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Journal of the Oakland Owners Club International, Inc.

Dedicated to the preservation, restoration, exhibition and driving enjoyment of all Oakland automobiles

Oct.-Dec. 2011

Lynn & Marsha Keiter 1931 Oakland V/8 coupe

Time for

Annual Dues

OAKLAND OWNERS CLUB INTERNATIONAL, INC. OFFICERS, DIRECTORS & ADMINISTRATION

General email: [email protected] Annual Membership Fees:

USA $30.00/year International $40.00/year Canadian $35.00/year !

While every care is taken in compiling the Oaklander, the publisher takes no responsibility for any effects arising from publication. Contributions are welcome and handled with reasonable care, but must be accompanied by return postage; however, the publishers assume no responsibility for return safety of artwork, photographs or manuscripts. The publisher accepts no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts or photographs. If material is sent to us for publication, you are strongly advised to make copies and enclose a S.A.S.E. Original material must be submitted and will be accepted solely on the basis that the author accepts the assessment of the publisher as to its commercial value. All advertisements in the Oaklander are published in good faith. The publishers reserve the right to refuse or alter advertisements at their discretion. The Oaklander is published by the Oakland Owners Club International, Inc. The views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the editor or the Oakland Owners Club International, Inc. This magazine, its contents as a whole and/or in part, are the copyright of the Oakland Owners Club International, Inc. and may not be reproduced in part or whole without written permission of the Oakland Owners Club International, Inc. !

Founded August 1998 Incorporated February 2001

VOTING OFFICERS !Wayne Koffel President 7632 Martins Crk-Bel. Hwy. Bangor, PA 18013 610-498-3164 [email protected] !Ray Moot Vice President 9951 St.Clair Avenue Fairview Heights, IL. 62208 [email protected] 618-398-7548 Al Tompkins Secretary 60 Reimer Road Bangor, PA 18013 610-599-6961 !Charlene Roach Treasurer 3307 Firebird Ct Chesapeake, VA 23323 [email protected] 757-737-1931 !

NON-VOTING ADMINISTRATION !Lindie Eash Publisher Robert Caves Editor ([email protected]) Barry Eash Brass Era Tech Writer !

VOTING DIRECTORS !Bob Roughton Brass Era & Pre-1915 4158 Hermitage Road Virginia Beach, VA 23455 (757) 464-6484 !Andy Wise Show Chairman 17151 Webbs Road Ellendale, DE 19941 (302) 422-4855 !Marty Roth Independent Board Member 4716 Young Street Metairie, LA 70006 (504) 455-1693 !Norman Hutton Director Emeritus John Martin Director Emeritus

October - December 2011 The Oaklander

Technical Support Brass Era Bob Roughton

4158 Hermitage Road Virginia Beach, VA 23455 757-464-6484

1916-1923 Andy Wise 17151 Webbs Road Ellendale, DE 19941 302-422-4855 Ken Roach 3307 Fireburn Court Chesapeake, VA 23323 757-737-1931

1924-1931 Wayne Koffel 7632 Martins Crk-Bel. Hwy Bangor, Pa. 18013 610-498-3164

President’s Message

Questions? Comments? Write Wayne at 7632 Martins CrK-Bel. Hwy. Bangor, PA, 18013. You also may contact him by phone at (610) 498-3164 or by email at [email protected]

Hershey is over and that means our general meeting is over. The minutes of that meeting will be contained somewhere further back in this magazine. You’ll notice that this issue has more pages than previous issues. That’s because our roster is contained in this issue. Last years’ inaugural roster issue was an unqualified success so we are continuing that policy. That being said, YOUR DUES ARE NOW DUE! Please send your dues to Charlene Roach. Her address is in the front of this issue as are the amount of dues for the US, Canada, and International. As I did last year, I will be including a SASE to send in your dues. How easy is that? The first issue of the magazine with Robert as Editor went over well. It can only get better from here. Please send Robert anything you want published. His address, phone, and email are also in the front of this magazine. We need pictures and articles. While we are investigating the ease and security of online membership, that policy if it happens, will not be for months yet. On a sad note, I was informed that two of our Canadian members passed away recently. Ron Erickson and Lloyd Elliott both had 29 Oaklands. You may remember Ron and his wife Joanne from our 100th Anniversary meet at Macungie. Ron recently sold his car which he was no longer capable of driving. Our sincerest condolences to their families. Your Board of Directors gave their support to again being the feature car at Das Awchst Fescht in 2015. Andy Wise will be chairing the fundraising committee for that event. Remember that by purchasing hats, shirts, and jackets you help support that fundraising effort. I want to make special mention of Lynn and Marsha Keiter and their 1931 Oakland Coupe. The article in this magazine and accompanying picture reinforces the quality and desirability of the Oakland. It just goes to show an Oakland CAN beat a flathead Ford! Congratulations again to Lynn and Marsha. That’s all for now. Here’s hoping you all have a Merry Christmas and an even Happier New Year ! !Wayne


Meeting called to order at 1 :OOPM. !Officers present: Wayne Koffel - President Ray Moot - Vice President Al Tompkins - Secretary Bob Roughton - Brass Era Andy Wise - Show Chairman Marty Roth - Independent Board Member !Members introduced themselves. !Treasurer's report was read and approved. !Discussed magazine - any changes to be made will be subject to board approval. !Marty Roth and Ray Moot asked the group to become involved by writing articles about themselves and their car experiences. !New Business: OOCI was asked to return to the featured car tent by Das Awkscht Fescht board for the year 2015. The club was given a great reception the last time we were the featured car. !Fund raising committee to be headed by Andy Wise. !Hats and shirts are on sale to support tent expenses. !Lyn and Marsha Keiter were on the Glidden Tour in Cumberland, MD. Their Oakland won the hill race. Congratulations to the Keiters. !Pontiac/Oakland car museum in Illinois (Hwy 55) is a must see if you are in the area. Everything is free in town during the festivities. !Wayne mentioned that the OOCI club membership is growing. !Motion made and seconded to adjourn meeting at 1 :40 PM. !


Minutes - OOCI General Meeting Hershey, PA October 6, 2011

The Oakland Owners Club International, Inc.

The Polish Mountain Hill climb was won by Lynn & Marsha Keiter in a 1931 Oakland V/8 coup in Cumberland Maryland. The grueling 550 mile tour in mountain ranges over 3,000 feet in Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania was a real challenge for both drivers and cars. With 265 cars from 27 states, all 1942 or older, the competition was intense.

On Monday, the old cars were staged at the bottom of Polish Mountain. This is the same course that is used every year for the professional drivers. It was made famous by top drivers such as Carroll Shelby. The 1.2 mile road features steep grades and lots of hairpin curves. The cars were started one by one with each car having a ¼ mile head start and were all professionally timed.

We waited our turn and were sent off by the flagman after the car in front of us had a ¼ mile start. The 31 Oakland V/8 took off like a scalded rat! Taking advantage of 100 HP (more HP per pound of any car in 1931). We were soon into the steep hairpin curves. As we came around a blind curve to my surprise, I had quickly caught the car who left in front of us. Keeping the pedal to the metal, we flew by him and continued up the mountain one hairpin turn after another.

!continued...

Our Cover Car OAKLAND WINS POLISH MOUNTAIN HILL CLIMB AT THE 66TH AACA GLIDDEN

TOUR



A few more twisting turns and there was another car struggling up the grade. Taking advantage of the synchronized Oakland transmission, I was able to constantly go from second to third and keep the R.P.M.’s and the speed up. Another quick pass through a sharp curve and I had disposed of two cars and thought I would now have an unobstructed finish to the top. Wrong! As the final turn at the top approached, a third car struggled to get to the top of the mountain and almost stopped, blocking the right lane. Determined not to be slowed down, I stayed on the gas and the mighty Oakland, with a burst of speed, passed the third car 30 feet from the finish line.

Marsha was laughing as I relaxed my death grip on the steering wheel. She said “I can’t believe we passed three cars and you should have seen the looks of the people in the cars we passed, they were priceless. When we came out of the last turn, the flagmen and timekeepers were shaking their heads in amazement.

I was a little upset about my run because instead of car versus mountain in a solo run, I was forced to pass cars which slowed my time down. I was surprised at our banquet to learn we had won first place. Again proving that the Oakland V/8 is the best flathead V/8 ever built.

When the tour visited Oakland, Maryland on Wednesday, the town went all out to greet the cars and blocked off the downtown streets for parking. As they directed our car to a spot, they noticed it was an Oakland automobile. I was quickly directed down the street to a special place directly in front of the new Oakland Transportation Museum. We had a crowd around us all day as Marsha and I wore our Oakland 100 shirts and told the history of the mighty Oakland automobiles. Join us in Texas with your Oakland for next year’s Glidden.

!Lynn & Marsha Keiter

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The Oakland Market PlaceParts Wanted

Four (4) 1931 Hubcaps & Right Taillight - John Kugler 715-268-6544

Complete Hood for 1912 Model 40 Touring - Ed Lappin 720-635-0209

Chris Watkins is in desperate need of:

• An underslung front axle and hubs,

• Parts for 1913 Model 35 All Steel Bodied Touring car:

• The steering gear, brake pedal, and body to attach to flywheel housing.

• A pair of brackets that hold spare rim tail light and/or whatever fits on casting on back of rear fender/guard.

• Parts from rear gearbox coupling to tail shaft to pinion housing to differential and braking components.

• Westinghouse ignition/lighting unit (Model S 172036A) with built in magneto.

• Fan housing and pulleys. Springs, wheels, rims, front and rear fenders.

Will pay shipping to California to ship to Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Chris Watkins email is: [email protected]

1928 Sedan: ignition switch, fuel gauge, four(4) good hubcaps, headlamp, light switch. Reinhard Glotze, August Bebal Strasse 4,Badkdsen, Germany, 06628

1930 Oakland Hood ornament, John Corson 609-261-1314

1930 Radiator Cap, 1923 Radiator Cap, Wayne Koffel, 610-498-3164

1919 Good , rebuildable engine block Wayne Koffel 610-498-3164

Looking to buy carburetors 1916 through 1931. Condition not important. Wayne Koffel, 610-498-3164

1923 Speedometer and original carburetor, Ake Sjodin email: [email protected]

Literature Wanted 1909 Oakland Literature, manuals, advertisements, etc., Bob Roughton 757-461-1200

Cars Wanted Any Brass Era Oakland , Dave Stevens 231-740-6610

Any Brass Era Oakland , David MacMillan , 407-358-9697

Cars For Sale 1931 Oakland V8 Sedan. Original engine and Fisher body. Low original mileage. Driveable. Has been garaged in CA for at least 40 years. Original rubber skids on running boards still has the "Oakland-8" stamp and logo. All five original hubcaps and chromed grill and bumpers. Authentic Oakland-8 flying eagle hood ornament. All of the difficult to find dash knobs are original. The interior upholstery and exterior paint are the only unoriginal components of this car. $33,500 negotiable. Kathryn Farris 661-822-7646

!!!!!!1927 Sport Roadster Parts Car. $2000 plus shipping

1927 Two Door Sedan, used wood and interior parts $1000 plus shipping

1927 Four Door Landau Sedan Parts Car ( needs all new wood) $1000 plus shipping

1927 Sedan rusty extra parts $500 plus shipping


The Oakland Market PlaceCars For Sale - continued

1931 Coupe with restored running gear (sandplasted primed and painted) engine runs. Body needs new wood. $5000 plus shipping. Pictures available upon request at [email protected]. Art & Florence Archie 207-723-8759

1931 Oakland Four Door Sedan. Excellent older Restoration. $35,000 or close serious offer. Clayton Hamilton 317-223-8711

1916 Touring Fully Restored. AACA Junior and Senior Award winner. Runs Good. $30,000 Norm Hutton 201-337-1996

1920 Oakland Touring. New top and recent paint job. Make offer. Florence Clemons 1444 Hogback Road, Loman, N.Y. 14861 607-732-8638

1928 Cabriolet. Looks and Drives Great $18,000

1929 4 door Sedan Original Interior and Repainted Exterior. Looks Good and Drive it Anywhere, $15,000 Dave Blair 815-383-1813

1910 Model K 40hp. New Body and many new parts, many parts missing. Located in Illinois 309-788-6985

Parts For Sale Brass Tire Pump in good condition. $85 plus shipping. Robert Peacock, 4658 Diablo Drive, Cottonwood , Arizona. 86326 928-646-6749

One (1) piece 12 spoke 24’ rim and 1 piece21” rim and 3 pieces of 20” disc wheels. Vern Calaman 717-249-4697

1918 Right front and rear doors and Steering wheel (apart) for Model 34-B. Also have front axle and two(2) wire wheels that may be for a 19?? Oakland truck. One has the Oakland disc and was made by Budd. Will accept any reasonable offer plus crating and shipping or pick up. Morrell Travis 260-747-4304 or [email protected]

1930 Exterior door handles. $98 each (Australian) plus $15 ea. Shipping. Part number OAK-026. Order at Vintage and Classic Reproductions, PO Box 323, The Gap, Brisbane, Australia 4061 or email:[email protected]

1929 Parts for sale. Engine, axles, wheels, etc . Rollie Waddingham 506-454-5404

Services Offered Headlight, windshield wiper, and instrument switch repair. Glass beading and sandblasting service. I can rebuild, or repair or sell outright 1927 through 1931 Marvel carbs. I can rejet those 29 Pontiac carbs to fit the 29 Oakland. Cost of rebuilding $500.

Engine Rebuilding

1916 to 1923 $3800 1924 to 1927 $3850 1928 to 1929 $3650 1930 to 1931 $4500

New prices reflect additional material and labor costs. All prices are approximate, depending on condition and any additional machining, etc.. All rebuilds include new babbitt bearings when needed ,complete valve job including new valves when needed, Water pump, fuel pump, rebuilt distributor, carb repair, generator& starter repair, gaskets and timing chain. Additional charges for missing parts, replacement pistons, and block repair. Shipping and pick-up can be arranged. Transmission rebuilding $450 plus cost of any bearings. Clutch rebuilding is $350 whether cone or pressure plate. We also rebuild front and rear axles. Wayne Koffel 7523 Foul Rift Road, Bangor, Pa. 18013, 610-498-3164 , [email protected] www.oaklandsalesandservice.com

Woodworking services for Oaklands. Patterns for 1929 Business Coupes, Sedans, and Landaulets. We also have wood patterns for 1930 Sedans and some for 1931 Coupes. Wood is sold by the piece or will price out whole car. Call for pricing. Stephen Koffel, 610-498-3164 [email protected] or oaklandsalesandservice.com


Wayne’s Ramblings

This issues’ article may not endear me to some of our members, but I’ve stuck my foot in my mouth before. I need to respond to some queries that I have received in the past two months. Please remember that this is my opinion and you are free to respond and/or disagree. !This concerns the speeds that our beloved Oaklands may be driven. One question concerned just how fast the car could be driven on the turnpike/thruway. The second question concerned how to get more RPM’s out of an early Oakland six cylinder. Another non member was calling to find out if I knew how to put an overdrive unit in. When I questioned why he would want do that, he responded by informing me that he lived in a heavily populated west coast state and wanted to be able to tour on a super highway ! And in an early 20’s Oakland ! !C’mon , is it me ? Am, I the only one who sees the danger here ! These cars are eighty and ninety something years old. If your car could do sixty and seventy miles per hour, do you REALLY want to do that? I drive my cars. I like driving my cars. I encourage everybody to drive their cars. That’s not the issue. Putting aside the fact of the damage to the engine, if the answer to the above question is yes you want to go that fast, ask your significant other if they feel the same way. Remember your traveling on wood spoke wheels that may be original or new or wire wheels that may be weaker than new. Remember also that if you could go that fast, you’ll have to be able to stop also and these are NOT hydraulic brakes. Cars built before 1923 should travel nicely at 30 to 45 mph. They were designed to go that fast on mostly unpaved or poorly paved roads. Cars built before 1930 should travel 40 to 50 and in some cases 55 mph. Even the 1930 and 31 Oaklands will travel all day up to 60 mph. In fact I’ve had mine up to 70 for a very, very short distance. Just because the speedometer goes to 80 mph does not mean the car can attain that speed. Use common sense. You can usually hear the engine straining if you start going to fast. Spare parts are quickly drying up and when you bend those rods, put a hole in the block, or have a wheel collapse , making the repairs just might become financially challenging. !OK, let’s move on to some other subjects. As some of you may know, Tim Dye a member of this club and an officer of the AAOC chapter of POCI, has opened a museum dedicated to Oaklands and Pontiacs in Pontiac, Illinois. It is called the Pontiac-Oakland Museum and I like to think that the reason it has Pontiac before Oakland is that the City of Pontiac is footing the bills. But neither here- nor-there, Tim has a beautiful memorabilia collection and he does quality printing. My business cards came from Tim. In fact , I have never seen anything that is not quality by Tim. I have gotten first hand reports that the museum is very professionally done. I would expect nothing less from Tim. Because of health issues, I did not get his grand opening information in the last issue of the Oaklander. I had promised various people I would do that. I understand he had a very successful grand opening and I wish him well. For anyone interested in contacting his museum or in getting information about the hours of operation, etc., go on the web to the Pontiac, Illinois Tourism Center and click on the museum. Tim would love to see you. !

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205 North Mill Street Pontiac, IL 61764

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Admission is FREE


Wayne’s Ramblings

Next on the agenda is an update on a tech article I did a few years ago. It was an article on driveline vibration and universal joints. As is the case in most tech articles I write about, I have had an above average amount of queries about repairing Oakland universal joints. When you are driving your Oakland at highway speeds, many times you’ll get a vibration starting at about 20mph. This can happen in a restored car but more likely in an original or partially restored vehicle. If you’ve ever had a universal joint go bad in your modern car or truck, you’ll know what I mean. The problem is that it’s worse in the Oakland. Oakland had the same style of universal joint for years. It worked well, but as our cars got older, the joints would wear to the point of disintegration. !Before going any farther, let me describe the joint. I have also included some pictures of a disassembled joint. There is a universal joint at both ends of the driveshaft. The rear joint is attached to the driveshaft. The front joint is bolted to the rear of the transmission in some form or another, and is attached to the driveshaft by means of a spline. Both universals are equally damaged in most cases. The joint, front or rear, consists of two half caps about five inches in diameter held together by what looks like four bolts going through the caps. But in reality it is four yokes. The yokes ride on one four inch long straight pin and two pins pressed into a connector that attaches to the pinion shaft in the back and the back of the trans in the front. When assembled, grease is filled in by means of a grease fitting. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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The design is not the problem. Either through poor maintenance or abuse, the pins wear and the hole in the yokes wear also. Herein lies the problem. That wear causes the joint to be loose and make noise and vibrate, all of which makes it wear even faster. So the faster you drive, the worse it gets. No replacement parts are available to my knowledge. If they are repaired, in most cases people attempt to use modern universal joints. That takes a lot of extra machining and welding and usually prevents the joint from ever being brought back to being original. To check your joints, lay in under the car and grab the back of the driveshaft with both hands. If you can shake it up and down or sideways, your shaft is worn. Do the same with the front universal. !Repairing the old universal joints was a non-issue until recently. I have retained my machinist, Len, to make the parts necessary to rebuild these joints. This is neither an easy nor inexpensive job. The pins are case hardened and hard to machine. The yokes are even worse. The yokes are even harder and can’t be cut with either a drill bit or carbide cutter. But Len has found a solution. Rather than remove the pins, he grinds them round and smooth and cold shrinks a hardened steel bushing on, which brings them back to the original size. He then makes a new straight pin where needed. If that sounds easy and not real expensive, you’re correct. Now the hard part, to correctly make the worn holes bigger in the yokes, you need a Centerless Grinder. This is a labor intensive process, that when completed, allows for pressing in a steel bushing to bring the yoke back to its original unworn round size. Result: a set of completely rebuilt universal joints good for another thirty thousand or more miles of vibration free driving. !In the future, extra parts will be made so that we can repair front and rear universals as a set. You will be able to send in your old universals along with the drive shaft and we’ll send back a repaired driveshaft and rebuilt universals just like they came from the factory. I don’t have a price as of yet, but I’ll let you know when we do. This is being done as a favor to me and the club and we’ll only charge the cost of parts and materials.


This from Jim Boyden. A member of OOCI and owner of a 1913 Oakland Model 40. !The picture on the right is his Dad, Francis Boyden taken while sitting in a car in front of his uncle's house in Berkeley California. The picture is believed to have been taken sometime in the late 20's. Jim thinks the car may be a 1928 Oakland. He would appreciate any comments from the general membership. !408-268-4872 [email protected]



Contributed by Vernon Calaman of Carlisle, PA. from his local newspaper.

1912 Oakland Colonial Coupe. Does anyone have any information on this car?

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