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June 2008
The Fabulous
Tebo Collection
By David Leger
On April 26th members of the
club met and caravanned to
Stephen Tebo‟s car collection
in Longmont. Periodically
this collection is open to car
club members in the area. Mr.
Tebo has an amazing collec-
tion of over 400 cars. One
would be hard pressed to find
a theme in the collection as
there are many eclectic
choices. Some are obvious
and the envy of any collector,
such as the Duesenberg phae-
ton and the Auburn super-
charged phaeton. Other nota-
ble classics included a Packard
V-12 roadster, and a Pierce
Arrow roadster. There were
numerous Cadillacs, both in
the main room, which con-
tained classic era cars, and a
separate Cadillac room con-
taining more recent models.
Lincolns were represented
from the 1930‟s through to a
Continental Mark II. A long
line of model T and model A
Fords greet the visitor as they
moved in from the 1950‟s
diner, which serves as an en-
trance to the collection.
Small side rooms housed
some special collections.
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There’s No ‘R’ In That
Word
The Director’s Column
By John Serfling
On a cool blustery Saturday in
early May two or three of us
visited a washing machine mu-
seum. Perhaps 15 others vis-
ited a waRshing machine mu-
seum. You could tell who was
raised in Iowa, Nebraska and
Kansas that day. Actually,
many people from the plains
of Colorado also add in the „R‟
when they wash, even I did as
a kid. When I went away to
college I had a roommate
from Napa, California who told
me “there isn‟t an „R‟ in that
word” and that was the last
time I used one, except when
being silly. I must have really
been embarrassed by the inci-
dent to have made the change
so quickly. No one that I have
ever told that to cared enough
to change. Should that tell me
something about myself (no
answers are necessary)? I
really enjoyed the tour, with or
without the „R‟.
Thanks again to Harry Tiffany
for giving us a technology les-
son at our May meeting. Be-
cause of my involvement in
the American Society of Me-
chanical Engineers I was famil-
iar with stereo lithography and
have even seen it at work, but
I hadn‟t heard of the other two
machining techniques he
talked to us about. I was fas-
cinated and it appeared that
many others were as
well. Next month, you will
have the pleasure of listening
to the long lost John
Washburn. It will be good to
see him again after his long
absence while working in Flor-
ida this past winter.
The Eldorado is running well
and I have turned my attention
to the ‟63 convertible, but I do
have a quick update for you
on the Eldorado. I was correct
in my assumption that since
the air compressor hadn‟t
been hooked up for so long it
probably wouldn‟t work and
sure enough, it doesn‟t. The
repair to the air lines has held
well, so I haven‟t worried
about the compressor any
more. I‟m not sure it is worth
worrying about anymore. If
any of you have any experi-
ence getting them working,
please let me know.
The bad news for me is that
my convertible made me
sick. We took it out for a drive
on a lovely Monday night in
late May. We headed east
from downtown and ended up
in the Lowry redevelopment. I
parked where we could see
the lovely, full moon, fairly
low on the horizon. I now
cough my fool head off,
mostly at night and I can‟t
breathe. Damn pollen! My
allergist, who is an old Cor-
vette guy tells me I have to
rinse my sinuses after every
ride. If only I had known that
a week ago. I am so miser-
able, I can‟t even drive in the
Memorial Day parade, which I
really enjoy attending. Hope-
fully, I‟ll be all better by the
time I see you at the next
meeting.
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Cleaning Up
By Bonnie Pache
Saturday, May 10, 2008, 20 of
our members and guests were
treated to a most unusual and
interesting tour. We met at
the Ramada Inn at I-25 &
120th and traveled north to
Eaton, CO. Arriving at Eaton
Grove, we were met by Lee
Maxwell, curator of his mu-
seum of old and unusual
washing machines.
Lee, a retired professor of
Electrical Engineering at C.S.U.
in Ft. Collins began his pursuit
of washing machines in 1986.
While on a road trip with his
wife, Barbara, he stumbled
onto a flea market shop in
western Iowa. There, a fantas-
tic machine caught his eye.
He was hooked! Since that
time he has acquired the
world‟s largest and most com-
prehensive collection of old
and unusual washing ma-
chines. For his efforts, he has
been awarded the Guinness
Book of Records certificate.
Since that time he has visited
many more antique shops all
over the U.S. and several for-
eign countries. His acquisi-
tions have totaled over 1,100
machines. Each one is differ-
ent from the other. He has
added many other related
items to his machine collec-
tion. He displays historical
data about the washers, the
people who developed them,
the manufacturing companies,
and has patents for many of
them. In addition he has
items such as boxes of laun-
dry detergents from days
gone by, mangles, wringers, a
few other types of appliances
and even the original contrap-
tion for the lady in the house
to get a new perm in her hair.
Looks pretty scary to a mod-
ern day lady!
Acquiring so many machines
has required some ingenuity
on his part and much pa-
tience, but also understanding
assistance, from his wife Bar-
bara. Four machines were
found on a trip to Australia.
No problem getting them back
to Colorado for Maxwell. He
and his wife simply discarded
their suitcases, packed their
clothing inside the machines,
loaded them in boxes and
checked the boxes as their
luggage. Another machine,
discovered in England, was
taken all apart and shipped to
Colorado for restoration by
Maxwell and is now displayed
in his museum. Another “find”
required a saw and some mus-
cle power. A tree had grown
up through the framework of
a discarded machine and it
could be had if he would cut
the tree down.
Hundreds of different compa-
nies manufactured washing
machines during the last cen-
tury. Surprising to find that
one of those companies was
the Cadillac Wash Machine Co.
Various types of gear systems,
agitation systems, wringers,
and finally the electric motor
led to the development of the
washing machine as a com-
mon household appliance.
Maxwell‟s most complete col-
lection is of Maytag washers.
He has one for almost every
year from 1908 -1987.
His collection includes several
most unusual machines. The
Life Preserver is actually a
pink panty hose washer. His
1950‟s Bessen washer is com-
bination water powered linge-
rie and dish washer. Used in
the kitchen sink, it is recom-
mended that the dishes be
done before washing your un-
derwear. One of his Maytag
washers includes a butter
churn and a meat grinder at-
tachment. Arthur Matzke de-
signed and made a one of a
kind washing machine for his
“lucky” bride in 1932. One of
Maxwell‟s machines adver-
tised that it was guaranteed to
keep a farm wife from com-
mitting suicide!
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(continued from page 1)
One room contains profes-
sional vehicles, from a fabu-
lous Packard ambulance to a
Rolls Royce ambulance to vari-
ous fire trucks. Another room
contained Corvettes, another
room housed Porsche and VW
products. One room con-
tained hot rods, while another
contained racing cars.
Cars in the main room in-
cluded such unusual cars as a
1938 Oldsmobile, and a pair
of Packard Clippers. One of
the newest cars is a blue Ford
GT. Even a few European vehi-
cles are present, including a
BMW Isetta, a very old Peugeot
and a pair of Citroen 2 CV.
After several hours of wander-
ing the showrooms, we left for
the Vista Ridge golf course for
a leisurely lunch. While the
weather might have been a bit
chilly, the cars and camarade-
rie kept us warm.
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Who would ever believe there
could be so many types of
technology for washing
clothes? We learned about the
dolly which was placed in the
lids of the machines for wash-
ing clothes, tumblers which
cranked and rolled drums over
the clothing, and agitators
which are still used today.
Machines were powered by
animals, a belt which ran the
machine off a stationary en-
gine, tractors, gas engines,
hand driven by the woman of
the house, and today by elec-
tric motors. Machines were
made of different types of
wood, brass, copper, alumi-
num, and porcelain. Maytag
used redwood or cypress to
make their machines so ter-
mites wouldn‟t eat the wood.
After our tour was completed
we drove to the Eaton Country
Club where we enjoyed lunch.
It was especially nice to have
Lee Maxwell and his wife, Bar-
bara, join us for lunch. Lee
has so many stories and inter-
esting facts about the ma-
chines. We were treated to
hearing much more over
lunch! Most washing ma-
chines are female; however,
two of Maxwell‟s collection are
male. To learn how to distin-
guish the difference ask some-
one who went on the tour or
check his museum website at
www.oldewash.com .
Thanks to Lee Maxwell for a
most informative and fascinat-
ing tour!
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The Dagmar monthly news-
letter of the Rocky Mountain
Region Cadillac and
LaSalle Club
Director:
John Serfling
126 Pennsylvania St.
Denver, CO. 80203
303+722-5098
Executive Vice President:
Position vacant
Vice President of Activities:
John Cullinan
6700 W. Dorado Dr. #34
Littleton, CO 80123
(303) 738-3981
Secretary:
Nancy Tucker
441 Garfield St.
Denver, CO. 80206
303+394-2557
Treasurer:
Brent Hladky
958 St. Paul Street
Denver, CO. 80206
303+393-9072
Membership Czar:
Paul Olson
6642 S. Valley Drive
Morrison, CO. 80465
303+697-8460
Old Car Council Rep:
Diane McDaniel
9631 W. 25th
Ave.
Lakewood, CO. 80215
303+238-2222
CLC National Representative
Tim Coy
203 Short Pl.
Louisville, CO 80027
(303) 673-0011
Editor:
David Leger
1742 Olive St.
Denver, CO 80220
Home: 303+377-0844
Cell: 303+886-0390
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2653 W. 135th
Ave
Broomfield, CO. 80020
303+469-6929
The Dagmar:
The Dagmar is published
monthly (except December)
and is mailed First-Class to all
RMRCLC members on the cur-
rent roster. The Dagmar is
copyright@2008 Rocky Moun-
tain Region Cadillac and
LaSalle Club.
Other CLC Regions and Chap-
ters may reprint articles with-
out permission as long as at-
tribution is given.
Deadline:
Is the 25th
of each month.
Advertising:
Classified Ads:
First three months free for
Club Members (RMRCLC), after
that normal rates apply.
$20.00 for three consecutive
issues prepaid for nonmem-
bers. Cadillac and LaSalle re-
lated ads only; there is a 50-
word limit on each ad. Classi-
fied ads also appear on our
web site at:
Check out the RMRCLC Web-
site at:
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and the national site at
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Display ads: $15.00 per issue,
$125.00 per year prepaid for
a business-card-size ad. Lar-
ger sizes available at a dis-
count. Contact the Editor for
more information.
Monthly Meeting:
Regular business meetings of the Rocky Mountain Region Cadillac & LaSalle Club are held
the second Tuesday of each month, starting at 7:30 pm. We meet at the TDS/J.W. Brewer
Tire Co. 11900 W. 44th
Ave., Wheat Ridge, CO. This is near the Ward Road and I-70 exit.
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The Rossi Run
By Nancy Tucker
That morning was a zoo with
the Colfax marathon - they
had both Colfax and l7th Ave.
closed off. Dirk Bierman de-
cided to walk over from his
condo. I drove over in the Al-
lante, after going all over town
trying to get through the road-
blocks.
If there was a Rossi show/run,
we didn't see it. And we were
talking back and forth on our
cell phones. I got to the usual
area first and it was packed
and packed with cars of fami-
lies going to the zoo. Cars
were circling the parking lots
looking for spaces and it was
a mess. I know they weren't in
their regular spot. Dirk ar-
rived there after I had given
up and headed toward home
and he didn't see anything like
old cars either.
I also can't imagine they were
anywhere closer to the zoo -
in a different spot - because I
saw nothing but traffic and
full lots. And it was only 9:00
a.m.
Needless to say we didn‟t
make it for the follow-on
breakfast.
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Steamboat Driving Tour Registration Form: $20 Fee Per Car
Steamboat Springs Tour, June 19-22, 2008 $20 per Car Participation Fee Name of Member: ______________________________________________________________ Name of Guests: ______ Address: _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Home and Cell Phone numbers: _____________________home ________________________ cell Year and Model of Car Being Driven: ________________________________________________ Group Dinner on Saturday: I will attend __ I will not attend ___ Total Number Attending ___
Please clip, fill out, and return with check to RMRCLC for $20 to: Brent Hladky, 958 St. Paul St., Denver, CO 80206
1966 Cadillac Furniture (see for sale listing next page)
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Cars & Parts or Sale
Just finished 1966 Cadillac furniture. Love seat (made from trunk area), Chair (made from
front doors), Coffee table with glass top (made from trunk lid), End table with glass (made
from Cadillac steering wheel, steering column, and hub cap). Black with tan upholstery,
$7.500. Contact Bill Bowser at 303-795-6460 or 303-475-9013. Next to be crafted: 1964
Cadillac desk, love seat, chair & coffee table. (May)
For Sale, 1993 Allante, 38k miles, Polo Green, Cosmetic issues, some mechanical. Runs great,
super body. Salvage title. $9k
720-209-6987 Cell, 303-744-1224 Work, Bob Runge (June)
Official List Of RMRCLC Sponsored Functions
June 19th—22nd. The Great Circle Tour to White Sulfur Hot Springs, North Park, Cameron
Pass, Poudre River Valley, Red Feather Lakes and back to Denver. See registration form p. 10
July 4th, Friday, Georgetown Parade and Cookout in Georgetown on July 4th .
August 12—16, 2008 Cadillac & LaSalle Club Grand National, Cherry Hill New Jersey.
Join everyone for the 50th anniversary of the Cadillac & LaSalle Club—see http://
www.vfrclc.org/GN08.htm
September 13, Saturday, Annual regional show, at McCaddon‟s Cadillac in Boulder
September 20, Saturday, Colfax Cruise
September 27th, Saturday: Arboreal Autumnal Splendor (aspen) Tour. Route to be deter-
mined.
November 8th, Saturday, Veteran‟s Day Parade with the lady Marines.
Other: Burger and taco runs will be organized on some weekends in July, August and Septem-
ber. More information to follow in subsequent issues of The Dagmar. We will hit some new
places of interest this year on our burger and taco runs and include a visit to a historic or edu-
cational site as part of the runs.
Other Events
June 21, Saturday, Havana Cruise 303-399-4256 for details
September 20, Saturday, Annual Colfax Cruise
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Rocky Mountain Region
Cadillac and LaSalle Club
P.O. Box 6883
Denver, Colorado
80206-0883
First Class Mail
Rickenbaugh Cadillac Volvo
777 Broadway, Denver, CO.
Phone 303+573-7773
10% Off Service And Parts To All Rocky Mountain Region Members
Of The Cadillac and LaSalle Club, maximum of $200. Show This Ad
At Time Of
Service Write Up.
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