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1 April 2015 Volume 40 Issue 4 SpringFest 2015 is just about 3 weeks away! But before talking about SpringFest I want to thank Bill, Jeannette and Wanda for hosting our March Meeting and Swap Meet. Lunch was great and we held our first Corvair Atlanta BOD meeting for 2015 (it began at about 10:30 am that morning). Attendance and weather were both good, I m not sure about the weather but certainly the meal was a factor driving good attendance. Thanks to everyone who showed up on the 21st. SpringFest 2015 and I m guilty, I have not yet registered for this awesome Corvair Show (sorry Lillian). Remember if you register by 07-April-2015 you will be entered in a drawing to win $35.00 I will mail my registration soon. Corvair Atlanta members are asked to bring the following to SpringFest: a) A case of name brand Diet soda b) CAI Women; 2 desserts c) CAI Men; 2 bags of name brand regular chips The three Corvair Clubs that host SpringFest have purchased a new Cooker for the event. It has been given a test drive and is said to perform well. With the amount of food prepared for Spring-Fest it is very important to have reliable equipment. On Saturday, 09-May-2015, Vulcan Corvairs Enthusiasts (VCE) will be hosting the Second annual Southeast Corvair Picnic at Lake Guntersville State Park, Alabama. Twenty rooms have been reserved at the Wyndham in Albertsville, AL for this event. Hope to see all our members at SpringFest this year! -Tom The President s Corner Meeting Minutes Page 2-3 Classified Ads Page 5 News and Notes Page 3 About Us Page 8 Calendars Page 4 Celebrations Page 5

2 Meeting Minutes Corvair Atlanta Meeting Minutes The meeting was held at Bill and Jeanette Rudolph s house in Conyers and included lunch and a swap meet. Your Board of Directors met at 10:30 --Springfest was briefly discussed. ----It seems that the basics are in place, but, more volunteers could be used in a variety of areas. Contact any Corvair Atlanta officer to volunteer your time. ----The need for a very careful accounting of Festhall tables and supplies was discussed again. ----It was also decided that we should have a show schedule and any necessary last minute changes to same posted at the registration area in the Festhall. Steps will be taken to make sure this happens. ----It was felt that more mention of local show sponsors should be included during the show. It was suggested that local businesses that have supplied door prizes or other support should be listed for all to see and perhaps mentioned during the Friday hospitality dinner so that attendees will know which businesses have helped our cause and can perhaps shop them on Saturday. --Desire or not to increase membership was discussed. It was generally felt that increasing membership with new active members was a good goal. The only solid idea that was brought forward was that more exposure of our Corvairs to the automotive oriented public might help us toward this goal. The consensus was that attendance of local multi-make shows and cruise-ins was likely the easiest way to accomplish this. This has been done in the past in an organized manner. We the board think it may be a good idea to try to organize this again. The idea being to pick a local show and ask members to attend it. It would be nice to have an activities director to choose what shows we should try to attend. The membership will be approached during the general meeting to see if anyone is interested in taking the reins on this. The general meeting was called to order at 1:00PM after a very nice lunch of hot dogs, sides, chips, drinks, and a most excellent strawberry shortcake desert. Thanks Jeanette etal. for another fine lunch! --Springfest was discussed. ----The fact that the Springfest show has purchased a new grille for show and club use was discussed. The old borrowed unit had become unreliable. ----It was stated that more volunteers are always needed and members were asked to step up if they would like to lend a hand. --Desire to increase club exposure and perhaps gain a few more active members was discussed. Attending local multi-make car shows and cruise-ins was thought to be a good way to do this. It was asked if anyone wanted to volunteer to be an activities director to help coordinate these efforts. No volunteer stepped forward during the meeting. --A 50/50 drawing was held after the selling of $66 worth of tickets. Dick Berger went home with an extra $33. Congrats Dick. (Continued on page 3) 2

3 Meeting Minutes (Continued from page 2) -- Ken and Judy Arnold related a story about what happened to them at their house one afternoon. In a nutshell, a couple guys came by at midday asking for yard maintenance work. After being turned down by Judy and then Ken (after they did not leave the premises right away), one of them tackled Ken and pulled a gun on him. A struggle ensued during which Ken got partial control of the handgun and discharged a round into the ground. This got Judy s attention and Ken hollered for her to call 911 and get a gun from the house. She called a neighbor to call 911 and returned to the doorway with their 9MM pistol. The second assailant headed toward Judy who pointed her gun at him and told him she would shoot if he did not stop. He got the message after she got a little more directive the third time and he turned and ran. Ken was still on the ground wrestling with the other thug and the thug s gun. Ken told Judy to shoot the thug. She discharged the weapon into the ground nearby. This got his attention and he then ran off. A while later the cops finally showed up (time frames of nearly 45mins after being called were mentioned) and took a report. It goes to show us that this can happen to anyone, even in broad daylight, and that we should all take steps to protect ourselves. The police cannot protect us in a timely fashion. The police related that there is a trend of such attacks on baby boomers and retired folks due to the fact that most have a little money and some valuables amassed. Thank goodness in this case no one was seriously injured. --Kelly Parker stated that there are a number of Corvair items left in the Kirkman estate. There are a number of engines including at least one turbo motor, and a number of misc. parts. For a list of items and availability contact Kelly Parker at The meeting was attended by the following people: Ted Fahrenthold Earl and Lindy Lively Dick Berger Kelly Parker Russ T Huleen Billy Cannon Tom Constantine Tom Rabb Ken and Judy Arnold Wayne Whitmire Dan Terry Al and Paula Hilderbrand Robert and Mikey Birkinbine Lanny Milbrandt Bill and Jeanette Rudolph Wanda Cook Nolan Grant 3

4 Calendars Recurring Events Date / Time First Sunday of each month 8am-11am Saturdays: March 7, April 4, May 9, June 6, July 4, August 1, September 5, October 3, November 7, December 5 Vendor set-up 7am, gates open to the public at 8:30 First Saturday of each month: March-October pm-6pm Description Caffine and Octane Perimeter Mall 4400 Ashford-Dunwoody Rd Dunwoody, GA North East Georgia Swap Meet Atlanta Dragway Commerce, GA Galaxy Diner Cruise-In 3320 Henderson Mill Rd Chamblee, GA Date / Time Scheduled Events 4 Description April 24-25, 2015 SpringFest #31 Helen, GA Sponsored by Corvair Atlanta, Heart of Georgia Corvair, and Queen City Corvair Clubs April 24-25, 2015 GearJam Vintage Drag Races Atlanta Dragway Commerce, GA May 9, 2015 Southeast Corvairs Picnic Guntersville State Park 1155 Lodge Dr Guntersville, AL September 26, 2015 Cool Cars at Coolray Field Coolray Field (Gwinnett Braves Stadium) 2500 Buford Dr Lawrenceville, GA am-2pm Entrance fees (donations) benefit local charities

5 Celebrations Birthdays None that we know of! Anniversaries Bill and Janice Blanchard, Ted and Joyce Worley Classified Ads 5

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7 Classified Ads Commercial Advertising Rates Ad Size 1 Issue 6 Issues 12 Issues Business Card $5.00 $27.00 $50.00 ¼ Page $7.50 $42.00 $75.00 ½ Page $12.00 $60.00 $ Advertising Policies Classified advertisements should be sent to the Newsletter Editor by or US Mail. Please type or print legibly if sending by US Mail. Classified advertising is always free to paid members of Corvair Atlanta, and $5 per listing for non-members. Corvairs and Corvair-related items will be listed for free at the discretion of Corvair Atlanta. Classified advertisements will typically run in no more than two issues. 7

8 About Us 2015 Meeting Schedule Date January 10, 2015 February 21, 2015 March 21, 2015 April 24-25, 2015 May 16, 2015 June 24-27, 2015 July 18, 2015 August 22, 2015 (*Note date change) September 19, 2015 October 17, 2015 November 21, 2015 December??, 2015 Location and Details SpringFest Planning Clay Grant s house Nolan and Anne Grant s house, Cumming, GA Spring swap meet at Rudulph s house, Conyers, GA (lunch provided) SpringFest (no regular meeting) Earl and Lindy Lively s house in Watkinsville, GA CORSA convention in Knoxville, TN no regular meeting Wayne Whitmire s house, Gainesville, GA Burkingstock s house, Fayetteville, GA Joint club picnic Indian Springs Park, Forsyth, GA (lunch provided) Fall swap meet at Fahrenthold s house, Snellville, GA (lunch provided) Election meeting at Hilderbrand s house, Dawsonville, GA (lunch provided) Christmas party <TBD> Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are at 1pm and lunch is NOT provided. Lunch meetings begin at 12pm. Guests are always encouraged to bring their own chairs. President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Director Director Director Editor The Drive Train Tom Constantine (corvair_1965_monza@yahoo.com) Robert Birkinbine (dabirk@comcast.net) Ted Fahrenthold (tterribleted@comcast.net) Al Hilderbrand (hilderbrandal@aol.com) Bill Rudolph (vairbilly@aol.com) Dan Terry (dterry8123@aol.com) Tom Rabb (tomrabb@att.net) John O Harra (john.oharra@live.com) 8