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January 2006 the Volvo Club of B.C V.C.B.C. NEWSLETTER: JANUARY 2006 THE VOLVO CLUB OF B.C. JANUARY 2006 29 Bedingfield St., Port Moody, B.C., V3H 3N2 Gregg Morris at Tel: 604 469-1216 Fax: 604 469-1117 E-Mail: [email protected] Annual membership fee $20, To join: Call or write to the address above or view our Web site www.volvoclubofbc.com V.C.B.C. is the B.C. Chapter of Volvo Sports America 1800 Register To join VSA write to, PO Box 352 Fairless Hills, PA 19030-0352 Email: [email protected], Annual membership fee US$32 or $45 Canadian funds Web Site www.vsa.org UPCOMING VOLVO EVENTS (also see our website www.volvoclubofbc.com) JANUARY 25, 2006, (Wednesday) VOLVO CLUB WINTER SUPPER, The supper 7:00 pm at the New Westminster Spaghetti factory on 8th Ave just by the Sky Train Station. call Dave McAree 604-530-6097 MAY 6, 2006 (Saturday), DON DOCKSTEADER ANNUAL GARAGE SALE AND CLASSIC VOLVO DISPLAY: 9am to 3pm, 8530 Cambie St., Don Docksteader Motors supports our club all year long and this is our opportunity to support them. Shine up your Volvo & bring it to the display, Display cars on site before 9 a.m. are eligible for early bird prize. Peoples choice trophies and dash plaques will be awarded. The garage sale prices are always an excellent value and there will be lots of coffee, hot dogs and Volvo talk. Darcy Bullock 604-538-7402, Al Walker at 604-325-1000 MAY 20, 2006 (Saturday) IPD GARAGE SALE , Portland Oregon, see their website at www.ipdusa.com JUNE 10, 2006 (Sunday) VCBC VANCOUVER ISLAND SHOW AND SHINE. 1790 Cultra, Sannichton, Come join the VCBC Island Chapter for fun and a pot luck BBQ. All welcome - even mainlanders! Contact Bob 250-658-0126 or [email protected] REPORT OF PAST EVENTS JULY 15-17, 2005, Volvo PV Fest, west coast national event, it still required going at the reception we got a chance to catch up on Celebration of the PV series through all the same planning steps, just on a happenings since the last meet (and scout out The PV series is the feature of this issue of our slightly smaller scale. And I’m personally tomorrows competition!). Of course, the newsletter. I hope you enjoy the history acquainted with those steps, having been on evening wouldn’t be complete without a quick lesson. Gregg Morris’ organizing committee for the tour of the casino now, would it? AUGUST 12-14, 2005 2001 event VCBC hosted in Tsawwassen. My Of course, the main attraction is the display TRAVELS TO TACOMA hat is off to Wes and crew – they put on a and judging on Saturday. It was already VCOA Regional Meet marvellous weekend in every aspect, I’m just getting hot by mid morning as the cars arrived Bob Cuthill Island Director trying to figure out how they did it on such at Volvo of Tacoma. Last minute detailing and The Puget Sound chapter of VCOA held a short notice. setting up was soon done and the cars arrayed regional meet in Tacoma Washington on the Bob and Lucy left Victoria on the 06:10 for the judges. All in all, thirty cars were weekend of 12-14 August. Originally there Coho ferry to Port Angeles on Friday morning. entered in the concourse with another half were no formal Volvo meets, either VSA or With the Hood Canal Bridge closed for repairs dozen or so just out for display. Naturally, the VCOA, scheduled for this summer. But Wes the route took them all the way down US 101 brand new Volvo semi tractor driven in by Urbanec, long time organizer extraordinaire, at to Olympia with a small backtrack to Tacoma. Rick Tartar was among the “display only”s, but the last minute couldn’t bear to see a lovely The area had been checked out with the help of it was still impressive for those who had never summer weekend go unused. In record short a computer map that showed Volvo of Tacoma been in one before. Talk about all the bells and time and with some very hard work by the in Fife just south of I-5 and the hotel just north whistles! And Rick says you can also get one Puget sound members he found a friendly of I-5 at the same intersection. It was a nice with a small washer and dryer on board, in neighbourhood Volvo dealer who would host leisurely drive to arrive just in time for lunch at addition to the fridge, microwave and TV! the concourse and a nearby hotel to host the the Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel. Steve Meanwhile, back at the concourse……as this partying. Yabroff had done some first class computer was to be a regional meet it was only natural The Canadian contingent consisted of Dave wizardry in the meet application forms, quick that the numbers would be smaller. So once all and Louise McAree from Langley in Dave’s confirmation messages and detailed notes for the entrants were tallied, the usual class green 73 142 and Bob and Lucy Cuthill from the weekend so it was easy to find everything, divisions were adjusted a bit under the watchful Victoria in the grey 61 P1800. While this was including the local car wash. Registration later eye of Chief Judge Don Johnson. Following only a regional meet as opposed to a full blown that afternoon was a good time to renew old lunch inside our host dealership’s lovely air acquaintances and meet some new people and conditioned facility, the judging commenced. I 1 V.C.B.C. NEWSLETTER: JANUARY 2006 don’t know if they couldn’t stand the suspense, Cates Park Picnic and Annual General 8th Ave. crosses 12th St.). Thanks Bob. but Lucy and Louise managed to hijack the Meeting. Darcy Bullock arrived early and Through the day Al Imre sold raffle tickets Volvo of Tacoma courtesy van to drop them reserved our normal parking lot. It is not that on the great selection of donated gifts and off at the nearby mall. The competition on the easy to convince people who concourse was very keen, particularly among want to park in the currently the 1800s where P1800s, S, E and ES were empty parking lot that it will organized into two main groups – Stock and soon be filled with shiny Modified (not including the Masters of course). Volvos. John Cripps brought By shortly after three the judges had finished the club table and all the club doing their thing and owners were allowed to clothes and information and return to their vehicles and get ready for a little many raffle prizes. Bob road trip. Locals Jay and Pat Holland were our Cuthill caught the earliest guides for a drive through town to the beautiful ferry from Victoria and drove park setting of Point Defiance. It was much over in our Swedish-blue 145 cooler down along the beach front drive and Express with VCBC signs on through the wooded park area with a stop to the side. This may be the last view the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. It wasn’t year you see the Express until a little later when we took a brief rest stop because it is now for sale due and photo op that someone counted cars. It to lack of storage. was a good thing there were no By noon the lot held about Cates Park triskaidekaphobics around – there were thirteen 60 cars of all models. There of us! But we survived and made it back to the were people everywhere hotel (and casino) for supper. Wes, Don and enjoying the cars and the crew were keeping us in suspense as they were sunshine. The lawn chairs were out and picnic Darcy made sure everyone in attendance saving the judging results and awards until lunches being eaten. Many of our friends form received a peoples choice award ballot. Dash breakfast on Sunday morning. So I guess to Washington State drove up to enjoy the day plaques were placed in all the cars. Our club with us and it was great to see them. clothes were on sale and we took new Resident gourmet chef Bert Sherlock had memberships and renewals. his barbeque filled with aromatic At about 1:30 we held our annual General hamburgers. He saw me hanging around the Meeting, followed by the draw of raffle tickets barbeque ,looking hungry, and generously and awards presentation. At the meeting I handed me a burger. After lunch it was time introduced our directors, Darcy Bullock (events to check out the cars. It is interesting to Director), Dave McAree (Treasurer), Glenn compare the composition of the cars from Little (membership renewals) Bob Cuthill year to year. For many years we had hardly (Vancouver Island Chapter leader), Chris any 1800ES cars show up and this year Ainscough (new director) and Gregg Morris there were 8 of them. There were also 5@ (newsletter and membership list). Next Cates Park 1800 coupes, 5@ PV544/445s 4@120s, introductions were for Volunteers: Ritchie 4@164s, 5@140s, 9@ 200s, 8@700/900s, Wong, (newsletter mailout), Cam Finnigan and 4@850 or newer. There were some (Webmaster) Ted Clark (Telephone Tree very nice cars and a surprising number were organizer) and the telephone tree members. I was happy to report that our membership is break the tension Lucy and Bob adjourned for for sale. Take a look at our website for more pictures. currently at 400 which is higher than normal while to the casino to try their luck (which for this time of the year, and huge by most car turned out to be quite good – but that’s another The main purpose of this meet has always been to spend the day talking to friends and club standards.
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