Horseless Herald Published by the Santa Clara Valley Horseless Carriage Club April 2017
The Santa Clara Valley Regional Group of The Horseless Carriage Club of America Home of The Blossom Tour President Tony Wollesen 1748 Merrill Drive San Jose, CA 95124 (408) 264-2444 aawollesen@gmail.com Vice President Jeremy Wire 15533 Kavin Lane Monte Sereno, CA 95030 (408) 395-038 jcwire@geoconsultants.com Secretary Julie Chulick 243 Belden Drive San Jose, CA 95123-3608 408-226-9570 k.chulick@att.net Treasurer Bill Lewis 315 Escobar Avenue Los Gatos, CA 95032 (408)356-8535 billlewis@mindspring. com Board of Directors Karl Chulick, Larry Johnson K.Kay Lewis Herald Editor Judy & Gene A. Hironimus 9884 Silvergate Lane Elk Grove, CA 95624 (916) 686-7912 jandghironimus@comca st.net Web Master Allan Greenberg allang@pacbell.net General Meeting The General Meeting is held at 10AM, every other month at Viva Restaurant in Los Gatos. Viva is at the corner of Los Gatos Blvd. and Blossom Hill, next to Whole Foods About Us The Santa Clara Valley Horseless Carriage Club is a family oriented club dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and enjoyment of automobiles from the Brass Era. The club activities include local and regional tours, social events, and restoration assistance and advice. The club welcomes new members who share our passion for these historic automobiles. The Horseless Herald is published once a month and can be viewed on the World Wide Web at http://www.scvhcc.org/newsletter.html Check out the National HCCA at www.hcca.org. 1
To get your pictures and articles in the Horseless Herald email your copy to jandghironimus@comcast.net. Please submit by the 23rd of the month. Meetings, Events, and Tours Apr 1 General Meeting ( no fooling) Apr 6-8 Bakersfield Swap Meet Apr 6-8 Grizzly Bear Tour Apr 15 Easter Parade in Campbell Apr 23-27 Mother Lode Nickel Era Tour in Murphys, CA May 6 Round the Reservoir Tour May 20 Wings of History June 3 General Meeting June 10-11 Lowland and Endurance Run in Hollister Aug 5 General Meeting Sep 9 Antique Autos in History Park Sep 11-14 Bay Area Tour in Twain Harte, CA Oct 7 Annual Brunch Dec 10 Christmas Brunch at Mariana s April Special Days 3rd Aldo Bertollotti - Birthday 3rd John and Joan Bertollotti - Anniversary 1976 4th Frances Morella - Birthday 8th K. Kay Lewis - Birthday 11th Don Holthaus- Birthday 11th Muriel Lundquist - Birthday 15th Chet Zimmerman - Birthday 17th Cheri Andrews - Birthday 21st Judy Morris - Birthday 23rd Mary and Doug Aumack - Anniversary 27th Judy and Gene Hironimus - Anniversary 1973 The HCCA classified web site: http://hcca.org/classifieds.html 2
A"en%on all HCCA Regional Groups and Affiliated Registers Help us Celebrate 80 Years of HCCA Touring HCCA Na%onal Grizzly Bear Tour and Na%onal Conven%on Mee%ng of the Marques April 7-11, 2018 We need your help to determine the level of interest for a tour, special display and annual conven%on in April of 2018. Please contact the organizers (listed at the bo"om). WHERE: Wawona Hotel (Big Trees Lodge) Yosemite Na%onal Park, California WHEN: Saturday April 7 to Wednesday April 11, 2018 WHAT: Saturday- Mee%ng of the Marques. We will be invi%ng all the affiliated registers to gather their members and cars in one place. Not a car show but an opportunity for fellowship, educa%on and comparisons open to all HCCA members. Immediately following that event on Saturday evening we will have a welcome BBQ dinner for all. Sunday to Wednesday-2018 HCCA Na%onal Grizzly Bear Tour and HCCA Na%onal Conven%on. Our hope is for many of the par%cipants in the Mee%ng of the Marques to stay on for the na%onal conven%on and we will a"empt to get all who do not have pre-1916 cars a ride for the tour. We need brass car owners to a"end and offer rides! Immediately following is the annual Bakersfield Tour and Swap Meet (April 12-14, 2018), only 175 miles south. An en%re week of fun! Since this is a rela%vely new concept, we need to know your interest to decide on the size of venues and how many rooms to block. PLEASE email or phone Bob Ladd or Michael Sullivan with your thoughts and interest. Bob Ladd- jbobladd@ptd.net (717) 269-5508 Michael Sullivan tenparry@yahoo.com (805) 728-5317 3
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Tour with The Santa Clara Valley Model T Ford Club May 20, 2017 WE received this message from Allan: The SCVMTFC has been invited to bring our antique autos to the 17th Annual Wings of History Air Museum Open House/Fly-in on Saturday, May 20, 2017. I would like to extend this invitation to include the SCVHCC as well. I plan to leave from behind the Shell Station on Blossom Hill Road and Almaden Expressway at 9:00 AM and arrive at the airport at 10:00 AM. The South County Airport is located at 12777 Murphy Ave., San Martin. If you plan to attend please contact Allan Greenberg via email or at (408)997-0879. 6
Horseless Herald Judy & Gene Hironimus 9884 Silvergate Lane Elk Grove, California 95624