Corvettes
of Southeast Idaho
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It's here! Corvette time, I've been waiting for it for months. We started
the season off with a bang! The first "Dairy Queen" night was very well attended,
and Dairy Queen even gave away a couple of ice cream cakes. This should be
a fun get together for the summer. Eastern Idaho Technical College then gave
a presentation on their analysis machine by hooking up Kelly and Terry's
'86 Pace Car. The fine folks at EITC even found a problem that was easily
fixable! Way to go guys!! They were very knowledgeable and friendly and those
that attended had a real good time. Next time you see Val Chambers or Frank
Stanger, thank them for their time. Finally, we traveled (17 corvettes in
all) to the Hill Aerospace Museum and Union Square Museum in Ogden. Talk
about lucky, the SR-71 "Blackbird", one of the fastest planes of all times,
was parked outside and we got to park near it for some pictures. The staff
said that this was a very rare occurrence for the plane to be outside, so
we got some amazing photos because we're just plain lucky. (Ask a couple
of the monkeys who scaled the hangar to take some pics and give the staff
a heart attack, Lynn, Kelly, Tom...)
At the meeting this month, we will need to talk about our stretch of I-15,
it really needs to be cleaned. Last year we did not clean because of lack
of participation. I know we can rally a crew of 15-20 people on some sunny
weekend in early June. It only takes a couple of hours, and if we meet fairly
early in the morning, we are done before it gets too hot. Please help out
this year so we can keep our road clean.
Also, I have a few names for people willing to be on a "calling tree". It
is very important to have one established before summer gets rolling. This
is the easiest way to get information out to the club and is a good way for
some of the newer members to learn who the members are. Basically, you get
a block of names, and when you get called with information on upcoming events,
you just call your people. It is very simple, yet helps out greatly. I will
be asking for volunteers at this months meeting for that also.
Other than that, it looks like we have a great spring/summer in store for us so lets get out there and have fun!
May Birthdays(1)
| Betty McKinlay | May 3 |
| Linda Moore | May 8 |
| Trish Bargman | May 8 |
| Darlene Davidson | May 16 |
| Marvin Bennett | May 21 |
| Connie Lamprecht | May 23 |
| Pat Blake | May 27 |
| Saprena Lyons | May 29 |
We will be meeting at the Dairy Queen on Broadway (BROADWAY, Dale) on the
6th and 20th of May, around 6:30 each night. It was
very well attended the last time and should be a good time for all.
The May meeting will be a Sunday Breakfast/ Brunch at the Relay Station. The Relay Station has great food and has always supported the club. The meeting will be Sunday, May 23rd at 11:00 a.m. Meet at the Old Fred Myers (usual place, not like the last time) at 10:00 a.m. and we'll leave at 10:15 a.m. We'll hook up with the others at the Relay Station.
The
members of Corvettes Of Southeast Idaho wish to thank the college , Val Chambers,
and Frank Stanger for providing us with a very informative morning. Mr. Chambers
and Mr. Stanger came in on their day off to provide a clinic for members
of the corvette club. 12 members attended and were very pleased with the
presentation.
A corvette was hooked up to the diagnostic machine. This vehicle had a "check
engine" light on indicating trouble. Mr. Stanger found the trouble and explained
in very clear terms what the trouble was and how he will correct it.
After correction, the corvette ran very well and the owner was happy with
the results. Everyone went away feeling the time spent at EITC was very
beneficial to them.
We feel that the instructors are very knowledgeable, the equipment available
to the student is top rated, and that the college should turn out some competent
auto technicians.
On behalf of members of Corvettes Of Southeast Idaho, thanks for a job well
done.
Club member Lynn McKinlay has started a glass repair business. So for your
corvette or other vehicle's glass needs, give Lynn a call. He has recently
got with the local insurance companies for rates.
Hi, Brint Here! You need your corvette serviced and checked out for this year? Come on by the shop or give me a call. I'm located just off the St. Anthony exit. Brint Freeman,
Klassic Cars
17 East 5th South
St Anthony, ID
624-7769
I understand that June 5th, the INEEL site will be opened to the
public for tours. Would there be enough interest of the group to make this
a vette tour ? Yours truly would be happy to explain the "many wonders" of
the site to the group if you would like to do this. I know many of our members
are, or have worked out there and they could also explain what knowledge
they have. It could be an interesting day. Let us know at the next meeting
or at the Dairy Queen get together.
The Next Meeting will be May 19th at 7:00. This will be at Kelly
& Terry Armstrong's house. Please try to attend.
Plans are going well, with the registration forms set to go out in the near
future. New items for this year is a LIVE band for Saturday Nights entertainment.
Our man in the BBQ pits will be back for another great Saturday night dutch-oven
dinner. Fun, food, music, Corvettes, and trophies galore will mark this as
our 5th corvette show in West Yellowstone.
If you made a room reservation at the Grey Wolf Inn for this years Wild West
Vette Fest, they may have overcharged you. To get the $85.00/night rate,
you need to tell them you are with the corvette show. They thought it was
only for Corvette of South-East Idaho members. We think we got this straightened
out, but our out-of-town guests might want to call and verify.
BOOMER'S AUDIO
1999 AUDIO AND CAR SHOW
Sat. July 24, 1999 in the Ammon City Park from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm there
will be the annual Boomer's Audio and Car Show. The Car Show is separate
from the Audio Show so come out and have a good time. There will be a DJ
there playing 50's, 60's, and 70's music and food and soda. There will also
be car related booths and a raffle. You will receive a raffle ticket and
a dash plaque with your registration. There is a special rate for Corvettes
that pre-register of only $13.00. Registration that day is $20.00. The more
Vettes that pre-register, the more Vette Trophies that day. For information
on the show or pre-registration please call Scott Norman and leave a message
at 589-4434. We love to see Corvettes! Come and have a fun day with us this
year. Scott and Rachel Norman
The car show at Taylor Chevrolet is Saturday June 26th. There is no registration
fee, free food, free prizes and trophies. They have supported our car show
for years. Let's turn out for their show and have a good time too.
The date is June 6th. If we go over between 9:30 and 10:00 a.m. that will
be ok. I will go over early and stake out our turf, the same place as last
year. Egon
A fellow bought a new Corvette and was out on an empty turnpike for a nice evening drive. The top was down, the breeze was blowing through his hair, and he decided to open her up. As the needle jumped to 80 mph he suddenly saw a flashing red and blue light behind him. "There ain't no way they can catch a Corvette," he thought to himself and opened her up further.
The needle hit 100, 120 and finally 150 with the lights still behind him.
"What am I doing?" he thought, and pulled over. The cop came up to him, took
his license and without a word examined it and the car. "I've had a tough
shift," the officer said, "and this is my last stop. I don't feel like more
paperwork, so if you can give me an excuse for your driving that I haven't
heard before, you can go!"
"Last week, my wife ran off with a highway patrolman," the man said. "And
I was afraid you were trying to give her back!"
"Have a nice night," the officer said.
What a day we had May 1st. 17 cars made the trip to Ogden UT. I worked a
deal with the weather man to stop the rain for 24 hours, and halt road
construction so we could have a very eventful day.
Feature this for a background for photo session, a SR-71 "blackbird", that
is always in the hangar, was outside. With the work of a Fred Carlson and
others, we were allowed to park the vettes next to it for a photo session.
You will see this ,I hope on Frank's vette web page and in Vette magazine.
After we viewed all the aircraft, we moved on to Union station, to view guns,
trains, and automobiles. Oh yes, by now the group was hungry so we had lunch
at the Union Grill, good food. The volunteers running the Union station were
very friendly and explained the displays. We even had a special parking place
out in front.
Both places could be enjoyed again in the future.
Thanks to all those that attended the event. To our new members: welcome,
we need you to enrich our club.
Now I need to address something I really don't want to, but feel I must.
At least 1/3 of those on the trip , mostly those back in the pack, expressed
to me that they felt "really uncomfortable" trying to keep up with the pack
because of high speeds. My primary concern as your events coordinator is
the safety of the members on club sponsored trips. Secondly, I don't want
any member staying home from an event because they feel we travel at a speed
they do not wish to travel. Therefore I feel I must request that in future
, on club sponsored trips, we follow as close as reasonable possible the
posted speed limits. Thank you for your cooperation in the future. We have
a great summer ahead. Jackpot, here we come
!
The
following cars are listed for Carlson Corvette & Classics. Fred Carlson,
522-0746
1973 Corvette Convertible in Final Stages of Rebuild, Probably Red with Black
Interior, Freshly Built 427 with Four-Speed, Rebuilt Chassis, It is up and
running, but needs final finish
Price Negotiable
1974 Corvette T-Top Blue with Black Interior Automatic, Radio, Mats, 25,300
mi. NOM $7,900
1975 Corvette T-Top Red with Oyster Interior Automatic, Air, Power Windows,
Radio w/Cassette, Mats 13,700 mi. $7,500
1976 Corvette T-Top White with Black Interior Automatic, Air, Power Windows,
Radio w/Cassette, Mats 51,209 mi. $7,800
1978 Corvette 25th Anniversary Pace Car Charcoal/Silver Silver Interior Very
nice Automatic, Air, Power Windows, Radio w/Cassette, Mats 103,737 mi. $12,800
1979 Corvette T-Top L-48 Ivory with Oyster Interior Automatic, Air, Power
Windows, Radio w/Cassette, Mats, Nice original car with upgraded paint 71,000
mi. $11,800
1979 Corvette T-Top L-82 Black with Black Interior Automatic, Air, Power
Windows, Radio w/Cassette, Mats, Fresh Engine 85,993 mi. $10,800
1985 Mercury Topaz Two Door Sedan 5-Speed 85,000 mi. $1,350
1981 Delorean Loaded 5-Speed, Black Interior 32,000 mi. $16,500
1982 Delorean Loaded 5-Speed, Gray Interior 21,000 mi. $16,500
If you wanted a car listed and I forgot to put it in, I'm very sorry. This page was kicking the editors butt. Please e-mail me or call 522-3076 and I'll get your information in for next month.
May
14-16 Jackpot Car Show, Jackpot, Nv.
28-31 Cruising into the Millenium (Big Sky Meet), Helena, Mt.
June
5-6 Tautphaus Park Swap Meet and Car Show
11-13 EIEIO Rod Rendezvous, Jackson Hole, Wy.
26 Taylor Chevrolet Car Show, Rexburg, Id.
July
14-18 Black Hills Corvette Classic, Spearfish, S.D.
23-25 Boise Vette Fest, Boise, Id.
24 Iona Days, Iona, Id.
24 Boomers 1999 Audio and Car Show, Ammon, Id.
August
5-8 Vettes on the Rockies, Frisco, Co.
20-22 Wild West Vette Fest, West Yellowstone, Mt.
31 Leave for Caravan to NCM 5th Anniversary
1. If we don't have your birthday, we apologize. We need your information.