1st Annual DR VOLVO SPECIALIST all Volvo meet

WOW! What an event

At 8am the cars started rolling in and by 10arn twenty-nine Volvo beauties were all lined up ready to be judged.

The ten dollar entry fee was a real bargain that included a gift bag worth $20.00 in merchandise, a lunch coupon, and five raffle tickets.

There were tours of the facility that included twelve service bays and a 6,000 sq. ft. used and rebuilt parts warehouse.

On display was a C70 cabaret and a S80 sedan courtesy of Irvine Volvo.

Also on display was a 1993 940 outfitted for camping with a Thule roof rack, a custom sleeping mattress and special cargo containers courtesy of Jerry Fair owner of the DR Volvo Specialist.

Another Volvo of interest was a 1983 metallic blue 240T with a very professional 1990 5.0 liter HO Ford V8 engine conversion owned by Ed Geiger.

There was plenty of food that included hot dogs, sodas, donuts, coffee, and free popcorn.

The raffle tickets were five for a dollar and the drawings went on all day with $1500 worth of prizes.

A $100 bill was donated by Steve Metcalf of Ramac Parts Supply and a $50 bill was donated by S. J. Bizal of European Parts Incorporated.

Valvoline donated many prizes including several jackets. IPD in Oregon and Swedish Speed in Perris were also contributors.

Jerry Fair of the DR Volvo Specialist contributed a large portion of the raffle prizes.

The judging coordinator was David Hunt president of the Orange County Volvo Club.

A big debt of gratitude goes to the following judges whose performance was outstanding in judging 29 cars in 16 categories:

Bob Berglund National Vo1vo Sports America president and editor of the National Volvo magazine 'SEES'.

Bill Webb Editor of the Volvo Sports America Western Slates magazine and board member of Volvo Sports America.

Art Banks Owner of an award winning Master's Class Volvo and board member of Volvo Sports America.

Karl Grimm Owner of an award winning Master's Class Volvo and board member of Volvo Sports America.

Tony Smith Owner of all award winning Master's Class Volvo.

Russel Lewis President of Volvos-R-Us.

Mark Yarbrough Co-owner of Swedish Speed in Perris, an independent Volvo repair and restoration facility.

BEST OF SHOW -- Stock
David Hunt -- 1956 P1900

BEST OF SHOW -- Modified
Ed Geiger -- 1983 244

BEST OF SHOW -- Master's
Karl Grimm -- 1970 1800E

BEST 544
Daniel Pitruzzelli -- 1964 544

BEST 120 SERIES
Doug Wi1son -- 1964 122S
2nd PLACE
Cory Huizenga -- 1964 122S
3rd PLACE
Andrew Mitzel1-- 1967 122ES

BEST 140 SERIES
Jack Wetz -- 1970 142
2nd PLACE
Jack Wetz -- 1971 145

BEST 1800
Casey Moore -- 1962 P1800
2nd PLACE
Ed Bauernfield -- 1971 1800E
3rd PLACE
Alford-J-Beck -- 1967 1800S

Best 1800ES
Art Banks -- 1973 1800ES
2nd PLACE
Russel Lewis -- 1973 1800ES

BEST POST 1976
Derry1 Cook -- 1985 245T
2nd PLACE
Samuel Armour -- 1989 780
3rd PLACE
Jim Shanks -- 1987 780

BEST LIMITED EDITION
Pre 1975
David Hunt -- 1956 P1900

BEST LIMITED EDITION
Post 1975
Ken Herczeg -- 1980 262C

BEST PAINT
Ken Herczeg -- 1980 262C

High Mileage Award
Ken Herczeg -- 323,012 miles

Longest Distance Traveled
Karl Grimm -- 155 miles

Oldest Volvo Award
David Hunt -- 1956 P1900

Thank you Jerry and to your staff at the DR Volvo Specialist for the hard work and enthusiasm in hosting one fantastic Volvo event, see you next year.