Club Meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday Of each month At 6:30 PM at Strikes 5681 Lone Tree Blvd Rocklin Everyone is welcome Rods & Relics of Lincoln Hills, P. O. Box 93, Lincoln, CA 95648 Volume 3 Issue 10 www.rodsnrelics.net October 2010 President s Page September found many of our members participating in a number of car shows and events. The list is impressive and included the following: FieldHaven Feline Rescue Classics, Cats, and Cabernet event; Capital City Cruisers Labor Day Event; Mel s Drive-In Auburn; Rocklin s Hot Chili & Cool Cars; Lincoln Manor; Vintage Ford Fridays; Sacramento Classic Auto Show; Strikes Car Show; Cruising in the Pines; Placer Area Concepts; Galt Old Car Festival; Founder s Day Classic Car Show Carmichael Park; Woof Woof Zoom Zoom; and Patriot Weekend. As you can see, we are a very active car club. There is a show and an event for everyone! For those of you who have not participated yet, there is still time in October. Plan on joining us and start thinking about next year s shows and events. Congratulations to all! Many awards were CLUB OFFICERS President, Rich Ragan V. President, Ray Geiger Treasurer, Craig Kirkpatrick Secretary, Membership Dir, Ray Blasquez Activities Dir., Member-At-Large, Kent Parsell Webmaster, David Fibush 408-1950 543-0464 434-5182 543-9113 408-1377 434-6648 435-2288 won. See additional information on page 7. On Saturday, September 25, I joined Ray Geiger at Vintage Ford for the first meeting of a group that will be working on proposed legislation to protect our cars and hobby. Spread the word: We need to vote YES! on Proposition 23. ACCC is driving a YES vote! October is shaping up to be another busy month. See the list of October activities to the right. Happy, safe traveling Rich Ragan MISSION STATEMENT The Rods & Relics Car Club is an organization formed by individuals with an interest in the restoration, preservation and enjoyment of collector vehicles such as: Antiques, Classics, Special Interest, and Modified vehicles. OCTOBER ACTIVITIES OCTOBER 1-2-3 NSRA, GOLDEN STATE STREET ROD NATIONALS, CAL EXPO OCTOBER 9 2ND ANNUAL OPERATION ELF EXPRESS CHRISTMAS TOY RUN & CAR SHOW PRESENTED BY FUD- DRUCKERS & NORTH VALLEY RODDERS, ENTRY FEE: ONE NEW UNWRAPPED TOY. 5495 SUNRISE BLVD, 9 AM 2 PM. INFO:916-966-1887 OCTOBER 16, 11AM TO 2PM @ VILLA DEL RAY ON THIRD ST. LINCOLN FREE BBQ OCTOBER 17 AUBURN BAILON S 17TH ANNUAL BLAST FROM THE PAST, HOT RODS, CUSTOM CARS & BIKES, GOLD COUNTRY FAIR- GROUNDS INFO: 530-823- 1633. OCTOBER 23 CAPITAL CITY CRUISERS OCTOBERFEST CAR SHOW AT RED HAWK CASINO 8AM 3PM ENTRY FEE $25 OCTOBER 23, SOAP BOX DERBY, OMEGA WAY, LIN- COLN. DISPLAY CARS 8 AM CHECK IN INSIDE THIS ISSUE: IN THE HEADLIGHTS 2 CAR SHOW NEWS 3 MORE CARE SHOW NEWS 4 MORE CAR SHOW NEWS 5 MINUTES OF SEPT MTG 6 MINUTES CON TD ETC. 7 TECH TIPS 8
2 Clark Smith A Chat with one of our newest members:clark Smith.. Clark s first car was a hand-me-down from his family, a 52 Chevy hard top convertible. He states, I drove that for a few years in college until I got the bug for a sports car. I bought a MG B ( a poor excuse for a sports car, I found out). I courted a woman with a MG A. We married, had two kids. I restored the A and really enjoyed it until it became too impractical with a family. It was her car but she didn t want to drive it, and three cars was out of the question, sound familiar? So we sold it. Clark went on to say, It was many years later, after I was single again and driving an 80 Chevy Wagon when one of my friends brought a 240 Z to the house he wanted me to see. It was his bosses' daughter s car. It looked horrible. Rubber strips falling off the sides, bad paint, and who knows what else. My Dad had told me never to buy a car driven by a young person, particularly a girl. I was in little position to buy a car that needed lots of work, but it checked out mechanically, so I did. Again the family thing. It became too small for my kids and me so, it went. Skipping forward many years, Clark says, I was out riding on my bicycle and saw a red convertible parked in front of Kevin Marshall s Upholstery Shop in Newcastle with a For Sale sign on it. From the front I thought it was an Edsel. It was really a 70 Catalina 400 convertible Well the rest is history. I have had it for two years and am really enjoying it. I drive it a lot locally and with its resale red color and the surf board in the back seat I have made lots of friends around here, not the least of which are the Rod s and Relic s Folks. What a group!! I really enjoy Shows. Although not the showiest car, I get great comments. I remember one lady said her boyfriend had my car. She liked the car better than him. Isn t that one of the reasons we are crazy about this hobby. Getting the comments and meeting new friends, and of course getting down and dirty under the hood? Clark has lived here in Lincoln Hills for 7 years. He is a member of the bike and hiking group, he takes 900 mile trips with the Biking Group, and has formed a volunteer trail crew with the Hiking Group at Hidden Falls Region park. Clark is a second generation Californian having been born in Oakland and can trace his heritage back to the Mayflower. He graduated from San Jose State and spent 35 years in the rag business (men's and women's clothing ) as a buyer manager and owner. Before retiring, he was a Deputy Labor Commissioner for the State and did investigations of wage and hour infractions. Clark Smith That s his story and he s sticking to it!
3 SEPTEMBER AT STRIKES Rocklin s Hot Chili & Cool Cars On September 1st we had another Strikes car show. As usual, it was a fun evening and everyone enjoyed themselves. There were approximately 30 cars on display. Winners from Rods & Relics were Tom Atkinson who won a trophy for Best Custom and Joe Galiata received a trophy for Best Truck. Several members won free bowling tickets for answering trivia questions. We had a great turnout of Rods and Relics members and a good time was had by all. The car show on the 15th was the last one but also good. Valerie Hahn won a trophy for Best Paint, Mike Novosel won for Best Original & Rex Railsback scored with a Strikes Choice Award. D. Atkinson The day started out dark...overcast...and ended in sunshine and in a positive way! Thanks to the following for coming out with Elna & me to enjoy the journey and the event: Ed &, Clark Smith, George Funk (with his new 38 Dodge van!) Jon Borland (joined by his wife, Bridget and cute little daughter, Emma), Norm & Debbie Penrice, & Alan Taylor. Walt Ernst stopped by early in the day and later on Dennis Doane visited with us. Norm Penrice was the winner for our Club with his 1950 Ford Woodie for Best Interior. Congratulations Norm! It was a great day. There were so many vendors and fun activities for the kids. The car show, the hot chili vendors and other vendors filled up the main street. Rich Ragan The Trophy held by Norm is a very heavy etched mug. These young drivers sure were having fun and there were many other activities for the kids to do. I think everyone had a great day. PLACER AREA CONCEPTS TOY DRIVE There were approximately 20 cars bringing gifts for the Toy Drive as that was the entry fee. Ray Geiger and Don Loftin attended the show. Don came home with one of the Gift Certificate Awards for his Best Muscle Car. Congrats Don!
CRUI SE NI GHT 4 The Capital City Cruisers Labor Day Car Show was a success for all attending: including the CC Cruisers for putting on a great show; all the attendees as having lots of wonderful vehicles to look at ; or the Rods & Relics for receiving many of the award trophies. We had 13 members attending, which also gave us a trophy for Best Car Participation. LABOR DAY BY DAN LARSEN Many of us bought raffle tickets, to help support the CCC, and didn t receive anything...at all. Joe purchased $20. worth and won 5 nice prizes. Somehow, he must have gotten the raffle rigged! There were 136 cars, including 30 that were members of the CCC. That means we made up 10% of the show. Also, a total of 51 trophies were awarded. The Rods & Relics won many trophies. Tom was very busy taking pictures until he won a trophy too, but wouldn t give his camera to anyone else to take the picture. Later we got some group pictures. Murrill said that he is going to have to add another room to his house. Richard Reidburn won another trophy, too, with his 6 incher. Dan won his 2nd Capital City Cruiser trophy in his Rods & Relics career so he was all smiles. All in the picture above won in their class! Dan Larsen The cars started lining up at Kilaga Springs early and left on time to travel the back roads to Auburn. There were around 16 vehicles causing a stir at every intersection, people stopped to see what was going on. Arriving in Auburn, via the back roads and Hwy 49, we parked at Mel s Diner there were other members to join us. Rick & Valerie Hahn, Dave Goebel and Jon Borland, wife Bridget and daughter, Emma, to display our cars. Then we moved to the back room so we could talk and eat together. Tony, the owner of Mel s, is a friend of Dave Goebel who inspired the event and Judy Rezendes who did a great job putting the event together. We enjoyed a fine dinner of our choice and as the streetlights came on, we headed home. We found out the lights on the 55 weren t quite as bright as they should be so Ed had his project for the next day. VINTAGE FORD FRIDAYS The 24th of September, on Friday night, at Vintage Ford in Rancho Cordova saw two of our members displaying their cars, Ray Geiger and Don Loftin while Rich Ragan and Jon Solander came to look all the cars over. This event which usually runs from June to October has only one date left, the 29th of October. Should be a ghoulish party! As we close in on the rainy season the cars will be pampered and put away until next Spring when the rains stop and Car Show Season begins. ROAMIN ANGELS IN GRASS VALLEY The presence of the Rods & Relics was limited to the McVey s, the Hahn s and for Sunday, the Borlands. It was a really nice show with 600 plus cars. Saturday was perfect, we started off with a pancake breakfast. The show started the night before with a BBQ, and continued on Sunday when they held their awards ceremony. The Fairgrounds where the show is held has many nice buildings so they can have exhibits for pinstriping of talented artists. The club designs and makes original trophies every year, like the oil cans duplicated at left for this year. They are always unique.
5 VOLUME 3 ISSUE 10 PAGE 5 LINCOLN MANOR ASSISTED LIVING Lincoln Manor was a local Show where we were treated to lunch, which included a root beer float, (perfect on the hot day that it was). I didn t count the cars but there were at least 15 plus a few others who joined in for the fun. The cars were a big hit with the residents as well as those that saw the cars and stopped to check us out and tell us stories of the memories they have of a car like yours. Rex takes a lot of ribbing about his fenders but he takes it all in stride, along with his trophy. This is what we really do at the car shows catch up, inspire, kibbutz and have a good time. CLASSICS, CATS & CABERNET The Field Haven Feline Rescue held its 2nd Annual event on September 11 to raise funds so it can house more cats. The Show started at 2PM, our cars brought us free entrance to an event that auctioned items such as a South African Photo Safari, a 1964 Austin Healy, riding club memberships, an antique Pin Ball machine, unique treasures and other fun adventures. Music was provided by Brazen Hussies & the Bad Boyz, at the lovely setting on Ironwood Lane in Lincoln. Besides our lovely cars and many beautiful boats to admire, there were trays of scrumptious treats and wine as well as the palate. The comments from members attending believe this is a definite must for next year. ZOOM ZOOM WOOF WOOF Walt Ernst, Ray Geiger & George Funk attended the 2nd Annual Canine Companions for Independence Car Show at the El Dorado Hills Town Center for cars built before 76, on 9-11. There were between 75 100 cars entered to raise money for this organization that trains these dogs to assist those that need help. Ray managed to win a large prize from a very nice raffle that was held during the car show. Walt Ernst & George Funk take a break.
6 MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 16th MEETING AWARD WINNERS Strikes Sept 1 Tom Atkinson Best Custom Joe Galiata Strikes Best Truck Patriot Weekend Sept 12 Craig Kirkpatrick Best of Show All-American Car Show Strikes-Sept 15 Mike Novosel Best Original Valerie Hahn Best Paint Rex Railsback Strikes Choice Lincoln Manor September 16 Norm Penrice Best of Show 1 st Place, Tom Kirkbride Best of Show 3 rd Place Hot Chili & Cool Cars Norm Penrice Best Interior Field Haven Jon Solander- Peoples Choice Award Capital City Cruisers Show on Labor Day : Club Participation award plus: Joe Galiata Best Modified Truck, Ray Geiger Modified 20, Marlin Anderson 1950 s Stock, Murrill Conley Best GM Product, Norm Penrice, 1950 s Modified, Dan Larsen 1960 s Stock, Tom Kirkbride 1940 Modified. Our speaker for the evening was Ernie Farrington, with his crew, presenting the history of the Soap Box Derby with an invitation for our Club to join in the upcoming event in Lincoln. Rich Ragan opened the meeting, by welcoming everyone and calling for the Secretary s report. The Secretary asked if everyone had read the minutes in the Newsletter, Judi Fibush made a motion to approve the minutes as published, and Dennis Doane 2 nd the motion. The members approved by voice vote. Treasurer, Craig Kirkpatrick then read his report on the finances of the club showing an ending balance of $4082.95 in the checking account and $1,124.90 in Club assets. He also read the amounts of money given to organizations in our area. Year 2007 Lincoln Elementary Reading Program at Twelve Bridges Middle School (our club worked with the Kiwanis club sponsoring a car show that netted $17,000 half of which we raised). $8,500.00 Year 2008 Lincoln High School Auto Program in June $3,000.00 Ronald McDonald House-September $ 750.00 Year 2009 Lincoln High School Music Program June $8,000.00 T-Shirts donated to the students June $ 450.00 Lincoln Hills Foundation June $ 126.00 A Chance for Bliss animal sanctuary $ 100.00 Veterans of Foreign Wars-local Chapter $ 400.00 Year 2010 Lincoln Little League team sponsorship-june $ 500.00 Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation June $3,600.00 Lincoln Light House Counseling June $3,600.00 Ride to Walk Foundation June $3,600.00 Veterans of Foreign Wars local Chapter $ 879.00 Salt Mine & Vine Life Ministries Value of T-shirts $ 400.00 TOTAL OF DONATIONS $33,905.00 A very impressive amount for our club to have donated to our community. MEMBERSHIP REPORT No guests OLD BUSINESS - There will be a meeting on September 25 with the ACCC Group to discuss legislation that was defeated last year and how we can approach the problem in a different way to get our goals passed. The meeting will be at 10 AM at Vintage Ford. Ray Geiger will be going so if you want to join him, call him. Continued...pg 8
7 Minutes continued Our Club received a thank you note from the Chamber of Commerce for having so many cars at the last Farmers Market Also, a thank you note from Preston of Field Haven thanking us for our support at their event. NEW BUSINESS Craig Kirkpatrick will be the Leader for the NSRA Car Show the first weekend in October and Walt Ernst will be the Leader for the Car Show at the Red Hawk Casino put on by the Capital City Cruisers. Those wishing to volunteer their services to the Soap Box Derby please contact Ernie Farrington. Craig Kirkpatrick gave a boost to the movie, The Deuce of Spades. He read about the movie in the Sept issue of Good Guys and checked it out on line, he says it is a darn good movie for anyone, but especially car guys. Check it out at www.deuceofspadesfilm.com. also on Facebook. Judi Fibush made a motion to adjourn and 2 nd by Ray Geiger, all approved. The meeting ended at 7:30 Breakfast at the Waffle Farm has become a regular tradition for many member families. Everyone is welcome to attend, sunny days bring your show ride. Waffle Farm breakfasts for October are the 12th and 26th.We all meet up at the Waffle Farm, 815 Twelve Bridges Drive in Lincoln at 8:30 or earlier for a fine breakfast with a bunch of really nice folks who have even better cars and love to talk about them. It s a good way to catch up on the upcoming shows and all the news. FOUNDERS DAY CLASSIC CAR SHOW IN CARMICHAEL PARK The Car Show itself is not big, only about 50-60 cars, but when you put it together with all the other activities in a park as big as Carmichael Park, you have a lot of walking to do if you want to see everything. There was a beautiful Rolls Royce complete with the Grey Poupon to hand out to those in need. Ed & I attended as did Red Taylor. After viewing all the cars etc we sat under shady trees & rested. GALT OLD CAR FESTIVAL A bit about the about the Galt Old Car Festival Sunday, Sept 26, only cars pre 1943 are allowed and must be restored to look like its original model. It was held at the McFarland History Ranch in Galt. It benefits the Galt Area Historical Society. This is one of the best shows (in my humble opinion) in the area with classic cars. The term classic car is often used synonymously with antique car, but (in the United States) the formal definition of that term has it as applying only to certain specific high-quality vehicles from the pre-world War II era. The McFarland Ranch houses the historic old farmhouse and farm equipment with lovely tree shaded areas for food, fun and relaxing. The lawn area in the front of the house displays the cars. The show will allow for 100 entries but in the 3-4 years we have been there, it usually amounts to less than 50 cars which makes it a nice walking tour to stand and admire and kibitz with the owners without being too worn out in the heat. David took some great pix of some of the cars which are at http://fibush.net/galt/. The oldest cars were 2-1911 cars one Ford and one Buick. A spectacular 1939 Packard 7 Passenger Touring Sedan in maroon took your breath away. There was a Rolls Royce, a 1934 Piece Arrow and several other makes which I had never seen before: i.e. 3 Jordans 2-1929 s and a 1919, a 1913 Pope Hartford Portola Roadster, a Mitchell Speedster and a 1915 Overland Touring Car as well as lots of Fords, Plymouths, Dodges, Packards and Buicks. A gentleman with a 1930 Whippet had his for sale and a couple of others were also offered to buy. This was the 23 rd Annual Car show for them and well worth the trip to see these wonderful old time beauties restored to their finest moments. I highly recommend for all to go next year for a treat for your eyes. Respectfully, Judi Fibush
8 TECH HINTS & TIPS KEEPING YOUR COOL! BY STEVE FOWLER An overheating problem has got to be one of the worst things you can deal with on a hot rod. A good radiator and fan combination has to be in place, but a simple 10- dollar radiator cap that isn t doing it s job will bring the entire system grief. That cap has a lot of critical jobs to perform. It provides access, it seals to keep coolant in and air out, it prevents boiling by raising the pressure, and if the pressure does get too high, it vents it in a controlled fashion. Finally, when the temperature and pressure drops, it returns coolant to the radiator where it can perform as designed. The laws of physics tell us that the boiling point of water increases 3 degrees for every additional PSI that the system internal pressure is increased. Modern radiators (not the oldies) can reliably run at 15-18 psi, preventing boiling until the coolant is at least 257 degrees. Today s engines can operate all day long at 220-230 without problems, and will actually last longer because the oil contaminants are cooked out. Another critical reason for raising the boiling point is to prevent stem pockets in the water jackets. When coolant boils, it s ability to absorb heat is drastically lowered. Pressurizing the system helps prevent these steam pockets and also collapse any cavitation (air bubbles) in the coolant. All this is accomplished by the lowly radiator cap. Two types have been used, open and closed. An open cap is designed to be used with a system that vents to the atmosphere- no recovery bottle. It will have only one gasket, up against the bottom of the cap itself, to seal against the filler neck top bead. There will be an un-gasketed metal diaphragm, which raises when excessive pressure occurs. Coolant will be dumped to the ground via the overflow tube, never to return. The header tank operates a few inches down under normal conditions. A closed cap works with an overflow tank and has a gasket on both the cap and the diaphragm. It will vent to the overflow tank when pressure is excessive, then draw back from it when temperature and pressure drop. If you have this type of cap and a recovery bottle, the system should be full to the brim when checked. If it is not, there is a problem. If that is the case, be sure the recovery tank is mounted as high as the filler neck, and that no leaks exist. You can use a dab of grease on the gaskets to make sure that both are the proper depth to seal against both the top bead and the lower seat. Finally, any good repair shop and many parts houses will have a pressure checking pump/ gauge tool that can check that the cap holds pressure. And a final thought- radiator caps wear out, that is, the gaskets get deformed and lose the ability to seal. So think about replacing that cap when you change the coolant every other year (you are doing that, aren t you?). The best set of cooling components money can buy won t work if the radiator cap won t hold pressure and return coolant after overflow. This ten-dollar part might be one of the truly critical parts on the whole car. Use the right kind with the right pressure, and check it often. Keep your hot rod cool and enjoy the ride to our next club event without fearing a little traffic. Happy Motoring! SF