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⇒ September 9 — Sunflower Region Annual Picnic Monthly Meeting —Topeka, KS

• September 15-17 — 31st Annual Ol’ Marais River Run and Back to the ‘60’s Cruise Night — Ottawa, KS

⇒ September 24 — CHVA Sunflower Region Drive ‘n Eat tour. INFO ON PAGE 3

• October 1 — Lawrence AACA Car Show

⇒ October 3-10 — CHVA National Tour — Las Vegas, NV

⇒ No October Sunflower Region monthly meeting

• October 7 — 4th Annual Guy’s and Gears at Sears Charity Car Show — Overland Park, KS

• October 27—28 — 18th Annual Sedgwick Street Rodders Swap Meet — Hutchinson, KS

⇒ November 10 — CHVA Sunflower Region Monthly Meeting — Merriam, KS

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This Month’s FeaturesThis Month’s Features “Car Buzz” by Bob Vukas

“75 Years ago Along the Action Era Highways” by Kelly Flory

“Going Retro Show“

by ZoAnn Torrey Pots by ZoAnn Torrey and Steve Hartwich

“Viva!! Las Vegas!!”50th Anniversary National Tour Info on page 8

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Dale & Eula Schneider’s 1959 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe Dale & Eula Schneider’s 1959 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe Photo taken at 2006 Lawrence Region, AACA Car ShowPhoto taken at 2006 Lawrence Region, AACA Car Show Rich Gibbs PhotoRich Gibbs Photo

Rangers Choice Award winner at 2017 “Going Retro” Show at Pomona Lake State Park

“The Starterator”

1150 NW Sunset Ln Topeka, KS 66618-1148

(785) 286-2846 E-mail us at: [email protected]

Information: must be received by the 25th of the month to be put in the next month's newsletter. Newsletters are mailed one week prior to each month's meeting. We are always looking for material for the newsletter, articles, jokes, club gossip, for sales and feature stories. Material will be returned if requested. Dues: Dues are payable yearly and come due on January 1st of each year. National dues are $25.00 and Regional dues are $15.00. National membership is a prerequisite to being a regional member. Meetings: Meetings are held once a month on the second Friday of each month at 7:30 PM. Meeting locations alternate each month between Kansas City, Lawrence and Topeka. See the calendar section of the newsletter for the location of each month's meeting. For Sale Ads: Members may place free For Sale ads in the newsletter. We will run an ad for several months unless notified otherwise. Please send the ad information the way you want it to read in the newsletter. The ad will appear in the printed version only. Hospitalization or Death of members or members families: If you hear of a club member or member's family who has been hospitalized or passed away please notify the contact listed below in your area: Topeka —–open—– Lawrence —–open—– Kansas City Steve Hartwich 816-661-9582

Evenings please

CHVA National Website: http://www.chvanational.org

Check out this website for a very good selec-tion of Etowah-Bartow Region photos and events: http://www.chvaga.com/

Founding members of the Sunflower Region, CHVA. February 25, 1979. Steve Jewett, Rod Waggoner, Bruce Baker, Danny Downs, Ray Taylor, Edna Willits/Jewett, Licia Willits, John Kitos, Steve Hartwich

Editor's Stuff

Rich Gibbs– Editor Calendar page editor—Kelly Flory New articles are always needed for “The Starterator”

Region Officers

Director Assistant Director

Malcolm McIntyre Kevin Stilley

6915 N Cosby Ave 2 Oak Valley Dr

Kansas City, MO 64151 Manhattan, KS 66502-6910

(816) 509-3016 (785) 556-8188

Secretary Treasurer Sue Anderson Don Beck

20240 W 113th Terr. PO Box 8787 Olathe, KS 66061 Topeka, KS 66608

(913) 219-7943 (785) 640-1808

Back-up Secretary Board Member Kathy Griffith Bob Vukas

601 Dakota 3806 SW Mission Av

Holton, KS 66436-1257 Topeka, KS 66610

(785) 215-1135 (785) 267-1367

“The Starterator” Editors Historian

Rich Gibbs Johnnie Williams

1150 NW Sunset Ln 2916 SE Aries

Topeka, KS 66618-1148 Topeka, KS 66605

(785) 230-6794 (785) 267-3436

Calendar Page Design/Editor CHVA National Office Manager

Kelly Flory CHVA, Inc

24401 W 86th Terr PO Box 341

Lenexa, KS 66227 Newark, CA 94560-0341

(913) 441-7916

Sunflower Region C O N T E M P O R A R Y H I S T O R I C A L V E H I C L E A S S O C I A T I O N

(Recognizing all old cars over 20 years and older) Website: http://clubs.hemmings.com/chvasunflower Printable PDF file of “The Starterator” are in COLOR on the website

Director’s Message by Malcolm McIntyre

If you didn't make it to the Going Retro show at Pomona this year, mark it now for your calendar next year. The weather was nice and there were even more cars and camp-ers than there were last year. We won't be having our regular business meetings for the next two months. I would like to do a quick run through of any topics of interest anyone has

since we won't have an October meeting due to the National Tour.

Ed Note: Info page below. September 9th is our annual club picnic starting at 11:00 at Mike and Patricia Kozubek’s house, 5815 NE Shaffer Road. Bring a side dish or dessert. Do NOT do what was published in the last Starterator and bring a desert. Sorry Rich. The club will provide meat

and drinks.

Speaking of tours, our next Drive & Eat is Sunday Sept 24th, hosted by Kevin Stilley and will be covering Riley County historical sites. We'll meet at the Union Station depot in Manhattan at

10:00.

Happy Motoring! – Malcolm

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*Ford’s light-duty truck line had all-new styling on top of the new-for-1965 chassis with twin-I-Beam front suspension. Trucks with the longer 8’box, as shown above, had a two inch stretch to the frame for ‘67, giving a new and longer 131” wheelbase, which aided in Ford’s new smoother ride. It was the longest wheelbase of all it’s competitors except International Harvester which had it’s

equal in the 1100B series. Ford’s F-series line came with new interiors, and optional equipment that rivaled a ‘67 Ford passenger car. The base price for the F-100 shown above was $2,273. Another $225 bought the Ranger package with all the trim shown above, plus $36 for whitewall tires, and $23 for hubcaps. The 240 CID Six was standard, and the 300 Six was $97. A 352 CID V8 was $133.

• September 9 — CHVA Sunflower Region Annual Picnic a nd Monthly Meeting —Topeka, KS — Saturday, 11:00am to ?, Mike and Patricia Kozubek’s house, 5815 NE Shaffer Road. Bring side dish or desserts and chair. Meats and drinks will be provided. Info below Director’s Message in this issue.

− September 15-17 — 31st Annual Ol’ Marais River Run and Back to the ‘60’s Cruise Night — Ottawa, KS — Friday Night Cruise in Forest Park on the 15th from 5:00pm to 9:00pm. Saturday night Cruise is from 6:00pm to 10:00pm on Main Street. For more on the cruise nights see the Show Flyer. For all events vist: http://www.olmarais.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2017_registration.pdf

− September 16-17 — Show Me Regional Pontiac-Oakland- GMC Show — Springfield, MO — Saturday and Sunday at the Oasis Hotel, 2546 N. Glenstone. Show is on Sunday the 17th, with registration from 8am to Noon, and Awards at 3:30pm.

− September 23 — All Buick Car Show — Wichita, KS — 10:00am to 2:00pm at the Best Western Airport Inn, 6815 W. Kel-logg, Sponsored by the Wheatland Buick Chapter of the BCA. A benefit for Carpenter Place.

• September 24 — CHVA Sunflower Region Drive ‘N Eat t our — Manhattan, KS — Sunday, Tour of Riley County, KS His-torical Sites — Starts 10:00am, meet at the Union Pacific Depot in Manhattan located at 120 Fort Riley Boulevard. More information is on page 3 in this issue of the Starterator.

• September 30 — For those going with the group to the CHVA National Tour , this is the departure date. Travel specific information pending.

• October 1 — Lawrence Region AACA Annual Car Show — Lawrence KS — Sunday, 9:00am to 3:00pm. Location is Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2 blocks north of 23rd and Harper. Featured car is all Chevrolet, except 1955 to 1957.

• October 3-10 — CHVA National Tour — Las Vegas, NV — VIVA!! LAS VEGAS!! — The 50th Anniversary CHVA tour. Due to the National tour, there will not be an Octo ber Sunflower Region meeting.

− October 7 — 4th Annual Guy’s and Gears at Sears Cha rity Car Show — Overland Park, KS — 11:00 am to 5:00pm, at the Sears Auto Center, 9705 Metcalf Ave, south end of the old Metcalf South mall. Pre-registration $20 and includes event T-shirt; Day of show entry fee is $15 with no T-shirt. Benefits Multiple Myeloma research. Sponsored by The University of Kansas Cancer Center, Sears, and Guy’s Snacks. See flyer for more information: Registration ends September 15th, for the registration form click here. For the show flyer visit: http://club.hemmings.com/acckc/Flyers/10-07-2017%20Guy’s%20and %20Gears%20at%20Sears.JPG

Many more events in the Greater Kansas City area can be found on the ACCKC website: http://clubs.hemmings.com/acckc/EventFinder.htm


2017 KC - Lawrence - Topeka area Cruise nights & other future events

Regularly scheduled 2017 cruise nights – Please let me know of any not listed! ...OR errors.

1st Saturday

◊ Topeka, KS – Spangles, 440 SW 29th Street, 5pm to 10pm. April to October.

◊ Olathe, KS—Cars & Coffee, Kansas City Automotive Museum, 8:00am to 10:00am, year round.

1st and 3rd Sunday

◊ Shawnee, KS—Pegah’s Family Restaurant Cruise Night, 5354 Roberts, (K7 and Johnson Drive), 3pm to 7pm. 30% food discount for cruiser. May to October.

2nd Friday

◊ Basehor, KS—Basehor Boys Cruise Night sponsored by Sonic Drive-In. 155th and State Ave (US24/40), 6 Miles west of the Kansas Speedway/Legends. Cruises run from April to October.

2nd Saturday

◊ Topeka, KS – Fairlawn Plaza, 21st and Fairlawn, 5pm to 10pm. April to October.

◊ Kansas City, KS—Sam’s Club at the Legends, sponsored by the Mustang club,1 843 Village West Parkway, 6pm—9pm.

◊ Clnton, MO - Cruisin’ to Clinton, 5:00—8:00 pm on the Downtown Clinton Square. Dates upcoming for the 2017 season are August 12th, September 9th, and October 14th.

3rd Saturday

◊ Topeka, KS – The Dug Out, 17th & Fairlawn, April to October.

◊ Lee’s Summit, MO — Johnny Ray’s, 800 SW Blue Parkway, 3pm to 10pm.

◊ Olathe, KS—Cars & Coffee, Kansas City Automotive Museum, 8:00am to 10:00am, year round.

4th Saturday

◊ Topeka, KS – The Pad, 1730 NW Topeka Blvd., 5pm to 10pm. April to October.

◊ Belton, MO — Cruzin' Main Street in historic downtown Belton hosted by the South 71 Cruisers. 4pm to dark. Info: Richard Smith @ 816-517-0765. April through October.

− October 7—Car Show & Craft Fair—Topeka, KS — Saturday, 1931 SW Arvonia Place, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. $15 registration to

Benefit the Kansas Honor Flight. Grilled Burgers and Hot Dogs with sweet treats. For more information ,or RSVP, call 785-318-8472. − October 27—28 — 18th Annual Sedgwick Street Rodders Swap Meet — Hutchinson, KS — Friday and Saturday, 7:00am to

5:00pm both days, located at the Kansas State Fairgrounds, 2000 N. Poplar. Free admission and free parking. • November 10 — CHVA Sunflower Region Monthly Meeting — Merriam, KS — Friday, 7:30pm, Merriam Park Elementary School,

6100 Mastin, in the Library. • December 9 — CHVA Sunflower Region Holiday Dinner and Meeting — Saturday, Details are still tentative, and December 2nd is

the selected backup date if December 9th is not available.

Above is the 1967 Ford Bronco Wagon which was in its 2nd year on the market. It would

be sold with some changes through the

1977 season.

Below is the 1967 Ford Econoline pickup, its last year on the market.

Below is the 1967 Ford Ranchero in its first year based on the mid-sized Fairlane. The ‘Bed’ portion is the same as the 1966 Falcon Ranchero, but with Fairlane trim. The 1966 Falcon and 1967 to 1969 Fairlane Ranchero (and Station Wagons) used the same 113” wheelbase.

Back to School: Don’t Look out Just for Children, Look out for Everyone

Students represent the greatest risk on the road today. I do not know what is being taught in Driver’s Training in schools, but it is not enough. We have the advantage of Heartland Park and this could be utilized to teach driving skills under pressure and under bad weather to help stu-dents learn to handle the elements. Speed is the number one element of driving, either too fast or too slow, with special attention to off and on ramps. When someone crosses three lanes in front of you to enter or exit, they should be busted for reckless driving. The same goes for the

KTAG Lane.

Students should also be taught break down safety situations such as flat tires, running out of gas, running into a ditch, and how to help someone in those situations too. This includes what to carry in the car in case of emergency and how to use it. Complete Auto Maintenance should be included to help students develop an appreciation for the four thousand pounds of vehicle they are riding around in. Friends travelling with them sometimes encourage bad behavior while in a group in a car. Too many cooks can definitely spoil the broth, “You can make it through that inter-

section, just go for it!”

Motor Blow

It has been confirmed that synthetic oil provides 50% better protection than conventional oil. Wouldn’t it be fun to try two exact engines, one using synthetic oil and the other conventional, to see how they would test

out? Maybe next summer.

..........Car Buzz.......... by Bob Vukas

The Sunflower Region of the CHVA held their August meet-ing on Friday the 11th at Lynn and Sue Anderson’s in Olathe, KS.

The meeting was called to order at 7:30 by Malcolm McIntyre. There were 14 mem-bers present. Don Beck gave the treasures

report. The report was approved as read.

Malcolm discussed up and coming events: Going Retro Car Show pre registration, Cruisin' the Capital -Tom Plemons has 18 reserved spaces, and the 15th of this month is the deadline for 2017 National

Tour registration.

Sunflower Region Annual Picnic is Septem-ber 9th at Mike and Patricia Kozubek’s house, 5815 NE Shaffer Rd in Topeka. Please bring a side dish or dessert, meats and drinks provided by the club. Mike has

some events planned!

Sunday, September 24th, is the Riley County, KS Historical Sites Drive ‘n Eat

Tour. Meet at the Union Pacific Depot in Manhattan at 10am. A fun day of sites and

eats is planned.

There will be no October meeting due to

the National CHVA Tour.

September Newsletter deadline with be September 3rd. October newsletter dead-line will be a little early due to the National Tour also so plan your article deliveries

accordingly.

Malcom and Sherry McIntyre shared the Liberty Memorial Car Show report. It was a great show with over 400 cars and around 3500 attendees. Something to think about for next year as it is going to be an annual

event.

The Hostetler Auto Museum, Shipshewana, Indiana, with it’s large Hudson collection might not succeed financially. If you want

to see it you might want to go soon.

Rich Gibbs shared plans for caravanning to CHVA National in Las Vegas. Will probably leave on Saturday 9/30 and spend 3 nights

on the road. Rich is working on the route. Malcolm will work with Rich on ho-

tels.

Rich also brought the CHVA membership application he designed to fit into the new CHVA brochure. Looked great and VERY professional, except for the line that we needed a magnifying glass to read. That discussion brought on lots of laughter and discussion. Rich is going to enlarge that type and simplify the terminology. Thanks Rich, it does look professional and easy to

carry around.

Meeting was adjourned and we enjoyed the Anderson’s 50th Wedding Anniversary cel-ebration with cupcakes and ice cream with praline sauce and their slideshow of 50 years of life and cars followed by lots of fun

conversations.


S everal members of the Sunflower Region CHVA participated in the Going Retro Car, Vintage Trailer

and Antique Boat Show at Po-mona State Park on Aug.19th! We also gained two new mem-bers.

1959 Chevrolet Impalas were the favorites at the Going Retro Show. Rangers' Choice was the Impala owned by long-time Sunflower Region CHVA mem-ber Dale Schneider. At the 2018 show, Dale will receive a metal art depiction of his car. Dale's car is the blue and white Impala. It is a beauty! Congratulations, Dale.


by ZoAnn Torrey (from her Facebook posting on CHVA page photos by ZoAnn Torrey & Steve Hartwich

Bukovatz’ 1950 Daimler


More photos of 2107 “Going Retro” Cars ~ Boats ~ Camping trailers at Pomona State Park Steve Hartwich photos

Vintage Boats & Travel Trailers

Reminds me of Lucy & Desi’s “Long, Long Trailer”


75 years ago75 years ago Along the Action Era HighwaysAlong the Action Era Highways

This article is from the October 1941 issue of “Motor Magazine”, a monthly

Hearst publication for automotive dealerships, service centers, market-ers, distributorships, etc. Submitted

by Kelly Flory.

1942

FORD TRUCKS Meet the new

FORD TRUCKS!

Ford’s truck line for 1942 was very popular. With light-duty 1/2-ton,

3/4-ton and one-ton models availa-ble in a 40-horsepower 4-cylinder

line (Model 2N), this was the “Super economy 4”. A Model 2NC (1/2-ton) Chassis only was $568, a

Pickup was $692, a Stake Truck $760, and a Panel sold for $791.

For $5 more, the 90-horsepower 6-cylinder engine was available as

the Model 2G in most of the same twenty variations of Chassis mod-els, Chassis & Cab, Pickup, Plat-form, Stake, Panel, or Sedan De-

livery in 1/2-, 3/4 or 1-ton capacity.

Twenty dollars over the 4-cylinder models, purchased the famous 90-

horsepower Ford V8 engine. These were Model 21 and availa-ble in most of the same variations as above. A 100-horsepower V8 was available for Chassis only up

to 1-1/2 tons. Some 1-1/2 ton models were also available with the 90-hp Six and V8 engines.

All 1/2-ton pickups were built on the new 114” Commercial car chassis mentioned to the right.


75 years ago75 years ago Along the Action Era HighwaysAlong the Action Era Highways

This article is from the October 1941 issue of “Motor Magazine”, a monthly Hearst publication for automotive dealerships, service centers, marketers, distributor-ships, etc. Submitted by Kelly Flory.

1942 LINCOLN

“In every respect, Lincoln for ’42 is a worthy product of the great Lincoln plant...home of

precision manufacture.”

With a new front-end design, and low-ered bodies, the 1942 Lincoln was a

unique combination of past and future. The Lincoln 306 CID V12 engine with 120-horsepower continued to be Lin-

coln’s sole engine at a time when other competitors had gone to using mostly

eight-cylinder engines. Packard dropped their V12 after 1939, and Ca-

dillac discontinued their V16 after 1940. A 3-speed transmission was standard, available with an automatic overdrive

for $50, or Liquamatic transmission for $60. The styling changes of the 1942 Lincoln was intentionally meant to be-

come closer to Mercury, as the two divisions were planned to merge later.

1942 Lincoln models remained the same as last year with the Zephyr of-

fered as a 3-passenger Coupe for $1,748, Club Coupe or 4-Door Sedan priced at $1,801, plus a convertible

priced at $2,274. Custom trim was $90 on the Coupe, and $100 extra except

on the Convertible.

The Continental continued to be availa-ble as a Coupe or Cabriolet, each

priced at $3,174. And in Lincoln tradi-tion a Custom 8-passenger Sedan for $3,117 or Custom 8-passenger Limou-

sine for $3,248 were offered.

6,563 1942 Lincoln’s were built.

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