Allentown Area Corvette Club, Inc. ‘Vetter’s LetterSaturday, Nov. 13 — Delhigh Power Squadron...

‘Vetter’s Letter

The 2010 season is definitely over now (unless you are in one of the southern states). AACC did well in its last show of the season bringing home several trophies from Corvettes for Chip. Congratulations to our members who won tro‐phies at the show.

It has been a good year for AACC with two very successful shows and many tro‐phies from local as well as out‐of‐state shows. Thanks to all the members who volunteered this year and helped to make it so successful. We were able to in‐crease the club contribution to the Christmas party and hopefully our charitable contributions as well. With the onset of new tax laws for non‐profit organizations, we will have to look at increasing (at least for this year) our charitable contribu‐tions. When you look at our club’s donations compared to other corvette clubs, we are behind the rest. We have one more meeting and also our Christmas party before 2010 comes to an end. I hope to see everyone at the next meeting and/or the Christmas party. There has also been some selling and buying of ‘Vettes at the end of this year, so next year looks promising.

Welcome to all the new members who have joined recently and I wish everyone has a nice holiday season. Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year, so lets get ready for 12/11 and let's party!!!

John Kostick Jr.

From the val Office

Allentown Area Corvette Club, Inc.

December 2010 Volume 17, Issue 12

President John Kostick, Jr. 610-432-7172

[email protected]

Vice-President John Shedlock

610-967-5484

Secretary Carol Jenkins

610-317-9277

Treasurer Janet Mohring

610-965-8593

NCCC Governor Norb Szymanski 610-691-3108

Membership Marty & Laura Hegyi

610-730-2695

Events Jeff Mohring

610-965-8593

NCM Ambassador Richard DeLeon 610-694-0772

Newsletter Editors Kevin & Michelle Minnich

610-530-0923 [email protected]

Webmaster Bud Benton

610-252-0989 [email protected]

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The Allentown Area Corvette Club meets at 8:00 p.m. in the Palm Room (upstairs) at the Blue Monkey, 1092‐1094 Howertown Road, North Catasaqua, PA.

Full menu and bar service is available.

Upcoming Club Meetings

Dec. 08 Jan. 12 (2011) Feb. 9 & 23

This Month > 2—First day of Hanukkah

> 8—Club Meeting, Blue Monkey, 8 pm, N. Catasauqua, PA (p.1)

> 11—AACC Holiday Party, Barnhouse Restaurant, Bath, PA (p. 5)

> 25—Christmas Day

> 26—First Day or Kwanzaa

> 31—New Year’s Eve (please don’t drink & drive…)

Dennis & Patricia Moore, Allentown, PA, ’96 Cpe .........................Voted in Oct. 27

Harold “Woody” & Linda Roberts, Macungie, PA, ‘85 Cpe.............Voted in Oct. 27

New & Potential Members

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SAVE THE DATE… Sat., Feb 19 (2011) – Bus Trip to the Atlantic City Classic Car Auction, Atlantic City, NJ (more information next month)

Saturday, Nov. 13 — Who would have guessed that mid‐November would have gorgeous sunny days with temps in the 60s? Who cares, but it makes great weather for a road rallye!

Two teams from AACC competed in the Delhigh Power Squadron’s Land (Road) Rallye. After starting at the Coopersburg Diner with a mid‐point at the Wawa on Rte. 100 in Fogelsville, the gang successfully ended at the Terrace Restaurant in Walnutport. Along the way there were turns to navigate, questions to answer, and pictures to find.

The 4‐person team of the Minnichs and Mohrings finished with 391 of 400 possible points in a tie for 2nd place. Roger Smith and Carol Jenkins were close behind with 385 points and finishing 5th overall.

Thanks to Mike Lebeduik and the Delhigh crew for another great event!!

DelHigh Road Rallye

Sunday, Nov. 7 — Corvettes for Chip Show — 10 cars participated, 6 trophies won!! Winners were:

• Dennis Corona, 1st C4 Modified • Jim Fagan, 3rd C4 Stock • Dave Hornung, 1st ‘97‐’99 Stock • Tim Douty, 1st ‘01‐’04 Stock • Frank Shuletsky, 1st ’01‐’04 Stock • George Wetherhold, 1st ‘05‐’07 Stock.

Saturday, Nov. 13 — Delhigh Power Squadron Land Rallye.

• 2nd overall: team of Michelle & Kevin Minnich and Jeff & Janet Mohring.

Winner’s Circle

A A C C p r o u d l y s u p p o r t s t h e

Lehigh Valley Military Affairs Council

NCCC Events Please support our fellow East Region NCCC clubs by participating in these events:

12/04: Regional Governors’ Meeting; Grantville, PA

For more information on NCCC events, contact AACC’s Governor, Norb Szymanski (610-691-3108, [email protected])

AllentownCorvetteClub.org ‘Vetter’s Letter | Vol. 17, Iss. 12 | December 2010

Get Well Soon!

Sandi Greenzweig was re-admitted to the hospital following a stay in a rehab facility.

Please keep Sandi and Gary in your thoughts and prayers during her extended recovery.

Frank Shuletsky speaks on behalf of AACC to a local college reporter.

See — there are people at car shows!!

GM to Drop Goodwrench Brand in the US


By DAVID BARKHOLZ AND PHILIP NUSSEL, AUTOMOTIVE NEWS on 11/08/2010

General Motors Co. is dropping the GM Goodwrench car mechanic brand in the United States as the company moves to redirect

the marketing emphasis around its four core vehicle brands, the company announced.

The long‐standing Goodwrench brand‐‐used by GM dealers to promote vehicle repair and maintenance services‐‐will be replaced

by Chevrolet Certified Service, Cadillac Certified Service, Buick Certified Service and GMC Certified Service, GM said in a statement

released Monday evening.

GM marketing chief Joel Ewanick wants the vehicle brands, not corpo‐

rate, to be the stars of GM, and that includes service and repairs, said one

source familiar with the new campaign.

“This is another part of the effort to clear out brand clutter,” the source

said.

The phase‐out is effective Feb. 1 in the United States, the statement said.

The brand will remain in Canada where it still holds some cachet, the

source said.

“Certified Service supports GM's strategy to focus on the four brands‐‐Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac‐‐and is a natural exten‐

sion of the customer's vehicle purchase experience at the dealership,” Steve Hill, vice president and general manager, GM Cus‐

tomer Care and Aftersales, said in the statement.

The brand, launched as Mr. Goodwrench in 1974, was once a household name when GM was a much bigger automaker. The name,

which GM changed from Mr. Goodwrench to Goodwrench Service Plus in the '90s, also was a major sponsor of NASCAR racing‐‐

including Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s car‐‐for several years until it dropped its involvement in 2007.

Goodwrench was promoted to customers as the assurance that trained technicians would service and repair any GM vehicle

brought to a GM dealership using GM factory‐made replacement parts.

But in recent years, many of GM's 4,500 dealers failed to use the Goodwrench signs at their stores or put the logo in advertising,

the source said.

NOTICE...

Your AACC Newsletter has a new email address. Please send any articles, photos,

advertisements or suggestions to

Baby Announcements There are plenty of stories and rumors circulating about club members seeking new rides. If you either replaced a Corvette in your stable or added another, please be sure to tell the Newsletter Editors. (Tell Membership, as well, to keep our roster up to date.) If you send us a photo and vehicle details, we will make all efforts to print it.

UPDATES: (1) Dennis & Bonnie Corona sold their White ‘95 Coupe. (2) Jim Hedden sold his ‘99 Mag Red Coupe and purchased an ‘09 Z06.

2010 Holiday Party Buffet Dinner

Cold Hors d'oeuvres Cash Bar

Tossed Salad Soup du Jour

Baked Ham with Pineapple Sauce, Chicken Marsala Prime Rib carving station

Red-skinned Mashed Potatoes

Buttered Corn Green Bean & Carrot Blend

Array of Desserts Coffee & Hot Tea

Saturday, December 11th 6:00-11:00pm

Barn House Village Restaurant 7401 Airport Road, Bath, PA

$30pp (Members). $40pp (Non-Members)

For more information, call Barb @ 610-258-8523


To all AACC membership:

Thanks for allowing me the opportunity to run Springfest for the last four years, it’s been a blast. It’s a lot of work being chairman, but with the right helpers it makes things a little easier, and I had a great group. The experience has allowed me a chance to meet a lot of nice people along the way, within the club and outside. But as we all know, all good things have to come to an end. So come May, 2 2011, I will be stepping down due to personal reasons.

This has been a great show and we get a lot of good feedback about the show and the venue. It would be a big loss to the club to drop Springfest. So I am hoping someone will step up and take over. If someone offers, I will work with them step‐by‐step starting in Dec. 2010 for the show on May 1, 2011.

December thru March is the busiest time, so we need to get started. The guidelines are all spelled out, so it should be easy for someone to learn the system. If you are interested please call me ASAP!!!!

Thank you,

Dennis Corona Tel: 610‐967‐6150

Ready to Pass The Baton

GM may revive performance brands


By MARK RECHTIN, AUTOMOTIVE NEWS on 11/08/2010

General Motors Co. is studying whether to revive brands for performance vehi‐

cles to improve its image among go‐fast car shoppers.

At the Specialty Equipment Market Association trade show in Las Vegas last

week, GM unveiled the Z‐Spec Chevrolet Cruze, Volt and Spark cars, and two SS‐

badged Chevrolet Camaros.

The debuts signal that the company's new performance vehicles and motorsports division‐‐launched eight weeks ago‐‐is looking

harder at performance brands, said Chris Perry, vice president of Chevrolet marketing.

Last year GM put development of performance‐branded vehicles on hold and reassigned about 60 engineers. It's still possible to

buy a Camaro SS or Cadillac CTS‐V developed by the disbanded group.

“Right now we don't have a performance sub‐brand in us,” Perry said in an interview. “For now it might not be a sub‐brand. It

might be initiatives around parts and accessories.”

Despite all the hoopla at GM's SEMA booth, the Chevrolet Z‐Spec and SS vehicles were big on badging and body kits but light on

actual performance modifications.

Perry noted that GM traditionally has left performance modifications‐‐which typically void the manufacturer's warranty‐‐to after‐

market suppliers. He prefers to look at the Z‐Spec trio of vehicles as “canvases for personalization.”

“There's a lot of passion around the Chevrolet brand. A woman here had a Chevy bowtie tattoo on her neck,” Perry said. “There is a

latent fondness we have to ignite. Is building a performance parts business the way to do that? Maybe.”

GM Shares to be Priced in Low-$30 Range By NICK SAPORITO, www.GMINSIDENEWS.com on 11/16/2010

This morning General Motors has officially announced it will increase its share price after in‐

creasingly high demand for new GM's shares. GM now states that they will be selling 365 million

shares of the company in a price range of $32.00 to $33.00 per share. That is up from the previ‐

ous $26.00 to $29.00 range.

The company also announced that it has increased the proposed size of its Series B mandatory

convertible junior preferred stock offering from $3 billion to $4 billion, consisting of 80 million

shares, excluding the amount that the underwriters have the option to purchase to cover over‐

allotments, if any. The final terms of both offerings will be determined at the time of pricing

Learn more about the offering at www.sec.gov.

Call your broker now to get a piece of the new GM pie!!


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NEW 2011 Grand Sport Coupe 3LT, Jetstream Blue Met. & Titanium Gray, 6spd, #101052 .......... $64,765

NEW 2011 Grand Sport Coupe 3LT, Velocity Yellow & Ebony, Auto, #101457 ................................ $71,015

NEW 2011 Grand Sport Convertible 3LT, Crystal Red Met. & Titanium Gray, Auto, #101457 ..... $76,315

USED 2009 Coupe 2LT, Blade Silver Met. & Ebony, Auto, 8739 mi., #101478 .................................... $38,995

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Faulkner Discounts to AACC Members & Immediate Family: Purchase/lease in-stock or special-order product at dealer invoice less any current incentives. ($200 flat fee

for vehicles located at regional sales bank.) Used vehicles sold at $500 over dealer cost. GM parts are 25% off and service 10% off. There are body shop discounts as well.

Lots of Corvettes at SEMA 2010 from Corvetteblog.com Nov. 9, 2010 — SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) is a massive custom and accessory auto show that takes place

each year in Las Vegas, Nevada. This year’s (Nov. 2 – 5, 2010) show brought more than 107,000 people from all over the world in to

sniff out the latest automotive aftermarket opportunities.

Chevrolet was there in full force with Corvettes galore. Attendees could witness the assembling of the powerplant for a ZR1. New

and old renditions of Corvettes were revealed. Chevrolet even released two distinct Corvette concepts at the show!

• 2011 Chevrolet Corvette Jake Edition Concept – Jake, the Corvette Racing team’s mascot, is plastered all over this hot ride.

The vehicle is fully accessorized with Jake accessories that are still yet to be released.

• 2011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06X Track Car Concept – This standard Z06 is stuffed with SCCA‐approved roll cage, racing seats,

harness and a fire suppression system. Carbon fiber body panels and a polycarbonate rear window allow this car to just zip

right on by its competition (Dodge Viper ACR‐X).

In addition to that, local aftermarket vendors brought their very own dubbed up Corvettes to attract guests to their booths. Michi‐

gan’s Specter Werkes brought their all‐new C6‐based Corvette GTR, equipped with lots of custom bodywork and exposed carbon

fiber.


NCM News & Events

Greetings of Thanks to You The National Corvette Museum has so much to be thankful for. We

want you to know that we greatly appreciate each and every one of

our supporters. It is you, our enthusiasts, that keep this Museum

going. We hope that everyone has a blessed Thanksgiving. If you are

traveling this holiday weekend, please be safe... and if you are driv‐

ing by the big yellow dome on I‐65, please stop by and say 'hello'!

Free Shipping for the Holidays Free shipping applies to orders placed by December 5, 2010 on purchases of $100 or more within the Continental U.S.

only (free shipping total of $100 is applied after discounts and does not include shipping cost). Some exclusions ap‐

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Find out even more NCM news online at www.CorvetteMuseum.com or call 1.800.53.VETTE(538.3883) © National Corvette Museum 2010 350 Corvette Drive, Bowling Green, KY 42101

Current NCM Raffles 2011 BYO Grand Sport (or $50k), 1994 tix @ $100 .................... Dec. 16

2011 Torch Red Cpe, 3LT, R8C, Unlim. tix @ $10 .............. Jan 20 (2011)

2011 Black Camaro SS/RS Coupe Raffle + 3‐Day High Performance Driving School, Unlim. Tix @ $10....................................... Feb. 17

2011 NCM Events Apr 28 ‐ 30: C5/C6 Bash

May 12‐14: C4/ZR‐1 Gathering

May 26‐28: Corvette Forum Cruise‐in

Jun 12‐22: NCM Le Mans Tour

Jun 27‐28: VIR HPDE

Jul 18 ‐ 24: Mosport ALMS Road Tour

Sep 1‐3: NCM Anniversary Celebration

Sep 15‐17: Z06 Fest

Sep 24‐Oct1: R8C Reunion

Oct 19‐23: Motorama Reunion Tour

Nov 10‐12: Vets n’ Vettes

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. Contact Kevin & Michelle Minnich at [email protected] or call 610-530-0923.

Neither Allentown Area Corvette Club nor the Newsletter Editor(s) are responsible for ad content or for any exchanges as a result of ads published.

1993 LT1 Coupe – Torch Red with White Leather sport seats (rare combo), Original owner, 23,250 mi., all original, copy of original window sticker ($46,208), all service paperwork, has won all basic trophies except best engine, new owner gets tro-phies with car, never stored cold, never raced or exceeded 4000rpm, tail pipes are still silver colored, unofficial 40th Anniver-sary, $25,000 firm. (Roger Krauss, [email protected])

2002 Convertible — Magnetic Red with black top and interior, approx. 21,100 miles, six-speed, polished wheels, heads-up display. Pristine condition. Lehigh Valley. $25,900. (Joel Dean, 610-533-2259)

2003 Z06 — Black/Black. Perfect. 1781 miles. In storage last two years. New inspection, battery & fluids. Never seen rain/always garaged & covered. Beautiful car which will provide many years of pleasure to new owner. $30,000 OBO. (Al, 610-649-6059, [email protected])

Corvettes at Carlisle Vendor Spaces – Spaces IB-24 and IB-25, near the Grandstands. $90 each. (Joy Stear, 610-392-4496)

Set of 4 P225/70R15 Goodyear Eagle GT II RWL Radial Tires mounted on original 15 x 8 AZ stamped Corvette Rallye wheels. Tires are in "like new" condition, driven approx. 3500 miles. Wheels are painted Argent Silver and correct for 1969 - 1976 Corvettes. $ 540/set. Set of 4 Original Rallye Wheel Trim Rings 15" diameter with correct 4 clip design fits 1969 - 1976 Corvette 15 x 8 Rallye wheels. One has slight curb rash, rest are driver quality. $120 /set. Front Chrome Bumper fits 1968-1972 Corvette. Excellent driver quality. Use as is or can be re-plated for a show car. $150.00. LH and RH Rear Chrome Bumper Set fits 1968-1973 Corvette. LH bumper has a visible scratch, RH bumper is a good driver quality. Use as is or can be re-plated for show car. $150/pair (Marty Hegyi, 610 694-8205, [email protected])

Complete European Fiberglass ZR1 Upgrade Ground Effects Kit incl.: rear tunnel, big C4R race wing, vented-style hood panel and Lambo door panels; all lighting, fenders, license plate and other accessories. $1900. New Water Pump for 1986 - 1991 5.7-L Corvette & other GM 5.7's. (Ref. part number: 3-595). $40. Alternator for 1988 Corvette & other 350 Chevy motors. Purchased in an emergency to bring my ‘Vette home from OC, MD, less than 200 miles on it. Part number P7935-11. (crosses to 7888-11). $60. Collectible Jackets. Over 100 available. Both new with tags & used; Leather, twill fabric and nylon; windbreakers to insulated leathers. Corvette, Camaro, Dodge, Viper, Snap-On, MAC, MATCO, USA, NAS-CAR, Dupont, Corona, etc. Most are rare and no longer made. Prices range from $25 to $250. 1:18-Scale Collectible Cars. Over 50 available. Corvette, Dodge, Porsche, BMW, Lambo, deLorean, and lots more. Most are rare and no longer made. Corvette Leather Duffle Bags. 12 available. Black with C5 logo with shoulder strap. All mint condition!!! $80 ea. Set of 4 rims and tires off 1988 ‘Vette w/ usable/legal tread on G/Y Eagles. Nice shape, recon to be perfect. $500. The above items can be seen at Allentown Merchants Square Mall. www.tjsautomotive.com or contact TJ @ 610-432-0650 or 610-972-5002

Garage Rental for Winter Storage for ‘02 ‘Vette Conv. (Rick Bachl, 610-395-5140, [email protected])


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