film of 1960 HCCA Reno Tour?

[PFindlay]

Does anyone know if the 16mm film of the HCCA's 6th Biennial Reno Tour (1960) still exists somewhere?  According to the 1960 HCCA Gazette writeup the film was made and distributed for Regional Groups to show.

 

I love watching the old tour films in the AACA library but this film is of special interest because I have recently purchased the car that won the "Most Desirable Car" award at that tour.  I'd love to see it back then.  It's a 1910 Russell-Knight (Canadian car).

 

Anyone know anything about this film?

 

Peter

[8E45E]

Nice to see that great example of what was truly "Canada's Own Car' still exist.  Here is another Russell-Knight I took a photo of a few years ago:  http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?53886-Orphan-of-the-Day-08-22-1913-Russell-Knight

 

This is an excellent book on the marque, considering there is not a ton of historical information or factory records available:  https://books.google.ca/books?id=TfjkcHnt9m8C&pg=PR1&lpg=PR1&dq=russell+made+up+to+a+standard+not+down+to+a+price+juraslav&source=bl&ots=Y527cYwABj&sig=1c26OHkE6IChph-Ep8k2Z5h10JU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjkhtyXiIneAhWxCTQIHXVwB1oQ6AEwAHoECAAQAQ#v=onepage&q=russell made up to a standard not down to a price juraslav&f=false

 

It has been out of print for a while now, but I' sure copies still exist somewhere.

 

Craig

[Modeleh]

Is this the same 1910 Russell from the Wellburn collection?  Or were there both Russells and Russell Knights made at the same time?

[PFindlay]

Craig: Thanks for the links.  The book is excellent.  I found it in the library and am working on getting my own copy.   As far as I know there are only 2 or 3 Russell-Knights in use - mine is one of them.  I had it out for a 40 mile drive on Saturday and it's a great car.

 

Modeleh: The Wellburn Russell belongs to a friend of mine not too far away.  It is not a Russell-Knight (i.e. has a traditional poppet valve engine).   They made both the Russell and the Russell-Knight beginning in 1910.    It will be nice to see the pair of 1910 Russells on tour together one day.

 

Since you asked (NOT), here is a picture I took on Saturday.

Peter

[motoringicons]

Here is a film of the 1962 HCCA Harrah/Reno Tour. I wonder if your car attended in 1962 as well? 

 

Boy, there are a lot of great cars in this film. It is really worth a watch if you appreciate "real" old cars.

 

I would contact the HCCA office. They might be able to help you. I know the Harrah/Reno tours were covered in great depth in the HCCA Gazettes. Maybe your car is pictured in a back issue of the HCCA Gazette.

 

 

[PFindlay]

Thanks, I had already found this, but it was worth another watch. The Santee's REO which shows up in this video is now in the Lemay Museum in Tacoma, Washington.

 

I will see if the HCCA office knows anything.  Peter

[8E45E]

12 hours ago, PFindlay said:

 It is not a Russell-Knight (i.e. has a traditional poppet valve engine).  

 

Here is a 1907 Russell that is in the Western Development Museum in Moose Jaw:  http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?51798-Orphan-of-the-Day-06-06-1907-Russell-Touring

 

I do hope you are successful at locating a copy of that book.

 

Craig

[dei]

EXCELLENT VIDEO!

Thanks for posting.

 

I loved the dancing miner with his donkey.

[Modeleh]

17 hours ago, PFindlay said:

Craig: Thanks for the links.  The book is excellent.  I found it in the library and am working on getting my own copy.   As far as I know there are only 2 or 3 Russell-Knights in use - mine is one of them.  I had it out for a 40 mile drive on Saturday and it's a great car.

 

Modeleh: The Wellburn Russell belongs to a friend of mine not too far away.  It is not a Russell-Knight (i.e. has a traditional poppet valve engine).   They made both the Russell and the Russell-Knight beginning in 1910.    It will be nice to see the pair of 1910 Russells on tour together one day.

 

Since you asked (NOT), here is a picture I took on Saturday.

Peter

 

[Modeleh]

Thanks Peter. Beautiful car.  I had thought Vern’s car wasn’t a sleeve valve engine but couldn’t recall for sure. I was fortunate to get a ride in it from Vern.  Yes it will be great to see them both together. Cheers 

[brasscarguy]

I was lucky enough to actually be on that Reno Tour. My folks and I drove down from Seattle in our 1913 Model T Ford. Reno tours were the absolute best bar non. We had a picnic in a small town city park, Harrah's were never to be out classed. At that "picnic" we had checkered table cloths, crystal drinking glasses, china plates and silver ware just for a picnic.

 

One of the banquets was held in the old Riverside casino. One of the old time Seattle HCCA members was sitting next to me for dinner. The food was being served and some got steak and some got chicken. Both Marion Deitricks and I were served chicken, which we decided we would rather have steak. we took the chicken dinners and placed them on our laps under the table and asked for steak. They brought us more chicken. Marion said lets put these chicken dinners on the floor next to our feet and request steak again, finally we got out steak dinners. 

 

I participated in several Reno tours and each one had its special memories. They were held every 2 years on the even years. The next Reno tour was headquartered at Lake Tahoe. This was before Harrah's had built their hotel. We were housed in many different motels both in California  and Nevada as Stateline is just that the town is on both sides of the state lines. That year for the final banquet the headliner was Rosemary Clooney. It also happened to be my parents 30th anniversary. I as a brash teenager got ahold of Sam Debolt Harrah's VP. I asked him if he could provide a small cake for their table. 

 

Everyone was getting their deserts and my mother was getting more and more irritated because she was not being served. Then the lights dimmed and Rosemary came out on the stage and asked the audience to help her sing  to and celebrate my parents 30th anniversary. She sang the anniversary song as a huge tiered cake ablaze with sparklers was wheeled to my parents table. Like I said earlier Harrah's knew how to put on a show.

 

just sayin'

 

brasscargyuy

 

 

 

 

 

 

[8E45E]

7 hours ago, brasscarguy said:

Like I said earlier Harrah's knew how to put on a show. 

William Harrah obviously left a legacy, possibly never to be repeated again.  It would have been fun to have been on one of these tours back then, even as a 'brash teenager'.    I am glad to see the National Automobile Museum in Reno still carries on in his memory with its fantastic collection of cars.

 

Craig

[PFindlay]

9 hours ago, brasscarguy said:

I was lucky enough to actually be on that Reno Tour. My folks and I drove down from Seattle in our 1913 Model T Ford.
 

 

9 hours ago, brasscarguy said:

 

 

 

Great memories, thanks for sharing them.  I see your Model T was the "Longest Car driven" for the 1960 tour.  That must have been quite a drive in itself.  Times have certainly changed.

[cessna195]

I was lucky enough as a 16 year old to be able to drive my dads 1909 Pope Hartford on the 1964 Reno tour. My dad had just finished the restoration on his 1910 Stoddard Dayton Model  10-K so my dad, mother and sister were in the Stoddard and my brother and got to drive the Pope. I even had to toe the car from San Diego to the Stateline NV. tour site. At the time I did not think it was a big deal. Thinking back about it I am very proud that my dad trusted my with his Pope. We had Andy Williams the first night and Lawrence Welk on the last night. As I remember I was not to impressed with Lawrence Welk. His show was for the older people. Bill Cosby was the opening act for Andy.  I really reamber the lunch in the meadow. It was something else. We stayed at the Mapes in Reno one night. We even had Edgar Bergen do a little show with Charlie McCarthy after one of the dinners. Edgar Bergen drove his car on the tour. All I can say is that he Reno tour was the best.

 

John