Volume 51
52 Issue
Volume
Issue 4 2010
Spokane Corvette Club and the Spokane Corvette Club Logo © 2003
Spokane Corvette Club and the Spokane Corvette Club Logo © 2003
THE “PREZ” SAYS
President
Rex Reed
Vice President
Bill Moore
Secretary
Bob Crabb
Treasurers
Barb Beck
Web Site / Newsletter
Arlyn & Pat Thurber
Club Merchandise Sales
Barb Beck
Activities & Events
Bill & Katherine Moore
Steve & Charlie Gonzales
Mike & Millie Taitch
Glass on Grass Committee
Kelly & Jackie Brown
Roger & Joyce Bippes
Randy & Linda Rumiser
Historian
Jackie Brown
Photographer
Arlyn Thurber
Again, great attendance at our meeting, thank you. We introduced three new members on
the 8th; Lars Lunneborg, George Beauchesne & Terri Pratt and we will be welcoming at
least one more couple next month, Jim Grant & Mary Gray. With the large attendance the
50/50 was over $70.00 again, probably going to have to start withholding if the IRS finds
out! Speaking of the IRS, if you’re reading this after the 15th I hope you still have a smile on
your face. If you don’t have a smile, take a ride and you soon will have one.
Several nice runs set for the next few weeks; dinner to Lenny's, our annual Spring Run (this
year to Bird Aviation Museum and Invention Center), and a day enjoying the 25th Annual
Depot Day Festival and Classic Car Show. We've also been invited up to Nelson B.C. on Friday, September 10th and Saturday, September 11th by Jeff and Cathy Robinson to enjoy
the Road Kings Car Show and Queen City Cruise.
I'm happy to announce that Camp Chevrolet has once again stepped up and is sponsoring
our club this year, thank you Jim. We are still looking for that one major sponsor; hope to
have good news on that next meeting.
Please note we have a new phone number, 208-968-9226. The club gets, at the most, 10 calls
per year. We were paying Quest over $500.00 for phone service, that's $50.00 a call! Bill
Moore investigated MagicJack at $20.00 a year, and we bought it. Now we do have a 208
area code, as the 509 area code was not available at the time of purchase. We are investigating getting a number with the 509 area code, more next month.
Glass on Grass is on schedule. Expect to have entry forms and the design for our t-shirt to
present at our next meeting. Our Friday Meet & Greet is set for the Hot Rod Cafe in Post
Falls as is the brunch at Northern Quest Resort and Casino on Sunday. Of course the park is
reserved. Still struggling with the autocross.
Telephone Committee
Linda Rumiser
Next month we will have a guest speaker, Glenn Vaughn of Restoration Services, Inc. in Post
Falls. I'll have more on Glenn as our meeting draws closer, but if you want to jump ahead,
go to www.glennvaughn.com
Autocross
Bill Moore
Once again please thank those that donated items for our raffle: Vino! A Wine Shop, TireRama, Bob Hanson, Vince Beck, Rex Reed and Katherine Moore.
See you on the road,
Rex
Volume 52 Issue 4 2010
Of the 22,940 Corvettes built in 1967, 14,436 were convertibles with a base price
of $4,240.75. The L71 engine was an additional $437.10 and if as stated, the
heater delete would have been a $97.85 credit. 3,464 total Corvettes had the 988
exterior color code, Marlboro Maroon.
Corvette Black Book
My 1967 Corvette convertible is a true L71 matching numbers car
(427/435 hp). The vehicle was represented to me by the prior owners
to be a “heater delete” optioned car and has what appear to be the
factory plugs inserted into the dash; however, I do not have the tank
sticker and have no definitive confirmation yet that this option is
legitimate. The car was purchased by me in the fall of 2007 from a
gentleman in Severna Park, Maryland. Immediately prior to his
ownership, the car had been owned by the owner of Dixie Corvette
in North Carolina. The car had undergone an extensive frame-off
mechanical and interior restoration just before I purchased it, but the body was still in need of a restoration. I
immediately hired Glenn Vaughn Restoration Services in Post Falls, Idaho to conduct a full body restoration
and to restore the paint to its trim tag Marlboro Maroon with black stinger.
The photo was taken by me the same day I received the car via the shipper and before body restoration. The
paint prior to restoration was red as noted in the photo.
Byron L. McLean
SPOKANE CORVETTE CLUB
Meeting Minutes
April 8, 2010
The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by President Rex Reed. The Minutes from March’s meeting were approved (msp.)
Financial Report
Treasurer Barb Beck reported a beginning balance of $2969.28, income of $280.00, expenses of $154.94, and an
ending balance of $3094.34. The total in the savings account is $3732.34. (Treasurer’s report approved msp.)
Old Business
Sponsorships: Camp Chevrolet is committed as a sponsor, although not at its previous level. Appleway had
been interested as a Major Sponsor, but as Camp was already a sponsor and Appleway could not be exclusive, they
have declined. We are still pursuing other sponsorships.
The new phone number is (208) 968-9226. This MajicJack number saves the club a significant amount of
money.
New Business
For a complete and up-to-date listing of upcoming events, please see the website.
President Rex Reed reported that Glass on Grass will appear in American Profile, a Saturday supplement to the
Spokesman-Review.
In addition to the events listed on the website, the run to Nelson, B.C. will take place on September 11. Cathy
Robinson is coordinating that event. A block of rooms is currently available for $79.00 per night, and will be held for
the next 6 weeks. Call Cathy for more information, and see the website for ongoing notices.
The upcoming run to Lenny’s in Cheney was noted, as was the Spring Run to the Bird Museum on April 25,
organized by Chuck and Lorie Adams. Once again, check the website.
Rex has made business cards with the club logo available for members.
Next month’s meeting will feature a presentation by Glenn Vaughn from Restoration Services Inc. as a guest
speaker.
Following the 50/50 drawing and door prizes the meeting was adjourned at 7:50.
Respectfully submitted,
Bob Crabb, Secretary
Volume 52 Issue 4 2010
Information of interest from one of our members
Something that I have meant to do since last fall was to pass on to everyone information that Judi and I
gathered regarding the front license plates on Corvettes. We had heard that a few of the club members and
other Corvette owners in Spokane had received traffic tickets for not having front plates on their cars. I consulted our local Liberty Lake police department and was informed that they would not do such a thing but
referred me to RCW 46.16.240 of the Washington State vehicle code.
The code does require front plates on cars however one sentence within the code states; “In cases where
the body construction of the vehicle is such that compliance with this section is impossible, permission to
deviate there from may be granted by the state police.” The C6 does not have a manufactured specific plate
body location provided for on the front of the Corvette.
Judi and I then drove our C6 Z06 to the medical lake state police department. We presented our case to the
on duty state trooper who was very much taken by the atomic orange color of our Corvette. He said that he
was not aware of any state trooper including himself that would give a ticket to any Corvette for not having a
front plate and he did not know of any waver form.
He then left us for awhile and went to the next building to discuss this with the licensing issuing lady. He
explained to us after conferring with her that she said she was aware of the RCW. However she knew of no
one who would enforce it and if a ticket is written for that RCW violation on Corvettes the prosecutors have
not enforced the statute or prosecuted the tickets.
We have made copies of the RCW and keep the copies in both of our Corvette glove compartments with registrations and insurance etc for reference if we were ever to be stopped for not having our front license
plates. I would recommend this being done by all Corvette owners regardless of the year or body style.
The RCW can be accessed by going to Washington State RCW 46.16.240 Attachment of plates to vehicles –
Violations enumerated.
Bill & Judi Williams
April
Roger Bippes
May
18
Jackie Brown
Barb Beck
18
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Schedule of Club Events
Check the Club Web Site www.spokanecorvetteclub.com for a complete listing of Other Local & Regional
Car Events.
UP COMING EVENTS
April 21st - Dinner run to Lenny’s in Cheney. Leave Rosauer’s on 3rd at 6:30 PM
25th - Spring Run to Bird Museum near Sagle, ID and a picnic. More details to follow
April 25th - Spring Run to Bird Museum & Invention Center, Sagle, ID. Bring
your own picnic lunch.
May 8th - Wallace, ID Depot Days. Meet at Starbucks in Liberty Lake Mall at 8
AM with a stop at Shopko in CDA
Registration forms available at [email protected]
20th - Dinner run to Salty Dog in Deer Park. Leaving Wandermere shopping
center near Bank of America at 5:30. Dinner at 6:30.
28th - 31st, Big Sky Meet in Great Falls, Montana. Reservations at Hilton Garden Inn 406-452-1000, $114
per night and Hampton 406-453-2675, $104 per night. Registration available at
www.electriccitycorvetteclub.com/2010BigSkyCorvetteMeet.html
Member
Since
2005
June 5th - Reardan Mule Days info at www.reardanmuledays.com or 509-796-2102
11th - 13th Vette-a-Bration Car Show www.yakimavalleyvettes.com
12th Montana Hope Project Missoula, Mt. 9 AM to 4 PM
16th - Dinner run to Shooters at Rockford Bay
Historic Dates
April 22, 1980: Dave McLellan makes a formal presentation for approval to design and build an all-new
generation of Corvettes, tentatively scheduled for 1983. GM’s Product Policy Group approves.
May 26, 1978: A Corvette, driven by Jim Rathman, paces the Indianapolis 500 auto race. Replicas set off a
fierce, but short lived , buying frenzy.
May 25, 1986: A Corvette driven by aviator Chuck Yeager, paces the Indianapolis 500 auto race. All 1986
model convertibles are designated as Pace Car replicas.
Corvette Black Book
Sponsored by Camp Chevrolet Cadillac
A Lithia Store—Spokane WA
WWW.CAMPCHEVROLET.COM
509-456-7890
Jim Driggers, Corvette Manager
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