Check the Calendar on Page 1 for Complete Listing of Upcoming Events • 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 ⇒ November 11— November Drive ‘n Eat tour—Details pending. ⇒ December 9 — CHVA Sunflower Region Holiday Dinner and Meeting - 1:00 PM at Jess & Jim's Steakhouse, 517 E 135th St. Kansas City, MO (Martin City) NO MONTHLY ONTHLY ONTHLY MEETING EETING EETING IN IN IN OCTOBER CTOBER CTOBER DUE DUE DUE TO TO TO THE THE THE NATIONAL ATIONAL ATIONAL TOUR OUR OUR This Month’s Features This Month’s Features “Car Buzz” by Bob Vukas “75 Years ago Along the Action Era Highways” by Kelly Flory “Sunflower Region picnic a success” Text and photos by Steve Hartwich “November Drive ‘n Eat tour” details pending O O OCTOBER CTOBER CTOBER 2017 2017 2017 V V VOL OL OL. 38 N . 38 N . 38 NO O O. 9 . 9 . 9 http://clubs.hemmings.com/chvasunflower http://clubs.hemmings.com/chvasunflower http://clubs.hemmings.com/chvasunflower Ed Note: A sample of things to see on the November Drive ’n Eat tour. Tentative date is Saturday, November 11th. Details pending at press time. A postcard/e-mail notice will be sent on late October. Rich Gibbs Photo Rich Gibbs Photo
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Check the Calendar on Page 1 for Complete Listing of Upcoming Events
• 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
⇒ November 11— November Drive ‘n Eat tour—Details pending.
⇒ December 9 — CHVA Sunflower Region Holiday Dinner and Meeting - 1:00 PM at Jess & Jim's Steakhouse, 517 E 135th St. Kansas City, MO (Martin City)
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
First off I want to extend a big Thank You to Mike & Pat Kozubek for not only
hosting our club picnic, but providing the meat, prizes and entertainment. The
only problem I had with the event is that it will be hard to top next year! Next, Thank You
goes out to Kevin Stilley for hosting our tour of Riley County for our Drive ‘n Eat. The
tour was great as was the lunch stop at Nelson's Landing. There will be NO meeting in
October due to the National Tour. We'll see you November 10th in Kansas City for the
next meeting. The Christmas Dinner is scheduled for Sat. Dec 9th 1:00 PM at Jess &
Jim's Steakhouse, 517 E 135th St. Kansas City, MO 64145 in the area commonly known
as "Martin City". I know it seems like the tour season is winding down but Fall is my fa-
vorite time of year so don't forget to get the cars out and enjoy the soon to be appearing
colors.
Happy Motoring! – Malcolm
Sherri’s Sugar Cookie recipe 3/4 cup margarine 1 cup vegetable oil 1 cup powdered sugar 1 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 4 cups flour Cream together thoroughly the margarine, oil and sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla, and mix. Stir and blend the dry ingredients. Form in balls and roll in granulated sugar. Press down on a cookie sheet with a glass dipped in sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. To use the recipe for cut out cookies put the dough in the refrigera-tor to chill thoroughly so the dough is firm.
Please verify all events in case of changes, errors, or cancellations. Accuracy of this calen-dar is only as good as what has been provided.
• CHVA sponsored event − Other events
*American Motors was in the process of replacing the Rambler name by 1967. The new for 1967 Rebel line was the first new car series, replacing the Rambler Classic, not to bear the Rambler name, while the name continued on dealerships and in some advertising. The new Rebel, and similarly styled Marlin and Ambassador lines had crisper, more modern styling than the Classic. Powered by a standard 232 CID Six, and 3-speed manual as standard, the Rebel came in three trim levels, base 550, mid-level 770 and sporty SST. The 550 and 770 lines offered 4-Door Sedan and Station Wagon body styles. A two-door sedan was in the 550, while the 770 and SST had 2-Door hardtops. The lone convertible was an SST. Shown above, the 770 Sedan sold for $2,443, and the SST for $2,782.
− 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
− October 7—Car Show & Craft Fair—Topeka, KS — Saturday, 1931 SW Arvonia Place, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. $15 regis-tration 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.
− October 31— HAPPY HALLOWEEN! • November 10 — CHVA Sunflower Region Monthly Meeting — Merriam, KS — Friday, 7:30pm, Merriam Park Elementary
School, 6100 Mastin, in the Library. • November 11— Drive ‘n Eat tour, tentative date. Details pending. Event notice will be sent late Oc tober. − November 23 — Happy Thanksgiving! — or for some it may be a “Drive ‘n Eat” Day • December 9 — CHVA Sunflower Region Holiday Dinner and Meeting — Saturday, 1:00 PM at Jess & Jim's Steakhouse,
517 E 135th St. Kansas City, MO in the area commonly known as "Martin City" − December 12 — Happy Hanukkah! − December 25 — Merry Christmas!
...Another year right around the corner...
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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.
Ten years before the Rebel featured on this month’s calendar, the very first Rambler Re-bel was produced by American Motors. In it’s final years as a Nash product, the 1957 V8-powered Re-bel four-door hardtop had a 327 CID V8 en-gine developing 255-horsepower under the hood. In a relatively light car like the Ram-bler, weighing about 3,350 pounds, the Re-bel was one of the fastest four-door cars
on the road, and the fastest Nash or Rambler ever. The same 327 V8 engine was standard for Nash Ambassadors, and Hudson Hornets for 1957.
Back to School I do not know what is being taught in schools as fa r as Driver’s Training goes but I have a bold suggestion . Book learning is one thing and so are watching vide os about driving. Students who get into accidents driv e like they were race car drivers, with little respec t for other drivers and the same goes for many adults. Be -sides teaching parallel parking, around town drivin g and freeway driving, how about teaching students ho w to handle emergency situations out at Heartland Par k KCI would be good for this too. It could not hurt t he students and may just give them some respect for al l other drivers. We could add a winter class too, and we all need help there.
Tolerances Foreign car makers practice building better parts w ith closer tolerances than American car companies did until recently. The race is getting closer as far a s me-chanical engineering goes, interior space and funct ion-ality and overall build quality. This is why foreig n cars have lasted longer. Our car makers stand on the ver ge of levelling out the competition.
Honk! Honk! When I restore a car, I want every option on the ca r to work properly. In order to make the ignition key bu zzer function on the Impala, it was necessary to install a new ignition switch. That meant re-keying the door locks as one key opens the doors and the same key starts the car. This has now been done except for t he new return signal cam. Until this done the car has inter-mittent horns. This will be fixed as soon as possib le so I may drive the car.
..........Car Buzz.......... by Bob Vukas
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Bob’s ‘70 Impala Interior
Patricia and Mike Kozubek hosted the Annual Picnic at Buena Terra Airport. Lots of peeps and cars at the picnic, Food as well and the surprise was Uncle Sam and Rosie the Rivet-er, both giving oral history lessons to those present. Steve Hartwich text & photos
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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 publica-tion for automotive dealerships, service cen-
ters, marketers, distributorships, etc. Submitted by Kelly Flory.
1942
NASH
A “MILLION DOLLAR BEAUTY”
Nash was consistently meeting the larger manufacturers products in style and power, and often times beating
them in value and feature, plus econ-omy, at a comparable price. Nash
would do it again for 1942. The ad at the right extoles these features, and why it is a good time to buy a
Nash as the company helps America “Re-Arm”.
Several visual changes were made for ‘42 including concealed running-boards, the lower grille bars extend-ing around to the fender/wheel open-ing,and parking lights moved above the headlights are just a few. The
model lineup included the 75-horsepower six-cylinder “600” line
with Deluxe models continued as the base line. That DeLuxe model change also applied to the 105-
horsepower Ambassador Six. The Ambassador 8, with a115-
horsepower eight-cylinder engine was also available.
All three series were offered in five body styles: Two-and Four-Door Slip-Stream Sedan, Four-Door Trunk Se-
dan, 2-Doo Brougham coupe, and a 3-passenger business coupe. Prices
started at $918 for the ‘600’ Business Coupe, and topped out at $1,209 for
the Ambassador 8 4-Door Sedan.
1942 Nash production was 31,780.
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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, distributorships, etc. Submitted by Kelly Flory.
1942
HUDSON Built to Serve Better...Last
Longer...Cost Less to Run
Hudson model line for 1942, was trimmed by two series, the Utility and the Big Boy series were both dropped. Discontinued models
were the Commodore Custom 3-passenger coupe, the Commodore Custom 7-passenger 4-Door, and the Commodore Custom Station
Wagon. All other models returned.
Engine changes were lacking also, with the 98-horsepower, 212 CID L-Head Six being dropped. However a new Drivemaster transmission
was new, offering another iteration of Vacuum shifting that was popular
in this time period. Vacumotive Drive for $28 extra, and Overdrive
for $60, were also offered.
New styling for the year included concealed running boards, recessed head lights, and new chrome trim on fenders and bodysides. As with all other makes, pricing jumped this year, with the low-priced Hudson
being the $893 Traveler 3-passenger coupe. At the top end
was the Commodore Convertible for $1,533. In between were the popu-
lar DeLuxe 4-Door Sedan for $1,045, the $1,486 Super Station
Wagon, and the $1,510 Commodore Custom 4-Door Sedan.
40,441 1942 Hudson’s were built.
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75 years ago75 years ago Along the Action Era HighwaysAlong the Action Era Highways
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for automotive dealerships, service centers, marketers, distributorships, etc.
Submitted by Kelly Flory.
1942 Willys The 1942 Willys line of Americar mod-els was mostly a continuation of the 1941 4-cylinder economy car with
enough improvements to keep sales going. New visual features included a wide vertical center strip of chrome on the grille, and a standard rear taillamp.
Unlike other manufacturers, running boards were still exposed, but could be deleted on Deluxe and Speedway mod-
els. Two-tone upholstery on the Americar DeLuxe continued.
Pricing was $758 and $811 for the Americar Speedway Coupe and Sedan, $835 and $862 for the DeLuxe Coupe and Sedan, and $887 and $915 for the Americar Plainsman Coupe and Sedan.
An Americar DeLuxe Station Wagon was available for $1,055.
1942 Willys production was 28,935, and was its best year since 1931 when the Willys-Knight and Overland were still in
production.
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1942 Crosley With the American Bantam gone, Cros-ley would easily be the leader in com-
pact cars for America. On an 80” wheelbase with a 12-horsepower, 35.3 CID 4-cylinder engine, the 1942 Cros-ley was a continuation of the 1941 line
with only minor changes.
Crosley’s for 1942 came in a $412 Coupe, $467 Victoria, $516 Sedan and
