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AACC Meetings @ Blue monkey ‘Vetter’s Letter The Allentown Area Corvette Club meets at 8:00 p.m. in the Palm Room (upstairs) at the Blue Monkey, 1092-1094 Hower- town Road, North Catasaqua, PA. Full menu and bar service is available and no reservations are needed. FEB. 2010 Vol. 17, Iss. 02 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 Gary & Sandi Greenzweig 610-826-5893 Events Jeff Mohring 610-965-8593 NCM Ambassador Richard DeLeon 610-694-0772 Newsletter Editors Phil Weber 610-838-5192 [email protected] Webmaster Bud Benton 610-252-0989 [email protected] Sponsored by: Upcoming Meetings November 11 December 9 January XX Snow Snow Snow Snow Snow Everyone needs to write Al Gore and thank him for the advance warning of Global Warming. With record snow and frigid temperatures, he can now be considered a genius. Or did he “invent” climate change? So what does this have to do with Corvettes? Simple: If you voted for him, I hope your Vette is stuck in your garage like mine is. I‟ve got two feet of snow yet on my driveway in front of the vette garage door and I‟m aching to get it out and drive it on a sunny day. But wait—there are no sunny days be- cause every time I look up to the sky, I see SNOW and my eyelids freeze shut! Global Warming! That‟s it—I‟m late with this newletter „casue my fingers froze on the keyboard! Maybe I should just turn this newsletter over to the federal government due to the fact that the feds can do EVERYTHING better than the private sector. I heard that Puxatawney Phil saw his shadow last week and you know what that means; six more weeks of not driving your vette. Just where is my new rifle I got for Christmas? Any- way, Thanks, Al! Phil Weber NEW CLUB SPONSOR We are proud to announce that our club has acquired a new sponsor for not only the club itself, but for our shows as well. Faulkner Chevrolet/Cadillac, of Bethlehem, has agreed with AACC representatives to be the sole sponsor of our esteemed organization and Chris Miller will be presenting a check to the club at the February 24th meeting. John took some club trophies over to our new sponsoring dealership, but they could use a few more in the display. If you have club trophies or some of your own that are taking up way too much space on your shelves, please bring them to the next meeting on Wed., February 24th. Since Faulkner is ac- tively supporting our club,, it seems only fitting that we support their dealership as well. Drag those plastic cars of yours out and visit them, check out their new and used stock, as well as their service facilities. You will find a laid-back and friendly atmosphere with these folks! Officers of the AACC
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AACC Meetings @ Blue monkey
‘Vetter’s Letter
The Allentown Area Corvette Club meets
at 8:00 p.m. in the Palm Room (upstairs)
at the Blue Monkey, 1092-1094 Hower-
town Road, North Catasaqua, PA.
Full menu and bar service is available
and no reservations are needed.
FEB. 2010 Vol. 17, Iss. 02
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 Gary & Sandi Greenzweig
610-826-5893
Events Jeff Mohring
610-965-8593
NCM Ambassador Richard DeLeon
610-694-0772
Newsletter Editors Phil Weber
610-838-5192 [email protected]
Webmaster Bud Benton
610-252-0989 [email protected]
Sponsored by: Upcoming Meetings
November 11
December 9
January XX
Snow Snow Snow Snow Snow
Everyone needs to write Al Gore and thank him for
the advance warning of Global Warming. With
record snow and frigid temperatures, he can now be
considered a genius. Or did he “invent” climate
change? So what does this have to do with Corvettes?
Simple: If you voted for him, I hope your Vette is
stuck in your garage like mine is. I‟ve got two feet of
snow yet on my driveway in front of the vette garage
door and I‟m aching to get it out and drive it on a
sunny day. But wait—there are no sunny days be-
cause every time I look up to the sky, I see SNOW
and my eyelids freeze shut! Global Warming! That‟s
it—I‟m late with this newletter „casue my fingers
froze on the keyboard! Maybe I should just turn this
newsletter over to the federal government due to the
fact that the feds can do EVERYTHING better
than the private sector. I heard that Puxatawney
Phil saw his shadow last week and you know what
that means; six more weeks of not driving your vette.
Just where is my new rifle I got for Christmas? Any-
way, Thanks, Al!
Phil Weber
NEW CLUB SPONSOR
We are proud to announce that our club has acquired a new sponsor for not only the club itself, but for our shows as well. Faulkner Chevrolet/Cadillac, of Bethlehem, has agreed with AACC representatives to be the sole sponsor of our esteemed organization and Chris Miller will be presenting a check to the club at the February 24th meeting. John took some club trophies over to our new sponsoring dealership, but they could use a few more in the display. If you have club trophies or some of your own that are taking up way too much space on your shelves, please bring them to the next meeting on Wed., February 24th. Since Faulkner is ac-tively supporting our club,, it seems only fitting that we support their dealership as well. Drag those plastic cars of yours out and visit them, check out their new and used stock, as well as their service facilities. You will find a laid-back and friendly atmosphere with these folks!
Officers of the AACC
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Club Events this month
10 Wednesday Club Mtg
24 Wednesday Club Mtg
27 Atlantic City Bus Trip
The Palm Room @ The Blue Monkey Sports Restaurant
Please Support
Our Club Sponsors
20 Mar 10 — Detail Seminar at Faulkner Chevrolet
21 Mar 10 — St Patrick’s Day Parade
29 Mar 10 — Hampton Winds Culinary Restaurant
24 Apr 10 — Strictly Corvettes Show
27 Aug 10 — Corvettes at Carlisle
02 May 10 — AACC 9th Annual Springfest
Other upcoming Events
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
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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
(Palm Beach, FL)
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“Welcome!” to Our New & Potential Members
Bryan Jolley — Potential ..................................... ‘84 Coupe
For additional information on 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!
2009-2010 Membership Renewal
Name: Includes $5 Fee
Spouse & Dependents (if joint application): for payment after 9/30/09
Mailing Address:
City: _________________________________________ ST: ________ Zip:
Tel: (______)_______-_____________ Cell: (______)_______-_____________
eMail:
Corvette year(s) currently owned:
Lifetime members: Please complete this form and submit so that
your information remains current.
Qty. Status $/ea.
___ Primary Member $30
___ Spouse/Sig. Other $20
___ Dependent $10
___ Lifetime $0
TOTAL ENCLOSED: _____
Pay your dues by 11/30/09 to avoid being dropped from the club rolls !!!
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.2010 Corvette Racing Schedule
March 20 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Sebring, FL
April 17 Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series 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 Northeast Grand Prix 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 Petit Le Mans Braselton, GA
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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.
John Kostick
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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.
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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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In Stock NOW at Faulkner Chevrolet
You must present your current
AACC membership card
to be eligible for discounts
NEW2010 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 2LT
$60,820
Price: $60,820
Body Style: Convertible
Vehicle Type: CAR
Doors: 2
Engine: 6.2L 8 cyl Fuel Injection
Exterior: Blade Silver Metallic
Stock Number: 101003
VIN: 1G1YF3DW7A5101003
NEW2010 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 2LT
Price:
$60,970
Price: $60,970
Body Style: Convertible
Vehicle Type: CAR
Doors: 2
Engine: 6.2L 8 cyl Fuel Injection
Exterior: Cyber Gray Metallic
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
Exterior: 41U/BLACK
Stock Number: 103136
VIN: 1G1YZ26E195103136
Faulkner Chevrolet Cadillac Saab Bethlehem, PA
298 Stoke Park RoadBethlehem, PA 18017 (866) 457-4666
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
ALL OTHER CHROME: 2 MODS. TOTAL
Corvette Classifieds
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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.
‘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.
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 !
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P.O. Box 522 Whitehall, PA 18052
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