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Mark your
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39th Annual “Vettes on the Rockies”
August 9-12, 2012Winter Park, ColoradoHosted by Looking Glass
Corvette Club, Lakewood, CO Legends members
Gerry & Linda Boren are planning another
adventure next summer in their 1960 Vette. They’re challenging you to come along for a great time!
Registration will open in early April.
www.lgcacorvette.org
Apr. 12-14 NASCAR Races Texas Motor Speedway Ft. Worth*Apr. 14 Legends Club Meeting 11:00 AM Outback Steakhouse,1509 N. Central Expressway, Plano (West side of US 75 between 15th & 16th St.) Program: Joe Green with Discount Tire on how to buy the proper tires for your car.
*Apr. 19-21 Hot Springs Corvette Weekend Hot Springs, AR See all details on page 8. For More Info: www.centralarkcc.comCLoT Caravan Info: Meet Thurs., April 19,at 9 am at Braum’s/McDonald’s parking lot in Denison, TX exit 69 (710 N US Highway 75, Denison, 903/463-7055). Contact Gerry Boren for more info (972) 837-0606.
Apr. 21 Trietsch Trade Days Car Show Flower Mound, TX Trietsch Methodist Church, 6101 Morriss Rd., Community Garage Sale, Arts & Craft Show, Clothing Swap, Food Vendors and Entertainment, 8am-3pm! Car Show Reg. $10 9-11 am, Awards 2 pm. Info: TimeMachineCarShows.com or 940-367-1798
*Apr. 22 Legends Brunch 9:30 AM Mimi’s Cafe, 2486 S. Stemmons (I-35E), Lewisville, TX
Apr. 26-29 Pate Swap Meet Texas Motor Speedway Ft. Worth*Apr. 28 Rotary Car Show Medical Center of Lewisville Lewisville I-35E @ FM 1171 (Main St.) South Parking Lot A, Registration 10am-12pm, Awards 2pm, Entry $15, Open to all makes of cars. Tom Atchison for info: [email protected] or (214) 215-1948.
May 5 Corvette Show Pottsboro Kids Club Pottsboro, TX 413 S. Franklin St., Pottsboro. Registration 9-11am, Awards 1:30pm. Entry $20. Breakfast and lunch available at Lions club. Info: 903/564-6030.
May 12 Super Chevy Show Texas Motorplex Ennis, TX Autocross, Drags, Car Show, Swap Meet, Car Corral. www.texasmotorplex.com
*May 12 Legends Club Meeting 11:00 AM Los Cucos Mexican Cafe, 1900 N. Dallas Pkwy., Plano TX, 972-735-0829.
May 18-20 Lone Star Corvette Classic Texas Motor Speedway Ft. Worth Info: www.lonestarcorvetteclub.com
May 19 NCRS Texas Regional Meet Texas Motor Speedway Ft. Worth*May 20 Legends Brunch 9:30 AMJun. 2-9 Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour Detroit-Grand Prairie, TX Tentative Schedule-Read more: http://www.hotrod.com/powertour/hrdpSaturday June 2- Detroit, MI - GM Proving Grounds, MilfordSunday June 3- Muskegon, MI - Downtown MuskegonMonday June 4, Champaign, IL - Assembly Hall, University of IllinoisTuesday June 5- Madison, IL - Gateway Motorsports ParkWednesday June 6- Miami, OK - Buffalo Run CasinoThursday June 7- Stillwater, OK - Kicker Corporate Complex, 3100 N HusbandFriday June 8- Grand Prairie, TX - Quicktrip Park, 1600 Lone Star ParkwaySaturday June 9, Long Haulers Ceremony (Location TBD)
Jun. 3 Autos in the Park Detroit-Grand Prairie, TX $20 registration fee check payable to TFS Consultancy. Send your check and the follow-ing information to Tom Stumpf, 6126 Stapleford Circle, Dallas, TX 75252 or pay at event and send Name, Address, Email address, Car make, Car model, Year of manufacture & Country of origin to: [email protected] as soon possible. This will help us plan event logistics.
*Jun. 14 Legends Club Meeting 11:00 AM Blue Mesa Grill, 8200 Dallas Parkway, Plano
Jun. 23-24 DFW Collector Car Swap Meet Ft. Worth Sat. 8 am-5 pm & Sun. 8 am-2 pm at LaGrave Field, 301 NE 6th St., Fort Worth (1 block east of N. Main St.) Free admission. Info: Dean Earhart at 254-751-7958, [email protected] or www.deanearhart.com
Corvette Legends of Texas Legends Ledger NewsletterNow available in color
Download it every month from the web site: http://www.vettelegends.com/index.html
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OFFICERSPresident:............................................Tom Atchison ........................ [email protected] .................................................. (214) 215-1948VP of Operations ................................Sam Deneault ....................... [email protected] ......................................... (972) 530-8017VP of Special Events: ..........................Jerry Echols .......................... [email protected] ............................................. (972) 924-2591Secretary: ............................................Linda Deneault ..................... [email protected] .................... (972) 530-8017Treasurer: ............................................Roger Berry .............................................................................................................. (972)386-6224
DIRECTORSDirector of Communications: ...............John Zachary ........................ [email protected] ...............................................(214) 707-2265Weekend Wrench Coordinator: ...........Sam Deneault ....................... [email protected] ............................................(972) 530-8017Membership Coordinator: ...................Tom Lainson ......................... [email protected] ..........................................(214) 862-3555Newsletter Coordinator ........................Diane Preston ....................... [email protected] .................................(972) 691-4968
Legends Ledger Newsletter: Published monthly. Send submissions to [email protected] Submission deadline is the 20th of the month.
Membership Information:Coordinated by Tom Lainson (see above)
$25 for an Individual membership or$35 for a Couples membership
Dues are paid annually at a meeting or mailed to:Club Mailing Address:Corvette Legends of Texas
P.O. Box 260316Plano, TX 75026-0316
Club Web Site:Coordinated by John Zachary (see above)
http://www.vettelegends.comSend submissions to John at: [email protected]
Meeting Speakers:Coordinated by Scott Buzzell
If you have a recommendation for a guest speaker to address the club at one of our meetings, please contact Scott at
(214) 641-5590 or [email protected]
April Meeting 11 am, Saturday, April 14
Outback Steakhouse1509 N. Central Expressway, Plano
(West side of US 75 between 15th & 16th St.)
Program: Joe Green with Discount Tire to speak on how to buy the proper tires for your car.
It’s “Corvette” Time of the Year in Texas! Last Saturday, on our Dinner Cruise north to Tioga, Texas, I was reminded how great is to get together with club members and
enjoy our cars, when the weather is so pleasant! Fortu-nately, we have great members who arrange for activities to bring us all together. They’ve really come through this spring! Like Jerry Echols and everyone who showed their cars at the Autorama and the Dallas New Car Show and Ken and Kathy Weller who set up the super dinner cruise to Clark’s BBQ. I’m REALLY looking forward to driving with the group to Jefferson, Texas next Friday morning to enjoy the week-end that Bill and Nadine Tichy have planned for us. But these are all past by the time you get this newsletter. You still have a chance to join our club on a road trip to the Hot Springs Arkansas Corvette Weekend. Thursday morning, April 19th, Gerry and Linda Boren have a cara-van planned for us to drive to Hot Springs together. Gas up and make a hotel reservation for this FUN event! I hope everyone will come out to the April 28th Ro-tary Car Show at the Medical Center of Lewisville that I’m putting on. May 5th is the Corvette Show up north of here in Pottsboro, Texas. Super Chevy Show is May 12th at Texas Motorplex in Ennis, TX. Then there’s the BIG, BIG Lone Star Corvette Classic May 18-20 at Texas Motor Speedway with something for everyone including the NCRS Texas Regional Meet. And there’s always the Legends meeting on the 2nd Saturday and the Legends Brunch on the 3rd Sunday each month. See you at the meeting, Tom
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The National Corvette Museum recently posted the following notice on their face-book page about the tour schedule at the Corvette assembly plant in Bowling Green:All GM Corvette Plant tours will cease on September 14, 2012. The date for tours to resume has yet to be determined. Of course, you can always come visit us at the Museum! We are open daily, 8am-5pm. We’re assuming that the suspension of tours is due to the retooling that will be go-ing on inside the Bowling Green Assembly Plant as General Motors transitions from building the C6 Corvette to the next generation 2014 C7 Corvette. In 2011, General Motors North American President Mark Reuss announced the automaker was investing $131 million in the plant for upgrading tooling and machin-ery. The investment is expected to create as many as 250 new jobs. NowisthetimetohittheplantifyouwanttoseethehowAmerica’sfinestautoworkers build the C6 Corvette. We’re planning on touring the facility the week of the NCM Bash.
2013 Corvette Model Run The 2013 model run is scheduled to start production in May 2012. New model year Corvettes usually don’t start produc-tion until the last week or so of June so this signifiesamoveupinproduction. The2013modelrunisthefinalmodelrun for the C6 Corvette. This means for many customers, the 2013 model run will be the last opportunity to purchase the current Corvette models, including Grand Sport, Z06 and ZR1 In addition, the 2013 model run marks the 60th Anniversary of this Great American Sports Car. GM will be sending out information about the changes for the 2013 Corvette in the coming weeks. The 2013 Corvette production period is expected to run for approximately nine months with production to end sometime around February 2013. This does not mean that the C7 Corvette will be out early. The next model run will NOT immediately follow the end of the 2013 model run since the Corvette Assembly Plant in Bowling Green, KY will need a few months to retool the assembly lines for production of the 7th Generation Corvette.
The Coming of the Next Generation Corvette
Sufficeittosaytheintroduction of any next generation Corvette is one of the most highly anticipated introductions in the automobile industry. The expected arrival of a new generation Corvette generates a lot of showroom ex-citementandtraffic.Italsorequiresthedealership’ssalesandservice teams to sharpen and improve their performance and
technology skills to meet the needs of the Corvette customer. It is for this reason that any Chev-rolet dealer seeking to sell and service Corvette must agree to invest in special tools and train-ing for the dealership’s personnel. The next two years promise to be two of the most eventful years in Corvette’s nearly 60 years of existence.
Photo of disguised test car.
Illustration of proposed design-R&T 4/12
Illustration of proposed 2014 designApril 2012 Road & Track
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Dallas New Car Show Photos by Allen Eggleston, Roger Berry & John Zachary
Thanks to Jerry Echols for making all the arrangements for our Club display and to these members who showed their cars and everyone whohelped set up and transport the car owners to and from the Convention Center downtown.Gerry Boren-White ‘60 RoadsterTed Boyer-Fawn Beige ‘61 RoadsterSam Deneault-Red ’64 CoupeGary Williams-Green ‘72 LT-1 ConvertibleJohn Zachary-Ruby Red ’93 40th Anniv. ConvertibleAllen Eggleston-Red ‘99 Hardtop
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Roy Evanczyk, Cheryl & Gary Williams
Tioga Dinner Cruise
Larry Winstead, Mike Nelson, Mike McCall, Sharon Nelson, Carole & John Arakelian
Tom Lainson, Char Henry, Mary Jeanne & Tom Entrekin, Randy Henry and Sandy Lainson
Rob McEnroe, Joel & Susan Joseph, Esther Towles & Carl Johanson
Lynn & Sandy Thompson, Pete & Sherry Snider, Cynthia Nutt, Martha & Don Pinson and Bruce Nutt
Larry & Jan Dyer, Leslie Mello & Ron Spurlock, Ron Thur, Tom Douglas, Bill & Nadine Tichy
Kathy & Ken Weller, Tom Atchison & Julia Kelsey, Laura & Wess Griffin, Bill Preston and Roger Berry
Lainsons parked on the east side of Tioga. Corvettes on the north side of THE street
Lynn & Sandy Thompson, Mary Jeanne Entrekin and Char Henry
seek out the shade while wait-ing on the Plano group to arrive
on this beautiful March day!
Twenty-three Corvettes and one loner car took up all the parking in the small town of Tioga, Texas to enjoy dinner at Clarks BBQ Out-post. Cruise organizer, Ken Weller, led one group from Lewisville and Tom Lainson led the other group from Plano to meet up at New Hope Baptist Church in Aubrey. The large group drove on to Tioga, Gene Autry’s birthplace. Mike and Sharon Nelson drove down from Tishimingo, OK to meet us at the restaurant.
Saturday, March 31
Waiting on the Plano group, Tom Entrekin, Randy Henry and Wess Griffin check out Arkelian’s Pace Car.
Martha Pinson, Sherry Snider and other ladies bought “Aw Shit”, “Special Shit” & “Good Shit” at
the Tioga Mercantile across THE street.
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CORVETTE LEGENDS OF TEXASGENERAL MEETING
Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 11:00 A.M.BJ’s Brewery, 4901 Belt Line Road, Addison, TX
The meeting was called to order by Tom Atchison, President at 11:50 a.m. The meeting began with a video presentation from a repre-sentative from Patriot Paws. After the presentation, Tom Atchi-son presented Patriot Paws with a check for $2,000. Patriot Paws is the charity designated by our club for a yearly donation. 50/50 to Kerry Smith. Lady Legends to Linda Dobbs. Congratulations!! Due to the presentation by Patriot Paws, the general meet-ingwasshortenedandendedwiththeraffle. Upcoming MeetingsApril 14, 2012 Outback Steakhouse,
1509 N. Central Expressway and 15th Street, Plano
Pete Snider, Rob & Jo McEnroe
Roy Evanczyk, Cheryl & Gary Williams
Roger Berry, Ken Weller & Jack Stewart
Fred Whitfield from Huffines and Tom Atchison
Tom Douglas, Vic Pacheco and Mark Elliott
Marty & Roger Davis
Sam Deneault, Karen & Robert Sylvester
Lori Stevens of Patriot Pawswith her furry assistant.
May 12, 2012 Los Cucos Mexican Café, 1900 Dallas Parkway and Park, PlanoJune 9, 2012 Blue Mesa Grill, 8200 Dallas Parkway, Plano Meeting adjourned at 1:15 p.m. Minutes submitted by Linda Deneault, Secretary.
April 19-21, 2012HOT SPRINGSNATIONAL PARK
501-851-8550www.centralarkcc.comCorvetteWeekend Benets Charity
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HOST HOTELAustin Hotel305 Malvern AvenueHot Springs, AR 71901877-623-6697
Alternate Hotels
Arlington Hotel239 Central AvenueHot Springs, AR 71901800-643-1502
Corvette Weekend Be
Clarion (OnThe Lake) Comfort Inn & Suites4813 Central Avenue 3627 Central AvenueHot Springs, AR 71913 Hot Springs, AR 71913800-432-5145 877-682-4442
Corvette Weekend Bene�ts Charity To Register, Call 501-851-8550
$9500PERNIGHT+TAX
CentralArkansasCorvetteCLUB
Central Arkansas Corvette Clubwishes to Thank You,
“Our participants” for your support overthe years of our Hot Springs Corvette Weekend.That support allows our club to impact the
lives of many people less fortunatethan ourselves.
On their behalf -
A Hearty Thank You!
CHECK OURWEB SITE FOR A LIST OF HOTELS
We extend to each participant an invitation to joinCentral Arkansas Corvette Club and enjoy many
activities published on our website www.centralarkcc.com
Hot Springs
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Hosted by Central Arkansas Corvette ClubTo register, for event call 501-851-8550
or download form from www.centralarkcc.comEntry Fee: Pre-Registration is $80 for the 1st car and $30
for each additional car. (Entries must be postmarked by March 15, 2012)
After March 15, 2012 entry fee will be $90 per car. Registration includes: 2 Fri. cookout meals and 2 Sat. catfish/
chicken lunches. No refunds after March 15, 2012.
HOST HOTEL-Austin Hotel305 Malvern Ave, Hot Springs, AR 71901
877-623-6697 $95 per night + taxAlternate Hotels
Arlington Hotel Clarion (OnThe Lake) Comfort Inn & Suites 239 Central Avenue 4813 Central Avenue 3627 Central Avenue Hot Springs, AR Hot Springs, AR Hot Springs, AR 800-643-1502 800-432-5145 877-682-4442
CHECK WEB SITE FOR A FULL LIST OF HOTELSand registration form www.centralarkcc.com
Make your hotel reservations NOW!Legends Members can caravan together.
Need more room for Need more room for Need more room for your your your VROOMVROOMVROOM???
If your passion has taken over your garage, call fellow Corvette Legend Member, Erika Wood-Cherry!
She can help you find a home with a larger garage, covered parking or a longer drive way! Don’t leave your “baby” out in the cold, CALL TODAY!!
Office: 972/987-3800 VM: 972/733-7105
For Real Estate results, call Erika!
Gerry Boren is planning a cruise to Hot Springs thru southern Oklahoma with some interesting stops and new scenery for us to enjoy on our way. We’ll arrive in plenty of time to check in to our hotel(s) and enjoy the Early Bird Welcome Party on Thursday.
CLoT Caravan Info: Meet Thursday, April 19,at 9 am at Braum’s parking lot in Denison, TX exit 69 (710 N US Highway 75, 903/463-7055) Sign up at the meeting or Contact
Gerry Boren 972-837-0606
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Birthdays for April 04-07 Julia Kelsey
04-11 Jane Bellamy 04-13 Jill Garrett 04-15 Tom Bradford 04-19 Jack Stewart 04-21 Nadine Tichy
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‘91 ZR1-For SaleBeautiful Black/Black exterior paint with Zaino.35,000 mi., Original Window Sticker, 2nd owner,
Engine signed by Dave McClellen. 6-speed, Hatchback Coupe with Smoked-Glass Tops, Leather Dual Power Seats, Premium Chrome Wheels, Flowmaster Exhaust, Factory Suspension Package. Fully loaded except for
Multi-CD changer. Includes custom car cover.Cheryl Butler 972-832-4313
For Sale2002 Black Coupe
Just under 75,000 miles and needs a good home. Automatic, Leather Seats, Air-conditioned
Everything is in working order, except that it needs new anti-lock brakes.
Contact Heather Kaplan-Weatherly at 972-898-6073 or
[email protected] you getting club
E-Mails?If not, notify John Zachary, [email protected]
When should you pay your dues? Just look at the mailing label on this club newsletter.
Please give your dues to Tom Lainson at the next meeting or mail to:
Corvette Legends of TexasP.O. Box 260316, Plano, TX 75026-0316
If you feel we are in error on your current dues, please contact Tom Lainson 214-348-8396, 214-862-3555 cell,
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Don & Martha Pinson, Carl Johanson, Bill Tichy, Tom Atchison and Linda Deneault brought their C5 & C6 Vettes to display despite the threatening weather.
Corvette Legends was honored to assist withtheGrandOpeningeventatHuffinesChevrolet on March 21, 2012. We appre-ciate their on-going support of our club.
Bill & Diane Preston and Ken & Linda Dobbs brought Classic Chevys. Steve Kirkton and Don Andre brought Corvairs, which drew much attention.
Tom & Mary Jeanne Entrekin with their ‘56
What a treat to have Bobby & Mary Davis’ 59 and Entrekin’s ‘56 on the showroom floor!
Larry Dyer’s ‘66 Maroon Coupewas the only C2 we had to show off.
Bobby Davis got his ‘59 out of the paintshop just in time to get to Huffines!
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LEGENDSClub Shirts & Hatsat Embroidery King!
972-317-1686We carry Corvette Legends merchandise for you to wear
to your next club meeting or just to show your love for the car.
***Orders placed before the 25th of every month will be available for pickup at the following month’s meeting.***
Price includes Corvette Legends embroidered logo on upper left chest.Add your first name to upper right chest for $5.00 extra.
If there are any questions about an item, call Embroidery King at (972) 318-3434, Address: 1297 FM 407 Suite 302A, Lewisville, TX 75077
(This is a new vendor at a new location!)
Men’s Shirts -Cotton Short Sleeve Polo-Long or Short Sleeve Oxford-Long or Short Sleeve Twill-Long Sleeve Heavy Denim-Long or Short Sleeve Lightweight Denim
Women’s Shirts-Cotton Short Sleeve Polo-Long Sleeve Oxford-Long Sleeve Twill Dress-Long Sleeve Heavy Denim
Hats -5-panel, mesh back, plastic snap closure-6-panel, self- fabric closure
Club Shirts & Hats
Solid Axle Gang
We have identified 21 Solid Axle Corvettes among those owned by our 105 members/ couples. Tom Lainson has
designed a special club shirt to identify these car owners. It features the owner’s car in the appropriate color and body style on the left and the Legends club emblem, “Solid Axle Gang” and member’s name on the right.
Tom will have a sample at the next meeting. Shirt can be ordered in White, Red or Black
with your car embroidered from Corvette Central at 1-800-345-3122 $6718
(including tax & shipping) #101740 thru 101991 (varies with color & car year)
Right side embroidery is done at Embroidery King(972) 318-3434, Address: 1297 FM 407 Suite 302A, Lewisville, TX 75077
$2106 (including tax)For more info:
Tom Lainson, [email protected] or 214-348-8396
Autos in the Park June 3, 2012
If you pay in advance, please make your $20 registration check payable to TFS Consultancy. Send your check and the following information to Tom Stumpf, 6126 Stapleford Circle, Dallas, TX 75252.A. Name ________________________________________ B. Address ______________________________________ C. Email _______________________________________ D. Car make_____________________________________ E. Car model_____________________________________ F. Year of manufacture_____________________________G. Country of origin ______________________________Even though you may elect to wait to pay the registra-tion at the show, please send us the information requested above (A thru G) to ([email protected]) as soon pos-sible. This will help us plan event logistics. For info: Jack Griffin, 214.739.2600, [email protected]
Batteries Plus+ DiscountGet the commercial price on any batteries and home, commercial or auto light bulbs
at the Lewisville or Denton locations by asking for the “Corvette Legends” discount.
If your business needs batteries, contact Tom Atchison 214-215-1948 for a personal quote.
Members can also get a club discount at Huffines Chevrolet in Lewisville.
Tom & Mary Jeanne Entrekin with their ‘56
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