Bobby & Mary Davis’ 1959 Corvette Story on page 4 May Meeting Saturday, May 11, 11 am BJ’s Brewery 4901 Belt Line Rd, Dallas (972) 392-4600 May 2013Legends Ledger *May 11 Legends Club Meeting 11:00 AM BJ’s Brewery, 4901 Belt Line Rd, Dallas (972) 392-4600. East of Addison Road and West of Dallas Parkway. Program: Jeff Klein-30 Seconds to Success. May 17-19 Lone Star Corvette Classic Texas Motor Speedway Ft. Worth 2013 For full info: www.lonestarcorvetteclub.com May 18-19 Solid Axle Cruise Lakeview Lodge Broken Bow, OK See full details on page 5 Upcoming *May 19 Legends Brunch Lewisville, TX 9:30 am, Mimi’s Cafe, 2486 S. Stemmons (I-35E), Lewisville, TX Jun 1-8 Hot Rod Power Tour Grand Prairie TX-Charlotte, NC Events For full info: http://www.hotrod.com *June 8 Legends Club Meeting 11:00 AM El Fenix, 3450 S Central Expy, McKinney, TX Northbound US 75-Take Eldorado exit, and go west on Eldorado, go to the first stop light (which is Craig Dr), make a left and it will circle behind the stores and the restaurant will be on the right, just before the frontage road. Southbound US 75- Take the Eldorado Exit, stay on the frontage road, restaurant will be on the right, just after the some of the shopping area/stores. *June 14 Friends Place Memories Car Show Richardson, TX 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 1960 Nantucket Drive, Richardson, TX 75080 What better way to give back than reminiscing the good old days with old rides with our senior residents. Lunch pro- vided. To show, contact Jackie Coalter (972) 437-2940 or email [email protected] CLoT Club Participation Event * *June 16 Legends Brunch 9:30 AM June 29 Texas Dream Cruise FC Dallas Stadium Frisco, TX Noon-5pm, Mega Lap through the streets of Frisco at 5pm, after that hang out, talk cars, enjoy dinner at a nearby restaurant or “Cruise” Preston Rd. Early Bird Registration by April 30: $20. Gen- eral admisson: Free. Full info: www.TexasDreamCruise.com *July 13 Legends Club Meeting 11:00 AM July 21-26 NCRS Convention Hampton Roads Conv. Center Hampton, VA For full info: ncrs.org/convention/ July 25-27 Solid Axle Convention Crowne Plaza Memphis, TN Room rate $119-Call 902-625-1800. Contact Tom Lainson for full info: 214-862-3555. *Sept 7 “Rude Dog’s” Car Show The Colony, TX Sat. 1 pm-5 pm at Christ Community Church, 6404 Page Rd., The Colony Info: Jack “Rude Dog” Hays, 214-797-3922, [email protected] *Sept 28-29 Corvette/Chevy Expo Market Center Hall Dallas Corvettes, Camaros, Chevrolet Trucks, and Classic Chevrolets on display and for sale,

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John Hoffman-Dallas 1990 Steel Blue Metallic Convertible Randy Ediger-Garland 1990 Steel Blue Metallic 1964 Black Convertible Coupe

2 Facebook Page May Meeting https://www.facebook.com/CorvetteLegendsOfTexas 11 am, Saturday, May 11 Legends member Chris Grams has made a face- book page for our club. If you are a Facebook user, please “LIKE” our page. As soon as the Page gets 30 LIKES, we will gain some functionality. Chris will keep it updated with Events and Pictures. It is set up to allow people to write on the wall, add pictures or send Chris a message (which he will forward to the appropriate person). If you need to contact Chris, 214-334-9525 or [email protected]. Birthdays forMay 05-03 Heather Weatherly BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery 05-03 Jeff Kuzniar 05-19 Karen George 4901 Belt Line Rd, Dallas 05-07 Tom Levens 05-22 Susan McNichols (972) 392-4600 05-08 Jay Thompson 05-23 Carole Evanczyk East of Addison Road and West of Dallas Parkway 05-10 Leslie Spurlock 05-24 Mark Brennan Program: Jeff Klein-30 Seconds to success. 05-12 Barbara Dupont 05-24 Tom Douglas 05-13 Jan Rollow 05-25 Nate Lanford 05-16 Lisa Shedden 05-25 Virginia Herrick Corvette Legends of Texas Newsletter 05-17 Bill Tichy 05-28 Charlyne Lanford 05-17 Rob McEnroe 05-28 Mark Hughes Now available in color 05-28 Pete Snider Download it every month from the web site: 05-18 Ken Dobbs http://www.vettelegends.com/index.html 05-19 Gary Garrett 05-29 Mike Flugstad

OFFICERS President:...... Sam Deneault...... [email protected] ...... (972) 530-8017 VP of Operations...... Joel Joseph...... [email protected]...... (972) 727-6833 VP of Special Events:...... Jerry Echols...... [email protected]...... (972) 924-2591 Secretary:...... Linda Deneault...... [email protected]...... (972) 530-8017 Treasurer:...... Roger Berry...... (972) 386-6224 DIRECTORS Director of Communications:...... John Zachary...... [email protected]...... (214) 707-2265 Weekend Wrench Coordinator:...... Jack “Rude Dog” Hays...... [email protected]...... (214) 797-3922 Membership Coordinator:...... Tom Lainson...... [email protected]...... (214) 862-3555 Newsletter Coordinator...... Diane Preston...... [email protected]...... (972) 691-4968 Legends Ledger Newsletter: Published monthly. Send submissions to [email protected] Submission deadline is the 20th of the month. Club Web Site: Membership Information: Coordinated by John Zachary (see above) Coordinated by Tom Lainson (see above) http://www.vettelegends.com $25 for an Individual membership or Send submissions to John at: [email protected] $35 for a Couples membership Meeting Speakers: Dues are paid annually at a meeting or mailed to: Coordinated by Scott Buzzell Club Mailing Address: If you have a recommendation for a guest speaker to address the club Corvette Legends of Texas at one of our meetings, please contact Scott at P.O. Box 260316 (214) 641-5590 or [email protected] Plano, TX 75026-0316 3 BobbyBobby Davis’Davis’ AmazingAmazing ‘59‘59 VetteVette

See photo on front cover Back in 1960 Bobby Davis watched “Route 66” on TV. After watching one night, he decided he needed a Corvette. He called Cheyenne, WY to the Chevy dealer to see if they had one. They said that they had one--a white with red interior. He drove to Cheyenne from Rawlins, WY and bought the car. He now had Corvette fever. Four years later he sold it to his brother and always kicked himself for not keeping it. 2013 SACC Red River Chapter Cruise In 2004 we decided we needed a Corvette again. We saw on the internet there was one for sale in Tampa, FL. So, we drove down and looked at it, but it was not what we wanted. In 2005 my daughter sent a “Corvette Trader” magazine. We saw there was one in Pennsylvania. They said on the scale of 1 to 10 it was a “9”. So we flew to Pennsylvania. Again, not what Bobby wanted. He thought the car was about a “4”. So we flew back to Cincinatti, Ohio, and took a commuter plane to Napolean, Ohio to the Pro Team Shops. They had several Corvettes. We looked at three; a 1961 like Tom Lainson’s, a 1962 and a 1959. Mary decided she liked the ‘59, so we bought it. After lots of problems with the engine, we took it to Carr’s Corvettes & Customs and had him build a custom engine. It’s a 365 horsepower, 350 lb. torque. While waiting on the engine, Carr showed us some custom seats, which we had to have, air conditioner and we had to have new carpet inside. Bobby thought it was done, but not quite-- front disc brakes. Then he thought the paint job was too cracked, so he took it to the paint shop. While there he saw the guy doing a pen striping, so Bobby decided he needed that done, plus new glass inside the door panels. This is what we have now. I guess I’m done as Mary took away my debit card.

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