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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
August
13th, 7PM