The Second Wednesday in September, 2001, followed the day on which international terrorists wrote their own epitaph, if we can hold the world coalition together long enough. Needless to say, the attendance at the SDVSA monthly General Meeting was down due to lack of interest. However, five members were present at the abbreviated and somber business session, and managed to put the newsletter together, and send it out. No Pizza ’n’ Videos that night! We did have the drawing of Bob Skoog’s 50/50 raffle, however, and the winner was Jacob Quimpo. Jacob was not present, so, according to the rules, he forfeits his winnings, which were $49. Wasn’t “Lucky” Jacob’s name also drawn in July?

   The SDVSA has the month of October reserved at the Auto Museum for displaying our classic Volvos. They are located at the northeast corner of the main exhibit hall. Currently, we have Bud Hartwell’s pristine 1972 1800ES, and Rick Brulé’s newly restored 1967 120 Amazon wagon. If you have a chance, go to the San Diego Auto Museum in Balboa Park and see some examples of your club’s beautifully maintained cars!

   On Saturday, September 22^nd, we carved one more notch into the handle of our grape-wood walking cane. Jeff Perry led us to the Schwaesdall Winery in Ramona, which was unknown to most of our members. We managed to amass six cars, aside from Dave Hunt and John Burleigh of the OCVSA, who got disoriented finding their way to COCO’s, and never joined our little caravan. We had Jeff Perry in his ’66 1800S, cleverly disguised as a Toyota Tacoma 4x4. Bob Skoog brought his black, hot, ’63 1800S, contrasting with the editor’s tired, smoking, white ’64 1800S. Two beautiful 1800ESs also joined the trek -- Brad and Sharon Benson’s white ’72, and Mike McLaren’s BRG ’72. Dave Barton impressed us all with his highly modified ’84 245 which really moved! (See Dave’s summary on page 7). John Schwaesdall was preoccupied with crushing his 2001 vintage 

merlot grapes when we arrived, but told us some general things about his winery and method of winemaking. Amazingly for a small winery, he poured seven varieties, which included a couple of vintages, to whet our pallets. From a Chardonnay, to Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Carignan, and Mourvedre -- all grown in Ramona or Temecula -- and all excellent wines. Just around the ”corner” from the winery is Dos Picos County Park, which Jeff had selected for our picnic lunch site. Here, in the shade of the oak trees, we relaxed and shared stories after a hard morning’s work of driving and wine tasting! (The park also provides a couple of permanent horseshoe pitches, for future reference). Jeff, you did well in selecting the winery, the road getting there, and the picnic spot! 

   The Chrysler Vintage Auto Speed Festival at the Naval Air Station on Coronado, San Diego, on Oct. 14, was officially cancelled this year, due to the uncertain status of NAS, and crowd security problems. However, for those of you who never have attended this terrific event, be sure to join us there next year.

   Cancellation of the Vintage Auto Races gives us an opportunity to throw our full support behind the 3^rd Annual OCVSA All Volvo Car Show at Swedish Speed in Perris, CA on Sunday, October 14. Dave Hunt, Art Banks, Mark Yarbrough, and many other members of Southern California Volvo Clubs, expended a lot of effort to make this show a success. Please support your SDVSA and many other Southern California Volvo organizations by attending. Turn the page for more data on this homespun happening!

   November’s ”Nursery” Tour takes place on the weekend before the publication of that month’s 1800 NEWS. That is why we include all the details in this issue! Mark Jankowski has again demonstrated his vast knowledge of San Diego County by planning this unusual tour. Read more about it on page 3.