<VV> Day at the Museum

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Excellent exposure for our Corvairs.  Way to go Seth and Si Valley members.

Chuck S
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From: <Sethracer at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 2:51 AM
Subject: <VV> Day at the Museum


>
> Day at  the Museum
> The  Blackhawk Museum in Danville, CA is one of the premiere automotive
> museums in  the United States.  It is associated  with the Smithsonian
> Institute and often shares automotive oriented exhibits. On  Saturday, 
> September
> 25th, Corsa SFBA and Silicon Valley Corsa members visited  the Museum and, 
> as a
> part of the visit, displayed six Corvairs in the in the  foyer in front of
> the museum entry. A lone Rampside and the five late models  might have
> confused Museum attendees , had not the owners explained to the  dozens of
> curious onlookers the early model -late model breakdown.  Prominent on the 
> cars
> were the  50th anniversary logos based on the CPF coin design.  An SFBA
> member, Fred Garrity, is a docent  at the Blackhawk and took the group on 
> a great
> tour of the facility. With a 90  plus temp outside, and a cool museum
> inside, the clubs took their time  completing the facility, but exited and 
> enjoyed
> a great lunch nearby, and a  quick trip home.  Later in the day,  several
> members displayed their cars at a Los Gatos car show. I took the 
> opportunity
> to drive my street Monza to the museum and back, with only a  recalcitrant
> E-clip on the Powerglide keeping me on my toes in traffic. All in  all, it
> was a great day to drive and show your Corvair.
> Seth  Emerson
>
> C's the Day! - Corvair,  Camaro, Corvette
>
> San Jose, CA
>
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