V8 Registry Newsletter - May, 2018
Registry Members,
As we approach the end of May, it's time to start thinking about the CORSA convention scheduled for July 23 - 28 in Pittsburgh, PA. That's less than two months away. It was previously mentioned that this convention may include more Registry members than past conventions due to the location. If you are planning to attend, that's great. If you haven't given the convention much thought, we encourage you to give it prime consideration. The Registry is hosting a party at John Black's home on Wednesday, July 25th starting at 4:00 PM. We have planned a catered meal at no charge to members and their spouses. You may bring friends, but we will charge $15.00 per guest. Drinks, including beer, will be provided. The party begins with a Driving Tour from John Black's home. We invite you to drive your conversions on this 1 hour scenic and historic drive near Pittsburgh. The Driving Tour will end at John's home. Once there, dinner will be served. After dinner we will hold our V-8 Registry Annual Meeting. The meeting will be shorter than usual. After the meeting, door prizes will awarded. We have shirts, Clark's gift certificates, Registry Magnetic Signs, and other prizes. In order to plan for this event, we need your help. Once you know for sure that you are attending the party I encourage members to either call or email me. We can't properly plan for a catered meal without knowing who's coming. Please send your RSVP if you plan to attend. If we don't hear from you, we will conclude that you are not attending. More details will be provided in future updates.
Attached are directions to John & Claudia Black's home. The address is 126 Rivercrest Drive; Moon Township, PA 15108. That's about 15 minutes from the hotel.
The Trevor Award will be awarded during the annual meeting. This award is presented to the owner of the car with the most original Crown features. A committee will judge the eligible Crown conversions. For the past two years, Louis Pinard has taken home the perpetual trophy. Competition this year may make this a little more difficult.
The autocross will be held Friday, July 27th. All members attending with their conversions are encouraged to sign up for the autocross. We are expecting as many as 12 conversions at the convention this year. That's probably a record. To make the autocross more interesting and competitive, the Registry is offering some cash awards. For the Fastest Time of Day (FTD) in the V-8 class, we are offering $100 cash to the winner. If a V-8 conversion wins the FTD for the overall event, another $100 cash award will be offered. Potentially the owner of a V-8 conversion could win $200. Does this offer create a little more incentive to sign up for the autocross?
QUESTION NO. 1: Does anyone in our V-8 Registry Chapter own a conversion that includes a V-8 kit supplied by Art Silva in the mid to late 60's? Art's kits included a cast aluminum bellhousing and the engines were located in the rear. If you own such a car, send me a note. There's a CORSA member interested in writing an article. A number of members have rear V-8's, but have a custom setups. I'm looking for those that include an actual Silva kit.
QUESTION NO. 2: Does anyone have any experience with stuffing Corvette 275/40-18 tires/wheels up in the rear wheel tubs of a late model Corvair with NO modifications? Will they fit? The Registry has a 'work group' that's exploring what it will take to install a C5 Corvette differential/BC Saginaw 4-speed with a modified C5 rear suspension under a Corvair. Two of our members are working on a kit to make this happen. More than one member has already made this combination happen, but not in kit form. Those involved are documenting their work on a CAD program. More details will follow as work proceeds on a donor car.
I look forward to hearing from those with plans to attend the convention and the Registry party. Drive fast, but safe.
John, President
502-649-3290 (KY)
As we approach the end of May, it's time to start thinking about the CORSA convention scheduled for July 23 - 28 in Pittsburgh, PA. That's less than two months away. It was previously mentioned that this convention may include more Registry members than past conventions due to the location. If you are planning to attend, that's great. If you haven't given the convention much thought, we encourage you to give it prime consideration. The Registry is hosting a party at John Black's home on Wednesday, July 25th starting at 4:00 PM. We have planned a catered meal at no charge to members and their spouses. You may bring friends, but we will charge $15.00 per guest. Drinks, including beer, will be provided. The party begins with a Driving Tour from John Black's home. We invite you to drive your conversions on this 1 hour scenic and historic drive near Pittsburgh. The Driving Tour will end at John's home. Once there, dinner will be served. After dinner we will hold our V-8 Registry Annual Meeting. The meeting will be shorter than usual. After the meeting, door prizes will awarded. We have shirts, Clark's gift certificates, Registry Magnetic Signs, and other prizes. In order to plan for this event, we need your help. Once you know for sure that you are attending the party I encourage members to either call or email me. We can't properly plan for a catered meal without knowing who's coming. Please send your RSVP if you plan to attend. If we don't hear from you, we will conclude that you are not attending. More details will be provided in future updates.
Attached are directions to John & Claudia Black's home. The address is 126 Rivercrest Drive; Moon Township, PA 15108. That's about 15 minutes from the hotel.
The Trevor Award will be awarded during the annual meeting. This award is presented to the owner of the car with the most original Crown features. A committee will judge the eligible Crown conversions. For the past two years, Louis Pinard has taken home the perpetual trophy. Competition this year may make this a little more difficult.
The autocross will be held Friday, July 27th. All members attending with their conversions are encouraged to sign up for the autocross. We are expecting as many as 12 conversions at the convention this year. That's probably a record. To make the autocross more interesting and competitive, the Registry is offering some cash awards. For the Fastest Time of Day (FTD) in the V-8 class, we are offering $100 cash to the winner. If a V-8 conversion wins the FTD for the overall event, another $100 cash award will be offered. Potentially the owner of a V-8 conversion could win $200. Does this offer create a little more incentive to sign up for the autocross?
QUESTION NO. 1: Does anyone in our V-8 Registry Chapter own a conversion that includes a V-8 kit supplied by Art Silva in the mid to late 60's? Art's kits included a cast aluminum bellhousing and the engines were located in the rear. If you own such a car, send me a note. There's a CORSA member interested in writing an article. A number of members have rear V-8's, but have a custom setups. I'm looking for those that include an actual Silva kit.
QUESTION NO. 2: Does anyone have any experience with stuffing Corvette 275/40-18 tires/wheels up in the rear wheel tubs of a late model Corvair with NO modifications? Will they fit? The Registry has a 'work group' that's exploring what it will take to install a C5 Corvette differential/BC Saginaw 4-speed with a modified C5 rear suspension under a Corvair. Two of our members are working on a kit to make this happen. More than one member has already made this combination happen, but not in kit form. Those involved are documenting their work on a CAD program. More details will follow as work proceeds on a donor car.
I look forward to hearing from those with plans to attend the convention and the Registry party. Drive fast, but safe.
John, President
502-649-3290 (KY)
