`Vetter`s Letter - Allentown Area Corvette Club

FEB. 2010
Vol. 17, Iss. 02
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President
John Kostick, Jr.
610-432-7172
JKOS1956@aol.com
Vice-President
John Shedlock
610-967-5484
Secretary
Carol Jenkins
610-317-9277
Treasurer
Janet Mohring
610-965-8593
NCCC Governor
Norb Szymanski
610-691-3108
Membership
Gary & Sandi Greenzweig
610-826-5893
Events
Jeff Mohring
610-965-8593
NCM Ambassador
Richard DeLeon
610-694-0772
Newsletter Editors
Phil Weber
610-838-5192
poweber@verizon.net
Snow
Snow
Snow
Snow
Everyone needs to write Al Gore and thank him for
the advance warning of Global Warming. With
record snow and frigid temperatures, he can now be
considered a genius. Or did he “invent” climate
change? So what does this have to do with Corvettes?
Simple: If you voted for him, I hope your Vette is
stuck in your garage like mine is. I‟ve got two feet of
snow yet on my driveway in front of the vette garage
door and I‟m aching to get it out and drive it on a
sunny day. But wait—there are no sunny days because every time I look up to the sky, I see SNOW
and my eyelids freeze shut! Global Warming! That‟s
it—I‟m late with this newletter „casue my fingers
froze on the keyboard! Maybe I should just turn this
newsletter over to the federal government due to the
fact that the feds can do EVERYTHING better
than the private sector. I heard that Puxatawney
Phil saw his shadow last week and you know what
that means; six more weeks of not driving your vette.
Just where is my new rifle I got for Christmas? Anyway, Thanks, Al!
Snow
We are proud to announce that our club has
acquired a new sponsor for not only the club
itself, but for our shows as well. Faulkner
Chevrolet/Cadillac, of Bethlehem, has
agreed with AACC representatives to be the
sole sponsor of our esteemed organization
and Chris Miller will be presenting a check to
the club at the February 24th meeting. John
took some club trophies over to our new
sponsoring dealership, but they could use a
few more in the display. If you have club
trophies or some of your own that are taking
up way too much space on your shelves,
please bring them to the next meeting on
Wed., February 24th. Since Faulkner is actively supporting our club,, it seems only
fitting that we support their dealership as
well. Drag those plastic cars of yours out and
visit them, check out their new and used
stock, as well as their service facilities. You
will find a laid-back and friendly atmosphere
with these folks!
Officers of the AACC
Phil Weber
NEW CLUB SPONSOR
Webmaster
Bud Benton
610-252-0989
norm2@rcn.com
Sponsored by:
AACC Meetings @ Blue monkey
Upcoming Meetings
November 11
December 9
January XX
The Allentown Area Corvette Club meets
at 8:00 p.m. in the Palm Room (upstairs)
at the Blue Monkey, 1092-1094 Howertown Road, North Catasaqua, PA.
Full menu and bar service is available
and no reservations are needed.
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Club Events this month
10 Wednesday Club Mtg
24 Wednesday Club Mtg
27 Atlantic City Bus Trip
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Other upcoming Events
20 Mar 10 — Detail Seminar at Faulkner Chevrolet
21 Mar 10 — St Patrick’s Day Parade
Please Support
Our Club Sponsors
29 Mar 10 — Hampton Winds Culinary Restaurant
24 Apr 10 — Strictly Corvettes Show
27 Aug 10 — Corvettes at Carlisle
02 May 10 — AACC 9th Annual Springfest
The Palm Room
@ The Blue
Monkey Sports
Restaurant
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Upcoming NCCC Events
February 26-28 (Fri– Sun)
National Governor's Meeting
March 13 Regional Meeting (Hershey)
Mar 30 Ralleye 2 (GBV)
Jul 24-30 NCCC National Covnetion
For additional information on
anything NCCC-related, please
contact our club Governor,
Norb Szymanski, at
610-691-3108.
(Palm Beach, FL)
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Local cruise nights and shows / events are
posted at www.AutoResourceToolkit.net
(formerly Rearman). Log on to plan a
night on the town!
Your AACC Officers and Board ask that you keep the members
in your thoughts and prayers:
Joe Biggs (Illness), Frank Grochowski, Jr. (Illness), Bob
Gredlics, Marty Hegyi, and Doris Rice (Illness)
We hope you are back in high gear before too long!
“Welcome!” to Our New & Potential Members
Bryan Jolley — Potential ..................................... ‘84 Coupe
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2010 Corvette Racing Schedule
March 20
Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring
Sebring, FL
April 17
Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
May 22
Monterey Sports Car Championships
Salinas, CA
June 12-13
24 Heures du Mans
Le Mans, France
July 10
Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix
Tooele, UT
July 24
American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix
Lakeville, CT
August 7
Acura Sports Car Challenge
Lexington, OH
August 22
Time Warner Cable Road Race Showcase
Elkhart Lake, WI
August 29
Grand Prix of Mosport
Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
October 2
Petit Le Mans
Braselton, GA
2009-2010 Membership Renewal
Name:
Includes $5 Fee
Spouse & Dependents (if joint application):
for payment after 9/30/09
Mailing Address:
Corvette year(s) currently owned:
Qty.
Status
$/ea.
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Primary Member $30
___ Spouse/Sig. Other $20
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Dependent
$10
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Lifetime
$0
Lifetime members: Please complete this form and submit so that
your information remains current.
TOTAL ENCLOSED: _____
City: _________________________________________ ST: ________ Zip:
Tel: (______)_______-_____________
Cell: (______)_______-_____________
eMail:
Pay your dues by 11/30/09 to avoid being dropped from the club rolls !!!
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SPRINGFEST 2010
Wow! It’s hard to believe Springfest is only three months away! The Springfest
committee is counting on your continued support to make our show a success. Please
show your support by signing up for one (or more) committees.
In order to properly recognize those companies/individuals donating items for
our door prize or tricky tray, items need to be received by the middle of April so their
names can be put in our cover letter, or they will only be recognized the day of the
show. If all of us would collect one item, this would make our show better than ever.
The auction is a money maker, so the more items we have, the more profit we make.
Remember Springfest is AACC’s major fundraiser for the year, and some of the
proceeds go toward running our club. All members benefit from this, so let’s do our
part and help out. Hopefully we will luck out and have a sunny day on May 2, 2010.
2010 Springfest Committee
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The Prez Says :
I hope all our members are enduring the winter weather well. Soon it will
be spring and time to get our vettes out once again. Springfest is coming fast and
Dennis will need all our help so let's help him out and volunteer your help. We now
have a new club sponsor - Faulkner Chevy. I want to thank Chris Miller of Faulkner for
sponsoring both our club and our Springfest. We will have special car pricing, 25% off
parts and other club deals coming so let's support our new sponsor. A few members
have recently purchased new vehicles and Chris says they will service GM and all
other makes. We have coming up a detail seminar (March 20), bus trip to AC (Feb.
27), Strictly Corvette Show(April 24) and Beach Bums Corvette Show ( first Sun. of
June) and many other events coming up so let's get out there with our cars. On the
second meeting of Feb. Chris will be there and present the club the sponsor checks
and also talk about Faulkner Chevy and the club. Come out to the meeting and see
what's new with AACC - see you all there!
I had a small (2 ft. X 4 or 5 ft.) club banner that he displayed for a couple of years, but
has lost track of it. I would like to find it for display at Faulkner -- anyone know where it
is? I’d appreciate a call if you know its whereabouts.
Also,I took some club trophies over to our new sponsoring dealership, Faulkner Chevrolet/Cadillac, but they could use a few more in the display. If you have club trophies or some of your own that you don't want anymore, please bring them to the next
meeting on Wed., February 24th.
John Kostick
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News from the ‘Net
GM to Lay off 75 at the Corvette Assembly Plant in
Bowling Green
Another 75 workers at the Bowling Green Assembly Plant will be laid off as GM continues to slow production of its iconic sports car amid the current economic slowdown. To deal with slower demand, plant officials are also cutting back hourly production from 11 to 8 Corvettes. Last year, the plant employed 1,100 works and produced Corvettes at a clip of 18.5 cars per hour. It's been a tough year for the Corvette plant. In addition to the slowdowns and layoffs, temporary shutdowns have
closed plant for a total of 26 weeks.
January 2010 Corvette Sales
The first sales report of the new year hit yesterday and the good news is that Corvette sales are up 1.4% over last year. January 2010 deliveries totaled 854 - 12 Corvettes more than the 842 sold in January 2009. Historically, Corvette sales tend to
a breather in January anyway so we are okay with this number. The other significant number for the month is the availability of the Corvette ZR1. National inventories of the supercharged ZR1 have grown by 27% to 191 units.
Corvette and Cadillac Brands Plan Return to European Showrooms
GM is cautiously looking to return Corvette and Cadillac brands back to European
Showrooms following last year's bankruptcy of its previous importer, Dutch-based
Kroymans, who went belly up during the Summer of 2009. GM had its own financial
issues at the time of the Kroyman bankruptcy but a GM spokesperson speaking with
Das Autohaus says the automaker is currently in contract negotiations with up to 30
dealers in Germany.
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National Corvette Museum News
Bowling Green, KY
This exciting program provides enthusiasts with an engraved brick located
in the Corvette Plaza walkway leading directly to the Museum entrance.
Given the choice of three sizes (either 4" X 8" or 12" X 12" or the new
24" X 24"), this special gift will allow the Corvette admirer and enthusiast
the ability to afford proper recognition to a friend, club, loved one, business or themselves!
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Faulkner Chevrolet Cadillac Saab
Bethlehem, PA
298 Stoke Park RoadBethlehem, PA 18017
(866) 457-4666
In Stock NOW at Faulkner Chevrolet
NEW2010 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 2LT
NEW2010 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 2LT
$60,820
Price:
Price: $60,820
$60,970
Body Style: Convertible
Price: $60,970
Vehicle Type: CAR
Body Style: Convertible
Doors: 2
Vehicle Type: CAR
Engine: 6.2L 8 cyl Fuel Injection
Doors: 2
Exterior: Blade Silver Metallic
Engine: 6.2L 8 cyl Fuel Injection
Stock Number: 101003
Exterior: Cyber Gray Metallic
VIN: 1G1YF3DW7A5101003
Stock Number: 103564
VIN: 1G1YF3DW2A5103564
NEW2009 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 2LZ
Price:
$80,015
Price: $80,015
Body Style: Coupe
Vehicle Type: CAR
Transmission: 6 speed manual
Engine: 7.0L 8 cyl Fuel Injection
Exterior: 41U/BLACK
Stock Number: 103136
VIN: 1G1YZ26E195103136
You must present your current
AACC membership card
to be eligible for discounts
Show
Sunday, May 2, 2010 – 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM (Rain or Shine)
at
DeSales University
2755 Station Ave.
Center Valley, PA 18034-9568
WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE TWO NEW SPONSOR FOR THE
SPRINGFEST SHOW
and
Partial proceeds benefit the
Lehigh Valley Military Affairs Council
Door Prizes
Tricky Tray Auction
50/50 Drawing
Food and beverages available
Music by: DJ Brian Keith
The Allentown Area Corvette Club is proudly sponsored by
Faulkner Chevrolet
298 Stoke Park Rd. Bethlehem, Pa 18016-1368
610-867-4177
A. A. C. C. CORVETTE SHOW
Make checks payable to A.A.C.C.
Mail to: Rich Ringhoffer
1747 Hamilton Ave
Pre. Registration due by 4/24/2010
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Name
Address
City
State
Phone
Club Affiliation
Zip Code
E-Mail Address:____________________________
Year
tion)
Judging Class
(Your judging class may be changed at the discretion of AACC at registra-
I understand the Allentown Area Corvette Club, DeSales University are not responsible for loss or injury to me or my property
anytime during this show. I expressly release the promoters from any liability for such loss or injury. I also agree to provide
and pay my own insurance.
Signature
STOCK CLASS: UP TO 5 MODIFICATIONS
MODIFIED CLASS: 6 TO 14 MODS.
CUSTOM CLASS: 15 OR MORE MODS. OR CUSTOM PAINT, LAMBO DOORS, UNDERHOOD PAINT, HOOD SCOOPS, GROUND EFFECTS, NON-STOCK SIDE PIPES, BODY CHANGES.
WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE THIS AS FAIR AND EASY TO EVERYONE.
BE HONEST!
IF ITS WASN’T ON THE CAR WHEN NEW IT’S A MODIFICATION:
NON STOCK EXHAUST TIPS: 1 MOD.
NON STOCK WHEELS: 1 MOD.
SLOTTED ROTORS: 1 MOD.
CHROME AROUND: TAIL LIGHT LENS, LICENSES PLATE, MARKERS, 1 MOD. TOTAL
REAR WINGS: 1 MOD.
INTERIOR CHANGES, 1 MOD. TOTAL
ENGINE COMPARTMENT: CHROME VALVE COVERS, AND MANIFOLD, 2 MOD.TOTAL
ALL OTHER CHROME: 2 MODS. TOTAL
FEB. 2010
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Corvette Classifieds
If you have something Corvette-related to sell, contact the newsletter editors to run a free ad.
We will make all efforts to run your ad until the item sells (space permitting). Contact Kevin & Michelle Minnich at:
kevnmishy@verizon.net or call 610-530-0923.
Neither the Allentown Area Corvette Club nor the newsletter editor(s) are responsible for ad content or for any exchanges as a
result of ads published.
‘Vettes
‘02 Convertible
Former AACCer car — Magnetic Red with Black interior and top, 6 spd., chrome wheels, HUD, Active Handling, CD,
19,200 mi. $28,500. Contact Joel Dean, 610-533-2259.
‘Vette Stuff
Corvette Goodies
1953 Diecast Corvette Bank ($25); 1957 Corvette liqueur decanter ($50); 35 Corvette News Magazines from 1970s to 1980s
($70); 100 Vette Vues Magazines in binders from 1970s to 1980s ($75); 1965 Corvette 1/8-scale plastic model—coupe,
unbuilt in original box ($100); 1980 Corvette 1/8-scale plastic model—coupe, unbuilt in original box ($100).
Call David Berlin @ 610-767-6587 or email at DSB121@ptd.net.
Corvette Covers
4 car covers for sale. Two are for Mid-years (‘63-’67); one for Shark (‘68-’82), and one is C-5 (’97-’04). All are $60 each.
Contact Bob Gredlics at 610-298-8699 or email vettefinder@enter.net.
Corvette (Winter) Storage
2 car garage for rent in Catasauqua. Call Newt Kern @ 610-393-4512.
Wheels for Sale ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————We are owners of two Corvettes, a '65 and a '73. As of now we are not members of a club. However, we have extra wheels to sell, and are
hoping you may know if someone in your club would be interested. We have 2 1973 stock Corvette steel wheel rims (no tires), 15 inch
diameter X 8 inches wide, painted silver, not damaged; and 2 1965 stock Corvette steel wheel rims, 15 inch diameter X 6 inches wide,
black paint, not damaged. If anyone in your club is interested please have them contact us with an offer at rl@steckel.net . We are located
north of Allentown in Schnecksville, PA. Also, if you have any advice as how else to find a potential buyer, we would appreciate your
input. Thank you for your time, Bob Steckel
Storage Availability
Here is some storage information --- If anyone in the club needs some secure winter storage, please pass my info along to them... I have 4
spaces left....
Here is some info: http://www.9700.info/z06racing/Storage.htm THANKS! BRIAN GALLAGHER
Corvette Magazines are available FREE to good, moral, upstanding homes, preferably with no criminal background (not checked).
Contact Rich Picirilli (not Mafia) at 610-865-4961 !
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Exit 67 off of I-78, Hellertown Rd.
Bethlehem, PA 18015
610-838-2200
www.bluemonkeysports.com
Visit us on the web at: www.AllentownCorvetteClub.org
Business Name
P.O. Box 522
Whitehall, PA 18052
Mar 2010
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