| The Rocky Mountain Oldsmobile Club (RMOC) started in the early 1980?s as a casual gathering of old car buffs and has now grown into an organization with well over ??80 members. Here is a sampling of the Club?s history.On August 5, 1979, Mike Watson, Bernie Steinberg, and Dick Belgard placed an ad in the Denver Post, inviting anyone interested in 1950?s Oldsmobiles to meet at Cranmer Park in Denver to socialize (talk cars and eat) at a picnic. Sixteen Oldsmobile were at this first get-together. They ranged in years from 1951 to 1960.In early 1980, arrangements were made with the Jim Blum Oldsmobile Dealership in southeast Denver, where Oldsmobile enthusiasts could meet once a month in the service bay area. With Jim?s assistance, the first meeting of the Rocky Mountain Oldsmobile Club was held.On July 26, 1980, a notice was placed in the Rocky Mountain News for a car show and picnic, which would be held on August 10, 1980. The picnic was a great success, with 34 Oldsmobiles ranging in years from the 1930?s through 1980.From this picnic, an organizational committee was formed and on September 13, 1980, the Rocky Mountain Oldsmobile Chapter emerged. Bernie Steinberg was the acting chairman and he volunteered to compile the bylaws for the Club. Since Bernie had legal background as an attorney the Club members felt the bylaws would be in capable hands. |
