Apr 2016 - Horseless Carriage Club

April 2016
The Brass Lamp
On Automotive Interest—the future of collectibles
by Gary Sudin
As an inquisitive child, I had a
fascination with automobiles.
Of course, I also had a fascination with engineering, science,
literature, art, photography,
electronics, music, acoustics,
chemistry, creativity, and education in general. Some of
those themes are potential stories for the future.
At age fifteen, automobiles represented the gateway to freedom. The year was 1966, perhaps the pinnacle of Detroit’s
renaissance after World War II.
I had my “cheater’s permit” to
drive, enabling my older brother
to be in the front seat in the car
with me as I learned how to
properly pilot my mother’s 1966
Pontiac Catalina Station Wagon.
Yes, it was the size of a large
aircraft carrier with the handling
and turning radius of a cow.
My first car with bias ply tires
and power door locks. Drum
brakes all around for safety.
Power steering. Our first car
with seat belts.
year younger than anyone in my
high school class, so I was the
last to drive. Some of my classmates at Ladue High School had
1965 Mustangs, Camaros, and
other, “real” sports cars. How
amazing that would have been,
to own and drive a real sports car
like one of those! An older, very
wealthy friend of my brother
bought a new MGB, having no
idea how to drive a manual
transmission. Although I did not
know how to drive one myself; I
was able to teach him, after getting an explanation from my
grandfather. I had now driven a
real sports car, a real rite of passage in my world!
At that point, I didn’t know
much about car mechanics.
Knowing that it was important to
know how to change a tire, I
accomplished that one afternoon
in our driveway, much to my
mother’s chagrin. Luckily, the wheel
stayed on the car.
The first real car of my own was a
1963 Dodge 330, a nice four door
sedan with many miles, and “three on
the tree.” With that car I learned how
to replace a clutch, rebuild an engine,
fix the brakes, and steering, and suspension parts, etc. etc. It was a slant
six engine with a single Carter carburetor; pretty efficient by today’s
standards.
While at University I went through a
string of motorcycles. I became very
good at diagnosing and repairing
those small engines as they were not
that much different than the lawn
mowers I had fixed as a kid. Between
the time I was nineteen and twentyone, I built a car from scratch, just for
the experience. I later sold it to fund
the car of my dreams, the Jaguar
XKE.
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My fantasy was for a 1966 Camaro Rally Sport. Certainly,
this was not a possibility of any
kind and was merely a dream
that many a teenager growing
up in the 1960s shared. I was a
Gary Sudin drives his XKE into the Concours
d’Elegance show at Forest Park in 2015.
Joseph F Yochim
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President
Mark Goldfeder
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1st Vice President/Programs
Sharon Mercer
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2nd Vice President/Membership
Louis Allen
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Treasurer
Susan Ebert
(314-791-5461)
Recording Secretary
Dr. Gerald Perschbacher
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Corresponding Secretary
Directors
Bill Albertin(2016)
Al Mercer(2016)
John Clark (2017)
Ron Nelson(2017)
Jackie Allen (2018)
Mike Ebert (2018)
Ron Nelson
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The President’s
Column…
By Joseph F Yochim
Greetings, everyone!
It’s already the month of April?
What happened?
OK, let’s review March. On Sunday afternoon, March 6, I
stopped in to visit my father. Dad
and I were discussing the upcoming 55th Easter Concours d’ Elegance. I was telling him about
the various cars and car clubs
that had pre-registered. My father looks up at me and says,
“Son, I will bet you that I can
name three cars you never heard
of. “Really, dad? Bring it on!”
My father replies, “Have you ever
heard of a Veale?” “No, dad, you
got me.” Dad smiles and replies,
“Have you ever heard of a Durante?” “No, dad, you got me
again.” He laughs and says,
“How about a Maxwell, Joseph?”
I smile and look him right in the
eye and say, “Yes, dad, I have
heard of a Maxwell and, furthermore, I have actually ridden in a
Maxwell.” My father’s eyes light
up with delight. “Really, Joseph?”
“Yes, dad. In fact, I have the ride
recorded on my cell phone.” I
get my cell phone and show my
father a short video of me riding in
HCCM club member Doug Mason’s
Maxwell at the St. Charles Oktoberfest in 2014. My father, watching
the short video looks at me with a
smile of delight that I had not seen
in months.
My father received the golden ticket from the Good Lord on Tuesday
evening, March 8. My older brother had stopped in to see him. They
had a nice dinner, with chocolate
ice cream for dessert. My father
had his pajamas on and a full belly.
Dad lived 99 years, nine months,
and eight days. In my last image of
him his eyes are filled with joy and
there is a smile on his face as he is
looking at the video of me riding in
a Maxwell.
A sincere thank you to everyone on
behalf of myself and my family,
especially to my HCCM friends, for
the outpouring of support and
condolences during our time of
bereavement.
Now to business. The annual
downtown St. Louis St. Patrick’s
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The Rick Quirin 1910 Maxwell at the September 2014 Brass and Nickel Show. Both
Rick and Douglas Mason have similar Maxwells. Perschbacher Photo. R ights reserved.
Day parade took place on Saturday, March 12. We lucked out
on the weather. The official forecast was for ‘Overcast with intermittent showers’. President
emeritus Larry Hassel had meticulously pre-registered the HCCM
club members’ vehicles with the
parade officials. Due to weather
conditions, several club members
chose to bring a different vehicle
than first intended. As in many
years in the past, the vehicles
presented by the HCCM were
welcomed with much applause
and fanfare by the public. A special thank you to the following
club members for displaying
their vehicles on a wet and overcast day: Wayne Nolan, John
Gallagher, Mr. and Mrs. Don
Levy, Peter Bitzer, John Clark, Ken
Crowder, Mike & Sue Ebert, Rich
Rottnek, and myself. All club
members and their vehicles participating in this event enjoyed
the awesome venue. I would like
to see the club participate with
more vehicles in more parades.
The more public visibility we get,
the more interest is generated in
our club activities.
ing up to this event I was as
nervous as a new bride anticipating her wedding day. I had
announced at the general meeting on March 18 that the expected weather was for a 90%
chance of sunshine. Unfortunately, that forecast gradually
changed to 90% chance of liquid sunshine instead. But much
to everyone’s delight, Sunday
morning saw dry conditions and
an unlimited ceiling. There is
nothing like sunrise in the renovated Forest Park on the upper
Muni parking lot. This organization never ceases to amaze me.
On Easter morning the meticulous planning and organizing by
key individuals of our club became evident. The upper Muni
parking lot was methodically
transformed into a spectacular
venue for a car show. The show
began with blue skies at the
same time it was snowing in
Kansas City. The rain held off
until the last vehicle had left the
show grounds. Everyone enjoyed the show and there has
been no negative feedback.
Thank you, all!
Here is a 9-minute time lapse
video of the St. Patricks Day Parade. You can fast forward
to 1:10 minutes to see the
HCCMO cars.
http://
www.ksdk.com/news/local/
photos-the-2016-st-louis-stpatricks-day-parade/78080397
A brief personal note. On Monday, March 28, I, the 55th president of the HCCM, turned 55
years old. As I take a moment
to reflect on what transpired in
the month of March in my 55th
year as the 55th president of this
organization, I conclude that if
this is not a sign of a promising
portent, I don’t know what is!
It you were unable to attend the
annual HCCM St. Patrick’s day
feast in conjunction with the
general monthly meeting, you
missed a really good meal and a
really good time. First Vice President Mark Goldfeder along with
Mrs. Joy Goldfeder did an absolutely spectacular job. A special
thank you to all club members
who assisted Mark and Joy as
well as members who brought
side dishes.
55th Easter Concours d’ Elegance.
Well, my brothers and sisters of
this organization, I must confess
to you that during the days lead-
To continue. The regularly
scheduled April HCCM meeting
will take place at 7:30 PM at Logan College. I have a surprise
that I’m going to share with the
membership. To further pique
your interest… this item belonged to my father and is directly related to St. Louis and
the history of automobiles in St.
Louis.
About future events. I have not
had much of an opportunity to
think about May events yet.
Check the calendar on page 11.
In the month of June we have
the Father’s Day Car Show on 19
June at the Museum of Transportation. For the June 17
meeting I was thinking about
doing a ‘Hot summer night’s
cruise’, in which we meet early,
have a very brief meeting, and
then get into our cars and cruise
down Route 66 to Washington,
Missouri, where we eat at one of
the restaurants in the Farmers’
Market area. Then, do a little bit
of sightseeing and head home.
In June daylight lasts until late in
the evening. This idea, of
course, needs to be approved
by the Board. In the meantime, I
ask for your feedback – is it a
good idea? What are your
thoughts, suggestions, and general reactions? It takes about 45
minutes to drive to Washington.
In July we will visit the Gateway
Historical Fire Society & Museum on Tamm Avenue, near Forest Park. Date and details TBD.
Again, please give me your
feedback.
On 21 August is our picnic. I am
attending a Post Office function
in Los Angeles the previous
week. I plan to take a four or
five day vacation and arrive back
in St. Louis on the day of the
picnic. I will have pictures and
door prizes from the Peterson
Collection and Museum, which
is one of the biggest car collections in the world.
September is a busy month for
us, but let’s leave that for later.
Sincerely
Joseph F Yochim
HCCM President
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The point of this anecdote is simply
that I’ve always had an affection for
vehicles of transportation and that
my speculation is that younger folks
of today do not have this affinity.
Look around at a car club meeting –
is anyone younger than fifty years of
age?
My reasons for this statement are as
follows:
1) Lack of vehicles of interest.
Name for me one vehicle of today
that will be a collectible car twentyfive years from now. Ok, maybe a
Tesla. From my observation, all
as “old” cars, and then suddenly the
descriptive word became “vintage”
—vintage collectible cars, and vintage car races. So the price of these
vehicles escalates dramatically, and
anyone without means cannot afford
them. I bought my “old” car in
1973, cheap, because NO ONE
wanted to have a car that required
constant maintenance just to keep
running. At that time, NO ONE
wanted a “foreign” car. Who
would/could work on it? Didn’t it
require differently sized sockets?
Therefore, a 1966 Jaguar XKE convertible, with dramatic rust, not running; was only worth $1000 in
Tesla at a power
filling station
four door sedans look the same,
from every manufacturer, all made
from the same cookie cutter. The
same with every Sub Urban Vehicle,
or even many sports cars. Now perhaps this comes from federally mandated safety requirements, or design
innovations derived from crash tests
or aerodynamics. Most everything
looks the same to me. This also
translates to “lack of interest.”
Many young people of driving age
are now waiting until their twenties
to become licensed drivers, as they
have no reason to learn to drive.
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2) High entry fee into the hobby.
When you are just trying to make a
budget work, there probably is no
room for a collector car. I certainly
remember when these were known
1973. I, just like Enzo Ferrari before me, thought it was the most
beautiful car in the world. It was,
truly, the car of my dreams.
3) Storage, maintenance, and insurance all belong in this categor y
as well. Do you have an extra bay
in your garage? Do you have
enough funds for a car that you really only drive in the summer time?
4) Lack of time. With childr en, a
full time job, and a home and a
spouse to support, there is hardly
time for any hobbies, much less a
collector car. I spent twenty years
rebuilding my car, to the tune of my
own guilt when I knew I should
have been helping the family in oth-
er ways. That’s one of the reasons
why it took twenty years to rebuild
the car.
5) Lack of safety features and performance driving skill required.
It is very difficult to drive my car. It
is very difficult to buy a car today
without an automatic transmission,
power steering, and power brakes.
All of these features make driving a
modern vehicle much easier. To
drive a car without power brakes,
power steering, or an automatic
transmission, coupled with no safety
features of any kind makes for a
dangerous combination without the
driving skillset to match. My vehicle has no anti-lock brakes, no roll
bar, retrofitted seat belts (none when
I purchased it), no air bags, and no
crumple zones. There is a reason
the song “dead man’s curve” was
written back in the 1960s, when
there were no real safety features in
any vehicle.
6) Lack of parts. Will par ts still
be available for repair or replacement of your vehicle in ten or twenty years? Even vintage parts cars in
junk yards might have rusted away
by then. With lack of interest, remanufacturing of these parts becomes less affordable for vendors,
and parts will become rare, and very
expensive.
7) Concern for the future. Will
we even be able to get appropriate
gasolines for our vehicles in the
future? 15% ethanol will literally
destroy these old engines. 10% is
bad enough. My engine was built
for leaded gasoline, and some very
smart people figured out how to
make it run well on premium unleaded gasoline.
Unfortunately, I’m thinking there
will be a time without car shows,
just visits to museums to see the non
-running transportation of the past.
Awards for 2016 Easter Concours d’Elegance
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1900-1942
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2
3
Andrew Dorris
Ron Korb
Richard Bechtel
1920 Dorris K-4 Truck
1923 Ford Model T Truck
1939 Chevrolet Master 85 2 Dr
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1943-1953
1
2
3
Carl Phillips
Marie & Mike Poteat
Joseph Yochim
1948 Chrysler Town & Country Convertible
1947 Mercury Sportsman Convertible
1950 Buick Special 4 Door
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1954-1960
1
2
3
3
Richard Costanza
Roger Scheppers
Charles Stewart
Ron Pallarito
1955 Chevrolet 210 2 Dr
1955 Chevrolet BelAir Convertible
1955 Ford Crown Victoria 2 Dr
1957 Chevrolet Bel-Air 2 Dr
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1961-1966
1
2
3
Tom Hotchkiss
Ken Spisak
John Wishart
1965 Chevrolet Malibu SS Coupe
1966 Ford 7 Litre Coupe
1965 Ford Mustang Convertible
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1967-1975
1 Steve Blumfelder
2 Jim Malloy
3 Mike McDonald
1969 Chevrolet Camaro Coupe
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 2 Dr
1971 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2 Door
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1976-1985
1 Sandy & Jim Griffin
2 Joseph Yochim
3 Glenn Bilzing
1979 Pontiac Trans Am Coupe
1985 Pontiac Grand Prix 2 Dr
1978 Ford Thunderbird Coupe
10A
CCCA Classics
1924 - 1935
1 Shawn Dougan
2 Glen & Janice Pykiet
3 Wendell Smith
1934 Packard Eight Coupe
1926 Franklin 11A Sedan
1927 Rolls Royce Phantom I All Weather
10B
CCCA Classics
1936 - 1948
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Foreign & Sports
1900 - 1991
1 Philip Taxman SS Cars Ltd 1939 Jaguar Saloon 4 Dr
2 Charles Gallagher
1941 Cadillac Sedan 4 Dr
1 Phyllis Hofmeister
2 Gary Sudin
3 Michael Kierman
1967 Austin Healey B68 3000 Roadster
1966 Jaguar XKE OTS
1968 Ferrari GT 2 + 2
1
2
3
1956 Cadillac 86 Flower Car
1972 Chevrolet C-10 Truck
1937 Dodge Pickup Truck
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Trucks
1900 - 1991
13
Corvettes
1953 -1991
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Original & Unrestored
1941 - 1976
1 David Hanke
2 Peter Bitzer
3 Tom Taylor
1976 Volkswagon Campmobile Van
1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Coupe
1956 DeSoto Firedome 4 Dr
Original & Unrestored
1977- 1991
1 John Pritchett
2 Wayne Wehmueller
3 Susan & Michael Ebert
1991 BMW 850i Coupe
1987 Porsche 944 2 Dr
1991 Chrysler TC by Maserati Convertible
Best of Show
Pre WW II
Andy Dorris
1920 Dorris K 4 Truck
Best of Show
Post WW II
Richard Costanza 1
1955 Chevrolet 210 Coupe
AAA Sponsor’s
Award
Aaron Ford
1936 Reo
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Jim & Judy Barron
Chris Thomas
George Keim
1 Stan Prater
2 Leon Hill
3 Chuck Bohn
1979 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
1988 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
1979 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
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2
5
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2016 Easter Concours d’Elegance
Photo Credits:
Dr. Gerald Perschbacher
(all rights reserved) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Ronald Nelson 7, 8, 9, page 12
Peter Bitzer 10, 11, 12
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Meeting the Demand More Than a Century Ago
By Dr. Gerald Perschbacher (all rights reserved)
Kissel 1914 2-T truck
Monday, September 14, 1914,
made Greeks feel more secure. On that day it became
public knowledge that a shipment of 50 trucks from the Kissel Motor Car Company was
making way to the country of
Greece on that government’s
order.
Oppressive actions by the
weakening Ottoman Empire in
what we now call Turkey threatened the lives and futures of
millions of Greeks who had settled there. This was one more
incident in a series of military
encounters and national saberrattling that marked the preceding years. Sadly this was
erupting into a more severe
and unsettled condition as the
First World War came crashing
upon the area and much of Europe.
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Trucks were needed for military
purposes and to shift large
numbers of people to safety. The order came at a welcome time for a vehicle manufacturer such as Kissel, based in
Hartford, Wisconsin. It was also
grand news for the Charles
Abresch Company in Milwau-
kee, since the trucks carried
Kissel chassis with Abresch
bodies. Kissel had its launch
in 1909 and would run its
course into 1931 before factory doors closed for good.
Count this as the first major
effort among car companies
to meet a military demand
with all good intentions that
their sold products would
benefit mankind. That
seemed to be the valiant
hope of all car companies in
America. Kissel was honored
since its products were not
long in years but already had
established a good reputation for steady and reliable
service.
In fact, car makers adored the
opportunity to show their
vehicles’ worthiness by being
successful in competitive races and by producing
trucks. Indeed, manufacturing the big vehicles meant
that factory officials and assembly line workers had to
deliver their very BEST performances or the fate of future sales were in jeopardy. Hanging in that balance of hope also was the
trust of the military and of
any business that relied on
trucks to do their hauling.
It took 28 train cars to carry
the Kissel-Abresch
trucks. Each transported vehicle has a regular express
body plus canopy top, based
on a 2 ½ ton platform.
Handling the entire Greek
purchase was Lieutenant E.
Pappayanni, a Greek army
officer who spent 10 months
in America tracking down
products and finalizing their
purchase and shipment. One
reporter noted, “Pappayanni
laughed when asked if the
trucks were for war purposes
Winton at Boston 1905 auto show
KisselKar motor
and said that all were to be
used in the regular channels
of the Grecian army.” That
was the answer, such as it
was. The chassis manufacturer and body maker could
only hope for the best.
The people with ScrippsBooth in Detroit chose a different course for building
their reputation: Speed. Officials told the public its forward glance into 1915 when
they said, “Dealers who are
alert to the changing fortunes of the automobile
business, and who can read
the ‘handwriting on the wall,’
know that the big, waiting
public is hungry for the car
that is as luxurious as a limousine and as light in weight
as that wonderful foreign
baby car that gave its dust at
Indianapolis for 500 miles to
the world’s biggest and most
expensively built racing
cars. Again at Elgin it was
the small car with the HIGH
SPEED MOTOR and the light
construction that triumphed
in the great race.
“The real light car has arrived
in the Scripps-Booth. It has
arrived because money and
mechanical genius in the
evolution of the automobile
have made it possible to produce tremendous efficiency,
exceptional speed, and extreme luxury in a car of 1500
pounds”
That was much the same
line of thought that filled the
minds of Kissel executives as
those trucks were heading to
Greece by ship. The KisselKar Model 36 was a fourcylinder invention priced at
$1,450 in touring car
form. The public was enticed
to see and buy the car since it
was “just the car for the man
who exercises care and discrimination in buying. Here is
a car that is not skimped, that
is as light as it is possible to
build an enduring car, that is
masterful in its performance
on all roads; that is making
remarkable records in fuel and
tire economy.” Here was “a
complete automobile,” complete in meeting the needs of
all buyers who were wisely
endowed toward its purchase. An interesting production feature was the rearward
two-door entry “with individual forward seats, first introduced by Kissel and already
widely imitated,” said the head
office.
Most car makers had too few
years in production as 1915
production swung in gear a
century ago. But this was not
the case with Winton which
prided itself as The American
Beauty, “free from every trace
of foreign imitation.” The
company prided itself on careful wording, too, claiming to
be “the first company in
America to manufacture a
marketable motor car of any
type (1898), and the first in
the world to manufacturer a
six-cylinder car exclusively
(1907).”
Overall, the production and
success of car companies a
century ago rested on quality,
reliability, sales, economy, and
performance plus good distribution points more than anything else. Kissel hoped to
gain a firm hold on its future
with its trucks in Greece, as
did Scripps-Booth for its lightness and Winton for its continued fine reputation.
It was a far different world as
1915 wound around. Yet it
was similar to the desires of
car makers and dealers today.
Winton motorcars display at a Boston Auto Show
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1995 Corvette convertible, triple black exterior, interior, convertible top; 18,000 miles. Bought
new—have invoice window sticker.
2002 Corvette convertible, speedway white with light gray leather trim seats; white convertible top; 13,000 miles. Bought new—have invoice window sticker.
2006 Corvette convertible; Monterey red with cashmere interior; beige top; 13,000 miles.
Bought new—have invoice window sticker.
2002 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 SS convertible; 35th anniversary edition; rally red with ebony
interior; black convertible top; 15,000 miles. Bought new—have invoice window sticker.
1928 Ford Model A completely restored to like new condition.
1951 Chevrolet; good shape; needs some work
1974 Chrysler New Yorker; family car
1974 Cadillac Coupe Deville, bought new
1975 Cadillac Eldorado, bought new
Serious inquiries only to Art Delhougne, 314-803-5690
USA Trailer Tow Max Heavy Duty Tow Dolly. New, never run on the road. Discovered it
was too wide for the 48-inch wheel track of my Metropolitan after it was delivered and assembled. Assembled and ready to tow away. $1,107 (same as my cost including shipping).
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AUTOMOTIVE PIONEERS TRIVIA CHALLENGE
“Hall of Fame”
Every month we will feature a description of one or more automotive pioneers. Can you guess the identity
of these inventive and creative people? Answers the following month.
Answers for Last Month’s Trivia:
Pioneer # 5 Alexander Winton—Organized Winton Motor Carriage Company in 1897. Developed practical storage battery and successful speed governor.
Pioneer # 6 John Mohler Studebaker—Owner of the Studebaker auto business
Pioneer #7 1868-1938
Founded his company in 1900. He began by selling solid rubber carriage tires. He wanted the United
States to produce their own rubber. He pioneered the low pressure balloon tire and overcame the problems
with the thin sidewalls.
Who was this great man? Answer next month.
Pioneer #8 1871-1933
This Pioneer was treasurer of Studebaker in 1910; First Vice President in 1913 and President in 1915.
In 1928 he negotiated the merger between Studebaker and Pierce Arrow
Who was this great man? Answer next month
Submitted by Bill Tabor. Most info from
CHILTONS COMPLETE BOOK OF AUTOMOTIVE FACTS,
Editor: Craig T. Norback. Published 1979
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Announcing:
Moon Car Club
“Made in St. Louis”
multi-day show and meet.
June 10
Friday 9:30-Noon
display and presentation—
MO History Museum
June 12, 10-3 PM display
Museum of Transportation
The Brass Lamp
The Publication of the Horseless Carriage
Club of Missouri, Inc.
April 2016
Activities Calendar
Information in this calendar is summarized. See flyers for
events —go to www.midwestswapmeets.com
2016 SWAP MEETS CAR SHOWS, ETC.
April 9
Auto & Cycle Swap, Effingham Fairgrnds
May 1
STL Model T club, Gateway Raceway, IL
May 21
Missouri Baptist Medical Ctr. North Lot
June 9-12
Made in St. Louis, Moon Car Club
June 17-18
My Car Meet, Sedalia, MO Fairgrounds
June 19
Father’s Day Show, Mus. of Transport
August 19-21
Ozark Empire Fairgrounds, Springfield MO
September 11
Wheels in Motion, Westport Plaza
September 16-17 My Car Meet, Sedalia, MO Fairgrounds
September 18
HCCM Show & Swap Meet, Hlywd Casino
September 25
Oktoberfest, St. Charles
October 9
Brass & Nickel Show, Mus. Of Transport
2016 Club Events Calendar
April 15
May 20
June 17
June 19
July 15
August 21
September 16
October 21
November 18
7:30 General Meeting, Logan
6:30 Strawberry festival—
Intro new members, Logan
7:30 General Meeting, Logan
Father’s Day Car Show, MOT
7:30 General meeting, Logan
Picnic—11 AM Schroeder Park
7:30 General Meeting, Logan
6:30 White Elephants, Logan
6:30 Chili Cook-off, Logan
Alert! Please check the club web site monthly at
HCCMO.com for notices of club event cancellations
or changes in time or location due to weather or other
circumstances.
Member Incentive— At
each general membership
meeting from now
through June, the club’s
Board of Directors has
provided for drawing
numbers for eight raffle
tickets to be given to eight
attending members. This
is a $25 value.
Each raffle ticket provides a chance to win a
1958 Mercedes 180D (photo, right) being offered by the Museum of Transportation on Father’s Day. Be sure to attend for your chance to
get a free raffle ticket
Reminder for Volunteers
Volunteering to work at the September Swap Meet
event held by the club earns credit toward free admission to the annual Christmas dinner and party.
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The impressive 1948 Chrysler Town and Country woody driven to the check-in table at
the Easter Show by Carl Phillips . See award results on page 5 and photos on pages 6-7.
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