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BRASS
RAMBLINGS
Official Publication of the
Skagit-Snohomish Regional Group
Horseless Carriage Club of America
January 2015
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January 2015
Skagit-Snohomish Regional Group
Horseless Carriage Club of America
The Skagit-Snohomish Regional Group of the Horseless Carriage Club of America is a
non-profit organization with an active membership dedicated to the preservation of pre1916 motorized vehicles, literature, accessories, history, and associated items.
Any person/family who is a current member of the Horseless Carriage Club of America,
with interest or ownership in pre-1916 vehicles shall be eligible to apply for
membership. Dues are $15.00 per year and include a minimum of 10 issues of the
Brass Ramblings newsletter annually.
The Brass Ramblings is mailed and e-mailed to local members in good standing, and
e-mailed to other regional groups and the National Board. Permission to reproduce
material appearing in this publication is granted, provided credit is given to the original
source.
2015 Officers
President
Harold Musolf III
[email protected]
Ray Markley
[email protected]
Pat Farrell
[email protected]
Vicki Markley
[email protected]
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
Seattle, WA
(206) 601-9229
Maple Valley, WA
(206) 949-5000
Sedro Woolley, WA
(360) 856-1294
Maple Valley, WA
(425) 432-5391
2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Harold Musolf Jr., Gayle Musolf and Dave Ellis (2015)
Mike Martin, Donna McGinnis, and Rob Johnson (2016)
EDITOR
th
Tom Brethauer
23611 39 Pl W
Brier, WA 98036
Regional Web Site:
National Web Site:
http:// www.skagit.hcca.org
http://www.hcca.org
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(425) 402-3960
[email protected]
have a few of them, so don’t be out of town a
lot. They might just disappear!
Harold III
P.S. keep your fingers off the brass!
2015 Calendar
Please submit calendar updates to Tom Brethauer promptly, as
future planning depends on this information.
JANUARY
Jan 24
FEBRUARY
Feb 14-15
Feb 19-22
Feb tbd
MARCH
Mar 1-6
Mar 14-15
Mar tbd
APRIL
Apr 6-8
President’s Ramblings
Well I hope everybody made it through the
holiday season without incident!
First off, let me say thank you again for putting
your faith in my capable (I hope) hands along
with all of the officers that were re-elected that
we may drive, steer, the running/directing of
the club. (Boy, that’s a mouth full).
We need to fill the social calendar for this year
at our January meeting, so bring your ideas. In
fact, here is some home work for everybody….
Bring a list of activities that you would like to
do, or seen done, and we will put all of them
into a hat and pull them out to fill in our
calendar!!!
I have heard through the grape vine that we
have some new cars in garages around the
sound that I am looking forward to seeing on
tour. Congratulations to the new owners (you
know who you are) and, yes, I would like to
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Apr 9-11
Apr 10-12
Apr tbd
MAY
May tbd
JUNE
Jun 14-18
Club meeting at noon - Bob’s Burgers and
Brews Restaurant, Marysville, WA.
Early Bird Swap Meet, Puyallup Fairgrounds
Sat 8-5, Sun 9-3
Single cylinder registry Tour, Santa Paula,
CA - Mike Sullivan (805) 728-5317
Club meeting and tour
Texas Bluebonnet National Convention and
Tour, Kerrville, TX - Karl Darby (609)
937-1586
Almost Spring Swap Meet, Puyallup
Fairgrounds, Sat 8-5, Sun 9-3
Club Meeting
Grizzly Bear National Tour,
Porterville, CA – Mike Sullivan
(805) 728-5317
HCCA National Bakersfield Swap
Meet
Portland Swap Meet
Club Meeting and tour.
Club Meeting and tour.
Portland Regional Group 50th
Anniversary “High Desert
Adventure” Redmond Oregon at
Eagle Crest Lodge. Open to Pre1932 Autos. Cost is $150 per
person. For that, expect lots of
good food and fun places.
Contact
Jun 28–Jul 2 Harvest Tour, Minden Nevada. El
Dorado Regional Group hosting.
Carson Valley Inn.
Limit 50 cars. Register by 31
January 2015. See attached
registration form. 209-296-3826
[email protected]
JULY
Jul tbd
AUGUST
Aug 14-15
Aug tbd
Club Meeting and tour.
Central WA Antique Farm Equipment Club
Annual Pioneer Power Show & Swap Meet.
Fulbright Part, Union Gap, WA Cheryl Hall
509-949-2100 or [email protected]
Club Meeting and tour.
SEPTEMBER
Sep 13 -17
OCTOBER
Oct 10-13
Oct tbd
NOVEMBER
Nov 1-2
DECEMBER
Dec tbd
Annual Regional Tour – Bellingham, WA
Mike Yeakel and Les Gitts to host
AACA Eastern Fall Meet, Hershey, PA –
visit HCCA space RWO 30 – and don’t
forget the BBQ at noon on Friday!
Club Meeting and tour
Bremerton Swap Meet
Club meeting and Christmas Party
If looking for other auto related events to
attend, a fairly extensive list is found here:
http://www.oldride.com/events/washington.html
DUES ARE DUE!!! Please forward your dues
of $15 with the completed membership
application to Treasurer Vicki Markley at 21832
S.E. 245th St, Maple Valley, WA 98038, as
soon as possible. DUES ARE DUE!!!
Skagit-Snohomish Regional HCCA
December 6th, 2014 Meeting Minutes
Our business meeting was called to order at
1:27 PM by President Harold Musolf III at the
Nile Golf and Country Club in Mountlake
Terrace.
We wish to thank Rob and Julie Johnson for
our meeting location today.
There were thirty two members present today.
No guests were present.
President Harold read aloud paraphrasing our
minutes recorded from our last October
meeting. Penny Cruger motioned that the
minutes be accepted as read. Seconded by
Dave Ellis. The motion passed.
Elaine Ellis gave a treasurer's report for Vicki
Markley that our club is still solvent.
Old business: Mike Yeakel gave us an
update on the 2015 Fall Tour progress. The
2015 Fall Tour will be on the second weekend
in September. (Starting on Sunday the 13th
through Thursday the 17th). Mike is still
negotiating on the hotel prices and everything
is quiet. So far, several hotels have been
looked into. Evening activities for the fall tour
may include: whale watching, a mystery cruise
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of Bellingham Bay, movies at the Lime Light
theater. Daytime activities may include tours of
Chuckanut Drive, Mount Baker, Silver Lake
and the nearby logging interpretive center,
Gordon Sullivan's machine shop and his
working railroad, etc. Les Gitts' October's
motion of "Using money from the club's
treasury to help fund the 2015 Fall Tour" was
again tabled until a later meeting. Later on, by
having Les Gitts in attendance, and by that
time knowing what money may be needed, it
would help us in making our decisions.
New Business: Elaine Ellis will be accepting
your 2015 dues money. Please fill out the 2015
S/S HCCA Membership application as soon as
you can so that your updated information will
appear in our 2015 club roster. President
Harold also reminded us that the accidentally
omitted names in the 2014 roster were printed
in our October newsletter. He also noted that
the roster list of S/S HCCA Charter members
has also been corrected.
Nominations for 2015 officers and board
members were also opened. One new board
member was needed for a board of director's
vacancy. Donna McGinnis volunteered for
that open position nomination. 2014 Board
members leaving us were: Christine Brewer,
Steve Rex, and Larry Fickeisen. Incoming
board members were Mike Martin, Donna
McGinnis, and Rob Johnson. Our present
2014 club officers have agreed to serve again
in 2015. It was voted on and passed
unanimously that the new officers and board
member be accepted to their 2015 positions.
Ticket draw: President Harold said there
would not be a ticket draw today because
someone had forgotten to bring the tickets.
Elaine Ellis motioned to adjourn the meeting.
Keene Brewer seconded the motion. Meeting
was adjourned at 1:45 PM.
Respectfully
Secretary
submitted,
Pat
Farrell
January Club Meeting
Saturday January 24, 2015 at 12 noon at Bob’s
Burger’s and Brew Restaurant across I-5 from
Marysville, WA area. Take exit 200 from I-5, go
west on 88th Street. Go right at first light which
is Quilceda Parkway. Bob’s is immediately left
off of Quilceda pkwy. Address is 8822 Quilceda
Pkwy, Tulalip, WA 98271
2015 Yellowstone National
Park Tour
by Pat Farrell
During the Labor Day week of September of
2014, our 1916 Stanley 12 passenger
Mountain Wagon was invited to attend the
annual Yellowstone National Park Tour Bus
reunion. The tour was a six day progressive
touring around through the 3,368 square mile
Yellowstone National Park. The tour started out
driving on Tuesday in Livingstone, Montana,
and then after a few overnight park lodgings, it
was eventually to end up at the Old Faithful
Lodge on the following Sunday. The six day
tour was an annual reunion for the vintage
White tour busses that had been used in the
park since 1917. Traveling over the winding
hills of the 3,468 square mile National Park, the
daily mileages were usually from about fifty to
a hundred miles a day.
Our Mountain wagon usually carried from
about eight to ten people daily. On Tuesday,
our first tour day in Livingstone, we were
pressed into local tour bus status by hauling
the locals. All of our "filled to the brim" tour
buses toured throughout this historic railroad
community along with our knowledgeable tour
guides entertaining our passengers. Counting
our Mountain Wagon, there were about seven
full tour busses attending the annual reunion
with the newest White bus being a 1939 model.
The oldest White bus seen on the tour was a
1917 White with a serial number one, and it
was the first White tour bus ever used in
Yellowstone. Stanley Mountain Wagons
predated the White tour busses in the Park by
five years. In 1912, the Stanley Mountain
Wagons were first used between Cody,
Wyoming and the Holm Lodge in the
Yellowstone National Park, and the stage line
was
called
the
"Holm Transportation
Company".
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Yellowstone Busses and the Mountain Wagon
Blowing down at Mammoth Hot Springs.
The first day's tour took us from Livingstone,
Montana up to Mammoth Hot Springs where
we spent the night. On the way there, we made
a couple of scheduled stops. One was at a
historic Chico Hot Springs where we had our
lunches in their lovely lodge. The next stop was
at Gardner, Montana; which is the park's North
Entrance and where the US Park's Department
has a large vehicle museum holding over one
hundred of the Park's vintage vehicles. Their
collection consisted from the very first stage
coaches, snow plows, and the White tour
busses, all which were used throughout the
park's colorful history. A visit to the park's
vehicle museum is by appointment only, and all
of the vehicles are normally covered over by
parachutes to keep them dust free. From
Garner to Mammoth Hot Springs, it was a
steep uphill five mile climb. All of our tour
busses left Gardner at the same time and our
Stanley Mt. Wagon arrived at the Mammoth
Hot Springs hotel a full ten minutes ahead of
any of the White tour busses. Our Mt. Wagon
really made a statement that "Stanley Mt.
Wagons were built for climbing mountains".
That evening most all of us had our own
private cottages at Mammoth Hot Springs,
whose elevation is at 6,735 feet. There was a
lot to see and a lot to do while at Mammoth Hot
Springs. While many other of our tourists
enjoyed walking the foot paths around nature's
steaming wonders, my wife Merrily enjoyed the
unique shopping opportunities at their local
stores. We were also entertained by a big bull
elk who was taking out his rutting aggressions
on a fir tree near our cabin. Using his tall
antlers, he was ripping the lower branches off
of a tree whose bottom branches were already
located ten feet off the ground. Park officials
were quick to warn us to not be within 250 feet
of this large raging Elk.
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Early Thursday in the frosty morning's crisp air,
we left a large white vapor cloud behind us as
we again climbed up the steep mountain
grade. Today's destination was our third
evening's lodging at the Old Faithful Inn. Along
the way we stopped several times along the
road to see geysers, and we also stopped for
buffalo that were in the road blocking traffic.
Some stops were made at water stops, as well
as the last stop at a waterfall overlook.
Eventually we passed the West Yellowstone
Entrance. We had just completed an easy
uphill section and we were about thirteen miles
from the Old Faithful Inn when the right rear
axle shaft broke. Luckily, with four wheels still
rolling, we coasted into a parking area located
just off of the road. We jacked up the Mt.
Wagon and we determined that our right axle
shaft was indeed broken. Now we were totally
out of commission. Leaving our passengers
back at the broken Mt. Wagon, I hitch hiked
onto the Old Faithfull Inn where earlier in the
week; we had parked our tow truck and our
enclosed car trailer. After arriving back, and by
the time we had the Mt. Wagon loaded up, the
White Tour busses were just then starting to
arrive at our roadside parking lot. The White
busses hauled half of our passengers and we
hauled the rest in our tow truck. By the time we
had finally checked into the Old Faithful Inn, it
was only 3 p.m. Merrily and I did a quick dinner
and then we spent the rest of the evening
walking around the hiking trails around the Inn.
Keeping our camera busy, we walked well into
the night. Since I was a chairman of the Island
Navigator Tour on Whidbey Island, Washington
of which started on Sunday, we departed real
early Friday morning for home.
I already have a new axle half shaft made for
our Mountain Wagon and the rear axle rebuild
should all be completed and installed by New
Years Day, 2015.
Johnsons, Mike Yeakel, Buezenbergs and Anita Brethauer
Old Faithful Lodge
2014
Christmas
Highlights
Party
Skip and Joyce Arneson, and Helen Rex
Pat Farrell, Steve Rex, and Skip Arneson
Mary and Dennis Hood
Mike Yeakel, Jim and Barbara Buezenberg
Ray and Nancy Moore
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Harold Musolf III, Gayle Musolf, Merrily Farrell and Ann Musolf
From front to back around the table: Elaine Ellis, Christine Brewer,
Aurore Fickeisen, Carolyn Martin and Mike Martin
Classifieds
For sale: 1915 Stanley model 820 12
passenger Mountain Wagon. Chassis is all
rebuilt by REMPCO in Michigan, to include the
front and rear axles, and the engine. It has a
new wood body, complete with all of its irons.
Too many more features to list. Car is located
in Pennsylvania. $110k, Bob Sullivan
(360) 754-4676
Fred and Penny Cruger, Keene Brewer, Donna McGinnis
For Sale:
1926 Model T Ford Pickup in a box - $2,500
1907 Rambler 2 cylinder rear end - $1,200
1907 Jackson 2 cylinder rear end and front end
- $1,800
1905 2 cylinder engine unknown make
Mike Yeakel 360-303-1045
Wanted: 20 ft enclosed car trailer, Wayne
Musselman 360-671-3679
Wanted: Old Porcelain signs, gas pumps, and
pump globes, Tom Brethauer 206-355-7043
Ray Moore, Mike McGinnis, and Fred Cruger
Mike Martin, Larry Fickeisen, Dave Ellis
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Harvest Tour 2015
Please complete and mail with your $50.00 Deposit
By January 31, 2015
Driver Name_____________________________________________
Passenger _______________________________________________
Passenger _______________________________________________
Address_____________________________________________
City________________________State________Zip__________
Home Phone______________________ Cell Phone _________________________
Email________________________________________________
Please check which accommodations you would like:
□ Hotel Room (non smoking)
□ RV Space
You will be mailed a packet with the information needed to reserve your accommodations
Make checks payable to El Dorado HCCA
Mail to:
El Dorado Regional HCCA
Kris Benzow, Registration
18601 View Circle
Fiddletown, CA 95629
209-296-3826
[email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tour dates: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, June 28, 29, 30 and July 1, 2,
2015 At the Carson Valley Inn Minden Nevada.
This promises to be a great tour. Come join us for four full fabulous days of touring!
Old Favorite Roads, along with some new routes to Lake Tahoe, Kirkwood, Virginia City, and Monitor
Pass. El Dorado HCCA is a DRIVING Club. Expect 100 miles a day!
Wear your Blue Jeans – Very Casual - If you would like to wear Antique Clothes – Bring Them
Tour is limited to 50 Pre-1916 Cars. More information and details to follow.
Tour Chairs:
Joe & Rae Anino
916-635-0486
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Aaron & Kris Benzow
209-296-3826
TOUR REGISTRATION
2015 HORSELESS CARRIAGE CLUB NATIONAL CONVENTION AND TOUR
Kerrville, Texas March 1 – 6, 2015
Tour is limited to 70 entries so register early.
Registration Deadline: January 21, 2015
Driver/Owner:__________________________
Address:______________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
Home Phone:__________________________
Cell Phone:____________________________
Email:________________________________
Names of all passengers:
If child, give age (Children under 6 no charge)
Car Year ______Car Make _______________
Tour Registration Fee: any modern or Pre-16
Car
(Includes Tour Bag, Tour Book,
Banner, Hat, 1 car and Driver)
$120
Extra Tour Book ______@ $25 each ________
16 or older:
______@ $ 60 each
________
6-15 years:
_______@ $15 each
________
Total due with tour registration:
Please make check payable to: HCCA TEXAS
TOUR
$______________
Where will you be staying?
At the Y O Ranch Hotel in Kerrville? _____ In a Motor Home _____ Elsewhere ______
I the undersigned, affirm that the vehicle identified in this registration form will be roadworthy and in
safe operating condition and that it will be, during the tour, insured for public liability and property
damage. Any substitute vehicle will be similarly insured. The undersigned further agrees to indemnify,
protect, defend and hold harmless the HCCA, and their regions, their officers and representatives
from and against any and all claims, costs, liabilities and attorney’s fees arising from damage or
injury, actual or claimed, of any kind or nature, to property or persons, resulting from our participation
in this tour.
Insurance Company:________________________
Policy #:________________________
Expiration Date:_______________ HCCA Membership Number_____________________________
Signed:____________________________________________
Date:_______________________
Send your completed forms and check to: HCCA Karl Darby, 17 Sandy Ridge Road, Stockton,
New Jersey 08559 Any questions call 609-397-1586 or email [email protected]
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MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
YEAR 2015
SKAGIT/SNOHOMISH REGIONAL GROUP
HORSELESS CARRIAGE CLUB OF AMERICA
Regional Group Membership – Any person/family who is a current member of the national HCCA with
ownership and/or interest in pre-1916 automobiles shall be eligible to apply for membership.
Members are entitled to all Regional Group privileges, including receiving notices of club functions
and newsletters, a roster of members, the right to hold office, and the right to vote (ownership of a
pre-1916 automobile is a requirement for voting rights.) Members agree to abide by all rules and
regulations as designated by the bylaws of this Regional Group and the National HCCA. Dues in the
SKAGIT/SNOHOMISH REGIONAL GROUP are $15.00 per calendar year and membership in the
NATIONAL HCCA is a prerequisite. National dues are currently $45 per year.
NAME:
_____________________________________________________________________
Last
Husband
Wife
PHONE: (_______)_____________________ NATIONAL HCCA #______________________
Area code
ADDRESS: ___________________________________________________________________
Street
______________________________________________________________________________
City
State
Zip
EMAIL ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________________
______Yes, correspondence by email is fine
Year
Make of Auto
Model
______No, I need correspondence by mail
Body Type
In compliance with the laws of the state of Washington, I certify that I have Automobile Liability
Insurance (P.D. & P.L.) on my antique cars used for club functions. I also agree to make sure that
the policy is in force for the entire year no matter when the expiration date is.
NAME OF COMPANY__________________________NAME OF AGENT_______________________
POLICY#____________________________________EXPIRATION DATE_______________________
SIGNATURE_____________________________CHARTER/LIFETIME MEMBER YES____ NO_____
Mail completed form to: Vicki Markley, 21832 S.E. 245th St, Maple Valley, WA 98038
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