THE CORVETTE WAVE

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Table of Contents Cover: 83 Museum Vette 1 General Information 2 NEWS and Officers 3 Activities Corner 4 Railway Museum Run 5 Activities Calendar 6 Tire Advisor Article 7-8 Notes from the Editor 9 Board Meeting Minutes 10-11 Temporal Anomaly 12 News From Corvette Racing 13 The 1983 Corvette 14 President’s message 14 Run to the Bays in May 15 Advertising Pages 16, 18-19 C7 Horsepower Report 17 Classified Ads 20 Contact the Editor: Randy Brown

619-546-8320 x.2 phone, 619-309-5986 mobile, newsletter@cocsd.com

Deadline for Reports, Articles, Flyers & Pictures due the: 15th of the Month www.cocsd.com

America’s true sports car! COCSD is a member of the Car Club Council of

Greater San Diego.

COCSD Membership Dues: Single: $59/year Couple: $82/year

Membership Requirements

A person (s) desiring to join COCSD must: Be at least eighteen (18) years of age. Provide “Proof of Corvette Ownership” (long term Leases are considered Ownership). Register a Corvette with COCSD (registration of more than one Corvette owned by a member is permissible. Attend one of three options: One (1) general membership meeting and one (1) COCSD sponsored event (Not including after meeting events) or two (2) general membership meetings or two (2) COCSD sponsored events. Be sponsored by two (2) COCSD members in “Good Standing”. Show proof of Insurance, on Corvettes used in COCSD activities. Submit completed application with appropriate fees and/or dues and be favorably approved by the Board of Directors. Member in “Good Standing” is a Lifetime member or an individual or joint member with dues current.

Meetings 7:30 pm 2nd Friday of each month

La Mesa Women’s Club 5220 Wilson St.

La Mesa, CA 91941

COCSD Board Meetings are open to all members and are held at 7:00 p.m. at the Denny’s at Fletcher Parkway and Navajo (just east of Hwy.125 at the Navajo exit) on the Wednesday before the General Meeting.

COCSD General Meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. on the 2nd Friday of every month except December at the La Mesa Woman’s Club, 5220 Wilson St, La Mesa.

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Location of known Office of Publication: 8034 Linda Vista Road 2-U, San Diego, CA. 92111, San Diego County, CA.

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CLUB NEWS-IN BRIEF

1. The Chili Cook-off was judged by COCSD members 2. COCSD ends the year on a high note; a great X-mas party, story

on page 7. 3. The C7 to debut this month at the Detroit Auto Show; some de-

tails on page 11 and 17.

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OFFICERS Craig Moya, President (619) 723-2020 Jim Lassiter , Vice President (619) 843-7028 Matthew Arena, Treasurer (760) 828-0623 Angie Villalobos, Secretary (619)-994-0044 Viki Lassiter, Activities Director (619)749-2415 Randy Brown , Newsletter Editor (619) 309-5986 Janet Dawes, Membership (619) 749-9470 Bob Swanson, Public Relations (858) 336-4390 Chris Dawes, Historian (760) 749-9470 Board Members at Large Aurora Hangen (619) 248-6684 (619) 284-8470 George Dauphine (858) 487-8844

BOARD APPOINTMENTS Michael A. Jukich, Web Master (619) 921-2823 webmaster@cocsd.com Ron Hutchinson, Club Photographer (619) 659-0984 Vacant, Car Club Council (XXX) XXX-XXXX Ron Hutchinson, National Corvette Museum Representative (619) 659-0984 Candie McDevitt, Newsletter Staff (619) 405-0494 Vacant, Property Managers (MSA) SDCB (XXX) XXX-XXXX Dan Wheeler, Merchandise Chairperson (619) 820-7704 Cathie Aymar, Sunshine Chairperson (619) 312-2612 TBD, Meeting Hosts(ess) Keith Kingsley, Restoration Rep (858) 715-3889 Craig Moya, Technical Rep (619) 723-2020

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ACTIVITIES CORNER -Submitted by Viki Lassiter

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Hey There/ Hi There/Ho There:

Join Dan Wheeler and Randy Brown for a fun trip to the Southwest Railway Museum in Beautiful Campo! When: APRIL 27th Time: Meet at Bob Stall at 8:30 Depart at 9:00 Sharp

We will take a fun drive to the Southwest Railway Museum via Highway 94. Tour the Museum (individual tickets to be purchased: Tell them you are part of COCSD and get the group rate).

Leave the SWRRM around noon and proceed to Viejas Casino via some twisty back roads. Once at Viejas lunch is on your own; there are several restaurants inside the casino or fast food at the outlet mall.

Contact Dan at 619 820 7704 or sign up at the April General Meet.

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The single question I am asked most often by fellow Club members is, “What tires should I get for my Corvette?” There isn’t an easy answer and I’m not a tire expert. What follows is by no means a compre-hensive discussion of tires. I have learned a bit and don’t mind sharing it. With most cars, the choice would be to find a good quality, high-mileage all-weather tire in the proper size. But we all know that a Corvette is not a typical car. It all comes down to how you intend to use your Cor-vette. Corvette owners want a tire that will enhance its performance. It’s why you bought a Corvette and not a Camry, right? With tires, there are two competing goals: durability, resulting in high mileage; and cornering ability. Tires made for durability use a relatively hard synthetic rubber com-pound. Softer compound tires wear faster, but provide a higher coefficient of friction, or “grip” for better cornering speed. All tire manufacturers make multi-ple tire models to appeal to the different tire markets. Bridgestone/Firestone, Michelin, Goodyear, Kuhmo, Hankook, Continental and others make at least one tire model in sizes to fit Corvettes. Most make more than one. It can be confusing. But there is one valuable piece of informa-tion provided by the tire manufacturers – the tread wear rating. With some excep-tions, street tires are graded, based upon their wear after 7200 miles over a road course in Texas. The tread wear numbers generally range from 150 to 500. The problem with the standard is that manu-facturers must extrapolate the wear be-yond 7200 miles, so while they are based upon the same tests and are similar, you can’t necessarily compare tire models from different manufacturers, but you can compare tires all made by the same manu-facturer. And the ratings from manufac-

turer to manufacturer are similar. The higher the wear rating, the harder the rub-ber compound and the higher the ex-pected mileage. The Goodyear tires mounted on 2009 base Corvettes at the factory have a wear rating of 300. A dif-ferent Goodyear tire was installed on 2009 Corvettes with the Z51 perform-ance package, rated at 220. The Z51, with bigger brakes and more performance equipment, benefits from a softer com-pound, better gripping tire. The base Corvette tire’s 300 rating is still toward the performance end of the scale. But base Corvettes owners tend to be more concerned about tire wear, so a somewhat harder compound tire was used. Both of the models are in the “compromise” range for Corvettes. Wear ratings between 200 and 350 fall into this category. They offer good cornering performance, with decent tire wear, if properly maintained. Tires with wear ratings under 200 are better for the track, but don’t have the life expec-tancy you may want in a street tire. Be-cause I regularly participate in track days, I have two sets of wheels and tires for our ’01 convertible. One set is my “every day” street set. They are Firestone Fire-hawks, with a wear rating of 320. I’ve

found them to be superior to the original Goodyears in cornering ability, wet weather control, and noise, despite having a tread wear rating slightly higher than the Goodyears. So I’m guessing that Fire-stone’s tread wear rating scale is a bit lower than Goodyear’s. For the track, I run Bridgestone RE-11s, which are rated at 180. They would last for a somewhat shorter period than the Firehawks on the street. But I go through a set after 14 or 15 track days – less than 5000 miles, be-cause of the way I push them under track conditions. I rarely would benefit from their better grip in day-to-day driving, but do so on every corner at the track. There are other considerations when selecting a tire. I mentioned above that I was im-pressed by the Firestone Firehawk’s wet weather control and found them to be quieter than the original Goodyears. Tread design and rubber compound affect a tire’s ability to remove water and avoid hydroplaning. My RE-11 track tires have relatively little tread pattern, which means more rubber on the road surface, and bet-ter cornering ability. But they’re also more susceptible to hydroplaning. That’s another reason why I limit them to on track and travel to the track use. The big-ger “blocks” of the tread also result in more road noise than a typical street tire. Comparing the wet weather control and noise of different tires can be more sub-jective than tire wear. With the exception of the C5 Z06 Corvette, fifth and sixth generation Corvettes have been fitted with run-flat tires. Most are designed to travel 50 miles at 50 miles per hour with no air pressure. The tire sidewalls are built to carry the weight of the car. It’s a technol-ogy that may have run its course. Run-flat tires have three disadvantages. The most troublesome in their cost. They can be as

TIRE ADVISOR: WHAT TIRE IS BEST???

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For COCSD Members Only! Merchandise Sale Now on line. Go to www.cocsd.com website click on the Merchandise tab, select your item (s), fill out the form and email it to Merchandising. C.O.D. pick it up at the next COCSD General Meeting, it’s that simple!

Hello Members,

NEW CLUB MERCHANDISE ITEMS ARE HERE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO PURCHASE AT THE NEXT GMM. We have new Polo shirts, Sweat Shirts and Tee shirts. So you won’t want to miss out on these great items! The sweat shirts will be great for those chilly early runs and make sure you look sharp in a new club tee shirt! So show your club pride and support the club by buying club merchandise. See you the next Gen-eral Membership Meeting.

Dan Wheeler,, Club Merchandise Chairperson

TIRE ADVISOR-CONTINUED

much as $100 more per tire than a comparable non run-flat tire. Most run-flat tire manufactur-ers have declared that their run-flat tires are not to be repaired. So should you get a puncture, you’ll have to replace the tire rather than have it plugged. The rigid sidewall of run-flat tires also makes them a poor track day choice. With the great improvements in cellular phone technol-ogy and network coverage, a better choice may be a non run-flat tire, a good cell phone and a nationwide road service plan. So how do you decide which tire best suits your driving style? I always recommend turning to a great source for tire information, which is tirerack.com. Enter the year, make, model and submodel (i.e. Z51) information and the website will list a number of tire models in your Corvette’s sizes. In case you weren’t aware of it, the front and rear sizes are different on C5s, C6s and the new C7s. You can limit the choices to certain manufactur-ers, look at only run-flat or non run-flat tires, or consider other variables. The tread wear ratings for the tires are listed with other info, including the prices for front and rear sizes. There are also reviews posted by others who have used that tire model, with their comments. You can also pull up explanations of what the vari-

ous ratings mean. When you have come to a decision, print out the tire information and the pricing. Don’t be afraid to take it to a local business that carries that line of tires and see if they will match the price. I did that when I bought both of my tire sets and saved well over $400 by not paying retail. If you can’t find a business that will price match, go ahead and order them from Tire Rack. They have arrange-ments with local installers and will ship them di-rectly to the installer, usually within a couple of days. Once they arrive, the installer will call you to arrange for you to come in. I’ve done just that with Preston’s in La Mesa. One big advan-tage of being a member of a club like COCSD is the wealth of knowledge that can be shared. I’m more than happy to talk (and talk and talk) about anything Corvette. I’ve spoken about compiling a binder with reports by members of their repair, installation, parts purchase, etc. experiences and having it managed by the technical rep. So any time you take your Corvette in for service, or have some work done on it, or buy something

really cool, please write a few paragraphs outlining your experi-ence (good or bad) and get it to me or Keith. – Craig Moya, President

An All Season Tread=Better Weather Performance.

Summer Tread Pattern=Better Driving Performance

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Many thanks for your service:

(in no particular order) Chris and Janet Dawes

Craig Moya and Lisa Foland Janet Brown Steve Breault

Angie Villalobos Aurora Hangen Keith Kingsley Gloria Jones

Jim & Viki Lassiter Candie McDevitt

Dan Wheeler Leonard & Cooky Campbell

Pat & Cat Guiant Mike and Sharon McIntosh

Joe & Doris Charles Jay Orband (also Curtis) Gregg & Eunice Magill

Lee Olsen Ron Hutchinson

Randy and Dawn Standke Wayne & Cathie Aymar

The COCSD Board

And anyone I missed. You all made a difference.

FROM THE EDITOR Welcome, loyal readers, to another edition of our newsletter. This time, we have a combined issue. March and April have become Marpril. Why? Why combine two months that have been so good individually for so long? First, newsletters work because editors have enough time to create them. That was not the case this last go round. Pressures from the out-side world made it impossible to spend the hours needed to produce this publication. Sure, I could’ve put out what would amount to a flyer. There would be no pictures, no content, no editing really. Instead, I put nothing out. Rather than come up with a lame excuse, I thought, I’ll just put the truth out there-I got busy at work and ran out of time. The truth is tough though. People don’t like it. We live in a society where it’s be-coming harder and harder to make a mistake or say something off hand. After all, mistake making is a side effect of incompetence; the logic is that if you make a mistake, you may be incompetent. For this reason, I’ve de-cided to include a clever, but still lame excuse. Here goes: In honor of the new C7 coming out, I’ve skipped a month, the third month, just like the C4 designers skipped the 83 Model year. They weren’t ready, so they didn’t put it out. I wasn’t ready, so no newsletter. You could say that I’m just like those engineers in 83. Why the third month? Because the new model year is the third year of the decade, the third month of the year; err... was appropriate. Right?!? Ok, maybe that’s stretching it. Anyway, that’s why the cover has the 83 car on it-the prototype car that never was. What’s going on with COCSD? If you haven’t been to a meeting in a while, COCSD is better than ever. More interesting people have joined. Our youngest member attended our last meeting; Julie Newquist and Matthew Arena’s baby girl is a welcome addition to our venerable club. In addition to younger members, members have said generally more interesting things. The club has become more welcoming and just plain fun. Last meeting turned in to a club round table about the tire issue; it was a popular topic so I’ve featured the same topic in this issue. If you want to learn about the tire issue, Craig Moya has nailed down all of the issues in a straightforward, easy to understand article. What is the “tire issue”? We’ve all had to face it. Tires on our cars don’t last very long; even tires that are supposed to last long. We drive our cars in ways that promote tire disintegration. It’s the nature of the beast. It’s frustrating, but tires are a topic where what you don’t know will cost you money. Check out Craig’s article; this is news you can use.

Submitted by Randy Brown-newsletter editor

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COCSD MINUTES Corvette Owners Club of San Diego

Board and General Meeting Minutes, March 7 and 8th, 2013 Respectfully submitted by Angie Villalobos

Meeting was called to order at 7:12 pm. The required quorum was met, thanks to George Dauphine, Jim & Viki Lassiter, Janet & Chris Dawes, Angie Villalobos, and Craig Moya. The treasurer was not present, so no budget was presented, but will be emailed to the entire Board going forward. ACTIVITIES – Viki ran down the roster of events for the month (contained in this newsletter issue) MSA committee meeting will be held this Saturday at Aurora’s house at 10 am. St. Patrick’s Day Parade sign up will be at the meeting. Greg may need more cars. Firestone rep. is supposed to be at tomorrow’s meeting. 3rd Sunday run will be the Wounded Warrior Run with a picnic. Sat. 3/30 HOG and Camaro Club run to Borrego Springs. We are invited, so will meet at Bob Stall at 9:30 and meet up with them at Dudley’s Bakery at 11am. After meet this month is at El Cajon Brewing Co. April after meet is up in the air. Village Walk date is June 23rd in Eastlake. 20 cars are needed to get $200 for the club. Ultimate weekend planned in the Bay Area – track adventure with 4 tracks in 3 days. Corvette Museum run suggested. It would take about 6-12 days to caravan there. The organizer of a run is responsible for pictures and a short article for the newsletter every time. Another person can be assigned to do it if necessary. MEMBERSHIP – We had two new members last month. Janet has sent out ‘please come back’ cards to inactive members. Duane Sceper helped develop our database, so might be able to help out on this. He will be contacted. The reminder for dues payments needs to be sent out now. ARCHIVING – money for supplies is needed and ok’d. SUNSHINE - George Dauphine asked for Sunshine to send out a card to a member whose mother died suddenly – Steve Hussek. Cathy will get the info and send one. He has some suggestions for membership retention and satisfaction – Survey of club members’ interests, All new members photos published as a welcome in newsletter, Special area for new members at their first few meet-ings?, Different table configuration at meetings – semi-circle/square., Occasional change of venue for meetings., Update raffle prizes and better prizes A ‘COME TO A MEETING’ letter with cards, Flier to put on cars with cards with club info and a more formal invitation., Spotlight on a member each month, Name tag drawing winner each night will talk about themselves!, Encourage a more social meeting/venue/format for meetings. Bio sheet and pictures to be taken at future meetings for everyone who joined in the last 6 months. Pictures of all members to be taken as we all sign at meetings for the published roster. Ron Hutchinson may be asked to do this. INTERIM WEBMASTER is needed until Mike Jukich is able to be back. We will ask at the meeting. SURVEY QUESTION are to be sent to Janet by anyone who has ideas for compilation. TAG RUNS suggested in groups, 2 by 2, or singly, to leave a card and take a photo of the cars. Whoever gets the most wins a prize! RAFFLES will be a 50/50 for cash every other month, with double the money available in between for better and more prizes. WELCOMING TEAM introduces and follows up with new members through their first few months meetings and events. Members at large are to keep

track of their info. And maintain a welcoming team. Meeting was adjourned at 8:15pm. MARCH 8, 2013 CORVETTE OWNERS OF SAN DIEGO GENERAL MEETING Meeting called to order to 7:31pm. Thanks to Joe & Doris Charles for doing the raffle tonight. Thanks, also, to Dan Wheeler for bringing the pre-meet snacks. Approximately 40 people were in attendance. SUGGESTION BOX is at the back table every meeting for your ideas and thoughts to improve the club in any way.

BOARD AND GENERAL MEETING MINUTES-CONTINUED ACTIVITIES TABLE is now in the back of the room for all event sign ups and info. Please visit it and see what is happening. NAME TAG WINNER was Chris Dawes, who had to talk about himself for us. Thanks, Chris, for letting us get to know you better. He wants to put a band together! Ya’ll join in! PAST PRESIDENT Justin Stewart was here and was presented with a Presidential Gavel, as is a tradition of the club. Our guest speaker from FIRESTONE was not here, so Craig help an impromptu tire seminar, answering many questions on racing tires, compounds and performance. Tires are rates for temperature and durability (treadware) in a scale of 15-500. Members thought it was very good info and asked that we have another tire info session in the future. A good reference is www.tirerack.com for all tire info. SHARON MACINTOSH has had another heart attack and now boasts proud (?) ownership of 11 stents! Glad to see you here, Sharon, and that you are well again. JULIE NEUQUIST AND MATT ARENA brought their new baby, Laila, tonight. She is just as pretty and sweet as her mother. Congratulations! ****We are going to compile a reference guide for anything auto on the club website for our members’ information. Please write a paragraph about any person or shop you have a good referral for. Send it to Keith Kingsley or Craig Moya for inclusion in the guide.**** ****We also need an interim Web master to take over the roster updates and calendar while Mike Jukich is out temporarily.**** Jim Lassiter read the birthdays and anniversaries with great eloquence. Howard talked about last weekend’s 60th Anniversary of the Corvette Celebration in L.A. New member Dale Masney was introduced by Howard. He is a retired teacher from Sweetwater District and self-professed computer geek. Man, can we use his help! He has a very red 2001 ZO6! VIKI LASSITER TOOK A COUPLE OF MOMENTS TO TALK ABOUT OUR FRIEND DIANE JUKICH, WHO PASSED AWAY AFTER A LONG ILL-NESS. SHE MENTIONED HOW WONDERFULLY HER HUSBAND, MIKE, CARED FOR HER. WE ALL THANK MIKE FOR HIS LOVE AND MISS HER FOR HER WONDERFUL SPIRIT. ACTIVITIES- Viki ran down the schedule for upcoming events. She checked to see that everyone is getting the blast emails. 3rd Sunday run is up for grabs for now. There are lots of ideas for runs. Signup sheets are on the back table. We will have a 50/50 raffle every other meeting and more money to allocate to the alternating months. Those who offer their homes for after meets will get club money for partial reimbursement and may ask for a small fee from members, also. A survey was taken on interest in a weekend Catalina run with very little interest. After meets are still needed for April, May, and June. Please sign up if you would like to put something together. Village Walk Summer Sunday is set for June 23rd. We need 20 cars for a show to get paid $200 for the club. See Craig Moya. St. Patrick’s Parade is next weekend. We are the official car club for the Irish Congress and have special ranking to show our cars to carry dignitaries. We meet at Balboa Hospital at 9:30am. Following the parade we will all meet at the Corvette Diner for lunch. See Greg Magill. 4/27 we have a run to the Railway Museum in Campo. They have a 2 ½ hour train tour of the back country. We can all caravan to Viejas for lunch/shopping/gambling (your choice) afterwards. See Dan Wheeler. Planning committee for MSA show will meet at Aurora’s house at 10am Saturday. The Harley Owners’ Group (HOG) has invited us to join them on a Borrego Spring run and picnic on March 30th. We will meet at Bob Stall at 9:30 and caravan to Meet them at Dudley’s Bakery at 11am. Please respond to the email blasts to sign up. POP TOPS FOR RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE – Mike MacIntosh thanked us all for our contributions of pop tops. He was able to deliver $120 worth for help in housing the families of children being treated there. Keep collecting! George Dauphine won the prize for bringing the most new members last year. He will get a $100 gift card to Cohn Restaurants. Good work, George. Keep them coming! Everyone who brings a prospective member to a meeting is doing that person a good deed for introducing them to a new world of fun. The raffle drawing revealed that very few people are buying tickets. Please look at the raffle table and plan to try support better raffles by buying a ticket or two at the meetings. Better still, sign up to sponsor one and put on a fabulous one! Participation is fun! Meeting was adjourned at 8:35 for all to go for a wonderful aftermeet at El Cajon Brewing Co in El Cajon, where the food, brew, and company was just wonderful! Thanks, Howard – good choice!

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COCSD MINUTES Corvette Owners Club of San Diego

Board and General Meeting Minutes, March 7 and 8th, 2013 Respectfully submitted by Angie Villalobos

Meeting was called to order at 7:12 pm. The required quorum was met, thanks to George Dauphine, Jim & Viki Lassiter, Janet & Chris Dawes, Angie Villalobos, and Craig Moya. The treasurer was not present, so no budget was presented, but will be emailed to the entire Board going forward. ACTIVITIES – Viki ran down the roster of events for the month (contained in this newsletter issue) MSA committee meeting will be held this Saturday at Aurora’s house at 10 am. St. Patrick’s Day Parade sign up will be at the meeting. Greg may need more cars. Firestone rep. is supposed to be at tomorrow’s meeting. 3rd Sunday run will be the Wounded Warrior Run with a picnic. Sat. 3/30 HOG and Camaro Club run to Borrego Springs. We are invited, so will meet at Bob Stall at 9:30 and meet up with them at Dudley’s Bakery at 11am. After meet this month is at El Cajon Brewing Co. April after meet is up in the air. Village Walk date is June 23rd in Eastlake. 20 cars are needed to get $200 for the club. Ultimate weekend planned in the Bay Area – track adventure with 4 tracks in 3 days. Corvette Museum run suggested. It would take about 6-12 days to caravan there. The organizer of a run is responsible for pictures and a short article for the newsletter every time. Another person can be assigned to do it if necessary. MEMBERSHIP – We had two new members last month. Janet has sent out ‘please come back’ cards to inactive members. Duane Sceper helped develop our database, so might be able to help out on this. He will be contacted. The reminder for dues payments needs to be sent out now. ARCHIVING – money for supplies is needed and ok’d. SUNSHINE - George Dauphine asked for Sunshine to send out a card to a member whose mother died suddenly – Steve Hussek. Cathy will get the info and send one. He has some suggestions for membership retention and satisfaction – Survey of club members’ interests, All new members photos published as a welcome in newsletter, Special area for new members at their first few meet-ings?, Different table configuration at meetings – semi-circle/square., Occasional change of venue for meetings., Update raffle prizes and better prizes A ‘COME TO A MEETING’ letter with cards, Flier to put on cars with cards with club info and a more formal invitation., Spotlight on a member each month, Name tag drawing winner each night will talk about themselves!, Encourage a more social meeting/venue/format for meetings. Bio sheet and pictures to be taken at future meetings for everyone who joined in the last 6 months. Pictures of all members to be taken as we all sign at meetings for the published roster. Ron Hutchinson may be asked to do this. INTERIM WEBMASTER is needed until Mike Jukich is able to be back. We will ask at the meeting. SURVEY QUESTION are to be sent to Janet by anyone who has ideas for compilation. TAG RUNS suggested in groups, 2 by 2, or singly, to leave a card and take a photo of the cars. Whoever gets the most wins a prize! RAFFLES will be a 50/50 for cash every other month, with double the money available in between for better and more prizes. WELCOMING TEAM introduces and follows up with new members through their first few months meetings and events. Members at large are to keep

track of their info. And maintain a welcoming team. Meeting was adjourned at 8:15pm. MARCH 8, 2013 CORVETTE OWNERS OF SAN DIEGO GENERAL MEETING Meeting called to order to 7:31pm. Thanks to Joe & Doris Charles for doing the raffle tonight. Thanks, also, to Dan Wheeler for bringing the pre-meet snacks. Approximately 40 people were in attendance. SUGGESTION BOX is at the back table every meeting for your ideas and thoughts to improve the club in any way.

BOARD AND GENERAL MEETING MINUTES-CONTINUED ACTIVITIES TABLE is now in the back of the room for all event sign ups and info. Please visit it and see what is happening. NAME TAG WINNER was Chris Dawes, who had to talk about himself for us. Thanks, Chris, for letting us get to know you better. He wants to put a band together! Ya’ll join in! PAST PRESIDENT Justin Stewart was here and was presented with a Presidential Gavel, as is a tradition of the club. Our guest speaker from FIRESTONE was not here, so Craig help an impromptu tire seminar, answering many questions on racing tires, compounds and performance. Tires are rates for temperature and durability (treadware) in a scale of 15-500. Members thought it was very good info and asked that we have another tire info session in the future. A good reference is www.tirerack.com for all tire info. SHARON MACINTOSH has had another heart attack and now boasts proud (?) ownership of 11 stents! Glad to see you here, Sharon, and that you are well again. JULIE NEUQUIST AND MATT ARENA brought their new baby, Laila, tonight. She is just as pretty and sweet as her mother. Congratulations! ****We are going to compile a reference guide for anything auto on the club website for our members’ information. Please write a paragraph about any person or shop you have a good referral for. Send it to Keith Kingsley or Craig Moya for inclusion in the guide.**** ****We also need an interim Web master to take over the roster updates and calendar while Mike Jukich is out temporarily.**** Jim Lassiter read the birthdays and anniversaries with great eloquence. Howard talked about last weekend’s 60th Anniversary of the Corvette Celebration in L.A. New member Dale Masney was introduced by Howard. He is a retired teacher from Sweetwater District and self-professed computer geek. Man, can we use his help! He has a very red 2001 ZO6! VIKI LASSITER TOOK A COUPLE OF MOMENTS TO TALK ABOUT OUR FRIEND DIANE JUKICH, WHO PASSED AWAY AFTER A LONG ILL-NESS. SHE MENTIONED HOW WONDERFULLY HER HUSBAND, MIKE, CARED FOR HER. WE ALL THANK MIKE FOR HIS LOVE AND MISS HER FOR HER WONDERFUL SPIRIT. ACTIVITIES- Viki ran down the schedule for upcoming events. She checked to see that everyone is getting the blast emails. 3rd Sunday run is up for grabs for now. There are lots of ideas for runs. Signup sheets are on the back table. We will have a 50/50 raffle every other meeting and more money to allocate to the alternating months. Those who offer their homes for after meets will get club money for partial reimbursement and may ask for a small fee from members, also. A survey was taken on interest in a weekend Catalina run with very little interest. After meets are still needed for April, May, and June. Please sign up if you would like to put something together. Village Walk Summer Sunday is set for June 23rd. We need 20 cars for a show to get paid $200 for the club. See Craig Moya. St. Patrick’s Parade is next weekend. We are the official car club for the Irish Congress and have special ranking to show our cars to carry dignitaries. We meet at Balboa Hospital at 9:30am. Following the parade we will all meet at the Corvette Diner for lunch. See Greg Magill. 4/27 we have a run to the Railway Museum in Campo. They have a 2 ½ hour train tour of the back country. We can all caravan to Viejas for lunch/shopping/gambling (your choice) afterwards. See Dan Wheeler. Planning committee for MSA show will meet at Aurora’s house at 10am Saturday. The Harley Owners’ Group (HOG) has invited us to join them on a Borrego Spring run and picnic on March 30th. We will meet at Bob Stall at 9:30 and caravan to Meet them at Dudley’s Bakery at 11am. Please respond to the email blasts to sign up. POP TOPS FOR RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE – Mike MacIntosh thanked us all for our contributions of pop tops. He was able to deliver $120 worth for help in housing the families of children being treated there. Keep collecting! George Dauphine won the prize for bringing the most new members last year. He will get a $100 gift card to Cohn Restaurants. Good work, George. Keep them coming! Everyone who brings a prospective member to a meeting is doing that person a good deed for introducing them to a new world of fun. The raffle drawing revealed that very few people are buying tickets. Please look at the raffle table and plan to try support better raffles by buying a ticket or two at the meetings. Better still, sign up to sponsor one and put on a fabulous one! Participation is fun! Meeting was adjourned at 8:35 for all to go for a wonderful aftermeet at El Cajon Brewing Co in El Cajon, where the food, brew, and company was just wonderful! Thanks, Howard – good choice!

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Location: La Mesa Woman's Club, 5220 Wilson Street, La Mesa CA 91941 Our Membership Chairperson is Janet Dawes

Look for her at the meetings, or you can email her at janetdawes@gmail.com

COCSD TEMPORAL ANOMALY C7----ONE THING MISSING (A STYLING PERSPECTIVE) Take a little trip with me. Our time machine takes us a few months into the future. It is August 2013 and the C7 hits the dealers offering a first, true, three dimensional view of the new Stingray. There is a very obvious omis-sion to the design; a ten foot, trunk mounted antenna. All presentable stingrays have a long, modified linear caudal (tail) fin. So where is it? Well folks it is retractable. At speed it is exposed like other speed determined accoutrements (accordion spoilers) and is fully extended at 130 mph. Perhaps the real sting is in the styling. The March Road and Track article shows multiple views of the C7. Top view of the front half of the car (page 49) shows so many obtuse and acute angles that you wonder if it was fashion by a lover of Origami who presents the C7 hood as a folded paper Crane. Fold this sheet of paper twenty times in different planes, unfold, and voila C7 sheet metal. Search for the Stingray’s highly modified flattened pectoral fins on the new car and there they are just where you would expect them below and anterior to the door panels. Many vehicles have suffered from anterior-posterior ambiguity. Following a car with this affliction can be really scary. The C7’s butt is a face. It is an asymmetric four eyed, cross-eyed, wall-eyed evil faced, ghoul. Comingling of Chevrolet family genetics have been advisedly suppressed for some years, giving variation among Cadillac, Camaro and Cor-vette siblings. No longer; both Cadillac and Camaro genes have now been fully expressed in the C7. The rear end is a dysfunctional combi-nation of the new Corvette body panels, Camaro eyes, ultra-crisp Cadillac lines, spoiler crease, and skinny lower lateral vents reminiscent of Caddy’s rear lights; not a unmolested surface in sight. When Grandma comes to visit she pinches your cheeks with affection. Imagine if the pinches remained. See the pinches at the lateral edges of the butt, as if to create ears or perhaps vertical jowls on a modeling clay head; functional or not, just plain incongruous. I am not sure but there may be an historical anomaly at foot. Bill Mitchell’s 1961 Mako Shark was the styling derivative for the C2 Sting Ray. The Mako Shark (I) was imagined in the early sixties to relate a beautiful predatory shape to the public with indeed, pelagic col-oration (dark blue/gray above fading to white below). It was named as a shark not a sting-ray. The 1965 Shark II was antecedent to C3 Stingray with some styling hyperbole in the fenders. Yet corvette series to follow each of the “Sharks” were named either Sting Rays or Stingrays. When the Corvette community thinks of the Sting Ray name do they conjure thoughts of a real stingray or that of a shark? This is an interesting dilemma since real sting rays have their gill slits on their undersides, yet our cars have their gill slits (vents) on their sides, posterior to the wheel wheels. For the first time, the C7 sports an unmistakable stingray logo. Our lithe shark bodied Corvette now has the badge of a relatively sluggish, flattened, broad headed incarnation with grinding teeth. Look at the C7 grill on the R&T cover and there they are. The headlights are ray eyes even down to the fashioning of the spiracle (a large hole behind the eye used as an alternate entrance for water over gills as the ray bottom feeds in the mud.) Perhaps the stingray badge was designed first and then the car later, to fulfill the prophetic stingray shape. Some will absolutely adore the C7 styling as certainly the best yet. Others may need a bit of time to resolve the body lines especially in the posterior aspects. And perhaps, a very few, will sock away their dimes and wait for the C8 with less of an identity crisis. Any way we don’t need no stinkin’ stingray badges. Submitted by Chris Dawes-Stingray Enthusiast

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Join COCSD! General Meeting held 7:30PM 2nd Friday of each month

Location: La Mesa Woman's Club, 5220 Wilson Street, La Mesa CA 91941 Our Membership Chairperson is Janet Dawes

Look for her at the meetings, or you can email her at janetdawes@gmail.com

COCSD TEMPORAL ANOMALY C7----ONE THING MISSING (A STYLING PERSPECTIVE) Take a little trip with me. Our time machine takes us a few months into the future. It is August 2013 and the C7 hits the dealers offering a first, true, three dimensional view of the new Stingray. There is a very obvious omis-sion to the design; a ten foot, trunk mounted antenna. All presentable stingrays have a long, modified linear caudal (tail) fin. So where is it? Well folks it is retractable. At speed it is exposed like other speed determined accoutrements (accordion spoilers) and is fully extended at 130 mph. Perhaps the real sting is in the styling. The March Road and Track article shows multiple views of the C7. Top view of the front half of the car (page 49) shows so many obtuse and acute angles that you wonder if it was fashion by a lover of Origami who presents the C7 hood as a folded paper Crane. Fold this sheet of paper twenty times in different planes, unfold, and voila C7 sheet metal. Search for the Stingray’s highly modified flattened pectoral fins on the new car and there they are just where you would expect them below and anterior to the door panels. Many vehicles have suffered from anterior-posterior ambiguity. Following a car with this affliction can be really scary. The C7’s butt is a face. It is an asymmetric four eyed, cross-eyed, wall-eyed evil faced, ghoul. Comingling of Chevrolet family genetics have been advisedly suppressed for some years, giving variation among Cadillac, Camaro and Cor-vette siblings. No longer; both Cadillac and Camaro genes have now been fully expressed in the C7. The rear end is a dysfunctional combi-nation of the new Corvette body panels, Camaro eyes, ultra-crisp Cadillac lines, spoiler crease, and skinny lower lateral vents reminiscent of Caddy’s rear lights; not a unmolested surface in sight. When Grandma comes to visit she pinches your cheeks with affection. Imagine if the pinches remained. See the pinches at the lateral edges of the butt, as if to create ears or perhaps vertical jowls on a modeling clay head; functional or not, just plain incongruous. I am not sure but there may be an historical anomaly at foot. Bill Mitchell’s 1961 Mako Shark was the styling derivative for the C2 Sting Ray. The Mako Shark (I) was imagined in the early sixties to relate a beautiful predatory shape to the public with indeed, pelagic col-oration (dark blue/gray above fading to white below). It was named as a shark not a sting-ray. The 1965 Shark II was antecedent to C3 Stingray with some styling hyperbole in the fenders. Yet corvette series to follow each of the “Sharks” were named either Sting Rays or Stingrays. When the Corvette community thinks of the Sting Ray name do they conjure thoughts of a real stingray or that of a shark? This is an interesting dilemma since real sting rays have their gill slits on their undersides, yet our cars have their gill slits (vents) on their sides, posterior to the wheel wheels. For the first time, the C7 sports an unmistakable stingray logo. Our lithe shark bodied Corvette now has the badge of a relatively sluggish, flattened, broad headed incarnation with grinding teeth. Look at the C7 grill on the R&T cover and there they are. The headlights are ray eyes even down to the fashioning of the spiracle (a large hole behind the eye used as an alternate entrance for water over gills as the ray bottom feeds in the mud.) Perhaps the stingray badge was designed first and then the car later, to fulfill the prophetic stingray shape. Some will absolutely adore the C7 styling as certainly the best yet. Others may need a bit of time to resolve the body lines especially in the posterior aspects. And perhaps, a very few, will sock away their dimes and wait for the C8 with less of an identity crisis. Any way we don’t need no stinkin’ stingray badges. Submitted by Chris Dawes-Stingray Enthusiast

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HOURS AT SEBRING REPORT Tommy Milner made a late pass for the lead and then held on for the final 15 minutes as the No. 4 GT Compuware Corvette C6.R won the American Le Mans Series GT class 61st An-nual Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring at Sebring International Raceway on Saturday. The No. 4 Corvette C6.R – driven by 2012 Drivers’ champions Milner and Oliver Gavin, and Richard Westbrook – overcame an early electrical issue and two key penalties to win the 2013 ALMS opener. It is Gavin’s fifth victory at Sebring; Milner and Westbrook each recorded his first. The No. 3 GT Compuware Corvette C6.R – driven by Antonio Garcia, Jan Magnussen and Jor-dan Taylor – retired with just over three hours remaining due to an overheated gearbox. The team, which also ex-perienced an electrical issue early in the race, finished in 11th place in class, 120 laps off the pace in class. Milner took over for Gavin with two hours to go and the No. 4 Corvette C6.R the No. 62 Ferrari F458 Italia by about one minute; when he pitted with an hour remaining, he was about a half minute behind.

“Those guys had an unreal pit stop at the end,” Milner said. “We were about a minute back and then 35 seconds at the next pit stop, and then we were 14 seconds back. And once I got to see him, I thought, ‘Here we go. I’ve got a chance here.’ Once I got close to him, he went wide in one and I knew he was pushing hard and he kept making mistakes, and that was it, that was the moment.” “Really, it came down to when Tommy got on the back bumper of the leader, and that’s when I thought this is when we can really make this happen,” Gavin said. “Tommy was re-lentless – chasing him down, chasing him down, putting the pressure on. It was a spectacular victory for everybody at Corvette Racing. I’m really de-lighted.”

Gavin qualified second in the No. 4 Corvette C6.R, and on the very first lap gained the lead. The team was still out front in its class when, nearing the race’s third hour, Westbrook reported that smoke was coming from the

dashboard. Corvette Racing, which last year won the ALMS Manufacturers’ and Team championships, earned its ALMS-leading 78th all-time victory. “You can’t start a better way,” Gavin said. “We had a very good year last year in the champion-ship. We didn’t have a great Sebring last year, but this win just puts us up there straightaway, leading the championship off the

bat. Tommy and I just sort of picked up where we left off last year, which is exactly what we wanted to do. Proud of all the guys at Corvette Racing today. They nailed every single stop. It was spectacular to watch.” The car is very, very good, it’s just a shame that we’re so far back,” Taylor said after his first stint. “We have a very competitive car.” The team used its remaining time on track as a test session before its night ended early.

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THE 1983 CORVETTE

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Spring has finally sprung, which means the calendar is filling up with opportunities to get your Corvette out on the road! I’m looking forward to the first track day weekend of the year in mid-April. There are five track days in May, highlighted by the “Ultimate Track Day Adventure” – four consecutive track days, with stops at Sonoma Raceway, Laguna Seca and Streets of Willow. Check out the “Run to the Bays in May” flyer. I understand there are other things in that part of California other than race tracks! If you aren’t interested in testing your driving skills out on the track, there are plenty of other options. We’re holding the Wounded Warriors Run on April 21st. We will be sharing a ride through the back-roads with young men and women who have been injured while serving our country. How can you not want to be a part of that? Dan and Randy are hosting a run to Campo at the end of April that guarantees to be fun. The North County Corvette Club’s Plastic Fantastic All-Corvette Show is May 19. Plan on being a part of the COCSD contingent. The more participation we have, the more support we’ll get for North County when Main Street America rolls around in July.

And speaking of MSA, we will need everyone’s assistance this year. The number of volunteers was down last year, meaning those of us who did help out each had to do more. Everyone in the club benefits from MSA, so there’s no reason why everyone should not contribute in some manner. I’m not asking anyone to dig into their own pockets for more than the $25 registration fee. You can contribute more if you wish, but I would prefer to get the support of local businesses. Take a copy of the flyer into the stores you frequent, explain what MSA is all about and ask if they would be willing to contribute something to the raffle. It’s not hard to do. If they’re really enthusiastic, tell them that for a minimum contribution of $250, they can become an event sponsor. In that case, just let me know and I’ll see to it that they get information on the

benefits of sponsorship. Because the track day weekend I have planned for April is at Buttonwillow Raceway near Bakersfield (about a 4-hour drive), I’ll miss the April general meeting. It should be the only one I miss this year. Have you been attending? The Board decided to make the raffle on the even numbered months a 50/50 drawing, and then use the Club’s half to add bigger prizes for the regular raffles on the odd numbered months. Along with scheduling a guest speaker, we’re hoping to make the general meetings better than ever. Join us! And plan on attending the always fun aftermeetings.

The 1983 Corvette was rather peculiar in that it was never pro-duced. Imagine a model year without a new model. Actually about seventy vehicles were made, serial numbered and rigorously tested by Chevrolet and members of the motoring press at Riverside Race-way in 1982. As the story goes, all but one was destroyed and it is displayed in the Corvette Museum. Rumors con-sistently report the escape of a few of the seventy ending up in private collections and eleven 1983s being serial numbered and being sold as 1984s. The 1983 was to be the lead off year for a major redesign of the C3 generation. Remem-bering corvette’s first year, 1953, motivation was high to produce a 1983, fiftieth anniversary year car. Production delays were perhaps understandable since the C4 was packed with new and complicated technology. These included a digital dash, lift off roof panels, a rear hatch, new transmission, clamshell hood and in no small way the application of solutions to

regulations mandated by new Federal emission, mileage and safety requirements. Engineers were under strict corporate deadlines cou-pled with a prevailing integrity and pride to get it all right the first time around. Chevrolet General Manager Robert Stemple decided to skip the 1983 model year. This decision would provide the engi-

neers time to complete the Corvette rather than be pushed to do a redesign of a hastily completed car. The 1984 was introduced in February/March of 1983 making its production period the longest on Corvette history, seventeen months. Coupe produc-tion was 51,547. Development of the ‘83/’84/C4 generation had started at least seven years earlier and that historical perspective will be illuminated in

a later article. The loss of the 1983 with seven years of develop-ment might parallel the recent design of the C7; a generation that almost wasn’t. Seven years of development that over-weathered financial turmoil including GM bankruptcy.

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THE 1983 CORVETTE

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Spring has finally sprung, which means the calendar is filling up with opportunities to get your Corvette out on the road! I’m looking forward to the first track day weekend of the year in mid-April. There are five track days in May, highlighted by the “Ultimate Track Day Adventure” – four consecutive track days, with stops at Sonoma Raceway, Laguna Seca and Streets of Willow. Check out the “Run to the Bays in May” flyer. I understand there are other things in that part of California other than race tracks! If you aren’t interested in testing your driving skills out on the track, there are plenty of other options. We’re holding the Wounded Warriors Run on April 21st. We will be sharing a ride through the back-roads with young men and women who have been injured while serving our country. How can you not want to be a part of that? Dan and Randy are hosting a run to Campo at the end of April that guarantees to be fun. The North County Corvette Club’s Plastic Fantastic All-Corvette Show is May 19. Plan on being a part of the COCSD contingent. The more participation we have, the more support we’ll get for North County when Main Street America rolls around in July.

And speaking of MSA, we will need everyone’s assistance this year. The number of volunteers was down last year, meaning those of us who did help out each had to do more. Everyone in the club benefits from MSA, so there’s no reason why everyone should not contribute in some manner. I’m not asking anyone to dig into their own pockets for more than the $25 registration fee. You can contribute more if you wish, but I would prefer to get the support of local businesses. Take a copy of the flyer into the stores you frequent, explain what MSA is all about and ask if they would be willing to contribute something to the raffle. It’s not hard to do. If they’re really enthusiastic, tell them that for a minimum contribution of $250, they can become an event sponsor. In that case, just let me know and I’ll see to it that they get information on the

benefits of sponsorship. Because the track day weekend I have planned for April is at Buttonwillow Raceway near Bakersfield (about a 4-hour drive), I’ll miss the April general meeting. It should be the only one I miss this year. Have you been attending? The Board decided to make the raffle on the even numbered months a 50/50 drawing, and then use the Club’s half to add bigger prizes for the regular raffles on the odd numbered months. Along with scheduling a guest speaker, we’re hoping to make the general meetings better than ever. Join us! And plan on attending the always fun aftermeetings.

The 1983 Corvette was rather peculiar in that it was never pro-duced. Imagine a model year without a new model. Actually about seventy vehicles were made, serial numbered and rigorously tested by Chevrolet and members of the motoring press at Riverside Race-way in 1982. As the story goes, all but one was destroyed and it is displayed in the Corvette Museum. Rumors con-sistently report the escape of a few of the seventy ending up in private collections and eleven 1983s being serial numbered and being sold as 1984s. The 1983 was to be the lead off year for a major redesign of the C3 generation. Remem-bering corvette’s first year, 1953, motivation was high to produce a 1983, fiftieth anniversary year car. Production delays were perhaps understandable since the C4 was packed with new and complicated technology. These included a digital dash, lift off roof panels, a rear hatch, new transmission, clamshell hood and in no small way the application of solutions to

regulations mandated by new Federal emission, mileage and safety requirements. Engineers were under strict corporate deadlines cou-pled with a prevailing integrity and pride to get it all right the first time around. Chevrolet General Manager Robert Stemple decided to skip the 1983 model year. This decision would provide the engi-

neers time to complete the Corvette rather than be pushed to do a redesign of a hastily completed car. The 1984 was introduced in February/March of 1983 making its production period the longest on Corvette history, seventeen months. Coupe produc-tion was 51,547. Development of the ‘83/’84/C4 generation had started at least seven years earlier and that historical perspective will be illuminated in

a later article. The loss of the 1983 with seven years of develop-ment might parallel the recent design of the C7; a generation that almost wasn’t. Seven years of development that over-weathered financial turmoil including GM bankruptcy.

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Word has it General Motors may offer as much as 700 horse-power in the C7 Corvette ZR1. Motor Trend reports the next Corvette Z06 will continue to rely on its naturally aspirated 7.0-liter V8 engine for thrust, but the lump will deliver substantially more power. How much more? MT says the engine could deliver up to 600 ponies. That's a jump of 95 horsepower over the cur-rent Z06, though no figures have been finalized as of yet. Right now, GM is reportedly waiting to see what sort of grunt it can glean from the next ZR1. The automaker has already made it clear it will resurrect the LT5 name for the new supercharged V8, and if GM is already pulling 600 from the Z06, the big dog ZR1 would theoretically offer 700 horsepower. Either way, the range-topping Corvette will be

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GM PLANS LESS EXPENSIVE C7

If you're burnt out on musings about the Chevrolet Corvette, you'll want to go ahead and skip this post. Motor Trend reports General Motors is hard at work on a low-cost version of the sev-enth-generation sports car for 2015. Rumored to be called the Corvette Coupe, the car will forgo the Stingray and skip the 450-horsepower 6.2-liter V8 engine in favor of a 5.3-liter V8 with under 400 ponies. If you're keeping track, that's a shade of the same engine found behind the headlights of the 2014 Chev-rolet Silverado and GMC Sierra. The report also suggests the Coupe will receive a number of aes-thetic tweaks to separate it from the Stingray, including different front and rear fascias as well as new front fenders and a rear dif-fuser. Motor Trend says the point of all this is to cut the car's

price tag, which means we may see a Corvette on showroom floors for less than $50,000 if this car comes to fruition. Written by Zach Bowman for Autoblog Submitted by Keith Kingsley

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FOR SALE: 1996 Collector Edition Coupe Vin#1G1YY22P3T5107349, 5.7 liter / 300hp, LT1 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission. Excellent condition, original owner. Rare Z51 performance handling package with G44 performance axle. Performance upgrades; Billy Boat, Cat Back, Tri-flow exhaust system with wide elliptical T-304 stainless steel tips. Baer, Eradispeed, power slotted rotors ( front & back ). Racing sway bars. Cold air induction system. Asking $28,000.

FOR SALE: 2003 50th Anniversary Convertible Vin# 1G1YY32G535124935, 5.7 liter / 350hp, 4-speed automatic transmission, all 50th anniversary special options including memory package, Head up display, 12 disc CD remote changer, 3:15 performance ratio axle and Magnetic selective ride control, Electro-chromic mirrors, 50th

anniversary shale, Aluminum 5-spoke ZR1 wheels and leather seating. Mint condition, original owner. Asking $37,000. Please contact Russ Bergen for further information. E-Mail: russell.bergen@yahoo.com Cell # : (858)-610-3749

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