Peter J.Heizmann

Hugo...Welcome to the AACA Forum! Rick Hoover is our resident tyre source, of whom, will offer the best advise. I will ring his doorbell via e-mail. Regards, Peter J.

Hi, Tom... Correct, to a degree, there is a show on July 18th. It is not an AACA "National Meet". It is the 56th Annual Lake Forest Antique Auto Show sponsored by the AACA Illinois Region. (If you go to the left column and click on Anique Automobile Club of America, scroll down and click on Regions & Chapters. When the map of the U.S. appears, click on "Illinois". All of the AACA affiliated Regions and Chapters shows. Scroll down to Illinois Region and their website appears. Anyway, it is held at Deerpath School (Deerpath Road East of Rt. 41) in Lake Forest, Il. Contact: Bob Grutza (847-604-9259), or, bgrutza@gmsales.com. Regards, Peter J.

62series...echoing Sal, Welcome to the Forum. Suggestions: --Leave this post here. I will be moving it to the Tech Questions area shortly. --In the immediate left column, you will see in red print the Antique Automobile Club of America. Click on it, then, scroll down to Library & Research Center. Click on it. There is a wealth of information retained at the L&RC right up your alley. --Also, scroll down on the main menu of topics (near the bottom) and you could post it within the "GM Products title: Cadillac and LaSalle". Regards, Peter J. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Woody, great job of assisting a hobbyist. That's the spirit! Joe. I believe the re-boning subject came up some years ago. At the top of this page, click on "Search" and check it out. Self explanatory. Regards, Peter J.

Hi, Earl...look forward, as usual, to seeing you and Judy. Unfortunately, Wayne phoned me on my cell today that he is going to cancel out. Has too much paperwork, billing, etc., to do. Darn it...I was all pumped up to keep him out of trouble, now this. Oh well, I am quite certain there will be more challenges with him. A good friend, Mike Crown ('66 Mystery Chevelle on the forum) will be there, too. Folks, do yourself a favor and make a point of seeing Mike's Chevelle. Talk about a pristine car, this is it. Olds 442...will be nice to meet you and have conversation since Hagerstown. Regards, Peter J. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Lou...Welcome to the AACA Forum. In addition to receiving comments here, you should check out the AACA Library & Research Center. The Library retains an enormous amount of information. Go to the AACA main page, in the left column click on Library. There is a self-explanatory form to submit. Regards, Peter J. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Hello, jasaflower...Welcome to the AACA Forum. By all means, please stay tuned and involved. Collectively, all of us are here to assist eachother. New members to our forum require guidance to navigate, so, bookreader's post, I assume, was directed at "regular forum participants" that, either, do not know how to take advantage of our club's noted services, or, some that take a short cut. A phone call is not necessary. Look at the immediate left column, click on Antique Automobile Club of America, click on AACA Library, click on Research Request Form...the rest is explanatory. There is a charge, however, should you not receive satisfactory, if any, assistance on the internet, the nominal fee may be well worth the cost. I have a 1972 Triumph TR-6 (original owner). To obtain build records from the British Motor Heritage, it cost me $40.00, so, this subject is relative. Regards, Peter J. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Hi, Mike...By all means, Welcome to the AACA Forum. I personally know Mike and to all you DF'ers out there, he is one very interesting man. He is a car guy, tried-and-true, involved with the AACA Youth Program, and, an asset for our club's future. Again, welcome aboard, Mike. Regards, Peter J. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Sllring... Please submit the make, model, and, year of your vehicle. Regards, Peter J.

Ron...I agree, as posted above, with Pat's concept, and, it should be studied. Good points you made. I do not see anywhere where I suggested "..that since a CJE cannot reach All judges is a sad excuse to deny the opportunity for the rest". Just what I experienced should a Power Point user have to insert data, which, would obviously not be the case as I have been informed. Power Point is a great tool. No doubt about it. Regards, Peter J. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Hi, Bill, nice to hear from you...thanks for your input. Your suggestions would be the route to go. My only concern is if a judge must "fill in the blanks" to questions, or, any other iotas. Not certain one can edit a document, Power Point in this case, if it is downloaded. I really don't know. Regards, Peter J.

Hi, Pat... I think you have a very interesting concept. Power Point is a great tool, I must agree. As I mentioned above, my concern, based on my history presentation, is free-space in the hard drive & even if it is on a CD, one must still have Power Point programs loaded. (I may be wrong, but, one could download Power Point to open the CD file as a "read only". They would not be able to edit/insert comments, just read the CD data.) Let's see if any others have opinions. You turned 36 at Hagerstwon??...darn. I could have bought you a fishbowl glass of spring water in lieu of beer. Still on target to visit you folks on the way home Sunday. Regards, Peter J.

Hi, Pat... Interesting thought you have. My only thoughts are on first-hand experience with Power Point. I have used it for presentations to customers, reports to my management, and, so on. Last year, I made 9 historical presentations on my home town of Mt. Penn's centennial. Many residents wanted a copy (VCR, CD). Found out quickly that if the recipient's computer is functional, however, of an older model, Power Point will not open if they do not have Office. Also, how much free space on their older computer. Granted, my 243 photo Power Point presentation is huge, but, they the user must have access. Thoughts? See you and Nelson next week... Regards, Peter J. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Kathi...Welcome to the AACA Forum. My thoughts are leave this post here, scroll down the Menu Page to near the bottom. Post the same query within the Cadillac and La Salle Club. Should you receive unsatisfactory information, go to the Antique Automobile Club of America in the Main Page, scroll down to the Library & Research Center. There is a self-explanatory form to submit. The L&RC retains extensive information with a staff that is great. Regards, Peter J. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Sal, hope all is well... Please take a good look at the changes already in place within a short period of time. This AACA thing is nothing more, nothing less than a "club". Rather large club, but, a club of members with one theme: "Preservation of Motor Driven Vehicles, 1979 & earlier, as they left the factory". Unlike a football game (One side rooting for their team "only") we have to help fellow club members with at times, complexitites of old car restorations, maintenance, pass on experiences to our youth, I do not have to tell you this. The torch has been passed, praise to the founders in 1935, the Presidents & Boards in between, and, we go onward. No organization could have, will have lasted so long with the "ME", "Why not ME" approach...change takes time to assure what all of us are doing within the hobby benefits the next generation, friend. Regards, Peter J.

You bet, Ed... Kim Miller & Staff at the L&RC are very proficient and detail oriented. Please remain involved with the Forum as there are members with many varied skills/knowledge contributing on a regular basis. Regards, Peter J. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Ed...Welcome to the AACA Forum. You may want to go to the AACA Main Page, scroll down in the left column to Library & Research Center. Instructions are clear on how to submit your query to the L&RC. The club retains an enormous amount of research data, and, hopefully, answers to your queries. Regards, Peter J. Heizmann <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

kenette...Welcome to the AACA Forum. You may want to post in the Buy/Sell section for exposure to obtain a value. Regards, Peter J. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Hi, Stephen...interesting. Our Pattern Shop Manager at the Wrightsville Facility has about 14 cars in his stable. Of note: A 1971 Corvette with less than 1100 miles. He has it in an atmospherically controlled room, once per year starts it for a few minutes, and, that's it.) Regards, Peter J. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

Mike...Welcome to the AACA Forum. For more exposure, leave this thread here and also post it in the Oldsmobile Club of America (scroll down on the AACA Main Page.) Regards, Peter J. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Mike...Welcome to the Forum. FYI...traffic on this website is traditionally low in numbers on a holiday weekend. I feel confident you will receive input shortly. Regards, Peter J. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

billy... I totally agree with the educational aspect of our museum, if, for any other reason, the emphasis the AACA is putting on garnering the interest of youth. I agree with others, that, it is a young museum. Give it a chance to grow. Having known and recently met more of the "volunteers", there is a cadre of extremely knowledgeable "old iron" people within the volunteer brigade. That reassures me, that, in addition to the staff, we as members of the AACA can rest assured our museum has a lot of human pulse paying attention to it. In addition, the "fact" that the displays will be changed periodically utilizing the practically unlimited resource of AACA Members volunteering to display there autos makes the future exciting to re-visit. In so many words, our museum is not limited to donated cars. When the Mustang Celebration exhibit is changed, there will be another display of member's cars to look forward to seeing...on-and-on over our remaining years on this planet. (Take Ron Green's gorgeous '55 Pontiac, for example. It was on display for about 6 months at the museum. Then, I saw it 1 1/2 weeks ago on the show field at Hagerstown, Md. The supply of fresh display vehicles is enormous...keep re-visiting when in the Hershey area!)

BC...Welcome to the AACA Forum! Suggestion for more exposure to your concerns. Contact aacamuseum.org on the AACA Main Page. Constructive criticism is always welcome. Did you enjoy the Concours d'Elegance of the Eastern United States venue? Tell us about your experience. That is always an enjoyable event. Regards, Peter J. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Jay...Welcome to the AACA Forum. You certainly posted an interesting question. There are many knowledgeable members of the AACA on this forum. Another source of address to your investigation is the AACA Library & Research Center. AACA Membership is not required. The L&RC maintains an enormous amount of research data collected/donated over many years. Guaranteed, the club retains rare automotive research data not to be found elsewhere. Go to the AACA Homepage, scroll down to the Library & Research Center. There is a form you can fill out with your query. Follow the instructions. Contact: AACA Library & Research Center ATTN: Kim Miller 501 W. Governer Road P.O. Box 417 Hershey, PA 17033-0417 Ph: 717/534-1910 (Thank you Kim for the update) Regards, Peter J. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Gotta' give it to you, Bob...that's a darn good concept. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />