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2007 |
Williamsburg, VA - December - 2007 |
Colonial Williamsburg is a magical place any time of year, but during the winter holiday season it's especially so. The historic area is decorated with wreaths and decorations.
Saturday evening, 32 club members and friends converged on Colonial Williamsburg. We met for dinner at Christiana Campbell's, one of the historic area inns, directly behind the Capitol
building at the foot of Duke of Gloucester Street.
After dinner we went on a Ghost Tour of the historic area.
Saturday was pretty much unstructured until the evening, with members free to roam the historic area, shop at the many outlet malls, or do whatever they chose.
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The crowning moment Sunday were performances by fife and drum corps and other period entertainments followed by
the fireworks.
The Grand Illumination was followed by a lovely club dinner. This was the second holiday weekend we have done
as a club, and the turnout and the feedback suggest that it will not be the last.
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Lime Rock, CT - September - 2007 |
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Our intrepid crew of Solid Axles made their way to the Wake Robin Inn at Lakeville, CT, the trees were
green, the temperatures were warm, and the air was still. The staff at this late 19th Century former girls school could not do enough
to make us feel welcome. A welcoming message adorned their sign on the road, and a huge Corvette flag was displayed in the outdoor
dining area.
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While waiting for an opportunity for some laps on the Lime Rock Raceway, we had another activity.
When bride Kate McDermott noticed last spring that a Corvette club would be at the hotel, she asked if it would be possible to
have us drive the bridal party (bride & groom, bridesmaids and groomsmen) the 1 mile from the church to the reception - this
drew a unanimous "yes" from the MASACC attendees.
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The Lime Rock staff was waiting for us and explained the rules. We started off slowly, gradually stepping up the speed. The fast straightaway abruptly ended in a series of
curves - there's a great deal to be said for modern independent rear suspensions!
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Carlisle, PA - August - 2007 |
The annual Corvettes at Carlisle event is homecoming for the Mid-Atlantic SACC Chapter. Our founding members chose this place to establish MASACC
and we have gathered here every year since for good company, lots of great cars and our annual chapter meeting. This year will go down in history for
the Saturday evening "Big Blow." A brief, but intense storm blew through the fair grounds drenching merchandise and blowing down a number of the tents.
Fortunately, no loss of life but a number of minor injuries and lots of damaged (mostly scratches and a few gouges) cars.
SACC had its tent up in its traditional spot right inside Gate 3 where we parked our30 or more C 1s.
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The 50th Anniversary display included Mike and Karen Russo's beautifully restored stock 1957. We were also pleased to see several Chapter members' cars chosen
as Celebrity Picks from the Fun Display.
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During the weekend we added 8 new members to our Chapter, and Ken Amrick reports that national SACC gained 19 new members. At 2:30 PM, Saturday,
August 25, President John Battista called the annual meeting to order.
John solicited assistance with the 2008 SACC annual convention, and Brad Bean gave an overview of planned convention activities. Maureen Strazdon reported on Club
events held in the past year and on upcoming events. The Fall 2006 event in Lancaster, PA, was a record-setter, with 41 Chapter members attending. Treasurer Mike
Boyer reported on Chapter finances for the period January 1 - August 21, 2007. The Chapter opened the year with $8,018.96 in the treasury and had $8,026.37 as of
August 21. Ron Whitmoyer was elected as the new Chapter President and incumbent Vic Bary was re-elected as Secretary.
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New Hope, PA - June - 2007 |
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The club's spring event was held in New Hope, Pennsylvania. New Hope offers shopping, the work of local artisans, a renowned playhouse,
and rides on an antique train or in a mule-drawn barge along the canal. Maureen Strazdon had arranged for us to have the run of the house
at the Aaron Burr House and the Umpleby House - two of three B&B's near one another and under common ownership. |
Friday night, most of our thirty attendees met at the Triumph Brewing Company, the food was delicious, as were the featured beers.
Saturday morning, at 9 AM, we gathered at the Aaron Burr house parking lot for our Tech Session - a visit by Dave, AJ, and Phil of Blue Sky Classic Cars (www.blueskyclassiccrs.com,
973-691-8000), a Budd Lake New Jersey restoration shop that specializes in Corvettes. Don Whitehead raised his
long-standing WCFB carb tuning question. After listening to the idling car, they recommended closing down the idle circuits of the second four-barrel. Since the secondary idle circuit isn't needed as
the first carb takes care of everything until about 2/3's throttle.
After the tech session, we had several hours to explore New Hope and have lunch, before reconvening for the road trip. Maureen, with the help of Don and Pat Whitehead, had mapped out a 45 mile round trip
up the Delaware River, with a stop at a classic ice cream parlor midway through the trip. The trip up the Pennsylvania side of the river was scenic and provided shade from the sun. We met at 5 PM at Esca
restaurant, which is situated next to the Pennsylvania Canal tow path. The excellent Italian dinner was served family style at 2 large tables set up just for us. Afterwards, we adjourned to the ample backyard
of the B&B for a wine tasting and general conviviality.
Then it was time to head for home. With 30 members in attendance, and 16 C-1s present, our New Hope outing will rank among our more successful weekends.
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G. Potter King Auction - Atlantic City - 2007 |
The G. Potter King Collectible Car Auction, held over a three-day period mid
winter each year in the Atlantic City Convention Center, makes for a nice mid-winter break. Once again this
year, a number of MASACC members met for the day. The Beans, Whitmoyers, Whiteheads and Mike Boyer and Paul
Catinella were there.
On Saturday's auction, alone, 183 cars were scheduled to go under the gavel.
The massive hall was filled with street rods, a number of Deuce coupes and 1940 Fords, several Porsche and
Ford Cobra replicars, and countless restored cars from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Those included a number
of beautiful '57 Chevy convertibles and coupes, '55-'57 Thunderbirds, GTOs and Mopars, and a drop dead
gorgeous maroon 1947 Ford Phaeton convertible. There were even some Vettes - including a Honduras Maroon
62 Fuelie. It seems that the quality of the cars gets better every year.
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A couple of the cars offered during the auction Saturday were:
- A 1960 Vette FI big brake, dog dish hub caps, heater delete. Black with silver coves and a turquoise
interior (an allowable interior choice with that color). Matching numbers and 4-speed. A high bid of
$92,500 failed to meet the owner's reserve.
- A 1961 Vette, black with silver coves and red interior . A numbers matching 283/270HP. The
bidding hit $50K, then slowly built to $62K, with Pro-Team taking it home.
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| Watching all those lovely cars sell for so much green made us hungry, so we adjourned
to Los Amigos Mexican restaurant. Located in a garishly painted Victorian building in the 1800 block of Atlantic
Avenue (about 5 blocks form the Convention Center), their menu is superb, and the Margaritas are good, too. You
should put both the auction and the restaurant on your 2008 calendar - they're a great cure for the winter blues. |
2006 |
King of Prussia, PA - Holiday Party - 2006 |
On Sunday, December 10, 27 MASACC members gathered at Bertolini's Restaurant in
King of Prussia for our annual holiday party. The temperature outside was in the 60's, a far cry
from our last visit in 2003, when the Mid-Atlantic region received 20 inches of snow.
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restaurant duplicated (at our request) the same menu it had three years ago, at the same price.
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It was great having so many friends together to share stories about past club events, planned projects and hoped
for purchases.
We had a great time, and we hope you can join us for one or more of the 2007 events.
For more details and pictures, see the January
2007 issue of A Glass Act. |
Lancaster, PA - Covered Bridges Weekend - 2006 |
On Friday, September 29, 41 members and 21 C-1’s
had arrived in time for a group dinner at the Lancaster Host hotel. On Saturday morning we were off to Horsepower
Enterprises/ Precision Roadster for our technical session. Next, it was back to the hotel for quick change into
Amish hats and a group picture, and then off for a 45 mile, 6 covered bridges, road tour which included a Photo Op
in front of a huge rooster.
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That evening we boarded the Strasburg Rail Road for dinner
and a mystery. For more details and additional pictures, please check out the October 2006 issue of A Glass Act.
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Carlisle, PA - Corvettes as Carlisle Weekend - 2006 |
| On Saturday August 26, 2006, the MASACC annual meeting was
called to order at 4:30 PM in the SACC tent at Corvettes at Carlisle. |
President John Battista informed the group that Brad Bean had agreed to fill the remaining one year term as
the Vice President of SACC. The position opened when Max Brockhouse, current VP, was asked to fill
the position of President. Current President, Noland Adams, had stepped down as he felt that he could not
properly fill the remaining term of office due to health issues.
Vice President Maureen Strazdon and Treasurer Mike Boyer were asked to stand for re-election and both
were returned to office by unanimous vote. Secretary Vic Bary asked for a vote to change the 2007
membership form so that permission to provide membership information to other members is automatically
given unless the member “opts out.” The group voted unanimously for the change.
SACC has asked whether we would sponsor the 2008 annual convention. John Battista agreed to chair the
event as he had in 2005, and 12 other members volunteered to assist in various capacities. The club
then voted to sponsor the 2008 convention. |
As usual, Ken had arranged for dinner at Rillo’s Italian Restaurant in downtown Carlisle. As always,
fine food, and good company were to be had.
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And, for those that don’t hang around Carlisle until Sunday morning – you miss the Editor’s Choice
Awards. The C1 machines have traditionally done very well in this event and this year was no exception.
See the October 2006 issue of A Glass Act for additional details and pictures.
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St. Michaels, MD - Weekend - 2006 |
On June 2-4, 2006, St. Michaels, Maryland was
ours --40-strong, 30 in fiberglass cars, and others in steel vehicles. --
Most arrived early for
the wonderful dinner at the Crab Claw restaurant. The seafood was terrific.
Saturday morning,
the “boys” assembled for Part II of Ken Karhuse’s “Restoration Tools & Techniques,” begun nearly a year
ago in Rhinebeck, New York. Ken talked about dehumidifiers, heaters, floor coverings, strange tools
for odd jobs. |
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After some time spent in town for lunch and shopping, we reassembled in the hotel parking lot for the drive to
Tilghman Island.
Tilghman Island is a small fishing village that has changed little with time. It gave us a place to assemble all
our cars together for a photo op. |
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For Dinner that evening we had the entire second floor dining area. Great Food!! See the July 2006 issue of A Glass Act for additional details and pictures.
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2005 |
In December (10-11th) we visited the John Wesley Inn in Cape May
for our traditional holiday lunch and the final MASACC event of the 2005 year.
We kicked off the weekend Friday night with dinner for early arrivals at the Mad Batter restaurant,
which offered the best crab cakes we've ever eaten.
From there we were off on a trolley tour of the Victorian district, where our guide encouraged us to
sing Christmas Carols. See the January
2006 issue of A Glass Act for details.
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Due to popular demand, MASACC scheduled a repeat visit to Cape May, NJ
for our fall event. We met during Sept 30 - Oct 2, 2005. As usual, good company, good food, good drink,
tech sessions and road trips. Check the October
2005 issue of A Glass Act for details...
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| MASACC held their annual chapter meeting at Corvettes at Carlisle
on August 27, 2005. We elected new officers, enjoyed each others company, looked at hundreds of fine cars and signed up
8 new chapter members. In addition, we donated $1,300 collected during the convention to the Chip Miller Fund. Check
the October
2005 issue of A Glass Act for details.
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MASACC hosted the 2005 SACC National Convention at Hershey, PA
during August 23 - 25, 2005. Approximately 120 SACC members from around the country gathered at Harrisburg/Hershey to
enjoy each others company and to get a chance to check the "rides" people brought to the convention. We had approximately
55 solid axle cars in attendance representing one of every year produced ('53 - '62). We enjoyed good food, liquid
refreshment, brilliant tech sessions, a road trip to Gettysburg and spent lots of time leaning over the hoods of
various cars discussing the engineering the "General" used 50 years ago to build these wonderful cars. Check the
October
2005 issue of A Glass Act for details...
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| The Spring MASACC event was held in Rhinebeck, NY over the June 4 - 5 weekend.
We enjoyed great camaraderie, food, weather and had wonderful tours of the Rhinebeck Aerodrome and the
Vanderbilt Mansion in Hyde Park. See the July
2005 issue of A Glass Act for details and pictures.
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2004 |
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The annual Holiday party was held at
Bertonlini's in King of Prussia, PA. Fine food and friendship were the
order of the day. See the January
2005 issue of A Glass Act for details and
pictures.
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| The fall 2004 MASACC event was Called the Freestate Fling!
We met in Ocean City, MD over the October 1 - 2, 2004, weekend. Our event was held in
Conjunction with the Freestate Corvette Club Fall car show -- over 750 Corvettes
of all years were registered and in town for the event. Besides the car show, we
enjoyed fine food, company and tech sessions. Please see the October 2004
issue of A Glass Act for details. |
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The MASACC annual meeting was held on Saturday afternoon (Aug 28, 2004) at
Corvettes @ Carlisle. After a discussion of club finances and plans for
the upcoming SACC Convention in Harrisburg, we reelected Maureen and Mike to new
terms as Vice President and Treasurer. Please see the October 2004
issue of A Glass Act for details.
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| The Spring event was held in Cape May New Jersey over the May 21-23 weekend.
We viewed Victorian homes, enjoyed good food and friendship, and learned a lot
in the tech sessions. Many Corvettes were in town since the NCRS Regional was
held nearby during the same weekend. See the July 2004
issue of A Glass Act for details and pictures. |
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2003 |
| On Sunday December 14, 2003 MASACC members braved
the second big storm of the year and gathered in King of Prussia to celebrate
the holidays and renew acquaintances. See the January 2004
issue of A Glass Act for details. |
| Over the 18 - 19 Oct, 2003 weekend, MASACC members
gathered in the Pennsylvania Pocono Mountains to enjoy good company and
the beautiful fall foliage. See the January 2004
issue of A Glass Act for details. |
| MASACC held the 3rd annual business meeting at the August 2003,
Corvettes@Carlisle. Officers were elected and we had dinner at Rillo's on
Saturday night and at the Allenberry Resort on Friday Night.
See the October 2003
issue of A Glass Act for details. |
| In June, 2003, a number of MASACC
members joined the rest of SACC in Flint Michigan to celebrate the 50th birthday
of the Corvette. See the October 2003
issue of A Glass Act for details and pictures. |
| It was a red, white and blue day in
Colonial Williamsburg over the April 26 & 27th, 2003, weekend. View a short write up
and some pictures. |
2002 |
| The first of many, we hope,
Christmas get-togethers took place at Dick Clark's Restaurant in King of
Prussia, PA, in December of 2002. View a short write up
and some pictures. |
| The second club activity of the year took place in
Annapolis, Maryland over the October 5-6, 2002, weekend.
View a short write up
and some pictures. One of the Tech Session presenters, Rick's Restoration Service,
provided a handout on gauges. |
| The Chapter Membership meeting was held at Carlisle
in August of
2002. View
minutes of the meeting and scenes of Carlisle including the solid axle cars
from the ENewsletters/Volutionary Display. |
| Our first Club activity occurred in
the Brandywine Valley of Southeastern Pennsylvania over the April 20-21, 2002 weekend. Approximately 50 members and
spouses along with 15 cars enjoyed the weekend. View details
and some pictures. |
2001 |
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The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Solid Axle Corvette
Club was established at an organizational meeting held at Corvettes@Carlisle in August of 2001.
We try to schedule two club events as well as a Holiday Party every year to give
the membership an opportunity to get together and share experiences. |
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