The Rocket Review Quarterly Holiday Leftover Edition As I write this, snow is falling and it’s a couple of days before the new year. Yeah, probably time to reflect on the past twelve months and the next twelve. CCR has con- ducted a number of events this past year – our Spring Dust Off in April and our All-GM Show in August are the two major events, but our May BBQ and Fall cruise to White Post Restorations were also fun for those who participated. I’d first like to take this oppor- tunity to thank those who helped this past year. Club VP Cory Correll did his usual ex- cellent job of organizing the All-GM Show, from producing the hand-drawn show artwork to arranging for the show venue to coordinating with the Buick club. Cory obviously has help from many club mem- President Joe Padavano‘s New Year‘s Message Capitol City Rockets —Oldsmobile Club of America 2009-11 Old Cars Weekly Golden Quill Award winning publication July—Jan 2012-13 Volume 23, Issue 3 All –GM Results 2-3 2012 All–GM Pics, Jim McC’s recs 4-7 White Post Restorations Tour Article and Pics 8-9 CCR Calendar/Treas- ury/Classifieds 10-11 Membership Info 12 Inside this issue: Save the Dates!: DUES FOR 2013 ARE OVERDUE. $15 check to club box or use PayPal on website. Sun, Jan 13— Regular Club meet- ing at Kilroys in VA Sun, Feb 10— Regular Club meet- ing at Branded 72 in MD Sun, Mar 10— Regular Club meet- ing at Kilroys in VA Scott Phillips—Editor EDITOR‘S NOTE: Just prior to completing this edition, we learned that long time CCR member Denney Keys, who held board positions in CCR for a long time, and most re- cently always tallied the votes at our All-GM shows, had passed away the morning of December 30th after a year long battle with cancer. His wife Mimi Keys wanted us to pass along his service in- formation. There will be a celebration of Denney’s life on Sunday, January 6th, 2013 at Walden Country Club in Crofton, MD from 1-4 pm. CCR will be mak- ing a donation to the fam- ily and members plan to attend. Happy New Year from the Capitol City Rockets. Inside check out some great fall events, as well as some ―leftovers‖ from 2012. At right is Cory Correll‘s design for the 2102 All-GM Show plaque. It‘s been a while since the last newsletter, so this one will cover a lot of ground! bers to run the show, and they all deserve our thanks. Others I’d like to mention include Scott Phillips for producing our award-winning club newsletter and acting as the glue to hold the club to- gether through his emails and announcements. Owen Grie- semer again graciously hosted the club BBQ at his home, Ken Quincy maintains the club finances and keeps us legal, Jeff Neischel ensures that our membership com- plies with OCA requirements, and Mike Stillwell serves as our OCA representative. These folks all volunteer their time and deserve our thanks. The club also needs your help in the coming year. We exist to serve you, the membership. Please let us know how we can better do
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The Rocket Review Quarterly
Holiday Leftover Edition
As I write this, snow
is falling and it’s a couple of
days before the new year.
Yeah, probably time to reflect
on the past twelve months and
the next twelve. CCR has con-
ducted a number of events this
past year – our Spring Dust
Off in April and our All-GM
Show in August are the two
major events, but our May
BBQ and Fall cruise to White
Post Restorations were also
fun for those who participated.
I’d first like to take this oppor-
tunity to thank those who
helped this past year. Club VP
Cory Correll did his usual ex-
cellent job of organizing the
All-GM Show, from producing
the hand-drawn show artwork
to arranging for the show
venue to coordinating with the
Buick club. Cory obviously
has help from many club mem-
President Joe Padavano‘s New Year‘s Message
Capitol City Rockets —Oldsmobile Club of America 2009-11 Old Cars Weekly Golden Quill Award winning publication
July—Jan 2012-13
Volume 23, Issue 3
All –GM Results 2-3
2012 All–GM Pics,
Jim McC’s recs
4-7
White Post Restorations Tour Article and Pics
8-9
CCR Calendar/Treas- ury/Classifieds
10-11
Membership Info 12
Inside this issue:
Save the Dates!:
DUES FOR 2013
ARE OVERDUE.
$15 check to club
box or use PayPal
on website.
Sun, Jan 13—
Regular Club meet-
ing at Kilroys in VA
Sun, Feb 10—
Regular Club meet-
ing at Branded 72
in MD
Sun, Mar 10—
Regular Club meet-
ing at Kilroys in VA
Scott Phillips—Editor
EDITOR‘S NOTE: Just
prior to completing this
edition, we learned that
long time CCR member
Denney Keys, who held
board positions in CCR for
a long time, and most re-
cently always tallied the
votes at our All-GM
shows, had passed away
the morning of December
30th after a year long battle
with cancer. His wife
Mimi Keys wanted us to
pass along his service in-
formation. There will be a
celebration of Denney’s life
on Sunday, January 6th,
2013 at Walden Country
Club in Crofton, MD from
1-4 pm. CCR will be mak-
ing a donation to the fam-
ily and members plan to
attend.
Happy New Year from
the Capitol City Rockets.
Inside check out some
great fall events, as well as
some ―leftovers‖ from
2012. At right is Cory
Correll‘s design for the
2102 All-GM Show plaque.
It‘s been a while since the
last newsletter, so this one
will cover a lot of ground!
bers to run the show, and
they all deserve our thanks.
Others I’d like to mention
include Scott Phillips for
producing our award-winning
club newsletter and acting as
the glue to hold the club to-
gether through his emails and
announcements. Owen Grie-
semer again graciously hosted
the club BBQ at his home,
Ken Quincy maintains the
club finances and keeps us
legal, Jeff Neischel ensures
that our membership com-
plies with OCA requirements,
and Mike Stillwell serves as
our OCA representative.
These folks all volunteer their
time and deserve our thanks.
The club also needs
your help in the coming year.
We exist to serve you, the
membership. Please let us
know how we can better do
The Capitol City Rockets is the Suburban Maryland, DC,
Northern Virginia chapter of the Oldsmobile Club of America.
The Capitol City Rockets originated in 1989, and is currently
operating in its 24th year. We split monthly meetings (currently)
between Kilroy’s Bar and Grille off the Braddock Road exit of
495 in Northern VA and Branded 72 BBQ in Rockville, with
one peer judged show co-hosted each year with the Metro Buick
Club. The club currently consists of nearly 50 members, from Vir-
ginia, Maryland, Florida, and 1each from DC and West Vir-
ginia. A membership form is located in the back of this newsletter.
One need not own an Oldsmobile to join, and dues remain $15
dollars per year, payable by November the 1st, either by check or
using the PayPal button on our Hemmings.com website. Current
membership in the Oldsmobile Club of America is a requirement of
CCR membership, as we are required to submit club rosters to
OCA for yearly insurance coverage for our events.
Vol. 23, Issue 3, page 2
Keeping the Legend Alive
President’s Message—Continued
The Capitol City Rockets—Who We Are
that. Attendance this year has
been sporadic, and the All-
GM Show actually lost a little
money for the first time. This
may be due to the economy or
it may be due to the changing
needs of the membership. Let
us know. Feel free to contact
any of the club officers, either
through email or by phone,
and tell us how we can make
the club better for you. Do
you have ideas or suggestions
for events? Would a different
time or location for meetings
be more convenient? Is there
some other club benefit that
you’d like to see? Our club is
geographically diverse, and we
try to accommodate that by
scheduling meetings and
events on both sides of the
beltway. Please let us know
how we can improve that.
Best in Show,
Stock. First
time in All
GM history
that a truck
won Best in
Show. 1971
Chevy C-10
1/2 Ton, Don
Shaffer, Mid-
dletown, MD.
All GM Best
in Show,
Modified.
Larry
Roche‘s
1952 Chev-
rolet
Styleline.
Suggestions are certainly wel-come; volunteered labor is even better. The next meeting is January 13th at Kilroy’s in Springfield, VA. We’ll be re-viewing the proposed meeting schedule for 2013 and discuss-ing club events for the year. That would be a great time for you to drop by and offer your suggestions. You can access the club meeting schedule from the CCR webpage at http://clubs.hemmings.com/capitolcityrockets/?club=capitolcityrockets. If you don’t see the most current ver-sion of the website, refresh your browser. I look forward to see-ing you at the January meeting or at future CCR events. Happy New Year. Joe Padavano
Dec CCR Trip to White Post Restorations—Ronnie Smith
On Dec 2nd, CCR visited White Post Restorations in
White Post, VA as our holiday outing. Great day!
Several generations of GM history drove out from
Leesburg and other surrounding areas for a tour of
the White Post Restorations facility. It was both great
weather for the driving, and a lot of new work at WPR
to see on our tour.
Left: Big crowd for
our WPR visit!
Right: A little tough
to read, but this is a
list of the Past Hon-
ors of White Post
Restorations, among
them Pebble Beach,
AACA Grand Na-
tional, Meadow-
brook, you name it.
They do high quality
work!
On December 2nd our club was invited to tour White post Restoration once again. We met for lunch at Jammin' Joe Van Dyke's BBQ in White Post. Everyone enjoyed a great lunch. Joe was happy for the business and couldn't stop thanking me. The turnout of club members and their friends was one of the largest for a club event. At one O'clock we took the short drive to the shop, where over 25 car enthusiasts were treated to a guided tour by owner, Billy Thompson IV. Members that were on tour last year got to see some of the same cars closer to completion. We also got to see a few new arrivals including a Continental Mark II and a Willy's Wombat. Billy told us the story behind these cars, and an-swered the many questions that members and guests had. A new area that was part of the tour this year was the sheet metal fabrication shop. I heard a lot of comments about how beautiful the metal replacement, welding , and metal finishing areas were. Billy got married this past summer. His wife, Crystal, was taking pictures of the tour and members cars to post on their new Facebook page. The page is up and running and they would like everyone to check it out and tag their cars if they would like to. This event has been so successful we are planning to have our 3rd annual White Post Restoration Tour again next November/December. When I asked Billy about doing the tour annually he said "no problem". Billy is all for it.
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More of the White Post Restorations Tour
Still being worked on this year were the 1956 Chrysler
Limos being shipped over to the Middle East. Billy
Thompson IV, our tour guide, related that each of
these triple figure restorations are a little different from
the other 4 as they get special requests from the buyer.
This 50‘s Jaguar was in the body shop, getting the full
once over prior to paint, interior, and mechanical
work. You can see the shiny new fabrication in this
piece. There are certainly artisans at WPR.
There are exotics being worked
on around the shop. If mem-
ory serves correctly, this one
was sent to WPR at the request
of a dying man‘s will, that his
funds be spent directly on its
restoration for his son or
grandson. We should all get
that kind of inheritance!
Scott Hoffman, Steve Meyer, and Jeff Nieschel
parked their early 70‘s Cutlasses out in the lot. The
garages behind them house several parts cars and
awaiting project cars, and a bit of White Post his-
tory...
At first glance, most of us thought this was a Model A
tucked back in a corner of the facility. In fact, it‘s a
rare complete, if rough, early 30‘s Willy‘sWombat . It
was all there, but it‘ll have a long road back!
2012 Capitol City Rockets Calendar/Treasurer’s Report
TENTATIVE CCR CALENDAR
Sun, June 9, 1:30 pm—regular meeting at Kil-
roy‘s in Springfield, VA.
Sun, July 14, 1:30 pm—regular meeting at
Branded 72 in Rockville, MD.
Sat, Aug 10, 9-3 pm—Annual All-GM Show at
Montgomery College in Rockville, MD.
Sun, Sept 8, 1:30 pm—regular meeting at Kil-
roy‘s in Springfield, VA.
Sat, Oct 19, 9-3 pm—Annual Rockville An-
tique and Classic Car Show in Rockville, MD
Sun, Nov 10, 1:30 pm—regular meeting at
Kilroy‘s in Springfield, VA.
Want to know more about local car cruises and
upcoming shows? Check out
www.capitalcruisin.com (Click on our logo and
it will take you to our newly updated Hem-
mings.com website.)
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Capitol City Rockets Tentative
2012 Calendar:
Sun, Jan 13, 1:30 pm—regular
meeting at Kilroy‘s in Spring-
field, VA.
Sun, Feb 10, 1:30 pm—regular
meeting at Branded 72 in Rock-
ville, MD.
Sun, Mar 10, 1:30 pm—regular
meeting at Kilroy‘s in Spring-
field, VA. (tentatively discussed
visit to Howard County Swap
Meet)
Sat, Apr 20, 3-6 pm, Annual
Spring Dust Off @ Nokesville
Burger King, located just South
of the 234 bypass, Manassas.
Part of regular Sat cruise-in ,
same location as 2012.
Sat, May 18, TBD, Annual CCR
Picnic in Middletown, MD
w/cruise to Mt. Airy.
CCR Treasurer‘s Report as of 12-10-12
Balance 11-9-12: $2908.91
Income:
Dues: $45.00
Total Income $45.00
Expenses:
Nov bank charge: $2.00
Total Expenses: $2.00
Balance as of 12-10-12: $2951.91
Treasurer‘s Report—Ken Quincy
CCR Classifieds Classified ads are free to chapter members. We take cars, parts,
services, anything. Submit your typed or printed ad to the Chapter
PO box, marking it ATTN: ROCKET REVIEW, or simply email the
issues at a time. Ads must be resubmitted for reprinting after that
time, and please let Scott know if you wish to discontinue the classi-
fied ad due to sale of the parts or car.
CARS/PARTS FOR
SALE/WANTED :
1970 Delta 88 Custom 4-dr sedan, and will be parting it out. It is very original and complete, some rust and a few small dents, with much good trim. Also, 455 4-bbl, tilt, power trunk, light group and power seat. Anyone interested may contact me via email: Owen Griesemer at [email protected] phone: 240-357-5696
We were in Mount Airy Crazy Ray's Junkyard yesterday and ran across what we believe is a 1965 four door sedan F-85. It is very complete and straight with little rust. The bench seats still have their original upholstery and are in excellent condition. Was too good to end up in the junk-yard. Just wanted let your club know, there are a lot of good parts on this car (ie. fenders, bump-ers etc.). Contact Phil Camp @ [email protected]
For those who haven't heard, the annual AACA/Sugarloaf Mtn Region Antique Auto Swap Meet is moving to a new location this year: no longer held at the Frederick County Fairgrounds, it will be held this year at the Car-roll County Agriculture Center in Westminster, MD March 29 and 30.
Scott Hoffman has a repair facility to promote. Wayne Rogers at Roger‘s Automotive Inc 703-631-4242, 14067 Willard Rd Chantilly VA 20151 is a transmission repair shop. Wayne is a guy that undersells and overproduces. He expects his transmissions to hold up to the abuse. I have a 200r4 behind my 455 and the first rebuild was an utter failure, but of course with a week-end cruiser more time than mileage passed and was out of any possible warranty. So the 2nd re-build on the recommendation of a friend I took the trans to Wayne . When I picked up the trans, Wayne showed me the parts and why the trans failed. Wayne built in the parts I thought I was getting the first time. Bigger band, billet parts I do not remember the name of. Vastly superior to first build and cost about the same. (Heard same review from Jim Hunt recently)
1965 Olds Cutlass—330 CI, 300 HP, all new valve seats, plugs, and wires. Edelbrock 4 barrel carb. New radiator, Flow Master exhaust, all original paperwork, as well as one inch thick file of restoration receipts. Located in Poolesville, MD. Mouse Leibrand’s car. Best Offer! This is the white ’65 that was at the 2012 All GM show. Contact Elsie Leibrand at [email protected] or call her at 301-807-0574.
$15 Club dues were due No-
vember 1. Please renew to
keep receiving the Rocket Re-
view and great club benefits!
THE CAPITOL CITY ROCKETS is a chartered chapter of the
Oldsmobile Club of America, Lansing, MI. Chapter dues are
$15.00 per year. Current OCA membership is required.
Chapter Officials
President .................................................... Joe Padavano