Volume 15, Issue 9 September 2015
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Auto Fest 2015
September 2015
By Ken Gordon
Se ptember is a beautiful month, but unfortunately it marks the end of most car shows.I missed that beautiful weekend at AutoFest and really didn't get to any shows in August at all. Because Marilyn & I were unable to enjoy our cottage the entire month of July, we vowed not to miss any weekends in August (and we didn't). One show that is coming up is the Quad C Appreciation Show at the Senick Farm on September 12th. Then there's the Markham Show Sunday September 13th (Contact Brian Lindow if you are interested in attending). The last show of the season is Pineridge Corvette Club's Summers End Show September 20th at Shake, Rabble & Roll. The August General Meeting was at the Bluffers Park Yacht Club and was well attended with members contributing to the pot luck dinner and lending a hand to our hosts Bruce & Curleen. It was a great night as always and we had a huge assortment of food. Jan & David did an amazing job taking over for Cathy who couldn't attend due to an addition to their family. Congratulations Cathy & Rocco on your new grandson! Thanks Bruce & Curleen for hosting once again. Our next General Meeting will also be an offsite meeting. It was originally to be held at the Waterfront but due to issues had to be changed to the Lonestar at Kingston & Whites Road. This will be held Wednesday September 16th and please let Cathy know if you plan to attend (905-985-7896). It may seem early but Angelika will have Christmas Dance tickets available so bring your cheque books. Our big event of the season is the celebration of Corvettes of Durham's 15th Anniversary to be held Sunday September 27th at Purple Woods Heritage Hall between 1:00pm- 4:00pm. There will be Club history exhibits, displays of achievements, presentations, surprise guests, hot & cold hors d'ouvres, 50/50 draw, a cash bar and many more surprises. There will be more details to follow. The Raven's and their committee promise it will be an afternoon that you do not want to miss. The Fern Resort Weekend (October 3rd&4th) is coming up quick as well. Unfortunately Marilyn & I had to cancel our reservation due to her second hip surgery scheduled for the middle of this month. We'll really miss all the fun with you guys, but hope everyone has a great time. Finally, a big congratulations to Ron Langlois for having his Corvette featured in a Chevrolet commercial on CTV during the Amazing Race Canada ads. Your Corvette looks great Ron!
See You Soon
Ken
Corvettes of Durham was established in 2000. We now meet once a month every third Wednesday at the Station Street Grill (40 Station Street) in Ajax at 7:30 pm. During the summer months we arrange ‘offsite meetings’ and cruise to different locations. If you have a favourite location /
restaurant / facility please let the social committee know.
COD Executive
President Ken Gordon 905-831-0653 [email protected] Vice President Brian Lindow 416-439-8209 [email protected] Treasurer Myran Coburn 905-579-5176 [email protected] Secretary Dorothy Gagnon 905-723-9375 [email protected] Governor Ken Crichton 905-987-4162 [email protected] Past President Ron Boulter 905-429-2355 [email protected]
COD Directors
Advertising Marilyn Gordon 905-831-0653 [email protected] Club Clothing Your Moving Depot 905-438-1906 [email protected] Club Historian Rocco Nunno 905-985-7896 [email protected] DreamVettes Bruce Gagnon 905-723-9375 [email protected] Membership Angelika Ambra 905-419-2052 [email protected] NCRS Rep Ron Langlois 905-579-6439 [email protected] NCM Ambassadors Jan and Dave Raven 905-852-1233 [email protected] Newsletter Anne Halverson 416-284-9753 [email protected] Social Cathy Nunno 905-985-7896 [email protected] Website John Fletcher 905-683-0696 [email protected]
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Update from Cathy Nunno
COD Social Director
Dear Corvette Friends,
Thank you for making the August Off Site General Meeting a huge success. About 63 people attended Scarborough Bluffers Park Yacht Club.
Thank you to:
Bruce and Curleen for hosting the evening. Jan and Dave and Shirley for taking charge of the event. Paul Arsenault and John Gvazdaitis for BBQ'ing the Burgers and Sausages. Everyone for contributing all the wonderful food that made up the menu. It sounded like a real feast. Jan Raven will do the write up for this event so I'll move on to SEPTEMBER.
Wednesday September 16 is our next Off Site General Meeting and the last one for 2015. It will be held at LONESTAR TEXAS BAR AND GRILL in Pickering. This is a change from the planned Waterfront Bistro and Cafe. Lonestar has reserved a large room which will accommodate 60 people. Anytime after 5:30pm for dinner and meeting will begin at 7:30pm.
Don't forget to mark Sunday September 27, 2015 on your calendar to celebrate the COD 15th Anniversary at Purple Woods Conservation Heritage Hall on Simcoe St at Coates Rd. Plan to join us for a memorable afternoon from 12pm to 4pm. Details will follow from Jan Raven. She will have us all involved on a crew for the occasion.
Thank you so much to Gilles and Linda Landry for co-ordinating the Autofest 2015 weekend at Lakeview Park Oshawa. We had a wonderful time, lots of Corvettes, and fabulous weather!
As usual, please let Cathy know if you will attend Lonestar on Sept. 16 and Jan or Cathy if you are coming to the 15th anniversary party.
Thank you!
Cathy [email protected] Tel: 905-985-7896
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Historical Facts about the 1967 Corvette Sting Ray
Did You Know That ;
- the 1967 Corvette marked the end of the Corvette's second generation -C2 - 1963-1967
- the 1967 Corvettes were produced from September 1966 to July 1967
- total production of the 1967 Corvette was 22,940
- Base Corvette Coupe - 8504 produced-Base Price was $4388
- Base Corvette Convertible - 14,436 produced- Base Price was $4240
- the 1967 Corvette had functional side fender vents with 5 slots
- the 1967 Corvette had a blue GM Mark of Excellence label attached to the back of each door above the latch
- 1967 Corvette engine combinations were : 327 ci- 300 hp (6842 produced) 327 ci - 350 hp (6375 produced) 427 ci - 390 hp (3832 produced) 427 ci - 400 hp (2101 produced) 427 ci - 435 hp (3754 produced) 427 ci -435 hp with aluminum heads (16 produced) 427 ci - 430 hp - (L88) only 20 produced
- the 1967 L88 engine exceeded 500 HP but were intentionally understated to restrict its appeal to non-racing clients
- only 20 RPO L88 427ci engines were opted for in the 1967 Corvette
- the 1967 Corvette colours were : Tuxedo Black (815 produced) Elkhart Blue (1096 produced) Ermine White (1423 produced) Goodwood Green (4293 produced) Rally Red (2341 produced) Sunfire Yellow (2325 produced) Marina Blue (3840 produced) Silver Pearl (1952 produced) Lyndale Blue (1381 produced) Marlboro Maroon (3464 produced) ten (10) 1967 Corvettes had non-standard paint or just plain primer
- the 1967 Corvette was the last year of the famous " Sting Ray " using 2 words
- on January 20, 2007 at the Barrett Jackson Auction in Scottsdale Arizona a restored 1967 Corvette Coupe with the VIN # 22940 (known as the " Last Sting Ray ") sold for $600,000 and the preceding day a 1967 L88 Corvette received a bid in excess of 1.5 million dollars !
- sales of the 1967 Corvette were relatively low as Corvette customers were waiting for the " all new " Corvette which was going to be introduced in 1968
- interestingly the 1967 Corvette is now one of the most sought after collector cars of all time !
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COD attendees at the Wasaga Beach Cruise included…..
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August Off-site Meeting at Bluffers
Some of us had a good idea - Bluffer’s is always so much fun we think we should make it a full day event instead of an off-site meeting. Of course, we haven’t checked yet with Bruce and Curleen who, once again, were our very accommodating, fantastic hosts.
Cathy, our wonderful Social Director, had to miss this Bluffer’s due to the birth of her new grandson so she asked me if I would oversee this event. Well, true to fashion, Cathy had everything done. She had arranged for the large variety of salads, all made by our own members. Everything was delicious. We also had appetizers and a whole load of desserts. Cathy even colour co-ordinated the paper plates and napkins.
After I was given a four page list of instructions, I asked Shirley to help. We shopped for the hamburgers and sausages and the rest of the stuff. The only thing missing were the barbecuers. Who would we get? Good ol’ Paul, even though he’s been practicing for a big gig next month, he agreed to barbecue. So at 4:00 p.m., Bruce, Curleen, Paul, Shirley, David and I were all set up at Bluffer’s.
Bruce and Dorothy were leading the pack from Canadian Tire in Pickering. From the second floor of the clubhouse, we had a great view of all the beautiful Corvettes parading into the parking lot. They really do come in a lot of pretty colours.
The tables were set out, the barbecue was on but we needed an extra barbecue due to the large amount (big surprise) of members who turned out. John G. offered to help Paul barbecue. We had the two best barbecuers in the world out on the deck cooking for over 60 of our members. All of the food was fantastic.
Almost everyone was wearing a name tag. If they hadn’t brought it with them, they were making them out of scrap paper and sticking it on a button. We had a draw for everyone wearing a name tag and Fran DeBono won.
Gus had his cousin from Greece join us. I hope he went home with fond memories.
Dave C. promoted Consumer Tire and gave us all a can of Invisible Glass. Thank you Dave!
We missed first lady Marilyn, who is recovering from hip surgery.
John Robinson won the 50/50 and returned half of it back to the club. Thank you John.
And a great big, big thank you to all of our club members for their contributions to this great night and especially Bruce, Curleen, Paul, John G., Cathy and our very own “never stop working” Shirley!!
Bluffers – August 19, 2015
Congratulations ------To Peter and Patti Ball whose horse Embrace Extravagance came in first in the Picov Derby on Sunday August 30!!!
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AutoFest 2015 was a huge success!
Corvettes of Durham had a really great showing of Corvettes. On Saturday we had 24 Corvettes and on Sunday we had another 22 Corvettes join in AutoFest .
With the $10.00 entry fee, Corvettes of Durham gave Motor City Car Club $310.00. All monies go to the Grandview Children's Centre. Mother Nature certainly had a spectacular weekend for us. Sunshine for both days. It could not have been any better.
Thank you to all who participated in AutoFest!! We met a lot of new people, made some new friends and just had a lot of fun looking at the many cars that AutoFest attracts and of course just sitting around with our club members.
Motor City Car Club was very impressed with Corvettes of Durham and told us they love having us participate.
Last but not least, our very own Ron Langlois won the Gary Burghoff award for his stunning 1960 RestoMod Corvette. Bravo Ron! She is a beauty!
See you all next year for AutoFest 2016!
Gilles and Linda Landry
COD attendees at Auto Fest included…..
Fernando & Angelika Ambra, Joe DeBattista, Don Chalmers, Myron Coburn, Larry DeBono, Carl Dewey, Norby & Patty Dippold, John Fletcher, Bruce Gagnon, Rick Gibson, John & Lori Gvazdaitis, Carl & Susan Gomes, Howard Jones, Linda & Gilles Landry, Ron Langlois (who also registered his car for the show, won in his class and was chosen for Sunday’s “Parade of Winners“), Ray & Sandy Leaitch. Brian Lindow & Connie Young, Terry & Doreen Nodwell, Rocco & Cathy Nunno, Jim Prescott, John Robinson, Rob Stefantschitsch, Mike & Michelle Tillart, Gus & Angela Tzirivilas, Ron Tremblay & Sue Woodland.
MARK THIS DATE ON YOUR SOCIAL CALENDAR
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH, 2015
Deer Creek Golf & Banquet Facility 2700 Audley Road North, Ajax Westney Room (D), Lower Level
Tickets TIME: 6:00 p.m. Premium Cash Bar Opens Available 7:00 p.m. Dinner Sep 16, Oct 21 and Nov 18 Dance/Party Until 1:00 p.m.
Proposed Holiday Buffet Menu
SOUP: Roasted butternut squash and apple, with a hint of maple cream SALADS: Baby arugula with cherry Bocconcini, Kalamata olives, yellow and red tomatoes, roasted peppers and toasted spiced pecans with a grapefruit & honey dressing Tender hearts of romaine with herbed croutons, crisp bacon bits, grated Parmesan and lemon garlic Caesar dressing PASTAS: Penne with herbed tomato and basil sauce Tri-colour farfalle in a rich Alfredo cream garnished with fresh herbs & grated Parmesan ENTREES: Grilled seasoned chicken with a roasted shallot, thyme and pancetta jus Herb roasted hand carved roast beef with a pearl onion and mushroom jus SIDES: Roasted garlic mashed potatoes Garden vegetable medley DESSERTS: Assorted bite sized holiday inspired desserts, freshly baked cookies, holiday themed buffet cakes, flans and fresh fruit skewers Coffee and tea
Purchase your tickets by October 21st and your name will be eligible to win 1 of 3 complimentary 2016 COD memberships!
Ticket Prices: $50.00 p/p for Corvettes of Durham Members $60.00 p/p for non-COD Members
(family & friends welcome)
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LAST DATE TO PURCHASE TICKETS: November 18th General Meeting
For more information, please contact: Angelika Ambra, Membership Director at (905) 419-2052 [email protected] Revised July 12/15
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Corvettes of Durham 15th Anniversary Celebration
The celebration will be held at Purple Woods Heritage Hall at 38 Coates Road, East, Oshawa (Simcoe Street north of Columbus, south of Port Perry) on Sunday, September 27th, 2015 between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
There will be a number of exhibits depicting our history, social events, achievements and a few surprise exhibits.
There will be lots of food, lots to drink, presentations, pictures. speeches, draws, 50/50 and more surprises.
Please try to attend and, weather permitting, please bring your Vette so that we can set up an outside display of our beautiful cars and the namesake of our club.
This promises to be a very special, history-making event so ladies please feel free to dress for the occasion - and guys we want you to look good too!
This is a private event but there will be a number of invited guests, all of whom have contributed to make our club the success it is today.
Please assist us by confirming your attendance as soon as possible but no later than September 11, 2015. Thank you very, very much!
Jan - [email protected] Tel: (905) 852-1233
2015 Calendar of Events
DATE EVENT TITLE CONTACT LOCATION TIME Sept 12 Memorial Cruise & Sponsor Ken Crichton Cruise from Senick Farm in Essa Appreciation Event (SAE) Sept 16 General Meeting Cathy Nunno Waterfront Bistro, Pickering 7:30 pm Sept 20 Summers End Corvette Cruis’in PRCC Whitby Sept 27 COD 15th Anniversary Event Jan Raven Oct 3-4 Fall Cruise Patti Dickey Fern Resort Oct 21 General Meeting Cathy Nunno Station Street Grill 7:30 pm Nov 18 General Meeting Cathy Nunno Station Street Grill 7:30 pm Nov 28 COD Christmas Party Angelika Ambra Deer Creek Golf Club 5:30 pm RED CCCC Event – check with Brian Lindow on CCCC events BLACK COD Event BLUE General Information – please confirm dates and times with the event staff