Monthly Newsletter Of The St. Louis Chapter BUICK CLUB OF

Monthly Newsletter of the St. Louis Chapter
BUICK CLUB OF AMERICA
Volume XXX, No.7
August 2011
Member Spotlight by Steve Dodson
Spotlight on Steve Dodson
This month’s “Member Spotlight” focuses on Steve Dodson. Steve
currently owns a1968 Buick Electra convertible, a 1962 Chevy Corvair
convertible, and three 1957 Mercury’s (one drivable 4-door hardtop; one
2- door hardtop which is being restored and one 2-door hardtop parts car).
When asked which was his all time favorite car, Steve said it was his 1957
Mercury 4- door hardtop. The reason being his first car was a 1957
Mercury Montclair 2-door hardtop he owned when he was 18 years old
and a senior in high school. His current 4-door hardtop brings back lots
of memories. It’s pink and white (yes, pink) with full power everything
and is a real pleasure to drive.
Steve joined the Gateway Chapter Club 20 years ago when he first
acquired his 1968 Electra and our club was hosting a Heartland Regional
Show at a Holiday Inn Hotel in North County. Steve has been a very
active member; being elected President for two years, Vice President for
four years and has served on numerous committees.
Steve’s hobby is stained glass, which he has been doing for 30 years.
Mostly he does work for private homes, but he has created some large
windows for churches also.
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Upcoming Events
Next Regular Meeting, Monday, August 15, Fuddruckers, 7:30 pm
Heartland Regional, Reedsburg, WI, August 18-20
Buick, Olds, Pontiac, GMC Show, Wagner Buick, September 10
Wheels in Motion Show, Westport Plaza, September 11, 9 am
See Page 3 for Details
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Director’s Letter
Meeting Minutes, July 18, 2011
Hi Everyone!
The July monthly meeting was held on Monday, July
18th at Fuddruckers restaurant. We had a very good
turnout with about 27 members and two guests, Denise
Kirby and Bill Thomas.
Well, I was wishing for summer to get here, but now
it's almost too hot to play with our cars.
Shar and I had a nice time at the Nationals in
Danvers. We got to see a lot of nice cars we hadn't
seen before. Our extended trip up the Maine coast
was quite beautiful. This part of our vacation was
very relaxing after the busy Nationals. We also
discovered that you can never have too much Maine
lobster!
July Birthdays:
Numerous, see July Gazette
July Anniversaries:
Numerous, see July Gazette
Members Ill:
None reported
The Club's Ste. Genevieve trip has been moved to
October 21-23 because of the heat. After the final
arrangements are made, we'll have more information
to provide. Because this is a busy month for the
wineries, if you are thinking about staying overnight,
it would be great to let me know as soon as possible,
so I can keep an eye on the room block. Thanks!
Treasurer’s Report: Ending Checking balance is
$1281.55, Regional Fund $747.76
Upcoming Events:
Jul 22-24
St. Genevieve Tour postponed and
moved to October
Aug 15
Regular Monthly Meeting, Fuddruckers
7:30
Aug 18-20 Heartland Regional, Reedsburg, WI
Sept 10
Display at Wagner Buick
Sept 11
Wheels in Motion, West Port Plaza
Sept 17
Fast Eddie’s Cruise
Sept 18
HCC Car Show & Swap Meet, Queeny
Park
Sept 23-25 Route 66 Festival, Springfield, IL
The Heartland Regional will be in Reedsburg,
Wisconsin, this year August 18-20. It would be great
to have a good turnout from our Club to support them
as we would like to count on their support for our
Regional next year.
September will be a busy month for us:
Wagner Buick Display September 10
Wheels in Motion, Westport Plaza – September 11
Fast Eddie's, Alton, Illinois, with a cruise up the
River Road to Grafton – September 17
HCC Queeny Park Show – September 18
Old Business:
Magnetic Club signs are still available, $18.00 each.
New Business:
Herb Morris appointed as Director of the club
Stay COOL and most of all stay safe when you have
those Buicks out on the road!
50/50 Drawing: Won by Pete Nathan, who donated it
back to the club.
Thanks.
Herb
Next Regular Monthly Meeting: August 15th,
Fuddruckers, 7:30
August Birthdays
Marcia Bain
Jim Reale
Janet Walchshauser
August Anniversaries
Tony Ingargiola
Carl Schmiehausen
Bill Wester
Kitty Lasinski
Karen Schmiehausen
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Tony & Nancy Ingargiola
Mike & Cindy Lotz
Member Spotlight (Continued)
He always wanted to own a classic car some day. That
day came when one of his customers passed away and
Steve’s occupation for the past 42 years has been
Steve was able to purchase his 1968 Buick. The rest
insurance broker. One enjoyable side of this
occupation is that he gets to write insurance on lots of “as they say” is history.
old cars. Thus he gets to look at and photograph lots
Steve served his country in the Army for three years in
of them and has the opportunity to talk to and get to
the mid 1960’s. He earned the rank of Specialist 5th
know the owners.
class (Spec 5). He was a personnel specialist and was
assigned to duty at Ft. Gordon in Augusta, GA
Steve became interested in cars at an early age. His
(Military Police School) and also spent a year and half
dad let him drive the family car down on the farm at
the age of 12. He could name the cars coming down in Germany with the 555th Signal Unit.
the street a block away.
2011 CALENDAR
August
15
18-20
October
Regular Monthly Meeting - Fuddrucker's
Watson Road & S. Lindburgh
Heartland Regional, Reedsburg, WI
8 or 9 ?
16
21-23
September
29
10
11
17
19
23-25
Display at Wagner, BOP & Gmc
Wheels in Motion Show, West Port Plaza
Lunch at Fast Eddie's, cruise to winery
in Grafton
Regular Monthly Meeting - Fuddrucker's
Watson Road & S. Lindburgh
Route 66 Festival - Springfield, IL
November
21
Regular Monthly Meeting - Pujol's 5
December
3
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Chile, etc at the Kunz Plantation, Regular
Monthly Meeting
Fall Color Tour, Lunch at Big Chief ???
Overnight or daytrip to St. Genevieve - Visit
Crown and ?? wineries
Fall oil change
Holiday Party, Trailhead or Lewis & Clark ???
Lunch on The Hill, Regular Monthly Meeting,
Toys for Tots, Botanical Garden,
Upcoming Events
June Regular Meeting. Monday, August 15, at Fuddrucker’s, South Lindbergh and Watson road. Plan to
arrive by 6:30 and enjoy dinner prior to the 7:30 meeting. The club receives a rebate on food purchased.
Heartland Regional. August 18-20, in Reedsburg, WI. We need a show of support from our chapter since
we’ll be hosting the 2012 Regional. Reedsburg is close to the WI Dells and The House on the Rock, so you can
take a family vacation to the area and take in the show.
Display at Wagner Buick GMC. Gm has renewed Wagner’s franchise, so they are once again a GM new
car dealer and will host Buick, Olds, Pontiac and GMC collector vehicles in a display. More details next month.
Wheels in Motion Show. Sunday, September 11, beginning at 9 am. This is our clubs main charitable
event of the year, so try to attend and help give away snow cones to benefit the National Children’s Cancer
Society. See flyer in this issue. For more information call Elliot at 314-878-0534 or Al at 314-650-7639.
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Other Events in the Area
North County Cruise Nites. Second Friday of the month, April through October, 6:00 pm. Music and
50/50 drawing benefiting Friends of Kids with Cancer. At Behlmann Buick GMC, I-270 and McDonnell Blvd.
Sponsored by Gateway GTO Association and Behlmann. E-mail [email protected] for additional
information.
HCCM Car Show and Swap Meet. Sunday, September 18, Queeny Park, swap meet opens at 6:30 am
and car show opens at 8:00 am. Cars must be 25 years old or more—three prizes in each of 17 classes. Contact
Elliot at 314-727-1170 days or 314-878-0534 evenings, for swap meet; or Carl at 314-821-4015 or (cell) 314808-7838 for car show.
St. Sabina Church Car Show. Saturday, September 24, 1625 Swallow Lane, Florissant (near
Shackleford and Mullanphy), in conjunction with annual Parish picnic. Food, beer, carnival rides and bingo.
Details on car show in next month’s Gazette.
FOR SALE
1968 Skylark Custom Convertible. Documented 62,000 miles from repair records, yellow, black
interior, bench seat, 350 V-8, auto, power top, brakes, steering, cold a/c, some small rust on quarters and at
windshield. Second owner. Call Bryan Wilson at 314-392-8032. May be at our next meeting on Aug. 15.
1968 Riviera. Very nice car with 38K original miles, $7500, excellent interior, light brown metallic, has
been in heated garage. See picture below, additional pictures available, Ray, 314-298-0604, anytime.
1953 Roadmaster. Recently rebuilt transmission, new ring gear, new radiator, plus more. 50th Anniversary
model with first of the V-8s. Has P.S., P.B., P. seat, P. windows. Matching numbers. Shop manuals and other
original documents. Gene Hughes, cell 314-504-4844. Pictured on cover of May 2007 Gazette.
Two 1963 Buick Specials. Car #1 is a convertible, 215 V8, 3 speed trans, factory air conditioning. Car
#2 is a 2 door coupe, 215 V8, 4 speed trans. Both cars have bucket seats, both cars need right rear quarters,
both engines turn over (not stuck), both seem to be complete. Sell as a pair, $2000. Paul Meyer, 314-574-9853
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Pictures from Cruise to Fritz’s Frozen Custard.
YA MISSED A GOOD ONE by Paul Meyer
were. Besides the liver dumplins, they have fried
chicken, kettle beef, mashed potatoes, slaw, tomatoes,
green beans, salad, cake and iced tea, all that for
$9.00. I always have my brother get the dinner tickets
early for me, you eat by your ticket number. This year
he got low numbers, 0001, 0002, 0003, and 0004.
Sunday was parish picnic day at Our Lady Help of
Christians Church in Weingarten, MO. It was a lovely
day, not a cloud in the sky, no wind, just a gentle
breeze every once in a while to try to break the mild
100 degree heat. Had the Ste. Genevieve tour not been
cancelled, all those who were planning to go on the
tour could have gone to the picnic also. The dinner
was delicious, as usual, especially the LIVER
DUMPLINS.
Some of the other events they have are bingo, beer,
hamburgers, beer, wheat threshing powered by a steam
engine, beer, tractor show, beer, all sorts of very old
farm machinery, beer, live country music, beer, poker
Aaron and Rhonda Ford were in attendance, as well as and beer. I believe Aaron thinks that I am related to
Mary Ann and I. I asked Aaron what he thought of the everyone that was there, which is almost true. Next
liver dumplins, he said that he really liked them, they year, you should try driving down to Weingarten, it is
were not new to him. I believe he is the first Nonwell worth the drive.
Weingartener that I have ever met that knew what they
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The GATEWAY GAZETTE is a monthly newsletter, free to paid members of the St. Louis Gateway Chapter of the Buick Club of America. Articles,
technical information, For Sale and Want Ads, photos, restoration sagas and coming events are welcomed, but must be submitted by the first Monday
of the month to assure inclusion in the next issue.
Our membership year runs from May 1 to April 30. Membership is renewable on May 1. Members joining between January 1 and April 30 are paid
up through the next April. Dues are $15 per year for the local chapter. Contact Pete Nathan, Treasurer. See address below. Current dues for the
national club are $50 per year, payable to: Buick Club of America, P.O. Box 360775, Columbus, OH 43236-0775.
The Gateway Chapter meets monthly on the THIRD MONDAY of the month. Meetings begin at 7:30 PM and guests are welcome to attend.
meet at various restaurants around St. Louis and most members and guests try to arrive by 6:30 or earlier to have dinner before the meeting.
We
For more information, our local mailing addresses are as follows:
Director:
Asst. Director:
Treasurer:
Secretary:
Newsletter Editor:
Herb Morris
(314)221-8138
Paul Meyer
(314) 574-9853
Pete Nathan
(314) 413-2966
John Lasinski
(636) 225-9850
Bill Landers
(636)916-3310
2005 Dohack Dr
Arnold, MO 63010
11694 Mark Twain Lane
Bridgeton, MO 63044
#1 Huntleigh Trails Lane
St. Louis, MO 63131
440 Avalon View Ct.
Fenton, MO 63026
66 Summit Pointe Ct
St. Charles, MO 63301
Web Site:
www.gatewaybca.org
Webmaster:
Adam Martin
(314) 713-1262
1212 Cloverbrook
St. Charles, MO 63304
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