Maureen C Humphreys. Sixty-Fours Rule

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1 The Jersey Late Greats kicked off our summer time event on May17th with the Multi- Club Picnic. We welcomed our guest the New Jersey Corvair Club and the Central New Jersey Corvette Car Club as we started the grill and set up for our feast for the day. Another pleasant surprise was when Tony and Sue Luce showed up with a delicious desert in hand! This was our first summer time event without a club meeting and it seems that no one missed it at all. Al Bernotas fired up the grill with his blends of wood and coal. Lou DiPietro helped Al in the cooking of the burgers and dogs. It seems the two of them have become the top chef of the club. I m always asked the question, Is Al and Lou cooking? So again, Thanks guys for the great job on the grill! Everyone mingled and talked cars all day. The children enjoyed climbing the slide and just playing together for the day. The food was plentiful and delicious. Jan and Sammy Lucas could not make this year s event but Jan sent her taco salad anyway with John which is always a hit and enjoyed by all. Thanks Jan! I want to thank everyone who made and brought food. Steve Calandra set up his sound system and delighted us with sounds of the 50 s 60 s and 70 s through out the day with the help of his sister-in-law. Once again Verne hosted his car games! He received great door prizes from Hightstown Advantage Auto for this event. Teams gathered together to drive their classic cars with a bag over their head and some even let their better half guide them in one of the games. Later on, Verne tallied up the scores and presented the winners with a prize. Al Bernotas walked around and sold 50/50 s. Later on when the raffle was pulled, there was a moment of silence as I checked my ticket. No, it wasn t mine and still, silence. I than remembered when Tony and Sue left, Tony gave me his tickets and asked if he won, please donate his winnings back to the club. I pulled the second set of tickets out of my left pocket and my eyes went right to a middle ticket with the winning number on it. Thank You Tony and Sue for your generosity! That morning before the clubs picnic, the board met at Jim Brussel s home. We held a brief meeting about a club 12-month calendar for Verne held the meeting and laid out all the financial information to produce 500 calendars. We came to the conclusion we need more information to take on this financial responsibility... We really need to think this one out completely and look more into the financial end of it. At this time we may be looking at On June 14 th we will be meeting at my house in Carneys Point New Jersey. Please make plans today to join Leigh and I. We are planning a demonstration of a classic flame layout and paint by Egon s Body Shop located two doors from us. He is working on a 1929 Ford two-door coupe right now that will have a mild flame job and we are hoping that we can have this car on display at our event. Egon will show his talents of layout flames, painting and pinstripes then answer any of our questions. Also another good reason to come is to check out Leigh s new garage! Sixty-Fours Rule Maureen C Humphreys Next Event June 14 th Leigh & Maureen Humphreys

2 JERSEY LATE GREAT 2008 OFFICERS PRESIDENT MAUREEN HUMPHREYS 50 S. PENNSVILLE AUBURN RD. CARNEY S POINT, NJ humphreys64@snip.net VICE PRESIDENT JIM BRUSSEL 5 WAYNE WAY EAST WINDSOR, NJ novimp64@comcast.net SECRETARY DAWN DENNERY 57 YALE AVENUE GLOUCESTER, NJ ddennery@excelprintpros.com TREASURER VERNE FRANTZ JR. 178 CHAMBERLIN AVE. HIGHTSTOWN, NJ fine09@verizon.net SERGEANT AT ARMS AL BERNOTAS 76 GROVEVILLE RD. TRENTON, NJ NEWSLETTER EDITOR JOHN LUCAS jjl92@verizon.net PHOTO EDITOR MIKE BERRY michael.berry13@us.army.mil JERSEY LATE GREAT TECH REPS These members are not calling themselves experts, however they ve spent enough time with one year or another to know that vehicle pretty well. What s more important is their desire to help other members. When they don t know an answer, they ll be willing to dig and find out for you. So go ahead and give them a call! 1958 Steve Calandra Joe DiNoia Tom Merring Tony Bonanno Verne Frantz Jim Krous John Dennery Membership Anniversaries If you receive your Jersey Late Greats E-Newsletter via , please refer to the list below and determine if you are current with your Membership. Members receiving a printed Newsletter can also refer to the mailing label for your anniversary date. Please make a note of it and send in your $25.00 dues on time. We will publish member anniversary dates for the current month and the month just past. Members who have not paid their dues will receive one postcard as a final reminder. At that time, their names are removed from the mailing list. If you have any problem with your renewal, please call Verne Frantz at Please send your check to the club Post Office Box. Make a note to take care of this early so as the club does not have to incur the additional time and expense to mail a postcard; and most of all, so you will not have your newsletter delivery interrupted. Membership Anniversaries Congratulations! The following members have reached their Chapter Anniversary dates. Please pay your $25 ASAP PLEASE! MPORTANT NOTE: The club dues have been REDUCED to $25. with Anniversary Dates of April 1 and later. If your dues were due PRIOR to April 1 st, they are still $30. We're looking forward to having all of you in the Jersey Late Greats for another year! Please Note: Please mail your dues to the club address. If you have already paid your dues please contact Verne ( ) and your membership will be updated. Thank You. May 2008: Robert Charlesworth, Sr. Bob McConnell Mike Patch June 2008: John Dennery Dennis Lawrence Tom Merring Jack Villanella WELCOME NEW MEMBERS The Jersey Late Greats would like to welcome the following new members to the chapter: No New Members This Month Current members to date: 51 Please add new members to your rosters. Note: Current rosters are always available at club meetings.

3 Happy Birthday to You Happy Anniversary to You Walter Krynicki Jr June. 8 th Alan & Susan Bitterman June 14 th Jan Bonadonna June. 15 th Joe & Jodi Carfagna June 19 th If you would like your birthday or anniversary added. Please - webmaster@jerseylategreats.com. What's Happening With From July 23 rd 2000 to May 15 th 2008 we have had 53,510 visitors to our home page. With 1001 pages viewed from March 16 th May 15 th Next month we will hit over 54,000 visitors to our home page. Our hit counter only counts home page visits. No changes this month. Mail Bag This information was received to our Hightstown Post Office mailbox. Car events: Elmwood Park Volunteer Ambulance Corps 4 th annual car show at K-Mart lot in Elmwood NJ contact Paul Cruisin Classic of Chester County 23 rd Annual Classic Car Show. Sunday June 22 nd 2008 for information call John at Collingswood Cruise Night Third Thursday of each month 6pm 9pm at the collingswood community Center contact number Tri County Cruisers Cruise Nights every Thursday 5:30-9pm. Riverdale Armory Riverdale NJ. Atco Raceway Outlaws September 8 th & 9 th. Visit for details. Adds: Premium Powertrain your source for a complete line of domestic or import remanufactured engines and transmission. If you re hungry for horsepower Premium Powertrain also offers high performance crate engines. More information at Special Interest Vehicles a 28 page publication of Special Interest Vehicles. Timberline Designs Unique Garage Custom Imaged Cabinets. Club Newsletters: Delmarva Late Greats Chevy s has a small and brief Newsletter with a President s message, Birthdays, Anniversaries, notes from the editor, schedule and some car show ads. Editor s Note: The next two pages describe this year s Lincoln Highway Road Rally. The Jersey Late Greats have participated in this event in the past. If a number of Members are again interested in attending the event this year, we should start to coordinate the trip at our next gathering at Leigh & Maureen s.

4 2008 Road Rally News 2008 LHHC Road Rally 12th Annual Lincoln Highway Road Rally Itinerary is Set... start your engines After trying to accommodate several of our regular Rally attendees to offer our Lincoln Highway Road Rally on a different weekend, it just wasn t meant to be. Traditionally, our Rally is the 3rd weekend in September. Tried as we might, we had to stick to the 3rd weekend in September for the 2008 Lincoln Highway Road Rally. After trekking out east the last couple of years, this year s event will focus on attractions along the historic Lincoln Highway route in Westmoreland County in the western end (Irwin to Ligonier) of the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor. Bring your camera and cooler. All meals (lunch, dinner and breakfast), admission into all attractions, a cool designer tee-shirt, Rally Guide, a goodie bag, and chance for door prizes are all included in $60 adult registration fee. What a deal! When you check-in, you ll be given the Rally Guide, admission tickets for all attractions, dining tickets, tee-shirts, and goodie bag. Nothing will be mailed to you in advance. This year s event will follow the Poker Run format, where you receive a playing card at each of the stops. Prizes will be awarded for the best poker hand at the Sunday breakfast. Overnight lodging is at a premium that weekend; please call and reserve a room ASAP and mention the Lincoln Highway Road Rally to get the special reduced rate they quoted. Our recommended hotel is the Mountain View Inn (which sits between the old Lincoln Highway and Route 30 about half-way from Latrobe to Greensburg) and designated a Historic Hotel of America; the special room rate is $98. It has restaurant and lounge on premise. If you prefer a franchise, check out Wingate Hotel by Wyndham in Latrobe Restaurants and lounges are next door and across the highway from the Wingate. A third option is the former Holiday Inn Express (soon to be part of the Comfort Inn) in Greensburg Rally check-in will be Friday evening, September 19, from 6-8 p.m. at the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor Office at 114 S. Market Street, Ligonier. Olga and Kristin will be watching for you. If you plan to roll into the beautiful Laurel Highlands after 8 p.m., then you can always check-in from 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. at the Big Mac Museum in Irwin, our first stop on the Rally.

5 For those arriving Friday, you have several fun choices for the evening: Take in a Drive-In Movie at the Hi-Way Drive-In on Route 30 near Latrobe; bowl a frame or two at Lincoln Lanes on Route 30 near Latrobe; see a current movie at the Latrobe Family Cinema on Route 30 near Latrobe; or, catch a bite to eat at any of the area restaurants. Lincoln Highway Rally Schedule Saturday morning, September 20. Big Mac Museum at 9051 Route 30 just east of Irwin from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Group presentation at Antique Auto Restoration Shop. Rick will be waiting for us to begin his colorful presentation at 9:45 a.m. sharp. DeLallo s Italian Marketplace. Group Lunch at A Summer Place. 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Your Rally registration fee includes lunch at this Lincoln Highway hot spot in their screened-in porch. Saint Vincent Gristmill and Coffee Bar. Group Presentation at the Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve; 3 p.m. Darlington Train Station; 4:15 p.m. Shopping in Ligonier. One shop not to miss is the LHHC Gift Shop located at 114 S. Market Street., which will be open from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on September 20. Joe s Bar, Ligonier. This is so much more than a neighborhood bar. It is a museum of sorts.and suitable for younger patrons. Bring your camera! Group Dinner at The Road Toad. Heading west of Ligonier, the staff at this Lincoln Highway roadhouse will be expecting us for dinner at 6:30 p.m. Again, dinner (tax and gratuity) is included in your registration. Sunday, September 21 Group Breakfast at Mountain View Inn. 9 a.m. Then it s time to settle in and listen to Dr. Kevin Patrick s presentation on Diners of PA, and the Lincoln Highway. Kevin is very knowledgeable about both topics (he co-authored Diners of PA) and has an easy-going, entertaining presentation style. At 11 a.m., we will all travel into Latrobe to see the 1938 Diner that the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor is restoring. This diner was donated to the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor by the Senator John Heinz History Center of Pittsburgh. There are only four others like it in the world! Kevin will join us and finish up his remarks there. Registration Deadline is Friday, August 29, 2008.

8 TINWORMS & UNOBTAINIUM Howdy Folks, I hope all of you are enjoying this great weather and are tooling around in/on your favorite vehicle. The car show season is now in full swing, and it seems that participants and spectators alike are undaunted by rising fuel prices. I am in total agreement with that, why waste the enjoyment of driving your car? This month our club has a few display events for the benefit of the club s Treasury. The first one will be at Burlington Chevrolet on May 31 st. Al Bernotis has graciously arranged these events to support our club, so please consider bringing your car out and attending! If you have questions, please call Al directly at Word has it that there was an unauthorized gathering of club members somewhere in Scenic Warren County for the purpose of accomplishing some much needed tasks on John Lucas beautiful white Impala. Members in attendance were: Jim Brussel, Jim Krous, John Lucas, Rocky DeGregorio and yours truly. It seems that John s Chevy was suffering from a growling and howling rear differential which turned out to be caused by a defective axle bearing. Both axle bearings were replaced; along with the center section as a freshly rebuilt 3:08 Posi was installed. John, Jim Brussel and Jim Krous also installed new power steering hoses and a new fuel tank sending unit. With the current prices of canned spinach, Mr. Lucas felt it was more economical to get the power steering back into operation. Truth be known, it was more like a friends gettogether than a work session. J.B and John installing the axle covers That being said, John commented how nice it was to drive the 58 again, and you can see him and his car at Burlington Chevrolet this weekend. Come on out and enjoy the fun! That s all for now, keep those Late Greats Rollin TOM

2008 MEETINGS & SPECIAL EVENTS NOTE: Winter meetings will normally be scheduled for 5PM on the Second Sunday of the Month at the Bordentown Community Center.

Nextt Montthlly h Eventt June 14 at 12:00 Noon at Leigh & Maureen Humphreys 50 South Pennsville Auburn Road Carneys Point, New Jersey JUNE 1 All Chevy Show, sponsored by the East Penn Late Great

10 2008 MEETINGS & SPECIAL EVENTS NOTE: Winter meetings will normally be scheduled for 5PM on the Second Sunday of the Month at the Bordentown Community Center. Summer meetings will normally be scheduled for noon on the second Saturday of the month in various locations. Please check your newsletter for the latest updates. Nextt Montthlly h Eventt June 14 at 12:00 Noon at Leigh & Maureen Humphreys 50 South Pennsville Auburn Road Carneys Point, New Jersey JUNE 1 All Chevy Show, sponsored by the East Penn Late Great Chevy Club 7 Saturday 11:00 2:00, Brandow Chevrolet Fund Raiser 14 Saturday Noon Tech Session & Picnic Humphreys - Carneys Point JULY 2 6 Classic Chevy Convention Rocky Hill, CT. 19 Saturday Noon Picnic Dennery s Gloucester AUGUST 1 3 Das Awkscht Fescht Macungie, PA 9 Saturday Noon Tech Session & Picnic Brussel s East Windsor 16 Saturday Woodward Avenue Cruise SEPTEMBER 14 Ol Daze Drags Island Dragway - Great Meadows N.J. 14 Sunday Dave & Michelle s following Ol Daze Drags Lincoln Highway Road Rally Fall Englishtown OCTOBER 1 5 Fall Carlisle 8 11 Hershey 11 Saturday Meeting & Covered Bridge, Thackeray (Date to be confirmed) NOVEMBER 8 DECEMBER 14 Saturday Meeting & Pocono Weekend, DiPietro (Date to be confirmed) Sunday 5PM Meeting Bordentown Community Center (BOLD TYPE DENOTES JLG MEETING)

BARGAIN BASEMENT Classified Ad Policy This Chapter does not accept commercial advertising. Member's ads run FREE for three consecutive issues unless the member cancels or changes his ad.

11 BARGAIN BASEMENT Classified Ad Policy This Chapter does not accept commercial advertising. Member's ads run FREE for three consecutive issues unless the member cancels or changes his ad. Re-runs are no problem - just ask. Occasionally, ads for outside suppliers will be run if a discount is offered to chapter members. As space permits, Non-Member for sale ads will be accepted on a single-issue basis. These ads will be identified by (NM). Ads may be submitted at meetings, mailed to the club address or by calling Tom Merring or 6pak60@comcast.net ---FOR SALE Chevrolet El Camino, 283 & powerglide. Very economical cruiser that's dependable and sharp with black paint and turquoise accents and a sweet Flowmaster tone. $ 16, or call on (3) Steam Clean / Pressure wash: Complete engine compartment and entire undercarriage steam cleaning & pressure washing, bumper to bumper. $65. All work done in clean modern repair shop. Secure inside storage. Mick DiSanta, Pennsville Auto Service Radios Restored; All GM radios from '30s up. We can also detail your radio. If you are looking for a certain model, call me - I stock quite a few. Don Bock Documentation Service: Don't forget the Cowl Tag Project team will document your Chevy. You will be told When & Where your car was built and what Options were factory installed as listed on the cowl tag. Free to Chapter members. Call Verne for the forms Many full-size 1959 parts: El Camino bed-trim, side spears, grilles, full set of 12 pieces of the buckets, lenses and bezels for El Caminos and stationwagon/sedan delivery. $ 300. Nice '59 grille guard with "Dagmars" $ 120. Call and ask your '59 needs, I may have it or on my cell: (3) 1984 Buick Riveria 2 dr. beige w/ blue interior. 307 V8, FWD. A/C blows cold. New trans 20k miles ago. New tires. Power everything. Needs nothing. $1,500 firm. Lou DiPietro (3) ---WANTED Full size NOS Chevrolet BLUE seat belts, part number Serious Buyer. Please call Verne at (609) (2) Open Trailer suitable for transporting a Late-Great Call mike Berry (3) Dirt for Tin Worms & Unobtanium call me, or leave message. Tom Merring or 6pak60@comcast.net ---SERVICES OFFERED--- Front End Rebuild: Install new springs, ball joints, sway bar bushings, A-arm bushings (upper & lwr), tie rod ends, idler arm, shocks, align front end. $318. plus parts. Rear End Rebuild: Install all new control arm bushings, sway bar bushings, springs, shocks. $282. plus parts.

12 JERSEY LATE GREATS, INC. P.O. BOX 1294, HIGHTSTOWN, NJ June 2008 Jersey Late Greats 2008 Multi-Club Picnic, May

Next Event August 8 th John & Dawn Dennery s 57 Yale Avenue Gloucester, NJ RSVP: or -

Next Event August 8 th John & Dawn Dennery s 57 Yale Avenue Gloucester, NJ RSVP: or - President s Message Where has the summer gone? It s already half over. Just recently, the weather started picking up from being what seemed like the monsoon season. It just hasn t been conducive to driving