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June 2010
Volume 47, Issue 6 SSMMOOKKEE SSIIGGNNAALLSS
In This Month’s Issue:
ANKOKAS Car Club
Member News 1
The Prez Says� 2
Checkers Club Meeting 3
From the Former Editor 3
Me and My Autoette 4
For Sale/Wanted 6
The Official Publication of the ANKOKAS Region AACA
ANKOKAS Club News • Our June meeting is scheduled to take place at Checkers Powder
Coating facility in Egg Harbor on Friday, June 18th. More details in this issue.
• For July 18th we are in the process of scheduling 15-20 of our club
members cars to participate in a new housing development open house in Mays Landing. Lunch will be provided. A sign up list was passed around during our April meeting. Please contact Bob Petters if you are still interested in going and have not yet signed up. $65 will be given to the club for each car that shows up.
• A fall tour is being discussed to visit a collection of cars in Newark, NJ
that are used in films and movies. Approx. 200 vehicles are in the collection and there is also a high-end private collection of approx. 60 cars close buy that we may also visit. A bus may also be arranged for this tour.
Tech Tip – Ignition Wires from ClassicCar.com Electrical devices, including Spark Plugs, use only the electrical energy necessary to perform the function for which they are designed for. Ignition Wires are nothing more than conductors of supplied energy. An ignition wire that "allegedly" generates an "increase" in spark energy will have no effect on the spark jumping across the spark plug gap. The energy consumed at the spark plug gap wouldn't be any more than what is needed to jump the gap. An example would be if your were to install in a 100 watt light bulb into a 100,000 watt source. The 100-watt bulb only consumes the wattage needed to illuminate it. This would be a feature not to pay extra for next time you shop for wires. The best set of Ignition wires we have run across are the Taylor 10mm & 8mm, spiral wound wire sets. They are about $50 for universal sets and about $40 for custom sets. Mallory Sidewinder and Ford Motorsports helical wound wire sets are very good as well. All run in the $40 to $50 dollar range.
Club Meetings – Directions to Haddonfield Boro Hall – Parking – Handicap Chair Lift
Regular club meetings are held on the 3
rd Thursday of each month at 7:30pm on the second
floor of the Haddonfield Municipal Building located at 242 East Kings Highway, Haddonfield NJ. There is free parking in the back. There is also a handicap chair lift available at the north side entrance of the building (this is the entrance located next to the outlet driveway)
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First, I want to thank Coles Roberts for his hospitality on May 22nd in hosting our Apple Blossom picnic. No real rain this year, but it did sprinkle a little. We had a crowd of about 20 to 25 people including family members of Coles. I hope everyone had a taste of his cousin’s strawberry pie!
No tailgate picnic this month in the parking lot, but rather a drive to Egg Harbor City. Further detail information of what we will see is elsewhere in Smoke Signals. The schedule for the evening is to arrive about 6:30 and our demonstrations will begin about 7:00. The demonstrations should normally take about an hour or so and we then will have some food about 8:30. The owner is Steve Amadio and he told me he has planned to have sausage & peppers with rolls and potato salad and the like brought in. If the later hour or your palette is not agreeable with this, I know there are several nice diners on route 30 along the way to Egg Harbor City, as well as several right there in the city. Why not car-pool with someone? I need a head count. If you signed up and cannot make it, let me know. If you did not sign up and want to attend please let me know.
At the last membership meeting there was not much enthusiasm about attending the Hershey car show on June 26th. A few indicated they were going but there is no tour as such and we will see you there!
A letter will be sent out to all those club members who signed up for the car display July 18th in Mays Landing. We will be providing 15 cars and each of the owners will receive $65 for the 5 hour display. If you have not signed up and wish to, please contact Bob Petters right away.
The above 3 activities are the last items on our list until our annual Haddonfield show on September 11th. You will be contacted about that as well. If we do not cross paths at any of these events then have a healthy and happy summer and see you in September, as the song goes.
WARNING: Do not forget that our membership meeting will NOT at the
Boro hall this month, but rather Friday evening at Checkers in Egg Harbor City on the 18th.
Bob Petters / June 2010
The Prez Says……. By Bob Petters
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Me and My Autoette By Randy Stone, AACA VP Finance and Budget
During the 2008 fall Auto Fair at Charlotte Speedway I was walking in the vendor area and saw what I thought was an old bumper car like we used to see at Myrtle Beach when I was a kid. The Hornets Nest Region always does a good job of having interesting things to see at their events and this was no exception. When I walked up with my group of friends we were greeted with something none of us had ever seen. Sitting on this small trailer was a 1953 Autoette CruiseAbout! We were all pretty taken with the engineering of this small electric car but none of us had any idea of where it came from and who built it. That night I hopped on the internet (where were we before the internet?) and Googled “Autoette”�the reply was “Do you mean Autoette CruiseAbout?” Wow! After answering yes the following story emerged: The Autoette was first manufactured in early 1948 in Long Beach, California by Royce Seevers. Mr. Seevers was the leader of a group of enterprising Vets that turned the purchase of Army surplus material into a thriving electric automobile business. The company was then sold to Blood Sales Co for a short time before being resold to Wayne Manufacturing Co; a street sweeping company who moved to Pomona, California. The Autoette was then sold back to the Seevers' family, lock stock and barrel in 1958. From then until 1970, they controlled manufacturing, distribution and sales of Autoette vehicles. The Autoette vehicles were electric cars that came in a number of forms that range from pickup trucks (that could carry up to 1/4 of a ton), cars, and golf mobiles. Ranging from 2 - 4 seats, the Autoette had tiller steering and was powered by an electric motor which drew its power from large 6 volt batteries connected “in series”. Production ceased in the 1970’s. Well who knew���I was not only intrigued, but absolutely hooked! The next day I was ready to make a deal, my friend Bill Cox was pulling my sleeve the whole time trying to talk me out of it, but I was determined. The whole gang was there and rooted me on, so after some negotiation the deal was completed and the owner delivered my new prize the next day. Not only did he have a title but the original owners’ manual as well. My wife was horrified when she saw the little car for the first time but after a little while she admitted that it was “cute”.
Autoette Delivery Day
I started that day to dissemble and try to figure out what needed to be done to get the little car in shape. Pretty much everything was there and just needed to be reconditioned. The original wood floors were perfect and after just a little sanding and paint they were like new! The only replacement parts needed were new batteries, wiring, tires, upholstery and windshield. The motor (Sherman Tank Turret Motor) was frozen solid, but my friend Jim at Battleground Starter in Julian, NC quickly got it back into shape. The brakes were completely shot, but the guys at Fleet Pride (A semi-truck repair facility in Greensboro) took it as a challenge and made the little brake shoes and repaired the aluminum cores. They even turned the little drum for me on a massive brake machine. These guys loved the challenge and were great to work with. The lock on the parking brake was a little more difficult but an old time locksmith told me it was a gumball machine lock and fixed it right up. He said he hadn’t worked on one of these locks in 40 years! In working on the horn we found that it came from a 1944 Harley Davidson. I bet the Autoette manufacturing team had a blast finding all the parts to make these fascinating little cars. Autoette Engine Compartment After minimal body repair and new paint she came together rather quickly. Wayne Jarrett did the pin-striping based on the pictures we took before starting the restoration. We also had lots of information that the folks at the AACA Library got for me. Those guys were great; they found the original sales documents from 1953 so I could even look up the original features and options. I was really pleased with the cool price list�our little car
SMOKE SIGNALS Page 6 sold for $798.70 originally. Pretty big money in the 50’s for a little neighborhood car. In March we were pretty much finished and all we needed to do was to take our first test drive. My first trip down the driveway had me sliding to a stop just before entering the pond at full speed�.. whew ��.that was close, but after some adjustments to the brakes and steering we were ready to ride.
Randy and the Autoette in Charlotte
My wife Sylvia and I have had a lot of fun with the little car over the last year. Last spring we received a First Junior at the 2009 AACA National Meet in Charlotte. Maybe this year we can bring home a Senior award. While that would be cool, the real reason for building the Autoette was to have fun with it. I drive it around the property all the time and it’s really a neat little vehicle. I wonder what we’ll find at the Charlotte Auto Fair this year?
From the Former Editor By Jeff Brown
Dear Fellow Folks, Summer is here and the car shows are great. As I have said so many times it is neat to see all the motorcars. On an interesting note, Kirk House has written a book on the history of Watkins Glen Race Track in Watkins Glen, New York. It starts with the first with the race through the streets and goes on and on. The cost is $20 a copy and it is really neat since I started going to the Glen in 1966 and with my buddies would go up three times a year. Can Am, Trans Am and FI races. I could write a book about how neat it was. His address is 7484 County Route 13, Bath, New York 14810-7900. His phone number is 607-766-8034. It is OK to call him at home if you would like to order. And don’t forget, Merchantville Car Show is set up for July 10, 2010 in the center of town. Yours in the motorcar faith, Jeff
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SMOKE SIGNALS EDITOR
Michael Sisto
20 Huckleberry Way Turnersville, NJ 08012
E-MAIL:
ANKOKASNEWSLETTER@ Comcast.net
FAX: 856-401-9253
PHONE: 856-232-1329
Articles due end of 1st week of
each month
We’re on the Web!
See us at:
http://www.ankokas.com/
Regular meetings are held on the 3rd
Thursday of each month at 7:30pm
on the second floor of the
Haddonfield Municipal Building.
Director meetings are held on the 1st
Tuesday of the month at the home of
one of the officers.
All are welcome.
NOTE: No meetings in July, August, or December
The ANKOKAS is the South
East Region of the AACA
dating back to 1964.
Ankokas Region
PO BOX 343
Riverside, NJ 08075
ANKOKAS REGION, AACA
BOB PETTERS, PRESIDENT
[email protected] 856-767-4438
CARL VILLONE, VICE PRESIDENT [email protected]
856-227-3006 GEORGE REINIS, TREASURER
[email protected] 856-424-4243
JACKIE FLECHTNER, SECRETARY [email protected]
856-429-2709 JEFF SCHULTE, DIRECTOR
[email protected] 856-234-1623
TOM AMENDOLA, DIRECTOR [email protected]
609-744-9075 DAVE TRAINO, DIRECTOR
856-983-4787 JIM WICKEL, DIRECTOR
856-478-4105 CARL GROSSMAN, DIRECTOR
[email protected] 856-424-8478
For Sale/Wanted
28 foot Hallmark car trailer. $9,500 Call Dave Traino. 856-983-4787 1951 Olds 98 4 door – Jim Jorden – 856-764-1553 1968-69 Chevelle Hood & Trunk Lid – Good used condition - $100 per. Bob Petters – 856-524-4282 5-spoke rims for a 1935 Ford, Incl tires & tubes, vcc, make offer 1948-50 Packard manual & parts books, make offer Alan Coshland – 609-801-1167
For Sale Unrestored original, garage kept. 1973 AMC Ambassador Custom Brougham, 4 dr sedan, white exterior, light blue vinyl roof, dark blue spotless interior, PS, PB, AM/FM, 6 spkr stereo, deluxe wheel covers, 304 V8, 56,000 miles. New battery and Pirelli tires just installed. Engine compartment is about 75% done. Has been in the same family since new. Have dealer invoice, window sticker, owners manual. Only approx. 15,000 of these were produced. Asking $5,014.75, the original price paid in 1972. A rare car that’s hard to find in this condition. If interested call or write to:
David & Maria Bernardo 4761 Oak Terrace
Pennsauken, NJ 08109-1951 (856) 665-1535
FOR SALE
1954 Corvette, won best of show at Haddonfield. Call
Jim Irwin for details. 856-858-9264
1989 Chevy Caprice station wagon. Bet offer. Call
Janice Matthews. 856-966-6828
1971 VW Crew Cab truck. +eeds some final finishing.
Call 856-261-8118 Located in Pennsauken.
1982 Corvette Collector Addition. In perfect
condition. Call Bob Levy at 856-663-2554. Located in
Pennsauken.
1966 Ford Falcon Futura 4 door 55,000 original miles.
Great condition. $4,000 Bob Gaynor at 856-
9796143 Located in Pennsauken.
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LEVIN AROMANDO FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC
www.lpl.com/LAFG
112 Haddontowne CourtSuite 102
Robert S. Schuman, CLU Cherry Hill, NJ [email protected] Phone (856) 354-3200
Fax (856) 354-3213
Financial Planning - Investment Services - Insurance
Securities and Financial Planning offered through Linsco/Private Ledger (LPL) Member NASD/SIPC
E. Gilbert Jordan
ASE Master Engine Machinist
Jordan Automotive Machine
Cyl. Head Work, Cyl. Boring & Honing, Connecting Rod Work, Flywheels
Resurfaced, Complete Motor Rebuilding 1307 Maine Avenue Tel:609-261-2636 (one block off Rt. 38w) Fax:609-261-2636 Hainesport, NJ 08036
Jeff Schulte
CARMASTERS
1920-1970’s Collectable Car
Repairs & Maintenance
Electrical
Specialists
538 Main Street Lumberton, NJ
08048
Tel: 609-267-5234 Fax: 609-267-5100
Club members Joe Dougherty (856-435-6798) and Jim Wickel (856-478-4105) are our club Historians. Please contact them if you have any club memorabilia, pictures, documents etc. to pass on.
Meeting Programs
Any ideas for 2010, please
contact Bob Schuman.
Home: 856-810-8254
(540) 837-1140 www.whitepost.com
For Sale
2001 Lincoln Town Car, Signature Series, white exterior, tan leather interior, 49,643 miles, brand new Michelein tires and battery, v8, all power, AC, small area of white paint has come off on driver’s side frnt bumper, car is located near Westmont Plaza. Asking $9,500 or B/O. Call Dave Benardo at 856-665-1535 and he will take you to or meet you at the location.
Smoke Signals Yearly Ad Prices
Business Card - $50 Quarter Page - $75 Half Page - $100 Full Page - $125 For Sale & Wanted Ads are Free!
Contact Mike Sisto, 856-232-1329 or emailto:[email protected]
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SMOKE SIGNALS Michael Sisto, Editor 20 Huckleberry Way
Turnersville, NJ 08012
Your June Issue of ANKOKAS Region AACA Newsletter has arrived……next issue will be in September.
Next Club Meeting will NOT at the Boro hall this month, but rather Friday evening at Checkers in Egg Harbor City on June 18th.
