Mark. Central Texas Chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club, Inc. Volume 30, Issue 2 NEXT MEETING CHRISTMAS PARTY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2014

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Volume 30, Issue 2 Nov/Dec 2014 Central Texas Chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club, Inc NEXT MEETING CHRISTMAS PARTY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2014 Inside this issue:

Christmas Party is Saturday, December 13, 2014, at 12:30 pm here in Belton at Mark Brians Car Ranch. We will have homemade Mexican food and will eat at 12:30 pm.

We are asking that you bring a new medium size stuffed animal or donate $5 per person for the meal.

We will also have our crazy Christmas gift exchange of a wrapped gift about $10 per person for those who wish to participate.

1 Volume 30, Issue 2 Nov/Dec 2014 Central Texas Chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club, Inc NEXT MEETING CHRISTMAS PARTY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2014 Inside this issue: President s Corner 2 Obituary: Tina Nowak 2 October Picnic 3 Tech Tips Spring Tour Highlights 2015 Spring Tour Registration form Calendar of Future Events The Christmas Party is Saturday, December 13, 2014, at 12:30 pm here in Belton at Mark Brians Car Ranch. We will have homemade Mexican food and will eat at 12:30 pm. Please bring a dessert if you like. I have invited the South Texas Hudson Club to join us. We are asking that you bring a new medium size stuffed animal or donate $5 per person for the meal. We will buy more teddy bears with the money collected and donate all the stuffed animals to the Texas Highway Patrol to be given to children involved in car wrecks. We will also have our crazy Christmas gift exchange of a wrapped gift about $10 per person for those who wish to participate. Please mark ladies gifts so that ladies can chose from their table. We will have many door prizes to give out. Come join us for a celebration of Christmas, 2014, a good meal and fellowship. We should have several Hudsons to look at and the opportunity to visit with their owners at this joint gathering. We are located two miles east of Belton at 7156 W. FM 436. Look for the big tan building. See you soon! Mark

Page 2 The Hubcap PRESIDENT S CORNER By Mark Brians Saturday, December 13, 2014, is our next meeting and Christmas Party here in Belton at our car ranch.

2 Page 2 The Hubcap PRESIDENT S CORNER By Mark Brians Saturday, December 13, 2014, is our next meeting and Christmas Party here in Belton at our car ranch. See page one here in the Hubcap for important details. I have invited the South Texas Hudson club to join us again this year. We will be having homemade Mexican food. We will have our Crazy Christmas gift exchange so bring a wrapped gift of about $10 for each person who wishes to participate. We are furnishing the meal but are asking for people to bring a new medium size stuffed animal or donate $5 per person which will be used to buy more teddy bears. We will donate all the stuffed animals to the Texas Highway Patrol to be given out to children involved in car wrecks. We will start and eat at 12:30 pm, but come early if you like. It s hard to believe that this year is almost gone. I hope it was a good year for you and your family. I got a lot done this year on my cars but not nearly enough. Could I have too many projects, you ask. Yes, but it makes life interesting. Check out the Spring Tour information in this Hubcap and start making your plans to join us. Please note the March 1, 2015, deadline for our block of rooms at the motel and make your reservations right away. This area is very busy in April and reasonable motels are hard to find. Come join us here in Belton for a good time and meet new people while celebrating Christmas See you soon! Mark TINA MUSE NOWAK Longtime Central Texas Chapter member, Tina Nowak, wife of Leon Nowak passed away Tuesday morning, November 11, at her home in Navasota. Tina had been in poor health for some time, and we have been missing her and Leon at meetings. Services were under the direction of Lindley-Robertson-Holt Funeral Home, and a funeral mass was celebrated at 10:30 am Friday, November 14, at Christ Our Light Catholic Church in Navasota, with internment in St Stanislaus Church Cemetery in Anderson. Tina was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Vancy Muse, a son, Walter Nowak and brother, Mike Muse. Surviving are her husband of 56 years, Leon Nowak, a son, Frank and wife, Dana and grandchildren, Kaden and Becker of Austin, a sister, Mary Stempahowski and nephew, Frank Ed Stempahowski, both of Chappell Hill.

The Hubcap Page 3 OCTOBER PICNIC, 2014 Although we sang, Rain, rain, go away, it didn t!

Sixty -six folks, including a significant number of the Holland family were present for a catered lunch. We had 13 Studebakers, most of those owned by the host, B.

The intrepid ones were Nick Dynis, 61 Hawk, Mark Brians, 65 Commander, Matt Pautz, 82 Avanti II, Tom Ossowski, 73 Avanti I and Joe Beatty, 75 Avanti I.

3 The Hubcap Page 3 OCTOBER PICNIC, 2014 Although we sang, Rain, rain, go away, it didn t! Not until it was too late to change the decision to drive a Brand X, so only the intrepid drove a Studebaker to College Station for the 36th annual Central Texas Chapter picnic. Sixty -six folks, including a significant number of the Holland family were present for a catered lunch. We had 13 Studebakers, most of those owned by the host, B.B. Holland, who didn t have to drive them very far in the rain. The intrepid ones were Nick Dynis, 61 Hawk, Mark Brians, 65 Commander, Matt Pautz, 82 Avanti II, Tom Ossowski, 73 Avanti I and Joe Beatty, 75 Avanti I. We don t blame those who didn t want to get their precious babies out in the rain. The 50/50 was won by Kirk and Lisa Smith, $76.00 to them and $76.00 to the chapter. Our president, Mark Brians, displayed the two new chapter banners. (See photos in this issue of The Hubcap.) Those attending were: Mark Brians, Belton; Ken & Estella Smith, Hempstead; Bill and Diana Osborne, College Station; Tony & Shirley Darrow, Houston; Kirk & Lisa Smith, Cedar Creek; Terry Crain & Sandra Kalousek, Marquez; Charles Harrison, Richmond; Kelvin & Lisa Kelm, Katy; Janeen & Don Wood, College Station; Tony Carter, College Station; Jerry Redman, Washington, DC; Margie Morris, College Station; Mary Ann Kiel, Richmond; Joyce Marchisio, College Station; Larry & Alice Brooks, Weatherford; Newell Slavin, San Antonio; Ray, Marianne, James & Madison Alcorn & Bill Marshall & Doris Wilson, Magnolia; Mason & Doris Newton, College Station, TX; Mike & Denise Carter, Webster; Scott & Dawn Isensee, Austin; Joe & Karen Clark, Cameron; Mick & Sheila Curl, Bellville; Ross Ball, Lorena; Matt Pautz, Houston; Tom Ossowski, Willis; Joe Beatty, Houston; Nick Dynis, Flatonia; Buddy & Joyce Pyle, Chappell Hill; Brad Putchat, Leroy; Steve Starett, Baytown; B.B. & Hazel Holland, College Station; Dillen Ashton, Sydney and Michael Holmes, College Station; Spencer Slavin, Breanna Gonzales, Josh and Margaret, College Station; Grace Kelm, San Marcos; John & Donna Brooks, Hamilton; Larry & Chris Dover, College Station; Mary Lavender, Carlos; Anthony Carter, College Station.

Page 4 The Hubcap TECH TIPS By Mark Brians Have you noticed cold air coming in under the dash or the passenger seat this winter?

Many of our old cars have a cable to turn the heat off. It goes to a valve in the air duct. The other cable regulates the water valve for the heater. I seem to overlook the air valve.

There is a round flapper valve in the distribution duct just past the heater core and blower under the dash.

4 Page 4 The Hubcap TECH TIPS By Mark Brians Have you noticed cold air coming in under the dash or the passenger seat this winter? Or if you are blessed with air conditioning in your car, does it seem to be warm under the dash? I have looked for holes or leaks in the firewall, but still seem to have leaks. Many of our old cars have a cable to turn the heat off. It goes to a valve in the air duct. The other cable regulates the water valve for the heater. I seem to overlook the air valve. In December I had the heater turned off water and air, but I was still getting cold air from somewhere. There is a round flapper valve in the distribution duct just past the heater core and blower under the dash. I found that the flapper had two C-shaped foam rubber pieces that were falling apart leaving a ¼ inch gap for air to pass by. It not only let cold air in when I had the heater off but it let in outside hot air in the summer that was fighting the air conditioner. I drilled out two rivets to get the flapper out and made new seals from 1/16 in neoprene and glued it in place. I used 6-32 screws to replace the rivets to put it back together. Most of our old cars have air valves and vents which have seals that after 40 to 50 years have gone to pot. So no longer blame those air leaks on just the door gaskets. Check out those air valves in the shop manual or take a few minutes to look at how the air flows into your car. I hate to think how much gas I wasted trying to cool all that hot air in the car. Do you have a Tech Tip??? Send it in and help everyone. You do not have to be a writer, as you can see by my Tech Tip. Don t just look at that old car! Drive it! Mark

The Hubcap Page 5 Highlights: Central Texas Chapter Spring Tour April 10-11-12 2015, LaGrange/Schulenburg, Texas Friday, April 10, 2015: We will begin our tour at the Back Porch BBQ about 11:30 am

At 12:30 pm we leave for The Texas Quilt Museum, 140 West Colorado Street on the square in downtown La Grange. Admission is $6.00 per person. Our tour begins at 1:00 pm.

There are also places on the square where you can sit and sip a cup of coffee and watch the world go by.

Supper is on your own and there are several restaurants nearby or check your list in the goody bag. At 6:30 pm the Hospitality room will open at the motel for visiting and tall tales.

5 The Hubcap Page 5 Highlights: Central Texas Chapter Spring Tour April , LaGrange/Schulenburg, Texas Friday, April 10, 2015: We will begin our tour at the Back Porch BBQ about 11:30 am where we will have lunch. They are located at 1602 N Jefferson (Hwy 77 north) in La Grange just north of Hwy 71 across from the Shell station. They have a good menu for lunch. At 12:30 pm we leave for The Texas Quilt Museum, 140 West Colorado Street on the square in downtown La Grange. Admission is $6.00 per person. Our tour begins at 1:00 pm. There is a quilt store next to the museum. You can also tour the Fayette County Court House, shop around the square or visit the old county jail museum and visitors center. There are also places on the square where you can sit and sip a cup of coffee and watch the world go by. We will leave the square about 4:00 pm and head west on Business Hwy 71 to check into our motel, the River Valley Motor Inn at 1575 West Travis (Business 71). Supper is on your own and there are several restaurants nearby or check your list in the goody bag. At 6:30 pm the Hospitality room will open at the motel for visiting and tall tales. Saturday, April 11, 2015: After breakfast on your own we will gather in the parking lot at 8:00 am and leave for Schulenburg 17 miles south. At about 8:45 am we arrive at the Schulenburg Visitors Center to pick up our guide. There are restrooms at the Visitors Center. We will leave on our tour of four painted churches at 9:00 am sharp. The Painted Churches tour is about 38 miles total. We should be back to the Visitors Center about 12:30 pm. We will then drive a short distance to Franks Restaurant at the intersection of I-10 and Hwy 77 North for lunch in our own private room. After a good lunch we leave Franks about 1:45 pm for The Stanzel Model Aircraft Museum just a short distance south on Hwy 77 at 311 Baumgarten Street. Admission is $2.00 per person. This is a very nice, interesting museum. About 3:30 pm we will leave for our drive back to La Grange and the River Valley Inn. We should arrive about 4:30 pm. After some relaxing, we will have our meeting and banquet at 6:30 pm across the street at La Marina Restaurant. We can start gathering about 6 pm in our private room. They have Mexican food, seafood and steaks. We will be able to order off the varied menu with separate checks. After our meal and meeting, the hospitality room will be open at the motel for desserts and a cup of coffee or drink and more tall tales. Sunday Morning April 12, 2015: 6:30 am to 9 am Starts with breakfast on your own. Check out and say goodbyes before leaving for home or more time to visit local sights. Goody bags will be given out Friday or when you join us. They will have the latest information to make your tour enjoyable. Come Join Us! Your Tour Team

6 Page 6 The Hubcap Central Texas Spring Tour Registration Schulenburg Texas April , 2015 Painted Churches Tour Name Address Name zip Name Phone # Tour registration fee: Self/ Family $ $ Texas Quilt Museum in La Grange April 10 (Friday) $6.00 per person... $ Painted Churches Tour in Schulenburg April 11 (Saturday) $12.00 per person including tip for guide... $ Stanzel Model Aircraft Museum in Schulenburg (Saturday) $2.00 per person... $ Total Submitted... $ Motel: River Valley Inn, 1575 West Travis (business 71 west) in La Grange. Please be sure to mention that you are with the Studebaker Car Club for our group rate. Rooms are $69.00 for two double beds for two people plus Tax. The cutoff date for our block of rooms is March 1, 2015, at this rate. If something comes up you must cancel 48 hours before your arrival date (April 8, pm) River Valley Inn s Number is Banquet: La Marina Restaurant, 1502 W. Travis (bus 71west) individual checks *** Cut off for Tour registration is April 1, 2015*** Send form with check payable to Central Texas SDC to: Lorraine Brians 7156 W FM 436 Belton, Texas Phone

7 The Hubcap Page CALENDAR OF FUTURE EVENTS For additional information call: or February 14 Surrey Inn Family Restaurant, Caldwell, Intersection of Hwy 36 and Hwy 21, 12:30 pm April Spring Tour Painted Churches, Schulenburg/LaGrange June 13 Ranchers Steakhouse and Grill, Gatesville, Hwy 36 by-pass,12:30 p.m. August 8 Raymond s Southern Kitchen, Lorena, Exit 322, East side, 12:30 p.m. October 19 Hollands Annual Picnic, 12:00 noon December 12 Christmas Party, To Be Announced THE HUBCAP In The Hubcap, our goal is to inform club members about club activities, offer news about Studebakers and Studebaker people, along with ideas and comments concerning both. Contributions are welcome from all club members, although we reserve the right to edit and select on the basis of topicality and general interest. Submit material to "The Hubcap, 6224 Los Robles, College Station, TX We can be reached by telephone at 979/ The Hubcap is published bi-monthly by the Central Texas Chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club, Inc. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the Central Texas Chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club, but those of the particular authors or editors. President Mark Brians 254/ Vice President Estella Smith 713/ Sec.-Treasurer Hazel Holland 979/ Editor B.B. Holland 979/ Tour master Lorraine Brians 254/

8 The Hubcap Central Texas Chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club, Inc 6224 Los Robles College Station, Texas Phone: Website: NEXT MEETING - CHRISTMAS PARTY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2014 Chapter Membership Application Central Texas Chapter dues are $12.00 per year payable in August of each year. ALL RENEWALS ARE $ The following payment schedule applies to NEW MEMBERS ONLY if joining in any other month. * Covers membership for more than one year. August $12.00 December $8.00 April $4.00 September $11.00 January $7.00 May $3.00 October $10.00 February $6.00 June $14.00* November $9.00 March $5.00 July $13.00* Mail chapter application to : Central Texas Chapter C/O Hazel Holland 6224 Los Robles College Station, Texas New Membership Renewal Name Spouse Mailing Address City State Zip Phone NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP STUDEBAKER DRIVERS CLUB National Officers President - Carl Thomason Vice Pres. - Mimi Halgren Secretary - Nita Ketchum Treasurer - Jane Stinson SDC welcomes anyone with an interest in Studebaker history and Studebaker produced vehicles. Membership is $31.00 per year in the U. S. and includes a subscription to the excellent national magazine Turning Wheels. All chapter members must join the national club. Send renewals, new memberships and changes of address to: Studebaker Drivers Club, Inc. P. O. Box 1715 Maple Grove, MN Please List your Studebakers below: Year Model Body Type Serial #

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Volume 30, Issue 1 July/August 2014 Central Texas Chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club, Inc NEXT MEETING 36TH ANNUAL PICNIC AT THE HOLLANDS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2014 Inside this issue: President s Corner