AMERICAN TRUCK HISTORICAL SOCIETY - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER VOLUME 16 NO 1 JANUARY FEBUARY 2016 BEST PAINT BIG RIG WINNER 2015 ATHS SO CAL TRUCK SHOW 1979 PETERBILT 359 OWNER CAM LAVIN
PRESIDENT S MESSAGE Dennis Martinez Southern California Chapter American Truck Historical Society 2015 Officers and Board Members President Dennis Martinez 951.272.0651 tractornut2@charter.net Vice President Donna Queen 909.633.3720 bndqueen@yahoo.com Secretary Mark Christensen 909.226.0795 flyin-c@hotmail.com Treasurer Diane Christensen 909.790.3955 christensende@earthlink.net Event Coordinator Ken Lund 909.790.7707 Ken53gmc@aol.com Editor Dan Gosnell 951.317.9483 danogoz@yahoo.com Board Members Wayne Christian 951.737.8936 waynesoldtruck@att.net Larry Laughlin 909.795.2852 Ray Del Pino 626.814.2196 (Home) 626.391.2167 (Cell) Richard McNamara 951.312.4604 H2ORichtrk@yahoo.com Happy New Year to Everyone, I hope you all had a happy holiday season. We enjoyed Christmas with family, and spent New Years Eve in Pasadena cruising the parade route in the Mack. Actually we only made one pass up Colorado Blvd. and then went over to the Rose Bowl area and saw some of the floats being prepared for the parade. Lisa wanted some Rose Bowl sweatshirts, so we browsed the souvenir shops. We then headed home and spent the evening babysitting our 9 month old granddaughter. It was our first time with her, so it was interesting to say the least. Unfortunately, on December 18 I lost a dear friend of mine, and fellow ATHS member, Warren Hetterly, from Lynden, Wa. Some of you met him at our show in 2014. He also attended the San Diego shows in 2014 and 2015. Warren restored a B model Mack about 30 years ago, which he entered in the very first ATHS National Show held in Seattle. He just recently sold that truck, which was beautiful, and the inspiration for our Mack. I called him constantly for advice. He was more than helpful and sent me numerous parts for the truck, for which he would never take any payment. To put it simply, we lost a hell of a man, and ATHS member. I'm looking forward to our events this year. Just to let you know, the board is open to your ideas for new events or places to see or visit. So please let us know if you have any thoughts for new events. I hope everyone will try and make the National Show in Salem, Oregon this year. The Oregon members are working hard to make it a great show. We are looking forward to it. I hope to see you all at dinner at the Mill Creek Cattle Company. This place has great food and atmosphere. I don't think you'll be disappointed. Have a great year, Dennis Matt Tait 714.271.6860 mtait@simco.com Board Members at Large Steve Sackett and Sally Haase The Old Iron Express Newsletter is published every two months by the Southern California Chapter of the American Truck Historical Society, a non profit organization. P.O. Box 109, Calimesa, CA 92320 2
MESSAGE FROM CHAPTER EVENT COORDINATOR Ken Lund MONTHLY BREAKFAST THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH Please join us each month (unless another event conflicts) for a trucker s breakfast gathering (meeting sounds too formal) at Goody s Restaurant. It s at the Royale Truck Stop just off I-10 between Waterman and the 10/215 interchange. Lots of good food in a casual setting. See you @ 8:00. Bring the old iron for more truck stop atmosphere. They have plenty of room, but RSVP to one of the board members will help make sure there is a table set up for the whole group. Directions: Goody s Restaurant - 551 S. Hunts Lane, Colton, 92324HHjup jj: po From I-10 east: Take the Waterman Ave South exit, right on Redlands Blvd to Hunts Lane, Left on Hunts Ln, you will see the restaurant on the right. From I-10 west: Take Waterman exit, Left on Hospitality, Left on Waterman, Right on Redlands Blvd, continue to Hunts Ln, Left on Hunts, restaurant on right. TSHIRTS New 2016 Shirts We have a full array of sizes and colors of the new 2016 design. We have shirts with and without pockets in charcoal, black, tan, and navy. We also have some 2014 and 2015 in various sizes, and colors, including a few pullover and zip hoodie sweatshirts similar colors. If interested, contact Ken @ 909-790-7707. Perpetual Truck Club Shirt We are in the process of printing a perpetual club shirt. Tentatively it will feature truck club member s trucks in an American Flag pattern with profile view of the trucks forming the stripes and front views or emblems forming the stars. For your truck(s) to be featured, we need to have you send left and right profile, and front view, and emblem photos of your truck(s) in a digital jpeg format. Email to ken53gmc@aol.com. TRUCK SHOW FLYERS We can send as many of the rack cards (sample included in newsletter) as needed to members who want to distribute them to individuals and other locations (parts supply stores, etc). Posters (11x17) are also available in limited quantities. Just let us know how many and where to send them. Contact Ken 709-790-7707. PAST EVENTS December 6 Long Beach Annual Gunther s Yard In memory of George, his family hosted ATHS-SCC, Long Beach Model T s, the local Harley club, WAPA and other groups for the annual Gunther s Yard open house. The weather was great and it appeared to be the largest gathering in years. Several ATHS-SCC members brought trucks to add to the enjoyment. As usual there were lot of old trucks and classic cars, Harleys and neat old rusty stuff. The hit-n-miss/stationary engines group had many engines running. We look forward to next year. January 31, Pasadena Some of SCCATHS members joined a group of other car clubs for a breakfast meeting at Denny s off Milliken in Ontario. This was followed by a caravan of classic vehicles on the 210 Fwy to Pasadena, and cruising several passes of Colorado Blvd along the Parade Route, followed by lunch at The Old Spaghetti Factory in Rancho Cucamonga. Dennis Martinez took the Mack on the cruise, but Ken was only able to join the group for breakfast. There were about 30 cars and 40 people in the group. Lots of fun. We should plan on doing this every year. 2016 EVENTS February 13 Mentone, CA Annual New Year and Welcome dinner This year we will be having our New Year and Welcome dinner at the Mill Creek Cattle Company in Mentone. They have catered our event at Bill Leuer s, so we can enjoy the evening letting them do the serving and clean up!!! The food is great and we should be able to order off the menu, allowing a greater selection. We plan on having a No Host Happy Hour from 5:00 to 6:00 pm, then Dinner at 6:00 pm until??. They often have a band or other entertainment later, if you want to stay. Most meals are less than $15.00, so the cost should be about the same as when at Bill s. Please RSVP by February 7 so we can let the restaurant know how many tables to set up. Time: ~5:00 to ~6:00 social hour ~6:00 Dinner. Call Ken Lund 909-790-7707 to RSVP and for more information. Directions: Mill Creek Cattle Company - 1874 Mentone Blvd, Mentone 92359. Take I-10 east toward Redlands. Just east of the 210 Fwy, take the Eureka St/Orange St (Hwy 38) exit. Continue on the frontage road ( Pearl ) past Eureka, to Orange. Turn Left (north), under the freeway, onto Orange. Turn right on Lugonia Ave, which will become Mentone Blvd in about 2 miles. Continue past McDonalds (@Wabash) about ¼ mile to restaurant. Parking in rear. Restaurant phone 909-389-0706. Website: millcreekcattlecompany.com. Feb 26, 27 & 28 San Diego Big 3 Swap Meet Qualcom (old Jack Murphy) Stadium 3
Continue from KEN We have some space at the swap meet for a booth near the Motor Transport Museum booth and in another area in the southeast lot (near the trolley station). We may have space for a truck or two. Please let us know if you are interested in joining us. We always welcome visitors and volunteers at the chapter booth at the swap meet to sell shirts and promote ATHS-SCC. Contact Dennis, Mark, or Ken for more information. The event website is www.big3partsexchange.com. Saturday March 19 Trophy Day Orange County Richard Barrett has once again agreed to host our annual Trophy Day work party at his shop in Orange. I know work and party don t usually go together, but we do it!! Here s a chance to show your creativity and help us make our signature trophies for the May truck show. We use donated parts (we can always use more) and add them to the bases we stain and finish that day. Lunch is provided. While no changes are anticipated, call Ken @ 909-790-7707 or Richard @ 714-262-5175 to confirm and get directions. In the past this has been a rain or shine event. Location: 10571 Meads Ave, Orange. Time: For Inland Empire members, Breakfast - 8am at Goody s, and leave about 9am. For others who want to go directly to Richard Barrett s, plan to arrive about 10 am and enjoy donuts and coffee there. NOTE: We can always use parts for trophy tops. Our source for many years is no longer available. Bring a part to our breakfast meetings, or to any of our events, give one of the board members a call. If you bring on trophy day, it needs to be clean and ready to paint (unless it is suitable for the Best Display of Rust ) We appreciate the help. May 1 31 st Annual Antique Truck Show Perris Wow, 31 years! Where has the time gone! We need ideas for possible Mystery Tour places to visit on Saturday April 30 the day before the Big Show. We also have a BBQ on Saturday evening for early arrivals, those camping, and members/workers. We always need volunteers in many areas of the show. If you would like to help with judging, parking, manning the chapter booth, or other area, please don t be bashful and let us know News From HQ CALLING ALL PAYMASTERS! The designer of the legendary Paymaster truck, Dean Hobbensiefken, will be one of the speakers at the 2016 convention in Salem, Ore. Dean will share his story about designing and building the Paymaster from 10:15 p.m. to 11:15 a.m. Thursday, May 26 and Friday, May 27 in Columbia Hall at the Oregon State Fair & Expo Center. Anyone who owns a rare Paymaster truck is encouraged to bring it to the show in Salem! Other speaker topics will include the Cummins diesel engine, Fruehauf trailers, and a trucker s experiences during the 1957 trans-antarctic expedition. FOR SALE : 1973 IHC/VAN-PELT. 1000 GPM Hale Main Pump, 250 GPM Pump & Roll. CAT 1160 V-8 Diesel, 4-Speed Allison Automatic Transmission. Has just been fully serviced with new oils, filters, hoses, belts and tires on polished aluminum wheels. Federal "Q" and 2 Electronic Sirens. Very clean, low mileage original local rig. Need to make room for new projects. $15,500.00 (OBO). Contact Mike at 1-760-644-7541 or MBM@McDonaldWestern.com. PRE-REGISTER ONLINE Online pre-registration for the 2016 National Convention and Truck Show is expected to go live the week of Jan. 11 on the ATHS website at www.aths.org. A link on the homepage will take one directly to online preregistration. A print version of the pre-registration packet is included in the January/February 2016 issue of Wheels of Time. Please encourage ATHS members to pre-register for the convention and truck show as hotel rooms and camping spaces are limited and many tours and dinner events sell out quickly. For more information, call Brooke at ATHS headquarters at (816) 777-0949. 6
American Truck Historical Society 2016 Up Coming Events Southern California Chapter NOTE: Be sure to check the updated Calendar of Events in each newsletter or call Ken Lund 909-790-7707 or Dan Gosnell 951-317-9483 to check for any changes or other events that day. Remember we always need ideas for future events. ATHS-SCC MONTHLY BREAKFAST NEW LOCATION GOODY S RESTAURANT Usually 3 rd Saturday of each month 551 S. Hunts Lane, Colton, 92324 Phone 909-370-1063. Off 10 fwy near 215 interchange, Waterman exit, Right on Redlands Blvd. Call SCC-ATHS board member to RSVP. In addition to our events, we re also including some other local events you might enjoy. 2016 JAN 16 BREAKFAST @ Goody s Restaurant SCCATHS Breakfast, Colton 8:00 am JAN 17 JAN 31 FEB 13 FEB 14 FEB 20 POMONA SWAP MEET & CLASSIC CAR SHOW, Fairplex, Pomona, 5:00am SO CAL INSTALLATION AND WELCOME DINNER @ Mill Creek Cattle Company. Mentone, See Newsletter for details. BREAKFAST @ Goody s Restaurant- SCCATHS Breakfast 8:00 am FEB 26, 27 & 28 SAN DIEGO BIG 3 SWAP MEET See Newsletter for details MAR 6 MAR 13 MAR 19 MAR 19 APR 10 APR 16 APR 17 MAY 1 MAY 8 MAY 21 - POMONA SWAP MEET & CLASSIC CAR SHOW, Fairplex, Pomona, 5:00am BREAKFAST @ Goody s Restaurant, Colton, SCCATHS Breakfast 8:00 am For those wanting breakfast before heading to Richard Barrett s in Orange TROPHY WORK DAY, ORANGE - Volunteer to help make trophies for the truck show. See newsletter for details. BREAKFAST @ Goody s Restaurant, Colton, SCCATHS Breakfast 8:00 am POMONA SWAP MEET & CLASSIC CAR SHOW, Fairplex, Pomona, 5:00am SOCAL CHAPTER 31 th ATHS ANNUAL ANTIQUE TRUCK SHOW Orange Empire Railway Museum, 2201 South A St. Perris CA BREAKFAST @ Goody s Restaurant, Colton, SCCATHS Breakfast 8:00 am 5
Mark Christensen s Big Adventure (Part II) One of Leigh Knudson s Pennsylvania friends allowed us to park the motor home to stay in his driveway overnight. He showed us his collection of antique restored carousel relics including lions, horses, and music boxes as well as a basement full of beautifully restored T-bird, Mercedes, and Darrin automobiles. He had one truck, a 1941 Dodge Munitions carrier. While we were there, we went to Knoxville, IA to visit the world famous sprint car museum with lots of rare sprint cars displayed. Our next stop was Kearney, NE where we visited a car museum that had a large variety of vehicles including an American Austin all the way to 1968 Road Runner. At the Hershey car show, vehicles were grouped by manufacturer and year because this is a judged show and the competition is fierce! The vehicles were all beautifully restored and some were very rare. We saw cars there that one would never see anywhere else. The car show is held on the last day of Hershey. I said goodbye to Diane who flew back to California and Leigh and I prepared for the trip home. We also visited some antique stores in Nebraska where there was a 1941 Chevy ton and a half for sale. Side of the road fun stuff to look at! The first day of our return trip, we went by a local car museum that had rare early vehicles and car and truck emblems By this time, we decided to fast track it home. Leigh dropped me off in Las Vegas at a friend s house and he headed for home. I continued my journey to Arizona where I met my family and friends for a weekend visit at Lake Mead. Then off we went to our next big stop at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. We visited the Speedway s Race Car Museum which is located in the infield of the race track. There we saw race cars dating back to the very first winning car. This has been the longest, automotive adventure of my life so far! I had a great time and would do it again. Many thanks to Leigh! Our next stop was Indianola, IA right outside of Des Moines where we stopped at a friend of Leigh s that had an early vehicle light and sign collection. He had some really cool displays. 4
IMPORTANT MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION YOU MUST BE A MEMBER OF ATHS NATIONAL TO BE A MEMBER OF A CHAPTER. This is a requirement of our Southern California Chapter bylaws and National ATHS bylaws to maintain the non-profit 501 c (3) tax exempt status. There are two membership structures in ATHS. National dues of $45 ($55 family) are payable directly to ATHS National headquarters (www.aths.org) in Kansas City, Missouri on your anniversary date of joining ATHS. You are billed by them and will receive a subscription to Wheels of Time magazine. Southern California Chapter dues are $20 per calendar year and are due prior to March 1 of each year and includes bi-monthly issues of the Old Iron Express Newsletter. The Southern California Chapter Board hopes you feel you received something worthwhile out of your Chapter membership this past year and we encourage you to continue your membership for 2016. A 2015 near your name on the mailing label for the newsletter means your chapter membership dues are current through 2015. If 2015, 2016 or greater appears near your name, you have paid your membership through the end of the respective calendar year. COMP indicates a complimentary copy is being sent to you. Take a moment now to write a check payable to ATHS-SCC. Fill out the application below to insure up-to-date information and send to the address below. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Clip here and send with your Chapter dues - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2016 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER AMERICAN TRUCK HISTORICAL SOCIETY Local Chapter Membership Application/Renewal $20.00 Name Date Company Mailing Address City State Zip Telephone New Member ( ) Renewal ( ) Email Address Wish to receive newsletter by email ( ) "Membership renewals are due. Please check the mailing address for your expiration year and renew if the date is 2015 or earlier. Those receiving a newsletter electronically will receive an update from the Treasurer." $20 Annual Chapter - ( ) 2016 dues. $20 dues for each additional year: ( ) 2017- ( ) 2018 - ( ) 2019 - ( ) 2020 ** Dues include subscription to SCC Old Iron Express Newsletter Make check payable to ATHS Southern California Chapter and send application and check to : ATHS Southern California Chapter Diane Christensen, Treasurer PO Box 109, Calimesa, CA 92320. 7
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