By Frank Tedesco Vintage plates for your classic Buick

Next Meeting:

The November 8 meeting has been rescheduled for Thursday November 15. Marjorie Post Park 8pm See details page 2

Holiday Party:

December 2 See details Page 3

Long Island Club

I attended cruise nights this past summer and no-ticed that while some classic cars had vintage li-cense plates, many did not. Instead they had Histori-cal plates, which were either Standard Series or Per-sonalized historical plates. The standard series are easily recognized as they display either: a five-digit number followed by the letters HX or the letters HX followed by a five-digit number They also have the word "HISTORICAL" along the bottom of the plate. These plates look out of place on a classic car, especially original cars or those restored to original. I learned upon talking with these owners that they either didn’t know they could register their car with a vintage license plate, or they knew about them but thought the process was too difficult. I speak from experience that it is not . So what is a vintage License Plate? Vintage plates are the authentic vehicle plates that were issued in NYS during the model year of the vehicle. New York allows owners of antique and

classic autos to use year-of-manufacture (YOM) plates to register their vehicles. There are some re-strictions, and certain conditions have to be met. The number on the plates must not currently be in use. The car must be at least 25 years old. You will also need insurance coverage to register as a classic/historical vehicle. For example, you can use a set of authentic vehicle plates that the DMV issued in 1963 on a vehicle of model year 1963. The plates must be in original condition and not repainted. There must be a pair unless it was a year there was a single plate. The single plate years are 1942-43 (43 tab on 42 plate), 1944 (re-stamped 1942 plate), 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1953-54 (54 tab on 53 plate), 1955-56 (56 tab on a 55 plate), and 1964-65 (65 sticker on 64 plate). All other years not mentioned are pairs. Some vehicles that are less than 25 years old and have unique characteristics can qualify for a histori-

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Directors Message… Nothing brings the car season to a screeching halt better than a hurricane. As we batten down the

hatches in anticipation of Sandy our thoughts are with our car buddies, hoping everyone has brought

their cars to higher ground. On a brighter note we will be joining the Classic Car Club on a trip to

a restoration shop on Nov. 3rd. This shop was just in the Dec. issue of Hemmings Classic Car Maga-

zine. They are currently working on the Marmon Wasp - the winner of the very first Indy 500.

The holiday party has been booked. The monies should be sent to us (Jo Ann and I) by Nov. 17th be

cause we will get a discount if we pay cash. The cost is $35.

but the club is paying $15 of that so your bottom line price

is $20. Call if you have any questions. Our board was

nominated unopposed but we do have an opening for the

Activities Director. If the job seems overwhelming for one

person a committee of several members working together

could solve the issue and spread the burden out. Give it

some thought for the next meeting.

Dave and Jo Ann

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Calendar of Events 2012 Due to the storm Marjorie Post is being used as a dispensary of goods for displaced citi-zen's and the impending new storm antici-pated so our meeting will take place on Thurs. Nov 15th/Elections /Marjorie Post Park 8pm Holiday Party December 2 See details page 3 Restoration shop tour date to be announced. See page 6 for details

Director: David Millard 631-567-4112, millard 48@optonline.net Assistant Director: Jo Ann Millard 631-567-4112 Treasurer: David Baron 917-952-6369 mmdidavid@aol.com Secretary: Anthony Gatta 718-762-5154 my65buicks@yahoo.com

Editor: Frank Tedesco 516-579-8428 fdtedesco@optimum.net Assistant Editor: David Baron 917-952-6369 mmdidavid@aol.com Activities Dir.: Michael Francioni 631-360-8812 sanremo120@optonline.net Webmaster: Chris Gullo 631-218-6895 v8buick72@aol.com Technical Advisors: years 1903-1953 David Millard, 631-567-4112 years 1954-Present, Marty Jablonski, 516-606-4620

Board of Directors

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cal registration. The DMV determines if the vehicle has historical, classic or exhibit value. You can buy vintage plates from a local source like an automobile collector, an antique dealer, or a flea mar-ket. They can also be found on e-bay or web sites such as www.chucksplates.com. Make sure that the vintage plates are authentic. Before you purchase a vintage plate, contact the Custom Plates Unit at 518-402-4838 (or 4839) The office hours are 8:00 - 4:00, Monday - Friday. They will verify that the number on the plate is available for your vintage plate registration.

You must provide a full set of original vintage plates. The DMV cannot issue a registration for vehicle plates that are copies or that are painted again. Vintage plates issued in the model year of 1972 and earlier must dis-play the embossed year or have the original metal tab for that year. Make sure that the tab is attached and legible. A sticker that indicates the model year is not required to use the vintage plates. Vintage plates is-sued in the model year of 1973 and later do not have metal tabs or plate stickers.

The difference between Historical registration and standard registration is that you cannot use a historical vehicle for daily transportation. An automobile col-lector normally registers a historical vehicle or a vin-

tage vehicle to use it for exhibits, club activities, tours, and parades. Also, vintage registrations are valid for one year.

To apply for vintage plates, you must sign the Owner's Certification Statement on form MV-440V (Vintage License Plates). Form MV-440V includes the instruc-tions to apply for vintage plates. You must complete form MV-82 (Application for Registration/Title).

Send these items to the Custom Plates Unit at the ad-dress shown on form MV-440V:

Send form MV-440V and form MV-82, all other re-quired documents listed on form MV-440V, and a per-sonal check or a money order payable to "Commissioner of Motor Vehicles" in the amount of the fee shown on form MV-440V.

The required forms can be found at the New York State DMV website www.dmv.ny.gov as easy to download PDF documents. They are also available at any New York State DMV office.

Special insurance is required for a historical registra-tion, so contact your insurance company to get infor-mation about insurance for a vintage vehicle.

So now with a little effort, you too can have vintage license plates on your classic Buick.

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Buick enthusiasts, may recall the 2011 "What Matters" TV commercial. The commer-cial doesn’t focus on speed comfort or price. Instead it is centered around a poem about the inevitability of dying and living a purposeful life. It begins: “How will the value of your days be measured?” “A life of meaning and purpose and happiness… that’s the greatest luxury of all.” “What if there was a car company that felt the same way? That car company is Buick…” During the voice over provided by Kevin Bacon, we see scenes depicting people helping one another. A Buick is in each scene too, but shown in the background supporting the “what matters” theme. This commercial is based on the poem found below, written by Michael Josephson

What will Matter Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end. There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days. All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else. Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance. It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed. Your grudges, resentments, frustrations and jealousies will finally disappear. So too, your hopes, ambitions, plans and to-do lists will expire. The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away. It won't matter where you came from or what side of the tracks you lived on at the end. It won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant. Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant. So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured? What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built; not what you got, but what you gave. What will matter is not your success, but your significance. What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught. What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example. What will matter is not your competence, but your character. What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you're gone. What will matter is not your memories, but the memories that live in those who loved you. What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what. Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident. It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice. Choose to live a life that matters.

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Meeting Minutes

September, 8:28pm The general meeting room was not available this month. The weather was cool and clear so we met in the parking lot, ( Tony) gave Dave Baron a check that was returned to us from the TOB deposit for the 2012 Buick Show. (Mike) Picnic as per the newsletter, please let Mike know the Friday before so he can plan.. 8:35 end TG

October, 8:26 pm (Dave) welcome new Buicks (Mike) holiday party is planned to be at the Davenport Press the first Sunday in December, Dave also mentioned several other places that we could have the party. It was put out to the members in attendance to take a vote tonight, Aletto's of Lindenhurst had the most votes, Ruth said that she would set the date and make arrangements. (Dave) said that Ruth got the permits for our meet-ing room for the 2013 season. (Tony) talked about a road trip to a restoration shop in NJ on November 3rd. If anyone wants to go please call Tony by October 29th. (Dave) North East Regional in Troy NY, we had a great time. Hemmings covered the show in the November 2012 issue.. Also tonight is nominations for the 2013 board, the results are Secretary- Tony, Activities director- Open, Newsletter- Frank, Assistant Director- Joanne, Director-Dave, Treasurer-Dave Baron ? (Tony) mentioned a 65 Skylark that is for sale and needs a good home, see for sale ad in newsletter for info. 9:10 end TG

Courtesy of the Eric Stoldt archives

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When I park my Buick for a couple of days, and some times overnight, the battery looses its charge. With the engine running

the battery reads 14.5 volts on my meter. And when not running it reads 12.5 volts. When the car won't start it's down to 8.5 volts. What could possibly be draining the battery? I have replaced the battery, starter, alternator, headlight switch, brake light switch, ect. I've even gone through the process of pulling the fuses to the accessories overnight: to no avail. The only things I know that are on when the car is not running are the clock and the radio.

This type of problem could exist in almost any car. The parts you replaced were po-tential suspects, whether your car was

1989 or 1959. There is no easy method of finding an electrical drain, but there are some ways to isolate the circuit.

First, lower the drivers window before disconnecting the negative battery cable. Next take two 8- to 10- foot lengths of automotive wire ( 18 GA is good) with alligator clips on all four ends. Then, using a standard 12 volt test light ( a small hand held voltme-ter can also be used) connect one alligator clip to the disconnected negative battery cable and the other al-ligator clip ( same wire) to the electrical probe of the 12 volt test light. Then take the second length of wire and connect one end to the grounding lead of the test light. Finally, connect the remaining alligator clip to the battery where the negative cable was removed. A battery bolt threaded into the threaded battery port works well. Do not over tighten this bolt! The test light should be on, and bright ( given the frequency of your dead batteries), verifying the drain on the system. Disconnect the under hood light and trunk light. If neither one of these is the problem, the test light should still be glowing. Then carefully route the two wires and test light to inside of the car where they are highly visible. Close all of the doors and remove the ignition keys. If the light is still on, activate electrical controls and switches ( one at a time) such as power seat, windows dash dimmer, glove box light ect. Put each switch back to its original off position after you have activated it. If at any time the test light goes off during these tests, stop at this point and inspect that wiring harness for being shorted or the switch being stuck in the on position. Remember to keep an eye on the test light during all such tests: if it goes out,

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you have located the problem circuit, and possibly the defective switch. Should the interior test fail to turn the light off, access the fuse panel and one at a time (always keeping the lit test light within view) pull every fuse ( verify test light on - or off) and then re- install the fuse. very im-portant: if you have to leave any doors open while pulling the fuses, make sure you shut the interior light door switch off before removing any fuses. I usually use my thumb to hold the switch in while pulling the fuses with my free hand. Hopefully one of these re-

moved fuses will douse the test light and isolate the drain on the battery, thus giving you a circuit to in-spect. It could be any of the fused circuits or their re-lated controls. Another problem area which can cause an electrical drain is - if just prior to the beginning of the problem, someone installed an aftermarket radio, and, or, speaker systems: it takes just one wire installed wrong to cause an electrical drain and a dead battery. If all else fails or the fix will be too expensive, a bat-tery cut off switch may be in order. Inconvenient, yes, but quicker and safer than jump-starting.

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November Birthdays

Tom Aiello Marty Jablonski

Marc Alssid Andy Kollos

Michael Bloom Nina Gatta

Angelo Coniglio Grace Jablonski

Christine Coniglio Theresa Muehl

Zina Kollos

December Birthdays

Fellow Long Island Buick Club Member and CCCA Board Member Walt Gosden is arranging a tour to Automo-tive Restorations, a full service restoration shop in Lebanon N.J. for the long Island Sound Region of the Classic Car Club of America and would like to welcome the members of the Long Island Buick Club to attend. This trip was originally scheduled for November 3, but cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy. The new date and information will be provided as it becomes available We will also be discussing this tour at the next Long Island Buick Club meeting at Marjorie Post Park on 11/15. Important tour details... Automotive Restorations is located at 1050 Route 22 West, Lebanon, New Jersey. We will car pool from Long Is-land, and leave at 8:45 am for the 80 mile or so trip. It takes about 1 1/2 hours without any traffic tie up. The shop is owned by Steve Babinsky, and is a “working shop”, not an antiseptic showroom. Just about all the cars in the shop are from pre WWII era. The visit was arranged by the Long Island Sound Region of the Classic Car Club of Amer-ica, who also welcome the members of the Long Island Buick Club to join us for the tour. Meeting places to car pool to be announced. We will stop at the Spinning Wheel Diner at 283 Route 22 West for a bite to eat, before we go to the shop. Experience a great visit to an amazing place with good people. Let us know if you want to attend so we can let the diner and Steve know how many people to expect. RSVP to Tony Gatta for BCA at 718-762-5154 or e-mail my65buick@yahoo.com. If you have a larger car that can accommodate a few people and are willing to drive please let Tony know as well.

FOR SALE / WANTEDFOR SALE / WANTEDFOR SALE / WANTEDFOR SALE / WANTED

For Sale

1940 Limited 80 Rebuilt engine, new paint, dual side mounts. Chrome good. Runs great. $21,000 Joe Carrione 631-543-1412

1958 Special/Century body parts and trim pieces for sale Call Gary 516-679-2474 1965 Buick Skylark Hardtop restoration project 90k miles. Rebuilt Wildcat 310 (not in Buick) with a new timing chain cover and 4 bbl intake. Dual exhaust, New two stage silver cloud paint. Front wheel wells powder coated. New trunk pan and rear body bushings installed. The interior is blue with a bench seat, new seat mate-rial included. All of the pot metal parts have been re-chromed and all of the stainless parts have been polished. Chrome wheels with red line tires. New weather striping included. Many extra parts. This beautiful Buick needs to be put back together. Due to unforeseen circumstances the owner cannot complete the restoration, so a Buick enthusiast is needed to complete this project. The Buick is located at a garage in Queens. Asking $6,000. For information and photos contact Joe 646-739-1479 or Tony 718-812-4999

1968 Skylark Custom Convertible 68k miles, all original 631-667-9329 Ernest Hommel 1969 Skylark Custom 4 dr. Hardtop 81k miles, all original 350 V8 516-731-1719 Rod 1976 Regal located at 96 Moore St., New Hyde Park. Call Ray Powers 516-747-8641 1976 Estate Wagon 6 passenger very rare only 5990 produced. Clam shell still operative. Needs nothing 70k miles 516-579-7452

1977 Buick Electra 403 C.I. Rebuilt Trans. good for parts. Asking $500 Neg. 631-835-6689 Larry 1981 Riviera mint condition Two tone Black/Sand w/ light tan interior Fully loaded wire wheel covers original and garage kept 50k miles, 2nd owner $7500. 205 75 R 15 , 3 Shop Manuals , Level ride control mod-

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-Any Hollywood bum can buy a Bentley. This fine specimen? A 1987 Buick Gran National.

To place a free ad in this newsletter please mail or email to : Anthony Gatta 145-46 24th Avenue Whitestone, NY 11357 My65buicks@yahoo.com

Long Island Buick Club 269 Whittier Avenue Levittown, NY 11756

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ule, 2 steel wheels, 2 wheel well moldings, Heater / blowers switch, 5 Lesabre/ Electra 81-85 wheel covers, 6 Riviera wheel cover 2 missing emblems Call 718-886-6689 Vinny.

1983 Riviera Convertible, white w/red interior, factory air, Selden area. Asking $10,000. 631-567-4112 1985 Buick Regal 2 door Blue with Black Top 67k miles, all original 631-586-3427 Bay shore 1987 Buick LeSabre Very low miles excellent condition $2,500 call Barbara Butterman 516-489-4880 Lincoln Mark 7 Very low miles excellent condition $ 3,500 call Barbara Butterman 516-489-4880 1991 Buick Reatta 2,787 miles $25,000 Arty at Arnold Buick 631-983-6677 Rebuilt 425 Buick motor $ 2,000 call Williams Engines in Freeport 516-868-3745 1976 MFG 18 foot Bowrider Fiberglass Boat 85Hp Evinrude Outboard, full top,radio,CB, on a 1986 Shoreline Galvanized trailer. Garage kept since 1986 All for $ 1,000 dollars. The Boat is located at my summer home in Sag Harbor LI. Call Tony 718 -762-5154 to make an appointment to see it.

Wanted 1965 Skylark/Special Parts & parts cars Call Tony 718-762-5154 401/425 Nail head engine parts. Call Tony 718-762-5154 Seats from a 4dr sedan any make 1930-1934 must be useable condition. Top dollar paid Call Jim 631-281-2797

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