Notes from PCCC President - Dave Smith

Greetings, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Feliz - Navidad to everyone and I hope all is well. WOW Christmas is here and soon it will be Grill 57's New Year’s Day cruise. The time sure does fly when you’re having fun. Well things in our household are a little hectic (I'm sure no one else has that problem HA). Sold the Monte and cried when it left, tears dried up a few hours later when I acquired my new toy, a 1967 Chevy Pick Up (from Brian Anzak). I have been working 11 hour days and Saturdays, vacation cannot come soon enough. The Christmas party once again was a great time, I think everyone who attended had fun and had a chance to mingle with other club members. Rain and chill kind of put a damper on Toy’s for Tot’s as well as the Candle Light Tour in Raleigh. It was good to see many members brave the elements to attend both functions. All and all I think it has been a very good year for PCCC, the car show was the largest we have had in a long time, and Hilltop Home was blown away by the contribution made by the club. A grand total for the year was $8,000.00 and well appreciated. Well here is wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, hope to see many members New Year’s Day at Grill.

Dave Smith

Message from PCCC President Club Info and News 2014 Social Events Local Car Events

Our Sponsor Profiles Feature Articles

PCCC Parts & Swap Out & About Photos

This Months Contents

Next Scheduled Meeting - January 27, 2014

THE BOWTIE BULLETIN - JANUARY 2014

The Official Newsletter Of The

PIEDMONT CLASSIC CHEVY CLUB

Message from Our Club Social Coordinator - David Ward Jones

I want to thank all who helped make this another enjoyable Christmas Banquet. I especially what to thank Don and Pat Cooper, David Smith, David Pittman, and also Debbie Bland for bringing the Tea and for handling the Gifting portion of the Program. As always, to those numerous unmentioned members that take on the thankless task of cleaning up and putting the room back in proper order. This operation goes on so efficiently in the background while I, and others are cleaning up the kitchen, that it is done and everyone is out the door before I even know it has begun!

Thank you all, and I wish each and every one, and all those that could not make it to our Banquet, The Most Wonderful Christmas!

Brian Anzak’s

1957 Chevrolet

PCCC Apparel

Royal Blue Polyester Golf Shirts

(including standard embroidery) [$25]

Royal Blue Cotton Golf Shirts

(including standard embroidery) [$20]

Add [$2] for 2XL and [$3] for 3XL

Club Jacket Black or Royal Blue/Navy

(including standard embroidery) [$44]

Add [$3] for 2XL and [$4] for 3XL

$5 extra for embroidered name on shirt or jacket

$10 for embroidered club logo on back

Magnetic Engraved Name Badges [$7.50]

Contact Barry Kitchener @ 919.833.0882 or barrykit2000@yahoo.com for complete ordering details

CLUB INFO • NEWS • SOCIAL EVENTS

Send your 2014 club dues payment to:

Tom Doherty

4008 Ridgebrook Bluffs

Raleigh, NC 27603

2014 Club Officers

President - David Smith

dmsmith@nc.rr.com

Vice President - Barry Kitchener

barrykit2000@yahoo.com

Secretaries - Jim Toups & Carol Keith

jtoups@nc.rr.com tedkeith@bellsouth.net

Treasurer - Tom Doherty

tdoherty@mpcllp.com

Stay Tuned For Upcoming 2014 PCCC Social Events

Any Questions or Suggestions?

Contact David Ward Jones at 919.971.4615 or daviddwjarchitect@nc.rr.com

PINK LADIES SPRING FLING PCCC has officially embraced all women associated with our car club to be named

The Pink Ladies

We will be hosting our very own 1st event soon--(stay tuned for the exact date--possibly March 8th, 2014).

This eventful evening will be similar to our Octoberfest which is a blast, but ours will be Pink Lady

style! We would love for all the Pink Ladies to be involved and share your ideas to make this occasion

fun and memorable.

PCCC men--please pass along this information to your lady. Lets have a Rock'n Good Time!

LOCAL CLASSIC CAR CRUISE-INs

1st Sat - Zaxby’s Cruise In - US 70 E, Clayton - 3PM 1st Sat - Cars & Coffee at Waverly Place - Cary 8AM 1st Sat - Hot Nights - Hot Cars Cruise-In - Pilot Mountain - 3PM 1st Sun - Back In The Day Café - Cary - 11AM 2nd Sat - Char-Grill - Atlantic Ave, Raleigh - 2PM 3rd Sat - Grill 57 - US 401 S, Raleigh - 2PM 3rd Sat - Goldston Cruise In - Goldston - 4PM 4th Sat - Sonic Drive In - NC 96 - Zebulon - 3PM 4th Sat - Lone Star Restaurant Cruise-In - Knightdale - 11AM 3rd Fri - Andy’s Creedmoor/Butner Cruise In - NC 56 W (at Food Lion Parking Lot) Creedmoor - 4PM 3rd Fri - Ledo’s Pizza Cruise-In - Southern Pines - 5PM 4th Fri - Chick-Fil-A / Goodberry’s Cruise In - Roxboro Rd, Durham - 4PM 4th Sun - Chevy’s Ale House NC 55 & US 1 - Apex - 3PM

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF UPCOMING EVENTS IN NORTH CAROLINA VISIT OUR

PCCC FACEBOOK FAN PAGE AND OUR NEW PCCC WEBSITE

www.facebook.com/piedmontccc/events

http://piedmontccc.org/

Also check the following website that David is updating with classic car events

http://www.carshowfinder.org

Or contact David Matthews @ matthewsdavid1955@gmail.com

PCCC OFFICERS PRESENT HILLTOP HOME WITH OUR HOLIDAY DONATION

Hilltop Home is a private, nonprofit, Intermediate Care

Facility (ICF) with a capacity to support 22 children

who have severe to profound developmental

disabilities and are medically fragile.

We provide a comprehensive habilitative program that

includes individualized medical, therapeutic, and

developmental/ educational services in an intimate,

homelike residential setting.

The program is designed to assist children with

multiple disabilities and medical fragility to reach their

fullest potential.

OUR 2013 CARSHOW SPONSOR PROFILES

Visit our sponsors websites or give them a personal visit

and extend our thanks for their support

Rhino 7 Franchise Development - Founded in 1999, specializing in franchise development, franchisee

marketing systems, and franchisor royalty revenue generation. 315 S. Salem Street Suite 200-A

Apex, NC 27502

919.589.9999 http://r7fdc.com/

Robb Plumbing - Local Apex business for all your plumbing needs. 8117 Rhodes Rd

Apex, NC 27539

919.779.7116

SE Cleanrooms Inc - Providing valued Technology and Services to the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device,

Electronic, Precision Manufacturing, and Food and Beverage Industry. We also are major suppliers to the

Automotive Industry for Paint Booths, and Lithium Ion Battery manufacturing areas. Visit their website for

more info on all their products. 624 N. East St Raleigh, NC 27604

919.828.2005 http://secleanrooms.com/

Seaboard Ace Hardware - Is a hardware store in Raleigh, NC proudly serving the community with

quality hardware store products and excellent customer service. 802 Semart Drive Raleigh, NC 27604

919.834.8600 http://www.acehardware.com/mystore/index.jsp?store=14338&cid=localstore14338

Shear Shack Ltd - Local Raleigh Hairstyling and barber.

2425 Crabtree Blvd Raleigh 27604

919.829.0500

Southern Classic Cars - Local, regional and national brokers of fine classic cars and trucks, domestic,

and foreign classics. Visit their indoor showroom in historic downtown Wake Forest, North Carolina. 417 South Brooks Street Wake Forest, NC 27587

919-607-5827 http://www.southernclassiccarsnc.com/

IT ALL STARTED WITH - By Jay Shealy

My first Chevy was a 1966 Corvette. I believe I paid $2500 for it in 1976 in Bucyrus, Ohio. It

had a removable hardtop and a black soft top. It was pulled out of a barn in very rough condition.

The motor was supposed to be a 327, but I later discovered it was a 350 with popped freeze plugs.

It had Thrush side pipes, Hurst 4 - Speed, leaky gas tank, leaking brake calipers and rusty Cragars.

There was a 3 foot hole in the rear deck and mice nests under the seats. The flip headlights were

glassed over with lights mounted into the grill. The picture shows me inflating the flat tires with a

bicycle pump. It was great..

I had a friend teach me how to repair fiberglass and fixed the large deck hole and many body

cracks. I stripped the paint in a one car garage and had it painted the green 1970’s color. I added

new interior parts, chrome tubular side pipes, clutch, Crane Cam, and new U-Joints. I was so

proud and even got to carry Miss Ohio contestants in a parade.

Bit shortly after with the gas crisis, a new house with no furniture, and starting a family, it was

sold for $4000. That was good money and I even made a bit. I was actually glad to sell it at the

time. Doing all the work myself, that car really gave me an education.

Now, this is one car I wish I still had.

FEATURE ARTICLE

The History Of Gas Pumps

The first gasoline pump was invented and sold by Sylvanus F. Bowser in Fort Wayne, Indiana on September 5, 1885. This pump was

not used for automobiles, as they had not been invented yet. It was instead used for some kerosene lamps and stoves. He later

improved upon the pump by adding safety measures, and also by adding a hose to directly dispense fuel into automobiles. For a

while, the term bowser was used to refer to a vertical gasoline pump.

Many early gasoline pumps had a calibrated glass cylinder on top. The desired quantity of fuel

was pumped up into the cylinder as indicated by the calibration. Then the pumping was

stopped and the gasoline was let out into the customer's tank by gravity. When metering

pumps came into use, a small glass globe with a turbine inside replaced the measuring cylinder

but assured the customer that gasoline really was flowing into the tank.

In the 1900s-1910s the gas pumps were hand pumps where you had to have a great deal of arm

strength, not only to pump your gas, but also start your car!

In the 1920s the “visible” gas pumps were created. These were very TALL pumps. The amount

of gas was selected and would fill a transparent glass tank at the top of the pump so the

customer could “see” the quality of the fuel and the color of the fuel. Fuels were colored

different colors to indicate the grade of the gasoline and to avoid the dangers of using the

wrong fuels for cleaning purposes. The colored fuel allowed for yet another method of branding for customer

loyalty to specific oil companies. Creating customer perception of quality was crucial for the expansion of oil companies, so

marketing of the superiority of products was extensive. Names such as “superior” and “marvel”, “super” and “best”, “mighty” and

“deluxe”. Glass bowls were affixed to the top and lit up, advertising the brand.

1930s still had the bowl at the top of the pump, but the "visible" glass tank was gone. Now, the measuring method was the “clock

face” scale that would weigh the amount of liquid. The 1940s introduced the first iteration of the shape of pumps we are more

familiar with, simple rectangular posts, however several versions still have the globes on top as they were more eye catching that

way and again, allowed for brand recognition. These were called the calculator pumps due to the rolling numbers.

The 1950s ushered in the current era of gas pumps, shorter, stockier pumps with the rolling numbers to indicate the amount of gas

being pumped. The pumps of the 60s and 70s were minor modifications of the prior models, becoming more squat and the rolling

numbers eventually being replaced by digital displays.

This feature for this article has excerpts taken from the Internet.

It is solely meant for the enjoyment of club members to share some automotive history.

Send your answers to Jeff Hopp at

jhopp55@att.net

December 2013 Edition Trivia and Photo Winners

No Winners

What was the Z16 R.P.O. ?

Answer in the February 2014 Edition

FROM DECEMBER 2013

“Batwing Fins” and “Cat’s Eye” taillights

referred to the 1959 Chevrolet

Answer from the December 2013 Edition

TRIVIA

PCCC PARTS & SWAP

Long Style Cast Iron Water Pump (for small block) [$25]; Carter Fuel Pump [$15]; Cast Water Neck [$15];

Chrome Water Neck [$10]; 1970-72 Chevelle Original Dash Pad [$75]; 1970 Chevelle tail light lenses [$40 for

both]; “350” emblems (R&L) for 70 Chevelle [$40]; Trunk Emblem for 70 Chevelle [$30]; Grill Emblem for 70

Chevelle [$15]; Rocker Panel Trim for 1970-72 Chevelle [$100 for pair]; Craftsman Compressor (needs some

maint) [$25]; 5 Gal Shop Vac [$20]; K&N 13x2 Washable Air Filter [$10]; 14x3 Air Filter [$5]; 68-72 Chevelle Fuel

Tank Door/License Plate Mount [$10]; Set of Chrome Lug Nuts/Washers for Cragar (7/16x20) [$25]; Set of [4] Lug

Nut Locks with key [$10] ; Original 1970 Chevelle Grill and Stainless Trim [$75] Jeff Hopp @ 919-467-9594

1957 Diecast and Model Collection [Call Dave for details ] David Smith @ 919-518-3779

Small Block Quadrajet manifold [$40]; Kenwood AM/FM Cass & CD Controller [$100]; Kenwood 6 CD Changer

[$50] ; 1970-1972 12 Bolt Posi Carrier [$125]; Edelbrock 750 Performer Carb - may need rebuild [$85] Ray Bader @ 919-387-0479

Set of 4 BF Goodrich G-Force 255 50 R17 tires (Only 1500 miles) [$550] Keith Archambault @ 919-217-9882

Contact club member for more details

Jeff Hopp’s 1970 Chevelle

OUT AND ABOUT WITH PCCC

Photos By - Jim Toups , David Smith , Ray Bader , Dave Peedin, Les Shelton