New Jersey Association of Corvair Enthusiasts

Corvair 50th Birthday Celebration at Cape May!

The Corvair was introduced for sale to the public in Chevrolet dealers all across America on Friday, October 2, 1959. And so, in 2009, a group of Northeast and Mid-Atlantic CORSA Chapters sponsored a three-day birthday party for the Corvair in Cape May. Here are some photos!

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Corvair owners gather for the 50th Anniversary!

A seemingly brand-new 1960 Corvair is unveiled!

The 50th Anniversary Committee designed this neat emblem for the event.

A gathering of Corvairs in front of the Cape May Light House.

A lovely young model helps reenact the introduction of the 1960 Corvair!

Pete "Caveman" Koehler assists in the unveiling.

Oooh! Gasoline heater and a full-size spare tire!

The public is astonished to see... no engine under the hood!

Plexiglass hood for Chevy dealers to wow potential customers.

'65 Monza - Ron Peles.
'63 Monza - Tom Hughes. '62 Spyder-Rich Saunders.

1963 Greenbrier - Tim Schwartz. 1964 Spyder - Luke Duddridge.

1961 Lakewood - Mike Slotwinski

1964 Spyder - Fred Polhamus. 1960 500 - Pete Koehler.

'62 Spyder-Rich Saunders. '62 Monza - Tom Hughes. '66 Monza - Ron Peles.

1963 Monza - Frank Schmitt.

1964 Monza - Richard Weidner

1963 Rampside - Bob Marlow.

The show was held in Rotary Park on Jackson Street.

'66 Monza - Ron Peles.
'63 Monza - Tom Hughes. '62 Spyder-Rich Saunders.

1965 Corsa - Curt Stone. 1962 Monza - John Sunden.

1966 Monza - Allan Lacki

'62 Spyder - Brian Kemp.
'62 Rampside - Philip Hack. '64 Monza - Nick Gravino.

1966 Monza - Erich Meyer.

'67 500 - Frank Hunter.
'65 Corsa - Michael Natale
. '63 Monza - Doug Jones.

'63 Monza - Bill Stanley.
'66 Monza - Steve Ettinger.
'66 Corsa - Mike Natale.
'63 Rampside-Bob Marlow.

1966 Monza Sport Sedan - Maria Greenwood.

Steve Calandra, DJ, brought his sound system in his '63 Corvan.

1964 Monza - Ken Schifftner.

1960 500 Coupe - Anthony Gervasio.

1964 Monza - Nicholas Gravino.

1960 Corvair 500 - Pete Koehler.

1965 Monza - Michel Paroz. 1961 Lakewood - Michael Slotwinski.

A neat Corvair Greenbrier with aftermarket camper top stopped by.

Yes, this is real! At the end of the show, a wedding party dropped by.

Schiffter, Gorski, Kemp, Lacki, Weidner, Stone, Slotwinski, Yaskovic, et al.

Rita Gorski, Lillian Johnson, and Al Lacki pose in front of their cars.

Cape May - Victorian delight.

Another example of the historic district of Cape May.

Hotels on Beach Avenue, facing the Atlantic Ocean.

Dates:
Friday - Sunday, October 2 - 4, 2009.

Where?
Historic Cape May, New Jersey America's First Seaside Resort.

Host Hotel?
Our host hotel was the La Mer Beachfront Inn, quite simply the newest and the nicest hotel in all of Cape May.

Calendar of Events.

Friday, Oct 2:
3:00 PM- 7:00 PM: Registration, Harbor and Shell Rooms, La Mer Beachfront Inn
5:30 - 7:00 PM : Dinner, on your own, at the Pier House at La Mer or restaurant of your choice
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Welcome party, La Mer Beachfront Inn, Pool (weather permitting) or Harbor and Shell Rooms
8:00 PM: Unveiling of the all-new compact car from Chevrolet for 1960, parking lot, La Mer Beachfront Inn

Saturday, Oct 3:
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Breakfast on your own, Pier House or restaurant of your choice.
8:30 AM: Car Display set-up, Event Staff Only, Rotary Park, Cape May
9:00 AM - 12:00 noon: Registration, Rotary Park, Cape May
9:00 AM- 3:00 PM: Car Display, Rotary Park, Cape May. Enter from Lyle Lane.
3:00 PM- 8:30 PM: Shopping, tours, dinner, on your own,
:30 PM: Private Movie Screening, "The Apartment," Best Picture of 1960.
8:30 PM: Popcorn and drinks, Chinese Auction. Harbor and Shell Rooms, La Mer Beachfront Inn

Sunday, Oct 4:
8:15 AM: Group Breakfast, Pier House restaurant at La Mer Beachfront Inn
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Hotel Check out
11:00 AM: Corvair Driving Tour of Cape May, departing from La Mer parking lot, ending at Cape May Light House.