Remembrances of the HUGE 1970's SDC joint Northern/Southern Calif. meets.
Here is a Pic of the Awards Banquet at the Madonna Inn, San Louis Obispo, CA showing I believe Ray and Kitty McLaughlin in the back row, the 3rd. and 4th From the Left.
Seated at the next nearer Table is my Wife Sharon in the Green Dress, Me to Her Left, and the Guy next to me blocking Kitty McLaughlin's face is Tom Mcginnis from Solvang, CA.
The organizer of these Meets, Paul Gunder is seated under the right section of White Window panes.
This Post was prompted by this recent Post by Ray McLaughlin's Nephew:
And these Posts:
This was my 28 sedan. It was built by my Uncle Ray McLaughlin. He was president of the La Palma in CA chapter for many years. He also had a 28 roadster that is now in the good hands of a gentleman in Arizona.
You can see a pic of it here and read a little from a photo shoot we did for a magazine.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1928-studebaker.htm
The roadster was scheduled to be in the shoot, but the muffler collapsed on the way and she couldn't be there. It took us a while to figure why it would start and then not stay running.
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Welcome Brian, there are several of us here that knew Ray very well, he Chuck Potter, Paul Gunder, Alex Magdaleno and myself hung out together a lot. As nearby Los Angeles Chapter Members, we organized the Orange Empire Chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club that you remember for the La Palma meet that still is still running on the Memorial Day Weekend every year.
I still have Pictures of Ray, Kitty and their Green '29 ('28?) President Four Seasons Roadster at the Joint Northern/Southern Calif. Meets we had in Solvang and San Luis Obispo in the Early 1970's.
Do we still have any Members left on the Forum besides myself, Alex & Alma Magdaleno and maybe Jack Weber and Wife that remember going to these HUGE events?
Chuck Potter is standing in back with Kitty Mclaughlin to the Left of him in a Blue Dress. Paul Gunder is pointing at something talking to Chuck.
Here is Paul Gunder's famous '64 Burgundy (Avanti Maroon) with custom Black Roof, a Tilt steering Column and a 45 RPM Record Changer/Player that he purchased from the Original Owner in Texas.
This is Alex & Alma Magdaleno's Teal Green Metallic '54 Commander Starliner Hardtop with New, crate 300 H.P. Corvette 327, 4 Speed and A/C.
I believe this Yellow Avanti is Turning Wheels Co-Operator Advisor John Metzker's now beautifully restored Maroon '64 Avanti, now sporting square Headlights.
Here is a Pic of the Awards Banquet at the Madonna Inn, San Louis Obispo, CA showing I believe Ray and Kitty McLaughlin in the back row, the 3rd. and 4th From the Left.
Seated at the next nearer Table is my Wife Sharon in the Green Dress, Me to Her Left, and the Guy next to me blocking Kitty McLaughlin's face is Tom Mcginnis from Solvang, CA.
The organizer of these Meets, Paul Gunder is seated under the right section of White Window panes.
This Post was prompted by this recent Post by Ray McLaughlin's Nephew:
And these Posts:
This was my 28 sedan. It was built by my Uncle Ray McLaughlin. He was president of the La Palma in CA chapter for many years. He also had a 28 roadster that is now in the good hands of a gentleman in Arizona.
You can see a pic of it here and read a little from a photo shoot we did for a magazine.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1928-studebaker.htm
The roadster was scheduled to be in the shoot, but the muffler collapsed on the way and she couldn't be there. It took us a while to figure why it would start and then not stay running.
______________________________________________________________________________
Welcome Brian, there are several of us here that knew Ray very well, he Chuck Potter, Paul Gunder, Alex Magdaleno and myself hung out together a lot. As nearby Los Angeles Chapter Members, we organized the Orange Empire Chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club that you remember for the La Palma meet that still is still running on the Memorial Day Weekend every year.
I still have Pictures of Ray, Kitty and their Green '29 ('28?) President Four Seasons Roadster at the Joint Northern/Southern Calif. Meets we had in Solvang and San Luis Obispo in the Early 1970's.
Do we still have any Members left on the Forum besides myself, Alex & Alma Magdaleno and maybe Jack Weber and Wife that remember going to these HUGE events?
Chuck Potter is standing in back with Kitty Mclaughlin to the Left of him in a Blue Dress. Paul Gunder is pointing at something talking to Chuck.
Here is Paul Gunder's famous '64 Burgundy (Avanti Maroon) with custom Black Roof, a Tilt steering Column and a 45 RPM Record Changer/Player that he purchased from the Original Owner in Texas.
This is Alex & Alma Magdaleno's Teal Green Metallic '54 Commander Starliner Hardtop with New, crate 300 H.P. Corvette 327, 4 Speed and A/C.
I believe this Yellow Avanti is Turning Wheels Co-Operator Advisor John Metzker's now beautifully restored Maroon '64 Avanti, now sporting square Headlights.
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