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1 N E W S L E T T E R Volume XVII May 2008 Issue 05 Nor-Cal ChevelleCaminos Post Office Box San Jose, CA Founded June 1, 1994 Visit us on the web at REMINDER! Membership renewals are due June, 1st Our Club calendar runs from June 1 st to May 31 st. We will be sending notices to those whose memberships expire May 31 st. If you know for sure that your membership expires on May 31, 2008 you can go to the club website at and click on the renewal link on the home page. Club Officers President Vice-President Secretary Membership/ Database Treasurer/ Membership Web Master Newsletter Editor Merchandising Public Relations Historian Photographer Michael Crusco Chuck Bonasera Greg Leonard Cindy Crusco Cindy Allen Mike Crusco Chuck Bonasera Patty Bonasera Willie and Cindy Allen Chuck Bonasera Jay Ball Ken Wible Club Meetings 2 nd Saturday of the Month 10:00 a.m. Sunnyvale Chevrolet 660 W El Camino Real Sunnyvale, CA NEXT CLUB MEETING May 10th, 2008 See you there! PRESIDENT S NOTE: Michael Crusco I can't believe it's May already, but it s a good thing. Our activities are in full swing now with Run Through the Canyon details all planned out, our annual picnic confirmed with Byington and the paper work submitted to San Juan Bautista for approval of our mini show & shine. Many other exciting events are in the works as well. Check the website Events Page for all the details. I hope many of you can make the May meeting. One of our members Ron Vinsant has offered to bring in his weigh equipment. If you have ever wondered exactly how much your car weighs, you can now find out. The club is also covering the cost of lunch after the meeting. Chuck and I have been reviewing the By-Laws. We ll be proposing a few changes - nothing drastic, just looking to make some of the Articles more general to avoid having to make so many changes in the future. Any changes will first be reviewed by the officers and then presented to the club membership for approval. More on this at the May meeting. Well, I should have my car back in time for the May meeting. If you haven't heard, my water pump finally died, so I took my car over to Country Automotive. The owner, Smitty, and I have been friends for many years. We've often talked about doing some "under the hood" restoration to my car, but just never set starting date. So this seemed like a good opportunity. Well, one thing leads to another and the next thing I know, the motor is coming out. If you want to do the job right, the motor must come out. I'm still trying to keep this within my budget. Many of the big items are still original, so we pulled them off and sent them out to be cleaned up and restored. A lot of the little things like springs, clamps, hoses, fuel lines, etc. are also being replaced to make them 1969 correct. I also decided to drop the dash and replace the old idiot light gauge with an original SS tach and gauge package. I also had my old non working clock restored and setup with the quartz mechanism. Ouch, that was $200 by itself! Can hardly wait to get it

2 back. Hopefully I won't pass out when I get the bill. Willie has a new line of Club Merchandise including hats and sweatshirts. Contact Willie or Cindy Allen if you are interested in purchasing any cub merchandise. See ya at the May meeting VICE-PRESIDENT S NOTE: Chuck Bonasera Thanks to everyone who has registered early for Run Through the Canyon XII. It s human nature to wait until the last minute. I do it myself most of the time. It really helps to have an early count though, so if you haven t already, please register right now, if you can. I have been compiling the prize list and this will be an amazing Run. Original Parts Group and YearOne have given us a bunch of T-shirts and $ in gift certificates. We are sure FlowMasters will be back this year with another great give away. (Last year it was a complete exhaust system.) Eckler s Automotive is donating $ in gift certificates. Vic Hubbard will have some gifts and our pal, Vic Anderson at Victory Machine in San Jose, has donated a $ gift certificate toward restoration or engine machine work. We believe that this year s Run will have nearly $1,000 in raffle prizes plus the 50/50 drawing which should yield a nice, fat pot to be split with the winner, and don t forget the $ prize for the best poker hand! You d be crazy not to join us for the Bar-B-Q and Run. Ken Wible gave up tickets to see Crosby, Stills & Nash to attend this year s Run. (Well, OK, that make have been going a little too far.) Brad Kassabian of Kassabian Motors in Dublin, one of the corporate sponsors of the Run, called me last week to make sure we were on schedule so he could order coffee and pastries for us. I can t wait. Bring the family, but be sure to get your registration postmarked by June 13 th to save $10.00 on the registration fee. This will be a blast! TREASURER S REPORT: Cindy Allen Beginning balance: $1, Income: Membership renewals and new members - $60.00 Merchandise Sales - $ Run Through the Canyon Tickets - $ Auction Proceeds (fuel donation) - $50.00 Expenses: Niles Canyon Train Ride reservation - $75.00 Newsletter expenses - $ Bank fee - $40.00 Ending balance: $2, NEW MEMBERS: Cindy Allen Ron and Kelly Read from Livermore with their 1969 Malibu. Welcome to the Club we re looking forward to getting to know you! MAY BIRTHDAYS: Mike Crusco John Jaurigui Keith Marshall James Lobach JoAnne Nastasi Joanie Serafino Jeremy Jones Christina Monkman Happy Birthday, everyone! Don t forget to pick up your birthday coupons, good for discounts on club apparel! CLUB MERCHANDISE: Willie and Cindy Allen Club jackets, sweatshirts, shirts and hats are available in a variety of styles and colors. There are photos of some of the gear on our website, so check them out! We now have great sweatshirts and a GREAT new Jacket design with the club logo on the back available in addition to the shirts and jackets you ve already seen! Contact Willie or Cindy Allen at for more information and to place orders. CLUB ROSTER The Club Roster is available for viewing on our website. If you need a hardcopy, or to correct your membership information, contact Michael Crusco at or by to mikec44212@aol.com; or by sending notification to the Club s post office box address. WEBSITES TO REMEMBER nor-cal.chevelles.net Our website where you ll find info on upcoming and past events, membership, Car of the Month and much, much more! A super resource for event info. and CLUB CLASSIFIEDS Ads placed by members will run in three issues. To place a new ad or renew an existing ad, please contact Patty Bonasera by at irishpoppy@earthlink.net or by written notice addressed to the Club s post office box address. Be sure to include your phone number or address so perspective buyers/sellers can contact you! No ads this month! 2

RESTORATION RESOURCES TCN Chevelles http://www.tcnchevelle.com 209-239-0830 Jim Dyer Chevy Classics New, used and reconditioned parts for your restoration project. http://www.jimdyerchevyclassics.

com 3848 Pierce Street Riverside, CA 92503 1-800-600-4144 Participates at all Pleasanton Fairgrounds Swap Meets. 10% discount to members on all products except for kits.

3 RESTORATION RESOURCES TCN Chevelles Jim Dyer Chevy Classics New, used and reconditioned parts for your restoration project Duck Creek Drive Stockton, CA CLUB MEMBER DISCOUNTS True Connections Pierce Street Riverside, CA Participates at all Pleasanton Fairgrounds Swap Meets. 10% discount to members on all products except for kits. Will sponsor a trophy at one of our functions. Restoration Parts Source Clawiter Road Hayward, CA Tony Accarizzi tony_428cj@yahoo.com Vic Hubbard Auto Supply West A Street Hayward, CA Discount with Membership Card Call Doug Howard to obtain a discount card Crown Chevrolet 7544 Dublin Blvd Dublin, CA (925) % discount for Club members FEATURED CAR RON VINSANT S 1969 MALIBU Ron bought his Malibu at an estate sale for $100 in The car has been restored twice in it's lifetime and has been used for camping and bicycle trips and running an occasional errand now and then. At first glance, you might conclude that this beautiful, but sedate looking "grocery getter" is the picture of the American dream family car... But, you'd be wrong! Ron says the car had a 307 with a Turbo 350 when built at Kansas City, but that didn't last for long. It now has a Chevrolet ZZ4 engine with Fast Burn heads and a very HOT cam with FAST Fuel Injection. The suspension has been modified with a Global West Negative Roll package, The rear end is a bullet proof, Currie built, Ford 9 inch with a Detroit True Trac differential. The Brakes are Wilwood Superlight 4 piston caliper units with 13" rotors in the front 12" rotors in the rear. "Here's the fun part" says Ron "I get to go to the track and beat up on BMWs, Miatas, Porsches and other race cars on the road courses". For more photos and info on Ron s car, visit the Club Website and click on the Featured Car link! 3

THE GOOD GUYS SHOW Michael Crusco March 29th was the local Good Guys event in Pleasanton. As usual, the Club was well represented at this event with nine cars.

4 THE GOOD GUYS SHOW Michael Crusco March 29th was the local Good Guys event in Pleasanton. As usual, the Club was well represented at this event with nine cars. Some members arrived later in the day and were not able to park with the early birds. Not a problem though, we still got to hang out together. I ve lost count of how many times the Club has attended this event. It kinda kicks off our season as the first big outing of the year. If you are a hard-core car show person, this is where you want to be. There are literally thousands of cars on display, a huge car corral, and a swap meet area with tons of used and new parts. We officially now have our own corner where we park our classics. It's conveniently called the ChevelleCaminos Corner. I wish that I could take credit for the name but I can't. I overheard several people passing by referring to our spot as "The Chevelle Caminos Corner". We will proudly accept that title. We enter the park from the back gate and travel through the tunnel, veering to the right just past the horse corral. We are up against one of the buildings, conveniently next to a gourmet coffee stand to make fueling up on caffeine easy. Bathrooms are just inside the building next to us for an added convenience. The Good Guys All American Get- Together car show and swap meet in Pleasanton - the place to be in March. See ya on The Corner next year! 4

APRIL MEETING AND CRUISE Patty Bonasera Our April Meeting was another rip-roaring success.

The premeeting gathering in the parking lot gave everyone a chance to inspect the results of all

After the meeting, it was back to the parking lot for a little more hoods up time and tall tale

5 APRIL MEETING AND CRUISE Patty Bonasera Our April Meeting was another rip-roaring success. Its pretty apparent that we re going to have to find quarters with a little more room if this kind of participation keeps up!. The beautiful weather obviously had folks ready to jump in their cars and go socialize. The premeeting gathering in the parking lot gave everyone a chance to inspect the results of all those winter projects. After the meeting, it was back to the parking lot for a little more hoods up time and tall tale telling. Prez Crusco finally got us rounded up for the cruise. Something like 16 cars and over 20 members hit the road and headed for Morgan Hill and lunch at the El Toro Brewery where the real fun began! Don t miss out on the good times be sure to join us at the next Club Meeting! 5

THE THE BENICIA BENICIA SHOW SHOW Patty Bonasera Patty Bonasera Last Last year year the the Benicia Benicia Classic Class Car Car Show Show moved moved to to its its new new location location on the

6 THE THE BENICIA BENICIA SHOW SHOW Patty Bonasera Patty Bonasera Last Last year year the the Benicia Benicia Classic Class Car Car Show Show moved moved to to its its new new location location on the on First the First Street Street Green Green and by and by doing so, became a car show that doing so, became a car show that could boast of scenery as could boast of scenery as beautiful as beautiful the cars as being the cars showcased! being showcased.. Nor-Cal ChevelleCaminos attended last year, but we didn t all pre-register and so we weren t able to park together This year, things went a little more smoothly, well sort of after, that is, Willie and Cindy Allen managed to track down the characters who demonstrated a serious lack of judgment by throwing a water bottle from their vehicle at Willie s car. With Ken Wible providing backup, Willie and Cindy made some fast detours through city streets until they got the license number of the offending Lexus. Uh-huh. Got a feeling somebody s gonna be sorry they messed with our former Prez. Once that little distraction was taken care of (and Ken s heart rate returned to normal) the cruise to Pleasanton was underway to meet up with the East Bay contingent and then an easy Sunday morning cruise to Benicia. The weather this year was even better than last year. No problem with fog from Suisun Bay this time. The day was clear and bright right from the get-go. Our first order of business breakfast, of course! Shunning the free pancakes, we headed across the street to one of the local restaurants. After filling up on omelets and coffee, it was back to the Green to check out the Vendors and wander among the dozens and dozens of classic beauties. In addition to the beautiful view, great music and fantastic cars, the show features hourly raffles and oh regarding those raffles. It s much easier to determine whether you have a winning number if you haven t absent-mindedly shoved all your ticket stubs into your empty water bottle while talking to your buddies isn t it Steve?!? What is it with water bottles, anyway?! 6

7 Visit the Club website at for complete, updated information on these and other upcoming Club Events! May 4th - Niles Train Ride - This will be a 90 minute train ride from Sunol to Niles and back. East Bay members will meet at the Starbucks in the Rings center across from the Fairgrounds at 9:15am and leave at 9:30 sharp. South Bay members will meet at the Park and Ride off Northbound 680 at the second Mission Blvd exit at 9:15am and leave at 9:30 sharp. We will arrive at the Sunol station at 10:00am. Train leaves at 10:30am. For directions to the station, go to The cost is a $10.00 donation for adults, $5.00 for kids. Please, bring a dish for the Pot Luck to be held afterwards at the park across the street. Please call me at or me at foxbayarea@aol.com if you have questions. Steve Fox, Coordinator. May 10th - Club meeting, Car Weigh-In and Lunch on the Club. Club Member Ron Vinsant has volunteered to bring in some fancy equipment to weigh our cars. Did you even wonder exactly how much your car weighed? This equipment is accurate to a fraction of a pound. Come join us for a fun day of hanging out in the parking lot, kicking tires and having a good time. Oh ya, don't forget the free lunch! May 17th - Cruise to San Juan Bautista. Our Reserved parking has been approved! We ll have the same spot as last year on Mariposa, between 3 rd and 4 th Streets. East Bay members meet at the Rings Parking Lot in Pleasanton across from the Pleasanton Fairgrounds at 8:45am; leave at 9:00am sharp to hook up with the South Bay members in Morgan Hill. South Bay members will meet in the Mervyn's parking lot at 101 & Cochrane Road at 9:30 am. We will leave at 10:00 am sharp and cruise 101 south to San Juan Bautista. We have reserved parking waiting for us so we can safely show our classics and enjoy the town s many historical attractions. We have lunch reservations at one of the town s fine Mexican restaurants. Contact Michael Crusco ( ) (mikec44212@aol.com) if you have questions. May 31 st - Good Guys Summer Get together car show and swap meet - This is not a club organized event, but feel free to make arrangements with other members to attend. June 7th Cruise and BBQ at Club member, Phil Ray's house in Montera. Join us for a great day on the lawn at Phil & Linda s. Check out the website for pictures from our last visit and you won t want to miss this one! Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Big Dog's Grill 1401 Foxworthy Ave. & Cherry Ave. San Jose 3:00pm til whenever Boston Market El Camino & Scott Blvd. Santa Clara 4:00pm til whenever Foster Freeze 78 Serra Way Milpitas 4:00pm til whenever John's CharBurgers 2617 Old First Street (at Church St.) Livermore 4:00pm til whenever Burger Barn 2485 Forest Ave. San Jose 4:00pm til when ever 7

Nor-Cal ChevelleCaminos Presents Run Through the Canyon XII A Family Poker Run and BBQ at Swiss Park NEARLY $1,000 in cash and prizes so far. Sunday, June 29 th is date for a great day of family fun.

8 Nor-Cal ChevelleCaminos Presents Run Through the Canyon XII A Family Poker Run and BBQ at Swiss Park NEARLY $1,000 in cash and prizes so far. Sunday, June 29 th is date for a great day of family fun. The poker run will take us through the wine country of the Tri-Valley Registration opens at 10:00. We will start the Run at Kassabian Motors in Dublin with a private showing including coffee and pastries supplied by Brad Kassabian. Historic Downtown Pleasanton will provide some shopping and browsing time along the way and then it's on to Alden Lane Nursery, situated amongst centuries-old valley oak trees on the south side of the Livermore Valley and then to an early private opening at the Mitchell Katz Winery. We will drive through the lush vineyards on our way through the hills toward Niles Canyon and into the Niles District. Then we head toward the Bay and our final destination, Swiss Park in Newark where we have reserved the entire park for our own private, catered party featuring chicken and tri tip and all the fixin's. The park is completely enclosed with playground equipment, tables and plenty of shade under large trees. There is even reserved, on site parking. The music will be provided by Nor-Cal and K-BAY's own afternoon drive guy, Steve Fox. Registration charge includes: The Cruise, One Poker score sheet, One Raffle Ticket, BBQ Lunch for two and admission to the park. Each participant will be given directions to get to each checkpoint and the car finishing with the highest poker hand wins a $100 cash prize. Pre-Registration fee postmarked by June 13, 2008 is $ Registration the day of the event is $ Prizes from OPG, YearOne, FlowMaster, Vic Hubbard, and a $ gift certificate for engine machining or restoration from Victory Machine in San Jose. The fee covers yourself and one guest. Additional guests and family members are welcomed but there is a small additional charge to cover the cost of their meals. For more information call Chuck at or Mike at Please make your check payable to Nor-Cal ChevelleCaminos and mail this application today with your check to: RTTC, PO Box 36046, San Jose, Ca Unsigned applications will not be accepted cut and return bottom portion with your payment Address: (If you want a confirmation, please include an address) NAME: Car Make Address: Car Model Year City: Zip: Phone: ( ) Car Club, if any: Extra Meal $10.00ea (Child 12 and under only) Extra Child Meal $5.00ea In consideration of acceptance of participants to The NOR-CAL ChevelleCaminos Run through the Canyon XII by execution of this entry, I/we hereby release, The cities of Dublin, Pleasanton, Livermore, and Fremont, NOR-CAL ChevelleCaminos Car Club, Swiss Park, the Katz Winery, Run business stops, their employees, members, officers and anyone connected with this event of and from any and all known and unknown damages, injuries, losses, judgments and/or claims from any causes whatsoever that may be suffered by anyone participating in this event or any spectators. Signature Date: Drivers Lic # 8

CLUB MEETING ON Saturday June 9 th. See you all at Capitol Chevrolet!

CLUB MEETING ON Saturday June 9 th. See you all at Capitol Chevrolet! N E W S L E T T E R Volume XXI Jun 2012 Issue 06 Nor-Cal ChevelleCaminos Post Office Box 36046 San Jose, CA 95158 Founded June 1, 1994 First Meeting January 1995 Visit us on the web at http://nor-cal.chevelles.net