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2016 RCCAC PIT CREW President Butch Tucker 480‐694‐1229 [email protected] V.P. Bob LaFavor 928‐363‐0260 hotrodrob86u@gmailcom Secretary Sandi Gunderson 928‐476‐2168 [email protected] Treasurer Tina Dychkowski 920‐216‐0830 [email protected] Ac vi es Mary Cailey 928‐474‐35‐3560 [email protected]
Director Byron Gunderson 928‐476‐2168 [email protected] Director Carl Cur s 928‐468‐8018 [email protected] Director Steve Fowler 928‐478‐6676 & Web Master [email protected]
Car Show Director for 2017 Byron Gunderson 928‐476‐2168 [email protected]
Newsle er Margie Fowler 928‐478‐6676 [email protected]
THE RIM COUNTRY CLASSIC AUTO
CLUB IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
FOR THE PURPOSE OF:
Providing social, educational and recreational activities for its membership.
Participating in and supporting civic activities for the betterment of the community.
Encouraging and promoting the preservation and restoration of classic motor vehicles.
Providing organized activities involving the driving and showing of member’s cars.
RCCAC meets at
6:30p.m. on the first
Wednesday of the
month at
Tiny’s Restaurant,
600 E. Hwy. 260
in Payson
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Traveling with the
Payson ArizonaPayson Arizona
Well, it's almost over for this year. As we look back on this last year, we as a club have done quite a bit. Mary has done quite a good job of keeping us going places with fun ac vi es, Tina has done a super job of paying the bills as we go down the road. Sandi has done a super job of keeping track of all the club business. Thanks, Girls! Before you know it, the New Year will start us off with a whole bunch of new officers. Congratula ons to our new 2017 board who were approved at last months mee ng. President: Mary Cailey Vice President: Paul Jones Secretary: Steve Fowler Treasurer: Tina Dychkowski Ac vi es: Sandi Gunderson Board Members: Carl Cur s Darrel Wallace Butch Tucker The car show is all lined up. We will be needing and asking for some volunteers for a few posi ons. Ladies, we need you too. T‐Shirt Sales, Hospitality, Gi Basket Ticket Sales. Car Show Date is‐May 12‐13 2017 Happy Thanksgiving club members.
From President
Butch Tucker
What Car Company sponsored the Dinah Shore TV show?
ANSWER: on page #6
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FROM THE GLOVEBOX
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UP COMING ACTIVITIES
NOVEMBER
AT A GLANCE
2 - Membership Meeting 6:30
10– WOW= Buffalo Grill on 87 in Payson
11– Vets to Lunch
Program honoring our Veterans 11: AM at Payson High School Auditorium.
RCCAC members taking vets to lunch.
13– Road Rally & Scavenger Hunt
See the ad to the right! The movie is voted on at the
monthly club mee ng. It’s always on a Saturday at 10:am and is announced
via e‐mail. Make sure your e‐mail is up to date!
$7.00 gets you the movie, a small drink and a small popcorn.
See you at the Movies!
2– Doug Magnuson 8– Sandi Schnieber 11– Darrel Wallace 13– John Cailey 16– Karen Bruns 16– Margie Fowler
19– Robert LaFavor 23– Boyd Miller 24– Sue Hedman 25– Ron Horejsi 26– Steve Fowler 26– Bob Halgren
Directory Updates
Pete & Marty White Cell‐ # Pete‐ 928‐951‐0805 Marty‐ 928‐300‐3870 WELCOME TO THE CLUB
Birthdays
October No Member of the month
50/50 winner
Bobi
Beverage
December 10th 5:pm at the Elks Lodge Annual Christmas Dinner Party $11.00 per person More info to come.
Don’t Miss this FUN Activity November 13th 3:00 pm
Meet at the H.S. entrance on McLane Rd. RSVP REQUIRED-
[email protected], or 474-3560.
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P A G E 3 News from the News from the News from the
BackseatBackseatBackseat
Old County Inn The RCCAC club made a dinner cruise to Pine on Sat. Oct. 22nd. A caravan left Payson with about 13 cars
heading for Pine on a beautiful Sat. evening. We met the Pine and Strawberry members at the “ Old County
Inn “ at the edge of Pine. A large group of over 50 were present to partake in food and drink. We were seated outdoors and were serenaded by a musician and his
guitar. We could not have asked for a better fall evening. A special thanks goes to Mary Cailey for
organizing another fun event.
Thanks to Carl & Judy Curtis for the report and pictures.
The October WOW Luncheon was at the Randall House in Pine. It was a beautiful day so we ate outside in the shade of the big trees on the north side of the restaurant. There were only 4 of us ladies but we were all able to talk and hear each other. A wonderful, intimate, and yummy lunch for the 4 of us.
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JULIUS ZEZIMA—Like most boys from an early age to their young teens, I have an affinity for the automobile. I grew up on the East Coast and like a lot of kids could name most every 50’s automobile by sight, {there were not that many around} unlike today most had a unique distinction about them.
Ask anyone and they will tell you, I really don’t know much about the me-chanics of a car. I learned it was cheaper to buy them, than build them, and yes I have bought other people’s mistakes but I can truly say I haven’t made any myself. My first car was this 1959 corvette, 283 3 speed paid $1900 in 1961. Lost my drivers license with this car and in Connecticut you lose your license for a year for speeding. So it became a ¼ mile car in upstate New York at Dover Drag Strip on Sundays. Nothing great ran D Stock so so.
Now it’s 1962, I have my license back so it’s time to dump the ’59 and move on to a new 1962, 327 - 340 HP 4 speed which I drove all the way to Manhattan Beach CA on the original Route 66. I must have picked up 50 parking tickets in California for not “blocking the wheels” when parking. I lived right on the beach which you could do in early ‘60’s; the only place to park was on the slope going towards the water.
Enter the war in Vietnam, the 1962 Vette is sold and I enlisted in the USAF in 1965. While receiving my training in Indiana I purchased a 1961 283 - 3 on the column and keep it until I shipped out to Southeast Asia. Back in the states in 1968 and I’m stationed at Luke AFB. Time to purchase yes, another Cor-vette, so off to Louie Sand Chevrolet in Glendale and I picked up this 1967 427 4 speed both tops in Mist Green {should have never sold it}.
Discharged and seeing most all of Arizona in this car, but hey it’s time to get a job so the ’67 is sold and I now have a ’68 Buick and a job in the Adult Beverage Industry. It’s at this point that I never own another car since I had company cars for the next 30 years, now married, promoted and moved to the Texas market traveled 9 Southwest States, and raised our family in Plano TX.
TEXANS love their cars, so it was time to get involved in street rods, I fell in love with this little 1931 5 window in July of 1996 and I was hooked, The car was at Goodguys when it was held at Southfork Ranch. It was at this time the Classic Rod and Custom Association was formed in North Texas putting on shows for MDA. It got to a point where 450 cars needed a larger venue and Southfork Ranch and Channel Five in North Texas stepped up.
The 31 was sold and I learned you can make a little profit buying them right and selling them. So from this point, I never fell in love with a car after that. I purchased countless cars, some I never took title to bought and sold.
This 1934 Chevrolet was built by Bud Brown Chevrolet in Iowa; it was basically a Corvette chassis with a 1934 fiberglass Outlaw Body on it. It had 16 miles on it when it was purchased.
This 1937 Ford Minotti was built in Ohio by a FORD engineer. We purchased it at the Louisville National Street Rod Association, Laura and I drove it to Cruis-ing the Coast in Biloxi Mississippi and was featured on Dennis Gage’s Classic Car Show.
This 1933 FORD roadster with removable top had no expenses spared. Time comes when small just doesn’t do it anymore and one needs to have a little leg
room, enter the Muscle Car era.
The 1970 Chevelle Convertible was purchased sight un seen from PA, a little rough to say the least, but someone was looking for a donor car and the ’70 found a new home in CO.
This 1971 Chevelle Convertible just might be my last car {NAH}. The car is fully documented as an original COPO {Central Office Production
Order}. Originally owned by Chevrolet Motor Division, and completely restored in 1997, the Chevelle spent most of its life in a private collection. The Chevelle has less than 60,000 original miles and boasts 31 factory options.
Having joined RCCAC and met a host of wonderful people who love and understand the workings of their cars, I can truly say I enjoy driving a classic and probably will have one right up until I draw my last breath.
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We’re seeing lots of hot rods with drilled and/or slo ed
rotors, o en behind big billet wheels. They sure look
good, but are they more effec ve? Will they increase
stopping power? If you go to the tech pages of any of the
reputable brake suppliers, you will get the same answer,
but first some background.
During the 60’s, as track speeds got higher and higher for
road racers, they began to see a loss of braking power
under sustained braking. The problem was from out‐
gassing from the organic/asbestos pad materials in com‐
mon use at the me. At high temperatures, the pad ma‐
terial’s bonding agents would break down and boil, re‐
leasing gas which would li the pad from the rotor, much
like air under an air‐hockey table makes the puck travel
nearly fric onless. To counteract the problem, holes
were drilled in the rotor, allowing the gasses to escape
through to the hollow center of the vented rotors. It
would also lighten the rotors and allow the wheels to ac‐
celerate more quickly off the turns. Slo ed rotors were
also developed to allow the brake dust to escape, and
theore cally to help wipe the pads to expose fresh pad
material.
With asbestos being outlawed in the early 90’s, brake
pad formula ons changed (mostly semi‐metallic or ce‐
ramic) and the adhesive materials improved to a point
that there is no out‐gassing problem on today’s quality
pads under any conceivable street use, so drilled rotors
serve no real func on. They will, in fact, reduce the mass
of the rotors, and their ability to absorb heat. Rotors are
to your brake system what the radiator is to your cooling
system‐ they absorb and dissipate the heat. Let’s say you
have a stout rod that weighs 3000 pounds and can accel‐
erate to 60 in 8 seconds (probably 250‐300 horses). We
expect it to stop in WAY LESS than 8 seconds, more like
two or three. That means the brakes absorb and get rid
of more like 1000 horsepower worth of heat, and we
sure want them to work well. The heavier they are, the
more heat they can absorb, which is why heavier vehicles
have bigger, heavier rotors.
For the street, you want a heavier, larger diameter (more
leverage) rotor, not a featherweight. Slo ed rotors have
li le effect other than to possibly scrape off worn pad
material, but with properly bedded pads, some pad ma‐
terial is transferred to the disc and wear of both pads and
rotors is minimized. If you really want to delve into this,
go to the www.stoptech.com website and check out
their tech info. I’ve been sharing that with students for
years, now.
So, bo om line, are they be er? No, but they will lighten
up both your wallet and your car, and that might make it
faster (but it won’t stop as well). Ya pays yer money and
ya takes yer choice.
Happy Motoring! SF
Tech Hints & tips
Drilled Rotors- Help or Hype? By Steve Fowler
P A G E 6 What Car Company sponsored the Dinah Shore TV show?
When we think of famous people in Chevrolet history, we usually think about all the amazing race car drivers, engine builders, and key individuals in the many eras of performance development for the brand. But, one name has been synonymous with Chevrolet since the 1950’s that we just have to mention. Of course, we’re talking about Ms. Dinah Shore.
Born in Winchester, Tennessee, in 1917, Ms. Shore was destined for a long career in the spotlight. As a young child, she went by her given name “Frances Rose”, or her nickname “Fanny Rose.” At the age of four or five, she would sing for local farmers at her father’s general store. This
was before taking voice lessons later in life. Dinah also learned to play the ukulele at the prompting of her mother, and even dabbled in acting by the time she was a young teen.
With the love of singing, and also the determination to get a higher education, Ms Shore went on to study sociology at Vanderbilt University. She was able to pay for her schooling with the money she earned from her own radio show. The theme song of her 15-minute radio show “Dinah” , is what eventually led to her taking on her now-famous namesake.
During WWII, Ms. Shore joined other singers, actors, and comedians by entertaining U.S. troops overseas at allied bases, hospitals, and even in Normandy. She also maintained her own 1/2-hour radio show, and guest starred on the “Command Performance” show on the Armed Forces Radio broadcast during this time. By the late ’40s, she had a handful of movie appearances under her belt, as well as dozens of hit songs that pushed her record sales well past 6 million copies.
Leading into the ’50s, she became interested in the growing medium of television, and made her television debut on the Ed Wynn Show. After appearing as a guest on Bob Hope’s first NBC special in 1950, she was given a bi-weekly show slot of her own in 1951. The show, which was just 15 minutes long and ran in the early evening twice a week, was called The Dinah Shore Show. It was this show that ultimately brought her and Chevrolet together for many years to come.
As the story goes, like many other major American companies at the time, General Motors had figured out that getting their name and products on television was the next big thing for becoming even more successful. Wanting to sell their now growing lineup of family-friendly vehicles, GM, which is said to have had one of the largest advertising budgets at the time, opted to have their Chevrolet division sponsor the Dinah Shore television show, putting their name in front of countless
prospective customers through the latest entertainment medium.
The show was eventually renamed The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, on which she welcomed countless musical guests. At the beginning and end of each show, she sang her now famous “See the USA in Your Chevrolet” song, which ran as the long-time jingle for the automotive brand. It ultimately earned Ms. Shore her nickname as Ms. Chevrolet.
She would go on to embody her Ms. Chevrolet moniker for years, continuing the Chevy Show through 1963, being a spokeswoman for the brand, and starring in a number of Chevrolet advertisements over the years.
Though many entertainers and models, as well as General Motors’ products themselves, aided in GM’s rise to the top of the automotive market in the ’50s and early ’60s, it is Dinah Shore that will forever be known as the person who became the face of Chevrolet and prompted so many families to open their garages to the brand!
Custom/Concept Sports Car.: Allan Sicz. is a retired Senior
Engineering Associate/Car Fabricator (GM Desert Proving Grounds—Arizona). Allan built this car from the ground up. He built this Concept Sport Car in his workshop and completed the final design changes over the last five years. The car price is $50K or best offer. For all the specifications contact- Allan, cell phone number is 406-366-2859. or his brother Ken who is helping him sell the car he can be reached at [email protected] or my cell phone 480-209- 2816. Ken has more info and pictures to share.
One End Frame Lift, 2 ton capacity, manufactured by Central Hydraulics.
$250.00 or best offer. Call Jack Gooch 928-468-1036.
2- 15X7 Chevy rally style wheels with dual bolt pattern - 5 on 4 1/2 and 5 on 5 3/4. Excellent condition. $60 for the pair
Two sets of "Yukon" diff gears for a Chrysler 9 1/4 rear end ( 3.90 and 4.10) $50 each.
Two fiberglass lo bucket seats (Speedway #1412400 ) and black seat covers ( #1412408). New! $150. $230 if you buy them from Speedway.
16 inch chrome electric fan (2100 cfm ). Speedway #91015499-16. New! $50. Call John Cailey 928-474-3560
24' Haulmark enclosed car hauler, with bunks in the front. New tires and spare, its a 2006, $5500.00 Call Byron Gunderson. 928 4762168
Selling my 59 Studebaker Silver Hawk. No rust to speak of. Engine is 259 V8 with 3 on the tree with O.D. Newer maroon upholstery and headliner inside. Radio, usual under seat heater with A/C. Color is Studie Arctic White. Has 4 bbl Holley carb and runs well but not a hot rod either. Asking $15 k for it. Just back from the painters. Call Al at 503-702-0685 or mail at [email protected].
Hedman headers for a small block Chev with bolts. $50. Call Ken Tozi at 928-970-1700
NOTE: If you want to advertise please send an e-mail to [email protected] not the clubs e-mail.
Looking to sell parts OR Looking for parts!
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November 18-20 Good guys Southwest Nationals—Scottsdale
For more information on more shows and registration forms visit the web sites below:
www.cruisearizona.com www.cruisinarizona.com/carshows.html If interested in going as a group contact Mary Cailey our Activities gal to see if something can be arranged.
Upcoming Car Shows
Meeting Minutes can be reviewed on the clubs website: http://clubs.hemmings.com/rccac/
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For that last minute Pie
Impossibly Easy Pumpkin Pie
1 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
1/2 cup Original Bisquick mix
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup evaporated milk
1 tablespoon butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
Whipped topping, if desired
1 Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease 9-inch pie plate.
2 Stir, beat or put into a blender all ingredients (except whipped topping) until blended. Pour into pie plate.
3 Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate about 3 hours or until chilled. Serve with whipped topping. Store covered in refrigerator.
