NEXT MONTH! HOT TEXAS NIGHTS CAR SHOW. July 2011 Volume 35, Issue 7

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1 CLASSIC HEARTBEAT CELEBRATING 35 YEARS OF FUN WITH 55, 56 AND 57 CHEVYS IN NORTH TEXAS July 2011 Volume 35, Issue 7 PO Box Dallas, TX Current Membership -174 BOARD OF DIRECTORS President David Graves term expires 12/11 Vice Pres Greg Hedum term expires 12/12 Treasurer Dean Schmidt term expires 12/12 Secretary Larry Epperson term expires 12/11 Board Member Marvin Cowden term expires 12/12 Board Member - Alan Strong term expires 12/11 Board Member George Johnson term expires 12/12 Appointed Positions Tech Advisor - Larry Rollow Tech Advisor - Don Andre Membership Chairman Bill Preston Ladies Group Chairwoman Vickie Penney Membership Information Dues are $25 per year, payable to Dallas Area Classic Chevys, mail to the club PO Box. To determine your renewal date, check your mailing label, the top right corner is the month/yr your membership expires. With the help of SEMA, the US Senate has again designated the second Friday of July as National Collector Car Appreciation Day! DACC is celebrating with a CRUISE IN to one of the area s most popular cruise spots KELLER S DRIVE IN. Open to ALL collector and classic cars, plan to join us THIS FRIDAY at 6537 E Northwest Highway (just East of Central Expressway) and get one of those classic burgers and check out the cars! NEXT MONTH! HOT TEXAS NIGHTS CAR SHOW Join us on Saturday evening August 20 th for this great car show hosted by the Classic Christian Cruisers in N Richland Hills. And plan to come early and meet us at Joe s Pasta and Pizza for the DINNER BEFORE THE SHOW a DACC tradition!

2 Page 2 of 5 Classic Heartbeat Lucky Larry & Darlene Freeman s 56 Convertible Frisco, Texas July DACC FEATURE CAR James and Trish Sparrow 1956 Bel Air 2 Door Hardtop Prosper, Texas This beautiful 56 is equally at home at a car show or driving down the road. James and Trish joined the DACC in 2005 and in those past 6 years have enjoyed the tri-five hobby in numerous ways including trips to the Lone Star conventions and showing in the club displays. Their 56 was part of the DACC patriotic effort at the recent Ft Worth Motorama car show where their red and white Bel Air was part of the club s red/white/blue Independence Day weekend display. Here are all the specs of this very nice Tri Five Chevy * 14" Billet Specialty steering wheel to match * 350/375 HP motor * 350 Transmission * 3.73 Rear end * 2" drop front/ 4" rear * Power disc front brakes/ Drum rear * Vintage Air Conditioning * 605 power steering * 3 core Desert Cooler radiator * Dual Stainless steel exhaust w/flowmaster 40 series * 17" Billet Specialty Wheels / Mounted on Nitto 450 tires - Front 215/50/17 - Rear 225/55/17 MORE PHOTOS OF THE SPARROW S 56 BEL AIR AT

3 Classic Heartbeat Page 3 of 5 COMMENTS REGARDING LONE STAR 29 Lone Star 29 was a hit, that is without question. Many of our members received praise from attendees verbally at the show and the club received many words of thanks after the event in writing. In an effort to share just SOME of these kind words of thanks with all of our members who contributed to the event, below are just a few quotes the DACC received regarding Lone Star 29. We had a great time at the show and all the tours. The entire staff of DACC did a wonderful job. Thanks for the Long Distance Award. The whole trip was great, no damage to the 55! Thanks again! Chuck and Jean White Fallbrook, California We really had a GREAT time in Dallas! Congrats to the DACC for hosting such a great event! Ed and Mary Robertson Pullaski, Mississippi What a show!!!! The Dallas Area Classic Chevy Club members did an outstanding job on this event. This is the first show my wife truly enjoyed. Thank you for a fantastic time! The show was a blast in every way and very unique with the showing of American Graffiti outdoors on the big screen in the parking lot! Candy Clark Los Angeles, California Having coordinated a couple of these shows for our club in Austin, I have some understanding of the magnitude of work that everyone did in squeezing all the activities into one week-end. Please pass on our personal thanks to everyone involved. Dennis & Wanda Zwernemann Austin, TX We just wanted to say Thank you for a wonderful weekend at your Lone Star 29 event in Irving Texas. I think this was one of the best shows we have attended in the 8 yrs we have been doing car shows. We look forward to next year's show. Rick & Donna Stier Franklinton, Louisiana You guys ROCK! Everyone is still talking about what a wonderful event LS29 was! Thanks again for all the work you put into making it so memorable! John & Louise Moss Houston, Texas If I didn t get around and thank you all THANKS AGAIN! It was a great weekend! Patrick Wightman Albuquerque, New Mexico To the Members of the Dallas Area Classic Chevy Club: Let me congratulate you on one of the best shows that we have ever attended. I would like to complement you on every aspect of this show. Your show web sight with its updates was exceptional. The cost for rooms was excellent and what you got for your $50 entry fee was unbelievable from the tours on Friday to being fed three times to the drags and banquet. Every one was very helpful and friendly. We truly enjoyed you show and I can't say enough about all your efforts. This is the second of your Lone Stars shows that we have attended and I look forward to any you should do in the future. I also like the judged event because it gave any an opportunity to receive an award based on the quality of their car based on the point earned. Congratulations again, Gary and Rita Nyland Bulverde, TX GREAT SHOW! REALLY! We thoroughly enjoyed it all, even left some money at Grapevine Mills Mall! THANKS! Ronnie Raben Austin, Texas

4 Page 4 of 5 Classic Heartbeat GREAT TURNOUT FOR DACC TECH MEETING IN JUNE AT WILSON AUTO REPAIR! WOW what a great Tech Meeting we had in June thanks to the folks at WILSON AUTO REPAIR! A super turnout of club members and a well organized meeting by the guys at Wilson resulted in a wonderful get together for the club. Barry Wilson and his very talented staff put on demonstrations regarding auto electrical, tube bending/hoses and welding. One thing is for certain having the right tool for the job and knowing how to use it goes along way to a first class job! And the guys at Wilson Auto can do some nice work! Likely the most popular part of the program (besides the food and door prizes) was the welding demonstrations. Here club members got their shot at doing some welding and like most things, it takes practice to do it right! Thanks to Barry and all the guys at the shop for having us. And remember Wilson Auto Repair when you need work done to your Classic Chevy, whether it s a simple brake job or complete restoration!

5 Classic Heartbeat Page 5 of 5 It s the RED, WHITE AND BLUE for DACC at the Ft Worth Motorama Car Show! This past Independence Day weekend holiday the DACC was proudly represented at the Ft Worth Motorama car show with a fantastic lineup of red, white and blue Tri Five Chevys! Thanks to Bill Preston for getting the line up prepared that included Andy Salinas RED/WHITE 56 Bel Air Marv Cowden s RED 55 Bel Air Larry Rollow s BLUE Ronnie Anderson s RED 57 Convertible Bob Caruth s BLUE/WHITE 56 Bel Air Geoff Clark s RED 55 Handyman Wagon Chuck Rader s RED 57 Bel Air James Sparrow s RED/WHITE 56 Bel Air Photos soon at THIS MONTH DACC TECH MEETING AT WILSON AUTO! th Saturday June 13 at 11:30 BRING YOUR QUESTIONS! LUNCH PROVIDED! RELIABLE CHEVROLET 800 N Central Expressway (Arapaho and Central) Richardson Contact Jeff Power for your DACC DEALS! DFW s Best Source For Collision Repair! Reliable Chevrolet s Chevrolet s Collision Center is proud to be one of the few Collision Centers in North Texas to attain the I-CAR Gold Class Professional Professional designation. This is II-CAR's highest recognition for training a collision center can earn in the collision industry. industry. Remember Reliable for Collision Repair!

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