btcapril 2010 - buick club

BHA Mission Statement

The Buick Heritage Alliance is organized for the acquisition, restoration, preservation, and display to the pub-lic of Buick automobiles and related items. The BHA promotes historical research and the dissemination of informa-tion concerning the origin and development of the Buick automobile and the individuals who contributed to it.

History of the Buick Heritage Alliance

The Buick Heritage Alliance, Inc. (BHA) was incorporated in the State of Ohio in 2005 as a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit corporation and has received its recognition from the IRS as a charitable institution. It is therefore eligible toreceive donations of money, automobiles, literature, memorabilia or artwork, which are tax-deductible to the fullestextent allowed by law.

Filling a need for those who have an interest in preserving Buick history, heritage, and the automobiles pro-duced and sold by the Buick Motor Company since its inception in 1903, is an active goal of the BHA.

The BHA regularly works to promote Buick related displays at various museums around the country. TheBuick Heritage Alliance also maintains an online research archive and a physical research archive located at theAACA Library & Research Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Buick Heritage Alliance – Winter 2010 Report to the BCA Board2009 was a great year for the Buick Heritage Alliance. While we have had many donations from our Board

members in the past, we had three folks reach out to us, as you may have seen in our Buick Bugle ad, and make a sub-

stantial donation to our work. Paul Meyer, BCA Board member and Past President , donated a fabulous literature col-

lection as did Anthony Gatta, and Richard Stout donated a 1995 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon. All were welcome

donations as we continue to grow.

Much scanning on pre-war literature has been done by Past President Terry Dunham and Terry also continues

to handle all of the literature copying and Sales from our web site. Angie Ash, in Columbus, Ohio, has begun scanning

post war literature with an initial focus on Buick’s 50th Anniversary in 1953. (As a side note, these items will be on

display at the AACA Museum in Hershey when JB digs out of the winter snows!). We get many calls regarding Buick

restoration and where to go for “help” so we have placed a “Preferred Vendor Link” on our Web Site. Our thanks to

Mike and Nancy Book, from the Buick Club National Office, for their help in this endeavor.

In 2010, we expect to have a major presence at the 28th Annual Arthritis Foundation Classic Auto Show and

Cruise In which will be held on July 9 & 10, in Columbus, Ohio; the Buick National annual meet in Ames, Iowa; and

the Buick Great Lakes Regional meet in Hilliard, Ohio, at the end of August.

Bill Anderson is working with the host of the Danvers meet for 2011 on a potential Collector Car Auction.

This event would be open to the Public; held during the 2011 National Meet; and proceeds would benefit the work of

the Buick Heritage Alliance. If you have noticed our fabulous ads, they spring from the Marketing genius of one of

our new Board members, David Landow. David has guided the Arthritis Foundation Classic Auto Show Marketing

Campaign for a number of years and is now lending his talent to the Buick Heritage Alliance.

In closing, I would like to thank the Board of the Buick Club of America for their continued support and coop-

eration and the BCA members for their donation of artifacts and their financial support.

Respectfully submitted,

Jeffrey R. Brashares President Buick Heritage Alliance

BUICK CLUB OF AMERICA

www.buickclub.org

Inside This IssueDEL AND BOBBIR CUTTER’S

1955 ROADMASTER 1BUICK HERITAGE ALLIANCE 2OFFICERS & CHAIRPERSONS 4DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE 5COMING EVENTS 6-11ASSISTANT DIRECTOR’S NOTE 11COVER STORY 1955 ROADMASTER 12-13THE EDITOR SAYS 14MAY BIRTHDAYS 16MAY ANNIVERSARIES 17ALL MICHIGAN CHAPTERS MEETING 18SOCIAL COMMITTEE 19THE ORIGINAL HOT RODDER 20BUICK, FACTORY WHISTLE & ME 20DAVID BUICK BOOK 20MANUSCRIPTS / WILLIAM C. DURANT 20ASS’T EDITOR’S SPARE PARTS 21ALERT—HISTORIC PLATES 22-23FEBRUARY MEETING 24-25NEW U-M STUDENT INTERN 27RSVP 28WELCOME NEW MEMBER 29ECHOES / WHEEL ROOM 31PUZZLE 32SLOAN MUSEUM AUTO FAIR 34BURMA SHAVE 35MEMBERSHIP UPDATE 37CLASSIFIED 38BACK TO THE BRICKS / AUTORAMA 40-41ADVERTISER AL SERRA BUICK 44BUICK NEWS 47BUICK DEALERS 47

2010 Officers & ChairpersonsDirector

ROBERTA VASILOW [email protected] 810-655-8277

Assistant DirectorMARGIE MCQUIGG [email protected] 810-655-4824

SecretarySUZANNE SHERMAN [email protected] 810-695-4026

TreasurerDAN EMERTON [email protected] 810-732-0565

Member-at-LargeJERRY WALKER [email protected] 248-634-2755

Past DirectorsBRIAN E KITCHEN [email protected] 810-732-5011

ROGER TYYSKA [email protected] 810-636-8450

MembershipJIM MACLEAN [email protected] 810-736-1578

Activities and AwardsDAVID BOTHAMLY [email protected] 810-513-0377

HOWARD ZIMMERMAN 810-732-7806

EditorBOB GORSKI [email protected] 810-239-9324

Assistant EditorBOB GARDNER [email protected] 810-659-8557

SocialGARY & DEBBIE MINCH [email protected] 810-653-1967

HistorianTo be determined / looking for volunteers

Sloan Auto Fair RepresentativesJOHN DAILY esyrdr7@aol,com 810-658-0126

BRIAN E KITCHEN [email protected] 810-732-5011DAVE LANGDON [email protected] 810-636-2676

Student Program LiaisonMott Community College

LARRY SHERMAN [email protected] 810-695-4026JIM BEAL [email protected] 810-695-3063

U M - FlintSUZANNE SHERMAN [email protected] 810-695-4026

50 / 50 SalesJIM AND JACKIE BEAL [email protected] 810-695-3063

Swap MeetJAMES DRURY 989-770-4541

CHARLIE JONES 810-845-4779 cell 810-266-4833

Technical AdvisorJOE TAUBITZ [email protected] 810-655-8988

PhotographerROBERTA VASILOW [email protected] 810-655-8277

NORB BURWELL [email protected] 810-659-3682KEN MCCLELLAN [email protected] 810-875-4606

Web MasterROBERTA VASILOW [email protected] 810-655-8277

DIRECTOR’S MESSAGEHi Buicktown Folks,

The end of winter is here, and we have some great things in the works forspring!!First is an Open house at the Mott Community College, Auto Body Program atSouthern Lakes Branch Campus on April 10th at 10AM, we will review thetools and equipment the Buicktown Chapter provided for the new metalwork-ing classes. The site is on Thompson Rd, just east of Torrey Rd, on the northside of the road. We will travel to a luncheon location at the end of the tour.Our second monthly meeting for 2010 was held in March at Fenton Farms,plans are in place for most of the rest of the year. We need to remember to con-firm your attendance, by signing up at the meetings or by calling Marge by theFriday, preceding the meeting. This is imperative, so that there are no club in-curred expenses due to over reserving. Our next meeting is on April 28 at Weekdays at the Genesee CountySkill Center on Torrey Rd, just south of Maple.The Michigan Chapters of the Buick Club of America meeting on Saturday, March 13, and was very well re-ceived by all. See synopsis in this newsletter. Attendees were sent minutes via snail / email, if you would like acopy, please let me know and I will send to you.A spring tour will be held on Saturday, May 8, hosted by Marge, Ed McQuigg, and I. More information is inthis Crier.There a few other things we are working on Meadowbrook Theatre, Neil Sedaka’s “Breaking Up is Hard toDo” Fridays April 23, 30 and May 7, 14. They want the old cars from 6:30-7:30 PM, and then you get to see themusical for free. We will go as a group on April 23, if that is not convenient and you would like to go one of theother Fridays, please find some friends and let Marge know. We need names, address, phone and email for con-firmation from Meadowbrook by April 13th.Ladies night on May 26, at Holy Redeemer, will be $17 each, more info coming soon!See calendar for additional events.For now, please be safe and have fun with your Buicks, see you soon!

Roberta

April10 MCC SLBC body shop open house18 AACA Swap Meet, Suski Buick23 Meadowbrook Theatre Classic Car Show28 Buicktown Monthly Meeting, GASC Weekdays

May6 Buick Salaried Retirees Luncheon Gateway Center

Doc Watson “50 years and still shifting gears”8 Spring Tour hosted by Ed & Marge McQuigg9 Mother’s Day21-23 20th Annual Buick Race Day at Norwalk26 Buicktown Monthly Meeting, Ladies Night, TBD30 Emannuel B C Memorial Day Hot Dog Car Show

June19 Jim Heiser Cancer Benefit Durand Eagles20 Father’s Day23 Buicktown Potluck Meeting Swartz Creek Park26-27 Sloan Museum Auto Fair, Flint Cultural Center

July4 Independence Day9-10 28th Annual Arthritis Foundation Auto Show

Dublin, OH11 United Way Cruise and Car Show28 Buicktown Potluck Meeting Vintner’s Winery27-31 2010 BCA National Meet Ames, IA30-1 Buick Performance Group National Meet,

Hebron, OH

August17-21 Back to the Bricks, Flint, MI25 Buicktown Potluck Meeting, TBD26-28 The 2010 Great Lakes Regional Meet hosted by

Central Ohio Chapter in Dublin, OH28 Abbey Park Car Show

September5 Emannuel B C Labor Day Pancake Car Show11 Michigan Buick Bash Turkeyville22 Buicktown Monthly Meeting, TBD

October3 15th Annual Swap Meet, Patsy Lou Buick-GMC27 Buicktown Monthly Meeting, TBD

November17 Buicktown Monthly Meeting, TBD25 Thanksgiving

December5 Buicktown Monthly Meeting, Fenton Farms,25 Merry Christmas

Coming Events

REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING

MAY 26, 2010

LADIES NIGHTHoly Redeemer

Family Life Center1227 Bristol Rd Burton, MI

6:00 pm Social Hour7:00 pm Dinner

$17Catered by Italia Gardens

8:00 pm Meeting /Entertainment

Please RSVPcall Marge at (810) 655-4824

Jerry WhitneyAuto Body Repair & Painting Technology, Mott Community College

I teach in the Auto Body & Painting program at Mott Community College. I also have developed two restora-tion-customizing courses that are currently offered at the Southern Lakes Branch Campus. Your Buicktown Chapterhas been very generous in supporting the Auto Body # 215, Body Restoration (metal forming) course. The course isoffered for the first time this semester and is filled to maximum capacity. We recently assembled a box-finger brakeand a slip roll machine purchased by the Buicktown Chapter donation. I placed plaques (Buicktown logo) on both ma-chines this week acknowledging donation by the Chapter. Mott is currently taking bids for several other pieces ofmetal forming equipment to be used in the class. I hope to have a Fournier Enterprises Mark II Workstation on thefloor in the near future. The unit contains English Wheel, shrinker-stretcher, lead shot hammer forming, and shapinghead stations. I have another Buicktown Chapter plaque that I will attach to the machine when it arrives. I haveprinted the Instruction Manual for each piece of equipment for distribution to the students. I have added to the frontpage that the equipment is a donation from the Buicktown Chapter, Buick Club of America. The financial assistancefrom the Buicktown Chapter has been critical in getting the course off the ground and running.

The Buicktown Chapter has also donated funding to sponsor student interns at the Buick Gallery Restorationshop at the Sloan Museum. Each auto body-automotive student intern will work with Greg Keller, shop supervisor,eight hours each week during our fifteen week semester. Students must be advanced level students and full-time, ma-joring in the automotive field. Greg Keller is very pleased for the additional help with the 53 Skylark Convertible.The Buicktown funding will sponsor one intern each semester (no repeats) for a total of six semesters. A solid longterm commitment. I received a report today from Greg that he is very pleased with the Mott intern this semester, Bran-don Bisbey.

A visit for Buicktown members has been arranged for April 10. The Auto Body Program is located at theSouthern Lakes Branch on Thompson Rd, east of US-23. I will gladly give a tour of our facilities and give you the op-portunity to examine the metal forming equipment that the Chapter has provided. I plan to have students in the labsduring the visit. A quiet lab is not nearly as interesting as seeing and talking with students and checking out their pro-jects. I will also arrange that your Buicktown Sloan intern, Brandon Bisbey, be available for a "meet and greet" thatday

Please feel free to email me with any concerns or questions regarding our program, internships, equipment, etc.Thank you again for your continuing support of our automotive programs and students.

Jerry Whitney [email protected]

SPRING TOUR PLANSBuicktown has been invited by the Millington-Abela Historical Society to visit their new museum and quaint

town. Mel and Pam Conway along with Clayton and Linda Betzing will be our hosts in the village. They promise usfun, shopping and a few surprises! And a great lunch (order off the menu)!

Our first stop will be at the museum with coffee and donuts. They will give us a map of the village. The storesinclude a florist, homemade candy shop, quilt shop and a number of antique shops. There is also a discount storewith a dollar corner. If the guys get bored, the Millington Inn (this is where we will have lunch) has a pool table andrefreshments. This promises to be a fun day with a finish at the “Curly Cone” for ice cream.

The date is May 8th starting out at Flag City Diner. Be there early if you want breakfast (8:00AM). Be sure tolook around the restaurant. We will leave at 9:00 AM sharp!

So, please join Roberta, Ed and I for the touring part, and we will try not to get you lost! Don’t forget the CBradios!!!!! Please contact Roberta (810-655-8277) or Marge or Ed at (810-655-4824) or sign up at the next meeting.

Attention Buicktowners!!An invitation to visit MCC’s Autobody Laboratory

٠Spend a Saturday Morning at the SLBC shop facility٠See students, classrooms and lab equipment in action ٠Learn about the technology applied in modern body repair٠Hear how Buicktown’s funds are making a difference ٠Learn of future plans for customization and restoration Our

Hosts:Jerry Whitney, Instructor, Autobody Technology

Brandon Bisbey, Buicktown InternLarry Sherman and Jim Beal, Buicktown Student Liaison

Saturday, April 10, 2010 10:00 AM to 12:00 noonMCC’s Southern Lakes Branch Campus2100 West Thompson Rd. Fenton, MIRSVP? Not mandatory as no food will be served. Jerry willhave coffee and donuts to start the tour.As a courtesy, call Larry or Jim for a headcount.If we have a large turnout, some parking assistance is prudent.It is important if you want to eat afterward as a group.Safety: Bring safety glasses if you have them. Remember, stu-dents will be working on their projects. Eye protection is re-quired.The Mott College SLBC facility is easy to find. Take US-23 to Thompson Rd. Exit and go East. Cross Torrey Rdand continue about a mile or so. The facility is located onthe North side of the road. Go into the parking lot andcontinue straight back. Drive through the chain link gates. Parking is straight ahead or to the right and alongthe fence. Our meeting will start in the large brick administration / classroom building on your right, the backentrance is easily seen. (The building on the left is the laboratory, don't go in there without an escort.) Go intothe back entrance of the administration building and take the first door to the left, enter a large room with ta-bles, chairs and vending machines. This room is where we will begin and end the visit.If the group would like to find a restaurant, after the tour, we suggest you do call in and we'll tally for a roughheadcount. We can check out some nearby restaurants in advance to see if they can handle our group.It is time to put that ole Buick back on the highway.Remember, this is about the training for our future restoration personnel. See you there.

#9Fall Cruise to Hell.

Assistant Director’sNote

Spring has sprung, finally, we can get the Buicksout and enjoy some fun times

55 members enjoyed a great meal at FentonFarms for our meeting in March.

Our April meeting is on the 28th, at Weekdays atthe Skill Center on Torrey Road in Flint. Terry Dunhamof the Buick Heritage Alliance will be our guest speaker.The meal will consist of baked chicken and roast beeffor $15.50. Please call me to confirm your attendance byApril 23rd. My telephone number is 810-655-4824, andcell phone is 810-938-9494, if I don’t answer, pleaseleave a message.

On May 26th, Ladies Night will be at Holy Re-deemer Family Life Center, on Bristol Rd, will be cateredby Italia Gardens. The cost will be $17 person. Please letme know by May 21st if you will be attending. Thanks.

Let’s have fun, driving, eating and enjoying ourFriendships!

Your Assistant Director, Marge McQuigg

Del and Bobbie Cutter’s

1955 Roadmaster4 door sedan

One of the most familiar Buicks on the Buicktown Chaptertours and events is Del and Bobbie Cutter’s 1955 Roadmaster. Delacquired this North Dakota 4 door sedan from former club memberJerry McNabb in 1984.

Born and raised in Durand, Del married high school sweet-heart Bobbie. Worthington in 1952. Del worked at Buick as a skill-ful tool designer until he retired in 1988 after 31 years of serviceBesides being a talented musician, Del had an uncanny knack tolearn and then utilize his knowledge. He was proficient on his homecomputer long before most us had any idea of what a “Mac” or a“PC” was. His main passions were family first, Buick automobiles(Buick Roadmasters were favored), golf, and wood working espe-cially carving. He had so many irons in the fire it was a wonder hehad time to eat and sleep.

Del rebuilt the powerful Buick V8 engine and had Bob Bonk, a fellow chapter member that recently movedfrom Millington to Florida, paint the body Nile Green and the top Spruce Green. Del replaced the “Chrysler” interior

to original 1955Buick factorystandards. Theseating in thisbeautiful automo-bile rivals themost exquisiteparlor furniture.

W i t hsafety and ridequality his primepriority Del out-fitted the Road-master with widewhitewall radialtires. He has beenquoted as saying,“I can let go ofthe steering wheeland it goesstraight down thehighway”.

Del and Bobbie have driven their Road-master all over the Country and Canada withthe Buick Driving Enthusiasts, BCA NationalMeets, after tours and chapter cruises. He re-called checking out a 1927 two door sedan ona trailer in the swap meet area at the 1997 BCANationals in St. Louis Missouri. The sellerthought he had a hot prospect but Del justwanted to verify the accuracy of a wood modelhe had carved.

Del has carved several model cars forhis Buick Club friends using photographs andpersonal measurements. One of his favoritecreations was the famousFlintstone car. It wouldtake about three months

to complete one of his projects. He has wonmany awards and ribbons for his artisticallycarved wooden models.

Del loved being on the golf coursewith family and friends several times eachweek during the season. He gladly shared hisaffection for the pastime giving tips and ad-vise. (But not while playing on the course.)

Del and Bobbie have been specialmembers of the Buicktown family since join-ing in 1979. They were some of the most ac-tive members of the Buicktown Chapter. Del

served as editor and in many appointed positions over the years and elected Director for 1985and 1996. Del was honored for his outstanding service to the chapter with the Joe Taubitz Awardin 1991. Bobbie one of the best salespersons in the chapter probably sold more Buick and clubstuff than most of the other members combined. Bobbie was elected Member at Large for 2001and 2002.

Del recently lost his long battle with cancer. The chapter will long remember and misshim.

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editorsaysI hope you enjoy this issue of the Crier.

Your suggestions for improvement are alwaysappreciated. Be sure to read the importantwords of your Officers and Chairpersons. Theyare making plans to help you enjoy your Buickthroughout the cruising season.

Have fun driving safe

Editor,Bob Gorski

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Chris Evert14. Robert Leets16. Brian Kitchen18. Donald Gale19. Richard Martin20. Christine Heil

Deianna Bower21. Dodie Barcome22. Roberta Vasilow24. Jenny Dutrizac25. Susan Hilgris26. Lawrence Gustin29. Dan Bower30. Vera Halka

John Root31. Ronald Eason

3. James & Delores Rolfe6. Ronald & Susan Specht

11. Robert & Nancy GorskiRon & Gail Woods

12. Gary & Debbie Minch17. Robert & Mary Ann Hadley21. James & Carole Baliko25. Duane & Jo Ann Hilliker26. Wayne Walters27. Larry & Joyce Schramm

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All Michigan BCA Chapters MeetingOn Saturday March13, 2010 the BuickTown chapter of theBCA hosted a meeting of the Michigan BCA chapters at theBuick Gallery. Members from BuickTown, Central Michigan,Southeast Michigan, West Michigan and the Reatta Divisionwere represented. Unfortunately the Great Lakes Divisionrepresentative was unable to attend.Many subjects were reviewed such as the Buick Bash, mem-bership, judging, newsletters, the IRS reporting situation andthe recent increase in the BCA annual dues were discussed. Itwas apparent that the Michigan chapters preferred non judgedevents and there was disappointment in the BCA because oftheir lack of support in providing leadership in the IRS situa-

tion. The negative impact on recruiting when a chapter hasannual dues of only $10.00 or $20.00 but there is a $50.00BCA requirement was also discussed.It was agreed that the all Michigan BCA chapter meetingswere beneficial and an attempt would be made to continuethem on a quarterly basis.

Bob and Bentley

SOCIAL COMMITTEEGet Well Cards were sent to

Bob Bonk, Carol Fitchett

Sympathy cards, Get well cards, Glad you’re wellcards, etc. are sent to members and families

for the well being of the Chapter.

Please notify the Social Committee if you are awareof any situation needing our consideration.

Gary and Debbie MinchSocial Committee Chairpersons

(810) 653 1967

PS Any appropriate unused cards would beappreciated by this committee. Please bring to any

chapter meeting or event.

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June meeting hosted byLarry and Suzanne

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July meeting hosted byJim and Diana

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August meeting hosted byKen and Charlene

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A signed copy of the book is available from the author byemailing [email protected] or calling 810-635-3168.

The book is also availablefrom Art Ridley at the

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The book may also bepurchased at the

Sloan Museumbook store.

The cost of the book isonly $29 if purchased

directly or $34 ifpurchased by mail.

Bill LambVeteran broadcaster DJ spins

story of Flint,Buick and factory workers

Bill Lamb hosted a radio show dedicated to Buickfactory workers called"The Factory Whistle" for26 years. His children con-vinced him to share thestories he collected duringhis career in a book. Hisbook "Buick, The FactoryWhistle & Me!" is avail-able at area Buick dealers,the book store at the SloanMuseum, or by calling Billat (810) 694-1421 for anautographed copy.

David Buick’sMarvelous Motor Car

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Lawrence R.Gustinpublished by

the Buick Galleryand Research Center

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manuscripts ofWilliam C. Durant

Richard P. Scharchburg was instrumental in the establish-ment of The Kettering/GMI Alumni Foundation Collectionof Industrial History in 1974. Upon his death in 2000, thecollection was renamed in his honor. Scharchburg dedi-cated his life's work to automotive history.

In recognition of General Motor's 100th Anniversary theScharchurg Archives has published the previously unpub-lished and unedited manuscripts of William C. Durant,founder of General Motors from our collection. These writ-ings cover Durant's experiences in the vehicle industrystarting with the Flint RoadCart Company in 1886 and in-cludes photos from the DurantCollection.

The book may be obtained atthe Archives with a donation of$20.00 during normal businesshours. It may be obtainedthrough the mail by sending acheck for $22.00 which in-cludes shipping and handling( payable to Kettering Univer-sity ) to: Kettering UniversityArchives, 1700 W. Third Ave,Flint, MI 48504.

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Wow what a year 2010 is turning out to be.Earthquakes, tsunamis, snow storms, wind,torrential rains, floods, tornadoes and coldweather to name just a few. The car auctionsin Scottsdale, Arizona were hit with strongwinds that blew down some of the tents anddamaged over 100 cars as well as injuringsome people. How would you like to put all

the time, money and effort to bring a car to Scottsdale and have it damaged when a tent blew down? Agnes and Iwere in Florida in March and the temperature was 20 degrees below normal. We didn't get much beach time but theFlorida strawberries were just getting ripe (two months late) and they were delicious. I can't wait for summer to seewhat that will bring.Over the years I have developed a hypotheses that there is only a finite amount of intelligence available in the worldand as the population increases the IQ of the citizenry decreases because there is less intelligence to go around. I re-cently read two articles that add credence to my hy-pothesis. The first was from Miami where devotees of aman who claims to practice a traditional African religionbecame violently ill, lost weight and developed strangelumps in their stomachs after consuming snail mucusthat was used in healing ceremonies. What would youexpect to happen after drinking snail mucus? The secondarticle I found is from New Zealand where someonepaid $1,983 for two glass vials that supposedly con-tained the ghosts of two dead people. The seller saidthere was no problem because the stoppered vials weredipped in holy water which deadens the energy of thespirits. Somebody has been watching way too manyHarry Potter movies.Progress is being made on the 1953 Skylark at the BuickGallery. If you get a chance stop by on a Wednesdayand view the progress and talk to the guys who havebeen donating their time to make this dream come true.The chassis is done and the body is fast moving towardscompletion. Will it be done by the June Sloan SummerCar fair? Probably not, but it is amazing how muchwork has been accomplished and how much is left to do.That' all for now.

Bob and Bentley Assistant Editors

Michigan Bill Would Increase Fees for Historic VehiclesLegislation (H.B. 5897) introduced in the Michigan legislature threatens to change the $30 registration fee for historicmotor vehicles (renewable every fifteen years) to an annual fee. Under current Michigan law, the owner of an historicvehicle may also choose to use restored authentic Michigan plates from the same year as the vehicle’s model year for aone-time fee of $35. H.B. 5897 would increase that one-time fee as well, to an annual registration fee of $30. Underthe bill, each of the registrations would come up for renewal every year on the vehicle owner’s birthday.

We Urge You to Contact Members of the Michigan House Transportation Committee (List Below) Immediately to Re-quest Their Opposition to H.B. 5897

Currently, the owner of an historic vehicle applying for an historic registration pays a $30 fee which is valid for fifteen(15) years.

Currently, the owner of an historic vehicle applying to use an authentic restored Michigan registration plate pays a “one-time” $35 fee which is valid until the owner sells, transfers, or scraps the vehicle or modifies the vehicle in a mannerthat requires the issuance of a new title.

H.B. 5897 ignores the fact that these older cars are infrequently driven (about one-third the miles each year as a newvehicle) second or third vehicles and deserving of reduced registration fees.

H.B. 5897 ignores the fact that many historic vehicles are owned and maintained by low and fixed income Americanswho are less able to afford a higher, annual fee.

DON’T DELAY! Please contact members of the Michigan House Transportation Committee immediately by e-mail torequest their opposition to H.B. 5897. Please e-mail a copy of your letter to Steve McDonald [email protected] you for your assistance.

Michigan House Transportation Committee

Representative Pam Byrnes - ChairPhone: 517/373-0828Email: [email protected]

Representative Andrew Kandrevas - Majority Vice ChairPhone: 517/373-0845Email: [email protected]

Representative Paul Opsommer - Minority Vice ChairPhone: 517/373-1778Email: [email protected]

Representative Marie DoniganPhone: 517/373-3818Email: [email protected]

Representative Douglas GeissPhone: 517-373-0852Email: [email protected]

Representative Martin GriffinPhone: 517-373-1795Email: [email protected]

Representative Harold HaughPhone: 517-373-0854Email: [email protected]

Representative Gabe LelandPhone: 517-373-6990Email: [email protected]

Representative Judy NeratPhone: 517-373-0156Email: [email protected]

Representative Roy SchmidtPhone: 517-373-0822Email: [email protected]

Representative Coleman Young IIPhone: 517-373-1008Email: [email protected]

Representative James BolgerPhone: 517-373-1787Email: [email protected]

Representative Larry DeShazorPhone: 517-373-1774Email: [email protected]

Representative Marty KnollenbergPhone: 517-373-1783Email: [email protected]

Representative Tom PearcePhone: 517-373-0218Email: [email protected]

Representative Wayne SchmidtPhone: 517-373-1766Email: [email protected]

Representative Paul ScottPhone: 517-373-1780Email: [email protected]

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After the usual social hour and dining on authentic Mexican cuisine Director Roberta Vasilow called the meet-ing to order at 7:45 pm. Member at Large, Jerry Walker announced three members forgot their name tags.Jerry read the February birthdays and Jim Beal led us in singing “Happy Birthday”.Secretary, Suzanne Sherman, read a concise version of November and December 2009 minutes.Roberta Vasilow readthe Treasurers reportfor Dan Emerton.Assistant Director,Marge McQuigg re-ported next meetings:March, Fenton Farms,$15 per person, April,Skill Center, $15.50 perperson, May, LadiesNight at Holy RedeemerFamily Center, $17 perperson, catered by Ital-ian Garden.(bring yourown bottle)Sign up sheets: Margecirculated sign-upsheets for March, April,and May meetings forthe purpose of orderingfood. If you sign upand later cannot attend,please call Marge.Summer Picnic for Junehosted by Howard andCarol Zimmerman atSwartz Creek Park pa-vilion, a quarter mile north of Miller on Elms. (Public park so no alcohol)July potluck hosted by Larry and Suzanne Sherman at Vintner’s Winery, off Bristol Road at I-475.The August picnic will be hosted by Roberta Vasilow.The September meeting will be a box lunch at the Gallery. The last three months are still being planned.Social Committee, Debbie and Gary Minch, announced that there were fifty-two (52) members present. Six-teen get-well and “concerned” cards were sent, as well as six (6) sympathy cards, including members Del Cut-ter and Judy Rousseau.Reports on M-Flint and MCC Interns were presented by Larry and Suzanne Sherman. Larry reported thatBrandon Bisbey, the Mott Intern, is very enthusiastic and has experience in car restoration. Suzanne said thenew M-Flint intern is Rachel McNinch. She is a senior in the History Department at the University of Michi-gan-Flint. The staff at the gallery was amazed at how fast she was working and how much she had accom-plished already. Both interns will attend our March meeting.

OLD BUSINESS:Roger Tyyska, updating the Tax Issue, reported that he, Roberta and Dan had met with a CPA from the firm ofLewis and Knopf. Of main concern was our income from swap meets and advertising in the Crier. Subse-quently, the Chapter has received a letter of do’s and don’ts. We continue as a 501©7, as a subsidiary of ourparent group, the BCA. Dan and Roberta must file a short form tax report. Concerns: We may pool our mon-ies to have a good time. On outside funds, we must pay taxes, if the amount is over 35% of our gross assets.Bob Gorski must monitor income from the advertising.NEW BUSINESS:Roger Tyyska announced Buicktown will host a Michigan BCA Chapters Meeting at the Gallery, Saturday,March 13, Noon tour, meeting at 1:30. Cookies and coffee will be served. To be discussed: publications, coor-dination of calendars, BCA.OPEN MIKE:Bob Neumann stated that he is retired from Genesee County and arranged for Roger Tyyska to speak at one oftheir retiree meetings. He praised Roger’s speaking ability and encouraged anyone who needs a speaker to callRoger.Roger said that he has been contacted by Ron Stebbins, coordinator of Great Lakes Region in Cleveland, whowants to attend one of our meetings. It was suggested that he be invited to the March 13 meeting at the Gallery.50/50Jim and Jackie Beal distributed cash winnings to Dalton Rolfe, Roberta Vasilow, and Bill Smith. Bobbie Cutterwon an apron that Jackie had decorated with the Buick shield (upside down). Bill Renico won a Jeff Gordontin. Mugs were won by Carol Zimmerman, Marge McQuigg, Roger Tyyska, Gil Mervis and Jim Aseltine. Amodel of a 1953 Cadillac was won by Ed McQuigg.

Respectfully submitted, Suzanne Sherman

STUDENT INTERN UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT

Our intern this semester from M-Flint History Department is Rachel McNinch. She is a senior in Secondary Education.

Her minor concentration is in Communication, enabling her to be active in the Theater Department. Rachel comes by

her interest in History and

performance from her Fa-

ther who is a professional

singer/storyteller. She sang

with him when she was

younger. She particularly

remembers a song by

Woody Guthrie about a

strike in the mines in Calu-

met, Michigan, that so im-

pressed her that she wrote

a lengthy paper about it last

year.

The staff at the Sloan Gal-lery is impressed with howquickly she works. Rachelrearranged our Buicktownmaterial in the computer sothat it will be easier for us to access. I think she enjoys working in the archives. I heard her say, "Will you look at this!"

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1. Call the Activities Director by the 2nd week of the month and make your reservation.

2. Cancellations are accepted no later than the 3rd Friday of the month. Sorry, if a reservation was made but notcancelled, you may receive a due bill, as necessary.

3. Members are encouraged to attend all meetings! Purchase of a meal is not a requirement. Depending upon thecircumstances, you may be able to purchase a beverage and sit in with the group during dining.

4. Last minute requests for a meal may be possible. Please call the Activities Director ASAP. Unavoidable cancella-tions of others may be matched to your request and benefit both parties. No guarantees but you may be lucky!

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When Buicktown makes a contract witha food service company / restaurant:

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If you would like to join our committee, to helpplan the 38th Annual Sloan Museum Auto Fair, we meeton the first Wednesday of the month, 6:30 pm, in theBuick Automotive Gallery, located on the corner ofRobert T. Longway Blvd. and Walnut Street on the cam-pus of the Flint Cultural Center. If you would like to volun-teer three hours or more to help at the show, call 810-793-6358 or e-mail [email protected].

We are ready for another great Sloan MuseumAuto Fair, number 38! The event will be Saturday, June26 and Sunday, June 27. There are three awards, BestOriginal Vehicle, Best Original Restored Vehicle andBest Modified Vehicle. Of course, we also will haveawards for the Top 75 vehicles. The Car Cruise will beon Saturday June 26 at 5:00pm from Sloan Museum toThe Hot Dog Stand in Grand Blanc. There are no eventson Friday night. For more information visit SloanAuto-Fair.com or call 810.237.3450. Fundraisers like thishelp to ensure quality programming, and that our his-tory is preserved for, Genesee County residents.

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Members are still sending in 2010 renewals but is at a slow pace. As Iwrite this (March 30) the total memberships we have are 161 with 295members. I still have 34 Buicktowners that have yet to send me any-thing. Things will pick up as we get our cars out again and enjoy ourhobby. My 56 Roadmaster is going to Dales Auto Service on LapeerRoad tomorrow to have new Springs and front suspension installed. Afew others items need work but I should be good to go by Easter. I'manxious to experience the difference this will make in the ride. I'll keepyou posted on the improvement. Enough for now. Go start your car!

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What is the history of the “Original Red Sauce”?My grandparent’s Ellsworth and Aileen Moore were involved in the A&W business when they came to Flint in 1935 andopened the city’s first A&W. My Grandfather had never cared for the taste of ketchup, so my Grandmother came up with ahomemade ketchup recipe better suited to his taste. It has been used ever since in our restaurants. My Grandfather and Fatherin 1964 built the Hot Dog Stand in Grand Blanc that my family currently operates. Our family also had the A&W in down-town Flint, on Beech Street, that was in our family for over 50 years. The A&W name may be gone, but our restaurant stilluses the original recipe that has been in our family businesses for the last 70 years. The “Original Red Sauce” is only avail-able at the Hot Dog Stand in Grand Blanc. - Rhonda Moore

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We have a lot to report this month so let’s get with it. If you did not make it to this year’s ‘Autorama’ at Cobo Hall inDetroit, you missed a great show. Like last year, your ‘Back to the Bricks’ committee along with the ‘Bikes on theBricks’ and the SloanMuseum’s ‘Summer Auto Fair’ joined forces to create a ‘Back to the Bricks’ cruise scene thatfeatured a brick street complete With the Arches, street signs, stop signs, a traffic signal, park benches, the Flint Jour-nal Newspaper boxes and more. The display had four feature cars that consisted of a 1934 Tudor Ford street rod, a1958 red tri-power Chevorlet convertible, a 1962 resto-mod Corvette and a 1986 ultra rare Buick Century Grand Sportand along with the cars were three customs motorcycles and a 1947 Flint Police three-wheel service motorcycle. Asthe booth goes, allfour cars wereentered for com-petition and oneof the customMotorcycles wereentered for judg-ing. We are ex-tremely proud toannounce that allfive vehicles woneither a first place(’62 Vette andcustom motorcy-cle, one secondplace (’86 Buick)and two thirdplace winners(’34 Ford and ’58Chevy); but that’snot all, the displaywon ‘Most Outstanding’ award of the show. Last year our booth brought home five awards and this year we toppedthat by bringing home six awards! We passed out over 15,000 pieces of literature this year and resulted in running outof Literature early Sunday afternoon of the show. That effort also topped last year’s effort by 1,000 pieces of ‘B2B’literature. For all who stopped by to say ‘hi’ we thank each of you and for all who volunteered their time and effort,‘THANK YOU’.

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As you may suspect, reserved club parking is extremelytight. If your car club has a reserved side street or parkinglot, you need to make surethat it is fully utilized. After10AM on Saturday morning,if your area is not filled withyour club member’s cars, wewill use all unfilled parkingspots for general show park-ing. With that said, makesure your club membersdon’t decide to sleep in on

Saturday morning because if they do, there might be a goodchance they may have to park their cars several blocks awayfrom their fellow club members cars.Well that’s it for this month. It’s getting warm out and Isuspect all of us are starting to turn our attention to detailingour ‘gems’. To a ‘Great Cruising’ season; we will see youdown the road.

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IN NORTH CENTRAL REGION FOR 2009Buick Motor Division announced

that Al Serra Buick, which is part of theAl Serra Auto Plaza, was the top sellingBuick dealership in the North CentralRegion for 2009. Buick officials MarkHaener and Brian Erne were in GrandBlanc to present a plaque recognizingthe accomplishment.

“We commend Al Serra Buickfor the tremendous job they did servingour Buick customers in 2009,” said ZoneManager Mark Haener. “After spendingtime with the Al Serra team, it’s easy tosee why they are successful. Their en-ergy and enthusiasm for our product isincredible.”

In a tough economy, the GrandBlanc based dealership outsold all otherBuick dealerships in the nine-state NorthCentral Region. GM’s North CentralRegion covers all of Michigan, Illinois,Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Ohio and Wisconsin.

While pleased with the recognition for the dealership and the award, Al Serra Auto Plaza General Man-ager Denny Dunfield is excited about the new challenges facing his team this year. “The most important thing tous is to continue to build good relationships with our customers and the community,” says Dunfield. “The re-sults show we are doing a good job, but as everyone knows, there is always room for improvement. Every daywe’re working to get a little bit better and serve our customers to the best of our ability. That’s our goal at AlSerra. If we have that mindset, everything else takes care of itself.”

Dunfield cites the incredible Buick line up of vehicles as cause for excitement. Both the 2010 Buick La-Crosse and the 2010 Buick Enclave won Consumer Digest Best Buy Awards. And, according to Dunfield, shop-pers can expect to find a big selection of both award winning vehicles in-stock at Al Serra and ready for immedi-ate delivery.

Al Serra Buick is part of the Al Serra Auto Plaza, which also includes Al Serra Chevrolet, Al SerraGMC, Al Serra Cadillac-Hummer, Honda of Grand Blanc, Kia of Grand Blanc and Nissan of Grand Blanc. Allof these franchises are part of the Serra Automotive network, which currently consists of 25 dealerships acrossthe country and employs more than 1,600 people.

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BUICK NEWS2011 Buick LaCrosse

drops 3.0L V6, adds four-cylinder

The all-new Buick LaCrosse hasn't even been on the market fora year, but we're already seeing slight changes to the sedan'slineup. First and foremost, the 3.0-liter V6 (originally offered onCX and CXL models) has been discontinued, meaning customerswho want six-pot power will have to make due with the well-received 3.6-liter direct-injected mill. However, all-wheel drive,which was initially only offered with the 3.0, can now be had on3.6 CXL models.

The big update for 2011, though, is the addition of General Mo-tors' 2.4-liter direct-injected inline-four to the LaCrosse. Avail-able only on the base CX, the 2.4-liter mill is good for 182 horse-power and 172 pound-feet of torque, and achieves up to 30miles per gallon on the highway. While that might sound rela-tively impressive, keep inmind that GM managed tosqueeze 30 mpg out of thelarger V6 in the Camaro, andthat the Equinox CUV alsotrumpets a 30 mpg ratingout of its four-banger, too.

Will 182 ponies and 172pound-feet of twist beenough for the relativelylarge LaCrosse?

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