Presidents Thoughts - Altoona Corvette Club

August 2016
Presidents Thoughts
By Club President Randy Johnson
Hi Everyone
Coming up for the month of August our calendar of events looks as though we will have an opportunity to get
out and drive these beautiful Corvettes, starting with our club car show at DelGrosso’s Park on Sunday
August, 7th. Anyone interested in helping set up for the show, please join me at 7:00 am and we will have
coffee and donuts and get prepared for the car show.
On Saturday August, 13th at 8:00 am we will have morning coffee at Dunkin Donuts in Altoona, which we
seem to be having a good turn out at this gathering. It could be the coffee and donuts :). However, I enjoy
the company of good friends and Corvette owners.
On Friday August 19th we our having our second Zeigler cruise-in from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm. At this cruisein the club will be having a bake sale to help raise money for the kids of WALY WARMTH and I believe this
is a great idea. Anyone interested in making something delicious for the bake sale can contact Linda Wanco
or my wife Laurie.
Another great event for this month is Corvettes At Carlisle starting on Thursday August, 25th through Sunday
the 28th. We will have our tent set up at L-130, L-134, so please stop by for a place to rest and have a cool
drink after walking around and shopping for that new Corvette. I hope to see you all there.
As always, I would like to say THANK YOU for giving me the opportunity of being president of your Altoona
Corvette Club.
Have a nice day
Randy
August Birthday’s
1st—Debbie Lees
6th—Brenda Altiero
14th—Brenda May
4th—Lori Beck
8th—Stan Kennedy
18th—Lisa Henck
22nd—Arthur Boring, Jr.
4th—Don Imler
12th—William Davis
19th—Art Colussy
25th—Carolyn Kennedy
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
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Upcoming Events
ACC Officers Meeting
Tuesday, August 2, 2016 - 7:00 p.m. to ?
Hoss's Corporate Office, 170 Patch Way Road, Duncansville, PA
(Hoss's Corporate office is behind the Marzoni's and Hoss's Restaurants in Duncansville.)
Please use rear entrance.
ACC Car Show at DelGrosso’s
Sunday, August 7, 2016
DelGrosso’s Amusement Park, Tipton, PA
Registration starts at 9:00 a.m. with judging beginning at 12:00 noon
Registration—$10.00
Fun competition - Open to all makes and models
Prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place in all classes
Door Prizes - 50/50 Drawing - Games
Half price ride passes for kids age 12 & under
Free Country Concert
For more information contact:
Randy at 814-224-5222 or rjohn1953@atlanticbb.net
Coffee, Donuts & BS
Saturday, August 13, 2016 - 8:00 a.m.
Dunkin Donuts, Altoona, PA
Join club president, Randy Johnson, for coffee, donuts and interesting conversation!
Club Members Meeting
Thursday, August 18, 2016
6:30 p.m.—Social Time
●
7:30 p.m.—Business Meeting Begins
Marzoni's Restaurant in Duncansville, PA
Please come out for a great social evening with wonderful food and good friends.
Zeigler Cruise-In
Friday, August 19, 2016 - 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Zeigler Chevrolet, Rt. 220 Claysburg, PA
www.zeiglerchevy.com
Zeigler's will be cooking and serving FREE hot dogs to all participants.
The Cruise-In is open to all makes and models of cars, trucks, and motorcycles.
ACC Bake Sale at the Zeigler Cruise-In
Email Linda Wanco at Lindawanco@gmail.com or Laurie Johnson at rjohn1953@atlanticbb.net
if you would like to donate goods to the sale.
All proceeds from the bake sale will benefit WALY WARMTH.
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Upcoming Events
Blair County Airport Show
Saturday, August 20, 2016
Blair County Airport, 310 Airport Drive, Martinsburg, PA
Meet at the Giant Eagle parking lot in Roaring Spring at 8:30 a.m.
Depart for the Airport at 8:45 a.m.
We will be displaying our cars as a part of the Wings of Freedom Tour.
http://www.collingsfoundation.org/event/altoona-pa/
Williamsburg Car Show
Sunday, August 21, 2016
Williamsburg Veterans Memorial Center
915 Recreation Drive, Williamsburg, PA
Registration begins at 10:00 a.m. and ends at 1:00 p.m.
Cost is $10.00 or $9.00 with a nonperishable food item.
17Judged Classes and the Non-Competitive Cruise-In Class.
All Vehicles Welcome.
For additional information call:
- Christine Smith (814) 937-5978
- BCAAC (814) 674-8143
In Association with the Blair County Antique Auto Club, www.BCAAC.org
Corvettes at Carlisle
August 25-28, 2016
Carlisle Fairgrounds, 1000 Bryn Mawr Rd., Carlisle, PA
ACC will be set up in spaces L-130 / L-134.
We will be selling Corvette parts and memorabilia for our members.
Stop in to relax, have a cold beverage and enjoy this wonderful event.
The largest and most fun-filled Corvette event in the world features more than 5,000 Corvettes,
a swap meet with a wide variety of vendors, manufacturers mid-way and installation alley.
For more information click www.carlisleevents.com/carlisle-events/corvettes-at-carlisle/default.aspx
Members with parts to sell should contact Don Imler at 814-695-0712
22nd Annual British Car Show
Sunday, August 28, 2016
Delgrosso’s Amusement Park, Tipton, PA
Registration begins at 9:00 a.m.
This is simply a day of showing the cars and enjoying the friendship of other British Car Enthusiasts.
Good food, rides, prizes…AND NO JUDGING!!!
All British Cars are welcome, any condition!!
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SAVE THE DATE!
Poker “Fun” Run
All proceeds benefit
WALY Warmth
Saturday, September 10, 2016
1:00 p.m.
Home Depot Parking Lot
$20.00 per car donation
(Includes meal & prizes for the top
three winning poker hands)
*Purchase your registration in
advance to be entered to win
a free 2017 ACC Membership*
(Tickets will be available at the DelGrosso Car
Show on August 7, 2016)
INVITE YOUR
FAMILY & FRIENDS!
▪
OPEN TO ALL
VEHICLES!
▪
LET’S HAVE A RECORD
BREAKING TURN OUT
THIS YEAR!
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More than 60 ACC members attended the Annual Summer Picnic on Sunday, July 10, 2016.
We had many delicious side-dishes and desserts, and the main course, catered by
Prime Sirloin, was terrific! All enjoyed the beautiful summer day while
connecting with new and old members alike!
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The Arthur Colussy Collection ~ by Mary Lou Colussy
Arthur Colussy had a dream.
Growing up in the car business, he
was surrounded by the new
Chevrolet cars at his family’s place
of business, Colussy Chevrolet in
Bridgeville, PA. Art was present in
New York at the 1953 GM
Motorama at the Waldorf Astoria in
1953 when the new Corvettes
became a reality. This is when his
dream started. As a teenager he
saw the beautiful vehicles year
after year coming into the
showroom. He told himself that he
would own a Corvette when he
could save up enough money to
purchase his very own. As a
young man he did own a few
Corvettes, but for one reason or
another these were traded in for
more “practical” family type cars.
So when he retired from the car
business, he wanted his dream to
reach fruition.
Art’s dream as a more mature man
was not to own just one of these
beautiful cars, but to own the last
of each series.
equipped with a four speed
transmission and a 360 hp fuel
injected engine. Also included are
a posi-traction axle and metallic
brakes.
One of the next generation of C2’s is also in Art’s collection. It is a
sunflower yellow 1967 with a black
interior, 327 cu. in./350 hp. with a
4 speed transmission. It has side
mounted exhaust, power windows
and the rare head rests option.
This 1967 is a NCRS Top Flight
winner.
The next two Corvettes in Art’s
collection are not only the last of
their generations, but are Collector
Edition models and are both
unrestored originals. The 1982,
has under 10,000 miles and is also
a Triple Crown winner, like the
1962. This C-3 vehicle is the last
of its series. This Vette has a
silver/beige exterior and interior. It
is equipped with an automatic
transmission (the only one in the
whole collection) with overdrive. It
has a 5.7 liter cross fire fuel
injected engine. It was the first
Corvette with a base price
exceeding $20,000.00. 1982 was
the first year that all Corvettes
were built in the Bowling Green,
Kentucky plant.
The next edition to the Collection
He purchased a 1962 solid axle
is Art’s 1996 Sebring silver
red convertible, which happens to Collector edition with a red interior.
be one of the last of the C-1
It also has only 10,000 original
series. This vehicle is a triplemiles and is the last of the C-4
crown winner--NCRS Duntov,
generation. This car has a six
Bloomington Gold and Vette Gold speed manual transmission with a
Spinner --accomplished with a
LT4 engine. It has selective real
frame off restoration completed in time damping suspension with a
1991. It has a solid red exterior, a 330 hp, 5.7 engine.
red interior, a white convertible top His 2004 is the last of the C-5
and a removable hard top. It is
generation. It is a Z06
Commemorative edition with only
9,000 miles currently on the
odometer. It is #853 of 2025 built
with that year.
The C-6, is last of its generation,
but undoubtedly, not the least of
Art’s collection of vehicles. It is his
2013 ZR1 with a 60th Anniversary
edition package making it 1 of 131
vehicles of its kind and it has a
powerful 638 hp/LS9 engine!
The most recent addition to Art’s
collection, is not the last of its
generation. It is a C-7, but it is his
driver. This beautiful, 2015 Laguna
blue Stringray coupe has a black
interior with a Z51 performance
package, 7 speed transmission
with magnetic ride control. Not the
last of the series, but a fun car to
drive!
To house these cars, Art has given
them a home of their own--a new
garage. It is large enough to put
all the collection except, the 2015,
in one place. It has two lifts in it to
accommodate the 5th and 6th
Corvettes. It Art decides to
purchase anymore Corvettes he
will need to also purchase another
lift! Art and Mary Lou are thankful
for being so fortunate.
Life is good!
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The Altoona Corvette Club now has a facebook® page!
Search for:
Altoona PA Corvette Club under “Groups” and click:
+ JOIN GROUP
Special thanks to Linda Wanco for creating this group page!
General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] on May 16
trademarked the ZR1 name with the United States
Patent and Trademark Office, supporting rumors the
Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is set for a return.
Recently, it's been reported GM will send off the
current C7 Corvette with a model positioned above
the Z06. This model is said to be bowing at the 2017
Detroit Auto Show... perhaps badged a ZR1.
GM applies the ZR1 name to its most extreme
Corvettes (ZR-1 for earlier generations) and so far
has used it on the C3, C4 and C6 generations.
There could be even more significance to this car
than just its name, though. It may just end up as the
last front-engined Corvette because the C8
generation is thought to be switching to a midengined layout.
The last ZR1 was launched for the 2009 model year
and was powered by a supercharged 6.2-liter V-8
delivering 638 horsepower and 604 pound-feet of
torque.
Note, the recent trademark filing alternatively could
simply be a way for GM to protect a storied name.
An earlier trademark filing for ZR1 had expired in
2001.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran ~ Motor Authority
The Altoona Corvette Club was founded in 1969
with the purpose to promote and improve
fellowship among Corvette Owners.
Altoona Corvette Club
PO Box 2346
Altoona, PA 16603
www.altoonacorvetteclub.com
Our goal each year is to bring a variety of
activities and events to club members, not only
to celebrate the true American Sports Car, but
also to enrich our lives with new and interesting
people and places along the way.
2016 Club Officers
Randy Johnson—President
814-224-5222
rjohn1953@atlanticbb.net
Tom May—Vice President
814-695-9206
Mayvette69@verizon.net
Don Imler—Treasurer
814-695-0712
CVetteDon@verizon.net
Jim Wainwright—Secretary
814-942-2758
james_wainwright@hsb.com
Sherry Wells—Social Director
814-934-9472
sherrykwells@gmail.com
Bill Creek—Events Director
814-569-7804
Jeff Ingram—Publicity Director
814-696-1260
corvettesixspeed@hotmail.com
Cindy Mighells—Newsletter Editor
814-946-4096
LKM10@psu.edu
Help us to Drive Membership this year by
seeking out Corvette owners. Tell them about our
great club and all of our fun events!
Please Support our Club Sponsors
David Holtz, CFP
Division Manager
322 Frankstown Rd., Altoona, PA 16602
Phone: 814-940-5600 or 800-863-8381
dholtz@nextfinancial.com
www.davidholtz.com
Zeigler’s offers a 10% discount to ACC Members for parts and labor
Dennis L. Olewine
Contractor
408 Alta Vista Drive
Altoona, PA 16601
(814) 946-9277
~ In Business since 1979 ~
Does all phases of remodeling and new construction; both
residential and light construction. Works only with quality subcontractors, to provide a complete job package.
Fully insured and provides free estimates.
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