Vette Gazette - Myrtle Beach Corvette Club
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Vette Gazette - Myrtle Beach Corvette Club
Myrtle Beach Corvette Club Vette Gazette Editor Toni Mazurek Vettegazette.MBCC@gmail.com 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 mbcorvetteclub@gmail.com 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 Page 2 Volume 5 Issue 8 August 2015 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 susanwoldanski@yahoo.com and I will mail the card. Happy rest of the summer! Page 3 Volume 5 Issue 8 August 2015 www.myrtlebeachcorvetteclub.com 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 Page 4 Volume 5 Issue 8 August 2015 www.myrtlebeachcorvetteclub.com 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. Page 5 Volume 5 Issue 8 August 2015 www.myrtlebeachcorvetteclub.com 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: jimsharonspore@atmc.net. 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 – jimsharonspore@atmc.net. 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. Page 6 Volume 5 Issue 8 August 2015 www.myrtlebeachcorvetteclub.com 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 Page 7 Volume 5 Issue 8 August 2015 www.myrtlebeachcorvetteclub.com 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 Page 8 Volume 5 Issue 8 August 2015 www.myrtlebeachcorvetteclub.com 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 Page 9 Volume 5 Issue 8 August 2015 www.myrtlebeachcorvetteclub.com 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. Page 10 Volume 5 Issue 8 August 2015 www.myrtlebeachcorvetteclub.com 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 Page 11 Volume 5 Issue 8 August 2015 www.myrtlebeachcorvetteclub.com OUR SPONSORS Coastal Cosmetic Dental Associates Wyman Wise State Farm Insurance Page 12 Volume 5 Issue 8 August 2015 www.myrtlebeachcorvetteclub.com 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 Page 13 Volume 5 Issue 8 August 2015 www.myrtlebeachcorvetteclub.com 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 Page 14 Volume 5 Issue 8 August 2015 www.myrtlebeachcorvetteclub.com 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 Vettegazette.MBCC@gmail.com 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 Page 15 Volume 5 Issue 8 August 2015 www.myrtlebeachcorvetteclub.com 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 Page 16 Volume 5 Issue 8 August 2015 www.myrtlebeachcorvetteclub.com 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 Page 17 Volume 5 Issue 8 August 2015 www.myrtlebeachcorvetteclub.com 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 Page 18 Volume 5 Issue 8 August 2015 www.myrtlebeachcorvetteclub.com 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 tonymcdonald@sc.rr.com February 2015 Page 19 Volume 5 Issue 8 August 2015 www.myrtlebeachcorvetteclub.com 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 Stephaniebutler1990@gmail.com December 2014 Page 20 Volume 5 Issue 8 August 2015 www.myrtlebeachcorvetteclub.com 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 ejkosnik@att.net October 2014 Page 21 Volume 5 Issue 8 August 2015 www.myrtlebeachcorvetteclub.com Member Businesses
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