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NUTMEG MOTOR NEWS CONNECTICUT STREET ROD ASSOCIATION

JANUARY 2021

NUTMEG MOTOR NEWS CONNECTICUT STREET ROD ASSOCIATION

ESTABLISHED 1967 CSRA.ORG If you would like to know what CSRA is about our regular meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month which

are held at CSRA Clubhouse on 316 Woodhouse Avenue Wallingford CT. 7pm

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF 2021 NSRA REPRESENTATIVES NEWSLETTER STAFF PRESIDENT STATE REPRESENTATIVE NUTMEG NEWS EDITOR Ron SanGiovanni Sally Benoit Junie Barretta 203-530-4552 860-568-7404 203-469-4570

VICE PRESIDENT STATE ADVISER NUTMEG NEWS COPY EDITOR Anthony Perrone Danielle Couture Gloria Veronesi 203-213-1641 203-634-0008 860-667-0646 TREASURER SAFETY INSPECTOR BIRTHDAY REMINDER Dennis Dagliere Armand Couture Bette Dybick 203-239-3791 203-634-0008 860-345-4709 SECRETARY DIRECTOR DIRECTOR NEWSLETTER STAFFERS Alex McDonald Paul Benoit Pete Bozzo Donna Barretta 860-646-3381 860-568-7404 860-635-4971 203-469-4570 DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Armand Couture Bob Kesilewski Greg Piesyna Dennis Dagliere 203-634-0008 203-410-7744 203-729-8847 203-269-3791 SWAP MEET REPRESENTATIVE Moe Dagliere SWAP MEET CHAIRMAN SWAP MEET CHAIRMAN 203-269-3791 Bob Kesilewski Rich Ronzello 203-410-7744 860-828-8110

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JANUARYAndrew Schwers – 1st Judy VanBlarcom – 2nd Isabelle Bozzo – 8th Renee Fusco – 11th Donna Barretta – 13th Scott Vitiello – 13th Don Dybick – 14th Paul Buccheri – 17th Rachel Christiano – 20th Phil Rouquie – 31st

2021 NUTMEG MOTOR NEWS CSRA.ORG

CSRA A GROUP DEDICATED TO THE EDUCATION AND PRESERVATION OF OUR AUTOMOTIVE HERITAGE

PREZ SEZ

Ronnie Roadster Hi Everyone,

The New Year is now here. I'm sure everyone would agree with me seeing the end of 2020 is the only bright spot for most.

For now, we will remain on shut down. Will begin the monthly meetings outside when the weather improves. But there's still things the Board needs to do. Reviewing the duties of the board for January the following items would be undertaken. An annual bylaws meeting, appoint an Audit Committee, hold a Budget meeting, appoint Committee heads and the final item - pay the Property tax.

For now, the Taxes of course will be paid. Next, all Committee heads will remain, but if any committee head would like a change please let me know and the board can work on any changes needed. The audit for now will be on hold, the Bylaws will also be on hold and the budget will remain as it was in 2020. We are doing the best we can considering the serious situation we are all enduring.

As I write this Laura and I are in quarantine - we both tested positive. With only 9 months to go to Speedweek this shut down is going to be painful.

Wishing everyone a Better New year, Ron San Giovanni

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Happy New Year!!!

CLUB NEWS

THE 2021 BOARD: Pres. Ron SanGiovanni, Vice Prez. Anthony Perrone, Secretary Alex McDonald, Treasurer, Dennis Dagliere, Directors Paul Benoit, Pete Bozzo, Armand Couture, Bob Kesilewski, Greg Piesyna

GET WELL Ronnie and Laura get well, our thoughts and prayers are with you!

Marines in photo from left to right: James Bruneau, Bryan Chabla, (both are Marine reserve) and Master Sgt. Malik King accepting the toys and a check from CSRA Debbie Caliendo.

A PRAYER FOR THE NEW YEAR SENT IN BY JERRY AUGUSTINE Dear Lord, on this very diverse holiday season we still cherish the spirit of Christmas and the joys It brings to the families and friends of the CSRA members. We have all worked diligently to make our hobby of Street Rodding as pleasurable as ever. As we get through this pandemic, please give us all the blessings for a healthy and happy new year as we pray for peaceful times ahead. Amen



STUFF FOR SALE

If you have stuff to sell you can e-mail me at [email protected]

10/1/20 FOR SALE ’56 Ford parts, hood, rear bumper, tail gate, fan cowl. CALL Rich 203-860-371-1181

WILL ROGERS, SAYINGS SENT IN BY JERRY AUGUSTINE

(Will Rogers, who died in 1935 plane crash in Alaska with bush pilot Wiley Post was one of the greatest political country/cowboy sages this country has ever known.)

1. Never slap a man who’s chewing tobacco. 2. Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. 3. There are two theories to arguing with a

woman. Neither work. 4. Never miss a good chance to shut up. 5. Always drink upstream from a herd. 6. If you find yourself in a hole stop digging. 7. The quickest way to double your money is

to fold it and put it in your pocket. 8. Three are three kinds of men: The ones who

learn by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest have to pee on a fence to find out for themselves.

9. Good judgement come from experience and a lot of that come from bad experience.

10. If your riding ahead of the herd, take a look back now and then to see if there still there.

11. Letting the cat out of the bag is a lot easier then putting it back in!

12. After eating an entire bull, the mountain lion and feeling good he starting roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him dead.

The moral of the story is when you’re full of bull, keep your mouth shut.

ABOUT GROWING OLD

FIRST: Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it. SECOND: The older we get the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for. THIRD: Some people try to turn down their odometers. Not me. I want people to know why I look this way. I traveled a long way, and some of the roads were not paved.

FOURTH: When you dissatisfied would you really like to go back to your youth and do algebra.

FIFTH: You know your getting old when everything either dries up or leaks. SIXTH: I don’t know how I got over the hill when I was never on top. SEVENTH: One of the many things no one tells you about aging old is that it’s such a nice change from being young. EIGHTH: One must wait till evening to know how splendid the day has been. NINETH: being young is beautiful but being old is comfortable and relaxed. TENTH: Long ago when men beat the ground with sticks, it was called witchcraft. Today it’s called golf.



A SEAT BELT HISTORY TIMELINE Submitted by Tom Lambert

A look back at the history of seat belts shows that for a long-time automakers didn't want to include them, and people didn't want to wear them. Now, seat belts save thousands of lives each year.

A timeline of seat belt history can be traced back nearly two centuries, but it’s only been in the past few decades that the safety feature – and its use – have become commonplace. As recently as the 1980s, only about 10% of Americans wore seat belts when riding in a car. It was an uphill battle, one that included laws, education, and technological improvements, to get these life-saving devices adopted by the public. It’s a good thing they did – seat belts have been credited with saving more than one million lives and are considered to be one of the most cost-effective public health inventions ever. So how did seat belts go from an afterthought to a necessity? Let’s take a look. Mid-1800s – The Seat Belt History Timeline Begins

Sir George Cayley, a wealthy landowner in Yorkshire, England, invented the first seat belt way back in the 19th century. Cayley was highly interested in aerodynamics and the principles of flight. He is credited with building the first successful manned glider, a half-century before Orville and Wilbur Wright took to the air. Inside the aircraft, Cayley included a lap belt to keep the pilot in place. His first test flight crashed landed – the pilot survived.

A rendering of the first patented seat belt. 1885 – The First Seat Belt Patent Is Granted on February 10, New York City resident Edward J. Claghorn was awarded the first U.S. patent for a vehicular seat belt. It was devised in order to keep tourists safe as they rode in taxis.

The seat belt looked more like a present-day climbing harness, consisting of a strap that used hooks to secure a rider to the seat. 1922 – The Seat Belt Comes to the Indy 500 Barney Oldfield, a racing pioneer and the first person to drive 60 mph, recruits a parachute manufacturer to design a restraining harness for his Indy 500 car. Oldfield had seen several drivers get hurt, and even die, after being ejected from their vehicles.

Prior to this (and in the decades following) seat belts were rarely worn. One myth that prevailed during this time was that it was safer to be flung from the car than remain inside the vehicle as it crashed and potentially burned. Manufacturers, meanwhile, believed that if they included too many safety features, it would give consumers the impression the car was unsafe. 1959 – The Three-Point Seat Belt Is Invented the most important evolutionary step in seat belt history timeline occurred in 1959 when Swedish engineer Nils Bohlin invented the three-point seat belt. Volvo Car Corporation hired Bohlin the year prior as the company’s first chief safety engineer. He had previously worked designing ejector seats for fighter airplanes. Two-point seat belts only secured the passenger’s lap (and were hardly ever worn at the time). The four-point belts Bohlin was used to in airplanes were untenable in cars. His solution was a three-point seat belt that used one continuous belt. One section ran diagonally across the body while another section crossed the lap, creating a restraint for both the upper and lower body.. The first car to feature the three-point seat belt was the Volvo PV544, but it was quickly joined by others. Maybe the most remarkable – and most significant – aspect of this invention is what Volvo did with their new technology: they gave it away for free. The company allowed other manufacturers to have the design free of cost, all in the name of safety. At the time of his death in 2002, Volvo estimated that Bohlin’s invention had saved more than one million lives in just four decades.

1961 – Wisconsin Becomes First State to Require Seat Belts.

On September 25, Wisconsin became the first state to require seat belts be installed in the front seats of all new cars. This law only required cars to have seat belts. There was no such rule that passengers had to wear them. 1968 – Seat Belts Become Nationally Mandated The first federal law mandating all new cars be equipped with both lap and shoulder belts in the front seat is introduced. Although the three-point seat belt had been around for nearly a decade, the law did not specify the need for any particular design. As a result, many automakers installed separate lap and shoulder belts.

1973 – The Seat Belt Interlock Mechanism Is Introduced.



The 1970s and 80s were the most tumultuous stretch of time in in seat belt history. It all began in 1973, when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration required all new cars to install a seat belt interlock mechanism. The inexpensive device prevented a car from starting until the driver’s seat belt was buckled. The public had issue with this, feeling the government was overreaching with an intrusive mandate. Automakers, meanwhile, weren’t keen on adding to their costs. Congress responded by nixing the law the following year. 1983 – Seat Belts Reach the Supreme Court It’s a strange but true fact that more than one automobile feature has been at the center of Supreme Court cases. This includes the humble seat belt. The backstory to the case began in 1977. After the interlock mechanism law was denied, the NHTSA came back with rule stating carmakers must include some sort of passive restraint that worked automatically without driver intervention and protect passengers when hitting a wall at 35 mph. It seemed all but certain that automakers would be made to include seat belts in their vehicles – and then the 1980 presidential election turned things upside down. Ronald Reagan ran his campaign around deregulation. Naturally, when he took office, he opposed a law that forced the manufacturers to do something against their will. The requirement was thus revoked. But there was a second industry in play. Insurance companies, which had a vested interest in the safety of passengers, sued the administration. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of the insurers and ordered the Department of Transportation to reinstate the requirement. 1984 – New York Requires Front-Seat Riders to Wear Seat Belts

New York became the first state to require the use of seat belts. The bill, which went into effect Jan. 1, 1985, only mandated front-seat passengers wear seat belts. If they did not comply, they faced a fine of $50. Now it is also required by law for passengers 16 and older to wear a seat belt in the back seat. Today, nationwide use of seat belts is approximately 90%. New Hampshire is the only state that does not require adults to wear a seat belt.

According to the NHTSA, roughly 15,000 lives are saved by safety feature every year in the United States.

SENT IN BY FORMER MEMBER PURPLE JOE

A wife, being romantic, sent her husband a text: If you are sleeping send me your dreams. If you are laughing send me your smile. If you are eating send me a bite. If you are drinking send me a sip. If you are crying send me your tears. The husband answer typical non-romantic, replied: I’m on the toilet please advise.

THANK YOU NOTES Thank you for your condolences and the fruit & cheese basket From, Tony Miceli_______________________ Thank you so much for the food package. Your support has helped a lot through the healing process on my knee. Steve___________________________________ I would like to express my heartfelt thanks for the words of comfort and support. The membership has extended to me during this time of loss. Also, thanks you for the fruit basket. Candace________________ Thank you for thinking of our family with the gift box from Stew Leonard’s. We greatly appreciate the many expressions of sympathy from cards and calls. Connecticut Street Rod Assoc. is not only a car club you belong to but a family of friends. Thank you so much Hans, Paula, Andrew, Nicole, Jason, & Christopher___



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