January 2014 Newsletter

Director's Message

Happy New Year to all of you -

Our Wonderful WAAAM Supporters.

Without you this museum could not and would not be what is today. A treasure in the Northwest that is getting world renown recognition not only for the fabulous collection but for our volunteers as well.

As we march toward our seventh anniversary in September, I would like first to give you a quick 2013 recap: We have had many major car and plane donations as well as monetary donations that help this collection grow.

The museum founder Terry Brandt built an additional 27,000 square feet on tho the museum that we now call M3 ("M" is for museum and "3" is for the third building). We started moving into this wonderful space in November and will celebrate our " Grand Opening" during the February Second Saturday Event. Please Join Us.

The WAAAM Traffic Jam Car Show and the Hood River Fly-in were both great successes and we thank you our visitors and participants and our many local business for their sponsorship's in making these fun for everyone.

Looking towards 2014 we will continue to operate many of our wonderful old artifacts in the view of the public as we will hold our "Second Saturday" Day of Action once each month. Also on the calendar are the "WAAAM Traffic Jam Car Show & Swap Meet" in July, the "Annual Hood River Fly-in" in September, " Model T Driving School", "WAAAM Camp", participate in the local parades, car shows and fly-ins. WAAAM will once again prepare one of the hangars as the The Rotary Clubs "Pear & Wine Fest" will be held here in May. A busy year ahead!

The Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum is proud to be a a part of the Gorge and the Northwest..Sharing a passion of living antique transportation and history with locals and visitors each day.

Stop in soon to see what we have going on here... The coffee is always hot.

Clear Skies,

Judy Newman

Director

SECOND SATURDAY

January 11

WAAAM Presents :

Hollywood: Stars and their Cars (& Planes) with Sonny Starr

Hollywood Producer, Speaker, and Columnist, Sonny Starr will be our guest speaker. Sonny is host of the nations #1 Classic Hollywood program, Starr Talk, heard live around the world. (www.sunstarstudios.com)

From the movie CARS " Doc", a Hudson Hornet , " Herbie the Love Bug" the iconic VW Beetle, The Worlds Fasted Indian (motorcycle) and our very own Parker Pusher that flew in the movie "Million Dollar Mermaid" cars, plane and motorcycles have been a part of Hollywood and in our lives since moving pictures began. You are invited to laugh, learn and share this day with us as we enjoy a blast from the past with Sonny Starr,

The Weather plays a big part in our life's activities. Its cold and wet outside but here at WAAAM --- The show must go on!

A great way to spend a Saturday!

9-5 WAAAM is open

10-2 A Museum in Action - watch and learn.

Stop by and see what we get flying and driving.

11-2 Stroll down memory lane and remember the old time movies that still remind us of our youth. Look for signs throughout the museum that bring your attention to our
"transportation past".

11-12 Take time to chat with Sonny before his presentation.

12:30 Listen and Learn just how the automobile and aircraft

industry and moving pictures
together influenced our lives. Sonny Starr will teach us and

share some stories of Stars and
their Cars....and Planes of course

11-1 Lunch is served - A good hot meal in a cool museum!

5 Museum closes - See you again soon!

As each "Second Saturday" comes around we are excited to share our transportation history with you. Come out and see what takes flight and what takes a spin around the yard!

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**Feb 8th **

Second Saturday : Grand Opening of our new addition M3

Celebrate WAAAM's accomplishments with us. Our Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will start this Second Saturday off right! Join us for "Celebration Cake" and of course the engines around here will be purring as this is the Museums' Day of Action!

Recycling and Reusing at its best!

Imagination & hard work

puts to use old barns boards back to good use

Volunteers ponder their next step

We're looking for reclaimed wood and we need your help!

With the new building addition we've got a lot of empty wall space so we're giving the walls a little pizzazz by covering the white insulation on the walls with old weathered "barn" wood in the shape of building fronts.

We're asking the community's help to find this old wood, lap siding and old corrugated metal roofing.

We've got over 500 feet of wall to cover.

We asked our Facebook followers for some building ideas and they came up with some great ideas. We've completed the fronts for a barber shop, jail, and a used car store. We're currently working on an antique auto parts store and there are plans drawn up for an elementary school and a telephone company.

Any leads or donations of material are greatly appreciated. As a 503(c) 3 non-profit all donations are tax deductible. Do you know of anything? Could you help us out? Give us a call at 541-308-1600!

Our 1913 REO The Fifth

has arrived

In the middle of December a flat bed truck arrives with a 1913 REO "the Fifth" on board. It was during that super cold snap when the roads were snowy but not wet so with wind blowing from the west comes a pretty original old REO. Donated by Roscoe Nelson in memory of his friend Thomas Engel this car is said to have been a "Parade Car" for the Apollo 1 astronauts. Maybe someone out there can find some pictures of this big event. To learn more about the REO Company Click Here . It runs but one tire is flat. Don't Worry! We will so have it replace and ready to roll! See it on display today. It is another name to add to the list of the many manufactures of vehicles on display at WAAAM

And a 1928 Model A Coupe

A New

Donation from Rees Stevenson, this Model A arrived only last week.
A daily driver that has been in the Gorge since the 50's and has taught a passel of Stevenson's and their friends to drive.

Stop by on Second Saturday and help us polish her up.

Our current car count as of today sits at 144

*Two new planes are on there way here too... Stay tuned to the Newsletter for updates in Feb*

We love the stories of these operating treasures.

Keep them coming our way.

WAAAM Traffic Jam

Planning Meeting

Saturday Feb 8th, 3 pm at WAAAM

(Feb. Second Saturday)

Bring your enthusiasm, ideas, knowledge and willingness to get involved with this annual car show.

6 months til SHOW TIME!

Call or e-mail Donna 541-308-1600 donna@waaamuseum.org

if you would like more info or just show up for the meeting.

See you soon-

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The Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum stays open and keeps our engines running because of people like you!

Thank you. You help make WAAAM wonderful.

From Keeping Things Clean to Keeping Them Running or Doing a Full Restoration, it take a village to make everything at WAAAM happen. THANK YOU for being a part of this Village.

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***Cash, Stocks, Cars, Planes, Motorcycles, Real Estate***

Donations of items not fitting in the collection may be sold to fund suitable acquisitions or restorations.Memberships & donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.

2013 Airplane & Automobile Donations

1927 Stearman C3B - Funds: Terry Brand & Larry Tobin
1928 Travel Air 4000 - Terry Brandt
1929 Command-Aire 3C3-T - Terry Brandt and
Art & Betsy Knowels
1929 Saint Louis Cardinal C-2 - Don Mayo, Peter Lafferty
1932 WACO UBA - Funds: Jerry Wenger
1943 Schweizer TG3A Glider - Don Mayo
1964 Scheicher KA7 Glider - Jerry Wenger
1975 Grumman American AA-5 - Evelyn Lorence

2013 Automobile Donations:

1913 REO
1922 Velie Touring Car - Dave and Marilyn Elkins, Arthur and Patrica Henderson, and Miles Wilson
1927 Ford Model T Coupe - Earned : Model T Driving School
1939 Plymouth Coupe - Chuck and Marge Babcock
1947 Indian Chief Motorcycle - Art and Betsy Knowles
1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk - Lois Bowman
1958 Cushman 765 Eagle Motorcycle - Phil and Bev Williams
1958 Cushman 721/28
Motorcycle - Phil and Bev Williams
1963 Honda CA-110 Motorcycle - John Stanley

Honorable Mentions 2013:

WWI Army Ambulance - Project Completed
Parker Pusher Project - Restoration Completed

Other Airplanes and Automobiles Donated in 2013 but Not On Display Currently:

1920s Alfaro Primary Glider PTG-2 - Brian Coughlin
1928 Swallow - Richard Pingrey
1929 WACO BSO - Mike and Linda Strong
1956 Packard Clipper - Gordon Boorse
1956 Plymouth Station Wagon - Chuck and Marge Babcock
1957 Piper PA-20-150 Tri-Pacer - Beverly and Lawrence Brinkly
(1947 Stinson 108-2) - Kim Vermilya
1948 Bowlus BA-100 Baby Albatross - Leonard Sharpe
(1981 Datsun 280 ZX) - Arthur and Patrica Henderson
1982 Wag-Aero Sports Trainer - Alan and Patricia McIntyre
(1989 Merkur Scorpio) - Miles Wilson
Culver V Project - Robert Hammond

Many donations of monetary means have also been received . Those fund move the museum forward and help us acquire artifacts that are important to the collection.. To those that give, thank you for making WAAAM a part of your lives.

Issue 1 2014

The

CALENDAR

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2014

Jan 11

Second Saturday

Sonny Starr presents :

Stars & Their Cars

(& planes)

About Sonny Starr

Feb 14

Second Saturday

Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting for M3

March 8th

Second Saturday

Author David Childs shares his story of WWII

Wings and Tracks

April 12
Second Saturday

Show off your Chevy

May 10

Second Saturday

Military- Mash and The Korean War

May 17 & 18

Pear & Wine Fest

a Rotary Club event

June 14

Second Saturday
Gliders -

The World of Silent Flight

June 21

Model T Driving School

July 11

Friday Night Cruise

-a part of the

WAAAM Traffic Jam

July 12

Second Saturday

The WAAAM Traffic Jam -

a Car Show

July 12

Twin Tunnels Tour

Old cars and the Historic Hwy 30

July 12 & 13

Swap Meet

July 19

Model T Driving School

August 9

Second Saturday

Motorcycles -

Life on Two Wheels

August 16

Model T Driving School

September 5

Pilot Night -

part of the Hood River Fly-in

September 6 & 7

Annual Hood River Fly-in

Hundreds of planes

come & go

September 13

Second Saturday

Steam Cars, Tractors along with Hit & Miss Engines

Sept 20th

International Model A Day

October 11

Second Saturday The Teens: Cars & Planes.

( Dress the part! Wear your Clothes & Costumes that represent the 19Teens)

November 8

Second Saturday

Honoring the Uniform-

Military, Fire, Police, Volunteer etc.

Join us and wear yours

December 13

Second Saturday

Vintage Bicycles

Join WAAAM with a

MEMBERSHIP

Solo (individual) $50

Family $100

(2 adult of the same household + their children/grandchildren 18 yrs & under)

Member +1 (guest) $120

(one named member who can bring a guest)

Members +2 (guest) $150

(two named members who can bring 2 guest each )

membership benefits are

non-transferable

MEMBER BENEFITS

~ Unlimited museum visits
~ Gift Shop 10% discounts

~ Monthly Newsletter

~ Members only events ~ ~Tax deductible (check limits with your tax adviser)

MUSEUM HOURS

Open Daily 9 ~ 5

Closed:

Thanksgiving, New Year Day

and Christmas Day

VISITOR QUOTE

"Wonderful collection! To much to see in one visit.

So we will be back."

2013 Volunteer

of the Year

Congratulations to

Ben Davidson!

Director Judy Newman say "Ben has put in so much time, even since before WAAAM when this was a dream of Terry's' . I want to recognize all of his late nights cleaning hangars, annualing airplanes and flying them too, pushing a broom, doing paperwork, moving and arranging aircraft and auto to be displayed, and leading in the restoration of the Parker Pusher and that is truly the tip of the iceberg"

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A Video Tour of WAAAM
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