The Vapor Trail March 2013

The Vapor Trail
March 2013
Vapor Trail Vettes, P.O. Box 5241, Santa Maria, CA 93456
Presidents Message
Inside this Issue
Thank you Chuck Jennings for organizing the Vapor
Trail Vettes outing on March 30th, the photo set up
and great photos you took. John and Debbie Mahoney were also big players in this event from suggesting the outing to taking photos as well. We all
had a great time and enjoyed the company of our
fellow members. I was pleasantly surprised that so
many of you got up that early on a Saturday morning and brought your cars out to participate.
Presidents Message
As a reminder, the Vapor Trail Vettes monthly general meeting will take place on April 11th instead of
the first Thursday of the month due to the West
Coast Regional Convention in Las Vegas. A lot of
action items were assigned at the last meeting so
expect a good discussion on the status and decisions
to be made at the next meeting.
The date for our “Annual Blast” at the Santa Maria
Inn has changed due to a large wedding taking place
on our original date of September 6-7th. We will be
moving the date to September 13-14th in order to
retain the parking lot and cabana we have used for
the last few years. The rooms have increased by
$5.00 per night for participants. We will be using a
different suite for Hospitality Night which is more
open than the room we have used in the past. I am
still working with the hotel’s director of sales to
complete all the details. More to come!
We are fast approaching our first Autocross of 2013
on April 20th. We are anticipating a good turnout
and hope to have all the improvements to our equipment complete along with the new logos on the
trailer by then.
Until next month...Save the Wave!
Gale
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Meeting Minutes
2-3
Tech Corner
3
Las Vegas Convention/VTV Event 4
Concours de Donut
5-6
Photo Gallery
7
VTV Sponsors
8
Calendar of Events
9-14
For Sale/Event Flyers
15-21
Happy Birthday!
April 9 Gordon Light
April 12 Gale Haugen
April 19 Gerry White
April 22 Tom Dobyns
Enjoy your special day!
Board Members
President
Gale Haugen
Vice President Chuck Jennings
773-4515
459-7416
Treasurer
Hector Paz
773-4515
Secretary
Bev Erickson/
473-5801
Debbie Chase
NCCC Governor John Mahoney
937-1414
Newsletter
Gale Haugen
773-4515
Sunshine Lady
Debbie Chase
937-9633
Web Master
Chuck Jennings
459-7416
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March Meeting Minutes
March Meeting Minutes-Cont’d
by Debbie Chase
by Debbie Chase
The meeting was called to order at 6:50 pm
at CJ’s Restaurant in Arroyo Grande. Those
present were Gale Haugen, Hector Paz,
Chuck Jennings, John and Debbie Mahoney,
Gerry White, Doug and Debbie Chase, Larry
and Pamela Wright, Clay Beck and Barry
Fitzjerrall.
John:
Received
a
quote
from
Roadtech.com of $895 for 100 safety
cones (18”, soft rubber, no black bottom,
all one-piece foot on bottom). The price
reflects a $70 discount, includes 3-4 letters for club ID and shipping.
Introduction of New Member
Gale introduced our new member, Barry
Fitzjerrall. Welcome, Barry!
Approval of Minutes
A motion was made by Chuck Jennings, seconded by Debbie Mahoney and carried to
approve the February 7, 2013 meeting
minutes.
Treasurer’s Report
Hector passed out copies of the 2013 Operating Budget and reviewed the income and
expenses for January and February. There
will not be income until our first autocross
event. Expenses
incurred were for budgeted items and costs
for building the shelving inside the trailer
came in $312.76 under budget. Chuck Jennings reported he ordered additional brochures for $175.
NCCC Governor’s Report
Action Item: Barry will check other vendors for prices.
Gale asked if we should buy a smaller
folding table for the timer. There was
discussion as to if there is any type of table that would stabilize the timer and
keep the wind from blowing it over. No
resolution was reached on this issue.
Gale said the plugs are worn out on the
50-foot cords and asked if we anyone
knew if we could replace the plugs. Having no electricians in the group left the
question unanswered.
Chuck Jennings
suggested getting a price on wireless sensors for our timer, thus eliminating the
cords.
Action item: Gale will check prices for
wireless sensors for our existing timer.
Gale and Hector discussed the need for a
storage container for non-autocross VTV
items. They are not kept in the trailer
and are stored in the shop at their business.
John Mahoney discussed the Las Vegas West
Coast & Northwest Regional Convention on
April 4-7. He said you can register late but
they will charge you an extra fee. Basically
it’s the 5th and 6th. The 5th is the high speed
and autocross at Spring Mountain. The 6th is
the car show and Rallye. He’s had questions
locally this week about the autocross events.
Gale asked when to open registration for the
first autocross. John said the third week in
March or the first week of April.
Action item: Barry said he goes to Estate sales and finds inexpensive metal
storage sheds and he will try to find
something. John said he checks Craigslist
every day and will add that to his search.
General Business
Debbie Mahoney suggested we buy a canopy with our VTV logo on it. The lowest
prices for those are usually by vendors at
large car club events.
2013 Wish List Items
Gale asked members to develop a wish list of
things we need for autocross.
There is a need to have wheels under the
generator. Chuck Jennings said we could
buy inexpensive wheels at Harbor Freight.
Action item: Barry will build a wooden
furniture dolly for the generator.
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March Meeting Minutes—Cont’d
March Meeting Minutes—Cont’d
by Debbie Chase
by Debbie Chase
Action item: All club members BOLO “be
on the lookout” for a great deal on a canopy
when you go to car club events. If it’s a
great price, buy it for the club and you’ll be
reimbursed.
Barry asked what he has to do to qualify
to autocross. John will send him information and answer any questions he has.
Larry Wright asked if the club would donate
again this year to “Care Net,” a group who
assists unwed teen mothers. A motion was
made by Chuck Jennings, seconded by John
Mahoney and carried to approve the donation.
Gale reported she received a call from the
Santa Maria Chamber of Commerce. When
we have our Annual Blast, they will provide
us with a welcome banner, welcome letters
from the mayor, blank nametags, holders
and announcements to the media.
Action item: Gale will contact the Santa
Maria Inn to reserve dates for our annual
event.
b. March Social Event
John suggested we meet at the Pismo Derelicts Car Meet, Ross Shopping Center, corner
of Oak Park Drive and James Way in the
OSH parking lot on Saturday, March 30 at
7:30 am. Chuck Jennings will find a scenic
place for us to drive to and take photos of
our cars. He will select a restaurant and we
can go to brunch/lunch before we head
home.
Action item: Chuck Jennings will scout out
scenic location and a restaurant for March
social event.
Action Item Status
The shelving for the trailer is done. Thank
you to everyone who helped. The trailer
logos for Home Motors and Premier Auto
Body were ordered today.
Around The Table
Gerry passed out fliers for the Lompoc Police
& Special Olympics Annual Car Show in August.
Clay is going to the Las Vegas West Coast
& Northwest Regional Convention in April.
Gale and Hector as well as John and Debbie are going.
Chuck Jennings said the San Luis Obispo
Concours is June 7 and they are trying to
get one Corvette from each year of production. We can contact “Carlos.”
Sunshine Lady – Debbie Chase
50/50 Drawing - $20 won by John
Name Tag Drawing - $20 won by Debbie
Chase
Door Prize winner was John
The meeting was adjourned at 8:15.
The next meeting will be April 11th at
Home Motors in Santa Maria.
Tech Corner
by Gale Haugen
I recently noticed a annoying crackling
and popping noise from my removable
targa top roof panel? According to a
reader that submitted a letter to VETTE
Magazine there may be a simple solution.
He purchased a tube of Super Lube with
PTFE 1 (Pn 12371287 GR.8.800) from his
Chevrolet dealer. After putting a light
coating of lube on the contact points, rear
pins and a light coat on the weather stripping he hasn’t heard a noise since. According to the Corvette Forum there is also an E-Clip mod that should work. After
reading about the two different solutions
the “Super Lube” fix seemed to be the
best and the easiest way to fix the problem.
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West Coast Regional Convention-April 4-7, 2013
The first West Coast Regional Convention
will take place at the Silverton Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas the first weekend of April.
So far there are 340 registered participants.
The weekend begins Thursday with registration check-in at the Welcome party in the
pool area and car techs from 11-4pm in
front of the parking structure.
Friday at 7:15am a rallye will start for drivers who entered in the Low Speed autocross. The day will consist of track day
events of time trials, runs, lunch and Kumho
tire give-away.
Saturday begins with a car show at 8:0012:00pm followed by afternoon rallyes beginning at 1:00pm.
Sunday morning is the awards breakfast at
the Hotel’s Buffet beginning at 8:30am.
Seven Vapor Trail Vettes members plan on
attending this event along with two guests.
Joan and Charlie Perry will be leaving on
Wednesday with members Clay Beck, Debbie and John Mahoney, Gale and guest Debbie Ware and Hector and guest Mark Ware
will be leaving from Hectors shop in Santa
Maria at 7:00am. If you decide to attend
this event and would like to caravan over
please call Gale or Hector prior to Thursday’s departure time.
VTV Members Gather for a
Morning of Fun!
by John Mahoney
Great VTV event Saturday March 30th,
starting with all the cars in the Pismo Derelicts parking lot. There were more Vettes
there then I have ever seen. The VTV group
of Corvettes parked together with the VTV
flags displayed well. I made the mistake of
not getting a photo. Maybe the Pismo Derelicts photographer will have a group photo? At 9AM sharp we proceeded to get in
our cars and head out. Chuck left for Avila
Beach a little before the rest of us so he
could scout out the best location for our
group photo. When we arrived in Avila
Chuck surprised us with a beautiful location
along the coast and he began lining up the
Vettes with Bee Jay and Gerry's help. The
cars that were driving by enjoyed looking
over at our cars. After all cars were in place
and owners were by their respective rides
the photos began. I have previewed numerous shots and there were a lot of really good
ones. This included the shots Chuck took
and Bee Jay's panoramic shot from his Iphone that was really good. After the photo
shoot we followed Chuck into downtown Avila and met at the Custom House Restaurant. Everyone seemed to have a wonderful
breakfast and there were numerous compliments by all on Chuck's choice for the photo
location and the excellent selection for the
restaurant. The restaurant had our table
ready when we got there and our waitress
treated us well. There was nothing but
praise for the whole event. Chuck finished
off the morning with a quick photo of those
that were still present in front of the Custom
House before everyone went their various
directions to head home to catch up on their
chores. See you soon and save the wave.
See the Photo Gallery page for a sample of
photos and the Vapor Trail Vettes Website
for additional photos.
Thy Corvette Commandments courtesy of
Cliff Erickson
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Concours de donut
Concours de donut—Cont’d
Orcutt's weekly car enthusiast gathering is a celebration of automobiles of all makes and models
BY FRANK GONZALES
You can find the event online as the Orcutt
Donut Run.
Cars and coffee. The pairing has been sweeping
the nation, the world, and the Internet over the
last few years.
The idea is simple: Step one is to find a parking
lot that goes unused over the weekend and
whose owners are open to impromptu gatherings on their property. Step two is to get the
word out about the meeting to all gearheads,
petrolheads, or whatever people who like cars
are called in your area. Step three is to gather
said people and their cars and then to turbocharge them with coffee, donuts, bagels, racing
fuel, and possibly a giant breakfast burrito.
If all goes well, the
result is an informal
car show where people passionate about
their choice of transportation and locals
looking for a spectacle have a great time
Fast cars, sweet donuts,
chatting and getting
strong coffee, and
to know each other
and their dreams of
knowledgeable car guys
storming Laguna Se- blend for a robust mix
ca or the Autobahn.
on a Sunday morning
It’s also one of the
few car shows where Photo by FRANK GONZALES
it’s possible to see a
Porsche 911 Carrera, a hotrod, a low-rider, and
a 1,000-horsepower Honda Civic peacefully coexisting in the same place.
One of the car-and-coffee movement’s largest
and most famous meetings takes place every
Saturday in Irvine, while the Central Coast’s offerings used to be limited to Santa Barbara and
Pismo Beach. That was until about two years
ago, when John Mahoney and a group of likeminded individuals decided to initiate an event of
their own in Orcutt. Instead of calling it Cars and
Coffee they have chosen Orcutt Derelicts as the
meeting name, given that many of the cars are
vintage.
Just as with the meetings taking place
around the nation, the crowd on a recent
Sunday Donut Run was full of car nuts and
an assortment of their amazing rides. Of
note was an immaculate 1969 C3 Corvette,
a Chevrolet Bel Air as tidy as a Bel Air mansion’s garden, and the prettiest mutt of the
litter: a Porvette. The latter is a 1966 Porsche 911 slantnose with a 355 Corvette V8
stuffed in the back in place of the normal Porsche inline-6 cylinder engine. While that engine makes the rearward bias of the car’s
weight even more pronounced, its acceleration
must be mind-bending.
The icing on the cake donut is the end of the
show, when all of the cars power up and leave
the lot in a thunderous symphony or cacophony, depending on the octane rating of your
blood. In Irvine, the police have strategically
placed themselves
to discourage burnout exits for the
crowds of youth
making YouTube
videos with their
iPhones, but this isn’t yet a problem in
Orcutt. Despite this, Orcutt Derelicts takes
place every Sunday from
the thunder coming
8:30 to 11 a.m. in front
from one Camaro
of the Golden Donut in
SS in attendance
Orcutt’s Oak Knolls
could have come
shopping center at
from Thor himself.
4850F S. Bradley Road.
And loud noises
The event is open to all
aren’t the only thing types of car enthusiasts
that might keep
and their cars. For more
someone away from information, go to their
the event. There’s
Facebook group: Orcutt
also the start time.
Derelicts.
The Donut Run
starts around 8:30 a.m. and only goes until 11
a.m. at the latest—and this is on the weekend,
remember—but Mahoney thinks that the
timeframe is also an advantage. Continued on
page 6.
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Concours de donut—Cont’d
Club Members Business Cards
“The thing that people like about coming here early
in the morning is that they can come here, they
can talk cars, and then they’re not stuck here all
day long like you are at a car show,” he said.
As much as any enthusiast would like to live for
cars, there are other priorities in life, and Mahoney’s thinking makes sense.
Another problem the Donut Run has had is competition with other events like theirs, ironically due
to the success of the idea.
“We used to do [the Derelicts] on Saturdays, but
we were at the same time as [the] Pismo [show],
which is a real big one,” he said. “We moved it to
Sunday mornings so that people could come either before church or after church, and that’s why
we started a little later.”
In spite or because of the growth of similar events,
the Derelicts continue to grow in popularity, with
Mahoney reckoning that they’ve had as many as
35 cars show up on one Sunday.
“We’re still trying to get it bigger,” he said.
Mahoney stressed that any car event enthusiasts
can enjoy that promotes their passion for all things
automotive responsibly is a good one. And the
Golden Donut is also a
fan.
“[The event] helps the
business, and [the
owner] expects us
every Sunday, so
that’s a good thing,”
Mahoney said.
Having access to a donut shop onsite is another
good reason to come out, since the Golden Donut
serves up a huge assortment of extremely tasty
treats. It’s the sort of old-fashioned donut shop that
some of the cars in attendance have frequented
for more than half a century. With events like this
and a little luck, those cars will continue to frequent
donut shops for another half century.
Intern Frank Gonzales lives on the road. Send comments to ideas to
intern@santamariasun.com.
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Photo Gallery
Photos Provided by John Mahoney
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Vapor Trail Vettes Sponsors
“Where we Meet our Customers by Accident!”
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2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
NCCC, VTV & LOCAL EVENTS
Day
Date
Event
Location
Sponsor
Comments
Monthly
Every Saturday
N/A
Pismo Derelicts Car Meet
Ross Shopping Center.
Oak Park Drive Pismo
Beach
Jim Carson
Every Saturday
7:30am
First Thursday
of each Month
N/A
VTV Monthly Meeting See monthly calendar for
location
Home Motors, Santa
Maria & 5-Cities Area
VTV
Meetings Start at
6:30pm
Every Sunday
N/A
Orcutt Derelicts
Golden Donuts Shopping Center– Clark &
Bradley
8am-10am
Second Friday
of the Month
N/A
JR’s Drive-In
603 E. Main St. Santa
Maria
5-9pm
805-925-5556
February 2013
Saturday
2
West Coast Region Governors Meeting
San Bernardino
Saturday
2
10th Annual Capistrano
Animal Rescue Effort Car
Show
San Juan Capistrano
Allen Morris (949) 367
-9000
March 2013
FridaySaturday
1-2
Thursday
7
SaturdaySunday
16-17
Corvette 60th Anniversary Los Angeles
celebration, at the Petersen Auto Museum
Petersen Automotive Museum
VTV Monthly Meeting
6:30pm
CJ’s Restaurant, Arroyo Grande
VTV’s
Two non-sanctioned autocrosses
San Bernardino County
Fairgrounds, Indio, CA
Palm Springs
Corvettes
See Petersen Automotive Museum Website
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2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
NCCC, VTV & LOCAL EVENTS
Day
Date
Event
Location
Sponsor
Comments
April 2013
ThursdaySunday
4-7
NCCC West Coast Regional
Convention
Silverton Casino, Las
Vegas, NV
NCCC West
Coast Region
High/low speed auto-x,
car show, rallyes, etc.
Saturday
6
6th Annual Lake San Antonio Cruise & BBQ
Lake San Antonio
Cobra Club
$8 Park Entrance—$8
BBQ Single/$15 Couple
Thursday
11
VTV Monthly Meeting –
6:30pm
Home Motors, Santa
Maria
VTV’s
Gerry White to bring
snacks/soda/water.
18th Annual Gambler’s
Classic—Car Show, Rallye
& Dinner Show
Riverside Hotel & Casino, Laughlin, NV
FridaySunday
19-21
Saturday
20
Low Speed Autocross—
Open Class
Santa Maria Airport
Saturday
20
Cambria Chili Cook Off &
Car Show
Vets' Hall/Pinedorado
Grounds, Cambria
Saturday
20
4th Annual Lompoc High
School Show & Shine Car
Show
Ryan Park, Lompoc
8am—2pm
Saturday
27
Casino Night
Hawthorn Suites, Victorville
Patie.coffman@yahoo.
Com
Porsche Club
805-937-3624
Mike Johnson 805-7352988
Victor Valley
Vettes
vvvettes@hotmail.com
May 2013
Thursday
2
VTV Monthly Meeting6:30pm
Rooster Creek Tavern,
Arroyo Grande
VTV’s
Monterey a
Corvettes
Fri-Sun
3-5
5th Annual Monterey Coast
Corvette Cruise
Monterey
Friday– Sunday
3-5
Annual Cruisin’ Morro Bay
Car Show
Downtown Morro Bay
Saturday
4
West Coast Region Governors Meeting
Marie Callenders, Irvine
Sunday
5
People’s Choice Car Show
Old Town Temecula
Allen Morris (949) 3679000
Temecula Valley
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2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
NCCC, VTV & LOCAL EVENTS
Day
Date
Event
Location
Sponsor
Comments
May 2013
Saturday
11
Low Speed Autocross
Saturday
11
Warbirds, Wings &
4251 Dry Creek Rd,
Wheels—Vintage & Classic Paso Robles
Car Show-Estrella Warbirds
Museum Open House
Www.ewarbirds.org or
howardl@ewarbirds.org
SaturdaySaturday
11-18
Corvette Pirates 7 day
“Wine Country Coastal”
Cruise
Santa Barbara, San
Francisco, Astoria, OR,
Seattle, Victoria
Starwood Travel: (800)
456-7724 or (480) 948
-7724
ThursdaySunday
16-19
6th Annual “Trail Along to
Pismo” Vintage Trailer
Show
Pismo Coast Village RV
Resort
10am—3pm
www.vintagetrailercam
p.com
FridaySaturday
17-18
7th Annual Monterey Rock
& Rod Festival –Gary Lewis
& the Playboys
Monterey County Fairgrounds
Terry Wecker (831)809
-6252
Sunday
19
FridaySunday
24-26
Santa Maria Airport
36th Annual Plastic Fantas- Seaport Village, San
tic All Corvette Car Show
Diego
32nd Annual West Coast
Kustoms Cruisin’ Nationals—Cruise, Show & Shine,
Auto Swap Meet, Bicycle
Show
Vapor Trail
Vettes
North County
Corvette Club
Santa Maria Fair Park
Two Sanctioned events
See Club Website
Penny Pichette (951)
488-0413 or
www.westcoastkustom
s.com
June 2013
SaturdaySunday
Sunday
1-2
Santa Maria Elks Rodeo
Santa Maria
Elks
2
Entrant’s Choice Car
Show (Part of HB Concours)
Huntington Beach
O.C. Vettes
Must register fpr the
HB Concours to attend this event.
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2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
NCCC, VTV & LOCAL EVENTS
Day
Date
Event
Location
Sponsor
Comments
June 2013
Thursday
6
Friday—
Sunday
7-9
Saturday
8
FridaySunday
14-16
VTV Monthly Meeting—
6:30pm
Home Motors, Santa
Maria
6th Annual SLO Concours
d’Elegance
Madonna Inn
Car Show
Ruby’s Diner, Redondo
Beach Marina
Pismo Beach Classic Car
Show
Downtown Pismo Beach
Santa Maria Elks Car
Show/BBQ
Santa Maria Elks Lodge
Saturday
22
SaturdayFriday
22-28
NCCC National Convention
Bowling Green, KY
FridaySunday
28-30
31st Annual Big Bear Bash
Big Bear
VTV’s
Doug to bring snacks/
soda/water
www.sanluisobispoconc
ours.com
Vette Set
Santa Maria
Elks
John or Linda Tully 310
-410-0397
www.santamariaelks.co
m
NCCC Convention 2013
website
Corvettes
West
Car show, autocross,
rallye
July 2013
Saturday
6
VTV Monthly Meeting
119 Vista Del Mar, Shell
Beach
VTV’s
Meeting & BBQ at Hector & Gale’s
Saturday
13
Low Speed Autocross
Santa Maria Airport
Vapor Trail
Vettes
Sanctioned event
19-21
33rd Annual Bent Axles
Cruise & BBQ Weekend
Radisson Hotel, Santa
Maria
1972 & older cars.
www.bentaxles.net
Saturday
20
7th Annual Hot Rods &
Cool Wines
San Luis Obispo—Cerro
Caliente Cellars
www.cerrocalientecellar
s.com
Saturday
27
24th Annual Arroyo Valley
Car Show
Village of Arroyo Grande
Linda 805-9195 or
Sherri 805-489-9740
Friday– Sunday
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2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
NCCC, VTV & LOCAL EVENTS
Day
Date
Event
Location
Sponsor
Comments
August 2013
Thursday
Friday-Sunday
Friday
Friday-Sunday
1
2-4
9
9-11
VTV Monthly Meeting6:30pm
Home Motors, Santa
Maria
South Lake Tahoe Experience
South Lake Tahoe, NV
Texas Blowout
VAFB
24th Annual “Fun Run
2013”
Big Bear Lake
VTV’s
775-356-1956
www.hotaugustnights
.net
Air Force
Call John or Gerry for
details.
909-585-9253 or
www.antiquecarclub.
org
Sunday
11
Ronald McDonald Car Show Loma Linda
Corvettes
West
Saturday
10
Special Olympic Car Show
Lompoc
Lompoc Police
Dept
16-18
Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
Mazda Raceway, Laguna Seca
Corvette is the featured marque
24
Wheels N Windmills Car
Show
Solvang
rstokes@fastnetit.co
m
Friday-Sunday
Saturday
September 2013
SaturdayMonday
31-2
Paso Robles Classic Car
Cruise & Car Show
Downtown Paso Robles
Sunday
1
Cambria Pinedorado Car
Show
Veteran's’ Hall
Thursday
5
VTV Monthly Meeting6:30pm
Marie Callender’s, Pismo Beach
SaturdaySaturday
7-21
“A Mid America Adventure”
Caravan
Numerous states & cities
Friday Saturday
13-14
Vapor Trail Vettes Annual
Blast
Santa Maria Inn, Santa
Maria
Saturday
21
West Coast Region Governors Meeting
Marie Callenders, Victorville
Golden State
Classic Car
Club
www.goldenstateclas
sics.org
www.pinedorado.com
VTV’s
Charlie McManis
951926-2388
Vapor Trail
Vettes
Allen Morris (949)
367-9000
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2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
NCCC, VTV & LOCAL EVENTS
Day
Date
Event
Location
Sponsor
Comments
September 2013
Saturday
21
Low Speed Autocross—
Open Class
Santa Maria Airport
Porsche Club
Saturday
28
14th Annual Cruzin for a
Cure
Orange County Fairgrounds
Costa Mesa
Saturday
28
Los Alamos Old Days Celebration & Classic Car Show
Downtown Los Alamos
olddayscarshow@yahoo.com
October 2013
Thursday
3
VTV Monthly Meeting6:30pm
Home Motors
VTV’s
ThursdaySunday
3-6
12th Annual Corvettes &
Ghost Riders Run to Tombstone, AZ
Tombstone, AZ
Unknown
Saturday
12
Low Speed Autocross
Santa Maria, CA
Vapor Trail
Vettes
Sunday
27
Octoberfest Car Show by
the Bay
Baywood Park, Downtown
2 Sanctioned Events
www.lobpchamber.or
g
November 2013
Saturday
2
22nd Annual Cayucos Car
Show
Downtown Cayucos
Rick Roquet 805-9953809
Sunday
3
41st Annual Nojoqui Falls
Fun Run
10 Miles South of Buellton
Central Coast
St. Rods
Thursday
7
VTV Monthly Meeting6:30pm
Spyglass Restaurant,
Shell Beach
VTV’s
Saturday
30
Holiday Extravaganza—
7pm Show
Melodrama, Oceano
Vapor Trail
Vettes
http://
centralcoaststreetrods.com
Reservation made for
20.
December 2013
Friday
6
VTV Monthly Mini Meeting/
Christmas Dinner
TBD
Vapor Trail
Vettes
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( 6 Speed Manual ) 91,000 Easy Adult Miles:
Perfect Millennium Yellow, ( Factory Options ) Heads'Up Display, Power Pass' Seat, Tilt/
Telescopic Steer, Z-51 Handling Pkg, Dual A/C controls, Clear Acrylic - Removable Targa Top..
( AFTER: Market Upgrades ) Drilled/Slotted Rotors, Vara-Ram Fresh'Air Intake, 3" Borla
Exhaust, Upgrade Stereo Amp., Car Cover, Black Bra .. All repair work receipts available. Car
in 'Perfect' drive anywhere condition. $ 19,000..
-SMOG TESTED- Passed Perfect ( 8-14
-2012 ) ..
Rex or Georgia 805-937-6018
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1969 Corvette 400 hp 427, T-top Coupe FOR
Everything is original except the block which had to be replaced and is
.030 overbored. The car has never been fully restored but is in very
good condition, drives well and runs very strong. Paint is in very good
condition generally with a good shine and a few road chips. Interior is
average for the car's age but could stand updating. Wipers and headlight
doors all work fine. Chrome is in excellent condition.
The car is equipped with PS, PB, 4 speed, tilt/tele steering column,
AM/FM orig radio, factory A/C (needs new condenser) tinted glass,
removable t-tops and rear window and is equipped with Hooker 4"
outside pipes and headers combo.
Have replaced brake rotors/calipers, SS parking brake, water pump
hoses and belts, PS pump and new lines, alternator/belts and rear
shocks, front sway bar bushings. Also, center carb was rebuilt by
a Holley specialist. (kept most original parts).
My asking price is : $27,500. Restored cars with this factory equipment
are in the $50K to $60K range. I believe the value is there in this car.
I am in Nipomo, CA am I am a member of the Vapor Trail
Vettes club.
Call me if interested at (805) 929-4065, email is 69vette427@att.net
Thanks much for your consideration and interest, Larry Wright
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