HAPPY NEW YEAR ONE AND ALL!

The December meeting was very interesting. A lot of you will recall that the Steelers had an evening game that night and the weather was not really nice (a lot of fog in many areas). Now I want to tell you that no one in the club should ever say their vote does not count!! We had a total of 24 members including the Club Officers, show up for the December meeting when we were to have our election of Officers and a Board of Directors seat that will be vacant January 1st. The By-Laws tell us you need a quorum which is defined as a minimum of 30 members. S0, after consulting the Board members present, (5) it was decided, the election would be held in January to meet the guidelines set forth in the By-Laws. Since Joe and I have belonged to the Club, some 5 years now, I have never seen so few members at a meeting! I wish to thank the people who did give up the game and come out on a not very nice evening. However, if there were 6 more people there we could have held the election. With our usual meeting attendance being anywhere from 60 and above, this attendance was a surprise! In 2008 I suggest that we may want to check the Steeler schedule as soon as it is released. . I was told by a long time member that this is the first time in the Club History that the elections did not take place as scheduled at the December meeting. So please come out for the January meeting so we can get this piece of business taken care of and move ahead for 2008.

LET’S GET STARTED ON ANOTHER FUN FILLED YEAR OF CAR STUFF AND EVENTS AND TOURING.

SEE YOU AT THE MEETING !!!!

Clara Dresbach

NEXT MEETING

Sunday January 13 St Alphonsus Cafeteria

After Christmas Party February 16, 2008

Annual Flea Market February 24, 2008

On the cover

Jim and Ann Cutuli 1971 Pontiac Catalina

A MESSAGE from THE PRESIDENT

In this issue:

December

Minutes

3

Member Profile

Karl Mueller

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6

After-Christmas

Party Reservation

Form

8

Annual Flea Market

7

Contest Results

9

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NORTH HILLS HISTORIC AUTO CLUB

2007 OFFICERS

President: Clara Dresbach 724-935-8351 Vice President: Stephen Illsley Treasurer: Jack Swaney 724-625-1442 Secretary: Loretta Fusco

Directors John Trn Past President Mike Paine Term 2007 Antoinette Quinn Term 2008 Frank Pribanic Term 2009 Jennie Barker Term 2010

Appointive Positions Historian: Ed Sipp Flea Market Chairman: Mike Quinn Car Show Chairman: Joe Somerville Car Show Prog. Book Joe DiSalvo Newsletter Editor: Mary Jo Phillips 724-898-9661

The North Hills Historic Auto Club was founded in August of 1971. Meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month in the school cafeteria of St. Alphonsus Church located on Church Road (Rt. 19 & Rt. 910) in Wexford, unless otherwise noted in the monthly newsletter. The newsletter is published monthly. All articles for publication must be submitted no later than the 20th of each month to MJ Phillips 263 Forsythe Rd., Valencia, PA 16059 or nhhacnews@yahoo.com. Any car or club related news from the membership is greatly appreciated. An application for membership is located on the club website at http://clubs.hemmings.com/nhhac. Application for mem-bership and annual dues should be sent to Jack Swaney, P.O. Box 152, Mars, PA 16046-0152. Membership dues are $20.00 per year, payable by the first day of January. Any change of address or any roster changes should be submitted to Pat O’Neill, 4077 Branding Place, Allison Park, PA 15101 or pjojlo@msn.com. Frank & Judy Pribanic are the chairpersons of our “Get Well and Condolences” committee for the members and their im-mediate families.

Mark Your Calendar! January 1 New Year’s Day 13 Monthly meeting at St Alphonsus Cafeteria Wexford, PA February 2 Groundhog Day 10 Monthly meeting at St Alphonsus Cafeteria Wexford, PA 14 Valentine’s Day 16 After Christmas Party—dues must be paid in order to attend 24 Flea Market Krebs Dodge Gibsonia, PA March 9 Monthly meeting at St Alphonsus Cafeteria Wexford, PA 16 Palm Sunday 17 St. Patrick’s Day 21 Good Friday 23 Easter Sunday

Minutes of the December 9, 2007 NHHAC Meeting The meeting was called to order by President Clara Dresbach with 26 members in attendance. The November 11th minutes stand approved as written in the November newsletter. Treasurer Jack Swaney reported a balance of $3437.72 as of December 9, 2007. The treasurer’s report stands approved as read. We had one guest, Alexander “Sandy” Bennett for his first review for membership. Sandy gave a brief run down of the 8 antique vehicles he and his wife Betty own. They have a 1966 Ford Mustang convertible and 7 Franklins in their automobile stable. There were some amusing and interesting facts as to how most of the Franklins came into their possession. Frank Pribanic reported that Mark Malchano was recuperating from recent surgery. No other members were hospitalized or ill that Frank was aware of. Old Business: President Dresbach reported that she had spoken to Mike Quinn regarding the February 24 Flea Market at Krebs Dodge on Route 8. Mike will need volunteers to help set up and clean up. Please contact Mike who is recovering from hip surgery. More information will be available at the January 13th meeting. New Business: Jackie Sheerer informed the membership that the March 7-9 Winter Get-A-Way to Blackwater Falls is set. The cost is $68.00 per night. 10 non-smoking and 5 smoking rooms are reserved. There is a swimming pool, game room and a hospitality room will be available for socializing. If you make your reservation, please let Jackie and/or Bill know that you did. If you charge the reservation, it will not be on your account until you actually arrive in Blackwater Falls. The after Christmas party is scheduled for February 16, 2008. Pat O’Neill will have more details at the January meeting. Due to the fact that the club did not have a quorum in attendance, the election of officers could not be held. Instead the members will vote at the January 13th meeting. Nominations from the floor for candidates were closed at the December meeting. There being no other business to attend to, several members engaged in various discussions. Steve Illsley brought an Old Cars Weekly magazine with an article expressing a valid reason to not mount radial tires on old rims/wheels as they would be damaged. The Sheerer’s informed us that Al Zamba, Peter Grant and Bill Swaney had their Packards on display at the Frick Museum and that there was no charge for admission to the Car and Carriage House. Steve Illsley made the motion to adjourn The next meeting will be January 13, 2008, 7:00 P.M. @ St. Alphonsus Church Respectfully submitted, Loretta Fusco Secretary

The Club extends its sympathies to the

family and friends of member

Jim Funk

who passed away December 14, 2007

Annual After-Christmas Party

Date: Saturday, February 16, 2008

Place: Hampton Banquet Hall, 5416 Route 8, Gibsonia, PA 15044

Cost: $28.00 per person

6:00pm Conversation & Hors d'oeuvres & Cash Bar 7:00 pm Dinner Buffet

Entertainment, Door Prizes and Awards following Dinner

Reservation deadline: February 2, 2008

Reservation form found on page 8 of this newsletter

Pat O'Neill 4077 Branding Place

Allison Park, PA 15101

412-487-8512 pjojlo@msn.com

* If you have a hobby or collection that you would like to display at the party, please contact Pat O’Neill to reserve a space. This is a very unique

and popular event that members look forward to each year.

Member Profile

By: Joe Acker

Karl Mueller

This month we feature member Karl Mueller. Karl and his

wife Debby live in Sewickley and are very active members of this club.

Karl owns a gorgeous black 1936 Graham Supercharged 6 Sedan which has

been a familiar sight at numerous club events.

I asked Karl how he got into the old car hobby. He said it seems like

he has always been interested in old cars. He can remember sitting in

the grocery store reading Hot Rod Magazine while his mother was shop-

ping, dreaming of the day he would finally own a car. Karl and his

brother would ride around

going to dealerships looking

at new and used cars.

Karl got into the NHHAC on

his own about 4 years ago

after attending our car

shows since 1975. He said he

thinks he has attended

almost every car show we

have had. About 8 years ago,

he took a car restoration

class at Community College

taught by club member Bill

Artzberger. It was Bill who

encouraged Karl to restore

his Graham and told him that

it was the first car he ever

rode in going 100 miles an

hour. Karl was inspired by Bill and began the long

restoration project on his Graham. It was also Bill who talked Karl

into finally joining the NHHAC.

Karl admits that he actually got interested in the Graham Automobile

only by accident. His brother knew he wanted an old car to hot rod and

his new brother-in-law had a car he wanted to get rid of. They went to

look at it and found out it was all in parts. The body was just sitting

on the frame and completely covered with surface rust. Karl asked what

it was and he was told it was a 1936 Graham. He said, "What the heck is

a Graham?"

So he bought it for $450 in 1975, not knowing for sure what it even

looked like as a whole car! He and his brother towed it home behind his

brother’s pickup truck with a piece of chain, and a pipe in between,

and all of the parts in the truck bed.

DROVE TOO LONG

Karl decided to keep

the original drive train,

thinking it was very

unusual. He reassembled the

car and put Cragar Mag

wheels on it. (after all,

he was only 18 years old)

And that's the way it

stayed until 1995 when he

decided to do a full body

off restoration on the car.

As might be expected,

he did a great amount of

research on his car

restoration project. He

learned that the Graham

brothers were in the truck business since the teens and were making

truck body conversion kits for people who wanted to make a truck out of

a passenger car. It wasn't

until 1928 that the three Graham brothers came out with their first

Graham passenger car manufactured in Detroit. He further learned that

his Graham manufactured in 1936 had a Supercharged 217 Cubic inch 6

cylinder engine that sported

116 horsepower. His car was

built on a 116" wheel base

and weighed 3000 pounds. The

cost new for his Graham Sedan

in 1936 was $900.00.

His very first car was a

1961 Chevrolet. He bought it

from his uncle at the age of

14. It took him 2 years to

get that car on the road. He

has had many cars since, but

the Graham somehow has man-

aged to stay around.

Karl enjoys restoration,

showing and driving the car

on tours, but most of all, being with friends in the car hobby. He is a

machinist by trade, so enjoys making and

repairing parts for his car. He enjoys any mechanical things and is al-

ways amazed at the technology in use 50 to 100 years ago.

He has made many good friends in the NHHAC. One of those couples was

Michael and Antoinette Quinn. At a meeting after Karl had been in the

club for about a year, they brought a friend with them by the name of

Debby. Karl and Debby became good friends and a year later began dat-

ing. On May 13 of 2006, they were married. When Karl joined the club,

he never thought he would meet his best friend and the love of his

life, his wife Debby, because of some car no one ever heard of!

Annual Flea Market Sunday, February 24, 2008 Krebs Dodge ~ Gibsonia

4:00 am Breakfast at Eat n’ Park by the Route 8 Turnpike entrance

5:30 am Meet at Krebs to help Vendors This is when the fun begins! Please bring your dolly!

Call Chairperson

Michael Quinn

412-487-1888

All sorts of goodies you didn’t even

know you needed!

Club members lined up to help vendors (and be the first to check out the goods)

DRIVER SNOOZING

WHAT HAPPENED next

New Contest! ~~~~Find the Editor’s Error(s)

I’m going to need an entire newsletter to list the errors from the previous month. You folks are good!

December Newsletter Eagle Eyes Frank Pribanic—After-Christmas Party should be 2008 Martha McEvoy—wrong email address for newsletter Judy Coco—email address and wrong day for After-Christmas Party Bud Glendening—Betty Tech should be Beatty Tech Roy Kennedy—letter “e” missing in the article “Why does Steve use Walkie Talkies” and Beatty Tech Keep your eyes open and send those mistakes to: Mary Jo Phillips 724-898-9661 nhhacnews@yahoo.com

We’ve all heard the famous words,

“They can have any color they want, as long as it’s black,” attributed to Henry Ford

in reference to the first Ford automobiles. However, three other colors were offered

from 1908 to 1914. What were they?

Thanks to Roy Kennedy for this one!

1936 Lincoln 17” Wheel

No correct answers. Tune in next month for

another puzzle.

What Is It?

Winter GetWinter GetWinter GetWinter Get----AAAA----Way March 7Way March 7Way March 7Way March 7----9, 20089, 20089, 20089, 2008 Blackwater Falls State Park , West Virginia Blackwater Falls State Park , West Virginia Blackwater Falls State Park , West Virginia Blackwater Falls State Park , West Virginia

Please call Jackie Sheerer 412-367-3138

after making your reservations

http://www.blackwaterfalls.com 1-800-CALL-WVA 304-259-5216

15 rooms reserved with 10 non-smoking

Amenities include swimming pool, hot tub, game room, restaurant and private hospitality room

Pennies for Patients May 18, 2008

This is a joint venture with NHHAC and the Pittsburgh Tri-state Chapter of NCRS

Starting at St Barnabas and end at the winery.

Music by Jan and possibly a live band Pre-registers will only have to check in and not complete any other paperwork.

We will also be using a food vendor that normally provides food for winery functions. Anyone wanting to go straight to the winery may do so.

In an effort to give single hand purchasers a better chance we will be asking all participants to

declare the hand they are playing before the card is selected. That will insure random deals.

More to come, if you have any suggestions or questions feel free to call or email me.

Bob Cirilli 724-449-3323 cirilli@connecttime.net

IS NOT AMUSING

For Sale! Mopar 4 speed standard transmission out of 1967 Dodge with 318 engine attached. Both $500 Call Steve Illsley 724-443-7058 For Sale! 24 foot enclosed trailer with sleeping area, excellent condition $6,000 Call Steve Illsley 724-443-7058

For Sale! 1974 Gran Torino Elite Two door 351 Windsor engine 38K miles Original ginger glow paint and spoke wheel covers $6,000 Jim 724-266-3337

For Sale! 1975 Cadillac Four door hardtop 39K miles Good condition Bob Moore 412-487-4557

Wanted to Buy! Bucket seats for 1965 Chevelle Rich 412-486-0343 For Sale! Make Offer!

4—9R22.5 New Caps 3—9R22.5 Goodyear G159 good steer 9R22.5 Goodyear G159 Low Tread good casing 8.25 X 20 Yokohama good casing 8.25R20 Goodyear G 159 good steer 11 Truck tires Call Herchal Rapp 412-322-8330

January 2008 Visit us at http://clubs.hemmings.com/nhhac

North Hills Historic Auto Club

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