THE “PREZ” SAYS - Spokane Corvette Club

Volume 50 Issue 2 2008
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THE “PREZ” SAYS
President
Chuck Adams
Vice President
Mike DeFreese
Secretary
Bob Crabb
Treasurers
Barb & Vince Beck
Web Site / Newsletter
Arlyn & Pat Thurber
Club Merchandise Sales
Barb Beck
Activities & Events
Kelly & Jackie Brown
Pat Railey & Diana
Vanhook
Glass on Grass Committee
Mike & Denise DeFreese
Randy & Linda Rumiser
Kelly & Jackie Brown
Roger & Joyce Bippes
Kevin & Mae Johnson
50th Anniversary Comm.
Kelly & Jackie Brown
Jim & Patty McVey
Bill & Katherine Moore
Arlyn & Pat Thurber
Historian
Jackie Brown
Photographers & Video
Don Vannurden
Arlyn Thurber
Happy Valentines Day to everyone. Keep the Love alive. Man am I
fed up with all this snow. Enough Already!!!!!! Talk about flooding this spring, it's going to be rough.
Welcome to 2008, another year is here and this is going to be a
good year for driving the "Vette". Our events committee of Pat &
Diana, and Kelly & Jackie have lots of good things coming. That's what a car club is all about, driving our cars. Each
month we are going to have "club" sponsored events in addition
to non-club events. (Events put on by other clubs we attend) a
club sponsored "Dinner Run" and a club "Run of the Month". We
will start in April and end in October, weather permitting. Plan on
a big Labor Day weekend in September, more details later.
Things we need to address now are our 50th anniversary plaque
for the National Corvette Museum, and a 50th anniversary
party for the club. In short I need volunteers. Please step up and
help us all out; I know you can do it. As always, I am open to
suggestions that benefit the club. Dick and Joy left me with huge
shoes to fill, I hope I can meet your expectations.
Everything I have read on the upcoming 2009 ZR1 is awesome. Talk about a racecar for the street. It makes the previous
"Z" look like it's still in Kindergarten. Expect dealers to ask
$150,000, or more initially for the privilege of owning one. Only
2000 units per year will be made. Should be a-hell-of-a-car.
Well, till next month, "Save the Wave"
Chuck
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In 1991, 4,305 of the 14,967 Coupes sold had the #10 White exterior
color code.
Corvette Black Book
Gary & Carolyn Rust purchased their car on August 8, 2006 at 8 PM on EBay. Carolyn called
her boss and told him she wouldn’t be a work the next morning. They caught a 7 AM flight to
Seattle the next day and was picked up by the owner and driven to Marysville, WA. The car had
39,000 miles on it and was in excellent shape. They went to the DMV, bank and then drove it
home. It is stock except for a Pioneer DVD multimedia AV navigation system they had installed.
They call it their sporty economy car because it gets better gas mileage than their 2007 Camry.
The picture was taken at The Bitter End Marina on Lake Pend Oreille
SPOKANE CORVETTE CLUB
Meeting Minutes February 14, 2008
General meeting
The meeting was brought to order by President, Chuck Adams at 7:02 PM. There were 48 members and guests present.
Barb Beck gave a Treasurer’s report. The club had a beginning balance of $3,923.93, income of $1,682.92, expenses
of $820.97 leaving us with a balance of $4,785.88
Minutes from January: Motion to approve by Bryon McLean & seconded by John Wiener
OLD BUSINESS:
Corvette Lover’s Cruise
Christmas Party—65 members & guests attended - Casino asked if our group could be moved to a smaller room as
the needed the larger room for another function. When asked how many the room would hold, we were told 65 but
they could make room for more if needed. It was not known until we arrived at the Casino that the “room” was actually the bar area across from the buffet. There was no one to blame in the club as we were going on what we were
told by the Casino. It will not happen again and we want to thank Denise again for the great job in organizing the
Christmas Party. There was no way for her to know that to the Casino, a room was not defined as having walls
around it.
Elections voted with the following results:
President - Chuck Adams
Vice President - Mike DeFreese
Secretary - Bob Crabb
Treasurer - Barb Beck
Barb will be cutting back on the stocked clothing. She will still do a special order for you from Brunetts
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NEW BUSINESS:
Events Committee: Kelly & Jackie Brown, Pat Railey & Dianna VanHook
50th Anniversary Committee: Kelly & Jackie Brown, Arlyn & Pat Thurber, Jim & Patty McVey and Bill & Katherine Moore
Glass on Grass Committee: Mike & Denise Defreese, Randy & Linda Rumiser, Kelly & Jackie Brown, Roger &
Joyce Bippes and Kevin & Mae Johnson.
List of events discussed included:
Bunko Party Feb. 23rd at N 6116 Market (just south of Francis). Starts at 5:00 PM, potluck and a $5 charge per person that will handed out at the end of the night as prize money.
Bowling Party March 22nd at River City Lanes in Post Falls. Starts at 7:00 PM
Dinner Cruise on April 23rd. Details to follow as to when and where to meet. Kelly says the cruise will happen regardless of weather. If you don’t want to drive your Vette, bring your backup vehicle. Just come and have a good
time.
Spring Run on April 27th. Hoping for good weather and clear roads. Details to follow as to when and where to
meet.
Don’t forget the Big Sky Meet in Bozeman, MT. May 23rd—26th, Memorial Day weekend.
Hotels:
Grantree
1-800-624-5865
Days Inn
1-406-587-5251
Holiday Inn
1-406-587-4561
Renewal on Corvette Museum Membership at a cost of $150.00 was brought up. Motion to approve was made by
Kelly Brown and seconded by Bob Hanson.
Following the drawings, the meeting was adjourned at 7:55 PM
Respectfully submitted by Lori Adams and Pat Thurber ( Bob was off to the races in Daytona)
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CORVETTE LOVERS CRUISE
There were 12 Spokane Corvette Club members on the cruise as well as Bob’s niece and her
husband. A great time was had by all even though some of the weather made part of the trip a bit
rough. Some had a rougher trip than others. Wonder what Pat did to irritate the Pirate? “Yo Ho
Ho and a Bottle of Rum” or would that have been a case?
Corvette Lovers from all over the country
AARGHH!!
Tag Team
Massage?
OR
Shampoo
anyone?
That’s not
Kelly
It’s a clone.
He doesn’t
wear shorts.
According to
him, he doesn’t
read either.
The
question
asked
“Is He
Still
Alive?”
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ON SALE IN OCTOBER 2008
We’ve all been waiting and now they are coming.
The car previously known as the “Blue Devil” will be
getting the ZR1 badge. No official numbers yet but it
should go from 0 to 60 in less than 3.5 seconds, with
over 600 horse. There will be a polycarbonate window
in the hood to showcase the engine along with other
changes including more visible carbon fiber.
But don’t worry, these panels won’t yellow or
crack over time. A secret elixir, a pricey $60,000 per
gallon, will be added to the clear coat to block the harmful ultraviolet rays.
More good news, this baby will come with Michelin’s Pilot Sport 2 ZP (run-flat) tires.
It will be the first Corvette with a gas guzzler tax, but with all that giddy-up and go, is
it any surprise.
They will only be producing 2000 each year, through the rest of the C-6 production years
(about 4 more years), so get in line now if you want one. Of course the more than
$100,000.00 price tag could be a deterrent for some of us.
Lets see, sell Corvettes (‘68, ‘82 and ‘03 Z06), Harley, car, truck, dog, maybe that will
be enough for a down payment... “Hey Jim, can we do a 30 year fixed on a ZR1.”
ZR1 info from Automobile Magazine February 2008 and Autoweek December 24, 2007
Photo courtesy of chevy.com
Members may submit business cards for use on the
website and in the newsletter by sending them to the
club at
Spokane Corvette Club
P.O. Box 3032 T.A.
Spokane, WA. 99220
Or email a good digital image to
[email protected]
February
Vinnie Beck
March
22
Jeff Robinson
Pat Gardner
Mae Johnson
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Schedule of Club Events
Check the Club Web Site www.spokanecorvetteclub.com for a complete listing of Other Local & Regional
Car Events.
FEB:
UP COMING EVENTS
23rd - Bunko Party 5 PM
N. 6116 Market $5 per person
Potluck Dinner
MARCH:
13th - Monthly meeting
22nd - Bowling Party 7
PM
River City Lanes, Post Falls
Member
Since
2005
APRIL:
10th - Monthly meeting
23rd - Dinner Cruise
27th - Spring Cruise
So get out those cars and get ‘em ready for the run.
CHRONOLOGY
1954: Corvette production moved to a renovated facility in St. Louis, Missouri, where
production started in December 1953. Chevrolet had projected annual sales of 10,000,
but this was optimistic as 3,540 1954 Corvettes were built and nearly a third were unsold
at year’s end. A mid-year camshaft change increased the six-cylinder engine’s horsepower to 155; all 1954’s continued with Powerglide automatics. A beige interior and at
least three new exterior colors, blue, red and black, were added. Few 1954 models saw
race action, but Tom Benevides did drive a modified Corvette to a C-modified secondplace finish in the SCCA event at March Air Force Base in California
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