April - Manitoba Classic and Antique Auto Club

VOL. 46 ISSUE 04APRIL 2005WE’RE MOVING TO HEADINGLY COMMUNITY CENTRE, 5959 POTAGE AVE.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEBY OTTO SOAre we there yet? It is still snowing outside….. Ha,on the positive side, this gives me more time toprepare my toy(s) for this summer.I was not able to chair the February General Meetingbut I brought back some interesting stories from Florida.Please see details on “MICKEY” in this issue.March General Meeting marked our final meeting inEast Elmwood Community Centre. I would like to thankthe City of Winnipeg for allowing our club to use theirfacility as a meeting place and our member(s) whohelped make it a reality.During our previous meeting(s) and from the SMR(s),it was determined that our meeting location for the nextfour years will be at Headingley Community Centre.Please plan to attend the April meeting in the newlocation.A politician, Enoch Powell (1912-1998) once said “Youdon’t lead people by following them, but by saying whatthey want to follow”.• • •NEXT GENERAL MEETINGApril 10 @ 2:00 p.mHeadingly Community Centre at 5353 Portage Ave.Do we have a “Knight in Shining Armor” in the club?President Otto received the following request:I am wondering if you would be able to provide me withsome names of your members who chauffeur their owncars. My parents are celebrating their 60th anniversary inWinnipeg this may and I would love to be able to hire anantique car to drive them to the party. I would prefer anycar from the years of 1937 (their dating car) to 1945 (theirwedding car). Dad and mom would have to be picked upon Tyndall Ave. and driven to the Masonic Temple onCorydon. This would be Saturday, May 7 around 4:30p.m. If you can help me it would be appreciated! My e-mail address is jbailley@sunshinecable.com or call: (250)442-3736. If you cannot provide any names would yoube able to give me a phone number or e-mail of someonewho can? Thank-you for your time...Judy BailleyEDITORIALBY BRYNE MCKAYDo you have an opinion on where the new car industry isheading, what about an opinion on a new car that has justbeen released? What about the collector car hobby? If youdo, write a letter to me the editor of the Side Mount Reporter.We would like to hear from you.On behalf of the membership I would like to thank SkipAndrews and Pauline White for all the work they have done forthe club the last couple years. They were active executivemembers and looked after all our needs at the East ElmwoodCommunity Centre. Thank You Skip and Pauline!Just a reminder to the members regarding our classified adservice which we offer at no charge. The Side Mount Reporteris distributed to all our members, other car clubs and all ouradvertisers. Some advertisers even leave a copy in theircustomer waiting area giving us more exposure. Do you havesomething for sale, are you looking for a vehicle, a part, storagespace, how about just information? Give the classifieds a try.Remember, our General Meeting location has moved to theHeadingly Community Centre at 5353 Portage Ave. inHeadingly. Same time 2:00pm. President Otto So tells me therewill be FREE coffee and doughnuts.MYSTERY VEHICLES1 234Answers on Page 12Come on out and see our new home!5Vol. 46 Issue #04 APRIL 2005 — Sidemount Reporter 1

Charles GossOwnerWe do: all types of carstrucks and boatsAutopac repairsPhone # 779-0685435 Kensington StreetWinnipeg, ManitobaR3J 1J8YOURAD COULDBEBE HEREFOR MORE INFORMATIONALL 792-1414TODAY!Y!CALLALLTHANKYOUTO ALL OF OUR ADVERVERTISERSMembers are encouraged to support ouradvertisers and to let them know they sawtheir ad in the Sidemount.M.C.A.A.C.8TH ANNUALRED RIVER VALLEY SWAP MEETSUNDAY, MAY 15, 2005RED RIVER EXHIBITION PARK3977 PORTAGE AVE. WINNIPEG MBADMISSION$3.00 Per PersonChildren Free(12 Yrs. & Under Accompanied by an Adult)HOURSVendor Set-up Starting at 6:30 a.m.Gates Open at 8:00 a.m.Close at 4:00 p.m.SHOW & SHINEOpen to all Vehicles 25 Yrs. & Older, Street Rods, Modified &Special Interest Vehicles. Vehicles & Driver Admitted Free.VENDOR AND CAR CORRAL SPACE RENTALS $10.00CONTACT:Gord Brunette (204) 222-2298 orMort Mckechnie (204) 889-9970PLEASE BRING A DONATION FOR WINNIPEG HARVESTVol. 46 Issue #04 APRIL 2005 — Sidemount Reporter 2

MANITOBA CLASSIC AND ANTIQUE AUTO CLUBP.O. Box 1031, Winnipeg, MB R3C 2W2Web site - www.mcaac.mb.ca2005 EXECUTIVE ELECTED OFFICERSPresident - Otto So 227-3377233 Wales Ave. WPG. MB R2M 2S8Vice-President - VacantPast President - John Carpenter 633-649495 Kushner Cr. WPG, MB R2P 0P2Secretary - Harry Mortimer 878-3069RR1, Box 6, GRP 30 Dufresne, MB R0A 0J0Treasurer - Norman Magnusson 284-45226 Windermere Bay, WPG, MB R3T 1B2Activities - VacantAssistant Activities - VacantMembership - John Ewing 896-056147 Deerpark Dr., WPG, MB R3R 3N4Club Projects - Bryne McKay 269-503758 Kendale Dr., WPG, MB R3T 5M4DIRECTORSJim Drummond 489-8315John Ewing 896-0561Ross Metcalfe 831-8165VOLUNTEER OFFICERSBus - Kevin Stewart 488-7177Gord Brunette 222-2298Doug Feldman 255-5205Labels & Roster - Bob Wilks 668-4879Manitoba Association of Auto Clubs (MAAC) -Wolf Fuhr 224-3152Cards - Eleanor Brunette 222-2298Social - VacantJudging & Class. - Chuck Ingram 661-83802074 Roseneath, East St. Paul, MB R2E 1G7Special Events - VacantAPPOINTED OFFICERSEditor - Bryne McKay 269-503758 Kendale Dr., WPG, MB R3T 5M4brynemckay@netscape.netEmail Notices - John Ewingewing@shaw.caWeb Master - Derek Thille 475-2694derek.thille@ieee.orgLibrarian - Otto So 227-3377233 Wales Ave.,WPG.MB R2M 2S8Appraisals - Erik Fossberg 334-6271298 Scotia St., WPG, MB R2V 1W2Appraisals - Gary Lambert 338-909051 Blackthorne Bay, WPG, MB R2V 4N2Publicity - Noel Roy 254-478818 Southfields, WPG, MB R2N 2N1Swap Meet - Gord Brunette 222-229890 Allenby Cres., WPG, MB R2C 3J2The Sidemount Reporter is published monthly by the MCAAC atWinnipeg, MB., and is distributed free by direct mail to allmembers. All articles appearing in the publication express theindividual opinions of the writers and are not necessarily thoseof the MCAAC. All items are subject to editing for both spaceand content. All information to appear in the SidemountReporter must be received no later than the end of the generalmeeting of the current month. It must be submitted typed or inclear legible script. Any club wishing to copy material within,may do so, except that covered by copyright. All prices quotedare at the discretion of those advertising in the MCAAC and theeditors accept no responsibility for the condition, or availabilityor the value of the goods offered for sale. All articles appearingmust relate to the hobby at large.The purpose of the club is the preservation and restoration of allclassic, antique and special autos, 25 years or older, includingall assorted material pertaining to them.The Manitoba Classic and Antique Auto Club (MCAAC) Roster isnot to be used without the expressed written permission of theMCAAC Executive.• • • • •Sidemount Reporter Yearly Advertising RatesBusiness card size $ 70.001/4 page $130.001/2 page $240.00Note that MCAAC members get free Parts Wanted/For Sale ads.For further information on corporate advertising, please contactNoel Roy @ 254-4788. Members’ classified ads may beforwarded to the Sidemount Editor.Canada Post, Publications Mail Agreement # 40619573Vol. 46 Issue #04 APRIL 2005 — Sidemount Reporter 3

INSIDE STORYMICKEY MOUSE& WHEELSBY OTTO SOI’m not a snowbird but like most people, I like to go towarmer places in the Winnipeg January winter. Floridais nothing new to many of you but every year I findsomething new there.I felt the US economy is still not fully recovered asmost of the theme-park seem to have less attendancethan last year. Mickey Mouse still behaves as usual butthe line-ups are shorter.There is a Friday and Saturday car show In Old Townof Orlando each week. It is almost the same asWednesday Pony Corral in Winnipeg Downtown exceptit is four times as big. I spotted some interesting vehicles(a Corvette station wagon) and some personal licenseplates as attached.I was not able to get any tickets to the Daytona 500car race. I had to settle on watching the live broadcastingin front of a giant screen. It had the same excitementexcept I did not have to wear ear-plugs. I stayed at afriend’s home for two days in Jacksonville. She is still apatriotic Winnipegger as her license plate says WPGCAN.Nothing to report on the one-week cruise because Icould not find any vehicles on the vessel. It was a niceshort 18 days holiday away from the cold and fourthousand plus digital pictures (aproximately one pictureevery 5 minutes for 18 days...Yikes!) to remember it by.Florida MemoriesVol. 46 Issue #04 APRIL 2005 — Sidemount Reporter 4

SIDEMOUNTAUTOMOTIVECLASSIFIED ADS(OTHER CLUBS PLEASE COPY)For Sale:- 2000 Corvette 5Star Aluminum Wheels. Metallic Silver in color.Two - 17" x 8.5", Two - 18" x 9.5", like new. $800 for set.Call: Bryne McKay (204) 269-5037Email: brynemckay@netscape.net other clubs please copyFor Sale:- 1988 Caprice Wagon, 144,000 km, very clean, no rust (spentmost of its life in Arizona in the winters), straight body, thirdseat, PS, PW, PB, AC working, new exhaust system, recenttires, good brakes, deluxe wire wheel covers, wood panel trim(very cool), roof rack, sentinal headlight option, everythingworks.SOLDPerfect for bringing home the car parts you have hidden in thecountry.Haggle price starts at $3,500 or buy it now, no haggle for $2,900.Call: John, (204) 896-0561, or email at : ewing@shaw.caCome have a look and make me an offer.•••••Wanted:- Front fenders for a 1974 Buick LeSabre Luxus.Call: Bryan (204) 444-3549•••••Wanted:- Mechanical and body parts for a 1968 IHC pickup.Call: Bryan (204) 444-3549•••••Wanted:- Artillery type wheels or the wire wheels for 1929 Plymouth.Require some older tires to move car around while under repair,size 29x4.75Call: Ron Alexander (204) 774-5350•••••Wanted:- 1929 Plymouth roadster or coupe body. Do you know of any.Call: Ron Alexander (204) 774-5350•••••For Sale:- By Sheriff, a 1928 Purple Hot Rod Model A and a 1972Mustang (no motor). To be sold by auction at 1:00pm on April16, 2005 at Diamond Auction Services, Hwy 1A West, Drive InnRoad, Portage La Prairie, MB•••••59,085,176 vehicles, including trucks, were sold worldwidein 2003. Source: Automotive NewsVol. 46 Issue #04 APRIL 2005 — Sidemount Reporter 5

THE CLUB HAS A NEW JACKET!BY BRYNE MCKAY (CLUB PROJECTS)Features:• Black Melton with leather sleeves, collar & pocket welts,• Elasticized cuffs and waist band,• 2 inside pockets,• Club crest on front,• Your name on one sleeve & your car type on the other,• Large scene on back with the club bus, a ‘21 Buick, a‘31 Ford & a ‘49 Chrysler in front of the old Skinner’sDinner.Price is $295.00 including taxes. We need a commitmentof 12 in order to go to production. We require a $30.00deposit with your order. For further information call 269-5037 or email; brynemckay@netscape.netINTERESTING STUFF...1955 MERCURY CONCEPT CARFOR SALE: $150,000.00 USDD-528The D-528 was a different kind of Ford Motor Co. concept car. Itwas never intended as a show car, but rather, was meant to bea “research project on wheels”. The exterior of the D-528 wasdesigned by Gil Spear and the interior by John Samsen.Design studies for thecar began in late 1953or early 1954,immediately afterSpear, anxious for abreak from designing 3/8 sized concept cars,left the AdvancedDesign Studio to takeover as head of theInternational andCanadian Studio. TheD-528 was designedand built to testadvance concepts in airconditioning, seating,ingress and egress,lighting, front framecrash absorption andFord’s first car without“A” pillars. Eventhough the D-528 nowhas only twoheadlights, it was alsodesigned as Ford’s firstcar with four headlights.At the time the D-528was designed, it wasanticipated that airconditioning would, infuture years, becomean accessory more carowners woulddemand. Because airconditioning evaporators were so large they had to be locatedin the trunk, there was a concern that they restricted luggageroom. Spear’s proposed answer to the problem, incorporatedinto the design of the D-528, was to relocate the spare tire tothe back of one fender and the gas tank to the back of theother fender, with flip-top lids providing access to both.(Several years later, technical advances made it feasible toreduce the size of the evaporator and relocate it in the enginecompartment.)As originally designed by Spear, the roof of the D-528 wasshaped like a “T” with the top of the “T” folding downward toform the “C” pillars. The roof was hollow and acted as aconduit for cold air from the air conditioning evaporator locatedVol. 46 Issue #04 APRIL 2005 — Sidemount Reporter 6

INTERESTING STUFF...1955 MERCURY CONCEPT CARFOR SALE: $150,000.00 USDin the trunk. Cold air from the evaporator flowed up throughthe hollow “C” pillars and into the hollow roof section, exitingfrom perforations in the headliner. To assure an evendistribution of cold air, the perforations were in an increasinglarger diameter as they reached the front of the car. Over thedoors and extending into the roof, by about eighteen inches,were panels that were hinged towards the middle of the car.For ease of entry or exit, each panel was individually raised orlowered by an electrical motor when a door opened or closed.The D-528 and its companion car, the D-526, were the firstfull-sized, fully operational cars built by Ford personnel withfiberglass bodies. Previous Ford Motor Co. concept cars withfiberglass bodies were fabricated at Creative Industries, a Detroitarea business that built many of Ford’s early full sized conceptcars.While at MacPherson’s Special Vehicles Department, the D-528 was finished, but it was also revised several times and wasnot in completed form when the Special Vehicles design studiowas disbanded in 1958. Even after the Special Vehicles designdepartment was disbanded, there were more revisions of theD-528. The entire roof structure and the front end of the carwere redone at least once after that. “A” pillars and an interiorframework to hold the roof up were also installed. (It isprobable that the roof was designed to its present form to testthe four-door (“B”) pillar-less hardtop concept first introducedby Ford Motor Co. in 1956, but that was probably done in thefirst several months after Spear’s move to the Special VehiclesDepartment.)When Spear returned to the Styling Center, the D-526 andthe D-528 were placed in storage in the EEE Building Annex.Over the years, Spear assumed that the D-528 had beendestroyed, because the last time he saw it, it was unfinished.According to Walter Jennfeldt, one of the modelers who hadfollowed Spear to MacPherson’s design studio, but stayed onas a clay modeler in Experimental Engineering, the D-528 wasmoved from place to place for several years and every once ina while, it was used to test some new engineering concept.Because the D-528 was originally built without “A” pillars andrelied on the windshield to support the front part of the roof, ithad a habit of breaking or popping windshields when driven.According to Jennfeldt, “A” pillars werelater installed to provide support for theroof so the D-528 could be used to testseveral new ideas, including aninterchangeable seat idea.Although the D-526 was renamed theCougar and was used as a show car byFord in 1962, it was decided not toattempt to make a show car out of theD-528. In late 1962 or early 1963, theD-526 and D-528 were sent toHollywood for use in the movieindustry. After the D-528 arrived inCalifornia, George Barris, who laterturned the Futura into the Batmobile,repainted it, removed the name “D-528”from the front fenders that spelled out“Beldone”, a stage name selected byParamount Pictures. (Barris had movieindustry contacts and convinced Fordhe could get movie and TV coverage for concept cars Ford nolonger had a use for.) The Beldone was first used in the 1964Jerry Lewis movie, “The Patsy”. For the movie, the Beldonewas equipped with radio controlled remote control devices thatopened and closed the doors, trunk, and hood during one ofthe comedy scenes in the movie. After the studio was throughfilming “The Patsy”, the car was stored on the ParamountPictures lot and infrequently used in other movies or TVprograms, including a 1964 TV series called “The DuplicateMan”. It also had a little part in the movie “Back To TheFuture”.In 1984, Bob Butts, the owner of a San Diego based businessthat provided cars to the movie industry, purchased the D-528 from George Barris, who had recently acquired it fromParamount Pictures and repainted it again. The VIN numberon the car described it as an experimental 1953 MercuryMonterey and Butts was eventually able to confirm Ford’sname for the car and that it had originally been a Ford conceptcar.In 1995, Butts sold the D-528 to The Guild of AutomotiveRestorers, a group of Canadian investors and the car is nowlocated in Ontario, Canada. After they bought the D-528,the Guild had trouble finding a carburetor with a low enoughrise to allow the hood to close. The D-528 now has a suitablecarburetor and is operable again — and the hood closes.The D-528 has most recently been shown at the 1997Meadowbrook Concours.Vol. 46 Issue #04 APRIL 2005 — Sidemount Reporter 7

UPCOMING EVENTSMark YourCalendarsDate Event Location ContactApril 10 MCAAC General Meeting Headingly Comm. Ctr. 5353 Portage Ave.2:00 pmApril 24 Spring Fling Kingswood Golf & Country Club Marilynn Schultz(204) 444-3022May 08 MCAAC General Meeting Headingly Comm. Ctr. 5353 Portage Ave.2:00 pmMay 15 Red River Valley Swap Meet RREX Gord Burnette (204) 222-2298Mort McKechnie (204) 889-9970June 12 MCAAC General Meeting Headingly Comm. Ctr. 5353 Portage Ave.2:00 pmJune 26 Crusin’ with Kids Car Show Headingly Comm. Ctr. S. Andrews (204) 667-8794P. White (204) 667-2777June 26 Cruizin’ Manitoba for MS Tour Winnipeg, Beausejour & Pinawa (204) 943-9595July 10 MCAAC General Meeting Headingly Comm. Ctr. 5353 Portage Ave.2:00 pmAugust 28 Corn Roast Jack Mavins Anola, Jack MavinsAugust 14 MCAAC General Meeting Headingly Comm. Ctr. 5353 Portage Ave.2:00 pmAugust 21 Antique Cars & Old Lace Dugald Costume Museum Harry Mortimer(204) 866-2922August 21 Judge Meet Dugald Costume Museum Chuck Ingram(204) 661-8380September 11 MCAAC General Meeting East Elmwood Community Centre2:00 pmBoldface activities are exclusive MCAAC events.Check your MAAC calendar for a comprehensive list of all the events across the Province or, check the MAACweb site at, http://www.maac.manitobamall.net/Sunday, April 24, 2005Kingswood Golf & Country ClubLa Salle, Manitoba11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.$8.50 per person, children 10 and under $4.50 (includes taxes and tip)Brunch: scrambled eggs, hashbrowns, pancakes, ham, sausages, bacon, mini muffins, fruit cocktail, o/j, coffee.Tickets will be available at March and April meetings. Cut off date April 10, 2005.Any questions or to make arrangements, call Marilynn (444-3022, if a weekday, after 4 p.m.)*We are certainly hoping it will be a nice spring day like last year and that numerous club cars will be out.**We can look into setting up pick up points travelling to La Salle; for sure someone will be parked onHwy #330 (turn off to La Salle from the Perimeter) to leave that point at 10:45 a.m.Vol. 46 Issue #04 APRIL 2005 — Sidemount Reporter 8Good Company • Door Prizes • Great TimeSEE YOU THERE!

FILL ‘ER UP WITH HUMOUREverything Works PrankGet inside their car and turn all the controls to the on positionin the car. The wipers, the radio, the signal, parking brake,adjust the mirrors, move the seat all the way to the front orback, turn on the vents (Point them all at the drivers seat onhigh). Not an evil prank but it will certainly wake them up in themorning. For bonus points set all the preset dials on the radiostation to their least favorite station.APRIL FOOLS PRANKS & PRACTICAL JOKES FOR CARSUse these pranks on April Fools or any other day of the yearyou are inspired to be a little naughty. Remember the secret toa good April Fools Pranks is to look innocent and try to havean alibi. Never pull an April Fools Prank that you couldn’t handleif it was played on you.Hide the Car PrankIf you can move somebody’s car and put it in a different spotfrom where they originally left it you can cause a great amountof panic. You may need extra keys or a floor jack to achievethis one. Try a different floor of the parking garage or move itover a few feet. This confuses the owner and makes them thinkthey have lost their mind. Best to use this one on April Fools sothat at least you have a reason for the target to lose their mindFlat Tire PrankTake some regular balloons and fill them up. Place under thetires so that when the car moves they think they have a majorproblem. Works best at night. Try to keep them out of site.Smoke PrankPour a little vegetable oil on the on the muffler. You may needto crawl underneath the car and use a rag. Huge amounts ofsmoke will come off the car and cause a very concerned driver.It will smell like a giant French fry. This one is not for the faint ofheart and is a huge minus in the environmental department.The Confetti PrankFill the defroster vents of someone’s car with confetti. Be verycareful not to spill any so they have no idea what is coming.Put the defroster on full so when they get in the car and turn iton the confetti goes everywhere. A good vacuuming will clearit up.AROUND THE CLUB...BY BRYNE MCKAYPresident Otto So presenting “The Most WrenchingStory” award to Bryan Thomson at the March 13thGeneral Meeting.Last summer at the start of our tour to the HeadinglyCommunity Centre the coil on his 1938 Ford failed bythe sewage plant on north main. Bryan said “they touredthe nice grounds amoungst a ton of Canada Geese”. Afriend of Judi’s picked her up in a 1956 Chev Hot Rodand Bryan got to go home in a tow truck. Luckily CAApaid for the tow.Bryan has some words of advice for everyone “don’t leaveyour old car running in hot weather while your wife isbuying subs at Subway”.This is the inscription on the award;“For the unique ability of obfuscating the season’s worstmechanical nightmares at story time and the temerity tocontinue undaunted infinding the appropriatesolution:This award is presented inrecognition of thoseproblems and may beused as a blunt instrumentagainst the offendingvehicle should the cyclecontinue”.Executive Meeting March 12, 2005General Meeting March 14, 2005Vol. 46 Issue #04 APRIL 2005 — Sidemount Reporter 9

MINUTES OF MAACGENERAL MEETINGFEBRUARY 23, 2005PONY CORRALSt. Mary Avenue, Winnipeg[content edited for printing,unedited minutes are available on request]Opening statements by Gordon Forman:· Meeting called to order at 7:02 PM; No directors present.· 1 new club has joined. Road Rebels, from Brandon.· Guest Ron Lechman representing World of Wheels waswelcomed. Meeting agenda was adopted by a show of hands.Ron Lechman allowed to speak immediately for World ofWheels (Mar. 24/25/26) due to his time availability for theevening.· Ron was again looking for continued support from the clubs.He reminded all clubs of the Club Display Awards. Clubs arereminded that they get 6 spaces for 5 cars. Contact Ron at224-8492.· 200 T-Shirts will again be made available to MAAC for selling.The shirts are in gray and black with a #2.00 profit for MAAC.· A jacket has also been ordered for a MAAC raffle, with Lotterylicense requirement.· Applications are required for entrants – As Soon As Possible.· New awards are up for 2005:· $500 cash and a jacket for “Best Manitoban” plus car will bepictured on the following year’s event T-Shirts.· Best Manitoba Ford, Best Manitoba Chevrolet, Best ManitobaMopar will each get $300 and a jacket with their vehicle pictureembroidered on it.· Move-In starts noon Wednesday, March 23.· Admission is $11 ($4.50 kids 6-12)· Financial summary copies available at the meeting. Financialreport will be made at next meeting.Chairman Report: Gord Forman (for Bob Chubala):· All clubs were reminded of the Club Display Awards in W.O.W.Clubs are reminded that they get 6 spaces for 5 cars· W.O.W. Security Scheduling reminder – CONTACT BEV at889-7822 for your clubs times.· W.O.W. MAAC booth time assignments were discussed –clubs are to make arrangements if they cannot make their timeslot. When asked if there were any known conflicts at this timeit was indicated by all that there were not. The schedule waspublished in the Agenda for the meeting. It is again printed atthe end of these minutes.· Buy & Sell magazine (MAAC Calendar) will be in time for the2005 World of Wheels.· Email address corrections are needed. With only 2 or 3 clubsnot listed with an email address it has been decided that eitheremail or a FAX number will be the only way the minutes andother notices will be sent out. Reps without email should arrangewith friend to receive for them.New/Old Business:· Bill McEwen and Gord Forman both mentioned the MurdochMotorsports Tool Program. Gord asked the Reps present if theywere prepared to put a motion to the floor on MAACparticipation. It was indicated that they were so prepared andthat no more discussion was required. The MANITOBAASSOCIATION OF AUTO CLUBS· Send email requesting changes, additions or removals to theemail list to: gordforman@shaw.ca· Motion from the floor was carried by a show of hands forMAAC “to participate in the Murdock MacKay MotorsportsToolLoan Program to the expense of the approximately $1,600.00”.Gord Forman will arrange.· Insurance Policies for 2005 are available from Treasurer, BevDyck. Payment of $63.00 is required upon application. Policyperiod is March to March.MAAC UPDATES:· Gord reported that a meeting (March 29) with MPI/DMV onspecial licensing (plates) was finally arranged. Dennis Nelson,Manager, Licencing, has promised to have all the responsiblepeople at the meeting to discuss our concerns.· NAAACCC Representative position is now held by GordForman. Gord spoke briefly about Manitoba clubs in NAAACCC(membership), indicating that provinces like Nova Scotia andSaskatchewan have more involvement. Manitoba should notbe second to any province other than Ontario and BC and withManitoba’s boasting of a “high specialty car per population”we should show our concerns are just as great as ‘any of them’.Gord is looking for a high club membership out of Manitobafor 2005 and with some discussion from the floor it appearedthere was consensus on that. Gord will be attendingclub meetings ASAP to discuss issues with the clubs. NAAACCCmembership is $3.00/per member based on previous year’snumber.· MAAC dues are to be paid now. As usual it is a minimum of$25.00 or $1.00/head of club membership, also based onprevious year’s membership number.Next Meeting: 7:00 PM Wednesday, March 30th., 2005, at thePony Coral – St. Mary Avenue – building foyer.Meeting adjourned 8:02 PM by show of hands.WORLD of WHEELS – MAAC Booth ScheduleMAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH ANOTHER CLUB TO COVERA SHIFT YOUR CLUB CANNOTThursday5:00-6:30 pm...Manitoba Classic Antique Club6:30-8:00 pm...Manitoba Mustang Club8:00-10:00 pm...Thunderbird ClubFriday11:00am-1pm... Northern Lights Impala1:00-3:00pm...Corvette Club3:00-5pm...AMC CLUB OF MB.5:00-7pm...Red River Motorsport s7:00-9pm..MSRA9:00-10:30 pm...Classic HaulersSaturday11:00am-1pm...Porsche Club1:00-3:00pm....Mopar Club3:00-5:00pm...PT Cruiser Club5:00-7:00pm...Disipline 20047:00-9:00pm...Subaru ClubShow closes at 10:00pm•••It is estimated that there will be 1.5 billion vehicles on theroads by the year 2020.Source: French Federation of Automobile ClubsVol. 46 Issue #04 APRIL 2005 — Sidemount Reporter 10

INSIDE STORYWHEELER DEALERBY DAVID SANDERSON(Editor’s Note: this article was written by David Sandersonand appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press December 4, 2004.)When it comes to classic cars, Richard Smith has a real driveto collect and on his farm he had some cars, e-i-e-i-o…As a boy, Richard Smith went directly from training wheelsto kicking tires.“When I was seven or eight, I’d ride my bike to where peoplewere bringing their old cars to be converted into scrap for thewar effort. They’d be piled 20 feet high and I’d think to myself,‘Boy, what I’d do for just one.’”Smith’s father proved a poor sounding board.“At the time, he really discouraged me from getting my own. Iguess I couldn’t blame him – I mean, you don’t really need acar when you’re eight years old.“By the time I turned 14, though, I was already driving mydad’s half-ton all over the place. It was just standard back them,’says the 70-year –old Smith, speaking as much to his ruralupbringing as to the truck’s transmission. “I finally got mylicence in 1950 when I turned 16. One morning, after droppingmy father off at work, I drove down to Motor Vehicles departmentto take my road test.”Smith bought his first set of wheels – a 1927 Ford Model T –soon thereafter. A neighbour who’d been using it to sell farmfresheggs letSmith have it for the non_princely sum of $35. Quite the bargainwhen one considers the car still had that new-egg smell.Smith hasn’t looked in the rear-view mirror since. In additionto an assortment of GMCs and Chevrolets – some of whichdate back to 1936 – Smith currently has seven Ford Model Ts.He’ll never be confused with Speedy the Muffler King – Smithis still plugging away at a 1917 Roadster he purchased back in1965.“Everything I do is how not to do it. I’m always working ontoo many at the same time,” he says during a stroll about hisproperty. One gets the distinct feeling of having just stumbledupon a vehicular version of an elephants’ graveyard, the fieldlittered as it is with the remnants of chassis bought and strippedfor parts over the last half-century.While Smith is an active member of the Manitoba Classicand Antique Auto Club, his automobiles may want to enlistwith the Actor’s Guild. Smith rattles off a half-dozen films –Guy Maddin’s The Saddest Music in the World among them –in which his four-wheeled friends have starred.Smith suffered a stroke a few years back, which cost himhis licence. For a person who’d been driving since whatseemed like the invention of the wheel, it was a particularlyharsh blow.“It can get very frustrating having to ask my wife or friendsto drive me around,” he says.Smith fully plans to be front and centre, mind you, whenthose cars he’s invested a life-time in are finally ready to roll.After all, in addition to blood and guts, he’s also poured a smallfortune into his hobby.“It can get expensive, but the thing with cars is you tend torun out o time before you run out of money.”Anyone interested in car collecting can contact the ManitobaClassic and Antique Auto Club at www.mcaac.mb.caVol. 46 Issue #04 APRIL 2005 — Sidemount Reporter 11

MINUTES OF MCAACGENERAL MEETINGBY HARRY MORTIMEREast ElmwoodCommunity CentreSunday, March 13, 2005- President Otto So called the meeting to order at 2:05 pm. There were38 members present.- The minutes of the Jan 9/05 meeting were accepted on a motion byWolf Fuhr, second Jim Drummond, Carried. Minutes of the Feb 13/05meeting were accepted on a motion by Mort McKecknie, second ChuckIngram, carried.ReportsTreasurer’s Report - Norm Magnusson- No reportActivities - Pauline White- No reportMembership - Skip Andrews- No reportSwap Meet - Gord Brunette- Gord Brunette reminded everyone that the Swap Meet will be held atRed River Ex Park on Sunday May 15/05. Gord has two cars committedfor the World of Wheels and a couple more possibles.Social - Pauline White- No reportJudging Classification - TBA- No reportEditor - Bryne McKay- No reportWeb Master - Derek Thille- No reportLibrary - Otto So- No reportAppraisals - Erik Fossberg- No reportPublicity - Noel Roy- No reportMAAC - Wolf Fuhr- Wolf Fuhr has paid MCAAC membership in MAAC and will look afterthe insurance payment. Wolf and Otto So. will man the MAAC booth atthe World of Wheels on behalf of MCAAC. The MAAC schedule ofevents is published by Buy and Sell. Entry fee for WoW is $11. at thedoor or $9. from Piston Ring. Gord Foreman is the new NAAACCC repfor Manitoba. NAAACCC is fighting emission testing for old cars inOntario.Bus - Wayne Hayes- No reportSpecial Events - T.B.A.- No reportCorrespondence:- No reportTransportation Centre - John Ewing- No reportJudge Meet – TBA- No reportFrostbite Tour - TBA- No reportClub Projects - Bryne McKay- Bryne McKay, reported that Skinners of Lockport has given permissionto use their name on a Club crest. The cost of the embroidery disc isabout $650. and $60. to apply it to a minimum of 12 clothing items.Motion by Bryne McKay: Purchase the embroidery disc for a maximumof $700. Disc not to be purchased unless there is a commitment for 12clothing items with the scene. Second Wolf Fuhr. The motion wascarried with 12 votes for, 6 opposed. A new T shirt is planned with thescene and a reference to the Clubs 45 th anniversary.- Bryne also reported that the cutoff date for member names in theroster is today and a reminder that ads in SMR are free to members.Nuts & Bolts:- Ask the Chair: Wolf asked: Is it necessary to hold MCAAC meetingsevery month? Yes according to the constitutionOld Business:- John Ewing updated the members on an MCAAC executive meetingwere the agreement between the MCAAC and Headingley CommunityCentre was accepted. A motion by Jack Mavins tabled at the Feb 13/05 meeting was lifted and discussed. The motion was defeated on avote of 9 for and 16 opposed. The result is that the April 10/05 generalmeeting and future meetings will be held at the Headingley CC, 5353Portage Ave.New Business:- Thank you to East Elmwood Community Centre for their hospitalityfor the past two years and in particular, Skip Andrews and Pauline White.Jim Drummond motioned that MCAAC donate $300. to East ElmwoodCC Second by Gord Brunette, Carried.- The resignations of Skip Andrews as Membership Chair and PaulineWhite as Social were accepted.- John Ewing volunteered to fill the Membership Chair.- Help is needed to move the library to the new meeting location. JohnEwing and Otto will co-ordinate.- Notice from the Sheriff’s Office of an estate sale on Hwy 1A West ofPortage la Prairie on April 16/05 at 1:00 pm. A Model A and Mustangcars are to be sold.- The Hard Luck Award was presented to Brian Thompson for a DNFouting due to an overheated coil. Brian looked at the positive as thecoil has been relocated, his Motor League membership paid for thetow and if that is the worse that happened we had a pretty good year oftouring.Adjourned- John Ewing made a motion to adjourn.•••••Mystery Vehicle Answers#1 1933 Chevrolet#2 1958 Edsel Citation#3 1951 Plymouth Cranbrook#4 1963 Avanti#5 1970 Rambler Rebel SSTVol. 46 Issue #04 APRIL 2005 — Sidemount Reporter 12

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