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The Official Publication of the Illinois Region AACA’s Oldest Region—established 1946
June 2018 Volume 70 Number 04
Field opens at 8 a.m. This year the show has expanded to include in the DISPLAY ONLY area, stock and mildly modified vehicles through 2017. Pre=registration is recommended. For detailed informa-tion or to Register visit our website. Questions? Contact Bob Markert (Show Manager) at 630-852-9893 or Bob Wenderski (Registrar) at 847-234-2394. Registration form on page 11
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NATIONAL NEWS For more information on National events see aaca.org
WANTED: I am looking for leads on a 1994 - 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood. Solid body and good mechanics a must. Knowl-edge of history of car a definite plus. Please con-tact Christopher Schurrer with info and pictures. (815) 382 - 0238 or [email protected]
July 11-14 - Gettysburg, PA - AACA Eastern Spring Meet by the Chesapeake Region AACA Registration Chair: Norm Heathcote Email: [email protected]/ 410-227-2040
August 20-24 - Geneva, NY - AACA Reliability Tour by Gennesee Valley Antique Car Society Re-gion AACA and Wayne Drumlins Region AACA Registrar: Carol Barlup [email protected]/ 717-582-3209
September 12-15 - Texas Panhandle, TX - Cen-tral / Divisional Tour, sponsored by Amarillo Re-gion AACA
Sept. 16-21 - Twin Falls, Idaho Revival AAA Glidden Tour Registrar - Dawn Schwartzenberger, 208-523-6384 / [email protected] Registration deadline 8-16-18
August 12 - Waukegan-North Shore SUMMER PICNIC at Hastings Lake Forest Preserve at 21155 W Gelden Rd, Lake Villa, IL 60046.
July 22 - Region CAR SHOW at Cantigny Park in Wheaton. For more information contact Bob Markert (Show Manager) 630-852-9893 or [email protected] Registration page 11.
June 2-3 - Region SPRING TOUR TO West Bend, WI hosted by Waukegan-North Shore Chapter.
June 10—Des Plaines Valley Fly-In at Lewis University Airport. Opens at 7 am. Flyer page 12.
June 9 - REGION BOARD MEETING hosted by Silver Springs. Meeting will be at the Somonauk Library starting at 10 am. See story on page 7.
July 14 - Wings of Mercy Fly In and Car Show. Location is Campbell Airport 22733 W. Townline Rd. in Grayslake. More information to follow
June 1 - Cruisin’ Park Ridge Show to be held on June 1, July 6, and August 3.
August 5 - Vintage Transportation Extrava-ganza Show & Tour - Illinois Railway Museum/ More information to follow.
August 19 - Grand Dominion Car Show - Liber-tyville. More information to follow.
June 24 - Downers Grove Festival of Cars gates open at 8 am. Registration closes at 11 am. Various trophies and plaques classes/ dash plaques to first 200 cars/ Split-the-Pot $$$/ Music by The Big Bopper DJ service/ see flyer page 13.
Downers Grove Cruise Nights
featured cars must be 25 years old and park on Cur-tiss/ all others park on Main St. from Maple to Franklin/ for more detail see flyer on page 14
June 1 - Chevrolet ( no Cor-vette) / Music by The Stingers June 8 - Model T and A Fords/ Music by J&D Just Friends June 15 - Air Cooled (Corvair, Porsche, VW, etc.)/ Music by Night Life Band June 29 - Pontiac GTO/ Music by Another Point July 6 - Independent Or-phans (by Out of Production Manufacturers - No GM, Ford, Chrysler) )/ Music by The Gen-eration Gap.
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THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE And just like that summer arrived with gusto just in time for Silver Springs' Annual Auto Show at the Sandwich Fair-grounds. The heat didn't keep many away as, once again, the vendor area had rows upon rows of ven-dors with parts and items of all sorts. A nice "little bit of everything" mix of over 300 cars graced the wooded show field. As you are reading this, some of you are preparing for the Region's Spring Tour, hosted by the Waukegan - North Shore Chapter over-nighting in West Bend. I look forward to seeing everyone there. After traveling around Wisconsin, have your sights set on the Region Car Show at Can-tigny Park in Winfield to be held on July 22nd. We are looking for people to judge and help around the show. If you are available, let us know. All of your help is always appreciated. It is June, which means we are already halfway through the year (believe it or not). Pat Markert is retiring at the end of this year and that also means that we have six months to go before a new Sidelights Editor needs to take the helm. This is a perfect opportunity to learn from someone who has done so well with Sidelights, as she is willing to train the new person during the remainder of the year. This is a prime opportu-nity for someone who has not been an Editor to learn from one of the best. If you have the inter-est, please contact Pat or me. See you further down the road,
Chris
LAST CHANCE TO BUY BOOKS
These are the last of the books that the Region has for sale. Prices have been reduced. Contact Bob Markert at [email protected] or at 630-852-9893.
HARDCOVER: The New Beetle: the Creation of a 21st Century Classic By Jonathan Wood $7.00 Ferrari Classics By Brian Laban $7.00
Following Magazines are $1.00 each: Jaguar Monthly - August 1999 Jaguar Magazine - Spring 2003 Auto Aficionado - May/June 2006 BMW Z3 and Z3M Road Test of 1995 through 1998 Robb Report - August 2003 Barrett Jackson Scottsdale - January 2003 RM Meadow Brook Hall - August 2004
Ann Martin
Chicken Macaroni Salad -
(As found in Metro Phoenix Region AACA's Spoke-N-Word / Dec. 2003 Newsletter)
3 c. 6 oz of elbow macaroni, cooked, drained, & cooled. 1 c. celery, diced 2 c. chicken, cooked diced 2 Tbs. minced onions 1/2 c. mayonnaise or salad dressing 1 tsp. prepared mustard 1 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 1 or 2 hard boiled eggs, cooked and chopped.
Combine all the ingredients, except eggs and mix gently. Carefully mix in eggs or save them for garnish, if desired. Chill before serving. Makes 6 servings.
You can also use for Corned Beef Macaroni (use 12 oz. can) or Salmon Macaroni (use 16 oz. can).
AUGUST 5TH TOUR TO UNION RAILROAD
MUSEUM . Help Chris celebrate 20 years of designing tours!
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We Don't Need No Stinking Signs Tour
By Andy Voss A group of Silver Springs adventurers en-joyed a great road tour on Sunday, May 6, 2018, taking some "less traveled" roads from Sandwich to Romeoville, Illinois. We were joined by a con-tingent of fellow cruisers from other chapters of the Illinois Region of the AACA. As always, we were guided by an excellently written itinerary by the one and only Chris Schurrer that included such noteworthy directions as "turn right at the bent street sign". Highlights of the trip were motoring down part of old Route 66, and stopping to view the Jordan Beller Museum in Romeoville, Mr. Beller is one of the leading experts on 1920 and 1930 era Ford cars and trucks. He talked with great ex-pertise and passion about his extensive collection of acquired vintage vehicles. He also has an out-standing library of Ford-related literature and manuals as well as a large workshop filled with tools, machinery, and an enormous collection of spare parts. This museum is a definite "must see" for any serious classic car buff. The final highlight was lunch at the his-toric White Fence Farm which also has a collec-tion of antique cars and a petting zoo. We ate too much chicken, but it sure was good!
Andy Voss, Jordon Beller, and Ruben Taylor in-spect the wooden interior and floorboards of a 1929 Model A
Ruben Taylor, Jim Wiltse, Lee Nelson, John Medgyesi, and Al Matison ask Jordan some tough questions on engine components on a 1932 Model
Jordon's workshop. "What we got here son is stuff."
Lee Nelson, Al Matison, and Ruben Taylor look at a rare advertisement for a Model A Truck spe-cifically for laundries.
Happy Flag Day!
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FOR SALE 1939 LaSalle 4 dr. model 51 convertible sedan with new up-holstery, twin sidemounts, good motor AND a 1939 4 dr. sedan PARTS car
BOTH FOR $12,500 CONTACT Lee Nelson 815-600-5311
FROM DECEMBER 2014 SPEEDSTER
More Good Auto History... 1914 Model T Ford Station Wagon By: Ed Shell, Thornton, PA
May 31, 1927, the last Ford Model T rolled off the assembly line. It was the first affordable automobile, due in part to the assembly line proc-ess developed by Henry Ford. It had a 2.9-liter, 20-horsepower engine and could travel at speeds
up to 45 miles per hour. It had a 10-gallon fuel tank and could run on kerosene, petrol or ethanol, but it couldn't drive uphill if the tank was low be-cause there was no fuel pump; people got around this design flaw by driving up hills in reverse. Ford believed that "the man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how lit-tle he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed." The Model T cost $850 in 1909, and as efficiency in production increased, the price dropped. By 1927, you could get a Model T for $290.
"I will build a car for the great multitude," said Ford. "It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for the individual to run and care for. It will be constructed of the best mate-rials, by the best men to be hired, after the sim-plest designs that modern engineering can devise. But it will be low in price that no man making a good salary will be unable to own one - and enjoy with his family the blessing of hours of pleasure in God's great open spaces."
In Memoriam:
MARILYN SCHWARTZ
Marilyn Schwartz (nee Car-tell), wife of the late Edwin C. Schwartz, passed away on May 19, 2018 in Highland Park, IL and is survived by daughter Linda Paris (Kenneth), sons Stephen and Wil-liam (Tina), grandsons Jackson and Evan Schwartz, sister Katherine Anderson of Sparks, NV and many nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service is scheduled at 10:00 am on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at Frist Presbyte-rian Church of Deerfield, 824 Waukegan Rd., Deerfield, IL 60015. In lieu of Flowers, memo-rial gifts can be made to First Presbyterian Church of Deerfield, Pets Are Worth Saving (P.A.W.S.) or the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Marilyn and Ed are long time members of the Illinois Region. This is the car they drove for years.
We send our condolences to the family.
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TO BE GIVEN AWAY FREE By Chris Schurrer These are items for which I have duplicates in the Archives. Therefore, I will give them away to members free, on a first come, first served basis. Contact me if you are interested in any of these items. Email:[email protected] (H) 815-344-3775. REGION EVENTS Car Show Dash Plaques: 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975 (Mendota), 1976, 1977 (Picnic in the Park), 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 (Barrington), 1991 (Barrington), 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996 (50 Years of Illinois Region / 100 Years of AACA), 1997, 1998, 1998 Large Plaque, 1999 (Stanley Steemer), 2000 Gold, 2000 White (Rolls Royce & Auburn), 2002 (100 Years of Cadillac), 2007 (100 Years of IH Trucks), 2009 (Fabulous Fins of the 50's), 2011 (100 Years of Chevrolet), 2012 (US Luxury Cars of the 50's & 60's), 2013, 2014 Spring Tour Dash Plaques : 1968 (Rails & Trails, Dundee, ILL), 1974 (Fox Valley), 1975 (North Shore), 1991, 1982 (Potawatomi Park), 1996 (Bloomington, IND), 1997 (Janesville, WIS), 2002 (Racine, WIS), 2005 (Door County, WIS), 2009 (Auburn, IND), Fall Tour Dash Plaques : 1973 (Galena), 1974 (Three Lakes, WIS), 1984 (ILL Waterways), 2012, 2015 (Jackson, MICH), 2017 (Hastings, MICH) ILL Region Miscellaneous Dash Plaques : 1978 Annual Dinner (Gordon Buehring Honored Guest), 1980 Gas & Brass Tour CHAPTER EVENTS Brighton Dash Plaques : 1973, 1975, 1977, 1984, 1985 (25th Anniversary), 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2007 Doc Smith Comemora-tive, 2008, 2009, 2010 (50th Anniversary), 2013, 2017
Momence Dash Plaques : 1970, 1993 (Auburn Cord Dusenberg), 2006 (Studebaker / Avanti), 2008 (Pickups, Rancheros, and El Caminos), 2012 Sandwich Dash Plaques : 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998 (1928 Plymouth / 70th Anniversary of Desoto [Magnetic]), 2000 (Oldsmobile [Magnetic]), 2004 (1929 Franklin [Magnetic]), 2007 (1932 Ford V - 8 [Magnetic]), 2009 (1937 Plymouth [Magnetic]), 2010 (1968 Dodge Coronet [Magnetic]), 2011 (Ford Model A [Magnetic]), 2012 [Magnetic], 2013 [Magnetic] Sandwich Plates : 2000, 2001, 2004, 2011, 2013 Waukegan Chapter Breakfast Run : 1977 Grayslake / Volo Dash Plaques : 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 (Car & Toy Show), 1995, 1996, 1997 (100 Years of Oldsmobile), 1998, 1999 (100 Years of Packard), 2004 (Orphans A - Z), 2001, 2005 (100 Years of Thunderbird), 2006 (Muscle Cars), 2008 (Model T Ford), 2009 (Cars of the 9's), 2010, May 2012, September 2012 Union Transportation Extravaganza Dash Plaques : 2008, 2012 NATIONAL AND OTHER EVENTS National Events Dash Plaques : 1969 Central Spring Meet (Cedar Rapids, IOWA), 1971 Central Spring Meet (Automotive Diamond Jubilee, Dear-born Village), 2011 Central Fall Meet (Oak Brook, ILL [in lieu of Fall Tour]) Other Miscelanneous Events Dash Plaques AACA Judging School : Etched Metal (No Year), 1996 (100th Anniversary of AACA) Antique Transportation Meet : 1973, 1974 (All La Rue, WIS) Auburn Cord Dusenberg Festival : 2002 (Auburn, IND) CCCA Classic Concours : 1969 (Oak Brook), 1970 (Oak Brook), 1972 (Northbrook), 1973 (Northbrook), 1975 (Northbrook) CCOCC Show : 1970 (Charleston) Gilman Chamber of Commerce Car Show : 1999 Gilman Old Boys & Girls Reunion : 1975 (Remember When?) Illiana Antique Car Show : 1969 (Danville) FREE STUFF continued next page
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FOR SALE My name is Doug May and I am try-ing to sell the car of my late parents Ray and Jan May. 1976 Lincoln MKIV Centennial Edition. Rust free. It is an Arizona car with 85,500 miles. It's been stored in a garage and driven about 2,000 miles in the last 15 years. The car is in the Herscher IL area. Ray had it up for sale in early 2000's for $8000, so I will start there. Will consider best offer. Please call Doug May. 806-789-7849 I'm in Texas, so will have to set up a time when car can be viewed. I have a few more pictures if wanted. Thank you, Doug May Shallowater, TX.
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Other Miscelanneous Events Dash Plaques Iroquois County Fair Auto Show : 1992 HCCA Champaign Show : 1970, 1971 Lake Geneva Classic Car Rally : 2005 Lambs Farm Auto Show : 1987 (1st), 1988, 1990 Lincoln Area Auto Show : 1975 Lincoln Zephyr Eastern National Meet : 1969, 1970 (All Bird in Hand, PA) Northern Illinois Steam Power Club : 1989 (Exhibitor) Mid - America Antique Auto Show : 1970, 1971 (All Arlington Park) Old Orchard Invitational Meet : 1969 (1st) Secretary of State Show / ILL State Fair : 1971, 1973, 1975 VCCA Tour : 1974 (Hill & Dale Scandanavian Tour, Mt. Horeb, WIS) VMCCA Old Car Festival : 1969 (Greenfield Village, 1905 Ford Model F) Willowcreek Dadfest : 2013 (South Barrington) OTHER ILL REGION - AACA ITEMS 60th Anniversary ILL REGION Commemorative Pin 1996 Lake Forest 2nd Place Trophy 1999 Grayslake 3rd Place Trophy North Shore Chapter Decals Waukegan Chapter Decals
BOARD MEETING - JUNE 9TH The next meeting of the Illinois Region Board of Directors will be held on June 9th starting at 10:30 am at the Somonauk Public Li-brary, 700 E. Lasalle St., Somonauk, IL 60552. Coffee and rolls will be served. All are invited.
In for Repairs Jack Runnfeldt has been trans-ferred to:
Warren Barr 150 Jamestown Lane Lincolnshire, IL 60069
Please keep cars and letter coming, but no visitors or phone calls please. Cheri reports he is on the mend. Emily Taylor is still at
Maple Glenn Assisted Living 750 S. Park Blvd. Rm #14 Glen Ellyn, IL 60137.
She is making progress very slowly and still needs quite a bit of help. Please send words of encour-agement.
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ISO: Looking for a garage, ware-house, or barn space for one vehicle or several. Immediate occupancy. Gonzo Terry 847-630-7955 [email protected]
ISO: Looking to buy a used enclosed car trailer, 20' minimum length. Gonzo Terry 847-630-7955 [email protected]
NEW MEMBERS
Brayton, John & Dawn 831 Margaret St. Des Plaines, IL 60016-6315 Cell: 847-293-3982 Email: [email protected] Chapters: DV, FV, WA-NS AACA#: 004105 J/ 18 Cars: 1936 Chevrolet Master Tour sedan 1984 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz coupe
Grabenkort, Bruce 560 Shorely Dr. #101 Barrington, IL 60010 Cell: 708-902-2258 Email: [email protected] Chapter: WA-NS AACA#: /18 Cars: 1956 Packard Patrician 4 dr. 1956 Packard Clipper Super 2 dr. HT
CURIOUSER &
CURIOUSER Editor: I found these inter-esting thoughts in the Novem-ber 2015 newsletter from the Saginaw Valley Region and thought I would share them with you. The average person’s left hand does 56% of the typing. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar in his pocket melted. There are only 2 words in the English language that have all five vowels in order - abstemious and facetious. Winston Churchill was born in a la-dies’ room during a dance. Women blink nearly twjice as much as men. Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mu-cus every two weeks; otherwise it would digest itself. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur. The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel fuel that it burns. The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze com-pletely solid. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar. There are more chickens than people in the world. There is no Betty Ruble in the Flintstones Chewable Vitamins.
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CHAPTER CONTACTS Des Plaines Valley President: Lee Nelson 815-729-0366 [email protected] Fox Valley President: Dan Sobczyk 847-428-0247 [email protected] Silver Springs President: Al Matison 815-414-1239 [email protected] Chapter meetings are held the third Wednesday of every month at member homes. Waukegan-North Shore President: Chris Schurrer 815-344-3775 [email protected] Chapter meetings are held the second Friday of the month September through May (excepting December ) at State Bank of the Lakes, 50 Com-merce Dr., Grayslake, IL 60030
ILLINOIS REGION The Illinois Region serves northeastern Illinois. Meetings are held on the second Saturday of odd numbered months at various locations. MEMBERSHIP: Andy Voss 2588-B Rock Creek Rd. Plano, IL 60545 Cell 630-605-8392 Email: [email protected] Please contact Andy with questions about membership and/or address corrections. Annual dues are $23 for both individual and joint mem-berships. Membership in the National AACA is an absolute prerequisite for membership in the Illi-nois Region.
OFFICERS PRESIDENT: Chris Schurrer 5502 W. Chasefield Circle McHenry, IL 60050-5133 (H) 815-344-3775. Email:[email protected] VICE-PRESIDENT & ACTIVITIES Dan Sobczyk 822 Bannock Road East Dundee, IL 60118 (H) 847-428-0247 Email: [email protected] SECRETARY: Darlene Sobczyk 822 Bannock Road East Dundee, IL 60118 (H) 847-428-0247 Email: [email protected] TREASURER: Bob Wenderski 265 N. Waukegan Rd. Lake Forest, IL 60045 (H) 847-234-2394 Email: [email protected]
ARCHIVIST: Chris Schurrer Email:[email protected] (H) 815-344-3775. WEBMASTER: Dan Sobczyk Email: [email protected] (H) 847-428-0247
EDITOR OF SIDELIGHTS: Pat Markert 4600 Stonewall Downers Grove, IL 60515 (H) 630-852-9893 Email: [email protected] All materials should be submitted by the 20th of the month. DIRECTORS: Through 2018 Joe Dolezal John Otto Dan Sobczyk Through 2019 Steve Kolish Bob Markert Nancy Nelson Through 2020 Jerry Bodden Jim Sikora Joanna Vroman
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Fridays, May 25—August 31, 20`18 - 6-9p.m. All Classic cars welcome on Main from Maple to Franklin
Featured cars on Curtiss must be 25 years (1993) & older. Trophy awarded weekly
No classic car show parking before 4 p.m.
DOWNERS GROVE CLASSIC CAR SHOW
