Camelot - The Professional Car Issue 151

John Royark JR said:
One other question. On page 17 the middle left picture where The limo is at the hospital, is that the Oneal ambulance that carried Oswald in the corner, or just a police car?
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No, sir; that was Car 606. Car 605 was the one that transported Oswald:

Steve Loftin said:
The OLD CARS WEEKLY article is very interesting, especially since Dennis "Peanuts" McGuire was Aubrey "Al" Rike's partner in Car 606 that day, not Don McElroy. There is no mention in Rike's book about Car 605 - the twin '62 Ford wagon and the car that picked up Lee Harvey Oswald after he was shot - also being at the Parkland ER at the time of the JFK incident.
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Brady D Smith said:
Something happened during the load of the magazine into the printers format. It resized a box and left off two words at the end of the Truman story:

next issue.


The problem with the assembled car story was more complicated. Everything is fine except the last page which repeats the text at the beginning of the story. This messed up page will be reprinted and mailed with the next issue so you can insert it in your magazine to correct the error. This error is the result of a last minute photo change that was necessary to correct spacing problems. I say the printer did it. He says I did it. He's wrong but that doesn't matter. All we can do is fix it. And just to make it clear: Mr. McCall and Mr. McPherson had absolutely nothing to do with this error. It happened after I sent this to the printer and they took control of the thing and they claim I missed it when I signed off on the final proof, so bottom line is that this is my fault. Sorry guys, that's what you get when you have amateur volunteers doing a job like this!!

the text for the last page should read:

standard chassis from the wide range of different brands available in the country during the mid-Thirties.

This switch was given added impetus with Packard’s 1935 introduction of a complete range of purpose-built commercial-chassis. Although Cadillac had been offering such a chassis since the mid-Twenties, the entry of Packard into the commercial chassis arena caused a minor revolution in the manner in which funeral cars and ambulances were produced and sealed the fate of the assembled car forever.

When the industry's 1936 professional vehicles were unveiled in Cleveland, Ohio on October 3, 1935 at the National Funeral Directors Association convention, not one of the nation’s numerous coachbuilders was displaying an assembled car. Although Buick, Cadillac, Oldsmobile, LaSalle and Packard-based vehicles dominated the show floor, numerous vehicles were on display with a wide variety of different chassis - all supplied by manufacturers of mass-produced, brand-name pleasure cars. As Miller had predicted a decade earlier, the assembled car was now as dead as the dodo.
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And now we have the rest of the story. Thanks, as I mentioned before I know mistakes happed, just wanted to make sure you were aware. Don't feel bad, when working at the printing place I did, proof readers missed things all the time, and that was their job, and they got paid well for it. Since you are a volunteer I will for give you, this time..LOL;) You really do a great job.
 
Brady.....thanks for the full disclosure on this issue. You may be a volunteer but, you're certainly not an amateur. You're work piecing all of the materials together to make an award-winning end product is to be commended and mistakes do, unfortunately, happen. These particular errors were not your fault. Although not everyone understands the difficulty of putting such a magazine together, I'm trust that the majority of the members appreciate all that you (and the TPC team) do to produce this publication. For someone that considers himself to be an amateur, you are certainly producing a professional-looking magazine - probably the finest in the old car hobby. Kudos to you Mr. Smith.
 
The only reason I hadn't yet added my own thanks to this thread is because until today I hadn't yet received my magazine! But now that I have, THANK YOU TO THE PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE!!!

Actually, I wish to extend three separate thank yous to the people involved in producing our fine club publication:

1) Thank you for the work that you do on behalf of the entire club,

2) Thank you for the extreme quality of the work that you do,

3) And this one is aimed specifically at this issue, but my sincere compliments for even having the idea of the Camelot issue. I can not think of having ever seen before a car publication with a feature subject that was so appropriately timed for the date of its release. My hat is off to whoever even had that idea!

This club is beyond fortunate to have working for it the people who do. I don't think I'll ever fully understand why someone who visits this site would chose to not join the club. The magazine you would receive is on par with any commercial publication out there.
 
Awesome writers!!!

Knowing how long it takes to get together one paragraph of such quality, I don't know how they get it done to meet deadlines. I'm really awestruck. Thanks to all 3 of you!!!
Kev
 
Wow, has it been 50 years since JFK? I remember it clearly. I was a young pup in a new 1963 White T-Bird, top down and the news came on the radio. Felt a huge sense of loss.

Well I feel a sense of loss right now, come to think of it. Not the same at all, but with all the glowing reviews about the magazine..... where is mine?? :confused::confused::rolleyes:

Jeez, have I got so old that I am getting excited about a centerfold of a Presidential car? :eek:
 
yes, yes,and yes

Bill Marsh said:
Wow, has it been 50 years since JFK? I remember it clearly. I was a young pup in a new 1963 White T-Bird, top down and the news came on the radio. Felt a huge sense of loss.

Well I feel a sense of loss right now, come to think of it. Not the same at all, but with all the glowing reviews about the magazine..... where is mine?? :confused::confused::rolleyes:

Jeez, have I got so old that I am getting excited about a centerfold of a Presidential car? :eek:
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welcome to the club....some say old geezers, I say mature gentleman....
 
Keith Snyder said:
Brady.....thanks for the full disclosure on this issue. You may be a volunteer but, you're certainly not an amateur. You're work piecing all of the materials together to make an award-winning end product is to be commended and mistakes do, unfortunately, happen. These particular errors were not your fault. Although not everyone understands the difficulty of putting such a magazine together, I'm trust that the majority of the members appreciate all that you (and the TPC team) do to produce this publication. For someone that considers himself to be an amateur, you are certainly producing a professional-looking magazine - probably the finest in the old car hobby. Kudos to you Mr. Smith.
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I agree, having worked in the printing industry running an offset web press for 12 years, I can tell you it is tough, there is a lot more to it than most realize!
I know I would not want this job that these guys do (for free in their spare time no less) just to bring all these great pro car stories to us! Everyone involved deserves more thanks than we could possibly give.
 
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Kevin Lynch said:
Knowing how long it takes to get together one paragraph of such quality, I don't know how they get it done to meet deadlines. I'm really awestruck. Thanks to all 3 of you!!!
Kev
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Got mine in So-Cal today........... for lack any new profound words or statements... I have to "echo" all the other posters.... IT'S INCREDIBLE! ... and for sure a "Golden Quill" Award Winner. MM
 
Got mine and yes every issue is something to look foward too. + this issue helped yesterday while visiting the Henry Ford museum.:applause::applause:
 
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The Canadian postal service came through, slowly but they came through, this issue is for sure one of the timeliest and memorable ever, I was laid up with an ankle injury from a football game,12 years old watching the black and white TV with nothing really on too watch, we got 2 channels back then, and then about one o'clock all hell broke loose Bulletin: Dallas Texas president Kennedy has been shot, that's were I was, and the world changed that day and believe me we Canadians felt it, shock, disbelief and the loss of innocence. To the editorial staff you have really outdone yourselves with this in depth look at the vehicles of history, thank you, really seems small reward for this outstanding look at history:applause::applause:
 
I got mine yesterday OMG you guys have out did yourself this time !! OUTSTANDING !

Thank you Tom, Walt, Brady and everyone else connected to this Great Club Magazine
 
Kenneth Howe said:
I especially liked the centerfold!!! Lol!
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Ken: The PCS National Meet you sponsored years ago was one of the most memorable ones I ever attended..... especially the party at your home where you had "Secret Service Agents" staged and standing by for the (police escorted) arrival of "President Truman". As I recall, he was in an (extended) Briggs-Dodge that day.... was that car your's too or the Museum's. THX-MM
 
Wanted

New to PCS. Is there a For Sale area on this site, or do members just announce that privately? I am interested in something, sometime, somewhere.;)
 
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