WCMCM – The Paddle 1986

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• Membership Renewal Notice
• A Recap of 1986
• November Fundraiser a Success
• Next Year's First Fantrip to Be Popular
• White 789 Spotted Bakersfield, Calif
• A Buyer for Gardena #31
• Another "Muzzle Loader" Transit Found
• Assistance of #324's Move Offered
• #72 Heads Back Home
• Purchase of Santa Monica #5108 Being Considered
• January Fundraiser Date Set
• Major Southland Accident
• A Notice of Appreciation
• "The Collection"
• Mass R.T.D. Coach Donation Being Studied
• Long Beach Motor Bus Coach Bought
• Fresno TDH 4509 To Be Brought To La Puente Next Month
• #5184 Goes to Western Diesel Electric
• #2623 Readied & Moved
• The TDH 4509 Saga Continues
• #5184 Returns to La Puente
• Golden Gate Transit Gets 102A3s

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• Next Year's Open House Date Set
• Another Contribution Received
• 2nd Coach Donation May Be Made
• Parts Bus Scrapping Program to Take Place This Fall
• Interest in L.A.T.L. #5008 Revived
• Valley Transit #72 Saved
• Driver Needed for Donated Coach Movement
• #246 Returns from Williams
• Message to Coach Owners About Insurance
• "a Message from The President"
• San Francisco Muni White May Be Given to Us
• About Our Society's Dues
• An Inquiry from Hawaii
• TDM 4509 Suburban Found
• Last Month's Fantrip a Success
• The Collection
• Prospects of Purchase Very Good of Long Beach Motor Bus Mack & Los Angeles Motor Coach Old Look
• La Puente Gets an Inspection Visit
• San Francisco Market Street Railway Motorcoach Existence Heard About
• Large Donation of Brake Shoes Available
• This Months' New Members

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• November Fund Raiser Pot Luck Dinner at Stephen's house
• 5 New Members (Total of 79)
• Ted Campbell Is In Williams
• Marcel Sales reports on Peerless #246

Line 3, Run 9

• The Collection
• "Society" Changes To "Museum"
• Towcar in Jeopardy
• Influx of New Members (21)
• New Change on The Paddle (computer)

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• Membership invitation assistance from Connecticut (sic)
• Ralph wants to "Lose Weight"
• Largest donation up to date received

Line 3, Run 7

• 2nd Annual Open House and Banquet a large success
• The Paddle Classified Ads
• Board of Directors Changes
• Committee to be formed for 3rd Annual Open House/Banquet
• A minor change in our name "West Coast Motor Coach Museum"
• New members
• Marcel Sales
• Letter from the (new) President, Ralph Cantos

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• Stored Coaches Found in Provo Utah
• Movement of #8634 Delayed
• RTD to Have Coach on Display at Open House
• Banquet space available
• Fund raising ideas needed
• We have a maintenance supervisor
• Updated Coach Roster Next Month
• We have a secretary now
• Two Members Win Awards at Bus Bash
• Random Map

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• #5121's original number noted
• Rare Parlor car For Sale - Earl Johnston Jr. of Sandhill Tours
• #2263 Undergoing Interior Restoration
• 2nd Annual Open House, Dinner...
• About Canadian Member, Robert Pineault's Trin 41S
• More Conneticut Bus News From James Lucey
• #4511 comes home
• #632 going back together
• Streetor IL Yellow Coach PDG3701 For Sale
• #661 Unable To Attend in June
• Silversides Parts Bus May Be Bought - Alex Lock
• #8634 to go to Western Diesel
• TDM4801 Saga Comes To An End
• LATL #5008 Found

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• 3rd Meeting with R.T.D.
• Our Collection Gets Inspected - RTD's Louis Maspero
• First Response from Bus Trader Ad
• Mike Haddock to help with Non-Profit Corp status
• Another R.T.D. Auction
• San Francisco Muni Whites Found - by Alex Lock
• More Photos of our Collection - by Mark Lawrence
• James Lucey briefed us on small bus collection at Warehouse Point Trolley Museum in Bloomfield Conneticut
• More Buses Coming - from Ralph Cantos via Bill Billings
• Rare White Touring Bus Found - by Gordon Smith
• Two RTB Buses Spotted in Hollywood - by Harry Gotwetter
• James Lucey Reports Rare Milwaukee Buses For Sale
• Gift of Phoenix Transit Systems RTS ashtray, books and map from James Park

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• #5505, #9811 possibly to work for RTD
• Silversides to get brakes
• 2nd Meeting with RTD
• #9811 Repaired
• A Visit from the North - Alan Fong
• Maintenence Program Improved
• More Space at La Puent
• #5505 Completed
• #8634's Engine Nears Final Assembly
• #632 Gets Trans
• Bus Auction in Sacramento
• #5505 Test Drive Results
• #101 Road Tested
• National Bus Trader ad

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• The Fuitsalad Project goes to Tom Powell at Western Diesel
• LATL #5104 For Sale
• Buses for Sale in Bay Area
• It's Getting Better at La Puente
• #632 Goes North to Bill Billings at Eastshort Lines
• Fresno Old Look Found
• About The Towcar
• Other Peerless Restorations
• Trade Tech Selling Bus Parts
• Another Mac C-49 DM Found
• Ashbury Rapid Transit #101 Progressing Well
• "Cantos School" Drivers Training Program Started
• #9811's Steering Improved
• Charles' #1690 Gets Insurance
• New Member - Alan Fong
• We will have Patches or Lappels Soon

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• Club Dues
• New Paddle Format & Logo
• Major Dues Change
• Membership Numbers Double (to 15)
• '86 Coach Roster