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CORVETTES of BUFFALO 1

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF

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COB VETTE NEWS

Since 1981

Notes from the President

Volume, 35 Issue 4 April 2016

What’s Happening This Month

See page three.

The complete 2016 Activities

Calendar begins on page 24.

I trust our members and guests enjoyed

themselves at our recent COB Dinner Dance

celebrating the club's 35th anniversary. Thank you

Bob K. for chairing the dinner the past two

years. We had over 70 members and guests

present. Congratulations to Karen and Lowell

celebrating 50 years ownership of your 1966 Corvette

roadster and to Dick Brownlee for supplying and

presenting a beautiful plaque. Finally thank you to

all the members who brought photos, posters and

videos celebrating the rich history of the club.

Thank you Skip for hosting the recent activity

meeting at your company and to all the members

present who helped in preparing the COB calendar of

events. A copy is available in this month's

newsletter.

I'm pleased to announce that Bob & Norma

Joseph have volunteered to chair the 12th Annual all

Corvette Caravan, to be held on Sunday, August

21. Let's give them our full support. They will have

sign-up sheets available at the April meeting for

various caravan committees.

The club is now at over 125 members and

sometimes it may be difficult to remember names

and faces. At the dinner I asked club photographer

Dan Krakowski to take pics of each member

including their significant other. With assistance

from Jim Bonus photos and names will be posted in

the "members only" section of our web site. If you

were unable to attend the dinner Dan K. will catch

up with you for a photo at a future meeting.

Finally please give a warm welcome to our newest

members, Jim and Diane Strong of Hamburg, NY.

Hope to see you at the April meeting.

Frank

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CORVETTES of BUFFALO

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

Vice President --Wayne Scudder----- 716-692-8178

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

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

Board of Directors Sue Brownlee ------------------- 716-693-4654 Dick Brownlee ------------------716-693-4654 Mike Buccilli --------------------716-648-2037 Bruce Graham -------------------716-741-3350 Jim Kelly --------------------------716-681-7931 Skip Polowy ----------------------716-201-1889 Rich Zahner ----------------------716-225-1188

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

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

Meeting every second Saturday of the month at First Presbyterian Church

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

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

Send Newsletter Articles To:

Dennis Buckley E-Mail : [email protected]

Submissions must be in by the 26th

Late submissions will be published the following month.

11th Jim Lawson

7th Bob Meegan

17th David Hall

21st Norma Joseph

22nd Reas Graber

22nd Debbie Wroblewski

22nd Dave Huber

23rd Bob Joseph

April Anniversaries

11th Dan & Debbie Wroblewski

14th Frank & Marianne Pastore

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Prospective Member Article

My Love For Corvettes It was the year 1953 when I was 7 or 8 yrs. old when I fell in love with my first Corvette, we lived on Oak St. next door to M. Wyle Co. where an employee used to drive and park a brand new 1953 Corvette daily. My dream at that time was that someday I would own a Corvette so when I was 17 or 18 yrs. old I bought my first Corvette which was a 1954 which I restored and enjoyed until 1970 when I entered it in the Clutch Artists show at the Masten St. Armory where I sold it in dreams of owning a brand new one. The following Monday I went to Joe Bockman Chevrolet and ordered a new 1970 LT1 convertible which I still own and really enjoy. I also own a 2000 red convertible which I also enjoy. There is nothing like driving a Corvette. My only other dream Corvette is that someday I would love to own a 1957. Mike Gruber

WHATS HAPPENING IN APRIL

April 9 COB Club Meeting – Clarence Church – 7 pm

April 9 Ladies Expo – Sue Brownlee

April 23-24 Watkins Glenn Opening Day at Track

April 24 WNY Maplefest Show Rt. 16 Franklinville, NY; 9am – 3pm (Pete Ricigliano)

APRIL TRIVIA QUESTIONS

1. What is the highest price ever paid for a Corvette?

2. A mountain is the symbol of what film company?

3. What year was the lightest, factory produced Corvette with a V-8 engine?

4. What tree's name contains all five vowels?

5. Who was the Roman god of war? Answers on page 14

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Prospective Member Article

Over the last 20 years I have owned an MGB (not very impressive), a TR6 (nice car, lousy electrics) and a Mazda Miata MX5. The MX5 was a real fine car, fun to drive, pretty decent performance, especially over 4000 rpm. The MX5 performance makes the MGB look silly and the creature comforts afforded by the Mazda made the TR6 feel like an old farm tractor.

But after suffering from Corvette envy for the last year or so I started shopping for a Corvette. I originally wanted a car from the mid-seventies but everything I looked at either had bad paint, bad upholstery or both. Or the car was way out of my budget as I had no intention of going into debt. In May I sold the MX5 and got serious about finding a car.

I am now the latest owner of a 1985 Corvette, purchased last June from Melvin Winkelman of Attica, NY. The odometer shows just about 115,000 miles and my hope is to drive it for another 85,000 miles. We’ll see about that.

The car seems to run just fine and everything works. Well, the cruise control and the AC don’t work. Neither do the door locks or power mirrors. And maybe the heater fan switch might be shot. But other than that, everything works just fine. The engine doesn’t seem to burn oil and starts easily, even one Sunday morning in February when my patio thermometer registered a minus 8 degrees. The four speed manual gear box (3 overdrives, as well) shifts easily and the clutch seems solid. Included with the car were an ’85 owner’s manual, a dealer’s shop manual and the spare tire, jack and jack handle. According to Melvin, the engine had a tune up in April 2015, although I have no way of knowing that for sure.

Melvin also advised the car is equipped with an “ADS Super Chip”, whatever the heck that is. From what I can glean from the internet ads, the super chip adjusts the timing for better performance. Other than a decal on the rear bumper (since removed) I can’t prove the existence of the ADS chip. Incidentally, I use 87 octane gas without any problems to date.

The car does have a conundrum however. The owner’s manual and the shop manual both indicate the engine is the L98 5.7 L, tuned port fuel injected V8. But there is an aluminum plate attached to the throttle body that indicates the engine is an “LT1”. The same designation is attached to the rear bumper. From what I can determine, there was an LT1 engine offered in the early ‘70’s, a carbureted monster producing about 370 HP. Then Chevy introduced another LT1 engine in 1992, rated at 300 HP, compared to the L98’s 250 HP. So I’m at a loss to explain the nameplate on the engine and the bumper badge. Looking at a photo of the ’92 LT1 engine, there is a similar plate attached to that throttle body and appears to have the same size, shape and screw pattern. So I suppose someone could have replaced a lost “L98” plate with the “LT1” plate. But why the bumper badge?

After driving the car about a thousand miles to date, I’m quite pleased with it. For the money paid, I think it delivers a lot of bang for the buck.

Larry Dudeck

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WOMEN’S EXPO & BOUTIQUE

COB women are invited to attend this year’s Women’s Expo to be held at the Tonawanda

Castle, 69 Delaware St., Tonawanda, NY on Saturday April 9 from 9:00AM to 6:00 PM.

For Details call Sue Brownlee at 693-4654.

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Monument Fund Raiser

QUESTIONS ??? Contact John Heffernan --- 433-7984

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Important Production Dates for 2016 and 2017 Corvette

It’s hard to believe that production of the 2016 Corvette will be ending in just a few months. Seems like we were

just at the NCM for last year’s bash where all the great updates and specials editions like the Z06 C7.R Edition were

announced. But time flies and model years come to an end. Thanks to our friend Rick ‘Corvette’ Conti, we have

some important production-related dates for the 2016/2017 Corvettes.

Production of the 2016 Corvettes will end on June 24th. That means your last opportunity to order a 2016 Corvette

will come with the final order cycle on May 12th. Get with your dealer sooner rather than later and if you’ve been

getting the run-around from a smaller dealerships with limited inventory, you might want to take a look at the

larger volume dealers who will have allocation and inventory right up to the very end of production.

Production of the 2017 Corvette Stingray will start on June 24th while the 2017 Z06 will start on September 5th.

Yes, 2016 and 2017 Corvette production will be a ending and starting the same day which sort of implies no major

tooling changes will be necessary for the 2017s Corvette Stingrays. However, it is interesting that GM is staggering

the start of the 2017 Z06 until September 5th so that means nearly two and a half months without Z06 production.

Let’s hope that downtime will be put to good use!

The first order cycle for the 2017 Corvette Stingray will be May 26th while the first order cycle for the 2017

Corvette Z06 will start on July 28th.

GM will be showing off the changes for the 2017 Corvette Stingray and Z06 at the annual National Corvette

Museum Bash event, now sponsored by Michelin. The 2017 Corvettes will be on display beginning on Thursday,

April 28 and the annual “What’s New with Corvette” seminar will be held the following morning at 10 am CT on

Friday, April 29th.

Normally, the order guides are available just after the bash but pricing always seems to lag into June. As GM has

raised pricing every single year of the C7’s production, bargain hunters might consider looking at picking up a 2016

Corvette which are always discounted by the large volume dealers, especially at the end of the model year.

DB Reprinted from: ( www.corvetteblogger.com )

http://www.corvetteblogger.com/

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“IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL NCCC MEMBERS”

I believe this is the first email sent by the President to every member we have on file in the NCCC database. It is very important that every member is aware of a new appointment to be made at the upcoming Governors meeting in St. Louis on April 23rd, 2016. I will be accepting applications for the position of Director of Charity until April 15th, 2016. The application can be found under “Appointed Officers” on the NCCC Web site.

Also at this meeting in April a vote will be taken to pick one of three charities submitted to the Governors for approval. The three charities are: Shriners Children’s Hospital, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and Lions Club International. All three charities have been reviewed by the Elected Board of NCCC and submitted for the Governors approval. Almost three quarters of NCCC Governors do not attend Governor Meetings. Over 90% of NCCC members don’t either. If they did I don’t know where they would all sit. However, I felt NCCC needs everyone’s opinion on this. I encourage you to contact your club Governor with the charity you would like to see NCCC support with our raffle program to win a certificate for a new Corvette or cash if the winner chooses. Your club Governor can inform the Regional Executive as to how your club wants to vote if they cannot attend. [The NCCC governor for Corvettes of Buffalo is Jim Brett. He can be reached at [email protected] or 716-684-9364.] Once a charity is approved and a Director of Charity is appointed, tickets will be printed and sold to members and the general public to raise funds to help the organization picked by the NCCC Governors. NCCC plans to attend Bloomington Gold Show, Carlisle Corvette Show, and Funfest in Effingham Illinois to sell tickets. Also NCCC members can sign out tickets to sell to their clubs, family, and friends. The new ticket program will be $50 tickets with a total of 2000 tickets. All tickets and money will be accounted for going forward. This program will raise $100,000.00, enough to provide a certificate for a new Corvette and support the new charity. One issue NCCC has is the database only contains 54% of email addresses for our members. Please share this information with all your club members who we may not have an email address for. Also have your club Governor check your club’s membership database to ensure NCCC has your correct address and email. I felt it was important to contact every member we could through the NCCC email system with this information. It is the way of the future as NCCC moves more and more into the 21st Century. Thank you all in advance for your support of a charity for NCCC, your support of NCCC, and for being members of this great organization of Corvette owners. There are many things in life that are good, but they don’t get much better than NCCC and all its members. See you all someplace in the future. Dave Heinemann

mailto:[email protected]

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SPRING CHICKEN BBQ

SUNDAY MAY 22 .2016

12 NOON TO 5:00 PM

AT

THE WINGS MEETING PLACE

3964 CALIFORNIA RD.

ORCHARD PARK, NY 14127

FOOD WILL BE AVAILABLE ONE TIME ONLY TO BE SERVED AT 1:00PM

MENU

HALF A CHICKEN

DINNER SALAD

MACARONI SALAD

A ROLL AND BUTTER

BABY RED POTATO SALAD WITH DILL DRESSING

KEG OF BUD BEER,

COFFEE, TEA POP & WATER

THERE WILL BE A SIGN-UP SHEET FOR FINGER DESSERTS

COOKIES,BROWNIES ,CUPCAKES OR SMALL SIZE PASTIRES ONLY

THEY WILL HAVE A CASH BAR FOR ANYONE WANTING WINE OR A MIXED DRINK.

***** VERY IMPORTANT ***** **NO OUTSIDE ALCOHOL CAN BE BROUGHT IN TO THE VENUE**

YOU MUST SIGN UP BY MAY 9 SO WE CAN GIVE A CORRECT COUNT. IF NOT AT APRIL’S MEETING PLEASE

CONTACT: MIKE & LEE BUCCILLI AT 716-648-2037 OR [email protected]

THIS FUN EVENT IS FOR ALL OUR CLUB MEMBERS AND PRESPECTIVES----YOUR COST IS $0.00

mailto:[email protected]

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Ron Fellows Performance Driving School - Spring Mountain, NV

On February 28, 2016 the Corvettes of Buffalo was well represented at the Ron Fellows Performance Driving

School at Spring Mountain near Pahrump, Nevada. The eight of us arrived and were greeted by Kenny

Northrup, a Spring Mountain school instructor with local connections to the Buffalo area. Kenny and a few

other instructors offered to take us on an “Off Road” 4-wheeler adventure into the Spring Mountains. What an

awesome experience to run through the rough desert trails at 40-50 mph and climb up through the canyons, and

ride the edges of ridges with deep drop-offs on both sides! They said that horses are frequently seen on the trails

along with other critters such as mountain lions, mule deer, and mountain sheep but we did not see any because

we were just hanging on and enjoying the ride! After 2+ hours in the mountains the dirt and dust was covering

us from head to toe. It was dark when we returned to the resort and the hot shower and dinner hit the spot!

In the morning, we learned they had two classes running at the same time. Our class had 12 Students and it

looked like the other class was slightly larger. They trained on the 2.2 mile long North/South track and we

trained on the West track which is 1.5 miles long. Spring Mountain had over 100 C7 Corvettes on site, with a

mixture of Z06 and Z51 Stingrays in all colors.

Day 1 in School – was about 50/50 class room training and track time. The instructors covered all the safety

procedures along with all the basic features and controls of the C7. After covering the C7 introduction, seat

settings, mode settings, traction control, and active handling they spent much time on ABS braking and accident

avoidance. All good stuff!

Then on the track we learned “visual scanning” on a serpentine course, “braking techniques”, and shifting

exercises. After lunch we did the track introduction to learn the layout, turning cone locations and apex cone

points.

Then back in the classroom we learned the “8” steps to cornering. – All the previous training started to come

together within the “8” steps to corning!

Then we went back on the track (with helmet secured) to use the “8” corning steps, followed by more training

on the Oval dry track and wet skid pad to learn about weather mode. That was fun!

Day 2 in School – started with more classroom training. They reviewed much of the “8” steps of cornering,

talked about launch mode techniques, use of the PDR system (performance data recorder), how to customize

mode settings and more. Some very cool stuff!

Then out on the track to practice what we learned and begin to push the speed to increase our confidence levels

driving the C7. I did use my PDR recorder to view the statistics of each lap on Day 2 and could go back to see

exactly what I did or didn’t do on the track. This works great!

We did four track sessions during day 2 with one as a passenger while the instructor was driving at his track

speeds. Very cool and helpful to see exactly where he positioned the C7 in the lanes to get higher speeds.

The last two afternoon track sessions were lead & follow the instructor at your comfort level speeds. In other

words, go as fast as you can without crashing off the track! By this time my confidence level at the turns and

straight away was significantly better than in Day 1 and I pushed it over 100 mph on the straight away and up to

65 mph through some turns! It was great and I wanted to run more but our day was winding down.

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Then back to the classroom and we reviewed what we learned and how we did.

The last exercise was a demo of the “Launch Mode” by the instructors using a Z06 7-speed manual and a C7

Stingray 8-speed paddle. Unfortunately, we did not get to try the launch mode but did learn how to use it.

Then back in the classroom for the final questions & comments from the students and instructors.

In closing, our overall experience at the Spring Mountain Resort was excellent! Meals and rooms were great,

and the clubhouse, training facilities were like new and very nice. They did a good job involving our spouses as

passengers in the instructor’s Corvettes during track training, all eight of us attended the classroom sessions and

hospitality was great during breakfast and lunch at the clubhouse. We all would recommend this training

experience to all Corvette owners!

Our Class included COB’ers: Pete and Rose Ricigliano, Frank and Marianne Pastore, Dave and Kathy Huber,

and Skip & Maureen Polowy.

Skip Polowy

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1964 Corvette Restoration----Update #4

Last month we fitted and glued the new front clip to the body. The next step was to connect the body to the new clip with the material that both are made of. This comprises of fiberglass matting cloth and resin mixed with hardener. We now need to get both front clip and body ready, for a V slot to be ground in both sections, where the fiberglass matting will set in place to mate both pieces. We start by cutting fiberglass matting sheets to fit in the V channel and the resin is mixed with the hardener. This part of the job isn't fun, because if you get the resin on your skin it is very hard to get it off. I use rubber deposable gloves to keep my hands clean. Another problem is to know how much hardener to mix into the resin so it doesn't harden to fast or to slow. I start this process by brushing the resin in the V slot and add a cut piece of fiberglass mat and saturate it with resin and add another layer of mat and saturate it until the V slot is filled. The brush I use to put the resin on is also used to push all the air bubbles that cause weak spots in the top surface and cause problems. Any holes or damage in the body must be repaired in this manner, so when the sun heats the top surface no pop outs will show up under the new paint job. When the resin hardens, it is time to remove, and hand work the repaired area with difference grits of sand paper starting with coarse to a finer grit. This is the messy part of the job that I call a pain in the glass, because when the dust gets on your skin it makes you itch. This part of the project will take a long time, because it is mostly all hand work caused by the curves in the car body. Pete Ricigliano

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Some fun survey facts

Percent of car owners/leasers who have ever done the following events:

90% Sang in their car

54% Kissed/made out in their car

38% Had their car be a part of their wedding

34% Made a life decision in their car

27% Made love in their car

27% Gave their car a name

26% Were told they were loved for the first time in a car

22% Displayed photos of their car

20% Held a meeting in their car

10% Got engaged in a car

4% Celebrated their car’s anniversary

4% Had a baby in a car

4% Were named after a car

(Poll results from the International Carwash Association)

APRIL TRIVIA ANSWERS

1. $3,850,000 in January 2014 @ Barrett Jackson for the only red 1967 L88 ever made.

2. Paramount.

3. 1958 at 2805 pounds.

4. The sequoia.

5. Mars.

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2016 Annual COB Banquet

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My Corvette Story This write up and photos were requested by Eckler's Corvette, a large Corvette aftermarket supplier for

possible publication. ..... Gene C.

Back in time when I was starting Jr. High one day after practicing in gym, I walked outside the rear door of that school which was only two houses away from my parents and gazed upon a white sports car that seemed so different than the foreign cars of that era. Walking up to that car, I read the side nameplate on the front fender that had Chevrolet spelled out and as I continued to walk around that beautiful white masterpiece, I yelled out to a passing friend "this must be the new Corvette"! I couldn't take my eyes off of her from the 'chicken-wire mesh-grilles' over those sloped headlights, that red interior and those tail lights. My whole being captured every detail of that sports car, as I asked my friend Gary, "hey, who owns this car ?" He stated it was the librarian's car (she was a spinster of the time). Wow, I just memorized every detail of that 'white piece of art-on-wheels'. Fast forward, after learning how to drive on various hot cars of the time that my senior buddies owned, I chummed around with a fellow that owned a brand new 1962 Fuelie Vette that I regularly detailed. Later during the day we used to hang around the coffee shop on Pine Ave. and then go out racing. Seems as though he never put the top up on that Fuelie. Well after marking the 1/4 mile and lining up those power pack Chevy's, J2 Olds', Mercs' and OHV hopped-up Fords, I asked him if I should get out of the Vette for less weight. He just glanced over and stated "a 130 lbs. wouldn't bother my Vette's performance". So riding shot-gun, I grabbed the bar at the dash and off the line we'd go shutting down every one of them. Seems like nothing could touch us on that country 1/4 mile strip road. The fact that cops were watching and blocking the road in the middle of the night, they would slowly take off after we rapped-up the racing. Again fast forward, after running a body shop and going on to engineering school, I repaired a lot of Vettes and other muscle cars gaining a lot of respect and knowledge for automobiles. As the new cars of the 60's mid-years were presented by GM. I then owned a '57 Ford convertible. and decided to get a new red on red Vette roadster with a white top. Well that carbureted 327 4speed posi certainly gave me a lot of fun and 'great dates'. However, priorities in the mid 60's prevented me from totally fulfilling my passion with that great American sports car, and as marriage and later a family with need to finish engineering school were in front of me, the Vette had to go. Fast forward again, my friend Chris in the mid 70's would often encourage me to buy a mid-year Vette, since I would always bring up fast cars in conversation. Well we found a 1967 Roadster that was a high horse small block L79 4 speed with a 3.70 posi and I bought it and played with it after getting it road ready, then parked it since at the time it didn't impress me, as being 'the one'. Later on, I went to Bob McDorman's Chevrolet in Canal Winchester, OH where they had the public display of Vettes for sale and bought a 327/365hp 4-speed saddle tan iridescent Coupe. A little later on I found a Sebring silver '63 S/W Fuelie with matching numbers, a posi 4:11, power windowed car and so I proceeded to restore that car thru the years to perfection. As that was not enough, I bought a tri-power '67 red on red white top Roadster 427/435hp 4-speed with the auxiliary hardtop. Well now, after sitting for 40 years (the '67 Vette that Chris encouraged me to buy) the L79 Silver Pearl Roadster is 'coming alive' in a total restoration' and I now have decided since the license plate on the Sebring Silver '63 reads "63FUELIE" that the '67 Vette in restoration will read "BOOKEND". To finish the rest of the story, there will be a sequel to all the above in " Vette Chronicles" that will be summarized in a book that I will be publishing. Save-the-wave, Gene Colucci

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Save-the-wave, Gene Colucci

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2016 Memorial Day Parade

DATE

Monday , 30 May 2016

ASSEMBLE

Williamsville South High School

5950 Main Street, Williamsville

Corvettes – Back of Parking Lot as always

277th Army Quartermaster Company Trucks – Front of Parking Lot as always

TIME

Arrive between 1:15 (13:15) PM and 1:30 (13:30) PM

Parade Steps Off at 2:00 (14:00) PM

AFTER PARTY

American Legion George F. Lamm Post #622

962 Wehrle Drive

Beer & Soda are Free

Hamburgers are $3.00 and Hot Dogs are $2.00 each

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VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL

CHAPTER 77, VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA IS RAISING FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT A MEMORIAL HONORING

VETERANS WHO SERVED DURING THE VIETNAM WAR AS WELL AS OTHER CONFLICTS. THE MEMORIAL WILL BE

LOCATED IN VETERANS PARK IN THE CITY OF TONAWANDA. WE HAVE THE PERMANENT LOAN OF AN ATTACK

HELICOPTER (AH-1 COBRA) THAT WAS SHOT DOWN IN VIETNAM FOR USE IN THE MEMORIAL’S STRUCTURE.

PARTIAL FINANCING OF THE MEMORIAL WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY THE SELLING OF PERMANENT BRICKS TO BE USED

IN THE MEMORIAL CONSTRUCTION THAT ARE ETCHED WITH WORDING OF THE PURCHASERS CHOOSING. PARTIAL

FINANCING OF THE MEMORIAL WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPLISHED THRU THE SALE OF CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS WHICH

WILL BE PERMANENTLY NOTED ON THE MEMORIAL’S LISTING OF CORPORATE SPONSORS AS WELL AS OUR WEB SITE

AND THE DEDICATION PROGRAM.

THREE SIZES OF BRICKS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE.

4” X 8” BRICK WITH 3 LINES OF ENGRAVING IS $100



CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP IS $200. IT INCLUDES PERMANENT LISTING ON THE MEMORIAL AS A CORPORATE

SPONSOR (20 LETTER MAXIMUM), LISTING ON OUR WEB SITE, AND LISTING IN THE DEDICATION PROGRAM.

INFORMATION AND BRICK PURCHASE FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.VVA77.ORG

INSTRUCTIONS FOR HELICOPTER BRICK FUND PURCHASE

Vietnam Veterans of America Web Site www.vva77.org Click on Helicopter Brick Fund (lower left hand corner)

http://www.vva77.org/

http://www.vva77.org/

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Click on desired brick size for order form If clip art desired, click on “Clip- Art- Gallery” on previous page Click on Military and Veterans Groups Point on Clip Art desired for Clip Art number Put Clip Art number on order form Make check to VVA Chapter 77 Mail check and order form to: VVA Chapter 77 Brick Fund 47 Main Street Tonawanda, NY 14150

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Corvettes of Buffalo 2016 Picnic

Hi all, Just to give some quick info. on our 2016 picnic. Date Aug. 14th.

11am - ? place Tonawanda Firemen's Park 318 Two Mile Creek

Road, Tonawanda 14150. Lunch will cooked onsite by BBQ Master

Michael Bampton. Lunch will be smoked pulled pork sandwiches,

roasted chicken half’s, baked beans, coleslaw, ears of corn grilled or

boiled, Butter(salted & unsalted), 3 different BBQ sauces, Salt/Pepper. Anyone able to bring an appetizer, salad, or

desert would be appreciated. There will be a signup sheet at March meeting. There will be cold pop & water. If you

want to bring beer or wine in a cooler that's ok.

Thank you, Wayne & Sally Scudder 716 861-7331

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Alexander Bay -----1000 Island Trip

Here is the information for Capt. Thomson's Resort P.O Box 160 45 James Street Alexandria Bay NY 13607

[Phone: (315) 482-9961 Fax: (315) 482-9511]. http://www.captthomsons.com/resort/

I have 10 rooms reserved, 6 Lower Harbor 4 Upper Harbor all on the Main Channel.

The dates are check-in June 1st and check-out June 3rd. There has been an Off-Season Escape Package price increase

Lower Harbor 2015 was $387.00 now price is $419.00 Upper Harbor is now $459.00 these are double occupancy

prices. This is the best price I could get. If anyone wishes to reserve June 1st Escape Package trip. My contact is

Megon 315 482-9961 tell her you are with the Corvettes Of Buffalo group. There will be a sign-up sheet at March

Meeting. Please feel free to call me if you have any questions. Wayne Scudder 716 861-7331.

Escape Package includes: 2 night stay Double Occupancy

A drink per person @ Riley’s Bottle of Champagne in room

1 dinner for two and two breakfast for two @ Riley’s Singer Castle boat tour & Castle tour is a 3 ½ hr. boat tour and guided castle tour in one

All sales taxes & services charges

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

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2016 Calendar of Events - (March 16, 2016)

The following list of Events were reviewed by the Board of Directors and are being listed for Members to select and plan your

activities. While these Events are being listed, there will be additional events that will be added as the season progresses. This calendar

will be updated and available at monthly meetings. The updated calendar will also be posted on our web page. If you know of any

events that we should add to the list please let us know.

Shows and Events – 2016

March 24-26 Motorama

April 9 COB Club Meeting – Clarence Church – 7 pm

April 9 Ladies Expo – Sue Brownlee

April 23-24 Watkins Glenn Opening Day at Track

April 24 WNY Maplefest Show Rt. 16 Franklinville, NY; 9am – 3pm (Pete Ricigliano)

May 1 Rod & Custom Swap Meeting

May 3 Hoovers Dairy - Sunday Cruise 5pm

May 10 Uncle Joe’s Spring Cruise – 4869 Southwestern Blvd. Hamburg, NY 5pm-9pm

May 14 COB Club Meeting – Clarence Church – 7 pm

May 16 Vietnam Veterans East Aurora Cruise Night, American Legion Post 362, 5pm

May 17 Pautler’s Cruise Night – Transit Road, Clarence, NY 5pm

May 20-21 Dunkirk Swap Meet & Car Corral – County Fairgrounds, 9am daily (716)489-4868

May 22 COB Spring BBQ at Wings of Hope, Orchard Park – See Mike & Lee Buccilli

May 26 Variety Club Cruise – 6114 Broadway Lancaster, NY 5pm

May 26 Akron Cruise Nights – Main Street, Akron, NY

May ? Springville Parade – See Lowell Rothenberger 11 am at Burger King

May 28 The Caz Car Show – Cazenovia Park Casino, S. Buffalo, NY (11am – 6pm)

May 29 Olcott Cruise Super Cruise 1pm -4pm

May 30 Lockport Super Cruise – Ida Fritz Park 5pm

May 30 Memorial Day Parade, Williamsville, NY at 1:30 pm at South HS, Main St

June 1 1000 Islands Trip – see Wayne Scudder

June 2 Akron Cruise night – 5pm

June 3-5 London Ontario Show- See Bruce Mussehl

June 4 Engineering Society Car Show, Harbor State Park – Gene Colucci

June 5 Raymour Flannigan Cruise 1459 Nia Falls Blvd. Amherst, NY 3pm-6pm

June 11 COB Club Meeting – Clarence Church – 7 pm

June 12 Street Machines of Rochester Car Show, 1120 Latta Rd. Greece, NY 9am- 4pm

June 16 Akron Corvette Night – 5pm

June 16 Charcoal Corral Cruise Night -4pm

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June 18 Legendary Motorsports Canada Trip – See Frank Pastore

June 19 WNYCC Joe Basil All Corvette Cruise – 10am- 4pm

June 19 Miller Hose Father’s Day Show – Vol. Fire Hall, Newfane, NY 9am – 3pm

June 22 Elderwood Cruise, 2600 NF Blvd. Wheatfield, NY 6pm-8pm

June 22-26 Bloomington Gold Trip – See Frank Pastore

June 26 Niagara County Swap Meet & Car Show – Rt. 78 Lockport, NY 8am- 5pm

June 24 Wilson Super Cruise – Rt. 425 – 5:30 pm

June 25 Central Terminal Car Show 495 Paderewski Drive, Buffalo 11am -4pm

June 29 COB Super Salvatore’s Cruise – John Biggie - TBD

June 30-July 1 Watkins Glen Corvette Weekend – see Buccilli’s or Kirkland’s for info

July 4 Grand Island Parade - 8am at Burger King - Frank Pastore

July 6 Cappollino Chevrolet Cruise – Boston State Rd. - Cruising for Scouts 4pm- 9pm

July 8 Paddock Chevrolet Car Show - Kenmore NY (4pm - 9pm)

July 9 Pirates Festival Car Show – Krull Park, Olcott, NY (9am-3pm)

July 9 COB Club Meeting – Clarence Church (7pm- 9pm)

July 10 Harbor Cruise Dunkirk

July 10 Old Sanborn days

July 11 Lockport Corvette Cruise Night – Ida Fritz Park, 5pm

July 15-17 Syracuse Nationals – Hot Rod Show

July 15 St. John Baptist Alden

July 16 Hoover dairy Car Show – 10am -6pm

July 21 Charcoal Corral Cruise

July 23 Sunset Drive Car Show- Hospice 4675 Sunset Drive, Lockport, NY 9am-4pm

July 24 Woodlawn Diner Breakfast Cruise 3200 Lakeshore Rd – 9am – 12noon

July 27 Root Beer Float Cruise – Beechwood Homes, 2235 Millersport Hwy – Getzville (6pm-8pm)

July 30-31 Sylvan Beach All Corvette Show – Trip to Sylvan Beach, NY

July 31 Dick Pendleton Car Show – Grand Island, NY – (9am -4pm)

August 1 Taste of Clarence at Town Park –Main St. 2:00pm

August 5 St. Gabriel’s Super Cruise – 5271 Clinton St. Elma, NY (4pm -9pm)

August 6 Wings Flight of Hope Charity event 4pm-10pm

August 6 WNY Cruise Against Cancer –TJ Hirsch, 1641 N. French Rd. Getzville, NY – (10am-2pm)

August 7 Pierce Arrow Museum Cruise & Dinner

August 7 Buffalo History Museum Show – 9am- 4pm

August 10 Elderwood Cruise – 200 Bassett Rd Williamsville, 6pm

August 13 Williamsville Village Cruise & Cruise, South HS at 4pm

August 14 COB Picnic– Fireman’s Park, N. Tonawanda, NY 11am

August 18 Cataract Cruisers – Charity Cruise – Academy Park, Lewiston, NY 5pm

August 21 COB Caravan

August 24 Medina Super Cruise, Main St. 5pm- 9pm

August 25-28 Corvettes at Carlisle - PA

August 27 Mt. Saint Mary’s Music Fest & Super Cruise, 3756 Delaware Ave. Kenmore, NY 11am-5pm

August 27 GM/ UAW Show – location TBD

September 3 Olcott Beach Super Car Show – Krull Park, 8am – 4pm

September 4 Niawanda Park Car Show -Vietnam Vets; River Rd. Tonawanda NY – 9am – 4pm

September 5 St. Gregory Great Car Show, Maple Rd. Wmsvl, NY – 9am – 4pm

September 9-11 Corvette Alliance Car Show- Ohio Trip – John Biggie

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September 10 WNYCC Super Cruise, VFW Walden Ave Lancaster, NY

September 9-11 Adirondack Vette Fest Lake George NY

September 11 Colden Fall Car Show – Rt. 240 Colden NY (10am -5pm)

September 13 Uncle Joe’s Fall Final Cruise – 4869 Southwestern Blvd, Hamburg, NY 5pm-9pm

September 17 Akron Car & Craft Show – 9am-4pm

September 17 COB Club Meeting & Club Dues – Clarence Church – 7pm

September 18 Ellicottville Car Show – Rockin Oldies 9am – 4pm

September 18 Fall Festival Pembroke Car Show – Town Park Rt.77, 9am – 3pm

September 24 Crusin for Cure at Roswell- Elm & Carlton St. Buffalo, NY 9am- 4pm

September 24 Genesee Com. College Car Show – Batavia, NY 11am -4pm

October 1 Hilton Apple Festival, Hilton NY (9am- 5pm)

October 8 COB Club Meeting – Clarence Church – 7pm

October 9 Peek & Peek Car Show 1405 Ye Old Road, Clymer, NY (9am - 4pm)

November 12 COB Meeting – Elections!

December 4 COB Christmas Brunch – Columns Banquet Hall, Karen R. 11am- 2pm

Note: Check the Clutch Artist Calendar for more detail

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