President’s Message by: Gene Insleylib.pccvettes.org/1409.pdfPresident’s Message by: Gene Insley This is getting to be a habit. On a plane to Chicago again when Ray tracks me down

President’s Message by: Gene Insley

This is getting to be a habit. On a plane to Chicago again when Ray tracks me down and reminds me it's time for the greatly anticipated Prez's Message. Hopefully O'Hare has a hot-spot to get this in-route upon landing. This time of year we focus on one of the most serious activities of PCC, our annual gift to a charity or in some cases charities. While we dedicate many of the clubs funds to membership

activities there is nothing more important that supporting some of our members favorite causes. Our Charity Committee will be calling very soon for your ideas as to who should benefit this year. Our system is simple. Just jot down a few reasons why your favorite cause should be supported for consideration and submit. We try to spread the donations and all cannot be supported but consideration isn't possible without your ideas. Please give it your thoughts and a few minutes of your time. It's a great opportunity to put a smile on the faces of many. Keep Driving !

Inside This Issue

Birthdays and Anniversaries 2

Vice President – Ken James 3

Casino Night at the Katz’s By Bonnie Best

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2014 Caravan to Bowling Green By dick and Barbara Block

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PCC Visits Larry Woods Garage 7

PCC Visits the Flying Leathernecks Museum By Dave McCue

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PCC Attends a Meguiar’s Detailing Class By Ken James

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Pie in the Sky Run By Ray Marshall

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August Meeting Minutes 16

PCC Calendar 18

For Sale / Event Flyers 19

September 2014 The Newsletter of Pacific

Coast Corvettes

P a g e | 2 Corvette Waves September 2014

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2014 PCC Officers President: Gene Insley

949-636-9845 Vice-President: Ken James

949-683-6441 Treasurer: Arch Archard

949-661-2035 Secretary: Sheryl Brunski

949-472-8194 Sergeant at Arms: Mark Collins

949-859-6859 Historian: Dave McCue

949-559-8347 Hospitality Chair: Ed Best

949-425-1440 Awards Chair: Harold & Sheryl Brunski

949-472-8194 Editor: Ray Marshall

949-786-8365

Meetings Pacific Coast Corvettes meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00p.m. We meet at Fuddrucker’s Restaurant in Lake Forest. The restaurant is located on El Toro Rd. The address is: 23621 El Toro Road, the phone number is: 949 830-7210

Business Location Pacific Coast Corvettes 23785 El Toro Rd #501 Lake Forest, CA 92630-4762 Telephone: 714 272-2544

WEB Page: http://www.pccvettes.org Ted Sickles 949-716-3376

Club Store: Judy Nunn—949 586-1746

Affiliation National Council of Corvette

Clubs, Inc. (NCCC)

Corvette Waves Corvette Waves is published monthly, within two weeks after each meeting. Contributions should be received no later than ten day after the monthly meeting. They can be given to Ray marshall. Display advertising is accepted at the discretion of the editor. Yearly rates are $50 for a business card, $75 for a quarter page, and $100 for a half page. Articles presented in Corvette Waves reflect the opinion of the authors, not necessarily the views of the editor or Pacific Coast Corvettes. Pacific Coast Corvettes and its editor seek to publish accurate information but do not assume responsibility in the event of claim of loss or damages resulting from publication.

September Birthdays

Andrew Golden 9/1

Bob Satterwhite 9/5

Les Hart 9/5

Jill James 9/10

Brad Anderson 9/11

Danny Katz 9/15

Gary Lane 9/18

Clarke Latimer 9/20

Jerry Schlatter 9/22

Judy Nunn 9/22

Linda Kinsella 9/27

Eileen Robinson 9/27

September Anniversaries

Walt & Vicky Kovacs 9/2

Jerry & Anita Bondurant 9/2

Bill & Mary Myers 9/10

Linda & Tom Dette 9/17

Don Thompson & Karen Massey 9/17

Ron & Ulla Barr 9/23

Ed & Judy Baumgarten 9/28


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A Word From Our Vice President Ken James

Are you interested in hosting an event for the club? Great! Here is what you need to do:

1) Upon making a decision to host an event please email me with the date of the proposed event to ensure there is no other club event already planned for that day or weekend.

2) Email me the details and any flyer, registration forms or website links to be added to the PCC Calendar.

3) Email a reminder to club members with meeting details/information one week prior to the event. (Note: On page 19 of the PCC Rules Book is a list of items that may help you get

organized. Also, keep in mind that the club has plenty of folks including myself who have

held events and are willing to assist you with your event…so relax & have fun doing it).

I will:

1) Announce your event at the monthly meeting. 2) Create signup sheets (and scan them after each meeting and send you a copy) 3) Send all your info to the PCC Webmaster for posting on the PCC Calendar. 4) Provide any assistance I can to you.

Don’t forget to use the “Events” tab at www.socalcarculture.com to find local car

events and the “Clubs” tab to check out other Corvette Clubs to see if they have

any events coming up that you or PCC would enjoy.

http://www.socalcarculture.com/


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PCC Casino Night at the Katz’s

by: Bonnie Best

July 19, 2014

Saturday July 19th, Robin and Danny

Katz, back by popular demand, hosted

The PCC Casino Night at their

beautiful World Famous Home, in

Anaheim Hills.

They did it with the Viva Las Vegas

touch. For those who attended

agreed it was a 5 star event. Only

thing missing was Elvis but you know… he left the building.

We knew we were there when we saw our club’s beautiful Corvettes parked out

front. It was the perfect greeting to the PCC Casino Night. In the Katz’s

large back patio, there was lots of good food and good service provided by

Armando the Taco Guy. The buffet tables had hot and cold selections and there

were plenty of dining areas. We all enjoyed the food and participated in

friendly conversation. No one went home hungry.

Also on the patio many participated in games coordinated by The Vegas Nite Casino

Rental and Ron Gonzalez (owner) was the pit Boss. There were plenty of laughs and

11 prizes were given out. Some of the happy winners received adult beverage prizes.

For instance Gene Simmons won bottles of scotch, and Rick Alpert won some Johnny

Walker Limited Edition. Another winner was Laurie Smith who won a $50 gift card

to a restaurant and a 2nd prize. Other prizes included some; candles, house

scents from Bath and Body Works, Sees Candy, and there were many more $50 gift

cards to Lucille’s, Blank Angus, PF Changs, etc. There were also some nice wine

glasses given out to some lucky people. A really big thank you goes out to

Robin and Danny for opening up their home to the PCC Corvette Club. Your time

and effort is greatly appreciated and thanks for providing us with wonderful memories.


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2014 Corvette Caravan to Bowling Green, KY and Back

4812 miles

by Dick and Barbara Block

We arrive in Ontario CA Thursday PM to find out our hotel wing had no electricity, so

it was off to the bar to meet our caravan travelers.

Approximately180 Corvettes lined up Friday morning at the

Ontario NASCAR track in Fontana CA, where we were

given our road instructions for our 2000 mile trip to Bowling

Green KY. We then all roared off to Kingman, AZ. for

lunch. From there we headed to Williams AZ for our first

overnight stay via several side trips on Route 66. We were

number 3 in line in the beginning. Little did we know, in

order to maintain our space in line we would not have a

restroom break for 5 ½ hours. Driving speeds of 65 to 95

mph became a constant challenge. No cruise control here.

Saturday morning we were off to Gallup NM for lunch

and then on to Albuquerque for the night. Reliable

Chevrolet provided a show and shine with music and food

trucks for our socializing.

It's Sunday and we're all off to Tucumcari, NM for

lunch. A poor little town, almost deserted on old Route 66

with only one restaurant remaining. Many passed it by and

continued on seeking lunch else where.

Now on to Amarillo TX with a huge gathering in El Reno

OK for lunch at the local Chevy dealer. Frontier Chevrolet

provided free BBQ lunch for all of us and our group

doubled in size. Just outside of Amarillo, we stopped at

The Cadillac Ranch for some graffiti on the half buried

Cadillacs sticking out of a corn field.

The main group, smaller now due to some clubs

traveling at their own pace continued on to Tulsa OK for

our night at the very lavish Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. A

social Happy Hour was held on the 18th floor. It was well

attended. We dined at the Toby Keith Bar and Grill down

stairs.

We discovered our top would not go up on the convertible, so we left the Hard Rock

Casino early the next morning and headed to Springfield MO to Reliable Chevrolet for

service. It seems, if the car is in storage for a period of time or the battery goes dead


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you'll need to reset the computer, a simple 2 step process

with the window switches. While in Springfield we enjoyed a

box lunch at Ridgecrest Baptist Church. It was a hot day and

the air conditioning was appreciated.

Our next over nighter was in Cape Girardeau MO in

conjunction with “Corvettes in the Cape” where we had a

Corvette display in old town along the river front with a street

festival and parade.

In leaving for Bowling Green the next morning, we were

lucky to join up with the Simi Valley Corvette Club. They

followed the tour book directions through Shawnee National

Forest and “Land Between the Lakes”. The small town rural

area was a pleasant change from our high speed freeway

travel.

When arriving at the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green

volunteers paraded us around the grounds in front of waving

fans. My leather flight cap and goggles amused many

revelers from the crowd; top down of course.

Thursday Road Trip 1 Blast from the Past on the Dixie

Highway. Tour of Horse Cave. Friday Road Trip 2 Scenic

Simpson Tour. Beautiful country roads. Green every where.

Friday night was the Grand Old Opry in Nashville a 2 ½ hour

show.

Saturday was 2 free laps around the newly completed race

track and museum tour.

There were fans from nearly every state and Canada

in attendance.

Sunday AM we left Bowling Green in the rain. It rained all the

way to the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tn. Banzai home.

2000 miles; 3 days, 2 nights. Sure was nice using the cruise

control all the way home.


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PCC Visits Larry Wood’s Garage 8/13/14

Larry is known as Mr. Hot Wheels. He was the Lead Designer who worked on this line for 40+ years and is primarily responsible for its growth and success. His garage is filled with years of Hot Wheels history including models, drawings and unique one-of-a-kind prototypes. Additionally he’s a talented and fun guy for anyone interested in vehicles of any kind. Additionally he has designed and built many full

sized customized vehicles including the COE truck

shown.


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More From Wood’s Garage


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PCC Visits Mira Mar Flying Leathernecks Museum

by Dave McCue

August 8, 2014

Things didn’t start out as planned for Ed and Trish Moore on their way to the Marine

Corp Aviation Museum, known as the “Flying Leatherneck Museum”. They left in plenty

of time from their home in San Clemente to arrive at our meeting place, the Carl’s Jr in

San Juan Capistrano. Heading north on the 5 Freeway, Ed pulled off on Ortega

Highway and prepared to turn left. Ed stopped at the light.

The traffic light seemed impossibly long. Ed thought there must be something wrong

with the light. Not wanting to be embarrassed by being late for his own event, Ed looked

both ways, making sure the road was clear, and turned against the red. He didn’t get

far. A patrolman was lurking, out of sight, waiting to ticket unsuspecting cars.

Ed pulled over, grabbed his license

and registration, and then rolled

down his window as he was

approached by the patrolman. It must

have been the cops first day on the

job because while PCC members

were filing into Carl’s Jr, the patrolman was on his

phone, requesting assistance. What a joke; it turns

out that the guy didn’t know how to write out a

ticket. Now, there’s your tax dollars at work.

Maybe he was sick the day they taught traffic

citations 101. Or maybe he was late for the

meeting because he was sitting in the parking lot

dunking his donuts. Unfortunately for Ed, the traffic

violation took place in a construction zone. That

doubled the fine to the amount of $500.

Traffic snafu behind him, Ed was still excited. He

had been told the actual Sikorsky H34 helicopter

that he flew in Viet Nam in 1964 was at the

museum. He said the serial number he had been

given matched and he was curious to see his old


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war bird.

Upon arriving, we were met by two docents and our group

was split in two. Too soon, Ed was shortly heartbroken to

learn that his chopper was off-site having restoration work

done to it. We did get a picture of Ed leaning against the

exhaust pipe of a blue ship that was the same model as

the one he flew though. There’s a picture of the log book,

listing every mission he flew

during his tour in Vet Nam. There

is another picture of Ed and Trish

standing by a yellow Beechcraft

T34 Trainer, another ship Ed flew

while training pilots.

The docents presented a lecture

on Marine Corp’s history in the

Pacific Theater, WWII and Korea.

Marine Corp Aircraft was on

display covering the time period

from WWII up to the modern days.

We saw a tennis ball stuck on the long antenna of a jet. We

were told that the point of the antenna is so sharp that there

have been injuries caused by bumping into it so now the tip

is protected by the tennis ball.

After the tour, a couple of the docents grabbed their

cameras and took pictures of our gorgeous Vettes. When we left, Ed led us to a little

place called Texas BBQ. It was buried in a strip mall. We don’t know how he found it,

however it was very, very good.

The only down side was the trip

home. The traffic was very dense

and I spent a lot of time shifting

from second to third gear in my ’70,

wishing I had an automatic. Of

course in 1974, when I bought it, I

didn’t want no frigging automatic.

Many thanks to Ed and Trish Moor for their fine

job they did on their first PCC event.


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PCC Attends Meguiars Detailing Class

by: Ken James

August 23, 2014

It was a beautiful sunny Saturday morning as

the 12 corvettes from PCC cruised into the

Meguiars Detailing Garage parking lot. Not a

soul was about…we were the first ones there!!

The neighborhood was soooo quiet before our

arrival……ohhhhhh how I love the sound of

CORSA’s in the morning! As everyone got out

of their cars and were greeting each other the

quietness of the day suddenly erupted again

with the sound of 10 more beautiful shiny

Corvettes arriving. Wait a minute….who were

these guys….our club was already all here.

The “Corvettes of San Diego Club” came up

from the Escondido area for the class…..we all

greeted each other and checked out each

other’s cars. It was an awesome moment!

Anyways, the detailing class. Needless to say

we all learned a lot and had a good time while

doing it…some more than others. Oscar &

Denis were the vocal ones from our club and

kept the instructors on their toes with all their

stories and questions…. those two clowns just

kept the class fun & lively. Thanks guys!

The only brave guy in the crowd was Brad

Anderson who graciously volunteered his

precious toy for

the “hands on”

detailing part of

the class. Now

he has the only

red corvette in

Orange County


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that is fifty shades of gray….errrr, I meant red.

I think it was a good time for all, great venue, great instruction, great food &

drinks….and we all took something away from the class that we didn’t know before. And

the best part….it was all free!

In case you missed out this time you don’t have to wait a year or two for PCC to visit

them again, you can sign up anytime for their monthly classes at

www.meguiarsonline.com.

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/


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Pie in the Sky Run

by: Ray Marshall

September 13, 2014

It seems like every year the club gets off their tails

and does something very constructive, we get in

our cars and drive to Julian to help the poor pie

producers in the area. This year the event was

coordinated by Jim Rufus and Carole Deering. We

met up at Carl’s Junior at Ortega Hwy and the 5

fwy. We talked a bit, lied a bit. And then set off for

the mountains.

On the trip out, we

see a lot of beautiful

scenery and drive on

some good Corvette

roads. The caravan

gets a little separated

at times due to the

traffic lights but when we were together the sight of

all those Corvettes is great.

Our first stop was at the

Palomar Observatory.

The drive up the

mountain is great,

except for the

motorcycles that think

the road is their private

race track. We got

there and parked the cars. Many folks went on to

see Observatory on a self guided tour. The

telescope is a fantastic piece of

machinery.

So much for education, lets get

some pie. We get in our cars and

drive to Julian. Jim and Carole


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scouted out a parking lot and most of us parked

there. There was a $5 charge, but we did get to

park together and not

have to hunt all over town

to find parking.

We had lunch at

Carman’s Place on the

main drag. It is a

combination mexican and

american restaurant. We

had eaten there before but it had a different name then. The

food was very good. The only drawback was that half the

seating in indoors and half is outside. As usually the case at

this time of year, it was a bit hot. We made due. The next

stop was pie. We went the Julian Pie Company which was

just down the street from the restaurant. The Dutch apple pie

a la mode was the perfect finish to a great day.

The day for us ended with visiting the gift shops and then a

drive home. A good sized group contiued on to an

educational trip to Temechula to visit wineries.

Another great trip for pie.


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Pacific Coast Corvettes

General Meeting Minutes

September 3, 2014

President Gene Insley called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM at Fuddruckers on El Toro Road in Lake Forest. He welcomed members and returning prospective members.

Club Report Secretary: Nothing to report. Hospitality: Birthdays and anniversaries for the month of September were announced and then we were once again treated to a musical rendition of Happy Birthday. Congratulations to Danny and Robin Katz! They welcomed their 5th grandchild yesterday. Ed Moore announced that he received a call from Cal State Fullerton. They are going to interview him on the book that he wrote and it will be broadcast on the radio. Sergeant At Arms: Mark Collins reminded everyone that he still has PCC deals for sale. They are $3.00 each. Club Store: Judy Nunn was pushing hats in order to circulate the inventory. Members were once again encouraged to purchase their own clothing and bring it to her to get it embroidered. Treasurer: Arch Archard reported that we had income of $350.00, expenses of $630.55 and outstanding/pending items of $370.00. Historian: Dave McCue thanked the people that provided him with pictures for the website. Awards: For the benefit of the people that were not at the meeting last month, Gene announced that the Awards Banquet will be held at the Orange County Mining Company. Editor: Ray Marshall was not at the meeting this evening. He and Nancy are on their way back from Bowling Green. Vice President: Ken James thanked the individuals that coordinated events last month. Robin Woods – “BUDDY: The Buddy Holly Story” Ed Moore – Marine Museum at Miramar


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Gene Insley – Trip to Larry Wood’s Hot Wheel Garage Ken James – Auto Detailing Class at Meguiar’s Garage Future events: Detailed information can be found on pccvettes.org Saturday, 9/6 – Autopalooza Car Show and Car Care Expo at the Great Park Saturday, 9/13 – Pie in the Sky Cruise, PCC Coordinators: Carole Deering and Jim Rufus Saturday, 9/20 – Kick the Tires breakfast at Knowlwoods at 8 am, PCC Coordinator – Ken James Sunday, 9/21 – 17th Annual Fleet Week Coronado Speed Festival in Coronado, PCC Coordinator: Ellis Delameter Saturday, 9/27 – 15th Annual Cruzin’ For A Cure Carshow in Costa Mesa – PCC Coordinator: Gail Latimer Thursday, 10/2 – Sunday, 10/5 – Cambria Weekend, PCC Coordinator: Barb Morton Saturday, 10/25 – Route 66 Exhibit, Autry Museum, PCC Coordinators: Harvey and Cate Riggs Old Business: Gene announced that he has updated everything in the Constitution and Rules Book. Ted Sickles is working on fixing a few things and then both will be sent out to everyone. New Business: Gene is looking for volunteers for the Christmas Charity Committee. Anyone that is interested should contact him. Sergeant at Arms: (fines) Fines were handed out to the following individuals: Gary Lane, Mark Collins, Carole Deering and Jim Rufus. 50/50 Raffle: Won by Gary Lane in the amount of $90.00. The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 PM. Submitted by Sheryl Brunski, PCC Secretary


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PCC Calendar of Events

September 2014 3 Wed PCC Monthly Meeting at Fuddruckers, in Lake Forest

4-7 Thu-Sun Tahoe 46, PCC Coordinator: Steve Powers (714-353-5805)

13 Sat Pie in the Sky Cruise. PCC Host: Carole Deering & Jim Rufus (714-649-2410)

20 Sat Kick Tires Breakfast Meeting—8am at Knowlwood's Restaurant, Irvine (5 Freeway and Sand Canyon Avenue)…no signup, just show up. PCC Coordinator: Ken James 949-683-6441

21 Sun 17th Annual Fleet Week Coronado Speed Festival, in Coronado, PCC Coordinator: Ellis Delameter (949-310-3255)

27 Sat 15th Annual Cruzin’ For A Cure Carshow at Costa Mesa, PCC Coordinator: Gail Latimer (714-222-1314)

October 2014 1 Wed PCC Monthly Meeting at Fuddruckers, in Lake Forest

2-5 Thu-Sun Cambria Weekend, Coordinator: Barb Morton 562-429-9926

25 Sat Route 66 Exhibit, at Autry Museum, PCC Coordinators; Harvey & Cate Riggs

November 2014 5 Wed PCC Monthly Meeting at Fuddruckers, in Lake Forest

December 2014 3 Wed PCC Monthly Meeting at Fuddruckers, in Lake Forest

6 Dec 25th Annual PCC Christmas Party at Murray Community Center in Mission Viejo, PCC Hosts: Mona Gantt & Dave Johnson ((949-233-2961)and Henry & Becky Lewis (949-459-1398)

January 2015 7 Wed PCC Monthly Meeting at Fuddruckers, in Lake Forest

24 Sat PCC Awards Banquet at Orange County Mining Company. PCC Coordinator: Gene Insley (949-636-9845)


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