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1 April 2013 Volume 7, Issue 4 Petersen Auto Museum Corvette Club Santa Barbara Saturday, March 23 Art & June Aldritt, Jacques & Yuriko Bellesiles, Eric Gamson & Loren Chapman (his sister), Hib & Sandy Halverson, Frank & Barbara LoMonaco, John LoMonaco & Kirsten, Peter Mackins, Dennis & Lynne Merenbach, Jim & Judy Purcell, Ray & Mary Sue Seider, Fred & Sharon Smith, Bob & Inge Stallings, and Ray Tracy & Kathleen Blake enjoyed a visit to the Petersen Automotive Museum for the vault tour. On our special tour we were amazed by the wealth of information that was shared with us by our museum docents. They kept us moving along so we would have time to hear everything about the cars we were seeing, and also to keep us from lingering too long and too close to any of the unique automotive gems we were viewing. Security personnel made sure that we looked, but did not touch since in the vault there are no ropes or other barriers between man and machine. After the 90 minute tour we went upstairs to do a quick viewing of the special exhibits which included: Sixty years of Corvette, Fins Form Without Function, and Aerodynamics From Art to Science. Then it was a quick 5 minute drive or a 30 minute walk for those of us who left our wheels at the museum so we could return after lunch to finish our viewing of the exhibits. After a hearty lunch at Canter s Deli, the group dispersed for the day. Back at the museum Fred and I took several more photos upstairs. No photography was allowed in the vault. We seem to always be the last to leave and met up with Eric Gamson and his sister in the parking structure. They followed us home on a beautiful drive on Hwy 1 along the coast. See the article in this newsletter for an overview of the vault tour automobiles. photos by Inge Sharon Smith Event Calendar April 2nd General Meeting Santa Barbara 6th Willow Springs or Speedzone 20-21st Wine Run Paso Robles 27th Vintage Fashion Expo - Ladies Only May 7th General Meeting Santa Barbara 10-12th ALMS Monterey 18th Zip Line Santa Margarita Editor and Publisher Fred Smith Publicity Meetings are 1st Tuesday of each month at 6:30PM. The meeting is held at Mesa Café & Bar, 1972 Cliff Dr., Santa Barbara Inside this issue: President s Message 2 Vintage Fashion Expo 2 April Wine Run 3 NCM Ambassador 4 Installation Picnic 4 Estrella War Birds 5 ALMS Race 6 Classifieds 6 Membership 7 Winos Gone Wild 8 Petersen Vault Tour 9, 11 March Minutes 12 Member Advertising 13 NCM Monthly Calendar 14

2 Page 2 Volume 7, Issue 4 President s Message Sharon Smith March was a very busy month for club events. We started the month with a fantastic run organized by Jim and Judy Purcell. First we toured the Warbirds Museum and Woodland Auto Display in Paso Robles and enjoyed a catered lunch. Then we traveled to Cambria for relaxation at Moonstone Beach in the afternoon, and a wonderful dining experience at the Sow s Ear in the evening. Thank you, Jim and Judy, for a great getaway. Next on the agenda was a Winos Gone Wild event that Fred and I unfortunately could not attend. Once again Tony and Paula Megowan brought the club lovers of the grape together for an afternoon of tasting and camaraderie at Thore Edgren s home. Thanks for hosting the group Thore. Our third event was the run to the Petersen Automotive Museum in LA for the vault tour. Fred and I had the pleasure of leading the group on this run. After viewing some mighty fine automobiles, we headed up Fairfax Ave. to Canter s Deli for a late lunch. March found us adding new members to our CCSB family. Bob and Ivy Aanderud joined at the March general meeting just in time to go on the Paso Robles run with us. Eric and Terry Gamson joined in late March and although Terry was unable to go with us, Eric and his sister Loren spent the day with us at the Petersen Automotive Museum. Welcome to our new members and we look forward to your participating in our club events on a regular basis. At the April general meeting I will be announcing the nominees for our club officers for the new year. We will be voting for the new board at the May meeting. Remember without U there is no Club Vintage Fashion Expo Sharon Smith CCSB Ladies Only Event. Shopping at The Original Vintage Fashion Expo at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on Saturday, April 27. Regular Admission opens at 10:30 AM. Regular Admission $10, but I have $2 off coupons. Parking $9.00 in the auditorium s parking lot. All of the shopping area is indoors. Wear comfortable shoes. There is food available at the show venue if you need a snack. After the show (around 1 PM) we will walk to M Street Kitchen for a late lunch, and then return home. Continued on page 3

3 Page 3 Volume 7, Issue 4 Vintage Fashion Expo continued from page 2 Sharon Smith Corvettes are not required on this run, and ride sharing is encouraged. Ladies from Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, Goleta and other points north in Santa Barbara County are to meet at Carl s Jr, 4610 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria in the parking lot at 8:30 AM for departure at 8:45 AM. You will meet up with the Last years shoppers Ventura area ladies at the Shell Station, 107 W. Ventura Blvd., Camarillo which is at the Las Posas Rd. exit in Camarillo. We will have a short meeting for handout of maps, discount tickets, etc. at this stop. Departure from Camarillo at 9:30 AM for Santa Monica. We will be taking Pacific Coast Highway 1 to the event. The plan is to arrive at the show shortly after it opens at 10:30 AM. There are over 85 vendors selling clothes, jewelry, shoes, hats, home décor, etc. Sign up at the April meeting, call me at , or sharon@smithshome.com. Deadline for signing up for this event is Monday, April 22 so we know how many drivers we will need to accommodate the group. April Wine Run - Paso Robles Tony Megowan April We will be staying at the Holiday Inn Express and the cost will be $ This includes breakfast. The rooms have been blocked under CCSB and are on hold until the 20 th of March. The address and phone number will be at the end of this . Lunch on Saturday will be at the second winery, and will include Tri Tip Sandwiches (I will also bring turkey for those that don t eat beef, let me know when you sign up), Paula s Potato Salad, and Tony s Turtle Brownies. We will not be serving lunch on Sunday, you will be on your own. The plan is to leave Timbers (Time TBD depending on the first winery) on Saturday morning with lunch being at about 12:30 so plan photos by Inge accordingly. Dinner will be at Bubba s Big Bad BBQ (maybe we can talk Jim into playing bull rider again) at 6:30PM. We will be able to walk over to the restaurant so drinking and driving will not be a problem. Staggering back to the hotel is another story. We will leave Sunday at about 9:30 AM so we can be at the first winery by 10:00AM. We should be done on Sunday by Noon. There will be a sign up sheet at the April Meeting. If you wish you can RSVP by to tmegowan@interlogics.net or call me on my cell Also or call me when you have booked your hotel room for the Wine Run. photos by Inge photos by Inge

4 Page 4 Volume 7, Issue 4 NCM Master Ambassador Frank LoMonaco Pricing: $80 Members* $95 Non-Members *EMemberships are excluded NEW Slate Build Sheets, Window Stickers & Photos The NCM Library & Archives is now offering build sheets, window stickers and photos on beautiful slate. The finished measurements are approximately 11"x7" x 1/4" and it also comes with "feet" for easy display on your desk or bookcase. To order one of these unique pieces, please contact the Museum. Installation Picnic Jim Purcell 2012 Picnic The annual CCSB Installation Picnic will be held on Sunday June 2, 2013 at 11:00am at Stow Grove Park located at the corner of Cathedral Oaks Road and LaPatera Lane in Goleta. Access to the parking lot is from LaPatera Lane. We will be serving up marinated Tri-tip and chicken along with a tossed green salad, chili with beans, potato salad and of course dessert. You will need to bring your own beverage of choice, but everything else will be provided. If you haven t already done so we encourage you to take this opportunity to renew your membership fees for the upcoming year Picnic 2012 Picnic 2012 Picnic Checks should be made out to CCSB in the amount of $72 which includes both the Club dues and liability insurance premium. Pay on or before the picnic date and you will be eligible to win some great raffle prizes.

5 Page 5 WE ARE ON THE WEB Volume 7 Issue 4 Estrella Warbirds Museum and Woodland Auto Display Jim Purcell Two dozen CCSB members and guests experienced an early St. Patrick s Day of sorts. The drive up Highway 101 through Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties seemed more like a drive through the lush green rolling hills of Ireland or Scotland. The club was on a trek to the Estrella Warbirds Museum and Woodland Auto Display in the heart of the Paso Robles wine region. Once again it was an awesome sight to see a long caravan of Corvettes cruising through such spectacular scenery. Upon our arrival at the museum we received an enthusiastic greeting photos by Inge from the Museum Coordinator, Jeanne Thiebaud. Jeanne has a special affinity for Corvettes having owned over thirty different ones including the legendary 1953 Corvette Serial Number #003. We were treated to a fervent history lesson by retired First Sergeant Gary Corippo which included some intriguing stories behind the many unique museum artifacts. It was a fascinating experience to be up close to those amazing old Warbirds like the F-4 Phantom, F-14 Tomcat, F- 16 Fighting Falcon, and the many other fighter and attack aircraft. There was photos by Sharon even an A-4 Skyhawk which bore the moniker of the aircraft carrier I served on, the USS Coral Sea. photos by Sharon For our racing enthusiasts we couldn t have asked for a better collection of Midget, Sprint, Modified and Indy racecars along with a diverse assortment of Street Rods and classic automobiles at the Woodland Auto Display. The icing on the cake was meeting and talking with Dick Woodland himself, owner of this remarkable collection of automotive history. Mr. Woodland was gracious and accommodating to the CCSB members, sharing stories and posing for pictures. After a satisfying catered lunch at the museum we were off on the next leg of our weekend adventure. The 25 mile drive across Highway 46 to the coastal village of Cambria was nothing short of spectacular. This stretch of road traversing the Santa Lucia Range to join up with the Pacific Coast Highway is certainly one of the most scenic drives in America especially at this time of year. Our destination was Moonstone Beach State Park which overlooks a rugged and magnificent coastline where the crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean meet the quaint village of Cambria. The park was a perfect setting for our wine and cheese social, and a memorable venue for celebrating Bob and Ivy Aanderud s 30 th wedding anniversary. Fortunately, the White Water Inn was just across the road from the park so we were able to freely indulge in a variety of whites, reds and champagnes before resting up for the evening s festivities. Our evening was topped off with a fabulous dinner at the charming and cozy Sow s Ear restaurant in Cambria s East Village. The following morning the gang strolled up to Moonstone Beach Bar & Grill for brunch where the incredible views of the pounding surf are offered up at no extra charge. Afterwards everyone was on their own to explore the many quaint shops and galleries in the East and West villages before returning home to Santa Barbara. All in all, it turned out to be yet another spectacular photos by Inge weekend getaway for the Corvette Club Santa Barbara family. photos by Inge photos by Sharon

6 Page 6 WE ARE ON THE WEB Volume 7 Issue 4 American LeMans Race Sharon Smith This run to Monterey for the ALMS Race will be May This is a major event and room availability, banquet tickets and Corvette Corral parking need to be secured early. I sent out an with all the information you need to complete your lodging, banquet, and race arrangements earlier in the year. Several of you have contacted me to confirm your arrangements have been made, but many of you have not. You need to act now if you are serious about participating in this event. Please refer to my s to make your arrangements and let me know which events you will be attending. Just an FYI, although we are purchasing our race tickets now, they will not be mailed by the Mazda Raceway until closer to the event. You will not receive tickets for the Corvette Racing Banquet. Print out your payment receipt and take it with you to the banquet just in case verification is necessary. For those of you that have confirmed with me that you have completed arrangements, I will be sending out an in early May. Let s go racing. Corvette Corral CLASSIFIEDS New four (4) BF Goodrich g-force T/A KDW-2 (KDW for Key feature: Dry and Wet traction, the "2" identifies that this is the second generation g-force T/A KDW) is the Ultra High Performance Summer tire that was developed to provide a blend of a dramatic-looking, ultra high performance tread design with superior dry and wet road performance. These tires are new 335/30ZR18 Tire Rack lists them at $362 ea. $150 ea. Pick up or add shipping Contact Fred Smith at fred@smithshome.com

7 Page 7 Volume 7, Issue 4 Membership Column Pat Bloom MEMBERSHIP: The current count members and their cars is 80 members and 68 vehicles. MEMBER HIGHLIGHTS SUBMITTED THIS MONTH: Privacy Reminder Old Club Rosters should be shredded not just thrown in the trash when replaced. Eric and Terry Gamson joined our club this month. They own a 2007 Z06. Eric was kind enough to highlight their lives and interests. " I just started a new job late last year after Terry and I moved back to SB just prior, from being in Goleta for many years. It is in the same area where I grew up, my being here since 1977 and graduating Santa Barbara High School in Terry came here after that from Colorado to go to college, and never went back after we married a few years later. I ve been involved in motorsports since before I got my license, both in motorcycles and cars; in various forms in a career and as a racer, in the past, and still now as a lifestyle/hobby. One of my main interests is computer Simulation Racing using an online PC game called iracing, with over 30k members, 55 international tracks and 30 real cars, all accurately laser scanned for the ultimate realism. I use a racing seat, steering wheel and pedals on 3 monitors and surround sound to complete the experience. Check out the Club website Terry is in the medical industry and is a dog lover, we have 3 pets, all named after real racers and our prior Pomeranian was named Senna!" - Pat Bloom had a great time at the NASCAR races in Las Vegas with son, Kevin, his wife, and firecracker grandson, all three big Earnhardt Jr. fans. They were able to get a lot of driver autographs and hi fives (all you have to do is hold up a 3 yr old calling out their names.) Josh knows many of the drivers, their numbers and cars so had a beaming smile when they acknowledged him. Dad was smiling too as Jr. signed his hat. For her birthday, Pat received a very tall flagpole that fits under the car tire to fly Tony Stewart's flag at the races. She shares her birthday with another grandson on St. Patrick's Day and this year it was an event at Kids World in Santa Barbara (we're all kids at heart!) Jacques Bellesiles PARTNER 5740 Ralston Street, Suite #301 Ventura, CA (805) x4722 (888) (805) FAX jbellesiles@crowellweedon.com ALL MAJOR FINANCIAL EXCHANGES NOW IN VENTURA

8 Page 8 Volume 7, Issue 4 Wino s Gone Wild - Battle Champagne Paula Megowan Could we have asked for nicer weather to sit on Thore s patio and sip champagne? No, it was a beautiful day. Could we have asked for a better selection of champagne to taste? No, we really had some good ones. Could we have asked for a better group of people to sit and sip champagne with? No, absolutely not. Could we have asked for the wisteria to have been more in bloom? Well, maybe OK, so 3 out of 4 ain t bad.. The cool and wet weather we had earlier in the week gave way to a beautiful, warm Southern California day as we enjoyed the delights of champagne and/or sparkling wine. Unfortunately, since the weather leading up to Sunday s activity had been cool, Thore s wisteria wasn t quite in full bloom, but it was a lovely day nonetheless. Joining Tony and I for the festivities were: Inge Stallings (who brought her own beer). Sandy Halverson, Wendel & Judy Hans, Jim, Judy and Katie Purcell, Barbara and Frank LoMonaco, Dennis and Lynne Merenbach, Bob and Ivy Aanderud, Gretchen Falvo, and of course Thore Edgren and his guest Patty Brown. We had a wide selection of bubbly beverages including a bottle of Dom Perignon thought to be one of the finer champagnes around. It didn t fare so well with our group, but we found others that satisfied our taste buds just fine. Some of the most popular were Blason at a cost of only $10 (but we re told there aren t any more available), Roderer Estate and Laeticia. After we were done tasting, we dined on pizza and Tony s homemade cookies and peanut clusters. Thanks for everyone for joining us and we look forward to seeing you in the fall. Cheer s!

9 Page 9 Volume 7, Issue 4 Petersen Auto Museum Vault Tour - Thanks to the research by Inge Stallings Petersen Automotive Museum to keep vault open; new chairman named, January 11, 2013 By WJ Hennigan; Tour guide Kevin Blackley talks about a trio of Ferraris to visitors touring Ever since the Petersen Automotive Museum opened the doors to its downstairs vault to the public, the institution has had a steady line of people trying to get in. For that reason, the museum said it will keep the vault open indefinitely. Petersen officials had previously planned to shut down the hour long tours Jan. 6. The Vault January 8, December 31, 2020: Originally scheduled to close January 6th, the Vault tours have been extended indefinitely. An additional ticket purchase of $25 is required and includes access to the Vault, as well as a guided tour by museum staff. To ensure a quality experience, tours will be intimate, no more than 20 people at a time. Vault tour guests must be over the age of 12. Tours are available at 11:00am and 3:00pm on weekdays, and at 11:00am, 1:00pm, 3:00pm and 5:00pm on weekends and holidays. Tours may be scheduled by calling or visiting the admissions desk. Examples of vehicles currently located in the Vault include the spectacular one-of-one 1925/34 Round Door Rolls-Royce Phantom I Aerodynamic Coupe, a Ferrari given to Henry Ford II by Enzo Ferrari, a rare Jaguar XKSS formerly owned by actor Steve McQueen, the Volkswagen Beetle driven by Lindsay Lohan in Herbie Fully Loaded and a 1939 Bugatti given to the Shah of Iran as a wedding present. A wide variety of hot rods, muscle cars, Hollywood vehicles, exotics, vehicles used by heads of state, motorcycles, and even a Popemobile are housed in the Vault. Tours will last over an hour and photography is not permitted. The exotic Round Door Rolls-Royce was delivered new in 1925 with a Hooper Cabriolet body to its first owner, a Mrs. Hugh Dillman of Detroit. It appears never to have left England and was re-sold when still virtually new to the Raja of Nanpara. In about 1934 a subsequent owner sent the car to Jonckheere of Belgium to be fitted with fashionably aerodynamic coachwork complete with twin sunroofs, round doors, a large fin, and a sloping radiator shell. Once thought to have been owned by the Duke of Windsor, the concours-winning car then passed through the hands of several other owners before being discovered in New Jersey in the early-1950s in near derelict condition. Max Obie later acquired the unusual Rolls-Royce, had it painted gold, and charged curious individuals one dollar to enter a special enclosure to look at the car. The Phantom I then spent time on the East Coast of the United States and in Japan before coming into the possession of the Petersen Automotive Museum in the spring of 2001.

10 Page 10 Volume 7, Issue 4 Petersen Auto Museum Vault Tour - Thanks to the research by Inge Stallings 1953 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe by Ghia ~ They don t make em like they used to ~ The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles has many amazing cars. On my last trip there I saw this unfamiliar-looking Cadillac. One reason it looked unfamiliar is because it is one of only two made. Although increasingly uncommon at the time, in 1953 it was still possible to export an American car s chassis and have a body made by someone else fitted to it. So allow me to explain the connection between the aforementioned elements of this post. In 1949, following a bitter divorce from Orson Wells, box-office sensation Rita Hayworth married her third husband, Prince Ali Salman Aga Khan, in France. Prince Aly Khan, as he was more often referred to, was the son and heir apparent of Aga Khan III, the head of the Ismaili Muslims. (Incidentally, Prince Aly ultimately didn t inherit the title from his father; it was the first time in the sect s 1,300-year history that a son was overlooked. It was actually Prince Aly s son, the grandson, that inherited the title.) In any event, according to Petersen Automotive Museum, Prince Aly Khan was the world s wealthiest man alive at the time of his marriage to Mrs. Hayworth. Before the end of 1951, Mrs. Hayworth filed for divorce. Unfortunately, the divorce, granted in the US, was not recognized by France, so it dragged out several years. During that time, there was bit of a feud over the custody and upbringing of their daughter, Yasmin Aga Khan. Prince Aly Khan was determined to gain custody of Yasmin. So determined, in fact, he offered Mrs. Hayworth $1,000,000; a proposition which she declined. This is where the car and Turin, Italy come in, but things get a little less certain. I couldn t track down when it happened, but Prince Aly Khan apparently gave this custom coach-built 1953 Cadillac to Mrs. Hayworth as a gift. My guess is it could have been an appeal to his ex-wife for his daughter. Unfortunately for both the prince and the actress, that wouldn t be the last round at failed relationships. However, the car remains. I can tell you that it looked incredible in person. Despite my passion for historic Cadillac designs, this body by Ghia (from Turin, Italy), looks way ahead of its time when compared to what the wreath and crest was building en masse in Take a look at some of the larger shots in the gallery and see what I mean. The design, both inside and out, looks quite sophisticated. I wasn t able to locate any information on it s mechanicals (I will be contacting Petersens curator), but I am assuming it to be identical to what a Series 62 came with that same year. From what I can tell, that would make the engine a 331-cubic-inch V-8 which produced roughly 210 HP. Editor s note: the above just touches the surface of the tour. Our guide spoke non stop for an hour and a half describing in extreme detail what we were viewing. If you missed this run you will not be disappointed if decide to attend on your own.

11 Page 11 Volume 7, Issue 4 Petersen Auto Museum Vault Tour - Thanks to the research by Inge Stallings The Petersen Automotive Museum ~ The two unique features that separate the Petersen Automotive Museum from other automotive museums are the Streetscape diorama, and the rotating exhibit spaces. To keep The Museum fresh, relevant, and to keep visitors coming back, it was decided from the beginning not to display the entire Museum Collection at once. In the 300,000 square feet that comprise The Petersen Automotive Museum, only about 150 vehicles are on display at any one time. The other half of the 300+ vehicle collection is in on-site storage, awaiting the chance to go on exhibition. Depending on the chosen subject, the rotating exhibits can range from 100% Petersen vehicles to 90% on loan. A large part of The Museum's focus is to collect and preserve historic vehicles, and a great deal of importance was placed from day one on acquiring a great number of significant vehicles of all shapes, sizes, makes, models, and purposes. As the Museum's popularity grew as a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit educational institution, people came to realize that it was the perfect tax deductible home for their prized possession. Our first donation was a beautifully restored 1952 Mercedes-Benz 300 Cabriolet from Annapolis, Maryland. Since then, we have taken in donations from all over the world varying greatly from single vehicles, to multiple vehicle collections, rare automobile components, artwork, photographs, books, and automobilia. Our education programs are built around the curriculum of the California educational system, making The Petersen an excellent place to take children on a field trip. Our free bus program ensures that children that come from disadvantage schools can still visit The Museum. We educate people of all ages. From monthly Discovery Days in our Discovery Center, to Teacher Salary Point Workshops, to a full complement of very knowledgeable docents who volunteer their time every day to help educate visitors, we do our best to make sure that everyone who leaves The Petersen Automotive Museum learns something. Since its inception, the Petersen Automotive Museum has been regarded as the focus of automotive enthusiasm on the West Coast. Our participation in local, national, and even international events has allowed us to reach out to those who might otherwise not have been aware of what we have to offer. Our outreach extends to the internet and beyond. Museum History ~ If there is one thing that we all have in common, especially in Southern California, it s the automobile. To some the automobile is an appliance, but to us it is a passion. The Petersen Automotive Museum has been celebrating this passion since 1994 on the corner of Fairfax Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard, the third most travelled intersection in the city of Los Angeles. It anchors one end of the famed "Miracle Mile" created by real estate developer A.W. Ross in Created in a time before shopping malls, the Miracle Mile centralized shopping in the area and was "The" place to go for high end shopping. Wilshire was also home to various "firsts" including dedicated left-turn lanes and the first timed traffic lights in the United States. Ross also required merchants to provide automobile parking lots behind their stores, all to aid traffic flow. The Museum's unforgettable architecture by world renowned architect, Welton Becket was cutting edge when the building was opened in 1962 as Seibu, a Japanese department store. When Seibu left the United States in 1965, Ohrbach's moved into the building and it became a popular local shopping spot until its closing in The building stood vacant for approximately 6 years until inspiration struck Robert E. Petersen, who was looking for a consolidated headquarters for Petersen Publishing. Upon further investigation, he decided that the near-windowless structure would not be the best choice for an office building, but it would make an excellent museum. To preserve the Museum's artifacts inside, they need to keep away from the sun's damaging ultraviolet rays. Seeing the building's true potential as an automotive-inspired educational institution, Mr. and Mrs. Petersen put forth a large portion of the money necessary to create the Petersen Automotive Museum. The Museum was to be much more than a large room filled with cars parked in rows like an indoor parking lot. From the beginning, the vehicles chosen for exhibition had to be displayed in context to give them real meaning and a better experience for all who would come to visit. The now-famous "Streetscape" would be full of architectural elements that would be period correct for the vehicles that would surround them, immersing visitors deep into the stories that are told. Even the second floor rotating exhibit areas would have themed exhibits so that the vehicles on display would tell their story in a comprehensive yet creative manner. A third floor would feature a Discovery Center which would teach art and science through the automobile to children of all ages. The Museum was developed in a mere three years and opened on June 11th, 1994.

12 Page 12 Volume 7, Issue 4 Minutes of March 5, 2013 General Meeting Mesa Café & Bar Cliff Dr. - Santa Barbara, CA 1. Meeting called to order 6:31 pm. One Guest, Dr Paul Zemella, owns a 2004 Z Introduction of Officers. 3. Secretary s Report distributed and approved. 4. Treasurer s Report distributed and approved. 5. Membership Report: Pat Bloom out today. Sharon reports 80 members with 70 cars. 6. Bragging Corner: Pat for anything interesting happening to you for the newsletter. 7. NCM Ambassadors Report: Frank LoMonaco reports raffles going on at museum. 8. Activities: Peter Mackins reports 3/10/13 Winos Gone Wild. Thores House. Tony and Paula Megowan. 3/23/13 - Petersen Automotive Museum. Sharon Smith. (Full). $33- Give to Sharon. 4/6/13 Speed Zone. 4/20-4/21/13 Wine run to Paso Robles. Tony and Paula Megowan. 4/27/13 Vintage Fashion Expo ladies only event. Sharon Smith. 5/10-5/12/13 - ALMS in Monterey. Sign-up sheet. Make own reservations. Fred/Sharon Smith. 9. Old Business: No old business. 10. New Business: Happy Birthday to Ed Clerkin, Hib Halverson, Ray Seider, Carole Burgess, Pat Bloom and Phil Bunn. Nominations for the Board discussed. Jim Purcell has stepped up to be President. We still need someone to fill position of Vice President. The rest of board has agreed to stay on. Roger request people send pictures to him when he can t make the event for his Christmas DVD. Sent Ed Clerkin a get well card. Welcome back Fred Lopez and Al and Mona Rotella. 11. Tech Talk: Fred Markley. Talked about Michelin tires and where to buy them. Charlie Campbell 1993 Anniversary corvette for sale. 85,000 miles $ Trivia question: When talking about an L-88 Corvette RPO, what do the letters RPO stand for? Regular production option. Peter and Inge tied. Gave out two tickets /50 Raffle: Princess Barbara won pot again. $ Next meeting April 2, 2013 at the Mesa Café. 15. Correspondence. Interest card, prospective member Eric Gamson. Make sure you put your name on interest cards. Received postcard with items for sale-old manuals and tapes. Respectfully submitted by Sandy Rubel Halverson, Secretary

13 Page 13 For clothing embroidered with the logo contact Frank or Barbara LoMonaco. WE ARE ON THE WEB Members of the NCM receive 10% to 15% discount on purchases from the museum store. Check the store before buying Corvette related items from other vendors you might be surprised at the current inventory as well as prices. Be sure to check the items on sale while you are there. Dr. Paula Ross, D.C., Q.M.E., C.C.S.P Chiropractor P.O. Box 5325 Santa Barbara, CA Chiropractic High and low force Exercise Rehabilitation Myofascial Release Nutritional Response Testing Hormone Balancing Cleansing 25th Anniversary Club Logo Alan E. Emslie, P.E. Principal 5290 Overpass Rd., Suite 217 Goleta, CA Cell Van Buren Insurance Services Eleanor K. Van Buren Let us help you solve the Medicare Maze Turning 65? You are not alone. In the United States there are 10,000 people who turn 65 everyday. Call Eleanor today to set an appointment 25 Years of sales & service to the Santa Barbara Community 340 Old Mill Rd., Unit 114, Santa Barbara, CA Office: (805) FAX: (805) Dept. of Ins. #075931

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