The Corvette Club of Ontario

January/February • 2010
A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR CORVETTE CLUB OF ONTARIO MEMBERS
Corvette Club of Ontario • P.O. Box 53062, 10 Royal Orchard Blvd. • Thornhill, Ontario • L3T 7R9
Fun at the
January Billiards
Tournament...
A good time was
had by all!
February Social:
Bowling, Feb 13
See details on page 7
All photos courtesy of Dave Mason
Corvette Club
Of Ontario
Canada’s Oldest
and Largest
Corvette Club
Est. 1962
www.ontariovettes.com
CCO 2010 Executive
(reprinted from Corvette News, Vol 7, No. 6 Nov. 1964)
CORVETTE NEWS
Currently Canada’s only Corvette Club
listed in CORVETTE NEWS, The
Corvette Club of Ontario.
Begun in March, 1962, currently has over
30 members. John A. Morrison, club’s
Secretary, describes the club’s initial event,
an outing. "Undaunted by afternoon’s
nippy bite, the convertible owners bravely
de-topped". And the club’s first rally, John
recounts, "Luckily, the day dawned clear,
for several of the participants in the club
were in enough of a fog as it was. Bungles
and boggles were common, but everyone
involved had fun.”
They joined NCCC early in 1964. Their
emblem combines traditional corvette
script, crossed flags (from the 327 engine
emblem) and the uniquely Canadian
Maple Leaf.
Due to many complaints in the past and its
p o t e n t i a l r e p e r c u s s i o n s, u n d e r n o
circumstances should any C.C.O. Member or a
member of ANY corvette club attending one
of our events, be found to purposely race their
engines, peel rubber, or make any other out-of
the ordinary noises with their corvette. This
sort of behavior can frighten children or adults
and can lead to being a very dangerous stunt
that could easily get out of control. If an
accident should happen, our club could be
sued along with the dealership or any
sponsor(s) who may be supporting the event,
let alone the fact that someone could be
seriously injured!
We expect all our membership to respect this
ruling at all times!
PA G E 2
BILL BOYD
President
president@ontariovettes.com
905.276.6599 (H)
DON FRAZER
Vice-President
vice-president@ontariovettes.com
905.584.1285 (H)
647.225.2137 (C)
BOB HARDER
Treasurer
treasurer@ontariovettes.com
membership@ontariovettes.com
DAVE MASON
Membership Director 905.877.9456 (H) 905.877.3474 (C)
membership@ontariovettes.com
BOB VATCHER
Asst Membership Dir
JOHN LAWRENCE
Social Director
socials@ontariovettes.com
RICK THOMPSON
Asst Social Director
socials@ontariovettes.com
competition@ontariovettes.com
DON MICHAEL
416.809.1820 (C)
MAX ROLPH
Competition Director
ED GUNDERT
Cruise Director
cruising@ontariovettes.com
JOHN LAWRENCE
Newsletter Editor
newsletter@ontariovettes.com
DARYL SENICK
Webmaster
webmaster@ontariovettes.com
705.725.9088
Secretary, TBD
secretary@ontariovettes.com
President’s Message
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Hello folks, its that time of the year again - Resolution
time. Instead of making all those resolutions that you
will never keep, like losing weight or to quit smoking,
just keep it simple like I do...plan to come out to more
Club events this year and have fun.
Keep it simple and you can't go wrong. From doing it
year after year, I guarantee 2010 will be your best year
ever...
A full listing of all the great things we have lined up
for 2010 may be found in the Club Calendar on page 9
of this newsletter.
Have fun! Bill Boyd
Submitted by Steve Read
PA G E 3
Minutes of January Meeting
MINUTES OF CCO JAN 2010 MEETING
January General meeting
The Venetian
6 January 2010
7:30pm
Vice President:
? 2010 sponsors have been invoiced
? Looking for club members to provide occurrences of
supporting our sponsors.
Treasurer:
? Financial Update Provided
Touch Of Thunder:
Debbie Read agreed to assist John Lawrence in the layout of the
Touch of Thunder.
Motion 1: TOT Publication Frequency: Starting February 2010,
the TOT will be published in a bi-monthly frequency according to
the following schedule:
? Jan/Feb
? March/April
? May/June
? July/Aug
? Sept/Oct
? Nov/Dec
Motion 2: TOT Distribution Format: Starting February 2010, the
Touch Of Thunder will be available to members in a digital PDF
format via email. By default, members will receive the digital
PDF format via email. Members can still request a printed
version of the TOT. Members have until the February 2010 to
request a printed TOT by emailing the
webmaster@ontariovettes.com and indicating that they would
like to continue to receive the a printed TOT. Our sponsors will
continue to be mailed a printed version of the TOT.
PA G E 4
Minutes... continued
Social:
? The February Bowling event has
been moved to the Sunday.
Membership:
? Membership renewals for 2010 are
due.
? Member point awards:
? Johnny Diaz 250 pts.
Daryl Senick
Johnny Diaz
Don Michael
Mike Maguire
? Mike McGuire 250 pts.
? Daryl Senick 2000 pts.
? Don Michael 2500 pts.
? Bob Vatcher 4000 pts.
Competition:
? The membership decided to
participate in Performance World.
? Don and Max are looking for themes, participants and volunteers.
? To participate in Performance World, the following need to be provided
to Don and Max:
?
$30 per car entrance fee
?
Each car needs a full 8 x 10 glossy photo to qualify
Bob Vatcher
PA G E 5
Overall Points Standings
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3
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5
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10
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21
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55
56
57
58
59
60
NAME
CHRIS HADFIELD
JOHN LAIDLAW
JOHN MARINO
BRIAN MAGUIRE
DICK TUCKER
STEVE READ
RICK THOMPSON
LORNE GOBA
MAX ROLPH
DON LEACH
RON MURDOCH
ALEX TSOTSOS
DAVE MASON
WILLIAM BOYD
ART FERRIS
STUART CORK
BRUCE LINN
TOM TANNER
ED BELCZOWSKI
PAT COLLINS
BOB HARDER
AL BOUGHTON
KIM EITHERINGTON
PAUL SANDS
JOHN LAWRENCE
ROSS LINDSAY
DON FRAZER
TERRY WILLIS
CARL KUHNE
TOM ZIMMERMAN
NORM WALSH
BOB VATCHER
JOE JORDAN
DOUG LATIMER
DON BARKER
BILL FITZPATRIC
ROGER VACHON
DAVE AITKEN
NORBY DIPPOLD
BILL WARNER
LIVIO DICENSO
STEVE CHILDS
JASON McLENNAN
ANDREA HORN
DON MICHAEL
ROGER HAMBLEN
DOUG VAREY
RICK STARR
MICHAEL NADAS
BILL RANKIN
HOWIE POULTER
TOM DOERNER
DON CAVALIERE
GEORGE SHERING
CLAUS DIENERS
CHRIS LAMONT
ALLAN LEAVER
DARYL SENICK
BRIAN WRIGHT
DANIEL LORETI
PA G E 6
MEMBER PTS TOTAL
SINCE
2009 POINTS
155
18530
1979
180
18255
1977
380
12360
1983
160
11870
1986
0
11810
1968
215
10925
1989
635
10920
1989
150
10240
1989
210
9035
1993
35
8410
1977
70
8400
1978
45
8200
1977
905
7930
2000
670
7920
1991
295
7895
1985
375
7730
1994
45
7280
1979
195
6340
1981
335
6290
2001
100
6285
1995
610
5930
1997
65
5905
1992
105
5835
1994
315
5685
2002
385
5555
1995
10
5500
2003
390
5260
2000
565
4735
2001
400
4575
2004
415
4410
1998
410
4095
2001
460
4085
2002
215
3835
1998
120
3720
1991
70
3485
2002
160
3395
2002
225
3175
1998
115
3115
1998
660
3110
2005
295
2830
2005
370
2815
2005
315
2800
2001
230
2610
1998
335
2600
2005
525
2590
2005
135
2585
2005
200
2530
2002
640
2340
2006
75
2310
1999
40
2310
2001
235
2270
2002
200
2230
2002
135
2225
1999
190
2215
2000
225
2145
2005
155
2135
2005
230
2100
2002
585
2000
2007
190
1795
2003
75
1790
2001
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
NAME
DAVID DEBONO
RON CHEMIJ
DEANE COLLINSON
BILL McDOWELL
DAVID McCAFFREY
TOM POWELL
ROSS COLQUHOUN
JIM TRANOS
ROCCO FALCONE
JOE BULLAS
TOM MACK
SIMON D YATES
GREG LUNDY
DHONNIE PAPKE
TONY SGAMBELLURI
BOB BEDER
PETER DHAMA
GREG FISCHER
JOSEPH TREMAIN
BRUCE McDONALD
JOHN GROGAN
MICHAEL MELANSON
FRANK HOOD
DAVID FRY
DOUG ELEN
BINO DALLI
JOHNNY DIAS
BILL JORGENS
MIKE MAGUIRE
ED GUNDERT
JERRY MARTIN
FRED ZAZA
MARIO CECCANESE
MICHAEL BROWNE
BERNIE LYONS
BRIAN SELIG
ANTHONY ZONNI
ROBERT LIST
JEANNY SO
FRED MACNEIL
ANDREW REES
JIM DAVIS
JOE MOTA
SEBASTIAN CORBO
GWEN YEREX
STEVE STANTON
STEVE SMEDLEY
GARY JONKER
FRANK SILVEIRA
DAVID SIMPSON
WAYNE SMART
PATRIC BOOTH
DANIEL BURNS
JOSEPH COSTANZO
MALCOLM CROSS
BOB EMERSON
SYD MARTINI
DOMENIC PICCONE
RYAN SCHWARTZ
JOE SPOSATO
MEMBER PTS TOTAL
SINCE
2009 POINTS
185
1785
2004
165
1595
2002
110
1580
2004
125
1495
1998
155
1485
2002
170
1410
2003
220
1340
2006
110
1340
2004
90
1275
2003
190
1100
2003
30
1055
2002
145
1040
2007
190
975
2006
120
970
2006
185
970
2005
30
925
1963
45
910
2006
10
730
2003
135
715
2005
145
560
2005
0
460
2000
25
440
2003
140
380
2008
0
320
1999
155
300
2007
0
295
2002
290
290
2009
85
270
2008
260
260
2009
225
225
2009
195
195
2009
125
195
2008
185
185
2009
175
175
2009
80
160
2009
105
105
2009
105
105
2008
20
100
2005
30
90
2008
70
70
2009
60
60
2009
55
55
2009
0
55
2008
50
50
2009
30
40
2008
35
35
2009
25
25
2009
20
20
2009
10
10
2009
10
10
2009
10
10
2009
0
0
2009
0
0
2009
0
0
2008
0
0
2008
0
0
2009
0
0
2009
0
0
2009
0
0
2009
0
0
2008
CCO Socials
HAPPY NEW YEAR...and welcome to the social side of CCO!
It was a cold night in Toronto, but forty six hardy souls
decided to brave the cold and join their buddies at Dooly's
on Jane St. for our first social of the year.
“Have Fun” was the theme as partners were selected by a
sophisticated draw system, and table numbers elected, then
we had to do it all over again due to electrical problems.
But despite the various problems, the tournament finally
started, and the click of cue against ball was soon, loud and
clear.
After a while the food arrived, and was dispatched in short
order, the play continued, and then we were down to the final
games.
The results; The overall winners……….. Norm Walsh
and partner Meiling, after a play off with Don Michael and
partner Sandy Goba.
Runners up: Lorne Goba and partner Mike Maguire,
(Lorne lost his original partner, Kym Maguire, and Mike
stepped up). Their playoff was with Al Boughton and his
partner Dhonnie Papke.
So congratulations and gifts were handed out to the
victors.
After that it was time to wrap it up and head for home.
I hope that those who came out did have fun, and will
attempt another social event. See you at the next
event in February: Bowling @ Planet Bowl
on Eglington Ave.
Many thanks to my helpers…Dave (photographer ) Rick ,
Norm , Maureen , Gayle & Judy.
Your Social Director.
John Lawrence.
CCO’s February Social...Can you SPARE the time for some fun?
CCO BOWLING NIGHT
Saturday, February 13th at 6:30 p.m.
The theme is RED for Valentine’s!
Where: Planet Bowl
at Eglinton, east of Dixie
Price: $20 per person (includes shoe rental)
427
Eglinton W.
Renforth
Dixie
401
PA G E 7
CCO Member Car Spotlight
1988 SPECIAL EVENTS CORVETTE PACE CAR
Built as a Pace Car by owner Michael Maguire
(CCO member) and D&R Electronics - custom
installing 12 strobe lights for the P.A.C.E.R.
Program - Police And Community Educating
Racers a program to reduce street racing. This was
the first domestic vehicle involved in the program,
that was not a Police vehicle and after the graphics,
it was now ready to go.
The Pace Car was first introduced to the media at
Canada’s Wonderland along with Police Forces
from the OPP, Metro Toronto, York Region, Peel
and Durham Regions.
The Pace Car was placed on display with the Police
vehicles at several track events at Mosport and
Toronto Motor Speedway and in 2003 at the
Colossus Theater for the premiere of the movie 2
Fast 2 Furious, again with the Police vehicles to
help educate people about the dangers of street
racing. In 2003 the Pace Car lead the NOPI Tour to
Atlanta Motor Speedway for Performance Auto &
Sound Magazine and was displayed on the track
infield.
at grand openings, in front of stages at concerts, the
CNE Canadian National Exhibition, the Rogers
Centre (SkyDome) for the Canadian International
Autoshow in 2007 and 2008 also Performance
World in 2009. It has appeared in 73 parades of
which it has lead 62 of them with many VIPs as
passengers in the Pace Car at events such as
festivals, Veterans Parades, Canada Day and
Santa Claus Parades, with many more to come in
the future.
In 2007 it lead the Northern Leg of the NOPI Tour
again from Toronto to Atlanta Motor Speedway for
Performance Auto & Sound Magazine and our
sponsors BF Goodrich Tires and LUCAS Oil,
leading over 70 vehicles from the Maritimes,
Quebec, Ontario and the northern USA. On that
tour we picked up several more sponsors SSBC
Stainless Steel Brake Corporation, SPI Racing,
Dynamat and OPTIMA Batteries to go along with
our original sponsors D&R Electronics Highland
Chevrolet Cadillac and Upper Canada Signs.
Most recently it has been used to promote a Breast
Cancer Fundraiser that Diane and I had done in
2008 and 2009 for the Cancer Program at Southlake
Regional Health Centre in Newmarket raising
$10,650.00.
Many great photos can be seen on several other
website links such as this one:
Http://www.madwhips.com/1988-c4-corvettegreenwood-pace-car/
As of 2009 the Pace Car has been used at
numerous charity events and has been on display
PA G E 8
At the end of the 2009 season the Pace Car has
over 231,000 kms on it.
Submitted by Mike Maguire
Club Calendar
February
3rd
13th
March
3rd
6th
12-14
April
7th
General Meeting, 7pm
Bowling social, 6:30 pm
The Venetian
Planet Bowl
General Meeting, 7pm
Social - Mini Golf
Performance World
The Venetian
TBD
Int’l Centre
General Meeting, 7pm
*201 Chreslea Rd. Woodbridge
Tech session. sponsor event
CCO Social - Horse Racing, 12pm
Gateway Tech Session, 11 am
Ron Senick Memorial Cruise
& Poker run
Garage Living*
Wasaga Beach Spring Fling
General Meeting, 7pm
CCO Social - Games Night
Test & Tune Drag Racing
Trans-Am Series at Mosport
CCO Presidents Drive cruise
Collingwood
The Venetian
TBD
TBD
Mosport, ON
General Meeting, 7pm
Corvette Nationals
Gateway to Corvettes, 9am
CCO Family Picnic
The Venetian
July
7th
25th
11th
General Meeting, 7pm
CCO Overnight Wine Tour
Wallace Show, Milton
The Venetian
Reif Winery, Niagara
Wallace Chev/Corv
August
4th
20-22
27-29
General Meeting, 7pm
The Venetian
Wasaga Beach Cruise
Wasaga Beach
American Lemans Series Mosport Mosport, ON
17th
18th
24th
TBD
May
2nd
5th
8th
15th
22-24
30th
June
2nd
19th
13th
TBD
September
1st
General Meeting, 7pm
TBD
CCO Social: Go Karts
October
6th
General Meeting
November
3rd
General Meeting
December
1st
General Meeting
TBD
Awards night
Gateway Chevrolet
Woodbine
Gateway Chev/Corv
Barrie, Wasaga
Gateway Chev/Corv
The Venetian
The Venetian
The Venetian
The Venetian
Current details also at www.ontariovettes.com
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Book Review
The Cobra in the Barn, Great Stories of
Automotive Archaeology
By Tom Cotter, Published by Motorbooks, 2005
So what's a gearhead to do all winter but dream
about finding that elusive '67 Stingray tucked away
forgotten in some musty old barn. Well, that's
exactly what this book is all about. Road & Track
contributor Tom Cotter has compiled a number of
great stories about real documented rare “barn
finds” in this book.
There aren't many muscle cars in this book those are
reserved for the sequel, “The Hemi in the Barn” but
there are lots of hot rods, lost race cars and exotics.
For reading entertainment on a cold night, I give this
book 3½ stars out of 5!
Submitted by Steve Read
Of course, some of those forgotten cars are going to
be rusted out '74 Pintos or some other kind of
rubbish but there are still a whole lot of hidden
jewels out there waiting to be discovered. How a
one-of-a-kind 1929 Rolls Royce Springfield
Phantom I built for the famous actress Marlene
Dietrich which turned up in a garage on a Colorado
ranch? Or the Zagato-bodied Maserati which
disappeared from the San Fernando valley in
California only to turn up behind a brick wall in a
little town in Sicily where the Godfather was
filmed?
And then, of course, there are the Cobras. The 149th
Cobra ever built was found in an Indiana barn and
the ownership was traced back to a chemist who
was one of the developers of Prozac. I guess he
came up with the happy pill so everyone could feel
like he did driving that beast!
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CCO Birthdays
Happy Birthday!
Diane Maguire
Jan 2
Sharron Beder
Jan 31
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Jan 4
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Feb 1
William Martin
Jan 4
Bill Rankin
Feb 3
Paulo Antunes
Jan 8
Bill McDowell
Feb5
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Edward Belczowski Jan 10
Carol Dhama
Feb 8
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Jan 12
Hanna Godwod
Feb 9
Doug Elen
Jan 12
Jeanny So
Feb 11
Steve Childs
Jan 17
Judy Collinson
Feb 16
Debbie Hood
Jan 17
Greg Lundy
Feb 16
Norm Walsh
Jan 22
Norby Dippold
Feb 18
Mike Maguire
Jan 24
Deane Collinson
Feb 21
Pieta VanArnhem
Jan 26
Isabelle Powell
Feb 22
Steve Read
Jan 29
Joe Bullas
Feb 27
Allan Leaver
Jan 30
Bernie Lyons
Feb 29
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Sad News
In Memoriam
It is with great sadness we
announce the passing of Donna
Gateley, wife of late CCO
member Stan Gateley. Donna
passed away on January 25,
2010 from a heart attack at the
age of 69. For those long time
CCO members, we have fond
memories of Stan and Donna
hosting their summer poolside
Molson Indy parties for the Club.
Donna leaves behind her only
son, Brandon. Our thoughts are
with him in this tragic time.
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PA G E 1 5
Scottsdale 2010 Report
Scottsdale 2010...Turbulent Times ?
I'm sure many of you were tuned into Speed commencing
th
th
January 20 through 24 to catch the Auction Action and
witness some unplanned antics by unusual severe weather
that took a major toll on the Russo and Steele Auction and
the Silver Auction. Barrett-Jackson was fortunate and had
only minor issues with some vendor tents and the auction
ran without any major delays. Russo and Steele however
suffered major damages to both tents and a number of
vehicles and remained out of business until Sunday
morning. I have viewed some explicit photos of many
damaged cars at Russo and Steele and some I'm certain will
be a total loss. In addition Russo and Steele actually had one
tent relocate itself onto Route 101 which is a major highway
for the area and their main auction tent was severely
damaged. Silver had tents blow down but was back in
business late Friday afternoon.
Like the weather, there was turbulence evident with a
number of what may have been previously considered “safe
investment benchmark cars” as Big Block Mid Year Vettes,
Z28 Camaros, Hemi anythings and certain Hot Rods
showed weakened prices from a year ago and struggled to
bring strong dollars for their sellers. It was evident that
anything without a strong pedigree and documentation
would not support any serious sale money. A number of cars
clearly feel into this scenario and couple of choice
examples that are fresh in my mind were a 67 BB Vette
Roadster which looked to be very nicely finished and had a
non numbers matching 400 horse engine and no NCRS
accreditation …. Car barely got to $ 68 k which a year ago
this car still would have brought a $ 100 k. The seller
probably had more than that invested in his restoration
efforts.
One Hot Rod that really stuck in my mind as severely
under sold was a Red 33 Ford Three Window which was
painted and interior fabricated by Ed “Big Daddy” Roth.
This vehicle sold for less than $ 30k and is a true period
rod that showed nicely. In my mind this car may have
been the biggest bargain at Barrett-Jackson.
Other cars that must have left disappointment with the
sellers were the 57 Nomad that didn't make $ 60k and the
56 Chrysler full custom wagon from FJ Customs in BC
which pulled only $ 175 k. This car has won virtually
every award there is and noted collector Ron Pratt stole
that car. I thought that car would have pulled nothing less
than $ 250 k.
The high tech “Resto Mod” trend continues to strengthen
and just about anything that blends nostalgia with modern
is hot and will probably continue to remain so for the
foreseeable future. We aging boomers want comfort,
power, reliability and looks, so take a Chevy Shoe Box or
Chevelle, add some LS power, A/C, P/S and big Brakes ,
custom chassis and suspension and you have retro and
modern technology blended into one. No wonder these
cars are holding in the $ 100 k plus range.
Regular Muscle Cars also showed stronger interest and
some surprises with firmer numbers being generated were
442 Olds, Buick GS and Mustang Mach Ones with some
examples fetching well north of $ 100 k. These cars have
PA G E 1 6
Scottsdale 2010 Report
stolen some of the thunder of the Z28's, Boss 302
Mustangs, Shelbys etc. and are allowing more of the mid
stream hobbyist to participate and perhaps realize some
investment staying power while still enjoying their rides.
It was evident at BJ Scottsdale that if you wanted to get
into the hobby you could find some decent entry level
Musclecars and certain rods from the upper $ 20's and
above. There was literally something for every taste and
pocketbook.
Top sale at the BJ auction wasn't even a car but a 1929
Hamilton Aircraft which sold for $671,000 (including
bidders premium). This sale outdistanced the next closest
car, a 64 Shelby Cobra, by over $ 200 k.
Overall, I am of the opinion that our hobby is still in good
shape however trends are definitely continuing to change
and what may be hot today maybe not tomorrow. Anyone
with what may be considered an investment grade car
must make sure that they have “all the documentation”
and be prepared to hold for some time as I believe the
market will be unsettled until we have well cleared
ourselves of the economic mayhem of the past eighteen
months. Be prepared to drive your cars and enjoy them,
and if you want to do some hot rod stuff, do it.
I'm of the opinion that if you find a nice clone in your price
range consider buying it, I refer to the stunning 67 GTX
Convertible that was restored and transplanted with the
Hemi, only a clone in the sense that the Hemi was added, as
it was a real GTX. To me that is a very nice driver with lots
of curb appeal ! It was well bought at just under $ 50 k.
I think I may Resto Mod my 67 Coupe …. Not !
Submitted by Howie Poulter
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Rules of the Road, circa 1912
Rules of the road recommended for
Leamington Ontario in 1912
(Not everyone was happy with the new automobile)
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CORVETTE SPECIALISTS
1. On discovering an approaching
team (of horses), the
automobilist must stop off-side
and cover his machine with a
tarpaulin painted to correspond
with the scenery.
2. The speed limit on country roads
this year is secret and the
penalty for violation is $10 for
every mile an offender is caught
going in excess of it.
3. In case an automobile makes a
team run away, the penalty will
be $50 for the first mile, $100 for
the second mile, $200 for the
third mile, etc., that the team
runs in addition to the usual
damages.
4. On approaching a corner where
he cannot command a view of
the road ahead, the automobilist
must stop not less than 100
yards from the turn, toot his
horn, ring a bell, fire a revolver,
halloo and send up three bombs
at intervals of five minutes.
5. Automobiles must again be
seasonally painted - that is, so
they will merge with the pastoral
ensemble and not be startling.
They must be green in spring,
6.
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golden in summer, red in
autumn and white in winter.
Automobiles running on the
country roads at night must
send up a red rocket every
mile and wait ten minutes for
the road to clear. They may
then proceed carefully,
blowing their horns and
shooting Roman candles.
All members of our Society
will devote Sunday to chasing
automobiles, shooting and
shouting at them, making
arrests and otherwise
discouraging country touring
on that day.
In case a horse will not pass
an automobile,
notwithstanding the scenic
tarpaulin, the automobilist will
take the machine apart as
rapidly as possible and
conceal the parts in the
grass.
In case an automobile
approaches a farmer's house
when the roads are dusty, it
will slow down to one mile an
hour and the chauffeur will
lay (settle) the dust in front of
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the house with hand sprinkler
worked over the dashboard.
10. In case none of the above is
effective, the motorist should
hang himself from the nearest
tree where he would provide
a horrible example for other
criminals.
Submitted by Rick Thompson
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A Love Letter
To my darling husband,
Before you return from your business trip I just want to let you know about the small accident I had
with the pick up truck when I turned into the driveway.
Fortunately it’s not too bad and I really didn't get hurt, so please don't worry too much about me.
I was coming home from Wal-Mart, and when I turned into the driveway I accidentally pushed
down on the accelerator instead of the brake. The garage door is slightly bent but the pick up
fortunately came to a halt when it bumped into your Corvette.
I am really sorry, but I know with your kind-hearted personality you will forgive me.You know how
much I love you and care for you my sweetheart. I am enclosing a picture for you.
I can not wait to hold you in my arms again.
Your loving wife.
XXX
P.S.Your girlfriend called.
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