Allentown Area Corvette Club, Inc. ‘Vetter’s Letter June 2012 Volume 19, Issue 6 President Frank Shuletsky My Journey with Chevrolet by Phil Falk (’06) 215-538-5451 [email protected] This month we are pleased to run an article written by a Vice-President Barb Parsons past club member in place of the traditional President’s 610-258-8523 Letter. We hope you enjoy this feature. Secretary Your Newsletter Editors Carol Jenkins 610-317-9277 In the 1950s and ‘60s, men were often known by their allegiance to one make of Treasurer car. They generally bought from only one manufacturer and very rarely switched Janet Mohring 610-965-8593 brands. You were either a Chevy, Ford, or Chrysler man. I naturally became a “Chevy man” because that is what my dad had, but I believe Dinah Shore singing NCCC Governor Pete Lileck “See the USA in your Chevrolet” may have had just as much influence. My father 610-349-0120 owned a 1940 Ford before the Chevy and I’m sure it was my input that caused Membership him to make the switch. As a 4‐year‐old in 1949, I would hear Dinah on the radio Marty & Laura Hegyi 610-730-2695 singing her advertisement for Chevrolet, so when my parents were deciding what to buy, I put my two cents in…“Get a Chevy, Dad, they’re better on trips.” To this Events John Kostick, Jr. day, I can clearly remember going with my dad to pick up his new car. It was in 610-432-7172 the fall of 1949 that we waited for a bus on the porch of Allentown Hospital’s NCM Ambassador (Continued on page 10) Richard DeLeon 610-694-0772 Newsletter Editors Kevin & Michelle Minnich 610-530-0923 AACC Meetings @ Blue Monkey [email protected] The Allentown Area Corvette Club meets at 8:00 p.m. in the Webmaster Bud Benton Palm Room (upstairs) at the Blue Monkey, 1092‐1094 Hower‐ 610-252-0989 town Road, North Catasaqua, PA. [email protected] Full menu and bar service is available. Sponsored by: Upcoming Club Meetings June 13* & 27 July 11 & 25 August 8 & 22 * The June 13th meeting will be held at Putt-U, Center Valley, PA. 398 Stoke Park Road Bethlehem, PA MEETING STARTS AT 7PM, followed by mini-golf. Allentown Area Corvette Club Page 2 ‘Vetter’s Letter | Vol. 19, Iss. 6 | June 2012 This Month JUNE 2012 > 3—Beach Bums Corvette Show, SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Beach Haven, NJ > 13—Club Meeting & Mini-Golf, 1 2 Putt-U, 7pm, Center Valley,PA (p.3) > 17—TCV Father’s Day Show, 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Brodheadsville, PA > 27—Club Meeting, Blue Monkey, 8 pm, N. Catasauqua, PA (p.1) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Looking Ahead in 2012: 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 • Jul 22: Navy OSC Family Day Display, Allentown, PA (p.3) • Jul 28-Aug 1: AACC Mystery Trip, 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Location:??? • Aug 19: AACC Family Picnic, E. Allen Twsp. Bicentennial Park, Allentown, PA (flyer on p.11) • Aug 24-26: Corvettes @ Carlisle, Carlisle, PA Welcome! • Sep 23: AACC’s Fiberglass & Ronald Erney & Charlene Belletsky (Fogelsville, PA; ‘98 Cpe) were voted in Steel Corvette Show, SteelStacks, Bethlehem, PA as new members. • Dec 8: AACC Holiday Party, The following are potential members: Barnhouse Village, Bath, PA Ken Greidanus ..................Tatamy, PA ........... ‘12 GS (Faulkner purchase) Mike Cutro........................Nazareth, PA ...... ‘12 Cpe (Faulkner purchase) Bill & Moe Corwin.............Lancaster, PA........................................‘02 Cnv Charles Tucker ..................Macungie, PA .......................................‘07 Cnv June Birthdays Proudly Sponsored by 7 Jim Fagan 24 Rick Bachl 8 Carol Eisenhart 25 Ginny Fogel Faulkner 18 Ken Beck Sam Tarreto Chevy-Cadillac Cynthia Terry 30 Art Edinger 298 Stoke Park Road John Vito Bethlehem, PA 18017 22 Don Friga 877-260-1080 Lou Toth faulknermotors.com Page 3 AllentownCorvetteClub.org ‘Vetter’s Letter | Vol. 19, Iss. 6 | June 2012 Mini-Golf Meeting NCCC Events Wed., June 13 — AACC will hold our annual Mini‐ Please support our fellow Golf Meeting night for the first regular meeting East Region NCCC clubs by participating in these night of June. Putt–U is located along Rte. 309 events (; = NCCC‐Sanctioned) north of Rte. 378 (before Center Valley Parkway). A short business meeting will begin promptly at ; 6/2: Concours(4), PMCC, Milford, PA 7pm in the pavilion followed by 18 holes of some ; 6/3: Concours(3), CCA, Silver Spring, MD of the most challenging miniature golf in the area. AACC will pay ; 6/9: Concours(7), PCCC, Thompsontown, PA Concours(3), YCCC, Shrewsbury, PA for golf for all active and potential members. Guests will enjoy Funkhana(1), YCCC, Shrewsbury, PA reduced rates. ; 6/10: Rallye(2), CVCC, Gettysburg, PA Event Chair: Gary George (‘00) ; 6/16: Concours(4), CA, Annapolis, MD ; 6/17: Concours(3), TCV, Brodheadsville, PA ; 6/23-29: National Convention, Topeka, KS By-Law Vote Results ; 6/24: AutoX(2), LCCC, Adamstown, PA Wed., May 9 — The proposed by‐laws (Constitution) change to Concours(7), CPCC, Palmyra, PA restrict AACC officers from being an officer in another Corvette club did NOT pass the general vote during the meeting on May 9th. Per the Constitution, a two‐thirds majority is needed to pass, and the final count of 40 in favor of the amendment was not enough to overcome the 22 against. For more information on NCCC events Navy OSC Family Day Display contact AACC’s Governor: Pete Lileck 610-349-0120, [email protected] Sun., July 22 — Navy OSC (Operational Support Center) Family Day Corvette Display, Bicentennial Park, Allentown, PA. Two People’s Choice Awards. Arrival & clean‐up: 10:30‐11:00am Event : 11am‐3pm. No registration fee! Just come out and enjoy On The Mend the festivities! Games for kids! Military displays! Space is limited and you must pre‐register. Event Chairs: Marianne & Duane Mosher (‘02) Richard DeLeon — recovering at home Membership Count AACC proudly supports the As of AACC’s meeting on May 22, there were 150 active Lehigh Valley members and 4 potential members. Military Affairs Council Allentown Area Corvette Club Page 4 ‘Vetter’s Letter | Vol. 19, Iss. 6 | June 2012 Springfest 2013: 330 Days & Counting Marty & Laura Hegyi (‘69, ‘07) Laura and I would like to thank EVERYONE in the AACC for all your participation, support, and help in making this year’s Springfest show another successful one. It would not have been possible without the help of everyone who volunteered their time, not only on Sunday May 6th, but throughout the year. We would especially like to thank last year’s outgoing Springfest committee, Dennis, Frank, Jim, Rich, Bonnie and Charlotte for guiding Laura and I through our first show. We would like to acknowledge and thank the following people for their support and participation on the day of show: • Chris Miller (General Manager, Faulkner Chevrolet‐ Cadillac, Bethlehem) for being our primary show sponsor again this year. • Mike Duffy (DeSales University) for the use of this beauti‐ ful campus once again. • Lance Miller (Carlisle Productions) for agreeing to be our Celebrity Guest this year and bringing his Carlisle Blue ZR‐1 to the show. Lance and his wife, Michelle, had a great time and enjoyed participating in our Tricky Tray auction. Lance Miller with Laura and Marty Hegyi • Our Vendors — Teresa and Fred (Galli Shirts), Bill (Bill Bravo Automotive Portraits), Ike & Mitch Eisenhart (Ike’s Shell), Patricia (Light Reading of Whitehall), Paulette (Premier Designs), Amanda (Thirty‐One), and Ray & Rebecca (ChammyMan). • Our event DJ, Brian Keith, and Photographer, Don Barnes Laura and I have already started thinking of ways to make next year’s show even better and look forward to your par‐ ticipation at Springfest 2013. Sincerely, Marty & Laura Hegyi AACC Springfest Co‐Chairs Before we focus on next year, let’s see what happened at Springfest 2012... Page 5 AllentownCorvetteClub.org ‘Vetter’s Letter | Vol. 19, Iss. 6 | June 2012 Springfest Wrap-Up Photos by Kevin Minnich Allentown Area Corvette Club Page 6 ‘Vetter’s Letter | Vol. 19, Iss. 6 | June 2012 Springfest 2012: The Results GUEST CLASSES C1 (‘53‐’62) 1st: Richard Bartokovits (’61, no club) 2nd: Barry Goodhart (’60, SDC) C2 (‘63‐’67) 1st: Jim Karch (’66, EACC) AACC CLASSES 2nd: Chet Chippie (’65, EACC) C1 (‘53‐’62) 1st: Phil & Chris Keiser (’62) C3.1 (‘68‐’73) 1st: Rick & Bonnie Serfass (‘71, TVC) 2nd: Brent Peters (’61) C3.2 (‘74‐’82) 1st: Jeff Nonnemaker (’79, EACC) C2 (‘63‐’67) 1st: Gary Warmkessel (’65) 2nd: John Tambourine (’76, CCDV) 2nd: Ike Eisenhart (’66) 3rd: David James Gittings (’77, EACC) C3 (‘69‐’82) 1st: Frank & Charlotte Shuletsky (’69) C4 (‘84‐’96) 1st: Ken Woodcock (’96, KSCC) 2nd: Jim & Sallie Bambu (’73) 2nd: Denise Orey (’93, EACC) C4 (‘84‐’96) 1st: Rich & Nancy Ringhoffer (’94) 3rd: Tom Heinz, III (’87, no club) 2nd: Susan Hornung (’95) C5 (‘97‐’04) 1st: Ted Stalnecker (‘03, SDC ) C5 (‘97‐’04) 1st: Jeff & Janet Mohring (’04) 2nd: Kerry Duke (’04, CCDV) 2nd: Tim Wright (’99) 3rd: Gene Ujvary (’99, EACC) C6 (‘05‐’12) 1st: Len Feinberg (’10) C6 (‘05‐’12) 1st: Bill Minarovic (’11, SDC) 2nd: George Wetherhold (’06) 2nd: Bruce Clelland (’10, SDC) 3rd: Mario DiPatrizio (’06, EACC) Modified 1st: Lorrin Young (’62, SDC) 2nd: Kerry Detwiler (‘73, no club) 3rd: John & Kathy Schneider (’68, no club) Custom 1st: Randy Hofer (’65, KSCC) 2nd: Ralph & Peg Carita (‘00, LRCC) 3rd: John Burbich (’03, no club) SPONSORS CHOICE — Richard Snyder (SDC) LANCE MILLER CHOICE — Rick & Bonnie Serfass (TCV) BEST OF SHOW — Randy Hofer (KSCC) BEST CLUB PARTICIPATION — Easton Area Corvette Club SURVEY CASH DRAWING — Denise Orey Page 7 AllentownCorvetteClub.org ‘Vetter’s Letter | Vol.