Next Club Meeting: March 14, a.m. F.H. Dailey Chevrolet. 800 Davis Street San Leandro, CA

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1 N E W S L E T T E R March 2015 Nor-Cal ChevelleCaminos Post Office Box San Jose, CA Founded June 1, 1994 First Meeting January 1995 Visit us on the web at Club Officers & Volunteers President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer ************ Events Coordinator Facebook Coordinator Featured Car Articles Historian Membership Coordinator Merchandise Public Relations Newsletter Editor Photographer Web Master David Schurtz Denis Paquette Melissa Belfay Cindy Crusco **************** Joanie Serafino Greg Holbrook Mike Crusco Jay Ball Mike Crusco Open Steve Fox Kathi Paquette Open Mike Crusco Club Meetings 2 nd Saturday of the Month 10:00 a.m. FH Dailey Chevrolet 800 Davis Street San Leandro, CA Next Club Meeting: March 14, a.m. F.H. Dailey Chevrolet 800 Davis Street San Leandro, CA After our meeting at FH Dailey Chevrolet, we will cruise to Pier 29 Restaurant in beautiful Alameda for lunch. The restaurant is located at 1148 Ballena Blvd., Alameda, CA If you would like to check out their menu, their website is Hope to see you at the meeting and later for lunch! March Birthdays Kelli Guardanapo Mike Medlin Kathi Paquette David Roseman Sonia Spatola Happy Birthday to All!!! Newsletter Deadline Please note that the deadline for the April newsletter is Sunday, March 29. Contributions may be ed to newsletter editor, Kathi Paquette, at lionelad@astound.net President s Message Hello! With car show season just around the corner, here are a few items to check before you head out for a great day: 1. Check your Fuel lines rubber fuel lines tend to fail after 6 months. Visually inspect for splitting, cracking and dried out areas. 2. Check your Tires check your pressure, and look for cracking and separation 3. Check your fluids If the car has been sitting for the winter, make sure you check your coolant, brake and transmission fluids. 4. Weather Proofing since we are still getting rain, make sure your Weather stripping, door seals and trunk seals are still in good condition. If you have any questions or need further information on these points, please reach out to me and I will gladly assist. See you at the meeting! David Schurtz

2 Treasurer s Report Welcome! Classified Ads Jan/Feb Ending Balance $ Deposit (Dues) Balance as of 3/6/15 $ Respectfully submitted, Cindy Crusco 50/50 Raffle Announcing a new, fun addition to our monthly club meetings! Starting with our March 14 meeting, Nor-Cal ChevelleCaminos will be adding a 50/50 raffle to the agenda. Participation is completely voluntary. You can donate from $1 to $10 max, and that single donation will get you one ticket. We are limiting this to one ticket per person, and then whoever s ticket we pick will get half of the pot. The other half goes to the club. Come try you luck. A Reminder from Membership A gentle reminder. Although membership renewal fees are not due until June, please feel free to get them in sooner if you like. Thanks! Mark Your Calendars! Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 16. That is the date for this year s club picnic. We are lucky to be returning to 3 Steves Winery in the beautiful Livermore wine country. If you haven t had the pleasure of visiting 3 Steves Winery, you are in for a real treat. Details to come. Welcome to our newest members. Our ranks have been joined by David and Kimberly Culbertson, Harry Johnson, and Michael and Darlene Saunders. The Culbertsons are the proud owners of a 1969 El Camino. They reside in Union City. Harry Johnson, from Lathrop, owns a 1971 El Camino. The Saunders own a 1972 El Camino in Castro Valley. Welcome to David, Kimberly, Harry, Michael, and Darlene! Devils Slide 2 The GTO club has extended an invitation to members of Nor-Cal ChevelleCaminos to join them for Devils Slide 2. This very special event is scheduled for Saturday, April 18. The cruise will start in San Mateo, just off Hwy 92. After taking Hwy 92 toward the coast, we will head north on Hwy 1 to Pillar Point where we will have brunch at Flavor Restaurant. This is an award winning restaurant with moderate prices. After brunch, the cruise will continue north up into San Francisco. San Francisco destinations being considered are the Presidio, Ocean Beach, Lands End, and Fort Point. The ending point will be Ocean Beach. Those who want to can avail themselves of a snack and/or adult beverage at the Beach Chalet. Approximate end time will be 2:30. This sounds like an amazing day, so keep the date open. Additional details to follow. For Sale: I have a clean California 1966 Chevy El Camino. It s rust free and has been garaged for over 30 years. Paint is clean but not show quality. The engine is a 350, 12:1 compression solid lift cam rollers Chevy double hump heads, all TRW Edelbrock intake Mallory Ignition. 350 Transmission with B&M shift kit and linkage. GM 12 Bolt posi rear end with 3.73 gears, ladder bars. All new suspension and shocks. Crager rims. Clean Interior with new carpet, reupholstered seats and door panels. New front & rear glass. This restoration has 5000 miles on it. Needs tailgate. Radiator is in poor shape and needs replacement. $16,000. Call Johnny for more info (707) For Sale: Big Block Holley Carb original GM p/n Holley carb list # 3613 GM part number Date code 705 Original for a Chevelle with a 375 hp Asking $150 Best offer For more info Randy at camarorand@aol.com How to Place an Ad: To place a new ad or renew an existing ad, send an to the Newsletter Editor ( address to come), or send written notice addressed to the club s P.O. Box (found on the front page of the newsletter). Be sure to include your current contact info so perspective buyers can get in touch with you. Ads placed by members will run in three (3) issues, unless items are sold, of course Ads placed by members will run in three (3) issues, unless items are sold, of course. 2

3 Nor-Cal ChevelleCaminos Minutes of the meeting Feb. 14, 2015 The meeting of Nor-Cal ChevelleCaminos was called to order at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at F.H. Dailey Chevrolet, 800 Davis Street, San Leandro, CA Snacks provided by F.H. Dailey Chevrolet and club members. After the meeting, we will be driving to the Shin House in Fremont for our annual event-planning meeting. Call to Order: David Schurtz called the meeting to order at 10 a.m. The sign in sheet was passed around. The members present introduced themselves stating where they were from, what kind of vehicle they had and mentioned their role with the club. Treasury Report: Cindy Crusco was absent. Mike Crusco presented the treasury report. In December, our club had $ We picked up three new members. We had to pay our insurance leaving us with a balance of $ Renewals are due by June We are pushing for early renewals. We are discussing ideas for generating new money sources for our club. Merchandising Report: Mike Crusco informed us that we could bring our own items of clothing to have embroidered with our club logo. We need a total of 6 items that are the same size to get best deal. At our April meeting, please bring your items to have embroidered. Katie will send out an reminder prior to April s meeting. Old Business: The minutes from our January 10 meeting were reviewed and approved. They were seconded by Joannie. New Business: At the Shin House, the vent calendar needs to be one page of club only events. Ideally, we will have two events per month besides our regular club meetings. There were ideas created to help generate more money for our club. We could take out $20.00 from petty cash and break it down to two tens. We will ask members to donate as little as $1.00 to $10.00 to add to a 50/50 fund. Each person who donates receives one raffle ticket. No one has to contribute if they do not want to. Ideally, for the RTTC the smaller individual donations (like baseball hats and tee shirts) can be consolidated to become one gift or saved for raffles for our meetings. Donations for the RTTC start March Please bring your items to our meetings. Upcoming Events: Joannie reported that the GTO Club want to join us at the April 18 Devil s Slide Cruise. Joannie will let us know if the GTO and Camaro Club are joining us at the Benicia Car Show. Dave and Kimberly Culbertson introduced the Saturday March 7 East Bay Ford F-100 Artichoke Run. It is set as a club event. We will meet at Fry s in Fremont at 9:00am. The long running Santa Rosa Show has been permanently discontinued. Tech Time: Our new member Harry Johnson posed a question about adding rear speakers without gutting his car. He has an original all stock 1971 Chevy Chevelle convertible. Joannie suggested that he could put wells in the armrest in the backseat and keep it flush. Possibly look into 4 x6 standing speakers. Club Raffle: There was no raffle today. Our committee adjourned at 10:30AM. Respectfully, Melissa Belfay Secretary

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6 2015 Event Schedule March 07 Sat East Bay Ford F-100 Artichoke Run Fremont 14 Sat Club Meeting 10:00 April 11 Sat Car Club Meeting & Planning Meeting for RTTC 18 Sat Devil s Slide Joannie - Coordinator 26 Sun Benicia Car Show Joannie - Coordinator May 09 Sat Niles Canyon Car Show & Club Meeting Joannie - Coordinator 16 Sat Club Picnic Steve and Mike C Coordinators 25 Mon Gilroy Beer Run David and Mike Coordinators June 13 Sat Car Club Meeting & Planning Meeting for RTTC S. J. Drive In Katie Coordinator 27 Sat Run Through the Canyon Various Club Members Coordinating July 04 Sat Morgan Hill 4 th of July Parade Joannie Coordinator 11 Sat Car Club Meeting & RTTC Appreciation BBQ at David and Katie s 26 Sun Club Wine Event Steve and Katie Coordinators August 01 Sat Concord Drive In Denis Coordinator 08 Sat Car Club Meeting 15 Sat Hot August Niles Joannie Coordinator 29 Sat Alviso Car Show Melissa and Greg Coordinators September 12 Sat Car Club Meeting 19 Sat Apple Pie Run Mike C Coordinator 26 Sat Budweiser Car Show Fairfield Joannie Coordinator October 10 Sat Alameda Car Show Donnee and Dave Coordinators 17 Sat Oktoberfest Beer Run Denis Coordinator 24 Sat San Juan Bautista Cruise November 14 Sat Car Club Meeting 22 Sun Classic Chevy s Food and Toy Drive San Jose Mike C Coordinator December 05 Sat Firefighter s Toys for Tots Randy Coordinator 12 Sat Club Meeting & Car Club Christmas Party at Hot Cars Livermore

7 Friday Nights in Concord After another successful year of Friday Night Car Gatherings in Concord, it is almost time to start up again! The first Gathering of the 2015 season will be Friday, March 13. We will be meeting again at Baja Fresh is the Sun Valley Shopping Center parking lot on the corner of Willow Pass Road and Contra Costa Blvd. Starting time is up to you. People start showing up in the late afternoon/early evening. Please be respectful of our meeting place. No speeding, burn outs, loud noise or music, and no excessive engine revving. No alcoholic beverages of any kind. Let s gather and have a great car season. All makes and models are welcome. Hope to see you there. Club Member Discounts (1) Country Automotive (Ask for Smitty) Joleen Way Morgan Hill, CA (408) Just show your Club membership card to get a 10% discount on any service (2) True Connections Pierce Street Riverside, CA (800) % discount to members on all products except for kits. (3) Restoration Parts Source Clawiter Road Hayward, CA , Tony Accarizzi tony_428cj@yahoo.com Restoration Resources Jim Dyer Chevy Classics New used and reconditioned parts for your restoration project Duck Creek Drive Stockton, CA Happy St. Patrick s Day! Nor-Cal ChevelleCaminos P.O. Box San Jose, CA 95158