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sonable. We will have one of the lower level banquet rooms. There is parking on the south side of the building and en-trance on the south as well. The restaurant is handicap accessible so that will make it easier for us.

November - December 2005

Rocket Review

President’s Corner 2

Editor’s Corner 2

Membership 3

Olds Parting with . . 7

Homecoming 2006 8

Secretary’s Report 11

Inside this issue:

Special points of interest:

• September Cruisin’ - pg. 5

• Members write . . . - pg. 6

• Auction Prices - pg. 8

• HCCI engine research - pg. 10

R emember last January and

our planned event? Remember the bliz-zard and reschedul-ing of the banquet and elections? This year we are having the party in Novem-ber. We are hoping to avoid the snow and wind. We are also hoping to have s o m e o f t h e "snowbirds" in our group attend before they head south. The date is before hunt-ing season so we should be able to have the hunters participate as well. It isn't easy finding a date for our events and this one was no different. But, the date is set and now all we need is you.

Marsha Nicholas, Eva Cooper and Judy Badgley have planned the eve-ning. We are going to be at Guerrazzi's restaurant in north Lansing. You

should have already re-ceived a flyer with the map and reservation form. If you haven't sent it in yet, remember the deadline is October 24, 2005. Send it in now and plan to attend.

Guerrazzi's is a great place for a banquet and their prices are very rea-

A n n u a l B a n q u e t S e t f o r S a t u r d a y , N o v e m b e r 5 t h

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A good time was had by all at the Chapter’s last banquet

Make plans now to attend! By Judy Badgley


2005 R .E . Olds Chapter Board o f D i rec tor s

Editor’s Corner

President Ken Nicholas (517) 663-2397 [email protected] Vice-President Harry Emmons 517-485-5998 no e-mail Secretary Ed Shand 517-655-4739 [email protected] Treasurer Nick Colovos (517) 487-8751 [email protected] Membership Coordinator Joe Pohl 517-323-2342 [email protected] OCA Representative Chuck Mitchell (517) 882-9757 [email protected] Newsletter Editor Webmaster Wayne Mason (517) 669-8051 [email protected] Board members are elected for a one year period of time at the Annual Banquet Meeting. Offi-cers assume their office begin-ning February 1st of the year they are elected. General Club meetings are held on the 1st Tuesday of the month at various locations, but usually at the R.E. Olds Museum in Lansing. Contact Ken Nicho-las at the number shown above for more information. Oldsmobile Homecoming Car Show committee meetings are held periodically through out the year. Contact Don Cooper at: [email protected] for more information.

In Mid-Michigan, we’re enjoying an “extended

summer.” By that I mean that at this writing (the first weekend in Octo-ber), we are enjoying a beautiful weekend with temps in the mid 80’s. For Michigan, that’s about 20 de-grees warmer than the normal aver-age. I hope everyone took advantage of the nice weather; washing your prized Olds or taking a tour of the countryside. I know I did - got the ‘04 Bravada washed along with my daily driver.

I want to thank all of those members who have contributed articles to this newsletter since I have been Editor. These articles help to keep our news-letter interesting and entertaining. At this time, we are in short supply of new articles (as in, “we’re out!”). If you have a particular car-related story, please put pen to paper and send it to

me so that I can share it with the membership. Or, if you find a good article somewhere, send that to me along with the name of the author and where it was first published (newspaper, magazine, etc.) With that, I can obtain the proper permission for re-printing it. Without the au-

thor’s permission, we usually can’t re-print the article because of copyright restrictions.

As a reminder, the Chapter Annual Banquet reservation form is re-printed on page 9 of this issue. Each member has already received a flyer in the mail on this event, but if you misplaced your flyer as I almost did, here’s a sec-ond chance for you. If you have never attended the Chapter’s annual ban-quet, consider doing so. The price is very reasonable and the company is the best. Be sure to get your reserva-tions in by October 24th! Hope to see you there.

Until next issue . . . . . Wayne

F ellow Oldsmobilers:

Wayne usually kids me about not being timely with this article. As to be expected I'm on deadline, but I'm not procrastinating I've just got writers block. I could mention the joint event with the Motor City Rockets on the 15th of October but I'm sure we all know about that. I could write about the Annual Banquet on November 5th but the check is in the mail for that I'm sure. I could bring up the Elections but you all are aware of them and are

considering throwing your hat in the ring. The by laws have been a big topic. Tons of work has been put into that with great results. One topic that always comes up is the Chapter having fun; I've tried with little success soliciting suggestions for improvement. So if there are any ideas about events, tours and speakers please let us know. I could mention about all the hard work and effort that goes into Homecoming but we all know what a gem it is and to mention the need for volunteers would just be repeating myself. So, seeing how I can't think of anything to write I won't. Happy Oldsmobiling

CCCCCYA Ken

The President’s Corner


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LANSING, MICHIGAN 48908-0101 R.E. Olds Chapter is a regional chapter of the Oldsmobile Club of America, based in the Mid-Michigan area. The Chapter received its charter in 1984, and has served Olds enthusiasts in the area since then. A bi-monthly publication, ROCKET REVIEW is sent to members and offers a variety of member stories, technical information and a classi-fied ad section. As a member of the chapter you are invited to join the group at vari-ous car show around the state and enjoy family oriented car club activities.

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Happy Birthday!

Upcoming Events Club Meetings for 2005 are usually scheduled for the first Tuesday of the month at the R .E .O. Transportation Museum at 7 PM . Scheduled meeting dates for this year are: November 1st, December 6t h.

October 15th - Joint Meet with the Motor City Rockets. 11:30 am, lunch; 1:00 pm Bill Porterfield’s expanded Aerotech presentation at R.E. Olds Transportation Museum. More info to follow.

November 5th - R.E. Olds Chapter Annual Banquet . Details to follow.

Concealed Weapons/Pistol License-Renewal Class 11/5/05 Held in coopera-tion with Lansing Community College and the Lansing Police Department at the LPD

Classi f ied ads must be received by the editor on or before the f irst Tuesday of publication month’s (February, Apri l , June, August , October, December) Cost of ad is “0” for members and $6.00 for non -members. Photos welcome. Ads wi l l be run once unless you cal l the Editor and request that i t be run again!

Classified Ads

D o you have a suggestion for a speaker or program for

our monthly meetings? Someone or something that would be interesting to share with your Oldsmobile friends? Let us know your ideas. Even if you have a topic of interest but don’t know who to contact about doing a program, let us know and maybe we can find someone. Contact Judy Badgley at 517-337-0444, w e e k d a y s o r e - m a i l : [email protected].

Firearms facility on Airport Road in Lansing. Complies with PA 372 of 1927 Sec. 5J2(b) as amended by PA 381 of 2000 and PA 217 of 2002, Sec. 5J. For more info, call Chapter member Mike Ross or contact LCC at 483-1860.

Sell it Here


We will have a buffet style dinner with 2 entrees. There will be roast beef, lasagna, mashed potatoes and gravy, salad bar, vegetable, bread and butter, fresh fruit tray and ap-ple crisp. There will also be coffee, tea and a cash bar. The meal is $16. 00 each, BUT, the Chapter is paying $5.00 of each meal. That means you get your dinner for $11.00. Who could ask for anything more?

But there is still more! We are hav-ing an indoor Oldsmobile car show. We are asking you to bring your favorite model or model display to show everyone. We will have tables set up for you to put them on.

There will be a registration form (with no fee) to put with your car. The models can be hand-made, store-bought, big, little or just right. Just bring them along. There will be a trained team of judges to se-lect winners in various categories. You will also be eligible for a "Peoples Choice Award". This is going to be our entertainment for the evening so lets make it fun by everybody bringing a model.

We also have some business to attend to. This will be our annual business meeting and election of officers. You know you have al-ways wanted to take a more active role in the Chapter. This is your opportunity. Elected positions are

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restore just the wood parts on a ‘Woodie’ would not be out of line. It was very interesting.

Mike also had many other collections scattered throughout his shop. They were very interesting also. We all spent time looking at everything and then walking back through to see things we missed the first trip.

After spending about 2 hours at Mike’s, it was time for everyone to hit the road. We said our goodbyes to everyone and thanked our hosts – the MCR and Jack and Dorothy. Don and I enjoyed our weekend with the MCR’s. What a fun group of people! They certainly know how to plan a weekend.

Thanks MCR for a great weekend!

One final note: Murphy’s Law went into effect as we were driving through Grand Rapids on our way to TC. A stone was thrown from a vehicle ahead of us. Of course, it hit our windshield putting a ‘nice’ chip in the glass. By the time we arrived home, it had cracked enough that it warranted replacement. Had it replaced three days later.

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See Cruisin’ photos on page 6.

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as follows: President, Vice Presi-dent, Secretary, Treasurer, OCA Representative. You have all re-ceived a copy of the proposed by-law changes and those give a good description of what the job requires. If you are interested in running for any of these positions please let Ken Nicholas know as soon as possible. He can be reached at 517-663-2397 or email at [email protected] Ad-ditional Board positions that are elected by this Board are: Editor and Membership Coordinator. You can let Ken know if you are inter-ested in those jobs, too. Remember this is your Chapter. If you have any questions about the Annual meeting banquet, etc. contact Mar-sha at 517-663-2396, Eva at 517-627-6697 or Judy Badgley at 517-337-0444. See you there.


Q uestion: What could be better than a weekend of cruisin’ in

your favorite Oldsmobile to a beautiful area of Michigan with great people, who also enjoy Oldsmobiles?

Answer: Can’t think of anything better!

The Motor City Rockets extended an invitation via Jerry Garfield to join them for the weekend starting on Friday, Sept. 23 through Sunday for fun in Traverse City. Their annual event is hosted by MCR members, Jack Tokie and Dorothy Mesales.

Weather report for the weekend: showers Friday midday, then clearing with sunny, warm temps all weekend.

The MCR members left early Friday morning to have breakfast with Lanny and Pat Yankee in Linwood, MI, and then continue their caravan to TC. Don and I left that afternoon and joined them in TC at 6 p.m. that evening. It was a ‘just in time’ arrival for us as 6 p.m. was the appointed time for everyone to meet at Sam’s Club parking lot for the evening cruise. We only knew a few people from the MCR but everyone came over to welcome us and introduced themselves. Don just had time to gas up the ’72 and the caravan was off for a drive up Old Mission Peninsula. Our destination was the Chateau Chantal winery. After a wine tasting party, we caravanned to the other side of TC for supper at Boone’s Long Lake Inn. Wonderful up north setting, excellent food and LARGE servings.

Saturday morning after breakfast at the hotel, we all assembled in the parking lot to caravan over to display our cars from 9 to 1, at the Cherry Capital Cadillac/Oldsmobile d e a l e r s h i p . T h e y m a d e arrangements for a local radio DJ to broadcast live from our show. It was an Oldies station, of course.

Dorothy shuttled all the ladies

downtown to shop while the men enjoyed

‘car talk’. In her 7-passenger van, we stuffed 9 women for our quick 2-hour shopping trip. With the van stuffed with our bodies, we joked about not buying too many large items as we had very little room left in the van. Our shopping trip ended in time to get back to the car show and have lunch with the guys.

After lunch, the MCR had a 50/50 raffle to raise funds for the 2008 OCA Nationals, which they are hosting. Then door prizes were drawn and a group picture was taken. We then loaded up and cruised to Frankfort.

Our destination was to view the private collection of Larry Hale. Talk about ‘eye candy’. This man had a great collection of some 43 special cars. He provided a list showing: fifteen Indy Pace cars, eight Hurst Olds, one Olds Rallye 350, two Olds 442, four Olds Cutlass convertibles and other Chevys, Pontiacs, Buicks, and Fords. And if that wasn’t enough, he had several other collections of interest – too numerous to mention – three large buildings in all. We spent a lot of time here. Some of the women had to literally drag their husbands out of there.

We cruised into downtown Frankfort, walked the pier out to the lighthouse and then met at Celica’s restaurant for supper. There we had a two-hour supper, drove the waitress up the wall and fought over the homemade coconut cream pie. Actually that is a slight exaggeration - for humor, as everyone enjoyed the fellowship and teasing in the name of fun over a piece of pie. Having ate here before Jack knew about their delicious pies so when he made reservations for supper, he also ordered coconut cream pie. Before Jack even sat down, his piece of coconut cream pie was delivered to the table. Oh, he got teased about having dessert before supper. Well, at that point the pie was passed around the table with several

people cutting off a piece – he ended up with a few bites left. This, of course, set the pace for dessert after supper. Almost everyone ordered pie with the majority being coconut cream pie – there were only 7 pieces left. Needless to say, the waitress was able to make everyone happy with another choice.

It was dusk when we left to cruise back to TC from Frankfort. Driving back we came over a hill and there was the moon – full and bright on that cloudless night. It was so huge one could almost touch it, it seemed. It was also perfect convertible weather with several convertibles driving – top down all day and into the night.

Upon arriving back at the hotel, everyone went to the breakfast area to visit. They brought out the snacks and visited for a few more hours.

Sunday morning we all cruised over to the Cracker Barrel restaurant. From there we preceded to Mike Nickels place of business a little south of TC. He is one of 6 businesses in the U.S. that restores ‘Woodies’. This was also a “WOW” place. He had probably around 12 to 15 ‘Woodies” in various states of restoration. Two of the completed vehicles, were his. They were from various states. One was from Arizona. It had sat in the dessert for years and the original wood was sandblasted with grooves where the wood grain was. If I remember right, this was the vehicle that had a bundle of wood in back end. Not a large stack just a nice pile of various lengths and widths, Mike said that stack of wood alone cost $6,000.00. It was exotic wood from Hawaii.

Mike showed us how he forms the wood and the other various procedures he uses to make the wood frames, side molding and other various wood parts the ‘Woodies’ might need. He also discussed the finishes on the wood. He stated that $30,000.00 to

September Cruisin’ By Eva Cooper

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From Erv and Kay Johnson . . .

WARNING To all Oldsmobile owners. Make sure you know what your cars are doing when you leave them alone in a building and what they are talking about. While we were getting medical things done to prepare Katherine for surgery, our Toronado and our Bravada talked about maybe they should adopt an orphan Oldsmobile that had no home and since Oldsmobiles are no longer made they found one that needed a home so we now own a hearse. It is a beautiful 1972 Olds 98 Cotner-Bevington body hearse. It is the biggest one made in 1972 and has 57,000 original miles and has all the papers from delivery day on 08-20-72. We just love it, but have had little time to enjoy it as the medical started as soon we got it.

From Don Cooper . . .

Pace Car

This past weekend Eva and I went to Traverse City with the Motor City Rockets. I got this from one of their members. You will probably not recognize this poor beat - up old Oldsmobile. I would bet that not even the most die hard Indy 500 fan would recognize it. The past thirty plus years has not been kind to this old beauty. This is Pace Car # 1. It was recently bought by Jeff Stolowski from Lake Ann, a member of the Motor City Rockets. It will soon be going in for a complete frame off restoration. It has been identified and validated as the true Pace Car # 1. Jeff plans to have it completed before the 2008 OCA Nationals to be held in Detroit and is looking forward to bringing it to our chapter Homecoming show as soon as it is ready. (see photo below)

Don lives in Grand Ledge, MI

*****

Notes from our Chapter Members

The 1972 Olds Indy 500 pace car purchased by Jeff Stolowski, a member of the Motor City Rockets. Can’t wait to see the completed restoration!

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Larry Hale's private museum in Frankfort, Michigan

Mike Nickels place of business a little south of Traverse City. He is one of 6 businesses in the U.S. that restores ‘Woodies’. Above photos of some Woodies in various states of restoration.

Thank all of you so much for all the cards, calls, e-mails, and concern for our health. Katherine is starting the long road to recovery as it was much worse than even the doctor thought. She has two 12 inch rods in her back, and is coming along, but will need about 4 months to recover. I am not supposed to do anything. Can't work on my little projects, drive a car, or even do dishes-too bad. My surgery is now scheduled for 09-29-05 and I can hardly wait. Thanks again for all your concern. Even though this year was cut short, we are hopeful that by Spring we will be up and back at car shows, and doing what we love to do best, promoting Oldsmobiles.

The Johnsons live in Ludington, MI.

***** Ed. Note: A photo of Johnson’s new Olds hearse was received but unfortunately was not of a quality that would reproduce well.


with Willis and Troy

W ell, it finally happened. For quite some time now you

been reading about our adventures. Would you believe we haven't had time to go anywhere. Actually this begs the question, “What have we been doing with all the stuff gathering on our trips and what about those items we try to help each other with on Ebay?” As Paul Harvey would said, “And now, the rest of the story. “

For any of you that had the misfortune to see inside my storage area, you know the tasks that lay ahead to get things organized and put away. As with the need to get to something done that you have successfully overlooked for quite some time, (as you took care of other obligations) the first thing you need is the motivation to get started (moms getting on my case 24/7 was getting close). Next is finding the time (being retired you know you will get it done tomorrow). The last item is where are you going to put it once you find it (this is usually the hardest, ‘cause everywhere you want to put it, something else is already there). Okay I think you got the picture even if you haven’t seen my storage area. Next up is step one, the real motivation.

Since a trip we took in November 2004, we’ve talked on and off about the ‘64 Cutlass convertible that was the result of that trip. I mentioned in our last article that we were planning a trip back to New Castle, PA to pick up a parts car for Willis (this is what started the sequence of events that is the bases of this article). We needed to take my car trailer to pick it up cause it would work better then Dick’s enclosed trailer. How many of you remember what’s on my car trailer (tick tock tick tock)? Okay I gave it away - for those of you that missed it - all together now - the ‘64 Cutlass convertible is on the trailer. Now that we are all in sync I know you’re saying, “Why don’t you take it off

coordinate membership and recruitment. Wayne Mason clarified the intent of those responsibilities would only be the reporting of activities to the Board. Chuck Mitchell made a motion and Jim Brehm seconded it to amend the section by removing the duties of Chapter Membership and recruitment from the Vice President. The membership voted 12 approve the motion and 4 opposed it. The motion was carried.

Article 5.2 was amended to read: The Vice President, in the absence of the President, shall perform the President’s duties.

5.3 Joe Pohl stated that financial information should not be published in the newsletter. Troy Collins responded that this article has not changed from the 2003 bylaws. Joe Pohl motioned that the Bylaws be changed to delete the requirement for financial information to be printed in the newsletter. Dick Harrington seconded the motion. The membership approved the motion unanimously. Judy Badgley motioned that there be a definition of a financial report for the general meetings. Jim Brehm seconded the motion. The membership approved the motion unanimously.

Article 5.3 was amended to read as follows: The treasurer shall keep the financial records of the chapter and shall furnish a written financial report, including previous month itemized income and expenses, with a copy of the monthly bank statement, at each general membership meeting.

5.8 Harry Emmons made a motion to change the title of “Member-at-Large” to “Membership Coordinator”. This position is also responsible to provide membership information to the Board. Joe Pohl seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously by the membership.

Article 5.8 was amended to read as follows: The Membership Coordinator shall be responsible for providing the Board with a status report on membership and all chapter social events and outings.

Article 6, No discussion on the changes proposed

Article 7, Marianne Harrington brought forth a proposal from Mike Ross (not at meeting and provided written document) to combine article 7 and 11 together. Both articles address meetings of the club. The membership present determined that the two articles should remain as documented.

the trailer.” This jumps us ahead to the last item of our three step approach to taking care of our stuff.

The ‘64 Cutlass engine doesn’t run so the car needs to go into the

hoist area so it can be worked on over the winter. However, the hoist area has the ‘73 Cutlass parked there, cause the ‘Vet is parked where the Cutlass should be parked. The ‘Vet is parked where it is, cause the ‘40 Olds rolling chassis is parked where the ‘Vet should be parked ( I know I only have myself to blame, but look how much fun y’all are missing). In addition to this I have the ‘65 Corvair and a ‘77 Toronado that have almost disappeared under stuff. Fortunately for me I’ve had thirty years of warehousing during my working years where you had to put more and more things into less and less space. This now takes us to step two - Time.

Up until a few months ago, I had no time because it was being spent taking care of volunteer obligations. I’ve always had a problem doing My things when I have other responsibilities. Since I can’t change who I am, and with my health going down the tubes, I decided that thirteen + years of volunteering had to be reduced and I did it. With the time gained I should have things completed in a few more weeks (before the snow falls would probably be closer, but I’ve quieted moms down by using “weeks”). Anyway by putting the three steps together the Corvair and the Toronado have been uncovered and the Toro is now in the hoist area, the Cutlass is covered outside, the Vet is back where it belongs, almost all of the parts (except Ebay items) are stored in the top of the garage and will be on the computer later during the snows, the spots for the ‘73 Cutlass and Toro are almost ready and will be moved so I can get the ‘64 Cutlass off the car trailer right after I complete the breezeway project that goes from my bedroom to the garage and will have the downstairs computers and the garage office located within ( I think I set a record for the longest sentence, but its just symbolic that it hasn’t been as easy as it sounds). Thanks to Willis AKA Mr. Brownie (two boxes and counting) for his assistance and he thanks me for getting him started on his stuff. How’s yours?

Till Later, Happy Oldsing

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parking area near the front and we will have a Rallye on our new

flyers. For this one year they will have their own judging class. They should have an impressive display.

Everyone in attendance received a copy of the 2005 flyer to go over line-by-line to make changes for next year. The flyers, with the changes, should be available for the committee to proofread at the October committee meeting. As soon as we have the final draft, they will be printed. We are working to have them available by the end of 2005.

Don Cooper has volunteered to be the official contact person for the show. We will be publishing his phone number and a show email ad-dress on the flyers and at the website. The new emai l address i s : [email protected] for all Homecoming questions

We have also added another host hotel. The Amerihost Suites, located about 1 mile from the site has agreed to be an advertiser on our flyers.

A Homecoming budget committee was organized with Terry Pinkney offering to chair the group and be the

Homecoming bookkeeper to keep track of our income and expenses. The budget committee met at a later date and has the 2006 budget nearly ready to present to the Chapter Board for approval.

As you can see we are progressing well ahead of our previous schedule. If you are interested in helping on the organizing committee, please contact one of us. More is better for every-body.

COMMITTEE

Doug & Judy Badgley 517-337-0444

Don & Eva Cooper 517-627-6697

Alan Goshka 517-622-2070

Ashley Jones 517-645-7366

Cathy Keesaer 517-655-3158

Wayne Mason 517-669-8051

Chuck Mitchell 517-882-9757

Ken & Marsha Nicholas 517-663-2397

Terry Pinkney 517-676-4473

Joe & Shirley Place 517-543-6445

Scott Whittaker 517-622-3400

Steve Zaban 517-655-2421

T he Homecoming Committee held its first meeting for the

2006 show in August 2005. This was the first time we have met this early. We decided at the end of the 2005 show that we would do this to get some things decided earlier. Ken Nicholas chaired this meeting al-though we are in need of a show chairman. We are currently operating as a committee with no "fearless" leader. Anyone interested in chairing the show should contact a committee member.

Ashley Jones has set the works in mo-tion to secure the same site as we had the last few years. He will get the con-tract and then we can get the insur-ance and be ready to go.

We selected a feature car for 2006. We are going to feature the Rallye 350. There is an active group of these collectors that are planning to organ-ize a first-time-ever Rallye 350 Home-coming. (These cars were all built in Lansing.) They will be assembling for their Homecoming at our Homecom-ing show. They will have a separate

1 4 TH ANNUAL OLDSMOBILE HOMECOMING JUNE 17 , 2006

Auc t i o n Upd a t e

OLDSMOBILES SOLD AT THE AUBURN, IND. LABOR DAY WEEKEND

1940 olds 60 98 2dr. conv. $54,000.00 #2 condition 1941 olds 66 2dr cpe rod, $ 7,500.00 #3 1949 olds 98 2dr conv. $43,000.00 #2 1950 olds 88 holiday 2dr ht $22,500.00 #2 1954 olds 98 holiday 2dr ht. $ 27,000.00 #3 1955 olds 98 holiday 2dr ht. $15,000.00 #3 1957 olds 98 holiday 2dr ht $21,000.00 #3 1960 olds 88 2dr conv. $28,750.00 #2 1961 olds 98 2dr. conv. $8,300.00 #3 1962 olds starfire 2dr ht. a/c $17,500.00 #3 1963 olds f 85 2dr ht $4,700.00 #2 1964 jetstar 88 conv. $7,200.00 #3 1965 olds f 85 2dr ht $6,500.00 #3 1967 olds cutlass 2 dr ht $8,500.00 #3 1968 olds cutlass conv.442 replica $26,000.00 #3 1970 442 w-30 2dr ht auto $38,000.00 #2 1971 cutlass conv. 350 cid $18,000.00 #3 1972 cutlass conv. 350 cid $20,500.00 #3 1974 cutlass 442 hurst w30 2dr ht $20,000.00 #2 1976 cutlass 2dr ht 20k miles $9000.00 #3 1984 cutlass hurst 2dr ht t-top $8000.00 #4

1986 cutlass 2dr ht $5,500.00 #3 1994 cutlass conv. $4,500.00 #3 Note: these prices do not include the entry fees of approx. $400.00 on average and commission paid to auction company on average 10 percent, also buyer paid 8 percent. Reported by Steve Zaban , who was there 3 days. and sold his Reatta in the Car Corral.

OLDSMOBILES SOLD AT THE NOVI AUCTION SEPT. 23-25

1952 olds 88 4dr. $3,638.00

1953 olds 88 conv. cont. kit $31,779.00

1968 olds 442 2dr ht $17,869.00

1964 olds 98 2dr ht $4,173.00

Sorry no ratings, and prices DO INCLUDE buyers fees added at 7%. Average entry fee $300.00. Average commission paid to auction company was 5 to 10%. I was at this auction for 2 days. I sold the 1953 88 convertible for the owner, he paid me a small fee. If you are interested in Selling any car, especially at Auction, you may contact me, for advise of the ins and outs . In the past year I have sold 5 cars. 4 were at auctions for people.

Steve Zaban


Reservation Form (In case you misplaced your first one)

Name ____________________________________________ Phone No. _______________________

Number attending _____ X $11.00 = _____ make check payable to R.E. Olds Chapter

Send form and check to: Marsha Nicholas 512 W. Broad St. Eaton Rapids, MI 48827

Questions: Judy Badgley 517-337-0444

or Eva Cooper, 517-627-6697

Reminder - RE Olds Chapter Annual Banquet Saturday, November 5, 2005

Article 7.2, Jim Harsant motioned that there be a 45 day notification to the membership of the annual meeting. Harry Emmons seconded the motion. The membership approved the motion unanimously. Article 7.2 was amended to read as follows: The annual meeting must be held sometime during the last six months of the Chapter year. General membership shall be notified forty-five (45) days in advance of the annual meeting date.

Article 7.3 Joe Pohl made a motion to strike 7.3 from the Bylaws document. The rationale requiring 25% of the membership constituting a quorum was unrealistic. Richard Harrington seconded the motion. After a brief discussion a membership vote was taken. There were 7 for the motion and 7 against the motion. Joe Pohl withdrew his motion.

Lori Emmons made a motion to change the requirement to state “members present” would constitute a quorum. Jim Brehm Seconded the motion. The membership approved the motion unanimously. Article 7.3 was amended to read as follows: Those members present at the annual meeting will constitute a quorum for voting of Chapter officers at the annual meeting.

Article 8, Harry Emmons made a motion that the membership be provided with an annual audit of Chapter funds. There was a brief discussion that the monthly financial reports should be adequate and an annual audit would not be necessary. There was no second for the motion. The motion was withdrawn.

Article 8, No discussion on the changes proposed.


Article 10, Jim Brehm motioned that the pro-ration of dues be removed with the proposed Bylaws. A pro-ration is confusing and difficult to manage. Judy Badgley seconded the motion. Jim added to his motion to further clarify the policy regarding dues. Jim Harsant seconded the addition to the motion. The membership voted unanimously to approve the motion. Article 10.2 was amended to read as follows: Annual membership dues shall run from June 1 to May 31 of each year. New members who pay dues before December 31 will be paid up for the current year to the following June. Dues paid between January 1st and June 1st will be paid up through the following June.


Article 12, Judy Badgley motioned to remove the requirement for written reports and amend it to read “written or oral reports” in Article 12.3. Lori Emmons seconded the motion. The membership approval was unanimous. Article 12.3 was amended to read as follows: Committees shall provide the Board with regular progress reports of its plans and actions, either written or oral.



Article 15, Jim Harsant motioned that the wording be changed to a simple majority vote to designate a charity in the event of dissolution. Article 15.1 was amended to read as follows: Dissolution shall occur by a written ballot and require a 2/3

majority vote of active members. All funds owed to OCA will be sent to OCA. Any remaining assets will go to a nonprofit group to be selected by a simple majority vote of the membership remaining.

Addition to the Bylaws, Jim Harsant motioned that there be a provision in the Bylaws to remove a board member for cause. Joe Pohl seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously by the membership. Article 5.9 was added to article 5. Article 5.9 was amended to read as follows: If a Board member fails to perform the duties of their office, they may be removed by a simple majority vote of the membership.

Harry Emmons motioned to accept the Bylaws as amended. Jim Brehm seconded the motion. The membership unanimously approved the motion.

Joe Pohl thanked the Bylaws Committee work and effort put into the Bylaw changes.

New Business:

Joe Pohl reported on the Haggerty Insurance event at the Capitol. Judy requested that a letter from the Club be sent thanking Hagerty and Representative Murphy for their support. Ed Shand is to draft a letter to Haggerty and State Representative Murphy. He will forward it to both Judy and Joe for review.

Jim Harsant motioned to adjourn the meeting. Richard Harrington seconded the motion and it was carried.

Respectfully submitted: Ed Shand Secretary

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mixed with air (hence, "homogeneous charge), as in a spark-ignition engine, but with a higher proportion of air to fuel. Rather than using a spark plug to ignite the air-fuel mixture, however, the mixture is compressed by the piston until rising temperatures inside the chamber ignites it spontaneously - a process similar to that used in a

diesel engine (hence, "compression ignition"), but at a much lower temperature. The lower c o m b u s t i o n temperature combined with the high ratio of air to fuel, known as lean operation, virtually e l i m i n a t e s N O x emissions and lowers throttling losses, which leads to a significant boost in fuel economy.

Despite the advantages offered by HCCI engines, controlling HCCI combustion in the real -world e n v i r o n m e n t v e r s u s t h e l a b environment is a major hurdle for its commercialization, according to Dr. Patrick Popp, director of Electrical & Controls Integration Lab, GM Research & Development and Strategic Planning. "For it to be successful, HCCI will require development of advanced control technology and systems to make it robust. The development of critical sensors and actuators, along with control systems, will allow us to maximize the performance of the combustion system during transient operation, and comprehend the variation in fuels found around the globe."

Dr. Rolf Leonhard, executive vice president, Engineering Gasoline Systems Division, Robert Bosch GmbH, believes that HCCI could be a very promising technology for future generations of gasoline engines. "It is simply a better way to combust, providing large gains in fuel economy," Leonhard stated. "Due to the 'cold' HCCI combustion, engine raw emissions can be drastically reduced, offering the potential to meet emission standards with a cost effective three-way catalyst. However,

(from August 16, 2005 GM Newsline)

P alo Alto, Calif. - General Motors Corp., the Robert Bosch Corp.,

a n d S t a n f o r d U n i v e r s i t y a r e developing a cost-effective engine technology that makes gasoline engines much more efficient and diesel engines much cleaner, for both conventional and hybrid propulsion systems.

Under a three-year, $2.5 million program announced today, GM, Bosch and Stanford researchers will work to accelerate the development of Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition, or HCCI, which is a research technology that has the potential to dramatically improve the efficiency of gasoline and hybrid propulsion systems by more efficiently burning the fuel. HCCI could enable the improvement of gasoline engine fuel efficiency by 20 percent, while achieving near-zero oxide of nitrogen (NOx) emissions and particulates - contributors to ozone depletion and smog.

According to Dr. Gary Smyth, director of Powertrain Systems Research Lab, GM Research & Development and Strategic Planning, "It is GM's goal to develop and demonstrate the viability of HCCI -- a clean, efficient combustion process - - within the next few years. The joint program will allow us to expand the scope of controls, sensors, and actuators work beyond what we're already doing toward this goal."

This technology is attractive, as HCCI engines have the potential to provide a dramatic increase in fuel efficiency over conventional port fuel-injection spark-ignition engines and can run with diesel-like efficiency, but produce near zero particulates and very low NOx emissions. "For example," Smyth said, "gasoline engines could achieve 80% of diesel engine efficiency for about 50 percent of the cost."

In the HCCI engine, fuel is uniformly

stable and satisfactory operation of an HCCI engine is not possible without f u r t h e r d e v e l o p m e n t a n d sophistication of sensors, actuators and feedback control systems. The goal at the end of the day will be to suggest a complete engine controls solution that is both robust and cost effective."

The Bosch Group, specifically the Bosch Research and Technology Center (Bosch RTC) in Palo Alto, CA, in conjunction with Stanford, have already been working on advanced sys tem techno logy fo r HCCI combustion control. During the same timeframe, GM's global research and development team, in cooperation with a number of other universities and suppliers in both North America and Europe, has developed an HCCI combustion system concept, base engine architecture, and operating strategy that allows the operation of HCCI over a broad engine speed and load range.

The interaction between industrial and academic researchers is central to this project. "Stanford's real strength is the ability to offer new perspectives on problems," stated Professor Chris Gerdes of Stanford University. "In the case of HCCI, we have demonstrated how the physics of combustion can be used as a model for the control system, tightly linking the fields of combustion and control. We are excited to now be partnered with GM and Bosch to help bring these ideas from the lab to the road," Gerdes said.

According to Dr. Smyth, the joint program nicely blends the two company's needs, as GM explores the potential commercial implementation of HCCI engines, and Bosch strives to develop the technologies critical to the manufacture of key HCCI sensors and actuators . "We bring engine, combustion and control system experience along with key operating strategies," Dr. Smyth said. "Bosch and Stanford supply control system experience along with knowledge associated with critical sensors and actuators."

GM & Bosch Team with Stanford on Technology to Make Gas Engines 20 Percent More Efficient, with Near-Zero Emissions

Would Improve Diesels, Hybrids Too

"It is simply a better

way to combust,

providing large gains in

fuel economy,"

Leonhard stated.


RE OLDS CHAPTER MEETING CHAPTER MEETING MINUTES

September 6, 2005

Total Attendance: 20 The meeting was called to order at 7:04PM by President Ken Nicholas. A quorum of Board Members was not present. Secretary Report: Acting secretary presented the minutes of the August 2, 2005 meeting as prepared by Ed Shand, Secretary. Membership voted to accept the minutes as presented. Treasurers Report: The treasurer was not present. No paper report was received from the Treasurer to be discussed. Presidents Report: Discussed the ongoing chapter bylaws committee meetings and changes being proposed. A copy of the proposed bylaws will be mailed to all members for their review before the next general meeting by Sept. 10, 2005. OCA Representative Report: None. Newsletter Editor Report: Editor requests members to submit articles for the newsletter. His current well of stories is about DRY. 2006 Homecoming Report: Judy Badgely anticipates the Flyer will be ready in Nov 2005. The Olds Rallye 350 will be the featured car. The budget meeting will be later this month. The committee still needs someone to volunteer to Chair the Rental Position. Old Business: The chapter’s annual meeting and banquet will be at Guarazzi's Restaurant on November 5, 2005.The cost will be $11.00/person.The chapter is subsidizing the meal price to keep it at $11.00 price. The election of Officers will take place at this meeting. The flyer will be sent to all members by Sept.10th. The joint meeting with the Motor City Rockets will be on Saturday Oct 15th@11:00 AM at the REO Museum. A box lunch can be ordered in advance. Bill Porterfield will give a presentation on the AERO TECH cars. It was proposed and carried that a 50-50 drawing be held and 50% of the profit be donated to the

REO Museum. New Business: Joe Pohl announced that Thursday, Sept.8th as the date of the Oldsmobile Plant 3 car show. The monies collected will be donated to the Beekman Center. The Beekman Center Car Show will be on Sunday Sept 11th at the Center from 10:00AM -4:00PM. Judy Badgley asked for members’ interest in be able to obtain a Chapter Sport Shirt costing approximately $20.00. Joe Pohl made a motion to adjourn the meeting. It was seconded and carried. Respectfully submitted: Jim Harsant for Ed Shand, Secretary

*****

General Session Meeting Oct. 4, 2005

Total Attendance: 20

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by President, Ken Nicholas.

The Presidents report: Ken thanked the Bylaws committee for their work and dedication to completely address all articles of the Bylaws.

Ken announced to the membership the Board’s approval of Harry Emmons to fill the vacancy position of Vice President and Joe Pohl to fill the vacancy position for Member at large. Their term would be for the remainder of the fiscal year which ends on February 1, 2006.

Vice President Report: Harry Emmons read an excerpt from a book from the 1940’s about dealership efficiencies.

Treasurers Report: Nick Colovos provided the membership with the current Balance of the checking account. The balance as of October 4, 2005 is $18,621.92. Joe Pohl made a motion to accept the Treasurers report. Chuck Mitchell seconded the motion. The membership accepted the motion.

Secretary Report: Ed Shand read the minutes from the September 6th meeting. The minutes were corrected to add a Chair Person and Rental Person being needed for the 2006 Homecoming Committee. Harry Emmons made a motion to accept the Secretary’s report as corrected and Chuck Mitchell seconded the motion. The membership approved the minutes as corrected.

News letter report: Wayne Mason reported that the next newsletter issue is 90% done completed. He is waiting for the President’s

and Treasurer report to include them in the newsletter. Wayne solicited additional articles from the membership for the next issue.

OCA Representative Report: No report

Home Coming report: Judy Badgley reported that the committee has a rental person. Wayne Mason volunteered for the position. The R.E. Olds Museum has a 72 442 for the Homecoming. It was suggested that it be raffled off with the proceeds going to the Museum. There is still a need for a committee chairperson. The Homecoming budget will be submitted to board by the end of October. The flyers will be ready by the end of month.

Banquet Report: As of October 4, 2005 there are 14 paid participants. Joe Pohl made a motion that Carte Blanc approval be given to Judy Badgley to spend what they wish to provide special prizes to those attending the annual meeting. Jim Brehm seconded the motion. The motion was approved by the membership.

Joint meeting: The joint meeting with the Motor City Rockets has around 30 participants signed up. The event is scheduled for October 15, 2005 at the R.E. Olds Museum. Bill Porterfield is the scheduled speaker. Harry Emmons commented that we should do a show and tell of the Oldsmobile memorabilia at future joint meetings.

Bylaws: The Bylaws discussion was led by Troy Collins, the Chairman of the Bylaws committee. Nick Colovos made a motion to accept and approve the changes to the Bylaws as presented. Jim Harsant seconded the motion. The following documents the discussion that followed the motion:

Joe Pohl requested that we go through each article one at a time to determine if there was any discussion regarding the article changes.




Article 4.2, The position of “Member-at-Large” is changed to “Membership Coordinator”. The title of the position will change throughout the document.

Article 5.2, The discussion surrounded the duties of the Vice President and the roll to

Secretary's Report

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