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DYNAFLASH NEWSLETTER OF THE IOWA HAWKEYE CHAPTER BCA

NEWSLETTER OF THE HAWKEYE CHAPTER

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER

Issue 5, 2012 BUICK CLUB OF AMERICA

IT IS TIME TO VISIT GILBERT IOWA AND THE UPSTILLS

AUGUST 25, 2012 ARRIVE AT 10:00 A.M.

THIS IS A POT LUCK.

THE UPSTILLS WILL FURNISH MEAT, DRINKS, PAPER PLATES AND PLASTIC WARE.

YOU BRING A DISH TO PASS

AND A LAWN CHAIR

DIRECTIONS INSIDE ON PAGE 4 8/25


Director's Message Sixty plus cars filled the parking lot at the Railroad Museum in Boone on July 15. Unfortunately, Buicks from the Hawkeye Chapter were noticeably absent. Our club was represented by Dorothy Crooks' 1940 Special Phaeton, John Hemmingway's 1954 Roadmaster two door hardtop, Harold Werley's 1986 LeSabre funeral coach, and Bill Barquist without Buick. Two other Buicks were present, a 1969 Electra 225 convertible from Boone county and a 1954 Special four door sedan from Des Moines. Rare and interesting vehicles present included a 1930s DeSoto Airflow sedan, a Detroit Electric with twin controls enabling it to be drive in either direction while facing forward, and a restored WWII era Dodge Power Wagon modified for modern driving with four-wheel disc brakes, power steering, and leather bucket seats, but still powered by the original flathead six cylinder engine. At our next Chapter event we will enjoy the hospitality of Gene and Betty Upstill on Saturday, August 25 as they host a pot luck gathering at their farm north of Gilbert. As in the past they have invited members of the Cadillac, Studebaker, and Oldsmobile clubs to attend. Plan to arrive between 10am and noon, the meal will begin at noon. Please bring a dish to share and lawn chairs for yourself (Upstills will provide meat, drinks, and table service.) RSVP to Gene that you will attend. Two Chapter events await us in September. The first is the 2012 Heartland Regional Meet in St. Louis on September 6, 7, and 8. A change of location was necessitated when the Holiday Inn informed the Gateway Chapter that their facility would not be ready in time to be the host location. A new host hotel was found at the Hilton-St. Louis Airport. They have assured us that prior reservations at the Holiday Inn are being honored by the Hilton. I would like to know who from our chapter is attending the Regional Meet so we can present a unified presence. Please let me know. The second is the All Buick Show at Stillwater Buick in Stillwater, Minnesota on September 15. A registration form is included below. This is a nice all day show sponsored by the Fireball Chapter. Congratulations to Rick Young who was elected President of the BCA at the 2012 National in Concord, North Carolina for the second time. Rick makes the Hawkeye Chapter proud as he takes leadership for the coming year. Let's keep those Buicks rolling, Harold

Genuine Buick parts for sale: 8-4-12 1941 Buick parts: left rear rubber fender guard-nos rear bumper guards new carpet for rear floor grey or tan misc. electrical & trim set of kingpins trunk plastic 8 small hubcaps fit '41 - '48 battery shroud 10 Fram oil filters - cross reference AC-p112 roll of black fender welt right front grill half - used 1969 -1970 LeSabre:

right front fender - new in primer 8 wheel covers for LeSabre and Wildcat 2 used AC compressors - used working Literature: shop manuals 1942 thru 1957 2 master parts books Buick Magazine 1946 - 1958 Fortune Magazine article - Story of Buick 1935 - 1948 Color sales brochures 1941 - 1954 Buick Bugle issues - 1970's Ads - '31 Buick, '36 Buick, '24 Earl all in cellophane MUST SELL moving to Wyoming in three weeks. $300.00 for all. CONTACT: Tom Shrewsbury Hebron, IL 815-236-1271 [email protected]

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Welcome to our new members

The chapter is just starting to collect birthdays and anniversaries of Hawkeye Chapter members. Please let Ellen McDonald know your birthday, spouse’s birthday and wedding anniversary, month only . Guys, you will never forget your wife’s birthday or anniversary and have to rush out to get a quick gift. Ladies, it is good for you because he won’t rush out and buy you something dumb again.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAWKEYE MEMBERS

August Ed Pentico Jo McCarthy

September Carol Volker Maybeth Graham John McCarthy

Craig and Leslie Boylan

Dave and Ellen McDonald John and Jo McCarthy

August Jim and Mary Jaeger

September Gene and Betty Upstill

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY HAWKEYE MEMBERS

No new members reported this month. Get busy and sign someone up.

Hawkeye application


DIRECTIONS TO UPSTILLS We are about one mile north of the Gilbert High School on the west side of the road on 530th Ave. Coming from the north will be a little problem. Hwy. 69 is closed from E18 to the Gilbert Corner. If coming down Hwy. 17, take E18 east to R38, south to E23, east to the east side of Gilbert to the High School. If coming down I35 turn west on Exit 116 (E29), south on Dayton Ave, east on E Riverside Rd, north on Hwy. 69 to E23 (Casey's Store) west one mile to the High School.

e-mail: [email protected] cell phone: 515-450-2419 home phone: 515-232-6044

Allen Swift received this Rolls Royce for graduation in 1928 and drove it until he was 102. At the time of his death the car had 170,000 miles on the odometer. Allen really drove the wheels off it. 2000 miles a year for 82 years.



Report on the 2012 Buick Club of America National Meeting recently Held in Concord, North Carolina, 27th to 30th June 2012.

Story and photos by John McCarthy Being new to owning Buick cars and living in a state, (South Dakota), which does not have many older Buicks, (vintage, classic and restored), my wife and I decided to combine our summer holiday trip to visit my son Cameron in Augusta Georgia, where he is studying for a PhD at the Georgia Medical College, with a stop off at the annual Buick Club of America’s national meeting. The meeting was being held in Concord near Charlotte, North Carolina. Concord is the home of NASCAR and is also the home to the magnificent Lowes Motor Speedway. It took three days to drive from Sioux Falls to Charlotte and we stopped off along the way to see the Grand Old Opry in Nashville, Tennessee and a small village called Leiper’s Fork which is close by. Both of these attractions were interesting and well worth the stop off. While I appreciate the many excellent examples of restored and un-restored Buicks which are regularly paraded by my fellow Hawkeye members, I wanted to see what the national standards were like and see some of the best Buicks in the country and to get an idea of how far one needs to go when restoring a Buick, to be considered one of the best on show. This I did get to see and along the way I had a rapid education about the history of Buick, the various models, their identification numbers and names. All of which were very impressive and quite an eye opener, as to the lengths people would go to when restoring their “pride and joys”. I learned new phrases, such as; over restored, trailer queens and the meaning of what a daily driver is, gold new senior and un-restored archival car meant. The national meet was extremely well organized by the Carolina chapter and every day, leading up to Saturday, when the cars would be judged, we were able to go on organized tours of visit local sites. These trips included a visit to Steele Rubber Products and many of you will be aware that this company plays an important role in providing new rubber gaskets for many older Buicks and can provide to you most rubber parts required to restore your Buick. I enjoyed this trip and seeing how they investigated, researched and developed products, before they manufactured them. This process often took several years to complete. The next day there was a trip to the NASCAR hall of fame in Charlotte and was certainly an eye opener and a highlight. My wife Jo, being a keen NASCAR fan, was overjoyed at being able to visit this shrine. The displays, many of which were interactive, can only be described as being fantastic and you were on many occasions put in the driver’s seat. To be able to walk on the different sections of angled/banked track, allowed you to experience just what 22 degrees of banking angle feels like and the forces which the car and driver must control to be able go forward at pace. The next day we visited the local Hendrick’s Motor Sports which is the home of four current and top NASCAR drivers and their support teams. Here we were able to see each workshop and the mechanics working on a variety of cars. I didn’t know that each of these four drivers had between 14 and 16 cars each, which they used during the racing season. Two cars were built for each race and they were tuned and adjusted to suit the particular race track where they were going to race on. Engines and transmissions were also built to suit a particular race. The workshop floor was so clean I am sure that you could eat your lunch off it. On Friday afternoon I attended the Judge’s training session conducted by Alan Oldfield and was hoping to become an apprentice judge and helper. The training session was interesting and


informative and I admired how Alan was able to manage the meeting with much debate and comment going on among those present. Many members present had their own ideas as to how the judging should be conducted and Alan was a true diplomat and an excellent man manager and was able to keep the meeting going forward and in the end everyone seemed to be happy. I was assigned to a team of mostly New York members, (having an Irish name and being a foreigner allowed me to fit in here). The team was assigned to judge cars built between 1953 and 1964. Judging was held at the Lowes Motor Speedway and there were 19 cars in this group. I was able to see some superb examples of restored Buicks and in particular there were two 1954 Roadmasters and a 1964 Skylark Convertible which stood out. My judging job was to grade the interiors, including the trunk and with some help from the team leader, I was happy to do this job and feel that I have learned a lot as to what a good and well presented restoration is. I will take my hat off to Alan and Joy Oldfield who work tirelessly during the Saturday judging day and they had much to contend with to ensure that everyone was able to present their cars and that the judging process was carried out fairly, equitably and complete. At the end of this day, when the temperature topped 108 degrees and the judging was over, Jo took a ride along with a Richard Petty NASCAR racing car and realized her dream of going around a NASCAR race track at 165 mph. The national meeting concluded on Saturday evening with a banquet and awards evening and this was a great evening where the winners were presented with their awards and trophies. The meeting was a true international event and there were people from several overseas destinations, including Australia and New Zealand. I was able to catch up with these people and it transpires that one couple from New Zealand, (Mike and Helena Hanning) are good friends with Bill and Marilyn Barquist. This shows what a true international car the Buick is and it brings people from all over the world together in friendship. Our trip did not stop there as we continued on to Augusta, Georgia and then, after five days with my son, we started back towards Sioux Falls via the east coast, Charleston and Myrtle Beach, SC and then up through the Outer Banks NC to Virginia. From there we traveled to Gettysburg, Pittsburg PA and then into Minnesota via Chicago and Milwaukee. Finally getting back to Sioux Falls, 4500 miles after starting out, three weeks before.


2012 HAWKEYE CALENDAR OF EVENTS Hawkeye Chapter Events Aug 25- Gathering at Upstill farm Sept. 6-8 - BCA Heartland Regional Meet Sept. 15 - Stillwater Motors MN All Buick Show Oct. 14 - Bridges of Madison County Nov. 17 - Holiday (Thanksgiving/Christmas) Dinner (Bill & Marilyn Barquist)

Optional Events August 9-19 - Iowa State Fair - display cars Sept. 1 - Iowa Street Rods, Ames Sept. 2 - Madrid Iowa Car Show Oct. 7 - Cruise to the Woods, Webster Co. Fairgrounds, Ft. Dodge Oct. 10-13 - Hershey Swap Meet

YOUR NEW BCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS. At the 2012 Buick Club of America National Meet the newly elected Board of Directors were seated and officers were elected by the BOD. The new Officers of the Buick Club of America are President: Rick Young Vice President: Kevin Kinney Treasurer: Bill Stoneberg Secretary: Jerry Courson I’ve enjoyed the past year as President and will continue to serve as a Board of Director for the next three years after just being re-elected. Hopefully I’ll be able to return to the role of President in the future. Thank you for all you do for the Buick Club of America. The BCA: Increased renewal rate from 79% to 89% on average for the fiscal year. We had a 6% increase in new membership over the previous year’s new member total. Let me temper that by saying we still lost a net 160 members or 2%, but due to your hard work in the “trenches,” things are improving. Thanks to everyone for all you have done the past year!! Brian DePouli Buick Club Of America Past President Carolina Chapter BCA Director

For Sale: 1923 Buick 2 passenger Roadster model 23-44 Big Six no rust - runs good - solid wood. Only 6,491 made, needs new tires & paint. Asking 14,000 Greg Smith 952-894-4796

DYNAFLASH NEWSLETTER OF THE IOWA HAWKEYE CHAPTER BCA FIREBALL ALL BUICK SHOW

CELEBRATING THE 90th ANNIVERSARY OF STILLWATER MOTORS

Hosted by: Fireball Chapter, Buick Club of America and

Stillwater Motors, Stillwater, Minnesota

Saturday September 15, 2012

FREE T-SHIRT FOR EACH CAR REGISTERED. TAKE THE SHUTTLE TO HISTORIC DOWNTOWN STILLWATER FOR LUNCH

OR ANTIQUE SHOPPING

Participant voting by class for first and second place trophies Trophies also presented for best of show and

longest distance

9 am to 3:30 pm at Stillwater Motors Awards presented at 3:30 pm

Social hour and dinner at 4 pm following show

For additional information contact: Rolland Toenges, phone 952-938-6200 or e-mail [email protected]

Registration form and map to the show is on the back.

1922 Buick



Registration Form 22th Annual All Buick Car Show - Saturday, September 15, 2012 - Stillwater, MN

Advance Registration Must Be Postmarked by September 10, 2012

After September 10, 2012 and the day of show - First Car $12 BCA member, $15 Non BCA member Second Car $10 BCA member and Non BCA member, third and up free

Name _______________________________Phone _________________BCA # ___________ Not BCA member Address ______________________________ City _____________________ State ____ Zip ______ ( @ ) BCA Non BCA Car #1 Year ______ Model _______________ Model # __________ Modified (Y/N) ____ $ 10.00 $12.00 Car #2 Year ______ Model _______________ Model # __________ Modified (Y/N) ____ $ 8.00 $8.00 Car #3 Year ______ Model _______________ Model # __________ Modified (Y/N) ____ $ FREE FREE Total Show Cars: __________ $ ______ Total Cars For Sale: ____ ___ @$20.00 ea $ ______ Check Enclosed, make payable to: Fireball Chapter, BCA TOTAL $ ______ ( @ ) The cost difference is for one day membership in the BCA during the show for insurance purposes. Yes, we plan to attend the after show dinner. Number of people:

No Refunds for Registrations after September 08, 2012

Directions To Show

Stillwater Motors is located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Hwy 36 and Stillwater Blvd (County 5) as you enter Stillwater on Hwy 36. Either HWY 36 or CTY 5 can be accessed from I-94 in Oakdale. I-494 becomes I-694 at I-94 in Woodbury. Coming on CTY 5 through Lake Elmo, turn left at 58th Street (Stoplight - Opposite Stillwater Senior High), then make a right-hand turn into Stillwater Motors. Coming on HWY 36, exit on Sillwater Blvd (CTY 5) at the overpass - Stillwater Motors will be located on your right - make two righthand turns into the dealership.

A SOCIAL HOUR AND DINNER AT 4:00 PM IS PLANNED FOR ALL PERSONS INTERESTED.

Immediately following the awards presentations we will convoy to a local restaurant to socialize, relax and have excellent food. Please RSVP with the number of people attending so we can ensure the restaurant is properly staffed. Directions to the restaurant will be provided at the show.

Stillwater Motors 5900 Stillwater Blvd. N. Stillwater, Minnesota

Mail To: Carol Farmer 3488 Edmonson Avenue S.E. Delano, Minnesota 55328-5239

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Buick Regional September 6,7,8, 2012, St. Louis UPDATE ( revised form next page ) When we signed the contract in January 2011 with our former host hotel, Holiday Inn, Earth City, St. Louis, much in advance of our Meet, they indicated that some of the rooms would be updated, There was no mention of a complete renovation until March 2012. We had a meeting scheduled with Holiday Inn for July 10, 2012 to finalize meeting room and show field requirements. We called the hotel manager on July 7 to verify our appointment, but our call was not returned. We called again on July 8th at which time we were told the hotel would not be open for business until October 2012. We were able to find only one suitable replacement facility at this late date, The Hilton, St. Louis Airport. They are meeting our $83.00 guest room rate with small adjustments, and our banquet meal is still $26. No additional costs, if any, are being passed on to those already registered or to new registrants. Reservations previously made at the Holiday Inn are being transferred by Hilton and given a new confirmation number. Please follow the reservation instructions located in the upper right corner on our new registration form. The Hilton is across from the St. Louis Lambert International Airport and just minutes from the Downtown area and the famous St. Louis Arch. The hotel is accessible from exit 236 of Highway I-70, a short distance east on Natural Bridge Road that parallels the highway. The historic St. Charles tour utilizing the hotel shuttle is now for Thursday only, but we’ll arrange transportation for the few who may want to tour there on Friday or Saturday. All other activities will, go as planned. We have worked hard in this last-minute effort to maintain our reputation for hosting great shows. We are excited that our new facility is much better than a renovated Holiday Inn. After all, it is a Hilton, a beautiful, and well-managed facility. We’ll do whatever we can to help you have fun and enjoy your visit.

2012 Heartland Regional Buick Meet Award Banquet Sit Down Dinner Menu (All meals are $26 each)

Hilton Salad Mixed Greens with Honey Pepper Walnuts, Shaved Parmesan Cheese, Roasted Red Peppers with an Herb

Vinaigrette

Entrées (choice of one) Sirloin of Beef

Five Peppercorn Blend Sauce Chicken Capri

Smoked Gouda and Wild Mushroom Sauce Pan Seared Salmon

With Balsamic Reduction All meals served with

Dauphinoise Potatoes and Peas and Carrots with Pearl Onions.

Dinner Rolls, Butter, Iced Tea, Coffee, Decaf

Table of Chef’s Assorted Desserts


2012 Heartland Regional Meet Raffle Items. Tickets available at the Meet Registration desk.

Tickets on each of the three items below are $1 each or 6 for $5. You need not be present to win.

Stained Glass

A member of our Gateway Chapter is making a beautiful 27" X 31" stained glass depiction of the famous Route 66 map showing the Heartland Region’s States. There is gray smoked glass with a color stained glass border. Each of the Heartland Region chapter's logo is laser-etched on the glass.

Buick Pedal Car

Another member of our Gateway Chapter is building a Buick pedal car. Fabrication is ongoing, and the current progress on

the body is shown below.

Pedal Car

Another Gateway Chapter member is donating a yellow pedal car. It is new, unassembled and still in the box, made by AMF Wheel Goods, Olney, Illinois (Model B 501 10A3, Sport GT). The paperwork is dated 1976. It was originally shipped to Barkers, Flemington, NJ. The original price tag of $29.99 is still attached. All decals and paperwork is in the box.

Chances for these items will be sold at the Meet registration desk along with event shirts and

There has been some confusion regarding a fee for parking at the 2012 Heartland Regional Meet host hotel (St. Louis Airport Hilton). Please note that the “self-parking charge: $10/night” note on the guest room reservation confirmation does not apply to our Regional Meet registrants. Further down on the confirmation is a note that parking is included in the room rate. You will not be charged for parking. There is complimentary parking for our chapter's local attendees as well as out of town Meet attendees not staying at the Hilton.


Invitation To All BCA Members, If you don't know about it yet, the Buick GSCA (Gran Sport Club of America) is hosting a very large Buick only car show & go & we are greatly honored to invite & share this event with all of the BCA & its members. All BCA members are cordially invited to join us & share the Buick friendship, camaraderie, & fun that will take place at this event. The event takes place this coming Oct. 17 - 20 at Beech Bend Raceway Park located in Bowling Green, KY. Beech Bend Park is a very large, part grassy, part paved, well shaded, & very friendly facility very conducive & well suited to all auto shows & any other auto enthusiast's needs & interests. The town of Bowling Green, KY is a tourist & convention friendly city. It is laden with fine, reasonably priced hotels & restaurants of all types. We (the GSCA) have been holding this event there & this year will be our 32nd consecutive yearly gathering. No other car club, that we know of, can lay claim to our longevity & continuity, using this same venue. The facility will be hosting, as usual, a very large car show of which the BCA will be a large part, either jointly or individually, at their choosing. Separate designated areas (if requested) will be allotted to all BCA members, participants & spectators. In fact, the BCA will be honored & spotlighted for their dedication & devotion to all Buicks. In other words, we are rolling out the red carpet to all BCA members & guests. The event also includes a drag racing schedule along with meetings, seminars, a large vendor area, plus some other attractions we are currently working on. If all you regional groups, divisions, & associated Buick enthusiasts would kindly notify & inform everyone of this large event, it would help to make an event more appealing & successful. Thanks in advance to all for helping out this first year (& hopefully many more to follow) coalition event. Ron Joseph GSCA member no.10 & PR Director BCA member no. 26330 & Tech Advisor for '82 thru '87 Regals.

This special car was seen at this years Back to the ‘50s gathering at the Minnesota fairground. Please note the traveling accommodations in the rear.


HAWKEYE CHAPTER Buick Club of America

4947 Fairhill Drive SE . Buffalo, MN 55313-

Director Harold Werley l

735 Glen Dr Moville, Iowa 51039-7516 Phone (712) 873-3555 e-mail [email protected]

Assistant Director Bill Barquist 3439 Valley View Road Ames, Iowa 50014-4616 Phone (515) 268-3153 e-mail [email protected]

Secretary/Treasurer

Gary Gleason

2318 W 38th Place Davenport, IA 52806 Phone 563-386-4649 e-mail [email protected]

Newsletter Editor

Jim Jaeger

4947 Fairhill Dr SE Buffalo, MN 55313-4712 Phone 763-226-1193 e-mail [email protected]

HAWKEYE CHAPTER BUICK CLUB OF AMERICA 2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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