July/August 2018

Newsletter of the Mason-Dixon Chapter of the BCA

UPCOMING EVENTS -- MARK YOUR CALENDARMason-Dixon chapter items are in red

2018July 11-14 AACA Eastern Division Spring Meet, sponsored by Chesapeake Region AACA, Gettysburg, PA.

Sunday July 15th Mason-Dixon Chapter picnic 3:00 P.M. – Mr.& Mrs. Tom Bush will be hosting a picnic at their home. Covered dish supper. The club will cover the cost of the meat. Please contact them at 717-938-8931 as to what you are bringing by July 12th. (So as not to have an over-abundance of bean dishes etc.) Also RSVP by the 12th so they can order the meat. Directions to the Bush home: Exit 39A off I 83 (Lewisberry Road). Turn left onto Route 114 (Lewisberry Road). Follow to Route 382 turn right onto King Street (just after Mt. Zion Church). Then left onto Paul Avenue, follow road .7 miles to the end of the road, turn right onto 575 Paul Ave. They are at the top of the hill. Again RSVP by July 12th - tbusch575@aol.comcast.net or call 717-938-8931. This picnic replaces our regular meeting at Hoss's.

July 19-21 - Central Penn Antique Auto Auction, Lock Haven, PA

July 31-August 5 – Oldsmobile Club of America National Meet in Gettysburg PA – Wyndham Hotel.

Thursday-Saturday August 2-4 – Mecum Auction in Harrisburg

Friday-Sunday August 3-5 - 54th Das Awkscht Fescht. Antique and Classic Car Show Macungie Memorial Park. Macungie, PA.

August 23-25 – Vintage Chevrolet Club National Eastern Meet at the air-conditioned Classic Car Mall in Morgantown PA

Saturday September 15 - Neffsville Car Show, Lancaster County, PA

The Porthole

Upcoming Events (continued)September 20-22- BCA Northeast Regional Meet presented by the Free Spirit Chapter at Phifer’s Ice Dams, 880 Main Road, Lehighton, PA 18235. Tours to America on Wheels Thursday; Penn’s Peak and Jim Thorpe on Friday; Claude’s Creamery on Friday evening. Saturday is show day, with peer judging followed by banquet. Closest hotels: Hampton Inn, 0.5 mile from site; Country Inn & Suites, 1.0 mile from site. For registration info, www.buickfreespirit.org. For information, cgetz@ptd.net or 610-377-6130. See detailed flyer elsewhere in Porthole

September 23rd- Mason-Dixon Chapter meeting 3:00 P.M. Infinito’s 2144 South Queen St. York, PA. Off Route 83 exit 16B. Come for dinner first. Meeting to follow.October 3-7 – Fall Carlisle

September 30th - B.O.O.M. All GM Show. See flyer at end of newsletter

October 10-13- AACA Eastern Division Fall meet Hershey, PA.

Friday November 2 – Autos & Ales at the AACA Museum, Hershey

Sunday November 16th- Mason-Dixon Chapter meeting 3:00 P.M. Hoss’s Gettysburg Pike, Mechanicsburg, PA.

Sunday December 2 - – Mason Dixon Chapter Christmas party – 3:00 p.m.

2019April 24-28 – Spring Carlisle

June 12-15 - BCA National Meet in , Midwest City, Oklahoma (suburb of Oklahoma City)

October 2-6 – Fall Carlisle

October 9-12 – AACA Eastern Division Fall meet Hershey, PA.

2020July 15-18 – BCA National Meet, host hotel is Holiday Inn in Strongsville, Ohio (Cleveland area)

Support your Buick Club events! There are many car shows, but no others that focus specifically on our favorite marque.

Directors Message Sorry for the delay in getting the Porthole out to you but since or car show was not until the end of June this year so it could not be helped. Joan and I did a 3,500 mile round trip to the Denver BCA Nationals getting back home on June 27th just before our car show. (This time not in our 1937). It was a great event for me as the Chronological-all together parking of ALL the Pre War cars became a reality! This was one of my goals as a member of the BOD. All who participated and the spectators we polled agreed that it was a great improvement as to how the show was set up and the Buicks are displayed. We are in great hopes of it being continued at future nationals.

I thank all who helped with our 10th Annual Freysinger Car Show held on June 30th. The AACA Museum was a most favorable location for our show. Unfortunately we could do little to relieve the heat. 57 car owners braved the day in spite of the heat. Deep gratitude is due Dick Beckley for all his work that went into this great show. The added attraction of the Werner Family Band made it a very full day. (Dick’s work again.) The cooperation of the Museum staff and most of all the Freysinger family and staff for all their continued sponsorship and support. Dave Hare for all the Pre-Registration and who also handled on-site registration. Richard Sills and Dick did compiling of ballots for the awards. Barry McClair brought up the RED 2018 Cascada Convertible from the Mechanicsburg dealership for display. Jim Smith, Tim Spigelmyer, Jack Ulrich and Mike Lawson for parking the entrants in the new parking arrangement at the Museum. Chuck Hoffman for setting up the silent auction, taking photos and doing the write up for the Bugle. Richard Sills submitted the results and write up for our newsletter. Tim Spigelmyer and all the above for help setting up and teardown. Our ladies, Gwen Miller, Karen Beckley and my wife Joan for 50/50 ticket sales and T shirt sales. The new style shirts are selling well. We actually had only one of the old ones left! Everyone I spoke with indicated that this was the best show yet. We had a great variety of cars especially to my delight there were (3) 1937s, a Roadmaster Phaeton, a Century sedan and my Special. Bob Miller returned with his 2017 Best of Show 1928-58 Buick. Don’t forget the upcoming July 15th Picnic/Meeting at the Bush residence. See details elsewhere in the Porthole. We are still in need of an assistant director since Tim Spigelmyer has stepped down. I sure can use the help so, someone please help me! Please see upcoming events in the newsletter.Larry

Please Note....if you'd like to submit any information, articles, cars for sale...whatever....contact newsletter editor John Hess at (717) 757-7666 or via email at: hocusfocus@verizon.net or via snail mail at 1285 Christensen Rd., York, Pa. 17402.

Past Events Mason-Dixon Chapter BCA Hosts 10 th Annual Show At AACA Museum

Bright sunshine greeted the 10th Annual Mason-Dixon Chapter BCA car show on June 30, 2018. Almost 60 cars

attended from six states to gather on the grounds of the AACA Museum in Hershey, PA. The show was sponsored,

as it has been in the past, by Freysinger’s Buick-GMC of Mechanicsburg, PA.

The oldest car on display was the Museum’s 1910 Buick Model 10, which has been adopted by the Mason-Dixon

Chapter. The newest was a bright red 2018 Buick Cascada convertible, displayed with top down by Freysinger’s.

Breakfast and lunch were provided by Bev Forman, our food vendor, and the Good Humor Man was on hand to

dispense classic frozen treats. Musical entertainment was provided by our DJ, Jay Mattson, and the Werner Family

Band with its repertoire of bluegrass music. William Scott, from Maryland, won the 50-50 drawing, and graciously

donated a portion of his winnings back to the Club.

All award recipients were chosen by peer judging. As in the past, Best of Show Winners did not also receive an

award in their respective classes. Two classes, Class 8 (Trucks) and Class 9 (Other Makes, 1949 and older), had no

entries. The award winners were as follows:

Class 1 – Buick, 1939 and older

1st place - 1937 Roadmaster convertible sedan

Lou Mandich

2nd place - 1928 Model 58

Bob & Robin Miller

3rd place - 1939 Special

Joe St. George

Class 2 – Buick, 1940-1959

1st place - 1954 Super Riviera

William Carr

2nd place - 1958 Special

Craig Bober

Class 3A – Buick, 1960-1964 (excluding Riviera)

1st place - 1961 LeSabre convertible

Tim Spigelmyer

2nd place - 1961 LeSabre convertible

Bob Fredericks

Class 3B – Buick, 1965-1969 (excluding Riviera)

1st place (TIE) - 1966 Electra 225 two-door hardtop

William Scott

and

1968 Electra 225 Limited four-door hardtop

Eric Mutschenbacher

2nd place - 1966 Skylark convertible

Dan Capozzi

3rd place - 1965 Gran Sport convertible

Jim Chandler

Class 4 – Buick, 1970-1989 (excluding Riviera)

1st place - 1977 Regal coupe

Thomas Raab

2nd place - 1971 Gran Sport

Dave Landis

3rd place - 1987 Grand National

Armand Winslow

Class 5 – Buick, 1990-present (excluding Riviera)

1st place - 1990 Reatta

Herman Migdon

2nd place - 1991 Reatta

Eric Trinkle

3rd place - 1990 Reatta

William Bowen

Class 6 – Buick Riviera, all years

1st place - 1965 Riviera Gran Sport

Mike Lawson

2nd place - 1968 Riviera

Tony Krick

3rd place - 1995 Riviera

Ralph Eckert

Class 7 – Modified Cars, all makes

1st place - 1931 Buick Model 8-86 four-passenger coupe

Bill Chaplis

2nd place - 1959 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe

Kevin Perkins

3rd place - 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe

Robert Natale

Class 10 – Other Makes, 1950-1969

1st place - 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Sedan

Josh Sigman

2nd place - 1960 Imperial Crown Southampton

Chris Gossweiler

3rd place - 1967 Chevrolet Camaro convertible

Tom Siemons

Class 11 – Other Makes, 1970-present

1st place - 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass

Earl Bailey

2nd place - 1991 Chevrolet Camaro convertible

Ken Smith

3rd place - 2013 Chevrolet Corvette

Rich Murray

Best of Show - Buick

1970 GSX – Tim Garland

Best of Show – Other Makes

1955 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible – Ed Laman

Oldest Car in the Show

1928 Buick Model 58 – Bob & Robin Miller

Long Distance Award

1970 Buick Skylark – Jim & Karen Comeau from East Hartford, Connecticut

Drove 285 miles to the show

The Chapter thanks all of the people who brought cars, the AACA Museum for providing an outstanding venue for

our show, Jay Mattson and the Werner Family Band for their musical entertainment, and our food vendors. And, a

special thank you to our sponsor, Freysinger’s Buick-GMC, for its continuing support, including covering the cost

of the trophies and other expenses of the show.

Photos by Larry DiBarry

DENVER OR BUST! Larry DiBarry Thank God we did not bust but the 3,500 mile round trip kept us busy for 2 weeks on the road. No. We did not take the 1937 this year as it developed a mechanical issue after the 2,700 mile round trip from the 2017 Buick Nationals in Wisconsin. We were able to do the 140 mile round trip to our car show on the 30th without issues. Leaving on the 16th of June to drive up to our daughter’s home near Indiana PA. We had an early Fathers Day cook out with Bethany, Andy and grandson Crosby. We stayed overnight and got an early start on a full day’s drive of about 14 hours on the road. The night of the 17th had us over to Peoria Ill. On the 18th we decided to drive up to LeClair Iowa on the Mississippi. Boyhood home of Buffalo Bill Cody of which there is a very interesting museum with many Buffalo Bill artifacts as well as many of local interest. Including the last sternwheeler to ply the Mississippi river from the 1890s into the 1960s. Another attraction of LeClair are the “Antique Archeology” Stores. Home of the “Pickers”. After our visit we stopped at the Green Tree Brewery for lunch. Very relaxing having a dark beer while looking out over the mighty river.

The old Nash seen in the opening of the “American Pickers. Inside of the store and “Johnny”.

Driving across Iowa on I-80 we came across the largest truck stop in America, “The I-80 Truck Stop”. At the rear of the property is their truck museum. A welcome respite from the heat in the air-conditioned building. Truly, a great display of the trucking industry.

Mack Bulldog and low boy trailer. 2 VIM trucks made in Philadelphia.

After taking about 3 hours for sightseeing we tried to get some miles behind us. We were bored with I-80 and decided to try the old southern route to find more interesting things….. Corn, corn and more corn. So very flat and the only signs of civilization were grain elevators on the horizon that indicated where a town USED TO BE. We probably drove through a dozen or so towns that looked to be thriving communities at one time. Now all but abandoned. To find any motels one has to be near an interstate highway. At the end of the day, the nearest was having us go up to Omaha. Cheapest room we could find was $199 a night as there were Casinos nearby and there were baseball playoffs in the region. The desk clerk at the Holiday Inn express we stopped at first (cheapest rate was $285. but no vacancy) told us to get at least 20 miles away and we should find something reasonable. 40 more miles to Lincoln got us a nice room for $60 plus tax.

On the 19th the only sightseeing spot on our list was the HAROLD WARP’S PIONEER VILLAGE in Minden Nebraska. The signs advertising it along I-80 had fallen into decay leaving us to wonder what we would find. We arrived at 11:00 AM to find an attraction that was the finest in the region. But…that was probably back in the 1960s! It was evident that it had fallen on hard times. Route 34 being the main road through the state then. With I-80 20 miles to the north and I-70 30 miles to the south in Kansas effectively killing off traffic to all the towns along the old route. Still, Joan and I had a great 3 hours going through the buildings and collections. Harold Warp’s 1950s version of Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. My focus were on the cars. The Museum is touted to have the earliest serial # Buick (a 1905 Model C) and the earliest existing Buick stationary engine. There were 5 long Quonset hut style buildings full of cars. A GM building, Ford, Chrysler, Trucks, other makes. Airplanes hanging from the ceilings, Steam engines and much Midwestern memorabilia. The cars look as if they had not been moved around for many years. Many cars had a display tag with the owner’s card and when Mr. Warp purchased them. Many being purchased as not so very old used cars.

Crowded line up of Buicks 1922-1948 A 1954 Skylark in need of a good cleaning. The 1905 Model C

The 1901 Buick Engine A YORK Steam/Electric Generator power plant.

To be continued next month…..

New Mason-Dixon T shirt Logo DesignHere is what was approved for the new T shirts. I thank Dick Beckley for providing the inspiration and art work for the new design.

The new shirts sold briskly at the June 30th car show. $15.00 each.

June 10th Meeting minutes at C&D Grill and Bar. Meeting called to order 4:10 Even though there was our usual 12 or so members at the June 10th meeting. Richard Sills our secretary was at the Elegance at Hershey I believe. I had no one volunteer to keep the minutes. Dave Hare gave the membership and financial report. Current amount in treasury $3,824 Show registrations at that point were $105. What I wrote down was to confirm final arrangements with the AACA museum and Freysinger’s about the show responsibilities.Old Business Voted to accept Dick Beckley’s report as Show Chairman. I also shared the design for the 10th annual show awards as well as Dick’s design for the new T shirts. Dick indicated that there can be hats and jackets done with the same logo. He said that he will look into the costs. Also what would be minimum orders? Suggested 4 Dozen Shirts be purchased or (20) Large, (24) X large, (24) XX Large. Approved sale price of $15.00 Moved and voted to have Dave Hare dispense funds to pay for the T shirts $620. Tom Bush asked about the involvement of the Blue Moon Cruzers group to attend our June 30th car show. Discussion. Dick Beckley asked that there would be a container for donations to the Werner Family band as well as locating the ones for the 50/50 and balloting. Dave hare requested more ballots and window cardsNEW BUSINESS Tom Bush asked that RSVP for the picnic be in by July 12th for accurate number and to call to inform about what type covered dish will be brought. Larry DiBarry told him that he would send another reminder with his information.Motion to adjourn at 5:10 -- Dave Hare2nd by Joan DiBarry

For Sale

Parts For Sale Set of 1969 Electra tail lights. Used condition. $50.00

1969 Electra 4 dr. Rocker stainless. $20.00 1949 Buick radio with nice chrome grill. $100.00

1969 Le Sabre Convertible deck lid. $501937 series 40 headlight pods and misc. pieces from Jack Frank’s estate.

If someone needs it I may have it. Larry DiBarry 717-263-3804

For Sale1955 Buick Super Convertible Submitted by Dick BeckleyThis car is a very nice AACA Senior car that has been owned by the owner since 1989 and they are the 3rd owners. I have personally known the Weidenmeyer’s for many years as well as this car. Rodney died in early 2017 and his widow is 83 and needs to sell the car. It’s a great driver and shows very well and I’d add it to my collection if my garage was not already full.

Description is as follows:

One of 21 registered and never trailered. All books go with the car.

322 CI nailhead, 236 HP

Cherokee Red/w red leather

Variable pitch Dynaflow, 0-60 in 11.2 seconds

800-15 Wide Whites with Kelsey-Hayes Wire Wheels

Asking $55,000

Connie Weidenmeyer, 206 Lincoln Dr.., Reading, PA 19606-3629 Phone: 610-372-0264

For Sale 1974 Buick LeSabre Luxus Convertible V8 Red with white top, red interior. Approximately 76,000 original miles. Excellent condition. $15,000 OBO. Car is located West Chester/Exton PA. Contact Nicholas at 610-692-7777

Wanted old signs, automobilia, petroliana, old gas pumps, barber shop collectables, etc. Contact Dick Beckley at dbeckley@epix.net , phone 717-395-7128. PO Box 128, Lewisberry, PA 17339.

For Sal e

1971 455 CID Engine with (2) cylinder heads. (2) valve covers. Intake manifold. (1) 4 BBL Carb. (1) Air cleaner from a 1971 GS. $600 for All. Fred White 717-767-8903