Corvette Chatter
Corvette
Memphis Inc.
www.corvettememphis.org
Dave
Freeman, President, 662-393-5712
Craig
Deckshot, Vice President, 901-649-5027
Barbara
Cardinal, Secretary, 901-384-0380
Susan
Allen, Treasurer, 901-521-9321
Shirley
Jones, Membership, 901-377-9448
Joe Dyer, Officer at Large, 901-219-2058
Newsletter (J.R.Dyer@comcast.net)
February 2010
FERUARY MEETING
The regular monthly meeting
of Corvette Memphis was held at Sunrise Chevrolet, Tuesday February 9th. Despite the frigid temps, many ventured out;
conducted the club’s business; and visited with friends during dinner
immediately after the meeting. Ed Allen
is attempting to update the membership directory. If you would like to change your listing, or edit any part of it,
please contact Ed at elallen60@hotmail.com
or call him at 901-521-9321.
VALENTINE’S PARTY
The Valentines party held at
Jim’s Place East February 6th was a red and white smashing
success. Ann Hamblin planned and
executed the gala in her usual expert fashion.
Attendees were treated to excellent food, good fellowship and lots of
fun. Thanks Ann!
MYSTERY DINNER CRUISE
The first mystery dinner
cruise of the year roared out from the Agricenter parking lot February 3rd. Planned by Gordon Dodge, cruisers made the
relatively short trip to Mortimer’s on Perkins near Summer Avenue. Since days are short and dark comes
early during winter months, mystery cruises are usually fairly short
distances. Expect lengthier treks as
days grow longer. The next cruise will
depart the same parking lot March 3rd. Gordon will pilot the lead ‘Vette for this one, too.
ST, PATRICKS PARTY
One we all look forward to
is the annual “wearing o’ the green”.
Again this year, the Turners, Doug and Pat, have graciously offered
their home for the St. Patrick’s Day Party.
Saturday, March 20th is the date. The Turner’s address is 1834 Greensprings Lane, Germantown, 38138. Plan to bring a dish and co-ordinate with
PT. Her email address is turnerps@bellsouth.net. Her home number is 755-2626.
HOT SPRINGS WEEKEND
The 12th annual
Corvette Weekend will be held in Hot Springs, Arkansas April 15-17. This is an event that many from our club
like to attend. There are lots and lots
of activities including autocross, slalom and drag racing…a midnight cruise
through Hot Springs…and guided road tours…plus much more. Corvette Memphis participation is being
coordinated by the Sluders, Joe and Diane.
Perhaps you have heard from Diane already. If not, and would like to go, contact her at 755-7182 or at
dijsluder@aol.com.
CORVETTE MUSEUM
Jim Willis is leading the entourage
to the National Corvette Museum for the unveiling of the one-third bench
honoring Tina Caronna. The trip is
planned for the weekend of April 24-26.
That’s Friday through Monday and the weekend includes some very
interesting events. Jim and Sherrye
have planned the entire weekend to provide many opportunities you are sure to
enjoy. Aside from the bench dedication
and the museum itself, activities include a visit to the Maker’s Mark
distillery, photo opportunities and a tour of the Corvette assembly plant
Monday, the 26th. By now,
you have probably received an email from Sherrye describing the itinerary in
detail. Please respond to Sherrye’s
email if you plan to make the trip. She
will need to provide accurate numbers to the various restaurants and venues.
VISITORS
There were no visitors for
the February meeting. Perhaps it was
the cold weather. However, the club is
emphasizing adding new members to the roster.
So, if you know non-member “Vetters and believe they would fit nicely
into our group, encourage them to attend some of our activities. It might be a good fit. Also, club members are encouraged to wear
their name tags during club activities. It helps new members learn who’s who and it helps long term members
recognize new members more quickly.
CRUISIN’
And we are not talking about
in a Corvette this time. The Carnival Triumph will never be the same once
Corvette Memphis completes its seven day cruise aboard her. Norm and Shirley Jones are the club’s master
cruisers and are planning quite a party.
The Triumph sails from New
Orleans October 16th.
Ports-of-Call include Nassau and Freeport in the Bahamas and Key West in
Florida (Margarita Ville maybe?).
Currently, five couples are booked.
Shirley has all the details. If
you think you might like to make this 7-day cruise contact her at 377-9448 or
at nanacaleb@earthllink.net.
CALENDAR
MYSTERY DINNER CRUISE MARCH 3 LEAVE FROM
AGRICENTER PARKINING LOT 6:30 PM GORDON
DODGE
MONTHLY MEETING MARCH 9 SUNRISE
CHEVROLET (HOUSTON LEVEE @ 385)
ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARTY MARCH 20 1834 GREENSPRINGS LANE THE TURNERS
CORVETTE EXPO MARCH 28-29 SEVIERVILLE, TN
HOT SPRINGS WEEKEND APRIL 15-17 AUSTIN HOTEL, HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS DIANE SLUDER
BENCH DEDICATION APRIL 24-26 NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM JIM
WILLIS
CAR SHOW MAY 27-30 GRACELAND
PERSONAL NOTE
You may or may not know your
newly appointed scribe has been a bit under the weather. Unfortunately, your newsletter is late and,
perhaps, a bit thinner than usual as the result. I’m happy (really happy) to report I’m doing much better now and
offer heart-felt (no pun) thank you’s to all who visited, called and sent cards
and prayers. Just to know you were
thinking of me made a world of difference.
I look forward to seeing everyone during our March events.
DID YOU KNOW
Model
Year 1953 was the only year the Corvette was built in Flint, Michigan. Corvette production was moved to St. Louis
beginning with MY 1954 and the move ended the “Great Spatula Shortage” of
Flint. It seems Chevrolet used spatulas
of the regular kitchen variety to work resin into the glass-fiber cloth of the
first year ‘Vette. To keep up with
production, Chevrolet apparently bought every spatula available in Flint
causing the “Great Spatula Shortage”.
FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH
Got Corvette collectibles
and memorabilia and curious about its value?
Here are a few items that changed hands at a recent Ohio auction.
Box of custom Corvette Hot
Wheels $125
Corvette bourbon whiskey
bottle $125
1957 pewter Corvette car
$850
Midyear teak steering wheels
(5) $1150-$1400 each
1957 Roadster Pedal car
(black) $2400
1957 Roadster Pedal car
(white) $2500
1986 Pace Car Pedal car
(yellow) $200
Corvette Bow-tie neon sign
$600
Corvette Garage neon sign
$1000
1967 bolt on wheels (sets of
4) $6200-$8500
Check
the website frequently for updates on events, pictures of members, meeting minutes,
and
links to other sites.
www.corvettememphis.org