The general meeting on June 14, which was held at Rick Brulé’s GO!motors, was attended by 18 members and guests. During the abbreviated business portion, we mainly discussed the new SDVSA web site, which Jeff Perry - our club photographer and man for all seasons - is working on. We voted to name it simply sdvsa.org and to provide the initial fee of $35/year to get it on line. It will be tied in with other Volvo sites, such as other clubs, magazines, dealers, etc., under the search title "volvo". After putting the labels and stamps on the newsletter, we settled down with a piece of UNO pizza in one hand and a beer or soda in the other, to watch Rick’s very entertaining video of our East County Tour, and other car related footage. This time, we were treated to free pizza which Glenn M. Miller, owner of the UNO Pizza chain (see page 10), an acquaintance of Rick’s, donated to the SDVSA. Thank you very much, Glenn! Then Rick led us on an informative sortie of the 15 or 16 classic cars that occupied the building. Very impressive! A big thank you goes to Rick and the staff at GO!motors from the SDVSA for again being our "host with the most".

The 8^th Annual Menghini Wine Party took place in Mike Menghini’s apple orchard on Saturday, June 24. We had two Austin-Healeys, one Jaguar XJ6C, one SAAB Sonett III, one Volvo P1900, one 120 wagon, one 1800E, and one 1800ES, gather for breakfast at COCO’s in the morning. Due to the amount of traffic, our diverse caravan became separated into two groups that traversed different routes to Dudly’s Bakery in Santa Ysabel. After a few anxious moments, the parade was reassembled again, and off we went, winding our way to the winery along Wynola Way. When our contingent arrived at a little past noon, half a dozen Volvos and Austin-Healeys were already in the paddock. Eventually, we had ten cars from the SDVSA, six from the Austin-Healey Club, and two Sonetts from the SAAB Association of Los Angeles, for a total of eighteen vehicles, and 32 people! The weather was well neigh perfect, the grounds were in excellent shape, and, as always, Mike and Toni Menghini

were perfect hosts. Mike was sporting his blue 1994 SDVSA baseball cap, which we presented to him a few years ago! We promptly got the BBQ going, and, after a nice lunch and car talk under a large sunshade, Mike gave us a good-natured tour of their quaint winery. People came and went all afternoon, but most had left by four o’clock. Some of us lingered on until around 6 p.m. – the setting and the afternoon were so beautiful! By the way, we just dodge the bullet – it rained in Julian the very next day!

By the time you read this issue of 1800 NEWS, hopefully everyone was able to enjoy the Back to the ’50s Car Show in La Mesa. More about this - our July event - in next month’s newsletter.

On August 26^th, we are planning to bring back another SDVSA tradition – the North County Wine Tour. This year it will be coordinated by Jeff Perry, who is already working hard on planning a scenic route between three wineries. We think Jeff has a few surprises in store for us. More details in August’s issue.

In contrast, our September 24^th event is new to SDVSA. We plan to support Ken Rodenbush and his Volvo 1800, racing at Dodge Anaheim Thunder at Edison Field. For more information, see page 5.

If you can’t attend the real thing in Anaheim, our local Volvo guru and former coordinator of SDVSA, Gene Bellegarde, is again making "rumbling" noises about inviting the club to participate in HO slot car races. A couple of years ago, we had a great time racing slot cars under Gene’s direction. You can even order your own scale 1800 (and other Volvo models) slot car from Gene, at no profit to him. The date for this Saturday event has not been set yet, but look for an announcement in future issues of 1800 NEWS.

And don’t forget to make plans for attending the 2000 VSA/VCOA West Coast National Meet at the Sheraton Rancho Cordova Hotel in Sacramento on Friday through Sunday, October 20 – 22. More information and an application on page 6.