Newsletter 2007-01 (January - March 2007)

N o r t h w e s t V i n t a g e C a r & M ot o r c y c l e M u s e u m N e w s l e t t e r
Museum mailing address:
P. O. Box 15
Salem, Oregon, 97308-0015
The Museum is Located in Brooks,
Oregon, west of Interstate 5
10 minutes north of Salem
30 minutes south of Portland
Send newsletter articles to:
Al Lake
PO Box 18203
Salem Oregon,97305
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
President’s Message
2
Latest Donations
2
Rosebud
3
Step Pledge
4
Museum Calendar
Or e-mail to:
[email protected]
http://www.nwcarandcycle.org
Bert Harrison-Editor Emeritus ——— Al & Sue Lake-Editors
Fine Art Raffle by Bjorn Klingenberg
5-6
Tobias—a car’s story
7
From the Toy Box
8
Model T Seminar
8
The Year’s Car Shows
Salem Roadster Show, Oregon
State Fairgrounds Feb. 10-11.
Portland Rod and Custom
Show, Portland Expo Center,
Feb. 6-18.
Portland Roadster Show, The
51ST Annual Show, Oregon
Convention Center, March 2-4.
Portland Swap Meet, Portland
Expo Center April 13-15. The
Museum will have an inside
booth.
4th Annual All High School Car
Show & Shine, May 20, the
Museum Show Field.
There is a complete year’s
calendar pull out on pages 4-5.
The drawing of the Fine
Art Raffle took place on
July 22 at the Northwest
Vintage Car and Motorcycle Museum at Brooks.
After much excitement
and many late entries the
lucky winner was Wendell
Lux from Sheridan, Oregon. In a ceremony at the
Museum’s Vintage Service station Wendell received his prize, a wonderful original painting by
renowned artist, Will
Storm of Ashland, Oregon.
Wendell elected to have
his immaculate 1965 Corvette convertible depicted
on the artwork in front of
the Service Station. The
good news is that the raf-
What Happened to My Paver?? by Ed Weber
Many times we have been
asked, “I bought a paver
stone. What happened to my
stone and my money?”
During our paver stone sales
campaign over 350 stones
have been purchased and all
of these sales, along with the
desired engraving, have been
recorded and are being kept
on file until it is time to place
the stones on the ground. No
stones will be placed until the
front section of the new exposition building is complete.
Placing stones prior to the
completion of the building
would damage the stones.
Volume 5 issue 1
January–March 2007
When construction is complete, a pad 12 feet wide
across the full front of the
building will be prepared
and all stones will be laid
in an attractive architectural pattern. After the
stones have been placed,
they will be engraved,
cleaned, and sealed to
protect them from the elements. Well, that is all well
and good, but “What happened to my money?”
many ask. From monies
received, John Chandler
our treasurer has set aside
funds in a restricted ac-
fle brought about $1,500 hope you will help. Your
to the coffers of the Muluck may be better this
seum. It has been well
time to assure you a
wonderful picture of your
spent by contributing to
the completion of the
own treasured vehicle.
16,000 square foot concrete slab
in phase
two of the
museum
project.
Big thanks
to all who
contributed to
this. We
have decided to
do another raffle next
Fine Art Raffle Winner with Bjorn Klingenberg
year and
count that will be adequate to
purchase and engrave the
stones. The remaining monies, along with some additional funds, have been used
to construct the foundation
and floor for the new exposition building. Except for the
restricted funds, all available
paver stones funds have
been literally poured into the
floor and foundation. We can
be proud to know that the
paver stone sales campaign
made possible the start of our
22,000 square foot exposition building and we need to
understand that the campaign is still underway. Lets
all purchase additional
stones and let our vintage
vehicle friends know that
they too can support this
project. During the campaign
it has become very popular
to purchase commemorative
stones, honoring the memory
of family members or very
good friends that have been
very supportive of our Vintage Museum project.
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President’s Message—by Mike Bostwick
Hello, another year is about to
start and a lot has happened
over the past few years on the
Museum Campus, and the beautiful Service Station with the
grass Show Field and trees out
back, there is now a new covered
gazebo to be used by members,
the member clubs and for other
events. The street in front was
paved and now the area between the Station and the slab is
paved all the way back to the
grass. The new building floor is
holding up very well and will look
much better with a structure
over it. There is a new fundraiser
going on to raise the funds (the
goal is $500,000) to make our
museum campus complete. A
committee has applied for several grants that we hope will help
give a boost to our building fund.
Please pledge some money or
buy a paver. Every little bit helps.
When everything that is planned
is completed we will have one of
the best complexes on the West
Coast intended for the preservation of automobiles and motorcycles and to educate the world on
the history of both.
Please look at getting more involved in the operations of the
Museum. Right now there is a
small group of members that is working very hard for all of us and I would
like to thank all of them for their hard
work and dedication to the Museum.
The meetings are the third Wednesday of the month at 6:30 PM in the
Service Station at Brooks and everyone is welcome to attend. Try to
come; the more members that get
involved the easier it is for everyone.
Throughout the year members of the
museum spend time at the Station
and other events promoting the museum. This is an important job and it
would be helpful if more members
could help, so if you could help at the
Station or if you are planning to attend one of the events where we are
going to have a booth, please volunteer to spend a little time in the booth
by contacting one of the board members. We are looking for a Volunteer
Personnel Scheduler; someone who
will be the contact and will schedule
members to work events and at the
Museum. With the growth of the Museum we need more volunteers to
help make the Museum the best on
the west coast.
The Museum Events Coordinator position was filled this last year by Don
Lauinger, [email protected],
503-678-1816. This is the contact
person for anyone who would like to
use the Museum Campus. There is a
Latest Donations to the Museum by Ferne Hellie
We are always pleased to
receive items for future display in the museum. Recently we received a 1937
Graham engine with supercharger, freight handler
truck, and other items from
Vince Neuman of Eugene.
Clayton Rasmussen from
Tangent donated a large 3tank Texaco Lubester, an
old Sun Distributor machine
in a wood case, a REO headlamp, a large Parts Book
Rack, 2 Valve spring compressors, and a luggage
rack that fits on a running
board. Charles Turner do-
nated, among other
items, a GM Gas Line
Deicer in a 3-corner
glass bottle. Norman
Baugh from Orofino,
Idaho donated a large
display rack for Dayton
fan belts – and included
all the old fan belts!
They were from his father’s 1940’s shop. An
unused and unusual
Brake Decelerator instrument that fits on a running board and measures the effectiveness of
your brakes was donated
by Matt Madison of
calendar at the Museum Station
that lists all the scheduled events,
so if you are interested in scheduling an event at the Museum Campus take a look at the calendar and
see if the date you want is open.
The 2007 Swap Meet is set for July
21, the highlight of the Swap Meet
for members will be the Dinner on
Friday Evening July 20th a Barbeque
Dinner of ribs as the main dish by
the Markum Inn, so start planning to
attend, it is open to all Museum
Members and their families. Last
year’s dinner was very good and
everyone who attended had a very
good time talking with old friends
and making new ones. We would
like to make it into an annual event
where members attending can ask
questions and see and hear what is
going on at the Museum.
Thank You for being a Member.
View this newsletter in color
at the Museum Website
www.nwcarandcycle.org
Send newsletter articles and website material to Al Lake, at
[email protected]
Colton. A very old box fitted
with all items necessary to
adjust your headlights was
donated by a friend of Brice
Fortier in Keizer. Al and Sue
Lake donated 3 Haynes
repair manuals, and David
Kromer from Dallas gave us
an old Auto Livery License
dated March 16, 1918 for
an Auburn Touring car. New
member and former mechanics teacher Gary
Hodges from Salem gave us
3 large cartons of books.
Gary also gave a refresher
course on ignitions at our
November meeting, and
told of some of his experiences racing at Bonneville
Salt Flats. We received a
1938 era Tire Changer that
will be perfect for the museum from Dave Ebert at
Battle Ground, Washington. Tom Wann gave us 9
more books for our library,
and good friend Henry
Newcombe from Victoria B.
C. gave us another starter
for the Museum’s Buick
Coupe. Don Boman, Salem, gave us a large group
of reference books. Several members and friends
donated cash for the building fund and the gazebo.
Thanks for donating your
volunteer hours. Thanks to
all who contributed.
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Rosebud by Ed Weber
Not too far down the road emerged another fine REO. This one belongs to Wes Tarr
of Milwaukee, Oregon. It seems that in June of 1933 a young man in Oakland, California, purchased a new 1933 REO Sport Coupe Flying Cloud for his new bride to be,
and without her knowledge had it delivered to the steps of the church while they
were being married. When the newly married couple came out of the church, and the
car was presented to his bride, she was so taken by the car she immediately named
her car "Rosebud".
In the early 1950's the family and the REO moved to Portland, Oregon, where the
husband worked for the telephone company. In the mid 1950's the husband had a
heart attack and died. Because of this event the widow moved from their very large
home into a mobile home that had room for only one car and the REO being the older
car it had to go. She found storage space for "Rosebud" at a mink farm owned by a
family friend. Later on this farm was closed down but the REO continued on in its
resting place. It was here that Wes Tarr discovered "Rosebud" on a Sunday afternoon
in 1990. It was a miracle that he found the car because the entire farm and the car
were completely overgrown with blackberry bushes. It was not only out of sight, but
also almost out of reach.
Well, Wes successfully retrieved the REO to
find that he had a very rare jewel on his
hands. It was not only a Flying Cloud, but
also it had a self-shifter transmission and
had special sloping front fenders not found
in any other 1933 Sport Coupe. After nine
years of careful and meticulous restoration
work by Wes and his wife Opal, they have a
very beautiful and solid car. Because this
REO started out as a wedding gift, Wes and
Opal continue to involve "Rosebud" in their
daughter's wedding, their son's wedding, and other wedding events.
Ways to support the
Museum
•
Attend meetings the
third Wednesday of
each month
•
Help at the High School
Car Show on May 20th
•
Buy a paver
•
Make a Step Pledge
•
Send in an article and
photo of your vintage
car, truck, or
motorcycle.
•
Send a photo of your
vehicle to Joy Lorenz
[email protected] or
1523 River Rock Dr.
NE, Keizer, OR 97303
•
Work a weekend at the
Service Station
•
Invite a friend to a
Museum event
Donations and Loans to the Museum
We are asking all of you who wish to donate things to our Museum to please follow
the regulations that the Museum has set up. All cars, parts, and related items must go •
through the Collections Committee before they can be accepted by the Museum. We
need to get the proper information on what is being donated and by whom for our records. There will be applications for donations at the Museum. Please fill them out in
duplicate, keep one copy and leave the other at the Museum or give it to Ferne or
•
Bert, Collections Manager. The donation and loan form is on the website.
Forward your
newsletter to another
car buff
Check the Calendar for
events — keep it handy
Volunteer of the Quarter
The Museum Volunteer of the
Quarter is Bert Harrison. Bert
has been very involved in our
museum from the beginning and
was one of the first to become a
Founding Member. He has
served as the Museum Newsletter editor and served on a variety of committees including
Building, Education, High School
Car Show, Executive, and cur-
rently heads up the Donations committee. In addition
he is our "Senior" instructor
giving of his time and expertise concerning Model T
Fords. Bert is responsible for
more Paver Stone sales than
any other member.
THANKS BERT!!
Thank You for
being a Member
and a Volunteer
Mike Bostwick
NWVC&MM
President
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$100,000 PLEDGE PROGRAM By Doug Nelson, Chairman
The Grant Committee is working
diligently to obtain funds to build
your museum. Each foundation
that donates grants to non-profit
organizations like ours, takes the
position that the grantee (the Museum) should raise money on their
own, either in matching funds or
show effort to raise funds. We have
the capacity to raise substantial
funds or materials to construct our
museum. We have proven that on
the Service Station project, the 3
acre campus project, the Gazebo,
and our finished 16,000 square
foot foundation and slab.
Your board has approved a pro-
gram to raise $100,000 by naming
a component of the main building,
such as a steel truss or a separate
room for each $10,000 given toward this $100,000 goal. There will
be other recognition such as a personal bench and plaques within the
museum. One person or group of
people may contribute $10,000
and be so recognized for the gift.
The board has authorized a step
pledge program to raise this money
by June 30, 2007. Each pledge is
contingent on the total $100,000
being pledged by that date. This
gives a goal to shoot for.
Northwest Vintage Car &
Motorcycle Museum
Newsletter
We are on the web at
www.nwcarandcycle.org
NORTHWEST VINTAGE CAR & MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM
2006-2007 STEP PLEDGE AGREEMENT
I/We, the undersigned agree to contribute $___________ to the $100,000 Northwest Vintage Car and
Motorcycle Museum fund for construction of the main museum building.
This pledge is payable when a total amount of $100,000 has been pledged, or no later than June 1,
2007.
I/We understand a $10,000 total payment gives the donor naming rights to a steel truss and/or related
parts in the main building. A bench honoring each $10,000 gift will be placed at the museum.
___________________________________________
Donor(s) Signature
Date
Please return this pledge to
NWVC&M Museum
P.O. Box 15
Salem, OR 97308
Any questions? Please call Doug Nelson (503)399-0647
4th Annual High School Show & Shine Car Show
May 20th 2007 is the next High School Show & Shine Car Show. The NWVC&MM is proud to present this
worthwhile event for the community each spring to give young people an exposure to the vintage car and
motorcycle hobby. This year we have co-chairpersons, Rae (Cookie) and Bruce Scott, members from Wilsonville who have helped with the event in the past. The first organizational meeting will be held 6:30 pm
January 22 at Pietros Pizza Parlor, 1637 Hawthrone Avenue, Salem. Call Doug or Kay Nelson 5033990647 for additional information. We need plenty of helpers for this fun event.
N O R T H W E S T V I N TA G E C A R & M O T O R C Y C L E M U S E U M
ACTIVITIES CALENDAR
January
January 13
January 17
January 22
Mild to Wild Motorsports Swap & Show, Albany Fairgrounds 541-926-8911
Board/Member meeting, Service Station 6:30 p.m.
High School Show & Shine Car Show Committee, Pietro’s Pizza 6:30 p.m.
February
February 9
*February 10-11
*February 16-18
February 21
February 24
Education Committee meeting, Service Station, 6:30 p.m.
Salem Roadster Show, State Fairgrounds
Portland Rod & Custom Show, Portland Expo
Board/Member meeting, Service Station 6:30 p.m.
Seminar on “Model T”, Bert Harrison/Duane Ranieri, Service Station 10:00 a.m.
March
*March 2-4
March 21
51st Annual Portland Roadster Show, Convention Center
Board/Member meeting, Service Station 6:30 p.m.
April
April 13
April 12-15
*April 13-15
April 18
April 22
April 28
April 29
Education Committee meeting, Service Station, 6:30 p.m.
PIR Auto Swap Meet, 503-307-5420
Portland Swap Meet, Portland Expo 503-678-2100
Board/Member meeting, Service Station 6:30 p.m.
Corvallis Swap Meet, Benton County Fairgrounds
Presentation, Bill Becker, Service Station 10 a.m.
British Car Auto Jumble, T-MG Club, Montgomery Park, Portland
May
May 11
May 16
May 20
May 20
Education Committee meeting, Service Station 6:30 p.m.
Board/Member meeting, Service Station 6:30 p.m.
4th Annual All High School Car Show & Shine, Museum Show Field
Oregon Vintage Motorcycle Spring show & Swap Meet, Corvallis
June
June 2
June 3
June 3
June 16
June 17
June 20
June 23
June 23-24
Northwest All Ford Show, Hillsboro, Washington Co. Fairgrounds
Rickreall Swap Meet, Polk County Fairgrounds
Slant 6 Meet, Powerland 12 – 5:00 p.m.
20th Salem Cruise-in, Obsolete Fleet, Powerland 8:00 – 4:00 p.m.
35th Salem Swap Meet, Chemeketa Community College
Board/Member meeting, Service Station 6:30 p.m.
Gordon House Invitational Car Show, Oregon Garden, Silverton
Early Days Gas Engine & Tractor Swap Meet, Powerland, 503-246-2204
July
July 7
July 13-15
July 14
July 14
*July 15
July 16
Philomath Classic Car Show, Philomath City Park 10-3
Brooks 3rd Great Western Binder Bee, Powerland 8-6
Salem All Mopar Car Show, Riverfront Park
Salem 5th Community Cruise-in Nazarene Church 12 – 4:00 p.m.
Concours de Elegance, Forest Grove
Education Committee meeting, Service Station 6:30 p.m.
N O R T H W E S T V I N TA G E C A R & M O T O R C Y C L E M U S E U M
ACTIVITIES CALENDAR (continued)
July 16-19
July 18
July 20
July 21
July 22
July 22
July 22
July 28-29
July 28
Corvallis 4-day 640 mile Vintage Speedster Run, pre 1934 4-cylinder, NWVSC of Portland 509839-8080
Board/Member meeting, Service Station 6:30 p.m.
NWVC&M Museum Swap Meet set-up and Barbeque Dinner
Third Annual NWVC&M Museum Swap Meet, Powerland
Canby, OR, One Chevelle of a Show, Fairgrounds, Chevelle and El Camino Swap Meet
Amity Pancake Breakfast& Antique Car Show, Amity City Park
Dallas, OR, Dallas Rotary Day in the Park Car Show
Great Oregon Steamup, (week 1) Powerland
Keizer, OR, Knights of Columbus Car Show, St. Edwards Church
August
August 4
August 4-5
August 12
August 15
August 19
August 25
Aug. 31- Sep.2
Homer Davenport Days Cruise-In, City Park, Silverton Flywheels
Great Oregon Steamup, (week 2) Powerland
All Ford Picnic, Champoeg State Park
Board/Member meeting, Service Station 6:30 p.m.
All Buick Show, Powerland
15th Pacific NW Truck Museum Truck Show, Powerland
31st All British Field Meet, PIR
September
September 1
September 2
September 8
September 9
September 10
September 15
September 19
September 22
September 23
September 30
October
October 7
*October 13-14
October 17
October 20
Salem Carousel Cruise-in, Riverfront Park
Brooks 7th Hot Summer Nights, Powerland
Redmond Swap Meet, Deschutes Co. Fairground (541) 548-4467
Orphan Car Show, Powerland 8 -3:30 p.m.
Education Committee meeting, Service Station 6:30 p.m.
Presentation, Jerry Grulkey, Service Station 10 a.m.
Board/Member Meeting, Service Station 6:30 p.m.
Macleay Country Cruise-Inn (503) 873-2573
Jordan, OR, 73rd Road Kill BBQ Chicken Dinner and 4th Car Show 10:30-3pm, Lourds Catholic
Church, 503-859-2866
32nd Canby Swap Meet, Clackamas Co., Fairgrounds
Presentation, Motorcycle Group, Service Station, 10 a.m.
Northwest Collector’s Car Show, Portland Expo
Board/Member meeting, Service Station 6:30 p.m.
Museum Vintage Vehicle Tour to Silver Creek Convention Center. Reservations required. Call
Bjorn 503-873-6777.
November
November 9
November 21
November 17
Education Committee meeting, Service Station 6:30 p.m.
Board/Member meeting, Service Station 6:30 p.m.
30th Albany Swap Meet, Linn County Fairgrounds
December
December 19
Board/Member meeting, Service Station 6:30 p.m.
* Museum to set up displays
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Gary Hodges Class by Ed Weber
Gary Hodges, former instructor for
auto mechanics at Chemeketa Community College, gave a presentation
on ignition systems and general
trouble shooting with his Power
Point and informal discussion. There
were 25 in attendance and they vigorously participated in the question
and answer period.
Gary gave some recommendations–
Make sure the electrical system is
well grounded. This may require
more than one ground strap,
Make sure there is fuel being delivered to the engine BEFORE
checking any electrical prob-
lems,
Set the distributor
gap (Dwell) first
and then do not
touch it again
while making
other adjustments such as
timing, carburetor
tuning and valve
clearance.
Gary also related his
experiences at the
Salt Flat Racing facility near Salt Lake
City. He especially
likes to attend during SPEED WEEK.
Tobias by Tobias T. Car
Hi, my name is Tobias. I’m a 1938 Chevrolet Cabriolet. You can call me Toby for short. I was born – er, assembled in Oakland, California on March 15, 1938. I’m a Wednesday’s Child, by the way, not one of those Monday or Friday disasters! You
know -- workers hung over from the weekend or worn out by the weekend.
All of us cabriolets (I have 2,299 brothers and sisters), got the Master Deluxe treatment. No leaky knee-action shocks for
us! We have straight axels, radios, continental spare tire carriers, and Art Deco fender lights. And, if I may say so, I was
painted the prettiest color of the year – Indian Suntan. Oh, I was gorgeous and my new owner drove me around sunny California with my top down and pedal to the floor. We had a great life – night clubs, picnics, sporting events. After all, I am the
sporty type, not one of the working class models. Why I even have a rumble seat! Hey, I remember a double date the night
of May 20, 1938, oops, I better save that for another time.
In 1941 my owner joined the Army and reluctantly sold me. I soon became passed around from owner to owner like a poor
step-child. They used and abused me. My paint and upholstery became shabby and torn. But I did my part for the war effort. I received a gas ration sticker for my right windshield and took my new owner, Fay, to the aircraft assembly plant faithfully until VJ Day. During the early ‘50’s, my teenage years were spent in the ownership of a man who painted me black—
ugh!—and even painted my running boards white! Can you believe it? He could not afford new white wall tires so he purchased a set of those phony snap-on white spats, oh well. In 1960 he drove me to Oregon and sold me to a car lot in Salem, where I sat in the back row looking forlorn, until a guy named Duane bought me. I think he felt sorry for me as he already had a newer model and couldn’t afford my insurance so I didn’t get to go anywhere. But things changed for the better when a nice young man purchased me for $125. I was his first car and it was love at first sight. I received a new yellow
paint job, Earl Schribe finish at $29.00, and new rolled and pleated Naugahide upholstery. (What is a Nauga anyway?) I
got a new top and my running boards were scraped of that awful white paint. I looked great and was able to go to college
with my new owner and help him date his future wife, Kay. She was a keeper – not like some of those others who only
wanted a ride in a convertible. In 1964 Disaster struck! I
was sitting up on blocks in a building near the Willamette
River when the Christmas Week flood came. Would you believe I was under water for two weeks! Why, if I had been a
human, I would have drowned! But I survived covered with
river silt -- my beautiful upholstery ruined and mechanics all
clogged up. My owner was so discouraged he almost sold
me, but had a change of heart and started buying replacement parts while I was convalescing in a barn on higher
ground. In 1973 I got the works – new paint (my original
Indian Suntan), new leather seats, and rebuilt motor -- new
everything! I was reborn and got to take a trip by trailer to
Colorado Springs, Colorado for the big 15th Anniversary Vintage Chevrolet Club of America National Meet. Well, now
I’m in my middle age and sorry to say, don’t get out much any more. Oh, an occasional Dallas or Amity car show – once I
got to go to the Big One, Forest Grove. My owner cares for me, but gee, I wish he would start me up and take me for a drive
in the country. My, how I love those drives in the Willamette Valley. I just know he will. I know it, I know it!
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From the Toy Box
By Bill Hellie
Pierce Arrow automobiles were very expensive, and driven by the
rich and famous. One
distinguishing feature
is the headlights were
flared into the fenders.
In 1934 they made only
seven Silver Arrow
show cars for the motor shows, none were
in production.
This cast-iron Silver
Arrow toy was made by
Arcade Toy Co. in
1934. More of the toys
were made than the
autos, but they are
quite rare. This toy is
7” long and prices
range from $400 to
$900 depending on
condition.
A forum of Model T questions and answers. Museum
Service Station at 10:00 a.m. on February, 24.
Presented by Bert Harrison and Duane Ranieri.
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