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Volume 2 Issue 6 September 2005
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Drei Staaten Gruppe
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Editors Note:
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Our group has been very active since the last news letter with many members participating in shows such as the Arthritis Foundation (Columbus), Shawshank (OHIO Tub Fanatics-Mansfield,
Taj Kreuzers (Dayton), Das Vroom (Columbus), and the PCA Oxford event. We will have more info on these events later in the article.
I have decided to do a mailing again with this news letter and then hope to have the web site up for the next news letter with a mailing to those not on the internet. Bill Myers has been working hard on the web site and should have it working by the end of September.
We will probably go to six news letters per year with the following schedule, February, April, June, August, October, and December.
We will publish a membership directory once a year and then also keep an updated one on the web site. In our directory that will be posted on the web site we would like to have more information about your car (cars) including pictures. If you have a picture of your car and yourself could you please e-mail it to me at sleiding@fuse.net
The web site will also include an area for classified ads and for advertisers. This should be popular for our members getting good buys to other members.
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Upcoming Events
September 2005
8th—11th 356 Registry East Coast Holiday, Danville, VA
located at the Berry Hill Mansion Hotel, a National Historic Landmark. This event is featured to be a low key, enjoyable, and relaxing holiday. 92 Rooms at the resort, make plans!!!
17th Drei Staaten Gruppe meeting, Covington KY,
This meeting will be held at Dave Raum’s restored Fire House at; 827 Main St, Covington, Ky. and will include Pizza and beverages. Directions from Cincinnati: come across the I-75 Bridge and take the 2nd exit in Ky. It is the Pike St exit. When you come to the bottom of the ramp, turn right on Pike St and go back under I-75. At the 2nd traffic light turn left onto Main St. The first light on Main St is at 9th St and the firehouse is the 5th building on the left on the corner of Main & Emma Sts. There is a door bell on the side door.
18th Boonshoft Concours d’Elegance, Dayton, OH
This event will begin at 10:30 A.M. at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery, 2600 DeWeese Parkway, Dayton.
24th -25th Volkswagen/Porsche Reunion 2005 Cincinnati OH
There will be a pre event party that is held at Metalkraft Coachwerkes at 3421 Montgomery Rd., Cincinnati, OH starting at 5:00 PM on Friday evening. Sunday will be a Swap meet and VW Porsche car show. This is help at GE Park. Directions are I-275 to RT 747 North. G E Park is about ˝ mile north of I-275
30th – Oct 2 2005 KY PCA Autumn Derby,
This event will begin on Friday evening with a grill out and the to a Fun Run Rally on Saturday morning followed by a Coucours event held at Church Hill Downs. Registration can be done by contacting Richard Darnell at 502-966-3244
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October 2005
16th Fall Extravaganza Cincinnati OH,
Bill Neimeyer will again host our club at his wonderful garage. This event will start at 1:00 PM and will have the added feature of a “Chili” cook off. Bring a pot of your favorite chili and the rest of the club will enjoy and judge. Please let Steve Leiding know if you will be bringing a pot of Chili, drinks will be provided by the club.
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Car of the Month
This months featured car is Glenn Jividen’s 1958 A Super Coupe, the one and only owner.
From Jim:
I purchased this car when I was stationed with the USAF in Tripoli, Libya. It cost $3,016 F.O.B. Bremerhaven, Germany. I picked it up in N.Y.C> and drove it to Western NY where I was stationed at Niagra Falls AFB.
It was used as a daily driver until I went overseas in 1967. A cooperative brother-in-law kept it for five years in San Antonia, TX.
It was raced some in the early years in hill climbs and even on the drag strip where I remember beating an Austin Healey 3000 one Sunday at Erie, PA. It has been driven coast to coast and to the top of Pikes Peak.
The car and I arrived in Dayton in 1972 and my oldest don, Glenn drove it to class at U.D. He was brought home as a new born from the hospital in Duffalo, N.Y. in this car.
Alas, the salt of Western NY had taken it’s toll and it sat rusting for about 20 years in my garage.
After attending the 356 Holiday in Meadowdale, MI I was inspired to begin a restoration. It was completed about 5 years ago. The main changes was to a dual master cylinder and 5 1/2 “ wheels. I decided on Nerf bars but have finished bumper should I decide to restore it to original appearance.
We consider the car to be a family heirloom at least my son Glenn is also a car nut with a SCCA competition Licence.
Finally, one of the most important events of my life took place in the classic when I successfully proposed marriage to Doris, my wife of 47 years.
Glenn Jividen
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