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The Buick Running BoardDecember 2013
Holiday Party!
December 14th(See Pg. 2 for Details)Please RSVP by Dec. 12!
Director’s MessageRelating events from our Nov. 18th
meeting and upcoming events.
As most of you know, this was the night of our elections. We had a very good turnout for more nominations and voting. • Ray Brown gave a very interesting
talk about his experience restoring the radiator on his 1923 Buick Roadster (pg. 8).
• Please check our new board of directors on page 7.
This message also adds some very important news from our recent board meeting:
Activities Planning for 2014What: Plan for 2014 meetings and tours for the year.When: January 18, lunch at noon meeting starts at 1:00 PMWhere: Larry and Michele Minery’s home2542 E Dorothy Drive, Orange, CA 92869 (Map)Please RSVP for lunch!714 639-1137 or [email protected] plan to attend. Bring your ideas for presentations at our
meetings and other events including tours, picnics, car shows etc. Note: this meeting will be in place of our regular January meeting at Spires.
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OCCBCA Meeting MinutesNovember 19, 2013
Called to order: 7:16 pmMembers Present were: Sheridan Bishop,
John & Jeanne Dyke, Irene & Kenn Foster, Lee Wangerin, Richard & Nancy Brewbaker, Eddie Rusnak, Samuel Engle, Larry Minery, Mel Spears, Ray Brown, Daniel Gerber, Baron Night and Bruce Andren.
Minutes of the October meeting, as noted in the Running Board
Motion to approve the minutes was moved by Dan Gerber, seconded by Kenn Foster. Members present (moved/seconded/approved as emailed or as member received) were all in favor of the minutes.
Guest speaker was Ray Brown on Radiator restoration of his 23 Buick. He presented a movie from down under that he downloaded from the internet. It is a two part segment on how to manufacture a radiator for these old automobiles.
Old Business: Nominations were submitted for vacancies of offices not previously filled. Larry Minery and Lee were nominated for Directors at Large, Sheridan as Director and John Dyke as Asst. Director. No vote was needed as all nominated ran unopposed. Jeanne Dyke - Treasurer, Nancy Brewbaker - Secretary, Ray Brown – Editor. Appointed positions were as follows, Larry Minery - Hospitality, Lee Wangerin - Historian, and Richard Brewbaker, - Wagon Master. (see listing on page 7)
Christmas Party will be at the Dyke’s December 14th, 5 pm for Cocktails (BYOB), 6 pm for dinner, 1720 Bayou Way, Seal Beach. Here is a $10 per person donation if member, or $12 if not, will get you a wonderful dinner. Also, p lease bring an unwrapped toy for the “children’s toy” donation (see page 2)Minutes cont. on page 4
Continued on pg. 3Two changes to note:
• Each of our two Directors at large now has a tile. Larry Minery has been for the past year sending out letters from names he gets form the Buick Bugle of people in our general area inviting them to our meeting. Larry’s official title now is Director in charge of hospitality.
• The other change is Lee Wangerin because of his long involvement in our club, and knowledge of our history, his new title is Director in charge of our club’s history.
In the future our two Directors at large will have these official titles.
•Hol iday Par ty Satu rday December 14: Time is running out to call John or Jeanne Dyke to make your reservations for seating. The club is subsidizing part of the costs. There will be no business except for the official installation of your new officers, Just good times with our good friends. Don’t forget it’s BYOB. Bring your old Buick, also Bring your own BOOZ. There will be some wine available for a reasonable donation.
•A major change for 2014 Our Board of Directors has decided to have only six business meetings next year and six tours, for a total of twelve functions. Our January 18, 2014 planning meeting will be held at Larry Minery’s house (pg. 1). Lunch will be Hot dogs and Chili served at Noon. Our planning meeting will start at 1:00 PM. Please come and give us your input for meetings, and tours. February will be a tour, to be announced and published in our news letter, (No meeting). March will be a regular meeting, April a tour, etc.
Director’s Msg. from page 1
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Cars and Parts for SaleYour ad will run for three months and can be renewed by calling the editor: 714-968-5526• Three doors for a 1959 Buick four door. /complete
with glass and door handles no rust or dents. $50 each Sheridan Bishop III 714-997-2390 (7/13)
• 1965 RIVIERA 23,000(?) orig. miles, PS, PB, 401 CID, 4 BBL. 562-920-1611. (or call Lee Wangerin for details). (8/13)
• 1987 Park Avenue, October Car of the Month pg. 1. Make offer. Contact Mel Spears for more information and to make o f fe r 3 10 -323 - 1 100 or [email protected]. (10/13)
• 1976 Buick Limited, 2 door currently registered, runs and drives, used as a daily driver.$2,900 OBO, Call Gary Martin for details 949-441-8421 (10/13)
• 1964 SPECIAL MODEL 4067 CONV. V6, car is a #4 condition very little rust needs paint, new interior and has a new top that needs to be installed. Chrome is in good shape. Engine has been refreshed and runs strong. The automatic 2 speed transmission is OK as well as the brakes. Mechanically it is good! $4000 OBO. Car is a California car and is in Orange County. Call Bruce Andren 714 317-1110 (12/13)
Roster: Jeanne and Bruce updated out roster and copies were distributed to paid members present and will be available for paid members that were not present.
New Business: Larry Minery updated that we’ve had only one new member s ince September.
Bruce mentioned a few interesting places that we can look into at the January planning meeting for 2014 see pg. 1. Some of the tours that could be of interest to club members would be the Nethercutt Collections of restored autos and a restored personal railcar of the family, the live steam engines at Griffith Park or the Tustin Fire Department’s fire engines. All are good choices of fun things to see for all the family.
Badges not worn: 1 - BaronRaffle 50/50 – $35 was split the club and
Nancy BrewbakerMeeting adjourned 8:42 pm.
~Irene Foster w/rev by S. Bishop
Minutes from page 2
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DRIVING TOUR TO THE BUICK CLUB NATIONAL IN PORTLAND
Outbound (map at right)• (A) Depart July 22,2014 From Mimis Cafe
1400 S.Harbor Blvd Anaheim. 5:00 am. First stop , Village Cafe 112 W. Branch St. Arroyo Grande, Ca. for breakfast departing 9:00 am. 200 miles.
• (B) First night : July22 Motel 6 San Rafael, 737 Francisco Blvd. East #451-4533450, 275 mi.
• (C) Second night July23, Riverside Inn Grants Pass, Or. 986 SE 6th Street #541-4766873. 415 mi.
• (D) Third day:July 24 Red Lion Hotel on the River Portland , Or. 909 N. Hayden Island Dr. #503-2834466 .
Return (with some options)• South Bound after show First nigh July 27.
Red Lion Hotel 1929 4th. St. Eureka. #866-5398430 or#707-4450844 413 mi. From Eureka we plan on driving down the Avenue of the Giants. Taking our time to enjoy the Redwoods.
• Second night San Rafael Motel 6 737 Francisco Blvd #415-4533450. 253mi. From San Rafael you have a choice of driving down Ca 1 or down Ca 101 to home or if we want spend a night in Cambria at Cambria pines Lodge. 2905 Burton Dr.#805-9274200 if interested in a Hearst Castle tour, let us know.
• The driving time from castle to Disneyland is about 4 hours without traffic.
TOUR CONTACT INFORMATIONFor additional info or suggestions contact Richard Brewbaker at 714-7721793 or Sheridan Bishop at 714-9972390 . Caravan email [email protected]
The Buick National will be on the west coast, in Portland, Oregon in July. Richard Brubaker, our 2014 Wagon Master, has planned a driving tour to the meet. All interested are welcome. You may join all of Richard’s itinerary or join at any point along the way.
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Corrections to the 2014 Member’s Roster
2014 Rosters were handed out at the November meeting or mailed to current members. As diligently as we tried, some errors were noted at the meeting. Please make corrections to your rosters for:Pg 4 Larry Merrill - 2 R'sPg 5 Baron Night - home phone prefix is 522, not 523Pg 7 Melvin Spears - home phone is (310) 323-1100, not 0100
Please feel free to e-mail Jeanne Dyke [email protected] if you find any additional errors, we will forward corrections.
1923 Buick Radiator Design “Archie,” The Brown’s ’23 Buick roadster
Closeup of Archie’s original radiator core Structure of a honeycomb core construction
Summary of our November PresentationRay Brown told us about his search to find a suitable replacement for the 90 year-old radiator for his roadster, “Archie.” Ray showed some pictures of the original radiator and described how a new radiator core keeping to the original design will be constructed. Ray concluded with a video showing one method of how a honeycomb radiator is made. The video can be found on YouTube. Part one is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsrvQqwZJPs and part 2 is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nJMN_aynao.
~Ray Brown
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Director Sheridan Bishop III 714 [email protected]
Assistant Director
John Dyke 562 [email protected]
Treasurer Jeanne Dyke 562 [email protected]
Secretary Nancy Brubaker 714 [email protected]
Editor Ray Brown 714 [email protected]
Directors at Large
Lee Wangerin 562 920-1611Larry Minery 714 [email protected]
Wagon Master Richard Brubaker 714 [email protected]
Hospitality Larry Minery 714 [email protected]
Historian Lee Wangerin 562 920-1611
ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER2014 OFFICERS
Our Next General Meeting: Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Orange County Chapter BCAPO Box 3531Tustin CA 92781
Our bimonthly general meetings are held on the third Tuesday of odd Months at Spires Restaurant, 13030 Goldenwest St., Westminster
The meeting starts at 7:00 PM and if you come early you can meet with friends over dinner!
CALENDARDEC. 14Holiday Party at the Dyke’s. (Don’t forget to RSVP. see pg. 2)JANUARY 182014 Planning Meeting at Larry Minery’s. (see page 1)FEBRUARYTour: Venue and date to be announced in Feb. Running Board