End of season pot luck

     We marked the end of the car show season with a pot luck dinner at the Hansen's on a cold, wet Saturday afternoon.  Jon turned his garage into a club house and we all enjoyed friends, food and good conversation. 

    
     Next on the agenda was a review of the new club jackets.  Pete, Rick and Jon had new shirts for all to view and sample embroidery of the new club logo for the jackets.  Thirteen folks ordered their new jackets!   Our final bit of business was the approval of a new membership application for Phil Viviano and his wife Sue.  They own a beautiful, black 57 Chevy Belair powered by a 383 Chevy small block.  The CSRA will celebrate a five week anniversary in two more days and we've already doubled the club membership since the six founding members organized the club; twelve quality families with 17 great cars of 1963 or older.  Here's a picture of the Viviano's beautiful 57 Chevy.

Last car show of 2013

     Today's Red Flannel Festival in Cedar Springs will probably be remembered as the last show of 2013 for most of the CSRA members.  Our morning departure from 5th/3rd ball park was greeted with gray skies and rain to the east.  Rick, Paul, Steve and Jon made the trip north to rendezvous with Fred and Al.  After registering our rides, we headed across the street to Classic Kellys for breakfast.

Picture compliments of Steve Melville.  Once we had food in our bellies, it was back across the street to do some clean up on the cars.  Six CSRA cars made the trip today.  Pete and Jim were busy putting some color on Jim's new engine so he could get it installed in his beautiful yellow roadster.  Chip and Bob decided the rain had won the day and Ron had to work.  Of the six attendees, four members took home awards.  Congrats to Steve, Al and Fred for Top 30 wins and to Paul for winning the Vander Pick; the show sponsors award.

     We always tease Steve about his comfy chair and he's earned the nickname "Sleepy" for quite some time.  Pete even made Steve a special Sleepy license plate.  Today he was captured "in action"!

New member

     The ClassiX Street Rod Association is 18 days old and we've just added our 11th new member to the club!  A big welcome to Ron & Teresa Shooks and their awesome 1951 Chevy.  Powered by a 383 cubic inch small block Chevy, the Shooks pro street 51 is a real road warrior.  Ron & Teresa love to travel to the long distance shows like the Frankenmuth Show, the Ducktail Run, the James Dean Run and the St. Ignace Show. 

     Welcome aboard Ron and Teresa!