Date: 2/13/2008

     Welcome to the "NEW" Lehigh Valley Legends Car Club Newsletter. The newsletter will be published on a monthly basis. It will contain a variety of topics, club related, car related, trivia, "Blast from the Past-Do you remember?", club member articles, club sponsors and more.....

     Let's start with the name of the newsletter. I was sitting around trying to come up with something catchy with some meaning. I think "Shifting Gears" relates to both the hobby we all enjoy and also the direction this club is going, "Shifting Gears" and going forward. So let's fire this puppy up........

Club Stuff

Visit our Website:  www.lehighvalleylegendscarclub.com

Monthly Meetings: Held on the 4th Monday of every month, 7pm, at the Hokendauqua Legion.

Yearly Dues: $20.00

Club Cruise Schedule: Please visit our website for complete list. April 18th - 5pm-8pm;  May 16th - 6pm-9pm. plus more...

Blast from the Past-Do you remember?

The year is 1982......

Federal hourly minimum wage - $3.35                                Average price regular gas (including tax) - $1.33                     First Class Stamp - $0.18                                                 Average yearly salary - $18,430

Club Sponsors

Jeff's Auto Body - 3028 S. Front St. Whitehall, PA -                             610-231-1880

Engine Powered Equipment - 931 2nd St., Whitehall, PA -                            610-264-5556

 

 

Trivia Questions

1 - The city with the most Rolls Royce's per capita?.

2 - In its 1st year the VW Beetle sold how many cars in the United States?

3 - In 1916, 55 percent of the cars in the world were?

 Member Article

     I would like to share with you, what I thought was some nice craftsmanship. The front fenders of my 1964 Buick Wildcat needed to have the support brackets on the reverse side made by hand, then welded into place. The pictures below show a before and after.

Before

After

 

Trivia Answers

1 - Hong Kong

2 - 330

3 - Model T Fords