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Show Time! 4 John Marsh Hiya Kids! As you read this, we are about to enjoy a lazy, busy, relaxing, hectic summer.

The Len Immke Arthritis Foundation Show is upon us. Tom Kromer still needs help with judging. After the AFS show, the next big club event will be at John & Alice Westfall 9s farm.

I hope to see lots of you at both places. We will be spending time washing and waxing our cars and taking them out for rides, shows, errands, and just for the fun of it. When you have your cars out on the road, don 9t forget to promote the club!

We and our cars are the best advertisement for the club. At the Haydocy show, I met several Buick owners who were not members of the club, but who may join as a result of simply meeting and chatting. You never know when a chance encounter might turn into a new member for the club and a new friend for all of us.

On behalf of the club, I want to thank Mike & Nancy Book for putting together the car show at Haydocy Pontiac / Buick / GMC. As a result of the show, about 65 ... more. less.

cars and their owners spent the afternoon together. The show raised money for the Buick and LaSalle / Cadillac clubs and the Juvenile Diabetes Association. Thank you Mike and Nancy! Since we traditionally have no July meeting because of the Arthritis Foundation Show, we won 9t get much done between the AFS and The Farm. I hope to see lots of you at the AFS show and at the best Buick meeting spot on Earth, The Farm. In the mean time, keep your Buicks shined, tuned, and on the road. Maybe we 9ll see each other! Have a great summer. 4Director and Old World Puppeteer T HE H ORN Central Ohio Chapter of the Buick Club of America Volume 34, Issue 5 July 2007 © In this Issue: 1 Show Time! 2 Arthritis Show 3 June minutes 4 Buick SWAS 5 Announcements 8 ClassiMed Ads Upcoming Events: 6 37 July 2007 Arthritis Foundation 9s 25th Annual Classic Auto Show and Cruise-In Dublin, OH 3 35 August 2007 Buick Horsepower Nationals Hebron, Ohio 9 312 August 2007 2007 Great Lakes Regional Grand Island, New York 3rd weekend in August (Sat or Sun) Club Meeting at John and Alice Westfall 9s Farm Details to follow Pete Dunkel shows off his trophy from the Haydocy Pontiac / Buick / GMC show. Phil McKitrick 9s Buick is in the foreground and John Marsh is entertaining in the background. Silver automobiles? Check. Silver hair? Check. Silver Anniversary? Check. The silver lining? One heck of a 25th Anniversary Celebration! The Arthritis Foundation cordially invites you to attend the 25th Annual Classic Auto Show & Cruise-in July 6th & 7th, 2007 Dublin Metro Center, Dublin Ohio (Columbus Area) July 6th 4 Friday 9s Cruise-in features more than 1,500 antique cars, street rods, muscle cars, customs, and European exotics. Judging continues until 7:30 pm, followed by an Elvis tribute by Mike Albert. During concert intermission, spectacular 6-foot-high trophies are presented to the Top 125 Cruise-In cars. Many specialty awards are also presented. July 7th 4 Saturday 9s Show is a concours format with 40 featured classes. There are at least three awards for each class. Judging takes place in the afternoon with the awards parade at 4:30 pm. At 7:30 pm thousands of oldies fans celebrate the 50 9s, 60 9s and 70 9s at our fabulous Phil Dirt & The Dozers concert! for information and registration, please visit: ArthritisAutoShow.com or contact: Lindsay Smith / The Arthritis Foundation Central Ohio Chapter / 3740 Ridge Mill Drive / Hilliard, Ohio 43026 phone: 614.876.8200 / fax: 614.876.8363 / email: lindsaysmith@arthritis.org All pre-registered participants will receive a t-shirt, du; e bag, Silver Anniversary poster, and a collectable commemorative medallion June meeting minutes 4 Recorded by Bob Lochmeyer & John Marsh Central Ohio Chapter, Buick Club of America June 16, 2007 minutes Members gathered at The Nutcracker Family Restaurant in Pataskala at about 1:00 pm. After lunch, John Marsh opened the meeting at 1:45 by welcoming members and guests. He advised the club that both Brian Stone and Sam Harrison were out of town and asked Bob Lochmeyer to take down the minutes for the meeting. An error in the previous meeting 9s minutes regarding classes and awards at the Arthritis Foundation Show Within a Show was discussed. Based on an email from Tom Kromer, who could not be present, it was pointed out that the best of the Show Within a Show will be the only Buick in the awards parade. Each class in the Show Within a Show will feature a First Place award and two awards of excellence. Tom 9s plan is to select the Best of Show from among the Mrst place award winners in each class. In the class from which the Best of Show is selected, one of the Award of Excellence winners will move up to Mrst place in the class and an additional Award of Excellence will be awarded within the class. The correction was accepted by a vote of the members without further discussion. Phil McKitrick gave the Treasurer 9s Report. The club had a beginning balance of $1438.89 with income of $400.00 and expenses of $25.32 for a Mnal balance of $1813.57. The Buick / Cadillac show at Haydocy Pontiac / Buick / GMC brought in $220.00 each for the Buick and Cadillac clubs and $551.00 for the Juvenile Diabetes Association. Bill GrifMn moved that the report be accepted as read. Brian Clark seconded the motion and it was accepted without further discussion. Old Business John Marsh asked Phil McKitrick about the status of dues. Phil reported that most members are up to date. Phil is keeping track of those who have not paid their dues yet. There was no report on fundraising projects. John ofMcially thanked Haydocy Pontiac / Buick / GMC for hosting the car show. Per John, Mike and Nancy Book deserve the gratitude of the club for ramrodding the show. Congratulations go to Phil McKitrick, Pete Dunkel, and Susan Hunkins for receiving Top 25 awards for their cars. Bobb Park of Haydocy Pontiac / Buick / GMC has indicated his desire that the show become an annual event. There were no new members this month. 4 continued next page 3 Chapter member recipients of the Hadocy Top 25 awards were (top to bottom) Pete Dunkel, Phil McKitrick, and Susan Hunkins 4 Buick Show within a Show Saturday, July 7, 2007 Arthritis Foundation 9s 25th Annual Classic Auto Show and Cruise-In Dublin, OH The best of show (i.e. Buick SWS) will be in the parade & receive their trophy from the stage. The Mrst place winners of each class will have their name read from the stage & receive their trophy from the individual SWS group at the class/club location on the Meld. The award of excellence (AE) winners will not have their name read from stage and will receive their trophy from the SWS group at the class/club location on the Meld. The trophies for Mrst place (FP) & AE will be delivered by the AF to the SWS judging group. Color coded cards for FP & AE will be given to the judges to be handed to the respective winners or the club may opt to bypass the cards and hand out the awards as soon as results are known. One representative from each SWS is to attend the judges meeting. That rep will bring the judging sheets and master list to the SWS group. Registration: 7:30 311:30 am Judging: 12:30 34:00 pm June meeting minutes 4 continued New Business John passed on Tom Kromer 9s request for help judging at the Arthritis Show. As an item of general interest, John related a recent news item about a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere unearthed in Tulsa, Oklahoma after being buried in a time capsule for 50 years. Other members of the club were familiar with the article and different aspects of the story were discussed. John discussed the club 9s choice to not submit a proposal for the 2009 National meet and expressed his disappointment. Brian Clark stated that as of our meeting date, his understanding was that there was still no bid from any chapter for 2009. John expressed his desire that he may want to revisit the issue at a subsequent meeting. John thanked Pete Dunkel and Dan Coleman for standing in for him at the two previous meetings as John was unable to attend due to business concerns. The transition of The Horn to the internet was discussed. John Marsh expressed his view that for the most part, the transition has gone well, but mentioned some members have not received a copy of The Horn for several months. A discussion of the status of the roster took place. John will discuss it further with Brian Stone after he returns. Kevin and Chris Moore shared the story of how they acquired their cnew d 1941 Roadmaster convertible from a seller in Georgia. Terry Irving and his seven-year-old grandson showed off their 1955 Century. Brian Clark moved that the meeting be adjourned. Bill GrifMn seconded. The motion carried. Pay your dues... you don 9t want to miss all the fun! We 9re at a shortfall with our paid chapter dues for 2007. Your dues help support our newsletter, web site, and club activities. We will no longer be able to provide you with copies of the newsletter, or other member beneMts if your dues remains unpaid much longer. Please make your $20.00 check payable to Central Ohio Chapter today! Mail to Phil McKitrick, Treasurer 905 S. Brinker Ave. Columbus, OH 43204 Buick Horsepower Nationals August 3 35, 2007, Hebron, Ohio The Buick Performance Group (BPG) Board announces the 2007 BPG Buick Horsepower Nationals, August 3 35, at the National Trail Raceway (NTR), Hebron, Ohio. For more information about NTR, go to: www.nationaltrailraceway.com. For more information on the event, please visit www. buickperformancegroup.com or call the BPG ofMce: (937) 642-2026. Our prayers go out to members John Powers and Dan Waitzman. We wish you both speedy recoveries! General Motors Styling: 1927 31958 Just released is a book on the cHarley Earl era d which takes a look inside GM Styling. It includes some nifty, original illustrations from a few of the GM designers, some never before seen outside the studios. Check out the book 9s Web site: www.powellhousepub.com . Ordering your copy now will ensure a deep discount, plus free shipping. Please spread the news about the book to all your friends and Buick enthusiast! Mr. Tracy Powell Managing Editor, Automobile Quarterly Member SPJ, SAH Tel.: 812.406.8587 Fax: 812.256.4121 8 Club members looking for... Storage for a 1966 Cadillac. Does not have to be freely accessible, but dry and safe. We 9re trying to save one more vintage car. Budget is a priority. Email Brian at <stone.158@osu.edu> (05.07) Parts for 1941 Roadmaster convertible : fender skirt trim pieces; two of each item: spears, stainless bottom and leading edge trim pieces. (02.07) Contact Kevin Moore, 740.393.2525 Of@ce or 740.398.8835 Cell 1914 Oakland Speedster . Pristine or restorable condition. Will pay reasonable $$$. jimwood6@columbus.rr.com. (01.07) Looking for 2 1/8 d center caps for 1966 367 Buick Rally Wheels. Also looking for cornering lamp housings and lenses for 1965 Wildcat. Email pics and information to: 1965buickwildcat@gmail.com. (01.07) Director John Marsh 614.451.8523 dynaNo2@aol.com Assistant Director Dan Coleman 614.476.2596 614.562.5816 cell Treasurer Phil McKitrick 614.279.0487 Secretary Sam Harrison 614.268.1724 Events Riv Rivenburg 614.889.1025 Roster Roger Fields 614.846.5698 Membership Steve & Ed Hunkins 614.262.8082 Newsletter Brian & Gail Stone 614.499.3089 Insignia Patch Sales Robert cPete d Dunkel 614.891.2639 pjdunkel@juno.com Sunshine Marie Fields 614.846.5698 Of 1cers and contacts Arthritis Foundation Classic Show & Cruise-In Buick Show within a Show We will need 2 judges per class so please contact Tom Kromer <tkromer@deloitte.com> if you 9re interested in judging. The classes for 2007 break- down as follows: 1903 31942 1968 31986 1946 31958 1987 3present 1959 31967 Rivieras 3all years Pre-register for the Arthritis Show and receive this handsome dufAe bag which includes a window cleaner, speed shine polish, and micro-@ber towel from Griots. Buick Bugle Collection FREE To ANY BCA Member. 30 years of The Buick Bugle. Since 1976, every issue, well almost every issue. Anyway they 9re FREE. Must pickup at Buckeye Lake. Al Doerman, BCA #6292. Call 614-975-8638 or adoerman@earthlink.net 2007 Great Lakes Regional The Niagara Frontier Chapter is hosting the 2007 Great Lakes BCA Regional. It is in Grand Island, New York on August 9 312, 2007. Cost is $15.00 per car. Pete Dunkel has about a dozen registration forms. They 9ll be available at the next club meeting. GRIFFIN BUICK PARTS Bill Grif+n E-mail: grif+nbuick@hotmail.com 1564 State Route 49 Arcanum , OH Stephen 9s Special Interest Autos Complete Collector Car Care Services 1728 Myrtle Ave Columbus, Ohio 43211 Ed & Steve Hunkins 614.262.8082 Arthritis Foundation 9s 25th Annual Classic Auto Show and Cruise-In Dublin, OH 7 Please eMail any corrections or omissions to the editor: stone.158@osu.edu Dublin Metro Center Please note that there will not be a club meeting in July due to the Arthritis Show Parts For Sale: 1971 Buick Riviera rear bumper New - never mounted Best Offer - call 1-330-225-4472 (10.06) Cars For Sale: 1993 Riviera - $10,500, 14,500 miles. White exterior, Blue Leather Interior, Full Power, c3800 d. Garaged in Brainerd, Minnesota. Jerry Hanson at (218) 855-1420 or Dyke Hanson <hanson.fam@insightbb.com> 317.657.6476 (06.07) 1939 Pontiac Business Coupe. Various stages of restoration but all there including some new parts (tires, etc). Can be a great car! $4,500 OBO. Call John Westfall 937.747.3742, 937.243.3915. (07.07) 1927 Model T Touring Car. Show or go. Yellow w/ black fenders. Great parade car. Call John Westfall 937.747.3742, 937.243.3915. (07.07) Non Member Looking for: Rear rubber drain tubes for 866 Riviera. They run from the lower back windshield to over the rear end. <stevewwoj@aol.com> Steve Cars and Parts For Sale T HE H ORN Central Ohio Chapter of the Buick Club of America 5909 Pinto Pass Drive Hilliard, OH 43026 Club members advertise free. Non-members may submit leads to be placed at the editor 9s discretion. Please limit your ads to 25 words or less. Your ad will appear in our newsletter and web site. Go online... www.centralohiochapter.com

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