President’s Letter August 2017

Diane Colvin — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 22:55:16 +0000

A few years ago, Amy and I attended the Iola Car Show in Iola, Wisconsin. I was in the middle of a 1929 Ford Model A restoration and Iola has a couple thousand swap meet vendors. After scouring the venue for parts for a couple days, it was time to check out the car show. One of the most unique displays was an area designated as “Cars from the Movies and TV”. They displayed the Kenworth semi-tractor from the TV show BJ and the Bear and a brown Mercury from Hawaii 5-0. I distinctly remember seeing about a dozen cars from the John Dillinger movie and a couple other period films. Once that Model A restoration was complete, that car and I had the opportunity to also be part of a movie. The film was called Return to the Hiding Place and was a period piece about the Dutch resistance during WWII. I had to travel to downtown Manistee for the day of filming. My role was to accidently drive into or hit a German soldier who was chasing a resistance leader across the street. The German soldier then would pound on the hood of my car and yell something, really loud, in German. I nailed that scene on the third take, it was awesome! That entire day of filming is probably on some cutting room floor somewhere, because it never made the final film. It never even made the deleted scenes. But what it did do is make me much more aware of the vehicles used in TV and films, especially 60’s and 70’s TV shows like Route 66 and Adam 12.

If you would like to borrow a copy of the film, let me know. It is quite intense.

Save the Wave,

Brian Martinie

President Newsletter March 2017

Diane Colvin — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 21:44:15 +0000

If you didn’t already know, I’m a car guy. I’ve been a car guy since I was a kid. It all started with hand-me-down Hot Rod Magazines and model cars. You know, the kind you had to break apart all the injected molded pieces and glue together. Sometimes the box would show you two different ways to complete the model. One was all original and the other was custom. Either way, my favorite part of each build was the paint and putting on all the cool decals. We kind of do the same thing today, but on a much larger scale. We make a decision to keep our Corvettes original or to make changes. Some changes are very subtle, like a new air freshener, while others over the top. Either way, you finish the car the way you like it. Don’t forget, April 11 is our first cruise of the year. I hope to see you all there.

Save the Wave,

Brian Martinie

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President’s Letter August 2017

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