Our Calendar of Events

Events market with twin asterisks " ** " are NJACE-sanctioned events.  For additional information, check the latest issue of the NJACE Fanbelt newsletter or send an email to Chris Senegeto at Chriss.corvair@gmail.com. 
 

** NJACE Monthly Breakfast Meetings

Location: The Alps Diner, 1420 NJ Rt 23, North Wayne, NJ
Dates:  Saturday December 6, 2025 and Saturday January 3, 2026
Time: 9 AM to approximately 11 AM
 
Visitors welcome! The election of NJACE Officers for 2026 will be held at the December breakfast meeting.
 

** Saturday, January 18, 2026. NJACE Holiday Party

Location: The Grain House Restaurant, 225 US Highway 202, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920-1646.

Our annual Holiday Party this year, we are returning to the Grain House at the Olde Mill Inn i n Bernardsville, on Sunday, January 18. This is not to be missed! We want to see everyone there – members, spouses, significant others, families.

The party begins at Noon and we have the use of the room through 5:00 PM.  The buffet menu will be similar to last year’s excellent selection.  There will be something for everyone and no one will go away hungry.  Thanks to the club’s healthy treasury, the cost is being subsidized greatly, and your cost is the same as it was last year, just $49 per person, including all taxes and gratuity.

A twist this year is the entertainment: YOU!  We are putting together a series of member participation games and silliness, guaranteed for fun and laughter.  Can you figure out what’s in this box?  Do you know who’s telling the truth?  Can you do this using only one hand?  Find out the answers to these and other silly things at the party.

 In addition, the ever-popular Gift Game returns, and Gift Game Guru Donna Ashley is both tweaking the process and returning to basics.  Most of us are familiar with the process.  Each person or couple who wish to participate brings a wrapped gift valued at no more than ten to fifteen dollars, for exchange. 

Just remember the gifts you bring should be unisex.  The ladies generally don't care for things like spark plugs, men's cologne or wrenches.  Items such as spice assortments for the kitchen, 6-Packs of beer, perfumes, music CD's, cookies, wall calendars, games, mugs, bottles of wine, ugly vases, etc. are perfect gifts.  Corvair-related items are okay, too, but think beyond Corvairs and car parts, be creative in the gifts, the crazier the better.


The rules of the Gift Game are:
 

Each gift has to have a monetary value of no more than ten to fifteen dollars.
 

Each gift has to be unisex. Each gift has to be wrapped.

 

The procedure for the Gift Game is:
 

All gifts are placed together in one location.
 

Each person or couple who brought a gift picks a number from a hat. #1 then chooses a gift from the pile and unwraps it, and displays it to the ooohs and aaahs from the group.
 

Then #2 chooses a gift from the pile and doesn't unwrap it – they have the option of keeping that unwrapped gift or trading with the first person because they can see what that first gift is.
 

If they choose to keep it then and only then can they unwrap it.
 

#3 then chooses a gift from the pile, they can keep it and unwrap it or trade it off to either #1 or #2, when then can unwrap it, or not. #4 chooses a gift and keeps it or trades it, and so on.
 

When you choose a gift you can't unwrap it unless you say you're keeping it. This way you don't know if you are trading away a nice gift to get one that is already unwrapped.
 

If someone wants to trade gifts with you when it's their turn, you must trade. This involves quite a bit of laughter because you can't hang on to a gift just because you like it. You must trade if you are asked. In each round any one gift can be taken only once, but it can be taken in a subsequent round.
 

It is important to note that participation in the Gift Game is not required. If you bring a gift, you're in, but you have the option of not bringing a gift and just watching the fun if you prefer. So remember to mark your calendar for the party on January 18, RSVP, and we’ll see you there!

 

** Saturday February 21, 2026. NJACE Indoor Corvair Parts Auction

Location: Pompton Lakes Elks Lodge, 15 Perrin Avenue Pompton Lakes NJ. Time: 9 AM for setup, bidding begins 10:30 AM. Ends approximately 3 PM. All Corvair enthusiasts are welcome. Staged by our member-auctioneers, this indoor wintertime event provides ample opportunity to get hot deals on Corvair parts and is consistently one of our most popular activities. At the auction we offer Corvair parts and Corvair-related items to the highest bidder, with a 10% commission of the sale price going to the club treasury. You may bring parts to sell, you may buy, you may do both, or you may just come to enjoy the fun. There is always ample entertainment with jokes ranging from bang-zoom to awful groaners as our auctioneers hawk the many parts being offered for sale. Breakfast and lunch are available on-site by the members of the Elks Lodge. For complete details, visit https://www.corvair.org/chapters/njace/auctions.html

 

** Saturday April 18, 2026. Lehigh Valley Corvair Club All-Corvair Swap Meet

Location: Egerton Farm, 2510 Community Drive, Bath, PA 18014. Time: 9 AM to 3 PM. Rain or Shine. Corvair Parts, and Corvair-Related items only, please. Sellers, bring your own tables or tarps or canopies. Buyers, bring cash! Prices: FREE for sellers. FREE for buyers. FREE admission. FREE parking. Refreshments - Okay, they’re not free. 50/50 – Sorry, that’s not free either!. For more information, contact either John Egerton ( jegerton@ptd.net ) or Al Lacki ( allanvlacki@gmail.com )

 

Monday June 22 - Friday June 26, 2026. Corvair Society International Convention

Location: Historic Gettysburg, PA. Registration & hotel reservations opening early 2026. Welcome party, concour d’elegance, road rally, autocross, economy run, tech sessions, banquet & awards ceremony and more. Participation limited to CORSA members.

 

More information to come. www.corvair.org
Watch for news of additional events and activities,including "Roving Wrenches" sessions and more!

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