Editor’s Corner 2

Chapter News 3, 4, 5, 6

Studebaker of the Month 7

Looking Ahead 8

March 2013

Inside This Issue

Volume 47 No.03

Phil & Marilyn Scott’s 1934 Dictator

Editor’s Corner

March 2013 Page 2

SPRING FEVER!

That’s what I have as I watch the snow fall. We were planning on taking our Hawk and Lark to the Con-

estoga Chili get together at Margie’s house on Feb. 24, but a Colorado spring snow storm cancelled that

plan. The chili cook-off was rescheduled for the following Sunday, and even though we could not make

that date, over 30 Conestoga members did. It has been one year since I have taken the pen, or should I

say keyboard, over from Marilyn Scott as the editor of the Western Outlook. I will continue to be the

editor at least for another year, and as always welcome suggestions and overall feedback about the

Western Outlook. I am always trying to recruit members’ cars for the cover and “Studebaker of the

Month”. If you would like your Studebaker on the cover, please send me a few pictures and a little his-

tory of your car. It is fitting that Phil and Marilyn’s beautiful 1934 Dictator is on this months cover. Now

that she does not have the Western Outlook to keep her busy, this frees up more time to cruise around

in her Dictator! I am sure Phil and Marilyn are as anxious for some warm-weather cruising as I am!

See you on the road,

Rick

These two are looking pretty sharp! I am not sure what is in the violin

case, but they look ready for action!

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Pikes Peak Chapter SDC

March 2013 Chapter News

. On February 16 the Pikes Peak Chapter held its Annual Sweetheart Brunch and meeting at the

Crowne Plaza Hotel in Colorado Springs. There were 27 members present. We would like to

thank Norm and Mary Gieseker for organizing the brunch.

The Pikes Peak Committee for the 2013 SDC International Meet reported on how the plans for

the June 30th through July 6 events are coming together. The 2013 SDC Committee has devel-

oped a duty roster for the meet. All members are asked to please volunteer for an activity. You

can contact the chairperson to sign up: Registration: Iris Mc Bride; Swap Meet and Car Corral:

Dave Batchelor; Concours Setup and Parking: Chuck Donkle; Hospitality Room: Karen Donkle;

Memorabilia, Toys, Watches: Jim and Virginia Hill; and Tour: John Mitchell

On March 16, the Kerman Stuart Memorial Chili Cook Off Dinner will be held at the American

Legion Hall Post #5, located at Platte Ave. and Cascade Ave. The chili dinner will be at 12:30

p.m.. The host for this activity will be Pete Tetley 719-630-1562. Bring your favorite red or green

chili to share. Prizes will be award for the best chili. A reminder that the Annual Colorado

Springs St. Patrick's Day Parade down Cascade Ave will be happening from 10 to 12 p.m.. Also,

the American Legion Hall will be holding their annual corned beef and cabbage dinner. The Le-

gion has invited members to participate in their dinner. Come early and enjoy the parade before

the Chili Cook Off Dinner.

Mark your calendar for April 20, we have scheduled a tour of The National Museum of World

War II Aviation at 10 a.m. The museum is located at 755 Aviation Way in Colorado Springs. We

are inviting all interested Studebaker members. Lunch will be at the Airplane Restaurant at

12:30 p.m.. Host for this event are Paul & Tiffany Koch 719-322-3508. More information about

this tour will be in April's newsletter.

Secretary Chuck Donkle

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Western Outlook

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Studebaker Drivers Club - Conestoga Chapter

March 03, 2013 Members present: 33 Studebakers present: 6 This meeting was originally sched-uled for February 24, but was canceled due to a snowstorm and rescheduled for March 03. The an-nual chili cook-off event was part of a very enjoyable meeting at the home of Margie Grauberger in Windsor. Six crock-pots of homemade chili were available for sampling and selecting a favorite. In addition, there were many appetizers, breads, pastries and desserts. Margie had festively decorated the tables in a St Patrick’s Day theme that included individual treat baskets with candies and nuts. Winners of the chili cook off were: Renata Kiem, 3rd, Shirley Zaner, 2nd and Margie Grauberger, 1st.

Business Meeting: As no Conestoga Club officers were present, John Murphy, acting Secretary, was asked to conduct the meeting. Shirley Zaner reported for President Roger Zaner the status of legisla-tion currently proposed by the State of Colorado: HB 1071 would identify an antique/collector car as being 32 years old and would be eligible for a 5-year license plate on registration. Roger will follow and report on this legislation; when it will come up for vote and proposed fees. Shirley reminded us that the Tebow Antique Car Collection display would be open from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 16, in Longmont.

Events: The next Conestoga Chapter meeting will be held on Sunday, March 24 at the Forney Muse-um where a large collection of “Woodies” will be the feature display. The meeting will begin at 12:00 noon; food will be potluck by members.

Other Business: Chuck Donkle from the Pikes Peak Club and Vice Chairman of the Studebaker Inter-national Meet spoke at our club meeting. He asked for volunteers to volunteer their time for a wide variety of tasks. Chuck reported that the Crowne Plaza Hotel is presently 100% booked and the back-up hotels are filling up as well. Chuck also highlighted the schedule of entertainment events noting that white river rafting registration is leading. Other comments from Mr. Donkle: North Central Zone Meet in McPherson, KS first weekend in October; Pikes Peak Chapter – tour of WWII Aviation Museum in Colorado Springs on Saturday April 20; and Airport Fun Day in Las Animas on September 21 and 22.

Meeting adjourned at 2:00 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by John Murphy substituting for Trish Price, Secretary

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Western Wheels Chapter

We did not have a February meeting due to threat of the Storm of the Century that did

not develop. We are planning to have a repeat of the February meeting for March at

the Gering Library on March 9 at 6:00 p.m. This is weather permitting which sounds

like it could be a repeat of the last meeting. We will have our male members prepare

the soup supper, and we will have a Show & Tell of our favorite vehicle or hobby if oth-

er than Studebakers. Perry & Jackie Meyers are hosting the meeting. Our April

meeting, location yet to be determined will be hosted by the Whitings.

Even though we didn’t have our regular meeting, Perry, Jackie, Corina Meyers and my-

self attended the Counts Car Show in Rapid City, SD in the latter part of February with

our cars. This was held in the Rapid City Convention Center where we had many of

our events when hosting the 1999 International Meet. When Perry & Jackie were

cleaning their car up, I wandered over to ask Perry about a former Western Wheels

member who had moved to Rapid City and was a member of the Counts Car Club. Be-

ing Perry was younger than the rest of the membership and usually remembered de-

tails, I asked him about said member expressing this about his memory. Jackie over-

heard what I said and gave me a look like “What planet did you arrive from?” We all

got a big laugh from her expression.

Stuart

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Studebaker of the Month 1934 Studebaker Dictator Deluxe

I have always loved any Studebaker that was prewar 1940. One morning in February 2010, Phil was on E

-bay snooping around and discovered this ‘Retro-Mod’ Dictator. I slowly walked into the Study with my

sturdy walker (I just had had a total knee replacement in January). I said, “I want that.” Phil won the auc-

tion and now I have my Dictator. The Dictator arrived from Charleston, South Carolina via a private

trucking company. Phil met the driver at a close by shopping center and drove the Dictator home. Need-

less to say, I was so excited. It would be summer before I had the opportunity to actually drive this car.

Phil drove the car to a nearby high school parking lot for me to practice driving its floor mounted four-

speed manual transmission. Actually, Phil drives the Dictator a lot too. This is our show car and we

proudly love showing it off. We like its two-tone gray color and it has that mid-30’s classic look. It is

equipped with a rebuilt Buick 1985 Regal 3.8 L V-6 engine, rated at 175 HP, with a 390 Holly 4 barrel Car-

buretor. The frame, drive train, and clutch are all GM. It’s also equipped with air conditioning, electric

windows for driver and passenger, modern gauges, electric fuel pump, disc brakes, and halogen head-

lights that are actually motorcycle lights. Later, we added a Mustang II independent front suspension

plus rack and pinion steering for our Christmas present to each other. Phil also added a pair of trumpet

horns. Original refinements: Rear window shade and fold down foot rest, ash receivers at each end of

rear leather robe strap, sun visors w/vanity mirror, upholstered rear seat arm rests and door pockets,

adjustable rear quarter window frames, and chrome radiator ornament, and the original artillery wheel

centers welded into 16x7 wheels. In 1934 this Dictator’s sale price was only $745 new. Now, there are

about 15 known to exist - many of the 21,224 that were originally produced were crushed during WWII.

Marilyn Scott

The “Roaring Twenties” outfit's were designed and sewn by Marilyn

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CONESTOGA

Sunday, March 24, Denver, CO - 12p.m., Potluck Lunch at the Forney Museum. The For-

ney has a large collection of Woodies on display.

Sunday, May 19, Annual Conestoga Chapter Birthday Brunch at Mount Vernon Country

Club. More details in next month’s newsletter.

PIKES PEAK

Saturday, March 16, Colorado Springs, CO -12:30 p.m., Kerman Stuart Memorial

Chili Cook Off Dinner will be held at the American Legion Hall Post #5, located at

Platte Ave. and Cascade Ave.

Host: Pete Tetley 719-630-1562.

Saturday, April 20, Colorado Springs, CO -10 a.m., tour of The National Museum

of World War II Aviation The museum is located at 755 Aviation Way in Colorado

Springs. Lunch will be at the Airplane Restaurant at 12:30 p.m..

Host: Paul & Tiffany Koch 719-322-3508.

WESTERN WHEELS

Saturday, March 9, Gering , NE - 6 p.m., Annual Men’s Valentine Soup Supper at the

Gering Library.

Host: Mary Miller

STUDEBAKER DEALS

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Due to health issues I am selling my 1964 Stu-

debaker GT Hawk VIN# 64V18891. When I bought

the car it had 39,000 original miles (according to

the title). It now has close to 41,000. I have spent

many thousands rebuilding and refurbishing this

car with a large pile of receipts showing the parts

and service done on it. I also have the original

build sheet and shop manuals. I am asking

$13,500. Larry Ross

520-743-2949 or 720-419-4604

Parts for Sale

M5 Truck Fenders Right & Left Side Very Good

M5,15,16,17 Grill Left, Right & Center

M5 Hood Hinges

Hood Locking Plate

4 Carter WE 715 Carbs

2 Carter WE 496 Carbs

185 Engine Block

185 Crankshaft .010 under with Bearings

6 Cyl Competition Cam

170 OHV Head with Valves & Springs

Dick Eichof 480-703-4103

Parts Wanted

I am looking for any leads on being able to

purchase a Studebaker standard 6

engine for my customers 1927 Country Club

Coupe.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Brian Riekenberg

402-520-2589

www.specialityautotech.com

CHAPTER OFFICERS

Conestoga Chapter:

President: Roger Zaner 303-426-8843

Vice Pres: Rex Osborn 303-917-1408

Secretary: Trish Price 303-933-8421

Treasurer: Shelia Rink 303-986-6478

Sunshine Fund: Kay Murray 303-452-3029

CCCC: Shirley Zaner 303-426-8843

Events: Rex Osborn 303-917-1408

Editor: Rick Hawkins 970-568-0141

E-mail: WesternOutlook@aol.com

Website: www.frontrangestudebakers.com

Pikes Peak Chapter:

President: Dave Batchelor 719-784-6140

Vice Pres: James Harness 303-933-8421

Secretary: Chuck Donkle 719-456-2707

Treasurer: Norm Gieseker 719-596-0314

Tour Master: Pete Tetley 719-630-1562

CCCC: Roger Zaner 303-426-8843

Western Wheels Chapter:

President: Dallas Whiting 308-635-2767

Vice Pres: Bonita Case 308-632-5116

Secretary: Stuart Tritt 308-235-3386

Treasurer: Perry Meyers 308-783-5144

Tour Master: Betty Steinwart 308-436-5461

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The Western Outlook is the newsletter of the

Conestoga, Pikes Peak and Western Wheels

chapters of the Studebaker Drivers Club.

Please submit any corrections, suggestions or

ideas to the editor at:

westernoutlook@aol.com

MARCH BIRTHDAYS

Robert Dant 1 Barbara Crisi 20

Margie Grauberger 2 Butch Feil 21

Larry Powell 7 Sue List 22

Bill Davis 10 Don Heithoff 25

Leslea Rapp 11 John Padilla 28

Roger Zaner 12 Bob Fish 28

Paul Koch 12 Steve Rosen 29

Julie Boyd 16 Jack Warner 30

Linda Hoover 18 Lucille Whiting 31

MARCH ANNIVERSARIES

Paul & Tiffany Koch 7

Mark & Brenda Koch 24

Welcome New Pikes Peak Chapter Members

Norm & Gail Berger

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