Queensland Corvette Club -  News

Up-dated: Tuesday 30 October 2011 


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President's Report



                                    chris

Life's Short
It has come to my attention over the last month that it appears that we do not have enough time in our lives to share it around equally. In the past 4 weeks I have been at work for 20 days spent 3 days in Sydney with great friends Tom & Mark Vanderreyden and a family friend at the muscle Car Masters at Eastern Creek. The Fathers day week end was a great time to drink and dine together and enjoy some real muscle car racing with Corvettes, Mustangs, Comaro's, Gt Falcons, Monaro's, Torana's and a top array of other vehicles.
The following Friday night I had to travel to Rockhampton and returned on Saturday night. Wow one day at home with the family. On the weekend of the 16th, Concourse week end, I spent all day Friday cleaning the car. Saturday with the family and then Sunday at our Concourse. By the way Sunday was a great day that I enjoyed immensely.
I would like to congratulate all of you who won a prize on the day, thank everyone for the effort that they put into their vehicles for the display and all of you for your great company for the day. I feel that it was a very successful event and I believe one of our biggest displays in the last ten years. I would also like to express my gratitude to the previous committee as they played the most significant role in organizing the event, Brad Stumer for organizing the venue, Nev Solomon and Karen, our wonderful caterers for the day, our great sponsors, all of the volunteers who made the day what it was and the other clubs that arrived and supported us on the day . I am looking forward to our next years event.
Oh, getting back to the time issue (You do the maths),remember don't forget those closest to you, make time for them and tell them how you feel about them.
Take care, keep safe and we will catch up again next month.
Chris Livermore
President
Queensland Corvette Club.




(NEW) Meeting Venue!!

Our monthly club meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month at the Springwood Bowls Club, "Club Springwood", on Cinderella Drive, Springwood.  (Except January, when the meeting is deferred one week to allow for public holidays)

The bistro serves delicious meals and our private room is spacious and well appointed.  There are jugs of iced water and refreshing mints on every table plus hot tea, coffee and biscuits on the supper table.

Why not plan to arrive a little early and enjoy a great meal with your friends.  The lovely staff at Club Springwood will happily serve your order in the meeting room if you wish.  This option is becoming popular, with quite a few members taking advantage of the peace and quiet afforded by our comfortable private room to relax and enjoy their dinner and drinks with friends before the meeting.

We are a socially orientated group of people with the Corvette Marque our common focus.  If you are like minded and interested in joining, please feel welcome to come along to our monthly club meeting and introduce yourself.  We'd love to get to know you.

Members, guests and visitors are reminded that Club Springwood is located on Cinderella Drive, Springwood.

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Find Club Springwood from the Pacific Motorway southbound - take exit 19 Rochedale Road, move into the left lane and turn left into Springwood Road.  Move into the right lane and turn right into Cinderella Drive.  Continue along Cinderella Drive and watch for Club Springwood on your right.

Find Club Springwood from the Pacific Motorway northbound - take exit 20 Logan Road.  Turn right under the motorway into Logan Road and continue through Fitzgerald Avenue turning right at the intersection with Cinderella Drive.  Continue along Cinderella Drive and watch for Club Springwood on your right.



Member Information

All members are reminded that 2012/13 memberships are now overdue and must be paid directly to the Club Treasurer, returned by post or direct deposited into the club account.  If direct depositing, please include your name as a reference and phone or email the Club Treasurer advising of your payment.

Suncorp  BSB:  484 799  /  Acc No.  001670655

Members failing to renew their membership will not receive copies of the Vetteletter Magazine and those enjoying Special Interest Vehicle Registration will be in breach of the rules and regulations pertaining to this scheme.  Please renew ASAP.




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Please be warned, the State Government is cracking down on Club Registrations (Special Interest Vehicles) due to a perception that some members of the community are abusing this very welcomed scheme.  QCC members utilising Special Interest Vehicle Registration are reminded to visit the Queensland Government link or collect a brochure from their local Qld Transport Office and read, understand and comply with the current rules.

Due to the large number of members now seeking concessional registration, the Committee has decided to make the following changes to how such requests will be handled.

Cars that are already registered, or able to be transported, can now make an appointment for a free inspection with either:  Southside, Peter Turner  0409 003 300  or  Northside, Kevin Silk  0418 722 987.

Corvette owners who require a home or workshop on-site visit will be asked to donate $50 to the Qld Corvette Club.

This brings us into line with the current practice of other car clubs in the region


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25th Australian Corvette Nationals
Easter 2013
Friday 29th March to Monday 1st April



The committee and members of Corvettes Down-Under Car Club invite all Corvette Owners to attend the 25th Australian Corvette Nationals in Toowoomba, 2013.

There is an early bird prize for all entries paid by 31 December 2012, one lucky entrant will win the cost of their accommodation at the Burke & Wills Hotel for the convention.

I am advised that over thirty rooms at the venue have already been booked (July 2012), so my advice would be to book a room now if you have any thoughts of attending.  There are stand-by accommodation arrangements but, all of the action will take place at the Burke & Wills so this is where you'll want to stay.

Please click on the top banner for a link to the hotel website.

An entry form is included for your convenience as well as the official event program brochure - print these off and consider making your registration and hotel booking ASAP.  Remember, you need to book and pay for your hotel accommodation separately but, mention the convention to be included in the block booking.


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Members also discussed the inclusion of an Honour Board on the website to recognise the contributions made by our hard working volunteer committee members over the life of our club.  I am pleased to include this link, which may also be found in the top right corner of our Committee page, to the QCC Honour Board page.  Additional committee positions and incumbents names will be added as the page evolves.

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Member Information

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Carson Automotive

Chris Carson is one of Brisbane's foremost Corvette specialists who has dedicated his professional and personal life to the Chevrolet Corvette.  Based on Brisbane's Bayside at Unit 5, 20 Enterprise Street, Cleveland, Chris is a connoisseur of C3 model cars.

Chris' passion for Corvettes benefits owners with a depth and breadth of knowledge that allows him to fault find with a precision others can only aspire to.  Mechanical repairs, servicing, restorations, compliancing and fine tuning are handled professionally yet with a personal interaction that is not possible at larger facilities.

All Corvette owners are welcome at Carson Automotive where Chris will attend to the needs of your pride and joy with a passion only owners know.  Chris can be contacted by phone on 3821 3351, email at carsonL88@hotmail.com or you're always welcome to call into the workshop at Cleveland.




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A timely reminder to members with convertibles to maintain them in top condition through the use of world renowned soft top care products from Renovo Australia.  Neil McAllister has a full catalogue available and offers a 10% discount to QCC members.  Products can be ordered on-line and will be shipped straight to your door.  Please email Sally or Jaimes for the on-line promo code.





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We continue our exclusive offer from Jimmy Gamble, proprietor of "bolts nuts screws on-line," for members of the Queensland Corvette Club to receive a 20% discount across his enormous range of fasteners.

Your membership details must be provided to redeem your discount.

 

 

 

 

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Please visit our Special Members Only Deals page 

 




 


New Members

The Queensland Corvette Club continues to attract new members, and we encourage all Corvette owners and enthusiasts reading this article to consider joining our club as a means of expanding your social circle while learning more about the marque we all love.

So, please enjoy your Vette.....  and say G'Day to these lovely new members when you next meet.

We welcome these great Corvette fans into our club;

 

Ross and Jenny met quite a few of our members at the American Lakeside Day on 1st July, and joined on the spot.  We love their decisiveness and their ability as fine judges of character.  This is their Mulsanne Blue 1970, 454 big block couple, and a great example at that.

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Geoff and Robynne purchased this low mileage, 27,000 mile, 1981 Corvette Coupe while holidaying in Dallas Texas last year.  Chris Carson looked after the compliancing and we look forward to socialising with Geoff & Robynne at our club events. 

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Dave from Maryborough, recently bought his first Vette as a Birthday present to himself.  His love affair with Corvettes began in 1975 after seeing a black coupe while visiting Hawaii, and plans to restore this beauty to it's original orange paint scheme.

 

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Jaimes' 82 Collector Edition Roadster

518 82 front    518 82 rear

 

Darren's beautiful side piped C3 

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Warren and Wendy with their Blue C3,  (Hey Pete, where are all the Red one's??)

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Ray McShane and his classic 1968 C3 coupe,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tamara is living proof that women love Corvettes too.  Pictured with her magic 1973 C3,

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New members are encouraged to email a recent photo of their Vette and membership details along with any other facts they would like to see posted on the members page or printed in a Vetteletter issue.  Of-course, existing members are always welcome to email up-dated photos or details at any time.

Photos can be sent to Jaimes for the website by clicking on the parking sign for a convenient email link.

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Vette Items of Interest


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Last month, Pete received an email from Hans Tore Tangerud from Kristiansand, Norway.  Hans is an IT consultant and freelance automotive journalist and Corvette owner.  In-fact, Hans and his wife each own Corvettes, Hans a Red 75 C3 Convertible and his wife a Red 78 C3 L82 Targa Coupe.

hans tore tangerund imageHans discovered the Queensland Corvette Club through our website and loves checking in to see what activities we're enjoying and of-course, what Vettes our members are driving.

Hans invites QCC members to visit his Norwegian Auto Blog by clicking on his photo.

He is also a member and Web Administrator for the Norway Corvette Club.

Please feel welcome to visit the Norway Corvette Club's website by clicking on the banner above.

On behalf of the committee and members of the Queensland Corvette Club, I'd like to extend a warm thank you to Hans for making contact from the other side of the world and wish him all the best in the hobby we share.

 

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Brad sent this C3 gem.  Can't imagine how poorly this would drive.....





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How's this for a cool boat?  A designers take on a high performance Corvette styled race craft.  Click for more info.




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Noticed this C3 Stretch Limousine for sale in Spain - click for more photos


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Sally found this great site that make beautiful posters and display boards of your pride and joy.  Looks very good and quite reasonably priced too.

 

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Ernie suggests this link to a great Australian site specialising in genuine quality Australian made art and giftware.  Check out the Corvette Tribute series of giftware by Australian artist Simon Read.



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Ernie's forwarded an interesting link for C3 owners, who at some stage of their ownership, will have to give thought to repairing the clock in their Vette.

When you check it out, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "tips main page" for more handy C3 & C5 maintenance tips.






Members looking for hard to find glass for their pride and joy should contact Ralph with their details.
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Ralph Moore Autoglass Pty. Ltd.

All Autoglass parts supplied & Installed, Prestige & Restoration Model Specialists, Since 1964

6 John St., Mascot, New South Wales Australia 2020

Telephone (02) 9667 1933 or (02) 9669 1628,

Fax (02) 9669 6605, ISD code (61-2)

Email: autoglass@bigpond.com     Website www.ralphmoore.citysearch.com.au

 

 

National Corvette Museum C5 / C6 Build Sheets

If you own a 02 - 10 Corvette, you'll be pleased to know the National Corvette Museum recently received an additional 85,000 original build sheets from the Bowling Green Assembly Plant.

Each build sheet went down the line with it's corresponding Corvette while the car was being assembled.  Some still have masking tape on them while others show pen markings by assembly line workers, grease, dirt or even footprints from when they were discarded after vehicle assembly.

In total, NCM has approximately 185,000 original build sheets in it's possession.  Purchase price is $40 each for NCM members and $50 for non-members.

For more information, contact the Museum's Library and Archives by email  betty@corvettemuseum.org 

or check the NCM website 

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Ernie has recently organised re-gassing the gas struts for the rear hatch glass in his ZR1 and is very happy with the results.  For the benefit of fellow members, details of the gas strut service are included;gas strut image

"Gas Strut" Sales & Service  3890 4044.

3/1029 Manly Road, Tingalpa Qld 4173

email - sales@gasstrutsales.com  Salesman is Ronnie

 

 

 

Is your vehicle registered under Qld Transport's Special Interest Vehicle Scheme (SIVS) ?

Corvette owners utilising this great scheme are reminded to maintain their knowledge of changing vehicle usage and club membership requirements.  Details are available from Queensland Transport Offices or their website "Failure to comply with the conditions of the SIVS is an offence and serious consequences may apply."

All QCC members driving SIVS Vettes are urged to familiarise themselves with the regulations by clicking on this link.

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Members are encouraged to have a look at our QCC Knowledge Base - click on link, top right menu bar.

The idea of this initiative is to help share our understanding of the beast that is Corvette, by providing contacts that members can turn to for reliable local information.

Please email the website co-ordinator to volunteer your assistance with this program.  The more the better - then we can become more specific with our knowledge descriptions and reduce the likelihood of misdirected enquiries.

As an addition to the Knowledge Base, we would like to know who has OEM service manuals.  Please let Jaimes know if you'd be happy to volunteer reference to your manuals.  You are certainly not expected to hand over these important reference books but help out by phone or maybe with a photo copy or scan of a needed page.

 

checkered flag image Please take the time to visit our QCC Sites of Interest page.  This can be found by clicking on Links and then choosing Other, or by clicking on the chequered flags.

If you are a QCC member, have a permanent commercial website and would like it added to this page, please send our website co-ordinator a brief spiel and your web address.   

There's no charge for including sites of interest - this is a service to our members. 

 

 

 

Spectacular Photoshop Images

Ever dreamt of having your favourite Corvette photo artistically altered into a work of Vette-art?

Anthony Grima is a retired photographer with an artistic and very creative flair ( and a mastery of Photoshop ) who can work wonders with your favourite Vette-pic.  QCC members are welcome to email Anthony to start the ball rolling at  grimatm@optusnet.com.au  

The only stipulation for putting members in-touch with Anthony, is that you share your completed Vette-art with the world by sending Jaimes a copy for our Wallpaper page.

             


Alternate Motoring Events

Members and visitors are reminded to regularly check our Auto Happenings Page and use the link to Pinky's for information on all things Automotive in Queensland and Australia for that matter.  I'm constantly astounded by the number and quality of events happening in Queensland.  Members are welcome to volunteer as leader for any of these events, in conjunction with our Events Co-ordinator to plan an official QCC run.  Who knows, it's quite likely other members will share your passion, so step up and plan a run in 2011.

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QCC Website Statistics


May


We welcomed 90,236 visitors during the month of May.  Thank you to everyone who visits, please feel welcome to attend our monthly Club meetings or join us for a run when you next visit Brisbane.


Our highest number of daily visits occurred on Tuesday 29th with 4,658

Visitor Totals for previous six months

May  90,236
April  91,274
March  80,828
February  76,377
January  72,801
December  76,861


Best use of Advertising for the month;

1.  Nuts and bolts online with 11,291 links to their website  ( gotta be happy with that Jimmy )
2.  1,533 links to QCC Websites of Interest - members send Jaimes your business site details for free listing
3.  787 links to How to Buy a Corvette
4.  732 downloads of the May 2011 Vetteletter
5.  642 links to the Fox and Hounds Christmas in July info
6.  603 links to Ernie's photos  ( should be selling advertising on your photo bucket site Ern )
7.  581 links to Performax News
8.  576 links to Member Discount Page  ( advertisers note, make the club an offer and be noticed for free )
9.  562 links to FND 15 June, Richlands Tavern
10.  510 links to Recent Events, Mt Glorious write-up
11.  485  links to the Vetteletter Archives
12.  481  links to Camp Quality website
13.  472  links to Coming Events Caboolture Car Show
14.  468 links to Club News
15.  441 links to QCC sites of interest  ( Members advertise your business for free )



 1,422  various editions of the Vetteletter were downloaded during the month


28,401  visitors have the Queensland Corvette Club website saved as a favourite.  That's 31.4% of visits for the month - thank you to everyone who saves us as a favourite.  It's the greatest complement a website can receive.



Top 30 visits by Country

1.  Australia  25,144
2.  USA  22,310
3.  US Commercial  19,740
4.  Netherlands  1,622  (great effort, thank you)
5.  Germany  1,241  (another huge increase, well done)
6.  India  1,010  (excellent numbers from our Indian friends, thanks)
7.  United Kingdom  629
8.  Ukraine  607
9.  Canada  549
10.  New Zealand  427

11.  Singapore  248
12.  Italy  243
13. South Africa  233
14.  Turkey  208
15.  United Arab Emirates  200
16.  Finland  177
17.  Indonesia  173
18.  Thailand  145
19.  Russian Federation  144
20.  China  133
21.  US Military  122
22.  Mexico  122
23.  Hungary  113
24.  Czech Republic 112
25.  Sweden  111
26. Viet Nam  111
27.  Non-Profit Organisations  96
28.  Ireland  95
29.  Greece  93
30.  France  87






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Corvette Photos

Club stalwart, Ernie Whittle has very kindly offered viewing access to his collection of Corvette photos on a photo hosting site.  You are welcome to view these pictures and to submit your own for Ernie to add.


Please click on this link to view Ernie's photo's.     ernies photos




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Business offering special deals to members of the Queensland Corvette Club has proven so popular, it's been decided to dedicate a new page on the website for this purpose.

Members can navigate there by selecting the Special Offers link from the
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The items on this page are included for the purpose of maintaining and encouraging club communication and fostering friendships.  Any unintentional insults or errors are regretted and will be addressed upon contacting the web site co-ordinator.  Intended insults and errors shall remain for the enjoyment of all.

Contributions to the News section of the website are always welcome.  Please email the web site co-ordinator with your info & pictures.