Found in Basement!
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From: El Dorado California
Found in Basement!
While helping Noland Adams gather the materials for his website, we found a postcard (that he himself made with a picture he took of a Corvette) in his basement. It was a postcard he mailed to his "Mom and Dad" which reveals his early love for the Corvette as it was postmarked 1958!! Who would have known how much Noland Adams would contribute to our hobby back then? He didn't even know...but he knew he loved that car!
Mary Adams and I are gathering up (for Noland's birthday coming up in January) stories about Noland from anyone that has one. We would like to print them and give them as a gift, but need the stories! I am sure Noland would love to remember the times he had and know there must be hundred's. We are asking you to share YOUR personal "Noland Story". As a thank you, we will then place your CF userID in a hat for a drawing (to be held on Jan 18th Noland's B-day) for a Noland Adams autographed poster featuring his 1953 Corvette on the Commemorative US Post Stamp!
Please show your support by posting your story and becoming a member at his new site. Your support will enable Noland to bring his "life's work" into the 21st century (the internet) way of finding information! He is working hard, organizing & captioning 3500 unmatched vintage GM Corvette photographs. A few of the photos the site features are the 1957 Corvette SS, the Corvette SS Mule, the Q Corvette roadster, and Bill Mitchell’s Stingray Racer, which are all closely related according to Noland.
Keep your hands on the wheel,
Tobey Erhart
www.NolandAdams.com
Mary Adams and I are gathering up (for Noland's birthday coming up in January) stories about Noland from anyone that has one. We would like to print them and give them as a gift, but need the stories! I am sure Noland would love to remember the times he had and know there must be hundred's. We are asking you to share YOUR personal "Noland Story". As a thank you, we will then place your CF userID in a hat for a drawing (to be held on Jan 18th Noland's B-day) for a Noland Adams autographed poster featuring his 1953 Corvette on the Commemorative US Post Stamp!
Please show your support by posting your story and becoming a member at his new site. Your support will enable Noland to bring his "life's work" into the 21st century (the internet) way of finding information! He is working hard, organizing & captioning 3500 unmatched vintage GM Corvette photographs. A few of the photos the site features are the 1957 Corvette SS, the Corvette SS Mule, the Q Corvette roadster, and Bill Mitchell’s Stingray Racer, which are all closely related according to Noland.
Keep your hands on the wheel,
Tobey Erhart
www.NolandAdams.com
Last edited by Noland_Adams; Nov 26, 2011 at 06:48 PM.
Melting Slicks
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From: Chuckanut WA
I met Noland at the Pacific International Raceways vintage races in 2002. One of the most gracious, friendly, fun, gentlemen I have ever met. Thank You, Noland, for the incredible contribution you have made to our hobby and I wish you great success and prosperity on this new endeavor, you have truly earned it. I look forward to many hours of enjoyment on your website.
God Bless You
God Bless You
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From: Pendleton IN
While I've only known Nolnd for around ten years, I always enjoyed getting the silliest of jokes and things through email. When I first began restoring 53's, Noland was very gracious to send me blueprints, pics and other helpful material. I feel thankful to have been able to help him with some of the parts that I reproduce, 53 valve covers being just one item.
Always full of witty conversation, he made me feel at home at the 50th Anniversary Banquet in Flint, when the only part of my 53 I could bring at the time was my spare tire 1/2 moon.
Hats off to you Noland!
Brett!
Always full of witty conversation, he made me feel at home at the 50th Anniversary Banquet in Flint, when the only part of my 53 I could bring at the time was my spare tire 1/2 moon.
Hats off to you Noland!
Brett!
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From: Washington Michigan
I was the Master Of Ceremonies at Noland's "retirement roast" during the SACC National Convention in 2007 at the Baker Hotel in St. Charles, Illinois; speakers included myself, Jerry Kohn (CEO of Corvette Central), Bill Locke (Bloomington Gold Special Collection), Jim Gessner (Registry of Corvette Race Cars), Mike Yager (Chief Cheerleader/CEO of Mid-America Motorworks), Joe Calcagno (owner of R.A.R.E. Corvettes), David Burroughs (CEO, Bloomington Gold), and Larry Richter (founding member of SACC). A great time was had by all, and SACC produced a DVD of the evening's festivities.
Folks like that don't show up as speakers for just anyone; Noland is a fine gentleman known to virtually everyone in the Corvette hobby, and I'm honored to be counted among his friends.
Folks like that don't show up as speakers for just anyone; Noland is a fine gentleman known to virtually everyone in the Corvette hobby, and I'm honored to be counted among his friends.
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Here is a story that I think is great...
The college professor was giving the class a lecture on how to get along in life. "You must be aggressive. Pick out your objective and go for it. You notice when you come to a door it says 'push' - that's it - PUSH." "Yes," spoke up a heckler-student, "but on the other side of the door it says 'PULL'--that helps a little, also."
The college professor was giving the class a lecture on how to get along in life. "You must be aggressive. Pick out your objective and go for it. You notice when you come to a door it says 'push' - that's it - PUSH." "Yes," spoke up a heckler-student, "but on the other side of the door it says 'PULL'--that helps a little, also."
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Back in the late 80's, I bought my first Corvette, a basket case 67 435Hp, ex race car. I tried to make sense of the VIN number. It didn't match what I was reading about what it should be. I contacted Noland and gave him all the info I knew about the car including tracings of the stamp pad and trim tag. He determined that the person setting the stamp grabbed an I instead of a 1 that day. With a 1 there, the VIN made sense. He published my letter and his response to me in his column. I inquired at that time about making public his database. I'm glad he is now doing it.
