The Presidents Message Hurry Spring!!! It’s that time of year-transition time. Do I wear a Spring Jacket, or a Winter Coat? Hopefully Spring will be here soon, ushering in warmer weather-snow melting and the commencement of the cruising Season. Let’s keep our fingers crossed. Just wanted to recap the Club Banquet for the benefit of all members, it was an outstanding event to be sure. Dawn and John Dennery are quite the hosts, and did a fine job with a great Facility and excellent entertainment. Steve Calandra provided the musical entertainment with some excellent tunes and personalized singing-GREAT job! We had some new members there, Lydia Schmidt and Mark Mecuri with their guests; it was nice to have some new faces to share this fun-filled event with. Jan Lucas created a masterpiece cake in the form of a 409 engine in honor that motor’s introduction 50 years ago; it was detailed right down to the ignition wires! What a great job, thanks again! Mike Berry compiled some slide shows chronicling some of the club events and cruises. Thank you Mike, that is always a well received part of the Banquet.

John Dennery and his famous “Dennery Awards” were outstanding, he really outdid himself with some “Dangerously close to home” awards, loved it! John Lucas was awarded the coveted “Member of the Year” award for all his contributions to the club in 2010, congratulations to him and many thanks. Be sure to check out the photo page in this newsletter highlighting this years Jersey Late Greats Banquet. Thank you all for coming out, and thank all those members that worked so hard to make this such a stellar event. Regarding the ‘012 NIA convention, we had a lot of members come forward and volunteer to help, thank you. We still have some jobs that are not accounted for, so I urge you to contact Mike Berry at your earliest convenience and sign-up. Shifting gears for a moment, please be sure to mark your calendar for this years Club Picnic to held on May 14th. J.B. received confirmation that our club the use of the park for that day. Thanks J.B !!! That’s about all I have to share for now, be certain to be readying your Late Great for the coming warmer weather. Our next meeting is March 12th, hope to see you then.

Keep ‘em Rollin’

Tom

JERSEY LATE GREAT 2011 OFFICERS

PRESIDENT TOM MERRING

11 PACESETTER DRIVE HAMPTON, NJ 08827

908-537-2451 6pac60@comcast.net

VICE PRESIDENT MIKE BERRY

81 WEST HIGHLAND ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ 07716

732-291-7668 berrym@comcast.net

SECRETARY DAWN DENNERY 57 YALE AVENUE

GLOUCESTER, NJ 08030 856-456-5416

ddennery@excelprintpros.com

TREASURER VERNE FRANTZ JR.

178 CHAMBERLIN AVE. HIGHTSTOWN, NJ 08520

609-448-0526 Fine09@verizon.net

SERGEANT AT ARMS AL BERNOTAS

76 GROVEVILLE RD. TRENTON, NJ 08620

609-298-1427

NEWSLETTER EDITOR JOHN LUCAS jjL92@verizon.net PHOTO EDITOR MIKE BERRY berrym@comcast.net

Membership Anniversaries

The Jersey Late Greats would like to welcome the following new members:

Jody Dieckman Hillsboro, MO

1963 Impala Sport Coupe

Welcome Back Joe Pasquale Mantoloking

1963 Impala Sport Coupe

Current Members to date: 67

Congratulations! The following members have reached their Anniversary dates. We're looking forward to having you in the Jersey Late Greats for another year! Annual Membership Dues: $25.00

Please mail your dues to:

Jersey Late Greats P.O. Box 1294

Hightstown, NJ 08520 If you have already paid your dues, please contact Verne Frantz at 609-448-0526 and your membership will be updated.

February 2011:

Rodolfo Ortiz Dominic Panarotti

March 2011:

Angelo DelMonte Daniel Diuro

JERSEY LATE GREATS TECH REPS

1958 Steve Calandra ----------------- 201-836-6621 1959 Joe DiNoia ---------------------- 856-467-2933 1960 Tom Merring-------------------- 908-537-2451 1961 Tony Bonanno ------------------ 732-985-9184 1962 Verne Frantz ---------------------609-448-0526 1963 Jim Krous ----------------------- 908-637-6173 1964 John Dennery --------------------856-456-5416 1965 – 72 Don Bock -------------------- 856-467-7966

These members are not calling themselves “experts”, however they’ve spent enough time with one year or another to know that vehicle pretty well. So go ahead and give them a call!

Robert McConnell Tommy Nolen Lydia Schmidt Joseph Trama Joe venturini April 2011:

David Bernardo Tony Bonanno J.B. Ed Hayes Hank Montenegro Frank Visco Robert Wheaton

Note: Current rosters are always available at

club meetings.

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March 13th – Club Meeting – Bordentown Community Center March 18th – 19th –Junk Yard Run April 10th – Club Meeting – Bordentown Community Center May 14th – Club Picnic (Date Confirmed with Park Commission) May 21st – Burlington Chevrolet Dealer Display June 4th – Club Drive Inn Cruise – Possibly Beckys’ Drive-In June 5th – East Penn Car Show July 16th – Summer Picnic at the Dennerys’ July 24th – 28th – National Impala Convention – 100 yr Celebration, MI August 13th – Summer Picnic at Humphreys’ September 11th – Club Meeting – Bordentown Community Center September 17th – Club Road Rally October 9th – Club Meeting – Bordentown Community Center November 13th – Club Meeting – Bordentown Community Center December 11th – Club Meeting – Bordentown Community Center NOTE: Winter meetings are scheduled for 5PM on the Second Sunday of the Month at the Bordentown Community Center. Summer meetings will normally be scheduled for noon on the second Saturday of the month in various locations. Please check your newsletter for the latest updates.

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February Monthly Meeting

Sunday March 13th at 5:00 PM

Bordentown Community Center Municipal Road

Bordentown, New Jersey

Meeting Minutes – February 13, 2011

Meeting called to order: The meeting was called to order at 5:09 p.m. There were no new members or guests guests at this meeting. Secretary’s Report: Karen Thackeray read minutes from January Meeting. Accepted as read, Motion to accept by John Dennery and 2nd by John Lucas. Treasurer’s Report: Verne Frantz indicated that the treasurers’ report was the same as previous month – no change – was accepted as read by Jim Brussel and 2nd by Ted Gerzach.

Old Business

NIA Convention 2012 - There are enough volunteers to move forward with this Effort. There will be no vote taken by members. Board agreed to move forward. There are 28 volunteers at this point. NIA indicated that they would like a hotel with at lease 250 parking spaces for show space at the recommended hotel. Mike Berry has volunteered to be co-chair for this event. Hotel search in SJ area is underway. Anyone interested in helping with this event should contact Mike Berry. 2011 Banquet –As of the meeting there 12 people who have responded. All Is good to go with the restaurant. Event is from 12:00 – 4:00. More reservations expected to be taken at this meeting. Any Dennery Award suggestions would be appreciated.

New Business Junk Yard Trip – March 19th is the date for the Junk Yard Run Anyone interested should contact Mike Berry and make their reservations At the Nottingham Motel – Price $80 per night. Club Picnic –Jim Brussel will have any update on date confirmation at the Next meeting but tentative date is 5/14. Becky’s Drive In – No update at this time. Watcha Workn’ On – Need volunteer at this time NIA Convention – Kalamazoo, MI July 24 – 28, 2011 Tom Merring asked for a show of hands of who planned to attend This event – there were 5 members who showed an interest in going As of this meeting.

Committee Reports Membership Report – Month of January the club gained 1 new member And lost 2 members total members as of this meeting there are 66 members. Burlington Dealer Car Show – Chairman, Al Bernotas reports that the May 21st

date has been confirmed with the dealer. The rain date is June 11th.

50/50 was won by Rob Kain

Meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m.

BORDENTOWN COMMUNITY CENTER DIRECTIONS

Located next to Bordentown Municipal Building and Police Headquarters on Municipal Road.

From East: Route 195 West. Exit 5 to Route 130 South. Turn left on Farnsworth Avenue. (Make q quick left past Papp's Mobil Station on left.) First left onto Municipal Road (after River Mill restaurant).

From South: N.J. Turnpike to Exit 7. Route 206 North. Second light left at Farnsworth Avenue (Hertz Rental on your right). First right onto Municipal Road.

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Route 295 North to Exit 57 (Route 130 - Route 206 North). Turn right at first light past McDonald's. (Farnsworth Avenue) Please note that there is a “No Right on Red” sign at Farnsworth Ave. Make quick left onto Municipal Road.

From West or Northwest: Route 295 South Exit 57A - Bordentown Route 130 North. First right past McDonald's. Then quick left onto Municipal Road.

From North: N.J. Turnpike south to Exit 7 - Route 206 North to second (turn left) light at Farnsworth Avenue. Then first right to Municipal Road.

2011 Banquet As your chair-persons for 2011 banquet, we would like to thank all members who continue to support this event. We hope all who attended had a good time! We would like to thank a few members who helped make this event a success.

JAN LUCAS - for making the cake- who always does a great job in showing her creative talent and tops off the event with a tasty, sweet, treat…Great Job again Jan! A lot of work and time….much appreciated!

KAREN THACKERAY – for making and donating the beautiful lap blanket – which was won by a new member. What a way to warmly welcome a new member! We thank you for sharing your talent.

STEVE CALANDRA - Thanks to Steve – “The Music Man” for sharing the love with his talented voice and great selection of music to add atmosphere to this event. Steve always does a great job!

MIKE BERRY – Our Vice-President and club photographer - always does a great job of compiling photos throughout the year. This event would not be the same without the rolling presentation of photos of the years’ events as well as past years’ events. We are all reminded with flash-back images of what this club is all about. Mike – Thanks for the memories. Thanks again for all your support,

John and Dawn Dennery

Greetings from ”Scenic Warren County”, I’ve been asked by the former creator of this little gossip center to kick in with some insights as to what happening in our garages or car worlds. I don’t get out and around much, so I could use some help from the membership to keep up to date and current. If anybody has anything to share with the other members, please don’t hesitate to let me know about it. It looks like Tom Merring has kicked up the pace on the ’60 convert. The “Flying Bluebird” has been getting some new metal here and there and with some of the new metal fabrication tools recently acquired, it looks like a good start is underway. His energy and knowledge (not to mention the parts inventory) of the ’60 model year will surely produce another great car again. Nice barn load ‘T’…El, Flatty, and a Convert. Real nice! The amazing Jim Brussel has been making steady progress on his ’64 El Camino. I say amazing because he finds a good bit of time to devote to it, in spite of all the time he spends driving up and down the east coast. I’m betting he racks up as many miles driving in a year as any over the road trucker. Hey JB…you got one of those C.B. things? What’s yer handle, something like ‘The Silver Bullit’, maybe?

Yours truly spent last week digging out the three feet of white sh## that has been burying the ’63 Sedan Delivery Project. It’s in my shop now for some assembly work. I’m not sure how far I’ll get with it by summer, (it’s been a nightmare) but I’d like to get to drive it on a highway for the first time ever this year. I’ll have more on that later. You might want to mark the calendar for a new (could be an annual) event in Bordentown. Long time member Joe Pasquale has the Retro-Fitness Center on Rt. 202 (formerly the Towne Ford dealership with a huge parking lot) near the Community Center where our meetings are held in the winter months. He is co-hosting a “bring whatever you have if it’s older than 1986” car show on Sun. May 22. It is to be a judged event with many classes and I believe some 53 trophies. You can call Joe at (908) 307-4551 for more info. Watch for the flyer to be available next month. I hope you all are enduring this harsh winter well and looking forward to the car season as much as I am. Now is the time to button up any upgrades to your ride and not have anything get in the way of being able to enjoy it. If something does act up just say like I do… Don’t mean nothin’ = Drive on! Jim Krous

Classified Ad Policy This Chapter does not accept commercial advertising. Member's ads run FREE for three consecutive issues unless the member cancels or changes his ad. Re-runs are no problem - just ask. Occasionally, ads for outside suppliers will be run if a discount is offered to chapter members. As space permits, Non-Member for sale ads will be accepted on a single-issue basis. These ads will be identified by (NM). Ads may be submitted at meetings, mailed to the club address or by calling Tom Merring at: 908-537-2451 or email: 6pak60@comcast.net

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1964 Impala Hood used with rust on lip, 1964 Biscayne 2 door doors for sale, 1961 Chevy hood and trunk lid for sale some rust and dents. Call for details. Leigh Humphreys (856) 299 - 5372 (3) Five BFG I” WW Silvertowns on 1962-63 style wheels. Wheels were blasted, primed then painted black. Tires are balanced on inside of rims-NEVER DRIVEN on! #5 tire still has green on white wall, never had a hubcap on any of them! Buy these; I will make you a good deal. Call: Jim Krous (aka Jake) (908) 637 - 6173 (4) 1975 Chevelle: 2 door 6 cylinder, auto, ps, pb, 40,000 original miles, new tires, exhaust, brakes, battery, fuel pump, tune-up, etc, $3500 Call Jerry Sacher (732) 264 - 1915 (4) 1961 Chev Bel-Air: 4 door-Jewel blue, White top, 6 cylinder auto, new paint, interior, tires, exhaust, etc Call Jerry Sacher (732) 264 - 1915 (4) 1963 Chevy fenders: left and right, no dents but need rust repair at lower section, $100 Pr. 1961 Chevy front valance panels, $100 each. Call Jerry Sacher (732) 264 - 1915 (4) 1961 Chev rear bumper, $75. Powerglide transmission from 1956 chevy-rebuilt by Aamco a number of years ago, $100 Call Jerry Sacher (732) 264 - 1915 (4)

1968 El Camino: Blue paint, Blue interior, 99% rust free car, 307 cu in, TH350 AT, 12 bolt 3.31 Posi, PS, PB, Factory Air Car (not working). Professionally rebuilt engine is balanced and has less than 5,000 miles on it. Asking $8,750.00 John at: 610-974-8310 (4) 1964 409 Engine: Includes Block, Heads, Crank, Pistons, Rods, Oil Pan. Block and pistons standard bore. $3,000 1969 327 Engine: Complete Carburetor to Oil Pan. $2000. Transmissions: TH2004R four speed automatics. Worked when removed from cars. Two (2) for sale. $200.00 each. Aluminum Corvette Rims: 15x8 1980’s slotted dish style, spinner center caps four (4). $340.00. Chevy Rally Rims: 15 x 8, 5-Lug 5 inch bolt pattern for late model Chevy or Truck. Taken off Astro Van. Sand Blasted, Painted, Rings and Centers, very good condition. $190.00. Nova SS Rims: 14 x 6, 4-Lug bolt pattern, painted black. Five (5). $150.00. Engine Rebuild Stand: Good condition. $35.00 John at: 610-974-8310 (4)

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Body Dolly: Doing a Body off on a Late Great? I have a custom fabricated dolly to bolt to the frame or body which will elevate to about 4 ½ feet off the ground or keep it at riding height. Features: locking 6 inch wheels and is fully collapsible for storage. Attaches to existing body mount locations. Cost over $600 to build-best offer! Call Jake (908) 637 6173 (4) 1959-1964 Master Cylinders: Original cores, $45 each. 1962 BelAir steering wheel, $50. 1961 BelAir steering wheel, $50. 396 VG used rockers, valve springs (15 I believe), $25. NOS 1965 396 AC fuel pump, $75. VG BelAir 4dr rear panels (fawn), $50 pair. 1961-62 BelAir Sport Coupe back window glass, clear $50, tinted $50. Also excellent stainless trim for same $250 set. Call Verne (609) 448 0526 (4) Transmissions: Muncie 4 spd M-20 dated 64, rebuilt $500.00 Saginaw 4 spd, w/Chevelle shifter arms $200.00 60 Chevy 3 spd $50.00 Seat: 62 Impala coupe front seat Seat: 62 Imapla coupe rear seat with speaker $80.00 Seats: 61 Coupe front $150.00 Trunk: 62 Impala $250.00 Sun Tachs: 60 and 62, call for price 59 elCamino side trim 6 pcs, needs straightening: $200.00 Many other NOS and used 62 Chevy parts. Call Mark Mercuri: 609-386-2086 (2)

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AURORA Slot Cars- One car or whole collection Call Mike Berry 732 291 7668 (1) Dirt for “Wacha Workin On” Call me, or leave message. Tom Merring: 908-537-2451 or email: 6pak60@comcast.net

---SERVICES OFFERED--- Radios Restored; All GM radios from '30s up. We can also detail your radio. If you are looking for a certain model, call me - I stock quite a few. Call Don Bock: 609-467-7966 Documentation Service: Don't forget the Cowl Tag Project team will document your 58-64 Chevy. You will be told When & Where your car was built and what Options were factory installed as listed on the cowl tag. Free to Chapter members. Call Verne for the forms: 609-448-0526

JERSEY LATE GREATS, INC. P.O. BOX 1294, HIGHTSTOWN, NJ 08520

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