 14x7
wheels. $500.00. John Lacko 269 344-5588
For Sale: 1992 Jaguar Soubrigay 4 Dr., British Racing
Green, Biscuit interior 67,000 miles, $5,800.00 T.W.
Lane 269 344-5555
For Sale: Two G-78x15 tires with 3" wide white
sidewalls. $30.00 pr. Bob Anderson 269 375-9619
For Sale: 1966 Dodge Charger, 383-4bbl, Torqueflite,
white, black interior. $8,500.00 John McLellan 269
580-2770
For Sale: Four BF Goodrich 225x70-14 tires 500
miles, $125.00. John Lacko 269 344-5588
For Sale: Ford V8 60 engine and transmission,
$800.00; 1949 Whizzer, Schwinn with heavy duty
wheels, twist grips, chrome belt guard and chrome
exhaust, $3,500.00 Call Mel Taylor 269 673-2578
For Sale: 1948 Buick Super Convertible $20,000;
1983 Imperial, $3,200.00; 1977 Cadillac 2-Seater
Convertible, $13,500. Call Bob Toothman 269 6858434
out of 400. The 10 points in question had to do with
the ignition wires. Soon to be fixed. Just replaced the
valve cover gaskets. ($200.00). Still priced at $4,500 to
club members.Includes shop manual, some extra parts,
and lit. specific to the car. We will also purchase you
a membership to the Buick Club. It is the best club of
its type.
For Sale: My 1940 Chevy. Car runs and drives good.
Includes about a PU load of parts including good used
frame, rebuilt "warmed up" '54 235 engine, and good
used '54 235 engine. Members price $7,000. Doug
McFarlen 1-269-345-5667 before 9 PM.
For Sale 1931 Chevy 2 Dr. sedan,many new parts and
lots of spares. Ken Maxam 269 330-5362
For Sale:1981 Lincoln Mark VI, 2 dr. $1,800OBO; 1990
Chevy G20 Van conversion, 200,000+ miles,but runs
good, rusty but trusty. $700.00. Fran VanderRoest 269
382-4573
For Sale: 1965 Chevrolet Impala SS, original, 327,
automatic transmission, air, vinyl, needs restoration.
$5,000. Call Jeff Maile, 269 521-4203
Wanted: Parts for 1930 Model A 4 Door, Mike Wolthuis
269 254-6078
For Sale: 1984 Trans Am, bad motor, bad interior, good
body, $500.00 John Van Lierop, 269 621-4226
For Sale: 1962 Thunderbird, 390, 4 bbl., 9” rear end,
new exhaust, new carpet, runs good, needs brakes,
project car, interior stripped. $1,000, Rich McCracken
269 207-4765
For Sale: 1953-54 Chevy instrument cluster. Roger
Meekhof 269 268-0356
For Sale: 1955 Chevy Bel Air, 4 door 6 cyl., power-glide.
Restored, rebuilt engine asking $12000. Jerry Anderson
269 383 3959
For Sale: 1969 Mercury Comet, gold exterior,
150-200,000 miles, has been sitting in a barn near
Mattawan since 1992. Call Frank 372-3299
For Sale: 1959 Ford Fairlane 2 dr hardtop,paint,
everything like new, very nice, show car, or drive
$14,500. Call Ray at 377-8582
For Sale by Lew Clark:
1967 Chevelle Sport Coupe, 283, PG/
PS/PB, air, restored in 2001, $27,000
1946 Cushman Tep-Thru, 4 HP, never run
1953 Cushman Allstate Step=Thru, 5 HP
1930 Ford Air Compressor w/"B" engine,
Car Caddy, ready to go Speedway Mini-Bike,
new engine, rims and tires, 1929 Chevy mechanical
parts, Cushman parts, Shophand Tools - Align boring
bar, Cylinder boring machine, 8 HP Wheel Horse. Call
Lew at 269 327-5522
For Sale: 1953 Chevy passenger car bumpers. (Briz
Bumpers). They are new! $400.00 Call Dave Hayes
(269) 659-4164
For Sale: 1986 Buick Regal V/8 coupe . This car
got awarded Elite Status in the Archival Class at the
National Buick Club Show in July. Scored 390 points
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Wanted: Model T Ford wire wheels and hubs, also
accessory wire wheels for Model T. Al Rohrstaff 3444571
Wanted: Two Model AA 5-Hole 20" wheels. Will Pugsley
269 539-0149
For Sale: 1965 Commer Bluebird Highwayman motor
home van conversion. 269 621-3249
LOOKING FOR A RED 1955-56 PICK-UP If you know
of one, contact Jim Holland.
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