V.C.B.C. NEWSLETTER: MAY 2009 ` THE VOLVO CLUB OF B.C. MAY 2009 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 Website 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$35 Website www.vsa.org UPCOMING VOLVO EVENTS (also see our website www.volvoclubofbc.com) NOTE: Always check our website for any last minute date changes to our event schedule. MAY 23, 2009 (Saturday) VOLVO OF NORTH VANCOUVER HOSTS A SPRING SALE AND CLASSIC VOLVO DISPLAY: Theme “Old meets New”: 10am to 2pm, Shine up your Volvo & bring it to the display. Arrive before 9:30 and be eligible for the early bird prize. People’s choice and Runner-up trophies and dash plaques will be awarded. This is our 3rd year with the Pattison Volvo Group. Lets help them make it a great success. There will be lots of coffee and donuts and a barbeque lunch. Located in the North Vancouver Automall at the south end of Fell St. info call Chris Ainscough 604-521-6071 or Gregg Morris 604-469-1216 [email protected] , Volvo of North Vancouver 604-986--9889 JUNE 13-14, 2009 SPRING DRIVE, This year on Saturday June 13, 2009, we will be heading to Merritt via Princeton with a side trip to Coalmont and Tulameen. On Sunday we will return via Highway 8 to Spences Bridge and Highway 1 south to Vancouver. Make reservations at the Best Western Nicola Inn in Merritt, Rates $89 one king bed or $99 for 2 queen beds. Reserve soon by calling 1-800-663-2830 and mention the Volvo Club. Meet Saturday 9:30 am at the Chevron gas station at the 232 St exit (south) from the Hwy 1 (the freeway). We will leave at 10:00 am. For information call Gregg Morris @ 604- 469-1216. JULY 17-19, 2009, Vintage Racing Club of BC, Historic Race weekend and River’s Edge Raceway in Mission, This year is the celebration of what would have been the 50th anniversary of Westwood Raceway. See details at www.vrcbc.ca SEPTEMBER 27, 2009 –CATES PARK PICNIC AND VCBC AGM, Last Sunday in September info Chris Ainscough 604-521-6071 WASHINGTON VOLVO CLUBS EVENTS see www.psvsa.org and www.psvcoa.org REPORT OF PAST EVENTS 2009 WINTER SUPPER I remember at the first of these events it were very popular. We will remember that for January 21, 2009 was mostly attended by guys swilling beer and next year. Gregg Morris talking cars and over the years more and more Once the inmates had been fed, I took a The Spaghetti Factory restaurant in New women have joined in until now its probably few minutes and summarized the events of last Westminster reserved us a our private corner of 40% women and it is much more civilized; or year and our plans for 2009. Keep an eye on the restaurant and as usual we filled it to as civilized as you can get when you put a the events section of the website for up to date capacity for our annual spaghetti and spumoni bunch of car guys in one place. We even talk information on available activities. feast. Fortunately our arctic weather had let about things other than cars. I look forward to these suppers. It is such a up for a day so we were able to drive to the As usual, I borrowed a digital projector and nice group of people and we have become good event rather than having to take the dog sled. kept a continual selection of slide shows of past friends through the years and there are always This year was the 10th anniversary of these events and Volvo pictures playing in the new faces turning up as well. ♣ winter suppers, although I just figured that out background. This year John Cripps included while I was writing this report.. some national geographic style pictures which EDITORIALS AND LETTERS IT IS MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL TIME. Canadian Members and $20 US for our For those of you who do not get a renewal If your membership is about to expire you American Members. notice your membership is still valid and you will receive a renewal notice and a return For those of you that receive the newsletter will continue to get your newsletter and if you envelope with this newsletter. The digitally, please note that the Username and are a digital member you will be notified of the membership fee is still $20 Canadian for our Password (needed to access the newsletters new Username and Password. I hope all on the website) will change on July 1, 2009.. enjoy your membership♣ 1 V.C.B.C. NEWSLETTER: MAY 2009 EMAIL ADDRESSES the Bullock family and their award winning 1: In the January 2009 newsletter the Member Members please notify me if you change your 1800E “Goldie” at our events. Thanks Darcy Profile article about Brett Adams and his 940 email address. Send revision to grmorris for all your help. Turbo Wagon, I credited Cameron Lovre, @moody.bc.ca. Chris Ainscough will take over Darcy’s former ipd employee with finding Bretts car. SPRING SHOW AND SHINE!!! Saturday duties as events director. In fact it was current ipd employee Cameron MAY 23, 2009 at the VCBC Newsletter, Daline. Cameron D sent this message. VOLVO OF NORTH VANCOUVER Over half our members now receive their Hello Gregg, MARK YOUR CALANDER!! newsletters digitally from our website. This I am writing in regard to your recent article This year our Spring Show and Shine will really helps the club finances as our largest in your January 2009 newsletter featuring Brett be at the Volvo of North Vancouver Dealership expense has always been printing and mailing Adams’ red 1995 940 wagon with (among in the North Vancouver Automall at the South of the newsletter. The “digital” members are other goodies) the M90 manual gearbox. Great end of Fell Avenue. This will be our third able to print the newsletter and enjoy the article about a great Volvo enthusiast and his Show and Shine at the Pattisson Volvo Group pictures in colour and they have access to all car! of dealerships and this year will make it a I did want to point out however that there is the past digital newsletters. All they have to complete lap. In 2007 we helped them an error in the article. It was me that found the remember, is to look on the website celebrate the opening of Volvo of Surrey near car for Brett, not Cameron Lovre. While we Guilford and in 2008 at Volvo of Coquitlam we www.volvoclubofbc.com in January, May, (IPD) are a small company and Cameron is not turned the clock back to 1964 and filled their and September for the latest newsletter issue. that common of a name, we are 2 different showroom with Volvo models of that year. The Username and Password that are needed to people, both of which are associated with IPD. This year at Volvo of North Vancouver the access the newsletter section of our website are Cameron Lovre is much known and much theme is Old Meets New and we will celebrate noted on your membership card and will be loved in the vintage Volvo community and did the introduction of the brand new XC 60. It changed at the end of our membership year work here for many years. He has, however will share the showroom with a selection of its June 30th. Of course the surface mailed version not worked for IPD for about 4 years. I am classic relatives. of the newsletter will always be available. Cameron Daline, am currently employed by These folks always make us very welcome Please write articles for the newsletter or IPD, and have been for about the last 3 years. I and there will be coffee, and treats then a just send me Volvo related news from any am very active in the Volvo community, barbeque lunch. Dash plaques will be provided source. It all helps to keep the newsletter specifically in the online Volvo forums. In fact to all participants and Peoples Choice plaques interesting. Members can place free classifieds that’s how I’ve come to know Brett as he is will be awarded to the two most popular cars at ads in the newsletter and website. both a customer of ours and a fellow member the event. The event will help promote a local VCBC Website www.volvoclubofbc.com of www.turbobricks.com. charity. To be eligible for the Early Bird Draw Cam Finnigan continues to do a great job Just a note of clarification! Thanks for all get yourself and your car to the event before of managing our website. Take a look at it for your work for the Volvo community! 9:30 am. Best Regards, up to date notification of events, classified ads, Come on out and enjoy this event and show Cameron Daline, ipd Customer Service selected newsletter & technical articles, our thanks for the Pattison Group’s generous Representative, 503-257-7500, support of our Club. ♣ membership information, links to other Volvo [email protected] CLUB STUFF related websites, picture galleries, and ever Darcy Bullock Retires As Events Director growing selections of Volvo related 2: Thanks to Gabriel Goilav for catching this Darcy Bullock has retired from his information.