<VV> Buffalo's legacy

[Kent Sullivan]

I couldn't agree more, Bill. I also loved the fact that we had a co-event
with the CORSA Ontario, which included a car show near the Oshawa assembly
plant.

I had a fabulous time in Buffalo and would go back in an instant. Charlie
Garthwaite and I hiked around the north end of town and saw lots of amazing
mansions. We also toured the Buffalo Transportation Museum, which was very
educational, and included a Canadair military Corvair engine restored by
Chuck F. and others. It was also great that the Tonawanda tour included a
car show outside--lots of great Chevys there and Corvairs were welcomed
nicely.

--Kent
-----Original Message-----
From: William Hubbell [mailto:whubbell at verizon.net] 
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2011 6:47 AM
To: Virtual Vairs
Cc: Marissa Andolino; Kent Sullivan; Chuck Facklam
Subject: Buffalo's legacy

While there has been a lot of discussion about the Buffalo convention lately
(much of it unfair and undeserved, IMHO), I think you should remember that
there were some very significant plusses for that show:

1) First time for 100% on-line registration (thanks, Marissa)
2) Welcome party and Valve Cover Races held on-board a Navy ship (very
cool!)
3) Concours covered by Hemming's Classic Car and Automotive Vision TV
4) Exclusive tours of GM's Tonawonda Engine plant (where our beloved power
plant was manufactured)
5) CPF meeting/interview/discussion with panel of Tonawanda retirees who'd
worked on the Corvair line
6) Inaugural Tony Fiore Chapter Newsletter Award presentation

And last, but certainly not least (in my opinion) --

7) Inaugural Stock Corvair Evaluation (ASCE)

The Corvair world is a much better world because of these events, and I, for
one, am exceedingly grateful for the men and women who volunteered their
time to make these things happen.

I am especially indebted to Chuck Facklam, Sam and Marissa Andolino, not
only for their tireless efforts in putting on this show, but for the support
and encouragement they gave me as we were trying to launch the Stock Corvair
Group and get the first ASCE on the convention agenda.  There would likely
not be a Stock Corvair Group today without their support and for that we all
owe them a debt of thanks

If you would like to see how Marissa continues to support the SCG, I
encourage you to visit the new SCG website http://stock.corvair.org which
would not exist without Marissa's programming skills.

Thank you

Bill Hubbell
President, SCG