President s Message COLUMBIA BASIN CORVAIRS! OCTOBER 2013

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1 VAIR VIEWS President s Message It s October and the weather is starting to turn. I hope everyone has been safe and unscathed from our recent high wind and rain episodes. We had a few downed limbs and some streaks of power outages, but nothing lasting. I haven t had much time to spend with or on the Corvair this last month. My day job has been keeping me very occupied and leaving little down time for hobbies. Kris and I are looking forward to a little R&R in Texas this month. We are combining some vacation time with one of my work trips. Kris and I will spend a track day at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth and then we ll cruise to Austin and end the trip in San Antonio. Kris will get an opportunity to do some site seeing while I visit clients and employees at projects I oversee. I hope to share some good stories at the next meeting. Next Meeting Info: The next monthly meeting for Columbia Basin Corvairs will be on October 21st, starting at 7:30pm. It will be at our normal meeting location at the Kennewick Banner Bank branch, 203 West 1st Avenue. October is nomination month. We will be nominating our 2014 officers at this month s regular meeting. Keep in mind who you d like to nominate or if you yourself would like to step up as one of the club officers. We will Vote on the candidates in November and have an installation function in January. Our next club meeting will be at our regular stomping grounds at the Banner Bank in downtown Kennewick at 7:30. See you there! Shine on, R.B. Dorran, President! PAGE 1

2 MEETING MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 R.B. called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. There were 11 Club members in attendance. The meeting was being held at Maverick s in Hermiston. Dinner was to be followed with the annual miniature golf. Unfortunately the lights at the course were not turned on due to the power outage the entire town had experienced the night before and the manager was unavailable to re-set the timer to turn them on. As of September 16, 2013 treasurer s report had a balance of $2, The Minutes were approved. Old Business: Walla Walla Fair parade had 6 cars participate and the club won first prize in the car club category. Wheelin Walla Walla had 3 cars in the show. New Business: Johnny has injured his leg getting out of his car and will not be doing the Hill Climb at Maryhill has previously planned. This upcoming weekend is Rollin on the River in Boardman. It is an afternoon car show. Nothing is planned in October except for the club meeting. November 9, 2013 is the veteran s Day Parade in West Richland. Meeting was called at 7:00 PM. After finding out that we could not play golf everyone went home. Submitted by Kris Dorran! PAGE 2

3 COLUMBIA BASIN CORVAIRS! OCTOBER 2013 FROM R.B. DORRAN S CORVAIR ADVERTISEMENT COLLECTION! PAGE 3

4 FROM THE EDITOR: 2014 CORSA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION - TACOMA, WA A reminder to all members to start planning your trip to the convention if you haven t yet. This is the closest the convention has been to our backyard since the Portland, Oregon convention in More information can be found on the CORSA website at corvair.org. FOR SALE AND WANTED Advertisements are free! Contact the Newsletter Editor! NEW AD! ( ) For Sale: 1962 Rampside! Parts vehicle only. Contact Jeffrey Caldwell at (850) or Eve Caldwell at (360) For Sale: 63 Sedan. This is Ginger McGinnes car in Richland which is in excellent condition and almost completed with $3500 into it and no evident problems. It has a completely rebuilt engine, new upholstery and an NOS windshield. No body work is needed. $2100 with a new battery. Call Ginger at For Sale: 65 Turbo Corsa Needs a full refurbishing but it has no rust problems or evident accident history. 110 RH engine installed with the turbo engine in a box. Make offer. Ron For Sale: Various hoods and doors for late models. All rust free but some are more perfect than others, $25 to $50. Ron They would need to be picked up from West Richland, WA. For Sale, two stored Corvairs: #1 61 Lakewood PG, new brakes. needs windshield but has new rubber windshield seal. Ran well when parked. $750. #2 panel van 4 speed. Spare tank, straight body, spare doors. $500. If interested, call the owner, Charlie Raeder at (Burbank, Washington) or Ron Hinz at (West Richland, Washington) and he will contact Charlie as he would like to remove these vehicles. For Sale, 1961 Monza Coupe: Powerglide transmission. 37,253 miles showing on odometer. $2,000. Located in Brewster, WA. Call Sylvester Johnson at ! PAGE 4

5 COLUMBIA BASIN CORVAIRS, INC. Corvair Society of America (CORSA) Chapter 993 Columbia Basin Corvairs is a special interest non-profit organization formed in 1981 for the purpose of enjoying and preserving Corvair automobiles. Members share their interest and expertise in this unique marque through monthly meetings, technical sessions, and regional and national events. Social and promotional events such as parades, picnics, tours, and shows are enjoyed throughout the year. An interest in Corvairs is the only requirement for membership with annual dues being $20 for members of CORSA and $25 without CORSA membership. Full time students may join for $10 per year. Normal monthly meetings are on the third Monday of each month at 7:30pm and are held at Banner Bank, 203 West 1st Avenue, Kennewick, WA. Contact any officer listed for more information! Mailing Address: Columbia Basin Corvairs PO Box 1022 Richland, WA Website: Upcoming Calendar November 9th, 2013 Veteran s Day Parade, West Richland, WA November 18th, 2013 Monthly club meeting. Banner Bank, Kennewick, WA November 29th, 2013 Lighted Christmas parade. Hermiston, OR. December 7th, 2013 Lighted Christmas parade. Walla Walla, WA. December 29th, 2013 Annual Club Christmas Party. Hinz residence. West Richland, WA 2013 Officers R.B. Dorran, President randkdorran@gmail.com Bob Jekel, Vice-President Leslie Nielson, Treasurer vairlady@gmail.com Kris Dorran, Secretary randkdorran@gmail.com Brian Dierks, Board 1 Year icehockeynut@gmail.com Sandy Suckow, Board 2 Year rsss4244@bmi.net John Bailey, Board 3 Year jbailey@daytonwa.net Derek Archer, Newsletter Editor and Webmaster derek@columbiabasincorvairs.org! PAGE 5