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The Northland Chapter is a club
of professional car enthusiasts dedicated to the restoration and preservation of vehicles such as
ambulances, hearses, limousines, and flower cars. In our website you will find a
vast collection of information on these classic automobiles. |
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5/27/09:
Northland Chapter members Paul Saether and Chuck Kramer ventured way
south to Bowling Green Kentucky to take delivery of Saether Livery's
FOURTH Eagle Ultimate Elite hearse. Congratulations are in
order, as are pictures, which are
here and
here!
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5/25/09: The
Northland Professional Car Archives,
the world's largest collection of professional car photographs and
information, tops 1800 photographs!
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5/25/09: Check out
the
EVENTS page for updates on
local car shows and cruises where you are likely to meet up with
fellow Northland Chapter members!
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The latest issue of
THE PROFESSIONAL CAR is out! For the numerically
inclined, it is issue 130. The Northland Chapter is
collectively thrilled to see publication resumed on the magazine,
and we look forward to coming issues in short order and on time.
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Congratulations to Tony Karsnia,
Editor of THE NORTHLAND CROWN JOURNAL! The Northland
Chapter's quarterly publication was just honored with the
prestigious 2008 Golden Quill award
from Old Cars Weekly in recognition of excellence in publishing in
the Regional Compact Publication category.
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A new book is available, by
Professional Car enthusiast Peter Adsten. Entitled, "Crestline
- Building World Class Ambulances," the book covers the professional
cars and truck-based ambulances produced by Crestline. There
are about 25 professional car photographs in it, along with many
photographs of their truck-based ambulances. Order through
Peter's website.
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New Website & Forums:
THE FRIENDS OF THE PROFESSIONAL CAR SOCIETY
have established a new forum for professional car discussion,
following unexpected changes in the website we've known for a
decade. The web address is:
www.professionalcarsociety.org. Please join us there!
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The
2009 International Meet of the Professional Car Society, Inc. will
be in Flint, Michigan August 11-15. The Mid-Michigan Chapter,
under the direction of Brady Smith, has planned a wonderful event to
celebrate the centennial of the motorized hearse.
Details and
registration form are here.
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The addition of the
Walter M.P. McCall Collection photographs continues in the archives.
More than 300 rare photographs have been added spanning the
decades from the 1920s to the 1980s. Many of
the photographs are from Canada, furthering our mission of Preserving the World's Professional Car History™.
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JUNE, 2009
PROFESSIONAL CAR
FEATURE OF THE MONTH
What's this? A PACKARD
Carved Side Hearse? We know it isn't a Henney Packard. See
why on the
Feature of the Month page. |
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We
are proud
to host the Miller-Meteor Chapter's own web page. Click the M-M logo to visit the Miller-Meteor webpage and see the M-M of the Month!
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WHAT ARE YOU DOING LABOR DAY
WEEKEND, 2009?
CHECK THE MILLER-METEOR PAGE TO FIND OUT! |
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 Events
in the Northlands
There's lots to do with your professional
car in the Northland. In fact, just about any night of the week,
there's a cruise-in, car cruise, car show, or car something! Check
out the EVENTS calendar.
Northland
Professional Car Archives -
Preserving
the World's Professional Car History™
See over 1,800 photos ranging from the horse-drawn
hearse era of the 1800s to the 2009 professional
cars. Hearses, ambulances, combinations, flower cars,
limousines; you name it, we've got it!
Online
Museum Pages
In the Museum section, you'll find
a gallery of photographs of professional cars throughout the years, an
exhibit of Miller-Meteor Cadillac Criterion Ambulances, several hundred
photographs of past meets in the events exhibit, and a member's exhibit
featuring the Northland members' professional cars.
The
Northland Crown Journal
is
the official publication of the
Northlands, and an award-winning publication. Join the
Northland Chapter
here to
get your copy of the current issue published in December, 2008, featuring 14 high quality full-color
photographs, the story of a Superior Miller-Meteor, extensive
information about A & S Custom Coach including ads and delivery
photographs, and this issue's spotlight is shining on Jon Wurm's 1966
C/B Oldsmobile Landau Hearse.
Please Visit Our
Sponsors
We are privileged to have the
support of businesses who are affirming of our dedication to the proper
restoration, preservation, and display of professional cars.
Visit our sponsors page and see the products &
services they have to offer. Our sincere thanks to all our supporters and
members!
Professional
car enthusiast? Join
us! Click here
for membership information!
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