April - Dallas Area Classic Chevys

CLASSIC HEARTBEAT
NEWS OF ’55, ’56 AND ’57 CHEVYS IN NORTH TEXAS AND BEYOND
April 2006
Volume 30, Issue 4
DACC Cruise Event This Sunday!
PO Box 814642
Dallas, TX 75381
www.DallasClassicChevy.com
membership - 108
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
President – David Graves
214 738-5231 term expires 12/07
Vice Pres – Marvin Johnson
214 352-9132 term expires 12/06
Treasurer – Dean Schmidt
972 867-3255 term expires 12/06
Secretary – Greg Hedum
972 539-9886 term expires 12/07
Board Member - Larry Rollow
972 960-1408 term expires 12/06
Board Member - Bill Preston
972 691-4968 term expires 12/07
To Athens, TX and the Lake Athens Marina Diner
SUNDAY, April 9th
MEET AT TOWN EAST MALL in Mesquite
at NOON
We will meet in the parking lot of the Town East Mall in Mesquite (located at
LBJ Freeway and Town East Blvd) at Noon on Sunday April 9th. From
there we will caravan as a group down Highway 175 through east Texas to
Athens, and end up at the Lake Athens Marina Restaurant where we will
have lunch. Then we will drive back to Dallas, getting everyone back to the
metromess by 5PM or so.
These driving events are always a lot of fun, and traveling with a group of
'55-'57 Chevys is a blast. Attendance for the cruise events is always high
so come with a full tank of gas and plan on having a great day of driving as
we head to East Texas!
Watch the club website should weather be an issue. Any cancellations or
changes to our plans will be posted Sunday by no later than 10AM
Board Member - John Rush
972 517-4247 term expires 12/06
Appointed Positions
Tech Advisor - Larry Rollow
972-960-1408
Tech Advisor - Marvin Johnson
214 352-9132
Membership Chairman
Bill Preston
972 691-4968
NEXT MONTH IT'S
LONE STAR
XXIV
MAY 5,6,7
Sheraton Grand DFW - Irving, TX
Highway 114 at Esters
DO NOT MISS IT !!
OVER 130 Pre-Registered!!!
Inside Highlights:
New Members
2
Member’s Pride
3
Reliable Show Recap
4
Lone Star Show Notes
4
April DACC History
4
Lone Star Schedule
5
Classic Heartbeat
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WELCOME
NEW MEMBERS!
726
Jim and Jackie Gary
308 Kiowa Dr N
Lake Kiowa, TX 76240
'55 Bel Air 2dr Hdtp
727
Mike and Sandra Reeves
8404 Gold Creek Ct
Burleson, TX 76028
'55 Bel Air 2dr Hdtp
728
Jody and Devona Stiff
902 Valleycreek
Mesquite, TX 75181
'55 Sedan
729
David and Cathy Conway
3043 Quail Ridge Circle
Durant, OK 74701
'57 Bel Air
730
Larry and Nancy Hunter
2002 Rock Dove Ct
Westlake, TX 76262
731
Jeff and Nazzie Mouakket
4225 Sandra Lynn
Flower Mound, TX 75022
'56 2dr Sedan
732
Jim and Linda Castleberry
517 Coolair
Dallas, TX 75218
'56 210 4dr Hdtp
733
Bill and Linda Blake
5804 Encore Drive
Dallas, TX 75240
'55 Bel Air 2dr Hdtp
734
Terry and Brenda Smith
3804 Red Oak Drive
Corinth, TX 76208
'57 210
735
Ronnie and Tonda McComic
674 CR 1787
Yantis, TX 75497
'55 2dr Sedan
'56 2dr Hdtp
736
Mike and Jane Henderson
3280 Henderson Drive
Greenville, TX 75402
'55 Bel Air
737
Jack and Glenda Ehrle
1038 Briar Hill Circle
Duncanville, TX 75137
'57 150
738
Bill Smith
1810 N Garrett, #201
Dallas, TX 75206
'55 Bel Air 4dr Sedan
739
George and Joyce McFalls
1316 Rosemont
Mesquite, TX 75149
'55 Chevy
DID YOU KNOW ??
… DACC's website gets nearly 500
hits EACH WEEK! Visitors to the
website include most all points in the
US, and we even get visitors from
Australia, the UK, Spain, Ireland,
South Africa, Brazil and more!
… if you need Tech Help with your
'55-'57 Chevy, we have two
members who have built many cars
and know many vendors and tricks
to get things done on old Chevys, be
sure and pick these guys brains and
if they don't know the answer they
will find it! Larry Rollow and Marvin
Johnson's contact info is on the front
page on the newsletter each month
… membership in DACC finally
topped 100 members with the influx
of new members in the last couple
of months, and it's been the early
90's since we have had this many
folks all together in the club, we are
always looking to sign up any Tri
Five chevy owner to the club so if
you have a friend or neighbor that
has the passion for Tri Fives like we
do, our Membership Director Bill
Preston would love to followup and
get them in the club, Bill's contact
info is also on the front page of the
newsletter!
… as member's of DACC, our
sponsor Reliable Chevrolet will
make you a special deal on new and
used Chevys from their inventory
AND parts! To get your 'deal' on a
new or used car, contact General
Sales Manager Jeff Power and to
get your discount on GM parts see
Parts Manager Jerry Lewis - be sure
and tell them you're with the Chevy
Club!
Classic Heartbeat
George's
Wagon
was
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the signature for the sale of the
vehicle had to be witnessed and
notarized! Hmmm !
a
afterthought.
After I built my 1957 150 sedan
eleven years ago I thought I was
through with building/rebuilding although I did harbor a desire to
find and restore a 1962 Bubbletop
Chevy.
The sedan went to
Colorado for #3 daughter's wedding
and it is still there today. I had a
hankering for a project, so about
the fall of 2003 I asked my
mechanic at ET Automotive if he
knew of a project '57 under
construction of a finished '57 that
was available. As he checked he
learned of a mutual friend that had
a glass paneled Sedan Delivery
that he had worked on for two
years. His interest had burned out
after he changed store locations
and that was eight years ago. He
also had a parts wagon which he
had planned to use and both were
for
sale.
Ernie from ET and I went to visit
and sure enough there in the
corner of Richard;s warehouse sat
the project wagon in a coat of
primer with no front end , doors,
windows or tailgate on it along with
no engine, transmission and
interior. It sat on four wheels
wearing gray primer PERIOD!
Richard had put disc brakes on the
car along with new body bushings
and urethane paint under the
primer and then he put it to bed!
I bought the pair of wagons which
Ernie trailered back to his shop.
Included in the deal were the outer
front fenders, doors, hood and
tailgate.
But there was a possible problem:
the title of the sedan delivery had
been signed on the front in 1988
with no signature for sale on the
back of the title and the station
wagon had been signed on the
front in 194 again with no signature
for sale on the back. AND in 1988
I called the bank of Italy, TX who
had financed the purchase of the
sedan delivery but the bank
indicated the previous owner was
dead. OPPPS !
Back to the station wagon: the lady
owner was from Stephenville but
when I contacted the local operator
I learned this person no longer
lived there. So now what do I do?
I traced a second cousin down in
the area and all I got was "Yep, that
could have been her car, but we
were not close and she moved out
of town a while back … where to I
don’t know".
Thanks to certain aspects of the
law, titles that may have been
signed by the original owner do not
have to be signed after such a
length of time if the original owner
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Reliable Spring Meeting
Recap
Early March in North Texas can bring various types
of weather. But when DACC does a parking lot
show and the temperatures are in the 80's with
sunshine, expect lots of mid fifty chrome and steel
… and that is just what unfolded last month at
Reliable Chevrolet. DACC celebrated 30 years with
birthday cake and nearly 70 Classic Chevys came
out to the Reliable Chevrolet grounds in Richardson
to mark the occasion! It made for a great way to
recognize the club's anniversary and it was also at
this event that the club has now exceeded 100
members - making it perhaps the largest tri five
club in the country! The health of the tri five
segment of the old car hobby is evident by
observance of our club having over 100 members
and by having '55-'57 Chevy parking lot shows that
regularly bring over 50-70 cars as we have had the
last several years. The tri fives are as strong and
popular as any segment of the old car hobby whether it is Corvettes, Mustangs, Mopars or any
brand or model. Thanks to YOU the members of
this club, we can be proud to be a part of this
accomplishment and share in it's popularity. With
the Lone Star Convention just around the corner,
we will see even more evidence of just how popular
tri five Chevys have remained for over 50 years!!
As for our club.. let's hope it can continue on and
be here another 30 years down the road. And to
really put that thought in perspective that would be
in the year 2036 that DACC would celebrate 60
years!! One thing is for sure, these cars will still be
around and they will still be collectible, so who
knows, our club may just make another 30 years!!!!
Congrats to the winners of the "Reliable Chevrolet
Favorites', '55 - Mike Reeves, Burleson, '56 - Mark
Wayne, Dallas, '57 - Tim Page, Corinth, and Kevin
Brown, Richardson took the truck award with
'Clyde', his '56 pickup on it's maiden event!
Classic Heartbeat
Lone Star Notes
We are less than a month away from the annual
Lone Star Classic Chevy Convention and the first
one to ever be hosted by the Dallas Area Classic
Chevys. Registrations have been overwhelming, as
over 130 pre-registered participants have signed up
to be involved is this year's event. There will be
Classic Chevys coming from all the surronding states
including Mississippi, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma,
Alabama, Louisiana and of course Texas. Local
Classic Chevy Clubs that you can always count on at
Lone Star from Austin, Houston, San Antonio, San
Angelo and Waco all have members coming to
Dallas in May.
The event will be 3 days of '55-'57 Chevy Heaven!
Friday at 10AM events get undeway as we caravan
from the hotel to Classic Auto Air and then Painless
Performance to tour their facilities. Painless will also
be feeding us as we check out their ever expanding
facility and product line up! You will not want to
miss this tour, as both companies are aggressively
expanding their facilities and you will see first hand
their manufacturing/installation shops. The events
continue throughout the weekend with Tech
Seminars, drag racing, the Show Judging and what
should be a outstanding Rock-N-Roll band
performance right there in the hotel parking lot on
Saturday Night! The breakfast and Awards will close
out the event with a special photo presentation as we
work our way through the awards.
Our club has prepared to host what appears to be
one of the best Lone Stars yet. One thing we are still
needing help with is for someone who can write in
caligraphy or close to it to address the Certificates
we will be awarding on Sunday morning. If you can
help with this chore, please contact David Graves
214 738-5231.
DACC Celebrates 30 years!
1976 - 2006
It Happened
In April In DACC History
… April 1993 - DACC President Howard Bale passed
away while in office. Raymond Livezey VP filled the
term …
Classic Heartbeat
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George's Wagon continued…..
has relocated, died or otherwise become unavailable.
Both titles were transferred to me.
After getting back to ET, an assessment was made
as to what was missing to create what was to
become 'George's Wagon'. Everything was checked
out and the body and parts were sent to Bernie
Young outside of Greenville for paint.
What was missing parts wise of a major nature were
the interior fender panels, however a call to RD
Wallace of DACC produced a pair.
As the car was being painted, the engine and rear
axle were being created. The engine is a 383 stoker,
4 bolt main, eagle crank, eagle rods, JE pistons,
Bullet Cam, Edelbrock intake with a Holley 750 all
coming out at about 434 HP and 480 foot pounds of
torque. The rear axle is from a 3.43 Camaro as the
Just before Christmas of '04, the project went to
Brunner Upholstery for it's interior of gray and velour
and Dodge Dakota bucket seats. Brunner put the floor
in the cargo area, installed the seats and the rear seat
that had come from the parts car. Around mid July of
'05, the wagon came back to ET for 'tweaking' and I got
my wagon back on the Saturday of the Reliable Show
th
on September 17 .
BEFORE
I would like to truly thank my suppliers of parts and
those that helped with this project - Richard at Classic
Parts in Arlington, CARS Inc, Danchuk, Classic Chevy
International as well as Ernie (and Susie) at ET
Automotive for their work, advice and conscientious
effort, likewise Henry and Butch at Brunner's and
Bernie Young.
I can't thank these people and
suppliers enough!
George Caruth
Lone Star Schedule
Friday-May 5th
Registration in the Hotel Lobby - 9AM to 7PM
Swap Meet/Vendor Display in South Parking Lot - 9AM to 5PM
Shop Tour to Painless Performance & Classic Auto Air
(includes lunch at Painless!) - 10AM to 1PM
Show Classification in South Parking Lot - 10AM to 3:30PM
Tech Seminar (TBA) - 1:30PM to 2:15PM
Tech Seminar - Classic Auto Air - 3PM to 3:45PM
Show-N-Shine Meeting (mandatory)
for all car owners and judges - 4PM to 5PM
Free Pool Side Hamburgers/Hot Dogs - 5:30PM to 7:30PM
Leave for Drag Races at Denton Dragway - 7PM
Saturday-May 6th
'57 positraction differentials are hard to find as are the
required parts whereas the Camaro is a bolt up job.
The tranny is a Turbo 350.
When the body came back from East Texas, the
engine, tranny and rear axle were installed and some
dash 'puttering' was done which included a new
Painless fuse panel, the start of a Vintage AC system
and an underdash windshield wiper system.
After this was done, the car was back to Bernie for
hanging doors, hoods and the like. Then back to Ernie
for more 'putterings' like electric windows, power brake
booster, 605 steering, and Ididit steering. Oh and if
you think you need the horizontal stainless side piece
for a '57 150 model ANYTHING, forget it - it's not being
reproduced.
Final Registration in Hotel Lobby - 8AM to 9AM
Late Show Classification in South Parking Lot - 8AM to 9AM
Swap Meet/Vendor Display in South Parking Lot - 8AM to 5PM
Tech Seminar - Painless Performance - 9:30AM to 10:15AM
Line Up for Show-N-Shine / Driver's Class Show - 11:30AM to 1PM
Car Show Judging in East parking lot - 1:30PM to 4:30PM
Live Band and Door Prize Giveaways - 7PM to 10:30PM
Sunday - May 7th
Free Breakfast and Awards Presentation - 8:30AM to 10:30AM
Subject to Change - Check
www.LoneStarChevys.com
for latest lineup
PO Box 814642
Dallas, TX 75381
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Contact Sales
Manager Jeff Power at
Reliable for the
special DACC
members deal on a
new or used Chevy!
RELIABLE CHEVROLET
Sponsor
of the
The North Texas Chevy Store
800 North Central Expressway
Richardson 75080
972-952-1500
www.ReliableChevrolet.com
Stoked Out Specialties
777 Riding Club Rd.
Rockwall, Texas 75087
972.772.0146
www.StokedOutSpecialties.com
Major Sponsor of the
Dallas Area Classic Chevys
and
Lone Star XXIV