OLDSMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA

OLDSMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA EASTERN MASS. GMO CHAPTER June 2002volume 11issue 2

ROCKET POWER NEWSLETTER!! President’s Message Events for members to note: June 27th Endicott Estate @ 7:30pm. We have volunteered to help stuff envelopes for the July 14th show. All are welcomed. Please join us! See you there. July 8th GMO board and members meeting at Berejik’s @ 7PM. Lots of new news..See you all there. Pizza and drinks provided! July 13th VIP Cruise OLDSMOBILE GMO Club at Beef, Framingham, Ma. Arrive VIP Parking spot! Over 75 (Free )

night for Rileys Roast @ 4 PM for a cars attend.

July 14th . Endicott Estate, Dedham, Ma.. A G.M.O. Olds & N.E.O. OLDS Club self judged event at the Baystate Auto Club Show. Olds judges for Olds only. Gates open 7am..be on field by 9:30 am. All OLDSMOBILES will be together. Over 36 are preregistered as of 6/20. We expect over 50 OLDS this year. See you there! August 10th VIP Cruise night at Rileys again. (see 7/13 event for same details) August 11th The Alderman Oldsmobile – “All OLDSMOBILE Show! “We meet at Berejik Oldsmobile, Needham, Ma @7:30am and cruise to Meridan, Ct to This is a special time if you want to see some great Oldsmobiles. This is a New England Oldsmobile Club event. They do a fabulous job. Many of them will join us @ Endicott Estates on 7/14/02. (registration form will be in your July-Aug newsletter)

Future events to be announced!!

Please call Paul @ 617-5430777 or e-mail to Iantosca@ attbi.com to tell him if you do not want a newsletter. We have to reduce our mail list and we may have you on our list by accident. Please assist us so we may save costs and not annoy you with something you do not need and want. Thank you! All of us. A WORD FROM YOUR EDITOR…. Paul Iantosca

Riley’s, we are doing it again on July 13th & Aug 10th. Mark your calander!! Thanks to Kevin Crotty.

So you missed crusin at Rileys Sat. night May 25th ????? It was a great time. My wife even went! Well, a number of us went again on Saturday June 1st and low and behold we met so many GMO Oldsmobile Club members, you’d think it was a scheduled club event. Richie Spears was there again. So was Dave Pelletier and some friends. I met Jon Shufro from Natick with his yellow ’70 W-30 Convertible-this car was wrecked in a rear ender. The ass was pushed into the rear seat-he got the insurance company to completely rebuild the entire car with NOS parts from Ron Emmer, -new frame, trunk lid, ¼ panels, rear bumper, tail lenses-

WOW! It is beautiful and will hopefully be at the Endicott and Alderman Shows this year. Then I run into none other than our club President Doug Johnson who I introduce to our treasurer Kevin Crotty who proceeds to take me right inside the kitchen of Riley;s to meet Joe Bred the owner and head chief. Kevin told Joe that on August 10th, the GMO club wanted to have a special cruise night at 4 PM with special arrangements for up front parkingJoe’s response was, “NO PROBLEM, get here at 4 PM and we’ll have a great time!” It will be a V.I.P Oldsmobile night. Kevin told me he could arrange it, and he sure did!-so lets not let him or Joe or all the wonderful members of the Sunshine Cruisers Club down. They organize and run these events every Saturday evening. These guys do a fabulous job for everyone and oh yes!-THEY VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME! Even Elvis (Jake) works hard to attend to parking and Dennis Statato was a great help to us at the entryway. Say hi to all of these guys-they make it all possible for everyone to have a cool cruise night at Rileys. Especially big Mike McMullen, the boss! Even the food is great, so see you there! Also, our members Rich and Karen Santucci were present with their 71 W-30 Coupe-thanks Karen for bringing to my attention that I was using the wrong date for the Aldeman Olds show. It is the 11th of August. And thank you to Rich for introducing me to all the Sunshine Cruiser Members. Rich even collected 3 new names and addresses of Olds owners he met in RI at a show. Way to go Rich-that is helping your club. Paul Iantosca Editor of Newsletter

Letter to the editor Hi Paul, this is Tony Cerulle I met you at the Riley’s show Saturday afternoon (I had the red ’67 442 convertible with the 6 speed). Just wanted to say thanks for revamping the newsletter and organizing

the car show. I’m not sure if I want to judge at Endicott Estates as you offered, but I was wondering if you need a performance advisor for the GMO. Rather than tell you my life’s history I can say that I have had a number of Old’s street cars and a 10 second ’84 Cutlass with a 455. I think I can offer some reasonable advice if anybody wants it. Let me know if you have any interest in this. Thanks, Tony Tony is now our official performance advisor-see him and speak to him at the Endicott and Alderman Olds show! Letter to the Editor Although this was the official opening cruise (delayed a week by the weather), Riley’s Roast Beef is a hotspot on any good weather Saturday- especially now that Nick’s in Natick is no longer active. I’m not sure what time the cruise actually started, but when I arrived at 2:30 it was bright and sunny with tempatures in the 60s. The main lot was full, and I was about the 12th car to be parked in the rear lot. By 4:30 all the lots and a good portion of the gas stations were full. The only way to get in was if your timing was right and you arrived when someone was leaving. Many Oldsmobiles were present including ‘60s and ‘70s Cutlasses, 4-4-2s- convertibles and coupes, and I saw a red 1963 Starfire Holiday Coupe in the lower lot. I’m sure there were many others that escaped my notice. Richey Spears came in his ’72 Cutlass (he still has not fixed the 4-4-2) but had to park in one of the gas stations because he arrived after the lots were full. Cruise attendants were present to direct parking and provide the usual excellent care of cruise cars. Riley’s provided cruise plaques to the first 300 cars, a DJ, cheap soft drinks (with free refills for cruise drivers), and raffled several items off at 7:30 to the holders of the lucky tickets. Thanks to everyone from the GMO that was in attendance- the club made a good showing! We need to participate, as a club, in other events. If attendance at Endicott is what we think it will be, Oldsmobile should be the biggest group there (we will be in the shade of the big tree). Keep

checking the official club web page at http://www.ultranet.com/~aloranz/gmo.html for listings of club participation events. Ted Loranz [email protected] 1962 Starfire Coupe 1965 Cutlass Holiday Coupe 1965 442 Holiday Coupe 1965 442 Convertible

Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas (May 31 to June 2). “Online will definitely replace the smaller, regional shows,” says Sprague. But the bigger shows, with entertainment and attractions, held in destination locations with thousands of cars on display, will become more important than ever.

Article about classic car collectors!

Guest appearance on July 14th of

“There’s a car collector inside nearly everyone,” says Tim Sprague. “They want the muscle car they remember from when they were kids, or that sporty convertible.” According to Sprague, the CEO of collector car auction company Kruse International, the eBay Motors online marketplace makes it easy for people to get involved in car collecting. The average collector car sells for $16,000 to $25,000, according to Sprague. “Muscle cars are hotter than a pistol right now,” he says. The biggest areas of interest are Camaros, Mustangs, Chevelles, GTOs, Oldsmobile 442s, Barracudas and Road Runners. Why is online car collecting so hot? “People can find what they were unable to find before,” says Sprague. “Someone in Seattle can buy a car that’s located in Florida. Without the internet, they’d never know it existed.” Burgeoning computer literacy is another reason, “Two years ago, a lot of car collectors didn’t know how to turn on a computer. Now they all talk about is what’s for sale online.” Finally people are buying and selling collector cars online because it’s comfortable. For a $69.95 fee plus 5% of the sale price, Kruse handles all aspects of the sales transaction. (Fees are lower for sellers who list their cars themselves.) Buyers also feel comfortable: “In a live auction you have maybe three minutes to make a buying decision,” says Sprague. “Online, you have five to seven days, during which you can have a dialog with the car’s owner.” But Sprague doesn’t see the online marketplace eliminating live auctions. On the contrary. Kruse International hosts 18 car auctions across the country annually, including the Motors and Music Collector Car Auction at

COMING on July 14th Arthur Bonneau…… Owner of Bunjie’s Hot Rod restorations and performance garage in Brimfield, He professionally restores classic muscle cars. His last car was on the cover of March corvette magazine. He has done many National #1 winners. He has designed and built one of a kind performance cars for over 35 years. He was the national president of G.M. service managers. Think he can answer your questions or address a problem you are faced with? I think so. He will be available to answer your questions at No Charge, as a courtesy to GMO club members .( that’s worth a years dues alone!) He is currently completing a 1 ½ year frame off restoration of my Red 1971 442 W-30 convertible, which will be at the Endicott Show on July 14th Sunday. Bunjie will be at the car to assist you!…..Paul Iantosca (editor and owner of this car)

SPECIAL NOTE: We would like to thank Kevin Crotty for his devoted service to the club as financial advisor and treasurer for all these years, since the club began. He has graciously offered tol assist us in preparing and arranging for the 2 Saturaday night VIP cruise nights at Rileys Roast Beef on July 13th and August 10th.(the evening before The Endicott & Alderman Oldsmobile shows.) Kevin, thanks for all the time you give us! Respectfully submitted, The GMO board members!

YEAR ADVISORS 1937 Russell Geer (#35) 1947 Alfred Maurer (#109) 1948 John Erkkila (#39) 1953 Stan Kana (#10) 1955 Louie LaBella (#89) 1959 Bill Stearns (#16) 1961 Full Size Everett Horton (#99) 1961 64 Cut/F-85 Bruce Sweeter (#1) 1962 Full Size Bruce Sweeter (#1) 1964 Full Size Bill Stearns (#16) 1966 4-4-2 Jack McDevitt (#41) 1967 Cut/F-85 Manuel Leitao (#179) 1969 4-4-2/W-30 Glenn Johnson (#79) 1970-72 Cut/F-85Alan Reedy (#25) 1970-72 4-4-2 W-30 Paul Iantosca (#05) 1973-74 Full Size Edward LaBlanc (#53) 1984 Toronado Mark Ringer (#123) 1987 4-4-2 Mike Laudarowicz (#15)

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Paul Iantosca Kevin P. Crotty Everett Horton Paul Iantosca

GET A LITLE SPARK! WOW! Cruise night at Rileys Roast Beef was a huge success. We had a great showing of members and their cars.I believe that this type of event will be a regular one for our club, as many members have spoken to me at the show and e mailed me saying, “ this is great, lets do it again”. Members who missed it called and said they missed this one , but do another one and count me in! OK!..July 13th and August 10th we do it again..only bigger and better .(See member letters in this issue). Paul Iantosca-Editor

SHOWS AND EVENTS SUNDAY, July 14th, 2002 – Bay State Antique Auto Club Show at Endicott Estates in Dedham, MA. This is a big one, almost 1,000 cars! Our club has secured an all Oldsmobile section established “under the big oak trees at the right side”. This is optional as you may wish to park with a friend or in a different class. Club officers attended a meeting at Endicott Estate, Thurs. eve, June 13th to finalize details. There will also be a final preparation meeting that GMO members (that’s you) are invited to attend if you can. We need Volunteers to judge and be a parking attendant for Oldsmobiles only on the day of the show. Dave Johnson (pres) will be calling you. – We are expecting 50 Oldsmobile’s at this time…You will be there also, right? Other members of the O.C.A. & New England Olds Club will also join us. This is truly one of the best shows –breakfast is served at 7:00 AM. Lunch is BBQ ribs, sausages, steak,

chicken, dogs and home made fries. And lots more. Many family events and free tours of the estate. August 11, 2002 – At Alderman Oldsmobile, Meridan CT 8AM –3PM: For this event, we will meet at Berejik’s Oldsmobile in Needham, Ma at 7:30 AM and caravan to the show! Usually at least 10 members come, we have 14 as of now we hope you are coming with us too! Plan on it, its an easy ride and is a lot of fun. Excellent Oldsmobiles from 5 states are on display. The New England Oldsmobile Club runs the show. Like a Berejik show! (A registration form will be in the July newsletter for you to send in!) Mark your calendar and tell the family today! August 11th Sunday

FROM YOUR MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Janet LaBlanc We are interested in receiving and printing stories of your

Oldsmobile’s. Your initial involvement, experiences (with restoration, aggravations, searching and/or finding elusive parts, etc.), fun stories, awards, etc. it would be interesting to document your evolution with Oldsmobile. Some of you promised write-ups when you joined, however, they have not been received. This is a chance for you and your vehicle to be in the spotlight. Send to editor, Paul Iantosca 21 Ingleside Road, Needham, MA 02492 or email to [email protected]

CARS FOR SALE 1966 Olds Starfire Sport Coupe Only about 2,000 Starfires were manufactured from ‘61-’66. 425 C.I. 375 hp. V8 with dual exhausts. Power steering, breaks and factory air-all in excellent condition. 101,379 original miles. Breaks, exhaust, radiator,

hoses, water pump, battery, tires and front end have all been replaced in the last 5 years. Reupholstered seats and carpeting redone. Body sanded to metal and repainted factory original color in 1995 and chrome is still in excellent condition. The original car invoice is in the glove compartment. A person on Cape Cod purchased the car from the original owner in 1985 and the current owner purchased it

from him on 6/28/86 with 70,051 original miles. For assistance in determining value go to http://www.nadaguides.com/ and view classic cars. Priced a $9,500 by John (no phone number given by seller) 1967 Olds Toronado for restoration or parts. Runs good, best reasonable offer. Please call Teddy 781-592-2668 or Pager – 617-6755447. 1965 Cutlass Burgundy Mist Holiday Coupe. PS, PB, A with console & tach w/ 85K original miles. Original excellent black interior. Stripped to bare metal and base/clear coat 23 years ago – one of the straightest rust free ’65 Cutlasses you will ever see. All chrome is original and good to excellent. Drive anywhere. See pictures at www.ultranet.com/alanz/cutlass.html. Asking $9,500 Ted Loranz – 114 West Street, Medway, MA 508-561-7613 ___________________________________ 1968 Olds 442-Coup Gold with black interiorvery nice! Auto, only 43,000 miles, asking $14,000. 1996 Olds Aurora Black on black, chrome rims, CD, moonroof, 63K miles, very clean car $10,500 call Doug 978-973-3882 for the above mentioned cars. __________________________________ 1971 Cutlass Convertible Texas car needs restoration but is a very solid starting point. 350 automatic, buckets, console, SSII’s. Prior owner started frame off, frame and suspension done, engine rebuilt. Perfect trunk and floor pans. $3,000 Jeff 860-651-6291 or 860-2055020. __________________________________ 1976 Olds Regency 98 60,000 miles, great ride $5,000 Richard 401-353-9559 at Home or 401-677-0900 for Cell. 1967 Cutlass 4dr, Nice Driver, best offer Richard 401-353-9559 at Home or 401-6770900 for Cell. __________________________________ 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Convertible Red w/ black top and interior, 330 V8 auto trans. PS+PB Much recent work. Runs great, clean, sharp, turnkey cruiser: $8,500/obo. Call Steve Bailey days @ (508)653-1194 or nights @ (508)-429-5443. Keep Trying! __________________________________ 1971 Olds ‘98’ Coupe Arizona Car, 120,000 miles. Rust free-Drives and looks GREAT! $1,600 cash Call Rich Spears (617)-361-3461

__________________________________ 1966-70 Tornados in need of good owners and homes. Many complete, restorable examples to choose from. For restorations only. Please contact Bill LaPierre 860 763 3134 __________________________________ FREE: ’83 Cutlass Supreme Brougham good engine and trans-as is can not be driven- must be towed away. Wilmington, MA [email protected] cell 617 799 5557 home 978 988 8889 __________________________________ Special Collectible Cars For Sale The following cars are in a dealership in PA. They were taken in on trade and kept. I was asked by the dealer to sell them. Serious inquiries only: 1940 Olds 60 Series 23,000 orig miles 1955 Olds S-88 Holiday Sedan 21,000 original miles 1972 Hurst Olds Coupe w/ e/fc moon roof 8,900 original miles 1975 Delta Conv 35,000 original miles Call Everett Horton E+G Automotive 401-435-7139 PARTS FOR SALE For NOS parts call: Ron Memmer 3711 East Lake Road 28 West Montichello Ind. 47960 Phone (219)-583-9763 Recommended by our club members! __________________________________ Olds Omega Rally Rims Complete W/W out Tires, Excellent Dave 508-881-3516 A 20 yr collection of parts from 69-85 Cutlass, 442 and Deltas Richard Spears 617-3613461 New Reproduction fenders. 1970-72 Cutlass $399.00 each, $750 a pair…………. 1973-77 Cutlass 4 Speed set up complete, pedals to Posi rear end Everett E&G Automotive 401-435-7139 68-77 Olds parts Rear ends, trans, motors, fenders, doors, glass, trunk lids, chrome, correct numbered alternators, carbs, right manifold-‘68 “you need it I’ve got it!” 20 years of inventory-selling cheap! Rich Spears (617)-361-3461 __________________________________ 1940 Oldsmobile Series 90 L90 Custom cruiser 4 door touring sedan gas tank. Or Set of 4 hub caps, which I have been told are for a 1962 or ’63. Best reasonable offers. Call: Burt Tankel GMO #30 16 Tapley Street.

Lynn Massachusetts 01904-2861 Tel: 781 593 4359 Email: [email protected] __________________________________ PARTS WANTED Wanted: Underhood wiring harness, from fuseblock on firewall to relay and feeds coil alternator. Also looking for any misc. parts for a 64 cutlass/f-85 Richard Rudinsky (RI)(401)-334-2452 [email protected] Wanted: For a 1959 Olds Dynamic Holiday sceni coupe. “88” (with 2 pins intact for installation) for front center of hood. Door panels, armrests and arm rest holders (twotone blue and white for door panels), (medium blue for arm rests and holders); also functioning dimmer switch compatible with autronic eye. Call: Burt Tankel GMO #30 Tel: 781 593 4359 Email: [email protected]

ADVERTISEMENTS Sacchetti Insurance Agency, Inc. 845- Post Road, Warwick, RI 02888 401-461-0900 – “Specializes in Classic Auto Insurance Classic Oldsmobile-New and used parts. Call Joe MacDermott at JJM Automotive Tel.508-320-5277Email [email protected]

__________________________________ Everett Horton P.O. Box 16095 9 Newman Avenue Rumford, R.I. 02916 401-435-7139 ___________________________________________

Art’s Automotive…35 Clyde St , Needham, Ma..”SPECIALIZINGING IN ClASSIC CAR REPAIRS” 781-4441101 Art Ficcardi. Very good work. Several members recommended! Give him a call now!

Paul Iantosca recommends:

Contact all Oldsmobile site on the Web at (www.442.com ) you will love it. It is the largest all Oldsmobile site in the world and it is World Wide! PLEASE SEND ME YOUR GREAT SOURCES FOR PARTS, RESTORATION AND PAINT

Baystate Antique Auto Club 31 Annual Car Show: Sunday July 14 Endicott Estate 66 East Street Dedham, MA. For info: 781 326 2008 [email protected]

$10 pre-registration, $15 day of show GMO/Oldsmobile peer judging… CARS TO BE JUDGED MUST BE ON SHOW FIELD BY 10AM!

RESTORATIONS: A SPECIAL NOTE: To all new recipients of this letter, welcome aboard! NEXT NEWSLETTER DUE OUT mid JULY.

SEND ARTICLES TO: PAUL IANTOSCA AT 21 INGLESIDE ROAD, NEEDHAM, MA 02492 Or [email protected]