This month's speaker will be Don Meluzio, who owns one of the two or three remaining Porsche 901 prototypes. Meluzio's 901 of was one of the actual prototypes for the now ubiquitous 911. The 911 started its life as the 901 but that changed (see history below) This will prove a tale of Automotive Archeology. ...
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Our upcoming meeting is this Tuesday, the 10th of February at the Chowder Clubhouse, known also as Sardi's. The topic of our discussion should be of some interest. Few of us would claim to be ignorant of Bugatti history, but not very many may know that, when he couldn't sell enough Bugatti Royales to use...
The January Chowder Meeting will take place, as usual, on the second Tuesday of the month. In this case, the 13 of January. As always we will meet at the Chowder club house, Sardi’s at the usual time. NOON Our speaker is Leigh Diffey. Leigh Diffey is likely one of the best known auto racing and track and...
The 2025 Chowder Christmas Party is nearly upon us. Date is 9 December. We will, once again, be meeting at Chowder’s Historic Club House, Sardi’s on 44th Street. It should be memorable. We are promised a bounteous buffet. In addition to the ever desirable Sardi’s Steak House Creamed Spinach we will enjoy what this particular...
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Our September meeting is already upon us and it will serve to highlight the joys of Chowder summer activities and offer a preview of the months ahead. We will have a show and tell with photos of two major 2025 Summer Chowder Events: The road trip to Watkins Glen The Annual Chowder Summer Picnic. Watkins...
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“As Lerner and Lowe’s Guinevere reminded us in Camelot, “It’s May! The lusty month of May! That lovely month when ev'ryone goes Blissfully astray.” Thus it’s the perfect time for Chowderheads to gather and find an excuse to “go astray, preferably in a loud motorcar. The Chowderheads shall gather, as is our custom, at the...
Our speaker will be Mark Steigerwald, the Director of the International Motor Racing Research Center in Watkins Glen. There is much happening there these days and they have come a long way since the center opened. The first Chairman of the Board of the Center was a Chowderhead. It was Syd Silverman. Chowderhead Mike Stott...