[FC] Re: <VV> CORSA - Challenges and Proposals

[Mike Stillwell]

 Bill, Well said. I guess I just couldn't wait for the
Communique. Best of Luck.

 Mike

--- Bill Hubbell <whubbell@cox.net> wrote:
> Well, Mike (and others), to excerpt from my
> "Official" statement (to appear
> in the Communique)
> 
> "I do not have a set political agenda, although I
> certainly am interested in
> attempting to promote more club interest in certain
> areas. Some of these
> include promoting and recognizing efforts to restore
> and preserve Stock
> vehicles, finding a more fair way to deal with the
> issue of Trailered
> Concours vehicles, promoting attendance at local and
> National conventions,
> and encouraging more people to drive their Corvairs
> on a regular basis.
> Certainly the biggest issue facing our club is that
> of the aging of our
> membership, and the resultant attrition that
> accrues. If CORSA is to
> survive, we must reach out to a younger crowd and
> instill in them the same
> enthusiasm for these marvelous vehicles as we
> ourselves have. I am proud to
> have done my part on a smaller level; my 22 year old
> son, Geoff, when given
> a choice of automobiles for his college graduation
> present chose a 1965
> Corvair over all others, including a brand new 2003
> automobile"
> 
> I should also like to add that during my first year
> as President of TCC we
> added eight new members and, thanks in part to my
> "2003 President's
> Challenge", 3 non-running Corvairs were returned to
> running and licensed
> status.
> 
> I think the best way to promote our club is to
> encourage people to drive
> their Corvairs - as often as possible.  Yet, I also
> realize that as our cars
> age, some choose to restore and protect their cars,
> so I want to be fair and
> give all sides the best chance to enjoy thier hobby.
>  Show cars should be
> cherished as much as driven cars, and stock cars
> must be recognized and
> protected for they represent our common heritage and
> preserve our history.
> 
> We need to make the Museum bigger, better, and most
> important, More Corvair.
> We need to take a more public role in promoting the
> positive attributes of
> our car and in dispelling the negative myths about
> it.  Such a position
> would improve our ability to attract new and younger
> members to our
> organization.  I would like to see certain Corvair
> publications offered to
> mainstream retailers - "The Corvair Decade" and
> "Corvair Basics" from CORSA
> publications.  I hate walking into a Barnes and
> Nobles bookstore and finding
> books that disparage our automobile with no
> authoritarian publications
> available for rebuttal..
> 
> I personally believe the best way to encourage new
> members is to get them to
> go to a Corvair show - whether local or National,
> and we need to all do our
> part to promote that.  I offered several incentives
> in my club and will look
> into ways that could be incorporated at a national
> level.  Certainly for me,
> attending my first National in 1979 (Detroit) was a
> BIG factor in my
> continuing interest and enthusium.
> 
> Yes, I also think it is time for CORSA to explore
> affiliations with other
> car clubs of similar interests, such as Classic
> Chevrolet or even (gasp)
> AACA.  We don't need to give up our (fiercely
> guarded) independence, but we
> could open more dialog with other clubs which
> struggle, as we do, with the
> problems of aging cars and membership.  I would love
> to see an official
> CORSA presence at such show as the annual AACA fall
> event at Hershey.
> Wouldn't it be neat if we could teach them a few
> things about how to really
> judge a Corvair!
> 
> I am not so one minded (in spite of the "Earlies are
> better" thing) as to
> think only my ideas are important.  I want to
> protect the right of all CORSA
> members to enjoy their Corvairs in any
> non-disparaging way (even if that
> means cutting one up, occassionally, as I, myself,
> have done -- sniff).
> Racing is very important to the future of Corvairs
> and I will support it
> fiercely, even if I don't engage in it.  Modified
> Corvairs are just as cool
> as stock Corvairs, even though I personally will
> always prefer a Stock car
> to a modified one.
> 
> I could go on, and I suppose in time, I will.  That
> sohould give you enough
> to chew on for awhile, anyway.  As for now, I have a
> more important task -- 
> time to go watch "Lord of the Rings: The Return of
> the King" with my
> daughter!!
> 
> Bill Hubbell
> TCC President 2003-2004
> CORSA Eastern Division Director Candidate 2004
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Stillwell" <yenko117@yahoo.com>
> To: "Bill Hubbell" <whubbell@umich.edu>; "Virtual
> Vairs"
> <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
> Cc: <vv-talk@corvair.org>; <corvanatics@corvair.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 9:24 AM
> Subject: Re: <VV> CORSA BOD - Eastern Division
> Director's Seat (LONG)
> 
> 
> >
> >  Bill, Since you offered... What problems do you
> see
> > CORSA facing in the term you are applying for and
> how
> > do you plan to work towards resolving such?
> >
> >  Regards - Mike
> >            YS-117
> 
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