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The Rocket Review Quarterly Holiday Leftover Edition As I write this, snow is falling and it’s a couple of days before the new year. Yeah, probably time to reflect on the past twelve months and the next twelve. CCR has con- ducted a number of events this past year our Spring Dust Off in April and our All-GM Show in August are the two major events, but our May BBQ and Fall cruise to White Post Restorations were also fun for those who participated. I’d first like to take this oppor- tunity to thank those who helped this past year. Club VP Cory Correll did his usual ex- cellent job of organizing the All-GM Show, from producing the hand-drawn show artwork to arranging for the show venue to coordinating with the Buick club. Cory obviously has help from many club mem- President Joe Padavano‘s New Year‘s Message Capitol City Rockets Oldsmobile Club of America 2009-11 Old Cars Weekly Golden Quill Award winning publication JulyJan 2012-13 Volume 23, Issue 3 All GM Results 2-3 2012 AllGM Pics, Jim McC’s recs 4-7 White Post Restorations Tour Article and Pics 8-9 CCR Calendar/Treas- ury/Classifieds 10-11 Membership Info 12 Inside this issue: Save the Dates!: DUES FOR 2013 ARE OVERDUE. $15 check to club box or use PayPal on website. Sun, Jan 13Regular Club meet- ing at Kilroys in VA Sun, Feb 10Regular Club meet- ing at Branded 72 in MD Sun, Mar 10Regular Club meet- ing at Kilroys in VA Scott PhillipsEditor EDITOR‘S NOTE: Just prior to completing this edition, we learned that long time CCR member Denney Keys, who held board positions in CCR for a long time, and most re- cently always tallied the votes at our All-GM shows, had passed away the morning of December 30th after a year long battle with cancer. His wife Mimi Keys wanted us to pass along his service in- formation. There will be a celebration of Denney’s life on Sunday, January 6th, 2013 at Walden Country Club in Crofton, MD from 1-4 pm. CCR will be mak- ing a donation to the fam- ily and members plan to attend. Happy New Year from the Capitol City Rockets. Inside check out some great fall events, as well as some ―leftovers‖ from 2012. At right is Cory Correll‘s design for the 2102 All-GM Show plaque. It‘s been a while since the last newsletter, so this one will cover a lot of ground! bers to run the show, and they all deserve our thanks. Others I’d like to mention include Scott Phillips for producing our award-winning club newsletter and acting as the glue to hold the club to- gether through his emails and announcements. Owen Grie- semer again graciously hosted the club BBQ at his home, Ken Quincy maintains the club finances and keeps us legal, Jeff Neischel ensures that our membership com- plies with OCA requirements, and Mike Stillwell serves as our OCA representative. These folks all volunteer their time and deserve our thanks. The club also needs your help in the coming year. We exist to serve you, the membership. Please let us know how we can better do

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The Rocket Review Quarterly

Holiday Leftover Edition

As I write this, snow

is falling and it’s a couple of

days before the new year.

Yeah, probably time to reflect

on the past twelve months and

the next twelve. CCR has con-

ducted a number of events this

past year – our Spring Dust

Off in April and our All-GM

Show in August are the two

major events, but our May

BBQ and Fall cruise to White

Post Restorations were also

fun for those who participated.

I’d first like to take this oppor-

tunity to thank those who

helped this past year. Club VP

Cory Correll did his usual ex-

cellent job of organizing the

All-GM Show, from producing

the hand-drawn show artwork

to arranging for the show

venue to coordinating with the

Buick club. Cory obviously

has help from many club mem-

President Joe Padavano‘s New Year‘s Message

Capitol City Rockets —Oldsmobile Club of America 2009-11 Old Cars Weekly Golden Quill Award winning publication

July—Jan 2012-13

Volume 23, Issue 3

All –GM Results 2-3

2012 All–GM Pics,

Jim McC’s recs

4-7

White Post Restorations Tour Article and Pics

8-9

CCR Calendar/Treas- ury/Classifieds

10-11

Membership Info 12

Inside this issue:

Save the Dates!:

DUES FOR 2013

ARE OVERDUE.

$15 check to club

box or use PayPal

on website.

Sun, Jan 13—

Regular Club meet-

ing at Kilroys in VA

Sun, Feb 10—

Regular Club meet-

ing at Branded 72

in MD

Sun, Mar 10—

Regular Club meet-

ing at Kilroys in VA

Scott Phillips—Editor

EDITOR‘S NOTE: Just

prior to completing this

edition, we learned that

long time CCR member

Denney Keys, who held

board positions in CCR for

a long time, and most re-

cently always tallied the

votes at our All-GM

shows, had passed away

the morning of December

30th after a year long battle

with cancer. His wife

Mimi Keys wanted us to

pass along his service in-

formation. There will be a

celebration of Denney’s life

on Sunday, January 6th,

2013 at Walden Country

Club in Crofton, MD from

1-4 pm. CCR will be mak-

ing a donation to the fam-

ily and members plan to

attend.

Happy New Year from

the Capitol City Rockets.

Inside check out some

great fall events, as well as

some ―leftovers‖ from

2012. At right is Cory

Correll‘s design for the

2102 All-GM Show plaque.

It‘s been a while since the

last newsletter, so this one

will cover a lot of ground!

bers to run the show, and

they all deserve our thanks.

Others I’d like to mention

include Scott Phillips for

producing our award-winning

club newsletter and acting as

the glue to hold the club to-

gether through his emails and

announcements. Owen Grie-

semer again graciously hosted

the club BBQ at his home,

Ken Quincy maintains the

club finances and keeps us

legal, Jeff Neischel ensures

that our membership com-

plies with OCA requirements,

and Mike Stillwell serves as

our OCA representative.

These folks all volunteer their

time and deserve our thanks.

The club also needs

your help in the coming year.

We exist to serve you, the

membership. Please let us

know how we can better do

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The Capitol City Rockets is the Suburban Maryland, DC,

Northern Virginia chapter of the Oldsmobile Club of America.

The Capitol City Rockets originated in 1989, and is currently

operating in its 24th year. We split monthly meetings (currently)

between Kilroy’s Bar and Grille off the Braddock Road exit of

495 in Northern VA and Branded 72 BBQ in Rockville, with

one peer judged show co-hosted each year with the Metro Buick

Club. The club currently consists of nearly 50 members, from Vir-

ginia, Maryland, Florida, and 1each from DC and West Vir-

ginia. A membership form is located in the back of this newsletter.

One need not own an Oldsmobile to join, and dues remain $15

dollars per year, payable by November the 1st, either by check or

using the PayPal button on our Hemmings.com website. Current

membership in the Oldsmobile Club of America is a requirement of

CCR membership, as we are required to submit club rosters to

OCA for yearly insurance coverage for our events.

Vol. 23, Issue 3, page 2

Keeping the Legend Alive

President’s Message—Continued

The Capitol City Rockets—Who We Are

that. Attendance this year has

been sporadic, and the All-

GM Show actually lost a little

money for the first time. This

may be due to the economy or

it may be due to the changing

needs of the membership. Let

us know. Feel free to contact

any of the club officers, either

through email or by phone,

and tell us how we can make

the club better for you. Do

you have ideas or suggestions

for events? Would a different

time or location for meetings

be more convenient? Is there

some other club benefit that

you’d like to see? Our club is

geographically diverse, and we

try to accommodate that by

scheduling meetings and

events on both sides of the

beltway. Please let us know

how we can improve that.

Best in Show,

Stock. First

time in All

GM history

that a truck

won Best in

Show. 1971

Chevy C-10

1/2 Ton, Don

Shaffer, Mid-

dletown, MD.

All GM Best

in Show,

Modified.

Larry

Roche‘s

1952 Chev-

rolet

Styleline.

Suggestions are certainly wel-come; volunteered labor is even better. The next meeting is January 13th at Kilroy’s in Springfield, VA. We’ll be re-viewing the proposed meeting schedule for 2013 and discuss-ing club events for the year. That would be a great time for you to drop by and offer your suggestions. You can access the club meeting schedule from the CCR webpage at http://clubs.hemmings.com/capitolcityrockets/?club=capitolcityrockets. If you don’t see the most current ver-sion of the website, refresh your browser. I look forward to see-ing you at the January meeting or at future CCR events. Happy New Year. Joe Padavano

[email protected]

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Class/Place Owner/Car Class A – Stock 1948 and older First - David Brufarb – 1928 Buick (only car in class)

Class B – Stock 1949-59

First Steve White – 1953 Olds Super 88

Second Don Woods – 1954 Olds 88 2 door sedan

Third Fred Trasport – 1953 Buick Special 2 door hardtop

Class C – Stock 1960-64

First Richard Ray – 1960 Pontiac Ventura

Second Scott Phillips – 1962 Olds F-85 ―Jetfire‖ Sports Convertible

Third Richard Boud – 1963 Chevy Impala SS Coupe

Class D – Stock 1965-69

First Jim/Marilyn Simpson – 1966 Chevy Corvair coupe

Second Mark Brodsky – 1968 Cadillac Convertible

Third Rick Sanford – 1965 Chevy Corvair; Elsie Leibrand – 1965 Olds Cutlass

Class E – Stock 1970-79

First Mike Scott – 1972 Olds Cutlass Supreme

Second Jack/Cher Gallagher – 1970 Olds Cutlass Convertible

Third John Gillison – 1972 Buick Skylark; Tom Roth – 1971 Olds 88

Class F – Stock 80-89 First - Marvin Jackson – 1981 Olds 98 4 door sedan (only car in class)

Class G – Stock 1990 - Present

First Kendra Harvey – 2009 Pontiac G8

Second Steve Quincy – 1991 Cadillac Seville

Third John Durant – 1990 Buick Reatta

Class H – Stock Muscle 1967 v

First Gary Ledbetter – 1961 Pontiac Ventura

Second Richard Tucker – 1967 Chevy Chevelle SS

Class J – Stock Muscle 1968-72

First Nelson Southall – 1970 Olds W-31

Second Marcus Thompson – 1970 Olds 442; Bob Mantz – 1969 Chevy Chevelle

Third Gary Sullivan – 1972 Olds 442; Frank Bisnett – 1971 Olds 442

Class K – Stock Muscle 1973 ^

First Eric/Laura O’Dell – 1977 Pontiac Trans Am

Second Frederick Seoane – 1976 Chevy Cosworth Vega; Tony Morey – 1983 Hurst Olds

Third Rick Mayhew – 1979 Pontiac Trans Am

Class L –Stock Eldo/Riv/Toro Grand Prix/Monte Carlo

First George King – 1965 Buick Riviera

Second Bruce Hocker – 1976 Chevy Monte Carlo

Third Robert Natale – 1973 Buick Riviera

Class M – Modifieds 1964 v

First Buddy Briggs – 1957 Chevy Bel Air

Second Mike Templeton – 1956 Chevy Bel Air Convertible

Third Gary Fisher – 1941 Chevy Coupe

Class N – Modifieds 1965 ^

First Phil Sandusky – 1965 Pontiac GTO

Second Steve Cline – 1968 Chevy Chevelle

Third Allen Swim – 1972 Olds Cutlass Supreme

Class O – All GM Trucks

First Tom Davis – 1950 Chevy Pickup

Second Marvin Thomas – 1957 Chevy Pickup

Third Richard Walchick – 1969 Chevy El Camino

Class P – All Corvettes First - Carl Shaeffer – 2001 Corvette Convertible (only car in class)

Best Of…

Best Chevrolet Jim/Sally Barchelder – 1957 Chevy Bel Air sedan

Best Pontiac/Oakland Don Woods – 1965 Pontiac 2+2 coupe

Best Oldsmobile/Viking Ivory Newton – 1957 Olds 98 4 door sedan

Best Buick/Marquette Edward Allen – 1959 Buick Electra 4 door hardtop

Best Cadillac/LaSalle Robert Norrid – Cadillac Series 62 Convertible

Best of Show – Stock Don Shaefer – 1971 Chevy C-10 Cheyenne Pickup

Best of Show – Modified Larry Rouche – 1952 Chevy Skyline coupe

2012 ALL GM SHOW RESULTS

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Pictured here is the ―Best Olds‖ of

the 2012 All GM, Ivory Newton‘s

1957 98 four door sedan.

Here‘s ivory accepting the ―gas

pump‖ award from Cory Correll

for Best Olds. Joe P. is in back!

This is Don Wood‘s gorgeous 1954

88 two door sedan. It took a third

in its class.

Marcus Thompson brought up his

1970 442 Convertible. It took a

2nd in Stock Muscle ‗68-‘72.

Pictured is Nelson Southard‘s 1970

Cutlass W-31, 1st place winner in

Stock Muscle, ‗68-‘72.

Gary Sullivan brought this 1972

442 way up from Stafford, VA, and

took a ‗68-‘72 Stock Muscle 3rd.

Here‘s Jimmy Ford‘s 1975 Cutlass

Supreme, the only one like it at the

show. Great car.

Allen Swim brought his 1972 Cut-

lass Supreme, which took a 3rd in

Modifieds ‗65 and newer.

Marvin Jackson brought his all

original 1981 98 four door sedan,

which took 1st in Stock ‗80-‘89.

38th Annual All-GM ―Olds‖ Show Highlights, 8-11-12

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Gary Sutherlin‘s Official Show

Photographer‘s ‗77 Cutlass Coupe.

Thanks Gary for the superb pics!

CCR President Joe Padavano‘s

1962 F-85 Wagon showed in Class

C.

Scott Phillips‘ 1962 F-85 Sports

Convertible with the Jetfire engine

took a 2nd place in Stock ‗60-‘64.

This is Frank Bisnett‘s 1968 442

convertible, which tied for a 3rd in

Stock Muscle ‗68-‘72.

Carl Shaffer brought his 2001

Chevy Corvette convertible, which

took a 1st in the Corvette class.

This is Jack and Cher Gallagher‘s

1970 Cutlass Convertible. It took a

2nd in Stock ‗70-‘79.

CCR Events Chair Jeff Nieschel

showed his 1972 Cutlass Supreme

Brown Sugar, and Pat Yancey hat.

Mike Scott‘s 1972 Cutlass Supreme

Coupe was the 1st place winner in

the Stock ‗70-‘79 class.

Steve White brought his 1953 Su-

per 88 Coupe, which took home a

1st in the Stock ‗49-‘59 category.

Olds @ the All-GM Show, August 11, 2012

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Tony Morey‘s 1983 Hurst Olds

15th Ann. Rare sunroof option and

2nd place Stock Muscle ‗73 and up

Beth Baker brought her very clean

1997 Cutlass from Havre De

Grace, MD.

This is Elsie Leibrand‘s 1965 Cut-

lass. It sports a 300 HP 330, new

upholstery and is currently for sale

This is Owen Griesemer‘s 1970 W-

31 Cutlass brought down from

Middletown, MD.

This long lady is Tom Roth‘s rare

‗71 88 Coupe. It took a 3rd in

Stock ‗70-‘79.

Toby Turpin showed his 1996 LSS

and took the awesome show pano-

rama below. Thanks, Toby!

More Olds @ the All-GM Show, August 11, 2012

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Thanks for a Great 2012 All GM. If we missed your Olds in pictures, our apologies!

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I own two restoration project cars, a 1969 Olds Cutlass S convertible and a 1974 Excalibur Phaeton. Both were in reasonable

condition when I purchased them several years ago. Trim pieces on the Excalibur required repair and rechroming. Instruments needed

repair. The Olds needed bumper rechroming and wheel well moldings and small parts that are not available aftermarket (or not easily

found in aftermarket). Here is my story about finding and using vendor services and salvage yards.

Instrument/gauge repair: 1. Reynolds Speedometer, Naples FL. 239-643-4103. [email protected]. He refaced the Ex-

calibur speedometer at a price way below other vendor’s estimates. He apparently uses a computer-based graphics method, because there

was no expensive set-up cost as is common with silk-screen methods. This a great place to use if you have a unique or uncommon instru-

ment for which the silk screen has not already been paid for by someone else. White Post Restoration recommended this place to me

when the club visited the shop in Nov 2011.

2. D & M Restoration, Greenville SC. 800-722-0854.www.dandmrestoration.com. They made mechanical repairs to the Excalibur

speedometer. They fixed damage caused by a local ―restoration‖ shop. They do good work, at reasonable prices.

Chrome Plating and Trim Repair: 1. N.E. L. Inc. Philadelphia, PA. They rechromed the luggage rack and hood ornament for

Excalibur, and straightened/rechromed the Olds front bumper. The hood ornament required metalwork to fill in (weld) some deep

gouges. They matched the alloy perfectly, then polished. The repair is absolutely invisible. The Olds bumper rechrome job was expensive,

compared to what other vendors offer; but I used them because they were in easy driving distance. Their plating work and polishing was

superb. Unfortunately, I think they sold the business to a new owner, since I can no longer find a phone/address for them.

2. Custom Plating Specialist, Brillion, WI. 920-756-3284. [email protected]. I used them to rechrome some small trim parts on the

Excalibur. Great work at very reasonable prices.

3. Vintage Vehicles, Inc. Wautoma, WI. 920-787-2656. www.vintagevehicles.net. I used them to repair gouges in aluminum bumper

overriders on the Excalibur. I used them since Custom Plating does not do weld repair work. Work was OK, but after a year I could see

some mismatch between aluminum repair and base metal (but you really have to look for it!). I would go back to them for any metal-

work/stainless straightening etc.

Carburetor Rebuild: Lars Grimsrud, Lafayette, CO. 303-604-6376. [email protected]. I learned about him after lots of internet

research to rebuild a Rochester Quadrajet 4-barrel for the 454 BB Chev in the Excalibur. I had just bought a ―numbers-matching‖ carb

for that engine that was claimed to have just been rebuilt. After reading much of Grimsrud’s internet commentary on generally poor qual-

ity of commercial rebuilds (e.g. all QJs rebuilt the same, despite different metering rods, etc, specific to each engine type) and poor quality

generic aftermarket ―rebuild kits‖ for DIY work, I sent carb to him. He found wrong parts in it and rebuilt to exact specs. He also test

runs carbs before shipping back to the owner. Absolutely the best place to get pre-1980 QJ carb work done. Very reasonable prices as he

does rebuilds primarily as a hobby. $180 per carb.

Salvage Yards: I roamed salvage yards to find the wheel well molding for the Olds Cutlass. For 1968-69 Cutlass models, the wheel trim

is not produced by aftermarket suppliers. They can only be found in salvage yards (or on eBay by those who already went to the yards). It

took me visits to four salvage yards in three states before I could find the four pieces in restorable condition (all had the minor dings from

door edge impacts): 1. Cars and Parts, Inc. Columbus IN. 800-225-9025. www.cars-and-parts.net. This is a large yard, but only a few

1960’s vintage Oldsmobiles. I was lucky to find one 1969 Cutlass that had not already been stripped. There is no organization to car loca-

tion. I found one wheel well molding there.

2. Temples Auto Parts. Batesburg, SC. 803-359-9063. This off I-20 west of Columbia, SC. Temples is huge yard, with lots of 50’s thru

70’s cars and trucks (also a companion late model yard). Many late 60’s and early 70’s Oldsmobiles of various styles. I found about eight

1968/69 Cutlass models. Since this is a ―southern locale‖ the cars only have ―some‖ rust. I found one wheel well molding here , along

with lighted rear view mirrors, and small trim bolts not available elsewhere. There is no organization to car location—you just have to

wander and look. It’s a wide open lot, flat with no trees and easy to search. It’s worth a visit just to wander through the yard and look at

all the vintage stuff- but not much pre-1950.

3. Leon‘s Parts. Near Culpeper, VA. Everyone knows about this place. They know the location for every car of a certain year. Easy to

find cars; difficult to find what you want in parts because most cars have been picked over. I found one wheel well molding there.

4. Philbates Auto Wrecking, Inc. New Kent, VA. 804-843-9787. (near Williamsburg). This a huge yard with lots of cars from 50’s up.

There is no organization to this yard; you just have to wander. This yard has many trees and rough terrain—difficult to see what you are

searching for. Plan to spend a whole day there. Prices seem a bit high compared to other salvage yards. I got one molding there.

Restoration Recommendations Column—Jim McCormack

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Dec CCR Trip to White Post Restorations—Ronnie Smith

On Dec 2nd, CCR visited White Post Restorations in

White Post, VA as our holiday outing. Great day!

Several generations of GM history drove out from

Leesburg and other surrounding areas for a tour of

the White Post Restorations facility. It was both great

weather for the driving, and a lot of new work at WPR

to see on our tour.

Left: Big crowd for

our WPR visit!

Right: A little tough

to read, but this is a

list of the Past Hon-

ors of White Post

Restorations, among

them Pebble Beach,

AACA Grand Na-

tional, Meadow-

brook, you name it.

They do high quality

work!

On December 2nd our club was invited to tour White post Restoration once again. We met for lunch at Jammin' Joe Van Dyke's BBQ in White Post. Everyone enjoyed a great lunch. Joe was happy for the business and couldn't stop thanking me. The turnout of club members and their friends was one of the largest for a club event. At one O'clock we took the short drive to the shop, where over 25 car enthusiasts were treated to a guided tour by owner, Billy Thompson IV. Members that were on tour last year got to see some of the same cars closer to completion. We also got to see a few new arrivals including a Continental Mark II and a Willy's Wombat. Billy told us the story behind these cars, and an-swered the many questions that members and guests had. A new area that was part of the tour this year was the sheet metal fabrication shop. I heard a lot of comments about how beautiful the metal replacement, welding , and metal finishing areas were. Billy got married this past summer. His wife, Crystal, was taking pictures of the tour and members cars to post on their new Facebook page. The page is up and running and they would like everyone to check it out and tag their cars if they would like to. This event has been so successful we are planning to have our 3rd annual White Post Restoration Tour again next November/December. When I asked Billy about doing the tour annually he said "no problem". Billy is all for it.

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More of the White Post Restorations Tour

Still being worked on this year were the 1956 Chrysler

Limos being shipped over to the Middle East. Billy

Thompson IV, our tour guide, related that each of

these triple figure restorations are a little different from

the other 4 as they get special requests from the buyer.

This 50‘s Jaguar was in the body shop, getting the full

once over prior to paint, interior, and mechanical

work. You can see the shiny new fabrication in this

piece. There are certainly artisans at WPR.

There are exotics being worked

on around the shop. If mem-

ory serves correctly, this one

was sent to WPR at the request

of a dying man‘s will, that his

funds be spent directly on its

restoration for his son or

grandson. We should all get

that kind of inheritance!

Scott Hoffman, Steve Meyer, and Jeff Nieschel

parked their early 70‘s Cutlasses out in the lot. The

garages behind them house several parts cars and

awaiting project cars, and a bit of White Post his-

tory...

At first glance, most of us thought this was a Model A

tucked back in a corner of the facility. In fact, it‘s a

rare complete, if rough, early 30‘s Willy‘sWombat . It

was all there, but it‘ll have a long road back!

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2012 Capitol City Rockets Calendar/Treasurer’s Report

TENTATIVE CCR CALENDAR

Sun, June 9, 1:30 pm—regular meeting at Kil-

roy‘s in Springfield, VA.

Sun, July 14, 1:30 pm—regular meeting at

Branded 72 in Rockville, MD.

Sat, Aug 10, 9-3 pm—Annual All-GM Show at

Montgomery College in Rockville, MD.

Sun, Sept 8, 1:30 pm—regular meeting at Kil-

roy‘s in Springfield, VA.

Sat, Oct 19, 9-3 pm—Annual Rockville An-

tique and Classic Car Show in Rockville, MD

Sun, Nov 10, 1:30 pm—regular meeting at

Kilroy‘s in Springfield, VA.

Want to know more about local car cruises and

upcoming shows? Check out

www.capitalcruisin.com (Click on our logo and

it will take you to our newly updated Hem-

mings.com website.)

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Capitol City Rockets Tentative

2012 Calendar:

Sun, Jan 13, 1:30 pm—regular

meeting at Kilroy‘s in Spring-

field, VA.

Sun, Feb 10, 1:30 pm—regular

meeting at Branded 72 in Rock-

ville, MD.

Sun, Mar 10, 1:30 pm—regular

meeting at Kilroy‘s in Spring-

field, VA. (tentatively discussed

visit to Howard County Swap

Meet)

Sat, Apr 20, 3-6 pm, Annual

Spring Dust Off @ Nokesville

Burger King, located just South

of the 234 bypass, Manassas.

Part of regular Sat cruise-in ,

same location as 2012.

Sat, May 18, TBD, Annual CCR

Picnic in Middletown, MD

w/cruise to Mt. Airy.

CCR Treasurer‘s Report as of 12-10-12

Balance 11-9-12: $2908.91

Income:

Dues: $45.00

Total Income $45.00

Expenses:

Nov bank charge: $2.00

Total Expenses: $2.00

Balance as of 12-10-12: $2951.91

Treasurer‘s Report—Ken Quincy

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CCR Classifieds Classified ads are free to chapter members. We take cars, parts,

services, anything. Submit your typed or printed ad to the Chapter

PO box, marking it ATTN: ROCKET REVIEW, or simply email the

editor at [email protected] You may run your ad for up to 3

issues at a time. Ads must be resubmitted for reprinting after that

time, and please let Scott know if you wish to discontinue the classi-

fied ad due to sale of the parts or car.

CARS/PARTS FOR

SALE/WANTED :

1970 Delta 88 Custom 4-dr sedan, and will be parting it out. It is very original and complete, some rust and a few small dents, with much good trim. Also, 455 4-bbl, tilt, power trunk, light group and power seat. Anyone interested may contact me via email: Owen Griesemer at [email protected] phone: 240-357-5696

We were in Mount Airy Crazy Ray's Junkyard yesterday and ran across what we believe is a 1965 four door sedan F-85. It is very complete and straight with little rust. The bench seats still have their original upholstery and are in excellent condition. Was too good to end up in the junk-yard. Just wanted let your club know, there are a lot of good parts on this car (ie. fenders, bump-ers etc.). Contact Phil Camp @ [email protected]

For those who haven't heard, the annual AACA/Sugarloaf Mtn Region Antique Auto Swap Meet is moving to a new location this year: no longer held at the Frederick County Fairgrounds, it will be held this year at the Car-roll County Agriculture Center in Westminster, MD March 29 and 30.

Scott Hoffman has a repair facility to promote. Wayne Rogers at Roger‘s Automotive Inc 703-631-4242, 14067 Willard Rd Chantilly VA 20151 is a transmission repair shop. Wayne is a guy that undersells and overproduces. He expects his transmissions to hold up to the abuse. I have a 200r4 behind my 455 and the first rebuild was an utter failure, but of course with a week-end cruiser more time than mileage passed and was out of any possible warranty. So the 2nd re-build on the recommendation of a friend I took the trans to Wayne . When I picked up the trans, Wayne showed me the parts and why the trans failed. Wayne built in the parts I thought I was getting the first time. Bigger band, billet parts I do not remember the name of. Vastly superior to first build and cost about the same. (Heard same review from Jim Hunt recently)

1965 Olds Cutlass—330 CI, 300 HP, all new valve seats, plugs, and wires. Edelbrock 4 barrel carb. New radiator, Flow Master exhaust, all original paperwork, as well as one inch thick file of restoration receipts. Located in Poolesville, MD. Mouse Leibrand’s car. Best Offer! This is the white ’65 that was at the 2012 All GM show. Contact Elsie Leibrand at [email protected] or call her at 301-807-0574.

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