Newsletter_March 2012 - National Corvette Restorers Society

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Volume 19, Issue 03
March 2012
Chairman’s Message
March Meeting Info
…… Steve Hack
…. Spade Kreations
By the time this newsletter hits the press we
will all be resting from the hard work we all put
into our annual swap meet. That being said I
would like to thank all who participated, and a
special thank you to the Swap Meet
Committee for their countless hours of work
behind the scenes.
Date: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Our club has a special ability to pull together
our resources and host some of the greatest
events, this is due to the commitment and
willingness of our great membership – Thank
you again.
Our friend Joe Eyl is comfortably resting at
home following his surgery. Now GET WELL
Joe and hurry back – we miss you.
Wayne McKee is volunteering his 1966 for a
judging seminar in March. We are meeting at
Columbia Chevrolet at 1:00 on Saturday
March 25th for the judging seminar and we will
be able to apply our new methods while we
test judge Wayne’s car. This event is a “must
attend” if you are interested in learning more
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
1
Chairman’s Message, March Meeting, Website
2
Minutes February 2012
3
QCNCRS Officers, February Meeting Pictures
4
Swap Meet Pictures, Dave Klotter Finds Owner
5
Swap Meet Pictures
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Spade Kreations, 11308 Dallas Blvd.
Cincinnati, OH 45231
Phone: 513-742-9380
From I-275 on North side of Cincinnati:
Take exit 36 US 127 Hamilton Avenue North. If
you are going West on I-275 you will be facing
Houston Road when you reach Hamilton Ave. Go
straight across the intersection and look for Dallas
Blvd on your left. If you are going East on I-275
North you will take exit 36 and turn left on US 127
Hamilton Avenue. As soon as you cross over I275 turn left onto Houston Road and immediately
look for Dallas Blvd on your left. Spade Kreations
is at 11308 Dallas Blvd. It will be on your left.
Food: Sandwiches and soft drinks for everyone.
Features: Bring your own chair .. there will be a
lot to see and hear.
Website: http://spadekreations.com Founded
in 1999 Spade Kreations has grown to a 10,000
square feet facility doing a wide variety of custom
applications from basic window tinting to complete
vehicle restyling.
Website Information
Queen City Chapter Web Site: http://www.ncrs.org/qc/
Webmaster: Dale Maris [email protected]
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about judging.
report and stated that we are in need of
volunteers for the swap meet.
In our strive for the Chapter Top Flight Award
we will be hosting a road tour this Summer.
Steve Barrett & company are organizing the
event and will keep us well informed as the
time nears. In the past our road tours were
well attended and everyone had a great time,
this event will prove to be the same.
Wayne McKee read the Treasurer’s Report
and made mention that he has been
researching a Pay Pal account for our
chapter, as the National is suggesting that all
chapters do so. The members then voted to
accept the Treasurer’s Report.
Please take a moment and fill out the
membership renewal form.
Our new
membership booklets are going to print
earlier this year, and the cutoff for additions is
March 31st.
Our Membership Report was given by Joe
Sieve, and he reiterated that our 2012 dues
are due before the 31st of March, at this point
we have 50% of our membership accounted
for.
Remember everyone needs to fill a form out,
and the $20 renewal fee only applies to those
that did not attend the Christmas Party.
Dale Maris had nothing new on the Web side
of the Queen City site, but did state that he is
open to any suggestions that will make our
site more interesting.
Dale and Wayne
elaborated on our judging seminar / mini
meet, and invited all to attend.
See you at Spade Kreations on Tuesday
March 20th.
Steve Hack
Minutes February 2012
… Mike Hack
Our Queen City NCRS February 2012
meeting was held at Doran Racing where we
were surrounded by Rolex series race cars.
Doran Racing is a complete race shop that
handles anything from CNC machining to
chassis fabrication to carbon fiber molds.
Our membership was in awe at the
workmanship of the Doran crew.
Steve began our February meeting by
thanking Kevin at Doran Racing for hosting,
and thanking Gary Conger for arranging the
meeting and dinner. We were introduced to
two guests; Fred Zacharias, and Scott
Seibert. Steve also welcomed two members
that we have not seen in some time Kurt
Meier, and Dave Becknell. We were made
aware of Joe Eyl’s health issues and were
promised that Mary Carol would keep us
informed on his progress.
Otto Takacs, our Vice Chairman, gave his
Steve mentioned that the Florida Regional
was a great success from vendors to
attendance everything was up. Those that
attended the event in Florida agreed. The
Great Lakes Chapter hosted a technical
seminar on mid year vent windows, a few of
our members attended and spoke highly of
the event.
Steve then thanked those
members that volunteered at the Auto Expo
in the Concours d’Elegance booth.
Steve, Wayne, and Gary Grever went over
many aspects of the Swap Meet, and again
asked for assistance in an array of areas.
Steve Barrett then took the floor to speak
about the possibilities for the road tour that he
is organizing for our chapter. He had three
main ideas; a trip to Madison Indiana, a
Poker Rally, or a trip to the Wilmington Flying
Mile. Steve will keep us informed as the
possibilities are narrowed down, and he
assured us that he will need some assistance
as we get closer to the Summer.
Steve Hack then took the floor and mentioned
that2once
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the financial reports from the Swap
Meet are in we will discuss our memorial
policy for honoring our lost members. At the
close of the meeting Steve thanked Kevin at
QCNCRS OFFICERS
Chairman:
V. Chairman:
Louisville Concours
….. Dale Maris
Steve Hack (513)553-2080
2110 Beech Cove
New Richmond, OH 45157-8661
[email protected]
Otto Takacs, Jr. (937)294-2179
4331 Overland Trail
Dayton, OH 45429-1835
[email protected]
Judging:
Secretary:
John Ballard (502) 426-2184
10102 Kimblewick Drive
Louisville, KY 40223-2184
[email protected]
Mike Hack (513) 753-0396
3862 Greenbrook
Amelia, OH 45102
[email protected]
Treasurer:
Membership:
Historian:
Editor:
Dr. Wayne McKee
10737 Wellerwoods Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45242-3406
[email protected]
Joe Sieve (513) 574-6112
5959 Snyder Road
Cincinnati, OH 45247
[email protected]
Joe Eyl (513) 896-9563
5851 Allison Avenue
Indian Springs, OH 45011-2024
[email protected]
Rod Russell (812) 988-1059
3010 Wallow Hollow Road
Nashville, IN 47448-7943
[email protected]
Louisville Concours d’Elegance, sponsored
by Kosair Children’s Hospital, is looking for
Corvettes from 1953 through 1974 which are
of Concours quality to be judged in the Infield
at Churchill Downs. The prestigious event will
be held on October 7, 2012. There are a
number of Events leading up to the Sunday
Judging you may wish to participate in. For
more event information please see the event
website
at:
http://www.kosairchildrens.com/louisvilleconco
urs or contact Tony McBride, Concours
Corvette Selection Committee, who can be
reached at 502-693-5275 or e-mail at
[email protected] if you have
interest in participating.
QCNCRS February Meeting
…… Joe Eyl
Doran Racing hosted a terrific meeting. Here
are pictures to prove the great time had by all.
mentioned that once the financial reports from
the Swap Meet are in we will discuss our
memorial policy for honoring our lost members.
At the close of the meeting Steve thanked
Kevin at Doran Racing, and Kevin took over by
giving a tour to those members that were
interested.
Secretary,
Mike Hack
JUDGING SEMINAR
1:00PM March 25, 2012
Columbia Chevrolet
We will test judge Wayne McKee’s 1966
Corvette. If you are interested in learning
more about judging this is the time.
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QCNCRS Meeting (Cont.)
and gave me a copy. Queen City Chevrolet
was at 414 E. Court St. Cincinnati, Ohio. This
is a 270 hp dual 4 car/Maroon/black/black
top. Steve Tucker (54234)
Having a memory filled with all sorts of
useless trivia, I said : "BINGO", that is my VIN
#......
Within one hour, I had received an email from
the original owner with photos and a copy of
the order and a write up ordering the car. He
provide all sorts of other info about the car.
To much to bore you with in this email. He is
a retired doctor and is 71 years of age.
Bruce Slattery always wanted to build
one of these.
We have shared numerous emails since then
and he is planning a visit to my home to see
the car, Seems he proposed to his wife of 46
years in this car, They are both very excited
to be reconnected with the 1961.
Swap Meet 2012
…… Joe Sieve and Friends
This was one of our most successful swap
Meets. Here is a picture of a very happy Jim
Dumont.
Dave Klotter Finds Original
Owner
…… Dave Klotter
Dale Maris is a big part of this adventure.
It started with him writing a note in his
February 6th communication. It went like
this: “I found out that someone on the
NCRS Technical discussion Board has
some original documentation for a '61
Vette sold here in Cincinnati. If you own
this car, here is the post from the
discussion board.”
I have a copy of the dealer invoice and
purchase order for a 1961 Corvette VIN
10867S 108541. The original owner lives
around the corner from me and ran
across this paper work in his father’s files
If you cannot see the picture clear enough to
see the word SOLD on the note hanging from
the hood of Jim’s truck you might not
understand his smile. Jim built this truck from
scratch. We have a lot of talent in the
QCNCRS and Jim is one of our best. He also
has recently restored a Barracuda. His latest
project is an antique English motorcycle.
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and gave me a copy. Queen City
Chevrolet was at 414 E. Court st.
Cincinnati, Ohio. This is a 270 hp dual 4
Swap Meet (Cont.)
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Swap Meet (Cont.)
Here is a picture of Gary Grever and his
exceptionally successful raffle sales team.
Gary has created a high amount of both
raffle income and just plain fun. He
certainly has style. Thank you Gary.
These ladies are very critical members of our
QCNCRS Swap Meet Team …. They feed
us. And they do it every year .. Thank You!!
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