The Rocket Review Quarterly

Spring/Summer Edition

To All club members, It is now exactly one month before our annual show. I want to start by giving our condolences to our preregistration ac-counting volunteer extra-ordinaire, Margaret Straubinger, who just lost her mom a week ago. I know this is a trying time for her, and she is in our thoughts and prayers. Another piece of news came to me today that Montgomery College is starting to repave their parking lots starting with the one next to our show field. If I find that ours will be full of paving equipment the week of

Cory Correll’s Pre-All GM Show Message

Capitol City Rockets —Oldsmobile Club of America 2009-11 Old Cars Weekly Golden Quill Award winning

publication Feb-June, 2012

Volume 23, Issue 2

Golden Quill Award, Business Reviews

2-3

Spring Dust Off Pics 4-5

Picnic, Sully, OC shows 6-7

Meeting Pics/CCR Calendar/Treas. Report

8-9

Classifieds/Membership 10-11

Inside this issue:

Save the Dates!:

Sun, July 15, 1:30

pm—regular meet-

ing at Branded 72

in Rockville.

Sat, Aug 11, 9-3

pm—All GM Show

at Montgomery Col-

lege in Rockville

(flyer on website).

PLEASE PRE-

REGISTER ASAP TO

HELP DEFER PRE-

SHOW COSTS!

Sun, Sept 9, 1:30

pm—regular meet-

ing at Kilroy’s in

Springfield, VA

Scott Phillips—Editor

lot of folks. If you know of a good item for a door prize, please let me know. Please also pre-register your vehicle if you plan on attending. You can download a registration form and even pay online at our Hem-mings website, under the “Events” heading. (directions on page 9) It not only saves you $5.00 but helps us defray the cost of getting the show ready! Hope to see everyone at the show! Pray for cool dry weather! Cory Correll All-GM Show Chairman

The Annual Spring Dust

Off Cruise, held this year

as part of the weekly

cruise at the Burger King

in Manassas, VA, was a

big hit. Here Jim

Stohlman, Owen Griese-

mer, and Steve Meyer (R

to L) show their cars at

the cruise. More pictures

are inside!

our show, we will pick a former show field from two possible others to reroute everyone. We may have a new very black show field for our Lot #2, who knows! Other than that, dozens of folks have preregis-tered (I don't have an exact count), the new blue t-shirts have been ordered, the awards are coming along great and we are still working on new stanchion signs, as last year's were mostly destroyed by the 3 rain showers we had. Goodie bag items are still com-ing in and we are trying to collect door prizes. This is a lot of work by a

The Capitol City Rockets is the Suburban Maryland, DC, Northern Vir-

ginia chapter of the Oldsmobile Club of America. The Capitol City Rockets

originated in 1989, and is currently operating in its 23rd year. We split

monthly meetings (currently) between Kilroy’s Bar and Grille off the Braddock

Road exit of 495 in Northern VA and Branded 72 BBQ in Rockville, with

one peer judged show co-hosted each year with the Metro Buick Club. The

club currently consists of 51 members, 30 from Virginia, 16 from Maryland,

3 in Florida, and 1each from DC and West Virginia. A membership form

is located in the back of this newsletter. One need not own an Oldsmobile to

join, and dues remain $15 dollars per year, payable by November the 1st,

either by check or using the PayPal button on our Hemmings.com website.

Current membership in the Oldsmobile Club of America is a requirement of

CCR membership, as we are required to submit club rosters to OCA for

yearly insurance coverage for our events.

Vol. 23, Issue 2, page 2

Keeping the Legend

Alive

Rocket Review Wins Golden Quill Award 3rd Year Running

The Capitol City Rockets—Who We Are

This past April, I re-

ceived the good news that The

Rocket Review Quarterly earned

its third straight Golden Quill

Award from Old Cars Weekly.

Portions of the article from

Oldcarsweekly.com is attached

to the right. It is a nice acco-

lade to both the club and my

small effort to put together a

meaningful newsletter (despite

the demands of my “other”

job that make getting the

newsletter together less timely

than I’d like). Thanks for all

of your contributions and, as

always, your interest in your

amazing cars!

Scott Phillips

Editor

The Rocket Review Quarterly

What it takes to win the Golden Quill

Thousands of club publications were submitted during 2011 for the annual con-test. The purpose of the competition is to encourage a balanced, well-done publication that meets the needs of its car club while advancing general knowledge of collector cars and their history...(Editor Gerald) Perschbacher is amazed at the improved quality of layout and design that appeared in national and regional publications last year. “The quality is definitely being notched up higher with each passing year,” he said. “That’s good news for the hobby, since it means clubs — and owners of old cars — are trying to put their best foot, or best tire, forward.” In the award competition, categories are divided by size and page count of publications. Use of color and quality of paper also figures in….“Balance is so very important. Car club publications are beacons for members. Articles and photos from members, news that hits most or the entire club, technical articles pertaining to the make of choice, and good language skills plus enticing event calendars gain the most mileage for a publication and club.” He concludes, “The editor is an important person in a car club. He or she can set a creative and excit-ing pace for members who use the publication as their lifeline to the rest of the club. It’s clear when a club enjoys its publication. There is a wholesome pride you can sense by reading the blend of articles and enjoying the pictures. Publications that succeed in these factors give members the best of the hobby.”

Regional Sub Compact: The Rocket Review Quarterly, Scott Phillips,

editor, Capitol City Rockets, Oldsmobile Club of America (25 other clubs won in this

category)

Post by Raustin, April 23, 2012 in the Hobby News section of the OCW website.

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what they did for you, contact information, and what you were pleased with. Pictures would be great also. This month I sent out two requests and got one review back (from CCR member Zaman Khan), so here it is:

As you may remember, I have been working on a full frame-off nuts/bolts restoration on my 1968 442 Convertible. I am somewhat optimistic that I may have the car com-pleted in time for the All GM Show. I do want to give Maryland Muscle Cars two big thumbs up on their work on my car. They have been meticu-lous in their detail to at-tention, addressing my concerns and doing great work. They can pretty much do anything on a muscle car with the ex-ception of interior and

paint work. To me the work on the chassis, en-gine, body, and mechanical was the best that I have seen. They also are very good at finding parts and fabricating parts for the body.

Here is my blog on my res-toration: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3849129/1968-oldsmobile-442

Here is the website for MMC: http://marylandmusclecar.com/ Ask for Rick, located at 1044 Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740, 301-671-2340 or MMC@marylandmusclecar.com

the link on youtube that has the engine break-in and some attached pic-tures of the W-30 option.

http://youtu.be/UdIg3_YsqKc

Restoration Reviews — Scott Phillips/Zaman Khan

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I was asked at a re-cent CCR meeting this spring to start soliciting business reviews of resto-ration or parts businesses. Everyone agreed that as we either seek to maintain or restore our Oldsmo-biles, that spreading the experiences we have had would be a good idea. My vision for this is that in issues over the next year or so that we would have at least one, maybe two, positive reviews of businesses we have tapped that provided ex-cellent customer service, great parts, superior craftsmanship, or that somehow or another made us happy with the money we spent. I’ve chosen purposely to focus the reviews on positive experiences, as I’m not real interested in receiving backlash from businesses that would be negatively reviewed, or publishing what might be one nega-tive experience someone had about an otherwise good shop. I’m sure if you’re like me you tire quickly of some guy’s rant in a forum or online post about what an awful time he had, etc. Plus, I’m a glass half-full guy!

In order for this to work, I’ll need mate-rial—a brief paragraph will work—stating the name of the business,

Rear view of Zaman Khan’s ‘68

442 Convertible on the lift at Mary-

land Muscle Car in Hagerstown.

Engine bay view of Zaman’s ride.

If you’d like to see and hear it,

check out the You Tube link.

My editor’s review is for Qual

Krom in Erie, PA. Not cheap,

but superb work on some pitted,

tired, broken emblems (before).

The finished products. Beautifully re-

stored and you cannot tell that the trunk

emblem (bottom) was broken in half.

Nice folks to work with, too.

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Spring Dust Off Cruise at Nokesville, VA

Steve Meyer brought out this new Cutlass he has been

working very hard on. He chose a special paint code

(the picture doesn’t do it justice), changed out the in-

terior and had rebuilt the engine.

Guy Fansler brought out his ‘84 Delta 88, which

rounded out a really nice cluster of Oldsmobiles in this

section of the cruise.

There were some unidentified

Oldsmobiles in the crowd (not

sure if this was Marcus

Thompson’s?), and this was

one of them. It had some

really nice paint, and a 455

badge under its Cutlass em-

blem (SX?). The Nokesville

Burger King hosts a Sat eve-

ning cruise every week from 4-

8 pm that draws hundreds of

cars.

My buddy Ken Prowell brought out his ‘65 Cutlass

convertible. It’s an all original Ken is currently work-

ing on. Ken talked to some club members and got

some tips on questions he had as he proceeds with

the restoration of this fine droptop.

We loved this all original, low mile, 4 door Buick

Electra 225. It was brought by a friend of a CCR

member, and we gave it our “Club Favorite”

plaque.

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Burger King, Saturday, April 14th, 2012

Another of the crowd that the Dust Off attracted, this

442 clone was built by a dad for his daughter. It had a

really sharp look, and ran great.

Another of the unidentified Olds at the cruise, this late

80’s 442 had the “Best of the 80’s” body styling, a navy

and gray paint scheme, and gold pinstriping.

An interior shot of Jim Stohlman’s

rare, pristine, low mileage 442 W-

30. Note the factory 8 track with

surrounding wood paneling appli-

qué, the stout 4 speed shifter, and

sweet bucket seat full console.

According to my ability to zoom

in, it looks like the car has almost

62K original miles on it—but it

sure looks less than that!

Old CCR friend Paul Fredrick, who lives and restores

Oldsmobiles out in Warrenton, VA, brought out his

Ralleye 350. As you can tell from the picture, things

got pretty packed as the weather approached 70 de-

grees in early April.

Gary Sutherlin brought out his warhorse original

‘73 Cutlass that has made cross-country journeys

several times over, without a whole lot of major

maintenance over the years.

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Joe P, Toby T, and Scott P then drove

up to the Mt. Airy Jimmy Cones cruise,

where we saw...

This all original 1963 Turbo Jetfire,

purchased in MD in ‘63 new and

owned now by the original owner’s son

And this black on black ‘73 Hurst

Olds. With the hood louvers, vinyl

top, and swivel seats, pretty slick!

The Sully Plantation show in Chan-

tilly, VA was on Father’s Day. This

smooth ‘59 LeSabre looked great.

The metallic blue paint on this 442

really popped in the warm sunshine of

the show field.

I believe this 442 W-30 convertible is

one that Paul Fredrick has been work-

ing on. It looked terrific.

We held our CCR picnic at Owen

Griesemer’s in Middletown, MD.

Toby Turpin’s ‘96 and Joe Pada-

vano’s ‘62 wagon are pictured.

Steve White and his wife cruised out in

their newest purchase, a gorgeous mid-

50’s Chrysler.

Greg Grant joined us in his original

Cutlass S convertible he is working on.

We love a good project!

CCR Picnic/Sully Plantation Show Highlights

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A little tough to see, but that’s a 4WD

hearse in the middle of this picture out

Jimmy’s window!

Late sixties Chevy Impala with the ter-

rific green paint mentioned in the arti-

cle.

Late 60’s Nova with a screaming or-

ange paint job and body length flame

treatment.

Really nice fastback styling and

gorgeous deep red pain on this late

40’s GM.

Lots of customized rides with lowering

kits and oversized rims in OC. Custom 50’s trucks were plentiful.

Ocean City Classic Cruise Highlights—Jimmy Ford

The OC car show 2012 was the biggest and best car show that I have ever attended, although I am new to the circuit . As you can tell from some of the pics, there were so many beautiful cars and trucks from all genera-tions that it was really hard trying to stay focused on any one vehicle. It was totally amazing! I could barely close my mouth for any extended period. At every glance, there was something different that swallowed your attention.

Not pictured and I do hate that I did not get the pic of this one truck, a Ford 3500 I believe. It had three doors on each side and tires that came to my waist. This truck was so huge and got so much attention that it was in a class by itself. Another amazing vehicle that warranted lots of attention was this hearse with the same type of tires, as large as you have ever seen. When it parked, a couple guys exited and had a step ladder to assist this lady that was getting out. A picture perfect moment! (see picture above)

My favorite car was the pic I sent of the green 1966/67 Chevrolet impala. The color was just awesome! Hopefully, some of you can join me next year because I definitely plan to attend this event again in 2013.

Jimmy Ford

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Come to a Meeting! Drive Your Olds!

A sunny March meeting brought out everyone’s

Oldsmobiles. Toby Turpin’s 1996 LSS is in the back-

ground, while this really fine original Cutlass coupe

came out for the first time. I’m missing identification

on whose it was, so email the editor and let me know!

Another part of our meetings is always a little trouble

shooting. There’s usually a dilemma someone’s trying

to work out under the hood. Here, we look at Louis

von Guggenberg’s convertible engine.

This meeting on the Virginia side

at Kilroy’s was well attended (as

most are there). Food is good,

conversations are car-oriented,

and what else could you ask for?

On the MD side, we meet at

Branded 72 BBQ, which serves a

wicked cafeteria style buffet. Our

monthly meetings start at 1:30 pm.

Everyone took advantage of the near 70 degree tem-

peratures and dropped the tops on their convertibles.

I’m fairly sure this sweet example was driven in by

Marcus Thompson.

I don’t know about you, but to me that’s a pretty

cool lineup from the rear. Get to a meeting this

year—especially when the weather cooperates!

2012 Capitol City Rockets Calendar/Treasurer’s Report

Local Shows/Cruising Website

Want to know more about local car cruises and

upcoming shows? Check out

www.capitalcruisin.com (Click on our logo and

it will take you to our newly updated Hem-

mings.com website, where you can pre-register

for the All GM Show under the “Events” tab)

Congratulations to Steve White, who re-

marked, “ I (and my ‘53 Olds) was at the

AACA Grand National in Shelbyville, TN,

hoping to win an award. Considering the

“investment” I made in this trip, it was es-

sential that I bring home something and I

did… or at least Merry did. (Merry is what

we call our Olds.) We got a 1st place win and

a Grand National trophy!” Awesome, Steve!

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Capitol City Rockets Tentative

2012 Calendar:

Sun, July 15, 1:30 pm—regular

meeting at Branded 72 in MD

Sat, Aug 11, 9 am—3 pm—All

GM Show at Montgomery Col-

lege in Rockville, MD

Sun, Sept 9, 1:30 pm—regular

meeting at Kilroy’s in VA

Sun, Oct 14, 1:30 pm—regular

meeting at Branded 72 in MD

Sun, Nov 11, 1:30 pm—regular

meeting at Kilroy’s in VA

Dec holiday party TBD

CCR Treasurer’s Report as of July 8, 2012

Balance 6-7-12: $2849.02

Income: $ 0

Expenses:

Capital Cruisin Donation: $100.00

GM Show Flyers: $148.40

GM Show Hemmings Ad: $68.60

GM Show t-shirt art shipping: $36.34

GM Show award art shipping: $31.47

June bank statement charge: $2.00

Total Expenses: $387.81

Balance as of 7-8-12: $2461.21

Treasurer’s Report—Ken Quincy

CCR Classifieds Classified ads are free to chapter members. We take cars, parts,

services, anything. Submit your typed or printed ad to the Chapter

PO box, marking it ATTN: ROCKET REVIEW, or simply email the

editor at sphillips16@msn.com You may run your ad for up to 3

issues at a time. Ads must be resubmitted for reprinting after that

time, and please let Scott know if you wish to discontinue the classi-

fied ad due to sale of the parts or car.

CARS/PARTS FOR

SALE/WANTED :

Misc 1970-72 Cutlass/442 parts, incl. core supports, 455 engines, etc. Contact Mark Levine at mark-levine@thepromotouch.com or Owen Griesemer at 240-357-5696, email ogrie-semer@ comcast.net

For Sale: 1978 Olds. Original Owner. 165K miles. All receipts. 350R motor, auto, ps, pb, ac, am/fm cassette, gauges, reclining pass seat. Garaged in Orlando, FL. Make offer. Contact Richard Keyser at delta88man@hotmail.com

For Sale: 1973 Hurst Olds. Black on Black, original CA car with all the op-tions. Excellent condition. Powerful 455. Asking 15K, and will discuss offers. Would really like the car to go to an Oldsmobile enthusiast. Contact Jim Hunt at jghunt22705@msn.com for more info.

$15 Club dues are due No-

vember 1, 2012. Please renew

to keep receiving the Rocket

Review and great club bene-

Wanted: used performance 4 barrel carb for a 350 engine in a ‘75 Cutlass. Has been running a Holley 650cfm carb on an Edel-brock manifold and is open to another op-tion that wouldn’t require a rebuild, and would generate more power. Email Jimmy Ford at: pocb442@gmail.com

Wanted: Pair of ‘68 442 or equivalent speaker grills (if you just have one, I still want it). Also, one set of 4 original bolts and nuts for ‘68 442 speaker grills (or equivalent). Also looking for a tilt column for a 4 speed manual for ‘68 442. Send pics with conditions and prices to GZS1066@yahoo.com (from Louis von Guggenberg, CCR member)

THE CAPITOL CITY ROCKETS is a chartered chapter of the

Oldsmobile Club of America, Lansing, MI. Chapter dues are

$15.00 per year. Current OCA membership is required.

Chapter Officials

President .................................................... Joe Padavano

Vice-President ........................................... Cory Correll

Treasurer ...................................................... Ken Quincy

Secretary ...................................................... Jeff Nieschel

Newsletter Editor……….Scott Phillips (703) 858-5752

…………………………………sphillips16@msn.com

Chapter Advisors

Toronado………….Ask Ken Quincy or Cory Correll

1961-63 A-Body…………….Scott Phillips (703) 858-5752

1964-65 A-Body…………... Mike Stilwell (703) 799-2904

1973-77 A-Body……………..Denney Keys (301) 390-1577

1978-80 A-Body....................Michael Coxen (301) 251-8666

PerformanceV8 Tech Dick Miller Racing, (901) 794-2834

dmracing1@aol.com

Bevan Allen Memorial Service Award Recipient

2000: Denney Keys

2001: Michael Coxen

2002: Mike Stilwell

2003: Dick Brown

2004: Cory Correll

2005: Scott Phillips

2006: Mike “Hitch” Stillwell

2010: Joe Padavano

Mr. & Mrs. Denney Keys, Mitchellville, MD

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