September - Antique Auto Mushers of Alaska

Antique Auto Mushers of Alaska
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Volume 49, Number 9
September 2, 2009
State Fair Plays in !Tops-Down" Weather
Photo: Tom Cresap
The AAMA car show was located near one of the main entrances at the Palmer,
Alaska State Fair grounds. The main entrance thoroughfare was along the side
of the main pavilion at the upper right, so our display drew a large crowd of interested guests.
It didn’t rain on the 2009 Alaska
State Fair in Palmer. In fact, the parade and subsequent show at the fairgrounds took place under mostly clear
skies and shirtsleeve temperatures.
The event was characterized by
two slight changes. First, the parade
followed the customary route, but in
reverse, starting at the Pioneer Center
and ending near the Trouper station.
"39 Plymouth Truck Takes Top Honors
AAMA member Bill Waldron took
both 1st place in the Vintage Truck
category and also Best of Show Grand
Prize with his 1939 Plymouth Pick-Up
Truck at the Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry’s Second Annual Truck Show held on 8 August
2009 in Wasilla, Alaska.
Plymouth, a Division of Chrysler,
built commercial vehicles as early as
1930; mostly delivery sedans based on
their Plymouth automobiles. In 1937
the PT-50 series was introduced as a
half-ton pick-up with a cab that was
very similar to their automobiles.
By 1939 when Bill’s truck, a
PT81, was build they no longer looked
like cars but very much like their
cousin, the ! Ton Dodge Pick-ups.
The last of the Plymouth trucks were
built in 1941.
When Bill got his truck 3 years
ago it had been sitting outdoors for
(Please see p. 3, Waldron’s Winning)
Second, the location of our car show
was next to one of the main entrances
at the fair, so we had lots of traffic and
interest.
LeRoi and Margaret Heaven
chaired the event and facilitated in the
parade staging and in reaching our
designated location for the car show at
the fair.
We had 13 cars: Diane and Dennis
Allen, 1964 Lincoln Continental convertible; Marcy and Tom Cresap, 1966
Mustang; Roy Foster, 1973 Chevrolet
pickup; Barb and Howard Hansen,
1966 Barracuda; Margaret and LeRoi
Heaven, ’61 Studebaker Lark; Barb
Henningsen, 1956 Ford T Bird; Dick
Henningsen, 1956 Ford Crown Vicoria; Sheryl and Scott Hulse, 1954
Rolls Royce Silver Cloud; Tam and
Art Isham, 1956 Ford T Bird; Jan and
Fred Schurman, 1949 Ford sedan;
Sharon and Gary Smith, 1934 Plymouth; Lee Truesdale, 1930 Model A
Ford and Gwyn and Mike Wiedmer,
1949 Ford convertible.
September
Meeting
The September 9, 2009 business
meeting is planned as a rolling
meeting and will start at 6:30 p.m.
Meet, as usual, at the home of Robbie and Marianne Robinson, 3318
Jerde Circle, Anchorage. For Directions, call Robbie, 333-0693 or
Tom, 694-7510.
Our drive-around has been planned
by Gwyn and Mike Wiedmer.
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Running Board Reflections
We're closing out another summer
driving season in Southcentral and I
want to thank everyone for supplying
a great turn out at this year's events.
I'm sure we're all grateful mother nature cooperated with a little less rain
than last year.
We have just a couple events this
month: the final Adopt-A-Road on
September 12 and the Denali Park
tour on September 21 (if you're going,
Bruce should have already contacted
you).
It may seem early but the board is
discussing activities during the
Christmas party. We want to hear
from you, what would you like to see?
Some suggestions include the gift exchange as in previous years; a skit or
two, perhaps a skit competition between teams; a "slide show" of events
from the past year or so; some other
game or contest with a car theme.
These are all just ideas and we need
some further input. Come to a meeting and share your ideas, or contact
one of the board members.
While you're thinking about some
great activity for the Christmas party,
also be thinking of the club leadership
2008 Officers
President: Donn Reese 245-7203
Vice President: Ron Watts 622-1931
Secretary: Sara Stoops 345-5992
Treasurer: Howard Hansen 345-1268
Sergeant at Arms: Fred Scharper
President Donn admires the collection in
the museum of the late Bob Brown. The
facility is maintained by Bob’s family and
is open by appointment. The facility was
our destination for the after-meeting
drive-around in August.
Members at Large
for 2010. We'll be forming a nominating committee in October with officer
elections to be held in November. Do
you have a desire to help the AAMA
in the coming year? Do you think you
have what it takes to steer this “herd
of cats?” Put your name forward for
consideration, your club needs you.
I hope to see you all at the September meeting, our final Rolling
Meeting for this year.
Donn Reese
Past Presidents (10 years)
Letter:
Fritz and Diane Wohlwend in Missouri
Dear Tom and Marcy,
We have moved from Anchorage
to Norwood, Missouri. We still enjoy
reading the Tinkering Times and
learning what all of you are doing
with your antique cars.
Our 1923 Nash made the journey
in a Conex and arrived here safely.
Only the loading and unloading were
adventures. She didn’t want to make
the trip, I guess, so she wouldn’t start
on moving day. It took six friends to
push her up the ramp into the Conex,
where Fritz carefully secured her
wheels for the journey. On this end,
we used a slant-bed to unload her.
I’ve heard there’s a parade in
(Please see p. 3, Wohlwends Move)
Tam Isham
Ken Evans
Robbie Robinson
Jeff Hassler/Donn Reese (2008)
Jim Fredenhagen (2006-2007)
Fred Schurman (2005)
Diane Allen (2004)
Fred Schurman (2001-2003)
Peg Stout (2000)
Ken Stout (1999)
Tinkering Times Staff
Editor: Tom Cresap
Proofing: Marcy Cresap
Please send correspondence,
articles or ads to:
Tinkering Times
Tom Cresap, Editor
P.O. Box 770703
Eagle River AK 99577
or e-mail:
tmcresap@mtaonline.net
The Tinkering Times is published
monthly by Alaska’s premier classic
and antique automobile club, Antique
Auto Mushers of Alaska, P.O. Box
232086, Anchorage AK 99523-2086.
Opinions expressed by authors
who contribute to Tinkering Times are
their own and do not necessarily reflect
the official policy of the Antique Auto
Mushers of Alaska.
September 2, 2009,
One Man’s
Treasures
For Sale: 1955 Pontiac Star Chief, 4dr, complete frame-off restoration,
1000 miles since restoration, cruise
control, burglar system, seat belts; car
show winner at Bear Paw and Jay
Ofsthun. Rebuilt in 1992, stored indoors on jack stands. Lots of parts,
$25,000 negotiable. Alan Beckett,
771-9910 or abeckett@gci.net
Auto Body: “Tin Lizzie, specializing
in Antique Autos, custom paint and
body work; free quotes; 50 years experience. Lee Truesdell, 907-7454404 or ibbusy2@yahoo.com
Zinc Replacement: After 70+ years of
trouble-free, metal-to-metal engine protection, the E.P.A. is forcing ZDDP
(Zinc Dialkyl Dithio Phosphate, containing both Zinc and Phosphorus) from
domestic motor oil. If your engine was
designed prior to the 1990’s, your nonroller lifters require ZDDP in your motor oil to avoid premature deterioration.
Don’t let your lifters run metal-to-metal.
Keep ZDDP, via ZDDPlus, in your motor oil. Add 4 oz. of ZDDPlus a every 4to 5-quart oil change.
One bottle of ZDDPlus contains
more ZDDP than two bottles of GM’s
EOS, which is designed for break-in use
only.
Price is $10.00 per bottle. Buy 2 or
more for $9.00 each.
Check out zddplus.com for complete information.
Call Scott Hulse (240-4028, cel, or
349-8106, home)
For Sale: 1981 HMV Freeway 3
wheeler. Less than 3300 miles. Too
many rare and spare parts to list.
Great condition plus lots of documentation. Call Doug at 345-9015 for
more info.
Mustang Parts: ‘65-’69 Mustang
parts. Doors, Mirror, free. Cathy Olander, 351-6902.
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Schedule of Events
September 5–Seward Blast from the Past (Just show up)
September 9–6:30 p.m. Regular Meeting (Drive-around, Wiedmers)
September 12–Adopt-A-Road (Sara Stoops, 345-5992)
September 20, 21, 22–Denali Adventure (Bruce Campbell, 345-3129)
October 14–7:30 p.m. Regular Meeting, nominations for officers (Refreshments ?)
! November 11– 7:30 p.m. Regular Meeting, vote for 2010 officers (Refreshments?)
! December?–Christmas Party (TBA)
Waldron"s Winning Wheels
Photo: Dennis Allen
AAMA member, Bill Waldron, poses proudly with his award-winning 1939 Plymouth
pickup truck at the Museum of Alaska Transportation and Industry truck show.
Continued from p.1
many years. The body was dented and
rusted, the paint was peeling and the
engine was seized up.
Three years of effort by Bill,
NAPA Automotive Parts in Palmer
and John Glass to completely rebuild
the engine, restore and paint the body
have produced an award winner!
Wohlwends Move
Continued from p. 2
nearby Mansfield in September. She
may be up for that.
Anyway, please note our change of
address so we can keep getting the
Times; and if any members are in our
area, we’d love it if they looked us up.
Our number is 417-741-7909. We are
about an hour-and-a-half from Branson.
Sincerely,
Diane and Fritz Wohlwend
PS: There are lots of antique farm
tractors down here.
PPS: We’ll really miss the
Christmas Parties at the Ishams.
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September 2, 2009,
2009 Denali Adventure
Up Next
Bruce Campbell has announced
that the 2009 Denali Trip is still on
schedule. Only eight members have
indicated that they wish to participate.
Anyone who wants to participate in
this adventure, but who hasn’t registered with Bruce, should call him immediately at 345-3129.
It makes no difference if you were
unsuccessful at getting lottery tickets.
If you want to go, call Bruce. Now!
•Correction•
July Birthdays
and
Anniversary
It has come to our attention that
we omitted some very important celebration dates in our July issue. We
apologize, and wish belated felicitations to the following members:
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Birthdays
Esther Combs–24th
Margaret Beck–25th
Judy Morefield–30th
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A Retrospective Glance
at the Summer
We thought it would be appropriate at this time to look back at our
summer, which is now fading fast.
Photo #3 is by Marcy Cresap. All others are by Tom Cresap. #1–Fourteen
AAMA cars showed at the June 27th
celebration of Alaska’s 50th Anniversary. #2–New members, Stacy and
Michael Leal pose during Hope Weekend with their ’36 Cadillac. #3–Fred,
Ken, Howard, Bruce and Ted change a
tire on Bruce’s 1915 Model T on the
Denali Highway. #4–New members,
Sharon and Gary Smith and their
1934 Plymouth at the Alaska Fair Pa-
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rade. #5–Robbie Robinson Inspects a
tractor at the Bob Brown Museum.
#6–Kelly Karcz helps navigate in a
car game at the Fairbanks joint meet.
#7–Mike Leal runs at Hope. #8–
Heather Schlueter carries her cousin,
David Henningsen at the end of the
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race in Homer. #9–Julio Merced of
the VLNAAC meticulously measures
the blind stop game at the June 12,
13, 14 joint Meet in Fairbanks at the
Wedgewood Resort.
These are just some of the things
we’ve done. See p. 5 for more.
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More Shots of the Summer Fun
#1–Ralph Centoni’s 31 Cadillac appeared at the Jay
Ofsthun Show and Shine after a long rest. #2–A group of AAMA
revelers gather at Velma Davidson’s store in Hope. #3–A trove
of Model T’s gather at Tangle Lakes Campground. #4–An assembly of Model A’s rest at Rochelle’s Ice Cream Shop near Eklutna Lake. #5–Fourteen AAMA vehicles gather at Trinity Presbyterian Church for a show benefitting the local fire department
and Huffman Elementary school. #6 & #7–The AAMA Adopt-ARoad crews for the first two cleanups. One remains on September 12.(All (All photos: Tom Cresap)
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September 2, 2009,
September
Birthdays
Photo: Tom Cresap
May 11 and 12, a group of Model A’s drove to Talkeetna, about 115 miles north
of Anchorage. They witnessed beautiful, sunny (if a bit chilly) weather and did
some fine dining and mountain viewing. In the above photo, Peg Stout, Birgitt
Robar, Victoria Fredenhagen, Marcy Cresap, Betty Hassler and Judy Piper
pose with Model A’s and Mountains Foraker and McKinley in the background.
AAMA
P.O. Box 232086
Anchorage AK 99523-2086
Victoria Fredenhagen–1st
Victoria Leinon–1st
Jim Swanson–2nd
John Goodman–6th
Stacy Leal–8th
Alvin Bramstedt, Jr.–13th
Jean Lear–24th
Fred Schurman–27th
Ken Holland–30th