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THE CLUB CHRONOLOGY 1970 - - 1980
By Bob Dupin
Reprinted from the 1980 Issue of the Chrysler Volume VI Number IV 300 Club News
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1970
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First Meet – Holly, MI.,
July 18,1970. Officers elected: Gil Cunningham, President; Terry
McTaggart, Vice-President; Robert E. Dupin Jr., Secretary; Robert
E. Dupin III, Treasurer. Dues set at $5.00/year
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1971
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First Newsletter published May 1,
1971 – Editor, Dave Werner. Membership count – 48.
Official club logo adopted at Hershey, PA meet, October 10, 1971.
Winning design by Bob Kloster of Minnesota.
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1972
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Second election of officers, May
6, 1972. Officers elected: Eric Sorenson, President; George
Riehl, Vice-President; Robert E. Dupin III, Secretary/Treasurer.
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1973
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New club news editors appointed
at Hershey, PA meet, October 7, 1973. Editors: Carol Cunningham,
Donna DeButts, Johnneen Lueth, Eleanor Riehl. Vote on 2 year term
of office accepted and approved at fall meet.
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1974
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First separate roster printed
February 1974. Membership count – 146. Chrysler Clearing
House formed by Allan & Gloria Moon, early 1974. Increase of
annual dues from $5.00 to $10.00 approved beginning July, 1974.
Official acceptance of club jackets, June, 1974. Third election
of officers announced at Fall Meet at Warrington, PA, Sept. 29,
1974. Officers: George Riehl, President; Duane DeButts,
Vice-President; Robert E. Dupin III, Secretary/Treasurer. Debbie
Tyler appointed Publicity Director at Spring Meet.
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1975
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New judging guidelines adopted
March 28, 1975. Membership count, July 1975 – 175. Club
gains non-profit status. Incorporation official. Constitution
adopted. Gil Cunningham appointed Technical Advisor of club.
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1976
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Club Store becomes official in
Spring of 1976. Membership count – 250. Fourth election of
officers at Fall Meet in Toronto, Ontario, October 10, 1976.
Officers: George Riehl, President; Duane DeButts, Vice-President;
Donna DeButts, Secretary; Don Warnaar, Treasurer. Parts Service
Center formed by Ray Beaumont. Seniors division in concours put
into effect.
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1977
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First Judging Committee Meeting
held March 26, 1977 in Pittsburgh, PA. Revised judging form
formulated. Membership count – 375. First News-Flite
printed December 1977. Editors: P. J. Ehmann, Terry McTaggart,
Don Warnaar. The club’s alternate quarterly publication to
supplement the Club News quarterly.
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1978
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Concours Standards Committee
meeting held on April 22, 1978, in Pittsburgh, PA. Purpose:
Upgrading judging standards, formulating “300 Restoration
Guides”. Fifth election of officers at Fall Meet in Mystic,
CT on Sept. 29, 1978. Officers: George Riehl, President; Gil
Cunningham, Vice-President; Terry McTaggart, Secretary; Don
Warnaar, Treasurer. Membership count –432.
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1979
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Chrysler Corporation brings back
the 300 in a limited edition model. The Clearing House has helped
in finding homes for 148 300s since it began in 1974. Concourse
Standards Committee – third meeting held on April 28, 1979,
in Pittsburgh, PA to further improve judging standards. Ron
Chuchola appointed Publicity Director. Increased advertising on a
monthly basis brings results. Membership count – 494. An
amendment to the constitution to accept the 1970 300-Hurst was
voted on and approved by the membership. 300-Hurst officially
accepted as a separate division of the club. Eleanor Riehl
appointed Membership Director.
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1980
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Sixth nomination of officers at
the Spring Meet in Pennsville, NJ on May 16, 1980. Results of
election will be announced at the Fall Meet in Gatlinburg, TN in
September. Membership count as of July 1, 1980 – 591 and
growing!! A two person Board of Directors was voted on and
elected at the Spring 1980 Meet, to assist the Executive
Committee in club members. John Sheets and Jack Wiltse were
elected to a three year term.
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