FEB. 2010 Vol. 17, Iss. 02

‘Vetter’s Letter

President John Kostick, Jr. Snow Snow Snow Snow Snow 610-432-7172 [email protected] Everyone needs to write Al Gore and thank him for We are proud to announce that our club has the advance warning of Global Warming. With acquired a new sponsor for not only the club Vice-President record snow and frigid temperatures, he can now be itself, but for our shows as well. Faulkner John Shedlock /Cadillac, of Bethlehem, has 610-967-5484 considered a genius. Or did he “invent” climate change? So what does this have to do with Corvettes? agreed with AACC representatives to be the sole sponsor of our esteemed organization Secretary Simple: If you voted for him, I hope your Vette is Carol Jenkins and Chris Miller will be presenting a check to 610-317-9277 stuck in your garage like mine is. I‟ve got two feet of the club at the February 24th meeting. John snow yet on my driveway in front of the vette garage took some club trophies over to our new Treasurer door and I‟m aching to get it out and drive it on a Janet Mohring sponsoring dealership, but they could use a 610-965-8593 sunny day. But wait—there are no sunny days be- few more in the display. If you have club cause every time I look up to the sky, I see SNOW trophies or some of your own that are taking NCCC Governor and my eyelids freeze shut! Global Warming! That‟s up way too much space on your shelves, Norb Szymanski it—I‟m late with this newletter „casue my fingers please bring them to the next meeting on 610-691-3108 froze on the keyboard! Maybe I should just turn this Wed., February 24th. Since Faulkner is ac- Membership newsletter over to the federal government due to the tively supporting our club,, it seems only fitting that we support their dealership as Gary & Sandi Greenzweig fact that the feds can do EVERYTHING better 610-826-5893 well. Drag those plastic cars of yours out and than the private sector. I heard that Puxatawney visit them, check out their new and used Events Phil saw his shadow last week and you know what stock, as well as their service facilities. You Jeff Mohring that means; six more weeks of not driving your vette. will find a laid-back and friendly atmosphere 610-965-8593 Just where is my new rifle I got for Christmas? Any- with these folks! NCM Ambassador way, Thanks, Al! Officers of the AACC Richard DeLeon 610-694-0772 Phil Weber Newsletter Editors NEW CLUB SPONSOR Phil Weber 610-838-5192 [email protected] Webmaster Bud Benton 610-252-0989 [email protected] AACC Meetings @ Blue monkey

Upcoming Meetings The Allentown Area Corvette Club meets Sponsored by: at 8:00 p.m. in the Palm Room (upstairs) November 11 at the Blue Monkey, 1092-1094 Hower- December 9 town Road, North Catasaqua, PA. January XX Full menu and bar service is available and no reservations are needed. Pa ge 2 ‘Vetter’s Letter FEB. 2010 Vol. 17, Iss. 02

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Other upcoming Events

20 Mar 10 — Detail Seminar at Faulkner Chevrolet 21 Mar 10 — St Patrick’s Day Parade 29 Mar 10 — Hampton Winds Culinary Restaurant Please Support Our Club Sponsors 24 Apr 10 — Strictly Corvettes Show

27 Aug 10 — Corvettes at Carlisle 02 May 10 — AACC 9th Annual Springfest

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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 (Palm Beach, FL) anything NCCC-related, please contact our club Governor,

Norb Szymanski, at ― 610-691-3108.

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 Pa ge 4 ‘Vetter’s Letter FEB. 2010 Vol. 17, Iss. 02

.2010 Corvette Racing Schedule

March 20 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Sebring, FL April 17 Tequila Patrón 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 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 Braselton, GA

2009-2010 Membership Renewal

Name: Includes $5 Fee Spouse & Dependents (if joint application): for payment after 9/30/09 Mailing Address: City: ______ST: ______Zip: Qty. Status $/ea. ___ Primary Member $30 Tel: (______)______-______Cell: (______)______-______Spouse/Sig. Other $20 eMail: ___ Dependent $10 Corvette year(s) currently owned: ___ Lifetime $0 Lifetime members: Please complete this form and submit so that your information remains current. TOTAL ENCLOSED: _____

Pay your dues by 11/30/09 to avoid being dropped from the club rolls !!! ‘Vetter’s Letter FEB. 2010 Vol. 17, Iss. 02 Pa ge 5

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 Chev- rolet/Cadillac, but they could use a few more in the display. If you have club tro- phies or some of your own that you don't want anymore, please bring them to the next meeting on Wed., February 24th.

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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 con- tinues to slow production of its iconic sports car amid the current economic slow- down. To deal with slower demand, plant officials are also cutting back hourly pro- duction from 11 to 8 Corvettes. Last year, the plant employed 1,100 works and pro- duced Corvettes at a clip of 18.5 cars per hour. It's been a tough year for the Cor- vette 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 Cor- vette sales are up 1.4% over last year. January 2010 deliveries totaled 854 - 12 Cor- vettes 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 signifi- cant number for the month is the availability of the Corvette ZR1. National inven- tories of the supercharged ZR1 have grown by 27% to 191 units.

Corvette and Cadillac Brands Plan Re- turn 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. ‘Vetter’s Letter FEB. 2010 Vol. 17, Iss. 02 Pa ge 8

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, busi- ness 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 You must present your current Exterior: 41U/BLACK AACC membership card Stock Number: 103136 to be eligible for discounts VIN: 1G1YZ26E195103136 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 Zip Code

Phone Club Affiliation

E-Mail Address:______

Year Judging Class (Your judging class may be changed at the discretion of AACC at registra- tion)

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 EF- FECTS, 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

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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: [email protected] 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected] . 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 ! . 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

Extra Business Name postage over 5 pages P.O. Box 522 Whitehall, PA 18052

Mar 2010

St. Pat Parade

Faulkner Detailing

GM News

NCM News

‘Vette Classifieds

Two Meetings

More Snow?

Spring Thaw !