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Stude U
Wasatch Mountain Chapter, SDC
Volume XXIII Number 3
March 2016
Studebakerdrivers.net
President’s Letter
Upcoming Events
March is upon us and it looks like we might be
approaching Spring. I’ve had both Studes out for their
first drives of the year and everything went according to
schedule. Although I expect we’ll have some more
snow and icy rain before Spring really arrives, our plants
are starting to poke their noses through the ground and
our willow tree wants really hard to start budding out.
We had a wonderful turnout for our Valentine’s
Party and I want to thank, again, Babette Julius, Linda
Nation, and Marjeen Nation for their great efforts in
planning a good party. Although the day was murky and
we hadn’t seen the sun in weeks, the mood inside La
Sage Restaurant was bright and cheerful. In all, we had
26 members attending.
March’s Club Event is the Old Folks Sociable
and Car Show in Grantsville, UT. This is on March 19.
Hopefully, the weather will be as great as it was last year
and lots of Studes will be in attendance.
I would also like to remind you that the Pacific
Southwest Zone Meet in Reno, NV, is scheduled for
May 19-21. There is a registration form in this
newsletter, so if you are planning to attend, please get
your registration in as soon as possible.
See you at the breakfast meeting and don’t
forget to drive your Studebakers as the drawing for
driving your car will start in March.
Dave
March 5, 2016:
Membership Breakfast Meeting @ Golden Corral, 655
East Fort Union Blvd., Midvale, UT. 9: 30 a.m.
March 19, 2016:
Old Folks Sociable and Car Show, Grantsville, UT. No
host event
April 2, 2016:
Membership Breakfast Meeting @ Golden Corral, 655
East Fort Union Blvd., Midvale, UT. 9: 30 a.m.,
followed by a Club trip to view a ¼ scale railroad
display owned by Neil Blosch.
April 16, 2016:
Pizza Pie Place/Legend Emporium, Provo/Springville,
UT. Lunch at Pizza Pie Place in Provo, UT, at 12:30
p.m. followed by trip to Legend Emporium in
Springville, UT. Hosts: Harvey and Gloria Simons,
801-375-6737
May 19-21, 2016:
Pacific Southwest Zone Meet, Reno, NV. Watch
newsletter and website for information and registration
information.
"In the Spring, I have counted 136 different
kinds of weather inside of 24 hours."
December 5, 2016
— Mark Twain
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February 6, 2016
Breakfast Meeting – Golden Corral
Saturday morning, February 6, was sunny and
cold, but that didn’t stop 43 members and guests from
enjoying a laughter-filled breakfast with each other.
None, however, wanted to expose those precious Studes
to the weather. Those attending were Fred and Erika
Ball; Joe Bordelon; Jan and Judy Brunvand and
granddaughter, Rosalie; Raymond and Diana Compton;
David and Alice Fisher; Wayne and Barbara Fullmer;
Candido and Frances Gallegos; Darius and Leslee Gray;
Ken Green; Eddy and Babette Julius and grandson,
Taelib; John, Dianne, and Ian Levanger; Bruce Linger
and guest, Doris Gabbitas; Cecil and Marlaine Metcalf
and daughter, Melissa, and grandchildren Maybel and
Degan; David and Martha Mark and son, David Mark;
Gale and Linda Nation; Marjeen Nation; Terry and
Janell Overturf; Henry Scott; Harvey and Gloria Simons;
Barbara Varner; and Elisabeth Walker.
Dave welcomed everyone to the meeting. He
reminded those who hadn’t already done so to pay their
dues and sign up for the Valentine’s Party. Sheets were
passed out for members to sign up for the Valentine’s
Party. A menu and menu selection from La Sage were
available for members to make early menu selections.
Linda Nation gave us all an opportunity to stock
our freezers and, at the same time, give the Girl Scouts a
boost by purchasing their Girl Scout cookies.
Eddy Julius won the 50/50. Dave reminded
everyone that the drawing for driving our Studebakers to
the breakfast meeting would resume with the March
meeting.
Dave closed the meeting with a hope that he
would see many of us at the Valentine’s Party and for all
of us to have a good February.
2015 Year End Fiscal Report
Amended
Beginning Balance
Deposits:
Error Check 463
Membership dues
Advertising
Shirts
50/50
$6011.03
Total Deposits:
Sub-Total
6.00
435.00
165.00
21.00
344.00
971.00
6982.03
Debits:
Web Master
Utah Food Bank
Barbara Fullmer – picnic
Henry Scott – Fish Pavilion
Fred Ball – posters
Editor/Secretary Supplies
Editor Christmas Dinner
Bereavement
Total Debits:
Ending Balance
75.00
100.00
96.50
50.00
20.00
395.66
30.00
327.42
1094.58
5887.45
In This Issue………
President’s Message ..............1
Upcoming Events ..................1
February Meeting Minutes .........2
Amended Yr. End Report............2
Announcements ....................3
Valentine’s Party/Pix…. ........3-5
Tech Tip/Remember When............6
Amended Event Calendar ...........7
Zone Meet Registration ...........8
Events Flyers .................9-10
Our Sponsors ....................11
Officers/Membership Info ........12
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March Birthdays
Van Turner
Lannette Jolley
Harvey Simons
Terry Overturf
Jeff Susott
Gert Kristiansen
Jan Brunvand
Kristie Jolley
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March Anniversaries
Doug & Myrna Forney
Van & Wendy Turner
Lloyd & Philys Barker
3/20/04
3/24/73
3/29/51
Congratulations to
Henry Scott
A proud 50-year member of Studebaker Drivers Club.
Way to go, Henry!
Our Condolences to Mike Cazier on the death of his
mother earlier in February. We are so sorry for your
loss. Thoughts and prayers are with you.
February 13, 2016
Article and Pictures by Erika Ball
Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
We love Studebakers,
How about you?
Too bad Rudolph, the red-nosed
reindeer, is on vacation until December! His
shiny bright nose would have really helped us
to find our way to the “La Sage Bistro” for fun
Stude-getherness!
Fog/smog shrouded the landscape and
neither Big Red, our ‘63 Wagonaire, nor
Buttercup, our ‘60 Lark Convertible, wanted
to leave their safe home place, ‘cause they did
not want to run the risk of getting clobbered
and end up with major cuts and bruises. Both
said: use your Brand X today and we’ll be
ready to roll when the weather is marvelous
once again!
We did make it and met up with our
dear friends for a classic Valentine’s
Celebration. But guess what? Not a
Studebaker in sight! Everyone wanted to make
sure their beloved darlings were sheltered.
But, 26 Stude-enthusiasts of the SDCWMC gathered in the comfortable little Bistro
for a delightful celebration of the day. This
place is generally closed on Saturdays and
Sundays, but was open for our rosy-cheeked
group. What a big surprise! We must be the
MVPs in Stude-dom! The meals were gigantic
and everyone was totally sated with a
delicious meal.
Big hearts filled with goodies were on
the table for each couple, a Studebaker Quiz
created by Marjeen tested our knowledge.
John Levanger won 1st place and our Studeguru, Fred Ball ended up with 2nd place,
‘cause he missed one correct answer. Dianne
Levanger’s number was drawn and she
received a big bag of extra special Valentine’s
goodies.
Spirited conversations and bubbly
laughter made our time together a truly lovely
time. It was topped off with a very special
delicious cake. It was much enjoyed with lots
of coffee by the happy group.
A big Thank You goes to our hostesses,
Babette & Linda for selecting a fine place and
adding their special touch to the event.
Let’s continue down the Studebaker
Lane!
Studely, Erika
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Tech Tip
From Jerry Blount of the Northwest Chapter SDC: edited by Tom Clarke
The harnessing and routing of spark plug cables on a Studebaker V-8 is important, so that they may perform reliably,
safely, and look good at the same time! Starting in 1956, and through 1964, a pair of brackets (#1539892) were mounted,
using the rear most bolt on the intake manifold—one on each side. These were used as intermediate brackets to capture
the four cables leading to each side. From there, the wires were routed to #1549752 clips, which held two cables each and
were mounted using the valve cover stud and nut. “Four stud” valve covers were used through very early 1960, and used a
total of four #1549752 clips– two per side. Most of the 1960 production through 1964 used “two stud” valve covers which
had a spot welded cable clip attached midway between the stud holes, and thus only used one #1549752 clip per side, at
the rear valve cover stud.
The point of this column is that I have seen many cars that have had their #1539892 brackets missing. It is important to
have these in place, beyond eliminating an unsightly tangle of spark plug cables, there is a very real possibility of the
cables getting caught in the throttle linkage and holding the throttle open. So, if your 1956-64 V-8 does not have these
brackets at the rear of the intake manifold, get some soon. Both the above parts are available from Studebaker vendors, or
can be found used.
A very important related topic is the correct routing of spark plug cables on the left (drivers) side. A Studebaker V-8 fires
1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2, as do most V-8s with 1-3-5-7 on the drivers dide and 2-4-6-8 on the passenger side. The problem is that
two adjacent cylinders (5 and 7) fire consecutively on the same side of the engine. To avoid induced cross firing, these
two cables MUST NOT RUN NEXT TO EACH OTHER! There are several ways to route the cables to avoid this, but in
any event don’t let the 5 & 7 cables run next to each other after leaving the distributor. Editor’s note: I have used a spark
plug wire separator for separating the 4 plug wires going to each side of the engine as they leave the distributor. I found
these available through Dallas Mustang Parts—(800) 687-8264 . Their part number is 3424 and they are just $2.99 each.
From the March, 1971, version of Turning Wheels
Courtesy of Henry Scott
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Wasatch Mountain Chapter Calendar of Events 2016/2017 -- Amended
February 6, 2016: Breakfast Meeting, 9:30 a.m., Golden Corral, 655 E Ft. Union Blvd., Midvale, UT.
February 13, 2016: WMC Annual Valentine's Party, LaSage Bistro, 6831 S 1300 E, Midvale, Hosts: Linda Nation, 801266-7582 and Babette Julius, 801-641-1670.
March 5, 2016: Breakfast Meeting, 9:30 a.m., Golden Corral, 655 E Ft. Union Blvd., Midvale, UT.
March 19, 2016: Old Folks Sociable and Car Show, Grantsville, UT – no host event.
April 2, 2016: Breakfast Meeting, 9:30 a.m., Golden Corral, 655 E Ft. Union Blvd., Midvale, UT; followed by a Club trip
to view a ¼ scale railroad display owned by Neil Blosch.
April 16, 2016: Lunch at Pizza Pie Café, 12:30 p.m., Provo, UT followed by tour of Legend Emporium in Springville.
Hosts: Harvey and Gloria Simons, 801-375-6737.
May 7, 2016: Breakfast Meeting, 9:30 a.m., Golden Corral, 655 E Ft. Union Blvd., Midvale, UT.
May 19-21, 2016: Pacific Southwest Zone Meet, Reno, NV. See info and registration sheet in newsletter.
May 28, 2016: Golden Living Center Car Show, Taylorsville, UT. Hosts: Gale and Linda Nation, 801-266-7582.
June 4, 2016: Breakfast Meeting, 9:30 a.m. Golden Corral, 655 E Ft. Union Blvd., Midvale, UT.
June 18, 2016: Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City, UT. Hosts: Raymond and Diana Compton, 435-427-3946.
July 9, 2016: Breakfast Meeting, 9:30 a.m., Golden Corral, 655 E Ft. Union Blvd., Midvale, UT. NOTE: Date changed
from the second to July 9.
July 14, 15, 16, 2016: North Central Zone Meet, Casper, WY. Non-sponsored event.
August 6, 2016: Breakfast Meeting, 9:30 a.m., Golden Corral, 655 E Ft. Union Blvd., Midvale, UT.
August 20, 2016: Poker Run and Dutch Oven Supper. Poker Run hosted by Eddy and Babette Julius and Dutch Oven
Supper hosted by Phil Smart.
September 3, 2016: Breakfast Meeting, 9:30 a.m., Golden Corral, 655 E Ft. Union Blvd., Midvale, UT.
September 10, 2016: International Drive Your Studebaker Day hosted by Terry Overturf, 801-466-3974, and Gale
Nation, 801-266-7582. Drive in the Uintas including Tabiona. Lunch somewhere along the way.
October 1, 2016: Breakfast Meeting, 9:30 a.m., Golden Corral, 655 E Ft. Union Blvd., Midvale, UT.
October 15, 2016: Hill Air Force Base Museum, Roy, UT, hosted by Dave and Alice Fisher, 801-773-1966. Lunch
before the tour.
November 5, 2016: Breakfast Meeting, 9:30 a.m., Golden Corral, 655 E Ft. Union Blvd., Midvale, UT
November 19, 2016: Annual Members Meeting and Election of Officers, Salt Lake City, UT. Hosts: Harvey and
Gloria Simons, 801-375-6737.
December 3, 2016: Breakfast Meeting, 9:30 a.m., Golden Corral, 655 E Ft. Union Blvd., Midvale, UT.
December 10, 2016: WMC Annual Christmas Party. Salt Lake City, UT. Hosts: Eddy and Babette Julius, 801-6411670 and Cecil and Marlaine Metcalf, 801-295-7550.
January 7, 2016: Breakfast Meeting, 9:30 a.m., Golden Corral, 655, E Ft. Union Blvd., Midvale, UT.
January 21, 2016: Annual Planning Meeting, Sizzler Restaurant, Salt Lake City, UT. Hosts: John and Dianne
Levanger, 801-255-8389.
February 4, 2017: Breakfast Meeting, 9:30 a.m., Golden Corral, 655 E Ft. Union Blvd., Midvale, UT.
February 11, 2017: WMC Annual Valentine's Party. Salt Lake City, UT. Hosts: Linda Nation, 801-266-7582, Babette
Julius, 801-641-1670, and Marjeen Nation, 801-281-2590.
March 4, 2017: Breakfast Meeting, 9:30 a.m., Golden Corral, 655 E Ft Union Blvd., Midvale, UT.
March 18, 2017: Old Folks Sociable and Car Show, Grantsville, UT – no host event.
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2016 SDC Pacific Southwest Zone Meet
May 19-20-21, 2016
Host Hotel:
Nightly Room Rates:
Prices good through
4/25/2016
Atlantis Casino Resort
3800 S. Virginia St.
Reno, NV 89502
$129 + tax & fees for 5/20 and 5/21/2015
$79 + tax & fees for 5/19
Phone: 800-723-6500
Mention SDC to get these rates
Car Show Classes
1902-1946 – all models
Div. 6: 1963-85 Avanti
Div. 9 All Years, Modified Non-Stude Powered Cars
1947-58 Sedans & Wagons
Div. 6A: 1987-2007 Avanti
& Trucks
Lark Types 1959-66
Div. 7: 1902-64 Trucks
Div. 10: Special Interest, to include Non-motorized
1953-61 C & K Body Coupes, Hardtops, and
Div. 8: All Years, Custom, Stude Powered Cars &
Wagons, carts, goat wagons, weasels, pedal cars, B-17
Finned Hawks
Trucks
Bombers, etc.
Div. 5: 1962-64 GT Hawks
Judging will be done by meet participants who will be instructed to judged based on the car’s overall condition. There will be First and Second place awards for each class.
Div. 1:
Div. 2:
Div. 3:
Div. 4:
General Registration
Your Name (First) _________________________________ (Last) ___________________________________________
Guest/Spouse Names _______________________________________________________________________________
Mailing Address ___________________________________________________________________________________
Contact Phone # ________________________ Email Address _____________________________________________
General Registration per family:
$35.00
Car Show Entries (Judged): No. _____ x $10
Late Fee for registration after 5/1/2016
$ 5.00
Div. _____ Year _____ Model ___________________
Div. _____ Year _____ Model ___________________
Thursday Driving Tour to Military Vehicle
Museum or shopping at Sparks Outlet Stores
Free
Car Show Entries (Display Only) No. ____
Friday “Surprise” driving tour
Free
Div. _____ Year _____ Model ___________________
Div. _____ Year _____ Model ___________________
Friday evening ice cream social at National Auto
Museum, includes admission fees
No. ____x $20
$_____
Outside Swap Meet spaces
(Bring your own table & chairs). Security will Not be
Provided by SDC
No. _____ x $5
$______
Event Long Sleeve T-shirts (Men’s Sizes)
M _____ L _____ XL ________ x $20
$_____
2XL _____ 3XL _____
x $25
$_____
Saturday Awards Banquet, includes an hour of entertainment
By Mark Twain impressionist McAvoy Layne.
Taxes and Gratuity included in price below:
Award Sponsorships
x $20
$_____
Chicken Chasseur
No. _____
$ ______
Free
No. _____ x $39
$_____
Roast Pork Loin
No. _____ x $39
$_____
Vegetarian Strudel
No. _____ x $39
$_____
Total: $_____
Make checks payable to: SDC Sagebrush Chapter, c/o Gary Crabtree, 24 Shirley Ln., Yerington, NV 89447
For more information contact: Joe Modarelli (775) 882-1178 or Website: www.sagebrushstudebaker.com . Entrants and guests thereof expressly
agree to indemnify SDC, the Sagebrush Chapter of SDC, the Atlantis Resort, their representatives, and anyone else connected with the Pacific
Southwest Zone Meet, from any known or unknown damages, injuries or claims that may occur on the way to, during the event, or leaving the meet.
Entrant’s Signature ______________________________________ Date ____________________________________
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March 19, 2016
Car Show and other events
Grantsville, UT
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Lunch trucks will be selling hamburgers, hot dogs, etc.
No host event but contact Dave Fisher, 801-773-1966 or
Gale Nation, 801-266-7582 with questions.
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Good Times are Coming!
Pizza, Studes, and Motorcycles
Saturday, April 16, 2016
When: 12:30 p.m.
Where: Pizza Pie Café
2235 N University Blvd.
Provo, Ut
Then…….
Drive to
Legend Emporium
1715 W 500 S
Springville, UT
Hosts:
Harvey and Gloria Simons
801-375-6737.
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Autobody
Bruce’s Autobody Repair
7279 S 1600 E
South Weber, UT 84405
801-479-9079
Bruce Linger, Owner/Operator
ACS Precision Finish Inc.
Auto Collision Specialists
1065 S 300 W
Salt Lake City, UT 84104
801-521-4774
Anthony Gallegos
Floral
Firehouse Floral
1321 California Avenue
Salt Lake City, UT 84104
801-972-6298
“In the Doghouse?” Call Firehouse Floral
www.firehousefloralandgifts.com
Glass
Phil’s Glass, Inc.
Smart Glass Service
635 North Main Street
Tooele, UT 84074
435-882-4976
Phil Smart
Valley Glass Corporation
Automotive, Residential, & Commercial Glass
26 E 800 S
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
801-534-1908
Kathy Delgado, Manager
Insurance
Ford Hill Insurance Agency, Inc.
State Farm
Se Habla Espanol
3612 W 4700 S, Ste. 5
Taylorsville, UT 84118
801-966-1431
Ford Hill, Agent
American National Insurance
Dave Hogan, Agent
922 W Baxter Dr.
South Jordan, UT 84095-8626
801-474-1234
Restaurants
Hook & Ladder Co
Firestation #13
“Old Fashion Taste with a Fast Pace”
1313 West California Avenue
Salt Lake City, UT 84104
801-972-2336
Stude Parts
StudebakerParts.Com
The Online Studebaker Parts Store
2410 W Freeway Lane
Phoenix, AZ
85021
602-995-5311
Chuck & Chris Collins
Upholstery
Arrowhead Upholstery
954 E 100 N
Payson, UT 84651
Shessann Logue, Owner, Seamstress
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SDC National Officers
Tom Curtis
President
Don Cox
Vice President
Nita Ketchum
Secretary
Jane Stinson
Treasurer
Pacific Southwest Zone
Malcolm Stinson
Zone Director
Fred Ball
Zone Coordinator
Raymond Compton UT Reg. Mgr.;
Wasatch Mountain Chapter Officers
David Fisher
2162 S 1840 W, Syracuse, UT 84075 (801) 540-5520
E-mail: [email protected]
Gale Nation
5122 S Wesley Rd, SLC, UT 84117 (801) 266-7582
E-mail: [email protected]
Alice Fisher
2162 S 1840 W, Syracuse, UT 84075 (801) 773-1966
E-mail: [email protected]
Candido Gallegos
4750 S 3685 W, SLC, UT 84129 (801) 968-0256
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
President
V. President
Sec’y/Editor
Treasurer
Wasatch Mountain Chapter Club Membership
The Wasatch Mountain Chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club is open to anyone who shares the love of
Studebakers. Ownership of a Studebaker is not necessary to become a member; however, membership in the
national organization is Required. Send check for $31.00 ($24.00 for new members for the first year) to
Studebaker Drivers Club, Cornerstone Registration, Ltd., P.O. Box 1715, Maple Grove, MN 55311-7615 for
national dues and be sure to include source of referral and how many Studes owned. Wasatch Mountain
Chapter dues are $15.00 (Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, pro-rated at $1/25 per month). Please make checks payable to
Wasatch Mountain Chapter and send to Candido Gallegos, 4750 S 3685 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84129.
Name_______________________________________________ Spouse _____________________________
Address_____________________________________________________________ Phone _______________
E-mail address: ______________________________________________________
Birthday (Month/Day) ____________________________ Spouse’s Birthday __________________________
Wedding Anniversary (Month, Day, Year) _________________________ Nat’l SDC Number _____________
Studebakers Owned _________________________________________________________________________
Send Comments, Changes and News by the 25th of Each Month to:
Stude U
Wasatch Mountain Chapter
2162 S 1840 W
Syracuse, UT 84075
[email protected]
To Certified Studebaker Enthusiast(s):