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Volume 61 • No. 19 • Summer 2018
CLOISONNÉ CALENDAR
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The Classic Car Spring Garage TourWith some good weather after a late spring start, we met with our Old Car Fiends in Watertown, MN at Hooked on Classics for the annual rite of spring here in the Northland. The Packard Club joined with the Northstar Cadillac Club, the Franklin Club and the Upper Midwest Region of the Classic Car Club to look at some interesting local collections of cars and other things here in Minnesota. This year we toured the Northwest Corner of the Twin Cities Metro and saw some amazing stuff. John Bowron and his wife Jean arrived with Tom Brace and his wife Gunta in Toms ’38. Mike and Janine Kutter joined us. John Ward was along for the fun. I brought a friend, Jack Witkowski. Bob Gavrilescu and Dave Sandels were also in attendance riding in Bobs ’49 Olds.
Our hosts at Hooked on Classics kindly provided coffee and doughnuts for all. After a look at the many fine cars at this location and a short delay as Fred Syrdal’s ride experienced an issue on the way to the event, Winston Peterson passed out the agenda for the day’s tours. Our first stop was Mike Rasset’s Collection which primarily focused on Studebakers and motorcycles.
Mike’s collection was displayed in 2 buildings and his basement and included immaculate cars like the Studebaker from the teens to barn find condition cars. A few Packardbakers are seen here with our pal John Ward.
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There were a good number of cars on tour. Mike and Janine enjoyed a look at the collection. The Franklin wasn’t quite complete but running, so the owner elected to bring it along, sans grill and hood.
In addition to cars, Mike has some interesting motorcycles: Indians, Harleys of prewar vintage and modern ones as well.
Our next stop was Sid Chantland’s Collection which was largely motorcycles but also included militaria. John and Jean Bowron seemed to enjoy the stuff. Seen on the right are a couple Ariel Square Fours from the 50’s.
The militaria ranged from a WW2 Half Track, a cutaway 14 Cylinder Radial and a Motorcycle/Sidecar used by the Africa Korps in WW2 complete with MG 34 machine gun.
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As an airplane ex-modeler, my favorites were some of the scale aircraft engines. We saw an operating OX 5 at left, a ¼ scale, a LeRhone rotary engine used in Nieuports at center and some vintage model motors from the 30’s.
Some of the bikes were rough, home built affairs and some were beautiful vintage machines like this English HRD.
After a good look around, we moved on to the John River’s Collection. John’s focus was vintage cars which he has been collecting since the late 50’s. He was nattily dressed as an Oldsmobile service person and described the collection before we had a look around. He’s owned the ’26 Model T since 1957.
His father sold farm implements and some nice tractors were on display. John Ward checks out the rolling stock. I wasn’t really going for the self-portrait on the Pierce Arrow but got one anyway…
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Board of DirectorsMinnesota Packards
Director:Tom Brace
Treasurer:John Ward
Membership:Marie Heskowitz
Historians:Tom and Betty Holman
Projects:Wayne Kempfert
Editor:Bill Heptig
MINNESOTA PACKARD CLUB PROJECTS
Rear U-Joint Retainer Clips – Used on all 1951-54’s. Two needed per car. #426438 & #426439. Include engine size and transmission type. $10 per set.
Ignition Switch Instruction Decal – This in an exact copy of the original decal that was located under the 1951-52 ignition switches. Just peel off the back and install. $5 per decal.
Fender to Body Reinforcing Washers – These are exact copies of the following numbers: #335759 as used on the 1939-41s (except for Sixes and Twelves); #325915 as used on the 1938-39 Sixes, Eight’s and Super Eights; #162389 as used on all Senior rear fenders from 1930-38. $25 for a set of eight. Please specify which style is needed.
Aluminum Door Sills – These sills are professional reproductions of the highest quality, made from original patterns, custom crafted for your car. Send a business-size SASE for new price list of available patterns.
All prices are post paid; include year and model on all orders.**** Canadian residents – add $10 to cover delivery charges. ****
Minnesota PackardsP.O. Box 19119 | Diamond Lake Station | Minneapolis, MN 55419
Email: [email protected]
Our Technical director for many years Earl Sejrup is back living with his daughter Lorie McCauley in Minnesota and he is experiencing health issues. While not able to receive visitors, those who were friends through membership in the club could brighten his day with a card to wish him well.
To send it to him, mail to: Earl Sejrup c/o Lorie McCaulley 1014 Sturevant St. Red Wing, MN 55066
For his many friends…
Minnesota Packards, Inc., a region of the Packard Automobile Club (PAC), is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to the preservation and enjoy-ment of Packard automobiles and related memorabilia.
The Cloisonné Calendar is the official publication of Minnesota Packardsand is published three times a year.Subscription is included with membership in MN Packards.
Please mail correspondence to: Minnesota PackardsP.O. Box 19119,Diamond Lake Station,Minneapolis, MN 55419
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After John’s we had lunch at Classic Rides and Rods in Annandale, a nice spot to park and a break for the participants.
After Lunch, it was on to the Jim Hudson Collection. Jim has a very pristine collection of a variety of prewar and post war cars in a very nice building. Jim spoke a bit about the collection and we then saw some interesting cars. Jim likes neon.
Jim’s facility has a spray booth in it and a Buick was primed and ready for paint. Some cars had been moved outside: a Railton and a ’34 60 series Buick are seen in the foreground. The blue coupe is a Hudson.
Our next stop was the Veit Automotive Foundation for a look at their horsepower. In this case, a horse arena made almost completely of recycled material from the old U of M field house, which Veit was hired to tear down and haul away. The scale of the place was impressive and the horses seem to live in style.
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From the horse stables, we moved on to the main event: Mr. Vs Car Collection, housed again in a spectacular building made (I suspect) from more recycled material. This seems entirely different than I recall from a few years back when we last visited.
We queued to sign in at the log kept of visitors before we got a look inside. Mr. V is mainly into post wars, resto mods and Hotrods, and the scale and beauty are impressive. I don’t know that I’ve ever seen this many restored vintage gas pumps anywhere else.
It’s truly spring and another Classic Car Garage Tour is in the rear-view mirror. It was a great day of driving, seeing friends and amazing stuff people are passionate about.
Minnesota Packards, Hawkeye Packards and UMR/CCCA
Joint Meet and Tour The Minnesota Packards, Hawkeye Packards and the UMR/CCCA will meet in Lanesboro/Rushford, Minnesota for a Late Summer Tour on August 10th and 11th, 2018. Our base will be in Loken’s Rushford Inn. For those that wish to, several of the Bed and Breakfasts in Lanesboro are also excellent an option. We are planning a catered BBQ dinner on the 11th and attendance at a local playhouse on Friday, with a tour to a steam engine museum on Saturday and dinner Saturday night at a fine Italian restaurant where you may order off the menu in Rushford. This is a great driving area for our wonderful cars, we are hoping to see as many as possible. Here are the contact details for the various sites to arrange accommodations. This is going out somewhat sooner than normal as accommodations are tough to get this time of year so you are urged to reserve NOW if you would like to come. Loken’s Rushford Inn The total price is $110.32/night, including tax, with a choice of a 201 State Highway 16 King or Queen size beds. The club has ten rooms reserved. (507) 864-2222 Mrs. B’s Historic Lanesboro Inn She has 7 rooms and you register by going online. It also gives 101 Parkway Ave N you the chance to view the rooms. The price starts at $150 /night Lanesboro, MN 55949 which includes a full breakfast. (507) 467-2154 Coffee Street Inn This is the most interesting room arrangement. This location has 3 305 Coffee Street E. bedrooms, 2 baths, a large kitchen and a front room. It is big Lanesboro, MN 55949 enough for three couples with lots of space. The cost for the unit (507) 467-2674 is $335.00. Several groups of friends might make this an (612) 599-2964 interesting stay. The Thompson House. This bed and breakfast has three rooms which have already been 401 Parkway Ave S, reserved and will serve as a headquarters location while in Lanesboro, MN 55949 Lanesboro, MN. (507) 467-2253 The price of our event is $ 75/person Theater tickets, BBQ, Steam Engine Museum admission are included Mark your calendars now as you do not want to miss this event. Our event coordinator is Tom Brace and he needs to if you’re planning to come to this event so food and other arrangements are taken care of. If this Late Summer Tour sounds interesting we would like to hear from you. Please call me at one of the numbers below or email me at [email protected]. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Name/s: _______________________________________________________________________________| | Telephone/Email: ________________________________________________________________________| | Number Attending: __________________________________________Tour Cost: - $75/person | | TOUR TOTAL:____________________(Cost includes | | Reservation form must be returned before July 20 ____________ | | to : Thomas R. Brace 1433 Idaho Ave. West Falcon Heights, MN 55108 Toms’s telephone numbers are: 651-644-1716 (home), 651-644-7800 (cell).
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The Packard National 2018 in Columbus, OhioBy Tom Brace
Gunta and I recently returned from the 53rd National Packard Meet. The Meet was chaired by George Holinga and he did a wonderful job. The Hotel was a Marriott in Dublin, Ohio. One cannot help but reflect on these National Meets through the years and some of the changes that have occurred.
There is a trend to travel by bus. These big air -conditioned method of travel included a bathroom in the back and the capability to have a guide give a narration or some type of video/film played while you travel. You still drive to the judging field from the hotel which has been a tradition for many years and I hope never changes.
We went to a most unusual museum called the Motts Military Museum. It was a collection that one would not see in other museums and appeared to be the work of one man. He also had a crushed fire truck from 911 that had pulled up to the Twin Towers just after the impact. Some firefighters dove under the truck and were saved when the buildings came down. As someone who has been involved with the Fire Service for over 41 years, this site was chilling.
We also saw some covered bridges that are always a pleasure to view. One of our buses high-centered and provided some interesting moments until we all loaded in the other bus and several cars. Two county deputies were of great help and a young woman driver backed one of these buses over a mile up a curving hill. She was terrific.
I would be remiss if I did not recognize President Craig Handley and the wonderful team he has put together. Packard Automobile Classics, Inc is in good fiscal shape. The membership is solid and new people are stepping up to continue helping the Club prosper. We have great publications thanks to the work of Craig and Stuart Blond. We have a great club and it deserves our support.
Judging Day was at Dublin Metro Place. It was a beautiful location where our beloved Packards were parked on grass covered rolling hills. Judging on grass really does show off our cars to a better advantage. David Robinson did his usual fine job of leading the judging teams who had some difficult times with judging some exceptional cars.
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James Sharfeld’s 1920 745 Phaeton A 1930 sedan
A lovely Custom Clipper from IllinoisGary Thomas’
1954 Packard CarribeanOur Director Tom Brace
beating the heat in the shade
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Larry Yeley’s1956 Carribean Convertible
Robert Valpey’s1929 645 Town Car
Les Herzog’s1941 1901 Woodie Wagon
Bruce Grabenkort’s1956 Clipper Super
Bruce Blevin’s1933 613 Sedan
Dick Roth’s1946 Clipper
Richard Mazzuchelli’s1954 Convertible
Lee Westburg’s1941 Packard Woodie
1948Owner Unknown
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Torsion Ride Seminar
This Meet had special lecture series in the evenings that were most interesting. One of the speakers had worked on the torsion bar system as a young engineer. Another speaker talked about his design work with various car manufacturers. The orignal torsion ride demonstrator has been restored and was shown at this years meet, a seminar on the history and operation of the vechicle was given by Walter McCoskey on July 4th.
The restored condition is top notch and the poster shows the developer, Dick Allison and family, riding in the unit when it was first developed.
There is something for everyone at a National Meet including wives and significant others. If you like to drive your Packard, there are opportunities. If you like to find good deals in the indoor vending areas, there is a wealth of things that you can see. Imagine a group of vending tables that are all Packard parts.
There are so many things that you can do, all you have to do is pick which sound the most interesting. I believe that you get good value for your money not only for the activities but also the hotel. If you have never gone, why not consider attending and talk “Packard” for a week.
