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ARIZONA Classic

Roadrunner

Auction Breakfast, Classics Under The Sun,

Lancia Automobiles

The Line-Up of Classics at The Pavilions

Car Show for Classics Under The Sun

Classic Car Club of America, Arizona Region¡ªJanuary-February 2020

Arizona Region Classic Car Club of America

2020 Board of Managers

Director

Steve Evans

Asst. Dir.

Dana Rapoport

Secretary

Robert McAtee

Treasurer

Steve Kreisman

Membership Gary Capra

Editor

John Ossenfort

Club Store

Dee Pellegrini

Ken Dennison

Tom Hamilton

Mike McClure

Ray Short

Ed Winkler

To contact the Arizona Region, go to

our website at:



Committees of the Region: Publications (John Ossenfort); Website (Steve Evans); Events Coordinator/Regalia (Dee Pellegrini)

Contributors this issue: Steve Evans, Cheryl Ossenfort, John Ossenfort,

In This Issue:

Message from the Director¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­......Page 3

AZ Region Events Calendar/National CCCA Events Calendar¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.. .. Page 4

Obituaries: Jim Updike, Clive Cussler¡­¡­.¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.¡­...¡­......¡­.Page 5

Annual Auction Breakfast and Bonhams Auction Preview..¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.....Pages 6-9

Classics Under The Sun¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.¡­¡­¡­.Pages 10-11

European Classics A-Z: Lancia¡­.....¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..¡­...¡­¡­.¡­¡­...Pages 12-14

Region News¡­¡­....¡­...¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­...¡­¡­¡­..¡­¡­¡­¡­.¡­.¡­....¡­......Page 3

Ads¡­¡­.¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.¡­¡­¡­..¡­¡­...¡­..¡­....Page 4, 15

On the covers: Front: Classics Under The Sun at The Pavilions in February. Back: A rear view of members¡¯

classics at the January Auction Breakfast at McCormick Ranch Golf Club. (Photos by John Ossenfort).

Four Roadrunner issues will be published in 2020: January-February , March-April, Summer, and November-December. Contact the

editor, John Ossenfort, at ossenfort@ or 928-913-0005.

What is a Full Classic? Car? A Full Classic? as defined by the Classic Car Club of America is a ¡°fine¡± or ¡°distinctive¡± automobile, American or foreign built, produced between 1925 and 1948. Generally a CCCA Classic was high priced when new and

was built in limited quantities. Other factors including engine displacement, custom coachwork and luxury accessories such as

power brakes, power clutch, and automatic lubrication systems, help determine whether a car is considered to be a ¡°Full Classic?¡±. The complete list of recognized classics may be obtained from the Classic Car Club. of America, P.O. Box 346160, Chicago, IL 60634.

Purpose of the Classic Car Club of America, (CCCA): for the development, publication and interchange of technical, historical and other information for and among members and other persons who own or are interested in fine or unusual foreign or domestic motor cars built between and including the years 1925 and 1948, and distinguished for their respective fine design, high

engineering standards and superior workmanship, and to promote social intercourse and fellowship among the members; and to

maintain references upon and encourage the maintenance, restoration and preservation of all such Classic cars.

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Arizona Classic Roadrunner, January-February 2020

A Message from Region Director Steve Evans

Meeting as well as our regional Garage Tour has

been canceled. However, we look forward to a

time we can be back behind the wheel of our treasured classics and we will make every effort to reschedule the Garage Tour for later in the year.

Be safe and stay healthy,

Steve

OUR WEBSITE IS BEING UPDATED!

Hello Friends,

It¡¯s been a busy start to the year with the club

gathering for its annual Arizona Auction Week

Breakfast at the McCormick Ranch Country Club in

mid-January. Regional members were joined by

guests from around the country ¨C nearly 60 of us in

all ¨C as we enjoyed a beautiful day of sunshine, good

food, and talk of old cars. Thank you to Christi Osborne and Jakob Greisen at Bonhams Auctions for

hosting our group for a preview of cars on offer after

breakfast. This is always a treat for members and

sets the bar high for great cars throughout the week.

Members: You recently received instructions

from Director/Website Manager Steve Evans

on how to check and update your personal

contact information on our website, . Be sure to follow the instructions

carefully so that you receive notification for

future fun AZCCCA events.

A few lucky members joined our region and the

Rolls-Royce Owners¡¯ Club in February at the Phoenix Art Museum¡¯s Legends of Speed exhibit for a

tour by none other than former race driver (and Region member) Lyn St. James. Lyn¡¯s knowledge of

the cars and insight from her career made for a truly

special experience. I hope everyone had the chance

to see this exhibit; it was a wonderful experience for

our community.

Sadly, the club saw the passing of one of our

members, and internationally recognized author,

Clive Cussler. Clive was a true car guy and he, along

with his wife Janet, have generously opened their

collection to the club on many occasions. Our

thoughts are with Janet and the Cussler family. We

also mourn the passing of a great Packard guy and

Region member, Jim Updike.

Finally, as we find ourselves in the mist of the

COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 CCCA Annual

Arizona Classic Roadrunner, January-February 2020

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PLEASE NOTE: THE EVENTS LISTED

BELOW ARE AS SCHEDULED NOW.

GIVEN THE CURRENT CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, IT IS POSSIBLE

THAT SOME EVENTS MAY BE CANCELED. PLEASE CHECK CLOSER TO

THE DATE.

2020 Regional Events

March 28

Nov. 8

Garage Tour

CANCELED

11:30 AM Annual Regional Meeting, Scottsdale Resort

Winkler

McAfee

National CCCA 2020 Events

CCCA Annual Meeting:

March 25-28

King of Prussia, PA CANCELED

Grand Classics:

June 25-28

July 26

Sept. 19-20

Oct. 31

Ohio Region

Pacific Northwest Region (Renton, WA)

Indiana Region (Connor Prairie, IN)

Carolina Region (Hilton Head, SC)

CARavans:

May 5-14

Oct.17-24

Can-Am Tour (Niagara Falls-Ontario-Quebec-Rochester, NY)

Kentucky (Keeneland, KY

Concours D¡¯Elegance:

Gasparilla Concours d¡¯Elegance, Tampa, FL

DATE CHANGE

April 17-19 Nov. 6-8

CCCA Museum Experience

Hickory Corners, MI CANCELED

June 5-7

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Arizona Classic Roadrunner, January-February 2020

Region member James Earl Updike passed away on

February 13th, 2020 at the age of 70, as a result of

injuries sustained in an off-road UTV accident. Jim

is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Valerie;

four sons, four daughters

- in-law, and 13 grandchildren.

Jim was born on June

14th, 1949 in Phoenix,

Arizona to Earl and Ethel

Updike. He attended

high school and college

there and then attended

BYU, where he met his

future wife Valerie. After

college he returned to

Phoenix to run the family

business, Updike Photography. He subsequently sold this to Lifetouch Photography and later purchased Total Warehousing, a

logistics company in Phoenix. He sold Total in 2004

and began traveling, although still being involved in

motorcycle/ATV dealerships in Colorado and New

Mexico. In 2008 he founded Updike Distribution

Logistics with his sons.

From an early age, Jim became enamored by anything with motors or wings. In 1978, he earned his

pilot¡¯s license and loved to fly. He enjoyed riding

motorcycles and organized dozens of Harley rides.

He treasured his small collection of classic cars. He

was an avid boater and loved spending time in the

sun.

Robert McAtee remembers Jim:

I met Jim about 7 years ago when he bought his first

Packard, a 1942 110 convertible. He liked this so

much that within a year he had acquired a very nice

1948 Super 8 convertible and a 1937 V12 Convertible Sedan that had previously been owned by Tony

Ficco. The 1937 was both a CCCA Senior and

Premier Car and had won many additional awards.

It was shown at the first Arizona Concours at the

Biltmore and received a top award in its class. In

addition to his Packards, Jim owned an early 1920's

Mercer and other vehicles. Jim credited his grandfather's love of Packards for his interest in the marque.

Jim had recently sold the 1937 and 1948 Packards to

make way for other projects.

Arizona Classic Roadrunner, January-February 2020

Photo Credit: Ronnie Bramhall/G.P. Putnam's Sons via AP

It is with deep sadness that I inform our Region

members of the passing of my close friend, Clive

Cussler. He passed away at his home in Paradise

Valley on Monday, February 24th. Clive was 88

years old. Funeral arrangements are pending and

will be private. His life passion was his writing,

family, and old cars, including many of our beloved CCCA-recognized classics. Naturally, his

world famous best selling books included old cars

as an integral part of the plot, especially the adventures of his fictional character, Dirk Pitt.

Clive was always generous in hosting CCCA

events, both for the Arizona and Colorado Regions. Along with his wife Janet (whom he successfully converted into a car person), the couple

hosted two recent events at the Janet Cussler Car

Collection here in Scottsdale: the January 2020

CCCA National Board Meeting during Auction

week, and the Collection was part of the bus tour

during the CCCA Annual Meeting which took

place in Scottsdale during the January 2019 Auction week.

Clive was a consummate car guy, and being a

celebrity never got in the way of his being down to

earth and a gentleman who loved to share great car

stories with anyone who was interested. I will always miss him!

Steven Kreisman

Clive at the

CCCA Annual

Meeting in February 2019

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