The SDVSA web site (www.sdvsa.org) is up and running again! Our web master, Jeff Perry, is working on some ingenious improvements. A new feature is a library of over a 100 articles from past issues of 1800 NEWS! Listed in chronological order from 1996 to the present, you just find the title and/or the author and click, and like magic, the whole article appears on your screen! Jeff told the nine members who attended the October 10 General Meeting that our most requested page is "Annonser" (ads)! Jeff is also trying to put a list together of member's email addresses. They will be posted on the SDVSA web site under sdvsamail@sdvsa.org. If you have an email address, please forward it to Jeff at jp41@home.com. Kurt Sievert, out unflappable Membership Coordinator, reported a decline in out roster to 65 paid up followers, down by about ten individuals.

   The SDVSA had the month of October reserved at the San Diego Auto Museum for displaying our classic Volvos. To start, we had Bud Hartwell's pristine 1972 1800ES, and Rick Brulé's newly restored 1967 120 Amazon wagon. On the 22nd, Bud's ES was replaced by Ken Monson's splendidly restored, red, 1963 P1800. The current museum feature display is called "Small Cars, Big Ideas", which sort of fits in with the original intent of our Volvos. 

   The 3^rd Annual OCVSA All Volvo Car Show at Swedish Speed in Perris, CA took place on Sunday, October 14. Dave Hunt, the main organizer of this event, was mighty nervous about the number of cars NOT showing up at the scheduled starting time, and convinced owners of cars, which were present to enter the judging. He needn't have worried. Over 45 Volvos of all models eventually showed up, and of those, over 30 entered the competition! Art Banks did his usually excellent job of coordinating the eight judges, who supported Art to the fullest. Volvos came from all over Southern California, representing So. Cal. VSA, OCVSA, VCOA, and our own SDVSA. 

Of course, Swedish Speed, and Mark Yarbrough and Ralph Victorio, played the role of the perfect hosts yet again. The surprise guest of honor was Bryon Farnsworth, PR spokesman for Volvo, who coordinated the very successful 40^th Anniversary of the 1800 car at Laguna Seca in August of this year. By the way, 2002 represents the 75^th year of the production of Volvo cars (1927 - 2002), so all bets are on some kind of celebration at the Pebble Beach Concourse or Monterey Historical Races next August. There were plenty of awards handed out for all model Volvos, stock and modified, and everyone received at least one raffle prize. The SDVSA extends its appreciation to all the people involved in the planning and execution of this great event! We also wish to thank Dave Barton for his rundown of this event on page 5 , as well as the "Red Rock Rendezvous", the Cactus Chapter VCOA West Coast Meet, on page 6. 

   November's "Nursery" Tour again demonstrated Mark Jankowski's vast knowledge of the highways and byways of San Diego County. Talk about a scenic drive!! And the weather was perfect for our "mature" cars (and twenty or so participants) - sunny, but not too hot. Besides the four 1800 coupes (one masquerading as a Toyota Tacoma) and one ES, we had the P1900, two 120 wagons, and three 240s join our cross-country caravan. Jeff Perry wore his "club historian's" hat, and snapped a number of pictures, which we hope to share with our members in December's 1800 NEWS.

   Don't forget to make your reservations for the SDVSAs Holiday Party on Sunday, December 9 at Bud and Christine Hartwell's Car Barn! It is important that everyone who plans to attend calls the Hartwells at (619)588-2180 to let them know what food item they will bring. Turn the page for all the details of this 21-year-old SDVSA traditional event. This is the only notification you will get, since the party takes place before the December issue of 1800 NEWS is published!.