Winter 2010 - Reatta Division
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1. we would like to hear your stories also This time of the year to pause and remember our service personnel serving in foreign countries fighting to preserve our freedom so that we may enjoy our way of life Regardless of where we live where we work or how old we are we want to thank these great Americans for their sacrifice We hope to see you home soon Kathy and I wish all our members a very Happy Holiday Season and hope for a Peaceful and Prosperous New Year 4 REATTA FUN BY APRIL GILL NEWSLETTER EDITOR Have you ever watched the NASCAR car races at Michigan International Speedway either in person or on TV Have you ever wondered what it is like to come down off turn two and into the straight a way on the back side of the track looking at all of the skid marks of those who made a slight mistake that took their car out of the race Let me tell you it s great and lots of fun We did it again this last summer 19 Reattas got to run six laps around the track and then we went to The Common Grill in Chelsea for lunch I m telling you this HOPING that someone else in the Reatta Club will see what they have in their area and put together an outing for Reattas It doesn t have to be a racecar track just make it a point of interest in your area The fun 1s getting together with other Reatta owners and I like to invite any Reatta owner We may get them to join the Club if they see how much fun we have I will leave my card on any2. As the weather gets colder 1t makes me reflect on all of the great events of the past summer and think forward to next July at Danvers Mass I have always wanted to see Old Ironsides and this will be our chance to see that part of the country When you live in the central US like we do it 1s always exciting to see what happens on the coasts Our country 1s so vast and free and I am thankful for the opportunity to be an American It is amazing that we have members from all over this great country and from all walks of life When I think about our members I have to wonder what everybody does for a living we have retired members as well as young members This past year when we were focused on recruiting members I had a chat with Marck Barker who spends a lot of time on the AACA forums He seems to have a lot of good information and is always ready to chime in to help a fellow Reatta owner where he can I challenged him to join the BCA and the Reatta Division thinking that we can always use another brain to solve some of our car s problems After several emails he told me that he would have to have his dad write a check to the Reatta Division and then he told me he was only 15 WOW It is clear that the future of our club 1s with the youth I asked him to write a newsletter article He stepped up to the plate and his article is included in this month s edition Thanks Marck Keep up the good work How many other youthful owners are out there
3. he talked me out of that saying I should look for something a bit newer The Reatta fit that description It was different low production sporty and eye catching I wasn t too picky with the color combo as long as it wasn t Red Tan as that was a bit too common for me or which year I just wanted one I wanted a project so that I could get to know my car and hopefully get it for cheaper and since I m homeschooled I could work on the car often While looking on the local Craigslist one evening I came across a great deal Two 89s one Black Saddle one White Burgundy The seller was asking 1250 for both After some negotiating on the part of my grandfa ther I ended up paying him 600 cash plus some parts that my grandfather had that the man wanted for his new Bugatti fiberglass kit car The man had towed the black car all over the country behind his RV and it had over 200k on it I deemed it too big a project for right then and used it as a parts car instead The white one was to be my project It was a pretty decent car but a Pine limb had gone through the rear windshield and gotten the interior pretty wet and messy And the previous owner had run into a power pole low speed about 5 mph and messed up the bumper pretty bad That winter I had the rear windshield replaced with one from my aunt s wrecked blue coupe and that was basically it for the winter It gets too cold around here in the winter to do much of anythi
4. 00 8 T Shirts with Pocket Sizes L amp XL Price 17 00 Size XXL Price 18 00 9 Crew Neck Sweatshirt with Sunburst Logo Colors Black Red Forest Green Maroon and 10 Crew Neck Sweatshirt with Script Logo Red Forest Green Maroon and e 2 uel nd E atin Price 23 00 11 Reatta License Plates Black and Silver Lettering Price 20 00 Phone Order must be accompanied by check or money order in US funds made payable to Reatta Division BCA Prices are good thru December 31 2010 Shipping Amounts I Item 7 00 2 Items 7 50 3 Items 8 00 4 Items 9 00 CARS FOR SALE 1990 Reatta coupe red tan 110 000 miles Price 3 300 00 Norma Osborne 313 563 7666 Dearborn Mich 1991 Reatta convertible Red tan top tan interior 23 000 miles one owner 23 500 Call Dean Lauterbach 641 792 6412 1989 Reatta Blue needs paint New tires amp battery Mechanically sound amp serviced 150 000 miles 2 950 00 OBO Fred Mathis 704 528 3430 1988 Reatta black gray leather interior full power 16 way seat no moon roof 4 780 of these made 150 000 miles excellent condition Call Bud Burns 315 474 9390 1988 White Reatta maroon interior in perfect condiditon Never driven in winter always in a garage and has 26 000 miles on it 8000 00 or best offer Call 616 847 1554 1991 Reatta convertible red tan interior 36 411 miles new Haartz top Always garaged mint PRICED REDUCED to 18 500 Call Jim 478
5. 755 1943 Macon GA 1990 Reatta red tan interior Original owner always garaged all re ceipts and serivce history console has cup holder leather manual holder manual and pen Always wins awards at the shows 15 995 00 or will take an offer Elaine Crane 918 786 3433 or elaine crane yahoo com 1990 Reatta convertible White burgandy burgandy Excellent coni tion Always garaged amp covered All options New Michelins Profes sionally appraised 14 000 00 Call John Greene 214 422 8506 Dallas Tx 1990 Reatta Coupe red tan w 27 150 miles One owner Stored winters Beautiful condition Cover included 17 300 00 Call 574 262 9202 1990Reatta convertible Burgandy tan tan 43 000 miles in immacu late condition A southern car that has always been garaged amp cov ered Original floor mats leather bound user manual w pen and tire gauge plus trunk medical kit 17 000 OBO Call Vince 830 935 2421 or email chinapuzz aol com Tx Reatta showroom sign 800 00 OBO Call Cecil 616 240 9036 1989 Reatta silver 60 200 miles 6 500 Call Pam 517 231 0044 1991 Reatta Coupe White with tan interior Showroom condition 33K mile car Gold Senior Award 2010 Buick National Meet You won t find a nicer Reatta Pictures available 9 000 OBO Ed Farnell 440 Langford Road Blythewood SC 29016 803 754 6922 eafarnell gmail com PARTS FOR SALE Reatta parts Large inventory Reasonable prices Contact Jim Finn throu
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7. Division Newsletter Buick Club of America Volume 14 Issue 4 Winter2010 My Love Affair with the Buick Reatta By Marck Barker Age 15 Raleigh NC RDiv 1096 In May of 2000 my aunt Susan was about to start a new job in Downtown Raleigh and her 1970 4 speed Avanti wasn t going to cut it with Downtown traffic So my grandpa went looking for a new car for her He found a 90 Maui Blue Blue Reatta coupe with 16 way seats and 55k on the clock He didn t know much about the car other than it was low production and it was different he likes different his daily driver is a 89 Dodge Dakota convertible Though I was only 5 years old at the time I immediately fell in love with the car I liked even more that I could ride in the front seat while I was still under 12 My aunt drove the car nearly every day for 7 years un til she totaled it The car now had 189k on the clock Two days later my grandpa found her another Reatta a 90 Red Grey coupe This is her current daily driver and while it s not nearly as nice as her blue car it s not too bad In November of 2008 at age 13 I made up my mind that I wanted to buy a car to start working on so that it would be drivable by the time I got my license 16 years old in the state of NC I didn t want something nor mal like a Honda or Toyota like most kids my age I wanted something different I originally wanted a 63 Studebaker Avanti as my grandfather has three However
8. Reatta that we see in a parking lot Another reason for a gathering of Reattas is to make a statement the Reatta 1s also a collector car It generates interest in the Reattas when the public sees us as a group So find something interesting to do in your area and get together with other Reatta owners even if it s only going out to lunch dal TONOM AYMdJ1i 07 10 20 Reatta Wear 1 Cap Sunburst Logo Adjustable Strap Colors Burgundy Red Hunter Green Black White and Tan Price 19 00 2 Cap Script Logo Adjustable Strap Colors Burgundy Red Hunter Green Black White and Tan Logo in Red White Black and Tan Price 15 00 3 Ladies Fashion Visor Script Logo Adjustable Strap Colors Aqua Burgundy Dandelion Red and White Logo in Black Red White Price 14 00 4 Golf Shirt Sunburst Logo Colors Black Burgundy Green Red Royal Blue and White Sizes M L XL XXL 5 Golf Shirt Script Logo Colors Black Burgundy Green Red Royal Blue and White Logo Colors in Black Red Tan and White Sizes M L XL XXL Price 26 00 Price 29 00 Name Address City St Zip Reatta Divit Mail to Carole Madsen 14560 S Oakley Ave Orland Park IL 60462 email carolemadsen att net 6 Safari Hat and Band Band Colors Red Black and Hunter Green With Gold Script Price 18 00 7 T Shirt Screen Printed White 50 50 Blend Sizes M L XL Price 15 00 Size XXL Price 16
9. day season in the Winter 2009 edition of the Reatta Division Newsletter The card was not difficult to do we just took a photo to the local Walgreens store and had them scan and print the cards Recently I took a picture of our Reatta to a local wine store that sells grape juice which you can have them make into wine or they will help you make it They also scanned my photo and printed labels for the wine bottles These personalized wine bottles make great gifts as well as promotes the classic car hobby I am sure there are many other ideas that can be turned into car club promotions The point I am try ing to make is if we want to recruit new members we need to promote our activities and demon strate what a good time we are having Another good tool is to wear our hats shirts and jackets that we accumulate at the various events we attend and above all talk to strangers about our hobby and encourage them to join us Bob Gardner is a member of the BCA Reatta Div and the Buicktown Flint Mich Chapter Bob is associate editor of the Buicktown Crier m a i FROM THE DESK OF CHUCK KERLS Fall is here and it 1s time for some of us to park our cars for a long winter nap Others of us will continue to use our cars as daily drivers Whether you drive or park your car for the winter now is the time to perform certain things to keep your car running and looking its best George Madsen has addressed this topic very well in this newsletter
10. gh e mail jfinn cpinternet com Reatta parts Parting over 50 cars You name it should have it John 810 730 9230 For sale We have headlamp assembly crank arms in two models with parts kits for all Reattas as well as our replication in all colors of the sun visor clips for the 90 91 convertibles More info hkbjr yahoo com or 310 476 0191 Pictures on EBAY and www Reattaowner com Buy Direct Retta Division Buick Club of America Officers amp Key Division Positions DIRECTOR Chuck Kerls 2206 W MacArthur 152 Wichita KS 67217 316 655 1099 booreatta cox net ASSISTANT DIRECTOR George Madsen 14560 South Oakley Avenue Orland Park IL 60462 708 349 8878 georgemadsen att net SECRETARY TREASURER Ed Farnell 440 Langford Road Blythewood SC 29016 803 754 6922 reattaclub aol com ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS Martel Gibson mgibson33 hotmail com Tom Selander Reattaman3 sbcglobal net Herb Morris reatta90 sbcglobal net NOMINATING COMMITTEE Rich Mickle mobyrr sbcglobal net Nancy Eaton reatta texas net Bob Gardner rfg8 comcast net NEWSLETTER EDITOR April Gill 7508 W Chadwick Road Dewitt MI 48820 517 626 6622 wwdhms aol com REATTA LOGO WEAR COORDINATOR Carole Madsen 14560 South Oakley Avenue Orland Park IL 60462 708 349 8878 carolemadsen att net WEB SITE ADDRESS http www reatta org WEB ROAD MASTER Nancy Taylor ReattaWebmaster hotmail com BCA TECHNICAL ADVISORS 1988 1991 REATT
11. ng in an unheated ga rage Continued on page 2 My Love Affair continued from page 1 In November of 2009 I met Jim Morrison at a car show at the local fair grounds while we were both looking through Reatta literature He informed me of the local BCA chapter Tarheel chapter and invited me to a meeting The population of Reattas in our chapter is quite large about 15 between us and I just aded one more on top of that Right now I am finally getting my car to a place where she s decent she doesn t look too shabby if I do say so myself I look forward to possibly attending the next National Meet in Danvers MA and will definitely be at the meet in Charlotte in 2012 whether it s with this car or another I hope to stay in the Reatta hobby and buy half way gone ones and fix them back into decency while also using them as daily drivers My next project will hope fully be a 90 convertible or a 91 coupe But for now I m goi 89 Lucy ta ra FROM THE WORKBENCH OF GEORGE MADSEN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR If you are storing your Reatta this winter here are ten suggestion that will help to insure that it is ready for the road again next spring 1 Clean the outside and inside Food spilled or left anywhere in the car will attract unwanted pests Change the oil and filter Old engine oil contains acids and contaminates that will damage engines Check and maintain manufacturers suggested tire pressure Check protec
12. tion and level of antifreeze and windshield washer fluids Add fuel stabilizer and fill the fuel tank to prevent moisture rust and fuelbreakdown Spray fogging oil into the plenum at engine shutdown or remove spark plugs and squirt a small amount of fogging oil into each cylinder Elevate car on blocks or jack stands at control arms or frame members to keep tires from flat spotting 8 Moth balls placed in the trunk interior engine compartment and around the car help to ward off vermin Moth ball odor may linger for a while in the spring 9 Disconnect or remove the battery Attach maintenance charger to the battery to prevent battery damage 10 Cover the car optional If outside car covers combined with bad weather can damage weatherstrips and auto motive REATTA WEAR MAKES A GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM CAROLE MADSEN REATTA WEAR COORDINATOR 2 Promote What You Enjoy By Bob Gardner I joined the BCA the BuickTown Chapter and the Reatta Division within the last seven years One of the consistent themes I have heard through these organizations is we need more and younger members Having given this subject a fair amount of thought I have come to the conclusion that it does little good to tell our members to recruit more and younger members without contributing some ways to make this happen April Gill editor of the Reatta Division newsletter generously printed the Holiday Card my wife and I made up for this past Holi
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