Volume 32, No. 8 Mid-America Packards, Inc. August 2014 The Data Plate is the Official Publication of Mid-America Packards A Region of Packard Automobile Classics Our feature for the month of August is a small selection of artwork from the 1933 LaSalle Extension University booklet on Packard Salesmanship, Vol. 3, with a focus on the Packard Proving Grounds. Don t miss our upcoming tours details inside!! Membership Director Steve Christy and Treasurer Mike Sneed would like to invite all members to consider the renewal of your dues for 2014. Dues are still $25 for 12 months of our newsletter, The Data Plate, and 12 months of Packard fun. We have recently updated our Membership Directory, and would like to continue to list all of our Packard friends within its pages. If you have already renewed, Mid-America Packards thanks you for your continued support. If not, please consider doing so while at the next meeting or for your convenience to, by mail: Mike Sneed 8517 ANN AVE., KC, KS 66112 CHECKS PAYABLE TO: MID-AMERICA PACKARDS The national Packard Club would like to remind you that all members of PAC regions like ours are required to be members of Packard Automobile Classics. Don t forget to renew your PAC membership for 2013 as well! Visit Mid-America Packards at www.midamericapackards.org 1
The Data Plate THE DATA PLATE IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY MID-AMERICA PACKARDS, A REGION OF PACKARD AUTOMOBILE CLASSICS. OUR PURPOSE IS TO SERVE, PROMOTE AND REPORT NEWS ABOUT MID-AMERICA PACKARDS IN PRIMARILY A 75 MILE RADIUS OF KANSAS CITY. TO BECOME A MEMBER OF MAP, ONE MUST ALSO BE A MEMBER OF PACKARD AUTOMOBILE CLASSICS. WE ENCOURAGE MEMBERSHIPS FROM OTHER PACKARD REGIONS. OWNERSHIP OF A PACKARD IS NOT NECESSARY. REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGS ARE HELD AT YOUR CLASSIC RIDE, 2711 WARWICK TRAFFICWAY, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI AT 7:30 PM ON THE FOURTH FRIDAY, EVERY ODD-NUMBERED MONTH, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTIFIED. ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS DIRECTOR -------------------------------------- TOM NORMAN (913) 649-8383 tnorman@everestkc.net ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ------------------------------ JON ROOT NOTICE! ALL MATERIAL FOR THE DATA PLATE MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE EDITORS BY THE 10 TH OF THE MONTH! (913) 381-4994 SECRETARY / TREASURER ----------------------- MIKE SNEED (913) 299-6133 msneedclipper@gmail.com 8517 ANN AVE., KC, KS 66112 PROGRAMS & EVENTS DIRECTOR ------- MARSHA NORMAN (913) 649-8383 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR ---------------------- STEVE CHRISTY TECHNICAL ADVISORS: (913) 677-0593 shc2020@linkcity.org APPOINTED BOARD MEMBERS PRE-WWII ----------------------------- BILL CARNEY (785) 272-9109 EDITORS, THE DATA PLATE --------------------- JEFF PACHL (816) 628-0003 pachlj@hotmail.com 17704 PLATTSBURG ROAD, HOLT, MO 64048 OR EMAIL TO pachlj@hotmail.com STEVE CHRISTY (913) 677-0593 shc2020@linkcity.org Directors Column Tom Norman August 2014 On July 25 th we had our monthly meeting at Your Classic Ride and discussed upcoming events. The club is going to visit Harry Truman Library on Saturday August 23 rd. We will tour the library and have lunch on the square in downtown Independence. Complete details included in this issue of the Data Plate. In September, our driving tour will be to Topeka, KS. Bill & Jerrie Carney generously helped put this event together. The tour will be from September 12 th through the 14 th, and will be a fun weekend with events scheduled for Friday, Saturday, & Sunday. We are extending an invitation to the members of the Great Plains Packards and Hawkeye Packards to join us. Please feel free to invite friends to join us as there will be something for everyone. Complete details in this issue of the Data Plate. Our program for the July meeting included a DVD I put together with photos taken last October at the Armacost Museum fundraiser we held with the Baha Buggy Team from the University of Missouri, Kansas City, a visit I made to the Wisconsin Auto Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, & the Classic Car Club spring in St. Louise, Missouri. The St. Louis tour included visits to collections of Fred Guyton, Don & Joan Hoelscher, Mark Hyman, and Thomas & Kristy Quick. We had great refreshments, thanks to the Maceks and Roots. Everyone enjoyed the program and had a great time. Hope to see as many as possible at Truman Library on Saturday August 23 rd. Please make plans to join your friends In Topeka for our driving tour in September. 2
MID-AMERICA PACKARD S 2014 CALENDAR August 23 Tour of the Harry S Truman Library see below! August 31-September 5 8th Henry Joy Tour sponsored by East Grand Packards September 12-14 Driving Tour to Topeka, with our hosts Bill & Jerrie Carney. Bill & Jerrie have come up with a terrific itinerary for us. More details on page 6. September 26 Regular Membership Meeting Refreshments: Reese/Root October 4 Annual Chili Supper - will be held at our regular meeting place. October 8-11 AACA Meet, Hershey, PA October 12 The 29 th Annual Packard Truck Organization Meet, York Springs, PA December 5 Regular Membership Meeting Refreshments: Sneed/Thomas December Annual Holiday Banquet The Buck Stops HERE, on Saturday, Aug. 23 Packard Day Trip to the Harry S Truman Presidential Library 500 W US Highway 24, Independence, MO 816-268-8200 E-mail:Truman.library@nara.gov We will meet at the library in the front hall at 10:30 AM for the tour. We will need 15 or more people to attend to get the group rate $5.75, so please call the Norman s cell phone (913 832-5743) to indicate if you are planning to attend (note they will be out of town till Aug 22 attending a funeral). The tour will last for 1 1/2 hours, ending at 12:30. If you are driving your Packard (another time to dust it off) you can park in the circle drive in front of library - please Tom & Marsha know. Tom & Marsha will be collecting admission fees from each attendee and handling our entry as a group. After our tour, we will be heading for the Independence, MO square to eat at the German restaurant Rhineland for lunch. You will pick from the menu and pay yourself. Maps will be made available at the library for the location of the restaurant. 3
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Mid America Packards September Driving Tour to Topeka, KS Friday September 12-Sunday September 14, 2014 Friday Arrive: Club House Inn & Suites, Topeka, Ks. I-70 & Wanamaker Rd. 924 SW Henderson, Topeka, Ks. 66615 785-273-8888 http://topeka.clubhouseinn.com/ A block of rooms is being held, so please request your reservation under Mid America Packard Club at a rate of $79.95. We will have a hospitality room available for use by the club from 12 noon Friday until 11 am Sunday. The hotel offers a free hot breakfast buffet and a free manager s reception in the evening Friday & Saturday. We will have snacks, sandwiches, and salad for Friday night dinner in the hospitality suite. We are asking for a donation of $10.00 per couple for food and refreshments in hospitality room. Friday event: Tour Kansas State Capitol on your own or with friends. The Capitol finished a 325 million dollar renovation in October 2013 and it is gorgeous. Free tours are available at 9 am, 11 am, 1 pm, & 3 pm; call 785-296-3966. Saturday Events: Leave hotel at 9:30 am for the Todd Williams restoration facility and a tour of his collection of Model A Fords, race cars, & peddle cars. From Todd s we will travel to lunch in Dover, KS at the Sommerset Hall Café. You can order off the menu or have the buffet. Be sure to leave room for desert, they are known for their homemade pies and they are fantastic! Just ask Tom, Marsha, Bill, or Jerrie - we all enjoyed. After lunch, we will have a nice drive through the Flint Hills of Kansas back to the Combat Air Museum. Exhibits include: Missiles, Military Vehicles, Flight Simulators (you can participate), Aircraft engines (including Packard built), models, & art. The cost per person is $6.00 for the museum. Possible additional stop to be announced Saturday morning. Return to hotel for rest and visit the hospitality room. Dinner at 6 pm will be in a private room at Annie s Place located at 4014 Southwest Gage Center Drive, just a short drive from Hotel and once again, a great place for food and homemade pie. Sunday: Check out of hotel, visit with friends and you can tour the Kansas Historical Museum located about a half mile from the hotel. Museum opens at 1 pm on Sunday. Tours available, call 785-296-3966 or tour on your own. Kansas Historical Museum, 64255 W 6 th Ave. Directions for all events will be available in hospitality room and before we leave hotel Saturday morning. 6
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FOR SALE! The last few pieces of the Zacher collection are now available! Call Dr. Joe Zacher for more details! (913) 648-2639 1. 1966 Lincoln Continental 4-dr Convertible Silver/Grey, blue leather, beautiful! Inquire. 2. Reproduction Packard Neon Clock, electric appraised at $1500, buy for $700. 3. Chrome Packard Cormorant Base, 1938/39 (?): $125 4. Chrome Packard Cormorant Base, 1941/42 (?): $100 5. Block letters P-A-C-K-A-R-D (large, trunk?), 1947/48 (?), excellent condition: $125 6. Block letters P-A-C-K-A-R-D (small): $75 7. Not pictured: Car Trunk (NOT Packard), 30 long, 16 Deep, and 16 Tall. Black leatherette, drop front, metal trim excellent. 8
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