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August 2013 Tappet Clatter

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Items of Interest

Feature Article 1, 4-7

2013 Club Officers 2

Director’s Corner 3

Garage Nite 3, 10

Membership Meeting

Notice 3

Celebrations 8

Events Calendar 8

Safety Corner 8

Glove Box 9

Truck in Australia 9

Classified 11

Web Links 11

Featured Picture 12

Volume 46 Number 8

Historic Cascades Roads Tour

By Rod Schein & Dave Haddock

Pictures by Dave Cameron, Louise Lindgren,

Dave Haddock, and Rod & Evie Schein.

On a beautiful sunny July 27th, we assembled in the Woodinville Park & Ride. After

inspecting Al Howe’s newly installed power brake system in his ’55 and having the

drivers meeting led by Rod, we lined up by car year, oldest first, and headed out the

Woodinville-Duvall road.

In the lead were Dave & Diane in their 2006 Impala SS, followed by Bob & M.G. in

their ’26, Rod & Evie in their ’40, Al & Kathy in their ’55, Tom & Sharon in their ’56,

and Lawrence & Janice Schein from Oklahoma in their modern.

(Continued on page 4)

Our next club meeting will be Monday, August 26, 6 PM, at the XXX Root Beer Drive-In in Issaquah. See page 3 for

the meeting notice.

Our 46th year!

THE PUGET SOUND REGION VINTAGE CHEVROLET CLUB OF AMERICA


1967 - Puget Sound Region VCCA - 2013

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The Puget Sound Region of the Vintage Chevrolet Club of America (PS-VCCA) is dedicated to the preservation,

restoration, fun and enjoyment of vintage Chevrolet cars and trucks. Members are not required to own a Chevrolet.

Regional membership is open to all Chevrolet enthusiasts who are members of the Vintage Chevrolet Club of America

(VCCA). All Chevrolets from 1912 through 1988 may be registered with the Region.

General meetings are held on the 4th Monday of the month, except the 3rd Monday in May, at Tillicum Middle

School, 16020 SE 16th St., Bellevue,. 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM. No meetings are held in June, July, August, and December.

You can learn more about the club by visiting the website where you can see color photos of previous tours, parts for

sale, wanted, etc., and there is a link to view our monthly newsletter, “The Tappet Clatter.”

You can find the PS-VCCA website on the World Wide Web at http://pugetsoundvintagechevrolet.org/

2013 Puget Sound Region Officers and Board

Director Al Howe [email protected]

Asst. Director Dave Haddock [email protected]

Treasurer Sallie Comstock [email protected]

Secretary Don Comstock [email protected]

Activities Matt Dickinson [email protected]

Membership Donna Onat [email protected]

Historian Bob Helgeson [email protected]

Club Store Bill Damm [email protected]

Webmaster Jim Martoza [email protected]

Garage Nite Dick Olson [email protected]

Refreshment Facilitator Bob Helgeson [email protected]

TAPPET CLATTER Staff

Editor Glenn Landguth [email protected]

Checkers Dave Haddock [email protected]

Jim Martoza [email protected]

Donna Onat [email protected]

Judy Landguth [email protected]

Photographers Bob Helgeson [email protected]

Jim Seiber [email protected]

Dave Haddock [email protected]

Glove Box Bob Stamnes [email protected]

Safety Corner Bill Damm [email protected]

(and other members who supply copy)

Editor’s Note The monthly deadline for receiving input is the 5th of the month. We reserve the right to edit material in any way as

appropriate for wording, clarity, grammar, punctuation, and space available. We can accept most electronic formats and

hardcopy. Photographs can be scanned and returned. We will take reasonable care of copy provided, however we cannot

take responsibility for lost or damaged material. Send copy to Glenn Landguth via [email protected]


By Director Al Howe

It seems July slipped away without much touring activity.

We did have a wonderful tour Saturday sponsored by Dave & Diane Haddock and Rod & Evie Schein. The weather was

perfect and we drove on some beautiful early car roads. Thank you Dave, Diane, Rod and Evie for taking the time to show

us some country and history that is so easily passed on a highway.

We all know that Diane and Evie did a lot of the work on this project so the thank you must include the ladies.

This weather has been just wonderful and I hope it continues for the Northwest Meet in Federal Way and our dinner

meeting at the XXX Drive-In in Issaquah.

The weather usually is nice for the XXX Drive-In meeting so I hope you all come and drive an old Chevy. The whole

family can enjoy this one meeting.

Oh yes, Jose Enciso usually has many prizes to hand out so maybe you will go home with more than you came with.

I cannot think of anything else right now so see you at the Northwest Meet and XXX Drive-in.

I’m retired, I was tired yesterday and I’m tired again today.

Director’s Corner

“From The Drivers Seat”

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Membership Meeting

XXX Root Beer Drive-In in Issaquah

August 26

Our next club meeting will be 6 PM at the XXX

Root Beer Drive-In in Issaquah. The meeting will fea-

ture special “door prizes”, the nostalgia of a drive-in

(although there is no in-car service), an abundance of

memorabilia, and good tasting food. There is still noth-

ing like a root beer float, burger and fries on a warm

summer day. Throw in a shake or a malt and what else

could you ask for? Except for a friendly group of people

who love old cars as much as you do.

Owner Jose Enciso is a member of our club. He’s an

old-car enthusiast and has always greeted us with a

warm welcome. More info and some history about the

restaurant may be found at their website at http://

www.triplexrootbeer.com/history.htm. Bring the family

and enjoy the evening with friends.

There will not be a Garage Nite in September due to the Early Six Cylinder Meet. Thanks, Dick.

Garage Nite - by Dick Olson



As we turned left onto the West Snoqualmie River Valley highway, we were joined by Bill Damm in his ’30 Ford with

passengers Lee & Carol Folsom.

The drive up the valley and into Monroe was special with the farms and countryside showing off crops, barns, animals,

and new growth in the sunlight. Traveling through Monroe on Main St., we crossed Highway 2 and drove the Old Owens

road on the north hillside into Sultan.

Cascades Tour (Continued from page 1)




Continuing a few miles up the highway, we turned left at the Wallace Falls Road to the May Creek Road, which led us

behind Gold Bar to the Reiter Rd. Here the trees and forest formed a tunnel, lining the roadway with their dark trunks, green

foliage, and filtered sunlight.

This road led us into the back entrance of Index where we met Louise Lindgren and David Cameron at the Pickett His-

torical Museum. Louise was the historic preservation/cultural resources Sr. Planner for Snohomish County and now is the

museum Director.

David is a historian and the editor/author of Snohomish County: An Illustrated History, and the President of the Index

Historical Society.




The Museum is housed in the Lee & Dorothy Pickett home. Lee Pickett moved to Index in 1909. He photographed,

among other things, the construction of some of the first passable roads in Snohomish County and was the exclusive pho-

tographer for the Great Northern Railway Company during the 1920s.

Louise and David showed us displays and pictures of the history of the greater Index area and the development of the

roads. Many of the road segments we had driven that morning were the original parts of Highway 2.





After taking pictures of our group and cars, we went back on the Reiter Road to the Sultan Bakery. We had great food

and gigantic hamburgers!

After eating, we took a different route back to Duvall by crossing the Skykomish River at Sultan and traveling the Ben-

Howard Road to the main highway into Duvall. From there we returned to Woodinville.

Bob Stamnes summed up the tour when he said, “It made me feel like I was driving and living in the ‘20s. Many times

as I have driven past the Index cutoff on Highway 2 I never realized what was there is amazing”.





Future Club Events Calendar From Activities Coordinator Matt Dickinson

TBD Board Meeting

August 15th to 17th NW Meet, Federal Way, WA Mt. Rainier VCCA

August 26th XXX Drive-In, Issaquah Club Meeting

Sept 9th to 13th Early 6 Cylinder Tour - Baker City, OR Jim Farris/Tom Meleo

October 12th Teanaway Hunters Breakfast Tour Jim Farris

TBD Board Meeting

Early December Christmas Party

I will help with the paperwork and submit the tour passport miles requests.

Matt Dickinson

NW Meet Reminder

Just a quick reminder about the VCCA NW Meet coming up August 15th-17th (next month) in Federal Way.

If you haven't already registered there is still time. The deadline was extended to July 15th. Now a $15 late fee charge

must be included in the total amount.

So, get your registration in and while you are at it, put some nice wax on that old Chevy!! Contact Ana Maria Haley or

Don/Sallie Comstock if you have questions.

The prospectus can be found on the VCCA website or by contacting Ana Maria Haley or Don Comstock.

ANNIVERSARIES

Tom & Sharon Lauderback 9/2

John & Dot Zeigler 9/20

BIRTHDAYS

Dave Roberts 9/5

Diane Haddock 9/6

Dick Jones 9/15

Carolyn Frankhouser 9/19

Phyllis Kowats 9/24

Marilyn Campbell 9/30

September Celebrations

No safety problem here

But it is amusing,

The out of date car tabs,

That people are using.

Sometimes I wish

For those that I see

That police would offer

A finder’s fee.

Next time you are out

Making a run

Count how many you see,

It’s all just for fun.

There aren’t a whole lot,

But there are a few.

Better check your plates.

One could be you.

Bill Damm’s

SAFETY CORNER


From the Glove Box From the Glove Box is devoted to sharing technical information, tech-

nical problems and solutions to problems related to the restoration and preser-

vation of vintage Chevrolets. Please share your knowledge, experiences and

recommendations with your fellow members.

Contact the Glove Box Coordinator, Bob Stamnes, via email at

[email protected] with your information.

Ethanol and Fuel Line Hose Deterioration

By Bob Stamnes

Ethanol causes deterioration of fuel hoses. Deteriorated hoses release small particles of hose into your fuel system,

clogging carburetors, filters, fuel injectors and can affect fuel system monitoring sensors, etc. They have also found that fuel

seeps in very small amounts through hoses deteriorated by ethanol. So how do you avoid the ethanol problem?

There are two things you can do to avoid this problem. One solution is to only use non-ethanol fuel. Each month we

publish a list of web sites under “Web Links Of Interest” in the TC. This list includes the website that lists gas stations with

non-ethanol fuel. The website is http://pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=WA. The use of non-ethanol fuel will prevent the

deterioration of hoses by ethanol.

Another solution is to make certain you purchase and use only ethanol-resistant hose. This is fairly new and is not

available from all hose manufacturers.

The Gates Company is a hose manufacturer. Gates produces Barricade® fuel line hose, which is a registered trademark

hose. This hose is resistant to ethanol and other newer fuels. The Gates Company produces Barricade® Carburetion Hose

which is good to 50 psi working pressure and Barricade® Fuel Injection Hose which is good to 225 psi working pressure.

These meet specification SAE J30R14T1 and SAE J30R14T2, respectively, for ethanol resistant hoses.

The SAE designation should be on the fuel hose you purchase if you are using ethanol fuel. A full discussion of impacts

of ethanol and solutions can be found at gates.com under automotive. It can also be found by searching for the specification

number J30R14T1. According to a Gates Company representative, the Gates Company is the only company that

manufactures a fuel line hose that is resistant to ethanol.

1928 LO Series Truck in Australia

By Kevin Smith, Australia

It was originally sold up in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, to a sawmill operator who actually bought two 1928

trucks. The early '28 LO series truck was used at the saw mill (and it still exists today, owned by the bloke who originally

bought mine as well), and mine was used from 1928 up to 1941 to cart pit props into Liddell Colliery. It was obviously well

overloaded, as the owners had put an extra 3 leaves in each rear spring, making a total of 16 leaves instead of 13.

Since I bought it just before Christmas 1982, I've only

ever done mechanical work on it to keep it on full road

registration. The best thing I ever did was to graft a 1924

Dodge Tourer ring & pinion gear into the Chev housing.

It was a lot of work, but the end result is now a truck that

is a useful rally vehicle. Instead of the pitiful 25 MPH top

speed, it will now sit comfortably on about 50-55 MPH,

and get good MPG (around 23-24 MPG at 50 MPH). Not

strictly original, but far more useable.

I've driven it to Adelaide (South Australia) twice for a

big rally in '94 and '04, lots of rallies around Victoria and

numerous rallies in New South Wales. And even with the

lower (numerically) ratio, 5.42:1 originally to the new ratio of 4.166:1, it will still carry a decent load, as I had to move all

my Chev, & Oldsmobile spares from a mates farm back to my place, and did it in 3 trips. 1 ton the 1st trip, 1 1/2 tons the

2nd trip and the last load was 2 1/2 tons all up. Not bad for a 1-ton rated truck.

It's a daily driver, not very pretty as it's scratched and dirty from use, but is very reliable, only letting me down twice in

30 years of driving.

(This article came by way of Bob Stamnes membership in the 4-Cylinder Interest Group.)

Picture of 1928 LO series truck taken at our local airport

with a 1943 Stearman trainer plane.



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Pictures from July 10 Garage Nite at Roger Orness’


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FOR SALE

Web Links Of Interest

Capital City Region, VCCA: None

Colombia River Region, VCCA:

http://www.vccacolumbiariverregion.org/

Mt. Rainier Region, VCCA: None

North Cascade Region, VCCA:

http://clubs.hemmings.com/northcascadevcca

Puget Sound Region, VCCA:

http://pugetsoundvintagechevrolet.org/

Willamette Valley Region, VCCA:

http://www.wvrvcca.org/

Dave Folsom Blog, www.chev235guy.blogspot.com/

Gas stations without ethanol,

http://pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=WA

1942 Dodge Sedan, 105 hp, 6-cylinder, end run prior to war,

fluid drive, engine rebuilt a few years back, repainted with

original green color, fair shape, asking $8000. Located in

Lake City, contact Russ Scott at 206 362-1796

Western Side Post Lift, 12' tall, Porsche dealer going out of

business, give you clear floor, price negotiable. Call Bob

Stamnes for more details. Owner is at 206 850-6330

1931 Convertible Cabriolet with Rumble Seat. Very little

rust, but needs new wood. 99% complete car with a 40-year

accumulation of new, used and NOS parts. Has the original

rumble seat cushions and new seat frame wood with both

new seat springs. The very rare metal spare tire carrier,

steering wheel and 3 out of the 4 fenders are NOS. New

reproduction tail light buckets, rims, lenses, hub caps,

running board trim and eagle radiator cap. New pistons,

rings, bearings, bushings, kingpins, shackles, brake cables,

brake lining, gaskets, carburetors and fuel pumps. New ring

and pinion set with higher top speed ratio, new chrome

wiper motor and new wiring harness. Re-chromed stone

guard, horns, very nice hood, splash aprons and gas tank

apron. Extra engines, transmissions, wheels, brakes,

bumpers, axles, springs, and steering columns. Extra hoods,

fenders, radiator shells, headlights, cowl lights, door handles

and gauges, including a genuine

accessory clock. Too many

projects ahead of this one and it’s

time to part ways and have

someone complete this beautiful

car. Price $10K. Roger Orness,

[email protected].

Dinah Shore and Chevrolet

By Glenn Landguth

Dinah Shore was born Frances Rose Shore on February 29, 1916. She had polio when she was 2 years old, but recovered

with foot deformation and a slight limp. She always loved to sing. At age 14, unbeknownst to her parents, she got hired as a

torch singer at a Nashville nightclub. But her parents made her quit after the first performance. She graduated from Vander-

bilt University with a degree in sociology in 1938. After graduation, she decided to again pursue her singing career.

She often sang the then popular song “Dinah” at auditions. When a disc jockey could not remember her name, he called

her that “Dinah girl”, and that name soon became her stage name. She gained popularity on radio and entertaining troops

during WWII. When she was turned down by the big bands of the time, she struck out on her own, soon singing on popular

radio shows and landing recording contracts. Appearances on television shows followed in 1950.

On November 27, 1951 Dinah began doing two 15-minute shows a week for Chevrolet on NBC. In 1953, Chevrolet

gave her a custom 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air Station Wagon.

She won her first Emmy in 1955 for Best Female Singer. In 1956 she did two hour shows for Chevrolet, leading to a

regular spot on Sunday nights, the Dinah Shore Show, later to become the Dinah Shore Chevy Show in 1957. Her trade-

mark song on the show became, “See The U. S. A., In Your Chevrolet”. Chevrolet dropped sponsorship in 1960.

Dinah continued to do various shows and make appearances for many years. In 1992 Dinah was inducted into the TV

Hall of Fame of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in Orlando, Florida.

She died February 24, 1994, just short of her 78th birthday, following a brief bout with cancer.

1940 Chevy, L & R front fender with headlight. Very good

shape, $350. Bill Johnson, 425-255-6325,

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


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On the Historic Cascades Roads Tour

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