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March-April 2009 

Page 1 Volume 37 Issue 2

Inside this Issue 

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Welcome Welcome Webb New Car Members Collection, Aliso Viejo, CA 

Page 2 


Calendar of Events Page 3 

Board of Directors Page 3 

Chairman’s Rumination Page 4 

March 27 - 29, 2009 Meet 

March 27 - 29 Meet - Page 5 

Palm Springs Get-Away Weekend Page 5 

COMING EVENTS - May 17, 2009 Meet Page 9 

April 19, 2009 Meet 

Roadrunner Ranch, Fallbrook, CA Page 10 

Travelling with my Grey Poupon Page 11 

Winning at the Santa Anita Concours ... Again Page 15 

Advertising and Policy Rate Page 15 

April 19 Meet - Page 10 

Cover: 

Photographer: 

Rick Carron’s 1953 Bentley R-Type 

Hooper Saloon B206WH 

Ted Struck 

Welcome New Members 

Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club – San Diego Region welcomes all new members who have 

joined our Region since July 1, 2008. 

Michael Wolf and John Taylor 

Palm Desert, CA 92260 

2001 Bentley Arnage LeMans Salon 

LC1-06657 

For our May 17 meet, we are extending a special discount (50% off) the price of the 

meet as an incentive to have our new members join us for some fun and frivolities.. 

Max Altmann 

Cyril Conrad & Donna Daub 

Peter Frautschy 

James & Vicky Hann 

Allen Mosher 

Gwendolyn Mitchell 

Hugo Monnig 

Roland & Lora Perez 

Ray & Karen Perrault 

Klaus & Manuela Reichardt 

Nick & Roxanne Smith 

Michael Wolf & John Taylor 



Calendar of Events 

May 17, 2009 

Dennis & Janice Eickhoff 

The Future of RROC-SDR - New Members Social 

June 06, 2009 

Greg Millard 

The Greatest Show on Turf (SDAM Balboa Park) 

June 15-21, 2009 

Bill & Laura Borchert 

RROC Annual Meet - New Orleans 

July 12, 2009 

Meryl Luallin 

Seaweed, Salt, Gunpowder and Yachts (Story of San Diego Bay) 

August 09, 2009 

Sana Hamad 

Flower Fields Tour 

September 11-12, 2009 

Pierre Lemieux, So Cal Region 

Santa Barbara Getaway (Joint Meet with So Cal Region) 

October 04, 2009 

Paul Katson 

British Car Day 

November 08, 2009 

Ted Struck 

The San Diego Collection (Vintage Cars) 

December 13, 2009 

Chairman Dennis & Janice Eickhoff 

Annual Awards and Christmas Party 

January 16, 2010 

Frank Hamad 

Symbolic Technical and Tour 

February 14, 2010 

Sana Hamad 

Valentine’s Over San Diego Bay 

March 06, 2010 

Richard Fuller 

Palm Springs Getaway (Joint Meet with So Cal Region) 

April 10, 2010 

Ron Brown 

Tour of Taylor Restoration 

Meet host contact numbers can be found in the RROC-SDR Directory. 

Board 

Chair - Dennis Eickhoff 

858.674.5930 

dennis@eickhoffusa.com 

Vice Chair - Valerie Suter 

619.224.0523 

valeriesuter@cox.net 

Treasurer - Terry Luallin 

619.222.6558 

merylluallin@cox.net 

Secretary - Al Whitley 

619.758.9888 

al@cadteacher.com 

Activities - Frank Hamad 

619.250.6242 

sdrolls@gmail.com 

Awards - Tom Scheil 

949.380.8568 

tomscheil@hotmail.com 

Judging - Darwyn Lumley 

760.724.6256 

dlumley942@aol.com 

Membership - Larry Davis 

619.303.3350 

larrydavis@cox.net 

Pre War - Rob Webb 

619.435.8738 

rwiow@aol.com 

Photography - Sana Hamad 

619.583.5040 

sdrolls@gmail.com 

Public Relations - Paul Katson 

619.259.7555 

paulkatson@inspectacar.com 

Technical - Shane Kimsey 

949.235.5476 

shane.kimsey@thomasarts.com 

Silver Coast News Editor - Ted Struck 

619.275.6440 

scneditor@gmail.com 

Past Chair - Ivonne Webb 

619.435.8738 

rwiow@aol.com 

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Chairman’s Rumination 

Dear Fellow Rolls-Royce and Bentley Enthusiasts 

My thanks and congratulations go out to all in the RROC–San Diego 

Region. Your attendance at our meets this year has been very strong 

and consequently supportive of the club. March included our annual 

gathering in the desert experienced by 27 of our members and 

guests in addition to approximately 45 members from the Southern 

Janice & Dennis Eickhoff 

California Region. As is typical of the desert, the setting was idyllic, 

the food exquisite and the activities superb. A hearty thank you to the So Cal Region for organizing 

this fun event. While shopping typically occupies very little of my waking hours, this up close and 

personal interaction with the shopping spree on El Paseo answered a nagging question that seemed to 

have no answer! For many months I have been stumped by the question of “Where’s the Beef?” with 

regard to the Bernie Madoff scandal, i.e. how could one person make $60 Billion disappear? Well……. 

after spending four hours traveling ½ block in and out of merchants on El Paseo the fog is starting to 

lift on a possible answer. 

April which brought us record heat (100°+F) for a couple days also produced a near record turnout 

for our regional event. On a warm Sunday, 63 members and guests enjoyed the personal hospitality of 

Gordon and Jennifer Wangers at their RoadRunner Ranch in Fallbrook. The day was punctuated by a 

beautiful facility, fi ne food and drink, fun cars from the Wangers’ collection, a long driveway fi lled with 

many proper motor cars, a factual state of the American auto industry presentation by Jim Wangers, 

mister GTO, and last but certainly not least the go-karts and the go-kart track. Fortunately, there was 

no need for sirens and fl ashing red lights to help repair damaged bodies! It never ceases to amaze me 

how young some mature people can act. 

As I mentioned in our last newsletter, we the members of the national RROC have recently approved 

a new set of national By-Laws and adopted a Policy and Procedures Manual. Locally we are the RROC, 

not a separate organization. So I want to thank Tom Wright, Larry Davis and the now bionic Dave 

Ely for participating on a regional committee to review and make recommendations for revisions, if 

required, to our regional By-Laws so that they are compatible with the new national documents. 

Our May meet forges new ground for our local club as we reach out to the newer members of our 

region to acquaint them with our seasoned members and our Board leadership. Our club’s success 

depends on the active participation of our members and our ability to attract, assimilate and retain new 

members. To expedite this process we have invited all of our newest regional members to a “special” 

introductory and socializing event. All of this takes place at a unique Winemaker’s Luncheon and Wine 

Tasting on the beautiful grounds and facilities of the Belle Marie Winery just north of Escondido. I 

strongly encourage all of you to participate in this meet. Take a short drive, meet new enthusiasts, 

socialize with old acquaintances, kick tires and enjoy a wonderfully planned luncheon in a beautiful 

setting. What more could you want on a spring day in San Diego? 

I hope to see you all you at our May meet! 

Dennis Eickhoff 



Palm Springs Get-Away Weekend 

Palm Springs , CA - March 27 - 29, 2009 Meet 

by Dennis Eickhoff 

Photos by: Ted Struck and Al Whitley 

As expected, the climate in Palm 

Springs was ideal for almost anything, 

especially a weekend of fi ne food, wine, 

cars, shopping and even some relaxing. 

The Southern California Region led by 

Rick Carron organized this joint meet 

with the San Diego Region. Those 

staying at the meet hotel, The Riviera, 

were treated to a fully refurbished 

retro style, art deco, modern 50 year 

old resort which reopened about six 

months ago. The place was new, eye 

catching, cosmopolitan, cutting edge, 

with contemporary bathrooms, big LCD 

TVs, shiny public furniture, wannabe 

Dale Chihuly chandeliers and the most 

hideous wallpaper that we have seen in 

recent memory lining the dark hallways 

of the guest room areas of the resort. 

The appeal is defi nitely aimed at the 

younger crowd which makes me a poor 

judge of success. 

The Friday evening event was hosted 

by Chuck LaRocco and Joel Cutler at 

their beautiful home in North Palm 

Springs. The layout of their home and 

well populated sparkling seven car 

garage is ideal for a large group to 

mingle and circulate. Moreover, the 

spread of libations, food and chocolate 

chip cookies matched the layout and 

made for a fi rst class event. Pierre 

Lemieux provided the wine selections 

so you automatically knew that would 

be superb. The evening was relaxing 

with good interaction between all 

participants. The San Diego Region 

supplied twenty-two members plus two 

guests. In addition some of you may 


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Joel Cutler and 

Chuck LaRocco’s 

home -- 

welcoming 

you with both 

a classic and 

contemporary 

Bentley 

Ronny Shaver 

and Amy Miller 

return to one of 

the buffet tables 

for some more of 

Chuck LaRocco’s 

famous cole slaw. 

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Friday night’s event 

of our Palm Springs 

Get-Away weekend 

was superbly hosted 

by Joel Cutler, Chuck 

LaRocco and Pierre 

Lemieux 

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Page 

12 

Imagine a 

neighborhood 

where every 

car parked on 

the street was a 

PMC. 

Karen and Ray 

Perrault, Tom 

Merrill, Willis Pyle 

and Carol Fraser 

listen attentively 

to Carol Deeter 

and Rick Carron 

discuss the plans 

for Saturday’s and 

Sunday’s festivities.


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remember some other surprise guests: 

Ray and Barbara Bain who brought 

their son David this time. The Bains 

are RROC members from Toronto who 

attended a similar gathering hosted by 

the San Diego Region in January 2006 

at La Casa del Zorro (now known 

as Borrego Ranch Resort and Spa) 

in Borrego Springs. They obviously 

read the RROC website and monitor 

the upcoming events. This time they 

traveled via an indirect route: Toronto 

to Fort Lauderdale, boarded the Queen 

Mary 2 for a trip around Cape Horn to 

Los Angeles, to Palm Springs and back to 

Canada the following week after three 

months of traveling. It was great to see 

them again and realize what devoted 

RROC members will do for a good time. 

Oh by the way, Sir Orville Bingley let it 

slip out that last November he traveled 

to Athens, Greece to run in a (real 26.2 

mile) marathon in honor of his 80th 

birthday. Congratulations Bing! He had 

to watch his intake on Friday evening 

because he was participating in a 5k 

charity run on Saturday morning. The 

thought of all this running makes me 

tired enough to sit down with a stiff 

drink and fi gure out whether I have even 

run a cumulative total of 26.2 miles in 

my fi rst 65 years? 

Saturday morning brought another 

outstanding day to the desert, this time 

at the El Paseo Shopping District in 

Palm Desert. Rick Carron put together 

a shopping delight beginning with a 

complimentary continental breakfast 


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Rick Carron checks to make sure that his PMC is 

properly positioned before beginning his breakfast 

at the Daily Grill. 

Barbara, David and Ray Bain 

share a relaxing breafkast 

together, before venturing off 

to Gucci to take advantage of 

their special gift for our RROC 

group -- Spend $ 1,000.00. 

Get $ 250.00 off. 

The valets at Ralph Lauren 

were so pleased to be 

surrounded by so many 

gorgeous PMCs. 


The Daily Grill opened 

early to provide us a terrifi c 

continental champagne 

breakfast. 

Carol Deeter points the way to 

the best deals on El Paseo. 

Bob & Charlotte Morton, from Mount 

Soledad, and Lori & Robert Risberg 

from the Golden Triangle, contemplate 

the beginning of their shopping spree. 






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Photographs cannot begin to capture the 

uniqueness of the wallpaper in EVERY hall. 

San Diego and SoCal regions shared a 

wonderful evening together dining al 

fresco at Cuistot in Palm Desert. 

The pool, with it’s cabanas, lounge chairs 

and fi re pits was popular throughout the 

day and at night time. 

at the Daily Grill. This was followed 

by a shopping opportunity at select El 

Paseo stores along with fashion shows 

during this Fashion Week on El Paseo. 

Select merchants extended offers of free 

gifts, libations and signifi cant discounts 

on signifi cant purchases. In addition 

to the Daily Grill the following stores 

participated in this event: Bottega 

Veneta, Burberry, Chicos, Cos Bar, 

Gucci, Leggiadro, Optical Shop of Aspen, 

Ralph Lauren, St. John, Soma Intimates 

and Vilebrequin. During this shopping 

spree Rolls-Royce and Bentley vehicles 

(our eye candy) were prominently 

parked on El Paseo in front of the 

participating merchant stores. This was 

a very colorful and unique event which 

achieved broad participation by the 

approximately 70 RROC members in 

attendance. 

Willis Pyle and Anna Cushing strategize 

on how THEY can win the Mother’s 

Polish plastic bucket next year. 


Dennis Eickhoff, Bill Clarke and 

Rick Carron share a jovial moment 

together, as Bob Wulf is presented 

with the evening’s prize: a bucket 

of goodies from the Mother’s Polish 

company. 


After eating, shopping, eating and 

shopping once again we fi nally headed 

back to the hotel for some much 

needed rest before the next eating 

event. Saturday evening provided 

outstanding food, drink and camaraderie 

on the large outdoor patio at Cuistot 

restaurant in Palm Desert. Chef 

Bernard Dervieux provided excellent 

main course choices of “Onglet Sauce 

Marchand de Vin” or “Loup de Mer en 

Croute”. Of course the meal began 

with his world famous Mushroom 

Soup with Chives and the entire meal 

was accompanied by excellent wines 

selected by none other than Pierre 

Lemieux. The meal concluded with 

a Taster Plate of the Pastry Chef’s 


Photos by: Ted Struck and Al Whitley



Creations. The table discussions were sincere 

and lively. The company was good and the 

setting was relaxing and comfortable. 

Sunday morning brought more blue skies and 

good times – continental breakfast at the 

Polo Club’s unique residence/stables of Brent 

Hartman and Ernie Riffenburgh. Then off to 

the Eldorado Polo Club fi eld for a day of polo 

matches (including the Lt. Governor’s Cup) and 

divot stomping. What more could you want? 

Time to go home and get some rest! 

Generous thanks are extended to Carol Deeter, 

Rick Carron, Chuck LaRocco, Joel Cutler and 

Pierre Lemieux together with the Southern 

California Region for an outstanding and unique 

weekend in the desert – warm sunshine, 

fun events, fi ne food, exquisite drinks and 

entertaining company. 


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A Silver Cloud receives the 

rapt attention of one of Ernie 

and Brent’s friends. 


Inside the inner gate of the 

Eldorado Polo Club is a 

special part of paradise -- a 

very few unique residences, 

some wonderful restaurants, 

a polo fi eld bordered with 

rose gardens and a beautiful 

refl ectory pool. 


Region members attending were: Sir Orville 

R. Bingley, 1997 RR Silver Spur III; Janis and Bill 

Clarke, 2006 RR Phantom; Dennis and Janice 

Eickhoff, 1979 RR Silver Shadow II; Larry and 

Jane Goldberg, 1979 RR Silver Shadow II; Marie 

and David Johnston, 1950 Bentley Mk VI; Chuck 

LaRocco and Joel Cutler, 1957 RR Silver Cloud 

I; Pierre Lemieux; Lora and Roland Perez, 2000 

RR Silver Seraph + 1989 RR Silver Spirit; Karen 

and Ray Perrault, 2007 Bentley Continental; 

Robert & Lori Risberg, 1996 Bentley Azure, 

with guests Bob and Charlotte Morton; Ron 

Shoen, 1951 Bentley Mk VI, 4½ liter; Ted Struck 

and Al Whitley, 1997 Bentley Turbo RL; Bob and 

Kathleen Wulf, 1959 RR Silver Cloud I; Guests 

Ray and Barbara Bain and son David (RROC 

members from Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

vacationing in Southern California) 

– Dennis Eickhoff 

Ernie Riffenburgh and Brent 

Hartman graciously hosted 

our group. 

What a way to live! 

Stables, polo fi elds and 

rose gardens just outside 

our hosts’ front door. 



The Future of RROC San Diego 

May 17 Meet 

Join the RROC for a fun fi lled social and 

gastronomic meet where we welcome and 

introduce our region’s newest members, toast 

the future success of our club, enjoy a threecourse 

winemaker’s lunch with narration and 

premium wines paired with each course, sample 

other wines if desired, kick tires, socialize and 

relax on the beautiful grounds of the Belle Marie 

Winery just north of Escondido. 

Our Schedule: 

10:00am Assemble at North County Fair in 

Sears upper parking lot 

10:30am 

11:00am 

11:30am 

11:45am 

1:00pm 

or 

or 

or 

Depart for a leisurely 20 min. caravan 

to Belle Marie Winery 

Arrive Belle Marie - Assemble in the 

Barrel Room for Introductions 

Champagne Toast to New Members 

and to the Club’s Future 

Proceed to the Chateau Wine Cave 

for a Winemaker’s Lunch 

Additional wine tasting in the VIP 

Tasting Room, if you wish 

Socialize and relax on the grounds of 

the winery 

Visit the Belle Marie Winery Gift 

Boutique 

Take a nap! 

26312 Mesa Rock Road 

Escondido, CA 92026 

760.796.7557 

Winemaker’s Lunch: 

This will be a formal plated affair, with table linens, 

cloth napkins, china and silverware. Each course 

of food will be paired exquisitely with one or 

more premium wines. The meal will be narrated 

throughout to explain the history and background 

of the dish and the accompanying wine, how each 

was prepared/created, and why they pair well 

together (a Vegetarian lunch will be provided to 

anyone requesting this in advance): 

1st Course: 

2nd Course: 

3rd Course: 

Salmon and Mushroom Linguine in 

Creamy Sun-dried Tomato Pesto 

Sauce, accompanied by a 2005 Malbec 

Lamb Shank Ossobuco over Garlic 

Rosemary Mashed Potatoes with 

String Beans Almandine, accompanied 

by a 2007 Voignier and a 2003 Barolo 

Gelato alla Sudtirol accompanied by a 

2007 Late Harvest Primitivo 

Cost for this Social and Gastronomic Delight: 

$45.00 per person 

$20.00 for new members (who joined after July 1, 

2008. Those new members are listed on page 2 of 

this newsletter) 

You should have received an announcement 

containing instructions on making reservations. 



Roadrunner Ranch 

Fallbrook , CA - April 19, 2009 Meet 

We had a beautiful, sunny Southern California day 

for our April RROC outing. At least 20 cars met at 

North County Fair to drive together north on I-15 

to Fallbrook. Our destination was the RoadRunner 

Ranch, home of Gordon and Jennifer Wangers. Once 

we exited I-15, the winding, live oak lined, one lane 

road returned us to backcountry nostalgia. Lots of 

wide-open space. 

by Steve Tarkington 




Steve Tarkington, Larry 

Davis and Joan Bowes 

get ready for the 

caravan from North 

County Fair to the 

Roadrunner Ranch. 

Photos by: Greg Millard,Ted Struck, Steve Tarkington and Al Whitley 

Steve Waid, whose wife Laurie works for Gordon, 

helped us to systematically park our cars with no 

bumps or bruises. Jennifer Wangers was pouring 

a champagne welcome, and appetizers awaited us. 

The Wangers’ garage was emptied and set up for 

our speaker’s slide presentation. It was perfect 

for getting in out of the sun. The sparkling pool, 

umbrellas, and green landscaping kept us thinking 

cool even as temperatures rose. 

Gordon began with a brief introduction to 

RoadRunner Ranch. He shared his business and 

marketing background and his early interest in (fast!) 

cars. Two of his cars were parked in the patio with 

ours. One was the 1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III 

V-12 Barker Coupe that graced the cover of our 

Sept-Oct 2008 Silver Coast News. The other was a 

1979 McLaren, one very hot car!! He talked briefl y 

about them before we walked down to see the six 

cars he selected from his collection to share with us. 

We would get back to the McLaren later. The day 

was heating up and some elected to stay under cool 

cover and perhaps drink more champagne. 

Gordon selected a variety of cars for us to see up 

close. All were exceptional cars, often for several 

reasons. His narrative about each car usually 

included stats too numerous for me to remember. 

Each car was unique in some way and for Gordon, 

worth collecting and preserving. From the fancy 

Caddie and lovely Jaguar and Corvette to the hot 

orange GTO called The Judge and down to the 


Our caravan to the 


was terrifi c. It was 

a beautiful spring 

morning. The fl owers 

were in full bloom. The 

roads wound through 

the eucalyptus trees. 

The travelling speed 

was appropriate for the 

fi rst RROC-SD caravan 

we’ve had in about six 

months. 

Frank Hamad 

welcomes 

us to the 

Roadrunner 

Ranch - 

telling us 

that Jennifer 

Wangers 

is serving 

some great 

champagne 

under the 

palapa by the 

pool. 



Travelling with my Grey Poupon 

San Diego RROC Lifestyle 

While at the Roadrunner Ranch, Terry Lualin shared his Grey Poupon with a fellow RROC San Diego member. 

During the conversation, Terry talked about having taken his Grey Poupon with him on a recent motoring trip 

to Joshua Tree National Park, just outside of Palm Springs, California. Always the adventurer, Terry and his 

wife, Meryl, recently enjoyed a wonderful, extended visit to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. 

Please email photos of you, your PMC and your Grey Poupon to scneditor@gmail.com Please include a story about your travels in your PMC with your Grey Poupon. 





Holden, all were interesting. Especially beautiful was 

the vintage 1933 Marmon Sixteen in a pearly gray 

with, oh, so subtle pin striping. We all marveled at 

the quiet engine. The Holden story was particularly 

good. The car was manufactured in Australia but 

the engine was made in New Jersey and shipped to 

Australia. Interesting way to run a business. 




Photos by: Greg Millard, Ted Struck, Steve Tarkington and Al Whitley 

Now, back to the McLaren. After Robert primed 

the 8 carburetors with cans of Diet Coke (actually 

alcohol, right?), Gordon fi red up the McLaren. Flames 

shot out the exhaust, the roar was deafening, and the 

ground shook! It was quite thrilling and a great segue 

into Jim Wangers’ presentation. 

Our special speaker was Gordon’s uncle, Jim 

Wangers. His presentation, titled THE FALL OF 

AN INDUSTRY ICON was particularly timely in 

this time of the TARP and government bailouts. Jim 

took us through the early years of GM to its current 

monetary problems. Jim has written a couple of 

books about the auto industry, including “Glory Days: 

Jennifer Wangers welcomed 

us to her home under one 

of her palapa with chapagne, 

mimosas and lemoned water. 


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The parking area at the Roadrunner Ranch - loaded with handsome PMCs. 


While many of our members headed down 

to the fi eld to look at the Wangers’ incredible 

muscle car collection, Jim Wangers “held court” 

in one of the garages, surrounded by his bevy of 

beauties: Mary Padallaino, Joanne Fuller, Virginia 

Foster, Pat Hofl and, Jodie Arnold, Renee Scheil, 

Janis Clarke, Marge Sosa, Janice Eickhoff, Ory 

Fatamsen and Brenda Weissman. 








Host 

Gordon 

Wangers 

shares some 

personal 

stories about 

his Corvette. 


This beautiful, 1959 Cadillac 

Eldorado Biarritz was one 

of the very special cars in 

Gordon Wanger’s collection. 

When Horsepower and Passion Ruled Detroit” in it’s 

5th edition, and a coffee table book called “Pontiac 

Pizazz”. He worked with GM in marketing and 

advertising from the mid 1960’s, through the Iacocca 

years and into the muscle car era. His enthusiasm for 

those years was very apparent. 

From 1931 to 2008, GM was the largest automaker 

in the world. Founded by Will Durant in 1908, GM 

sought to represent a certain lifestyle to attract 

buyers to its cars. Jim mentioned the Cadillac as the 

premier luxury car, the Buick as stylish and impressive 

with a lower cost than the Cadillac and fi nally the 

Chevrolet. The Chevrolet would take you wherever 

you wanted to go in the USA with sporty speed. It 

was much more geared to the younger crowd with 

less money to spend on a car. 

Dennis Eickhoff 

gets the 

audience all 

excited to listen 

to Jim Wangers 

-- telling us 

all about Jim’s 

incredible, 50- 

year history in 

the automotive 

industry. 

Gordon Wangers and Robert fi re up 

the McLaren. They stress that the 

key to the McLaren’s speed is the use 

of tennis balls and Diet Coke. ;) 

Jim Wangers shares 

his thoughts about the 

automobile industry, 

with his audience in rapt 

atention. 

Jim, at 83, has been around for many of the changes 

brought to the auto industry. He presented slides 

and statistics pointing out when the demise of the 

American car industry started many years ago, 

and not just with this current monetary crisis. It 

began when they stopped looking at the things that 

brought them success in the beginning: selling styling, 

distinction and lifestyle. Picturing yourself behind 

the wheel of a particular car, sells cars. Now all cars 

tend to look alike. Brands have lost their individual 

distinction and appeal to the customer. The news 

tells us it will only get worse before it gets better. 

There were so many questions that eventually we 

had to break for lunch, with Jim promising to answer 

more questions during or after lunch. 

Lunch provided by the Wangers was served by Laurie 

Waid and her kitchen crew. It included Caesar salad, 

plates of fruit and vegetables, tortilla wraps, chips and 

a variety of dips, cold drinks and beer with delicious 

chocolate cake or fruit tart for dessert. Scrumptious 

in a beautiful setting. Many thanks to both Jennifer 

and Gordon for their hospitality and to Uncle Jim 







for addressing a very timely topic. We learned a 

lot about what it takes to make a viable, valuable 

automobile. 




Participants included: Doug and Carole Gates and 

guest Miranda Pireta with the oldest car, 1957 RR 

Silver Cloud; Bill and Janis Clarke with the newest 

car, 2006 RR Phantom; Jodie and Howard Arnold, 

1992 RR Silver Spur II; Bill Olds and guest, 1985 RR 

Silver Spirit; Sig and Pat Hofl and, 1989 RR Silver Spur; 

Dick and Joanne Fuller, 2005 Bentley GT; Dr. Cy and 

Donna Conrad with guest Lee, 1989 RR Corniche 

II; Klaus Reichardt, 1991 RR Silver Spur II; Ted Struck 

and Al Whitley, 1997 Bentley Turbo RL; Dennis and 

Janice Eickhoff, 1979 RR Silver Shadow II; Lou and 

Valerie Suter, 1988 RR Silver Spur; Ory and Mark 

Tamsen, 1999 RR Silver Spur; Larry Davis and Joan 

Bowes; Michael Gottlieb, 1986 Bentley Mulsanne; 

Stu Weissman, 1999 RR Silver Spur; Al and Steve 

Tarkington, 1960 RR Silver Cloud II; Terry Luallin, 

1979 RR Silver Shadow II; John Ellison, Jr., 2001 RR 

Corniche; Ken and Ann Smith, 1966 RR Phantom 

V State Landaulette; Gary Wayne and guest; Ed 

Gehringer and Marge Sosa, 1993 Bentley Brooklands; 

Phil and Irma Tarr, 1972 RR Silver Shadow; Tom 

Wright, 1959 RR Silver Cloud; Nick Fintzelberg, 

1959 RR Silver Cloud II; Lucian Jogr, guest of Klaus 

Reichardt; Max Altman; Richard and Mary Palladino 

(potential new members), 1991 Bentley Turbo R; 

Arthur Hammons and Virginia Foster, 2006 RR 

Phantom; Michael and Theresa Olguin; Tom and 

Renee Scheil, 1968 RR Silver Shadow; Larry Goldberg, 

1979 RR Silver Shadow II; Greg Millard; Gordon and 

Jennifer Wangers, 1936 RR Phantom III Barker Coupe; 

George Howard and Regene Braun, 1963 RR Silver 

Cloud III; Jim Wangers, guest speaker; Guests of 

hosts, Gordon and Jennifer Wangers: Dave Anderson, 

Laurie Waid, Steve Waid, Robert and Chase. 

- Stephanie “Steve” Tarkington 

Sana Hamad and 

Jodie Arnold enjoy 

the wonderful buffet 

which Laurie Waid 

and Jennifer Wangers 

put together. 

Gary Wayne, Arthur Hammons, Virginia Foster, Joan Bowes and Larry Davis 

share their thoughts about the future of the American car industry. 

Gordon & 

Jennifer Wangers’ 

Roadrunner Ranch - 

a lovely home with 

beautiful grounds and 

some very terrifi c 

garages! 

One of our younger 

guests enjoying a lap 

around the go-cart 

track while two of our 

other members enjoy 

a relaxing conversation 

in the shade of an oak 

tree. 




Winning at the Santa Anita Concours Again 

San Diego Region RROC members Ken 

& Ann Smith of Rancho Santa Fe were 

awarded Best of Show, Post-War for their 

entry in the recent 2009 Santa Anita Picnic 

With The Ponies Concours d’Elegance at 

Santa Anita Park. 

Congratulations to Ken and Ann Smith and their PMC 

Their car is an extremely rare Rolls-Royce Phantom V State 

Landaulette, one of only fi ve PVs made to Mulliner Park Ward 

design number 2052. The design was made in response to requests 

by heads of state for a more formal open car for parade and 

ceremonial use. The entire rear compartment of the car, from the 

division rearward, has a convertible top, which when lowered is 

covered by a large leather boot cover. This particular car, 5VD83, 

was the second made and was the London show car for Rolls- 

Royce in 1965 alongside the newly introduced Silver Shadow. It 

was subsequently delivered to the Emir of Bahrain in August, 1966. 

The PMC was previously featured in the Peterson Museum display 

of cars of heads of state. Last year, John Ellison’s 1972 Phantom VI 

received this award, as well as the Peoples’ Choice Award. 

Supporting our RROC Region 

San Diego RROC Lifestyle 

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members at no charge. 

For car sales include chassis number and asking price. Photos will 

be published free if supplied in digital JPG, TIFF or Print Quality PDF 

formats. Film photos will be scanned and published at a nominal charge. 

Non-member advertising will be accepted at published rates. Display 

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