THE NORTH TEXAS BUGLETTE
+ + OUR 24th YEAR + +
OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE NORTH TEXAS CHAPTER, BUICK CLUB OF AMERICA
** HOST CHAPTER OF THE 2004 BUICK CLUB OF AMERICA NATIONAL MEET IN PLANO, TEXAS **
THE NORTH TEXAS CHAPTER IS A MEMBER OF THE TEXAS VEHICLE CLUB COUNCIL
VOLUME 24, ISSUE 6 DALLAS/FORT WORTH AREA JUNE, 2007
The North Texas Chapter of the Buick Club of America is a non-profit organization that is a local chapter chartered by the Buick Club of America. THE NORTH TEXAS BUGLETTE is the official publication of the North Texas Chapter of the Buick Club of America, which is solely responsible for its content. Any portions of this ation which which are identified with a particular contributor represent the orientations of said contributor and may not represent the orientations of all members of the organization. Any publication or entity wishing to reproduce an entire article, or portion thereof, should contact THE EDITOR for permission. Next Meeting . . . June 9, 2007 Meal @ 12:00 Noon Meeting afterwardANDY WALLA’S HOME BEDFORD, TX
DRIVE AND ENJOY YOUR BUICKS! VINTAGE OR NEWER!
COMMENTS FROM THE DIRECTOR
This year, we’ve certainly had some interesting weather! Some places more than others! But it was a bright, sun-shinny day when we went to Pete’s show in Sherman last month. It was great to see everybody there, including some of our newest members—the Coxs from Wichita Falls and Mr. Larnder from nearby Pottsboro (both of whom have some very interesting Buicks!). It was also great to see the many interesting and “not many of” cars in Pete’s shop (some of his own and some belonging to customers). We thank Pete for his hospitality! Another treat of that meeting was the distribution of our new Chapter Rosters by Obie. If you were not there, he probably has one with your name on it, so contact him at your earliest convenience to get yours. For our June meeting (June 9, 2007), we’ll be returning to Andy Walla’s “deck” for another covered dish lunch (including, it was decided, home made ice cream). This has become another of our chapter’s annual events and we thank Andy and Molly for hosting it.
Of course, it would not be July without a BCA National Meet! A good number of Texas BCA Members will make the trip to Washington State. It might be a good ways up there, but I suspect the trip will be worth it to see some sights that many of us have never seen (including some resident Buicks of that part of the world). More details as they become available, regarding possible caravans and such. We’ll have a regular chapter meeting in July, too. The Fall South Central Regional Buick Show, which our chapter will host this year, is scheduled for October 13, 2007 in Mineral Wells, TX. The show, itself, is scheduled to be at McGraw Motors. There has been a change in the host hotel. The change is to the EXECUTIVE INN, just west of the original host hotel (listed in last month’s newsletter). Scott Aurandt has 20 rooms blocked and guaranteed with his credit card. The new host hotel is closer to the downtown area and is also near much of the retail activity in Mineral Wells. The show and host hotel locations are close to each other on East US180. In Mineral Wells’ downtown area, there are many historic places to see up close. For the after-show Saturday evening activity, it currently is set up for us to dine at Baris Italian Restaurant, on the west side of Mineral Wells. It should be fun!
At our May meeting, Pete had some copies of the next The BUGLE. He indicated that they had the new BCA Board of Directors ballot, which includes the provision for spousal voting. As is the normal situation, only THREE candidates can be voted for by each member (and spouse). Please take the time to send in your ballot for this election. Take care and have a Great Year 2007!
Willis Bell
OUR JUNE MEETING LOCATION
Our, now traditional, June meeting location will be at Andy Walla’s house. As we have done in the past, Andy will furnish an interesting main course, with members bringing covered dishes to round out the meal and dessert selections—including some home-made ice cream. The covered dish lunch will take place at approximately 12:00 Noon. Our chapter meeting will take place soon after the meal is finished. Bringing some folding chairs to sit in is recommended. See you there! Willis Bell
MINUTES OF THE MAY 12, 2007 MEETING
The meeting was called to order at 1:10pm by Director Willis Bell, after having a very good meal (with everyone bringing a covered dish to share). The meeting was held at Pete Phillips’ restoration shop in Sherman, Texas, on Saturday, May 12, 2007. There were approximately 32 people in attendance. Willis introduced new members Wanda and Norman Cox from Wichita Falls and Richard Larnder from Pottsboro. Richard’s occupation is transporting collector cars and he showed up with a 1961 Buick Special Deluxe station wagon. A very nice car. Attending with Richard was his girl friend. Willis reminded us that our fall Regional Meet will be on October 13 at McGraw Motors in Mineral Wells, Texas. Scott Aurandt has 20 rooms blocked at the Executive Inn for the occasion. An evening meal is planned for Baris Italian Restaurant (possibly using their meeting room). Willis announced several more car activities for this summer, including the BCA National Meet in Seattle, Washington in July. Next meeting will be June 9th at Andy Walla’s home in Bedford. Andy will cook and the rest of us will bring covered dishes and/or ice cream. July and August are left open for now--Roy Campbell will confirm at a later date. September will be at Scotty and Wanda’s in Decatur, with lots of desserts and salads—the final Courthouse Cruise will also be that afternoon and evening. Sue Campbell was absent due to illness. Hope she is feeling better now. Chuck Bloomberg suffered a stroke shortly following the meeting last month, but has recovered and was able to attend this meeting. It was very good to see him able to attend. Chuck brought a video presentation of a Buick concept car recently shown in China, on his laptop computer. Pete described all of the vehicles in his shop, along with their history (as he knew it), and conducted a tour to show them. He has a number of vehicles of all kinds n various stages of restoration, including a beautiful 1949 Buick Roadmaster Estate wagon that he is finishing up, which he owns. One of the newer vehicles belongs to Andy Walla and has an interesting history. There was some discussion on various topics of interest. Jim Connor mentioned an organization, Vets to Vets, which encourages people to visit war veterans in their hospitals. Jim mentioned that one subject many of the veterans are interested in is “cars”. Their next meeting would be May 26, 2007 at The Midway Point (12801 Midway Road at I-635 LBJ Freeway in northern Dallas, TX) at 11:00am. Roy Faries announced that Kenny Taylor, a former member that moved to Austin, has a 1968 Wildcat convertible that he wants to sell. Contact Roy Faries for more information. Meeting adjourned at 1:48pm.Jimmie Furr, Secretary
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
JUNE 08-10 Trader’s Village Swap Meet Grand Prairie, TX
09 REGULAR MEETING ANDY WALLA’S HOME Covered dish lunch, on the deck
10-17 Street Rodder Magazine/Vintage Air Tour San Antonio to the LA Roadster Show, Pomona CA
www.streetrodderweb.com
16 Lone Star Performance Buick Club 3rd Saturday Cruise 5:00pm $10.00 entry
Round Grove Rd @ I-35, northwest corner, north of Vista Ridge Mall, near The Sports Authority
23-24 DFW Summer Swap Meet LaGrave Field N. Main St. Fort Worth, TX
JULY REGULAR MEETING
25-27 BCA NATIONAL MEET SEATTLE, WASHINGTON SEE “THE BUGLE” FOR DETAILS!
AUGUST REGULAR MEETING
10-11 Dallas Rod & Custom Supershow Dallas Convention Center www.supershowexpo.com
SEPT REGULAR MEETING SCOTT AND WANDA AURANDT’S HOME IN DECATUR
BRING A DESSERT TO THE MEETING COURTHOUSE CRUISE, TOO
15 6th Annual COWTOWN CRUISIN’ FOR A CURE Car Show & Events Sundance Square Downtown
Fort Worth 10am-4pm www.cruisinforacure.org
OCT 05-07 GoodGuys 15th Lone Star Nationals Texas Motor Speedway I-35W, North of Fort Worth, TX
13 FALL SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL BUICK SHOW MINERAL WELLS, TX
27 Wolfe City Cruisers 5th Annual Car Show Wolfe City High School www.cruisinautumncarshow.com
Check local newspaper listings for events which repeat weekly or monthly. LOTS of things going on each week!
NORTH TEXAS CHAPTER OFFICERS – 2007
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DIRECTOR Willis Bell 817/694-1313 (Voicemail) or NTX5467@webtv.net
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Ed Logan 972/475-2257
SECRETARY Jimmie Furr 817/558-2009
TREASURER Thelma Lough 972/270-3784
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR Robert Reed Obenour 214/321-0234 or ntbuick.memdir@hotmail.com
ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR Roy Campbell 972/572-9364 or roykc151@yahoo.com
NEWSLETTER EDITOR Willis Bell 817/694-1313 (Voicemail) or NTX5467@webtv.net
ALL printed or e-mailed material for the newsletter must be received by the 1st of the month prior to publication--------------- + ---------------
CHAPTER WEBMASTER Ms. Aurora Chancy ntbuick@hotmail.com
ROBERT KAM HAS A NEW VEHICLE IN HIS FLEET and is selling his 1962 Buick Skylark 2-door hardtop-- Factory 4-speed, award winner. Good restoration with lots of extras, including 13” and 15” wheel sets. Have add-on a/c hardware and evaporator. Heritage Green with white top and black interior. $7500.00 Robert 214/826-7846
NEXT REGULAR MEETING > > JUNE 9, 2007
ON ANDY’S DECK , TX! COVERED DISH LUNCH, THEN THE MEETING
DETAILS INSIDE! DRIVE and SHOW YOUR BUICK! BRING YOURSELF!
Host Chapter of the BUICK CLUB OF AMERICA 1996 & 2004 NATIONAL MEETS PLANO, TX
MEMBER, TEXAS VEHICLE CLUB COUNCIL
THE NORTH TEXAS CHAPTER OF THE BUICK CLUB OF AMERICA is the locally chartered chapter of THE BUICK CLUB OF AMERICA. Chapter meetings are usually held monthly on the afternoon of the 2nd Saturday of each month. All meeting locations and times will be listed in this publication. Buick ownership is not a pre-requisite for membership. Chapter dues are currently $15.00 per year. BCA National Membership is extra and required for chapter membership. ALL CHAPTER MEMBERS MUST ALSO BE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL BUICK CLUB OF AMERICA ORGANIZATION. NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION AND FORMS ARE IN “THE BUGLE”. For Membership Information, contact: ROBERT REED OBENOUR 214/321-0234 Dallas, TX Send all Local Chapter Dues to: THELMA LOUGH, Treasurer 3200 Hula Mesquite, TX 75150-2568The Buick Club of America Office Mgr is: MIKE AND NANCY BOOK P.O.Box 360775 Columbus, OH 43219
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MEMBER INFORMATION FORM
MEMBER’S INFORMATION NAME ______________________________________________________________ BCA# ____________ SPOUSE/SIG. OTHER __________________________________________________________________________________ CHILDREN __________________________________________________________________________________ CONTACT INFORMATION STREET / P.O. BOX __________________________________________________________________________________ CITY, STATE ZIP _________________________________________, ________________ ______________________ PHONE _________________________________________ CELL PHONE _________________________________________ EMAIL _________________________________________ MEMBER OCCUPATION AND INTERESTS ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ BUICKS OWNED (CURRENT, PREVIOUS, OR FUTURE) __________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ MEMBER SIGNATURE __________________________________________ DATE ___________________________ The CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP YEAR is from 01-01 through 12-31 each year. BCA Membership is required for chapter membership. SEND THIS FORM AND CHAPTER DUES ($15.00/YEAR) TO: THELMA LOUGH, TREASURER NTBCA & nbsp; 3200 HULA MESQUITE, TX 75150-2568