VEGAS VAIRS NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2020

Vegas Vairs Meeting at 7:00PM Wednesday, January 8

IHOP 1201 S. Boulder Hwy. Come early for dinner!

Inside: Club Information page 2

Report From the Prez page 3

Meeting Minutes page 4

Strange Things by Pat Young from VMCCA Members Forum page 5

2020 CORSA Convention Volunteers Needed page 6

Upcoming Events page 7

Editor’s Comments page 8

Advertisements page 9

More About Upcoming Car Shows page 10

Blast from the Past page 11

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We sure would

like to see

more members

at meetings!

Mark your

calendar for

January 8!

VEGAS VAIRS, CHAPTER 891 OF CORSA MEETS AT 7:00PM, THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH

AT IHOP (702)558-5321,

1201 S. BOULDER HWY, HENDERSON

VISITORS ARE ALWAYS

WELCOME! COME EARLY TO MEET AND

GREET!

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ALL MEMBERS AND ARE DUE BY FEBRUARY 1ST

OF

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VEGAS VAIRS

C/O PAUL GREEN

351 CANNES STREET

HENDERSON, NV 89015

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Vegas Vairs

~VEGAS VAIRS~

CORSA Chapter #891

January, 2020

Prez Sez,

Wow, let's hope we all survived the holidaze. Did

Santa bring some parts to any (good) Corvairs out

there? Thank goodness for the supply companies

still in business!

Well, it is indeed a new year. Let's see, our compact buzz bombs are a year older (good),

but their insurance is higher (bad). Most replacement parts are still available (good), but

prices keep climbing (bad). Happy new year. Hey, it could be a Hell of a lot worse!

Maybe it is??? Hold up there. I'm rewriting this January column from Dec. 5th. to

Thursday, the 12th. I have to share some grave concerns and don't wish to jot them down

tomorrow, FRIDAY THE 13th!

Here goes. Whilst driving to the meeting yesterday, I came within a few millimeters of a

crash THREE TIMES! Three separate times. That's totally unacceptable. When I arrived

at the IHOP I was truly shaken. This can't go on. Has our Los Angeles style traffic caused

a drop in meeting attendance? Are there some among you who really don't want (can't?)

to drive at night? Commuting time traffic has evolved beyond intimidating in the Las

Vegas valley.

I believe that the location for our monthly gatherings is not as relevant as to the time of

day and day of the week when we gather. Numerous car clubs meet on Sundays. I now

firmly believe that a change to a Sunday schedule will enable this club to survive. Folks, we

only had thirteen people at the Christmas party! Thirteen. And that number included our

three newest members plus my son Jason.

We have to consider some alternative. A Sunday noontime meet up would always mean

daytime driving. Most church services are offered at varying times. Most of our fulltime

workers are off on Sundays. But mainly, the odds of becoming a statistic on I-15, C.C.215,

and/or I-95 are reduced by probably 3,000%! Okay, back to the remainder of my column.

I'm looking forward to the Laps For Charity on January 26th out at

the speedway. I've signed up 25 participants (mostly High Rollers). Our start times are

9:00am and 9:15am for two groups of 12; one group medium speed, and other slower.

Very few people can say that they've driven on a NASCAR race track. Keep this fact in

mind. If you drive around that 1 1/2 mile course at say, 85 mph, understand that the Cup

cars go 100 mph faster!! Sorry dude, but you'd be lapped in a hurry.

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Keep in mind that most Vegas Vairs officer positions are open for a changeover in March

of 2020. Nominations and decisions must be finalized by the February meeting. Since I've

(also) been serving as activities coordinator since 2008, I would REALLY like someone else

to take over reviewing the goings on in the valley. Pullleeezzze.

Once again the Sons and Daughters of Erin will sponsor the St. Patrick's Day Parade

down Water Street in neighboring Henderson, Nevada on March 14th, 2020. This event as

proven to be pure fun for participants in the past. We can hook up in the parade with the

High Rollers and join their pizza party afterwards. We have to decide during the January

meeting if this is a go since I have to send a check as soon as possible to have our entry

secured. The cost is still $50.00.

Just a quick reminder that the biggest car show in our area will take place again over the

MLK weekend in January in Mesquite, Nevada. You can participate, or be a spectator.

Either way over 800 classics join Nevadans on average from five neighboring states. And it

ain't beastly hot up there at this time of year. Oh my, so many cars - so little time? No,

plenty of time!

Remember, Porsches are merely high priced Corvairs!

- - - - Cora's Dad

DECEMBER MEETING MINUTES December 11, 2019

In attendance: Harry Ransom, Jason Ransom, Kevin Shambarger, Stephen Hendricks, Mike Wade, John Bussard, Marty Katz, Bertha Katz Bill and Phyllis LeFever, JR “Baby” Johnson, and Jack Wicks and Fusae Wicks. Meeting called to order at 7:12PM. I discussed disappointment in the Christmas turnout. Is the traffic a real turnoff? Should we meet on Sundays? The white elephant exchange was as funny as always. Three raffled items raised $25.00 for the club treasury. Officially adjourned at 8:05PM.

Prez Sez cont’d and Meeting Minutes by Harry Ransom

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Strange Things by Pat Young from VMCCA Members Forum

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Hello, My name is Jim Pennell. I'm the president of Central Coast Corsa. As I’m sure you know by now, the 2020 CORSA Convention will be held in San Diego. Well, Central Coast Corsa has volunteered to run the registration table. We have a number of our members who have stepped up and volunteered to put in some hours working registration. In order to not have a few people working the vast bulk of the time and not being able to participate in the convention, we are trying to find others to help. As the saying goes, many hands make light work. So, this message is a shout out for help. Can you please get the word to your membership that if they are planning on attending this rare California CORSA Convention, this first since 1999 (technically Lake Tahoe), would they consider volunteering some time staffing the reg. table. Any time would be greatly appreciated. If anyone in your chapter expresses interest, kindly give them my contact info so that we can link-up. Thank you very much, Jim 805-474-1316 almajim@att.net

2020 CORSA Convention Volunteers Needed

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7:00PM, Wed, Jan 8,

Vegas Vairs Meeting,

01 S. Boulder IHOP 12

Hwy, Henderson, NV

January 17-19, 2020, Mesquite Motor Mania 2020 Car Show . More info on page 10.

ONGOING SHOWS: Tuesdays: 5:00-9:00PM Car Show and Short Skirt

Tuesdays at Mr. D’s Sports Bar and Grill.

$1 tacos. 1810 S. Rainbow Blvd, 89146.

(702) 362-8777.

Wednesdays:

7:30 AM, Breakfast Club, Thunderbird

Café, 9465 S. Eastern, 215 E/Eastern Ave.

8:00AM, Club Fortune Casino Breakfast

Club, Free breakfast for first 25 hot rods.

5:00PM, Farmer Boys, 5955 S. Eastern

Ave. Bring cars for cruise discount 702-

262-6221.

Thursdays:

5:30-8:30PM Third Thursday of each

month, car show at Village Square, 9420 W.

Sahara.

5:00-8:00PM Last Thursday of each

month,

50’s Diner Omelet House, 3050 E. Desert Inn

Rd. 702-737-0377.

6:00-9:00PM Street Devils at Applebee’s,

820 E. Warms Springs, 702-460-8069.

Fridays: 5:00-9:00PM Cars and Coffee, Speed Vegas,

14200 S. Las Vegas Boulevard, 727-742-

8051.

Saturdays: 7:00-8:30AM Donut Delinquents,

Winchell’s Donuts, 4580 E.

Tropicana/Mountain Vista,

702-353-0465.

7:00-9:00AM Henderson Donut Run,

Friendly Donuts, 806 Boulder Hwy (Smith’s

Shopping Center).

7:00-10:00AM Celebrity Cars Car Show,

9500 E. Eastern Ave/215 E. Sansone

Shopping Center.

LET’S SEE SOME CORVAIRS OUT

THERE!

Sundays: 7:00-10:00AM, West End Boyz,

Rancho Dr./ W. Craig Rd., Rancho Sierra

Shopping Center. LET’S SEE SOME

CORVAIRS OUT THERE!

3:00PM-5:00PM. 702 Classics and

Comedy Car Show. Wildhorse Golf Club.

2100 W. Warm Springs, 89014. Free to

attend and enter, but must register to

We could, well, I guess actually I

could, just change the name of this column

to “All about Me” based on the past couple

of months. There’s a teensy part of me that

thinks I should perhaps apologize for that,

but the wiser part of me acknowledges that

I want to share joy! I’m sincerely not

trying to bore you.

Mary, Steve and I had a PERFECT

birthday visit! We didn’t do anything

extraordinary but we had a blast! Mary

finally got to Ethel M’s, we enjoyed fresh

falling snow at Sam’s Town, played the

board game Clue, (Too much backstory for

here…see disclaimer in bold!) worked out

together, did a chorus line, learned why we

were never allowed to be in the same

class—excessive giggling, and so much

more!

CAUTION: PLAY CLUE WITH MY

SISTER AT YOUR OWN PERIL!

She is downright diabolical!

And lest Vixen feel forgotten, Mary

remembered to ask about Vixen’s new

interior, was enthusiastically excited about

all the “glitter” and then went on to

convince us to bundle up and go on a

“topless” ride where she sat in the back and

now will forever be the first person to use a

seat belt in Vixen’s rear seat! Steve just

put them in for me when we did the interior

earlier this year.

Above: It was hard to

say goodbye after a

PERFCT visit!

Right: Mary finally

gets to sit in Steve’s 67

Chevy II!

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We woke to a

beautiful lemon cake

before celebrating

with family photos!

Love this pic of our “Awesome Threesome”

I received the following email in case anyone is interested:

I live here in Vegas and want to build a Corvair engine for aviation use. I’ve

located one but it has the transmission which I won’t be needing. What are the

chances of someone needing a transmission that might be willing to give me a

couple $100 for it? I won’t be needing all the engine parts so there would be some

other parts I could just pass on to someone that could use them.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Happy Holidays!

Ivan Hoyt

ProCap LLC

574-253-5469

ivan@procap.llc

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