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July to September 2019 EDITION NorthCentralNCRS.com

Laurie Maras’ 1964 327/300 HP Corvette Convertible

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State of The Chapter As summer goes it wasn’t too bad, a little warm, wet and as usual too short. As a club, we had several events for you to participate in. Many of us attended the NCRS Nationals in Greenville, SC on July 14-19, to Judge, Tabulate, or show their car. I can only hope that you were able to drive your car, or attend a few of the many car shows that are around the state.

Here’s a recap of the club events and activities during the past three months.

• Board Meetings: The board met on July 10, August 1, and September 5, meeting were held at Davanni’s in East St. Paul to conduct the club business, including board member reports, old and new business. Work on the club’s 2020 Regional is ongoing. Mark Swanson, Dave & Jeanne Cloutier, Jeff Henry, John Hall and Wally Grivna have joined us during these meetings, but everyone is always welcome.

• Technical Sessions: No Technical Sessions were conducted due to Social Event in July, Judging Event in August and Judging School in September.

• Social Activities: On July 20, the rain poured on the road tour to Tim & Lynda DeAtley’s house for a BBQ, but we did have a couple of members braved the weather. On September 18, several club members attended Classic Car Night in Victoria.

We continue to look for suggestions from our club members on how to improve our club events and increase membership participation.

Please feel free to contact me with your ideas.

Regards, Alden Miles / 612-387-2869 / armiles1226@yahoo.com

Chairman Vice Chairman Membership Tech Director Alden Miles Paul Burski Jerome Lardy Bob Lund

Activities

Don O’Grady

Judging Chair Chris Enstrom

Secretary Treasurer Website/newsletter At-Large Dave Murphy Roger Carlson Nick Kornder Kevin Sullivan

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2019 Calendar of Local Events January Thurs.

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Sat. Sun. July Wed. Sun/Thur Sat. August Thurs.

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3 6:30 PM Board meeting - Davanni’s in Roseville 19 9 AM Judging School Presentation “St. Louis Assembly Plant Old Country Buffet - Burnsville, MN - FREE BREAKFAST PROVIDED BY CHAPTER 7 16 23

6:30 PM Board Meeting - Davanni’s in Roseville 9 AM Tech Session or Judging School 6 PM Holiday Social at Mancinis’

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6:30 PM Board Meeting 9 AM Tech Session or Judging School

Deadline for Crossed Flags articles – forward to Nick Kornder

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6:30 PM Board Meeting - 310 White Bear Ave, St Paul, MN 55106 9 AM Tech Session - Joe Galindo hosting in Ramsey - Body on 63 5 PM Spring Social Dinner – Cowboy Jacks

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6:30 PM Board Meeting 8 AM Chapter Spring Judging Meet

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6:30 PM Board Meeting 9 AM Tech Session or Judging School

Deadline for Crossed Flags articles – forward to Nick Kornder

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6:30 PM Board Meeting - 310 White Bear Ave. St, Paul, Minn.

NCRS NATIONAL CONVENTION 10 AM Summer BBQ - Cruise to Tim & Linda DeAtley

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6:30 PM Board Meeting 8 AM Chapter Judging Meet – Long Lake,MN

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6:30 PM Board Meeting 9 AM Tech Session or Judging School

Deadline for Crossed Flags articles – forward to Nick Kornder

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6:30 PM Board & Chapter Meeting, ANNUAL ELECTION 9 AM Judging School 6 PM Fall Social at Mancinis’

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6:30 PM Board Meeting 9 AM Tech Session - Lakeville, MN

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Tech Session or Judging School Deadline for Crossed Flags articles – forward to Nick Kornder

ALL DATES & TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE * Monthly Board of Directors Meeting Location Announced Each Month *All chapter members are welcome at board meetings. We hope to see you at one.

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Calendar of National Events 2019 Regional and National Events February 9 Indiana Chapter Judging School Greenwood, Ind. February 21-23 Florida Regional Lakeland, Fla. March 14-17 National Judging Retreat Grapevine, Texas April 11-13 Queen City Chapter Regional Sharonville, Ohio May 16-18 New England Regional Boston, Mass.

July 14-18 2019 NCRS National Convention Greenville, S.C. September 19-21 Northern California Regional Lake Tahoe, Calif.

October 24-26 Lone Star Regional Frisco, Texas 2020 Regional and National Events February 19-22 Florida Regional May 14-16 Adirondack Regional May 28-30 Rocky Mountain Regional June 11-13 North Central Regional July 19-24 2020 National Convention August 20-22 Northwest Regional October 22-24 Texas Regional

Lakeland, Fla. Latham, N.Y. Loveland, Colo.

Rochester, Minn.

French Lick Springs, Ind. Redmond, Ore. Frisco, Texas

Paragon Rewards Program continues in 2019

As announced in a previous newsletter, the 2018 Paragon Rewards Program results were an outstanding $630.00. The chapter wants to again THANK all those members that have signed up to participate and use Paragon for their parts. At an upcoming board of directors meeting the board will decide on how to use this money/certificates to further benefit our members and chapter. If you have any ideas on how to use this money/certificates please let one of the board members know. We are always looking for new and creative ideas on how to improve the chapter.

The Paragon Rewards Program continues in 2019. We currently have over 35 chapter members participating. We thank you! If you have not yet signed up and want to be a participant, please email Roger Carlson at RogerPCarlson@gmail.com.

Pete Heunisch’’s 1969 Monaco Orange 350/4Speed roadster 4

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Membership Update The days are getting shorter and soon we will be placing our Corvettes Current Members into storage. I joined several of our members on a drive out to Victoria, MN for their car show and it was a beautiful evening.

Take advantage of the days we have left to rekindle the passion of driving these great cars.

Eight new members have joined our chapter this quarter and we are now at 145 members. I am told the chapter has never had this many members.

Ed Bentley lives in Stillwater, MN and is the owner of a 1964 coupe. I met Ed at Back to the 50’s and he is a friend of Merlin Benson of our chapter.

Scott Johnson resides in Woodbury, MN and he met Paul Burski who encouraged him to join our chapter. Scott has a 1993 Corvette that he recently purchased.

Tim Saarela purchased Dave Cloutier’s C5 and was persuaded to join the NCRS. Tim lives in Prior Lake, MN and came to our chapter judging meet to see what the process entailed.

Kristi Clayson and her husband Ryan reside in Otsego, MN and she recently had her 1961 Corvette judged at our fall judging meet.

Jerry Siler hails from Eau Claire, WI and I met Jerry at the BBQ at Tim and Lynda DeAtley’s home. Jerry owns a ’67 small block convertible and a ’78 L-82 Corvette.

Rick Coker lives in Ft Wayne, IN. Rick is the Region V Candidate to represent our chapter on the NCRS Board of Directors. Rick is a National 400 point judge concentrating on the C3’s. He has been active in updating the C3 judging manuals. You can read more about him on page 61 of the current The NCRS Driveline.

Dave Haggard resides in Park Rapids, MN and was encouraged to join our chapter by Brad Hillhouse who is the Judging Chairman of the Nebraska Chapter. Dave was able to attend our chapter judging meet in August and received a great introduction of the NCRS judging process. He is looking forward to having one of his Corvettes judged in the near future. Dave owns a ’78 Pace Car L-82, a ’96 LT-4 Collector Edition and recently purchased a C5.

Mike Osmian met Chris Enstrom at work (3M) and Chris encouraged Mike to stop by our Judging School to see what the NCRS is about. Mike has a beautiful red ’96 coupe with low miles. Mike expressed an interest in having his Corvette judged in the future.

I want to thank all of our members who encourage other Corvette owners to join the NCRS and our chapter. I could not do this job without your help.

Welcome to all of our new members and we look forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming events.

- Jerome Lardy, North Central NCRS Membership Chair

About the North Central NCRS

Formed in 1974, the National Corvette Restorers Society is a non-profit hobby group of 15,800+ families dedicated to the restoration, preservation, history and enjoyment of Corvettes.

Founded in 1988 the North Central Chapter is chartered by the NCRS National to support and organize Corvette hobby activities in the Upper Midwest to further the NCRS National philosophy of preservation and restoration of Corvettes.

The NCRS North Central Chapter is based in the Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota metro area with the majority of membership spanning throughout Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota and Canada.

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Chapter Judging /BBQ Jerome Lardy hosted a Judging School / BBQ on Friday, August 16

The chapter held a Judging School/BBQ/Fundraiser at the home of Jerome Lardy on August 16, the Friday evening before our chapter judging meet. The Judging School featured three C2s. We had Bill Wente from Iowa trailering his 48,000 mile Four Star Bowtie 1967 big block convertible up to Eagan. The school consisted of comparing original and restored elements between Bill’s car and another 67 and a 63. There were two $50 Paragon gift certificates as door prizes.

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Chapter Flight Judging

Flight Judging - Long Lake, Minnesota - August 17

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Chapter Happenings

NORTH CENTRAL CHAPTER INAUGURAL FALL SOCIAL DINNER

To all NCRS members: In the past we have surveyed the members and they wanted the club to have social events. It was described as something they could bring their wives to and socialize with other members.

We have held the NCRS Annual Holiday party the first week of January. This created a problem for some members due to being so close to the Holidays with travel and all. So, we moved it to late Feb. As some of you know firsthand the weather has not always cooperated and we had some nasty weather.

So, we are going to try something different this year.

We are going to have a fall social dinner on Oct 20th that’s right it’s a Sunday. We are doing this to try to boost the numbers of members who can attend. This will help with members that go South for the winter, kids that are in winter sports and of course the Minnesota Weather.

Less chance of snow??

We would love to have everyone join us this year please see attached information.

Don O’Grady, Activities Director ogradydon1800@gmail.com

Did you know? c4 The long awaited, high performance ZR-1 option package was finally publicly available in 1990. It included special rear body panels and an all aluminum small block designated the LT5, producing 375 hp.

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Chapter Happenings

Judging School for 2019 The North Central Chapter of NCRS is pleased to offer another Judging School for 2019.

This time we will be learning more about the new system that NCRS has launched for judging cars that have been considered “resto-rods”. NCRS has both a Stock and a Modified division for Concourse Judging to attract more members with modified cars to pursue judging awards. During the school, we will learn more about the system and then practice it with the newly launched judging sheets. Here is a link to the judging sheets if you’d like to review them for yourself. https://www.ncrs.org/services/judging-score-sheets.php One NCRS Judging Point will be awarded to all attendees.

For the classroom portion, please bring a chair along. Joe will have a few on site but if we get high attendence, we won’t have enough chairs for everyone.

Subject: NEW Concourse Judging System training When: Saturday, October 12th, 2019 Where: Joe Galindo’s shop, 15645 Traprock Street NW, Ramsey, MN Schedule: 8:45am - arrive, enjoy a coffee and / or a treat 9:00am - classroom session on the new NCRS Concourse Judging system 10:00am - practice judging on a 1963 coupe for Concourse Judging 11:30am - Joe Galindo restoration talk Noon - break for the day Any questions, please contact: Chris Enstrom NCRS North Central Chapter Judging Chairman Cell: 651-503-4165 Email: chris.enstrom@hotmail.com Did you know? c4 All LT-5 engines for the production ZR-1 option were built by Mercury Marine in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

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The North Central Chapter lost a good friend on June 29th when Bob Cox passed away.

Bob was a chapter member for a short period of time but he became very active in that time frame.

He enjoyed the tech sessions and always had a smile on his face.

Bob was always giving out compliments and enjoyed learning about Corvettes from the other members.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife Barb and the rest of the Cox family.

Age 77 Retired Farmers Insurance Agent Passed away unexpectedly on June 29, 2019. Preceded in death by parents Edward IV & Lillian and sister Gail Bingen. Survived by wife of 55 years, Barb; children, Susie Horvath (Rick) and Jason (Amber); grand-children, Jacob & Olivia Horvath and brother Edward (Gerri). Bob was a car and motorcycle enthusiast.

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Corvette Restorer Index available.

In case you haven’t just searched around our menus looking for what is available, it is a good time to mention the Corvette Restorer Index. Looking for articles from long past issues. Search the Restorer Index to find what issue to pull out of your library. Thanks to our anonymous helper who compiled this index and keeps it updated a couple times a year.

Did you know? c4 The last year for the Callaway twin turbo option was 1991, selling 62 units at $33,000 each. In comparison, the ZR-1 option was a bargain at “only” $31,683.

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Chapter Happenings Notes from the July, 2019 Road Tour to the National Corvette Restorer’s Society Convention in Greenville, S.C. The Rocky Mountain Road Tour Group had departed from Aurora, CO on Friday, July 5th. Paul and Evie Klemetson, North Central Chapter members from Bismarck, ND, joined in with the group in Junction City, KS, on Saturday. Dave and Jeanne Cloutier from Hudson, WI, along with Ken and Sandy Traverse from Oak Bluff, Canada, joined the group on Sunday in Fairview Heights, IL. We visited the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY. We had a young man in our group who operated a drone and he took several nice overhead shots of all of the Road Tour cars in the circle in front of the Museum, 18 of us total. We visited many different sights in Nashville, attended a show at the Grand Ole Opry and also toured the Pigeon Forge, TN area. Dave and Ken, along with their wives, also enjoyed a drive on what is called the ‘Tail of the Dragon’ road with 318 curves on an 11-mile stretch of road on the Tennessee/North Carolina border. We traveled some beautiful scenic roads upon entering the State of Tennessee and it continued until we arrived at the National Convention in Greenville, SC. There were over 100 cars for Flight Judging along with many other cars seeking various levels of awards that are only available at a National Convention. Once at the convention, several of us purchased tickets for different raffle items being offered.

On Thursday afternoon, it came time to announce the winner of a Five Night Stay at the French Lick Casino and Resort for the upcoming 2020 National Convention and who should be so lucky to win this but Paul Klemetson. He and Evie had both purchased tickets but it was Paul’s name that was announced.

Who wouldn’t be smiling with a fine win like that!! Photos include a map of the ‘Tail of the Dragon’ road, overhead shot at National Corvette Museum and of course, Paul Klemetson with his win.

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Chapter Happenings

We had a young man in our group who operated a drone and he took several nice overhead shots of all of the Road Tour cars in the circle in front of the Museum, 18 of us total.

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Chapter Happenings Performed a Performance Verification on a ZR-1.

The Performance Verification (or PV) test for NCRS is the most rigorous assessment of the operation of the Chevrolet Corvette. The test is only conducted at the Regional or National level by the National Team Leader for the model year car being judged. We will be running through the elements of PV that happen in the parking lot prior to the 10 mile road test. This is usually where cars have the hardest time. Once they are out on the road, they typically pass.

Did you know? c4 1991 was the 10th anniversary of Corvette production at the Bowling Green, KY plant.

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Chapter Judging

We are always looking for Judges The NCRS North Central Chapter will hold two “Chapter Events” during 2019 and multiple “Judging Schools”. We are always looking for judges to volunteer at these events, regardless of experience. If you are interested in learning more please contact Chris Enstrom for more details.

Got an IDEA?

If you have a suggestion for a topic for an upcoming Judging School, - Chris Enstrom, North Central NCRS Judging Chair please contact Chris Enstrom 651-503-4165.

NCRS Judging is recognized around the world as THE STANDARD in determining originality.

The Judging System is designed to educate each owner about their car as well as providing recognition for excellence in the areas of restoration, performance, or preservation. You can learn to judge through participation. Start out as an observer judge and work your way to Master Judge through the Judges Recognition Program.

JUDGE NCRS Judges are volunteer members who offer their time and knowledge to Judge Members Cars under the guidance of the NCRS Technical Information Manual & Judging Guide.

Master Judge NCRS Master Judges are volunteer members who have been recognized by the organization and membership for accumulating a minimum of 100 points in our judging recognition program by Judging at events, attending Judging Schools at Chapter Meets, Regional Meets and National Meets. Many have also attended National or Regional Judging Seminars that last for one or two days of intensive instruction and hands on participation.

Did you know? c3 1974 was the last year the Corvette would be produced to run on “leaded” gasoline.

1975 was the first year for a HEI distributor.

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What Makes us NCRS

NCRS Members benefit from mountains of technical information that they can rely on. When you join the NCRS, you access the combined knowledge of thousands of previous members. A group of 19 Technical Advisors, who are recognized as the authorities in their fields, are also just a letter or e-mail away. Whatever problems that you might run into has been solved in past years by other NCRS members.

At the chapter level we are always looking for Tech Session ideas. This is NOT the chapter coming to work on your Corvette. It is the chapter coming to HELP YOU work on your Corvette as you learn more about your piece of American History. If you are currently working on your Vette and would be interested in hosting a tech session, please contact Tech Director Bob Lund or Asst. Tech Director Paul Burski.

The North Central Chapter of the NCRS has received NCRS Chapter Top Flight Award for Seven straight years!

(2012 to 2018) Did you know? C2 Federal law mandated the removal of spinners from wheels in 1967, so the knock off wheel of 1963-66 was replaced with a bolt on wheel.

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Member of the Month

July - Pete Heunisch

August - Dave Kocer

The July North Central NCRS Member of the Month is Pete Heunish. Pete owns a Monaco Orange 1969 350/350hp Roaster.

Are you married? Nope, can’t be. Corvette costs to much but doesn’t talk back.

Spouses name? My Corvette Do you have children? 3 If yes, their names? Sam 19, Rattlesnake Jake 17 and Ellen 15 3 dogs. Cusco, Bal and Deuce.

Corvette(s) that you have: Overview of your car(s): model, engine, convertible?, coupe?

1969 Stingray 350/350 Convertible History of your Corvette(s): When did you buy it? Do you or your car have a unique story to tell about how you got into the Corvette hobby?

I acquired it 5 years ago when my Dad (Original owner) gave it to me. My dad has had this car ever since I can remember but he never let me drive it. Probably because he busted me driving it when I was 14. That’s what you get for teaching a 14 year old how to drive a stick!

What is your next Corvette project?

Fixing the dashboard lights Repair? Updates? New top? Re-chrome parts? … etc Where do I start? Tires, side exhaust, seats, carpets, brakes, clutch, tranny, radiator, electronic ignition, rear bumper rechrome, total engine rebuild. All thanks to Bob Lund North Central Chapter: When did you join? What activity do you like best? Judging?

Car cruises? Tech Sessions?

5 years ago. I love the tech sessions and the cruises. I also enjoy drinking beer with the guys and writing Bob Lund checks.

The August North Central NCRS Member of the Month is the Dave Kocer Family. Dave is married to his wife Kim and they have two children, Annabelle and Drew.

Corvette: 1967 427 Convertible 390HP; numbers matching. Ermine White. Auxiliary Black Vinyl Hardtop. Manual steering. AM/FM Radio The Corvette has been in the family since 1987. In the mid 80’s my father-in-law was specifically looking for a 1967 corvette 427 and was fortunate enough to find one for sale in Michigan. At the time, my wife’s family was living in Massachusetts but was originally from Michigan. My father-inlaw herd about the corvette from his friend in Michigan who happened to own a Barber Shop. Well……you know how men in Barber Shop’s like to talk; and on one given day a client of his friend started talking about this guy who had a corvette for sale. It just so happened to be a 1967 427 and my father-in-laws friend immediately told him about the car and put him in touch with the owner. He purchased it over the phone and flew out to Michigan and drove the corvette back to Massachusetts.

I have always been interested in cars (my grandfather owned a mechanic shop in Rochester MN) and had a few Camaro’s back in high school that I would tinker with. My wife and I got married in 2000 and had wedding pictures taken in the corvette on the day of our wedding. My fatherin-law knew I was into cars and we were able to purchase the car in 2002. In the Fall of 2012 my 7 yr old son and I went for a ride along the river toward Red Wing and upon return home the brakes started to fail….thank GOD it was a 4 speed and was able to slow down using the manual transmission. After 10 yrs of ownership and constant repairs I had decided to restore the car in November of 2012.

The frame off restoration started on November 22 2012 and I am near completion with hopes of having the car back on the road in 2021. I started this restoration process

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Member of the Month My name is Nick Maras and my wife is Laurie, we have two beautiful grown children, Tony and Kirsten. My wife is actually the owner of this 1964 corvette convertible 327/300 horse.

She purchased it back in 1982. It had been stored in a chicken coop out in Hamel, Minnesota. We had to tow it home because the clutch was worn out along with the front suspension, ball joint, etc.

A few years later we decided to do a frame off restoration on it, which took a while due to us raising alone but was fortunate enough to find out about the North a family. Our future plans with the car are new Central Chapter. I believe I joined the chapter in 2013 and door glass and ignition shielding. We’ve been have attended several tech sessions and have gotten to know knowledgeable people to help me in the restoration members of NCRS for many years, one of my faprocess. I also belong to NCRS and have posted lots of vorite activities are the tech sessions in which at questions to my troubling circumstances. I must say it has times I host along with Joe Galindo.

been frustrating at times but look forward to the day where I can drive it again, go to car shows, and have it judged at the Chapter Meet. I am the 4th owner of the car and was able to speak with the second owner (who still lives in Michigan) which has been helpful with the history of the car. The second owner bought the vette from a dealership in 1972 and he too enjoyed the car and even did Road Course Time Trials on the inside oval at the Indianapolis Race Track. There are a few stickers on the inside door of the glove box that states the dates of these Time Trials. I am still looking for the original owner and so far have been able to find out the name of the dealership it was sold at in the state of Illinois.

The dealership is no longer in existence but hope to dig further when I have more time. My time has been a challenge since my wife and I are raising 2 kids but I appear to get most things done in the fall and winter months.

Thanks for letting me share my story. If I can be of help to anyone; please don’t hesitate to reach out to me.

September - Nick Maras

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Chapter Board Minutes

July 10, 2019

Board Members Present: Chris Enstrom, Jerome Lardy, Roger Carlson, Don O’Grady, Alden Miles, Kevin Sullivan, Dave Murphy Board Members Absent: Paul Burski, Bob Lund, Nick Kornder Members present: Mark Swanson Location: Davanni’s, 310 White Bear Ave., St Paul, MN 55106 Approval of Minutes Meeting Minutes from the June 6, 2019 meeting – Motion to approve by Jerome Lardy, seconded by Don O;Grady. Motion passed.

Chairman’s Report What would we like to ask our NCRS Regional representative, Rev. Mike.

1. Ask that as many of our Chapter Members be allowed to judge at our Regional.

2. What are other Chapters doing to attract and keep members.

Are we adding more than losing? We are maintaining or growing.

How do our dues compare? We are about average.

Bob Cox passed away and the board was asked how much we should donate as a club. It was decided that we would donate $100 as Bob was an active member. It was then decided that we would follow a rule of donating $100 for active members and $50 for less active in these situations. All agreed.

Vice Chairman’s Report Nothing to report.

Treasurer’s Report.

Pro Forma for 2020 Regional was updated. Suggest we consider charging $80 to attend and $85 to have car judged. It was asked what we consider to be a profitable Regional. Chris answered that excluding 2016, we make $1500 to $2000. How many cars are break even- 20 cars and 125 people. Chris felt that we would exceed that amount.

Roger asked if any had watched the History Channel film, Lost Corvette about the 1983 Corvette? He offered to follow up to see if we could air the episode at our upcoming Regional and promote its showing. Finances are in order.

Judging Report The board was asked to approve fees for the Regional as we have had a couple months to review financials. The proposal was made to charge $80 for attendance, keep family individual and guest fee at $25, late registration at $25, Lunch raised to $10, Banquet at $50 for steak, $45 for chicken, $15 for children’s meal, Flight Judging and Performance verification at $85, Founders and Sportsman at $30. We will provide an Italian Buffet for our Welcome reception which will cost us under $20 per person including tip and taxes. We will also provide two breakfasts for our Judges and tabulators which have been calculated in the Pro Forma. Roger made a motion, Don seconded and all approved.

Then we discussed the Concours fee and Roger made a motion that we approve $50 and Jerome seconded. All approved.

Next we discussed a proposal that the club provide a volunteer T shirt in a color to be determined that would be worn by Regional Volunteers to distinguish them to our guests. The cost would be borne by the club, separate from the regional expenses. The number of T shirts might range from 20 to 30. Chris made a motion and Alden seconded. All approved.

Finally we discussed merchandise for the regional. T shirts were selected as the only item to be sold and the fee was set at $20. Alden made a motion and Kevin seconded with all approving.

Then we discussed how to get more of our members to the Regional. We will invite members to join us for the day and for those that do not choose to register, we will provide an entrance certificate valued at $80 which excludes Judging Points and Reception. We also will invite members to bring their cars and have a special place for these to be kept and seen.

We will also work on getting a Royalty Car as well as any experimental, museum car and a 2020 mid engine to attract and provide special opportunities for viewing for our guests. All board members will use their connections and we will review results in future meetings.

We will need to send an email blast to our members to join us in August for our Chapter Judging as we only have one car so far. Don’t forget to sign up for judging and tabulating.

Also come to Jerome’s house for the Judging School and BBQ the night before. We will feature a triple blue 67 as well as Chris’s Red 67.

Membership Report Jerome was at Back to the 50’s and reported that we have two new members that joined our chapter this month which brings the chapter membership up to 139.

The new members are Ed Bentley and Scott Johnson. Welcome to all our new members and we look forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming events.

Tech Report Tech No Tech Session in July or August due to the BBQ in July and the Chapter Judging in August.

Activities Report Don has confirmed with Tim DeAtley that he will host a BBQ get together at his place in Menomonie, WI on July 20th. The plan is to meet in the Hudson, WI area and road tour to Menomonie. Tim would like to get a count.

Don suggested we consider having the club do a Feed My Starving Children event sometime in the future.

There will be a Fall Color Run in September and it is suggested we move the Winter Banquet to October. Don asked for input on the Winter Banquet site and most liked the Mancini’s location.

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July 10, 2019 (Cont)

Website Report Current and up to date.

Newsletter Report Nothing to report.

Member-at-Large Report Kevin Sullivan reported that Pete Heunisch is the member for July, Dave Kocer for August and Nick Maras for September.

Old Business Paragon Rewards this year are only good in this calendar year. There are three $50 left and one $80.

New Business None Member’s Comments: Mark Swanson wanted to share that the club is doing well. He remembers when a fellow at 3M started the club and asked Mark to be the Treasurer. The second President was Whiteside and the club did not do well such that it needed reforming and luckily there was money in the treasury to get that done and Dale Crosby became president. Since then the club continues to grow and attract new members.

Roger made the motion to adjourn and Jerome seconded. Motion passed.

MEETING ADJOURNED

August 1, 2019

Board Members Present: Alden Miles, Paul Burski, Jerome Lardy, Bob Lund, Roger Carlson, Chris Enstrom, Don O’Grady, Kevin Sullivan Board Members Absent: Dave Murphy, Nick Kornder Members present: Mark Swanson, Dave and Jeanne Cloutier, Jeff Henry, John Hall Location: Davanni’s, 310 White Bear Ave., St Paul, MN 55106 Approval of Minutes Motion to approve minutes from the July 10, 2019 meeting – Motion to approved by Roger Carlson seconded by Don O’Grady.

Motion passed.

Chairman’s Report Alden attended the National Convention in Greenville, SC. He met up with Mike Ernst who is our Regional Director. They discussed chapter issues and how we compare with the other Region V chapters. Our upcoming regional in 2020 was also a topic of discussion. Alden and Lyn visited with Phyllis Kittle on the way to the convention and had a nice chat. She mentioned that Mike really enjoyed his time in our chapter and missed being involved when they moved to Tennessee.

Vice Chairman’s Report Paul had nothing to report at this time.

Treasurer’s Report.

Roger provided to the board the current 2019 year to date revenue and expense worksheet. We are in great shape and on budget.

Roger received a very nice thank you note from Barb Cox for our Memorial Gift in Bob Cox’s name. Roger renewed the Minnesota non-profit filing for the year 2019.

Judging Report Chris reported that there will be a judging school at Jerome Lardy’s home on Friday, August 16. Judging school at 6pm followed by a fundraiser and BBQ. Our chapter judging meet is Saturday, August 17 in Long Lake, MN. We will be judging a ’61, ’66 and ’93 ZR-1.

Membership Report Jerome reported that we have three new members- Tim Saarela, Kristi Clayson and Jerry Siler who joined our chapter this month.

This brings the chapter membership up to 142. Welcome to all our new members and we look forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming events.

Tech Report There was no tech session in July due to the planned road tour to Menomonie, WI. There is no tech session in August due to the judging meet. Bob is looking for members who would like to work on their Corvettes for a tech session. If interested, please contact him or Paul Burski.

Activities Report Don reported that the weather is just killing us when we plan an event. The rain poured on our road tour to Menomonie but we did have a couple of members brave the weather. Thanks to Tim and Lynda DeAtley for hosting that event.

There is a Corvette Only Auto Show at Keyes Chevytown in Menomonie, WI on August 10 from 10am to 2pm. Kiss’s Classic Cars show at St Croix Casino in Danbury, WI will be on Sept. 28 from 10am to 5pm. Don is also planning a road tour on Oct. 5. The details will be provided at a later date.

Website Report Current and up to date.

Newsletter Report We are always looking for articles from our members.

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Chapter Board Minutes Member-at-Large Report Kevin Sullivan reported that Dave Kocer is the Member of the Month for August. Read all about him on our chapter website, www. northcentralncrs.com .

Old Business None New Business It was brought up that we should try and attend the Hastings Auto Show sometime this summer if can come up with a date. It is held every other Saturday.

Roger made the motion to adjourn and Bob seconded. Motion passed.

MEETING ADJOURNED

September 5, 2019

Board Members Present: Alden Miles, Paul Burski, Jerome Lardy, Roger Carlson, Don O’Grady Board Members Absent: Bob Lund, Nick Kornder, Chris Enstrom, Kevin Sullivan Members present: Mark Swanson, Dave and Jeanne Cloutier, Wally Grivna Location: Davanni’s, 310 White Bear Ave., St Paul, MN 55106 Approval of Minutes Motion to approve minutes from the August 1, 2019 meeting – Motion to approved by Dave Murphy seconded by Roger Carlson.

Motion passed.

Chairman’s Report Alden discussed Regional and National meets with Rick Coker who appears to be running unopposed for the Region 5 Directorship. Alden asked for two considerations, 1) that local Chapter Judges be part of Regional Judging Teams and that members be allowed to receive National Awards at Chapter or Regional meets. Rick indicated after checking that the Tahoe Regional needs judges at this time.

Elections will be held October 3 and all current Board members plan to run. Members who would like to run for any office are asked to contact Alden Miles or Nick Kornder to be added to the ballot.

Alden also shared the following: Suburban Corvettes of Minnesota 39th Annual Fall Color Run October 11, 12 and 13th, 2019 Headquarters – AmericInn Hotel, LaCrosse, WI Also as a reminder, Nick sent a note that Nebraska Chapter is having a judging event: I want to invite you to the NCRS Nebraska Chapter “Last Blast 2019” Fall Flight & Concours Judging Event on October 18-19, 2019. We have made this a TWO-DAY judging event and will be able to offer 5 judging points to anyone that can join us on for Operations Judging and Judging Schools on Friday afternoon and then Flight/Concours Judging on Saturday.

The event will be held at a new 3000 sq/ft reception hall so all judging will be done inside. We still have judging spots open if you would like to get your Corvette judged this year. Our goal is to have a C1, C2, C3 and one Concours Corvette for judging. We are also offering Sportsman awards and exclusive reserved parking for all Corvettes driven to the event.

The location is in Council Bluffs, Iowa just north of the I-29 / I-80 Interchange, so it will be extremely easy for our friends from Iowa, Missouri and Kansas to join us. We have reserved a block of hotel rooms at the Fairfield Inn by Marriot just 2 miles away with a reserved room rate of $95 + tax for either a king or 2 queen beds. Friday evening social hour, dinner and Saturday lunch will be catered at the event.

Vice Chairman’s Report Paul reminded us of Jessie James Day Sept 7. Car Show 9-3. Riverside Park, Northfield MN Treasurer’s Report.

Roger provided details on the Chapter Judging meet. We raised $193 in fees and spent $100 on food at the pre-gathering the night before at Jeromes and $77 in additional expenses. Roger also made us aware if the Paragon certificates he had left which he gave to Jerome for distribution at upcoming events. We have three $50 and one $80. Roger is working on $250 still available to us from Paragon which may get matched by them which maybe used at the 2020 Regional.

Judging Report A Judging Session will be held at Chris Enstrom’s house September 14. The focus will be a 1993 ZR1. An email should be forthcoming with details.

A session on Concours Judging is still possible this fall.

May 9, 2020 is the tentative date for our Spring Judging Session at Gilby’s.

Membership Report Jerome reported that we have two new members- Rick Coker and Dave Haggard,who joined our chapter this month. This brings the chapter membership up to 144. Welcome to all our new members and we look forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming events.

In addition Jerome reported that we raised $325 for the NCRS Foundation at the BBQ Judging Session at his house August 16 and remarked that the chapter had donated $4106 to date to the NCRS Foundation. The next level is $5000.

Regional Alden reported that he contacted Clements Chevrolet in Rochester to have a 2020 Corvette at our Regional. They reported that all six that they were allocated are already sold. They suggested it might be easier to contact an owner. Wally Grivna was at the meet21

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ing but had no better information to share on when he is getting his.

Alden also reported on his assignment to find an image for us to use on the T shirts. This is what he has found for us to be used on the back and our NCRS North Central Chapter Logo on the front. Colors will be recommended by the printer to go with this image.

Alden made a motion to proceed with the image and this was seconded by Dave Murphy. Motion passed.

We will have a Regional Team meeting Oct 7 at 6 PM at this same Davannis. We have signed the Arena agreement and paid 10 percent down. The Arena parking lots are being re-tarred and an additional asphalt parking lot will be added which we can use. The Hotel has acknowledged our Thursday Banquet Selection and our Registration set up for June 10.

Tech Report Sept 14- PV at Chris Enstroms.

Activities Report Fall Dinner at Mancinis. Sunday Oct 20. Cocktails at 6 pm Sept 18- Drive your Vette and meet in Victoria, MN. Classic Car Night. 4-8 pm Website Report Current and up to date.

Newsletter Report We are always looking for articles from our members.

Member-at-Large Report Nick Maras is the Sept Member of the Month Old Business Jerome proposed that the Chapter give the NCRS Foundation $100 to meet our Top Flight requirements. Dave Murphy seconded.

All were in favor. Motion passed.

New Business None Member Comments Jeanne Cloutier shared that Paul Klemetson won the Five free nights at French Lick. She sent this to Nick along with a picture from a drone of the Bowling Green site.

Roger made the motion to adjourn and Don seconded. Motion passed.

The NCRS Membership in the North Central NCRS is open to person interested in the restoration, preservation, and history of the Corvette produced by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Corporation from 1953 thought 1999. NCRS is not affiliated with Chevrolet or General Motors.

Membership in the North Central Chapter of the NCRS is open to all members of the NCRS National organization. Dues payable to the North Central Chapter are $25.00 per years. All editorial materials should be sent to Nick Kornder, Editor, (Kornder@NorthernSun.org). Advertising in the North Central Newsletter is free to all active members for personal items. Commercial advertising rates for the newsletter are: $12.50 per year for a business card; $25.00 per year for a half page ad and $50 per year for a full page ad.

Deadlines for articles and advertising are: March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1 of each year.

The NCRS Judging Process The NCRS has compiled and is constantly updating highly detailed judging standards and rules for each basic model division from 1953 through 1999. The guidelines in these NCRS Technical Information Manuals are recognized throughout the hobby as THE STANDARD in determining originality.

The judging system is designed to educate each owner about their car as well as providing recognition for excellence in the areas of restoration, performance, or preservation. It is not a “cleanliness contest” like other events, nor do you compete against your friends’ Corvettes. Judging is not done by some secret group of “experts”.

You can learn to judge, or you can have your Corvette evaluated by other NCRS members. 10,516 members are currently recognized for their judging expertise. They have created 27,871 NCRS judging records through NCRS events internationally to date.

New Item Added NCRS has recently announced the addition of an Award Confirmation Document Service.

This service will provide a confirmation document with a complete listing from the NCRS database of the available award statistics for a specific Corvette. The presence of this confirmation document will assure the owner of the NCRS judging history on a Corvette.

Did you know? C5

The 2000 Corvette featured new color choices to celebrate Y2K... Millenium Yellow and Dark Bowling Green Metallic... plus a new Torch Red interior option.

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North Central Chapter to Host 2020 REGIONAL Regional Judging Event – Rochester, Minnesota – June 11-13, 2020 As you have probably heard by now, the North Central Chapter is hosting one of the six Regional Judging Events in 2020. The event is set for Thursday-Saturday, June 11-13, 2020 in Rochester, Minnesota. If you are interested in seeing some great Corvettes, learning more about the NCRS Flight Judging system, and meeting people from around the country, we would love to have to come to Rochester! The event starts on Thursday with the event check in and Operations Judging. The cars then proceed inside the Graham Center Arena. The evening wraps up with a 1 point Judging School put on by the National Judging Chairman, David Brigham and a Welcome Reception. Friday will see a full day of Flight Judging and a 3 point Advanced Judging School.

Saturday will see the remainder of Flight Judging and a second 3 point Advanced Judging School. Saturday evening is the awards banquet and we’re done!

Here are the different ways you can participate at the Regional.

• Increase your judging knowledge by attending three different judging schools (receive a maximum of 7 judging points) • Participate as an Observer Judge and assess some really great Corvettes as they go through the judging process • Volunteer to be a tabulator • Volunteer for tasks that need doing to help the Regional be the best event it can be • Bring your car down and have it judged • Drive your car down and enjoy the event If you have any questions at all, please reach out to me. Below are some photos from our 2016 Regional.

Chris Enstrom North Central Chapter Judging Chairman

2016

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MAKING JUDGING SHEET REFERENCES BASED ON THE C-D-C-I-F As the NCRS judging system is based on 5 different descriptions for ORIGINALITY, with each having a value of 20%, it is most helpful to the owner, that we use the same descriptions for the comments on the sheets, when we judge their cars.

C = CONFIGURATION D = DATE C = COMPLETENESS i = INSTALLATION F = FINISH The use of words like “Service Replacement”, “Reproduction” or “Restoration” are very little to no help to the owner, since they do not describe WHAT the difference to original is.

Since we judge the APPEARANCE of ORIGINALITY, we do not care where the particular judged part comes from (Original GM, Restoration Parts House or Neighbors Shed).

BAD WORDS:

iNStEAD USE:

“Wrong”

“Not Typical”

“Incorrect”

“Not Typical”

Certain parts, which do not reflect any Originality based on the CDCIF (Full Deduction) are not listed on our Standard Deduction Sheet. Such parts may be described as: SiGNiFiCANtLy DiSSiMiLAR. A good example is the typical parts-house (AutoZone, O’Riley etc.) Cooling Fan Clutch.

Judging Example: One of the most often “non-original” parts encountered on the chassis are the shock absorbers. They are a single line item and have a value of 5 points. Based on the CDCIF we can make the following determination: Configuration: Check nuances on the shock absorber body (may be different print, “Made in Mexico” etc.)

Date: Check for presence of date. (Not necessary, if a non-typical configuration has been detected) Completeness: Are any factions missing??

Installation: Are the bolts, washers at their intended places and orientation (or reversed)??

Finish: Is the shock painted in a typical finish (lower bushings free of paint etc)??

Conclusion: A shock absorber with “Made In Mexico,” finished and installed in a typical manner would differ in the Configuration (1 Point) as well as the Date (1 point) since we know that a shock with such configuration was manufactured later than the car. Total deduction would be 2 points.

OUR COMMENtS ON tHE SHEEt WOULD BE: Configuration (No Pliacell Script / Delco Part Number), Date Provided by Marco Hartner 24

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For Sale C1 Parts / Corvettes 1962 Corvette, Ermine white, red interior, frame off restoration by Joe Galindo, completed April, 2010. 327 NOM; period correct, .060 over, aluminum heads, 4 speed, disc brake up front, both tops, body never hit, straight frame. $80,000. Toby, 763-221-9982, toby327340@gmail.com 56-59 NOS valve covers - Contact Craig Skaaden 612.819.7172 for more details C2 Parts / Corvettes None C3 Parts / Corvettes - Set of stainless steel sleeved brake calipers. Fits 65-82, correct for73-82. $200 plus shipping. Email: rrenfandt@min.midco.net - 1978 Silver Anniversary Coupe. The ‘78 has the L-82 350 engine, B2Z silver anniversary paint, black interior, A31 power windows, AR7 leather bucket seats, C49 rear defogger, C60 air conditioning, FE7 gymkhana suspension, K30 cruise control, M38 automatic transmission, K37 tilt-telescopic steering, UM2 AM/FM stereo 8-track, YJ8 aluminum wheels, and U75 power antenna. More info at coming at: https://www.uniquemankato.com - 1980 Corvette - 200r4 Automatic Overdrive Trans - Rebuilt Motor - $15999 - Email: Kornder@northernsun.org - Set of C3 rear bumpers - Asking $250 for the pair. Contact Don O’Grady. 651-402-3894 C4 Parts / Corvettes None C5 Parts / Corvettes None C6 Parts / Corvettes None C7 Parts / Corvettes None MISC / Corvettes Various scales/years of diecast models, Hot Wheels, kits, framed posters, etc. - Most items are Corvette, but some muscle cars included as well; Wally Grivna (member #15096) 5960 Ridge Creek Road, Shoreview, MN 55126 - Cell (612) 991-8099

https://www.facebook.com/NorthCentralNCRS/

Did you know? c6 The 2009 ZR1 was the first production Corvette ever built with a roots-type supercharger as standard equipment, developing 630 horsepower.

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Bob’s Stingray Service

Corvette Repair Mechanical & Electrical Repair and Restorations ‘63-67’ Specialized Repair * Up to 1982 Body Off Restorations Experienced Workmanship Many Parts in Stock Member of NCRS Bob Lund 9319 Riverview Avenue S - Bloomington, MN 55425 612-309-0344 - bobsstingray@yahoo.com

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