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  • WagonCrazy
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    • Mar 2012
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    • Santa Clarita, CA

    2024 CNA Nomad convention- Boise ID

    Anyone going to this meetup July 22-26?

    1957 Nomad- LS1/T56 on C4 chassis
    1959 Fleetside Apache 1/2 ton, shortbed, big window, 327ci.
  • chevynut
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    • Nov 2011
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    • Fort Collins, CO

    #2
    I'd sure like to go but it's right between my trips to Montana. We're probably leaving to go back to CO around the 10-12th, then coming back sometime a few weeks later. My schedule kinda depends on the progress on my shop in Montana. If I'm still here July 22nd I may swing by Boise, but that's doubtful at this time.
    56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension


    Other vehicles:

    56 Chevy 2-door BelAir sedan
    56 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
    57 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
    1962 327/340HP Corvette
    1961 Willys CJ3B Jeep
    2001 Porsche Boxster S
    2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
    2019 GMC Sierra Denali Duramax

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    • BamaNomad
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      #3
      This is the annual Nomad Convention, held this year in Boise, ID. You need to be a CNA member to get full details and to attend, although you could probably 'Drop In' on either Monday (swap meet day), or Tuesday (Show day) and walk around without a name tag, OR you could register AT the convention on Monday at the latest. The Convention goes from Sunday thru Thursday night's banquet and awards ceremony, with Nomaders heading home on Friday, although some Nomaders go early and stay later to fully view an areas sights!

      Unfortunately I won't be attending this year since I don't think I'm up to the 3.5-4 days of driving each way... and wifey doesn't fly...

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      • BamaNomad
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        #4
        I didn't make the Nomad Convention this year, as my wife didn't want to go and it was just too far for me to drive by myself...

        Today, they are likely having a free day to relax or visit area attractions around Boise. Tonight will be the Banquet, a big dinner with trophy awards from the car show after, and tomorrow they will head back towards their home, with many stopping off at parks and attractions on their way back home.

        They announce the statistics for the convention tonight, so in the next few days we should find out how many CNA members registered and attended and what states they are from, how many Nomads were in attendance in each class and overall, and the big winners! I know we had a few driving their Nomads from the southeast, so here's hoping everyone makes it back home with no major problems! It was going to be a 3 to 4 day drive for me from Alabama!

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        • chevynut
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          • Nov 2011
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          • Fort Collins, CO

          #5
          Oh Damn, I completely forgot about this. I drove home from Montana yesterday and might have taken a detour through Boise if I had remembered. Just had too much stuff on my mind and wanted to get home.
          56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension


          Other vehicles:

          56 Chevy 2-door BelAir sedan
          56 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
          57 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
          1962 327/340HP Corvette
          1961 Willys CJ3B Jeep
          2001 Porsche Boxster S
          2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
          2019 GMC Sierra Denali Duramax

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          • WagonCrazy
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            • Mar 2012
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            • Santa Clarita, CA

            #6
            I think next year is Oklahoma City. Maybe we can come up with a plan to meet there.
            1957 Nomad- LS1/T56 on C4 chassis
            1959 Fleetside Apache 1/2 ton, shortbed, big window, 327ci.

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            • 567chevys
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              • Oct 2010
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              • Woodland Washington

              #7
              Originally posted by BamaNomad
              This is the annual Nomad Convention, held this year in Boise, ID. You need to be a CNA member to get full details and to attend, although you could probably 'Drop In' on either Monday (swap meet day), or Tuesday (Show day) and walk around without a name tag, OR you could register AT the convention on Monday at the latest. The Convention goes from Sunday thru Thursday night's banquet and awards ceremony, with Nomaders heading home on Friday, although some Nomaders go early and stay later to fully view an areas sights!

              Unfortunately I won't be attending this year since I don't think I'm up to the 3.5-4 days of driving each way... and wifey doesn't fly...
              Its sad you have to be a member to go to it , why would one Join if they don't know how its run . One thing also I don't like clubs .

              Thanks Sid
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              1955 2 DR Post
              1937 Chevy Coupe
              2023 Ford Super Duty F350 TREMOR
              2019 Corvette Z06
              1955 Chevy Nomad
              1935 Ford 2dr Slant back I have 4

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              • BamaNomad
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                #8
                Sid,

                Anyone can just park and walk thru the cars or the swap meet.. etc.. member or not. But only members may enter their Nomad for judging. I first heard about the NNC and a nearby convention in '73 or 74 so I drove 200 miles for a day to get there and just wandered thru the Nomad parking lot, talked to members, and lusted over the cars and got many ideas). I joined immediately after and have been a continuous member of the NNC (and then the CNA) since. If you express interest in the club, generally someone will give you a magazine so you can get a feel for the club before you join. The CNA is NOT a prima donna organization as most of the members do all their own work and share the how-tos among other members.

                Gary

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                • chevynut
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                  #9
                  I was a member of NNC for years starting around 1974 and have a pile of their newsletters called "Nomad Post" I think. When they went defunct I didn't join CNA but I was a member of CCI for a long time. It just got too commercial for me.
                  56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension


                  Other vehicles:

                  56 Chevy 2-door BelAir sedan
                  56 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
                  57 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
                  1962 327/340HP Corvette
                  1961 Willys CJ3B Jeep
                  2001 Porsche Boxster S
                  2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
                  2019 GMC Sierra Denali Duramax

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                  • BamaNomad
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                    • Nov 2016
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                    • Rocket City, USA (Huntsville, AL area)

                    #10
                    The members of the NNC formed the CNA at the last convention of the NNC (1986 or 7?) , so there was no interruption. Rather than being a 'club' began by a handful of people in Colorado, as was the original NNC, who got too old or ran down to continue it, and decided to close it down, the CNA is actually FORMED as a club of members, and the members elect the officers and make other big decisions. We vote on directors, etc.

                    CCCI on the other hand began as a club with a magazine and at some point the 'hired' President (Doug Moorhead) declared himself the 'owner' on our insurance paperwork, and a couple of years later SOLD it to a business (for $7 Mil) relegating the club to nothing but a magazine subscription which advertised the products of that business. I was, and still am probably, a lifetime member of the club that is no longer. The CCCI business has been sold a couple more times since Doug first sold it, and now is a part of Ecklers and is owned by a corporation.

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                    • chevynut
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                      • Nov 2011
                      • 11030
                      • 115
                      • Fort Collins, CO

                      #11
                      Originally posted by BamaNomad
                      The members of the NNC formed the CNA at the last convention of the NNC (1986 or 7?) , so there was no interruption. Rather than being a 'club' began by a handful of people in Colorado, as was the original NNC, who got too old or ran down to continue it, and decided to close it down, the CNA is actually FORMED as a club of members, and the members elect the officers and make other big decisions. We vote on directors, etc.
                      I don't really see the difference. It went from one "club" to another "club". CNA may be more organized but it's still a club.

                      CCCI on the other hand began as a club with a magazine and at some point the 'hired' President (Doug Moorhead) declared himself the 'owner' on our insurance paperwork, and a couple of years later SOLD it to a business (for $7 Mil) relegating the club to nothing but a magazine subscription which advertised the products of that business. I was, and still am probably, a lifetime member of the club that is no longer. The CCCI business has been sold a couple more times since Doug first sold it, and now is a part of Ecklers and is owned by a corporation.
                      I joined CCC/CCI/CCCI in 1978 and have a pile of those magazines too. I thought it started out as "Classic Chevy Club" and then "Classic Chevy International", didn't it? I remember when it got sold and I think I stayed on as a member for a while. I don't remember when I finally quit. CCI used to be just about the only source for parts for a while, or at least that's what I thought. I bought quite a few parts from them, many that I still have in original GM boxes and wrappers. Seems that Danchuk provided parts for them before Danchuk became the go-to for parts. Of course a lot of GM parts were still available at that time.
                      56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension


                      Other vehicles:

                      56 Chevy 2-door BelAir sedan
                      56 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
                      57 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
                      1962 327/340HP Corvette
                      1961 Willys CJ3B Jeep
                      2001 Porsche Boxster S
                      2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
                      2019 GMC Sierra Denali Duramax

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                      • BamaNomad
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                        • Nov 2016
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                        • Rocket City, USA (Huntsville, AL area)

                        #12
                        CCCI published a listing of all the trifive parts that were still available from Chevrolet back in about '76 or so.. Most of us bought all we could afford to, or needed at that time. CCCI also took the lead, with assistance from the local chapters and members in initiating the production of the first reproduction parts, of which Classic Reproductions and Danchuk were originally the contracted companies to produce them. We OWE one thing to CCCI - the kick starting of the Reproduction Parts Market, and of course their many thousands of members that encouraged that! Now CCCI no longer exists.

                        The CNA is a real 'club', not an organization formed by a couple of individuals... The CNA cannot be 'shut down' because one of two individuals desire it to...

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                        • chevynut
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                          • Nov 2011
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                          • Fort Collins, CO

                          #13
                          I just took a look at my magazines and the club was called Classic Chevy International (CCI) and the magazine was Classic Chevy World. This was back in the mid-1990's so I need to dig up the earlier ones to see if it was different. My member number was 12722.
                          56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension


                          Other vehicles:

                          56 Chevy 2-door BelAir sedan
                          56 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
                          57 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
                          1962 327/340HP Corvette
                          1961 Willys CJ3B Jeep
                          2001 Porsche Boxster S
                          2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
                          2019 GMC Sierra Denali Duramax

                          Comment

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