ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER BUICK CLUB OF AMERICA June 2014 The Buick Running Board TIME'S RUNNING OUT!! The tour to Portland for the B.C.A. National is soon upon us. If you haven't made your hotel reservations, better do so. We have people leaving Orange County on July 22nd, a few joining us along the way, and others joining us for the return trip. Have some FUN and come with us! Tour plans to Portland are finalizing. Member Bill Jones, in San Rafael, has already organized a dinner night for us at a local restaurant, on our first night out. We need to let him know how many reservations he needs to make. You can contact him at: (415) 305-3581 or e-mail, BillWJones@aol.com. You can also contact Richard at 714) 772-1793 or Sheridan at (714) 997-2390. ~Richard & Sheridan More Details on page 4 June 21 Picnic at Irvine Regional Park Details pg. 2 Gadget of the Month No...it s not a car, and it s not a plane. It s the Turn-O-Stop Indikator! Story on page 5
Our Chef June Picnic When: Saturday, June 21 at 11 AM Where: Irvine Regional Park Richard Brewbaker will be in charge of procuring hot dogs, buns and condiments. The club will provide paper products and drinks. Members can bring salads, desserts. Anything enjoyed with hot dogs and a picnic! Director s Message It was nice to see so many of our members having dinner and supporting Spires, without them we wood be looking for a new meeting place, and each time we move meeting places we stand a chance of loosing members. Lee Wangerin gave a very good presentation on Earthquake Preparedness. He passed out literature so we could each prepare our own kits for surviving a major earthquake. We had two new potential member and a few old timers that are not able to attend on a regular basis. After the meeting we had a short board meeting to discuss finding a new place for our club property. All members were invited to attend. Our next meeting will be our Picnic on June 21, at Irvine park. Please read our Secretaries noted for more details. ~Sheridan Bishop III Don Bolton 6/21 Richard Brewbaker 6/7 Msr. Doug Cook 6/26 Carolyn Kirby 6/18 Larry Merill 6/24 Susan Merill 6/9 Ed Ricci 6/26 Neil Thompson 6/29 Lee Wangerin 6/13 2
ORANGE COUNTY BCA General Meeting Minutes May 20, 2014 PRESENT; Richard & Nancy Brewbaker, Sheridan Bishop, John & Jeanne Dyke, Lee & Linda Wangerin, Denny McCartney, Bill & Dawn Kay, Jerry Kirby, Eddie Rusnik, Louis Schuchart, Norm Kredit, Dave Powers, Baron Night! Sheridan called the meeting to order at 7:23pm. Members, not seen in a while, Louis Schuchart and Norm Kredit and visitor Denny McCartney were introduced.! There were no minutes, as it was a tour month. The tour to Griffith Park was discussed.! Linda Wangerin shared a cute anecdote titled, For Those Born Before 1945. GUEST SPEAKER - Lee Wangerin, distributed a pamphlet, Camping at Home. He explained what items were essential in an emergency situation. There should be enough supplies to last for 21 days and camping at home would allow you to protect your property from looters. TREASURER'S REPORT! Jeanne reminded us that membership dues are soon due. The form will appear in the July Running Board. She requests that an application be included with each membership so the info. included in the roster will be accurate. Cost for members wishing mailed copies of the Running Board are $25, and e-mailed copies are $20.. OLD BUSINESS! Sheridan requested members submit pictures of their cars for inclusion in or newsletter.! Reminder of the upcoming picnic at Irvine Park on June 21st. Richard will be in charge of procuring hot dogs, buns and condiments. The club will provide paper products and drinks. Members can bring salads, desserts, anything enjoyed with hot dogs and a picnic. NEW BUSINESS! New Member Report Larry was absent but Jeanne reported that he was doing a good job contacting potential club members.! Tours Richard informed us that the tour will pick members from other BCA clubs along the route. Bill Jones, in San Rafael, is planning on making dinner reservations for us for the night of July 22nd. He would like a head count as to the number of reservations he should make.! Badges - Four dollars was collected.! 50/50 Raffle Thirty - nine dollars was collected. Linda Wangerin won the draw.! October Car Show Baron shared information about the upcoming Silverado Days Car Show in Buena Park. It was decided that we would like to join them. Date would be October 19th, at William Peak Park, Knott Ave.& Eldorado Dr., Buena Park. Baron will coordinate between our club and theirs.! Area Car Shows Jerry Kirby shared dates and locations of various shows in the area. Anyone wanting more information can contact him for specifics.! Club Storage Keith Bauer has been storing BCA items for us for soooome time. He now needs the space being used for his business. Arrangements to move the stored items was made for Sunday, May 25th, at 10:am. We will send him a note to tell him how much we have appreciated his assistance. The meeting adjourned at 8:44 pm. ~Nancy Brewbaker 3
DRIVING TOUR TO THE BUICK CLUB NATIONAL IN PORTLAND JULY 22-30 The Buick National will be on the west coast, in Portland, Oregon in July. Richard Brubaker, 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 #451-4533450, 275 mi. (C) Second night July23, Riverside Inn Grants Pass, Or. 986 SE 6th Street #541-4766873. 415 mi. (D) Third day:july 24 Red Lion Hotel on the River Portland, Or. 909 N. Hayden Island Dr. #503-2834466. Return (with some options) South Bound after show First nigh July 27. Red Lion Hotel 1929 4th. St. Eureka. #866-5398430 or#707-4450844 413 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 6 737 Francisco Blvd #415-4533450. 253mi. 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. 2905 Burton Dr.#805-9274200 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 714-7721793 or Sheridan Bishop at 714-9972390. Caravan email buickroadtrip@gmail.com 4
Turn-O-Stop Indikator (from front page) This early turn-signal indicator was invented by a remarkable but virtually unknown inventor, Timothy Bernard Powers who began patenting inventions in the 1890 s up until just before WWII. Timothy began his career selling bicycles in Brooklyn about 1890 but was soon inventing things. One of his first published inventions was for a spectacular ride for the Columbian Exhibition held in Chicago in 1893. His ride didn t make the cut however and the fair ended up instead with the world s first Farris Wheel. In 1900, Powers invented an electromechanical mechanism that could operate a player piano with more expression than ever before. He was awarded a prize by the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia and an example using this invention is at the Nethercutt Museum in Sylmar. Powers, came up with a unique idea for a clock driven by electricity in 1905. A company was started in London called the Eureka Clock Co. that manufactured these clocks starting in 1910. However, WWI recruited all the skilled labor and the company had to close up shop. The clocks are very collectible and prized by many for their interesting movement. Powers also invented bathroom scales for Jacobs Bros., aka Detecto, and invented the screwdriver with interchangeable blades, something we probably all have in a drawer somewhere. In 1919 Powers was awarded a patent which he assigned to other for a turn-signal indicator for cars that became the Turn-O-Stop shown in the 1920 ad (above) from Motors magazine. One of Powers last inventions was a tool for stamping serial numbers onto equipment and other devices. This invention was the beginning of the Numberall Corporation which started on Staten Island and still manufactures products today. ~ed 5
OCCBCA 2014 Calendar June 21 Picnic at Irvine Park July 22-30 Caravan to BCA National (see pg. 4 for details) August 19 General Meeting at Spires, Program TBD Sept. Tour TBD, (Oktoberfest, Space Shuttle, or USS Midway, San Diego) October 19 Car Show Buena Park, details in future Running Board 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: 714-968-5526 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. $3900.00 714-317-1110 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) 944-4415 (submitted by Bruce) 2/14 1987 Buick Park Avenue. Runs good, body style: 2 door coupe, Mileage: 112200 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) 323-1100 6/14 6
ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER 2014 OFFICERS Director Sheridan Bishop III 714 997-2390 sonnybishop@att.net Assistant Director John Dyke 562 430-2711 buickjohn70@roadrunner.com Treasurer Jeanne Dyke 562 430-2711 1jdyke@roadrunner.com Secretary Nancy Brewbaker 714 772-1793 the2brews@earthlink.net Editor Ray Brown 714 968-5526 raybrown@att.net Directors at Large Lee Wangerin 562 920-1611 Larry Minery 714 639-1137 wildcatminnery@socal.rr.com Wagon Master Richard Brewbaker 714 772-1793 the2brews@earthlink.com Hospitality Larry Minery 714 639-1137 wildcatminery@socal.rr.com Historian Lee Wangerin 562 920-1611 7
Our Next General Meeting: Tuesday, August 19, 2014 CALENDAR June 21 Picnic at Irvine Regional Park General meetings are held on the third Tuesday of select months (see pg. 6 for dates) at Spires Restaurant, 13030 Goldenwest St., Westminster The meeting starts at 7:00 PM and if you come early you can meet with friends over dinner! July 22-30 Caravan to National, see pg. 4 (See page 6 for complete calendar of events for 2014.) Orange County Chapter BCA PO Box 3531 Tustin CA 92781