June 2010 Newsletter

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Volume 29, Issue 06
June 2010
President’s Corner
Wha t’s Happening
As I write this newsletter article I see a
number of activities on our COB calendar of events.
Starting with Memorial Day, some members may be
involved with either the Kenmore/Tonawanda or
the Williamsville parade. The month of June is also
the start of the new COB cruise night of the week.
First up on June 2nd is Cruisin’ at the Creekside on
Union Road at Williams Street in Cheektowaga. The
next day a large group of members is attending
Cruisin’ Around the Mountain in Saranac, NY led by
Joan Meegan. On June 10 the Cruise of the Week
will take us to the Akron cruise, in Akron, NY with
all cruise cars parked on the main drag.
 June 2-Cruise of the Week #1
Cruisin’ at the Creekside & Concert
5 PM – 9 P Info: Joan Meegan
The Creekside: Union Rd. @ William
Street, Cheektowaga, NY
 June 4 – 6 Cruisin’ Around the Mountains,
Saranac Lake, NY Info: Joan Meegan
 June 6 - Lancaster Car Show 8:00 AM Central
Avenue Lancaster,
 June 8 - Tuesday Night Cruise @ Pautler’s
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
 June 10 - Cruise of the Week #2
Akron Cruise Nights, 6 PM – 9 PM
June 12
COB Club Meeting
Saturday June 12 is our monthly meeting,
followed by a new cruise on Monday 6/14 at Buffalo
Roadhouse, on Niagara Falls Blvd, just north of the
Youngman expressway I-290. On Wednesday, June
16 we hope the entire club will be present at the 6th
Annual All Corvette Cruise at Glenn Campbell
Chevrolet. This is a great opportunity especially for
new members to see around 100 Corvettes from the
area. If you can make it the next day is the monthly
Super Cruise held at the Charcoal Corral,
Perrysburg, NY. This cruise normally attracts over
400+ cruise cars from all over NY State. A
departure time and location will be announced at the
June meeting.
 June 14 - Cruise of the Week #3
Buffalo Roadhouse Grillin’ 6 PM – 9 PM
1980 Niagara Falls blvd.,Tonawanda, NY
 June 17 - Charcoal Corral Perrysburg,
Depart: 3:30 PM info: Frank Pastore
Rain date June 22nd)
 June 19 - Buffalo Transportation and Pierce
Arrow Museum Noon Info: Pete
Ricigliano with WNY Corvette Club
 June 20 - 24th Annual Father’s Day
Car Show 10 AM – 4 PM
Darien Lake Theme Park, Exit 48 I-90
 June 20 Miller Hose 7th Annual Car Show
8 AM – 3:30 PM 6161 McKee Street, Newfane
Finally the last event I want to mention is the
Pierce museum tour on Saturday, June 19. Pete R.
has arranged for COB and the Western NY Corvette
club to view the museum.
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Officers
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President
Frank Pastore
716-694-9024
All members should arrive at the museum
no later than 11:45 am. If you have not as yet signed
up, the June meeting will be your last chance.
Vice President Rich Zahner
716-225-1188
Secretary
Joan Meegan
716-688-0087
Treasurer
Mel Skeide
716-876-1194
As you will note the activities listed above,
are only for the last weekend in May and the first
three weeks of June. Be sure to check out our web
site or our newsletter for dates, times and other
details on upcoming events. And don’t forget to
bring your camera and send your digital images to
Jim Bonus for addition to our photo gallery.
Boa rd of Directors
Bruce Mussehl
Skip Polowy
Mike Buccilli
Ron Giovino
Lowell Rothenberger
716-864-8459
716-741-7677
716-648-2037
716-691-8684
716-675-9467
Frank
Committees
Membership
Dan & Debbie Wroblewski
716-542-2041
Newsletter
Jim & Linda Bonus
716-695-7643
Phone Comm.
Maureen Polowy
716-741-7677
Sunshine Comm. Karen Rothenberger
716-675-9467
Webmaster
Jim Bonus
Activities Dir
 June 21 Alice’s Kitchen Super Cruise 5 – 9 PM
 June 23 Cruise of the Week #4
Texas Roadhouse Cruise Corral 4:30 PM
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 June 25 13 Annual Wilson Super Cruise
5 PM – 9 PM
Info: Frank Pastore
 June 27 COB Upstate Chevrolet Cruise-In
at Lime Lake TBA Info: Joan Meegan
Hosted by Frank Bork, President, Upstate Auto Group
 June 29 Cruise of the Week #5
Frank Pastore
Tuesday Night Cruise @ Pautler’s
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
6364 Transit Road, Clarence, NY
Meeting every second Saturday of the month at
Dea r Friends of COB
First Presbyterian Church
9675 Main St. Clarence, NY
Meeting starts 7:00 p.m.
This is a story of winners and losers. I came
back from Las Vegas , April 21st after six days… a
winner. On April 25th I became a loser…and
wound up in the hospital with pneumonia. After
six days in the hospital I came home to recover. At
89 ½, you don’t bounce back like a 30 year old, but
I am bouncing.
Your cards, phone calls and prayers of
concern are most welcome and help in my recovery.
The beautiful fruit basket will give me the vitamins
I need for a speedy recovery. I’m coming along
nicely and the 1981 red coupe is ready to roll. My
heartfelt thanks for your concern is much
appreciated. God Bless and my thanks to you all.
Corvettes of Buffalo is open to all Corvette
owners and enthusiasts over the age of 21
Visit us at
http://www.corvettesofbuffalo.com/
Send Articles To:
Jim Bonus,
1012 Castlebar Drive
North Tonawanda, NY 14120
E-Mail : mailto:jwbonus@roadrunner.com
Gene Wojcik
Submissions must be in by 24th
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By law Cha ng e Proposa l
Anniversa ries
Article Six Order of Business
4th
5th
13th
20th
20th
28th
28th
Current Language
1. Reading of the minutes form preceding
General Meeting
Proposed Change
1. Suspend reading of minutes from
preceding General Business Meeting and put
Site
COB
25.
The
them on the Web
minutes could be read at the Business Meeting with
a motion passed from the floor .
Birthda y s
4th
6th
8th
9th
16th
21st
22nd
24th
25th
Add to Article Six
Put the minutes from the previous Board of
Director's meeting on the Web Site COB 25.
Reasons : This will save time at the monthly
Business Meeting and still keep the membership
informed
This is just a quick explanation of the 2 ByLaw changes They are to keep the membership
informed as to what our officers and board
members are planning and not take up time at our
business meeting, Any COB member can go to the
web site When COB was formed in 1981 after it
separated from another corvette club, one of the
new By Laws was to read the minutes of the Board
meeting. At the April meeting the By Law was
changed to reading of the minutes of the
last Business meeting instead of the Board meeting
minutes . to make the meeting shorter and still have
the members informed , Please vote these By Law
changes and click on the MEMBER ONLY
information site.
Bob Blandford
Jim Belter
Connie Giovino
Mary Reisdorf
John Joyce
John Meyerhoff
Robert Boyle
Pamm Seifert
Diane Skeide
EVENT CANCELLATION
NOTICE
Due to unforeseen problems in organizing the Oct.
30th Hollowine tour. We have to cancel this event.
Maybe we can do this event next year
Thank you
Pattie Kirkland and Lee Buccilli
Submitted By
Pete Ricigliano
NCCC NEWS
The North East Region has a new club formed near
the Syracuse area, Tri-Vettes. They just completed
an autocross this weekend. The Southern Tier has a
scheduled July 18 event.
Nationally - plans
and financing for motorsports park @ the museum
is moving forward, the Bluebars is very close to
receiving periodical rate from the post office and
the spring issue is due out soon
Thanks
Ray
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Nancy & Reas Graber
Maureen & Skip Polowy
Mike & Lee Buccilli
Blanche & Joe Dionne
Sue & Dick Brownlee
Karen & Lowell Rothenberger
Mary & Robert Boyle
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O.B.E.L. can be used for “either” loss of
wages or for medical expense, but it can not be
used for both! The decision is normally made by
the injured party when he or she approaches the
exhaustion of the P.I.P. and/or A.P.I.P. benefit,
which is carried by the insured. O.B.E.L. is
available in the amount of $25,000 per person.
The cost of O.B.E.L. is approximately $8.00 per
year, on a classic car policy. Most classic car
insurance carriers only charge $8.00 per year,
whether there is one car or many cars on the
policy. Hopefully you will never need to use this
valuable coverage, but if an accident were to
occur it would be to your benefit to have this
very important coverage.
CLAS S IC CAR
INS URANCE CORNER
The classic car community is so excited
about the 2010 cruising season that neither wind,
nor rain, nor cold temperature is going to keep
them from attending car shows and cruise nights.
This is causing Classic Car Fever to break out, in
epidemic proportions.
As a result, we are starting to get many
calls regarding Classic Car Insurance ID cards, FS
20s. There are two types of ID cards. If you are
currently using the standard issue New York State
license plates, you will receive the normal FS 20.
They will be the same type ID cards that you
receive for your daily driver. Some classic car
enthusiasts are fortunate to have old original New
York State plates that they have on their classic
car. For example a 1970 vehicle that has been
registered using actual New York State plates on it
from 1970. Those old original plates require a
special “Historic” Insurance ID card/FS 20 that
you must request from your insurance agent. The
word “HISTORIC” must appear on the ID card in
order to register your classic, using old original
New York State license plates. Down the road we
will discuss the procedures for registering a vehicle
using old original Historic plates.
Over the next several months, many of
us will be getting our classic vehicles out of
storage, completing a restoration project or
purchasing a classic car. Therefore, next month
we will be discussing the Do’s and Don’ts
involving the usage and storage of our Great
Classic Cars and tuning up your Classic Car
Insurance Policy. Until then, please feel free to
call Jodi 716-362-7394 or Ron 716-866-5696 at
Classic Car Insurance – USA. Whether you have
a question, need help with a claim, or just need a
quote, we are always happy to help a fellow
classic car enthusiast.
Cruise Safely and Have Fun,
Last month we talked about Personal
Injury Protection, (P.I.P.), and Additional Personal
Injury Protection, (A.P.I.P.). As you recall, these
coverage’s provide you, your passengers, and any
pedestrians that your vehicle may injure with loss
of wages and medical expense benefits. This
coverage is also known as “No Fault”. Your
insurance carrier pays for you and the occupants
of your car and the other person’s insurance
carrier pays for that driver and occupants of that
car, no matter who is at fault, hence the term “No
Fault”. The maximum payable per person is
$150,000 and the minimum that MUST be carried
in New York State is $50,000 per person.
One of the most over looked optional No
Fault coverage available, is one that I highly
recommend. This coverage is called Optional
Basic Economic Loss, (O.B.E.L.).
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Ron & Jodi
Classic Car Insurance - USA
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Ladies Day Outing
Who: COB Ladies
Where: White Linen Tea House
6610 Shawnee Rd
Wheatfield, NY
What: Full Afternoon Tea
When: Thursday, July 15th
@ Noon
Why: Eat, Chat and SHOP!
Antique Barn & Shopping
On premises
Call Sue Brownlee 639-4654
Or Mary Mangan 542-4950
For reservations
Money to be collected at June’s COB meeting
Or mail a check to Sue @ 814 Meadowbrook Dr.
N. Tonawanda, NY 14120 no later than July 8th
MENU
Fresh garden salad
Three tiered rack will be presented with:
Top Tier
Two different types of scones
Served with Devonshire cream
Second Tier:
Five assorted Desserts
Third Tier:
Four assorted Tea Sandwiches
(egg salad, chicken salad, white Albacore tuna,
Cucumber w/cream cheese and dill)
Along with fresh fruit
Choice of favor (complimentary):
Chocolate Tea Pot sucker or
A packet of four different teas.
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What did she say?
Get off where?
Aren’t you guys
LISTENING!!
UM !
This is good
Saranac Lake Trip
The Beginning!
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Chevrolet Celebrates Le Mans Drivers and Race Cars of the Past and Present
MONTEREY, Calif. - Chevrolet saluted the men and machines that laid
the foundation for Corvette Racing's success in the 24 Hours of Le
Mans with a special Corvette Legends of Le Mans program at the
American Le Mans Series Monterey on May 21-22. The event brought
together Corvette drivers and race cars of the past and present.
Fans paid tribute to the pioneers of Corvette performance and
gave a spirited send-off to the Corvette Racing team in its final U.S.
race before the 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 12-13. This year marks
the 50th anniversary of Corvette's first participation in the world's most
prestigious sports car race.
Chevrolet paid tribute to Dr. Dick Thompson, who co-drove
Briggs Cunningham's No. 2 Corvette at Le Mans in 1960. Thompson was reunited with the restored white and
blue Corvette that is now owned by Bruce Meyer. Dick Guldstrand appeared with the Dana Chevrolet Corvette
that he co-drove with Bob Bondurant at Le Mans in 1967. The iconic red, white, and blue No. 9 Corvette was
provided by current owner Harry Yeaggy. One of the star-spangled Greenwood Corvettes that went to Le Mans
in 1973 was displayed courtesy of owner John Thompson. The first 2011 Corvette Z06 built (VIN 001) with
special white and blue Le Mans graphics by GM Design completed the Corvette quartet
Thompson and Guldstrand participated in a media reception on Friday, relating their experiences at Le
Mans in the days when the Mulsanne Straight stretched for miles without chicanes and only two drivers shared a
car. Two-time Le Mans winner Ron Fellows and current Corvette Racing drivers Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta,
Johnny O'Connell, and Jan Magnussen contrasted their adventures at Le Mans with the modern Corvette C6.R
race cars. On Saturday, fans lined up for autographs from Thompson and Guldstrand at the Corvette Legends
of Le Mans display in the ALMS paddock.
Corvette Racing ambassador Ron Fellows drove the 1960 Cunningham Corvette on the Mazda Raceway
Laguna Seca circuit during a photo shoot. "I don't think I've ever had sustained goose bumps for so long," said
Fellows, who scored Corvette Racing's first Le Mans class victory in 2001 with teammates Johnny O'Connell
and Scott Pruett. "The first thing that struck me when I fired it up was a familiar sound - after 50 years, the cars
look different, but there is still that awesome Chevy V-8 sound. I was surprised by how nice it was to drive - it
starts and stops fine, and has good power. But high-speed cornering must have been interesting back then. The
Kink at the end of the Mulsanne Straight must have
been a real thrill for these guys back in 1960!"
Johnny O'Connell drove the 1967
Guldstrand/Bondurant Stingray, and he was
impressed. "You can't drive a car like that without
realizing that what those guys did was amazing,"
said O'Connell, the only American driver to score
four class wins at Le Mans. "That car is all beast,
and the strength needed to turn that thing was
incredible. It really made me appreciate those guys
as race car drivers and athletes. That was state-ofthe-art technology in 1967, and driving a Corvette
C6.R gives me an appreciation for how far Corvette
has come over the years. Drivers back then were a
different breed. I can't even imagine how difficult and challenging it was."
Video interviews with the Corvette Legends of Le Mans can be viewed on the ALMS YouTube channel:
Reprinted from the Corvette Racing Web site
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