32nd Westrek, 2001


Photos by Mike Knips, Ian Webb and Frank Hantak.


WT Jim Heisey and a car more familiar to past TREKERs in Cazenovia.

WT Another view of the Heisey Olympic

WT The Zimmerman's 137 Sport Runabout at Tallac

WT Joe and Gerry Kotlar's 135 Victoria

WT Steve Roake's VERY nice 135 Sport Sedan

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A view of the beautiful hills around Lake Tahoe

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A view of the beautiful hills around Lake Tahoe

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Richard Harry repairing his front wheel cylinder

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Richard Harry rebuilding front wheel cylinder

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Richard Harry new Franklin picked up at the Wertrek

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Richard Harry still working hard on that front wheel cylinder

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Looks like Marlene Zimmerman is cleaning brass, note Chet with the hat on watching.

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Chet talking about the beauty of the brass Marlene just cleaned.

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A few of the Franklins at the Westrek

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Drivers meet before the morning tour

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1931 Convertible Coupe with the Air Cooled News Editor in the rumble seat

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Beautiful Lake Tahoe

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Lee (1931) passing Richard(1934)

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Richard Harry on the first tour with his new Franklin

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Franklins lined up at an automobile Museum

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Franklin airplane on one of the Franklins in the Museum

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Chet and many Franklin members looking over some of the cars.

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Franklin members looking over some of the cars.

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Franklin members looking over some of the cars.

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Franklin members do, talk about Franklins

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Don Reddaway, why didn't I bring my Franklin

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Railroad Museum

Franklins members going for a ride

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Railroad Museum

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Railroad Museu, Bob Grim checking it out

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Railroad Museum

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Railroad Museum, what makes a Train run

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Railroad Museum

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Railroad Museum, some of the many Franklins lined up

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Railroad Museum, some of the many Franklins lined up

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Franklin Club banner at the hotel

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Bill Gewand workimg on Chet's Franklin

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Franklins lined up at the Tallac Historic Site

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Looking east onto Lake Tahoe

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Beautiful setting at the Tallac Historic Site

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Doug and Pauls Zimmernam's 1910 Model D

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Beautiful setting at the Tallac Historic Site

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Emmett Hood and Garnet Hantak

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1929 Victoria Brougham of Joe and Gerry Kotlar

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M.S. Dixie paddlewheeler that took us to Emerald Bay on Lake Thoe

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M.S. Dixie paddlewheeler on our way to Emerald bay

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The shore of Lake Tahoe

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M.S. Dixie II before the Franklin members take over

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M.S. Dixie II top deck full of Franklin members

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M.S. Dixie II top deck full of Franklin members

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M.S. Dixie II looking back at Zephyr Cove

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M.S. Dixie II cruise

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M.S. Dixie II cruise

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M.S. Dixie II cruisearound Lake Tahoe

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M.S. Dixie II cruise some of the many Franklin members

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M.S. Dixie II cruise Richary Harry thinking about his next Franklin

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M.S. Dixie II cruise looking back at Emerald Bay

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M.S. Dixie II cruise at Emerald Bay

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M.S. Dixie II cruise leaving Emerald Bay

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M.S. Dixie II cruise in open water, deep and beautiful

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M.S. Dixie II cruise

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M.S. Dixie II cruise

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M.S. Dixie II cruise

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M.S. Dixie II cruise, is the Neal Kissel sleeping? (in the cowboy hat)

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M.S. Dixie II cruise, looking back at Emerald Bay

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M.S. Dixie II cruise, Franklin members, looks like Don is having fun.

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M.S. Dixie II cruise, The BEES, Don and Helen Bartlett

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M.S. Dixie II cruise, Don Reddaway and Lee Webb

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M.S. Dixie II cruise

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Lee Webb, "Look at the Franklin part I found in the engine room"

WT 1929 Sedan

WT 1914 Series 4 model M Touring of John and Nancy Brunke

WT Some heavy thinking by Neal

WT Lee Webb a gas line of his new 1931 151 Convertible Coupe

WT Getting ready for the first tour

WT Cars pulling in to Ted Bacon's Car Collection in Minden, NV

WT Cars pulling in to Ted Bacon's Car Collection in Minden, NV

WT Inside Ted Bacon's Car Collection in Minden, NV

WT Ted Bacon's Car Collection in Minden, NV- with a Franklin to the left

WT Ted Bacon's Car Collection in Minden, NV

WT Ted Bacon's Car Collection in Minden, NVwith Franklins pulling in to park

WT Ted Bacon's Car Collection in Minden, NV with so many Franklins they took up all the parking

WT Ted Bacon's Car Collection in Minden, NV

WT Ted Bacon's Car Collection in Minden, NV

WT Ted Bacon's Car Collection in Minden, NV - Westrek waiting to sign in

WT Ted Bacon's Car Collection in Minden, NV

WT Ted Bacon's Car Collection in Minden, NV - a beautiful Series 9

WT Westreters returning for the days touring

WT Neal and Rob checking out the Series 10c

WT Adding gas to make the chassis run

WT Chet telling Jeffrey he doesn't think its going to run even with gas

WT Jeffrey Obertelli's 1933 Olympic Coupe

WT MS Dixis Cruise getting ready for all the Westrekers

WT Richary Harry and Mark Weiss repairing the Franklin's carb

WT Rob checking out the engine speed

WT Dave and Sue Roberts (Sue Past President HHFC) and Ron Andrew

WT RR Museum

WT Well what do you know, it really does run

WT Looking out from the MS Dixie

WT Tallac Historic Site, a beautiful place

WT Tallac Historic Site, a beautiful place

WT Tallac Historic Site, a beautiful place

WT Tallac Historic Site, a beautiful place

WT Tallac Historic Site, a beautiful place

WT Doug and Paula Zimmerman's 1910 model D

WT Do you think we can pass that Franklin

WT Do you think we can pass that Frankli, guess we can't

WT We'll keep trying till it will run, Jeffrey 1933 Olympic Coupe

WT Rob looking at someone feet, hope he is OK down there

WT Chet Zimmernam starting his 1904 Runabout

WT Chet Zimmernam making some adjustments to 1904

WT How to remove the snap ring

WT Snap ring off, now break the bead by driving the truck on to the tire and jump

WT Beautiful 1929 with an oval driving light

WT The line to board the MS Dixie

WT John and Nancy's 1913 with engine trouble

WT Look close, you can see the cam shaft

WT Look close, the complete side of the engine is gone

WT Drivings meeting before the mornings tour

WT Drivings meeting, pink cap is going to be our leader

WT Doug trying to tell everyone to follow the guy with the pink cap, yes they are laughing

WT WoW, everyone is listening very close

WT Doug giving all the details at the drivers meeting

WT Doug giving all the details at the drivers meeting

WT Smoke coming from a large forest fire

WT Beautiful Olympic Convertible

WT Franklins at the RR Museum

WTFranklins at Genoa for lunch

WTFranklins at Genoa for lunch

WT Franklins at Genoa for lunch

WT John and Nancy after the rod let go

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