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Volume 33 Issue 07 Member of the Venice Area Chamber of Commerce July 2017

Web Site: www.Venice.AACA.com Email: [email protected]

The Venice, Florida Regional Chapter Of The Antique Automobile Club of America, P.O. Box 1064, Venice, FL. 34284

To say Chevrolet came out with a new car this year is a huge understatement. The new Chevrolet was new-new, totally and completely, from the X-member frame to the 117.5-inch wheelbase, to the brand new sheet metal, to the interiors, to the engines – everything was so new even the Series designations were changed. Chevrolet not only regained its first place spot from Ford, it also claimed 29% of the total U.S. market for 1958.

Richard and Mary had been searching for a 1958 Chevy since they had owned two in past years with Richard owning the first one when he was 19 years old. In 2016 Mary found this convertible for sale in Hemmings Motor News. The car Mary found was in Lebannon, Maine and they bought it in May

of 2016 and had it shipped to their winter home in Alemeda Isles.

Richard has performed considerable work on the car to bring it to the fine condition you see it in today.

Richard and Mary have been coming to Florida as snowbirds (known in our Club as snow members) since 2007 from their summer home in Millbridge, Maine) and are now permanent Florida residents.

They became acquainted with our Club while at a former “Gazebo” show in Centennial Park and while visiting with George Nubile.

Thank you both for the nice ride in that great convertible the day I did the photo shoot for this article.

Article and photo courtesy of Bill Trier

2 July 2017 Owner’s Manual

Here it is June 15th as I write this message. Can anyone tell me where all the time goes?

Anyhow, on June 4th several Club members and myself attended the “Beer & Brew Bash” at Centennial Park on the invitation from the Vintage Motor Car Club. As we proceeded to do some networking and investigation of this event, there were twenty five cars all together of which five were our Members... Our Club member, Doug Wood and his wife Carol thanked us for helping them promote this event and we look forward to some joint adventures in the future.

We held our Board meeting on June 6th and discussed a plethora of things. Keith Lewis was invited to bring us up to date on our Car Show which is now February 11, 2018

After a lengthy discussion and approval of new sponsorship program and fliers, Keith talked about our membership stepping up and asked that perhaps we could encourage members to bring in some new sponsors and advertisers for our event. We had twenty four sponsors who we carried last year when we really had only seventeen.. So we could use some help in this area? Any suggestions, contact any Officer or Director.

Our June 12th General Meeting was held and we were fortunate enough to have a presentation put on for us by The Southeastern Guide Dog of Florida. Ed & Sue Bizewecki and their student “Steve” a black Labrador retriever entertained and educated us on the rigors of training these dogs. The failure rate is 62% and then those dogs enter another program to help Veterans with PTSD and the failure rate is similar. The ones left over, go to local law enforcement for K-9 training. Truly an amazing trek these

folks take and their dedication. The 50/50 raffle $102 was donated to SEGD.

Also, on the agenda was our Scholarship presentations. We had seven $1,000 scholarships to hand out. The winners were: Patch Chen, Chris Galeone, Emma Gallagher, Joy Jacobs, Bryanna Mananna, Alexandra Mills and Alejandro Zeledon.

Only two showed up for their awards, Pat Chen and Alexandra Mills. Judy Zangwill explained that because of the extraneous schedules for starting their College careers the absentees had started their first session of school and were unable to attend.

I would like to remind all of our upcoming events on June 24th we will be meeting @ Ideal Classic Cars and heading out to Manasota Key Tour 10:00 am w/ lunch @ Stephano’s Restaurant in Englewood. June 28th will be our Club luncheon which will be @ Left Coast Seafood , NO CLUB MEETING WILL BE HELD IN JULY! July 14th is the Sixth Annual National Antique & Classic Car Day plus our Venice AACA Car Tour . We are expected to participate in this event, by driving our Collector Cars and support the hobby. Our tour will begin at Ideal Classic Cars @ 2:30pm and leave @ 3:00pm for a fun trip around Venice and finishing at The Italian American Club of Venice for a sumptuous dinner at 4:00pm.

On August 19th we will be having an Ice Cream Social at Sweet Scoops in Englewood or in the vernacular of the residents, KRINKLEWOOD?

If you have any questions on these tours please call : Julie Petree – 941-412-1082 or Bev Arnold – 941-483-3204.

Hope everyone has a good summer!

Venice FL Regional Chapter AACA Directory & Messages

PresidentGeorge C. Nubile

941-240-2428 or [email protected]

2017 Chapter Board & Committee Chairs

President: George Nubile 941-240-2428

Vice President: Diane Henderson 941-484-1184

Secretary: Julie Petree 941-412-1082

Treasurer: Larry Slevin 248-231-8990

Car Show Chairman: Keith Lewis 305-345-0031

Car Show Co-Chair: Larry Slevin 248-231-8990

Membership Chair: Diane Henderson 941-484-1184

Directors: Gary Felker Bev Arnold Jim McCarthy Reggie Foote Chuck Ford

Chaplain: Rod Dimon 941-662-9389

Scholarship Chair: Judith Zangwill 941-488-8128

Webmaster: Chuck Ford [email protected]

Editor: Randy Kendrick Jr. [email protected]

ContentsFeatured Vehicle . . . . . . . . . .1

Directory & Messages . . . . .2

History & Dates . . . . . . . . . . .3

Activities & Events . . . . . . . .4

Chapter News & Info . . . . . .5

AACA Events and Info . .6-9

Classifieds/Sponsors . . .10-12

Message From The President

Owner’s Manual July 2017 3

Historical Vehicle

Welcome to the Club

Legal DisclaimerThe Venice Regional Chapter of the Antique Automobile Club of America is an autonomous chapter of the Antique Automobile Club of America. The Owner’s Manual is the official publication of the Venice Regional Chapter (Club) and is provided to all advertisers and members in good standing. All material presented in the publication shall remain the property of the Club. The material presented herein may be used in other AACA affiliated publications. We ask that the Owner’s Manual and the article’s author be given proper credit. This newsletter and its contents are, and shall remain, the property of the Club and the information contained herein is provided for members information. The ideas, suggestions and opinions expressed in articles are those of the individual authors and no Club authentication is implied. The Club assumes no liability for any of the information contained herein. All photos herein are the property of Club members unless noted.

July BirthdaysMichael Radzilowski 7/5Chuck Wasson 7/6 Terry Wasson 7/8Lucille Whitehurst 7/8Sandy Williamson 7/9 Judy Toscano 7/11Wendy Horton 7/12Mary Leonard 7/15Ed Swisher 7/ 17George Nubile 7/18Nancy Vandergrift 7/22Bud Orswell 7/23Sheryl Morford 7/23Alex Toscano 7/23Bunny Nubile 7/27Donna Boulmetis 7/30

During the 1890’s Justin Entz created a design that used a gasoline engine to power a generator which then sent the electrical power to an electric motor which drove the wheels. There were no gears that would require shifting so the operation would be smooth and quiet due to the electrical power. Attempts were made to create a prototype of the design but none ever worked.

In 1912 Walter Baker of Baker Electric in Cleveland purchased the patent. Raymond and Ralph Owen of New York created the Owen Magnetic which they produced under license from Baker. R.M Owen was absorbed by Baker in 1915. Baker had since merged with Rauch & Lang, who were well known for their electric cars. Together, they focused their skills on creating an electric-gasoline car.

Production began in New York in 1915 and shifted to Cleveland from 1916-1919. The Owen Magnetic was a technically advanced automobile that was full of style and fashion. A variety of speeds were available by turning the control wheel mounted on the steering wheel. It was marketed as ‘The Car with a Thousand Speeds’ and carried a factory price tag of nearly $4000.

During World War I the company focused on war production and ceased production of the Owen Magnetic. After the war a factory was established at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania where production continued until 1921. The vehicles produced there were known as Crown Magnetics. In total, there were around 700 examples of the Owen Magnetic produced with only four known to exist today.

Ken & Joan Priest

1916 Owen Magnetic O-36 Touring Victoria

July Anniversaries

Rod & Lisa Dimon 7/3Fred & Rose Wegehaupt 7/4Ken & Joan Priest 7/7James & Cindy McCarthy 7/8Tom & Diane Henderson 7/9Gary & Sue Felker 7/23Reggie & Judi Foote 7/25


Activities & Events

July 2017 August 2017

Note: Events marked ** are Important Club Activities that we hope you all will try hard to attend.Note: Please take the time to look at our ‘Car Show Flier’ information table at the General Membership

Meeting for all upcoming area car shows that are not listed in this activities list.

Sat. 1st Englewood Downtown Car Show – Dearborn Street – 5:00 to 9:00 PM – No Reg.

Fri. 7th Denny’s Venice Car Show – 6:00 to 9:00 PM – Lowe’s Shopping Center.

Sat. 8th ‘Ideal Classic Cars’ Car Show – 9:00 to 1:00 PM – 224 Tamiami Tr. Venice FL.

Sat. 8th Florida West Coast VMCCA Car Show – Chick-fil-A Cruise-In – Port Charlotte FL.- 4:00 PM

** Mon.10th No Club General Membership Meeting For July

Mon. 10th Florida West Coast VMCCA Car Show – Culver’s Cruise-In – 1140 El Jobean Rd. – Port Charlotte FL. – 4:00 PM

** Fri. 14th Club Tour – National Collector Car Day – Meet at “Ideal Classic Cars’ at 2:30 PM – Leave at 3:00 PM – Dinner at Italian/American at 4:00 PM – Please see Flier for Details.

Sat. 15th Wendy’s / North Port – 12051 Tamiami Tr. / North Port – 5:00 to 9:00 PM

Sat. 15th O’Reilly Car Show – 1857 S. Tamiami Tr. Venice Fl. 34293 – 6:00 to 9:00 PM – No Reg.

Fri. 21st Denny’s Venice Car Show – 6:00 to 9:00 PM – Lowe’s Shopping Center.

** Wed. 26th Club Lunch – Perkins Restaurant – 12:00 Noon – US#41 By-Pass and Center Rd. “ PLEASE NOTE NEW CHANGE OF TIME”

Fri. 28th Florida West Coast VMCCA Car Show – Pizza Hut Cruise-In – 14942 Tamiami Tr. – North Port Fl. – 4:00 PM


Sat. 5th Englewood Downtown Car Show – Dearborn Street – 5:00 to 9:00 PM – No Reg.

Sat. 12th ‘Ideal Classic Cars ‘ Car Show – 2224 Tamiami Tr. Venice Fl. – 9:00 to 1:00 PM

Sat. 12th Florida West Coast VMCCA Car Show – Chick-fil-A Cruise-In – Port Charlotte FL. – 4:00 PM

Mon. 14th Florida West Coast VMCCA Car Show – Culver’s Cruise-In – 1140 El Jobean Rd. – Port Charlotte Fl. – 4:00 PM

** Mon. 14th Club Meeting – Venice Presbyterian Church, 825 The Rialto, Venice Fl. 34285 – Meetings start at 7:00 PM – Doors open at 6:30 PM – Program by Ed McDonald – Evolution Of Guns Since The Civil War.

** Dinner before the Membership Meeting to be at “The Gold Rush Restaurant” at 5:00 PM, Located at 661 S. Tamiami Tr. Venice FL. on the Island. - “NOTE NEW TIME”


Sat. 19th Wendy’s / North Port – 12051 Tamiami Tr. / North Port – 6:00 to 9:00 PM

Sat. 19th Club Tour – A Leisurely Drive To “A Better Scoop Ice Cream Shoppe” in Englewood FL. Please see Flier for Details – Meet at ‘Ideal Classic Cars’ at 5:00 PM – Leave at 6:00 PM

Sat. 19th O’Reilly Car Show – 1857 S. Tamiami Tr. Venice FL 34293 – 6:00 to 9:00 PM. – No Reg.

** Wed. 23rd Club Lunch – To Be Determined – At 12:00 Noon “ PLEASE NOTE NEW CHANGE OF TIME”

Fri. 25th Florida West Coast VMCCA Car Show – Pizza Hut Cruise-In – 14942 Tamiami Tr. – North Port Fl. – 4:00 PM

BOARD MEETINGTuesday, July 7th @ The Jacaranda Library at 1:00 PM

BOARD MEETINGTuesday, August 1st @ The Jacaranda Library at 1:00 PM


AACA Events and Information

Venice Regional Chapter AACA General Car Club Membership Meeting Minutes - June 12, 2017Respectively submitted by Julie Petree, Secretary

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President George Nubile.

The Club pledged allegiance to the flag, and Rod Dimon gave the opening prayer.

The Secretary confirmed a quorum of 52 members attending.

George asked for any corrections or additions to the May minutes. Bill Trier stated a correction in a name change to read George Youngberg, our Club founder. This was noted. A motion by Chuck Duke to accept the minutes was made. Bill Trier seconded. It was voted on and passed.

The Southeastern Guide Dogs program was presented by Ed and Sue Beziecki and their dog in training Steve. It was an enjoyable and informative program. Thanks was given to Bev Arnold who contacted Ed and Sue to put this together for the Club.

A motion was made by Mark Eichner to donate the raffle money from tonight to the Southeastern Guide Dogs Organization. This was seconded by George Lucyk. Was voted on and passed. $102.00 will be sent to them.

Judy Zangwill explained the scholarship program and thanked her committee, Lois Sinclair, Tom Henderson, Lynn Slevin and George Nubile. The scholarship winners were: Patch Chen, Christopher Galeone, Emma Gallagher, Joy Jacob, Bryanna Mamma, Alexandra Mills and Alejandro Zeledon. Judy spoke about each winner and their intentions for their future. Only Patch Chen and Alexandria Mills were present to accept their scholarships. They each spoke about their hopes for their education.

Sign up sheets were available for the upcoming tours.

There was no Treasurers report or Car Show report due to the time allowed for the program.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m.

COMMITTEE DIRECTORY 2017

COMMUNICATION & PUBLIC AWARENESS COMMITTEE

Reggie Foote-Chair – 941-492-5331 (Newsletter, Proofread etc. Assignments )

Mona Hynch-Chair - 941-966-0324 (E-mails, Mailing List, Sunshine and phone call committee )

CAR SHOW COMMITTEE Chairman – Keith Lewis- 305-345-0031 Co. Chair - Larry Slevin- 248-231-8990

SOCIAL EVENT & PROGRAM COMMITTEE Chairs: Diane Henderson – 941-484-1184,

Julie Petree- 941- 412-1082

BUDGET & FINANCE COMMITTEE Chair: Larry Slevin - 248-231-8990

Co-Chair: Jim McCarthy - 941-445-4531

ADVISORY COMMITTEE Chairman: Fred Noren - 941-882-4543

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Chairs: Diane Henderson 941-484-1184,

Mona Hynch - 941-966-0324

WEBSITE & CHARITABLE COMMITTEE Chuck Ford: 941-228-0384

EVALUATE AND SUBMIT QUALIFIED & CERTIFIED CANDIDATES FROM OUR

CHARITABLE FUND / SCHOLARSHIPS, ADVISE BOARD AS SUCH FOR APPROVAL

Chairs: Judy Zangwill - 941-488-8128, Lois Sinclair 941-408-9217

In Memory of

None



JUNE CLUB LUNCHEONOld Salty Dog - May 24th, 2017

Lemon Bay Region AACA Picnic at Dave Lanning’s HouseMay 20th, 2017



June 12th, 2017AACA General Meeting

Ed & Sue Bieziecki & “STEVE” from the Southeastern Guide Dogs.

Venice High School Seniors Scholarship Presentation. Pictured left to right: President George Nubile and Scholarship Chair, Judith Zangwill with recipients Patch Chen and Alexandra Mills.


AACA Events and InformationAACA Events and Information


Classified Ad Prices: Classified Ads are free to current members. Non-Members pre-paid cost is $10.00 per month. Business or Commercial Member Business Card Advertisements are $125.00 per year; (pre-paid). Checks should be made to Venice AACA mailed with the Ad or Business Card to PO Box 1064, Venice FL 34284. All Ads must be renewed by phone, fax or email.

26 Foot Closed Car TrailerGood condition, used once

Asking $5,000It has an additional single door on the other side.

Equipped with lighting and V nose hitch. Call Fred Stovol at 941-485-4160

Advertise your car for sale here!Maximize your profit and sell your car quickly!

Classifieds

4 – 1250 Lb. Capacity Mechanical Wheel DollyGreat for moving those Antique Cars around in the garage.

Call Shirley Wise. 941-484-3857

Sponsors

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