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Web Site: http://www.ncrs.org/scc/ Email address: [email protected] Volume 36, Number 3, August 2016 Web Site: http://www.ncrs.org/scc/

Joseph Guthrie’s 1957 Duntov Award Winner

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

Table of Contents 2016 Board Members Page 3

Calendar 2016 / New Members Page 4

Chairmans Report– Darold Shirwo / Member News Page 5

Cover Car! - Joseph Guthrie’s 1957 Duntov Award Winner Page 6-8

SCC Tour - Auto Driving Museum Page 9

NCRS Northwest Regional Meet - Bend OR Page 10-11

NCRS National Convention Awards Page 12

SCC Spring Meet Info Page 13

SCC Spring Meet Registration Page 14

SCC 35th Anniversary and Holiday Dinner Info Page 15

Advertisment Page 16

SCC Board Meeting Minutes & Regional Committee Meeting Page 17-19

Chapter Technical Service / Chapter Badges 0

Members Classifieds Page 21

Advertisments Page 22-23

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SCC/NCRS 2016 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


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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]

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SCC/NCRS Calendar 2016-2017

To the following new Members:

Bill Swanson

Edgar Hoffmann

Dennis Pagliano

August 2016

15 Board Meeting 7 PM at Polly’s Pies Restaurant 680 E Los Coyotes Diagonal, Long Beach, CA 90815.at 6:00 pm

September 2016

9-10 NCC Fall Meet, Folson, CA

12 Board Meeting 7 PM at Polly’s Pies Restaurant 680 E Los Coyotes Diagonal, Long Beach, CA 90815 at 6:00 pm

22 - 24 Ontario Regional, Hamilton, Ontario Canada

October 2016

1 CCC Fall Meet, Arroyo Grande, CA

14-15 SCC/NCRS Fall Judged Meet –Corvette Mikes

20 - 22 Texas Lone Star Regional, Frisco, TX

November 2016

5 SCC 35th Anniversary and Holiday Dinner, "Trevor's at the Tracks" Board Meeting after Dinner. For information contact Bob Crane at: [email protected] 714-458-6395

December 2016

12 Board Meeting 7 PM at Polly’s Pies Restaurant 680 E Los Coyotes Diagonal, Long Beach, CA 90815 at 6:00 pm

January 2017

16 Board Meeting 7 PM at M Polly’s Pies Restaurant

4680 E Los Coyotes Diagonal, Long Beach, CA 90815

February 2017



March 2017

3-4 March 3-4 SCC Spring Meet, GM Down Under



April 2017

6 - 8 The 2017 Western Regional at the TROPICANA Hotel and

Casino in Laughlin, Nevada. Hosted by the Southern California

Chapter

10 Board Meeting 7 PM at M Polly’s Pies Restaurant 4680 E Los Coyotes Diagonal, Long Beach, CA 90815 .

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.



SCC Chapter & Member News— Balboa car show Newport Beach California July 10, 2016

The show is made up of a approximately 60 cars weekly. You never know who may show up so have your autograph book available. Rusty Hobbs and myself worked the display booth and signed up two new members. One with a 63 split window the other a 66 convertible.

Save the wave, Allen Morris

CHAIRMAN'S REPORT by Darold Shirwo

As the year goes on we have had a very successful spring meet at Califor-nia Car Cover and the National has just ended, and as I was told was well done.

The board had to change the meeting place for the monthly meeting at Harbor Chevrolet as they were remodeling the facility, and we have met at a Mimi's (never again) and Polly's (uncertain) but the August board meet-ing on August 15, 2016 is anticipated to be at Polly's unless Dennis Lom-bardo (our front man) scouts a new place.

The fall meet is set for October 15, 2016 at Corvette Mike's and as usual will be a great meet; the Spring meet will be at John Piovesan's GM DownUnder on March 4, 2017. Remem-ber if you want your car to be judged in October you need to register it fast (online the best way).

We are going to have our 35th Anniversary and General Board meeting on November 5, 2016 and Ed V. will be sending out a flyer for all to register -let's try and make this as suc-cessful as our 30th with a huge turnout. I will harp again on our sponsoring the Spring Re-gional Meet in Laughlin and it is well on it's way to being another fabulous SoCal meet; we still need volunteers and sponsors. Ed and Barb were able to get some national sponsors when they were at the national and we ask for all our members to support the meet in what-ever manner you can - if you know anyone that can sponsor a meal, or other, please let me or Allen Morris know.

We will be publishing an event book with all the sponsors and meet information and as usual we will put in a $25 business card advertisement and encourage all members to do it.

I am on my way to Lake Tahoe for the VCCA 55th Anniversary Meet with my '61 and '64 and our dear friend Larry Pearson will be tagging along and Don T. and Allen M. will also be there.

Don't forget - "Save the Wave."


Cover Car! - Joseph Guthrie’s 1957

Duntov Award Winner The PATH TO PERFECTION of a Rare Fuelie By Joseph Guthrie Corvette enthusiast – It all started years ago while in high school when my best friend bought his first Corvette. It was a 1959 white with red in-terior dual quad 4 speed car. As high school kids we were having the time of our lives. We hit all the coastal hot spots and picked up a race or two at A&W and Bob’s Big Boy. What a ride, and what a car. I was all in and I knew the Corvette was a winner and would be a car to be much enjoyed. I kept the experience and feel-ing for Corvette for many years. With a new bride (now celebration 50 years), and two wonderful kids (Julie and Ryan) the desire and enthusiasm for the Corvette dwindled. However, over the years I would go to many Concours d’ Elegance shows. As you know there were many fabulous vehicles there and often there was a class for American Sports Cars and Corvette. This again heightened my interest in Corvette and the de-sire to own one. The search was on – In a visit to Palm Springs I found the car that I just could not do without. Yes, it’s the 1957 Venetian Red/Shoreline Beige two top Fuelie 4-speed 283ci with 4:11 positraction and radio de-lete. It is a very late production (VIN E57S106080), August 23, 1957, likely to have been built 10 days before the end of the production run. The ’57 was my favorite Corvette. I didn’t know just how rare it was; but, I knew it was indeed a very rare one. A total of 1,040 fuel injected Corvettes were sold and on-ly 713 283ci, 283hp engine Corvettes. The 4-speed manual transmission was released for sale on April 9, 1957 and only 664 were sold. To boot, there were only 1320 Venetian Red Corvettes on the street. I just had to have this car! I had only seen it for 12 minutes and the offer and purchase was made. Now for the good part – The FI Corvette had a full body off restoration with two Regional and one Chapter NCRS Top Flight Awards. It was also the Best of Show at West Coast Corvette Expo.. Other awards were Red-Line Corvettes 8th All Corvette Car Show – Best of Show, Rodeo Drive Concours d’ Elegance Award, and Gold Award – Bow Tie Cheys – at International Convention in Ventura. A father and son partnership on financing and work to be completed was developed in October 1993 to bring the car to this level of perfection. The car was an excellent example of professional work-manship; and, it was an investment grade show quality car. Ownership – I took ownership of the ’57 Fuelie in November of 2009. Although it was an award win-ner, there were still improvements to be made. With review of judging sheets from previous NCRS judging and use of the Corvette Technical Infor-mation Manual and Judging Guide the study began and the chase for perfection was underway. I


knew originality, condition, and cleanliness were the key factors for perfecting the car. Many hours were spent searching for original replacement parts that conform to reference standards. Com-ponent quality was a must for restoring and au-thenticating the car. NCRS Guidance – In the restoration great care has been taken to go exactly to the letter to re-storing as original. There would be no way of achieving this without the Corvette Technical In-formation Manual and Judging Guide, and the tal-ent of individuals that have assisted along the way. A huge thank you goes out to all the NCRS members that have been a part of such a great technical publication. I would also like to give credit to others for their knowledge and masterful work on the car. Restoration – Restoration study, parts search, technical work, and a lot of elbow grease is what it took. I did as much as I could on the restoration; however, turned to the experts on the more difficult work. Things like engine and transmission work, body work, hard top restoration and paint was done by the experts. My efforts were primarily to make the determination as to what needed to be done as guided by NCRS judging and do the things that I am confident with.

NCRS Judging – At the 2012 National Conven-tion in San Diego a score of 96.2 was reached which was just short of the 97 points needed to qualify for Duntov Mark of Excellence Award judg-ing. There was a paint issue with the coves; oth-erwise, I would have scored 97 plus. During the next several months intense hours of mechanical preparation and performance testing was con-ducted in preparation for the Performance Verifi-cation (PV) Award. The PV Checklist was key to ensuring the car was ready for the official NCRS PV testing by John St. Peter. A PV pass was re-ceived on the first attempt at the 2014 Rocky Mountain Regional. Not bad for a ’57. The next judging was the Flight Judging and a Top Flight Award was received at the 2015 Arizona Regional with a score of 98.2. The stage was set and now the car had qualified for the Duntov Award. The

Duntov was awarded at the 2015 National Conference in Denver with a score of 98.6. This was the best of all the judging scores and the car has met the mark of excellence. NCRS Top Flights – Over the period from November 2009 through July 2015 under my ownership, a total of 8 NCRS Top Flight Awards have been received. With the awards from the prior owner, the total Top Flight Award count for the car now stands at 11 and includes 2 National Awards, 3 Regional Awards, and 6 Chapter Awards. Many have asked – why do you enter the car into so many judging’s. The answer is simple – it is to validate that the work that has been done corrected issues and is to the NCRS judging standards. Besides, it provides me the opportunity to share what has been done with others and hear about their experiences too. Along the way – My Fuelie has been on display for the Beckstrand Cancer Foundation at the Balboa Bay Club for a fund raiser. For more than 35 years, the Foundation’s goal has been to improve and enhance the quality of life for cancer patients and their families. The car was featured in Corvette Magazine, April 2013 issue. The article was composed by Jim Richardson as a shining example of the C1 breed and pho-tographed by the renounced photographer David Gooley. The car has also been exhibited at 9 different Southern California Concours d’ Elegance shows. It has received 7 Best in Class Awards and 5 Second Place Awards. At the Dana Point Concours d’ Elegance show in 2012 it was one of three cars featured in the program and noted as a complete and meticulous restoration to perfection and among the best Fuelie examples in the world. It has been a great experience to have initially gone to Concours showns;

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and then to have an award winning Corvette at the shows. Knowing the car has made the mark of a world class vehicle has been very gratifying. Proposal to Indy 500 – This year was the 100th anniversary of the Indy 500 at Indianap-olis Motor Speedway. Each year racing fans travel to the speedway in Indiana to check out one of the oldest and most significant events in the world of motorsports. The Motor Speed-way contains enough seats and infield space to accommodate approximately 400,000 fans, all eager to take part in one of the largest sin-gle-day sporting events in the world. In recognition of the 100th Indianapolis 500, I submitted a proposal to tribute America’s only true sports car, Corvette and the numerous times that Corvette has been the pace car at Indianapolis 500. Corvette is American and Corvette racing is a major part of American racing heritage. Corvette has seven classes – C1 thru C7. The recommendation was to give tribute to racing heritage and having seven (7) corvettes, one from each generation, performing an “American Heritage Race Car Lap”. I felt this would be a fine tribute to the Indianapolis 500 history and could be done before the Former In-dy 500 winner laps. Vehicle selection would be made from the finest Corvettes in the country. I was hope-ful that my ’57 Corvette would be the entry for the C1 Corvette. Indy officials have for years worked with Chevrolet on the special events and program for race day. The 100th anniversary was special; but, the American Heritage Race Car Lap was not to be. For the first time the Fuelie did not get the award. Going forward - there is always next year and a new proposal is underway. Imagine - you have a vintage 60 year old Corvette and it is a pace car at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The vision will hopefully be-come reality. The team – We must always thank those whom have supported our success! First and foremost, my wife Lynne has been by my side all the way and supported the time and investment in pursuit of the distin-guished Duntov Mark of Excellence Award. Very importantly as well is that I have had the good fortune of working with a great group of Go-To-Guy’s that “know their stuff”. Thank you all. John St. Peter – outstanding technical coach Dale Raymond – expert engine and transmission mechanic Jose Murillo – expert fiberglass and paint restorer Richard Fortier – rare parts supply, service and technical advisor David Sokolowski – rare parts supply and technical advisor Daniel Espino – expert restoration and PV preparation Next stop – Plans are in place to display the Fuelie at future Southern California Chapter NCRS meets and at the upcoming 2017 Western Regional Convention in Laughlin NV. I will also continue to exhibit the car at future Concours d’ Elegance shows. This gives me a chance to share the beauty of the car with others, and to tell the story about the 60 year old Fuelie. For now, I would like to think that this is one Corvette story whose final chapter has yet to be written. Joseph Guthrie (52723)


The Northwest Regional returned to Bend, Oregon this year, but to a new location. Instead of being out in the country at a ski lodge, we were in the town of Bend. The Riverhouse Hotel and Convention Center was an ex-cellent location. The facility had just completed a complete renovation. In fact those who had arrived on Wednesday were able to enjoy a grand reopening celebration with food and entertainment. The Deschutes Riv-er runs through the middle of the property, so many of the rooms had patios facing the river. This provided a great view and the sounds of the river flowing by. Almost everyone took advantage of the shopping and dining in downtown Bend. Friday evening the town was celebrating the first Friday of the month, so all of the stores, gift shops and restaurants were packed.

The Southern California Chapter was very well represented. Five cars received Top Flight Awards and one passed Performance Verification. Most members who attended either judged, tabulated or helped sell NCRS publications.

Jaime Gesundheit Jim Nellesen


Mike Vietro Gaby Azar

John Seeley

David Rynearson

Don Troyer Mike Ingham

Member Awards 1963 Jaime Gesundheit Top Flight

1963 Jim Nellesen Top Flight

1963 Mike Vietro Top Flight

1966 Gaby Azar Top Flight

1974 David Rynearson Top flight

1965 John Seeley Performance Verification

1962 Mike Ingham P. V. Candidate

1987 Don Troyer McLellan & Five Star Crossed Flags

Display Longest Driven

Art McNay Sportsman


2016 National Convention Awards

2015 Top Flight Chapter

Top Flight & Sam Folz Awards – Dave Perry 1985

NCRS Foundation Sapphire Award – Dennis Lombardo

NCRS Foundation Ruby Award – Ralph Haun

300 Level Master Judge – Don Hooper & Ralph Haun

400 Level Master Judge – Gary Hiltunen

Sportsman Award and Road Tour Participants –

Art & Glorie McNay

Mack & Pauline Cross

Over 500 Registrants!

110 Corvettes on Road Tour!

185 Corvettes Registered for Awards!


Minutes of SCC Board Meeting- by Ralph Haun

SCC NCRS BOARD MEETING, May 9th, 2016

OPEN MEETING

The meeting was called to order at 7:35 PM at Mimi’s

Restaurant in Lakewood by Chairman Darold Shirwo.

Board Members in attendance were Darold Shirwo, Rich

Norbrothen, Allen Morris, Jerry Louer, Pat Louer, Ed Vi-

gnone, Rusty Hobbs, Verity Hobbs, Bob Crane, and Ralph

Haun. Board Members absent were Rob Myrick, Gary

Hiltunen, Don Troyer, Carol Troyer, Beverly LeGate, John

LeGate, and Jamie Fiffles.

Guests attending were Barbara Vignone, Dennis Lombar-

do, and Jan Lombardo.

SECRETARY’S REPORT

The minutes of the previous meeting had been submitted

by the Secretary to Board Members for review. One revi-

sion was made. Ed made a motion to approve the re-

vised minutes which was seconded by Rusty. The motion

carried.

TREASURER’S REPORT

Verity summarized the various accounts and their balanc-

es, and noted she was moving our CD to obtain a better

rate. She also noted that each month she moves one

hundred dollars from checking to savings in order to pre-

vent fees. She said that she had been unable to get

some previously incurred fees refunded. Darold will look

into this. Allen made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s

Report which was seconded by Ralph. The motion car-

ried.

OFFICER’S REPORTS

Allen brought up the email comments/questions re-

ceived just before the meeting from Beverly. Bev-

erly had noted: A. She needs a few more weeks to

obtain information on Regional T-shirts & Polo

shirts; B. She would like to use Duke Williams for

the Tech Session this fall. Rusty moved that this

be approved. It was seconded by Allen and it car-

ried; C. She asked about dates for the tech ses-

sion and Darold suggested we not worry about it at

this time. Finally she noted that due to the 2½

hour one way drive, she and John will probably not

be attending meetings on a regular basis.

Ed stated that the chapter presently has 161 members.

Darold asked him if we were receiving new mem-

bers that already belonged to National? Ed replied

only a few.

Rusty noted that he had received requests for mentor-

ing from persons belonging to chapters other than

SCC. These were car owners whose home chapters

did not have the mentor service, however they had

been referred by SCC members.

OLD BUSINESS

Bonding Strip: The current issue is at the printer,

and some discussion was had regarding the hard

printed copies verses digital copies. The hard cop-

ies were preferred.

Regional 2017: There was lengthy discussion on

this subject. Assignments for volunteers as previ-

ously distributed to board members were summa-

rized. Ed noted that there will be no separate

web site for the regional, but there will be a des-

ignated section on our chapter web site. Sponsor-

ships were covered noting that the number one

sponsor should be for the reception, and other

meals will also be eligible. Some discussion was

had about the possibility of approaching National

sponsors to participate. Darold will look into this.

It was noted that we need follow up information

on the possibility of Jessup’s Chevrolet sponsoring

shirts for judges and volunteers. The dates of

October 26-28th (including two nights) will be set

aside for a Laughlin inspection tour by the Board

and other planning members. Finally, Allen and

Darold have volunteered to plan the route for Per-

formance Verification testing.

NCC Spring Meet: This was held several weeks

ago in Suisun City. It was well executed and ap-

preciated by all those attending, including several

from SCC, plus others from out of state.

35th Anniversary Party: Bob reported that all is

in order for the date of November 5th. He will

make a flyer for membership distribution. A hotel

shuttle should be available in the AM only, and it

is believed that will be sufficient.

National Meet, July 17-21st: A presentation on the

Laughlin Regional would be desirable to have at

the National and this was discussed.

SCC Fall Meet: The chapter has backed out of

the previously scheduled meet at The Hills in La-

guna Hills due to undisclosed costs and other mat-

ters. After discussion Allen made a motion to ask

Mike Vietro about holding it at Corvette Mike’s and

this was seconded by Bob. The motion carried.

Rusty and Verity volunteered that a Judging

School could be held at their home.

Swap Meets and Sokolowski Tours: TBD.

Automobile Driving Museum Tour: On schedule

for May 21st.

Miscellaneous: There was no Miscellaneous Old

Business.

NEW BUSINESS

Activities: Darold suggested the possibility of a

driving trip to the Big Bear area. This will be fur-

ther discussed at a later meeting.

2018 National: This was discussed as it seems

probable that it will be held in Las Vegas.

SCC 2017 Spring Meet: I t was noted that John

Piovesan had volunteered GM Downunder for the

meet, and after discussion Ralph made a motion

that it be held there March 3-4th which was se-

conded by Allen. The motion passed.

Miscellaneous: There was no Miscellaneous New

Business.

CLOSE MEETING

There being no further business, it was moved by Rusty

that the meeting be closed. This was seconded by Allen


and it passed. The meeting was closed at 8:34 PM.

SCC NCRS BOARD MEETING, June 13, 2016

OPEN MEETING

The meeting was called to order at 6:44 PM at Polly’s

Pies Restaurant in Long Beach by Chairman Darold Shir-

wo. Board Members in attendance were Darold Shirwo,

Ed Vignone, Allen Morris, Verity Hobbs, Rusty Hobbs,

Rich Norbrothen, Pat Louer, Jerry Louer, Carol Troyer,

Don Troyer, Bob Crane, and Ralph Haun. Board Mem-

bers absent were Rob Myrick, Beverly LeGate, John LeG-

ate, Gary Hiltunen, and Jamie Fiffles.

Guests attending were Barbara Vignone and Dennis Lom-

bardo.


The Secretary had previously sent a draft of the minutes

of the June 11thth meeting to Board Members for review

and comments. There were no changes. Allen made a

motion to approve the minutes which was seconded by

Ed. The motion carried.


The Treasurer summarized the various accounts. The

amount of interest currently paid by our CD was dis-

cussed. There was no other discussion and Pat made a

motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report. This was se-

conded by Allen and it carried.

OFFICER’S REPORTS

Ed reported that the chapter presently has 164 mem-

bers.

Ed also read and summarized the emails from Beverly

to the Board which was received earlier today.

Included were reports on our Fall Meet and the

2017 Western Regional. Also mentioned was that

Dave Brigham will give the one point judging

school class and that the Advanced Judging Semi-

nar has also been approved for the Western Re-

gional.

Allen noted the Celebration of Life for Mike Scott, to be

held in Anaheim on July 17th.

OLD BUSINESS

Bonding Strip: Technical articles are needed for

the upcoming issue.

Regional, Laughlin 2017: Issues still needing

resolution were discussed. These included the

Laughlin “scouting trip” by Board Members October

26-28th; volunteer assignments; shirt sponsorship

by Jessup’s Chevrolet; artists logo work; and also

that the shirt pricing needs to reflect shipping

costs. Allen noted that Corvette Mike had commit-

ted to a sponsorship, and Corvettes Downunder

had also committed to sponsor. Darold will speak

with Jeff Reade and discuss a commitment from

American Motoring Memories. Barbara passed

around a sample program pamphlet for review and

comment. Advertising and participation by other

Western US chapters was discussed. Advertise-

ment positioning and advertising rates were dis-

cussed. Allen suggested that primary committee

members get recognition in the pamphlet. Jerry

stated that AAA will provide goodie bags, and it

was thought that about 300 bags would be need-

ed. It was noted that a map of Laughlin and com-

plimentary pencils would be good to include in the

goodie bag.

Thirty Fifth Anniversary Party: Ed stated he is

ready to prepare a flyer for this. Bob will get to

work on one. It was noted that we need to deter-

mine if a silent auction will be held.

National Convention, July 17-21st: On schedule

with no further news to report.

Fall Meet: P lanned for October 15 th at Corvette

Mike’s. Bob is waiting for answers on parking and

judging school space availability. Ed is ready to

make a flyer and needs wording. Food was dis-

cussed with the possibility of obtaining pizza from

First Class Pizza. Overnight parking and truck/

trailer parking was discussed.

Charity Event: This is needed to obtain our

chapter Top Flight Award. A possible silent auc-

tion and the possibility of holding it at the 35th

Anniversary Party were brought up. It was moved

by Rusty and seconded by Ralph to hold a silent

auction. The motion carried.

Automobile Driving Museum: This was enjoyed

last month by approximately a dozen attendees

and a private docent was included. There were

numerous British vehicles.

Miscellaneous: I t was moved by Allen and se-

conded by Rusty to send a $300 check to PCRF

now, in order to obtain matching funds from Na-

tional. The event in Balboa frequented by Barry

McGuire, and Mike & Edd of Wheeler Dealers is

getting quite popular and was discussed as a pos-

sible location to promote the NCRS. Holding the

General Membership Meeting in December was

brought up.

NEW BUSINESS

Activities: Allen said David Sokolowski would

welcome a tour to his very large facility of old

Corvette parts for sale. Those who have been

there stated how interesting and unusual it is.

2017 Spring Meet: Holding this meet at GM

Downunder on March 3-4, 2017 was discussed.

John Piovesan has stated that the facility will be

available.

Miscellaneous: Barbara said she had spoken

with Tom Barr, who asked if SCC would have in-

terest in helping with the 2018 National in Las

Vegas? This was discussed, and more information

would be helpful to make a decision.

CLOSE MEETING


to close the meeting. This was seconded by Allen and it

passed. The meeting was closed at 8:03 PM.

SCC NCRS BOARD MEETING, July 11, 2016

OPEN MEETING

The meeting was called to order at 7:13 PM at Polly’s

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Pies Restaurant in Long Beach by Chairman Darold Shir-

wo. Board Members in attendance were Darold Shirwo,

Allen Morris, Bob Crane, Rusty Hobbs, Verity Hobbs, Rich

Norbrothen, Pat Louer, Jerry Louer, Gary Hiltunen, Carol

Troyer, Don Troyer, and Ralph Haun. Board Members

absent were Beverly LeGate, John LeGate, Ed Vignone,

Jamie Fiffles, and Rob Myrick.

Guests attending were Linda Hiltunen and Bob LeMay.


The Secretary had previously sent a draft of the minutes

of the previous meeting to Board Members for review and

comments. After receiving several suggestions, the re-

vised minutes were redistributed. Allen made a motion

to approve the minutes as revised. This was seconded by

Rusty and the motion carried.


The Treasurer noted that she had sent our check to PCRF.

She brought up that our CD matures August 22nd, and a

discussion was had regarding reinvesting in a new CD,

and if so, for how long and what portion of the funds. A

motion to leave this decision to the Treasurer and to ap-

prove her report was made by Allen and seconded by Pat.

The motion carried.

OFFICER’S REPORTS

Allen noted that on July 10th, he and Rusty had set up a

display booth to promote the NCRS at the Balboa car

show event. It is an event frequented by Barry McGuire

and other celebrities. Two new members were recruited,

one with a ‘63 split window and the other with a ’66 con-

vertible.

OLD BUSINESS

Bonding Strip: Technical articles are needed.

Don brought up that we need to get a flyer made

for the Fall Meet. It was noted that Joe Guthrie’s

Duntov ’57 will be the cover car for the next issue.

Regional, Laughlin 2017: Jerry passed around a

sample program developed by Ed for review and

comment. The fees to be charged for Flight Judg-

ing and also for overnight trailer parking were dis-

cussed. After discussion, Allen made a motion to

charge $100 for judging and $25 for overnight trail-

er parking. This was seconded by Rusty and it

passed. Gary presented a sample “goodie bag” for

discussion. Don has called Rick Smith for possible

event support and is waiting for a return call. Da-

rold has sent letters to advertisers at major NCRS

events seeking their support. Allen will talk to Find-

ley Chevrolet. Jerry will speak with Lucas Oil, and it

was mentioned that Boyan will contact Restoration

Battery. The scouting trip planned for October 26-

28th was brought up, and a “walk thru” on Thursday

at 9:00 AM was discussed.

35th Anniversary/Holiday Party: Scheduled for

November 5th. Bob has been speaking with the new

restaurant owner. Allen suggested charging a flat

price with three menu choices. A sample flyer was

passed around for review.

(Continued from page 18) National Meet: Calendared for July 17-22nd. On

schedule with no further news to report.

Fall Meet: October 15 th at Corvette Mike’s. Mike

Vietro would like to have a car judged. There

were no objections to insuring this for Mike by

board members present. Beverly needs to be ad-

vised/consulted.

Charity Event: Other than noting that this is still

needed, there was no discussion.

Miscellaneous: There was no Miscellaneous Old

Business.

NEW BUSINESS

Activities: There were no new activities

brought up.

Spring Meet: To be held March 3-4, 2017. Darold

confirmed with Rusty that John was still allowing

this to be held at GM Downunder.

Miscellaneous: There was no Miscellaneous New

Business.

CLOSE MEETING


to close the meeting. This was seconded by Allen and it

passed. The meeting was closed at 8:09 PM.

2017 Regional Commitee Meetng – 6/13/16 People in atendance were Darold Shirwo, Barbara and Ed Vignone, Don and Carol Troyer, and Pat and Jerry Louer. Jerry announced that AAA of Southern California has committed to supplying the bags we will use for the goodie bags. E-mail from Bev indicates Dave Brigham will do the 1 point judging school and Terry M. will do the advanced judging school. The event logo for the “for sale” t-shirts should be ready next week. Bob Behlman has not spoken with Jessup about spon-soring the judges and volunteer t-shirts since Jessup has been out of town. Bob feels Jessup will do the shirts. Jerry shared what he had found on the costs for event luggage tags. With some discussion, it was decided that Don look into the possibility of Rick Smith doing lug-gage tags and donating a bag for the silent auction. Darold was going to get with Jennifer on a registration area inside. Corvette Mike committed to sponsor between $3000 and $5000. John Piovesan will commit to sponsor a dollar amount but had not decided what that amount would be. Members indicated the following had to be done: Check on easels for judging lists, etc. Need signs for activity locations (outside the doors). Need a table assignment map for banquet seating. Need to get clarification on the gratuity charge for the no-host bars. Need to set price on the shirts that will be for sale.


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at 949.645.9353. We’ll get you through it!

Hey members!

For those of you who have been working on and restoring Corvettes since "back in the day"

and can remember that mentor who helped you through your projects and answered all your

questions, now is your chance to pay it forward. We are looking for members who have ex-

pertise and restoration experience with Corvettes who might be willing to serve as a mentor

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owners, please contact Rusty Hobbs at 949.645.9353 and let him know for what year/years

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Members Classifieds Corvette For Sale: 1969 Corvette 427, 3x2 400HP, L68, Tri-Power, Convert-ible, 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! Very RARE combination!, Rarest 3x2 Engine, One Year Only Color, Side Exhaust (Original Factory Mufflers and Insulators that came with the car, not Repros. Has its Original Spare and Original Date Coded Jack. Dealer 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: 1995 Authentic Indianapolis 500 Track Car (not a replica) Convertible, 1 of 75 cars produced, low 3,600 original miles, used by Chevrolet personnel during the race, registered with the Pace Car Registry, LT1 350/300HP, automatic, all original, everything works, all documentation includ-ed. $ 31, 975. Call Mark 949-922-5697 [email protected]. Corvette for Sale: 1971 LT1 VIN: 194371S108094 Mulsanne Blue, Black Deluxe Interior, 4-sp, 65,xxx original miles, Matching number engine, transmis-sion, 4.11 rear end, POP, original owners manual, Tank sticker, Price $38,500 Member 41847. Frank [email protected] 714-350-1913 Parts For Sale: ’58-’62 original, California”YOM” license plates “USA 706” like new $1500./pair,’56-’62 new heater core $100. ’58-’62 used heater/defroster control swith w/spacer, nut & mount kit $100. ’56-’60 new rear soft top latches on top $60./pair, ’61-’62 new rear soft top latches on top $60./pair,’62 new front nose emblem $55. ’58-’60 new door locks w/keys $28./pair, ’53-’57 new grille mount brackets (set of 5) $36./set, ’60-’62 new radio speaker bezel $25. ’62-’63 new side fender flag emblems $45./pair, ’53-’62 new tach face bezel $30. ’58-’62 new male deck lid latch assembly $32. ’58-’62 used (very good) rear view mirror support $25. ’60 new kick panel inserts $40/pair, ’58-’62 front bumper bracket (set of 8) New set $195. Used set $125. ’56-’57 generator pulley 3 5/8 $80. ’58-’62 used original upper center console molding $20. ’59-’66 used valve covers GM #3767493 $95. **Many other parts available…C1, C2, C3. Joe LaGreca @ 909-499-5873, [email protected]

Parts for Sale: (Does not include shipping) 76-80, Used-Excellent, Clutch Fan (stamped AZ, 372502, 1 050, 1, $150 73, Used-Good, Expansion Tank (73E date code), 3155416, 1 219, 1, $50 76-77, Used, Fan, Engine Cooling, 7 blades, 469580, 1 064, 1, $60 73-76, Used, Receiver, Radio AM/M (Needs Repair), 9344651, 9 650, 1, $50 75-76, Used-Excellent, Emblem, Front with nuts (minor nick @ 4 O'clock), 347915, 1 303, 1, $50 1968, 5 each AG 15 x 7 Rally Wheels $650, no shipping pick up only 73-76, NOS, Grille, Rear Hood Air Inlet, 331805, 12 800, 1, $90 75-79, NOS, Grille LH Front Outer, 345487, 1 266, 1, $60 73-75 NOS, Fan Shroud with w/small block Extension, 339175, 331870, $225 Contact: Ed Vignone at 949.248.0931 or [email protected] (Does not include shipping). Parts For Sale: 1962 #1110985 Dual point distributor restored, w ith Dual Point Delco cap. 1958-61 #1110891 Distributor restored, 19528-62 Orig male and female Deck Lid Latch assembly restored with rod and clip, 1961-62 NOS Delco Fuel Tank Sending unit #5642125 in Orig box, 1979 NOS Anniversary Front Emblens #472717, and Rear Emblems #472718 o gas door, 1964-65 #3721 Small Blk 300HP carb restored. 1963-67 orig soft Top tear Bow, 1958-60 #351 &352 orig Horns restored, 1961-62 orig Horns restored, 19777-79 NOS Driver Side Remote Mir-ror #60461065, in orig box, 1976-81 orig Air Cleaner Lid, mint, 1960-+62 HiPerf Radiator Seal Clips orig restored set of 6, 1961-62Speedo and guage Dash Pods top and bottom no holes, 1953-55 Orig. restored steering wheel and Horn Ring, complete. Len (626) 358-1466 Wanted: Parts for Jan 64 L84 Coupe, 901 coil, 380 Air meter adaptor, 370 thermostat housing, Old origi-nal Dk Blue seat covers, Old original Dk Blue carpet pieces, Old original Dk Blue door panels. Don Hooper 818-424-0479 [email protected]

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