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Buick Club ofof the
Newsletter America
Fireball Chapter Buick Club of America
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DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE JANUARY 2022 VOLUME 31, ISSUE 1 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE:
Father Time, Fireball member Neil Solberg holding his 4 day old eighth Great
grandchild, provides hope for 2022
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Newsletter of the Fireball Chapter Buick Club of America
Director’s Message
A new year and a new Past BCA President Kevin Kinney Kevin
photograph of your director so recently passed away. I will write more about
you can recognize me. In Kevin later in this newsletter.
2021 I had cataract surgery Father Time The photo on the front showing Neil
and no longer need glasses, Solberg and his latest great grandchild, suggests
except to read. Why am I he could represent street people. He promised
pictured with large black
Jeanne he would get a trim right after he did his
framed glasses? I quickly
Santa Claus impersonation this year.
found it to be a pain in the
tuckus looking for my reading glasses. I had a Remembering those we lost in 2021.
pair of bifocals made with the reading correction
on the bottom and plain on top. I now know where
Walt Carlson
my glasses are at all times.
February Gathering We have been working with
the location for our annual birthday and
anniversary party. The price of everything is on
the rise in addition to the shipping problems. After
a lot of head scratching, we selected a buffet for
our meal. We will not have any entertainment this
year, giving us more time for catching up. There
will be a very short meeting before dinner. This
will provide us an opportunity to discuss any Virgil Siewert
changes, gatherings or other club items.
2022 Buick Club of America National Looks
like it will be large. The host hotel is full and the
overflow hotel is taking reservations at the same
room rate. If you ever thought about attending a
national, this one is a nice day’s drive away. I
encourage you to attend. It is a great opportunity Stay Warm and Stay Safe Jim
to see some beautiful cars and meet great people
from a number of countries, all though the bug
may deter foreign travelers this year.
It seems the Buick GNX is getting lot of attention
lately. There are a couple low mileage ones
floating around the car market. I have seen
numbers like 33 to 800 actual miles. Why have
them if you do not drive and enjoy them? We
have 6 Buicks with between 100,000 (our low
mileage car) to 250,000 miles. As you can see,
we enjoy and drive them. More on the GNX in this
issue.
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Newsletter of the Fireball Chapter Buick Club of America
SIGN UP TODAY
Annual Fireball Chapter Birthday
and Valentine Party
February 12, 2022
We will gather at LUCKY 13 Restaurant
Plymouth Minnesota.
3000 Harbor Lane North, Plymouth Minnesota
FIREBALL BIRTHDAY AND VALENTINE PARTY RESERVATION
FEBRUARY 12, 2022
SOCIAL HOUR 6:00 P.M. DINNER 7:00 P.M.
CASH BAR
No entertainment, just conversation with friends.
Reservations for February Fireball Birthday and Valentine party.
$20.00 PER PERSON
Name ______________________________________________
Guest ______________________________________________
Make check out to: Fireball Chapter
Payment Included $ _______ Send to:
Carol Farmer
3488 Edmonson Ave S.E.
Delano 55328-5239
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NOTICE
FIREBALL CHAPTER 2022 RENEWALS
If our membership director has not heard from you, this may be your last newsletter.
Please send in your renewal in a timely manner. Also any updated photos, car changes or e-
mail addresses. A renewal form can be found in this newsletter and on our website.
If you have chosen to not renew, thank you for your participation and if we can assist you please
call.
JANUARY BIRTHDAYS
Dorothy Hudson Jim Jaeger Richard McCrory Rollie Toenges
JANUARY ANNIVERSARIES
Alan and Joy Oldfield
Kevin Kinney
I am sad to report the loss of a driving force in the collector car world.
Kevin Kinney was a past Director of the Minnesota Gopher State
Chapter of the Buick Club of America, a past President of the Buick Club
America. He was also heavily involved in the Buick Riviera Association
and Oldsmobile organizations. Kevin had a wealth of knowledge on
automobiles and was willing to share it and help in any way. We will all
miss his smiling face. He was only 62. Our condolences to his family.
1973 Buick GS Drag Races
1979 Buick Century Turbo
Coupe
General Motors produced
roughly 1,100 examples of
the Buick Century Turbo
Coupe between the 1979 and
1980 model years, making
this lesser-known Buick
performance coupe one of the more rare GM vehicles of the late 1970s and early 1980s. There is a
video of this race on the internenet.
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Newsletter of the Fireball Chapter Buick Club of America
Prices for GNXs are definitely on the rise…
To the non-gearhead people, the Buick
GNX seems to not be all that
impressive. After all, other than the
blacked-out exterior, it looks similar to
something their grandpa drove back in
the day. That’s why people seem to be
freaking out about a GNX which
caused quite the bidding frenzy on
eBay recently, the final bid coming in
at $249,999 to set a new record for the
site. They probably think car people
are all a bunch of idiots.
The last 1987 Buick Grand National ever built heads to auction with 33 miles on odometer.
The last Buick Grand National ever made is heading to auction with Barrett-Jackson at the company's
flagship Scottsdale, Arizona, auction scheduled for Jan 22-30, 2022.
Throughout the Malaise Era, the
Indianapolis 500 almost always
managed to find interesting vehicles to
use as pace cars: The Hurst/Olds
Cutlass in 1974, C3 Corvette in '78,
Fox Mustang in '79 and Pontiac Trans
Am Turbo in 1980. But in 1976, Indy
had a posher pace car—and at the
upcoming Mecum auction, you'll be
able to pick up a replica. Say "Have a
nice day!" to the 1976 Buick Century
Pace Car Edition.
Gas Prices
Over the years we all heard about, or us older
members have experienced, gas at $0.19 cents. We
heard we could fill a car for $2.00 and have change
left over for a burger. I recently came across an
article talking about gas prices. Gas in 1937 was
$0.19 per gallon. Bringing that up to today’s dollar
value would make the gas $3.41 today. Feel
better?? They project $4.00 gas by Memorial Day.
That is $0.39 in 1937 dollars.
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Friends, please be careful
Yesterday I went to a Christmas party. I had a
few beers. followed by a few cocktails, followed
by a few shots…I still had the sense to know
that I was over the limit. That’s when I decided
to do what I had never done before, I took a cab
home.
Sure enough there was a police road block on
the way to my house and since it was a cab.
they waved it past. I arrived home without
incident.
This was both a great relief and a surprise because I had never driven a cab before, I don’t even
know where I got it from and now that it is in my garage, I don’t know what to do with it.
1972 Buick Skylark GSX Replica
Gives You All The Muscle At A
Bargain Price
Tribute cars are an excellent way to experience the
original, for a lot less!
While Buick may not be a very talked-about brand
these days, this insane American luxury automobile
company has deep roots in the awesome GM muscle
cars that we all know and love today. Models such as
the GNX or Regal will forever be cemented into the minds and hearts of automotive enthusiasts
everywhere as they paved the path for the modern supercar slayers that roam the streets of the USA.
However, if you look at what came before those vehicles, you’ll find a great lineup of tire-burning
muscle cars, especially within the A-body platform. Many enthusiasts would love to get their hands on
a vehicle like the one we are about to show you because of its incredible design, massive engine,
and ‘70s heritage.
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Newsletter of the Fireball Chapter Buick Club of America
4947 Fairhill Drive S.E., Buffalo, Minnesota 55313 fireballchapterbca.com
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Dates to Remember and Mark on your Calendar
2022 Schedule Still Looking for Opportunities
February 12 Annual Birthday and Valentine Party.
June 22-25 BCA National, Lisle Illinois
September Stillwater Motors 100th Anniversary Buick show
2022 Fireball Board of Directors
Director Jim Jaeger
jaegerjh@aol.com 763-226-1193
Assistant Director Ed Gunyo
egunyo@msn.com 612-824-9339
Past Director Rollie Toenges
rptoenges@aol.com 952-938-6200
Treasurer Carol Farmer
cskylark53@aol.com 763-972-1088
Membership Director Linda Paul
Lapaul32@gmail.com 651-777-6351
Website Administrator Linda Paul
Lapaul32@gmail.com 651-777-6351
Regional Director John McCarthy
Happy New Year jt-mccarthy@hotmail.com 605-271-3383
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