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Chevelle & El Camino Club of Oregon November 2009 1

VOLUME 9 issue 11 November 2009

NEWSLETTER OF THE CHEVELLE & EL CAMINO CLUB OF OREGON

Gene Bolante’s 1970 Malibu

Major Newsletter Financial Supporters

November 2009 Chevelle & El Camino Club of Oregon

Club Meetings

The President Speaks

Nov. ........................ There will be no November meeting. We will have our December meeting early. Dec. 5...................... After the Santa Cruise in Stayton, OR at Laren & Betty Srb’s.

Special thanks to our supporters: Team Chevelle and ACES

Another November is upon us, seems last week it was July. Time seems to fly by and there is never enough of the time. Just today I realized I had not vacuumed out the inside of my pickup truck in a few years, yes it has been cleaned, but by a drive through car wash. I used to take pride in cleaning my own car, spending a day washing, waxing, vacuuming, pol-ishing, changing the oil and rotating the tires. Seems those days are gone. I used to wonder why people hired other peo-ple to do things for them, when it seemed so simple to do yourself, like yard maintenance or painting your own house. I now know why, not enough time in a day. I struggle with this as I now watch my shop now being built by someone else. My kids won’t be kids forever, and as many parents have told me, they grow up fast, so I am prioritizing my time with them. I have always been a do it yourself person, enjoyed taking on the big challenges and getting it done. Not always quick or completed to industry standards, but in the end it looked good to me. Kids would help, but their enthusiasm is over in about 10 minutes. Our pregnancy is coming to an end, by early December there will be a baby boy joining us. His bigger brothers are ex-cited and can’t wait to play with him. Mom is enjoying pregnancy in the last few weeks, me, I am enjoying it too. Soon our lives will change, but for the better! Gene Bolante


Membership Update

WELCOME

Our active membership is 126 as of 11/12/2009

#403.... Pete & Coral Baker ..............Redding, CA .............. 1965......Malibu...............Blue SS ............. 355

Past Due/Due Soon Past Due memberships below have lapsed according to the most recent roster (11/12/2009). Unless renewed they will be removed from the roster. If you’ve already renewed and your name appears below in “Past Due” either call or send an email to Jay Ashcraft (541-467-2825 or [email protected]) to correct the error. To renew use the application on page 10 or call Jay Ashcraft for more info. I have also included a list of upcoming dues.

When are dues due??? On the anniversary of your joining the club. If you’re not sure what

that is, check your membership card. The date is printed in the lower right hand corner.

If you are highlighted in RED, You are in danger of being dropped. Please contact Jay Ashcraft to renew.

Past Due Past Due September October December #160 Ahrens #358 Kreipe #002 Bolante #135 Cook #348 Hannifan

#226 Bachman #178 Kristner #393 Butler #346 Fowles #130 McVittie

#388 Burke #368 Meckle #051 Hart #309 Jepsen #196 Moehnke

#367 Carey #235 Neuhaus #394 Hopson #126 Reppe

#364 Chapin #300 Rightmire #012 LaDuke

#383 Colton #203 Roach #306 Lewis November #370 Davidson #089 Saxe #020 May #288 Dunlap #386 Smouse #390 Mills #124 Teal #338 Erickson #356 Woolhiser #042 O'Grady #339 Herzberg #387 Wright #021 Schultze #392 Schutze #033 Willey #391 Wood


Upcoming Events

Dec 5 .......................... Santa Cruise Stayton, OR. Please bring an unwrapped toy for entry fee. Our club will once again

try to fill the bed of an El Camino with toys. If you can bring an extra toy, that would be great!

The Fireman put on a great breakfast. Remember our Dec. club meeting is on that day too.

For more information on these and other events contact Bob Dutro 360-921-4412

Nominations

It is that time of year again. Nominations for Club board members is due at the December meeting. Voting will happen at the January meeting. During the January meeting we can also make changes to

our By-Laws. Please plan to attend these next two important meeting.

December Meeting

The Club is planning to participate in the Santa Cruz in Stayton Oregon. It is on Saturday December 5th. Please bring unwrapped toys to fill the bed of Jan

Vandervort’s El Camino. There will be a chance for the women to go shopping. After the cruz plan to attend the meeting at the Srb’s. We will be having a gift

exchange. Please call the Srb’s ASAP . The club is having the meal catered.


Meeting Minutes

October 25, 2009 Meeting Minutes Pat O'Grady' Home in Astoria

1. First order of business is to thank Pat for opening his home for this group to tear apart. (and thanks again for the good weather) 2 .My count on our cars to drive looks like 5 to brave the weather, the others choose to drive something else. 3. Old Business--(or something like that) Bob Dutro was our representative at the El Yello run and to the amazement of those who attended there were no red cars to be found. A good time was had and the food they shared was even better. Bob say's Let's all go next time. 4. The Award Presentation of monies to RMDH was attended by Lee Anderson, Laren Srb, Tim Branson. RMDH said Thank You in their press release. 5. Lots of talk about Elections and new ideas-- so far Prez nominations Bob Dutro, Marina Anderson, Doug Hart--VP up for grabs --Treas Cinamen Christman--Sec Mikey Hannifan -- Show Chair would like some help- 6. The RMDH Food Drive is always ongoing so remember to bring those items to the next meeting in Dec. 7. The Toy drive for the Santa Cruz- bring your toys unwrapped. 8. A motion to use $200 from the club to fill the elCamino with toys, was made by Marina and 2nd by Jan, all in favor 9. 50/50 was $45 to winner Doug Hart, the other half to the Toy Drive or RMDH 10. Officer Report-- we skipped right to the Treasury reg account 2819.20 --show account $4855.33 Total $ 7664.53 11. The t-shirt designer needs $600 to start the work for next year. I think Laren is taking the check to them. 12. News letter-- A GT 500 was suggested for a cover car,,, maybe we need to send in more cars to Deb 13. Our E-Mail address needs to be on the membership and car show forms 14. Historian wants Pic's from the last two meetings- send them to Tim Branson( I think thats right) 15. AD -- Santa Cruz Dec 5th -- Leaving the McDonalds at 7:30 AM--Located off Hwy 22, golf course rd, Exit??--show ends 11:30 Then off to the Srb Home for the Christmas Party. Please RSVP to Betty Srb, the meal is catered (prime rib and lasagna) and we want the count to be close. Your party gift should be wrapped if you want to play the gift grab game. 16. New Business--Apparel Stuff will be sold at cost plus shipping 17. The club is looking at more cost cutting measures to save money, the webmaster's job was one area we have looked at. More discussion next month. 18. Goods or goodies for sale--66 ford P/U 2wd F250 390 $2000Call Tim Branson--68-72 Hard Cover for El-Camino best offer Call Lee Anderson--68 Chevelle 6Cyl 4Dr 3Spd on column call Doug Hart 19. Looks like we have about 30 plus and some children at the meeting. Thanks for being there. side bar-- this is a great weekend for me to take my wife to the beach and let her walk on the sand, lets keep going as long as Pat will let us stay. This message brought to by Mikey. Hope you like it


Feature Car 1970 Chevelle Malibu. This 1970 Chevelle only has 10,460 miles on the odometer. It includes its original tires and exhaust. Updated items include the air cleaner, spark plugs and wires. The Chevelle has been garage kept its entire life and is an east coast car. I was reluctant to acquire an east coast based car, but the photos provided showed the rust had not been a factor. And the Chevelle had been stored winters to avoid the salted roads. The story that came with the car shows a single older gentleman purchased the Chevelle new, since he lived at home he often took his mother around town and she did not like the color. So he only used the Chevelle to take out his significant other. He bought another car that his mother liked and that was what was mostly used as the Chevelle sat in the garage under cover. The mother passed away and shortly thereafter so did her son, the original owner. The Chevelle was sold in 1990 as a part of an estate sale, and it only had 9,980 miles at that time. The second owner purchased the car, showed it for awhile and away into storage for 14 years. He eventually sold it to the third owner who intended to clone it into a Su-per Sport. The third owner realized he could buy a clone already completed as the muscle car market was down, so I bought the Chevelle from him last year. The Chevelle is in excellent shape, except for some minor storage wears and tears. It is a great unaltered example of what Chevelles’ looked like as they rolled off the assembly plant. As for me, I will keep the Chevelle as original as possible. Gene Bolante


For Immediate Release: Wednesday, Octo Contact: Chad Greenwood / 971‐230‐6704 / [email protected]

Classic Car Club Donates $5,000 to Ronald McDonald House Charities®

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon and Southwest Washington (RMHC®) will receive a $5,000 check from the Chevelle and El Camino Club of Oregon (CECCO) at the Clackamas County Fairgrounds in Canby on Thursday, October 22. This past July, the club raised money through admission to its annual car show. Proceeds from the event supported the “Special Day for Special Kids” at the Clackamas County Fair in August, a free day for seriously ill children and their families who have stayed at a Ronald McDonald House®. CECCO raised enough money to underwrite the Clackamas County Fair’s “Special Day for Special Kids” and to present $5,000 to RMHC.

The $5,000 gift from CECCO will help operate Portland’s two Ronald McDonald Houses. A donation that size can underwrite one of the Charity’s 40 rooms for nearly two‐months. Donations like CECCO’s cover 85% of RMHC’s operating costs. Last year, RMHC hosted 1,550 family visits from residents of 36 counties in Oregon and Southwest Washington, as well as other states and beyond.

“We can never say thank you enough to groups like CECCO,” said Tom Soma, RMHC’s Executive Director. “Their commitment and creativity are incredible gifts, and the families they support are deeply grateful.

About RMHC

Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Oregon and Southwest Washington provides a “home away from home for families and their seriously ill children who travel far to receive treatment at Portland area hospitals, and awards grants to non‐profit organizations that offer children’s immunizations and dental care. For more information on Portland’s Houses, visit www.rmhcoregon.org.



This is a special memo about the Chevelle and El Camino Club's Christmas Party. This year the club will be paying for a catered meal to be held at the home of Betty and Laren Srb in Stayton, Or. The date is Sat. Dec.5th at 1:00p.m. Since this is a catered affair, YOU MUST R.S.V.P. to Betty no later than Nov. 5th!!!!!!! Contact Betty by phone 503-769-6550 or by e-mail [email protected] Information that I need in your RSVP is how many will attend and of them how many are children as well as their ages so that we may properly prepare for their Christmas goodies. Other details for the day are the Santa Cruise at the Stayton Fire Hall which we will attend as a club. Breakfast starts at 8:00a.m. and is $5.00. Entry fee is an unwrapped new toy. The Club will again be supporting this event. We will again use Jan Vander-vort's El Camino to fill with toys. Our club did an awesome job last year; your generosity in the toys you gave was just wonderful. ALSO please bring non perishable food items for our charity, THE RONALD McDONALD HOUSE...bring these to the party not the Santa Cruise. Stayton has a craft fair at the middle school as well as Jensen's store down-town, which is quite charming, will be having a sale worth stopping in. At the Club's party, we usually play the stealing gift game. Price range is $25.00 and this MUST BE WRAPPED. You do not have to do this game if it's not your thing. WE MAINLY WANT TO SEE YOU COME TO THE PARTY. I am proud to be a member of this club that is so generous in it's giving. I'll look forward to your RSVP's, Betty Srb ... note..contact our activities chair, Bob Dutro for directions and info on traveling together.

Christmas Party info…...

Member’s Rides

I would like to update the member’s rides section of the website. Please email me with current photos of your car or cars.

Debbie Johnson [email protected]


From the Editor’s Desk

As always, please send information to [email protected] or call me at

503-390-7240 Thanks, Debbie Johnson

Super Chevrolet Parts Co.

8705 SE Stark St Portland, Oregon 97216

503-256-0098 1-800-232-6472

Club member discounts

Road Trip update

Show Committee

Have you moved or changed your email address??? Please let us know.

Please call Jay Ashcraft at 541-467-2825 or email him at [email protected]

Meetings will be starting after the first of year.

Travel plans by hwy #: I-5 to Eugene Hwy58 to Hwy 97to Klamath falls hwy 39 to Calif. hwy139 to Susanville, Calif. Hwy 395 Four corners. hwy 58 to Barstow I-40 to Needles, Calif Rt66 to Williams, Az. Hwy 64 to Grand Canyon. HWY 64 TO Hwy 160 Hwy 160 to Mesa Verde Hwy 491 to Hwy 191 hwy 191 to Price UT. Hwy6 to I-15 I-15 to I-84 Home. There will be a trip meeting the first of the year.


Application for ACES Membership Please enroll me as a member of the American Chevelle Enthusiasts Society (ACES), and send immediately all membership materials. I understand the annual membership dues entitle me to an ACES member card, window decal, and subscription to Chevelle World, a bi-monthly magazine devoted exclusively to classic ‘64-’72 Chevelles, Mailbus and El Caminos. ACES members are also eligible for free hobbyist advertising in the Chevelle Classifieds and participation in all ACES activities and events. Name Phone ( ) Address City State Zip

Make checks payable to: American Chevelle Enthusiasts Society ( ) Enclosed is $40 for regular membership (US only) 900 Conference Dr Suite 1-B #222 ( ) Enclosed is $50 for Canadian membership (US funds only) Goodlettsville, TN 37072 ( ) Enclosed is $70 for foreign membership (US funds only)

Please include on a separate piece of paper description's) of your Chevelle and/or El Camino

Chevelle & El Camino Club of Oregon Membership Form

Name

Address City State Zip Phone Email Web Site New Membership Renewal

Chevelle, Beaumont, El Camino and/or Sprint Information Car #1

Year Model Color Engine Additional Info

Car #2

Year Model Color Engine Additional Info

Please include separate sheet for additional cars. _____Enclosed is $35.00 for regular membership (US$) (and Cdn$ for Canadian residents) _____Enclosed is $15.00 for young adult membership (US$) 17 and under

Please mail to: Chevelle & El Camino Club of Oregon

2050 Beavercreek Rd. Suite 101 PMB 206

Oregon City, OR 97045

2009

Officers

******President**************

Gene Bolante Salem, OR

503-990-9000

*****Vice President*****

Jeff Gray Estacada, OR 503-630-6510

******Secretary******

Mike Hannifan Hood River, OR 541-386-5146

******Treasurer******

Michele Coffey Albany, OR

541-928-2371

*****Activities Chair*****

Bob Dutro Vancouver, WA 360-921-4412

***Membership Chair***

Jay Ashcraft Dufur, OR

541-467-2825

******Historian & Photographer******

Tim Branson Oregon City, OR

503-655-3679

******Show Chair******

Laren Srb

Stayton, OR 503-769-6550

***Newsletter Editor***

Debbie Johnson Salem, OR

503-390-7240

***Webmaster***

Mike Condardo Auburn, WA

[email protected]

Officers & Club Applications


3848 Pi erce St Riverside, CA

1-800- 600- 4144

www.true-connections.com

Additional Sponsors Crock Racing & C/W Auto Repair– Hillsboro Hillyer’s Tire & Wheel Center– Salem Mac’s Radiator & Repair– Portland Mikey’s Mufflers & More– Hood River Original Parts Group– California A.C.E.S Elsie Jones Kingpin Les Schwab

Fitness Together


CECCO Marketplace

Sale Ads run for only 2 issues. Please email [email protected] to extend.


For Sale: All items are from my 70 Chevelle Polished and restored 70 window trims for front and back $150 for each set, or trade me your old set if restorable $100 a set. Give me a call @ 503 684-3063 Ray

For Sale: I have a fiberglass Bed cover for 68 to 72 El Camino for sale best offer. Lee Anderson 503-263-4001

Car is complete, just some parts are in bad shape. 6 cylinder w/ 3 spd on the column manual steering and drum brakes Car isn’t running and has holes in the floors. Body of the car is in good shape. Flat black paint will need to be redone. Tires are almost brand new Bought the car to take the family to club events but now I have another 4 door and don’t feel I will ever get to this project. (wanted to make a lead sled type car) I am only asking $1,000.00 for the car. Have some extra engine parts that will go along too. Contact Douglas @ 971 645 0354

For Sale


Fresh from the paint shop!!!!!

Ray Griffin’s 1970

Chevelle


Club Apparel

Attention Club Members Apparel prices will be going up the first of the year! Some of the current shirts may no longer be available in the 2010 catalog as suppliers change their stock. Place your order now to get 2009 prices and current styles. Prices are cost plus $2-$3 for shipping Men’s polo shirt with no pocket, bright red, $27 Men’s polo shirt with pocket, bright red or bright royal, $27 Men’s lightweight denim, long or short sleeved, ink blue or faded blue, $18 Men’s fleece jacket, black $32 Women’s polo with Johnny collar – no buttons, bright red. $23 Women’s polo with y-neck & 3 small buttons, bright red or bright royal, $23 Women’s lightweight denim, long or short sleeved, ink blue or faded blue, $18 Women’s fleece jacket, black $34 Full-zip hooded sweatshirt, royal, black, red, gray, $28 Crewneck sweatshirt, royal, black, red, gray $14 Hat, royal blue or red trim, $12 Tote bag, royal blue or navy, $16

Ken Crocker’s El camino pulling rig.


Chevelle & El Camino Club of Oregon 2050 Beavercreek Rd Suite 101 PMB 206

Oregon City, OR 97045

gene bolante’s 1970 malibu · #160 ahrens #358 kreipe #002 bolante #135 cook #348 hannifan #226...

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