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Volume 31, No. 9
Mid-America Packards, Inc.
September
2013
THE
DATA
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The Data Plate is the Official Publication of Mid-America Packards – A Region of Packard Automobile Classics
Silent Auction for September 27th Meeting & at the Chili Supper Oct. 5th
Now is the time to clean out the closets and garage for our September meeting and October Chili supper.
As you will see in our newsletter (page 4 & 5) we are having a fund raiser for the UMKC Baja Racing Team.
We thought we could jump start the event with our own silent auction.
Our proceeds will go to the Racing team. If you don’t want to bring it all to one meeting that is great we will
have different folks at each event.
You never know what might show up that you have been looking for. Happy cleaning and remember “One
man’s trash, is other man’s treasure.”
Our program
for September will be a presentation that has
perhaps not been seen for nearly 90 years. Jeff Pachl will be showing
the “lantern slides” taken by E.S. Evans and A. F. Bement during their
trailblazing run from Winnipeg, Manitoba to Victoria, British Columbia
in the LHA Packard Six. The complete tale was recently published in
The Packard Cormorant, but there were many beautiful photographs
that simply would not fit between the covers. If you enjoyed the
adventures of Bement and Evans, you will love the photographs that
they took and presented at the first Lincoln Highway Association
meeting of 1925.
Dues Reminder
Membership Director Steve Christy and Treasurer Mike Sneed would like to invite all members to consider the renewal of your
dues for 2013. Dues are now $25 for 12 months of our newsletter, The Data Plate, and 12 months of Packard fun. We have
recently updated our Membership Directory, and would like to continue to list all of our Packard friends within its pages.
If you have already renewed, Mid-America Packards thanks you for your continued support. If not, please consider doing so
while at the next meeting or for your convenience to, by mail:
Mike Sneed
8517 ANN AVE., KC, KS 66112
CHECKS PAYABLE TO: MID-AMERICA PACKARDS
The national Packard Club would like to remind you that all members of PAC regions like ours are required to be members of
Packard Automobile Classics. Don’t forget to renew your PAC membership for 2013 as well!
Visit Mid-America Packards at 1www.midamericapackards.org
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Directors Column
THE DATA PLATE IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY MID-AMERICA PACKARDS
(MAP), A REGION OF PACKARD AUTOMOBILE CLASSICS. OUR PURPOSE
IS TO SERVE, PROMOTE AND REPORT NEWS ABOUT MID-AMERICA
PACKARDS IN PRIMARILY A 75 MILE RADIUS OF KANSAS CITY.
Tom Norman
August 2013
On Saturday, September 14th, Mid-America
Packard members and the UMKC Baja Racing Team
displayed cars and Baja buggy at the Auto Zone
located at Johnson Drive and 7 Highway in
Shawnee, Kansas. We had good time visiting
among the members and getting to know the Baja
Buggy Racing team. Various customers of the store
looked at the cars and we handed out information
about the team and their future fund-raiser on
Saturday October 26th at the Armacost Antique Car
Museum.
TO BECOME A MEMBER OF MAP, ONE MUST ALSO BE A MEMBER OF
PACKARD AUTOMOBILE CLASSICS. WE ENCOURAGE MEMBERSHIPS
FROM OTHER PACKARD REGIONS. OWNERSHIP OF A PACKARD IS NOT
NECESSARY.
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGS ARE HELD AT THE TRAILSIDE CENTER,
9901 HOLMES ROAD, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI AT 7:30 PM ON THE
FOURTH FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTIFIED.
ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS
DIRECTOR -------------------------------------- TOM NORMAN
(913) 649-8383 tnorman@everestkc.net
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ------------------------------ JON ROOT
(913) 381-4994
SECRETARY / TREASURER ----------------------- MIKE SNEED
(913) 299-6133 msneedclipper@gmail.com
8517 ANN AVE., KC, KS 66112
PROGRAMS & EVENTS DIRECTOR ------- MARSHA NORMAN
(913) 649-8383
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR ---------------------- STEVE CHRISTY
(913) 677-0593 shc2020@linkcity.org
Saturday, October 5th, we will be having our annual
chili supper at the Aller Garage in Kearney,
Missouri. We will talk more about who is bringing
what at our September meeting and we do need
some volunteers to help with the cleaning and setup of the garage on October 4th in the afternoon
[please help!] In addition we are having TWO silent
auctions, one at our meeting and one at the chili
supper to raise funds for the Baja team. Please
bring any items to these events for our auction.
They do not have to be new and can be automotive
or non-automotive. Please remember to bring
them and don’t forget your check books!!
APPOINTED BOARD MEMBERS
TECHNICAL ADVISORS:
PRE-WWII ----------------------------- BILL CARNEY
(785) 272-9109
EDITORS, THE DATA PLATE --------------------- JEFF PACHL
(816) 628-0003 pachlj@hotmail.com
STEVE CHRISTY
(913) 677-0593 shc2020@linkcity.org
Saturday October 26th will be our fund-raiser
dinner and gala with UMKC Baja SAE team at the
Armacost Museum. Tickets are $45.00 dollars each
or a table of ten for $400.00 or $10.00 each. We
are planning to fill three tables as a club. Please
contact Marsha Norman at 913-649-8383 for more
information or send e-mail with reservations to,
tnorman@everestkc.net. To pay for your tickets
please send Mike Sneed your check for $40.00 per
ticket.
This is a charitable tax deductible
contribution. More information on this event can
be found in this issue of THE DATA PLATE.
NOTICE!
ALL MATERIAL FOR THE DATA PLATE MUST BE SUBMITTED TO
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THE EDITORS BY THE 10 OF THE MONTH!
Thanks to everyone who came to our event at Auto
Zone and Mike Sneed for setting it up. Hope to see
as many as possible at our September 27th
meeting.
17704 PLATTSBURG ROAD, HOLT, MO 64048
OR EMAIL TO pachlj@hotmail.com
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MID-AMERICA PACKARD’S 2013 CALENDAR
September 27 – Membership Meeting at the Trailside Center - Refreshments – Christy / Flick
October 5 – Annual Chili Supper, Saturday from 1:00 to 4:00 at the Aller Garage, Kearney, Missouri.
October 9-12 – AACA Fall Meet, Hershey, Pennsylvania http://www.hersheyaaca.org/fallmeet.html
October 26 – UMKC/SAE Student Chapter Fundraiser – hosted at the fabulous Armacost Museum
November – TBA
November 22 – Membership Meeting at the Trailside Center
December 8 – Holiday Banquet – Sunday, 1:00 – 3:00 pm at the Elms Hotel, Excelsior Springs, MO
The Aller Family invites you to return to the Aller Garage for our annual
Chili Supper & Packard Festival
The BIG EVENT of the year! Be sure to mark your
calendar for everyone’s favorite Chili Supper as the
Allers welcome us back for an afternoon of food,
fellowship and fun!
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Saturday, October 5th, 1:00 -4:00 pm
12011 NE 144th Street, Kearney, MO
Maps/Directions in next month’s Data Plate
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We will have sign-ups for chili, soup, sides and
of course, desserts at our regular September
meeting next month.
Packard es muy caliente!
NOTE ON DIRECTIONS
For any newcomers, the Aller residence is
simple to get to, being just south of
Missouri-92, west of Kearney, MO. Only
a few minutes off of I-35, it can also be
reached from the south via County
Highway A, or from the west from Platte
City and Smithville.
Please note that there are now two
roundabouts on the west side of Kearney,
including the intersection with Nation
Road. 144th Street can be reached by
heading south on Nation Road from that
roundabout.
JUST LOOK FOR THE PACKARDS!!
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Mid-America Packards & UMKC SCE
Invite You To Participate
In An Incredibly Rare Opportunity
To View, Take Photos & Experience
THE ARMACOST ANTIQUE CAR MUSEUM
While Enjoying Dinner and Drinks With Friends
Saturday, October 26, 2013
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Plan to venture through this world-famous, privately held museum, view and take
pictures of dozens of historic vehicles and enjoy a dinner (w/ cash bar) with
friends & UMKC Baja Racing Team members. The Armacost Car Museum is a
unique Kansas City gem.
Please register for your tickets as soon as possible as they are limited in number!
Cost is only $45.00 per ticket and includes dinner, exhibit & silent auction.
Dress is business casual and there is ample parking at the museum.
Ready to Buy your Tickets? Call Jane Vogl, 816-235-1496
with UMKC’s School of Computing and Engineering
Need more information about the event or have questions?
Contact Marsha & Tom Norman, 913-649-8383, with Mid-America Packards
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4200 EAST 135TH STREET
GRANDVIEW, MISSOURI 64030
This special evening will raise funds for our little brothers and sisters, the UMKC Baja
Racing Team, a group of UMKC engineering students that design and manufacture a
mini Baja vehicle. Engineering schools across the country participate and compete in
SAE racing competitions as they offer engineering students a unique opportunity to
apply class taught theory to real engineering processes. All proceeds will go to the
UMKC Baja Racing Team to help them obtain the parts and travel funds they need to
compete in Society of Automotive Engineers racing competitions.
A brief presentation will be
made by the team that we
know you will love. They
will put you in the driver
seat, show you what they
learn, and answer questions.
UMKC Baja Racing Team Website at http://stuorgs.umkc.edu/UMKCBajaRacing
On Facebook at www.facebook.com/UMKCBajaSAE
Learn more about the Armacost Museum at
http://www.hovermotorco.com/2011/07/armacost-auto-museum-in-grandview-is.html
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Ad from the Kansas City Star, March 28, 1920
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Mid-America Packards’ Official Projects
Packard Owner’s Service Card
- $3.35
Data Plate Name Badge
- $8.00
(Specify Clip or Pin-Back Style)
Packard Accessory Catalog #600
- $17.50
(Nov. 1, 1929) (Reprint)
Master Serviceman’s Training Manuals
- $17.50
(Choice of 3)
1) 55th Series Engines
For Sale: Items from the Charles Hoyle
literature collection. Please direct inquiries
to Carol Hoyle or Steve Christy.
The Bob Aller Collection – Vols. 1, 2 & 3
$26.00
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2) 55 Series Clipper & Packard
3)
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Each volume
Set of all 3
Mechanical Changes and Torsion Level
1952 Brakes, Regular and Easamatic
- $56.00
All Prices are Postpaid
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THE DATA PLATE
8517 Ann Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66112
When Packards and Streetcars Still Roamed Kansas City
A recent find is this view of Reid-Ward Packard, circa 1936, highlighting the Used Car Lot on the north side.
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Photo is courtesy of the Steve Hartwich collection.