Hello to all new and prior members! Welcome to the
SCG.
First off, let me welcome all the new people who have joined in the past few
weeks, whether by attending our recent annual meeting in Detroit, by
E-mailing me directly, or by joining the SCG list
directly. I am thrilled that the SCG has generated so much interest and I
hope we can continue to
not only attract new members but also begin to utilize the new membership to
move our goals forward.
I'd like to give all of you a brief update on SCG - where we are now, and where
we are heading, and then begin to get feedback form each of you as to how you
think you can help in the overall plan.
SCG was formed to fill a perceived need within CORSA - to address the issues of
researching and recording everything that we can about Stock Corvair and
Corvair powered vehicles, and to provide some means of recognizing and
encouraging those individuals interested in the process of maintaining,
preserving, researching, or restoring such vehicles.
To those ends, we have created this group to bring together those people within
CORSA (you must be a member of CORSA to be a member of SCG) to work together to
achieve our goals. We have set up an ambitious program that will
eventually result in detailed manuals that will attempt to document all
aspects of the Stock Corvair vehicles. You can view a sample I originally
wrote back in 2001, when some of us were first discussing the concept which has
since grown into SCG. Obviously, a lot more thought has gone into the
"Manual" since then, and we now intend the manual to be in electronic
format (at least initially - perhaps eventually printed), and we will be
encouraging the use of digital photography for gathering and sharing
data. We have agreed to set as the minimum standard 3.2 mega pixel images
for the archives, although we can certainly use smaller images for
communicating with each other. This project will not be completed in a
few short months, but will be an ongoing process. We will utilize a
variety of methods to procure the information
and to archive and record it.
1) The Annual Stock Corvair Event (ASCE) will be
held at each CORSA international convention (beginning in 2006 at Buffalo) and will
showcase
Stock Corvairs in a setting apart from Concours. Some cars will be
brought in for the express purpose of detailed study (research), others for
owner-requested assessments of "Stock-ness" (performed by all of us
in attendance at the ASCE), and the rest for display. The details of this
event are still being worked out in committee (Stan East, Dave Ellis, Bill Hubbell, Kent Sullivan,
and others). The general concept of the ASCE is defined in our operating
policy, which you can view on this website.
2) A comprehensive database is being
developed and will be hosted on the internet on servers provided by CORSA and
by the gracious offer of Joe
West. A Stock Research Committee (Stan East, Dave Ellis, Bill Hubbell, Kent Sullivan,
Joe West, Marissa Andolino, Gary Dies, and other interested
parties) is currently working on the technical details of setting up the
database and working out the server details.
3) An improved web page will be
developed in the near future. Marissa
Andolino and Joe West are currently
working on this project.
4) Currently, we do have the SCG mail-list
set up, courtesy of CORSA.
5) We will publish a formal newsletter
at least four times a year, as defined by SCG Policy. I am still looking
for somebody to step forward to assume the position of Newsletter Editor.
Currently, I am still wearing that hat, along with my role as President.
6) Mark Corbin is the SCG
Secretary/Treasurer. Please send him all your pertinent information
(Address, phone number, etc.) as he keeps the membership records. At this
point in time our dues are $10 dollars payable annually to:
Mark Corbin, Treasurer
5474 SR 19
Galion, OH 44833
7) Finally, I would like each member to decide how he/she might be able to help SCG and let us know! At some
point soon, we will be wanting people to chair or serve on various subcommittees studying different years and
models of Corvair automobiles.
In conclusion, let me once again thank each of you for your interest in the SCG
and encourage you to continue to advance the cause of the Stock Corvair
automobile. I and the other officers (Stan East, Vice-President; Mark Corbin, Secretary/Treasurer;
Bill Chelvis, Historian) encourage your feedback and participation as we strive to move this long-overdue project
forward.
Thank you,
Bill Hubbell
SCG President
CORSA Eastern Director