Early NCRS Membership Applications

[Mike E.]

In the Restorer, David Strickland (26:2) and Arland Dower (35:1) wrote articles on the early Restorer inserts and early NCRS meet flyers.
I have questions about the three attached documents that I have. Any idea of the vintage? How they were distributed? I've had these forever, and just ran across them. I didn't think about documenting them when they came in 35 or so years ago. The smaller one is postcard size and postcard format two-sided. The white one (actually blue in person) is single-sided. The golden one is 4-page. The blue/white one lists dues as $15/year and makes mention that we also "publish a bi-monthly newsletter containing limited advertising of interest to members", so it has to be from after the beginning of the Driveline. The large gold one lists membership fees as $18 per year. The postcard one lists membership as $18 per year, and includes 1953-1967 Corvettes. The post card one also lists $18 and 53-67.
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[Mike E.]

Membership Applications, part two

Since we are limited on photos, I'm including this one as separate. My guess is that it is from 1994, since it mentions "good through 12/94". It's 4-page, 8 1/2x11. img300.jpgimg301.jpgimg302.jpgimg303.jpgDo you have other membership apps that aren't mentioned by Stickland, Dower, or these two posts? Always interested in your input. Thanks!

[Mark H.]

Re: Membership Applications, part two

Mike, I remember seeing the one in your first post with the '55 Corvette when I lived in Denver and the Rocky Mountain Chapter would do their annual show at Westminster Mall in Denver. That would have been circa 1981-83.

[Arland D.]

Re: Membership Applications, part two

Mike,

Nice to see a few of the golden oldies again. Hard to say for sure but the 63 -67 wobbly axles were voted in at the 78 Directors meeting and announced in Vol. 4 #4 Spring 78 issue of the Corvette Restorer. Inside the four page flyer a picture of Amgwert and Duntov was dated June 1978 so it probably couldn't have surfaced before late 78 or early 79. The dues amount and judging lineup is consistent for two of the three documents so if anyone can pinpoint when the dues were increased from $18 that is about as narrow a window as could be made. There may be something more specific in my archives but since they have been recently organized, I probably won't be able to find anything..............

[Page C.]

Re: Membership Applications, part two

Here's another old piece of history. The letter Noland Adams (one of the 7 NCRS Directors at the time) sent to Jim Prather of Vette Vues Magazine. The 1963-67 Corvettes would beVette Vues.jpg taken in on a trial bases for one year to see if there was enough support to keep them.

[Richard M.]

Re: Membership Applications, part two

Since we are limited on photos.......................

Mike, a few months ago I requested that the "Four Photo Limit and/or Links" be increased. John Wagonner changed it for us. We are now allowed UNLIMITED numbers of photos and links in a post. John wanted to try it out for a while. The "4 limit warning" still exists when uploading pictures & entered links but in reality it no longer applies. That has not been changed yet.

See.....https://www.forums.ncrs.org/showthre...ng-Limitations

Rich
p.s. Nice to see some of the original paperwork that you found. I still have my membership packet from 1988 when I joined. I'll take a look and see if there's anything in it that may be relative.

[Mark H.]

Re: Membership Applications, part two

The dues amount and judging lineup is consistent for all three documents so if anyone can pinpoint when the dues were increased from $18 that is about as narrow a window as could be made. There may be something more specific in my archives but since they have been recently organized, I probably won't be able to find anything..............

I went digging thru my old Restorers and the dues increase from $15 to $18 started with the Summer 1980 issue.

[Arland D.]

Re: Early NCRS Membership Applications

So it appears that the four page 'blue and white' membership flyer was created sometime in the late 78 to mid 80 timeframe and the other two were created after the summer of 1980. I dug up some other interesting documents but they shouldn't be tagged onto this thread.

[Dave S.]

Re: Early NCRS Membership Applications

So it appears that the four page 'blue and white' membership flyer was created sometime in the late 78 to mid 80 timeframe and the other two were created after the summer of 1980. I dug up some other interesting documents but they shouldn't be tagged onto this thread.

I don't see a 4 page Medmbership flyer in my Restorer insert research so I doubt if it was inside a Restorer. Do you have a photo of it. ????

[Arland D.]

Re: Early NCRS Membership Applications

Dave,

I'm sure you have the flyer that Mike referenced and showed a 'gold' shot of above. It is really black and white but it does have an odd 'bluish gray' tint to it so some have referred to it as being blue. Here are a few shots of the bluish one unless you are asking about one of the others that Mike referenced.

[Dave S.]

Re: Early NCRS Membership Applications

Dave,

I'm sure you have the flyer that Mike referenced and showed a 'gold' shot of above. It is really black and white but it does have an odd 'bluish gray' tint to it so some have referred to it as being blue. Here are a few shots of the bluish one unless you are asking about one of the others that Mike referenced.

Arland,
Thanks for the clarification.
Yes, I do have that. I'm preparing a reply to Mike's original post and I'll address that piece then.

[Dave S.]

Re: Early NCRS Membership Applications

In the Restorer, David Strickland (26:2) and Arland Dower (35:1) wrote articles on the early Restorer inserts and early NCRS meet flyers.
I have questions about the three attached documents that I have. Any idea of the vintage? How they were distributed? I've had these forever, and just ran across them. I didn't think about documenting them when they came in 35 or so years ago. The smaller one is postcard size and postcard format two-sided. The white one (actually blue in person) is single-sided. The golden one is 4-page. The blue/white one lists dues as $15/year and makes mention that we also "publish a bi-monthly newsletter containing limited advertising of interest to members", so it has to be from after the beginning of the Driveline. The large gold one lists membership fees as $18 per year. The postcard one lists membership as $18 per year, and includes 1953-1967 Corvettes. The post card one also lists $18 and 53-67.
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Mike,
I've had a chance to do some research and have some comments as follows:
1. The "golden" 4 page piece you show is the membership application I thought was issued in Restorer Volume 1 #1. During my initial research I only had one sample from a member that provided me with that conclusion and honestly I was never sure that it really came in that Issue. From what is said here it obviously did not come in 1 #1 and either came in a later Restorer (which I doubt) or was sent in another way.(likely). Arland referred to it as black and white. I'm not sure if his is originally black and white or it is a copy.
2. I have not idea where the yellow postcard ($18 yearly dues) came from. Just to confuse things I have attached a copy of a similiar postcard with $15 yearly dues. If you recall you were good enough to give me both of those last year for my collection.
3. I have also attached a blue membership application from Restorer Volume 4 #2. It is almost an exact match to the white application you posted in your initial post. Yours has a rear view of a midyear coupe at the top and mine says APPLICATION. Its likely there were two or more variations and they were inserted in Restorer 4 #2 and possibly also handed out at various meets and car shows.
4. I have no idea where the 2 page application shown in your second post was issued.
Many questions and not many answers.
I hope all is well with you in retirement.

[Gary C.]

Re: Early NCRS Membership Applications

Mike,

Membership forms list from volume 1 to 4

When Dave was doing his research - we found that he and I had the same inserts, but several were on different colored paper from the same volume number.

A post card was used for years and passed out at various events.

Gary
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1 # 1	Yellow Membership Application
2 # 3	Pink NCRS Membership Application folded in 1/4
4 # 2	Blue NCRS Membership Application, folded 1/3

[Arland D.]

Re: Early NCRS Membership Applications

John has always stated that when he ran out of paper for inserts he would grab the next stack of paper on the shelf and if it was a different color then those inserts would be a different color. There is no absolute answer for some of the insert colors.