50 th ANNIVERSARY EDITION MAY 5, 2007 From your friends at ACI,PO Boxcongratulations 81691; Cleveland, OH 44181 to www.corvettecleveland.org Corvette Cleveland 9 on your 50th Anniversary! 2 PO Box 81691; Cleveland, OH 44181 www.corvettecleveland.org Welcome Letter 4 That was then – 1957 6 That was then – 25 th Ann Party 7 Newsletters 9 The Road to Today 1957 10 1967 15 1977 21 1987 27 1997 31 Charity 38 CC in Blue Bars 39 CC Art 44 Club Officer Listing 46 Competition 59 Nelson Ledges & Corvette Cleveland 62 Events 64 Track Records 68 National Corvette Museum 77 50yrs of Corvette Ads 79 Members 83 In the Blood 100 Editor’s Note: If you have any corrections to this book or further information, we want to know! Please send corrections via email (
[email protected] ) or to the PO Box. In addition, if you have any club photos or memorabilia that you do not see this evening and would like to share, please let us know. We will copy/scan your photos and photograph any memorabilia. Thank you! © 2007 Corvette Cleveland, Inc. 3 From the 50 th Anniversary Committee: Welcome to the 50 th Anniversary of Corvette Cleveland. We hope that the celebration weekend and this booklet bring back many fond memories. The committee had many projects, including finding former members, compiling LOTS of information, collecting and organizing club history, organizing, and labeling and dating club photos and albums. Thanks to the photo albums of: Phyllis Baumgardner, Bob Ruth, Ernie Papp, Brock Landers, Gene Stenger, Roy Triska, Virg Tussey, Dave & Virg Ulmer, Ken Kavalchek, and Don Veselenak.