October 2004 Volume 22 Number 10

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1 October 2004 Volume 22 Number 10 Marty & Bette Rosenthal won the Best of Show award and the 1st Place Award in Sports A Class with their Kurtis 500S roadster, shown above. ACTIVITY NOTICE October 1 6, Wine tour of Napa Valley wineries arranged by Leanne Jones. (See page 2) November 14, 2004 Annual NCKCC BRUNCH. Date & location have not been established yet. (Stay tuned)

2 Page 2 NCKCC News - October 2004 NCKCC ANNUAL WINE OUTING - OCTOBER 16 It is becoming more difficult to come up with wineries that are new, small, different, and most of all ones that have GREAT WINES! Despite this daunting task, I believe I have found a hidden treasure outside of Calistoga. off Highway 29. We will be visiting three small boutique type wineries. The first is Benessere. Benessere is located at the end of Big Tree Road. Benessere is Italian for wellbeing or Prosperity. At Benessere, they take it to mean the prosperity and wellbeing of living in the Napa Valley. This was the concept by which Benessere was founded in The winery was conceived with the idea of making the Italian varietal grape Sangiovese into a wine which could rival any red wine in the world. Sangiovese has been used to make the finest wines in Tuscany, Italy for centuries. Now, we have adapted it to California and specifically the Napa Valley. Benessere has a quest for excellence and adherence to the highest standards of inovative and traditional methods for fine winemaking....tradition and Heritage is what Benessere Aspires to Provide, while Producing Small Production Lots of the Highest Quality Wine Possible. The second winery is Frank Family Vineyards at Lark Mead Lane, just off highway 29. This is where we will be enjoying our picnic lunches after some tasting. (Don t forget to pack your lunch) We will try their sparkling wines first and then go to the back room. There we will see a collection of Marilyn Monroe memorabilia. We will also taste the best Chardonnay. (among many that I have experienced) Housed in the historic Larkmead winery in Napa Valley, Frank Family Vineyards produces wines that live up to the heritage of the lands on which they are produced. Wines are handcrafted in small quantities and are only sold at the winery, and a handful of select restaurants and wine shops. You are invited to peruse the sparkling and still wines and the personal recipe suggestions to accompany each varietal. Our third and final stop is the Von Strasser Winery, located way up on Diamond Mountain road. Von Strasser wines are known for their exceptional concentration and character. A distinguished Diamond Mountain district since 1990, the winery is nestled in the hills of calistoga. Von Strasser produces wines full of mountain Cabernet intensity with the finesse of the finest Bordeaux. One of the nice things about Von Strasser is they have wines for all pocket-book sizes. I actually prefer their second label wines to their Von Strasser label. Come see which you prefer. Please call Leanne Jones ( or cell) to let me know if you will be able to join us. Take I-80 to Vallejo. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Vallejo-Napa Valley Holiday Inn off the Marine World Parkway. (See Map on Cover)

3 NCKCC News - October 2004 Page 3 22nd ANNUAL HANDCRAFTED AUTOMOBILE CONCOURSE By Vern Hance This year s show had a delightfully different mix of cars and we enjoyed great weather and had plenty of door prizes. We had 65 cars registered this year but the Cobras were matched by Porsche Speedsters with 12 in each category. Our gate receipts were off dramatically this year totaling 318 admissions for both days. The spectators didn t seem to be that scarce, so I suspect that a lot of people were coming into the show from other points than the gate. Manufacturers included John Steete of JPS Motor Sports, who helped spearhead the great turnout of Porsche Speedsters. Member Dale Fieber also did an outstanding job of promoting our show among the Speedster Owners Group. West Coast Performance took the Manufacturer Award with their awesome display of Daren Friedman s tricked out silver Cobra. Jim Riddell of Cutting Edge had a nice Cobra display and seemed to have a crowd of interested people most of the time. Colin & Irene Faithful of C & F Enterprise had their beautiful green Cal Ace, (Cobra look-alike) based on an MG chassis, on display. Perry Design showed their Porsche 550 Spyder kit that uses a stock VW pan and drive train setup. Richard Vecchio represented Mid-Atlantic Euro Sports who offered a Porsche GT1 replica based on a Porsche 911. Unfortunately their computer presentation malfunctioned, but they found many folks interested in their kit and accessories brochure. We had a good showing of Special Interest vehicles including Doug Cabral s chopped 34 Ford coupe, 49er Motorsports 23 Ford T-bucket dragster and two returning oneoff creations that took home some trophies. Bill Nalbandian, showed his electric powered Bradley. Ferrari, Bugatti, MG-TD and Jaguar replicas were well represented. Brinton Jones brought his Corvette powered Manta Mirage and we discovered he is a veritable knowledge-base on fiberglass work. We were pleased to have Al Bohr s Fino, with it s exquisite multi-hued paint job and Cadillac Northstar powertrain representing the OHAA, but Alan Phillips Finale from Idaho just edged him out of a trophy. Our Saturday Snack & Beverage Time late Saturday afternoon provided a time for all to gather and enjoy a social hour prior to our dinner at the El Torito Restaurant. The dinner was attended by 70 people and we had enough raffle prizes for everyone to be a winner. We want to thank Leanne Jones and Carolina Williams, Show Co-Chairpersons, for all the work that went into making this show a success and express our appreciation for the many members who worked at their various assignments to make it all happen. And, of course, above all a huge thanks to those who brought their cars. On the following pages we will show as many trophy winning cars as we can. You can see them all in color on our website at:

4 Page 4 NCKCC News - October 2004 SHOW AWARDS FOR 2004 Best of Show: Marty & Bette Rosenthal Kurtis 500S Class C: (SPORTS) 1st - Dale Fieber 2nd - Paul Harford 3rd - Jim Standiford Porsche Speedster Porsche Speedster Jackrabbit Ladies Choice: Bob Londagin Sceptre National Kit Car Club Award: Russ Thompson Cobra KIT CAR Magazine Editor s Award: Dale Bates Porsche Speedster Best Manufacturer: West Coast Performance Cobra President s Choice: Chuck Foster Cobra Class D: (CLASSIC) 1st - Bob Londagin Sceptre 2nd - Steve & Mary Ellen Bales M-B 3rd - Bill Navratil Gatsby Class E: (CLASSIC) 1st - Anthony & Esther Moniz Model A 2nd - Hans Kiel Jaguar SS-100 3rd - Tom & Irene Wallters M-B 500K Class F: (CLASSIC) 1st - Pat & Anita Cooley Bugatti 2nd - Paul & Ruth King M-B SSK 3rd - Paul Thomson Lafer MP Vice President s Choice: Bill Foster Show Chairman's Choice: Allan Phillips FireWoody Finale Class G: (COBRA) 1st - Ed Robison 427 Cobra 2nd - Dave & Leanne Jones 427 Cobra 3rd - Russ Thompson 427 Cobra 4th - Robert Aguilar 427 Cobra Best Unfinished Joel Heinke Ferrari 250 GTO Class A: (SPORTS) 1st - Marty & Bette Rosenthal Kurtis 500S 2nd -Claude & Vera Calderon Ferrari F-40 3rd - Allan Phillips Finale Class B: (SPORTS) 1st - Dale Bates Porsche Speedster 2nd - David Sholty Porsche Speedster 3rd - Steve Cameron Tomahawk Special Interest: 1st - Doug Cabral 34 Ford coupe 2nd - Don Wicks Meyers Manx SR-2 3rd - Dane Slack Ford Special NCKCC sincerely thanks all those who entered their cars. Without you we could not have had such a great show. We hope you will attend our 23rd Handcrafted Auto Concourse in September 2005! Copies of the NCKCC News are being sent to all non-nckcc member exhibitors.

5 NCKCC News - October 2004 Page 5 SPORTS A CLASS SPORTS B CLASS 1st Marty & Bette Rosenthal - Kurtis 500S 1st Dale Bates - Porsche Speedster 2nd Claude & Vera Calderon - GT-40 2nd David Sholty - Porsche Speedster 3rd Allan Phillips - Finale 3rd Steve Cameron - Tomahawk

6 Page 6 NCKCC News - October 2004 SPORTS C CLASS CLASSIC D CLASS 1st Dale Fieber - Porsche 1st Bob Londagin - Sceptre 2nd Paul Harford - Porsche 2nd Steve Bales - Mercedes 500K 3rd Jim Standiford - Jackrabbit 3rd Bill Navratil - Gatsby

7 NCKCC News - October 2004 Page 7 CLASSIC CLASS E CLASSIC F CLASS 1st Anthony Moniz - Ford Model A 1st Pat Cooley - Bugatti 2nd Hans Kiel - Jaguar SS-100 2nd Paul King - Mercedes SSK 3rd Tom Wallters - Mercedes 500K 3rd Paul Thomson - Lafer MP

8 Page 8 NCKCC News - October 2004 COBRA CLASS SPECIAL INTEREST CLASS 1st Edward Robison -Cobra 1st Bill Foster - FireWoody 2nd Dave & Leanne Jones - Cobra 2nd Dane Slack - Ford Special 3rd Russ Thompson - Cobra 4th Robert Aguilar - Cobra (Picture Page 11) 3rd Don Wicks - Meyers Manx SR-2

9 NCKCC News - October 2004 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS The following seven new members joined us during our San Leandro Show. J. Mark & Chris DeWitt live in Citrus Heights, (916) , and are building a Fiberfab MG-TD with VW power. They hope the club will offer some technical assistance. They found us thru the Sacramento Bee. Dana & Beverly Dunn live in Citrus Heihts, (916) , and are considering construction of a car. They found us thru Kit Car Magazine. Dana is in the U.S. Army looking forward to foreign duty. Walter & Lynne Gauschieldt are returning members from Belmont, (650) , and have completed a Cobra kit. Welcome back! Alan Gilchrist lives in Danville, (925) , and is planning to build a Ferrari F355 replica.he found us on the internet. Bill Johnson lives in Sacramento, (916) , and is building a Locos Lotus Super 7 replica on a Champion Motorcars chassis with a 1991 Toyota DOHC 1.8 liter engine. He is interested in driving events and track driving. Martin & Pamela Lee Lochner live in Concord, (925) , and are considering building a kit car. They are interested in workshops to learn more about the assembly process. They found us thru the Contra Costa Times San Leandro Show announcement. Page9 Ralph Wood lives in San Leandro, (510) , and owns both a Gatsby and a Zimmer. He learned about us from our San Leandro Show Announcement. Welcome Aboard to these new members. We hope to see you at some of our monthely events and look forward to becoming better acquainted. LAWRENCE ROBERT BOB HAGIN APRIL 23, AUGUST 30, 2004 We were saddened to hear of the passing of syndicated Automotive writer Hagin in late August. Bob Hagin lived in Pleasant Hill and taught Auto Shop at College Park High School for 23 years. He was of great assistance to our club in its early years according to club founders Paul and Ruth King. He judged some of our earliest shows and was a booster of the Kit Car Hobby through his newspaper articles and peodically commented on our clubs activities, of which he was kept informed by being on our newsletter mailing list. The Hagin family invites you to share memories of Bob at < bob_hagin>

10 Page 10 NCKCC News - October 2004 FOR SALE COBRA-. Registered 2001 Shelby <200 miles, smog exempt, Arntz styling, Butler quality. 351 Cleveland w/ 10 setback, Jag rear-end, 4-spd top-loader, Hurst shifter, H.D. half-shafts and strut assy. 52% wt on 12 Z-rated rear rubber, 10 rubber front. 6-piston 13 Wilwood brakes. Hood, trunk, doors molded inside & out. Finished eng. compt. Marty Krueger or mck427@msn.com (3/02) COBRA Ford power, Jag rear-end. Silver w/ black interior. $21,500 Call Bob Elster (1/02) COBRA - VW KIT Snake body fits on your 3 shortened VW chassis. $6,200 Call Wayne McAllaster (510) or medusa427@aol.com (4/03) PACKARD 31 4-pass Coupe. All metal replica built on 67 Buick Wildcat running gear miles on rebuilt 430 CID V- 8, 4-bbl, 360 hp engine with chrome side pipes. $7,500 o.b.o. Bill Kaiser (10-03) NEW AHA Knott s Berry Farm Show and 2004 NCKCC San Leandro Show. Available as DVD or VHS tape. Each show is $16 postpaid in U.S. Send check to VMH Services, 3317 Ellesmere Ct. Walnut Creek, CA Call 925/ or vmh@mac.com for info on credit card payment via PayPal (9/04) Cars for Sale ads in the Kit Car Sun are for members only. Rate is $10 for 12 issues. FERRARI Testarossa (Dazzling Black Convertible) 34K original miles on Corvette platform. One of nine, cusom built by SCM Motors for Mid-east royalty. at $85K each asking $30,000. (5/03) MERCEDES 500K 4-PASSENGER. This all metal replica was built by H.T. Price with leather interior, 400cid Ford power, auto tranny, A/C, stereo/cassette, wood steering wheel. Call Diana (574) Write Orange Rd., South Bend, IN (3/02) MERCEDES 500K PARTS - For Classic Factory 500K: (4) door latch plates, patterns for tall tail light bases and side window frames. Also windshield frame patterns for 4-pass 500K. Call Diana (574) Write Orange Rd., South Bend, IN (3/02) MERCEDES 500K Heritage kit, unassembled, body in crate. Burgandy exterior/interior. All options. Stub Chevy front end, 350 engine and auto tranny (not rebuilt) $14,000 Call Louis Boscacci (415) (04/03) MERCEDES SSK (Gazelle) replica. 2.3 liter 4-cyl, 4-spd tranny. Excellent condition. REDUCED $8,950 o.b.o. Norval Gryte or <gryte@calicom.net> (10/03) MERCEDES SSK (Gazelle) replica. 2.3 liter 4-cyl, 4-spd tranny. Low miles but needs some TLC.. $4,500 o.b.o. Mike Brauner (10/03) MARLENE - 500K kit by CRL, complete but not assembled. White body & interior. Includes Ford 2.8L V-6 and auto tranny. Make offer to Andrew Moriarty (11/03) PANTERA Factory built, only one known to exist. Red w/ beige interior, Chev power.$35,000 Call Bob Elster (1/02)

11 NCKCC News - October 2004 Page11 CALENDAR OF EVENTS October 18 - Winetasting - Napa Valley. Meet 8:30 a.m. at Vallejo-Napa Valley Gateway Holiday Inn October 24-26, Club Sandwich, Laughlin. NV November 14, 2004 Annual Brunch-Location to be announced. C. Williams, Champion 2004 OFFICERS AND APPOINTEES: Steve Cameron, President nckcc@usa.com Gene Stager, Vice President gmstager@foothill.net Vern Hance, Treasurer, Editor Ellesmere Court, Walnut Creek, CA nckcc@astound.net Tom Wallters, Secretary TWallters@nptest.com Pat Cooley, Membership Chair 646 Lido Drive, Livermore, Carolina Williams, Show Co-Chair Leanne Jones. Show Co-Chair The Kit Car Sun is published monthly by the Northern California Kit Car Club. Opiniors expressed by authors should not be be considered the position of the club. We are a non-profit educational organization and do not intend to influence legislation. Shown Above: Upper right: Robert Aguilar s Cobra took the 4th Place Award. Upper Left: Colin & Irene Faithfull s C & F Enterprise display of the MG based Cal Ace. Lower Left : Jim Riddell s Cutting Edge Cobra Manufacturer display.