The Rocket Review Quarterly Summer Edition - Hemmings

Apr-July 2010 Volume 21, Issue 2

Scott Phillips--Editor

Inside this issue:

RR wins award

2

Spring Dust Off

3

CCR picnic, summer 4-5 western iron tour

Local/National Calen- 6,7 dar, Treasurer's Report, Classifieds

Membership Directory/ 8 Renewal Form

Club Events--Save the Dates

Sat, Aug 14th, Annual All-GM show, 9-3 @ Montgomery College, Rockville, MD.

Sun, Sept 12th, Regular Meeting, 1:30 @ Kilroy's, Springfield, VA

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

The Rocket Review Quarterly Summer Edition

Joe Padavano sent us proof that his `62 F-85 wagon did indeed make it to the OCA Nationals in Sturbridge, MA. Come see it at our annual All-GM show at Montgomery College on Sat, August 14th.

Cory Correll's Vice Presidential Update

To All,

Joe P. about the award

Three weeks from art was duly noted and

yesterday, Sunday, August fixed as best as possible,

8th at 2 pm, we are hav- being that I told the Ral-

ing our last show plan- lye folks what to fix over

ning meeting at Richard the phone, and some

and Barbara Browns.

detail is lost when the

art is reduced to the two

Richard lives at plaque sizes.

6489 Crawford Street in

Burke, VA 22105. The

We are still look-

phone number is 703- ing for GM trivia ques-

569-3240.

tions for the door prizes,

in addition to the actual

We did this last door prizes themselves!

year to provide a location Harbor Freight stores

more convenient to our continue to advertise

Northern Virginia Olds coupons for free flash-

Club folks. Richard and lights, so if you get or

Barbara have invited us see any, please redeem

back!

them for prizes.

The note from

If we dont see you on August 8th at the Browns for the show planning meeting, we look forward to seeing all those Oldsmobiles at MCC for the All-GM show! Thanks,

Cory

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Keeping the Legend Alive

The Capitol City Rockets--Who We Are

The Capitol City Rockets is the Suburban Maryland, DC, Northern Virginia chapter of the Oldsmobile Club of America. The Capitol City Rockets originated in 1989, and is currently operating in its 21st 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 39 members, 22 from Virginia, 12 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 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.

No, not that Major Award! The Golden Quill from Old Cars Weekly.

RR Quarterly Wins Major Award--Scott Phillips

The Rocket Review Quarterly won the "Golden Quill Award" for "Subcompact" newsletters from the weekly publication Old Cars Weekly for the 2009 editions of the newsletter. The awards are given out yearly in April, and are published both in Old Cars Weekly and on their website.

Other types of publications included full-size (usually national club newsletters like OCAs Journey With Olds), mid-size, which are regional hobby-type publications (such as some of the AACAs regional newsletters), and then "subcompact" local types

like ours. Award winners must submit their publications to both an external judge and Old Cars Weekly staff, and winning is not a given. For example, in 2007 the Rocket Review earned an honorable mention from OCW, but in 2008 did not.

The Golden Quill Award is the only one of its type for local hobby publications, and so it is a very nice compliment to be recognized by Old Cars Weekly. InNawtoha,erNdD!oteTcthheeamtGmboealdrjoe1rn7, 2009 issQueu,ilal fproomrtiOonldoCfaorsne of theWJeeetkfilrye. engine rebuild articles was published in the "Club News" section of

OCW, while the Subcompact Golden Quill award was announced in the April 12, 2010 edition. The club also received a certificate from Old Cars Weekly, which I will bring to a future meeting.

I am proud of the accomplishment for the club, and thank usual contributors Cory Correll, Ken Quincy, Steve White, and Gary Sutherlin for some great pieces the last few years. Please let me know if you have a story or pictures youd like to share. Ill even write it for you if thats not your thing. Help keep the Rocket Review great!

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Annual Spring Dust Off, April 17th, 2010

This really nice Ralleye 350 came and joined us for the day. It was Paul Fredrick's and it was pretty much all original.

The Annual Spring Dust Off Cruise was held for the 3rd year at STAR Pontiac, Buick, GMC in Leesburg, VA. Though it was a little windy, and the turn out was less than in previous years, the quality of cars was nonetheless superb. We saw some cars and owners we had not met before, and had a really nice time getting the rides out early.

The big news was that Joe P rolled out (literally) his newest toy, while my Jetfire F-85 made it, as did Owen Griesemer's wagon in the background.

Paul Fredrick looks over Rod Cornell's 442, whose top was down on a sunny day.

Vern Parker and a friend came to lend their support to our Spring Dust Off event, bringing with them the two oldest rides of the day.

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CCR Spring Picnic at Owen Griesemer's

One of the wildest attendees was a friend of Owen's who brought his Jeep stakebed. It's a very utilitarian vehicle with extremely low gearing.

Our first annual spring picnic was held May 22nd. Graciously hosted by Owen Griesemer at his Middletown, MD home, the event was a fun outing for several club members and friends.

Some of the Maryland folk brought out the Oldsmobiles we hadn't seen. By the end, all of the tops were up as the rain began in earnest.

New club member Brian McDonald drove out from Ashburn to Middletown and brought his `70 Cutlass hardtop he's been restoring.

A 442 parts car? You bet. Owen and Mark Levine found it. While it runs and drives it's got some pretty serious rust...

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Some Dry Western Iron

On a Recent Trip to Montana and South Dakota, I visited Freman's Auto Salvage (Whiteehall, MT), Montana Classics (Bozeman, MT), and Motion Unlimited (Rapid City, SD). All on the web, and all GREAT!

This is some of the 5,000 (!) classics at Freman's Auto in Whitehall, MT. ()

This is a nice mid-60's Delta 88 with pretty much all parts intact. You can tour the yard, they pick the parts.

My area of interest, a `63 Cutlass convertible for sale as a whole vehicle only. Very complete and very little rust out.

I found a `62 wagon for Joe P. out west. Great glass, trim, and interior panels and a nice taillight bezel I scored.

Cars and trucks from the 40's and 50's at Fremans, like this Olds, are almost as plentiful as the mosquitoes...

Near Rapid City, SD, I ran across the famous Motion Unlimited Museum and Car lot.

Just south of Rt. 90 on the way to the Badlands, SD, Motion Unlimited has over 300 classics for sale.

Montana Classic Cars had a lot just west of Bozeman, MT. Check out nice wagon and lots of trucks, too.

In Deadwood, SD, the Phillips boys got bit by the racing bug and beat me into the pits!

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