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1 June 2008 The Fabulous Tebo Collection By David Leger On April 26th members of the club met and caravanned to Stephen Tebo‟s car collection in Longmont. Periodically this collection is open to car club members in the area. Mr. Tebo has an amazing collec- tion of over 400 cars. One would be hard pressed to find a theme in the collection as there are many eclectic choices. Some are obvious and the envy of any collector, such as the Duesenberg phae- ton and the Auburn super- charged phaeton. Other nota- ble classics included a Packard V-12 roadster, and a Pierce Arrow roadster. There were numerous Cadillacs, both in the main room, which con- tained classic era cars, and a separate Cadillac room con- taining more recent models. Lincolns were represented from the 1930‟s through to a Continental Mark II. A long line of model T and model A Fords greet the visitor as they moved in from the 1950‟s diner, which serves as an en- trance to the collection. Small side rooms housed some special collections. (continued on page 4)

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June 2008

The Fabulous

Tebo Collection

By David Leger

On April 26th members of the

club met and caravanned to

Stephen Tebo‟s car collection

in Longmont. Periodically

this collection is open to car

club members in the area. Mr.

Tebo has an amazing collec-

tion of over 400 cars. One

would be hard pressed to find

a theme in the collection as

there are many eclectic

choices. Some are obvious

and the envy of any collector,

such as the Duesenberg phae-

ton and the Auburn super-

charged phaeton. Other nota-

ble classics included a Packard

V-12 roadster, and a Pierce

Arrow roadster. There were

numerous Cadillacs, both in

the main room, which con-

tained classic era cars, and a

separate Cadillac room con-

taining more recent models.

Lincolns were represented

from the 1930‟s through to a

Continental Mark II. A long

line of model T and model A

Fords greet the visitor as they

moved in from the 1950‟s

diner, which serves as an en-

trance to the collection.

Small side rooms housed

some special collections.

(continued on page 4)

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There’s No ‘R’ In That

Word

The Director’s Column

By John Serfling

On a cool blustery Saturday in

early May two or three of us

visited a washing machine mu-

seum. Perhaps 15 others vis-

ited a waRshing machine mu-

seum. You could tell who was

raised in Iowa, Nebraska and

Kansas that day. Actually,

many people from the plains

of Colorado also add in the „R‟

when they wash, even I did as

a kid. When I went away to

college I had a roommate

from Napa, California who told

me “there isn‟t an „R‟ in that

word” and that was the last

time I used one, except when

being silly. I must have really

been embarrassed by the inci-

dent to have made the change

so quickly. No one that I have

ever told that to cared enough

to change. Should that tell me

something about myself (no

answers are necessary)? I

really enjoyed the tour, with or

without the „R‟.

Thanks again to Harry Tiffany

for giving us a technology les-

son at our May meeting. Be-

cause of my involvement in

the American Society of Me-

chanical Engineers I was famil-

iar with stereo lithography and

have even seen it at work, but

I hadn‟t heard of the other two

machining techniques he

talked to us about. I was fas-

cinated and it appeared that

many others were as

well. Next month, you will

have the pleasure of listening

to the long lost John

Washburn. It will be good to

see him again after his long

absence while working in Flor-

ida this past winter.

The Eldorado is running well

and I have turned my attention

to the ‟63 convertible, but I do

have a quick update for you

on the Eldorado. I was correct

in my assumption that since

the air compressor hadn‟t

been hooked up for so long it

probably wouldn‟t work and

sure enough, it doesn‟t. The

repair to the air lines has held

well, so I haven‟t worried

about the compressor any

more. I‟m not sure it is worth

worrying about anymore. If

any of you have any experi-

ence getting them working,

please let me know.

The bad news for me is that

my convertible made me

sick. We took it out for a drive

on a lovely Monday night in

late May. We headed east

from downtown and ended up

in the Lowry redevelopment. I

parked where we could see

the lovely, full moon, fairly

low on the horizon. I now

cough my fool head off,

mostly at night and I can‟t

breathe. Damn pollen! My

allergist, who is an old Cor-

vette guy tells me I have to

rinse my sinuses after every

ride. If only I had known that

a week ago. I am so miser-

able, I can‟t even drive in the

Memorial Day parade, which I

really enjoy attending. Hope-

fully, I‟ll be all better by the

time I see you at the next

meeting.

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Cleaning Up

By Bonnie Pache

Saturday, May 10, 2008, 20 of

our members and guests were

treated to a most unusual and

interesting tour. We met at

the Ramada Inn at I-25 &

120th and traveled north to

Eaton, CO. Arriving at Eaton

Grove, we were met by Lee

Maxwell, curator of his mu-

seum of old and unusual

washing machines.

Lee, a retired professor of

Electrical Engineering at C.S.U.

in Ft. Collins began his pursuit

of washing machines in 1986.

While on a road trip with his

wife, Barbara, he stumbled

onto a flea market shop in

western Iowa. There, a fantas-

tic machine caught his eye.

He was hooked! Since that

time he has acquired the

world‟s largest and most com-

prehensive collection of old

and unusual washing ma-

chines. For his efforts, he has

been awarded the Guinness

Book of Records certificate.

Since that time he has visited

many more antique shops all

over the U.S. and several for-

eign countries. His acquisi-

tions have totaled over 1,100

machines. Each one is differ-

ent from the other. He has

added many other related

items to his machine collec-

tion. He displays historical

data about the washers, the

people who developed them,

the manufacturing companies,

and has patents for many of

them. In addition he has

items such as boxes of laun-

dry detergents from days

gone by, mangles, wringers, a

few other types of appliances

and even the original contrap-

tion for the lady in the house

to get a new perm in her hair.

Looks pretty scary to a mod-

ern day lady!

Acquiring so many machines

has required some ingenuity

on his part and much pa-

tience, but also understanding

assistance, from his wife Bar-

bara. Four machines were

found on a trip to Australia.

No problem getting them back

to Colorado for Maxwell. He

and his wife simply discarded

their suitcases, packed their

clothing inside the machines,

loaded them in boxes and

checked the boxes as their

luggage. Another machine,

discovered in England, was

taken all apart and shipped to

Colorado for restoration by

Maxwell and is now displayed

in his museum. Another “find”

required a saw and some mus-

cle power. A tree had grown

up through the framework of

a discarded machine and it

could be had if he would cut

the tree down.

Hundreds of different compa-

nies manufactured washing

machines during the last cen-

tury. Surprising to find that

one of those companies was

the Cadillac Wash Machine Co.

Various types of gear systems,

agitation systems, wringers,

and finally the electric motor

led to the development of the

washing machine as a com-

mon household appliance.

Maxwell‟s most complete col-

lection is of Maytag washers.

He has one for almost every

year from 1908 -1987.

His collection includes several

most unusual machines. The

Life Preserver is actually a

pink panty hose washer. His

1950‟s Bessen washer is com-

bination water powered linge-

rie and dish washer. Used in

the kitchen sink, it is recom-

mended that the dishes be

done before washing your un-

derwear. One of his Maytag

washers includes a butter

churn and a meat grinder at-

tachment. Arthur Matzke de-

signed and made a one of a

kind washing machine for his

“lucky” bride in 1932. One of

Maxwell‟s machines adver-

tised that it was guaranteed to

keep a farm wife from com-

mitting suicide!

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(continued from page 1)

One room contains profes-

sional vehicles, from a fabu-

lous Packard ambulance to a

Rolls Royce ambulance to vari-

ous fire trucks. Another room

contained Corvettes, another

room housed Porsche and VW

products. One room con-

tained hot rods, while another

contained racing cars.

Cars in the main room in-

cluded such unusual cars as a

1938 Oldsmobile, and a pair

of Packard Clippers. One of

the newest cars is a blue Ford

GT. Even a few European vehi-

cles are present, including a

BMW Isetta, a very old Peugeot

and a pair of Citroen 2 CV.

After several hours of wander-

ing the showrooms, we left for

the Vista Ridge golf course for

a leisurely lunch. While the

weather might have been a bit

chilly, the cars and camarade-

rie kept us warm.

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(continued from page 3)

Who would ever believe there

could be so many types of

technology for washing

clothes? We learned about the

dolly which was placed in the

lids of the machines for wash-

ing clothes, tumblers which

cranked and rolled drums over

the clothing, and agitators

which are still used today.

Machines were powered by

animals, a belt which ran the

machine off a stationary en-

gine, tractors, gas engines,

hand driven by the woman of

the house, and today by elec-

tric motors. Machines were

made of different types of

wood, brass, copper, alumi-

num, and porcelain. Maytag

used redwood or cypress to

make their machines so ter-

mites wouldn‟t eat the wood.

After our tour was completed

we drove to the Eaton Country

Club where we enjoyed lunch.

It was especially nice to have

Lee Maxwell and his wife, Bar-

bara, join us for lunch. Lee

has so many stories and inter-

esting facts about the ma-

chines. We were treated to

hearing much more over

lunch! Most washing ma-

chines are female; however,

two of Maxwell‟s collection are

male. To learn how to distin-

guish the difference ask some-

one who went on the tour or

check his museum website at

www.oldewash.com .

Thanks to Lee Maxwell for a

most informative and fascinat-

ing tour!

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The Dagmar monthly news-

letter of the Rocky Mountain

Region Cadillac and

LaSalle Club

Director:

John Serfling

126 Pennsylvania St.

Denver, CO. 80203

303+722-5098

[email protected]

Executive Vice President:

Position vacant

Vice President of Activities:

John Cullinan

6700 W. Dorado Dr. #34

Littleton, CO 80123

(303) 738-3981

[email protected]

Secretary:

Nancy Tucker

441 Garfield St.

Denver, CO. 80206

303+394-2557

[email protected]

Treasurer:

Brent Hladky

958 St. Paul Street

Denver, CO. 80206

303+393-9072

[email protected]

Membership Czar:

Paul Olson

6642 S. Valley Drive

Morrison, CO. 80465

303+697-8460

[email protected]

Old Car Council Rep:

Diane McDaniel

9631 W. 25th

Ave.

Lakewood, CO. 80215

303+238-2222

CLC National Representative

Tim Coy

203 Short Pl.

Louisville, CO 80027

(303) 673-0011

Editor:

David Leger

1742 Olive St.

Denver, CO 80220

Home: 303+377-0844

Cell: 303+886-0390

[email protected]

Internet Webmaster:

John Henry

2653 W. 135th

Ave

Broomfield, CO. 80020

303+469-6929

[email protected]

The Dagmar:

The Dagmar is published

monthly (except December)

and is mailed First-Class to all

RMRCLC members on the cur-

rent roster. The Dagmar is

copyright@2008 Rocky Moun-

tain Region Cadillac and

LaSalle Club.

Other CLC Regions and Chap-

ters may reprint articles with-

out permission as long as at-

tribution is given.

Deadline:

Is the 25th

of each month.

Advertising:

Classified Ads:

First three months free for

Club Members (RMRCLC), after

that normal rates apply.

$20.00 for three consecutive

issues prepaid for nonmem-

bers. Cadillac and LaSalle re-

lated ads only; there is a 50-

word limit on each ad. Classi-

fied ads also appear on our

web site at:

Check out the RMRCLC Web-

site at:

www.rmrclc.com

and the national site at

http://www.cadillaclasalleclub.

org

Display ads: $15.00 per issue,

$125.00 per year prepaid for

a business-card-size ad. Lar-

ger sizes available at a dis-

count. Contact the Editor for

more information.

Monthly Meeting:

Regular business meetings of the Rocky Mountain Region Cadillac & LaSalle Club are held

the second Tuesday of each month, starting at 7:30 pm. We meet at the TDS/J.W. Brewer

Tire Co. 11900 W. 44th

Ave., Wheat Ridge, CO. This is near the Ward Road and I-70 exit.

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The Rossi Run

By Nancy Tucker

That morning was a zoo with

the Colfax marathon - they

had both Colfax and l7th Ave.

closed off. Dirk Bierman de-

cided to walk over from his

condo. I drove over in the Al-

lante, after going all over town

trying to get through the road-

blocks.

If there was a Rossi show/run,

we didn't see it. And we were

talking back and forth on our

cell phones. I got to the usual

area first and it was packed

and packed with cars of fami-

lies going to the zoo. Cars

were circling the parking lots

looking for spaces and it was

a mess. I know they weren't in

their regular spot. Dirk ar-

rived there after I had given

up and headed toward home

and he didn't see anything like

old cars either.

I also can't imagine they were

anywhere closer to the zoo -

in a different spot - because I

saw nothing but traffic and

full lots. And it was only 9:00

a.m.

Needless to say we didn‟t

make it for the follow-on

breakfast.

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Steamboat Driving Tour Registration Form: $20 Fee Per Car

Steamboat Springs Tour, June 19-22, 2008 $20 per Car Participation Fee Name of Member: ______________________________________________________________ Name of Guests: ______ Address: _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Home and Cell Phone numbers: _____________________home ________________________ cell Year and Model of Car Being Driven: ________________________________________________ Group Dinner on Saturday: I will attend __ I will not attend ___ Total Number Attending ___

Please clip, fill out, and return with check to RMRCLC for $20 to: Brent Hladky, 958 St. Paul St., Denver, CO 80206

1966 Cadillac Furniture (see for sale listing next page)

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Cars & Parts or Sale

Just finished 1966 Cadillac furniture. Love seat (made from trunk area), Chair (made from

front doors), Coffee table with glass top (made from trunk lid), End table with glass (made

from Cadillac steering wheel, steering column, and hub cap). Black with tan upholstery,

$7.500. Contact Bill Bowser at 303-795-6460 or 303-475-9013. Next to be crafted: 1964

Cadillac desk, love seat, chair & coffee table. (May)

For Sale, 1993 Allante, 38k miles, Polo Green, Cosmetic issues, some mechanical. Runs great,

super body. Salvage title. $9k

720-209-6987 Cell, 303-744-1224 Work, Bob Runge (June)

Official List Of RMRCLC Sponsored Functions

June 19th—22nd. The Great Circle Tour to White Sulfur Hot Springs, North Park, Cameron

Pass, Poudre River Valley, Red Feather Lakes and back to Denver. See registration form p. 10

July 4th, Friday, Georgetown Parade and Cookout in Georgetown on July 4th .

August 12—16, 2008 Cadillac & LaSalle Club Grand National, Cherry Hill New Jersey.

Join everyone for the 50th anniversary of the Cadillac & LaSalle Club—see http://

www.vfrclc.org/GN08.htm

September 13, Saturday, Annual regional show, at McCaddon‟s Cadillac in Boulder

September 20, Saturday, Colfax Cruise

September 27th, Saturday: Arboreal Autumnal Splendor (aspen) Tour. Route to be deter-

mined.

November 8th, Saturday, Veteran‟s Day Parade with the lady Marines.

Other: Burger and taco runs will be organized on some weekends in July, August and Septem-

ber. More information to follow in subsequent issues of The Dagmar. We will hit some new

places of interest this year on our burger and taco runs and include a visit to a historic or edu-

cational site as part of the runs.

Other Events

June 21, Saturday, Havana Cruise 303-399-4256 for details

September 20, Saturday, Annual Colfax Cruise

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Rocky Mountain Region

Cadillac and LaSalle Club

P.O. Box 6883

Denver, Colorado

80206-0883

First Class Mail

Rickenbaugh Cadillac Volvo

777 Broadway, Denver, CO.

Phone 303+573-7773

10% Off Service And Parts To All Rocky Mountain Region Members

Of The Cadillac and LaSalle Club, maximum of $200. Show This Ad

At Time Of

Service Write Up.

Blaise Flaherty Service Manager.