<VV> My Cape May Adventure

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Pete's "Cape May Adventure" was one of several truly selfless acts we 
have seen this anniversary weekend.  We needed a spiffy 1960 Corvair 
in NJ for our group's Friday night "new car intro" and Saturday car 
show, Pete came through!  The next time you see Pete, thank him for 
being a true Corvair guy.

--Bob


At 05:38 PM 10/4/2009, peter koehler wrote:
>Having just returned to my Slippery Rock home, I want to
>thank the NJACE club for a great Corvair Weekend in Cape
>May, New Jersey. NJACE President, Bob Marlow and Event
>Chairman Ron Peles did a very commendable job of honoring
>our Favorite car on it's very special day. The activities
>even included an unveiling of the "new" 1960 Corvair to
>the applause of the gathered masses. Well, really it was
>just the Corvair club members, but we did enlist the
>assistance of the Hotel's Restaurant Hostess to act as
>"Vana White" for the unveiling in the Hotel parking lot.
>She was a real trouper!
>
>I'm sure others will add their thoughts and impressions of
>the event. A really neat idea was the "Show in the Park"
>on Saturday. We parked our Corvairs in a park in the
>center of the city near a pedestrian mall. The general
>public had a great opportunity to see Corvairs up close.
>
>I was asked to bring a 1960 Corvair to this event to act
>as the "new" car for the unveiling activity the evening of
>the 2nd. Since my best "new" 1960 was garaged in Detroit
>it only took four separate days to transport the car to
>Cape May on my trailer. I did get to "drive" the car off
>the trailer and into position for the show, but that was a
>distance of only a few hundred feet. I did get to drive to
>the car show the next day and that may have added a few
>miles to the odometer. I think since we finished the car I
>have only driven it maybe ten miles past the 31k it had
>when I bought it earlier this year.
>
>So, my story is that I only drove a Corvair 100 feet on
>the 50th Anniversary. But, it was a 16 hour towing
>experience to get it there. And another 16 hours to get it
>back home. The things we do for our hobby... - Caveman
>Pete
>
>
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