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1948 Lincoln Continental Club CoupeOwned by Willie & Louise Spann

Autumn 2012

Pacific Northwest Region -- CCCA

Pacific Northwest Region - CCCA

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We hope you enjoyed reading the special edition of the Bumper Guardian as much as we enjoyed putting it together! It is the first time our region has ever printed an entire issue in full-color. Many thanks to Hagerty Insurance, Bill Smallwood III, Glenn Vaughn, and Conrad Wouters for supporting

this issue with their advertising.

We printed many extra copies for use in promoting our Club. If you are planning to be somewhere where there will be lots of “car-people” make sure you ask Brian Rohrback for copies to hand-out.

Thanks to Erin Kimm, the PNR-CCCA has been on Facebook since April 3rd and as of September 10th we are up to 74 ‘likes” and climbing! We are posting photos from our events and you will also

find the latest issue of the Bumper Guardian. If you have something to post, please contact Erin at [email protected]

If you are interested in viewing our Facebook page go to: http://www.facebook.com/CCCA.PNR. You do have to be a member on Facebook in order to view our page.

If you haven’t already “liked” our Facebook page, we hope you do so soon.

2013 CCCA National Events

2013 CARavan

May 4-26 . . .Re-Discover America CARavan

Annual Meeting

February 27 - March 3 . . . . . . . Pasadena, CA

PNR CCCA Region EventsEvents in bold-type sponsored by PNR-CCCA.

Other events are listed for your convenience. Details can be found at www.ccca-pnr.org or by

contacting the Event Manager.

October TBD: Fall Driving Tour

PNR Contact Roy Magnuson 206-713-2348

November 7th: Annual Meeting - Rock Salt

PNR Contact John McGary 206-909-4499

December 2: Holiday Party - Seattle Golf Club

PNR Contact John McGary 206-909-4499

Please make plans to attend the PNR-CCCA Holiday Brunch on December 2nd at the Seattle Golf

Club. Club Awards and a feature presentation by Sandi and Al McEwan will give us the lowdown on the September Windsor Castle Concours and

cavorting with the Queen!


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Pacific Northwest RegionClassic Car Club of America

The Bumper Guardian is the official publication of the Pacific Northwest Region, Classic Car Club of America.

The region was founded in 1963.

Officers and Appointed Posts:Brian Rohrback, Director 425-836-8138Arny Barer, Secretary 425-454-0296John Campbell, Treasurer 425-885-5472Stan Dickison, Activities 206-949-1115Val Dickison, Membership 206-546-3306Karen Hutchinson, BG Co-editor 360-678-5453Raymond Loe, BG Co-editor 360-678-9366Colin Gurnsey, BC Liaison 604-980-7429

Board of Managers:Roy Magnuson 2012 206-713-2348Don Reddaway 2012 206-719-3370Jon Schoenfeld 2012 775-848-7842Val Dickison 2013 206-546-3306Roy Dunbar 2013 206-915-7667John McGary 2013 206-909-4499Denny Dochnahl 2014 425-271-1153Kim Pierce 2014 425-330-2665Bill Smallwood III 2014 425-773-0130

Bumper Guardian Staff:Advertising Noel Cook 206-232-6413Caption Editor Bill Deibel 206-522-7167Copy Editor Bill Allard 253-565-2545Cover Story Raymond Loe 360-678-9366Staff Photographer Michael Bradley 206-255-6491

Board of Managers’ Meetings:1st Wednesday at the

Rock Salt Restaurant on South Lake Union5:30 Social Gathering, 6:00 Dinner/Meeting.

Open to members Minutes on the web and available upon request.

Membership:Regional membership is available only to

Classic Car Club of America National members. Advertising Policy/Rates:

The Bumper Guardian will print classified adver-tising free of charge to members on a space avail-able basis. Display advertising rates are available on a prepaid basis only.

Table of ContentsCalendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2LeMay Museum Showcase Car: 1948 Lincoln Continental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Articles: Lincoln Continental History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Klassic Korner for Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Classic Cars in Films & Literature . . . . . . . . . . 24Technical Topics: Microtips from Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Startix Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Cooling the Aussie Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Columns: Director’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PNR Member Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Membership Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Editor’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30PNR-CCCA Events: Flying Horse Ranch Tour Ellensburg, WA . . . . 8 Motoring Classic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Trident Submarine Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Yarrow Point 4th of July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Steinman Picnic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Concours at the Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Regional Events: Caledon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 ABFM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Kirkland Legands / Gig Harbor . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Director’s Message The days grow chilly and gray is mixing in with the evergreen …So, with Fall transitioning into Winter, we must continue to lobby the weather gremlins for a nice day here and there so we can keep our fluids

pumping, our pressures at just the right levels, our electrical connections connected, and all the moving parts exercised. That goes for our cars too! And use the time to finally get that wood trim touched up or the clock fixed (oh wait, everyone had that idea and Abbott in Portland is booked solid). Or, look around for that lonely Classic that could use your

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C e l e b r a t i n g A m e r i c a ’s l o v e

a f f a i r w i t h t h e a u t o m o b i l e Phone: 253.779.8490 Toll Free: 877.902.8490 Website: www.lemaymuseum.org

to be the world’s foremost Guided by one very clear objective—

automotive museum!

S H OW C A S E S P O N S O R

My history with this car began on a sunny Friday evening in May of 1998 when I pulled into the Burger King cruise-in in Everett, WA looking for a 1939 Cadillac to restore. I saw a gentleman with a nice Cadillac and asked if he knew of one similar to his needing restoration. He mentioned knowing of an old Cadillac near Sea-Tac airport that was for sale, but he didn’t know the specific year or model. As he was not interested in it for himself, he gave me the contact information. I called the owner of the “Cadillac”, and asked it was still available. It was, so I went to see the “old beast.” Much to my surprise, it wasn’t a Cadillac after all, it was a 1948 Lincoln Continental Club Coupe that had been sitting in their garage for over 31 years. The Lincoln had 60,000 showing on the

odometer and was mostly complete. However, along the way the original flathead V-12 engine had been removed and replaced with a 1956 Lincoln V-8, 368 cu in. The engine was frozen and would not turn-over. I bought the car as-is. When I got the Lincoln home, I was planning to get the 1956 engine running to better assess its status. Unfortunately, the engine had four bent

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push rods in addition to a few loose hydraulic lifters within the engine. While working on the 1956 engine a friend told me about a Lincoln V-12 that was for sale. Luckily there were two of them that had been in this guy’s back yard, under a tarp, for the last twenty-five years. One engine was for a 1941 Lincoln, the other for a 1948 Lincoln. I bought them both. I chose to restore the 1948 V-12 and used the 1941 engine for parts. Both the cam and crank-shafts were checked for cracks and found to be okay. I then had the crank turned (to insert a rope seal) to work with a new high-pressure oil pump. Being a member of the Lincoln Zephyr Owners Club helped me find parts from all over the United States. I located new rings, valves and valve springs and even found a set of new hydraulic lifters that had never been out of the package. After assembling the block, I checked-out the aluminum heads and intake manifold from the 1941 engine and when

found to be okay, polished and installed them on the 1948 engine to complete the rebuild. Eager to test drive the “old beast” I couldn’t wait any longer and first took it on the road with the correct V-12 engine in November 1998. This was the first time the car had moved under its own power in over thirty years and it had been even longer without the correct engine. Although there was still much work to be done, I continued working on the car during the winter months and did car shows in the summers with a note in the window explaining to onlookers “this car is in work.”

I have verified that this car was assembled February 26, 1948, and shipped March 2, 1948. The previous owner had the Lincoln V-8 engine installed in the late 1950s while he was a member of the US Air Force. In 1967 he drove it from Ohio to Washington State and not long thereafter stored it in the garage from where I rescued it. Over the following three winters I spent lots of time bead-blasting, cleaning, hand scraping and repairing all the body damage. The fuel tank and fuel lines were replaced, along with the exhaust and brake system. The power window motor had to be repaired and it took me about a year to get enough good parts to make it work. I stripped the body, hand sanded, repainted everything and had all of the original bright work re-

chromed. The car had been blue when it originally left the factory. Some time along the way It had been repainted turquoise, however, when I bought the car it was painted black. I liked the way it looked, so I repainted it with five coats of black paint and then added a final clear coat. The radio had to be replaced but the clock only had to be cleaned. Finally, I had a new, correct interior installed to complete the restoration. After all that time of expending my sweat and elbow grease, I drove the finished car for the first time in 2001. Today, the car has been driven only 66,000 miles, the last 6,000 since I got it back on the road 11 years ago, most of which was accumulated by driving it to car shows throughout the south Puget Sound area, If you see it, please stop by and say “hello”. Perhaps one of you can help me confirm this was one of the very last of the only 847 - 1948 Lincoln Continental Coupes ever built?I enjoyed this opportunity to tell you my story and especially want to acknowledge and thank all of my friends who lent me a hand on the restoration.


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The Ford Motor Company (FMC) Lincoln Zephyr, on which the Lincoln Continental was based, first appeared as a beautifully streamlined aerodynamic all-steel semi uni-body 1936 model with a new flatheadV-12 engine based on Ford’s highly successful V-8. This was a new less expensive engine to succeed the earlier much larger (and costlier) V-12 used in the Lincoln K-Series throughout the 1930s. The first Continental was conceived by Edsel Ford as a one-off special car to be used on his year-end vacation in Palm Beach, Florida. Edsel asked his good friend and famed Ford stylist Bob Gregorie to come up with a sportier version of the Zephyr and everyone who saw it in the winter of 1938-39 thought it was sensational. Scarcely a year later the 1940 Lincoln-Zephyr Continental was being sold at about $2,850; each bringing thousands of new customers into Lincoln showrooms. The production 1940-41 Continentals used a power train that was very similar to that of all late ’30s Zephyrs, a flathead V-12 displacing 292 cu. ins. developing 120 hp @ 3,500 rpm. The first two years’ models (identical except for push buttons instead of handles on the ‘41 doors) were a cleaner, lower sportier version of the contemporary Lincoln Zephyr. The Lincoln Continental was amongst the first cars to be recognized as a true form of “art”.

Production started out slowly with only 350 coupes and 54 cabriolets in 1940, increasing to 850 coupes and 400 cabriolets in 1941. Lincoln Continental became a separate make instead of a Lincoln Zephyr series model in 1941 and the Lincoln Custom; a larger version of the family was introduced to replace the K-Series.

The year 1942 brought significant changes in terms of design and engineering. A flashy facelift prefigured styles of the immediate post-war years including a slight reduction in overall height and increasing the length by more than seven inches. Grille changes took the bars from vertical to a bold horizontal configuration and parking lights on either side -- one of which was a dummy to save a few pennies, now flanked the headlamps. Engine displacement was enlarged to 305 cu. ins. providing 130 hp. Past problems of over-heating and poor oil flow

were addressed to make the car more reliable. Prices for the 1942 Lincoln Continental went up to $3,000, however only 200 coupes and 136 cabriolets were sold before production was halted as the last prewar Lincoln rolled out of the factory on February 10, 1942.FMC president and driving force behind the Lincoln Continental, Edsel

Ford, died of pancreatic cancer in 1943 leaving the Mark with an uncertain future as his ailing, 78-year-old, father resumed the presidency. Heavily dependent on the Ford Motor Company for defense production, the US War Production Board became alarmed at staggering monetary losses at FMC and arranged for his grandson Henry II (HF II) to be released early from the navy in 1943 to salvage the company and avoid a government takeover. A drawn out family battle for control ended when the senior

Henry Ford finally stepped-down as FMC president in September 1945 leaving the task of rebuilding to HF II.Meanwhile, automobile production had resumed at FMC in 1945 with postwar continuation of the prewar Lincoln Continental based on the 1942 body dies and chassis design. With the exception of a new two-tier egg crate grille only minor detail changes occurred in model years ’46 through ’48. Interestingly, in mid model-year 1946, the V-12 reverted to its 1940-41 displacement, though somehow an extra 5 horsepower had been found and it was so

A Brief History of the First Series LincoLn continentaL cars

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advertised at 125. Total Continental production for years 1946-48 was only 3,338 units – 1,947 Coupes and 1,391 Cabriolets. With each Lincoln Continental selling at a loss, plans for a 1949 successor were shelved as FMC sought to gain badly needed sales with its newly designed models. Gone were the outdated I-beam front axles, transverse springs and problematic ignition systems emblematic of earlier FMC cars as their focus shifted to modern designs and high volume production. The Mark II had to wait until 1956 when it appeared without the Lincoln nameplate as the product of an entirely distinct Ford Motor Company division.Given Edsel’s styling genius, one can only wonder about what might have been if he had lived to continue exerting his influence on products produced by FMC.


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On Saturday August 25th about twenty cars, including four Full Classics, gathered at the Issaquah Triple X for a tour to the Flying Horse Ranch in Ellensburg. Under tour master Roy Magnusson’s direction, we crossed Snoqualmie Pass then took some of Roy’s favorite back roads to our lunch stop at the Ellensburg Pasta Company.After lunch, our host, Steve Hayden, took us to the Ellensburg Train Station that he is restoring. An ambitious project indeed as the roof requires replacing and all sorts of birds and other animals called it home for the past many years.Steve’s Flying Horse Ranch is a short distance west of town. Our first stop was the lower building, home to his car collection and hundreds of porcelain and neon gasoline and automotive signs. The car collection includes a couple-dozen vehicles with four Full Classics including three Packard’s and a 1947 Cadillac Series 62 convertible. Other cars of interest included a ’53 and ’54 Skylark, a couple of sensational Cadillac Eldorados and a true Yenko Camaro.The upper building houses his train memorabilia collection. If you are a true “Seattle-ite” you remember the Great Northern display that was in the King Street Station. It displayed their routes with scenes from the various destinations. As a child, I was mesmerized by the display

tour of fLying Horse rancHHost: Stephen Hayden

August 24th, Ellensburg, WAArticle by Carl Bomstead,

Photography by Michael Bradley and John Koziol

Frank Daly’s 1935 Packard, Steve Hayden’s 1936 Packard and John Schoenfeld’s 1937 Cadillac

Driving ClassicsFrank Daly

1935 Packard Club Sedan

Ed Rittenhouse1931 Cadillac 5-Passenger Sedan

John Schoenfeld1937 Cadillac Sport Coupe

In attendance: Scott & Karen AndersonCarl & Chris BomsteadMichael & Ildy BradleyJim Buckley & Guest Stan & Val Dickison

Jerry Greenfield & Guest Keenon KennedyTerry & Cherry Jarvis John & Donna Koziol

Roy & Terry MagnusonGlenn Mounger

Steve & Annie NormanKim Pierce & Norma Sola-Pierce

Ed Rittenhouse & Guests

Ed Rittenhouse’s 1931 Cadillac


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and was reunited with it in Steve’s collection. All sorts of china and dinner service items from various railroads were on display as well as calendars dating from the ‘20s. Over-looked by many were the two 1917 Great Northern band uniforms that certainly looked uncomfortable but were unusual. As an added treat we were invited into Steve’s home containing his collection of early turn-of-the century gambling and bordello memorabilia. Intricate inlaid gaming tables, early art work and other devices that would have been in an 1800’s saloon were all displayed. A few people noted the engraved leather Tom Mix rear tire cover that was stated to be from his Duesenberg. My guess would be that it was from his Cord that he was killed in when it missed a bridge in Arizona, but we most likely will never know. We thanked Steve and made our way back over the Pass having visited a collection that is rarely available for viewing. It ranks as one of the best and certainly the most varied with cars, trains, signs and gambling memorabilia; all of which are exceptional.

Clockwise: Steve’s car barn, a peek at Steve’s car collection, fully-restored caboose, conductor hats, our amazed tour group.


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1948 Freedom Train Stops in Washington & Oregon

March 30 - Walla WallaMarch 31 - YakimaApril 1–2 - PortlandApril 3 - EugeneApril 4 - CorvallisApril 6 - SalemApril 7 - OlympiaApril 8 - TacomaApril 9–10 - SeattleApril 12 - WenatcheeApril 13 - Spokane

In April 1946, with President Truman’s “strongest endorsement,” an idea took shape to create a “Freedom Train” carrying America’s most precious documents and other national treasures, including the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, one of the 13 original copies of the Constitution, the Emancipation Proclamation, the Gettysburg Address, the Iwo Jima flag, the German and Japanese surrender documents that ended World War II, and a precious original of the Magna Carta, written in 1215.

The seven-car rolling exhibit placed documents of American liberty next to dozens of documents illustrating tyranny and despotism. The hope was for the exhibit to cause a reawakening in the hearts of Americans and serve as a reminder that freedom must never be taken for granted.

In August 1947, the “Freedom Train” became a reality with equipment loaned by key American companies. The engine, manufactured by the American Locomotive Corporation (ALCO), was a brand new 2000 horsepower PA-1. The train cars came from several sources; the Pennsylvania Railroad provided three exhibit cars, the Pullman Company provided three Pullman cars for train-staff accommodations and the Santa Fe Railway provided the baggage car. Noted designer, Chester Mack, designed the red, white and blue paint-scheme.

Beginning in Philadelphia on September 17, 1947 and ending in Washington D.C. on January 22, 1949 the Diesel Electric Streamliner traveled on a 37,160-mile tour. An Honor Guard Detachment of 29 United States Marines in their dress blues guarded the train and served as interpreters. The “Freedom Train”

used 52 different railroads to reach all 48 states (Alaska and Hawaii were not yet states). It was the only train-set ever to operate in every state and stopped in 326 cities and towns on its route. Over 3 million people boarded the “Train,” many waiting in line for hours for the opportunity.

Klassic Korner for KidsThe 1948 Freedom Train

The CCCA defines a Full Classic® as a car built during the 1925-1948 Classic Era. Our featured Lincoln Continental was built in February 1948, just a month before the “Freedom Train” arrived in Washington State. While the Freedom train did not stop at the Ellensburg Station we toured, it did stop in nearby Yakima.

Freedom Train pulling into Union Station April 9, 1948Seattle Museum of History and Industry Collection


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Drew is one of our newer members, having joined the club in 2012. He is a familiar face at LeMay America’s Car Museum as he volunteers there often and was instrumental in aiding Bill Allard at their show field during our 2012 CCCA Grand Classic. Born in Ohio in 1952, Drew made his way to the Pacific Northwest in 1984 and settled in the Magnolia neighborhood. He is a Viet Nam

Army veteran and entered the brick masonry trade thereafter. Retiring in 2007, he became active in the hot glass movement and now blows designer beads. Drew is also active in the Woodland Park Lawn Bowling and Bocce Club and historical flight museums in our area. He enjoys outings to SIR, vacationing and loves all cars, with a particular affinity for British manufacturers. He has owned TR3, 4 and 6 in his earlier years. There is no plane, train, boat, motorcycle or car that does not get at least a second look from Drew!

Member Profile on Drew Cornish“a busy guy”

By Val Dickison, PNR Membership Chair

Membership UpdatesNew Members John & Barbara Anna Kefalonitis 2 La Barre Rd Blairstown, NJ 07825 Home # 908-459-4201 Home region: Metro [email protected] 1942 Packard 8, 2004 Limo 1932 Packard I, 900, Sedan

CorrectionBrian & Brice Canfield 142 Point Fosdick Circle NW Gig Harbor, WA 98335

Microtips froM MeMbersBy Scott Anderson

Tool Care: Many of us use the spray on, wipe off ‘5 Minute Detailer’ products produced by any number of manufacturers. The norm is to use one cloth for cleaning, and another for polishing. (The cleaning cloth tends to absorb more of the product of course.) After a session of cleaning my car(s), it is easy to accumulate several cleaning rags that are fairly damp with the product and polishing rags that are quite dry. Before putting them through the wash, I take a moment and wipe down metal items such as tools (socket wrenches/sockets, screwdrivers), or cabinets, compressors, gauge faces and so forth in the garage. It is a good way to keep everything clean, prevent rust, and looking nice. It only takes a moment, and costs nothing since the product has already been ‘used.’ Of course there are some things I wouldn’t do such as use rags that are particularly dirty or greasy, or apply to wrench or screwdriver handles so as to compromise their utility.Gel Wax: At least one manufacturer makes a gel wax that’s available in most auto parts stores. The advantages are two-fold. First, the product does not dry with a white residue, so if anything is missed in a crevice it isn’t painfully obvious afterward. Second, it is a ‘wipe-on, wipe-off’ application - there is no dry time. (In fact if one lets it dry it is quite difficult to remove). When working on sub-assemblies, or such things as chrome plated top bows with lots of hinge points, I use this material as a part of my detailing process to quickly add shine without having to go back through difficult-to-reach areas and chase the white residue; especially on black parts in the chassis and engine compartment.Editor's Note:Do you have a helpful hint that you are willing to share with your fellow Classic Car aficionados? Be like Don Reddaway and Scott Anderson. Take a minute to save someone hours of frustration! E-mail your helpful hints to the Bumper Guardian Hint Department ([email protected]).

‘Internet Movie Cars Data Base’ ‘Antique Cars Gallery’ websitehttp://www.conceptcarz.comhttp://www.drive.com.auhttp://www.bonhams.comhttp://www.ndsleuths.comwww.reokemneedlearts.comwww.carandclassic.co.ukBBC website ‘Campion’ mysteries www.pbs.orgWikepedia ‘Remington Steele’ & Daimler Motor Co.

‘Portrait of a Motor Car’ by Carl Sandburg‘Built For Adventure’ by Clive Cussler‘Wind in the Willows’ by Kenneth Grahame‘Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald ‘Poirot’ mysteries by Agatha Christie‘Three Investigators’ by Robert Arthur ‘James Bond’ series by Ian Fleming‘The Grapes of Wrath’ by John Steinbeck‘Nancy Drew’ series by Carolyn Keene‘Lord Peter Wimsey’ series by Dorothy L. SayersInspector Morse’ series by Colin Dexter

Classic Films (from page 24)Editor’s Note: Thanks to Laurel for her diligent research on the use of Classic Cars in Film and Literature. If you know of other movies and books that showcase Classic Cars please tell Laurel. She has offered to write the sequel!!

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pebbLe beacH Motoring cLassicBy Arny Barer

Three Hispano Suizas in the same Kirkland parking lot—Wow! While improbable it just tells you that August has arrived and that it is time for Al McEwan’s Pebble Beach Motoring Classic. Each year, Al does his magic and assembles some of the world’s greatest cars for eight days of fun for all and frustration for a few. Traditionally, PNR-CCCA hosts the get-away reception at LeMay Club Auto. It gives our members and their friends an opportunity to see the cars and mingle with the participants who include some of the greats and near-greats of the car collector world. As an example, this year Victor Muller, CEO of Spyker was scheduled to be at the party before he co-drove Hugo Modderman’s 1930 Hiso H6C Cabriolet deVille, Kellner. However Herr Muller was detained signing the legal papers for his billion-dollar+ lawsuit against GM over his acquisition of Saab.Beside the cars and the conversation, there is also the finest cheap wine, ample beverages and Costco haute cuisine that my wife Carol can assemble. There are few greater culinary treats than eating prawns over the fender of a 1932 Lincoln KB Roadster like the one brought by Dale and Marilyn Lillard of Phoenix. However, I suspect the highbrows actually might prefer the roll-up sandwiches near Jules Heumann’s 1937 Hiso K-6 Coach, Chapron. And if you just love the Classics or are on a diet, you could get a near- caloric jolt by viewing the 1930 Packard 740 Roadster belonging to Carl and Georgia Hummel of Doylestown, OH; or the 1928 Packard 443 Phaeton of Gordon & Betty Logan of Georgetown, TX. To me, viewing the 1925 Mercer Series 6 Raceabout-the last Mercer built- once owned by Jerry Greenfield, but after an extensive restoration now owned Johnny and Christine Crowell of San Ramon, CA was equivalent to eating a great steak dinner.Our members were not only viewers but also participants on the Tour. Besides Al and Sandi in the 1931 Pierce Model 42 Dual Cowl Phaeton, Denny and Bernie Dochnahl drove their 1934 Packard 1100 Sedan and James and Sherry Raisbeck toured in their 1953 Chrysler Coupe, Ghia (nc). Monte Holmes went in style driving the 2012 Bentley promotion car (nc). If you can’t go to Pebble, the Send-Off is the place to go. If you also can go to Pebble, it’s still great fun.

Top to Bottom:☞ Peter Hageman hard at work☞ Brian Pollock enjoying the show☞ Studying the tour route☞ Final polish before the big trip☞ Jerry Greenfield & Conrad Wouters

1925 Mercer Series 6 RaceaboutJohnny & Christine CrowellSan Ramon, CA

1937 Hispano Suiza K-6Jules Hermann & Barbara Pastorello - San Francisco, CA

1931 Pierce-Arrow 42AL & Sandi McEwan - Redmond, WA

1928 Packard 443Gordon & Betttye Logan - Georgetown, TX

1934 Packard 1100Denny & Bernadene Dochnahl - Renton, WA

1930 Packard 740Carl & Georgia Hummel - Doylestown, OH

1932 Lincoln KBDale & Marilyn Lillard - Phoenix, AZ

1930 Hispano Suiza H6CHugo Modderman - Monte Carlo, Monaco

Victor Muller - The Netherlands

Full Classics®

on the Pebble Beach Motoring Caravan

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tour of a trident subMarineJuly 24, 2012

A group from the PNR-CCCA had the opportunity to tour a boomer; likely the single most important part of the nuclear deterrent function of our military. Our group met at the Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport just before 9 in the morning and enjoyed a cup of coffee and treats to start the day. We had to leave all photographic equipment behind as we boarded a bus and had a tour of the training facilities. Then lunch and a guided tour of the USS Nevada, in port for some updates prior to heading out to sea.

The Ohio Class submarine is 560 feet long, 60 feet in diameter and the sail is 99.5 feet above water line.

Many thanks go to Bruce Harlow for making this event possible and to Bettye Shifrin-Gluth for making it happen.

PNR Tour Group

Tour Guide MC1 Ahron Arendes

BANGOR, Wash. July 8, 2012

The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Nevade (SSBN 733) returns to its homeport of Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor follwoing a strategic deterrent patrol.

U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Ed Early/Released)

ParticipantsBruce Harlow

William Gulth & Bettye Shifrin-Gluth

Lou & Bunny BerquestDick & Judy Buckingham

Chris & Marjory (Deibel) Earle Alexis & Stuart EarleEric & Barbara Mann

Phil McCurdy Bill & Judy Mote

David & Lydia MurrayEd Noble

Brian & Randy PollockBrian & Lisa Rohrback

Jon Schoenfeld Willie Spann

David & Jody SmithAlex Voss

Jeremy Voss


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If your car is equipped with the Startix automatic starting system, you may find it includes a backfire circuit breaker threaded into the in-take manifold. This device prevents the Startix from attempting to start the car should the motor ever turn-over in a backwards rotation. Once activated, it opens the circuit pow-ering the Startix and heats a spring that holds the circuit open for a few moments, while the motor comes to a stop. When the spring cools, the circuit to activate the Startix is re-established and ready for the next start cycle.So, how do we know if this device is operating correctly? Pondering this question, I decided to remove the unit from the manifold and while connected to a battery and test light, see if injecting compressed air (a backfire) into the inlet would result in the test circuit being interrupted. An eventual 60 lbs. of pressure didn’t turn the light out; neither did pushing a small screwdriver into the inlet hole; suggesting either the pressure wasn’t high enough, or that the unit was “stuck.” I then removed the metal cover to access the innards, and tried unsuccessfully to lift the circuit-breaking piston that normally would be pushed up by the backfire, by hand. As such, I decided to do a complete disassembly. After removing the electrical contacts above the piston, a light “tap” with a drift punch into the threaded opening at the bottom, popped-off the washer-like “cap” and ejected a small aluminum piston. This piston is slightly tapered and rides in a similarly

tapered cylinder. Gravity and manifold vacuum hold the piston in the “down” position against the seat and the tapers help assure a leak-tight seal (a leak here becomes an intake manifold leak). Upon a backfire, the piston is momentarily pushed upwards, breaking the electrical circuit and de-activating the Startix. At least that happens if the piston isn’t stuck. Inspection of the piston revealed that time and temperature had taken a toll on this small die-cast piece; it was no longer round, and had a high area that was causing the piston to stick in the cylinder. A couple strokes with a file on the high spot allowed the piston to slide smoothly and a light coat of grease was applied to help prevent corrosion and sticking. As noted above, the electrical contacts must be removed in order to access the piston. This requires drilling-out two small rivets on the heater spring, and later replacing them with #1-72 machine screws and nuts. I also lightly peined-over the top of the cylinder to keep the washer “cap” from coming-off when the piston is pushed up. The metal cover is replaced by re-bending the four hold-down tabs. After re-assembly, the piston now lifts easily and opens the Startix circuit. (As an aside, if the primary points are corroded or held open, the Startix will not operate from the ignition key. So it might be wise to carry a jumper wire in the toolbox to bridge the two exterior terminals and thus quickly eliminate this unit as the source of a failure-to-activate issue).

startix autoMatic starting systeM repair

By Bill Allard

Assembled Startix backfire switch

Switch with cover removed

Piston and “cap”

A “Classic” 4th of JulyYarrow Point Parade

Jeffrey & Brian Rohrback

Jon Schoenfeld & Grandsons

Jerry Greenfield

Noel & Jan Cook

Najib & Diane Azar

John McGary

John McGary & family

Small town celebration in a big metropolis.

The parade is all downhill.A perfect venue for

CLASSICS. A great time was had by all.

AttendeesDiane & Najib Azar

1933 Packard Conv. VictoriaJohn & Mary Campbell 1931 Rolls-Royce PhaetonMichael & Ildy Bradley

Jim Buckley Model T (nc)

Noel & Jan Cook 1935 Bentley Sedanca Coupe

Stan & Val Dickison 1935 Packard Convertible Victoria

Jerry Greenfield Woodie (nc)

Roy & Terry Magnuson Corvette (nc)

Al & Sandi MeEwan 1932 Pierce-Arrow Dual Cowl

John & Kay McGary 1937 Rolls-Royce SaloonBrian & Randy Pollock

1935 Bugati Drophead CoupeBrian & Jeffrey Rohrback 1939 Bentley All Weather

John Schoenfeld & Grandsons 1937 Cadillac Sport Coupe

Tom Sumner 1941 Lincoln Continental

1947 Packard Darrin replicaPeter Hageman (former member)

356 Porsche (nc)

Stan Dickison, Diane & Najib Azar

Roy & Terry Magnuson

Jeffrey & Brian Rohrback

Al & Sandi McEwan & friends

Jeffrey & Brian

Rohrback

Brian & Randi Pollock

Tom Sumner & friends

Jim Buckley


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a Vintage picnic on tHe sHores of Mason Lake

Attendees with Full Classics®

Najib & Diane Azar 1934 Packard

Brian Rohrback 1939 Bentley

Sam Barer driving Arny Barer’s 1929 Franklin

Also attending: Bill & Lucy Allard, Stan & Val Dickison and (past PNR members)

Bruce & Betty Armstrong

Longtime PNR members Gary and Merrisue Steinman opened their lovely Mason Lake home to our club, as well as other car clubs on August 11th for their great annual summer picnic. We were fortunate to have a beautiful day and the drive to Kitsap County was very pleasant. Unfortunately our club attendance was a bit sparse due to conflicting events that day, such as the Holzerland Picnic in Monroe. Those that could not make it missed good food and company, plus some great live music. It was an exciting collection of antiques, Classics, hot rods, sports cars, tons of food, beverages and a little bit of country and a little bit of rock-and-roll. The entertainment was provided by Kel Schmitz whose voice and guitar brought back many of the classics of the 1960s through the present. Our thanks go again to Gary and Merrisue for hosting this enjoyable gathering.

Captions Top - Bottom, L-R:Row 1: The Steinman’s great venueRow 2: 1933 Packard and Arny Barer’s 1929 Franklin Row 3: Najib & Diane Azar’s 1933 Packard and Bruce & Betty Armstrong’s 1941 CadillacRow 4: Stan Dickison, Merrisue Steinman, and Bill Allard


A year or so ago I was trying to solve a future cooling problem on my 1949 Bentley Special project. I had cut down the radiator about five inches which meant that the upper radiator hose would be cut by the engine’s fan blade. The solution to this problem was to install an electric fan. When I started rebuilding the water pump I found I actually needed to replace it at great (Bentley) expense. I decided to look into electric water pumps as a cost comparison. Surprisingly, I found that an electric pump was less expensive, could come with a digital multi-purpose controller and it would operate both an electric fan and an electric pump in unison. I decided to go with Davies Craigs’ alloy electric water pump (EWP) that weighs about 2.56 pounds. It’s light enough to only need a short section of bottom radiator hose in lieu of a mounting bracket. The radiator fan and water pump on the Bentley can be seen in the photo to the right. There is ample room for the pump on my Bentley project because the engine has been moved back fourteen inches on the chassis and the radiator is only moved back about ten inches. Davies Craig have a kit which includes the pump, digital controller, some adapter pipes, and all the wiring needed to install the controller under the dash of your car for less than $500. They recommend that the controller be away from the heat of the engine for longer term best results so mine will be under the dash but easily available to re-program should I want to change operating temperatures. The controller itself is easily programmable in five-degree increments from 75c to 95c. The digital controller will also operate the engines electrical fan automatically once the engine has reached plus 3c above the target temperature. A significant benefit too is that the controller will also run the electric water pump after ignition shut down to reduce heat soak. A negative for those Classic car owners who might install the unit on their touring vehicle is that the electric pump is only available as a 12-volt unit.While I was in Western Australia last fall, I asked Trevor Eastwood about Davies Craig’s products. He advised that he runs all his pre-war cars with the Davies Craig fans and electric water pumps otherwise he wouldn’t be able to use his cars all summer in their plus 40c temperatures.Davies Craig is headquartered near Melbourne in Australia but also have American distributors (see sidebar).

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You’ve seen this car before. Recent experience has brought it to my attention again. I was interviewed for the CCCA publication along with Gene O’Hara and Bob Mosier; all of us alumni of Hill & Vaughn. The interviewers were excellent and the chat brought up some memories that had been buried deep for years.

Ken and I had spent six years finishing off the project. We really didn’t know what we had and were stunned when it got Most Elegant at Pebble and several 100 point showings at CCCA events. Ken drove the Packard to all the events,

even to Pebble from LA. The problem was that it was almost undrivable. Charlie Last had left the top bearing out of the steering gearbox, so it was light going one way and almost impossible the other. The brakes were only fair; not balanced. When my father and Phil started trading time, Phil’s memorable comment was, “That was the nicest piece of **** I’ve ever driven.”

The lesson we carried forward to Hill & Vaughn was the restoration isn’t done until it drives as good as it looks. At GVRS all of our engine rebuilds are tested on the dynamometer before installation. It doesn’t go out the door until it can run up The Demon Hill (Fourth of July Pass) and not overheat. It has to pass an eighty-six item safety and function check list. As part of becoming an educated consumer call GVRS and I will be happy to spend as much time as necessary to familiarize you with every aspect of this company.

This was one of my father’s favorite cars. It was a nice original (now called a survivor) and he loved to drive it. The worst mistake he made was to let it be used in the film WC Fields and Me. Despite a cast which included Rod Steiger, it was a stinker of a movie. You Tube has a clip which starts out with the Packard. A wide shot of the interior was needed, so some twit cut the door strap and let the door smack into the coachwork. To add insult to injury, the cigar lighters were stolen.

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On June 16th, 2012, a group of PNR-CCCA members joined a sojourn to visit the private retreat known as Caledon in the vicinity of Arlington, Washington. Although the event was organized by the Bentley Drivers’ Club, about half of the participants were from our club.

Caledon is a serene setting with a 17,000 square-foot lodge nestled into a nearly four-square mile bit of Northwest heaven. The facility sports an 18-hole private golf course set into very natural surrounds. A small-scale train (we rode on the diesel train but a steam engine is also in residence) provided a thirty-minute tour through the grounds. Scaled train yards and a small go-kart race track complete with grandstands grace the property as well.

Although our host, Bruce McCaw was unable to attend, he provided us with an excellent lunch and an excuse for a great outing.

Our Train Station

A Visit to Caledon

Visiting the Trainyard

Attending:Terry and Roy Magnuson (our intrepid leaders)

Noel CookTom Crompton (2011 member)

Stan DickisonJack Goffette

Colin Gurnsey (all the way from Canada)Sandi and Al McEwan

Judy and Bill MoteBarbara and Terry McMichael

Lee and Ed NobleAnnie and Steve Norman

Brian Rohrback

The Normans, Dickison, Magnuson, the McEwans, Goffette, and Cook

Classics parking at the Lodge

Our Tour of the Property

The Diesel Workhorse

Representing the 1920s thru the 2000s


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Column 1: John Campbell at the swap meet; Liz Holdeman & Bill Smallwood; Brian & Brice Canfield; Column 2: Arny Barer, Michael & Ildy Bradley, Brian Pollock & his (nc) Morgan, Woody & Hound

aLL britisH fieLd Meet

The 24th Annual Western Washington All-British Field Meet will challenge nearly any other event for sheer size of the name. Oh, and a lot of cars; my estimate was about 500 vehicles ranging from the featured marquee, the Austin Mini, to beautiful new McClarens.

This year’s assembly was held, as in past years, at Bellevue College on July 28th, 2012 and a passel of PNR-CCCA members participated both in supplying cars and in the organization. However, almost as if we had planned ahead of time, all of the PNR members brought their “other” cars and there was only one Classic present, a W.O. Bentley owned by local legends Walt and Dee Carrel.

Club members Brian and Brice Canfield were everywhere and Brian performed emcee duties with a perfect mix of wit and car sense.

Attending the 2012 ABFM were:Arny BarerMichael and Ildy BradleyJohn and Rob CampbellBrice and Brian CanfieldLiz and John HoldemanTerry McMichaelBrian PollockBrian and Jeffrey RohrbackBill Smallwood


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The Legends Pacific Northwest Car Club and the Kirkland Downtown Association has built what is now the 10th annual event with more than 500 specialty cars descending on the downtown core for a massive car showing. Admission is free and

proceeds from the registrations all goes to local charities. Two PNR-CCCA members had their cars on display; Ron and Gayle Doss brought a 1936 Packard 1404 Phaeton and Don and Arlene Jensen displayed their 1937 Cord Beverly (although admittedly Arlene split her time with the Bellevue Art Show). Ron and Gayle are tireless contributors to this event both in organization and in judging the cars. Try to make this event next year!

The Legends, A Pacific Northwest Car Club was founded in 2000 and represents a variety of cars from Antiques, Classics and Sports cars to Hot rods and late-model performance cars. Interested in becoming a member? Check-out their website http://legendscarclub.net or talk to Ron Doss or Don Jensen

Top: Ron & Gayle Doss w/ 1936 PackardBottom: Don Jensen (center) w/ 1937 Cord

On July 28th, the Gig Harbor Cruisers Automotive Club hosted the 15th Annual Cruise the Narrows Car Show at Gig Harbor Uptown Plaza, 4735 Point Fosdick Drive Gig Harbor 98335.

All years, makes and models of vehicles are welcome to enter the show. The featured Marques for 2012 were Cadillac and LaSalle. This year 234 cars were on display including PNR member Jon Schoenfeld’s Classic 1937 Sport Coupe Cadillac. Proceeds from the show support local educational scholarships.

For more information Gig Harbor Cruisers P.O. Box 2642 Gig Harbor, WA 98335

Top: Jon Schoenfeld’s 1937 Cadillac Sport Coupe Bottom: Michael Bradley’s selection for Best of Show!


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cLassic cars in fiLMs & Literature By Laurel Gurnsey

When Colin bought his 1936 Lagonda, we started noticing how many Lagondas appeared in movies, television and books. Lagondas were the focus of this article but I soon grew curious about other CCCA cars in film and literature.Many movies with iconic cars or car scenes came to mind. But when I searched for ones highlighting great American Classic cars I found the cars used in many films were either European, post-Classic, pre-Classic, or not Classics at all. ‘The Great Race’ with Tony Curtis, had cars that were too early. The Trans Am in ‘Smoky and the Bandit’ was iconic but not a Classic. The Mustang Steve McQueen raced down the San Francisco hills in ‘Bullitt’? Famous but not a Classic. The Ford that carried Bonnie Parker to her death in ‘Bonnie and Clyde’? Not a Classic. Many approved American Classics were appearing, but only as backdrops.

The 1940 Academy Award

and an Auburn Speedster. Both cars are Classics and the clip is worth seeing! A ‘36 Auburn Speedster appeared in Season 2 of television’s ‘Remington Steele’ but Colin thinks that one was just a copy. I was originally going to start with Lagondas, so here they are:1942’s Academy Award winning ‘Mrs. Miniver’, with Greer Garson and Walter Pigeon, takes place during the World War II air raids in England. A 1936 Lagonda (LG 45, 4.5 litre) plays a huge part in one of the movie’s most dramatic scenes, when it is strafed by enemy planes. A ‘36 Lagonda LG45 4.5 Litre DHC (the same one?) appears in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1941 movie ‘Suspicion’ (Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine) as part of the climax. Joan’s character suspects her husband (Cary) is about to kill her by pushing her out of the car as they race along a cliff-side road. The

2007 movie ‘Atonement’ also has a Lagonda...a ’37 LG 45R Rapide.In North America, we have access to great British television series, thanks to PBS programs like ‘Masterpiece

winning ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ included a 1931 Buick Series 90. CCCA approved. But the most iconic car in the movie, a 1926 Hudson Super Six Sedan (carrying the main characters and all their possessions West from the ‘30s Dust Bowl) is not an approved Classic. Frustrated, I kept looking and here we go!!! The 1925 Pierce-Arrow Series 80 Runabout in 1967’s ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ with Julie Andrews is a Classic.

A CCCA approved 1930 Packard Big Eight Tonneau Windshield Phaeton appears in a crowd-scene with Charlize Theron in 2000’s ‘The Legend of Bagger Vance’.The character Cosmo Topper in

the 1937 movie ‘Topper’ (with Cary Grant as debonair ghost George Kerby) drives a 1936 CCCA approved Lincoln Model K. Another Classic is

the 1941 Lincoln Continental driven by Sonny Corleone (James Caan) in ‘The Godfather’ and used during the bullets-flying scene in which Sonny is killed by a rival gang. The website ‘Cars In Depth’ features a 1937 clip from ‘Love Is News’, (Tyrone Power and Loretta Young) with a chase between a ‘36 Cord 810


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Theatre’. In ‘Poirot’, based on Agatha Christie’s mystery novels, Inspector Hastings drives a 1931 Lagonda 2 litre Low Chassis Tourer. The BBC mystery series ‘Campion’ also featured a

Lagonda (a 16/80 sports touring car introduced in 1932).We always connect James Bond with Aston Martins. It was a surprise to read that James used a 1933 Bentley convertible as his ‘Casino Royale’

car. ‘Contrary to popular belief, Bond’s preference has historically been firmly with Bentley Motors. He owned three Bentleys in the course of the fourteen original novels written by Ian Fleming.’ -- Bentley Website

Bonhams’ 2009 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance auction included the 1928 Rolls-Royce 40/50 Phantom I Ascot Dual Cowl Sport Phaeton used in 1974’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ with Robert Redford (based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel.) A 1930 Rolls-Royce Phantom II is the main character of 1964’s ‘The Yellow Rolls-Royce’.

CCCA Classics also appear in 2007’s BBC mystery ‘Miss Marple’ (1939 Alvis 4.3), 1966’s ‘Munster, Go Home’ (Alvis Speed 20) and 2011’s ‘Transformers, Dark of the Moon’ (Bugatti type 35 B).Kenneth Grahame’s 1908 book ‘Wind in the Willows’ is before Classics but contains a line that owners of Classic cars will appreciate. The car Toad steals is a ‘proper motor car’ and this bit captures the joy Toad feels as he sees it for the first time:“Toad….stared fixedly in the direction of the disappearing motor-car…..At intervals he was still heard to murmur ‘Glorious, stirring site…the poetry of motion! The real way to travel.’ “

In the ‘Nancy Drew’ mysteries (introduced in 1930 under pseudonym Carolyn Keene), Nancy drives an unidentified blue roadster. Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The Three Investigators’ mystery books (Robert Arthur, 60s /70s), had the boy detectives driven around by chauffeur, Worthington, in a Rolls-Royce Phantom they won in a contest:‘It was a Rolls-Royce of rather ancient vintage, with huge headlights like snare drums and a tremendously long hood….and it gleamed like jewellery…..’Golly,’ Pete said reverently…’It looks like a car a billionaire, a hundred and ten years old would ride in.’

Colin Dexter’s ‘Inspector Morse’ detective novels use a classic Lancia, and Daimlers are featured in Dorothy L. Sayers’ ‘Lord Peter Wimsey’ detective novels.

Clive Cussler, author of the ‘Dirk Pitt’ adventure novels, has a new non-fiction book out called ‘Built For Adventure’. It features Classic cars he uses in his novels (based on his own collection.) I bought this book for Colin for Christmas and it has really great photographs of the collection.

I’ll end with a bit from Carl Sandburg’s ‘Portrait of a Motor Car’ and a quote from Toad.

‘It’s a lean car … a long-legged dog of a car … a gray-ghost eagle car.The feet of it eat the dirt of a road … the wings of it eat the hills.Danny the driver dreams of it when he sees women in red skirts and red socks in his sleep.It is in Danny’s life and runs in the blood of him … a lean gray-ghost car.’

Then Toad:‘The motor-car went Poop-poop-poop, As it raced along the road.’

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P N R M E M B E R E N T R I E SC L A S S I C S

1926 Pierce-Arrow 80 - LeMay Family Collect.1928 Bugatti Type 44 - Stephen Norman1929 Pierce-Arrow 125 - Roy Dunbar1931 Pierce-Arrow 42 - Al and Sandi McEwan1931 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Cont. - John and Mary Campbell1932 Auburn 160A - Carl King1935 Packard 1207 - Stan and Valerie Dickison1937 Packard 1507 - Michael Peck1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III - Peter Gleeson1938 BMW 327/28 - Stephen Norman 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K - Siegfried Linke1940 Packard 1803 - Bill and Karel Deibel1941 Cadillac 62 - Scott and Karen Anderson1947 Bentley MK VI - Terry McMichael1947 Packard 2106 (non-judged) - Tom Sumner

S P O R T S1965 Porsche 356 C Coupe - Stan and Val Dickison

M U S C L E1956 Chevrolet Corvette - Roy Magnuson

H I S T O R I C R A C E C A R S1929 Bentley 4.5 Liter - Roy Magnusun1951 Bentley Blower Racer - Jack Goffette1953 Cooper (Pooper) Mk8R - Denny and Sue Aker (Winner third in class)

The 5th Annual Alderwood-Terrace Rotary Concours d’Elegance at The Wood unveiled a 60-car field on display on the 18th fairway of the Lynnwood Golf Course this past June 23rd. The best kept secret in South Snohomish County, the course sits nestled in a setting that is both elegant and secluded. With water features, foliaged trees, lush greenery and a walking bridge as a backdrop, the fairway provided an opportunity for these vehicles to be shown in an environment that is unsurpassed for the area. The Concours d’Elegance at The Wood has become a must-see event of premier cars in the Northwest.This year’s featured marque was SOVREN Historic racing cars. On display were fifteen stunning Full Classic vehicles, fifteen 356 Porsches and fifteen muscle cars from 1958 to 1970. Alderwood-Terrace Rotary Club provided a VIP tent, wine tasting, and a live auction as a bonus. Thanks to Harris Private Bank for their support as Title Sponsor..This event is the annual fundraiser for the Alderwood Terrace Rotary Club. Proceeds go back to the local community to support organizations such as Clothes for Kids, Little Red School House, NW School for Hearing Impaired Children, Pathways for Women, The Homework Center, thousands of Christmas gifts distributed throughout the region, plus many more local and International projects.Please mark the date July 13th, 2013 in your calendar and plan on participating in a special display of automobiles in one of the Northwest’s premier Concours. Hope to see you there….arrivederci!

concours d’eLegance at tHe Wood

Featuring SOVEREN Historic Racers CCCA Full Classics® and

the 356 Porsche Club

PNR-CCCA members serving on Concours committees were Kim Pierce Show Chairman, and William Smallwood III and Brian Canfield, Car Selection. Assisting on the Selection Committee was Jack Goffette. Thank you for the support of the CCCA Board and many thanks to Stan and Val Dickison for their support over the last 4 years.

AWARDS to PNR FULL CLASSICS®

Peoples’ Choice1938 BMW 327/28

Owner PNR Members Stephen and Annie Norman

Full Classics1st Place - 1938 Mercedes 540K Special Roadster

Owner PNR Members Siegfried and Darlene Linke2nd Place - 1941 Cadillac 62 Convertible

Owner PNR Members Scott and Karen Anderson3rd Place - 1926 Pierce Arrow Model 80 Roadster

Owner LeMay Family Collection

Al McEwan’s 1932 Pierce-Arrow 42

Kim Pierce, Event Chairman (in the rain) Stan Dickison’s 1935 Packard 1207

Siegfried Linke’s 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Carl King’s 1932 Auburn 160A Peter Gleeson’s 1937 Rolls-Royce P-III

Roy Magnuson’s 1929 Bentley 4.5 Litre LeMay Family Collection1926 Pierce-Arrow Model 80

Michael Peck’s 1937 Packard 1507Tom Sumner’s Packard Darrin (nc)

Bill Deibel’s 1940 Packard 1803 Steve Norman’s 1938 BMW 327/28 Scott Anderson’s 1941 Cadillac 62

Steve Norman’s 1928 Bugatti Type 44 John Campbell’s 1931 Rolls-Royce P-II

Roy Dunbar’s 1929 Pierce-Arrow 125


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As you will have seen by the time you read this, the Special Bumper Guardian Issue on the Grand Classic and Coming-Out Party is full of great stories and pictures of our members showing their cars and enjoying the many social activities that took place in Tacoma over this well-attended, very enjoyable weekend. In our efforts to gain improved CCCA National’s recognition of our treasured Bumper Guardian, we used this opportunity to get credit for publishing a large full-color special issue bringing our planned total to five this year. That will help; however to further impress those folks, we need to publish more hard-to-get technical articles. So, if you or any of your friends have any helpful tricks to make restoration or maintenance of a Classic Car easier or better, let us know and we’ll work with you to make it into a story we can publish. As always, we give credit to the person who originated the idea.Thanks to our very-involved Board of Directors and active member support, the PNR is in the midst of a year of interesting and fun outings. Following the above-described events, on September 1st was the well-attended second annual Crescent Beach Concours d’Elegance in Crescent Beach, British Columbia led by our Canadian members Colin & Laurel Gurnsey. That was followed a week later on September 9th by the Kirkland Concours d’Elegance being held for the first time on the grounds of the LeMay Museum, where again many of our members had cars entered or on display. Look for coverage of these events in the Winter Issue of the BG.More fun events for us all to enjoy are on the docket for the rest of this full and varied year.My best to you all, Ray Loe, Co-editor

Editor ’s Message

Correction: Our esteemed Director had, well shall we say, an embarrassing error in his contribution to the Special Issue BG! Brian is known, on occasion, to coin words and had (or thought he had) intended to write earnestwhile, thinking that all of our Canadian friends are serious of purpose. Either an old-fashioned typo or a spell-checker over-ride (that pesky thing that thinks it knows best) put in the word erstwhile. He says he knows you are all members in good-standing and apologizes for the error!!

Director’s Message continued from page 3

loving touch – if you shift the cars sideways in the garage, I’m sure you can squeeze in another one. Maybe the go-to-market car could be exchanged for a Mini, or a Fiat 500, or a Smart; think of how much less room it would take compared to the old Suburban. I wonder if it can handle towing the car trailer.We have had a very active third quarter with field meets, garage tours, driving opportunities, picnics, and car shows. The events described in these pages cover much of what we do to stay active and healthy as a club. I want to reach out to the membership for ideas as well. Your Board is starting to plan the events for 2013 and we try to mix in a bit of new with the old standbys to keep the events fresh. We can always use ideas from you as well. Feel free to contact me with any idea (well, not ANY idea).This year we learned that Kirkland is not always in Kirkland. The 2012 Kirkland Concours migrated South from the parking structures of Carillon Point to the show field of the LeMay Museum. It was the first cool day in two score days, but the drizzle held off and there was a flash of sun from time to time that kept us in the mood to stay on the grass field with the cars. I think the event went very well; the additional attraction of Shelby cars top and Porsches bottom plus the ability to tour the LeMay Museum made it so you could get your fill even if your appetite for cars was gluttonous. We will have much more to say and show about this event in the next edition of the Bumper Guardian.As we launch into 2013, note that this new year will be the 50th anniversary of the Pacific Northwest Region of the Classic Car Club of America! We have a rich and storied history we can look back upon with pride. In this upcoming year, we will take some time to remember our origins and some of the events in years past that have helped make the club what it is today, a strong and vibrant addition to the Northwest car community. So, look for some articles in the Bumper Guardian that harken back to the day and be prepared to relive some of the early days of the club in events spread throughout the year. It will be a lot of fun.I had a terrific year as Director, ultimately made that way by the members of our club. I cannot think of a finer group of people or ones with whom I would rather spend my time with kicking tires, telling lies and just having a good time (responsibly, of course).Brian Rohrback

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