Predictor Fallbrook Classic Auto Show

Sunday May 26

Car Show and Pot-luck Lunch

Join us on Memorial Day, Sunday, May 26 at the Fallbrook Car show for a pot­luck luncheon. Bring something to share, your folding chair, and lets get to­gether for some car swaping stories, or if you prefer, just some fun stories. Drinks will be provided by the club. The show will be at the Fallbrook High School stadium.

Look for our booth in the vendor display and swapmeet area.

Remember all are invited to participate and enter their cars in the show. Help us to show off those great Packards of which we are so proud.

Pre-registration is $15 and $20 for Day-of-Show entries.

For car entry infonnation contact the Fallbrook Vintage Car Chapter of AACA at (760) 728-4042.

This Activity is coordinated by

For Info Call James Hernandez

(760) 789-7481 or

Mark Rothermich (619) 463-2722

8219 Finley Ave. SO Ca 91941

m.rothermich@ worldnet.att.net

NEW MEETING SITE FOR THIS MONTH Next Meeting May 1, is at EI Cajon Classic Car Cruise, parking lot at the corner of Main Street and Sunshine. Meet at 6pm followed by dinner at the nearby Home Town Buffet.

Packards International Motor Car Club

San Diego Region

Volume 39 Issue 5

Inside this issue:

Fallbrook Classic Auto Show and Pot-luck

Nethercutt Museum 2

Cooley Museum 2

Meetings 3

Club Events 3

Car Happenings! 3

For Sa/e--Cars and 3 Parts

Presidents Message 4

Page 2

The Great Bus Trip to Nethercutt Museum

It all started in the early morning hours at two park and ride freeway parking lots. Our transportation for the day was a large 47 passenger bus. Rath and James were the heros of the hour bringing coffee, snacks, sandwiches and desert for everyone. The bus trip was pleasant and everyone was wondering what to expect on this full day dedicated to cars. We pulled into a small res­taurant just miles from the museum for a buffet lunch. Upon reaching the museum we realized that this was no small disp~ay of cars.· The new museum building houses one hundred ca rs. At 1: 30 we walked across the street and waited for a private guided tour of the grand sa-

Ion which houses thirty of the most luxu­rious and prized auto collections in the country. While waiting for the tour we got to see a Packard Marine engine re­stored to its days when it powered a PT boat in the Pacific. Besides autos, the museum houses figurines, hood orna­ments, musical watches, clocks, and other valuable memorabilia. The tour concluded with one of the most unusual and unique collections of mechanical mu­sical orchestras from Europe. The final attraction was several performances of mu.sic frC?m a five thousand pipe organ - -built into the outer walls of the museum top floor. For those that went on this trip it was an experience we shall not

soon forget. Than ks

Cooley Museum Donates 4 Packards James for a great tour.

Mr. Jim Cooley, auto historian and longtime collector of vintage autos and memorabilia has do­nated four Packard cars to the P.1. San Diego Region club. The cars have been exposed to the ele­ments and surely need a long period of restoration. The cars have been stored in EI Centro, Ca. fo!" the fast several years and are being picked up in the next few weeks. The club executive com­mittee will explore options on how best the club can benefit by this surprising donation.

Our many thanks go out to the kindness and contribution that Mr. Cooley has made to our club.

Volume 39 Issue 5

Meeting Dates

April 3

May 1 - EI Cajon

June 5

July

August 7

September 4

October 2

November 6

December 4

Club Events- Check the club website for updated details

.26 May Annual Fallbrook car show. We plan to have a pot luck dinner. Bring your folding chair and join us for the day.

9 June Annual Parts Exchange in La­Palma.

15-21 June Packards on display for six days at the Del Mar Fair. We will have space for 4 cars each day on ex­hibit.

16 June Del Mar Fair Classics Ga­lore. Join us with your Packard to cruise into the Del Mar Fair and park on the track to display our cars. Participants and passengers get free admission into the Fair.

4 July Parade in Julian.

President Phil Pizzuto (760) 724-6655

V.P and Tours James Hernandez (760) 789-7481

Secretary Fern Coomes (858) 486-4579

Treasurer Mark Rothermich

(6/9) 463-2722

Membership Karl Ramsing

r---------------------------., (760) 726-5955 Car Happenings - check the website !

Classic Cruising every Friday evening in Downtown Escondido Newsletter, Webmaster Steve Griger

'-------------~-----~-------------.1 sgriger I @san.rr.com FOR SALE-Cars and Parts

1941 Packard

Maskot-Reproduction $100.00

Allen Taylor (760) 489-0657

1947 Clipper 6

Runs and ready to restore. $4,800.

Steve Griger (619) 261-9920

1955-6 Wheel Rim with new L-78 tire. 3 inch whitewall. Rim is sandblasted, primed, and painted. $90.00

Ken (858) 277-5659.

Two 327 Engines, Best Offer

Bill Davies (775) 267-1389

1948 Super 8 Convertible, complete but not running. R&H, aD. Open to of­fers.

Tom Logiudice

(541) 459-8495

Email: PUPPYLUV@MESI.NET

Page 4 Predictor

President's Message As we enter the fifth month

of 2002, I want to take this opportunity to thank you for your support during my term. We have worked hard and I really appreciate those mem­bers who have stepped for­ward and given their time and talents to help run this organi­zation. This club could not function without you.

I believe the basic function of this club is to preserve the car hobby and allow people who enjoy the Packard automobile to get together, share ideas and have fun. We have tried

to do this with our meetings and tours so far this year. Our recent trip to the Neth­ercutt Museum for example, was successful in that those of us who did attend had a fantastic time. We will con­tinue to plan activities that will enable us to pursue our interests.

During the summer we will hold our monthly meetings in conjunction with one of the several "cruise nights" around the county. Hope­fully this will allow more members to take advantage

Club Correspondance

of our meetings. Also in an effort to help communicate events at a lower ost to the dub, we would like to notify members through e-mail. If you have a computer please give us your e-mail address. We will

not use this information for any other purpose. So, don't worry, we are not trying to raise money by selling e-mail addresses. Please forward your address to me at ppizzuto@sdcoe.k 12.ca.us, or

Steve Griger at sgriger@san.rr.com.

Steve,

Thanx for the messages. A

good way to communicate with dub members. Not only

did we renew our member­ship in S.D. Region, but we

bought another Packard, as well. As you knew, we were "between" Packards for about three years. I bought another (our 3rd.) '472106, and I am very delighted with it.

I bought this one from Bob Brelsford, who bought it from the estate of Bill Da­vies in Feb. '98. Bill Davies owned it from' 68 to '98. It

is a car that I know very well. It is Vermont green tu-tone with Vanderbilt grey . Terry Knapp has one just like it. I drove it home to Prescott last Thur. from Palm Springs.

I will bring it back in May and plan to attend some events with it, including the Fallbrook show Memorial

Day week-end. Hope there wil be Packards present, & we'll all park together.

Email Update

If you have not re­ceived an email from the club this month then Please send me your current Email address.

Regards,

Max Fields Steve Griger sgrigerl @san.IT.com