PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Its summer time and events are in full swing.

On June 7th our members met at Burlington Chevrolet in Burlington, New Jersey. Al Bernotas made all the arrangements for this event. Jim Thackeray put his Eagles awning up to keep the sun off of us; it was a very hot day. Thanks you Jim! Dawn brought subs and chips for us to snack on; we had plenty to drink and even desert. It was a good show of cars that day. I think we were all surprised to who showed up. Ten of our cars plus two of the employee’s cars of Burlington Chevrolet participated. This event was a fund-raiser for the club. I want to Thank Al for not only the idea but for making everything work and for all who took a beautiful Saturday afternoon out of their schedule to hang out. That’s dedication!

On June 14th member’s met at our home in Carneys Point, New Jersey for the first back yard barbecue of the season. This day too was very hot. Most hung out in Leigh’s new garage where it was cool. I think that next year we will just set up tables in there with a couple of big fans!

The day started with just hanging out and talking car stuff. Leigh fired up the oil and cooked my so-called “famous fried chicken.” The grill was fired up next for some burgers and dogs. It was so hot we blew up a small pool (since my pool is a thing of the past) for the little ones to play in. It was meant for the small kids, but one big kid tried it out, as you will see in the photos inside.

We started a demonstration on stripes and flame painting by Egon Necelis. He is the owner of Egon’s Body Shop here in Carneys Point New Jersey. Egon loves the art of old school flames and showed our members his talent. He started with a red 1970 Chevelle hood by tapping out SS hood stripes on half and painting the strip black.

Next he taped up a black motorcycle gas tank with flames and used a method of marbleizing with a House of Color’s purple and Glad Wrap for the marble look, then a coat of clear. What a great looking affect he got when he was done. Egon ended his demonstration with flames laid out on a fender showing a cross over under method with a blending of colors and shadows with the results of flames flowing under each another.

This ended a great day and we hope that everyone walked always with some knowledge of stripes and flames. Egon did an outstanding job.

This month is a busy month for some of us. It’s convention time again. We will be traveling together up to Rocky Hill, Connecticut from July 2nd-6th. We will be hanging out at John and Dawn Dennery’s in Gloucester, New Jersey on the 19th. This is always a great event with a good club turn out. Please don’t forget to RSVP Dawn. This is very important so she can plan for this event. This meet is worth coming to just to see what’s new in John’s collection! It must take him half the week decorating his back yard with all his cool signs. The food is always good and plenty to drink! Hope to see you there.

Sixty-Fours Rule
Maureen C Humphreys

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