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1 ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER BUICK CLUB OF AMERICA July 2014 The Buick Running Board Time to Renew Memberships!! Complete your application on page 9 and return today to keep receiving the Running Board! Norm s 1937 Century Parker s Car story pg. 4 Tour to the National Car Show The July tour to Portland for the B.C.A. National is soon upon us and things are looking GOOD! We'll soon be on the road to Portland and our National BCA Car Show. Looks like we are going to pick up cars in Santa Rosa and Arroyo Grande. There is still time to join us -- so contact Richard or Sheridan if you need information. Residents in Portland tell us the weather is expected to be nice, so plan on having a good time and nice show. Details on page 5

2 Director s Message! As director I have been blessed with the best board of directors one could ask for. Most of you that were at our annual picnic this year know I was out of town and not able to attend, so first I want to thank you for making sure this event was such a success. Next I want to thank all of you that brought your Buick for display. And last thank the rest of you that attended. I understand that all of us have other obligations that need to be taken care of and may not be able to attend these functions. To myself, and the others that were not able to attend thank you for continuing your support in our club. Read your newsletter for upcoming events. I hope to see you at our next meeting on August 19. ~Sheridan Bishop III Desanka Apostolovic 7/20 Lois Gilliland 7/11 Lori Kredit 7/10 Debbie Sweeney 7/26 Additional Information at and in the August Running Board 2

3 Picnic Pictures June 21 Irvine Regional Park 3

4 Parker s Buick! In the summer of 1961, my high school buddy and I took out the back seat of his 1953 Kaiser, loaded it with a lawn mower and edger and set off to mow the yards of a retired gardener s clients. One of those, an independent and spirited widow, was Millie Parker who lived on Park St. in Bellflower. Her husband died soon after they bought their 1937 Buick Century in which she still drove her lady friends to the Women s Club. From that day on I looked forward to mowing her yard and looking at that Buick. Later, after getting my driver s license, she allowed me to take it to be serviced at the local station.! Fast forward to 1967, I had just gotten out of the Army, and I went to visit her. She said, Where have you been? I said, You know where I have been. Why? She replied that she was not going to renew her license anymore and I could have the Buick. That afternoon we went down to the Auto Club in Bellflower, paid the fees, and I was now the owner of the 37 Century, 4 doors, dual side mounts with a trunk back.! Fast forward to 2005, I had always kept this car up so that I could date my wife, ride in the back seat for our wedding, and let others use it for graduations and weddings. My goal was to restore the car as I approached retirement was the year the disassembly began. My son, Chad, was now 24 and between us we took it down to the bare frame. From then on it was clean, paint, and fabricate.! Parker had told me about some of the experiences with the car. She befriended a Japanese family who lost their business in Bellflower due to WWII relocation. She filled the Buick with their belongings and took them to their internment location. This did not win her friends at that time. On disassembly of the rear passenger door, out fell a post card addressed to that family. It must have fallen between the glass and the inner upholstery panel. Also inside the door was a round shiny token of the 1939 California World s Fair. Another surprise was discovery of an old newspaper inserted between the headliner and the roof. Could there been a slackard on the assembly line?! 2012 and the painted body parts are out of the bedrooms and hanging on the car. Each piece was painted separately since the body shop did not want to be caught painting a whole car with paint that was matched to the original color. LeBaron Bonney interior was installed.! 2014 Lori and I went to the Buick Picnic at Irvine Park. This was the first trip out of Anaheim for the car. I need some carb adjustments, but it was a good outing and we look forward to more.! Nov was the date that it came off the assembly line. Parker owned it 30 years, and we are going on owning it for 47. I am still amazed at God s goodness to us when I open the garage door and see our wedding car in the garage after all these years. ~Norm and Lori Kredit,

5 DRIVING TOUR TO THE BUICK CLUB NATIONAL IN PORTLAND JULY The Buick National will be on the west coast, in Portland, Oregon in July. Richard Brewbaker, our 2014 Wagon Master, has planned a driving tour to the meet. All interested are welcome. You may join all of Richard s itinerary or join at any point along the way. Outbound (map at right) (A) Depart July 22,2014 From Mimi's Cafe 1400 S.Harbor Blvd Anaheim. 5:00 am. First stop, Village Cafe 112 W. Branch St. Arroyo Grande, Ca. for breakfast departing 9:00 am. 200 miles. (B) First night : July22 Motel 6 San Rafael, 737 Francisco Blvd. East # , 275 mi. (C) Second night July23, Riverside Inn Grants Pass, Or. 986 SE 6th Street # mi. (D) Third day:july 24 Red Lion Hotel on the River Portland, Or. 909 N. Hayden Island Dr. # Return (with some options) South Bound after show First nigh July 27. Red Lion Hotel th. St. Eureka. # or# mi. From Eureka we plan on driving down the Avenue of the Giants. Taking our time to enjoy the Redwoods. Second night San Rafael Motel Francisco Blvd # mi. From San Rafael you have a choice of driving down Ca 1 or down Ca 101 to home or if we want spend a night in Cambria at Cambria pines Lodge Burton Dr.# if interested in a Hearst Castle tour, let us know. The driving time from castle to Disneyland is about 4 hours without traffic. ~Richard Brewbaker TOUR CONTACT INFORMATION For additional info or suggestions contact Richard Brewbaker at or Sheridan Bishop at Caravan buickroadtrip@gmail.com 5

6 OCCBCA 2014 Calendar July Caravan to BCA National (see pg. 5 for details) August 19 General Meeting at Spires, Program TBD September 27 Tour to Sam Maloof Foundation, Alta Loma October 19 Car Show Buena Park, additional details on page 2 November 18 General Meeting at Spires, Program TBD December 6 Holiday Pot Luck at Holy Family Cathedral in Orange Cars and Parts for Sale Your ad will run for three months and can be renewed by calling the editor: FOR SALE, 1964 BUICK SPECIAL CONVERTIBLE. Mechanically very good, upper end of engine has been rebuilt, new brakes, new top (has to be installed), new front floor pans, new starter, muffler, V6 engine recent tune up, new radiator. Mechanically car is very good. Needs very little rust repair and chrome is in good used condition. $ Bruce Andren 2/14 4 SALE 1964 RIVIERA, 46,000 Original miles, all original interior, some exterior rust. $6000 OBO. Car is in San Diego, Sergio Hernandez (619) (submitted by Bruce) 2/ Buick Park Avenue. Runs good, body style: 2 door coupe, Mileage: approx., Engine: 3.8 Litre SFI V6 Cyl, Fuel Type: Unleaded 87 Octane Gasoline, Transmission: Overdrive Automatic Transaxle 2- Drive Ranges, Exterior Color: Dark Gray, Interior Color: Gray Cloth. Options included: Delco GM/Bose 5 Band Equalizer Music Sound System. Factory Air Conditioning. All original GM Equipment with 1987 Buick Owner's Manual. Exterior paint, trim and interior only minimal wear. Well maintained one owner vehicle. Some available Maintenance & GM Service Records. Clean Title. No accident damage. Original paint. One owner. Location: Los Angeles, South Bay. Mel Spears (310) /14 6

7 Buicks Seen at June Car Shows June 22 AACA All American Car Show in Tustin Larry & Michelle s Wildcat Fountain Valley Show June 28 Another Wildcat Archie 7

8 ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER 2014 OFFICERS Director Sheridan Bishop III Assistant Director John Dyke Treasurer Jeanne Dyke Secretary Nancy Brewbaker Editor Ray Brown Directors at Large Lee Wangerin Larry Minery Wagon Master Richard Brewbaker Hospitality Larry Minery Historian Lee Wangerin

9 APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP RETURN THIS APPLICATION TO: Orange County Chapter BUICK CLUB OF AMERICA P.O. Box 3531 T ustin, California New Renewal Renewal/No Car Changes NAME (PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY) SPOUSE BIRTHDATE M/D SPOUSE BIRTHDATE M/D ADDRESS APT/UNIT # CITY STATE ZIP CODE TELEPHONE ( ) CELL ( ) OCCUPATION NATIONAL BCA MEMBERSHIP # NEWSLETTER YES NO* All members of the Orange County Chapter of the B.C.A. must be members of the parent organization, The Buick Club of America. Members of the Orange County Chapter are entitled to participate in all Chapter activities. Notification of all events is given in advance to all Chapter members by means of the Chapter newsletter, The Running Board, published 11 times yearly. *ANNUAL DUES ARE $ ed newsletter or $25.00 USPS mailed newsletter. (After January 1, $10.00/$12.50 respectively for New Members Only) Please make checks payable to O.C.C.B.C.A. Ownership of a Buick built auto is not required. If you own a Buick car(s), please complete the following section. (Please be specific & complete) YEAR MODEL# MODEL NAME BODY TYPE *CONDITION YEAR MODEL# MODEL NAME BODY TYPE *CONDITION YEAR MODEL# MODEL NAME BODY TYPE *CONDITION YEAR MODEL# MODEL NAME BODY TYPE *CONDITION YEAR MODEL# MODEL NAME BODY TYPE *CONDITION Condition: 1=Excellent/perfect, 2=Fine, 3=Very Good, 4=Good, 5=Restorable, 6= Parts Car Applicants Signature Date Office Use Only: Date Received: Check/M/.O. # $ Exp. Date: Source (Source: R = Referral; S = Show/Swap; C = Left a Card; O = other) Mail & Roster entry ( ) Car(s) entry ( ) R.B. sent ( / ) Roster sent ( / ) (rev 6/14) or USPS 9

10 Our Next General Meeting: Tuesday, August 19, 2014 CALENDAR July Caravan to National, see pg. 5 General meetings are held on the third Tuesday of select months (see pg. 6 for dates) at Spires Restaurant, Goldenwest St., Westminster The meeting starts at 7:00 PM and if you come early you can meet with friends over dinner! August 19 General Meeting at Spires. (See page 6 for complete calendar of events for 2014.) Orange County Chapter BCA PO Box 3531 Tustin CA 92781