CORVETTE EXPO ∙ SEVIERVILLE

OCTOBER 14 - 15, 2011 AUCTION SWAP MEET SALES CORRAL SHOW

CORVETTES CRUISE the SMOKIES • NEW PARK N’ SHOW

HorsePower and HotRods Drive your Corvette and be part of the Event ! Enter PARK N’ SHOW

VOL. 26 ∙ NO. 2 OUR 34th YEAR OCTOBER 2011

AUCTION TIME: SATURDAY • 10AM

• HUGE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SWAP MEET • PARTS FOR ALL CARS •

Featuring

ON THE BLOCK @ CORVETTE EXPO

AUCTION CORVETTE EXPO SHOW INFORMATION

▪ LOCATION ▪

SEVIERVILLE, TENNESSEE SEVIERVILLE EVENTS CENTER 202 GISTS GREEK RD. SEVIERVILLE ,TN 37862

@ WILDERNESS AT THE SMOKIES

WATERPARK RESORT 6 MILES SOUTH OF I-40, EXIT #407

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

OCTOBER 14-15 THURSDAY

Thursday is set-up day for Vendors, Auction

Cars, Sales Corral Cars and Show Cars. Not open

to the public.

FRIDAY 9 AM Swap Meet and Sales Corral open to the

public. Viewing of Auction cars. Park ‘N’ Show

in the outside lot. Show Cars on display inside the

Events Center.

4 PM Park ‘N’ Show awards at the DJ Trailer.

6 PM ‘Corvettes Cruise the Smokies’ leaves the

Events Center from the Corvette Only parking lot.

Event closed security on duty.

SATURDAY 9 AM Swap Meet and Sales Corral open to the

public. Park ‘N’ Show, Judged Competition Show

featuring HorsePower and HotRods inside the

Events Center.

10AM Auction in the Events Center.

4 PM Park ‘N’ Show awards @ DJ Trailer

5 PM Show awards inside the Events Center

at the Auction block.

Corvette Expo is a production of:

COOPER EVENTS, LLC

PO Box 5162, Knoxville, TN 37928-0162

Phone: (865) 687-3976 Fax: (865) 689-2874

E-MAIL: corvetteexpo@hotmail.com

www.corvetteexpo.com

2 - CORVETTE EXPO NEWS

THOMPSON CARR AUCTIONEER TENNESSEE LICENSE # 4203

NEXT EVENT

MARCH 23-24, 2012 Watch our website for details

SAME DAY PAY

SATURDAY @ 10AM

1982 Lincoln Mark VI 18K 1994 Corvette NO RESERVE

Register your car at NO reserve and pay NO registration Fee

This Fall, Byron Cooper, Event Promoter and Auction coordinator expects 150 cars in the Corvette Expo Auction, with all cars running on Saturday. Auction time will be 10 AM. All year model Corvettes will be auctioned as well as 25 year old Classics. The Auction is open to all Classic and Collector cars, Muscle cars and Corvettes. Visit our website to view pre-registered cars...corvetteexpo.com. Again this year, Thompson Carr Auctioneers will be the Event Auctioneers and will handle all the sales transactions. Thompson Carr and Cooper Events offer “Same Day Pay“ to sellers. For all the Auction rules, go to: corvetteexpo.com. A good selection of cars has already been consigned for the Auction on October 15th and several at no reserve are in the line-up also. As an incentive for early consignors, Corvette Expo offers a $100 consignment fee for the first 10 run numbers on Saturday. Prime time numbers for Saturday are available and multi-car discounts are offered to dealers and collectors with 4 or more cars to consign. MasterCard and Visa are acceptable forms of payment for consignors. Remember, register your car at No reserve and we will waive the registration fee.

To consign a car to the Auction, call the Cooper Events office at (865) 687-3976. Register your car early to take advantage of our Web, E-mail, and Print advertising. For Bidder registration and payment information, call Thompson Carr at (877) 497-3523.

1948 Plymouth Street Rod

The new "Park N' Show" Event at Corvette Expo is for Corvette owners who are

not interested in entering the judged competition show going on inside the Events Center.

You can park and show your Corvette on Friday and /or Saturday at the Events Center

Corvette Parking lot. Two separate shows will be held, one on Friday and one on Satur-

day. Awards will be given to the Top 10 Corvettes on each day. Signs and minimal dis-

plays are welcome, however No For Sale signs or Commercial Exhibits will be permitted.

Pre-registration is not required simply enter "Park N' Show" upon arrival at

the Event on the 14th or 15th. All entrants will receive a Corvette Expo Event dash plaque

and windshield sticker.

And don't forget on Friday the "Corvettes Cruise the Smokies" leaves the

Events Center Corvette parking lot at 6:00 pm with a Sevierville Police Escort.

There is no charge to park for Corvettes at the Event and you will be automati-

cally entered into "Park N’ Show". General admission of $10 per person will be charged.

upon arrival, you will be given a numbered "Park N' Show" windshield sticker. "Park N'

Show" judging will be by number and awards announced at 4:00 at the DJ trailer.

To enter the Park N' Show lot, enter at the Participant Gate. Refer to

the Map on our web site - click on "Participant" then click on "Parking" and you will see the Map. The Participant gate is behind the Events Center.

PARK N’ SHOW SCHEDULE: (Friday and Saturday)

Park N’ Show Open : 9:00 am

Park N' Show Judging: 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Park N' Show Awards: 4:00 pm at the DJ Trailer

Event closed: 6:00 pm

∙ Park N' Show is a new feature at Corvette Expo and is for Corvettes only.

∙ The Corvette Cruise will leave the Park N' Show lot on Friday at 6:00 pm.

info:corvetteexpo.com COOPER EVENTS, LLC

SEVIERVILLE, TENNESSEE

ACCOMMODATIONS

CORVETTE EXPO ∙ FALL

2011 ROOM RATES START AT $49.99

The New Wilderness at the Smokies Wa-

ter Park Resort is now open on site at the Sevier-

ville Events Center. The Resort features first class

accommodations as well as an indoor and outdoor

water park, a Restaurant and Bar.

The Corvette Expo special rate at the

Wilderness is $119 Wednesday/Thursday, $159

Friday/Saturday (Register by September 12th for

EXPO Rate). The Wilderness is attached to the

Events Center by a breezeway making it conven-

ient to walk to and from Corvette Expo.

A full list of accommodations is available

on our website: corvetteexpo.com. Below are the

closest motels to the Events Center:

WILDERNESS ON SITE ( 877 ) 325-9453

QUALITY INN 1/2 MILE ( 8 65 ) 428-5519

HAMPTON INN 1 MILE ( 8 65 ) 429-2005

ECONO LODGE 1 MILE ( 865 ) 429-7797

CORVETTE EXPO NEWS - 3

“CORVETTES CRUISE”

the SMOKIES

FRIDAY OCTOBER 14 @ 6PM

MORE AWARDS THIS FALL ∙ OVER 250 CORVETTES REGISTERED SPRING ‘11

ALL DAY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

DRIVE YOUR CORVETTE ∙ ENTER PARK N’ SHOW ∙ ITS FREE

Don’t miss the Fall Color Corvettes Cruise the

Smokies. Leaving the Events Center show lot at 6:00

PM with a Sevierville Police escort. Fifty miles of fun

in the Foothills back roads of Sevier County. October

is the most scenic time of the year in East Tennessee!

CORVETTE EXPO NEWS - 5

THE SWAP MEET INSIDE AND OUTSIDE SPACES

Photo credit for this issue of Expo News: John Arangio of Sevierville, Tennessee

The swap Meet at Corvette Expo features hundreds of Vendor spaces. Many

National Corvette and other Vendors attend. Some Vendors that will attend our

Fall Event are: Full Throttle, Volunteer Vette Products, Al Knoch Interiors, Vette

Masters, Clocks by Roger, Vette Vues Magazine, Eagle Wire, ChromeCo,

American Sportscar, B&M Clock and Guage, Camaro Central, Ausley’s Chevelle

Parts, Keen Parts, Waddy Corvette Parts, Crane Performance, Thompson Astro

Tops, Street Shop Inc., Virginia Vettes, Corvette America, NCRS, Podell FI,

Vette Sellers, Sermersheims Fiberglass, Blue Ribbon Products, Vette Wrecks,

Knox Chrome, and many more. Check our website for a complete list of Vendors.

THE CORVETTE EXPOTHE CORVETTE EXPO

The Sales Corral at Corvette Expo features

hundreds of Corvettes, Collector Cars, and

Muscle Cars for sale by owners. To register

your car in the Corral, call our office or use

the form on page 7 of this issue of Expo News.

SALES CORRAL

1965 CORVETTE 327/365 ∙ OWNER: ROGER WALTON

HILLBILLY VETTE SHOP

KINGSPORT, TENNESSEE 423-323-9494

1967 CORVETTE 427/435 ∙ BUILT FOR FLOYD GARRETT

Hillbilly Vette Shop of Kingsport, Tennessee, a long

time sponsor of Corvette Expo, restored the 2 mid-year

Corvettes above. Garry Arnold owner of Hillbilly has

been repairing and restoring Corvettes for over 30

years. Look for Garry at Corvette Expo and talk to him

about his latest projects.

OCTOBEOCTOBE R R 14 14 -- 1155

JUDGED COMPETITION SHOW ▪ AUCTION ▪ SWAP MEET ▪ CORRAL

IN CONJUNCTION WITH CORVETTE EXPO - FALL • SEVIERVILLE

• CLASSES FOR ALL MUSCLE CARS $$AWARD$$

• FEATURED CAR FOR FALL: CAMAROCAMARO ( ALL YEARS )

• CASH $1,000 TO THE BEST CAMAROCAMARO of SHOW

• LIMITED SPACE ▪ REGISTER EARLY

• AUCTION ▪ 10:00 AM SATURDAY

A PRODUCTION of COOPER EVENTS - KNOXVILLE

SEVIERVILLE EVENTS CENTERSEVIERVILLE EVENTS CENTER

HIGHWAY 66 • SIX MILES FROM I-40 EXIT #407 • SEVIERVILLE, TENNESSEE

horsepowerandhotrods.com

Registration Form online ▪ Call today for more info: (865) 687-8303

SET-UP ON THURSDAY ∙ HOURS: FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 9 AM TO 6 PM ∙ AWARDS 5 PM SATURDAY

LOCATED AT THE “WILDERNESS AT THE SMOKIES WATER PARK RESORT”

CORVETTE EXPO SEVIERVILLE COMPANY__________________________ PHONE _________________________ NAME______________________________ CELL ___________________________ ADDRESS ___________________________ E-MAIL ________________________ CITY _______________________________ STATE ________ ZIP ______________

AUCTION - SATURDAY (Numbers 1 to 10) 100.00 X =

AUCTION - SATURDAY (Numbers 11 to 19 & 71 up) 150.00 X =

AUCTION - SATURDAY PRIMETIME (Numbers 20 to 70) 200.00 X =

SALES CORRAL SPACE (NEW REDUCED RATES) 50.00 X =

SWAP SPACE INSIDE (NEW REDUCED RATES) 95.00 X =

SWAP SPACE INSIDE Corner (NEW REDUCED RATES) 105.00 X =

SWAP SPACE Outside (NEW REDUCED RATES) 75.00 X =

COMMERCIAL INSIDE SPACE 155.00 X =

COMMERCIAL INSIDE SPACE Corner 175.00 X =

SHOW CAR (Corvette) Type of Corvette: 40.00 X =

SHOW CAR (HorsePower and HotRods) Type Car: 40.00 X =

EVENT: OCTOBER 14-15, 2011 Total Payment Enclosed $

MasterCard or VISA # __________ __________ __________ __________ Exp. _________

CORVETTE EXPO is celebrating 34 years in the automotive promotion business. We are now located at the new Sevierville Events Center in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains in beautiful East Tennessee. The new location is only 21 miles east of the old location, six miles off I-40 at exit #407. Close to Historic Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and Gatlinburg. Details: www.corvetteexpo.com

SPACE AND VENDOR INFORMATION: www.corvetteexpo.com

•INSIDE VENDOR SPACES: 10 x 15. (COMMERCIAL 10 x12) OUTSIDE VENDOR SPACES: SIZE VARIES BY LOCATION. CALL FOR DETAILS. •ALL SALES CORRAL SPACES FOR VEHICLES ARE THE SIZE OF A TYPICAL VEHICLE PARKING SPACE. NO TRAILERS OR OVERSIZED VEHICLES WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE SALES CORRAL LOT. •ALL TOW VEHICLES AND VENDOR TRUCKS NOT REGISTERED IN A VENDING SPACE MUST PARK OFF SITE AT THE SEVIER COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. THE FAIRGROUNDS IS LOCATED .8 OF A MILE SOUTH OF THE EVENTS CENTER ON OLD KNOXVILLE HIGHWAY. A COMPLIMENTARY SHUTTLE WILL RUN BETWEEN THE EVENTS CENTER AND THE VENDOR PARKING LOT EACH DAY. •SET–UP WILL BE THURSDAY FROM 10 AM UNTIL 7 PM. SHOW HOURS: 9 AM TIL 6 PM. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. CLOSED SUNDAY.

MAIL CHECK TO: CORVETTE EXPO PO BOX 5162 KNOXVILLE, TN 37928 • FAX TO: (865)689-2874 • INFO: (865)687-3976

LIABILITY CLAUSE: Entrants and participants by execution of this form, release Cooper Events, LLC, their members, directors, employees, agents,

representatives, servants, and anyone else connected with the presentation of Corvette Expo from any and all unknown damages, injuries, losses, judgments, and/or claims from any cause whatsoever that may be suffered by any entrant or participant to person or property. All entrants and participants must have their entries properly insured. Entrants Signature X _________________________________________ Date _____________

COOPER EVENTS, LLC

CORVETTE EXPO NEWS - 7

REGISTRATION FORM

Featuring: HorsePower and HotRods

SCHEDULE of EVENTS 2011 SEPTEMBER 15-18 GRAND RUN* ∙ FALL CRUSIN’ THE STRIP - PIGEON FORGE

OCTOBER 14-15 CORVETTE EXPO ∙ FALL - HORSEPOWER AND HOTRODS - NCRS -

COLLECTOR AUCTION - PARK N’ SHOW - CRUISE - SEVIERVILLE NOVEMBER 11-13 THE CHRISTMAS FAIR - KNOXVILLE EXPO CENTER - KNOXVILLE

2012 MARCH 23-24 CORVETTE EXPO • SPRING - HORSEPOWER AND HOTRODS - NCRS -

COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION - PARK N’ SHOW - CRUISE - SEVIERVILLE APRIL 13-14-15 GRAND RUN* ∙ SPRING CRUISIN’ THE STRIP - PIGEON FORGE

SEPTEMBER 13-16 GRAND RUN* ∙ FALL CRUSIN’ THE STRIP - PIGEON FORGE

OCTOBER 19-20 CORVETTE EXPO • FALL - HORSEPOWER AND HOTRODS - NCRS - COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION - PARK N’ SHOW - CRUISE - SEVIERVILLE NOVEMBER 9-11 THE CHRISTMAS FAIR - KNOXVILLE EXPO CENTER - KNOXVILLE

COOPER EVENTS, LLC * Produced by MCS Promotions

EVENT GRAPHICS AND APPAREL BY: ET MOTORGEAR-KNOXVILLE SHOW AND AUCTION INFORMATION: (865) 687-3976 FAX: (865) 689-2874 www.corvetteexpo.com

SOUTHEAST CHAPTER JUDGING SATURDAY @ EXPO