Next Monthly Meeting

August 13th, 7PM
Allied Gardens Recreation Center,
5155 Greenbrier Ave
San Diego
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No club meeting in July!
 

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President - Bob Halgren
Vice President - Brian Bennion  
Treasurer - Keith Rider
Secretary - Ken Goldkamp
Membership - Bob Buchaklian
Historian - Chris Jones
Tour Master - Colin Fort
Newsletter Editor - Alana Snyder  
Webmaster - Clark Novak
Events Coordinators -
    Chris Jones & Mimi Halgren
 

Upcoming Events

San Diego Chapter SDC
1st Annual Car Show
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Balboa Park, San Diego
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Message from the

President

Dear Fellow Clubsters:

Late May finds Mimi and I in Payson, Arizona working on our apartments. Fortunately, we have been able to sprinkle some Studebakering into the mix, picking up a ’58 hardtop hulk on the way over and going down to the Valley today to look at a ’55 Speedster, deliver some Stude parts, and transport Larry and Pat Swanson’s ’64 convertible for Ken Michael. Lots of fun.

May was full of events, starting with the Allied Gardens Springfest, then the Pacific Southwest Zone Meet. Last Sunday was La Palma, the nicest annual Studebaker meet in the west with over 100 cars and a great swap meet.

In June we will have Jack Brandais as our featured speaker at our monthly meeting on the 11th. Jack used to write the Weekend Driver column for the SD Union. Also, our June 11th meeting is our ice cream social, so bring along your sweet tooth. On the 13th we will have a combined Aug 22nd planning meeting and annual event planning meeting. It will be at our house at 9am. Please plan to attend. We need your input to have events that you want. This is your club. If you can’t make the meeting, please email or call me with your thoughts.

June’s event is a Poker Run on the 20th. It starts in Mira Mesa at 8:30 am, will take you all over the place and will end with lunch at Mario’s in La Mesa. Mimi and I have spent a lot of time refining it. Two prizes will be given out, one for the best poker hand and one for finding the most Studebaker related streets. Remember, Studebaker drivers eat free!

There is no club meeting in July but we will be celebrating the 4th of July and the 1st International Drive Your Studebaker Day by participating in the Coronado Parade. This is a fun event with lots of spectators. We usually have an hour or so before the parade to converse and then go to Tom Ham’s afterwards for lunch. If you’ve never been in a parade you should try it. There is nothing like connecting with the spectators, especially the little kids. If you can’t make the parade do try to drive your Studebakers somewhere on the 4th. July 13- 18th is the International Meet in Cedar Rapids. Next year the meet will be in Phoenix in late May, so no excuses!

August 8th we will have our final planning meeting for the August 22nd car show. Once again, 9am at our house. If you haven’t registered yet for the August 22nd car show please do so. It will help us plan for the show better the sooner we know how many to expect. The application form is at www.studebakersandiego.com.

Several member items: Marge Hanson is recovering in Tri-City Hospital from a spinal fracture and we wish her well. Dennis Napier emailed me some pics of his latest acquisition – a Nash Metropolitan in need of some “minor TLC”. Ted Harbit is out of the hospital and back home after totaling the Chicken Hawk. He’s lucky to be alive.

For those of you who haven’t heard, the City of South Bend is terminating SASCO’s lease, so SASCO is up for sale. What happens to the parts inventory is anybody’s guess, so order what you need as soon as possible.

Until next month, Happy Studebakering!

Bob Halgren

 

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