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CCRuisin’ Official Newsletter of the Corvette Club of Richmond May 2019 Inside this issue: President’s Letter 2 Calendar of Events 3 2019 Officers 3 Meeting Place 4 CM Ambassador 5 New Members 6 Winners! 7 Birthdays 8 Event Recap 9, 10 Up coming Events 11-16 Article - 25 Corvette facts that every enthusiast should know 17 –19 Corvette Comics 20 Sponsors 21 The 2019 Roundup is just around corner. This is the 23rd year for this event. This event is an important fund raiser for CCR and is an additional way for our Sponsors to show their support and is just plain fun. If you have not signed up you can do so on line at www.CorvetteClubofRichmond.com or use the regis- tration form in this newsletter. If you would like to volunteer contact Bubba Carr at 804-356-8731. There is still mush to be done. Your participation and help is appreciated.

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CCRuisin’ Official Newsletter of the Corvette Club of Richmond

May 2019

Inside this issue:

President’s Letter 2

Calendar of Events 3

2019 Officers 3

Meeting Place 4

CM Ambassador 5

New Members 6

Winners! 7

Birthdays 8

Event Recap 9, 10

Up coming Events 11-16

Article - 25 Corvette facts

that every enthusiast should

know 17 –19

Corvette Comics 20

Sponsors 21

The 2019 Roundup is just around corner. This is the 23rd year for this event. This event is an important

fund raiser for CCR and is an additional way for our Sponsors to show their support and is just plain fun.

If you have not signed up you can do so on line at www.CorvetteClubofRichmond.com or use the regis-

tration form in this newsletter. If you would like to volunteer contact Bubba Carr at 804-356-8731.

There is still mush to be done. Your participation and help is appreciated.

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A Message from the President

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Dear Fellow CCR Members,

May will be another busy month! Thank you for all who par-

ticipated in the Bunny Run, and also those who made donations of

stuffed Bunnies. Thanks Cecile and Ed for a great job.

Thank you, Duane Maloy, for doing the dash raffle. Duane

raised an extra $100 for the roundup. Lucky, Kirby Montgom-

ery!

After filing our taxes, we got to enjoy the cruise to Captain

Billy’s. Lorie and Dave Dolan did another great job. We had 26

Corvettes and many OTC’s, plus a Caroline Co. Police escort. The best part – we got ice cream. The

weatherman lied again, and we had a great day.

April 27th, The Corvette Club was invited to Bethia United Methodist Church, and then to John and Susie

Rhodes for food and fellowship. Thank you, John and Susie, for inviting us for a great time.

May 4th, Saturday, Zip will have an Open House. Please come and support our sponsor. Sunday, May 5th,

Rob and Sue Ann Bickert will do a caravan to Smithfield Station Restaurant.

Saturday, May 18th, Barry and Karen Roper will OD a cruise to the National Museum of the Marine Corp.

This is free, and I am excited to go.

May 27th is our Memorial Day Parade in Sandston, and I will be ODing.

Don’t forget your donations for the silent auction to be turned in by May 15th. Please contact Janie Hughes

at 739-2922 to make arrangements to drop off any items at her home. Please help us at the roundup, June

1st at Colonial Chevrolet. Money raised helps our Club and expenses throughout the year.

May 10th is our Next General Membership Meeting at Grace Lutheran Church in Southside and our social

event is at Pietro’s on Route 1. If you want to sponsor an after-meeting social in your home, contact

Belinda Darling.

Best Wishes and Remember to Save the Wave. Life is a highway, and I am looking forward to driving my

Corvettes with my friends.

Your CCR Friend,

Bubba Carr

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Sat. May 4 Zip Open House / Car show

Sun. May 5 Smithfield Station Restaurant Cruise

Fri. May 10 Membership Meeting (Southside)

After Meeting Social: Pietro’s

Sat. May 18 Cruse to the National Museum of the Marine Corps

Sat May 27 11th Annual Sandston Memorial Day

Sat. June 1 CCR Annual Roundup

Fri. June 14 Membership Meeting (Southside)

After Meeting Social: John & Betty Callis’s House

*For event details, please see the website, www.corvetteclubofrichmond.com

Officers for 2019 PRESIDENT

Bubba Carr (804) 356-8731

VICE PRESIDENT Marc Morison (804) 350 7998

TREASURER Paul Murman (804) 748-7695

RECORDING SECRETARY Sue Ann Bickert (804) 330-3554

NEWSLETTER EDITOR Mike Todd (804) 869-6836

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

Peggy Maloy (804) 794-4002

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS

Bob Darling (804) 389-1380

HISTORIAN

David Dolan (804) 346-5266

WEBMASTER

Penny Johnson (804) 737-5685

EVENTS COORDINATOR

Belinda Darling (804) 389-4865

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May Meeting

Friday, May 10th - 7:30 PM at our Southside Location

Our next General Membership meeting will take place at the Grace Lutheran Church,

13028 Harrowgate Rd, Chester, VA 23831.

There is plenty of available parking. Come early to visit in the parking lot with fellow

members and guest.

Directions:

• From Rt. 288, take the VA-145/Chester Road exit toward Chester

• Turn right onto VA-145 W/Chester Road (signs for VA 145 W)

• Turn right onto West Hundred Road

• Turn left onto Harrogate Road

• Destination will be down the road about 2 miles on the right

After Meeting Social: Pietro’s Restaurant on Route 1. Directions will be provided at

the meeting.

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Revs & Rumbles @ the NCM by Barry Roper, NCM Ambassador / Lifetime Member #2415

Although the calendar says it's May, staff at the National Corvette Museum are al-ready previewing another new event scheduled to debut late this year. As has been repeatedly demonstrated, event planners working with the NCM and several Bowl-ing Green businesses have become exceedingly adept at creating new experiences utilizing existing properties and facilities while highlighting Museum and community involvement. This latest endeavor will literally light up the Fall holidays from Thanksgiving through the New Year. The evolving spectacle will be designated Wendy's Twinkle At The Track and is a new drive-through holiday light display lo-cated on the west track of the NCM Motorsports Park, located directly across I-95 from the Museum.

Cars, buses, and other vehicles can drive on a two mile stretch of racetrack while passengers view 25 individual scenes that contain more than a million lights illumi-nating over 350 displays. A longtime supporter of regional community events, Wendy's of Bowling Green is the title sponsor, with 57 restaurants in KY, IN, TN, and AL. US Bank has also signed on as presenting sponsor. Opening day will be Fri-day, November 29th, and the final day will be January 1st. The extravaganza will be closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day but will otherwise be open Sundays-Thursdays 4:30-9:00PM and Fridays-Saturdays 4:30-10:00PM. Cost will vary with specific days of the week but will usually be $20/carload Mon-Wed and $25/carload Thurs-Sun.

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Welcome new Members !!!

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Becoming a Member of the CCR

In 1960, a small group of Corvette enthusiasts began to gather on a regular basis for fun and fellowship. The first official meeting

took place in July 1961. CCR is the oldest Corvette club in Virginia with a membership approaching 400.

To be eligible for regular membership, you must be a person of good character and own a Corvette. You must attend at least one

meeting or event. If you don’t own a Corvette, an “associate membership” is available. Associates can participate in all events and

functions but have no voting rights. You’ll make good friends, have fun and learn more about Corvettes. Club meetings are at 7:30

p.m. on the second Friday of each month. After the meetings, there is a social where you can enjoy socializing with other club

members.

Annual dues are $25 for pilots or $35 for both the pilot and co-pilot (includes spouse or significant other). A membership applica-

tion can be found on the CCR website: www.corvetteclubofrichmond.com.

No new members were Inducted in April

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April’s Big Winners

Congratulations!!!!!

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$5.00 Handshake— Butch Bateman

50/50 Winner— Belinda Darling

Dinner Ticket Winner—John Rhodes

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May Birthdays

Happy Birthday to those members celebrating birthdays this month. May

there be a shiny, new surprise in your driveway.

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Page Campbell 5/4

Hazel Taylor 5/6

Terry Corbin 5/9

Beth Hase 5/9

Jeff Klab 5/9

Leslie Radock 5/10

Karen Blake 5/12

Dave Dolan 5/17

Valencia Short 5/17

Shawn Moorer 5/18

Bill Hase 5/20

Tiffany Wilson 5/22

Linda Hansard 5/27

Wayne Alexander 5/31

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Event Recap

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Bunny Run 23 Another Hopping Success!

OD’s – Cecile & Ed Custer Thanks to every one who turned out on Saturday, April 13, 2019, to make CCR’s 23rd Annual Bunny Run another hopping success. The rainy day did not deter the 22 shiny Corvettes and 9 OTC’s that roared into Children’s Hospi-tal. CCR members unloaded their pre-cious cargo of 3257 plush bunnies to the delight and applause of the patients, their families and hospital staff. Thanks again to Lori Dolan for chauffeuring our special guest, Peter Rabbit (CCR guest Cindy Gatewood). Thanks to CCR members who were unable to attend but sent me monetary donations to go bunny shopping and to those who sent bunnies by other members or dropped them off that morning before the event. After visiting with the patients some very hungry bunny wranglers headed to Texas Roadhouse for lunch.

Time to mark your calendars now for Bunny Run 24 which will be held on Saturday, April 4, 2020. This event is successful only due to your hard work and generosity with collecting and donating bunnies. Join me and other experienced CCR bunny wranglers in hitting all of the after Easter sales and/or ask merchants to do-nate their leftover bunnies so we can stock up for next year and make Bunny Run 24 the biggest and best yet.

While stocking up on bunnies at Kroger, another shopper noticed my cart full of bunnies and asked if they were on sale. I said yes and stated I was stocking up for next year. She then asked if I happened to be with the Corvette Club? When I said, “yes,” she went on to explain that her grand-daughter is undergoing treatment at VCU for leukemia and was thrilled to receive a new bunny last week during a visit to the hospital. She thanked me for doing what we do, say-ing it was a real blessing to the kids. Her kind words brought tears to my eyes. Unfortunately, she left before I could give her a hug for making my day.

Please visit the CCR website photo page for many more exceptional photos of this event.

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Event Recap Crab Cruise to Capt. Billy's by Lori Dolan

Another successful event under our belts! Even though we've ODed this event 19 years,

it's never easy and we always worry. Worries include weather, attendance, traffic, parking,

service, seating (river view) and we always hope everyone enjoys their food!

Friday was very stormy with tornadoes touching down nearby.

Luckily, the storm moved on and Saturday couldn't have been

better for our cruise. At staging Cecile Custer and I sold 50/50

tickets. Seems like everyone wanted to win, so ticket sales were way up! We had a brief

driver's meeting and departed on time at 1:30 pm. Like I promised, scenery along the way

was gorgeous with dogwoods and azaleas in bloom. Again this year, Ed Custer arranged

for a police escort through Caroline County. We were able to stay together through traffic

lights and they stopped traffic for us at the Bowling Green bypass. This was VERY COOL!

Thank you Ed & Cecile!!

It was Easter weekend and traffic was heavy at the 301 bridge where our two lanes merged

into a single lane. This allowed OTC’s and a traffic light to split our caravan. Luckily we

were almost there and nobody got lost. As we turned into Capt. Billy's parking lot, the John

Wilkes Booth Escape Route Tour Bus still in the parking lot was a bad omen! The tour

group is always seated at the windows overlooking the river--which is what our reservation

asked for. Not wanting to make us wait, we were seated in another location that wasn't

water view. CCR was disappointed-- here John Marshall is illustrating our only water view

for the day. Sorry, this is where I failed as an OD. Next year CCR will wait for the tour

group to leave and we'll enter as a group so we get our window seats. Problem solved!

Capt. Billy's daughter Celine handed Dave & me ice cold Miller Lite drafts as soon as we walked in. (Gee, it's nice to

know the boss!) When it looked like folks were done eating, we held our 50/50 raffle. Gayle Murman pulled the first

winning ticket (Cheryl Maddern) and Cheryl pulled the second (Jesse Dolan). Each winner won $117.50. Dave said WE

were winners too because now we wouldn't have to pay for Jesse's dinner. Ah, the luck of the Irish!

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On the way home about a dozen cars stopped at Hornes in Port Royal for ice cream. Nice way to end our day!

Thank you guys for attending our event and hope you'll join us again next year for our 20th Crab Cruise to Capt.

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ZIP CORVETTE 7th annual Cruisin' in the Fast Lane Customer Appreciation Day

Join us Saturday, May 4 for our 7th annual Cruisin' in the Fast Lane Customer Appre-ciation Day at Zip! This year marks our 41st anniversary in the Corvette industry, so we've planned an even bigger and better celebration!

Every year, we fill the grounds of our corporate headquarters with some of the best Corvettes in the mid-Atlantic, and this year will be no exception. The day is always full of Corvette fun - including an on-site showroom discount, free lunch and concessions, door prizes galore and classic cruisin' music from our favorite DJ. The fun officially starts at 10am. Lunch will be served 11am-1pm. This is not a judged show, no entry fee required. Simply bring your favorite Corvette people and enjoy the day with us. No RSVP required. Zip is located at 8067 Fast Lane in beautiful Hanover County, Virginia, just minutes from Richmond. As always, this is a rain or shine event.

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Cruise to Smithfield Station Restaurant

Sunday May 5, 2019

OD’s Rob and Sue Ann Bickert

It’s time to visit one of CCR’s favorite restaurants Smithfield Station, Smithfield, Va. Smithfield Station sits

on the banks of the Pagan River offering guests a superb spot to enjoy the solitude of the river port town.

Enjoy your meal with your CCR’s friends overlooking the Marina and the marshes beyond.

Smithfield Station is known for its extensive menu and fresh local seafood, pork, chicken and Smithfield

ham. In 2015 the restaurant was awarded the Certificate of Excellence by Trip Advisor and in 2016 Chesa-

peake Bay Magazine recognized the restaurant with four separate Best Of The Bay Awards for their crab

cakes, gourmet meals, best restaurant for the whole family and best dockside bar.

We will meet on May 5th at 12:30 PM and depart at 12:45 PM at Hardees on Route 10, 1901 West Hundred

Road, Chester, Va. We will enjoy a scenic hour and half drive to the quaint town of Smithfield, Virginia arriv-

ing at 2:15 PM. Please bring your radios and appetites.

Please register ONLINE or in the EVENT BOOKS by April 30th

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Cruise to the Marine Corps Museum

Start: Sat, May 18, 2019 at 8:00 AM

Location: 20176 Brook Rd, Glen Allen, VA 23176

Parking lot behind Chick-fil-A,

Virginia Center Marketplace

OD's: Barry & Karen Roper

CCR members are invited to gear up for a new Club

event, a cruise to the National Museum of the Ma-

rine Corps, located in Triangle, VA. The Museum

has been lauded internationally for efforts expended to depict the Corps both

as an institution and as a reality since its birth in 1775. Admission to the Mu-

seum is free and there is no cost for parking. Cameras are welcomed and vet-

eran wear (of all services!) is encouraged. Many examples of aircraft, armor,

and weaponry of the periods are displayed with detailed information about

their uses and capabilities. The Combat Art Gallery contains more than 9000

art works portraying the Marine experience in times of war and peace. The

Medal of Honor Theater features a signature film, We, The Marines, which

immerses viewers in the experience of being a Marine (tickets are $5 at the

box office). Food and drink are available on the second floor in the Devil Dog

Diner or in Tun Tavern. A Museum store with gifts and souvenirs is on the

first floor.

DETAILS: We will meet at 8:00 am in the parking lot behind the Chick-fil-A

restaurant located at 20176 Brook Rd & Magnolia Ridge Rd in the VA Center

Marketplace (that's on SR 1 just north of its intersection with I-295). At 8:15,

we'll do a roll call, sell some 50/50 tickets, and have a drivers' meeting before

departing NLT 8:30. The drive is about 75 miles. Please remember to wear

your Nametag and bring your Club radio if you have one. The cruise is rain or

shine so if you bring your OTC, you'll just need to bring up the rear. UNCLE

SAM WANTS YOU to join us!

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11th

Annual Sandston Memorial Day Parade

May 27, 2019

O.D. Bubba Carr

804-356-8731

Again, this year we will meet at East End Henrico Rescue Squad located off

Lewis Road. We are entered and are waiting on the time and entry number.

We will meet about 11:00 am and caravan to the staging area. Bring flags and

decorations for your car to be done in the staging area. We are not meeting

early as in the past to save a long wait. More details will be a web blast and

email. Hope to see you there.

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25 Corvette facts that every enthusiast should know by Scott Oldham //

July 24, 2018 Chevrolet has been pumping out Corvettes for 66 years, building about 1.5 million of them since 1953. That makes the ‘Vette one of the most popular sports cars of all time. First- and second-generation Corvettes were one of the first true collectible cars of the modern era, and collecting Corvettes remains a global phenomenon. More than just another two-seat sports car, the ‘Vette is an American icon. There’s a good reason it’s often referred to as America’s sports car, and every enthu-siast should have at least a basic knowledge of its seven generations. So in case you need to brush up, here are 25 Corvette facts every enthusiast should know: First Corvette with V-8 power: Although the very first production Corvette hit the streets in 1953, Chevy wouldn’t replace its inline six-cylinder engine until 1955. That year, Chevy debuted its new optional 265-cubic-inch small-block V-8. First Corvette coupe: All Corvettes produced from 1953–’62 were convertibles. Then the C2 Corvette debuted in 1963 with two body styles, a convertible and a coupe with the famous split rear window. It was popular. Of the 21,513 Corvettes built that year, 10,594 were split-window coupes. First Corvette with independent rear suspension: Also in 1963, the sports car’s 10th year of pro-duction, the C2 became the first Corvette with an independent rear suspension. The design incorporated a transverse leaf spring, and it has remained a part of the Corvette’s suspension design for the last 55 years. First Corvette with fuel injection: In 1957 Chevy enlarged the Corvette’s small-block from 265 cubic inches to 283. Three versions were available, including the top-of the range “Fuelie” with the Ramjet me-chanical fuel injection system. It was rated at one horsepower per cubic inch, a big deal at the time, and was the first fuel-injected production Corvette. First Corvette with disc brakes: Although the Jaguar C-Type and D-Type won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the 1950’s with disc brakes, Chevy wouldn’t add the technology to the production Corvette until 1965. Four-wheel discs became standard that year, but some buyers still insisted on the drums and re-ceived a $64.50 credit. First big-block Corvette: Chevy also gave us the first big-block Corvette in 1965. The L78 396-cubic-inch V-8 had an iron block and heads, an aluminum intake manifold, solid lifters, and big Holley carbure-tor. It cost $292.70 and was installed in 2,157 Corvettes. With 425 hp it was the most powerful Corvette up to that time. First Corvette with triple carburetion: The first production Corvette with triple carburetion was the very first Corvette in 1953. The sports car’s 150-hp 235-cu-in Blue Flame Six, which remained through 1955 (it made 155 hp it's final year), drank through three one-barrel carbs. Triple carbs with three two-barrel units then returned in 1967 with the optional Tripower 427 big-blocks, the L68 rated at 400 hp and the L71 rated at 435 hp.

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First Corvette with dual quads: By 1956, Belgian-born engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov was putting his fingerprints on the Corvette and increasing its performance. Although the Corvette had used multiple car-buretion since 1953, in ’56 came its first dual quad V-8 rated at 225 hp. It was a $172.20 extra over the base engine with a single four-barrel carb, and most Corvettes built that year—3,080 of the 3,467—were equipped with the option. First Corvette with T-tops: Every Corvette coupe built from 1968–82 had T-tops. The removable pan-els were fiberglass and body color until 1978, when tinted glass panels were offered as an option. First Corvette Stingray: Sting Ray (two words) was first used on the 1963 Corvette and remained throughout the C2 generation. The C3 debuted in 1968 without the Sting Ray name, but it reappeared on the fenders of the 1969 model as one word, Stingray. It would remain there until 1976. First Corvette with an aluminum engine block: Today every new Corvette is powered by an all-aluminum engine, but the first production Corvette to use this weight-saving technology was the 1969 ZL1 model. Chevy built two—one yellow, one white—with the all-aluminum ZL1 427 big-block. The engine was rated 430 hp, but with big port heads and 12.5:1 compression ratio everyone knew that was bull. Chevy also put this engine in ‘69 Camaros that year. First Corvette with a functional hood scoop: Functional ram air systems, drawing air from outside the engine compartment to feed the engine cooler and denser air, became popular on muscle cars in the 1960’s, and most systems used a hood scoop. The first Corvette with a functional hood scoop was the 1967 model with the L88 427 engine option. Only 20 were produced. The stinger scoop on the other big-block Corvettes looked the same but was not functional. First Corvette without a trunk: It’s funny to think about now, but from 1963–’82 the Corvette did not have a trunk. The small cargo area behind the seats, a very tiny area in the convertibles, had to be accessed from inside the interior. Today such an inconvenience would not be tolerated, but it was for many years. On the 1982 Collector’s Edition model, Chevy finally hinged the glass rear window for better access. The design remained through the C4, C5 and C6 generations. First Corvette with a transaxle: To better balance and improve the handling of the fifth-generation Corvette, which debuted in 1997, Chevy engineers moved from a traditional transmission location, which is bolted to the engine, to a transaxle design that moves the gearbox to the rear of the car. The design has remained through the C6 and C7 generations. First Corvette with 17-inch wheels and tires: When the C4 generation debuted in 1984, it became the first Corvette with 16-inch wheels and tires. Its Goodyear Eagle Gatorbacks (255/50ZR16) were at the time the widest tire ever fitted to a Corvette, but it wasn’t long before Chevy increased the Corvette’s wheel diameter to 17 inches. In 1988, Corvettes with the Z51 and Z52 suspensions and all 35th Anniversary mod-els wore 17 x 9.5-inch aluminum wheels, which were significantly larger than the 16 x 8.5 wheels on other models. Tire size jumped to 275/40ZR17.

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First Corvette with DOHC: There has been only one production Corvette with a double overhead cam engine. That was the ZR-1 produced from 1990–’95. The 5.7-liter V-8, developed by Lotus and constructed by Mercury Marine, debuted with 375 hp, but quickly increased to 405 hp . First Corvette with more than 700 hp: Today’s 2019 Corvette ZR1 (no hyphen) is the first production Corvette with more than 700 hp. Its supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 is rated 755 hp at 6300 rpm and 715 lb-ft of torque at 4400 rpm, making it the most powerful Corvette of all time. It’s also the most expensive, with a base price of $119,995. First Corvette over $20,000: With a base price of $22,537.59, the 1982 Collector Edition Corvette be-came the first Corvette with an MSRP higher than $20,000. Incredibly, when the C4 Corvette debuted two years later, it cost less than the CE with base price of $21,800. First Corvette Rally Wheels: Chevy’s Rally Wheels became a fixture on C3 Corvettes for many years, and they are still popular today. But Rally Wheels actually debuted on the C2. In 1967, they made their first appearance on the Corvette as the standard wheel. The aluminum bolt-on wheel was optional. First Corvette with four-speed transmission: Interestingly, Corvette’s first four-speed manual trans-mission, the T-10 manufactured by Borg Warner, was a $188.30 option in 1957—exactly the same price as an optional two-speed Powerglide automatic. But it was worth it. Because Chevy added it to the option list late in the year, only 664 Corvettes got the four-speed. The standard transmission was a three-speed man-ual. First Corvette aluminum wheels: Although the cast-aluminum knock-off wheels appeared in the pro-motions for the all-new 1963 Corvette, a manufacturing problem kept the wheels from being produced until 1964, when they became an option. Hubcaps over steel wheels remained standard equipment until the in-troduction of the Rally Wheel in 1967. First Corvette with hideaway headlights: Designed by Larry Shinoda and Peter Brock, under the watch of GM Styling Chief Bill Mitchell, the 1963 Corvette became the first with hideaway headlamps. The feature became a fixture on Corvettes until the C6 generation debuted in 2005. First supercharged Corvette: Superchargers have been used on the Corvette since the 2009 ZR1. That year the LS9 6.2-liter V-8 made 638 hp and was the most powerful American car up to that time. It was also the first Corvette with more than 600 hp. Today the Corvette Z06 and ZR1 models have supercharged en-gines. First Corvette Indy 500 pace car: A Corvette has paced the Indianapolis 500 an incredible 14 times, more than any other car. But the relationship wasn’t fully formed until 1978, the Corvette’s 25th year of pro-duction. Chevy sold 6,502 Pace Car Editions that year, and black and silver two-tone classics continue to rise in value. First Corvette to race at Le Mans: In 1960, Sportsman racer Briggs Cunningham, a man who would eventually built and race cars of his own design, took three Corvettes to the 24 Hours of LeMans. Dressed in the traditional American racing colors of white with blue stripes, only one of the near-stock Corvettes fin-ished, winning the big-bore GT class and placing eighth overall

The complete article along with some amazing photos can be found at the website below.

https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2018/07/24/25-corvette-facts-every-enthusiast-should-know

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CORVETTE COMICS

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“Thank You” to our Corporate Sponsors“Thank You” to our Corporate Sponsors“Thank You” to our Corporate Sponsors“Thank You” to our Corporate Sponsors

Zip Liaison:Zip Liaison:Zip Liaison:Zip Liaison:

Ray Wells Ray Wells Ray Wells Ray Wells

(804) 814(804) 814(804) 814(804) 814----0905 0905 0905 0905

Note from the Editor :

Please be mindful of the deadlines we must meet in order to keep the distribution of the newsletter

running smoothly. Please make sure all articles, event recaps, and any other information is sent to

the Newsletter Editor by the 25th of each month to [email protected]

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Liaison: Liaison: Liaison: Liaison:

Bubba Carr Bubba Carr Bubba Carr Bubba Carr

(804) 356(804) 356(804) 356(804) 356----8731 8731 8731 8731