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Web Site: http://www.ncrs.org/scc/ Email address: [email protected] Volume 37, Number 3, August 2017 Web Site: http://www.ncrs.org/scc/

See Page 6 for the Story & Photos

Web Site: http://www.ncrs.org/scc/ 2 Email address: [email protected]

Table of Contents 2017 Board Members Page 3

Calendar 2017 / New Members Page 4

Chairmans Report– Darold Shirwo Page 5

SCC On the Road Again by Carol Troyer Page 6-7

SCC Al Knochs Interiors Tour Page 8-9

On The Road to San Antonio by Darold Shirwo Page 10-11

Regional AWARDS pictures Page 12-14

SCC/NCRS Technical Presentation/Judging School Page 15

SCC/NCRS Fall Judged Meet & Judging School Page 16

2017 SCC/NCRS Fall Meet Oct. 13-14 Registration Page 17

CCC Fall Judged Meet Page 18

2017 San Antonio National Convention Awards & Recognitions Page 19

SCC Board Meeting Minutes 0-21

Corvette Quiz Page 22

Chapter Badges / SCC Call for Nominations Page 23

Advertisment Page 24

Members Classifieds Page 25

Advertisments Page 26-27

Keeping your Email address up-to-date is important, so please contact our Webmaster, Ed Vignone, at

[email protected] with any corrections. Email is the method used to notify members of calendar changes and

events that take place between issues of the Bonding Strip.

Please send your correct Email address to [email protected] and add [email protected] and socal-

[email protected] to your Spam Checker friends list. Also SCC mail is often flagged as spam because of the nu-

merous email addresses in their BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) fields. Members can protect SCC mail from being

flagged as SPAM by putting SCC ’s return addresses ([email protected] and [email protected]) into their

email program's Address Book.

The board has a meeting at 6:00 pm on the second Monday of each month. Members are welcome to attend.

Send Address Corrections to: Ed Vignone, 5 Via Pasa, San Clemente, CA 92673.

Phone: H 949-248-0931 C 949.292.3397 [email protected]

Photo Contributors:

Many thanks to Ed Vignone, Darold Shirwo, Carol & Don Troyer, and Vinnie Peters who

contributed photos for this publication.


SCC/NCRS 2017 Board of Directors

Chairman: Darold Shirwo, 8484 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211

H 310-278-2000 W 310.278.2000 [email protected]

Vice Chairman: Allen Morris, PO Box 3238, Mission Viejo, CA 92690–1238

H 949-367-9000 [email protected]

Membership Chairman Ed Vignone, 5 Via Pasa, San Clemente, CA 92673

H 949-248-0931 C 949.292.3397 [email protected]

Communications: Rich Norbrothen 25931 Corriente Lane, Mission Viejo, CA 92691 949-632-7855 [email protected]

Treasurer: Verity Hobbs PO Box 2316, Newport Beach, CA. 92659


Tech Advisor: Rusty Hobbs PO Box 2316, Newport Beach, CA. 92659


Activities: Bob Crane 416 Mountain View Ct, Orange CA 92869

714-458-6395 [email protected]

Bonding Strip Circulation: Don & Carol Troyer, 1234 Sierra Vista Ave., Alhambra, CA 91801


Bonding Strip Editor: Jamie Fiffles, 1700 Tambor Drive, Glendale CA 91208


Public Relations: Rob Myrick


TABULATION: Pat Louer, 425 Atwood Drive, Corona, Ca 92879


Secretary: Ralph Haun, P O Box 4402 Laguna Beach, CA 92652

949-494-6931 [email protected]

Historian: Gary Hiltunen 331 Osprey Loop , Chester CA 96020

530 259-5997 909-437-9288 [email protected]

NCRS Region IX Representative: Mike Ingham, 6047 Lawton Avenue, Oakland, CA

94618 510-420-0968 [email protected]

NCRS registered marks used in The Bonding Strip are NCRS Founders Award®, NCRS Master Judge

Award®, NCRS Performance Verification Award®, NCRS Flight Award®, and NCRS Sportsman Award®

are registered with the United States Department of Commerce and Trademark Office.

The NCRS American Heritage AwardSM application is pending.

Co-Judging Chairman: Beverly LeGate, P. O, Box 2739 Ramona, CA 92065

408.981.1200 [email protected]

Co-Judging Chairman: John LeGate, P. O, Box 2739 Ramona, CA 92065

408.888.0335 [email protected]

Membership Administrator Jerry Louer 951.734.9818 [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]







SCC/NCRS Calendar 2017

To the following new Member:

Vlad Viner

Randy Goodwin

Christopher Berkin

Robert Mann

Randy Paulson

Harry Inman

August 2017

14 Board Meeting 7 PM at Penske Chevrolet 18605 Studebaker Rd, Cerritos

September 2017

7 - 9 Northwest Regional

11 Board Meeting 7 PM at Penske Chevrolet 18605 Studebaker Rd, Cerritos

,

October 2017

2 The Arizona Chapter NCRS Fall Meet in

Scottsdale, AZ

6-7 Central California Chapter Fall Meet Cambria CA

13-14 SCC Fall Meet

16 Board Meeting 7 PM at Penske Chevrolet 18605 Studebaker Rd, Cerritos , 25-27 Texas Regional Frisco, TX Note: Board Meetings are open to all members

The Southern California Chapter represents members of the National Corvette Restorer’s Society

from Central California through the Mexican border. It was formed in 1981 and we currently have

over 160 members. Any membership inquiries and change of address should be sent to :

Membership Chairman

Ed Vignone 5 Via Pasa, San Clemente, CA 92673 949-248-0931 [email protected]

Opinions stated herein are those of the authors and do not represent those of NCRS, Inc.

or the NCRS/ Southern California Chapter.


CHAIRMAN'S REPORT by Darold Shirwo

Congratulations SCC, NCC, CCC and AZ for making the Western Regional Meet in Laughlin a booming success. The meet had about 150 registrants and about 40 cars for judging and the Volunteers from all the chapters made registration, judging, the reception, the banquet, the tour, the brewery soiree and everything else a most enjoyable event. The contributions from all our sponsors was pivotal in giving us the resources to offer as much as possible to the members and we cannot thank them all enough. We are in the process of doing our accounting but at first blush I can say we made money. The next major event is the National in San Antonio and Jerry Louer is our wagon master, and he has planned another super tour for all that participate. I will tell you from my own experience from many of Jerry's tours that they enhance friendships and Corvette driving experiences. I would urge anyone that is thinking about going to join our Southern California road tour. The spring meet at John Piovesans was fabulous even though we had a bit of rain - I am still dry-ing my car out from the soaking. The fall meet will be at the Hobbs ranch and I need not say that each and every meet there has been a blockbuster so make plans ahead to come to the meet. There will be a tech session on June 10, 2017 in Ramona and there is a flyer inside to give you all the details - come down, learn, eat and kibitz. Please support your club and join the board and "SAVE THE WAVE”

Rusty Hobbs SCC/NCRS present Technical Adviser has passed away.

Rusty was a member for over 28 years.

During that time, He served as Chairman, Vice Chairman, Judging Chairman and

currently was Technical Chairman.

Rusty also received the Chapter’s “Distinguished Service Award”.

More detailed information will follow.


On the Road Again By Carol Troyer

On the road again, it all began with 3 Corvettes (Louer’s 57, Troyer’s 67 and Shirwo’s 96) leaving from Krispy Kreme in Ontario. Along for the trip were the Inman’s driving a SUV to carry the water, luggage and anything else that wouldn’t fit into the Vettes, but most importantly the wine and makeup. Who wants hot wine and melted makeup? Lucky for us the SUV traveled with us, when they provided an emergency lift for a heatstroke victim. (More on that later.) A couple of more Corvettes (the Legate’s and the Hachigian’s) joined us along the way to our first night’s desti-nation, Tucson.

What an eventful, but not welcome, ride to San Antonio. There was a 57, 66 and 67 Vette on the tour. None had AC and being older cars, you never know what can happen. Well, the first day the temperatures got to 112 degrees by the time we stopped for lunch and continued to climb to a high of 116 degrees! Beverly looked like she might expire any minute so she caught a ride with Darold in his air-conditioned car. At a place called Tonopah, our first mishap occurred. While stopping for gas, it was noticed that a lot of water was coming from underneath our 67. Bad news! It was the water pump. With good for-tune coming our way, some kind local guy called and found us a new pump in a town 12 miles away. After making a run to get it, Don spent the next hour plus installing a new pump in 116-degree weather!

Also on that first day, we almost lost a passenger. Pat started experiencing all the signs of heat-stroke. With the help of Connie, because she could hardly stand up, Pat managed to climb into the SUV where she rode to the hotel. A scary event for sure! That’s when we wives started to really question the wisdom of our husbands to travel the roads in such extreme heat with no AC. Guess we should have questioned earlier! We all made it to the hotel where we met up with the other two cars on our road tour (the Mion’s and the Vignone’s). That made a total of seven Vettes plus the

SUV, the official group.

A highlight of the trip was a stop at Al Knochs Interiors. What an eye popping sight and expe-rience. It’s hard to describe. Everything imagi-nable must have been there! All I can say is if you have an opportunity to visit, you should take it. After two hours, we felt like there was plenty more to hear and see.

We celebrated across the miles with casual get-togethers each evening. On the 6th, we enjoyed a

champagne toast for Carol and Don’s Wedding Anniversary and on the 7th, Carol hosted a pizza


party for Don’s Birthday. At the end of each day we could share our experiences and build our sense of camaraderie.

Except for the heat, all seemed to be going relatively well. Boom! On our way to the “last night out,” a black cloud hit again. In front of us we could see smoke filling the inside of the Louer’s car. As the car made a quick stop and Pat came flying out, we found out sparks and smoke had been com-ing from under the dash. Jerry determined some wires had been rubbing. With some simple wrap-ping of electrical tape, the problem seemed to be solved & we were again on our way.

Unfortunately, that wasn’t to be their only problem. The 57 decided to give them a hard time. The damper pulley separated and the car overheated. The group of 4 or 5 expert home mechanics thought they had devised a temporary solution. It was not to be. Finally, the 57 gave up, and a flat-bed truck had to be called. We were 24 miles from Ozona, the” biggest little town in the world.”

Most of us went on to Ozona, to try to find parts & help. Luck was with us again. After several phone calls, a repair shop was found who had a worker, Juan, who could weld, if we could get a hold of him. (The shop had to close early for a prior commitment.) Long story short Juan was found, car was flatbeded to town and he went to work. An hour later, the car was welded and ready to go again. But the best part of the story was that Juan, who did an excellent job, only asked for $20 and said it was just a pleasure to be able to work on the 57!

Despite it all, somehow, we all made it to the last night out and the convention. The Louers won, at the last night out reception, the Blow Out award for having the worst luck on this year’s road tours.

Southern California road tour participants:

Jerry & Pat Louer (Leader) Don & Carol Troyer

John & Beverly LeGate Michael & Jeanne Hachigian

Gary & Karen Mion Ed & Barbara Vignone

Darold Shirwo Harry & Connie Inman


Al Knochs Interiors Tour


On The Road to San Antonio

By Darold Shirwo

It's July 5, 2017 and the day is bright, clear and warm and, as usual, our group (led by the infamous tour guides Jerry and Pat Louer in their beautiful white/silver '57) is meeting at Krispy Kreme to head off to San Antonio early Wednesday morning: 3 Corvettes and an SUV.

We hit the road and we are on the way at 70 mph and cruising. We get to about Banning and we meet up with another of our crew from Northern California, Jeanne & Mike, in a bright yellow Corvette.

Our first real stop is in Quartzite for lunch and when we get off the freeway at exit 17 (it is 119 out) the Az road people are tarring the bridge - hot and sticky.

After lunch, we head off to Tucson where we will spend our first night at Hampton Inn (Jerry picked Hamptons because of the rates and the great accommodations). We stopped for gas in Tonopah, Az., and at the pump Don Troyer's water pump starts leaking, (it was 116o outside) Fortunately there was a car guy there and he referred us to an O'Reilly about 2 miles away and Don and I went over and got a small block pump.

The rest of the crew (except Don, Carol and me), headed off to Tucson while Don jumped into the really hot engine compartment and changed the pump.

When we eventually got to Tucson we met up with Barbara and Ed Vignone, John and Bev Legate and Gary and Karen Mion, from AZ (110o- do you get the message?). It was so hot that Pat Louer’s shoe came apart because of the heat coming through the ‘57’s floor. We had a late dinner and a good night’s rest.

The next morning after a great Hampton breakfast we took off for Las Cruces at our usual cruising 70 mph and as usual lunch and gas stops along the way.

Arriving in Las Cruces (still hot) we settled in and looked for a dinner place; some of the group headed to the tourist area and walked around there and the rest of us went to a winery for another nice dinner and wine. If anyone is interested, Las Cruces has had a revitalization and they have one great tourist spot.

Another early day with a great Hampton breakfast and off to a tour stop (a Jerry L delight) - none other than Al Knoch's.

When we pulled up to this huge building, we were able to find our way into the Al Knoch antique parlor (2 floors of row after row after row of antiques). Searching around we ended up in the back where the interiors are done. Al's facility is amazing in that he manufac-tures all the interior stuff that we need, dream about, languish over and save pennies for. None of us, nor you, could ever comprehend how much work goes into putting out interior products that meet our NCRS satisfactions.

The pictures we took of the plant do not do it justice because you must be there to watch them sew, imprint, heat, glue, press and do all the manufacturing processes that are neces-sary to create the perfect door panels, seat covers, headlin-ers, etc. that we need in our restorations. Al not only does Corvette stuff but Camaro, Chevelle and Chrysler/Dodge inte-riors, and of course, Al had libations for us.


After spending a couple of fantastic hours in the an-tique shop and the interior plant we headed off for lunch and our next stop in Fort Stockton.

Arriving in Fort Stockton (still hot) we tried to decide on dinner and the girls suggested that we have a party in celebration of Don Troyer's birthday and Carol Troy-er hosted a pizza party for everyone. The hotel, which had a bar, opened for our pizza party and we partied.

The next day we fired up our cars and headed off to Kerrville for the last night out. Little did we know that another disaster awaited us.

In the middle of nowhere Jerry & Pat’s '57 broke down; the fan pulley on the harmonic balancer separated and

Gary Mion and Jerry were upside, downside, underside the car trying to fix the pulley so we could get to the next town, Ozona, which was about 23 miles away - no luck.

We called information and found a welding shop in Ozona and spoke to the owner who understood the problem (he is a Mustang guy) but it was about 11 AM and he was leaving at 12PM to go to a wedding and would not be there.

He told us his worker (Juan) could come by if we got there and he would look at the problem, Jerry got a flatbed and the '57 made it to town.

Juan (a youngster - about 20) looked at the problem and the '57 got jacked up in the air and he took his file and torch to the pulley and after about an hour he had fixed the pulley that had separated.. You ask how much did this misadventure cost; Juan wanted $20. (Jerry gave him what it was worth to him).

On the road, again with no issues with the newly fixed pulley and smooth sailing into Kerrville to YO Ranch and the Last Night Out.

Jerry & Pat earned one award they didn’t expect and did-n’t really want: The “Blow Out Award”, given to the driver of the Corvette having the most difficulty on the Road Tour.

We all got registered and had a well-deserved reception with the Louer's getting the hard luck award.

The next day it was into San Antonio for the start of this year’s National meet. Our group received many awards and, eventually, everyone arrived safely home.


2017 Convention Awards


By Beverly LeGate

Pinch Me - did I dream this?

I had been pleading to have a gathering at our LeGate home

in Ramona. Convincing our SCC Board we don't live at the

BORDER was quite a task. Maybe I wore them down be-

cause my dream came true. Approval to host a Tech Ses-

sion, Judging School and a Museum Tour. Fantastic! We

arranged donuts and coffee and a pizza lunch, rental tables

and chairs, and got our Tech Session host Michael Mermel-

stein of Americas Finest Corvettes onboard and we were set.

Did I hear you ask, "What could possibly go wrong?" OMG

no one told CAL TRANS we were having a gathering at the

LeGate home. All 23 members traveling into Ramona

came to a screeching HALT one mile from our Main Street

due to an emergency road closure. I don't care if a boulder

came down. Practically all our 23 members had to go back

either thru Escondido to Hwy 15 and come back to Ramona

thru Poway or take a mountain road into Ramona.

We were a little late getting started at Americas Finest Cor-

vette but Michael rolled with everything thrown at him.

Michael Mermelstein is a walking wealth of knowledge and

he is the largest advertiser in the NCRS Driveline. Give Mi-

chael Mermelstein a call if you have any questions.

The LeGate Home and the Judging School followed the Tech

Session. I covered some judging field etiquettes with help

from our audience. John talked about his restoration pro-

ject and the NCRS paint guidelines on my '72. I can't believe

this has been a project for over ten years. We then went

outside to discuss the pin striping on Jack Knish's '69 and the

judging of the pin striping along with the removal of the pin

striping vs. the point deduction.

Our Ramona family-owned restaurant delivered our pizzas

and everyone seemed to enjoy them.

Who knew our little town of Ramona's Rotors Museum is

one of three helicopter museums in the world.

If you are ever in our small town, please check out the Classic

Rotors Museum. 20 members

did and they enjoyed the in-

formative docents walking us

thru the museum.

Despite the obstacles encoun-

tered at the beginning, it turned

out to be a successful Corvette

event.


October 13 - 14, 2017 Verity & Rusty Hobbs Ranch in Fallbrook

665 Burma Rd. Fallbrook, CA. 92028

Judging School, Hobbs Ranch on Friday October 13th at 5 PM

Directions:

From the I-15 freeway

Exit at CA-76 (Pala Rd.) and go west. Turn right on Olive Hill Rd. at the

McDonalds. Follow Olive Hill Rd. until it intersects with Burma Rd.

Turn left on Burma Rd. At the end of Burma Rd. (at Sleeping Indian Rd.) the Ranch is on the right side.

From I-5 freeway

Exit at CA-76 and go – East

Turn Left on Olive Hill Rd. at the McDonalds. Follow Olive Hill Rd. until it intersects with Burma Rd.

Turn left on Burma Rd. At the end of Burma Rd. (at Sleeping Indian Rd.) the Ranch is on the right side.

Hotel:

The Fallbrook Country Inn, 1425 South Mission Road, Fallbrook, CA 92028 www.fallbrookhotel.com 760 728 1114

Use your favorite website to book your hotel and make your best deal.

Hotels.com or Expedia or the Hotel directly.

SCC/NCRS Fall Judged Meet & Judging School

http://www.fallbrookhotel.com


Verity & Rusty Hobbs Ranch 665 Burma Rd. Fallbrook, CA. 92028

Registration starts May 31, 2017. No registration accepted before that time.

Judging School on Friday October 13th at 5 PM at Hobbs Ranch.

Judging Questions: Beverly & John LeGate 408-981-1200, [email protected] Hotel: The Fallbrook Country Inn, 1425 South Mission Road, Fallbrook, CA 92028 www.fallbrookhotel.com 760 728 1114 or use your favorite website to book your hotel and make your best deal.

Event Information: Contact: Beverly LeGate PO Box 2739 Ramona CA 92065 Cell 408-981-1200

Registration opens 3-5 PM on Friday with Judging school at 5 PM. Cars must be in place Saturday by 8:00 AM. Judges meeting at 8:30 AM followed by an owners meeting. Register ON-LINE or mail in the registration form on or before Sep 21, 2017.

Fees: Meet Registration Members $20.00 (spouse & children under 23 yrs.) $25.00 Postmarked after Sep 21, 2017 $________

Meet registration Guests 1/2 of members’ registration: $10.00, Postmarked after Sep 21, 2017, $12.50 $ ________

Flight Judging $ 75 $ ________

Sportsman Award $13.00 (No Ribbon $3) $ ________

Join SCC/NCRS (Must be a NCRS National member) $28.00 Link: http://www.ncrs.org/scc/app.html $_________

ON-LINE REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT IS PREFERRED. Link: http://www.ncrs.org/services/coming-events.php

Or make checks payable to SCC/NCRS and Mail registration form and fees to:

Beverly LeGate PO Box 2739 Ramona CA 92065 Cell 408-981-1200 Total $ __________ The following information will be used on your judging summary sheet if you are having a car judged or displayed.

Please enter the following car for Flight Judging 53-99 ☐, Sportsman Award ☐

Previous Award display/Special interest Display (no fee). Please print legibly.

Year ______________ Complete VIN # __________________________________________

Horsepower _________ Exterior Color ___________ Cove Color if Applicable _________ Interior Color & Fabric ______________

Horsepower, Exterior Color, Trim Color and Fabric entries are mandatory for all vehicles. In addition, 1963 through 1999 vehicles must include all numbers and characters from the Trim Tag or Service Parts Identification Label with respect to Build Date, Paint Code, and Trim Code plus Body Number for 1963 through 1967 vehicles.

Build Date ___________ Paint Code __________ Trim Code ___________ Body No._______________ __________

Convertible ☐, Coupe☐, Corvette Driven ☐, Corvette Trailered ☐, Need trailer parking ☐? Miles Driven _____________ Four Cars Per Division Limit.

Notice: There will be a limit of 10 Corvettes. First come, first served. Deadline Sept. 1, 2017 postmark.

I would like to help with: Tabulate ☐, Observer Judge ☐, Flight Judge ☐, Name ______________________________

Year to judge: 1st Choice ______________, 2nd Choice _______________

Judging 1st Choice, (circle one), ops, mech, int, ext, chassis. 2nd Choice (circle one) ops, mech, int, ext, chassis.

Tabulate ☐, Observer Judge ☐, Flight Judge ☐, Name ______________________________

Judging 1st Choice, (circle one), ops, mech, int, ext, chassis. 2nd Choice (circle one ), ops, mech, int, ext, chassis.

Company ____________________________________ Policy # __________________ Expiration Date _____________

Signature _____________________________________________________ Date____________________

2017 SCC/NCRS Fall Meet Oct. 13-14 Registration

http://www.fallbrookhotel.com

http://www.ncrs.org/scc/app.html

http://www.ncrs.org/services/coming-events.php


2017 San Antonio National Convention Awards and Recognition received by chapter members

Southern California Chapter: 2016 Top Flight Chapter Master Tabulator Merry Joe Siegrist Master Judge “400 Club” Don Hooper Beverly LeGate Ed Hoffman Jerry Louer Sportsman Award & add on plate 2017 Art McNay, 1967 Don Troyer Sportsman Award 2008 Mac Cross Re--Founders Award 1966 John & Beverly LeGate Founders Award 1957 Jerry & Pat Louer 1985 Dave Perry 1996 Darold Shirwo Top Flight Award 1967 Michael Arcaro 1996 Darold Shirwo San Folz Memorial Award 1996 Darold Shirwo Duntov Award 1962 Mike Ingham 1963 Jaime Gesundheit 1963 Jim Nellesen 1971 Gary Craig McLellan Award 1988 Dennis Lombardo Bowtie Award 1981 Michael Johnson Star Award (two) 1971 Gary Craig Crossed Flags & Fifth Star Award 1990 Ed Hoffman Corvette of Year Display 1967 Don & Carol Troyer Ladies Choice Award 1957 Jerry & Pat Louer Foundation Member Awards Ruby – Allen Tremain Emerald – Dennis Lombardo 2500 Club – Dennis Lombardo Jamie Fiffles, Editor of the Bonding Strip, was recognized for achieving the Golden Quill Award from the editors of Old Car Weekly


Minutes of SCC Board Meeting- by Ralph Haun

SCC NCRS BOARD MEETING, May 8, 2017

OPEN MEETING

The meeting was called to order at 7:14 PM at

Penske Chevrolet in Cerritos by Chairman Da-

rold Shirwo. Board Members in attendance

were Darold Shirwo, John LeGate, Beverly

LeGate, Pat Louer, Jerry Louer, Rich Norbroth-

en, Ed Vignone, Verity Hobbs and Ralph Haun.

Board Members absent were Allen Morris, Bob

Crane, Gary Hiltunen, Rusty Hobbs, Don Troy-

er, Carol Troyer, Jamie Fiffles and Rob Myrick.

Guest attending was Barbara Vignone.

SECRETARY’S REPORT

Minutes of the previous meeting had been pre-

viously submitted to Board Members for re-

view. No comments or corrections were re-

ceived and a motion to approve the minutes

was made by Ed. This was seconded by Pat

and the motion was unanimously approved.

TREASURER’S REPORT

The Treasurer reported on all of the chapter

accounts. She noted that with the Pay Pal ac-

count, it could simplify her work if there were

an easier way to identify the purpose of funds

deposited. Considerable discussion was had,

but no simple answers resulted. Ralph made a

motion that the report be approved which was

seconded by Ed. The motion was approved

unanimously.

OFFICER’S REPORTS

Ed reported the chapter currently has 147

members.

OLD BUSINESS

Bonding Strip: The latest issue is now out

and all Board Members gave it very good

reviews.

Western Regional: All members thought

the Regional turned out quite well and

thanks were extended to all volunteers

and others involved. Final accounting is

still being completed, but the meet is ex-

pected to be profitable. Ed made a mo-

tion that we make a charity donation of

$1000 to PCR. This was seconded by

John and the motion was approved. Ed

also made a motion that we provide

NCC with 25% of our net profits after

the charity donation and this was se-

conded by Jerry. This motion was ap-

proved. Finally, Ed made a motion to

provide CCC with $500 for their helpful

assistance. The motion was seconded

by Jerry and was also approved.

NCC Spring Meet: This was held April 21-

22nd along with a judging school in

Suisun City and a number of SCC mem-

bers attended. All reported it to be a

very successful meet.

SCC Spring and Fall Meets: The Spring

Meet and judging school were held at

GM Downunder on March 4-5th. All went

well except for rain showers toward the

end of the judging. The Fall Meet will be

held at the Hobbs Ranch in Fallbrook on

October 13-14th. An auction will be held

to sell extra chapter merchandise, and a

BBQ was discussed but decided against.

Possible incentives to attract additional

members to the meet were discussed.

National Road Tour: Jerry reported that

so far eight cars will be participating.

He is also considering possible additional

stops besides the Al Knoch facilities.

Misc: The Technical Session and Judging

School to be held Saturday, June 10th at

the home of Beverly and John LeGate,

plus America’s Finest Corvettes, both in

Ramona were discussed. It will include

a pizza lunch and a tour of a museum of

old helicopters.

NEW BUSINESS

Activities 2017: Bob Crane was not pre-

sent, however the possibility of a tour of

the Nethercutt Museum was briefly dis-

cussed.

Misc: Jerry spoke with Mike Ingham who

reminded him that we need to turn in

the 2016 Annual Chapter Report. Also

the 2018 National in Las Vegas was

brought up with discussion about the

host hotel and the nightly fees.

CLOSE MEETING

There being no further business, it was


moved by Pat and seconded by John that the

meeting be closed. The motion passed unani-

mously and the meeting was closed at 8:18

PM.

SCC NCRS BOARD MEETING, June 12,

2017

OPEN MEETING

The meeting was called to order at 7:03 PM at

Penske Chevrolet in Cerritos by Vice Chairman

Allen Morris. Board Members in attendance

were Allen Morris, Ed Vignone, Jerry Louer,

Pat Louer, Bob Crane, Rich Norbrothen, Don

Troyer, Carol Troyer, and Ralph Haun. Board

Members absent were Darold Shirwo, Rusty

Hobbs, Verity Hobbs, Jamie Fiffles, Rob My-

rick, Gary Hiltunen, Beverly LeGate, and John

LeGate. Guest attending was Barbara Vignone.

SECRETARY’S REPORT

The Secretary had distributed minutes of the

previous meeting for Board Member review.

One suggestion from Ed was then incorpo-

rated. Ed made a motion to approve the final

version which was seconded by Pat. The mo-

tion passed unanimously.

TREASURER’S REPORT

The Treasurer was not in attendance but had

earlier distributed her report to Board Mem-

bers via email. Jerry made a motion to ap-

prove this report and the motion was second-

ed by Ed. The motion was unanimously ap-

proved.

OFFICER REPORTS

Ed reported that the chapter currently has 158

members.

OLD BUSINESS

Bonding Strip: The next issue is being pre-

pared and Don noted that articles are

needed.

Western Regional: It was again noted that

the event was deemed successful. The

Board discussed doing something for vol-

unteers to show appreciation. One idea

was to subsidize some cost for those who

come to the Holliday Dinner. No decision

was reached and the topic was continued

to the next meeting.

Fall Meet: A Judging School and Tech ses-

sion will be held at this meet. It will be

held on October 13-14th at The Hobbs

Ranch in Fallbrook. Beverly had notified

the Board that seven cars had registered

to date.

CCC & NCC Fall Meets: It is reported that

CCC intends to hold their Fall Meet on

October 7th. NCC intends to hold their

meet on November 4th in Vacaville. A

separate Tech Session will be

National Road Tour: Jerry reported that

there will be ten cars with nineteen per-

sons on the four day road tour to the

San Antonio National, and that registra-

tion is now closed. He intends to organ-

ize the lunch stops by phoning ahead to

the selected restaurants. Also, Al

Knoch’s facilities will be visited.

Misc: Beverly and John LeGate hosted a

great Judging School on June 10th at

their property in Ramona. It was pre-

ceded by a Technical Presentation at the

facilities of America’s Finest Corvettes,

also in Ramona, and given by the owner

Michael Mermelstein. Then after a pizza

lunch, the third stop was a visit to the

Ramona Rotors and Vintage Helicopter

Museum. Over twenty members attend-

ed.

NEW BUSINESS

July Board Meeting: Holding this meeting

at the National Convention was dis-

cussed, however it was moved by Pat

and seconded by Ed that the July meet-

ing be cancelled. The motion passed

unanimously.

Activities: It was suggested that a Christ-

mas Brunch-Holliday Party be held at

Trevor’s in San Juan Capistrano. Sug-

gested dates were December 3rd or De-

cember 10th. A final decision was not

reached. Also, Bob will research a Judg-

ing School location with possible date of

November 3rd.

Misc: It was mentioned that we are on

track to receive our Chapter Top Flight

award.

CLOSE MEETING

meeting was closed at 7:45 PM.


Corvette Quiz Test your knowledge, or your memory! 1) Where was the first Corvette shown?

2) How long did it take to produce the first Corvette after it was shown to the public?

3) What year was a Corvette made, but never offered for sale?

4) When did the Corvette gets its first V8 option and manual transmission. 5) When was the first 427 big-block V8 offered?

6) When was the first Grand Sport made?

7) What year was the 3rd

official Indianapolis 500 pace car? For bonus points, what color was it?

8) When did Chevrolet get back into racing after the ban was lifted?

9) When was the Z06 performance option first offered?

Answers: 1) At the Motorama Show Car

2) The 1953 Corvette was manufactured in just six months after being displayed at Motorama, June 30th 1953. 3) 1983 was he first C4, kind of. There were approximately 43 of them built, but none of them were ever offered for sale. Of the 43 built, only one is known to exist, as the rest were crushed, and it is on display at the National Corvette Museum. 4) 1955 was the first year you could get a V8 and Manual transmission. 5) 1965 was the first year a big-block V8 was offered, but it was a 396ci. 1966 was the 427ci. 6) 1996 was the last year for the C4 Corvette and the 2

nd Grand Sport. The first Grand

Sport was in 1963, but not publicly available. 7) 1998 was the 3

rd official Indianapolis 500 pace car. Purple and yellow was the color

scheme. 8) In 2001 Chevrolet got back into racing with the Corvette C5-R, and with Pratt and Miller’s help, they were dominant in the GT-class, taking wins at Le Mans in 2001, 2002 and 2004. This was also combined with 31 class victories in the American Le Mans Se-ries, along with an overall victory at the 2001 Daytona 24 Hours. 9) 1963 was the first year the Z06 performance option was offered.

Thanks to Corvette Mike for this Quiz


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Corvette For Sale: 1969 Corvette 427, 3x2 400HP, L68, Tri-Power, Converti-ble, 4-Speed, Side Exhaust, Riverside Gold. Top Flight! Every deduction from last Judging has been corrected. Original Born With Matching Numbers Drivetrain, Engine LQ code, M20 Trans. Original Bore Block! 3:55 Original Rear End, absolutely correct and beautiful. Correct, and date coded through-out! Every Part Restored to NCRS specs. Fiber-optics Nice and Bright. 43K miles! Side Exhaust (Original Factory Mufflers and Insulators that came with the car, not Repros. Has its Original Spare and Original Date Coded Jack. Deal-er Installed L-88 Hood, Factory, not a Repro. Very Last of the 427 Tri-Power cars, last month of production. $85K. OBO. Jamie Fiffles 818-246-5745, [email protected] Corvette for Sale: 1994 Sport Coupe Copper Metallic (Only 116 produced), Automatic Trans w/Overdrive, Performance Rear Axle, Z07 Adj. Performance Handling Package (only 2 in this color}, 6 Way Leather Power Seats, Air, Light Beige Leather Interior, Additional Bronze Removal Panel, Declo/Bose Music Sys-tem, 17 x 9 Aluminum Wheels and 53K Highway miles. Received NCRS Awards Including; Performance Verification, Top Flight >97%, Hill Mark of Excellence and 5 Star Crossed Flags Preservation Excellence in 2015. $20,000 Ed Vignone 949.248.0931 [email protected] San Clemente CA

Corvette for Sale: 1977 vin # 1Z37L7S400274, Lite Blue Metallic, Dark Blue Interior, Automatic, PS, PB, Am/FM Radio, 3 Top Flight Awards. This is one of the few cars that left the St. Louis Plant with an Orange Engine. Price $ 32,000.00 Marv Stober 562-431-6851 [email protected] Corvette for Sale: 1996 Grand Sport Coupe VIN# 1G1YY2256TS600134. Orig-

inal Owner from new, with all original paperwork and Factory Sticker. 8,400

miles, Admiral Blue w/ Black Interior. 6-Speed, 5.7L 330HP. Flawless original

condition, no issues, 100 garaged. Pictures upon request. Asking $42,000 OBO.

Len 626-358-1466, [email protected]

Parts For Sale: 1963-7 NOS 2.5” off-road exhaust system # 3845736 RH, and 3845735 LH, complete with NOS

Header Pipes LH 3849861, and RH 3849862. 1967 original 427 Big Block Hood. 1966-7 NOS Glove Box Door

#3874599. 1963-67 NOS Power Window Switch. 1966 NOS original Hub Caps, Spacers and Repro Spinners

#3964518. 1965 NOS Rocker Panel Moulding #3859798. 1966 NOS Rocker Panel Moulding #3859798. 1962 original

Jack, coarse thread, “A” stamped in base. 1963-7 NOS Deck Lid Latches #3838257. 1958-62 FI Air Cleaner Inlet Hose

Adapter, connects inlet hose to Air Meter, Mint. 1963-5 NOS Air Cleaner Foam Element in original box. 1966 NOA ear-

ly Fuel Filler Door assembly #38144041. Late 1965-66 NOS Front Nose Emblem, maroon flag #3872929. 1963-67

NOS “Corvette Stingray” Hood and Rear Deck Emblems #3872929. 1963-67 NOS License Plate Lamp assembly

#898005. 1963-65 NOS “Corvette Stingray” Rear Emblem #3797414. 1969-73 NOS Front Side Fender Emblem

“Stingray” #3956216. Len 626-358-1466 [email protected]

Wanted: 1 pair of restorable c-1 seat belt buckles. Chip werstein. 818.554.6560 or [email protected] Wanted: C-1 T-10 transmission with steel main case, yoke, and shifter, or a close ratio Saginaw 3 speed. Saginaw must have main case 3845122, side cover 3731911, tailshaft 37377450. I am interested in either one. 1/2" wide harmonic balancer pulley that is stamped 3742991 GM. Joe LeMay 619-977-9877 [email protected]

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