Vette Gazette - Myrtle Beach Corvette Club

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Myrtle Beach Corvette Club
Vette Gazette
Editor Toni Mazurek
[email protected]
Page 1 Volume 5 Issue 8 August 2015
Presidents Corner
By Tim Wuennemann
OUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS CHANGED!
FROM NOW ON, WE WILL BE USING
[email protected]
FOR ALL CORRESPONDENCE. PLEASE
UPDATE YOUR RECORDS.
Greetings….
Our next meeting is August 9 at Crow
Creek. We would like to see you. There
is plenty of room to park your car.
As your new President my goal is to
help facilitate your good ideas into action through teamwork with the support
of the Board. We are focused on implementing the changes the majority of our
members want to take place.
Save The Wave!
Tim Wuennemann
President, Myrtle Beach Corvette Club
Inside this issue:
PRESIDENT REPORT
1
BOD REPORTS
2-5
NCM REPORT
3-4
ACTIVITIES REPORT
5
UPCOMING EVENTS
6-7
1ST CORVETTE OFF ASSEMBLY LINE
8
OUR CHARITIES
9
CRULISE INS
10
OUR SPONSORS
11-12
BIRTHDAYS/ANNIVERSARIES
13
CLASSIFIEDS
14-20
MEMBER BUSINESS
21
www.myrtlebeachcorvetteclub.com
Vice President
Charlie Torregrossa
Hi all,
Don't forget that the August 9th meeting will be at Crow Creek located
in Calabash. Look for the dinner letter for details and for your host.
There will not be a dinner meeting for September. That is the month for
the MBCC picnic. Jim spore will advise on details for this event.
Stay cool and safe and enjoy the summer.
God bless.
Charlie
Support your club with Cling on Signs now
available for $22 per set of 2. Window decals only $3. See Alice Iodice
Secretaries Desk
By Susan Woldanski
Hi Folks,
The minutes of the July meeting were distributed to all members. As of
this date, there are no changes or corrections. My husband and I are going to Kansas to visit our son/daughter-in-law/two granddaughters; therefore, we will not be able to attend the August meeting. Would anyone
like to volunteer to take the minutes in my absence? If so, please let me
know ASAP so I can communicate the information to our president. And
thank you in advance for assuming this responsibility on my behalf. Just
a reminder that I am glad to send out get well and/or thinking of you and/
or sympathy cards to club members when needed. Send me an email at
[email protected] and I will mail the card. Happy rest of the summer!
Mike Woldanski
NCM Ambassador
More news from the National Corvette Museum is attached for your review. As discussed at the last meeting I have enclosed
further details on the 2015 production year
and other events. Please consider becoming a member of the Museum for only $50
per year.
2015 Corvette Production Stats Released
Last Friday we received the final production
stats for the 2015 model year Corvettes.
The final 2015 rolled off the line on Wednesday, June 17, and the first
2016 started on June 22. Here's a quick look at how the year stacked
up:
 34,240 Corvettes Produced
 1,049 R8C Museum Delivery Cars, the 2nd highest number delivered when compared to Chevrolet Dealerships
 Stingray Coupes 60.6%; Z06 Coupes 20.4%; Stingray Convertibles 14.1%, Z06 Convertibles 4.9%
 68% had automatic transmissions
 Black wheels and black interiors were the most popular
Arctic White was the top selling color, though if you combine Torch
Red and Crystal Red then "red" is #1.
Vets n Vettes Registration Open
Registration is now open for our November 5-7, 2015
Vets n Vettes event presented by Mobil 1.
Activities for this year's event includes a special day for
wounded warriors including rides in Corvettes at the
NCM Motorsports Park, lunch, plant and Museum tours
and ice cream. Thursday evening the local VFW is hosting us for a special meet-n-greet with Ribeye Steak dinner.
Friday we have a number of road tours, a seminar about
JFK's funeral and our VnV banquet. On Saturday event
attendees will have the opportunity to participate in the
Bowling Green Veterans Day Parade, lunch at the local
American Legion post, followed by a fun road tour.
The event is only $15 for basic registration. Check out the full agenda online at http://
www.corvettemuseum.org/registration/vetsnvettes/info.shtml
Mike Woldanski
NCM Ambassador
First 2016 Corvette Delivered at NCM
Production of the model year
2016 Corvettes officially started
June 22, and today (July 16) the
Museum has welcomed our first
R8C Delivery for the new model.
Randy and Mary Myers from Las
Vegas, NV had the honor of being
the first to pick up their 2016 Corvette, an Arctic White Stingray
Convertible with Adrenaline Red interior... ironically, the
same combination as the very first 1953 Corvettes that
rolled off the line.
If you are planning to order a new Corvette we hope you
will consider adding option code R8C and picking it up here from us! Learn more about the delivery program online at http://www.corvettemuseum.org/ncm_delivery/index.shtml
Membership News
by Alice Iodice
Here is hoping your July was enjoyable. Our membership to date is 278
strong.
Since the last meeting we have received several new applications.
Richard and Nan Kerp have a 1966 Nassau Blue coupe. They enjoy
car shows.
Maybe they will help with the 2016 car show. It is always welcomed.
Garry Ballard has a 2000 Red Convertible. His hobbies are golf and
traveling. We have
male members who will be able to help him with those hobbies. He also
enjoys car shows and road trips. Jim will be able to keep him busy.
At the writing of this article, I have sent out several additional applications that have not
yet been returned. So at the meeting in August, I'm hoping to be able to introduce a few
more new members.
If you have changed your address, telephone numbers, traded cars or have a new
email address, please notify me so I can update the roster. We will be sending an updated roster
within the next month.
Anyone needing a new window decal please see me at the next meeting; the price of the extra
decal will be $3.00.
Hope you see you at the August meeting.
ACTIVITIES & UPCOMING EVENTS
Activities Central
by Jim Spore
There wasn’t much going on in July, but things are going to pick up.
On August 1st one of our sister clubs, Grand Strand Corvettes is
holding its annual show to benefit Jason’s House. Registration is
$20 and the show will be held at the Deerfield Plaza in Surfside
Beach from 10-2.
31st
The first MBCC event in August is Thursday the 6th when we are going to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans baseball game/picnic. We already
have close to 40 people signed up and it may be too late to sign up if
you haven’t already done so. I plan to pick up tickets on Friday July
The game plan is to meet at Broadway at the Beach between 5:15 and 5:30. I will hand out tickets to everyone and we will leave Broadway at 5:45. There is a good possibility we will not all
make it through the traffic light at the same time but we will all be parking together along the water
on the right side as you face the park.
Once we are in the park we will receive wrist bands which will allow us to get into and out of the
picnic area. Remember it will also be $1 beer night until 8:00.
I know its summer time and a lot of us have company and or are out of town but please try and
make it to our sponsored cruise in locations. Being at the north in I usually go to Papa’s Pizza
and we almost always have a very good turnout. Last month Sharon and I went to our newest
sponsor, the Grumpy Monk and we were very impressed. Give them a try. I also know Milardo’s
always has a good turnout. Their happy hour is great and their sausage parm is outstanding!
September things really start picking up. There are a lot more shows which I will send out under
separate cover, and September is when we have the MBCC Picnic. The picnic will be held at the
Waterbridge Community Center/pool off Carolina Forest Rd. Only a handful of people signed up
at the July meeting, but I know that was early. Last year we had 86 people, but this year I’d like to
see us break 100! That shouldn’t be a problem with 350+ members. All it will cost you is $7 per
person.
If you would like to come to the picnic, you can send your check to: MBCC, PO Box 4836, Myrtle
Beach, SC 29597. Checks should be made out to MBCC. Once your check has been received, I
will add you to the list.
I’ve also got two other trips planned. The first is an overnight trip on Tuesday September 1 st to
Charlotte to see the Broadway play Motown the Musical. Tickets are $70.50 each for some very
good center seats. Hotel accommodations have not been finalized at this writing but will be before the August Gazette comes out. If you are interested send me an email and I will give you all
the details: [email protected].
The other trip I am working on is a trip to Hilton Head Island to attend the Concours De Elegance
Show. The dates are October 30th to November 2nd. This is a high-class 2-day car show, and entrants have to be invited to show their car. I understand there are different cars each day. So far
we have 24 MBCC cars signed up to make the trip. I got a really good rate on rooms and a good
rate on a two-day show pass. So, if you are interested in going, send me an email and I will give
you all the details – again – [email protected].
In closing, if you are a new club member, these trips are a great opportunity to get to know your
fellow MBCC members a lot better than you ever will at our monthly meetings. Just ask anyone
who has ever made one of the club trips.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday August 1 @ 10 AM Grand Strand Corvettes golf Cart & Car Show, Deerfield Plaza,
Surfside Beach
Wednesday August 5 @ 6 PM Milardo’s Pizza &
Sports Pub Cruise in
Thursdsay August 6 7:05 PM Myrtle Beach Pelicans baseball game & picnic
Sunday August 9 @ 5 PM MBCC Meeting at Crow
Creek Resort
Tuesday August 11 @ 6 PM Papa’s Pizza Cruise in
Thursday August 20 @ 6 PM Grumpy Monk Cruise
In
September 1-2 Motown the Musical, Charlotte,
NC
Saturday September 12 @ 11:30 AM MBCC Picnic,
Waterbridge Community Center, Myrtle Beach
Sunday September 20 Cape Fear Corvette Club
Show, Wilmington, NC
October 30-November 1 Concours d’Elegance,
Hilton Head Island, SC
UPCOMING EVENTS
August 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Grand Strand
Corvette Club
Golf Cart &
Car Show
2
9
3
10
MBCC
meeting
16
4
11
5
6
7
8
Milardo’s
Cruise In
Pelicans
Baseball
12
13
14
15
19
20
21
22
28
29
Papa’s Cruise
In
17
18
Grumpy Monk
Cruise In
23
24
30
31
25
26
27
1st Corvette off Assembly Line
On [June 30th] in 1953, the first production Corvette is built at the General Motors facility in
Flint, Michigan. Tony Kleiber, a worker on the
assembly line, is given the privilege of driving
the now-historic car off the line.
Harley J. Earl, the man behind the Corvette, got
his start in his father’s business, Earl Automobile Works, designing custom auto bodies for
Hollywood movie stars such as Fatty Arbuckle.
In 1927, General Motors hired Earl to redesign
the LaSalle, the mid-range option the company
had introduced between the Buick and the Cadillac. Earl’s revamped LaSalle sold some 50,000 units by the end of 1929, before the Great Depression permanently slowed sales and it was discontinued in 1940. By that time, Earl had earned
more attention for designing the Buick “Y Job,” recognized as the industry’s first “concept” car. Its
relatively long, low body came equipped with innovations such as disappearing headlamps, electric
windows and air-cooled brake drums over the wheels like those on an airplane.
After scoring another hit with the 1950 Buick LeSabre, Earl headed into the 1950s–a boom decade
for car manufacturers–at the top of his game. In January 1953,
he introduced his latest “dream car,” the Corvette, as part of
GM’s traveling Motorama display at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel
in New York City. The sleek Corvette, the first all-fiberglassbodied American sports car, was an instant hit. It went into production the following June in Flint; 300 models were built that
year. All 1953 Corvettes were white convertibles with red interiors and black canvas tops. Underneath its sleek exterior, however, the Corvette was outfitted with parts standard to other
GM automobiles, including a “Blue Flame” six-cylinder engine, two-speed Powerglide automatic
transmission and the drum brakes from Chevrolet’s regular car line.
The Corvette’s performance as a sports car was disappointing relative to its European competitors,
and early sales were unimpressive. GM kept refining the design, however, and the addition of its
first V-8 engine in 1955 greatly improved the car’s performance. By 1961, the Corvette had cemented its reputation as America’s favorite sports car. Today, it continues to rank among the
world’s elite sports cars in acceleration time, top speed and overall muscle.
Taken from the History Channel website http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-corvette-built
OUR 2015 CHARITIES
VETERAN’S WELCOME HOME AND RESOURCE CENTER
WWW.VETERANSWELCOMEHOMEANDRESOURCECENTER.ORG
A non-profit organization dedicated to providing veterans who live in Horry,
Georgetown and Brunswick Counties with assistance in learning about and applying for benefits. They help veterans transition back into civilian life, helping with
benefits, job service and counseling. The resource center was founded by veterans
and others who support veterans and their rights and are all unpaid volunteers.
They are continually contacting our state, local and federal representatives in hopes
of getting them to improve Veterans benefits.
They accept no funding from any government agency and support their efforts by
donations only. They have helped over 1000 veterans this past year not knowing
where to turn to get benefits due them, plus assisting many with paying bills.
WWW.COASTALANIMALRESCUE.ORG
MISSION:
Coastal Animal Rescue, a 501(c) 3 organization, is proud to
be the only cage-free, no-kill, 100 % volunteer cat and dog
shelter in South Carolina. Our mission is to place rescued
cats and dogs into loving, permanent homes; to provide a
safe and loving home for unwanted cats and dogs in a
unique, cage-free environment; to prevent pet overpopulation through spaying and neutering; and to educate
the public about responsible pet ownership.
In addition, Coastal Animal Rescue:
- Feeds feral cat colonies from Georgetown to Little River and TNR all of them. Approximately 300 cats in total.
- Has never euthanized an animal except to eliminate suffering and imminent death.
- Provides a home to cats with AIDS and Leukemia.
- Teach responsible pet ownership to school children.
Please patronize our sponsors
CRUISE INs
st
1 Wednesday 6 PM
Milardo’s Pizza & Sports Bar
3264 Bus. HWY 17 Business Murrells Inlet
2nd Tuesday 6 PM
Papas Wings & Things
111 Pavilion Drive Little River
3rd Thursday 6 PM
The Grumpy Monk
4545 Hwy 501 Myrtle Beach
Please try and attend some of these great events, they are helping your club to
reach it’s goals and support our charities so let’s show them how much it’s appreciated and support their businesses also.
Thank You Members of the Myrtle Beach Corvette Club
OUR SPONSORS
Coastal Cosmetic Dental Associates
Wyman Wise
State Farm Insurance
OUR SPONSORS.
Bill and Val
McGarry
SURFWATER PROMOTOTIONS
Charlie and Debbie
Meade
Averill Automotives, Inc.
Coastal Corvettes in Ash, NC for
your restoration, repair, or paint-
Jim and Brenda
Falkler
Keith and
Gwenn
McDaniel
ing. Rick Osborne can be reached
at 910-754- 9537
AUGUST BIRTHDAY WISHES
Debbie Sadar
Richard Kerp
Marlene Grover
Linda Gengler
Linda Ksieniewicz
Stan Data
Sheila Honer
Valerie McGarry
Andy O'Sullivan
Malcolm Halterman
Flemming Jensen
4
7
8
8
8
12
13
13
14
16
18
John Grover
Peter Garruto
Joanne Messerlie
Peter Perog
Ginny Coats
Gary Clifford
Mary McCarthy
Elizabeth Terrant
Steve Cole
Terrell Cole
21
22
22
22
22
25
29
30
30
31
And a belated Birthday Wish to Larry Baine, who celebrated his
birthday on July 31st.
AUGUST ANNIVERSARY WISHES
Bill & Nancy Goelz
Craig & Kari Steinbock
Ed & Karon Nocella
Harold & Donna Dobbins
Jim & Brenda Falkler
Doug & Cathy DeBono
Bill & Barbara Block
Curtis & Nancy Jessee
Larry & Sandy Beall
Frank & Donna Eaton
Rich & Chickie Kidd
1
3
5
8
11
18
21
25
27
27
30
Newsletter Articles and Classifieds
We encourage members to submit articles and items for publication in the Vette Gazette. Subjects can include car shows, mystery trips, fun runs, events, tech tips, Corvette news, parties and more. Pictures are desirable.
For MBCC members and Sponsors, we offer free classifieds for Corvette related items
such as cars, accessories, parts and services. Please include a brief description, price ,
picture and contact information of items for sale.
Please email to [email protected] by the 25th of each month.
Myrtle Beach Chevrolet & Cadillac
Sales Manager Scott Urban
Car Sales: (843) 492-6634
Service: (843) 492-0729
Parts: (843) 492-0729
1785 Highway 501 Myrtle Beach SC 29577
MBCC members are offered discounts for parts, accessories and service.
"East Coast Artie" for pin striping and air brush art. He is located at 475 Sandy Lane, Suite
G, Surfside Beach, SC 29676
phone 843-712 2627.
Coastal Corvettes in Ash, NC
for your restoration, repair, or
painting. Rick Osborne can be
reached at 910-754- 9537
Free to Good Home
This very friendly kitten hitched a ride
on a spare tire on a truck that came into a Chevrolet dealership.
He was taken in by a wonderful family,
but, unfortunately, the family’s other
cats are starting to pick on this little
girl.
If you or anyone you know is interested in adding an awesome kitten into
the family, please contact Rose at
843-602-0117
All vaccinations are up to date.
August 2015
For Sale
Hello I am a member and have
a friend who wants to sell a set
of Corvette wheels off of a
1997 Corvette.
They fit 1997-1999. These
wheels were taken off when
new and have been in storage.
They are in excellent shape
with a asking price of only
$499.00
Her name is Liz and she can be
reached at
843-251-7095
August 2015
For Sale—UPDATED!
2004 Corvette Sport Coupe
Black with black interior
LS1, 350hp engine
Automatic
CD player, leather seats, 6 way
power driver seat, active handling system, magnetic selective
ride, dual-zone electronic air
conditioning, dual removable
roof panels and floor mats.
4 Sumitomo tires installed in
2013
Optional equipment installed:
Dynatech Supermaxx 1 3/4"
Stainless Steel Headers, Hi Flow
Cats and X-Pipe
High Performance Brake Rotors
and Brake Caliper Covers
High Flow Air Intake Duct with
Twin Flow Air Intake
Corsa Exhaust System with ProSeries 3-1/2" Tips
Black Bra and Car Cover
Trunk carpet with Logo
Optima CA 910 Battery
Very Good Condition
No Damage
58,000 Miles
$20,000
Contact Bob Furfaro
MBCC Member
843-237-5424
843-655-9401
March 2014
For Sale
2009 Corvette (C/6) Convertible, LS 3
Red Tint Clearcoat (burgundy), sable top and interior with the following options:
3 LT
Z/51 Suspension
Navigation
Heads up Display
Chrome Z/06 Wheels
Automatic top
Dual Mode Exhaust (mild to wild installed)
6 Speed manual Transmission (rare)
In addition I will include a corvette museum official laminated window sticker and build
sheet, a cover, and embroidered floor mats.
CARFAX will reflect all appropriate service intervals and no insurance claims. Recent
battery and recent November 2014 service at J Kuhns including a radiator flush.
Currently has 17800 miles and is excellent in every way. No dings, no damage. Balance
of 7yr. 70K warranty covering Power train/electronics/suspension/etc. (coverage available
for 43 more months after $35 transfer of owner fee)
Now is the time to step into that perfect, beautiful C/6 you've been wanting. Asking
$38,500
Contact Tony McDonald
MBCC Member
843-236-7799
[email protected]
February 2015
For Sale
I have a 1979 corvette in need of a little tlc. Original body and paint, with an
updated 350 crate motor and automatic transmission. The body has 187k
miles on it. Brand new seats and carpet, non-leaking t-tops, and a new Retro
sound stereo. Runs and drives great, asking $10,000. Feel free to call, text or
e-mail me for more info.
Stephanie Butler
843-902-6416
[email protected]
December 2014
A 1999 Corvette convertible, silver with a white top that I
would like to sell. The car has only 4730 miles, as I kept it
as a collector car. It has never been driven in the rain or
snow. The car has all the bells and whistles available in
1999. My health is such that I can no longer drive the
car. The vehicle is located in Charleston, SC. The price
is $22,000
Please contact me:
Ed Kosnik
614-296-3990
[email protected]
October 2014
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