Horseless Herald

Horseless Herald
Published by
the Santa Clara Valley
Horseless Carriage Club
March 2013
Horseless Herald March 2013
The Santa Clara Valley Regional Group of
The Horseless Carriage Club of America
Home of
“The Blossom Spring Tour”
President
Tony Wollesen
Secretary
Julie Chulick
Vice President
Jim Boyden
Treasurer
Bill Lewis
1748 Merrill Drive
San Jose, CA 95124
(408) 264-2444
[email protected]
18695 Carriage Hill Drive
San Jose, CA 95120
(408) 268-4872
[email protected]
243 Belden Drive
San Jose, CA 95123-3608
408-226-9570
[email protected]
315 Escobar Avenue
Los Gatos, CA 95032
(408) 356-8535
[email protected]
Board of Directors
Jim Boyden,Karl Chulick,
Francis and Cary Stubbles,
Jeremy Wire, K.Kay Lewis
Herald Editor
Judy & Gene A. Hironimus
9884 Silvergate Lane
Elk Grove, CA 95624
(916) 686-7912
[email protected]
Web Master
Allan Greenberg
[email protected]
Past Presidents
1950 Ed Baird
1951 Ray Leland
1952 Clarence Kay
1953 Bob Berg
1954 Bob Cooper
1955 Phil SanFilippo
1956 Ernie Shaw
1957 Bill Lawrence
1958 Bill Baker
1959 Bernie Sims
1960 Les Andrews
1961 Jay Nelson
1962 Virgil Whittaker
1963 Jack Kopp
1964 Jim Bastin
1965 Joe Morris
1966 Marvin Olsen
1967 Walt Cable
1968 Jack Passey
1969 Hale Shaw
1970 Harry Carlson
1971 Jim Treleaven
1972 Don Holthaus
1973 Les Andrews
1974 Dave Dudey
1975 Bill Lawrence
1976 Bernie Sims
1977 Wayne Weathers
1978 Don Holthaus
1979 Joel Pencer
1980 Dale McCormick
1981 John Bertolotti
1982 Dave Dudey
1983 Marshall Mathews
1984 John Bertolotti
1985 Ginger Dudey
1986 Don Holthaus
1987 Marshall Mathews
1988 Bill Lawrence
1989 Bill Lawrence
1990 Jeremy Wire
1991 Ralph Igler
1992 Marlene Zimmerman
1993 Dave Bennet
1994 Bill Baker
1995 Gail Shaw
1996 Don Holthaus
1997 Jeremy Wire
1998 Jeremy Wire
1999 Jim Cesari
2000 Bill Lawrence
2001 David Bennet
2002/03 Jim Boyden
2004/05 Ryan Thurber
2006/07/08/09/10 Jeremy Wire
2011 Ramona Anninger
2012 Tony Wollesen
About Us
The Santa Clara Valley Horseless Carriage Club is a family oriented club dedicated to the
preservation, restoration, and enjoyment of automobiles from the “Brass Era”. The club activities
include local and regional tours, social events, and restoration assistance and advice. General
meetings are held the first Friday of each month at 8:00 P.M. at the Church of the Nazarene, 635
Calero Avenue, in San Jose, California (click here to see map). The club welcomes new
members who share our passion for these historic automobiles.
The Horseless Herald is published once a month and can be viewed on the World Wide Web at
http://www.scvhcc.org/newsletter.html
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2013-Events and Tours
Mar 1
Potluck Meeting
Mar 10
Change your clocks day
Mar 21-22 Chickasha Pre-War Swap Meet
Apr 7-10
Grizzly Bear Tour - Hosted by SoCal Regional Group
Apr 11-13 Bakersfield Swap Meet
Apr 24-27 Brass Cars In Gold Country Tour - Hosted by Bay Area Group
Jun 9
SCVModelTFordClub Endurance Run and Lowland Tour
Sep 2-6
HCCA National Tour - Hosted by Sioux Falls Regional Group
Sep 8
Antique Autos in History Park
3rd
13th
18th
31st
March Special Days
Bill Lewis - Birthday
Gene Hironimus - Birthday
Eunice Bertolotti - Birthday
Jeremy Wire - Birthday
Meeting Dessert Reminder
Julie & Karl.
Fran & Cary
March!!
April! !
May ! !
June! !
July! !
No Meeting
August
September! Meeting will be a hosted breakfast
October!
November!
December! Christmas Party
To get your pictures and articles in the Horseless Herald email your copy to
[email protected] .
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Meeting of the Santa Clara Valley Horseless Carriage Club
February 1, 2013 Meeting was opened by President Tony Wollesen at 8:00 p.m.
OLD BUSINESS:
(1) Minutes were read and approved from Novembers meeting.
(2) Bill gave the treasure's report. We now have $10,929.78 in our account and our annual dues are
starting to come in.
(3) Correspondence : Don Asevedo is planning the Bay Area tour in Plymouth Ca. on April 24&27,
we have offered our usual (one night of hosting) but so far they don't seem to need it. Tony will have
more information.
(4) We voted to send a card and a gift to Judy & Gene Hironimus in appreciation for all the hard work
they do each month on the Horseless Herald.
(5) We will have Pot Luck dinner at our next meeting. March 1, 2013 at 6:30p.m.
(6) Jeremy will be hosting a one day tour in April of 2013.
NEW BUSINESS:
(7) Cary and Fran had a good time at the swap meet in Turlock Ca last month.
(8) There will be a convention and car tour in Santa Maria February 16 - 20 and Tony will be bringing
a (new car) .
(9) There will be a sign up sheet for every one to help us make our meeting more interesting. We are
requesting that each person think about a short program they could present.
Program Signup is as follows:
March----Tony
April---- Fran & Cary
May-------K Kay
Dessert sign up is as follows:
February --K Kay
March------Julie & Karl.
April-------Fran & Carey
May-------June------July-------No Meeting
August---September---Meeting will be a hosted breakfast
October----November--December--- Christmas Party
Sunshine report:
We are concerned that we have not heard from Don & Joyce Mirassou since October.
The raffle ticket sales for our February meeting amounted to $25.00 Karl Chulick had the winning
ticket. The club received $12.00 and Karl received the remaining $13.00.
Respectfully submitted Secretary
Julie Chulick
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“Brass Cars in Gold
Country”
Bay Area Horseless Carriage Club Spring Tour
April 25 – 28, 2013
Please join us for some spectacular touring of the Sierra foothills through vineyards, orchards, hayfields and history. Enjoy a visit to the American Truck Historical Society’s show and picnic and a private collecBon of vintage autos and aircraC. Stay, just briefly, at one of the oldest and best known reform schools in the United States. Enjoy lunch at a winery and a barbecue dinner on a local ranch. Experience some wine tasBng and a visit to a flower farm. On the way home, don’t miss the El Dorado region’s horseless carriage swap meet in Sacramento!
For all this and more, contact Whitney Haist at [email protected] or 925-­‐899-­‐4912. Apply now and a tour schedule and informaBon on trailer parking and direcBons will be sent to you. Rooms are limited. Reserve now and sign up for the tour later.
Tour Registra-on
Cost: $95 per person includes Friday lunch and dinner.
No. of persons_______ Total enclosed ____________ Make checks payable to BAHCC and mail to W. Haist, 12 Sunrise Hill Road, Orinda, CA 94563 925-­‐899-­‐4912
Name____________________________________________
Address __________________________________________
Phone _____________________
Vehicle Make _____________________ Year ______________
e-­‐mail address ______________________________________
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“Brass Cars in Gold Country”
Bay Area Horseless Carriage Club Spring Tour
April 25 – 28, 2013
Accommodations
Headquarters Motel
Shenandoah Inn 17644 Village Drive, Plymouth (800) 542-4549
http://www.theshenandoahinn.com/ $120 king / $130 2 queen / 2 nite min.
!!! IMPORTANT NOTICE !!!
The Shenandoah Inn will not hold rooms. Reservations are first come, first serve.
This is a busy weekend. Reserve NOW!!! Reserve an extra room for a friend! You can
always cancel if need be. NOW! Pick up the phone!
Bed and Breakfast / Optional
Plymouth House Inn 9525 Main Street - Plymouth (209) 245-3298
www.plymouthhouseinn.com/
9 Gables Vineyard and Winery 10778 Shenandoah Road, Plymouth,... 209-245-3949 www.
9gables.com/
Amador Harvest Inn 12455 Steiner Road, Plymouth (209) 245-5512
www.amadorharvestinn.com/
RV Park / Optional
Far Horizons 49er Village RV Resort 18265 CA 49 Plymouth(209) 245-6981 www.
49ervillage.com/ They also have cabins.
Fuel Station
Shenandoah Village Mart (Shell Gas Station)
17699 Village Drive (next door to Shenandoah Inn)
Plymouth
(209) 245-4026
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ANNOUNCING:
THE 44th SANTA CLARA VALLEY MODEL T FORD CLUB
LOWLAND TOUR
June 9th, 2013
The 44th Lowland Tour will once again be held in conjunction with our Cross Country
Speedster Endurance Run. We would like to invite you and your friends to join us in our
Lowland Tour, a leisurely vintage automotive event on June 9th. This will bring together
more than 50 restored and original vintage automobiles and 40 vintage speedsters. This is a
return to the charm and pleasure of a day of leisurely touring with vintage touring cars,
vintage speedsters, and vintage clothing. This event is open to all makes and models of
restored and original early vintage automobiles pre-1940.
We will join the Endurance Run at the start line on Palm Drive at the Oracle Agnews
Campus, (Palm Dr. and Lafayette St. in Santa Clara). After the National Anthem, the
announcer will say, "Gentlemen start your engines" and there will be a mighty roar as the
green flag waves them off. Then we'll be off for our own slower, more leisurely run
through the countryside to join the speedsters again for a lunch at the Half Way Line
Festivities. Our afternoon tour will end at Bertolotti’s, 505 Laurelwood Road, in Santa
Clara to cheer in the speedsters at the exciting end of their run.
Lowland tour participants will receive maps, directions, programs, coffee stop, event dashplaque, lunch and, most importantly, unbelievable memories (bring your camera!). This
event is all about the fun and pleasure of a vintage automotive event. Even if you and your
friends are unable to join the tour, please join us at the start or finish line just for the rare
opportunity to see and hear the cars in action and watch the frenzied drivers and mechanics
perform their endurance run tasks. Era clothes are encouraged or at least a hat.
An additional treat for registered entrants will be an optional BBQ on Saturday, June 8th, to
be held in conjunction with one of the speedster tech inspections at the spectacular
Bertolotti antique automobile collection in Santa Clara.
This tour will be limited to 55 cars so decide early. The SCVMTFC web site will have
additional registration forms at www.scvmtfc.org or you can contact Larry Johnson at 408354-1261, [email protected] or Pat Meneely 650-948-9301, [email protected].
Host hotel – Homewood Suites by Hilton, 408-428-9900 call by May 30, 2012 for our
special rate $99.00 per suite. Don’t forget to mention code MTF.
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Judy & Gene Hironimus
9884 Silvergate Lane
Elk Grove, California
95624
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