July 2015 - Citrus Vettes and Camaros Car Club

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CITRUS VETTES &
CAMAROS CAR CLUB
V o lu me
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2015 Activities
CVCCC Officers
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NCM News
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1 Millionth
Corvette
Restoration
7
I ss ue
7
July
Newslett er
CV&CCC Annual Picnic July 4th
Starts at 12:00 1368 N. Man O War Drive
Hernando, Florida
Contact Mac McGarry @ [email protected]
CV&CCC Friday Night Car Social July 10th
Tiki Bar Citrus Hills Golf & Country Club 5:00-9:00 p.m.
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America’s
Foremost
Hunter of
Rare Corvettes
N.E. Corner of Hartford & Citrus Hills Blvd. Hernando, Fl.
Friday Night Thunder July 17th
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5:00-8:00 p.m.
1969 Camaro
“Brute Force”
Downtown Inverness, Fl.
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CV&CCC Dinner Cruise August 8th
CV&CCC
Garage Sale
“City Fire”
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CV&CCC
Citrus Health
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CV&CCC
Car Social
2716 Brownwood Blvd. Villages, Fl.
We will depart from the boat ramp parking lot on the south side of Hwy 44 at 5:30
p.m. on August 8th for the short 30 minute ride to City Fire. Live Entertainment at
the restaurant and afterwards on the square in Brownwood.
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CV&CCC
NCM Cruise
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Upcoming
Events
Citrus Vettes & Camaros Car Club Officers
President Ken McNally (352) 341-1165 [email protected]
Vice President Mac McGarry (352) 697-0054
[email protected]
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Car Shows
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Members Page
Secretary John Buchner (352) 270-8699
[email protected]
Treasurer Jim Harvey (352) 344-8775
[email protected]
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National Corvette Museum
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.
The complete spreadsheet of stats are available on the NCM website.
USA Today Wants to Know...
USA Today Wants to Know Corvette's birthday is
just around the corner, June 30, 1953 to be exact.
In celebration, USA Today is working on a photo
gallery of Corvettes and wants to know how you met
your 'Vette. The best entries will be featured on USA
Today's website.
Check out instructions on how to enter on our
website.
Citrus Vettes & Camaros Car Club
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GM Announces New Corvette Plant Manager
On Tuesday GM announced that Kai Spande, Director of European Powertrain Test Facilities, Engineering Operations and Quality, will take on the
role of GM Bowling Green Corvette Assembly Plant Manager effective
September 1.
Kai replaces Jeff Lamarche who was promoted to the position of Plant
Manager at Flint Assembly and Stamping.
Kai has been instrumental in accelerating the implementation of GMS in the
European Laps and PPO operations, and in leading a 250M Euro upgrade of
the Powertrain test facilities in Turino, Italy, Ruesselsheim, Germany, and at
the Dudenhoffe Proving Grounds in Germany, according to an email from
GM.
He has also been a key contributor and valued member of the European Powertrain Engineering staff.
Welcome, Kai!
Free Plant Tour with New Membership
Now through July 20 you can receive a certificate for a FREE GM Corvette
Plant tour when you purchase a NEW individual, family or lifetime Museum
membership.
To take advantage of the offer online, use promo code PLANTPROMO in the
"Special Instructions" box on the shipping summary page. If ordering by
phone simply mention PLANTPROMO.
Browse our membership options online.
Offer not valid with the activation of free trials, current membership renewals
or rejoins.
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NCM Motorsports Park Addresses Noise Concerns The NCM Motorsports Park has recently been fielding noise complaints
from residents in an adjacent neighborhood. We have been working closely
with residents and others and have hired an experienced sound mitigation
company to address the noise issues.
On June 29th, at the close of a follow-up meeting with the neighborhood
representatives, Planning Commission representative, local magistrate,
NCM Motorsports Park representatives and the sound company, the NCM
Motorsports Park was issued a Notice of Violation.
The meeting participants had just agreed on a plan for data collection
beginning mid-July, continuing for about two months to then be analyzed by
the sound company who would make a recommendation of options to
mitigate the sound levels. Everyone attending the meeting including the
Planning Commission representative, the neighborhood committee and the
local magistrate all were in agreement that ceasing event activity at this time
is not necessary or warranted.
The timing of the Notice was most unfortunate as a very meaningful
meeting had just concluded with an acceptable plan to move forward to
address the noise issues. The sound company representative went with the
neighborhood committee to explore the suggested locations and also talked
with several other neighborhood residents.
We intend to move forward with the agreement reached at the meeting,
therefore the NCM Motorsports Park will fulfill all contracts with our
renters as well as continue construction on our planned facilities at the NCM
Motorsports Park. We plan to move forward with business as usual, we will
not cancel any scheduled events and will continue to book events for future
years.
The management team continues to work closely with the local Planning
Commission, sound company and neighborhood committee and is making
all efforts to bring quick resolution to the noise complaints. Our goals are to
offer impeccable customer service to our renters and guests, and be a good
neighbor to our community.
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We also plan to meet with appropriate officials, to respond timely to the notice and to provide updates on
the progress toward total compliance.
Although it will take some time to have the sound sources and levels evaluated, determine possible
options for mitigation, and implement the appropriate solution, we feel that we are making progress and
have a good plan in place.
Neighbors commented that they are supportive of the Motorsports Park operations and want it to be
successful, as long as the noise does not impair their ability to enjoy their home and property.
That is our goal as well. Museum Gifted Two Corvettes
After being diagnosed with inoperable liver cancer last December,
Bill Engel needed to find a suitable home for two of his Corvettes.
Like most Corvette owners, he didn't want to sell his cars, and he
didn't want anything changed on the 1967.
"I had been a member of the Museum for awhile and had been
reading articles in the magazine about recent car donations," Bill
said. "Donating my 1967 and 1987 was a good way to ensure the cars
would be cared for."
You can read more about the history of these wonderful Museum
additions on our blog.
Thank you, Bill, for your generosity and passion, ensuring the history of Corvette is passed down to
future generations. Best wishes and prayers as you battle your health issues.
Have a Seat
We are offering a limited number of seat naming opportunities in the
Museum's Chevrolet Theater. Seats can be named for a donation of
$1,000 per seat. A naming plaque will be placed on the back of each
theater seat chosen. Donors may choose from available seats and specify
what is printed on the naming plaque.
Plaques can accommodate up to five lines of text, with a maximum of 30
characters and/or spaces per line. A chart of available seats can be
viewed on our website.
To reserve your spot by phone, please call Lindsey Brooks at 270-777-4512.
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GM restoring sinkhole-damaged 1 millionth Corvette
Even the metal frame for the windshield, which resembled a crumpled tin
can when the car arrived at the GM design center in Warren, has been
salvaged.
The crumpled wreckage of the one-millionth Corvette is well on its way
back to museum quality as experts at General Motors' design center repair
the damage done when the car plunged 30 feet into a sinkhole in the floor of
the National Corvette Museum, in Bowling Green, Ky., more than a year
ago.
Even the metal frame for the windshield, which resembled a crumpled tin
can when the car arrived at the GM design center in Warren, has been
salvaged as GM tries to preserve as many parts as possible from the original
car.
"There's only one car that's the millionth Corvette, and we want to save as
many of the original parts as possible," said David Bolognino, director of
GM Design Fabrication. Assembly workers in Bowling Green Assembly
Plant signed the inside of the car as the millionth 'Vette moved down the
assembly line.
GM design chief Ed Welburn says the team expects to be able to save all
those signatures despite the massive damage the car suffered.
That has already included straightening the frame and restoring the car to
running condition. The next steps will concentrate on cleaning and repairing
the interior and seats.
Some of the same craftspeople who maintain historic GM concept cars are
restoring the millionth ‘Vette a white 1992 convertible to the condition it
was in before the sinkhole swallowed eight cars in the museum on Feb. 12,
2014.
"It was pretty torn up when it came in.
We didn't know what we'd be able to save," model maker John Stajninger
said. "We just tried, and it worked better than we expected."
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The Mechanical Assembly room in GM's design center where the repairs are
being made is one of the automaker's inner sanctums, a sparkling clean
garage that puts the finishing touches on secret concept cars bound for auto
shows and maintains historic vehicles.
It just finished restoring the legendary 1938 Buick Y-Job, the auto industry's
first concept car, and one of the legendary GM design boss Harley Earl's
triumphs.
The car should be back on display at the museum in Bowling Green, Ky., in
time for the museum's 21st anniversary celebration Labor Day weekend.
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Meet America's Foremost Hunter of Rare Corvettes
1969 Baldwin Motion Phase III GT restored (Photo ©Bill Erdman)
Vintage Corvettes have been bought and sold as collector vehicles for decades, and so you could be
forgiven for thinking that all the hot ones have been accounted for, and that the current body of research
has documented all that’s known about them.
That’s not the case, and to seasoned Corvette hunters like Kevin Mackay, that’s actually good news.
Mackay started his business, Corvette Repair, 30 years ago in Valley Stream, N.Y. His timing could not
have been better: Chevy had just launched the exciting C4 model, and the Corvette collector hobby was
shifting into hyper drive. That trend brought a renewed interest in the Corvette’s heritage, including
racing.
There were already expert collectors well versed in Corvette history, but history has a way of changing.
As deeper dives would reveal gaps in Corvette knowledge, those who applied the resourcefulness and
tenacity of TV police detective Columbo were able to find and authenticate super-rare Corvettes.
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1962 Yenko Gulf Oil racer driven by Dick Thompson,
“The Flying Dentist” (Photo © Bill Erdman)
You won’t find Mackay wearing a rumpled raincoat around his shop, but his
detective work continues to uncover cars thought to have been lost.
Some of those are race cars that have come through his shop, including the
1960 Briggs Cunningham Le Mans car, 1962 Yenko Gulf Oil, 1966 Penske
L88, 1968 Sunray DX L88 (found in a barn) and 1969 Rebel L88.
All were Le Mans, Daytona or Sebring class winners. Corvette aficionados
will see a pattern:
Among lost Vettes that Mackay hunts are ones campaigned in those races.
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Corvette L88 “Rebel” found in scrapyard in 1991 (with later racing livery).
The Rebel was one of the most successful C3 Corvette race cars ever, winning the GT class at Daytona
and Sebring in 1972, where it also took fourth overall behind two prototype-class Ferraris and a prototype
Alfa Romeo. Mackay tracked the car to a southern scrapyard 24 years ago and restored it; the car sold at
Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale sale in January 2014 for $2.86 million.
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1969 Greenwood Corvette L88 “Stars & Stripes” #49 restored
(Photo ©Bill Erdman)
A doubter may dismiss such claims, but Mackay says his experience has
shown that sometimes, they lead to Corvette treasure. For example, he
knows of a 1967 L-89 car, one of 16 made, that hasn’t been seen in decades;
it was driven just 11 miles from new and put away.
Not every lead pans out, but patience can lead to gold, Mackay advises.
“I waited 11 years to buy one particular car,” he said. “I’d call the owner
every year. It was all about building trust.”
And so comes another lesson in hunting and buying classic Corvettes: It’s
not always about the money. Mackay said that some owners are too
emotionally attached to their cars to let go. And some never do, leaving
valuable cars to be auctioned by heirs. In such cases, years of patience and
building trust can seem wasted. But Mackay loves the challenge of the hunt.
For another car, he waited 19 years. And he’s got a list of others.
“There are two cars I’ve been waiting nine years to buy,” he said. “I always
tell the owner that he’s just holding them for me for free storage.”
National Corvette Restorers Society (NCRS) for $40. Even if the dealer is
no longer in business, the information could lead to other clues.
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1969 Corvette ZL-1 coupe restored (Photo ©Bill Erdman)
Sometimes, answering an ad for parts leads to whole cars. While hunting down a lead on parts for a 1969
Baldwin-Motion Phase III Corvette, Mackay stumbled across a super-rare Phase III GT that turned out to
be a car a customer owned when new and had regretted selling many years before.
Mackay has also found engines and then later located the cars they belong to.
Some collectors like to own “firsts” and “lasts” and therefore hunt low and high serial number cars.
The top prize in that category would of course be the very first Corvette built, but the first two were test
cars thought to have been destroyed.
Yet, as Lt. Columbo might ask, “Where’s the body?”
Mackay can claim something close. He found the original chassis to 1953 serial No. 3 for a customer.
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He explained: “The first three made were test cars. Before GM sold No. 3,
they swapped the chassis, because the first one had been used in Belgian
block testing, and there were concerns about possible stress cracks.”
Somehow, the first chassis got out of GM’s grasp and was discovered
underpinning a 1955 body in the 1970s.
Another chassis swap ensued, and 1953 No. 3 just needed to be reunited
with its original body. Mackay said the owner of that car, however, was not
interested.
So, instead, Mackay is building a unique cutaway 1953 Corvette around the
chassis. It’s something he said could be shown and enjoyed by the whole
Corvette hobby.
Other aspects can catch a collector’s fancy. It should be no surprise that
original color can affect value, but the effect might be bigger than you
thought.
“Black is the most sought-after color for Vettes,” said Mackay. “A black
427/435 car could be worth double a green version.”
And then there are production oddities, the kinds of things that likely would
never happen on today’s computerized assembly lines with their just-in-time
parts inventory control systems.
The fabulous center knockoff wheel offered as an option for the 1964-1966
Corvette actually made an earlier appearance.
Mackay said 12 cars got the wheels in 1963. One is claimed to be a Z06 “big
-tank” car.
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1969 Chevrolet Camaro - Brute Force!
Built for more than good looks and high performance!
Some skills transfer easily. A basketball player might have the running skills and stamina to transition to
soccer just like an autocross driver could apply his techniques to endurance racing.
In a similar vein, Bruce Eckstein, from Marietta, Georgia, brought a seemingly unrelated set of skills to
the car building process, but they worked out quite nicely.
A developer who builds shopping centers, Bruce shifted his interest when the real estate market
experienced a downturn and decided to combine his developer talents with his love for automobiles and
create custom vehicles as investments.
This Camaro is his 15th vehicle, and like most builders, his goal was to create something genuinely
different; not an easy task when it comes to the popularity of 1969 Camaro resto-mods.
Fortunately, Bruce met Ed Nash from Chassis Crafters in Daytona who assumed the role of Bruce’s
general contractor.
Ed is no stranger to Chevy High Performance magazine with his 1971 Camaro Sikn SS, featured on the
cover of the July 2012 issue. The two men worked out a plan to build the ultimate head turner, starting
with the car that Bruce bought at the Mecum auction in Kissimmee in January 2014. Delivered to Ed in
April, the “almost” original 1969 was equipped with a basic 327 and Power glide.
It had a straight body and a beautiful 2010 Camaro paintjob a Luxo Blue Chroma Base color that Bruce
really liked.
The goal was to remanufacture the car, adding value with all-new components like the recently released
LSA supercharged crate engine and T-56 six-speed transmission, along with modern suspension
components, big brakes, and a custom interior.
Once it was complete, the car would be sold at auction in Dallas.
As you might imagine, doing a complete body-off restoration without scratching the paint required an
unusual set of skills, but that’s exactly what Ed did. Calling upon years of experience, Ed dismantled the
car down to its body shell, eliminating the original white vinyl top in the process.
The sub-frame of the car was removed and powder-coated.
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With all-new suspension and brakes, the car carried modern handling, but
it’s the power plant that gets the most attention. It began with a brand-new
supercharged LSA crate engine one of the very first to be installed in a
classic Camaro, and not without a few challenges.
The sophisticated fuel system wanted variable pressure for the supercharger
and heat was an issue, with both problems solved separately.
Attacking heat first, Ed added a high-mounted fill valve to the firewall for
the hat-mounted intercooler, concealing the pump in the passenger-side
inner fender panel. The real horsepower gains however, came from
replacing the factory intercooler. Ed knew that once the engine got above
180 degrees, the computer would automatically begin to pull four to six
degrees of timing out, with a corresponding loss of power.
He solved the problem with an upgraded C&R heat exchanger. Fuel issues
were a separate challenge since the engine was designed to idle at 65 psi of
fuel pressure and advance to 85 at full throttle.
They adapted a C5 fuel system that provided a constant 100 psi of fuel
pressure, regulated downward based on the engine’s needs.
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Ceramic-coated headers from Street Performance aid both in cooling and free breathing. Other upgrades
include the cold-air intake, custom-made from aluminum and Hydro-dipped to resemble carbon fiber by
Cutting Edge in Orange Park, Florida.
We photographed the car in Daytona, and facing tight deadlines, the interior was finished just four hours
before the photo shoot. The pristine Camaro was in the trailer on its way to the Dallas auction two hours
after that!
Was the effort a success? The car hammered at Mecum for $135,000, making the five-month effort a
much better investment than putting your money in CDs!
The ’14 Chevrolet Performance LSA supercharged 6.2L V-8 (376ci) crate engine boasts a forged crank,
hypereutectic pistons, hydraulic roller cam, 9.1:1 compression, and a 1.9L Gen VI supercharger.
The package is rated at an impressive 556 hp with 551 lb-ft of torque. Bumping up those numbers even
more are the C&R oversized intercooler, cold-air intake, and Street Performance custom headers.
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The engine is also equipped with a Street Performance chrome serpentine
drive system and their custom electronic tune, along with a C&R radiator
and oil cooler. Fuel needs are met with a Tanks Inc., EFI fuel tank with an
internal Walbro fuel pump and regulator. A new EZ Wiring harness keeps
all the vital parts connected.
Multiplying the engine’s impressive punch is an American Powertrain
Tremec T-56 transmission that us-es a hydraulic clutch assembly to send
power to a 12-bolt rear with 4.10 gears and positraction.
Up front, Heidts Pro Touring tubular A-arms were installed along with
Heidts 2-inch drop spindles and QA1 coil over adjustable shocks. In the
rear, a Heidts four-link holds the aforementioned 12-bolt equipped with
Moser axles and snubbed with another pair of QA1s. A quick-ratio box from
Detroit Speed Inc. enhances the steering while stopping power comes from
The Right Stuff’s Big Brake kit.
Massive 13-inch drilled and slotted rotors get the job done up front, with
12-inch versions in the rear.
The car rolls on Billet Specialties 18-inch Spline wheels with Nitto NT555
rubber. Up front, the 8.5-inch wide rims are wrapped in 255/35s, while the
10-inch rears use 275/35s.
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The fully customized interior begins with a mixture of Magnolia-colored
leather and vented Ultra leather on the Volkswagen Jetta seats, door panels,
custom center console, and headliner.
Willy from One-Off Rides in Kissimmee, Florida, accomplished the
imaginative stitch work. Classic Dash’s carbon-fiber dash panel holds an
Auto Meter carbon-fiber gauge package that includes a GPS-controlled
speedometer. Mounted on a Camaro tilt column, the Flaming River
Waterfall steering wheel provides a great tactile connection.
Modern amenities include the Vintage Air A/C unit, electric door locks,
Nu-Relics power windows, pushbutton starter, and an elaborate stereo. The
DDX319 Kenwood 6.1-inch wide VGA touchscreen receiver is a doubleDIN unit that features a backup camera, satellite radio, Bluetooth, and iPod
connections.
The 22-watt power output from the head unit is augmented by a trunkmounted, Massive Audio amp, which powers the Massive Audio 6.5-inch
coaxial speakers in the doors and 6x9s and a Kicker 12-inch sub in the
package tray.
In addition to concealing the stereo components, the upholstered trunk also
holds the Group 27 battery, fitted with a manual kill switch.
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CV&CCC Members Garage Sale
2006 Corvette Convertible
Weather Tech floor liners (black) $75.00
Battery maintainer $25.00
Trunk mat (black) $60.00
Nose mask (black) $75.00
Car cover (silver) with bag $90.00
Bob Malizia at [email protected] or at 352-527-2736
C6 Transparent Glass Top
$800.00 or reasonable offer
Contact Tarry Myers at [email protected]
C5 Under Hood Items
Air Cleaner, Fuel Rail Covers & Radiator Top
Contact Bill Miller at [email protected]
C5 Item
Contour Shape C5 Laser License Plate $10.00
C6, ZO6, Grand Sport Dark Blue Stretch Mask 5-Snap Open Grille Area $60.00
Contact Jeff Bowers at [email protected]
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CV&CCC & Citrus Health & Rehab
Many thanks to the following CV&CCC Members who showed up on
Saturday June 6th to brighten the days of the patients who are being cared for
at Citrus Health & Rehabilitation in Inverness, Florida.
Richard & Suzanne Cote
George Froehlich
Jim & Jan Harvey
Cathy McCulloch
Mac McGarry
Bill Miller
Clint Russell
Phil Troskey
As Special thank you to the staff at Citrus Health & Rehabilitation for the
food and beverages they provided.
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CV&CCC June 12th Car Social
Many thanks to all of our members along with members from the Mopar Club
and Citrus County Cruisers that brought their cars to the Citrus Hills Tiki Bar
on June 12th, 2015.
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CV&CCC NCM Cruise June 14th-16th
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CV&CCC City Fire Cruise In
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High Octane Club 3rd Annual Ho-Down
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37th Annual Vette Fest
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Harbor Corvette Show
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CV&CCC Members Page
Welcome New CV&CCC Members
Craig & Colette Cote
Mike Cozzi, 1978 Corvette Indy Pace Car!
Harry & Merlyn Lewis, 1999 Corvette
James & Karen McGee, Silver 2001 Corvette Convertible!
New CV&CCC Brick at the NCM

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