cob vette news...2017/05/04 · escape pkg. price is $420.00, $150.00 deposit at time of...

CORVETTES of BUFFALO 1

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF

www.corvettesofbuffalo.com

COB VETTE NEWS

Since 1981

Notes from the President

Volume, 36 Issue 4

What’s Happening This Month

April 1st Annual COB Banquet 6:00 pm

April 8th COB Meeting 7:00 pm

On behalf of the membership, I would like to

thank Harry Kwiek for arranging the Sunday Brunch

on March 19 at the historic Roycroft Inn located in

East Aurora. The event was very well attended. In

addition, thank you to Mike & Lee Buccilli for

setting up a winter dinner night on March 21.

As you read this article, the COB Annual

Dinner/Dance is this weekend. Debbie Schafer

informed me we will have over 80 members and

guests in attendance. Don't forget to bring some

old photos of past COB events, pics of your old or

new Corvettes, or photos when you were growing

up. It is a lot of fun to reminisce the good old days.

We have not confirmed a date for planning the

COB calendar of events. Details to follow.

Thank you to Karen Rothenberger for providing

the members a 2017 membership list. And thanks

to Mel Skeide for providing all couples with the

Clutch Artists Calendar of Events.

Please bring nonperishable items to the April

meeting for donations to the church. This may

include toilet paper, food, and personal hygiene

products.

Let's hope the weather improves for April and

members bring their Corvettes out of storage.

Hope to see you soon.

Frank

March 2017

2

CORVETTES of BUFFALO

APRIL ANNIVERSARIES

11th Dan & Debbie Wroblewski

14th Frank & Marianne Pastore

Officers President ---------Frank Pastore ------ 716-694-9024

Vice President --Mike Buccilli-------- 716-648-2037

Treasurer --------Marianne Pastore -- 716-694-9024

Secretary ---------John Biggie --------- 585-492-2927

Board of Directors Sue Brownlee ------------------- 716-693-4654 Dick Brownlee ------------------716-693-4654 Debbie Schafer ------------------716-551-6999 Bruce Graham -------------------716-741-3350 Lynda Graham -------------------716-741-3350 Skip Polowy ----------------------716-201-1889 Rich Zahner ----------------------716-225-1188

Committees Membership Barbara Lipome 716-691-8845 Newsletter Dennis Buckley 716-759-2972 Phone Comm. Lynda Graham 716-741-3350 Sunshine Comm. Karen Rothenberger 716-675-9467 Or Diane Skeide 716-876-1197 Webmaster Jim Bonus

716-695-7643 Activities Dir. Lynda Graham 716-741-3350 Club Photographer Dan Krakowski 716-675-5880 Face Book page Manager Dan Wroblewski 716-542-2041 Liaison for Out of Town Corvette Clubs Mike & Lee Buccilli 716-648-2037

Meeting every second Saturday of the month at First Presbyterian Church

9675 Main St. Clarence, NY, 14031 Meeting starts 7:00 p.m.

Visit us at: http://www.corvettesofbuffalo.com/

Send Newsletter Articles To:

Dennis Buckley E-Mail: [email protected]

Submissions must be in by the 27th

Late submissions will be published the following month.

APRIL BIRTHDAYS

11th Jim Lawson

7th Bob Meegan

21st Norma Joseph

22nd Debbie Wroblewski

22nd Dave Huber

23rd Bob Joseph

http://www.corvettesofbuffalo.com/

3


CORVETTES OF BUFFALO’S SPRING CHICKEN BBQ

SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2017

12 NOON - 4:00 pm

AT

THE WINGS MEETING PLACE

3964 CALIFORNIA RD.

ORCHARD PARK, NY 14127

FOOD SERVICE PROVEDED BY: BUFFALO’S BEST GRILL & CATERING

MENU: ½ CHICKEN, GARLIC BUTTER SPUDS, BAKED BEANS, TOSSED SALAD,

ROLLS & BUTTER THIS MEAL WILL BE SERVED AT 1:00PM.

4 HOUR BAR: BUDLIGHT BEER, POP, WATER, ICE TEA AND LEMONAIDE

COFFEE SERVED AFTER LUNCH

COST TO MEMBERS & PERSPECTIVES IS: $5.00 PER PERSON.

THERE WILL BE A SIGN-UP SHEET AT THE APRIL MEETING.

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU MUST SIGN UP BY APRILS MEETING AND PAY AT THIS

TIME. YOU MUST HAVE PAID AND BE ON OUR LIST IN ORDER TO PARTAKE IN

OUR BBQ. IF YOU WILL NOT BE AT THE APRIL MEETING PLEASE CONTACT MIKE &

LEE BUCCILLI AT 716-648-2037 OR [email protected]. TO BE PUT ON LIST

AND SEND CHECK MADE OUT TO CORVETTES OF BUFFALO TO M. & L. BUCCILLI,

4001 ESSEX PLACE, HAMBURG, NY 14075 ON OR BEFORE APRIL 8TH. THANK YOU.

VERY IMPORTANT: NO OUTSIDE ALCOHOL CAN BE BROUGHT INTO THE VENUE.

mailto:[email protected]

4


Alexander Bay -----1000 Island Trip 2017

Capt. Thomson's Resort P.O Box 160 45 James Street Alexandria Bay, NY 13607

[Phone: (315) 482-9961 -------- Fax: (315) 49511].

http://www.captthomsons.com/resort/

June 7,8,9 ---- check-in 7th ---- check-out 9th

Thousand Island Escape Package includes:

2 night stay upper or lower harbor double occupancy, a drink per person @ Riley’s,

a bottle of champagne in your room, 1 dinner for 2 @ Riley’s, 2 breakfasts for 2 @

Riley’s, Bolt Castle Tour, 2 nation boat tour, and sales tax.

Escape pkg. Price is $420.00, $150.00 deposit at time of reservation, reservations

must be made by 5/1/17. Contact Chelsey (315)482-9961, 15 rooms reserved for

corvette club. This is open to W.N.Y Corvette Club & Corvettes of Buffalo.

Contact ------ Wayne Scudder 716-861-7331

http://www.captthomsons.com/resort/

5


GM Heritage Center Trip June 12th,2017

I will have a meeting with the people that are attending the GM Heritage Center a month prior to

the event, by then I should have at least 30 people signed up, which they require for the tour. At that time, I will get input on the time to leave, in the morning and the route thru Canada to Windsor Ontario. The mileage to the Drury Hotel is 254 miles and the driving time thru Canada is 4 hours and

11 minutes. Should anyone attending the trip have any questions they can call Mel at 876-1194.

The phone # to call for the individual rooms is either 1-800-325-0720 or 1-800-436-1169, Group Confirmation # is 2303096, Ask for Kate Shannon. Reservations must be made by Friday May 12, 2017. Mel Skeide

Drury Inn & Suites Detroit Troy 575 WEST BIG BEAVER ROAD TROY, MI 48084

Telephone: (248) 528-3330

Thank you for allowing Drury Inn & Suites Detroit Troy to be a part of your next great event! We are looking forward to seeing you soon and we are ready to uphold our reputation for great service &

value. Rooms have been held for your group and to make reservations, please click on the link below.

https://www.druryhotels.com/Reservations.aspx?groupno=2303096

As you might have heard, The Extra’s Aren’t Extra at Drury Hotels! In addition to the great rate, here are some of the amenities our group will enjoy: FREE HOT QUIKSTART ® Breakfast – At Drury, “hot” means Belgian waffles, scrambled eggs, biscuits & gravy, sausage and more. FREE 5:30 Kickback® - Enjoy a variety of free snacks — like salads, soups and more — and cold beverages from 5:30 to 7 p.m. FREE Long Distance - One hour every room every night. FREE Wireless Internet Access – High speed Internet in all rooms and the lobby. FREE Soda and Popcorn – From 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm every night in the lobby. Plus, much more!! Please make your reservations by Friday, May 12, 2017 to receive your group rate. Reservations made after this date will be subject to prevailing rate and availability. Reservations may also be made by calling 1-800-325-0720 and refer to your group number.

Kate Shannon on behalf of Ashaley McCullough-Jordan

National Sales Coordinator

Drury Hotels Company, LLC

1-800-436-1169 (direct)

1-888-273-4638 (fax) [email protected]

https://www.druryhotels.com/Reservations.aspx?groupno=2303096

http://www.druryhotels.com/about_spserv.cfm


6


7


PLEASE JOIN US IN WELCOMING THE HIGH POINT CRUISERS FROM NEW JERSEY WE HAVE PLANNED A LUNCH WITH THEM ON MAY 12TH 12:30 PM AT:

LUMBER CITY PIZZA CO.

1269 ERIE AVE. N. TONAWANDA, NY

THE COST IS $12.79 PP (INCLUDES TAX AND GRATUITY) LUMBER CITY PIZZA IS SETTING US UP IN THEIR BANQUET ROOM AND SERVICE WILL BE A BUFFET LUNCHON WITH A CHEF SALAD, 3 STYLE’S OF PIZZAS AND TWO STYLE ‘S OF CHIC KEN WINGS A SODA STATION WILL ALSO BE SET. THEY WILL DO SEPARATE CHECKS FOR US. PLEASE SIGN UP AT THE APRIL MEETING OR CALL US (716-648-2037 ) OR EMAIL US ([email protected]) BEFORE MAY 1, 2017. WE HAVE TO GIVE COUNT TO THEM BY MAY 2ND.


8


News from Florida

Koreshan State Park Classic Show

Berni and Gene Colucci enjoying the sunshine under the Florida skies, take a break

after the presentation of awards with another trophy while displaying their 1963 S/W

Vette at historic Koreshan Settlement State Park Classic Car Show Saturday 3/4/17,

where the Florida State Park Rangers managed the event.

9


Ft. Myers Lee Civic Center South West Florida Spring Nationals

March 18, 2017........1st prize trophy " Best of Show"

10


1963 Grand Sport Saw this car at the Revs Institute in Naples Florida. It is one of the 5 Corvette Grand sports built in

1963, I believe they did 3 coupes and 2 convertibles. A true piece of Corvette history and an original

one that has been saved and still raced at vintage sports car races, but very carefully. Amazing car.

Ken Kaczka

11


REMEMBER, IT IS ALL CHOCOLATE.

A train made entirely of chocolate has set a new Guinness World Record as the longest

chocolate structure in the world...

The sculpture, on display at the busy Brussels South station, is 112-feet (34.05 meters) long and

weighs over 2,755 pounds (1250 kilos). Maltese chocolate artist Andrew Farrugia spent over

700 hours constructing the masterpiece.

He said he came up with the idea of the train last year after visiting the Belgian Chocolate

Festival in Bruge: "I had this idea for a while, and I said what do you think if we do this

realization of a long chocolate train, you know, because a train you can make it as long as you

like.

There are two parts to the train. The first seven wagons are modeled after the new Belgian

trains, and the rest of the train is modeled after the old train wagons, including a wagon with a

bar and restaurant on board.

Three days before the event, Farrugia transported the chocolate train by truck in 25 wooden

boxes from Malta to Belgium.

12


Farrugia said the train incurred considerable damage during the drive and several of the train's

walls had completely collapsed. Luckily, with hard work and little sleep, the chocolate artist

was able to fix all the damages before presenting the train to the public on Monday.

After measuring the length of the train and confirming no material other than chocolate was

used, officials from the Guinness Book of World Records added a new category to the

collection of world records and declared the train to be the longest chocolate structure in the

world.

John Delore

13


14


Prospective Member Article

Greetings Corvettes of Buffalo Club Members,

I’m Janet Craft and I have been encouraged by my husband and fellow COB member, Mark

Craft, to join the COB club with him so we can have an activity we can do together and to meet

new friends who have a mutual love for fine automobiles. It all began on a beautiful fall day

last September when Mark led me by the hand, in my stocking feet and eyes closed out of our

house to the driveway. Well, surprises and impulsiveness are not my husband’s usual style… So

I could only guess a long lost friend or relative had come to visit… or that he got me a puppy.

To my surprise and shock, there in the driveway sat a white 2017 Grand Sport Corvette. And so

began our new adventure into the world of Corvettes. Now that our two sons are grown we

had been looking for something we could enjoy together and to spend their inheritances on!

I hope to become a member of COB and getting to know all of you at the club events. I’ll be the

one carrying a camera as I also have a passion for photography and taking pictures of cars.

Janet Craft

15


Winter Dinner Cruise at Fitzgerald’s

What a great time 28 of our members had at our winter dinner gathering at J. P. Fitzgerald’s. We had our own private dining room. The food was delicious and service was great. It is so nice when our club family gets together to enjoy food (of course) and each other’s company. Thank you to everyone who came. Mike & Lee

16


17



My Corvette Journey

As a kid, I always loved the 63-split window coupe. I would dream of owning one, and

having it be my pride and joy. I knew that my dream was just that, a dream. With the

price of that model soaring I knew that I would not be able to afford it. But my dream of

owning a Corvette was still alive.

In the summer of 2001, I was at a wedding. One of the guests just bought a 1976

Corvette. He told me to go out and look at it and take it for a ride around the block.

How could I refuse that offer? It was the beginning of the end.

In the summer of 2006, I was looking on EBay, and saw a 1975 that was for sale. The

owner was in Wilson, NY and had his number listed. I took a chance and called. He

told me it was still available, so I went out to look at it. It was not what I expected. The

paint was awful, the interior was worse. The seat backs were broke, the carpets were

gone and the floor was wet. My guess was a bad heater core. And I was right.

He told me that he had offers, but none of them were close to his asking price. I could

see why. He was asking $6800.00, but the highest he was offered was $5700.00. I

offered him $5800.00, knowing that the car had good bones to it. But that was turned

down. I left my phone number with him and said if you have a change of mind to give

me a call.

2 days later my phone rang and it was him. He says that he will take the $5800.00. I

told him I had an offer in on another car that was in better shape (I lied). The next thing

out of his mouth surprised me to no end, "give me $5500.00 and it's yours". I was at his

house 2 hours later. That was Labor Day weekend of 2006.

I drove it like it was for the rest of the summer, fixing what it needed to pass inspection.

When October came around it was parked in the garage, and the demolition was

started. The engine and transmission were removed and set aside. The interior was

totally removed and judged as to what could be reused and what needed to be

replaced.

The first of my purchases were the front and rear bumper covers.

While waiting for those to come in, I stripped the paint and did some repair work to the

body. After the bumper covers were put on, it was loaded on a trailer and sent off to LA

Rocks restoration in Niagara Falls for paint.

While waiting for it to come home, I had an engine built at Gor-Den racing engines, and

ordered a Tremec 5 speed transmission and hydraulic clutch. The interior parts were

also ordered, seat foam, seat covers, Dash pad, carpets and door panels.

18


In March of 2008, the car was back in my garage and the assembly started. Many late

nights and weekends were put in. It all came together in what seemed to be no time.

The day I turned the key and fired it up was one of the best feelings.

To this day, I feel the pride of the work I did, knowing that I never attempted anything

like this before. The final outcome was that I had a car I was proud of and was more

than willing to let people know that did I it.

Corvette owners always told me that if you drive a Corvette, you will own one sooner or

later. Mine may have been later, but I sure am glad that I do own one.

This is the one that started it all.

Ken and Cheryl Bushley

*************************************************

Trivia...

Ford, who made the first pick-up trucks, shipped them to dealers in crates

that the new owners had to assemble using the crates as the beds of the

trucks.

The new owners had to go to the dealers to get them, thus they had to

"pick-up" the trucks.

And now you know the "rest of the story."

19



A History with Sports Cars

Sports cars have been my interest and hobby for over 50 years. In my early 20s, the first foreign car I owned, albeit not a sports car, was a Morris Minor convertible. While not too fast or agile, it was a lot of fun to drive. I then went to a powder blue 1962 Triumph TR3. Had it not been totaled by a hit and run driver, I might still have it today. Next was a black TR4 and then the first Corvette. While still single, in 1966 I bought a 1962 Corvette, black with red interior (just like the one that went into the hole at the National Corvette Museum) and two tops. It was my only car so I drove it during the winter snow as well as the summer sun. My wife and I were married in 1967 and our first child was born in 1970. He could ride on my wife’s lap so everything was great with the Vette. In ’72 our second son was born and, there being no more room in the Corvette, I sold it. Don’t ask for how much! A station wagon took its place. A number of years past and I dabbled with a burned 1962 Austin Healy 3000 that came out of a warehouse in Lockport. Myself, my wife and a friend restored it and I drove it for a year or two. Next was a 1960 MGA in boxes for $600. I gave up on that project early on and gave it to my son who not only completed an excellent restoration but also sold it for more than $14,000. In the 1980s, I admired a 1969 Tuxedo black Corvette coupe, 350/350 4 speed, owned by a teacher that my wife taught with. A few days before Christmas, the guys that I worked with got me to go out into the parking lot and there sat the ‘69 Corvette with a big red bow on it. My wife had bought it and arranged the whole surprise. I finally sold it in 2014 for more than twice what she paid for it. I had owned it for nearly 30 years. Of course, I had put a bunch of money into it over the years. During those years, I bought a primrose yellow 1969 Jaguar XKE 2+2 on eBay. My son and I picked it up outside of Detroit and trailered it home. After several years and some sporadic restoration work, I sold it on eBay to a person in Poland. I never got it on the road.

20


In 2012, while I still owned the ’69 Corvette, I again fell prey to eBay and bought a 2006 BMW Z4 M with some inheritance money. My wife and I flew to Atlanta and drove it home. Finally, this past fall I found a 2015 Corvette convertible, Z51, Night Race Blue Metallic with light grey interior, for sale on the internet at a Land Rover dealership outside of Chicago. I had a local auto dealer buy it and haul it to WNY where I traded the BMW and a certain amount of cash. The BMW trade, plus the money from the ’69 Corvette plus money from a yet to be sold Harley Davidson get close to the cost of the 2015. Of course, it is a manual! Jim Decker

******************************************************* History of Limited-Edition Corvettes

2004 Commemorative Edition

Created to send off the C5, the Commemorative edition nods to the C5-R’s success at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The exterior was painted Le Mans Blue, and Z06 versions featured silver and red accent detailing, a carbon-fiber hood, and small lettering within the classic Vette emblems that read, “Commemorative 24:00 Heures Du Mans 2 GTS Wins.” Non-Z06 Commemoratives got the Le Mans Blue finish and “Commemorative”

http://www.caranddriver.com/photo-gallery/something-special-highlighting-the-history-of-limited-edition-corvettes




21


Sunday Brunch March 19th

at

THE ROYCROFT INN

22


23


3nd Annual Car and Bike Show Saturday June 17th, 2017

New Location - Eastern Hills Mall!

From 9am to 3 pm

24


25


What Makes Chevrolet Corvettes So Affordable

Compared to Other Sports Cars?

Why are Chevrolet Corvettes so cheap? A simple answer: there is no difference between the Chevy Silverado and Corvette. They both use the same engine, they are both mass produced, and they both are made using similar materials.

A good car to compare the Corvette C7 Grand Sport to is the Ferrari California T. Performance is roughly the same, both use V8 engines, and yet the Corvette costs less than 1/3 the price of the Ferrari. Why?

1.Engine

The Ferrari engine is hand built in a clean room, whereas the Corvette engine is mass produced on an assembly line. Chevrolet makes hundreds of thousands of Corvettes engines each year, since several Chevrolet cars use the Corvette engine: Camaro, Silverado, Escalade, etc.

The Corvette engine is simply fine-tuned a bit to increase horsepower, noise, and efficiency, but the tuning process isn’t too difficult.

On the downside, the Ferrari can redline at 8000 rpm, while the Corvette redlines at 6500 rpm. Other than that, the Corvette engine can definitely match the Ferrari engine.

26


The Corvette engine is as powerful, effective, and smooth as the Ferrari engine, but remember that the Corvette engine will last way longer than the Ferrari engine.

2.Interior Materials

The interior materials found in the Corvette can also be found in a Camaro, Impala, Silverado and Escalade. Sure, they may have cool colors and interesting stitching, but the bottom line is that the materials in the Corvette are functional and simple. They work.

The Ferrari? Well, only premium leather is found in the Ferrari. All stitching is done by hand. Carbon fiber lines the dashboard. There are absolutely no cracks or gaps. Everything lines up. The attention to detail is extreme, as every crease, fold, and line must be done to perfection.

Any downside? No. The Corvette leather is as comfortable as the Ferrari leather, the interior is equally well made, and the Corvette is far more functional and technologically advanced than the Ferrari. Who cares if there’s a small gap here and the stitching is a millimeter off there? It works. That’s all that matters. 3.Assembly

The Corvette is manufactured on an assembly line. Each year, tens of thousands of Corvettes are produced. Ferrari, on the other hand, produced only 7,500 vehicles per year (they have four models). Mass production drives the price of the Corvette down. In fact, the Corvette and Chevy Silverado are produced using similar assembly lines.

In short, while the Corvette definitely uses mechanical parts more expensive than other Chevrolet cars, it is simply a more expensive Camaro. Supercar performance only costs $70,000 - you need to tune the engine, improve the brakes, upgrade the material parts, lower the drag coefficient, and viola! You have your sports car. No need for using a microscope to check whether every piece of leather is within ten microns of the specifications.

A Ferrari is a prestige symbol, while a Corvette is a practical sports car. You can definitely drive a Corvette every day (they don’t break down too often), but good luck driving your Ferrari a few months without the check engine light turning on.

If you want a car which you can enjoy every day, get the Corvette. And if your company just sold for millions of dollars, get the Ferrari as a weekend car (trust me, the engine noise and prestige driving the Ferrari is inimitable).

Or if you really can’t decide, get both. You’ll be in love with your Corvette much more.

27


1962 Firemist Gold Corvette Styling Car at Mecum Posted on January 13, 2017 Posted in Corvette Features, Corvette History, Corvettes at Auction .

Reprinted with the permission of http://www.vette-vues.com

In this article, we will look at the history of the one and only 1962 Firemist Gold Corvette Styling Car

that is at the Mecum Auction in Kissimmee, Florida.

During the 1960s, General Motors Styling Department produced a few experimental Corvettes.

These rare cars were for important people and special occasions.

They had unique Shop Order numbers. Notables such as Harley Ear, Bill Mitchel and “Bunkie”

Knudsen received such cars. This is the case for this 1962 Corvette Styling Car. Its shop Order

number is 10224.

When Chevrolet celebrated it “Golden” anniversary in 1962, they did a special paint scheme on the

1962 Impala. They painted the Impala Anniversary Gold with the Yellow-gold interior.

Unknown to many Chevrolet enthusiasts, Chevy experimented with the gold-on-tan color combo on

a Corvette before the 50th anniversary Impala. GM Styling completed this Corvette’s

transformation on January 16, 1962. The build date is in advanced of the Chicago Auto Show in

February, where rumors circulated of a golden Corvette displayed for Chevrolet’s 50th anniversary.

Chevrolet decided to offer a 50th-anniversary model in a special golden color combination. The

Corvette was considered for this particular paint color, but high-level GM brass believed the full-

https://vette-vues.com/2017/01/1962-firemist-gold-corvette-styling-car-mecum-auction/

https://vette-vues.com/category/corvette-features/

https://vette-vues.com/category/corvette-history/

http://www.vette-vues.com/

28


size line would result in more sales. The Impala was chosen. Estimates are that they produced 350

Impala 50th anniversary cars for 1962.

Because of this decision, it left this unique one-of-a-kind Corvette Styling Car. People often refer to

it as the 50th-anniversary gold-on-tan “evaluation car.”

The Mecum website says, “Styling-car expert Werner Meier inspected the original GM Styling Shop

Order tag mounted on the firewall and judged it authentic due to its “crude patina” typical of

original tags found on other styling cars. The tag reads “S.O. 10224, 1-16-62” and upon further

examination, many components on the car were also identified by shop order 10224 including the

original interior kick panels and spare-tire board that has the number applied in grease pen. With

this information in hand, Bloomington Gold Great Hall inductee Terry Michaelis immediately

acquired the special car for his family’s private collection.”

Two more years were spent by Fred and Terry Michaelis inspecting the car. The evidence revealed

gold paint under the dash and behind the striker mounted in the door jamb and signs of a tan

leather interior. They matched the original paint color which was in a preserved section, hidden

from the elements under the door striker.

They completed the restoration in 2010 with new paint, interior, and top. The unique Firemist Gold

paint copies the original as does the tan leather interior and beige convertible top. During the

restoration, many original components were replaced. These pieces were kept and will be included

with the car that will be auctioned at the Mecum Auction in Kissimmee Friday, January 13, 2017.

“Recent research has

unveiled a title history with

ownership history traced to

1979 in Lansing, Michigan,

and Michaelis visited the

National Corvette Museum

to view the styling records.

Interestingly, S.O. 10224

precedes the pair of blue

and pink 1963 Corvette

Styling Cars built for Mr.

and Mrs. Harley J. Earl by

exactly 100 in sequence!”

29


Under the hood of this 1962

Chevrolet Corvette Styling Car is a

matching numbers 327/300 HP

small-block V-8 engine with the

Borg Warner T-10 4-speed

transmission and 3.36:1

Positraction rear differential.

The front grille is Gold anodized

and is balanced with color-

matched wheels. It rides on

Firestone Deluxe Champion 6.70-15 bias-ply white-stripe tires.

Other features include the Wonder bar signal-seeking AM radio, sun visors, courtesy light, heater,

spiral shocks, washer system, shifter, air cleaner and generator.

Terry Michaelis of ProTeam Corvette in Napoleon, Ohio stated, “Throughout my 45-year career in

the Corvette business, several mid-year Corvette styling cars have surfaced—however this is one of

the earliest Corvette styling cars that I have ever seen. This car is one-of-a-kind, a truly unique

Corvette artifact.”

It is estimated to be worth $175,000 – $225,000.

1962 Firemist Gold Corvette Styling Car HIGHLIGHTS: 1962 Corvette GM Styling Show Car

GM Styling S.O. 10224 completed January 16, 1962

Special GM Styling shop order tag

Commonly believed to be prepared for the 1962 Chicago Auto Show or a styling exercise to produce the

50th Anniversary Chevrolets with Gold paint and Tan interior

Many components are labeled 10224

Gold anodized grille

Matching numbers 327/300 HP V-8 engine

4-speed manual transmission

3.36 Positraction rear end

Special Firemist Gold paint and Tan leather interior

A forensic inspection prior to restoration revealed Firemist Gold paint and evidence of a Tan or Gold interior

New paint, interior and top in 2010

Displayed in the Styling Car Showcase at Amelia Island in 2012

Part of the Class of 1962 Display at MCACN in 2012

Invited to the Ault Park Concours d’Elegance in 2012 and 2013

Invited to the Eye on Design Automobile Design Exposition at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford Estate in 2011

30


31


Mel's new ride.

Ken checking out a '63 splint

window coupe.

Awesome 1955 Chevy.

Motorama show at the convention center in Buffalo.

32


MAJOR SPONSORS for CORVETTES of BUFFALO

33


9000 Boston State Rd, Boston, NY 14025

Sales: 716-941-5255 Service: 877-317-8150 www.cappellinochevy.com

Corvettes of Buffalo Member Discount

Contact Bill Solak @ 716-941-5255 ext. 205 25% off PARTS and 10% off LABOR

http://www.cappellinochevy.com/HoursAndDirections

http://www.cappellinochevy.com/

34


Corvettes of Buffalo Advertisers Pages

35


Corvettes of Buffalo Advertisers Pages

Newsletter Rates per year:

Business Cards $25.00

1/8th Page $50.00

1/4 Page $75.00

1/2 Page $135.00

Full Page $250.00

36


THE SHOWBOAT MOTEL &

RESTAURANT

3434 NORTH PLUM POINT

ROAD

HIMROD, NEW YORK 14842

607-243-7434 Showboat-motel.com

Specializing in family reunions and just plain

fun!

Come on down and enjoy. We have everything

you need for a weekend or a week.

We are in the center of Finger Lakes Wine

Country.

20 miles South of Geneva; 16 miles North of

Watkins Glen

Just off Rte. 14 and right on Seneca Lake!

Room rates $70 - $119/night/2 persons

Seasonal May - October

The SHOWBOAT CREW is at your service!

cob vette news...2017/05/04 · escape pkg. price is $420.00, $150.00 deposit at time of...

Documents