May 2005 - Classic Glass Corvette Club

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Volume XV Issue 5 May 2005
THE VETTE SETTE
A Monthly Publication For The Members of
The Classic Glass Corvette Club
President’s Corner
Slip it into second gear… Summer is down around
the corner and up around the bend.
Everyone had a great time in Bowling Green for the
C5/C6 Birthday Bash. It wouldn’t be BG without a
little wet stuff, but when we needed sunshine the
clouds parted and the sun came out! Like Dave Hill
says, “God loves Corvettes…”. Sunnie got another
celebrity choice, this time from General Motors
Marketing Manager Nate Love. Drag racing was fun,
but being cold we couldn’t get any traction and was
spinning the first 30 feet… Gotta love that GM
power!
We had a good contingent from Classic Glass that
attended the Gathering VIII in Savannah. There was
a threat of hail and everyone was running for cover,
but it fortunately never appeared. About 5 of our
club members won awards for their beautiful
Corvettes.
Our Annual VetteStock @ Bogey’s was a big hit.
We broke the record attendance set last year by
having 72 Corvettes registered for the show. Also,
this year Reese Cox and MTI helped sponsor the
show and the C5 and C6 plaques. Reese also
sponsored an MTI Racing Choice award that went to
Marc Feiler of the Peach State Posse. Thanks for
your support Reese!
This past weekend several of Classic Glass members
went to the Cystic Fibrosis show put on by the PSP at
the Hooters in Hiram. Everyone had plenty of wings
and fun. There was a brief shower, but just enough to
wet the cars and then it was gone! Blue got a trophy
for the “Antique” class, she was happy until about the
time we got home… more about that later.
Quite a large crowd from Classic Glass plans on
attending the Panama City Cruise this coming
weekend going from Dothan, AL to Panama City,
FL. It should be a great weekend there and the
Classic Glass banner will be proudly waving.
Vette’s in the Valley will take place over Memorial
Day weekend in Maggie Valley, NC. It should be a
great time, be sure to support that club with their first
ever Corvette Show!
We are going to have one more planning meeting for
Super Vette Saturday. Gail Smith, our V.P. of
Activities, will be announcing the location and date
for that. We still need donations for door prizes.
Also, if anyone knows of a business that would like
to sponsor a trophy, please let us know!
We will be publishing a roster of all the volunteers
after the next planning session. If you wish to
volunteer, please get with Gail Smith and let her
know what you would like to help with. Keep in
mind; we need volunteers to help with the Sock Hop
on Friday night August 5th.
This year, we are looking to try and outdo ourselves
and have a bigger and better show than ever!
Please check the website and your email for
upcoming news on SVS.
After all…. It’s about the people who love the car!
Every day is a “Ragtop” day!
Classic Glass Corvette Club
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Joe
for Joe and me. The band played from 8:30 pm until 11:30
pm with just a short break. I’m thinking they will be a
great addition to our Friday Night Sock Hop.
Officers for 2005
President
Joe Owens – 770-971-7933
The planning sessions for SVS are turning out to be very
productive and informative. Remember if anyone would
like to help or contribute to the cause, please see Gail
Smith.
Vice President At Large
Randy Cooper – 770-943-6131
Vice President of Membership
Don Shamel – 770-751-5710
Vice President of Activities
Gail & Robert Smith – 770-529-3217
As always, if you have any news worthy articles, or just
something to put into the newsletter, send it to me at
[email protected] .
As Always,
Secretary
Cheryl Tomlinson – 770-753-0307
Have a “SUNNIE” day!
Treasurer
P.J. Ray – 770-998-5325
Cindy
Board Members
John Iroff – 770-973-3004
Jack Kreger – 770-428-2754
Bob Renneke – 770-218-2999
Barry Tomlinson – 770-753-0307
The Gathering at Tybee Island
By Bill Gohr
Friday, April 29th, 8 club corvettes left Sidelines for
Savannah. We stopped for lunch at Buckner’s, an all you
can eat restaurant in Jackson on I-75. Three more corvettes
met us there and we caravanned the rest of the way to
Savannah. Everyone had a great outdoor seafood dinner on
the patio by the water at the Crab Shack.
Saturday, the show was held next to the lighthouse. Top 25
winners included many winners from Classic Glass
including Bill Gohr, Steve and Peggy Hodge, Bob and
Amy Slaney, Ken and Jane Tenedini and Barry and Cheryl
Tomlinson. In addition to these winners, we had 9 other
club members present.
In spite of overcast skies, we had only a few raindrops at
night. This was the 8th show in Savannah and everyone is
already looking forward to number nine next year.
NCM Ambassador
Ron Floyd – 770-591-3578
Webmaster
Bridget Stephens – 770-891-6602
Newsletter Editor
Cindy Owens – 770-971-7933
Editor’s Corner
By Cindy Owens
Hello Corvette Lovers!
Do you believe we are already into May? Spring is here
and summer is around the corner. We are approaching the
193 mark in memberships and hope to reach our 200member mark by August. Do we think we can do this?
Yes, we can. Our Bogey’s show, which was a great
success, generated 5 new memberships and many more
potentials. It is always exciting to talk to the people at a
show and then they join the club.
We have some exciting events planned for the upcoming
months and for every member one of them should be on
your to do list. We have the Panama City trip coming up,
as well as our July picnic.
There is Super Vette Saturday and the Sock Hop the night
before. We still have CD’s of last year’s show if any one
would like to get one. We have mailed short versions of
this CD to the different clubs in the vicinity to generate
interest in our Sock Hop Party and SuperVette Saturday.
This year is going to be great with the “Sock Hops”
performing live. Who knows I think the “Pink Ladies” will
probably make their appearances.
We recently got to preview the “Sock Hops” at a local
dance establishment. This turned out to be a great outing
** Upcoming Event **
Saturday, June 4, 2005, we will visit the private car
collection owned by Dick Peden in Alpharetta. Ga. He has
13 or more original or top condition vehicles. All are kept
inside in a 4500 sq. ft. building on a 12-acre horse farm.
We will meet at Sidelines at 10:45 am and leave at 11:00
am. We will take GA 400 north to exit 10 and proceed to
Jones Bridge Rd. Further directions will be posted on the
web site. We will also send out a club email.
** Upcoming Event **
Saturday, September 24, 2005, we will visit the 40 – 50 car
collection of Milt Robson in Gainesville, GA. It is one of
the nicest car collections in the south. Most of his cars are
one of a kind and all are in perfect condition. We will
again join the American Dream Corvette Club of Gwinnett
County. For those who have not toured Milt Robson’s
garage this is a have to go to event. Classic Glass attended
this event about 3 years ago and were blown away by how
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nice this collection was. We also toured the main house
as a special treat. More details to follow soon.
As the Steering Wheel Turns…
By Joe Owens
Personal Advertisements
For Sale: 2003 Spiral Gray Corvette Convertible with a
Black top and Black interior. Cold Air Induction and only
16,554 miles. Asking $40,000.00 O.B.O. Contact Martha
Nedderman 404-524-7739 or 404-934-6411 (cell)
Siblings are such fickle things. I think we finally got
Sunnie settled and happy with the new tires and
rotors. Now, Blue wants attention…
Blue had been getting a little ornery after she warmed
up and had been driven awhile. First I thought it
might be the old stock coil. I replaced that with a
brand new shiny chrome Super Coil. Then, maybe
the fuel filter was clogging up… nope, the problem
turns out to be the typical Rochester Quadrajet
demons… flooding. So, either a rebuild or a new
carburetor is in order.
We may have a new surprise on the Tequila front…
We are keeping our fingers crossed and holding our
breath, we will let everyone know as soon as we get
confirmation… The antici……..pation is killing us!
We will see you next month with more tales from the
“Busted Knuckle Garage”.
Corvette Racing Update
CC66RR
Corvette Racing
Team Corvette is preparing for another great outing
at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington,
Ohio. Corvette Racing has a flawless record at the 2¼ mile course, finishing 1-2 in every ALMS race
they have entered there.
****New****
*Corvettes For Sale*
If you have a Corvette for sale, we will put it into the
newsletter for 1 month free of charge. The ad can have up
to 3 lines and contain only a basic description and contact
information. After that you can run an extended ad for 6
months and only have to pay $10 for members and $25 for
non-members. This should be a great new feature to the
newsletter. If you have any questions, please contact Joe or
Cindy Owens.
Corvette Trivia
1. The 1968 Corvette interior came in many different
colors, including White. True or False
2. Everyone is familiar with the infamous ZR1 package in
the early 90’s. That option was actually first introduced in
the year 1970. True or False
3. The 454 big block engine was first available as a factory
RPO in 1965. True or False
Bonus: How many Corvettes were built for the Corvette
Challenge series in 1988 by Chevrolet?
A: 20
B: 50
C: 56
D: 76
Answers on the last page
While the drivers prepare for this race, in the back of
their minds loom thoughts of Le Mans. They are
using the first 3 races of the year to get familiar and
bond with the new C6R cars. Little things like the
angle of the rear wing and weight distribution play
big parts in the success of this new car.
Be sure to check them out on CBS Sports Sunday
May 22nd. You should not be disappointed.
Good Luck Corvette Racing!!! We are all behind
you!
May 22 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Lexington, Ohio
June 19 24 Heures du Mans
Le Mans, France
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Meeting Minutes from May 10th Meeting
7:30 PM – President – Joe Owens
Newsletter Ads
$
Joe called the meeting to order and wished all the mothers a
Happy Belated Mother’s Day.
Total Receipts:
$ 2,237.50
Joe announced that the MTI forms for the MTI Track Event
@ Barber Motorsports were on the back table. You can
signup and drive the track during the event. This should be
a lot of fun. There are also C6 posters on the back table
thanks to Vicki Hicks and we also have calendars for sale
at a blow out price of $2.00 each.
Disbursements:
Newsletter, Postage & Copying
SVS Lapel Pins
Bogey’s Plaques
Office Supplies
Business Cards
Insurance
Cash for Start Up at Bogey’s
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
The ALMS Grand Prix was an exciting event and if you
missed this you need to come out to the next one. Team
Corvette finished 1-2 in GT1 class.
Total Disbursements:
$1,409.21
The C5/C6 Birthday Bash was a great 3-day event with a
special display showing the C6 Z06 and Chief Engineer
Dave Hill provided a very detailed explanation of the new
Z06. “Sunnie” received a celebrity award from GM’s Nate
Love.
Barry Tomlinson talked about the Gathering in Savannah
where there were about 100 cars. Several of our members
won awards for their cars: Steve and Peggy Hodge, Bill
Gohr, Barry and Cheryl Tomlinson, Ken Tenedini and Bob
Slaney. Congratulations to all.
We had 71 Corvettes registered for the Bogey’s Show and
we as a club cleared about $1400.00 according to early
calculations. This was a new show record.
50.00
15.60
447.10
431.75
9.62
25.14
380.00
100.00
Ending Balance:**
$4,316.61
**Includes $2,000 Rainy Day Fund
7:39 PM – VP of Membership – Don Shamel
Don announced that we had 8 guests at the meeting and
that we now have 188 members. Don introduced all the
guests. We also had 1 new member that joined us at
Bogey’s. Welcome to all.
The membership drawing for the evening was for $64.00
and was won by Gus Puryear.
Joe presented Roman Sabadaszka with the plaque that he
won at Bogey’s.
7:49 PM – VP of Activities – Gail Smith
7:37 PM – Secretary – Cheryl Tomlinson
Cheryl asked for a motion that the minutes from the last
meeting be approved as written in the newsletter. A motion
was made and the minutes approved.
7:38 PM – Treasurer – P. J. Ray
P. J. gave us a summary of the treasurer’s report. P. J.
asked for a motion that the treasurer’s report be approved.
A motion was so made and the report was approved.
Treasurer’s Report-P.J. Ray
P. J. reported a financial summary of the below numbers
for April 2005:
Beginning Balance:
$3,533.32
Receipts:
New & Renewal Memberships
Club Store
50/25/25 Raffle
SVS Registration
Replace Start Up Cash for Bogey’s
Bogey’s Auction
Bogey’s Registration
Donation from Bogey’s
Bogey’s Raffle
Calendars
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
245.00
13.00
77.50
70.00
100.00
260.00
710.00
400.00
289.00
23.00
Gail thanked everyone that had a hand and helped with
Bogey’s. Thank you to everyone.
Calvin Cruce will lead the caravan to the PSP Cystic
Fibrosis Benefit on May 14th.
Panama City Run May 19th – 22nd
Top of Georgia Corvette Show June 11th need to register
by May 19th
Picnic July 9th - Everyone that plans to come please sign
up so we will know a count
SuperVette Saturday August 6th we need door prizes and
donations for auction items.
MTI Dyno Days June 25th 3 Dyno Runs for $50.00
7:53 PM – NCM Ambassador – Ron Floyd
Need to pre-register for the NCM Labor Day Event.
Also, June 11th we are co-sponsoring with Corvettes of
Blue Ridge, the Top of the Mountain Corvette Show.
Ron has copies of the special issue of last years Corvette
Magazine for anyone that is interested.
If you are not a member of the Corvette Museum but are
interested in joining, please see Ron for information.
7:56 PM – CGCC Store – Rhonda and Bobby Kay
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Neither Rhonda nor Bobby was able to attend but Joe
announced that to check the web for information on what
we do have for sale.
7:57 PM – Webmaster – Bridget Stephens
Bridget announced that the member garage and photo
albums are available on line. She will also be starting a
new game during the meeting called Website Trivia?
Question: Which page on our web site is most often
accessed? Answer: Homepage A door prize was given, a
1953 Corvette die cast car, for the answer to the question
“What is the 2nd most accessed page on the web site?” The
answer was Activities given by Hillary Dukas. She was
presented with the prize.
Museum Delivery R8C
8:00 PM – Wrap up
New Cars: Roman and Marilyn Sabadaszka have a new
2005 C6 Convertible- Daytona Sunset Orange
New Business: Charlie Willis brought in a page from the
magazine Corvette and discussed the article. He wants the
club to start a dialogue to let people know about the
pleasures of the Vette and do something to reach out to the
young people to peak their interest in the Corvette. Any
Ideas?
Barry Tomlinson wants to have some T-shirts made up
with an emblem on the back, and the front will have Classic
Glass Corvette Club on the left side. Shirts will be $1215.00. Any one interested see Barry after the meeting.
8:11 PM – VP at Large – Randy Cooper
Randy welcomed our guests and members and wants to
encourage people to participate in the club and in the
activities. It is a great way to meet new people and enjoy
the club.
Randy Announced the 50/25/25 drawing has $153.00. He
gave $75.50 to P. J. for the club and Wayne Ray and Kathy
Arney each won $38.75.
Those that are going on the Panama City cruise will meet at
Sidelines on Thursday May 19th at 9:30 AM and will be
leaving at 10:00AM.
th
Board of Directors meeting is Tuesday May 17 at 7:00
PM at Sidelines
Don Shamel said, “It’s all about the people that drive the
car.”
8:15 PM End of Meeting (minutes)
How It All Starts: NCM Delivery is referred to as
OPTION "R8C" and is available through any Chevrolet
Dealer at a minimal cost of $490. It must be specified at the
time the order is finalized and a special Ship Code of
"184590" must also be used to identify your Corvette for
Museum Delivery.
The Communications: After a TARGET PRODUCTION
WEEK has been established, the National Corvette
Museum will contact the selling dealer and/or the customer
and offer a reasonable timeframe in which the customer can
choose a date for delivery. This contact will normally occur
approximately one week prior to the TARGET
PRODUCTION WEEK allowing ample time for the
customer to make travel arrangements. The Museum will
confirm the date, agreed upon by customer, in writing and
will handle all further communications. If at any time the
selling dealer and/or customer should have any questions
regarding the delivery, they may contact the Museum at 1800-205-4248.
The Paperwork: Customers must arrive at the NCM with
the following items before a delivery can take place:
A License Plate or Temporary Tag
Proof of Ownership
(Bill of sale, etc.)
Proof of Insurance
Valid Operator's License
The Delivery: The customer arrives at the NCM and is
welcomed with signs commemorating the event. They are
taken to the Corvette Assembly Plant (located across the
street from the NCM) for their own NCM Delivery Team
guided VIP tour (when available).
A personal, special VIP guided tour of the NCM is
conducted where they will see their Corvette on display.
Next, a member of the NCM Delivery Team provides a
quality orientation followed by a thorough delivery
presentation of their new vehicle. A unique gold decal is
placed on the inside of the driver’s doorjamb to signify the
importance of this memorable occasion.
The customer is presented with an individual one year
NCM membership.
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Weather-stripping
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Engine compartment customizing
Crate or engine rebuilds
Door & Window hardware rebuild
Console & Instrument panels
Seat belts
Tuning & diagnostic
Fuel Injection
Suspensions & bushings
Electronic controls & sensors
Headlight & wiper systems
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Headers & Exhaust
Transmissions
Brake conversions & upgrades
Steering systems
Differential & gears
Air conditioning & heating (R134)
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Headlight rebuilds
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Dash gauges & conversions
Electrical, or custom wiring & controls
Power windows & locks
Speedometer & Tach repair
ATI Procharger
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Chrome & Stainless bolts, nuts, fittings
Polished or chrome alternators, starters, etc.
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Upcoming Activities:
May 19-22 Panama City Run with Circle City Corvettes
May 28-30 – Vettes in the Valley in Maggie Valley, NC
June 4 – Private Car Collection Tour in Alpharetta, GA
June 11 – Top O’ Georgia Corvette Show w/ North Georgia Corvettes in Blairsville, GA.
June 11 – MTI Drag Racing @ Silver Dollar Dragstrip in Reynolds, GA
June 18-19 MTI Track Event @ Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, AL
June 25 – Dyno Days @ MTI Racing Headquarters
June 26 – Peach State Corvettes Show @ the Varsity Downtown
July 9 – Annual Club Picnic at Coopers Furnace
Aug 5 – 2nd Annual Sock Hop at Cobb Conference Center in Kennesaw, GA
Aug 6 – Super Vette Saturday at Day’s Chevrolet in Acworth, GA
National Corvette Museum Activities
May 26-28 - Forum Cruise-In
July 21-23 – Z06 Fest
Sept 1-4 – Anniversary Celebration
Answers to Trivia: 1 - False, 2 –True, 3 –False, Bonus – C: 56
HOTLINE (770) 662-4320
Web Page:
http://www.cgcorvetteclub.com
Meeting Location
Sidelines Grill
1440 Roswell Road
Marietta, GA
Approx. 1 Mile East of the Big Chicken
2nd Tuesday of Each Month
P.O. Box 4936
Marietta, GA 30061
Meeting Time: 7:30 PM
Next Meeting: June 14th
THE VETTE SETTE
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