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National Convention in Truckee, Ca.
2006 was
the year and Truckee was the site for the SACC National
Convention!
After
experiencing several weeks of high temperatures and humidity
(unusual
for
California) it was a comforting environment at Truckee, Ca.,
high up in the
Sierra’s.
This old mining town, located on the north side of Lake
Tahoe was an
ideal environment to finally relax in some
comforting weather and enjoy our C1’s.
Over 30 C1’s participated with many additional members
traveling (by other means than a C1) from the east coast to join
us.
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NOTE: The Tech Session
Presentations at Truckee are located on this Web Site in the
"Tech Sessions" Section, under Truckee Tech. |
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The National convention was
held at the Truckee Tahoe Inn in Truckee, California.
Truckee is on Interstate 80 between Sacramento and Reno.
Those driving their C1's or
towing by trailer complained about the condition of the I-80
truck lane. It was almost impossible to navigate.
But the Inn was very
suitable for out convention and the weather was superb as was
the scenery. |
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Arrival on Monday! It
is always an experience to "pack" a C1 when you travel for
longer distances. One member traveled from New York in his
C1. Many in the California drove while some did trailer. |
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Registration and snacks
greeted everyone Monday Night. It was a nice social to
meet n' greet everyone. David Freedman (So Cal member) is
wearing the hat in the foreground, he was going to attend nearby
Hot August Nights in Reno and stopped by for a visit.
David was riding with a friend in a early 50's customized Merc
convertible. |
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Lucy Badenhoop welcomes all
to the day of Tech Sessions and introduces John Kennedy standing
near the mic. Noland Adams also stands nearby.
John Kennedy spoke about
the area of C1 & C2 Soft Tops and other upholstery issues.
John has had 50 years of practical experience and currently
limits fabricating and installing soft tops on '53 to '55 C1's.
Other speakers during
the day were Larry Pearson speaking on Silicon Brake Fluid
installation, Joe Calcangno speaking about the 1956 design
changes from the '55 Vette and Larry Richter discussing how to
prepare your car for NCRS judging. |
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For further information on each of
these speakers, go to the Tech
Session Section of this Web Site
and click on Truckee Tech. |
Wednesday
was Tour Day! Lucy
Badenhoop layed out our tour which drove through some beautiful
mountain scenery going to Nevada City, Ca..
Elevations reached over 7000 feet during the drive and
nearing Nevada City, some of the group divided off to visit the
longest covered bridge in US.
Others continued on to Nevada City.
Everyone eventually arrived in Nevada City and they were
on their own for lunch.
After lunch most individually traveled back to Truckee or toured
further to Grass Valley.
(Below) So Cal
members Chip & Jenni Werstein also line up for departure. |
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Entering into Downieville
and our first necessary Pit Stop. It had been a
beautifully long drive from Truckee, however it was right after
drinking too much coffee at the hotel.
Below is another scene
of the town square, which we filled. |
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(above) The first SR2 Corvette was seen driving
with our tour onto Nevada City. The SR2 is owned by Rich
Mason of Carson City, Nv.
After some research on the SR2
(supplied by John Costales and Chip Werstein) it was determined
that a total of 4 SR2's were built on a basic 1956 Corvette
configuration. The one shown above is the first built and was
constructed for Jerry Earl, son of Harley Earl and ending up in
Rich Mason's corral. Rich Mason's SR2 has a neat dual air
meter FI unit (two air meters on the left side) on that engine.
The second SR2 was
built for Bill mitchell, assistant to Harley Earl who was the
head of styling. The second SR2 (commonly referred to as
the Mitchell SR2) is now owned by Bill Tower. The Mitchell
SR2 did in fact have an air box and it was reced at Sebring with
the air-box.
The third SR2 was
built for Harlow Curtis who was president of GM. This SR2 is
currently owned by the previous owner of ZIP Products.
John Neas is the
owner of the fourth SR2. John Neas SR2 has a detachable
"medium" fin behind the driver seat. It also has an all
aluminum (Chevy block, not aftermarket block) 350 with an FI
unit.
All SR2's were built from
'56 cars, thus, when they were built, there was no fuel
injection available. Fuel Injection was later added (along
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A short visit to the
longest covered bridge in the US. |
On the tour to Nevada City,
Ca. Main St. Nevada City seen below. |
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Banquet facilities on the
shoreline of Lake Tahoe. Beautiful day! |
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Wednesday evening was the Banquet!
The site for this event was Frank’s Beach on the North
Shore of Lake Tahoe. It
was a short 12 mile drive to the event and view’s were
spectacular. A catered
buffet was available and a short program followed.
Prior to the evening meal we were entertained by Jack
“Doc” Hollada singing and playing his guitar (It must be
wonderful to be so talented).
Doc, as most refer to him, flew in from Illinois and is
National Web Site Webmaster.(Above)
Lucy Badenhoop, National SACC Secretary, hands out plaques to
the Tech Session presenters for their presentations. L to
R Larry Pearson, Joe Calcango, John Kennedy and Larry Richter.
The right picture is Bruce Fuhrman, So Cal. SACC President, who
is returning to the table after receiving a raffle prize.
There were many raffle prizes handed out. |
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Thursday
was "Show n' Shine and Leave Day". While many attendee's
stayed another day and traveled to Reno to see what "Hot August
Nights" is all about, others decided to get on the road and head
home, either driving or towing.
(l to r above) Pearson (drove Hwy 395), Lundal (drove
Hwy 99 & Hwy I-80), Neilson (drove Hwy 395), Costales
(towed), Bacon (drove Hwy 395), Werstein (towed) and
Brown (drove I-15 and Hwy 395 from San Diego).
Not pictured: Fuhrman (towed) and McKloskey
(towed). This is
the C1 representation for So. Cal.
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So Cal SACC members on
Departure Day. (l to r) Bob Pinkney from New York (took
train cross-country), Mike McKloskey, Chip Werstein, Jim Lundal
and Larry Pearson. |
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| Jack "Doc"
Hollada and Jim Lundal pose in Jim's '60 on departure day.
Doc is one of those spark plugs in the National club. He
sang and played guitar at the banquet and is Webmaster for the
National Web Site. |
John & Judi Costales pose
in front of Lake Tahoe prior to entering the banquet. John
is Membership Chair & Treasurer for the So Cal SACC Chapter. |
Above appears the design
for this National Convention. The design was on all the
T-shirts. |
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