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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.  That's 50 years ago, and the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic CORSA Chapters sponsored a three-day birthday party for the Corvair in Cape May.  Here are some photos!  Go ahead and CLICK on them to see the full-size pictures!

 

A lovely young model helps Bob Marlow 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!
Chevrolet made this plexiglass hood available for dealers to wow potential customers.	1965 Monza - Ron Peles. 1963 Monza - Tom Hughes. 1962 Spyder - Richard Saunders.	1963 Greenbrier - Tim Schwartz. 1964 Spyder - Luke Duddridge.	1961 Lakewood - Mike Slotwinski
1964 Spyder - Fred Polhamus. 1960 500 - Pete Koehler.	1962 Spyder - Richard Saunders. 1962 Monza - Tom Hughes. 1966 Monza - Ron Peles.	1963 Monza - Frank Schmitt.	1964 Monza - Richard Weidner
1963 Rampside - Bob Marlow.	The show was held in Rotary Park, adjacent to the OctoberFest celebration on Jackson Street.	1966 Monza - Ron Peles. 1963 Monza - Tom Hughes. 1962 Spyder - Richard Saunders.	1965 Corsa - Curt Stone. 1962 Monza - John Sunden.

1966 Monza - Allan Lacki	1962 Spyder - Brian Kemp. 1962 Rampside - Philip Hack. 1964 Monza - Nicholas Gravino.	1966 Monza - Erich Meyer.	1967 500 Sport Sedan - Frank Hunter. 1965 Corsa - Michael Natale. 1963 Monza - Douglas Jones.
1963 Monza - Bill Stanley. 1966 Monza - Steve Ettinger. 1966 Corsa - Mike Natale. 1963 Rampside - Bob Marlow.	1966 Monza Sport Sedan - Maria Greenwood.	Steve Calandra, our DJ Extraordinare, hikes back to the gazebo to set up the sound system that he brought in his 1963 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. Bob Marlow invited them to stand in his Rampside and pose for this photo!	Cape May Lighthouse. Corvairs owned by Schiffter, Gorski, Kamp, Lacki, Weidner, Stone, Slotwinski, Yaskovic, and others.	Rita Gorski, Lillian Johnson, and Al Lacki pose in front of their cars.
Cape May - Victorian delight.	Another example of the local architecture in the historic district of Cape May.	Hotels on Beach Avenue, facing the Atlantic Ocean.

When Did The Celebration Occur?

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.

Click HERE to reach the La Mer website!

 

Schedule 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,

8:30 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.

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